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The Marangoni Group will be at CeMAT 2011, one of the world’s most important intralogistics exhibitions, to be held at the Hanover Exhibition Centre from 2 to 6 May and capable of attracting more than a thousand exhibitors on a show area covering around eighty thousand square metres. The theme of the 2011 event (“Sustainability in intralogistics”), which reflects one of Marangoni Group’s core values, and the fact that the show takes place in Germany, the biggest European market for forklift tyres, are two of the main reasons why the Italian group has chosen to be at CeMAT 2011.
Following the recession in the industrial goods handling business in 2009, last year average monthly European production of forklift trucks again exceeded the 20,000 mark. This recovery in Europe has led German forklift truck manufacturers to present a new generation of technologically evolved forklifts, so as to satisfy current and future demands in terms of safety and energy savings. For Marangoni, already an OEM supplier to leading European brands, this has meant the development of a series of tyres that match the technology applied to these new vehicles. As an integral part of this advanced system, by participating in CeMAT 2011 Marangoni further confirms its strategy of ongoing partnerships with German operators.
At CeMAT 2011 Marangoni will also have the opportunity to highlight the arrival of a new member to the Group, Wenzel Industrie from Lilienthal, a German company specialising in industrial tyres. One more important reason for visitors to come to the Marangoni stand at CeMAT 2011 is the completion of the new range of FORZA tyres. A range that today satisfies 90% of market demand for super-elastic tyres for forklift trucks.
The Marangoni Group, successfully doing business for more than thirty years in the industrial tyre segment, and specifically tyres for forklift trucks, has recently completed construction of a factory specialising in the production of super-elastic tyres for industrial applications in Sri Lanka. This site, which joins another well-established plant in Rovereto, Italy, will mean a significant increase in production capacity that, together with the product technical expertise coming from our R&D work, sets the foundations for further expansion of our market share among the world’s leading manufacturers of forklift trucks. In addition, this recent development will also help the Industrial Tyres division enter new emerging markets and increase its share in the markets where it has already been operating for several decades.
In German-speaking countries (Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Denmark), WENZEL Industrie GmbH, part of the Marangoni Group since 2010, will be responsible for the sale of industrial tyres and retreaded earthmoving tyres. Based in the Greater Bremen area, Wenzel Industrie has significant knowledge and experience in the industrial tyres business, following 35 years of activity during which it has always provided innovative solutions in the most technologically advanced country in the intralogistics business.
WENZEL Industrie is offering a complete service package in the industrial and earthmoving tyre segment. Professional inventory management and efficient logistics guarantee virtually instant product availability. Specifically, the German company can provide qualified consultants both from its offices and in the field, able to offer customers information on any matter relating to industrial tyres and earthmoving retreads. To complete its prompt and efficient Germany-wide service, Wenzel Industrie offers assistance in fitting forklift tyres directly at customer sites, with a fleet of over 100 mobile fitting presses operating by independent dealers and managed through the Quickmont network.
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Pension Credit Members
A pension credit member is a former spouse or civil partner who has become a member of the LGPS through a Pensions Sharing Order, and this has granted them a share of their former spouse or civil partners pension benefits.
As a pension credit member, you will have been awarded an annual pension in your own right. You may also receive a lump sum. This depends on if your former spouse or civil partner has already retired and taken a lump sum when the order was issued.
After the Pension Sharing Order has been made, a statement of the value of the pension credit will be given to you. You will also get an annual benefit statement showing how your benefits are increasing in line with inflation.
When can I take my pension credit?
Pension credits awarded pre-April 2014: Benefits are usually paid from age 65 or later if the Pension Sharing Order was issued after then. Benefits can be taken on or after age 60 and before 65 with a reduction for early payment.
Pension credits awarded post-April 2014: Benefits are due to be paid at normal pension age. This is the same as State Pension age. However, you can take your benefits early from age 55 with a reduction for early payment. You can also defer them until 75 with an increase for late payment.
If I remarry will my benefits stop?
Pension credit benefits are separate from those of your former spouse or partner. This means the benefits don’t stop if you remarry or enter another civil partnership. However, if your new marriage or civil partnership were to end in divorce, dissolution or annulment, your pension credit benefits could have a Pension Sharing Order applied to them.
Pension credit benefits don’t provide survivor pensions to a spouse, partner or children.
Can I transfer my pension credits?
You can transfer the value of your pension credits to another pension scheme, if it is registered with HMRC. Benefits can be transferred out of the scheme until a year before your normal pension age.
You can’t however, join your pension credits with any other LGPS benefits you may have.
You also can’t buy extra pension in the LGPS through AVCs or APCs.
What happens to my pension credits if I die before payment?
If I die before taking your pension credit benefits, a death grant will be due. You can choose who you would like to receive the death grant. However, the final decision is made by us, but we will consider your wishes.
The death grant would be three times the annual pension that would have been due to you.


Vacancy signs: What to do with Syracuse's unused buildings
Every Rust Belt town has them: vacant homes, vacant skyscrapers, vacant storefronts, vacant schools - even vacant churches. They're constant reminders of a time when there was more: more people, more money to invest, more life to flow in and out of the buildings.
So what happens to those empty buildings in their second act? Ryan Morden explores that question through the lens of Syracuse, looking at three different types of vacant properties.
Part I: Empty skyscrapers fill Syracuse skyline
Syracuse's skyline is dominated by skyscrapers, but there's a lot of empty space in those buildings. The buildings and infrastructure of the city were built to a population much larger. In part one of this series we look at what's being done to attract businesses to the empty high rises down town. Read the story.
Part II: Syracuse to draw on software to manage vacant houses
As Rust Belt populations decline, the number of vacant houses grows, and managing all of that property can be a challenge for a city like Syracuse. In part two of this series we look at how an upgrade in computer software is changing how city hall plans to manage all the empty houses on its books. Read the story.
Part III: Parishioners fight to prevent church from becoming vacant
We've brought you stories about empty high rises and vacant houses in Syracuse. In the final installment of our series examining the evolution of Syracuse's empty buildings, we take a look at different kind of vacant structure: religious buildings. Read the story.


In 2015, the County of Grande Prairie and the City of Grande Prairie collaborated to commission a Joint Recreation Master Plan. The objective of the plan was to serve as a framework for cooperation, and a guidepost for the planning and development of recreation opportunities involving municipalities throughout the region.
An extensive amount of community consultation was conducted in the fall of 2015 including;
Over fifty community group and individual interviews were also conducted. Citizens received a final review of the findings both online and at open houses.
The Joint Recreation Master Plan is designed to ensure that the Region is aligned with Active Alberta and Framework for Recreation in Canada: Pathways to Wellbeing. It contains twenty-four recommendations that are created from the following;
Where are we today
Following the adoption of the area’s Joint Recreation Master Plan in October 2016, at separate Council Meetings on October 17, 2016, the City and County created a committee to provide guidance on recreation service delivery through the implementation of the Master Plan. The two Councils invited the Towns of Beaverlodge, Sexsmith and Wembley, the Village of Hythe, MD of Greenview and the Grande Prairie Regional Sport Connection to be a part of the committee.
This committee was formally named the Grande Prairie Regional Recreation Committee (GPRRC) March 2017 and meets quarterly, rotating the host venue and Chairperson position between each of the six municipal partners. The Committee is supported by a 3/4 time Regional Recreation Coordinator and an Administrative Working Group composed of recreation professionals from each municipality.


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I took guitar in 9th grade. I already played chords, but I didn't read music. It was hard. I helped others, tutoring them. It helped me to learn more. Ms. Sarnoff was tough, but fair, struck but funny. Nobody gets her jokes, that's ok. She stays after school whenever anyone needs her to stay. She tutors kids, so they can really learn to play. If we want scholarships to college she will work with us until we get what we need to be successful. I still struggle with note playing, but that's ok... I learned so much more than just notes.
Ms. Sarnoff found out I lived on a boat. Venice Boys and Girls club was offering a sailing program, "Learn to Sail". I didn't sail, then, but she wanted my brother and I to come to the sailing program anyway. She took us under her wing. By working on the boats, she got us a job working on boats. I bought a car with that money and this summer, my brother and I will travel to Canada, after we graduate.
When Ms. Sarnoff found out I had not yet applied to college, she "got on me". You need to apply. She knew I wanted to learn to fly, and get my Captain's license (Like her). She knew I needed to go to college. I applied to Orange Coast. It's a junior college with careers in boating. I got accepted. I know where I'm going. She isn't just like this for me... she's like this for everyone. She helps you set your compass and go.

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A quick, healthy and light lunch. Gluten Free spring rolls filled with turkey, sugar snap peas, yellow pepper, celery, lettuce and carrots. For a dipping sauce, I used the Japanese roasted sesame dressing. It is the best dressing ever!
- 2 sheets of rice paper
- 1/2 carrot, thinly sliced
- 1/4 yellow pepper, thinly sliced
- 2 celery stalks, thinly sliced
- 6 slices of turkey
- 4 lettuce leaves
- Sugar snap peas
- Follow the directions on the rice paper package for soaking times. I soaked mine one at a time for 1-2 minutes
- Take rice paper out of water and spread out on a flat surface or a plate
- Fill the rice paper with ingredients of your choice. I started with the lettuce on the bottom because it made everything easier when it came time to roll them up.
- Once all your ingredients are on the rice paper, start to roll them up like sushi or a burrito.
- Slice in half and enjoy with chili sauce or salad dressing of your choice (or no sauce at all!)
124 calories, 1.0g fat, 21.2 carbs, 10.1g protein

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- Annoying Pop-up's
- Shows commercial adverts
- Connects to the internet without permission
CoupExtension is an advertising-supported application that is going to flood your Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox browsers with various commercials after the installation; thus, you should better not keep this program on your system. Even though this application might seem extremely useful for those that hunt discounts and seek to save money on various online shopping websites, the truth is that this add-on will not do anything really beneficial for you. Actually, it might even infect your system with threats instead of acting in a useful way. Of course, the choice is yours; however, we do not recommend keeping this software on your system. Read throughout the article and find the easiest way to erase CoupExtension.
This advertising-supported application is based on MultiPlug extension engine; thus, it is not surprising that it might randomize its name. For instance, it might appear as CoupExteNSion, COupExtensioNN or COuPExttenisoion; however, you should know that it is still advisable to get rid of it regardless of its name. If you decide to keep this software on your system, it is very likely that you infect your PC with various undesirable applications because the content of the websites where you will end up after clicking on any of those coupons and deals is unknown. It means that you use this software at your own risk.
Even though CoupExtension and other similar adware programs are technically not serious infections, you should still make sure that you do not allow them enter your system in the future. The presence of advertisements is not the only drawback associated with CoupExtension. The specialists of pcthreat.com have found out that this suspicious application is rather privacy-intrusive. If you wonder why it is so, you should know that this add-on can access all your data, including your search queries and browsing history. Besides, you will allow this program to manage apps, extensions, and even themes by installing it on the system. You should better erase this application entirely if you do not want to let it collect information associated with your activities on the web.
You will be able to get rid of CoupExtension easily and quickly if you follow the instructions provided below the article. Even if you do not experience any difficulties regarding the removal of this suspicious application, you should better still scan your system with a reliable antimalware scanner, for instance, SpyHunter. It will check whether there are no other threats on your system.
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Silvergate Media announced that it has snapped up the rights of the award-winning, bilingual picture book series Vamos! and plans to develop it into an animated series for kids and families. Written and illustrated by award-winning Mexican-American author Raul (Gonzalez) the Third, Vamos! is a series of imaginatively drawn picture books for children, with colours by Elaine Bay, that are told in a combination of both English and Spanish. The series are published by Versify, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt publishers.
The first book in the series, Vamos! Let’s Go to the Market, follows the urban adventures of a Coyote, Little Lobo, and his dog Bernabe as the pair make a series of madcap deliveries at a market near the U.S. Mexican border. It quickly became a critical and commercial hit on its publication in April 2019 and was soon followed by Vamos! Let’s Go Eat the following year which tells the story of a group of luchadores, professional wrestlers, awaiting battle who are delivered their pre-match meals by Little Lobo and his dog.
The picture books have been greeted with so much enthusiasm that the publishers, Versify, have created a World of Vamos! publishing line with three early readers, two board books and a further picture book in the pipeline. Silvergate’s Kurt Mueller, who serves as executive producer for many of the company’s highly acclaimed series including Hilda, Octonauts and Chico Bon Bon, will produce the series in partnership with Raul the Third.
“We’re thrilled to be collaborating with Raul, a true generational talent, and the fine folks at Versify, to bring Vamos! to TV audiences. The books offer a seemingly infinite cast of characters and situations that celebrate frontera culture through a singular artistic lens. Every densely illustrated page is a season’s worth of great TV,” said Silvergate Media EVP Creative Content Kurt Mueller.
Vamos! creator Raul the Third said, “The response to Vamos! in the past two years has been incredible. It’s such a personal project for me as the stories, locations and characters were based on my own childhood experiences, so I’m really thrilled that kids around the world will be able to enjoy these adventures on screen as much as I enjoyed bringing them to life in the books.”
Versify founding editor Kwame Alexander, who is producing for his Big Sea Entertainment, along with partner, Arielle Eckstut, added, “Vamos! struck a chord with young readers immediately and we have no doubt that an animated series will take the franchise to new heights. Silvergate Media has a strong reputation for producing high quality, original programming based on graphic novels and picture books so we can’t wait to see what the new series will bring.”

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SUMMER MASCD MEETING
Congratulations to John Swaine III for 30 years of service on the Talbot Soil Conservation District Board of Supervisors! John currently serves at the Talbot SCD Chairman. He farms in the Royal Oak/St. Michael’s area of Talbot County. John also serves as Vice-President of the local Talbot County Farm Bureau.
Agricultural & Environmental Law Conference 2019
November 14th, 2019 | 8 AM - 3 PM
The Crown Plaza Hotel, Annapolis, Maryland
For more information, visit http://go.umd.edu/aleiconf2019registration
IN THE NEWS
May 1, 2019 - MDA Biomass and traditional Cover Crop program need to be reported. Please contact the District within 7 days of kill-down.
February 27, 2019 - Welcome to our newest employee, Kayla Meredith. Kayla will be working with farmers and landowners on designing and installing Best Management Practices in Talbot County as a Soil Conservation Associate.
MDA LONG SERVICE AWARDS
Congratulations to two Talbot SCD staff who received service awards from the Maryland Department of Agriculture. Dale Willson, our secretary, has worked for the department for 35 years, while Levin Schwaninger has been with MDA for 20 years as a Soil Conservation Planner. The Talbot SCD Board and staff appreciates all that you both do for conservation in Talbot County!
2018 FINAL COVER CROP NUMBERS
Making the best of a rough season-
Talbot County farmers planted over 32,500 acres into the traditional cover crop program in 2018. A few farmers also planted over 1,500 acres into the new bio-mass pilot program. Regular cover crop participants will be able to kill down your crops on March 1st. If you have enrolled any acres into our Bio-Mass Pilot Program, you will not be able to kill down your crops until May 1st.
Once you have suppressed your cover crops through herbicide or mechanical means, please contact the District as soon as possible for us to process your Spring Claim for Payment.
For more information, visit https://mda.maryland.gov/resource_conservation/pages/cover_crop.aspx
Contact Levin Schwaninger for more information
PROMOTING SOIL HEALTH
To learn more, visit https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/md/home/?cid=NRCSEPRD1426845

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Halette Garage Doors October 16th, 2017 - 19:05:13
In most installations a warning tag is left attached adjacent to the torsion spring when the garage door is installed. This tag warns of the danger associated with the stored energy of this spring and alerts untrained individuals to not attempt any repair adjustment or to even touch the spring and associated hardware. When the label that should be attached to this spring becomes damaged is removed or tampered with it is important that a new warning label be reattached immediately to show the dangers of this spring tension
Craftsman supplies power tools storage chests and cabinets bench power tools mechanics tools power tool accessories general hand tools compressor tools carpentry tools and home security and garage door openers and accessories. The Craftsman range of garage door openers consist of simple ½ hp garage door opener ¾ hp garage door opener in chain drive models. Other products include the universal remote control conversion kit with 1 remote the 10ft chain drive extension kit the 10ft extension kit for garage door opener the 8ft extension kit for garage door opener the 8ft rail extension kit the Remote control 3-function security keyless entry pad plug-in light control for garage door opener the wireless garage door monitor and the extension kit (screw drive).
When you start shopping for your garage door purchase one that isnt too big and bulky. A large garage opener can take up most of your headroom (the available vertical space of yoru garage) and limit your storage space. It also limits what type of vehicle that can enter and be stored in your garage. For instance SUVs will be incredibly hard to park if you have limited vertical space. Roller garage doors are less complicated to operate than sectional garage doors. They also have smaller and easier to handle panels which greatly reduces the risk of accidents.
Always remember to maintain your garage gates regularly. It will cut down your maintenance expenditure to a considerable extent. Check the balance of your door and make sure that it doesnt need adjustments. Also examine the parts such as springs rollers and tracks and ensure that they work correctly. Dont prolong the repair of your garage gate. Do not attempt to repair anything on your own always bank upon the expertise of a professional repairer.


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An interesting aspect of India's demographic profile is the large percentage of its youth population. As per the 2001 census, more than 41 per cent of India's population belonged to the 13 to 35 years age group. It is expected that by 2020, the average age of an Indian will be 29 years, compared to 37 for China and 48 for Japan, and India would probably be the youngest nation in the world.
What are the implications of such a large young population? The recent generations are proud citizens of the fourth largest economy. For them, Gandhiji and the great sons and daughters of India are only great figures of history they have read about. They are born in a wired-up country, strongly technology-driven, more interconnected and networked, less divisive on grounds of caste, religion and language. They are more aspirational, more integrated with the rest of the world and are more demanding of better prospects of life and are not hesitant to slog hard to realise their ambitions. Their attitude towards religion, marriage, divorce, morals and social values are very different from those born in the 1960s and before. A new India is gradually asserting to claim its rightful place in the democratic process.
Since the youth are the biggest contributors to the national economy, it is but natural that the decision-making processes in the country are more tuned towards their requirements. The typical 'bijli-sadak-paani' manifestos of most governments would not excite them, for they would expect policies which guarantee better infrastructure, better quality of life and better environment. The government and the administration too, have to gear up to meet the new challenges coming from them. For example, our grievance redressal systems have to be more web-based and efficient as nobody has the time now to physically appear with a written grievance and make endless trips to a government office to get a solution. If the young netizen has to make any payment to the state coffers, it better be online or at least through a card - anytime, anywhere.
Recently, a police officer narrated an interesting incident. During the massive protests in the aftermath of the unfortunate rape-cum-death of the Delhi girl, the police arrested a protester and brought her to the police station. The girl must have tweeted this to her friends, and within no time thousands of young protesters gheraoed the police station demanding her release. Clearly unnerved by such a quick and massive response, the police officer thought it prudent to release the girl forthwith rather than create an ugly situation. The law enforcement agencies have to clearly upgrade their technology skills to deal with the new age protesters.
To deal with a young India, the government and the administrative machinery have to understand the youth’s aspirations, idioms and lifestyles. The administration at all levels needs to evolve to match the aspirations of the youth.
The author is municipal commissioner of Ahmedabad.


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The new software offerings include an upgrade called CompuServe 4.0 and the availability of CompuServe Instant Messenger.
The new Instant Messenger client will be a CompuServe-branded service using AOL's popular technology. It will allow CompuServe users to communicate in both the proprietary and Web-only services.
Aimed at what the online service considers a more "adult" population, CompuServe 4.0 has a new look and feel that includes 20 content channels ranging from service information to news. The new software also hosts links to AOL's Digital City guides and a new navigation bar for services areas.
"It's a big step up from the 3.0 product," CompuServe chief operating officer Audrey Weil said of the upgrade.
While the current landscape of online services is dominated by the 12 million-member behemoth AOL, Weil further emphasized that the upgrade is targeted toward "time-constrained adults," which is an audience she says differs from that of parent AOL.
She added that the eventual goal is to develop an overall multibrand strategy on the Web that focuses on different audiences. As an example, Weil made a comparison to newspapers, where CompuServe is more like a New York Times with its specific reach, while AOL is more like USA Today with a more mainstream reader base.
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"In terms of CompuServe landing substantial new users from this relaunch, I would be somewhat chary," said Mark Mooradian, group director at Jupiter Communications. "The CompuServe brand doesn't have a whole lot of momentum behind it now. It should be interesting as a community-building effort on the Web, but I don't see it as netting an whole deal of new users."
Additionally, it's not clear to what extent AOL will incorporate CompuServe into its own service. While both companies consider CompuServe to have mainly business-oriented applications, one possibility is that AOL could incorporate it as a business channel on its own online service.
"If AOL were to say overnight [to CompuServe users], 'We're moving you to AOL,' and CompuServe becomes the business channel for AOL, they'll get a fair amount of defections," Mooradian added. "[AOL] needs to migrate them, and CompuServe 4.0 is a migration strategy."
CompuServe 4.0 will be available for a 100-hour free trial, said Weil. Price plans will remain at $9.95 for five hours a month and $2.95 for each extra hour; unlimited usage is $24.95 a month.

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For the first time since 2015, people will be allowed to catch smelt on Oregon’s Sandy River. The season, such as it is, will run for seven hours on Thursday, March 30, and it was announced two days in advance.
“We know it’s short notice, but the eulachon smelt will not be present for long,” Columbia River program manager Tucker Jones said in Tuesday’s announcement from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Once the officials realized the smelt numbers were high enough to allow a Sandy River fishery for the first time in almost a decade, they had to clear it with biologists who oversee the release of Chinook salmon smolts. If the young salmon were in the river at the same time, smelt fishing could not be allowed.
Determining it was the “sweet spot between releases,” the agency gave the thumbs-up to smelt fishers.
The season will run from noon to 7 p.m. Thursday on a five-mile stretch of the Sandy, from the Stark Street Bridge near Troutdale to where the river empties into the Columbia a few miles east of Portland.
Harvesting is allowed with a dip net only, and only from the bank. A 2023 fishing license is required. The limit is 10 pounds, or about a quarter of a 5-gallon bucket.
The fish, 6 to 9 inches long, is generally prepared by frying or smoking.
It is found from Alaska to Northern California, and the southern population is considered threatened. This year’s levels allow “limited, conservative harvest,” the OFDW said.
The past two years, Washington declared even shorter smelt seasons — five hours — on a quarter-mile of the Cowlitz River, which empties into the Columbia near Longview. In 2021, an estimated 90,750 pounds of smelt was caught in that five hours.


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The official residence of the President of the Philippines is Malacañang Palace, which is a series of Spanish colonial and neo-classical buildings situated in the San Miguel district of Manila. Originally built in the mid-18th century, it has been extensively enlarged and refurbished throughout its history, as it has been seized several times during protests and coup attempts.
Today the Malacañang Palace is open to the public as a museum, with visitors entering through the Entrance Hall made from beige Philippine marble. From here a mirrored passage leads towards the Heroes Hall which is adorned in busts of national heroes, while a Grand Staircase made from Philippine hardwood leads up towards the impressive Reception Hall with its three large Czech chandeliers. Official portraits of the Presidents of the Philippines are featured on the walls, while an elaborate ceiling carved by Isabelo Tampingco rises above. The largest room in the palace is the adjacent Ceremonial Hall where state dinners and functions are held, while the State Dining Room is reserved for lavish meals with official visitors. The official “Office of the President” is the Presidential Study which exhibits the same desk used since Quezon’s reign in 1935, while the Music Room is where concerts featuring famous Filipino and international musicians were held. The remainder of Malacañang Palace’s rooms is comprised of private quarters and bedrooms, with it being somewhat of a tradition that the incoming president doesn’t select the same bedroom as his predecessor. Malacañang Palace was extensively refurbished during the reign of President Ferdinand Marcos who lived there with his wife, Imelda, from 1965 to 1986. When he was overthrown during the People Power Revolution in 1986, the excesses of their lifestyle within the palace were revealed to the world as protesters flooded into the grounds.
Malacañang Palace is situated on the northern banks of the Pasig River, a couple of kilometres from the Intramuros district and Rizal Park. It’s a short walk south from Legarda Station and the Mendiola jeepney stop which are both located near the intersection of these two major thoroughfares.
In 1750 Don Luis Rocha built a summer house along the banks of the Pasig River, which was later purchased by the government as a summer residence for the Spanish Governor-General. It was occupied by American Military and Civil Governors under US rule, before becoming the presidential residence for the Philippines following independence.

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Building Design Suite is a portfolio of interoperable 3D building design and documentation software. It supports Building Information Modelling- and CAD-based workflows for architects, MEP and structural engineers, and construction professionals.
The 2017 version has got various improvements to make the entire design workflow smooth and seamless. The entire efficiency has been improved, while keeping costs minimized. Ultimate goal was to provide engineering teams with tools that give flexibility for various needs, while maintaining a better control of project costs as well as schedules and creating innovative designs. Advanced technologies are a mining to reduce IT costs with one single comprehensive suite.
The following Building Suite Premium 2017 new features have been introduced in order to improve the overall design process and help all users to perform their work faster and easier.
Perform you work in a more efficient manner with additional tools specifically created to cater for architects needs and assist in developing high-quality and precise designs. CAD- and BIM-based workflows are included to assist in visualization process and enhance collaboration, while exploring various design options. Users now can utilize visualizations to attain design goals and evaluate designs in overall prior to building them and take more confident design-related decisions. Energy analysis tools are introduced to complete more efficient buildings, while 3D models assist in getting a better insight of constructability and avoid possible conflicts prior to construction initialization.
Based on comparative analysis with other versions
, Building Suite Premium 2017 can provide an improved functionality with relatively not demanding hardware and system requirements. Moreover, lower price is a very suitable solution to people with budget restrictions. Besides that, certain users may not use majority of additional features and want to focus on core workflows, which are available in Building Suite Premium 2017.
New features of Building Suite Premium 2017 really improve the entire suite functionality, while maintaining the main focus on core workflows, which aim to deliver precise design results within optimized time frames.


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Lenovo Confident of it's Chances Against Microsoft's Surface Tablet
The Chinese PC maker is confident it can provide better hardware than Microsoft.
Lenovo said the company was not worried about Microsoft's new Surface tablet, with its CEO stating the PC maker is confident it provides better hardware than its competitors including Microsoft.
"They (Microsoft) are strong in the software, but I don't believe they can provide the best hardware in the world. Lenovo can," said Lenovo CEO Yang Yuanqing during an earnings call.
"Although we don't like Microsoft providing the hardware, but even though they are starting this hardware business, we think for us that just adds one more competitor," he added.
Earlier this month, the CEO of rival PC maker Acer said the company was opposed to Microsoft selling its Surface tablet, which he said would be negative for the industry's ecosystem.
In the past, Microsoft has relied on PC vendors to push out its Windows product through their notebook and desktop products. But for its upcoming Windows 8 release, the software giant has decided to sell its own "Surface" tablet device using the OS, which would compete with its partners products.
Reports have also emerged that a version of Microsoft's Surface tablet will be priced at US$199. During Thursday's earnings call, however, Lenovo's CEO said, "Regarding of the Surface, to be frank, we are not that worried about that."
"We are still confident in ourselves. We are providing much better hardware than our competitors including Microsoft," he said.
Microsoft could not be reached immediately for comment. Windows 8 and the Surface tablet are scheduled to be released on Oct. 26.
Microsoft's goal of upgrading all Windows Phone 8 handsets to Windows 10 is looking increasingly unlikely, as many phones lack the prerequisite software updates.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission's net neutrality rules violate the free speech rights of broadband providers because the regulations take away their ability to block Web traffic they disagree with, one ISP has argued.
IBM may be leading the pack when it comes to putting away patents related to cloud technologies.
Earlier this month, a security vulnerability in Adobe Flash compelled Google and Mozilla to temporarily block the plug-in from their browsers. Now, Facebook says the problems with Flash could hurt its bottom line.


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Editor: Why we're focused on diversity and accurately telling the stories of all citizens
A year ago, we pledged to redouble our efforts to ensure the Akron Beacon Journal’s journalists are representative of the richly diverse population they cover while publishing content that serves all citizens.
We've made what many readers have told me is noticeable progress on diversifying our storytelling, especially through our Focus on Black-owned businesses series which kicked off with 26 profiles of local entrepreneurs in February and many more since.
Diversifying our staff has proved to be a bit more challenging.
Nonwhite residents make up about 28% of the Greater Akron region’s population, while 17% of our news staff is nonwhite, which is down slightly from last year. Black residents comprise 18% of the regional population and 5% of our staff. Only one of our editors is nonwhite.
This small staff decrease results from some internal company changes and the loss of two diverse journalists, including a talented editor. We did increase the number of women staffers and editors. Still, the bottom line is we need to do better.
We remain committed in Akron and across the USA TODAY Network's 250 local newsrooms to increasing the diversity of our local and national news staffing. As I said a year ago, it’s simply the right thing to do.
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A lack of diversity makes it challenging for us to engage with minority residents and fully understand all perspectives on key issues in our community. As one Black community leader pointed out to me, all of our Mother's Day features this past year involved white women.
That leader is one of several who have agreed to assist me and our editors with our efforts through an advisory panel, which recently held its first meeting. We've asked them to hold us accountable for our coverage, share ideas and let us know when our work connects with them.
They've been impressed with the work of reporter Seyma Bayram, who joined us in June 2020 through the Report for America program and is tasked with covering diversity and immigrant issues in Akron. The 2020 Census again showed diverse residents are growing in Akron, making their role even more important to the city's future.
Bayram wrote the May article on what the police shooting death of 16-year-old Ma'Khia Bryant in Columbus revealed about Black girlhood and the unique pressures they face in life. The story was based on her visit with a group of girls ages 10 to 15 who attend a group "that aims to support Black girls in their personal and professional goals and their journeys toward womanhood."
It's likely that these girls' important voices would not have been included in our community's dialogue without Bayram's efforts. She is Kurdish and emigrated to America as a child, offering us an important perspective on our content and decisions.
Reporter Betty Lin-Fisher, who is of Chinese descent and was born in Chicago, also spearheaded an impressive effort to illustrate how racism negatively impacts public health. Not only did she humanize the issue with rich stories, but her work also sparked more than $7,000 in donations to go with a $3,000 grant she received earlier. Funds then were awarded to local groups working to improve health opportunities for minorities.
Special report:Racism in many forms can affect people's health
"We knew that we would not solve the problem of racism as a public health issue in one series of stories," Lin-Fisher wrote in summarizing her work. "But by the grass-roots effort that this has sparked, we can continue to highlight the problem, highlight and connect people in our community to neighbors who are working to solve the problem and give other neighbors an opportunity to donate to fund their neighbor's efforts."
We've also worked to pay close attention to the disparate impact of COVID-19 among minorities and to keep up with social justice issues and calls for reform within the Akron Police Department. And a majority of our new citizen editorial board includes diverse voices representing all political perspectives.
Yes, our efforts are a work in progress. We invite anyone who has feedback or story ideas for us to reach out to me or any staffer as we strive to serve all residents of Greater Akron with factual, fair and representative coverage.
Michael Shearer is editor of the Akron Beacon Journal and BeaconJournal.com and northern Ohio regional editor for Gannett’s USA TODAY Network. He can be reached at 330-996-3750 or email@example.com.


Obama unlikely to go down nuclear path with Pakistan in a hurry: US expertsApril 10th, 2009 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, April 10 (IANS) President Barack Obama’s administration is unlikely to follow through on a suggestion to initiate a dialogue with Pakistan to acknowledge its nuclear weapon status in a hurry, analysts say.
But the US must find a way to make Pakistan’s nuclear programme transparent and ensure the safety and security of Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal, they said commenting on an Asia Society Task Force report suggesting such a dialogue.
Since US Special Representative on Pakistan and Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke and National Security Advisor Gen James Jones were active members of the task force until they took up their current assignments, the suggestion had sent alarm bells ringing in New Delhi.
Holbrooke and Jones stood down before the report was written, but they as also other members of the task force like Pakistani journalist and author Ahmed Rashid, have been advising the administration on its Af-Pak strategy and would have influence on its policy.
“However, how to acknowledge Pakistan’s nuclear weapon status, I don’t know if that’s something on which Obama administration would be moving on fairly quickly,” Reva Bhalla, Director of Analysis at STRATFOR, a global intelligence company, told IANS.
Pakistan has a feeling that it has not been treated fairly by Washington in reaching the landmark civil nuclear deal with New Delhi that has become symbolic of the strategic partnership with India.
Pakistan is not exactly on the same footing, Bhalla said, but “the whole point is how to integrate Pakistan under a better international regime and how to make Pakistan’s nuclear programme more transparent.”
The administration should try to do something, though not an India like civil nuclear deal, to begin with acknowledge Pakistan’s nuclear status, she said. “Pakistan of course would demand more and seek access to nuclear technology and nuclear fuel but that’s not going to pass Congress easily.”
Lisa Curtis, a Senior Research Fellow at the Heritage Foundation, a Washington think tank, agrees that initiating a dialogue with Pakistan to acknowledge its nuclear weapon status was not an easy proposition. “There would be several complicating factors to going down this path,” Curtis told IANS.
“For starters, US Congressional officials have been dissatisfied with the handling of the A.Q. Khan nuclear proliferation debacle and, at a bare minimum, would require clarification on his status within Pakistan and a fuller accounting of his proliferation activities before they would give any consideration to officially recognising Pakistan’s nuclear weapons status.”
However, “there are good reasons for having a discreet US-Pakistan dialogue about the safety and security of Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal,” Curtis said.
“But that is a far cry from official recognition of Pakistan as a nuclear weapons power - a status even India does not enjoy. Despite that it has shown far more responsibility with regard to controlling proliferation of its programmes.”
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A coalition, Civil Society Network Against Corruption (CSNAC), has petitioned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), calling for the debriefing and removal of one its lawyers’, Dr. Onyechi Ikpeazu SAN, for gross misrepresentation of the commission.
In a petition signed by the coalition’s chairman, Olanrewaju Suraju, the group stated that that some lawyers engaged by the INEC are also defending political parties in a number of election petitions which have just been concluded throughout the country.
“As contained in our letter dated 2nd June 2015 to your office, we have in the pursuit of our Election and Tribunal Monitoring Project demanded the debriefing of Dr. Onyechi Ikpeazu SAN by the Commission and also the removal of his name from the list of Counsels to the Commission.
“That demand was to prevent further disregard for the Commission’s directives and accurate representation of the Commission in election petition before tribunal, where the counsel and some others are misrepresenting the Commission in their defences.
We have noted that these lawyers engaged by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) are also defending political parties in a number of election petitions which have just been concluded throughout the country.
The petition reads: “In a most embarrassing manner, the INEC lawyers made legal submissions to the effect that the use of card readers was not made compulsory by the INEC during the 2015 General Elections.
“In the appeals already filed against the judgment of the election petition tribunals at the Court of Appeal the INEC lawyers have also learned up with some defence lawyers to challenge the legal validity of the use of card readers.
“In view of the clear position of the INEC on the mandatory use of card readers for the Governorship /House of Assembly elections during the 2015 General Elections, the attack on the use of card readers by the INEC lawyers has exposed the INEC to ridicule before Nigerians and the international community.
“In the light of the foregoing, we are compelled to request you to use your good offices to ensure that the current INEC consortium of lawyers, involved in the misrepresentation of INEC clear directive, is disbanded on ground of conflict of interests.
“TAKE NOTICE that if our humble request is not met we shall have no other alternative than to sue the INEC for retaining lawyers who are using the name and resources of the INEC to subvert democracy in Nigeria,” he said.

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BENTOSELA, Mariana y MUSTACA, Alba E.. Cognitive and emotional effects of aging: Basical research contributions to rehabilitation strategies. Interdisciplinaria [online]. 2005, vol.22, n.2, pp. 211-235. ISSN 1668-7027.
The aging process is a universal phenomenon that affects all kinds of life. It is associated to a general impairment of physiological functions. Among these functions we are interested in brain functioning, that is linked to behavioral, cognitive, and emotional problems. In the present article, results related to aging are presented, within the fields of cognition and emotion, with special emphasis in animal models. Though it could be quite artificial to separate cognitive from emotional functions because they interact with each other, in the present review article, we present behavioral and neurophysiological studies, in which the changes that aging process has upon the already mentioned functions have been considered. Lastly, we mention the treatments used to deal with these aging-related psychological problems. On one hand, within the cognitive functioning, one of the most evident impairments in humans is related with evocation memory, that is, the inability to recall information. Working memory is also compromised, specially when people face tasks that require complex parallel processing. On the other hand, procedural memory is usually conserved. Animal models have also shown that spatial long-term memory and spatial working memory are impaired with aging. In addition, executive functions are affected as evidenced by an impairment in attention, discrimination, and analysis of complex information in animals. The processing of reward incentive shifts is altered, as shown by the persistence of previously learned responses in aging rats. The temporal lobe and the prefrontal cortex seem to be the most important brain regions involved in this deficit. Cholinergic hypofunction may be the start point of these cognitive problems, also probably linked with an affected GABAergic transmission. Considering the emotional functions, aging humans may show anhedonia and a deficient gesture recognition associated with emotional states. In human and non-human studies, an exaggerated response to stress situations has been found, which is probably related to elevated noradrenaline levels, and to a dyisregulation of the HPA negative feedback. These findings, taken together, have allowed applied scientists to develop therapeutic goals. First, the existence of a set of drugs that enhance cholinergic functioning, and that have been successfully tested in non-human animal studies. Besides, diverse animal studies have tested drugs that modulate 5TH-ergic neurotransmission, and vaso-dilating drugs also seem to have a beneficial effect upon the performance on memory tasks. Second, on a cognitive-behavioral level, a preventive and healing effect of cognitive exercising has been proven. This has lead to the development of cognitive stimulation programs directed to third-age people, with the goal of reducing the aging impact, and the associated mental illnesses, such as Alzheimer. Behavioral interventions in humans also include maintaining and caring for general health, and adequate feeding, physical exercise, and specific cognitive training. Studies with non-human subjects are showing the positive impact that the exposure to an enriched environment has on neuronal plasticity, which also implies enhancing cognitive functioning. Hebb (1949) already insisted on neuronal plasticity as a function of use, which eventually has been confirmed on recent research. In our concern, the use means that one of the crucial factors to reach a satisfactory aging process is to prompt an adequate interaction between the elderly and their environments, which may also mean to provide physical, social, and mental activities to deal with the environmental impoverishment that could arrive in the last period of our lives.
Palabras clave : Aging; Memory; Stress; Rehabilitation.

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Broken Foot, an exhibition featuring 60 artists, records socio-political fallout of India's migrant workers crisis
In the absence of an official, comprehensive record of the coronavirus lockdown-triggered exodus, an exhibition curated by artists Rumi Samadhan and Prabhakar Kamble foregrounds and responds to the Indian migrant's long journey home.

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Pushing a law-and-order agenda less than three weeks from a five-candidate Republican primary, former Trumbull First Selectman Tim Herbst rolled out a six-point plan on Thursday that includes eliminating Governor Dan Malloy’s early prison release program, restoring the death penalty and cracking down on sanctuary cities. See full plan here.
Herbst is appealing to a core conservative bloc against party-endorsed Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton, Steve Obsitnik, David Stemerman and Bob Stefanowski. Ultra conservatives tend to vote in higher percentage numbers in primaries. The larger question is how that voting bloc will split among five candidates. Herbst’s strategic path relies on the lion’s share of conservatives while the other four carve up the moderate GOP primary vote. If Herbst emerges from the August 14 primary he then must pivot back to the middle to appeal to the unaffiliated voters who sway statewide elections.
News release from Herbst:
Governor Malloy has used the cover provided by a nationwide trend of decreasing crime to weaken Connecticut’s support for law enforcement, pursue unproven and dangerous prison policies that release criminals from jail early, shelter criminal illegal aliens from federal law enforcement, eliminate capital punishment and much more.
FBI statistics and national rankings from groups like Neighborhood Scout consistently find Connecticut’s cities to be among the most dangerous in the nation.
The criminal justice system itself is in tatters under the failed leadership of the current Democratic administration. In the latter half of 2017 and the first half of 2018 alone, an inmate escaped from the maximum security prison in Somers; a convicted felon, released from prison early under Malloy’s early release program, drove his car through the front of Middlesex Hospital and tried to light himself on fire and another violent offender who was released early engaged in a shootout with police in Hamden. These incidents are in addition to crimes and tragedies we know have been perpetuated by felons deemed safe to release early from prison by this administration, including the murder of a convenience store owner in Meriden by Frankie ‘the Razor’ Resto and the murder of a 14-month-old toddler in Bristol by Arthur Hapgood.
Experimental liberal criminal justice policies, like the governor’s early prison release program, and blatant disregard for the law have made Connecticut a safe haven for violent offenders and criminal illegal aliens who are sheltered in unlawful sanctuary cities. Malloy’s soft-on-crime approach included the elimination of capital punishment, which took away state’s attorneys’ ability to plead down capital murder cases when the threat of the death penalty was taken off the table.
As an executive leader on the local level, I saw firsthand the incredible sacrifice made by our men and women in blue to protect our communities. The lack of support for law enforcement shown by this governor will be reversed on day one of the Herbst administration. As governor, I will never waver in my dedication to our law enforcement community.
The mission of this task force is to discuss, consider and propose policy recommendations and principles to fix Connecticut’s broken criminal justice system, stand up for our law enforcement community and ensure public safety is top of mind for our next governor. To that end, we have brought together leaders with varying perspectives from every level of the criminal justice system and assembled a detailed plan to protect families in our communities, support law enforcement and restore law and order to Connecticut.
Each of the members of this task force provided critical insight and valuable proposals to fix the decaying condition of law and order under this governor. I am filled with optimism that, with the help of thoughtful and dedicated leaders like these, we can restore the safety, respect and hope provided by law and order that is so crucial to restoring prosperity in our state.
We are a nation of laws, and Connecticut will be returned to a state of laws under my leadership.
The six-points of this plan include:
Supporting Law Enforcement.
Bringing a New Vision and Greater Accountability to the Leadership of the Prison System.
Eliminating Gov. Malloy’s Early Prison Release Program.
Restoring Capital Punishment.
Cracking Down on Sanctuary Cities,
And Getting Tough on Drug Traffickers.
I’ll give a very brief overview of each.
Supporting Law Enforcement
I will ensure the state and local police get the funding and resources needed to provide adequate public safety.
I will oppose and counter efforts by politicians or radical activists to vilify law enforcement officials.
And I will support our state’s attorneys through tough law and order policies and legislation to be used as a crime fighting tool. For instance, increasing the mandatory minimum sentences for violent crimes and rescinding Gov. Malloy’s Bail Reform act.
Bringing a New Vision and Greater Accountability to the Leadership of the Prison System
I will make critical changes to the management of the criminal justice system in Connecticut to enhance public safety, including:
Implementing a complete overhaul of the Department of Corrections’ responsibility statement and procedures connected to prisoner release and reentry of violent offenders into our communities.
Conducting a thorough audit of all correctional programs.
And de-politicizing the state’s criminal justice management by consolidating the leadership structure of the criminal justice system and appointing true professionals, not political cronies.
Eliminating Gov. Malloy’s Early Prison Release Program
I am prepared to eliminate the Risk Reduction Earned Credit program (RREC) that releases prisoners back into our communities without completing their prison sentence. There are existing legislative proposals to eliminate the program that warrant serious consideration.
To give a glimpse of the danger this program poses to our communities: During the first six years and four months (76 months) since the inception of the “Risk Reduction” earned credits program, the following statistics apply based on Department of Corrections data obtained by a FOIA request:
Of the group of prisoners discharged early from prison with risk reduction credits during the 72 months after its inception, the following serious crimes were committed resulting in “readmission” to Connecticut prisons once again:
24 acts of arson
1,988 acts of burglary or robbery
1,542 drug related crimes
The program simply does contribute to greater crime and less safe communities – and I will shut it down as governor.
Restoring Capital Punishment
I will seek the reinstatement of the death penalty in Connecticut. If you murder a law enforcement officer or commit heinous and evil crimes, the death penalty should be on the table.
I will also limit the appeals process and habeas corpus petitions in order to expedite the capital punishment process and save taxpayer money.
Cracking Down on Sanctuary Cities
I will have zero tolerance for radical sanctuary city policies that undermine the rule of law and put communities at risk. I’ve made it clear that providing a safe haven and allowing illegal immigrants to live in our state violates federal immigration laws, creates an unsafe community and undermines the rule of law.
I will rescind Gov. Malloy’s directive to local law enforcement that states do not have to enforce federal immigration law.
I will withhold state funding from municipalities or state universities that refuse to follow the law.
I will work with law enforcement leaders to establish a standard procedure for checking immigration status for suspects who have been arrested and are going through a law enforcement booking process.
Getting Tough on Drug Traffickers
I will take an aggressive approach, working closely with law enforcement leaders and prosecutors to crack down on drug dealers who profit from the tragedy of the opioid epidemic and who are the primary drivers of crime in our communities.
I will give the state’s attorneys the resources and funding needed to prosecute drug trafficking cases and stop the decriminalization of drug crimes by liberal activists.
I will seek to increase the penalty and mandatory minimum sentences for drug trafficking charges without judicial departure from the sentence.
I’d like to close by addressing why I chose Norwich as the location for this press conference.
The Second Congressional District, here we are now, is home to nearly 60 percent (8 of 14) of the state’s correctional facilities.
Cities in eastern Connecticut like Norwich and New London offer some of greatest opportunities to revitalize our state and attract and retain young people and exciting companies. They are blessed with tremendous assets, architecture, history and location.
But the perceived and real presence of crime remains a serious deterrent to these cities living up to their full potential. To restore prosperity to our state, we can’t only look at economic policy, we must elect a governor who will fight on every front to revitalize Connecticut.
The nationwide trend of decreasing crime is not an excuse for radical activists or failed leaders like Dan Malloy to tinker with and experiment with the safety of our communities.
With radical left-wing attempts to vilify immigration officials now in full swing, Connecticut, more than ever, needs a governor who will never compromise on standing by our law enforcement officials–local, state and federal–upholding the law, cracking down on crime and protecting our communities.


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Spiral Model In Software Development
It can be hard to build new software. The more complicated an app is, the harder it is for developers to make processes run. Developers use process models to help them break down big tasks. It gives them a more precise structure for creating software. The spiral software development model is one of the most well-known ways to make software. Analyzing and managing risks is what the spiral SDLC model focuses on.
What Is A Spiral Model?
The spiral model is a System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) paradigm. It combines parts of the waterfall and the iterative development process model. Experts recommend this type for expensive, large, and complicated applications.
Why is Spiral Model Called Meta Model?
The Spiral Model is also Meta Model because it includes other SDLC models. An example of an Iterative Waterfall Model is a one-loop spiral. The spiral model builds the serial approach of the waterfall model. The spiral model phases use the Prototyping Model to deal with unique risk patterns. The beginning of each step also has a prototype building. Also, the spiral SDLC model supports the progressive model. This is because each spiral turn is a level of progress where it’s making the whole system.
Uses Of The Spiral Model
Many software businesses use the Spiral Model. They use it because it fits in the development phase of any product. They are compatible in the sense that they both change as they age. In the same way, they become less risky for both the client and the development company.
The following standards explain how to use the Spiral Model:
- When there aren’t many resources and risk evaluation is essential.
- For moderate to high-risk projects.
- The use of the spiral model may need a long-term project commitment.
- Most of the time, the client doesn’t know what they need.
- Business requirements are so demanding that you must check them to understand them.
- It is spreading out of the release of a new product line over time to get customer feedback.
- Beneficial significant changes are likely to happen during the development of the product.
Benefits Of The Spiral Model
The spiral model is the best way to do extensive and complex projects when making software. The incremental method lets developers work on one thing. As a result, they don’t miss anything. You can still make detailed project cost estimates while building the prototype. Here are some of the most common rewards for using the spiral process model.
The spiral model in the software development process is the best way to build software. This is especially true when many unknown or unexpected risks arise. It’s because the evaluation and risk handling are present at each step.
Excellent for massive projects
The spiral model for the software development process works well for complicated projects.
Adaptability in demands
A developer may need to change something later in the development of the software. The spiral approach can offer a tremendous amount of help.
The customers can see the progress during the early stages of the development of the software. This allows them to give customer feedback early in the software development process. They can also use the system to get used to it before the final product is ready.
Spiral Model Phases
The Spiral Model has four crucial SDLC phases. The whole software project repeatedly passes these spiral model phases. The following are the four main current phases of the spiral model:
Planning – It includes figuring out the next iteration’s cost, time management, and resources. It also requires knowing the system requirements so that the client and system analyst can stay in touch.
Risk Analysis – When looking for possible unknown risks, it’s vital to make and finish a risk mitigation strategy to identify alternative solutions to resolve risks if something goes wrong.
Engineering – Software engineering includes testing, making, and installing software at the client’s location.
Evaluation – The client’s program evaluation searches and keeps an eye on risks, such as cost overruns and missed deadlines.
Advantages Of Spiral Model
There are great things about each type of software development model. Here are a few advantages of the spiral model.
- Continuous risk analysis lessens the possibility of a software project failing. It is suitable for expensive and large projects.
- Developers may need to change the software during the last phases of the project. This will help them add more features to the project when they finish it.
- Developers create the software at the beginning of the development process. It means that there is always something to show for the work.
- The spiral model stays in touch with the customer. At each step in the process, the client could see what was happening. Then, give feedback on what the prototype needed.
- The spiral method is easy to change.
- Software developers look at and assess every step in the spiral. This makes the spiral approach have higher clarity.
- Close supervision and thorough documentation.
Disadvantages Of Spiral Model
- Despite its reputation as one of the best, the spiral model phases also have some drawbacks. Using this strategy in app development could have the following disadvantages.
- The process is more complicated than other approaches, such as the waterfall model. The spiral model requires more to complete.
- A practical working model must include a risk analysis stage. Once there is an improper risk assessment, it will affect the next iteration. It could result in costly time loss.
- Many intermediate phases need comprehensive and extensive documentation.
- Due to the unknown number of subsequent spirals, the software may need to transit. It isn’t easy to give a successful completion date for the project. Because of it, it could make it more expensive.
Limitations Of The Spiral Model
Due to its high cost, the spiral model seems unsuitable for small projects.
Depending on The Risk Assessment
The successful execution and completion of the project depend on sound risk management. Thus, the staff needs to be competent in risk analysis.
The spiral model is quite intricate compared to other SDLC alternatives. For the effective functioning of the model, developers must adhere to procedures. Also, there is extra documentation since the spiral model includes intermediate stages.
Challenging Time Management
Usually, the number of essential stages is unclear at the outset of a project. This results in difficulties in managing time. So, there’s always the possibility of running behind time or overspending. Now, you have learned about the Spiral model. The next step is hiring qualified software developers. If you need software development services, get in touch with BIT Studios today! We will help you find competent software engineers and developers. We look forward to hearing from you!
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The defect of dallying with the mind is that it makes the dallier a defector
We are all in an inner war with the mind, which the Bhagavad-gita (06.06) indicates is often our enemy. In this war, scriptural rules that mandate regulation of worldly indulgence are our protectors. When immoral temptations masquerading as pleasures seduce us, rules serve as fences that keep us within the safe zone of scripturally ordained morality.
Degraded and demoralized, we then begin the slow labored journey back to the protection of the fences that we had ourselves broken down.
Dallying with the mind refers to letting our thoughts idly wander, unguardedly allowing them to go wherever the mind fancies. When we dally thus, the mind beguiles us into believing that many pleasures await us if we just step out of the fences of morality. As we fall for this lie, the mind subtly and sinisterly distorts our perception so that we see it not as an enemy, but as a friend. And we see scriptural rules not as protectors, but as deprivers.
By thus perverting our perceptions, the mind makes us defectors, who fight against the very principles we had resolved to uphold. Infatuated by the mind’s promises of pleasure, we break the protective moral fences and become its puppets, doing things that we would normally never do. Only when we experience the hollowness of its promised pleasures do we realize that we have been fooled. Degraded and demoralized, we then begin the slow labored journey back to the protection of the fences that we had ourselves broken down.
If we don’t want to become defectors, we need to stop dallying with the mind. By keeping ourselves busy in Krishna’s service, we can leave ourselves no time to dally with the mind. Over time, as our devotion develops we will become free from any need for such dallying, for we will delight in dallying with Krishna, in relishing constantly his presence invoked by our sincere devotional service.
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Phil Fontaine, national chief Assembly of First NationsPosted in Canada Votes - Your Interview Posted on September 24, 2008 10:10 AM | Permalink
Aboriginal issues have so far not been top of mind in this federal election campaign. Although not all party platforms have been released, the ones that have been have sections on Canada's relationship with aboriginal people.
(Photo courtesy Fred Cattroll/AFN)
But what is needed? The Assembly of First Nations has launched a campaign to get First Nations people involved in the federal election. The AFN is encouraging First Nation communities to hold a day of political action on Sept. 29 to talk about the federal election, and encourage federal leaders to include aboriginal issues in the debates.
AFN National Chief Phil Fontaine answers your questions about aboriginal issues.


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“I never loved him,” she said with no sign of remorse or guilt in her voice. She almost sounded emotionless, incapable of feelings. “I just didn’t want to be alone,” she finally admitted with a sigh. Her voice cracking a little at the end.
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Diet: For a better hygiene of life
With a balanced diet, having gustative pleasure is now possible
Dietetics is a practice that consists of adopting a balanced diet, it aims to help you maintain or regain your ideal weight, preserve or improve your health.
The diet to be followed depends on your metabolism.
The recommended eating plan will therefore vary from one person to another, from one environment to another, from one metabolism to another and so on.
It is therefore important to define all these criteria with a dietician who, after taking note of all these elements, will be able to determine which diet is best for you.
Why adopt a healthy lifestyle?
Adopting a healthy lifestyle can prevent the development of obesity, the source of many chronic diseases that are difficult to get rid of. A healthy lifestyle allows us to take care of our bodies and has an influence on our self-esteem, confidence and motivation.
Our daily behaviours therefore have an impact on the various aspects of our health. Having an optimal lifestyle allows us to protect ourselves against possible pathologies and to improve our quality of life. It is also a factor in longevity.
Nutrition plays an important preventive role in the fight against the development and establishment of diseases while helping you to maintain a healthy mind.
Food, an important pillar for a healthy lifestyle
Being at the heart of a healthy lifestyle, diet is an important factor on which you should focus all your efforts in the quest for well-being. So eat a balanced diet.
What are the recommendations for a better balanced diet ?
1 - Monitor your diet
To do this, it is recommended to limit fatty foods, reduce the amount of sugary snacks and avoid overly salty meals. Refined white sugar and over-processed food products (especially those from the industrial market) should be avoided.
Nutritionists and dieticians strongly recommend eating fruit and vegetables at every meal. If you are not used to it, start by gradually introducing them into your diet in small portions.
Then, over time, increase the portion sizes of these healthy foods by decreasing the portion sizes of foods to be avoided.
2 - Evaluating and satisfying your nutritional needs
In addition, respect your nutrient requirements (lipids, proteins, carbohydrates). Avoid too much or too little nutrients in your diet.
It's all about balance. It is also recommended by nutrition experts to respect meal doses at different times of the day.
So you eat a hearty breakfast, then gradually reduce the doses throughout the day to finish with a light supper.
To help you, you can use various methods from the latest technological developments such as total body mass measurement via biphotonic absorptiometry as well as calorie monitoring to measure your real calorie expenditure.
3 - Variety of pleasures
Favour foods such as fish, vegetable oils, nuts, etc. These are sources of good fats and promote good brain development.
Vary your sources of nutrient intake by maintaining reasonable amounts. This will allow you to continue to enjoy eating, but it won't be a guilty pleasure.
Avoid sources of excess saturated fats such as deli meats, cheese, etc. Also consider limiting your consumption of red meats such as beef.
Avoid addiction to substances such as sugar, alcohol but also hard drugs.
4 - Hydrate well
In addition, it is essential to stay well hydrated. It is therefore recommended to drink enough water at a rate of at least 1.5 L per day. Also moderate your daily consumption of beverages such as soft drinks, tea, coffee, ice cream, etc.
When and for what reasons should I consult a dietician ?
Generally speaking, it is the doctor treating a patient with so-called co-morbidity factors (diabetes, obesity, liver failure, kidney failure, etc.) who refers the patient to a dietician.
1 - Clinical obligations
There are also other clinical situations that may lead a treating physician to refer a patient to a dietetic specialist. Here are some of them:
2 - Personal initiatives
It is also possible to consult a dietician on one's own initiative. Here are some situations that may lead you to seek the services of a dietician :
Gustative pleasure is a pleasure and must remain so!


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This Bulletin describes symptoms and control methods for the most commonly encountered cereal root diseases in Western Australia:
• rhizoctonia bare patch
• root lesion nematode
• fusarium crown rot
• cereal cyst nematode
• common root rot
• pythium root rot.
Diseases caused by pathogenic micro-organisms can significantly reduce the yield of cereals. Some of these diseases are uncommon while others occur over a large area of the Western Australian wheatbelt every year. The most prevalent root diseases of cereals in Western Australia are rhizoctonia bare patch, root lesion nematode and take-all. Less widespread are fusarium crown rot, cereal cyst nematode, common root rot and pythium root rot.
Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia
Field crops Diseases and pests Western Australia, Roots rots control Western Australia
Agriculture | Food Science | Forest Sciences | Plant Sciences
MacLeod, B, Vanstone, V, Khangura, R, and Beard, C. (2008), Root disease under intensive cereal production systems. Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia. Bulletin 4732, 24p.


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In Devon Wade’s cherry orchard, stumps with red X’s mark where X disease has taken a bite out of his production. Wade marks the trees when he detects symptoms — small, poorly colored and distasteful fruit — just before harvest and then removes the trees afterward, applying an herbicide to the cut stump to kill the roots and check for root-grafting.
Removing infected trees reduces the pathogen source for the leafhopper vectors that spread the disease, and it is the top management advice from Washington State University and Oregon State University, along with spraying for leafhoppers after harvest.
After first noticing the problem in his Sweetheart block in The Dalles, Oregon, in 2018, Wade removed 50 trees in 2019, 25 in 2020 and just three or four last year.
“It is getting better,” he said. “If you get rid of the trees immediately, it’s working.”
Across the wider region, X disease (often referred to under the umbrella term “little cherry disease”) remains a serious threat, driving the removal of hundreds of acres and increasing costs, with added expenses for testing and postharvest leafhopper control programs. But growers dedicated to scouting and removing sick trees report that their efforts are working.
“I sleep a little easier than I did three years ago,” said Phil Doornink, who farms with his father, Jim, in Wapato, Washington. “We do have a handle on it, but I don’t have a good grip on the handle.”
Like Wade, the Doorninks first detected a few symptomatic trees, clustered near an orchard border. Then it was 10 to 15 trees. Then 150. Since they started spraying for leafhoppers after harvest, several years ago, the spread has slowed. Last year, they removed just 15 trees.
Doornink and Wade both credit the scouting efforts of their crews for helping them find infected trees, which at first may show symptoms on only one branch. Doornink said he offers little incentives — such as buying lunch for whoever finds the most — to encourage reporting.
“It takes a lot of eyes out there to see this stuff,” he said.
This year, with the short crop and inconsistent fruit maturity, that might be even harder to do.
“Growers will have to do a lot more testing this year,” said Corina Serban, the little cherry disease specialist with Washington State University Extension. She recommends sending samples to WSU’s plant pathology lab in Pullman, which has grant support to offer growers testing at a reduced rate.
WSU recently released new guidance to help growers interpret test results. Previously, testing was treated as a black-or-white decision, infected or not, but research shows that it takes years for the amount of pathogen to build up in infected trees before fruit symptoms become apparent. The new recommendations reflect that, Serban said, so growers can see if they have an early-stage infection or a serious one.
“It’s hard to tell growers to keep removing trees,” she said. “If you have a lower infection, you can still maybe get another year or two of crop, but if you have a higher infection, keeping those trees is not going to get you any benefit.”
The results from the PCR test come in a range; the lower the number, the more severe the infection. A PCR result ranging from 18 to 23 indicates that the tree has 40,000 or more phytoplasma cells in just the sample tissue, according to the WSU report. Those trees pose a very high risk for transmission.
Test results in the 29 to 35 range indicate the sample had just tens or hundreds of phytoplasma, thus a mild infection that poses less of a transmission risk. Depending on their risk tolerance, growers could continue to monitor and crop those trees until symptoms worsen. (For more details on how to interpret test results, head to: bit.ly/little-cherry-test-numbers.)
In peaches, X disease symptoms tend to show up quicker, including a shot hole pattern in yellowing leaves, said grower Trevor Perrault of Wapato. That makes it easier to scout for sick trees and remove them right away.
“That’s probably part of our success,” he said of their ability to keep young peach blocks healthy despite ongoing infections in nearby orchards.
He also traps for leafhoppers and, when the numbers go up, he starts a spray program every 14 days.
“It keeps our numbers down so we’re not spreading any virus,” he said. The cost? Definitely worth it. “If you are not taking care of things, it’s going to cost you tenfold.”
Doornink also credits his aggressive leafhopper program for reducing disease spread but acknowledges the cost will hit the budget a lot harder this year.
“I could afford to be aggressive the last couple years because we were making money,” he said. This year’s expenses and expected returns look pretty different, but the risk remains. “Even though everything is more expensive this year, the chemicals, the fuel, it’s cheaper than ripping out your entire block and replanting.”
Serban emphasized that point as well.
“This year, it is going to be really hard to ask growers to keep managing even though they see little return on this light crop,” she said. “Even if there is no crop, it’s very important to manage the vectors.” •
—by Kate Prengaman
Little cherry disease app
To aid growers with managing little cherry disease, Washington State University and Oregon State University developed an app to help orchardists scout, sample and identify symptoms and insect vectors of both the X disease phytoplasma and little cherry virus. The app, released last year, has been updated for 2022. To download the app for Apple or Android phones, search for “Little Cherry Scouting Guide” in your app store.
New funding for little cherry disease research secured
Working with Washington’s congressional delegation, the Northwest Horticultural Council was recently able to secure $2 million in annual research spending in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s budget for research into little cherry disease and X disease.
The money will support work at the Agricultural Research Service’s Temperate Tree Fruit and Vegetable Research lab in Wapato, Washington.
“Importantly, this funding is now part of the agency’s baseline budget and therefore is considered permanent,” said Kate Tynan, senior vice president of the council. Of course, Congress can cut funds or move them around, but the expectation is that the $2 million will continue to be made available for the foreseeable future. She thanked Sen. Patty Murray and Reps. Dan Newhouse, Kim Schrier and Suzan DelBene for their support in the appropriations process.
Little cherry disease is an umbrella term used to describe the symptoms of distinct pathogens, the X phytoplasma and little cherry viruses, that cause small, unmarketable fruit with poor color and flavor. Insect vectors are a key part of the disease transmission in commercial orchards.
Tynan said $1.2 million of the funding will be used to hire a new ARS scientist to work on little cherry disease and to invest in a research orchard near Moxee, Washington, in a remote location where scientists can study the diseases without putting commercial orchards at risk. The plan is to allocate the remaining funds to Washington State University to support five postdoctoral research and extension positions in pathology and entomology.
Securing federal funding to support the development of effective management strategies to combat little cherry disease, and ultimately find a cure, is one of several objectives the Northwest Horticultural Council is pursuing as part of its response to the growing threat of the disease in Northwest stone fruit orchards.
The council is also working to coordinate advocacy efforts at the federal level and pursue policies that limit the economic impact of the disease. That includes looking at how programs such as crop insurance, the Farm Service Agency’s Tree Assistance Program or other assistance could be used to limit the economic impacts.