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Past Community Projects
Thanks to a generous grant from Energy Saving Trust, we were able to purchase four e-cargo bikes.
Our original dream was to use them to reduce the journey made by our diesel vans. However, like most organisations, we had to adapt these plans due to Covid-19. We have now begun leasing out the cargo bike to various charities in our community.
We started Hero Bikes to provide free bikes to key workers during the first national lockdown.
When we saw the impact Covid-19 was going to have on our community, we realised we could help. Transportation during the first national lockdown became restricted, and key-workers who couldn’t work from home had an increased risk of exposure and less transport options available.
Press coverage from our past projects
The Guardian: 'Hero bikes': how free bicycles are transforming the lives of Scotland's key workers
29 May 2020
The Bike Station, a Scottish bicycle recycling charity, is offering free bikes to NHS staff and other key workers during the coronanvirus crisis.
BBC: Scotland's People
23 December 2020
Jackie Bird travels the country to celebrate the care workers, community workers and NHS staff who went above and beyond during the Covid-19 pandemic.


Why Should You Care about Getting the Best Facility Maintenance?
Facility maintenance encompasses a wide range of tasks. For example, the inspection of HVAC systems for potential issues that need to be corrected can be considered maintenance. However, janitorial tasks that restore office spaces to a clean state can be considered maintenance as well. Whatever its exact nature, facility maintenance is critical for business success, not least because it can be over-looked by those who are careless because its effects might not be clear on initial consideration.
First, facility maintenance is critical because it enables a business’s assets to remain productive for longer than otherwise possible. This is important because extended useful lifespans mean reduced repair and replacement costs, which can be very expensive. Moreover, this minimizes the potential for interruptions to their revenue-earning operations. Something that can pose a serious threat to the existence of smaller businesses when the asset or assets that give out are of sufficient importance.
Second, facility maintenance is what enables a business’s assets to continue providing the best performance possible, thus making for increased efficacy and efficiency across the whole of its revenue-earning operations. Sometimes, this means buildings as well as their contents. Other times, this means the business’s human resources. After all, people prefer clean, well-maintained office environments to dirty, dilapidated spaces, meaning that this can have a real impact on their morale and thus their productivity. Moreover, dirty, dilapidated spaces are breeding grounds for infectious diseases, which can tear through work forces with lightning speed when the conditions have been primed for them. As a result, facility maintenance is just a common sense solution for preventing such a nightmare scenario.
Summed up, it should be clear that facility maintenance is a source of all-around helpfulness for businesses. It is one of those things that can seem invisible when it is being performed properly, but when it disappeared, a wide range of things can start changing for the worse at a rapid pace. As such, there can be no doubt about the fact that the best facility maintenance is a critical component of business success.
How Can You Get the Best Facility Maintenance?
Businesses have a couple of options for getting the best facility maintenance. First, they can maintain their own in-house personnel to perform such tasks, with examples ranging from electrical technicians for electrical systems to janitors for janitorial duties. However, maintaining full teams of full-time specialists is expensive, particularly for smaller businesses that don’t have enough facility space to justify that kind of expenditure. As a result, there is a second, more sensible option, which would be choosing a reputable and reliable service provider such as BRAVO! In short, BRAVO! possesses a wide range of capabilities when it comes to facility maintenance, with examples including but not limited to janitorial work, equipment installation, and equipment maintenance. On top of this, BRAVO! possesses a proven record of providing satisfaction to our clients, which is why businesses can count on us to provide them with nothing but our best.
Of course, we understand if businesses have further questions about our services as well as how those services can help them secure nothing but the best facility maintenance. As a result, we encourage interested parties to contact us at their earliest convenience so that we can address all of their outstanding questions as soon as possible.


He greatly increased the number of days when voters may drop off ballots in person.
Texas AG, Governor Urge Judge to Reverse ‘Shameful’ Prison Sentence Given to Woman for Opening Hair Salon
Attorney General Ken Paxton said Shelley Luther was “unjustly jailed.”
Texas Governor Greg Abbott, a Republican, claimed on Tuesday that Americans were "fleeing" to his state to take advantage of its business-friendly climate.
“Texas has been left by Congress to deal with disproportionate migration issues resulting from a broken federal immigration system,” Abbott’s letter reads.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott lamented Monday that the suspected gunman in the Odessa shooting massacre previously failed to pass a background check.
The suspect in the Austin bombings blew himself up in his car early Wednesday morning as a SWAT team began to close in on his vehicle.
Wendy Davis, defending her infamous “wheelchair” ad, a week ago: The important thing about this ad is that voters now see Greg Abbott for who he is and of course in ...


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Studies comparing brain tumor incidence have consistently shown lower incidence in Africans compared to European populations. We compared the incidence of brain tumors in Ethiopian immigrants and their Israel-born descendants with other Israeli subpopulations. We included all cases of benign or malignant brain tumors from 1992 to 2003, as reported to the Israel Cancer Registry, except individuals known to have been irradiated for tinea capitis. Age standardized incidence rates (ASR) and standardized incidence ratios (SIR) were calculated. Among Ethiopian-born immigrants, 38 brain tumors were diagnosed (an ASR of 6.68 per 105 for all brain tumors among Ethiopian immigrants). The incidence of all brain tumors and malignant brain tumors among Ethiopian immigrants was significantly lower than that in Israeli-born Jews [SIR = 0.73, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.50-0.96, and SIR = 0.65, 95% CI 0.32-0.98, respectively] and in all other Jewish subpopulations. Brain tumor incidence was not significantly different in Israeli-born children of Ethiopian immigrants aged 0-14 compared to Ethiopian immigrants of the same age group (SIR = 0.68, 95% CI 0.14-1.23), and was comparable to incidence among Israeli children of non-Ethiopian parents. We concluded that ethnicity influences brain tumor incidence, and that Ethiopian immigrants to Israel appear to be protected. If an environmental influence on the protective effect of the Ethiopian population in Israel exists, it was not demonstrated in the study in a statistically significant manner. Further investigation is needed to understand the factors involved in the incidence variation among different populations.
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Read: Irish Examiner | Fish on fire: how to cook fresh fish over hot coals
Turning charred sausages and overcooked steaks over a flame with one hand while holding an umbrella with the other: that used to be the classic Irish barbecue. Things have changed, though, and now it’s all about Big Green Eggs outside the kitchen door, custom-built setups in the back garden, charcoal rules the day and barbecues are not just focused on feeding carnivores.
For Aishling Moore, head-chef and co-owner of Cork’s fish-focused Goldie, her barbecue style is all about locally sourced, seasonal fish. “People don’t think about cooking fish on a barbecue as much as they should,” she says. “A lot of people precook meat in the oven, then on the barbecue – that’s not really barbecuing – but people are scared of food poisoning and food safety is so important. With fish, you don’t have the same worry as it cooks so quickly. Most fish will tell you when it’s cooked. Grill an oyster in the shell and it will pop for you when it’s done.”
At Goldie, Moore sources her fish from small, sustainable day fishing boats and advocates a whole catch, scale-to-tail approach. She still sees fish as being good value: “with inflation, everything is affected, particularly grain prices, which dramatically affects beef. The fish that we serve in the restaurant is all wild and inflation is not as extreme as with other products like dairy.” Moore finds that many customers treat fish as something to be eaten only when they’re out: “With Goldie, a lot of our customers like it because they don’t cook fish at home, they want to avoid the smell and the bones.” While Irish people are not noted for their consumption of the nutritious fish and seafood from the seas that surround our island, Moore is working on that, wanting to “change people’s perception of fish,” with a small menu that changes daily depending on what arrives in the kitchen.
That same flexibility can apply to barbecues and Moore advocates using your local fishmonger to get your hands on the freshest of fish and cooking it whole. She is a fan of butterflying whole fish – a technique that involves taking out the backbone to create one big fillet – and this is something that your fishmonger can do. Moore recommends using specially designed metal fish grilling baskets to avoid any issues with the flesh sticking to the grill, “they’re like a hand-held rotisserie which makes it easy to turn the fish,” she notes. “Oily fish like mackerel and mullet are brilliant for the grill as the oiliness stands up to the smoke and the fire, protects the skin and forms a non-stick outside. Sardines as well, if you can get your hands on them.”
Moore draws flavour inspiration from around the world, using spices, sauces and pickles judiciously to highlight the flavour of the fish or shellfish, as she does with langoustines: “cut them in half and cook with the shell side down so that you can watch the meat cook. The shell protects the meat and is also a conductor of heat so that you can watch it steam in the shell and turn from pink to opaque. Take it off the heat after about 4 minutes and dress it with a mixture of lime, coriander, mint, garlic, chilli and ginger.” Another shellfish that she recommends for the barbecue is lobster, “if you’re lucky enough to get your hands on it! I wouldn’t barbecue that from raw but I would boil it first then finish it on the grill. One to two lobsters will feed four people as an introduction to the main.” Dense and meaty monkfish is “great on the grill, marinated in yogurt and spices which form a crust to protect the meat. Something like chaat masala or sambar masala, nothing too spicy.”
“The good thing about fish is that it is the ultimate fast food because it cooks so quickly,” says Moore. Perfect for a speedy barbecue, especially if you still have to hold an umbrella in place.
Aishling Moore will be cooking at the Big Grill Festival which is taking place at Herbert Park in Dublin from 11 to 14 August. Information and tickets at biggrillfestival.com
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All non-anxious people are alike, but every anxious person is anxious in their own way – to paraphrase Tolstoy.
Two broad kinds of anxiety people can experience are social anxiety and generalized anxiety. Social anxiety disorder, as the name suggests, is a fear of being scrutinized or judged by other people. Generalized anxiety disorder is excessive worry about anything, really, ranging from health to money.
Both social anxiety disorder and generalized anxiety disorder share the fact that they’re anxiety disorders. Fundamentally, the experience of both disorders is about being anxious. But people with each disorder worry about different things, leading researchers to ask: how different are these two disorders, really?
Several studies have looked at this question and have found both ways the two disorders are distinct and attributes the disorders have in common.
Most recently, for example, a study by the National Institute of Mental Health found that people with social anxiety and generalized anxiety differ in terms of how optimistic they are.
People without anxiety disorders tend to have an optimism bias. That is, they tend to be overly optimistic and think good things are more likely to happen to them than to other people. It turns out that people without generalized anxiety disorder don’t have this bias – they don’t see themselves as any more likely to have positive events occur in their lives. Meanwhile, people with social anxiety, also known as social phobia, resemble people without generalized anxiety in that they still have an optimism bias.
A 2015 study found that certain brain differences between social anxiety disorder and generalized anxiety disorder are already evident in 8- to 10-year-old children. In particular, children with social anxiety tend to have an exaggerated neural response to monetary losses while children with generalized anxiety tend to have a reduced response. One explanation suggested by the authors of the study is that people with social anxiety and people with generalized anxiety both process rewards atypically, but in different ways.
Still, there’s plenty the two disorders have in common. For example, research published earlier this year showed that people with both social anxiety and generalized anxiety disorder tend to be especially intolerant of uncertainty.
In the end, the somewhat unsatisfying answer the research gives us is that social anxiety and generalized anxiety seem to be very different in some ways and very different in others. Untangling these similarities and differences will be important for finding treatments and interventions that target specific anxiety disorders more effectively.

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An Alabama Bureau of Publicity and Information photograph of Alabamians gathered to see the Gratitude Train (also called Merci
Train) in front of the Capitol in Montgomery in May 1949. France sent 49 such trains to the U.S.—one for each state and another
to be shared by Hawaii and the District of Columbia—in gratitude for boxcars of aid sent by Americans following World War
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The President of the Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria, Alhaji Aliyu Oroji Wamakko, has commended the Federal Government`s Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP) initiated in response to the economic challenges caused by COVID-19- through support for local businesses and jobs creation to protect the vulnerable.
He made this known Tuesday in Abuja while reacting to the federal government Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP) being chaired by vice president Yemi Osinbajo.
Wamakko enjoined the federal government to tap into the huge job creation potentials in the private sector in its efforts for Nigeria’s economic growth and development.
He said, to succeed in the program`s implementation, Osinbajo called on the private sector to be proactive in leading the charge against recession and poverty in the country, saying the federal government is not under any illusion that it can do this on its own, urging the private sector to take the bull by the horns and make the economic recovery initiative a reality.
Wamakko commended the new government initiative on housing under the Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP), saying they have an enormous task ahead and should provide an enabling environment for a private sector driven economy to thrive.
He noted that private sector driven economy will help the government to accelerate the economy, especially at this critical period of economic depression caused by the Covid-19 pandemic ravaging the world.
The advice government to unburden itself of direct building of houses and should fully engage the privates sector who have the ability to deliver the much- needed houses as at when due.
He said, “Housing should be private –sector driven through real estate developers who have the potentials to deliver the much-needed houses timely across the nation. Government is not supposed to build houses directly, but rather should provide an enabling ground for real estate developers in doing that.”
According to him, the Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP) will eventually revitalise the country`s micro-economic indices and increase about 1.5 percent of the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
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efforts in bridging the nations huge housing deficit, REDAN, he said, have concluded plan to roll out 77,400 housing units for low and medium income earners across Nigeria.
Wamakko explained that the planned 77,400 housing units is expected to create about 2.2 million direct jobs and urged government at all level to assist developers by creating an enabling environment for them to deliver the housing units to Nigerians.
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During a recent interview, Rob Van Dam gave us a little glimpse of his private life. The former world heavyweight champion revealed that he owns two homes. One is in Los Angeles, and the other is in Las Vegas. RVD stated that he loved both cities, so he travels back and forth between the two houses. His lifestyle is a big reason why he chooses to only do professional wrestling on a part time basis.
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Every day, Joel and I come up with new articles to share. Some days, we struggle to come up with something; you can call that writers block. Other days, we are bursting with ideas. No matter what though, we want to provide articles because we have a desire to write about topics that excite us. We hope that our topics excite you too, but the main crux of why we write is more than just writing to entertain. Today, I’d like to just take a step back and talk about why we write, how your input is invaluable and how we would love to hear from more of you.
Writing Is Therapeutic
Okay, this one is true but sometimes it’s trickier than just saying it’s therapeutic. Joel and I are passionate about writing, especially about what we enjoy. Before I even met Joel, he was busy writing campaigns, writing characters and coming up with all sorts of quirky adventures. Before I started running GeekOut, I was inspired by Pratchett, writing pieces that went unpublished and remain that way. I wrote pieces outside of my comfort zone; I wrote pieces very within my comfort zone.
Writing is important and it’s an art. Like many arts, writing is also a discipline. We write daily so we can improve and hopefully get critical feedback from you. We also hope that the topics we discuss are interesting and engaging. What we really hope to get out of our articles are a conversation, but all of this is only possible with discipline. We’ve made mistakes in the past, we’re happy to admit it, so we look to learn from those mistakes.
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Feedback is critical, but it’s not the only conversation we look for. We often will find other blogs through writing our articles. Something we write may resonate with another blogger; sometimes they’re experienced writers, other times they’re fairly inexperienced. Whatever the reason, it’s fair to say that community and conversation are at the core of our writing – and I’d like to think Joel thinks the same.
Whatever your thoughts are on writing, perhaps you should challenge yourself. Figure out why you write; do you do it as it’s a discipline? Do you do it for the community? What makes you write something about your favourite episode of Star Trek, or the latest game you’ve been bursting through? Do you do it to be acknowledged, or do you do it to hopefully create dialogue. Share your thoughts in the comments below, or over on Facebook and Twitter.

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The deburring and finishing of machined and fabricated parts is a necessary but often disregarded step in the manufacturing process.
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Manufacturers need to create more production setups as batch sizes get smaller. Skilled labor continues to be hard to hire and keep. Higher levels of automation are needed, not just in material handling but also in fabricating, machining, assembly, and inspection.
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In manufacturing, potentially flammable and hazardous chemicals such as acetone and isopropyl alcohol are often stored in 55-gallon or larger drums for dispensing into smaller containers or at the point of use.
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Whether driven by the reduction of in-shop personnel due to layoffs or to maintain social distancing guidelines into the future, many machine shops will likely be re-evaluating ways to eliminate labor-intensive manual operations if they can be automated instead.
While recent advancements in machining centers have allowed for increased capability around high-volume operations, there are several factors that still necessitate the need for grinding.
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A crucial role of caldesmon in vascular development in vivo.
ABSTRACT We explored the in vivo effects of knockdown of caldesmon on vascular development in zebrafish.
We investigated the effects of caldesmon knockdown on the vascular development in a zebrafish model with special attention for the trunk and head vessels including the aortic arches. We examined the developing fishes at various time points. The vascular abnormalities observed in the caldesmon morphants were morphologically and functionally characterized in detail in fixed and living embryos. The knockdown of caldesmon caused serious defects in vasculogenesis and angiogenesis in zebrafish morphants, and the vascular integrity and blood circulation were concomitantly impaired.
The data provide the first functional assessment of the role of caldesmon in vascular development in vivo, indicating that this molecule plays a crucial role in vasculogenesis and angiogenesis in vivo. Interfering with caldesmon opens new therapeutic avenues for anti-angiogenesis in cancer and ischaemic cardiovascular disease.
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ABSTRACT: Trimethyltin chloride (TMT) is an organotin contaminant, widely detected in aqueous environments, posing potential human and environmental risks. In this study, we utilized the zebrafish model to investigate the impact of transient TMT exposure on developmental progression, angiogenesis, and cardiovascular development. Embryos were waterborne exposed to a wide TMT concentration range from 8 to 96 h post fertilization (hpf). The TMT concentration that led to mortality in 50% of the embryos (LC50) at 96 hpf was 8.2 μM; malformations in 50% of the embryos (EC50) was 2.8 μM. The predominant response observed in surviving embryos was pericardial edema. Additionally, using the Tg (fli1a: EGFP) y1 transgenic zebrafish line to non-invasively monitor vascular development, TMT exposure led to distinct disarrangements in the vascular system. The most susceptible developmental stage to TMT exposure was between 48 and 72 hpf. High density whole genome microarrays were used to identify the early transcriptional changes following TMT exposure from 48 to 60 hpf or 72 hpf. In total, 459 transcripts were differentially expressed at least 2-fold (P < 0.05) by TMT compared to control. Using Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA) tools, it was revealed that the transcripts misregulated by TMT exposure were clustered in numerous categories including metabolic and cardiovascular disease, cellular function, cell death, molecular transport, and physiological development. In situ localization of highly elevated transcripts revealed intense staining of ADP-ribosylation factors arf3 and arf5 in the head, trunk, and tail regions. When arf5 expression was blocked by morpholinos, the zebrafish did not display the prototypical TMT-induced vascular deficits, indicating that the induction of arf5 was necessary for TMT-induced vascular toxicity.Toxicology 12/2012; 302(s 2–3):129–139. · 4.02 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: There are various zebrafish models with cardiovascular defects which adequately mimic the impaired circulation and tissue perfusion of various human cardiovascular diseases. Zebrafish embryos/larvae are optically transparent, and the systemic blood circulation can be recorded by using a microscope with video imaging. We detected a series of circulatory defects in our caldesmon and glucose transport 1 knockdown zebrafish models, including arteriovenous (AV) shunting, collateral circulation, AV fusion, vessel bifurcation, reduced or depleted regional perfusion, sinus venous (SV) rupture, and more. The quick detection by simple video imaging of various pathological states of the blood circulation in the living zebrafish embryos/larvae is non-invasive and cost-effective. The method is suitable for large scale screening of altered blood circulation in various zebrafish models with impaired cardiovascular development. This is a powerful approach of live digital data communication in biomedical research and teaching.08/2013;
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ABSTRACT: Glioblastoma (GB) displays diffusely infiltrative growth patterns. Dispersive cells escape surgical resection and contribute to tumor recurrence within a few centimeters of the resection cavity in 90% of cases. We know that the non-neoplastic stromal compartment, in addition to infiltrative tumor cells, plays an active role in tumor recurrence. We isolated a new stromal cell population from the histologically normal surgical margins of GB by computer-guided stereotaxic biopsies and primary culture. These GB-associated stromal cells (GASCs) share phenotypic and functional properties with the cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) described in the stroma of carcinomas. In particular, GASCs have tumor-promoting effects on glioma cells in vitro and in vivo. Here, we describe a quantitative proteomic analysis using iTRAQ labeling and mass spectrometry to compare GASCs with control stromal cells derived from non-GB peripheral brain tissues. A total of 1077 proteins were quantified and 67 proteins were found to differ between GASCs and control stromal cells. Several proteins changed in GASCs are related to a highly motile myofibroblast phenotype, and to wound healing and angiogenesis. The results for several selected proteins were validated by western blotting or flow cytometry. Furthermore, the effect of GASCs on angiogenesis was confirmed with the orthotopic U87MG glioma model. In conclusion, GASCs, isolated from GB histologically normal surgical margins and found mostly near blood vessels are a vascular niche constituent establishing a permissive environment facilitating angiogenesis and possibly colonization of recurrence-initiating cells. We identify various proteins as being expressed in GASCs: some of these proteins may serve as prognostic factors for GB and/or targets for anti-glioma treatment.The Journal of Pathology 01/2014; · 7.59 Impact Factor

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Indian residents as well as NRI clients are allowed to trade with Sharekhan. Residents can open a Sharekhan 2-in-1 account whereas NRIs can open a Sharekhan 3-in-1 account (Demat + Trading + NRE/NRO bank account). Here are the details of Sharekhan accounts offering;
Holding financial securities in a computerized or electronic format is only possible through the Sharekhan Demat Account. Whenever anyone purchases security it will be credited to the Demat account. At the time of security sale, it will be debited from demat Account. Sharekhan offers Free Demat Account at zero charges whereas Demat AMC of Rs. 400 from 2nd year onwards is chargeable.
It is an account from where buy and sell orders are placed. Likewise Demat, people can open a Free Sharekhan Trading Account at nil charges and also do not charge any AMC. The account facilitates online trading in equity, F&O, commodity, currency, IPO, and bonds.
NRIs can open a 3-in-1 account with Sharekhan (Demat + Trading + NRE/NRO bank account). Notably, the bank account must be with HDFC, IDBI, IndusInd, and Axis Bank. NRIs can trade-in equity delivery, derivative, IPO, and mutual funds. They are not allowed to trade-in intraday, commodity, and currency segments.
As the name itself, the account facilitates commodity trading. Those who want to trade-in commodities must open Sharekhan Commodity Trading Account. The full-service broker levies 0.10% commodity brokerage charges and offers up to 2X margin.
This is the most popular mutual fund account, called Sharekhan Insta MF Account. One who wants to invest in mutual funds can open Sharekhan Insta MF Account online. It offers a 100% free mutual fund account and allows online MF investment in regular schemes. Mutual fund investment through Sharekhan is possible through the Sharekhan Insta MF account, or Sharekhan website, or Sharekhan mobile app as well.
The full-service broker provides the best state-of-the-art trading platforms to users that are enumerated underneath:
It is a free mobile trading app that allows trading at your fingertips. Sharekhan mobile app is available on Android as well as iOS devices and facilitates online trading on BSE, NSE, MCX, and NCDEX. Live Marketwatch, market news, technical charting, Advanced F&O search, Pattern finder tool, etc. are some of the interesting features available on the mobile app.
Sharekhan Trade Tiger is one of the best installable trading terminals in India. The flagship platform is extremely useful for professional traders. Trade Tiger can be downloaded on a Desktop or a laptop. The Multiple exchange trading platform provides a lot of intuitive features like Heat maps, stock scanner, best charting, advance orders, one-click filter, and many more.
web.sharekhan.com is the official Sharekhan website. Customers can visit the Sharekhan web portal, log in with their Sharekhan trading account credentials, and start trading. The web-based user interface is so simple, compatible with any browser, and easy to use.
The mini mobile app is designed for low internet bandwidth users (2G access). Sharekhan Mini app comes with all kinds-of-features like streaming watchlist, single-touch access, live reports, secure fund transfer, online tools, and calculators, etc. It allows online trading in equity, F&O, commodity, currency, and mutual funds.
Insta MF mobile app is the Sharekhan online mutual fund investment platform. Insta MF is a Free MF investment app that allows investment in regular schemes through SIP or lumpsum. The single mobile app makes it easier to manage and track mutual fund portfolios with greater ease.
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Sharekhan with a huge clientele base of 17 lakh+ customers is a reputed broker in the industry. Although, on the brokerage front, it charges a bit higher brokerage fee than other brokers but also comes with superior services too such as smart and super-fast online trading platforms like Trade Tiger and Sharekhan Mobile App, free Sharekhan research, trading calls, Free dial-n-trade, etc. Unlike many discount brokers who focus to deliver online services only, Sharekhan with a strong offline presence serves customers offline too through its branches and sub-broker offices spread all over the country.
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Mistake #7: You Fried Food in Oil That Wasn’t Hot EnoughWhether you’re panfrying or deep-frying, food will absorb too much oil and become heavy and greasy if the oil is below 350° F.
What to do next time: Use an oil with a high smoking point (the temperature at which it begins to burn), and get it good and hot. Safflower, peanut, grapeseed, and canola oils are ones to try. Then follow these tips to tell if the pan is hot enough for cooking.
- If you don’t have a deep-fry thermometer, do a test run, suggests Sheerin. Dip a bit of whatever you plan to fry, like a corner of a fish fillet, into the oil. It should sizzle immediately if the oil is ready.
- You can also test a hunk of bread, which should brown in 10 seconds.
- If you goof up and put the food in too early, “pull it out of the oil immediately,” says Sheerin. “Just because you’re doing it wrong doesn’t mean that you can’t fix it.” Let the oil heat and try again.


The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released the first phase of a two-part report examining the cumulative impacts and benefits of building the $14 billion hurricane protection system in the greater New Orleans area on Tuesday, opening a 60-day comment period.
It isn’t clear how much public comment the report will generate since it is a summary of what’s been discussed in several hundred public meetings since 2007, said Laura Lee Wilkinson, environmental manager with the New Orleans district corps.
“We’ve tried to engage the public to let them know what was happening every step of the way,” Wilkinson said.
The “Comprehensive Environmental Document Greater New Orleans Area Hurricane Storm Damage Risk Reduction System” fulfills a requirement to look at the cumulative effect that building the hurricane protection system has had in a five-parish area around New Orleans including St. Charles, Jefferson, Orleans, St. Bernard and Plaquemines parishes.
However, it is just the first step since construction of the system is expected to continue until August 2014, according to the report.
The report is the result of an alternate way the corps was allowed to do environmental impact statements required by federal law. The streamlined process allows officials to speed up construction.
After Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005, the corps was directed to improve and build a hurricane protection system for the region that would protect against a 100-year storm. A 100-year storm is one that has a 1 percent chance of occurring in any given year.
Although the federal National Environmental Policy Act requires a federal agency to obtain public input on an entire project before construction and consider it in reviewing potential consequences, that process could have taken years.
To speed up the work, an alternative arrangement was approved in the case of the New Orleans-area levee system to allow pieces of the system to go through mini-environmental reviews.
The document released Tuesday compiles the individual environmental reports to look at cumulative impact of building the system based on the reports that were completed by Nov. 15, 2010. Reports completed after this time and until the entire system is completed will be added as supplemental reports at a later date, according to the document.
In addition to looking at past and current impacts, the report also examines future impacts as maintenance to the system continues until 2057.
Impacts from the construction include loss of farmland soils in areas where the corps used soil to build up levees, short-term impacts from extra construction traffic and longer-term issues of road damage from that traffic.
About 1,600 acres of wetlands and 3,500 acres of bottomland hardwood areas were directly affected by the system’s construction and borrow sites, where dirt was excavated to build levees, the report says, but much of that will be mitigated by creating or restoring other wetlands and forest areas.
Although 68 potential borrow sites were cleared for use in the project, the corps only needed to use 25 of those which greatly reduced the impact, Wilkinson said.
In addition, she said, none of the borrow sites were located in wetland areas.
“That’s a major point,” she said.
The “Comprehensive Environmental Document Greater New Orleans Area Hurricane Storm Damage Risk Reduction System” is open for 60 days of public comment and review with all comments due to the corps by April 8.
The report is available at http://www.nolaenvironmental.gov and questions or comments can be sent to Sandy Stiles, regional planning and environmental division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, P.O. Box 60267, New Orleans, LA 70160-0267 or by email at email@example.com.


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Monster Hunter World PC Update Removes Denuvo DRM
In a recent update, Monster Hunter World has removed its DRM from the PC release of the game. To help prevent piracy, Monster Hunter World used Denuvo's DRM software—which is currently the most popular DRM software for most game publishers. As evidenced by a change logged on SteamDB, Monster Hunter World no longer uses Denuvo for DRM.
This also means that Monster Hunter World's expansion, Iceborne, doesn't use Denuvo, since the structure of the game means that Iceborne content is installed for players who don't own the game as well for smoother multiplayer.
When it comes to actual gameplay, few will notice any changes to the performance of Monster Hunter World. Expect frame rates to potentially rise by around 1-5%. The removal of Denuvo's DRM only really helps in performance if it has been implemented poorly, but Monster Hunter World faced no such issues on launch.
The removal of Monster Hunter World's DRM makes quite a bit of sense since, for all intents and purposes, Capcom has moved its support on to working on content for the more recent Monster Hunter Rise. Considering the fact that Monster Hunter World won't really be getting any new content, Capcom likely removed the Denuvo DRM to potentially get a few more sales out of players who care about DRM.
Back in May, Capcom revealed that Monster Hunter World had surpassed 17 million sales worldwide. Monster Hunter Rise, for comparison, has recently crossed 7 million sales. Monster Hunter World is currently Capcom's highest-selling game of all time, surpassing many of the company's classic games like Street Fighter, Mega Man, and Resident Evil.

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A lift table (or lifting table) is a platform deck that can be elevated to raise or lower loads, including people, through relatively small distances. There are many different configurations of lift table that can be adapted to various specialised tasks. Common applications include handling pallets, loading vehicles, and positioning work so that it is more easily accessible.
The factors to consider when deciding on the most appropriate lift table include the following:
- Type of use.
- Type of load.
- Maximum load.
- Physical dimensions of the table.
- Elevation capability, from contraction to full expansion.
- Power source and mechanism providing the table’s lift.
- Safety requirements.
- Manual: Operator-controlled crank, pump, racket or screw.
- Pneumatic: Pressurised air cylinder in conjunction with a compression mechanism.
- Hydraulic: Pressurised hydraulic fluids power a linear actuator.
- Electric: Rotational power source provided by an electric motor.
 Types of lifting mechanism
There are various mechanisms which can control the lifting of the table, including:
- Scissor: Power source collapses the base of a pantograph to extend table supports. See also: Scissor lift.
- Screw: Table is translated along the length of a screw as it rotates.
- Rack and pinion: Rack rotation moves the table along the track provided by the pinion.
- Telescoping: Linear actuators in the hollow cavity of a larger cylinder.
- Articulated: Jointed arms extend by the use of linear actuators, offering some horizontal movement as well as vertical.
- Chain and sprocket: Rotating sprocket with a chain drive oriented vertically.
Some lift tables include safety features to prevent injury to the operator:
- Release lock: The table locks in the event of a malfunction while extended.
- Pinch guard: If objects are compromising the table’s ability to compress, an underlying pressure-sensitive device stops the descent.
- Bellows: To prevent items compromising the lifting mechanism a skirt of rubber or vinyl can surround the lift table.
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JPMorgan ordered to pay $42.5 million to Blavatnik
Blavatnik, who ranks 44th on Forbes list of billionaires, had sought to recover more than $100 million due to JPMorgan’s “alleged mismanagement” of his funds during the early stage of the housing crisis of 2007.
In a decision made public on Monday after a three-week trial, New York State Supreme Court Justice Melvin Schweitzer ruled that JPMorgan had breached its contract with Blavatnik’s CMMF fund because it exceeded a 20 percent cap for mortgage-backed securities in the fund.
Blavatnik had also argued that JPMorgan had been negligent in its management of the fund. However, Schweitzer said that the bank had acted “reasonably, in light of the information that was available to it at the time.”
The ruling was dated August 21.
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"This is amazing" said my husband after the 2nd bite of it! I made that for Valentine's dinner. We share a passion for chocolate. My dinner menu had to have some chocolate in it!
Molten chocolate cake is a great combination of easy and spectacular. I have adapted it from the original for Valentine's day by adding some spice = Thaï green chili pepper! Because the pepper in small amount enhanced the flavour of chocolate. It magnify its aroma!


Federal antitrust officials looking at the proposed $85.4 billion merger of AT&T Inc. and Time Warner Inc. are still reviewing whether it might hurt consumers. The president, strangely enough, has already weighed in. While a candidate, Donald Trump said his administration wouldn’t approve an AT&T-Time Warner marriage because that would put "too much concentration of power in the hands of too few." As president-elect, Trump met with AT&T executives in New York. The question now is whether Trump, as president, might try to intervene against the deal if his regulators don’t.
The president doesn’t have direct authority to stop a proposed merger. That power rests with the Justice Department or the Federal Trade Commission, which can sue to block a combination they consider anti-competitive. (In the case of AT&T-Time Warner, the Justice Department is in charge.) The Federal Communications Commission also can have a say on media and telecommunications deals, though it’s unlikely to get a chance on this one. A president could try to influence the regulatory review of a merger, by pushing officials to impose conditions or to block the deal entirely, though that might skirt the bounds of propriety.


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As the hop capital of America, the Yakima Valley has long had a reputation for hop-forward beers. After all, the valley is a mecca for fresh hops, allowing brewers to simply drive down the road during harvest to pick up these flavorful cones straight from the source.
But there’s another style of beer that lends well to celebrating the valley’s agricultural bounty: sours.
A sour is a beer that’s intentionally made for acidity to shine through, giving off its tart, sour characteristics and lending itself to often be complemented by the addition of fresh fruit for balance.
It’s not a new style by any means. In fact, sour beers have been around for centuries.
During the Industrial Revolution, brewers didn’t really have the same sanitation standards or equipment they have available now, so they would brew some beer and let it sit open. Along the way, the liquid would collect bacteria that was introduced from the air, and because certain types of bacteria are acid-producing, it’s fair to say that brewers back in the day most likely found themselves in sour territory inadvertently a time or two.
Since then, sour beers have come a long way. There are two main ways the industry goes about making a sour. Brewers can make what’s called a kettle sour — or a quick sour — which allows the wort of the beer to quickly ferment with acid-producing bacteria in the kettle. Or, they can opt for a more traditional route like Varietal Brewing Company in Sunnyside does as they work to showcase one of the most robust sour beer programs in the valley.
Depending on the goal of the sour, when co-owner and brewer Chris Baum brews a beer, it will be fermented all the way in a stainless-steel fermenter, or it will end up in a barrel.
“We put it in wooden barrels with wild yeast and allow those to feed on the residual proteins in the beer,” Baum said. Essentially, acid-producing bacteria feed on the dead yeast, creating the acid that gives way to a sour’s tart characteristics throughout the process.
Two of the most common types of bacteria intentionally introduced to sour beers are lactic acid, producing pediococcus, and lactobacillus, which is also found in many food products and candies.
Then, it’s typically time to add fruit for a layered flavor profile.
“We have access to so much fresh fruit here,” said Baum. At Varietal, they’ve done sours including blueberries from Wycoff Farms, peaches from CLS Farms and even a Syrah sour using grapes from Discovery Vineyard.
The barrel plays a role in the final product as well, and luckily, barrels are easy to come by in Yakima Valley’s wine country.
“We prefer to use neutral wine barrels,” Baum said. “A wine barrel has more body to them than compared to a liquor barrel.” And the brewery has been able to collaborate with local wineries such as Co Dinn Cellars, Cote Bonneville, Fortuity Cellars and J.B. Neufeld to get unique wine barrels to age sours.
A sour might spend one year in barrel, or it might spend three, depending on the end goal. “The time in barrel depends on what you’re doing,” Baum said.
Along the way, the brewer is fighting what’s called acetobacter. Just like in winemaking, acetobacter creates vinegar out of oxygen and alcohol, so the liquid in barrel is often tested along the way to make sure everything that’s happening in the barrel is balanced and going according to plan.
“The key to making sour beer, the way we make it, it’s all about blending,” said Baum. “Not all sours are created equal.”
Single Hill is another brewery featuring sour options on the tap menu, and the sours featured in their Rocketship Series, especially Raz Rocketship, have become wildly popular.
The history of this sour, however, goes back further than Single Hill’s opening in 2018. According to co-founder Ty Paxton, a Berliner Weisse beer was featured at Single Hill co-founder and head brewer Zach Turner’s wedding, and then it made an appearance at his brother’s wedding and Paxton’s wedding, fondly earning the name Hitched. That made way for the inspiration of the Rocketship Series, ultimately leading to Single Hill’s Treeline Series, allowing more room for collaboration with local produce growers to make a sour beer.
Single Hill released its Treeline Series at the end of February, with three fruited beers in the lineup, including two golden ales aged in wine barrels with local fruit. The third beer, Star Time, was a kettle sour aged in French oak barrels, with Sugar Time Peaches and Honey Star Plums added for refermenting.
“These were gorgeous ripe fruits from Johnson Orchards,” said Turner. “Because they were fresh, we were able to wait until the fruit was perfectly ripe, and then I was able to spend an afternoon processing fruit with my 2-year-old daughter to make this beer.”
And as fans of Single Hill picked up a bottle or tried a pint of what they dubbed as summer in a glass, it truly showed off the many sweet ways Yakima breweries and produce farmers are working together.
“Yakima’s agricultural bounty is very special to us and part of the basis of planting our brewery here in the valley,” Paxton said. “The benefits of using Yakima Valley fruit is we’re able to use the freshest ingredients possible as well as highlight our local partnerships with the farms.”


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The Canadian short-story writer today became just the 13th woman to win the Nobel Prize for literature. Hollywood hasn’t done much with Alice Munro’s vast catalog, but her short “The Bear Came Over The Mountain” was adapted and directed by Sarah Polley as Away From Her, which starred Julie Christie and Gordon Pinsent and debuted at Toronto in 2006. It landed two Oscar noms: one for Christie and one for Polley’s screenplay.
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Did you plant a vegetable garden this year, or pot up some herbs? Some of my favorite herbs to grow are lavender, rosemary, chamomile, basil, and oregano. I keep these potted plants on my patio where they get lots of sun and provide me with wonderful fragrances as I sip my morning coffee. I also like to plant flowers that will entice hummingbirds to come join me on the patio.
Did you know that the smallest living bird is the Bee Hummingbird? The Bee Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird that is endemic to Cuba and Isla de la Juventud. It weighs just 0.063 oz and is only 1 1/2in long.
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Fugro discovers significant water reservoir in Ethiopia
Fugro Consult GmbH completed an update on a hydrogeological study on behalf of the Canadian mining company Allana Potash Corp.
The study is part of the Dallol Potash project consisting primarily of ground geophysics and water well drilling, has delineated a significant water reservoir.
Fugro estimates the reservoir to contain 160 million cubic metres in the alluvial and gravel at Allana Potash's four mineral concessions in Northern Ethiopia. The annual recharge into the alluvial material amounts 35.7 million to 55.2 million cubic metres of water per year.
Potash is mineralization at depth between 75 and 200 metres below surface. Potash refers to potassium chloride, muriate of potash (MOP), that is mainly used for the production of fertilizers and glass.
To date, Fugro has completed ground geophysics (EM) as well as 18 observation wells, 3 pumping wells and 2 solution wells on Allana's Dallol Potash Project with several wells at each location. Ground geophysical surveys measuring resistivity were completed on the Allana and newly acquired Nova properties.
Fresh water aquifer
The ground geophysics surveys included the measuring of resistivity and outlined aquifers in the alluvial fans extending from the Ethiopia Highlands into the Danakhil Depression. The surveys identified a surface zone approximately 20 metres thick predominantly underlain by a fresh water aquifer which is underlain by a slightly brackish aquifer.
The two aquifers have a combined thickness of 30-40 metres. Fugro has estimated that the water reservoir contained within the aquifer on the Allana licenses to be approximately 160 Million cubic metres.
Well field development
Pump tests on the large diameter pumping wells yielded flows of up to 150 cubic metres per hour from the production wells. Long term pump tests of 168 hours drawing 100 cubic metres per hour down to a depth of a few metres. The pumping tests show that the groundwater table recovers rapidly and completely at the end of a test indicating it is suitable for well field development.
Estimated recharge rates
Basin analysis and investigation of rates of precipitation in the catchment areas of the Ethiopian Highlands west of the project area allows for estimation of the annual recharge rate in the Dallol region and more specifically in the alluvial fans located on the Allana license area. In addition, by monitoring water levels in observation wells, as initiated in March, 2012, the recharge rate can be estimated.
This work is ongoing, however, Fugro has calculated, based on a conceptual geohydraulic model, a recharge rate of between 35.7 million cubic metres and 55.2 million cubic metres of water annually for the combined Allana license areas.
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Farhad Abasov, President and CEO, commented: "Allana is extremely pleased that the hydrogeological studies in the alluvial fan area have outlined a significant water reservoir and significant yearly recharge. With annual consumption estimated at 16 million cubic metres of water per year for a 1 million tonnes per year MOP operation, the recharge rate alone is adequate to expand future production to 2-3 million tonnes per year of MOP. Delineation of these water resources marks an important milestone for Allana's potash project and has further de-risked the project as sufficient water has now been identified for operations."
About Allana Potash Corp
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No, the economy isn’t working well for all Americans — and a new survey proves it
President Donald Trump has not hesitated to boast about the state of the U.S. economy, insisting that his policies have brought about an economic miracle (never mind the fact that unemployment was going way down during President Barack Obama’s second term). But two of the Democratic presidential primary candidates who are hoping to unseat Trump in 2020, Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Sen. Bernie Sanders, have repeatedly stressed that big chunks of the U.S. population are not feeling the economic recovery — and a new survey by the personal finance website WalletHub bears that out.
The United States’ national unemployment rate, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) figures, was 3.7% in August and 3.5% in September. When Obama was a lame duck in December 2016, it was 4.7% compared to 10% in October 2009 during the worst of the Great Recession. So Trump inherited an economy that was in recovery under Obama; he didn’t create an economic miracle single-handedly, contrary to what one often hears on Fox News. Further, unemployment figures don’t tell the whole story, and WalletHub’s survey underscores the fact that millions of Americans are still struggling.
According to WalletHub’s survey, released this week, “78 million Americans” say their finances are a “horror show” — that includes 34% of Millennials and 16% of Baby Boomers. Moreover, 85% of Americans, WalletHub reports, plan on spending less this Halloween compared to Halloween 2018.
WalletHub CEO Odysseas Papadimitriou, in an official statement on the survey’s findings, explained, “A lot of people are indeed struggling financially right now. Just consider the fact that consumers currently owe more than $1 trillion to credit card companies. That’s expensive debt, and if we don’t start to pay it down in a meaningful way, the horror show will get a lot worse, unfortunately.”
WalletHub’s survey was not political in nature, but it points to some issues that Warren and Sanders have discussed extensively — including the United States’ horribly dysfunctional health care system and the high cost of housing. WalletHub asked Americans what types of expenses they were especially fearful of: 44% cited “medical bills,” while 29% said “mortgage/rent.”
Although the Affordable Care Act of 2010, a.k.a. Obamacare, has greatly increased the number of Americans who have health insurance, medical bankruptcy — as Warren and Sanders have emphasized — continues to be the main cause of bankruptcy in the United States. Warren and Sanders are proposing a government-operated Medicare-for-all system that would do away with most private health insurance, while centrist Democratic presidential hopefuls like former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Amy Klobuchar favor universal health care via more of a public/private approach that would include an aggressive expansion of Obamacare combined with a government-operated public health option.
Wages have not kept up with the exorbitant cost of housing in many parts of the U.S. — large urban centers especially — and the situation is so dire that Sanders has proposed a national rent control law. Warren is proposing a major investment in subsidized housing, asserting that the alternative is persistant homelessness. Not surprisingly, developers are freaking out over Sanders’ national rent control proposal, although Americans sleeping in their cars or in homeless shelters because they can’t afford even a small studio apartment are more inclined to believe that the Vermont senator makes perfect sense.
Certainly, 3.5% unemployment is a major improvement over 10% in 2009, but as economists Paul Krugman and Robert Reich have often pointed out, many of the gains of the United States’ economic recovery have gone to people at the top. And having a job doesn’t necessary mean that one isn’t having a hard time keeping up with expenses like health care and housing. Liberal journalist Thom Hartmann has noted that in major urban areas in the U.S., it takes a six-figure income to have real financial security.
WalletHub also reports that “177 Million Americans” are fearful of a recession, although Papadimitriou doesn’t believe there is “any cause for immediate concern.”
In his official statement on the survey, the WalletHub CEO explained, “There’s a lot of surface-level noise creating uncertainty, sure. But the fundamentals are strong, and we should be in for another year of growth in 2020. But that does not mean people should get comfortable. Winter is coming, so to speak; so, everyone should make sure to squirrel away as much savings as they can now.”


Having reduced my hardwood mold mallet to what now resembles a piece of firewood I have decided to construct one that is longer lasting that does the job. Using the remains of my hardwood mallet as a dimensional pattern I was able to generate one on my bench top lathe in about 20 minutes.
The material I used was 1-1/8" diameter Delrin/Acetal rod. This material is quite durable, machines easily and will take a terrific licking while keeping ticking! You can easily put a knurled handle on it as well if you happen to have that type of tooling. Made mine out of one piece of the Delrin rod which is available at numerous plastic supply establishments in a lot of areas. If you don't have ready access to this type of material you can get it from Speedy Metals.com
Nylon can be used also but is more difficult to machine as it leaves a stringey chip that overheats when turning and gums up pretty badly.
You won't be disappointed with the ease of machining using the Delrin/Acetal type materials.
I expect my Delrin mold mallet will outlast the hardwood models at least 50 to 1.
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- Associated Press in Srinagar
Hundreds of Kashmiri protesters hurled rocks at polling stations in the disputed Himalayan territory on Thursday and shouted “Down with India!” on a major day of voting in the country’s general election.
Indian forces used teargas and wooden batons to disperse the protesters, but there was no disruption in the voting, a police officer in the area said.
With 814 million eligible voters, India is voting in phases over six weeks, with results expected on 16 May. The protests in Kashmir came as millions of people turned out in 11 states on Thursday for the second biggest day of voting in the election.
Indian Kashmir elects only six members for the 543-member Indian parliament, but voting there will take place over several days due to security concerns.
Rebels and separatist politicians have urged people to boycott the vote to show that they do not recognise India’s sovereignty. More than a dozen rebel groups have been fighting for Kashmir’s independence from India or merger with Pakistan since 1989.
Thursday’s protests spread to nearly two dozen towns and villages in the region.
Aqib Ahmed, a young voter, said he couldn’t remain blind to what he said were Indian atrocities against Kashmiris. “So I am not voting,” he said.
However, Abdul Ahad, 50, said the people were facing multiple issues in the region. “I am voting in the hope that the issue of development for progress is taken care of,” he said.
The main Hindu opposition Bharatiya Janata party went into the election with strong momentum on promises of a surge in economic growth. Early polls suggest there is deep dissatisfaction with the governing Congress party‘s 10 years in power.
Narendra Modi, the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate, filed his nomination papers on Thursday for contesting the parliamentary elections from the northern holy city of Varanasi.
“I am humbled by the love showered by the people of this city on me. I wish to live up to the expectation of the people,” said Modi, 63. Supporters rained flowers down on his motorcade as he waved to them and bowed with folded hands.
Read more here — http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/24/kashmiris-stage-protests-major-day-voting-indian-election
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Visual music – where visual entities are aligned to music composition – screen based works, graphic score, dynamic notation, etc.
Rehearsing in Manchester with the EMS VCS3 synthesizer in preparation for the xCoax 2015 conference. The conference proceedings xcoax 2015. Putney live performance @ Xcoax Conference 2015. Ricardo Climent (live game-audio engines) and Mark Pilkington (1969 VCS3) from Wunderbar Lab Berlin on Vimeo.
A/V performance at Chorlton Arts Festival, St. Clements Church, Chorlton. Multiple screen projections and analog synth improvisation.
Two music events, supported by the PRSF, enabled me to perform in Liverpool, December 2010: Touch the Stars Pt. 2 (fixed-media) performed at The Planetarium, World Museum, Liverpool, 16 December 2010 Later on that evening I performed a concert of audio-visual pieces to celebrate the opening of the ‘Nam June Paik’ exhibitions at Tate Liverpool and FACT: […]


LIKE ITS COUSIN batik, tie-dyeing first started in the Orient, spreading from China through India and Japan to Malaya, Thailand, Cambodia and even Africa. Pre-Columbian Indians in Central and South America also used the technique. The emergence of tie-dyeing in the United States in the '60s was credited in part to Peace Corps volunteers who discovered the craft in remote areas of the globe and brought it home.
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CLL #2068 (feat. Dropkick Murphys with Dr. Ben)
09/02/2003 – Tuesday Night Show
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Frankie 100 took place in New York City May 22nd to 26th, 2014. The event was the largest swing dance event of modern day and brought together over 2000 dancers from 47 countries to honor Frankie Manning and to name his birthday, May 26th, as World Lindy Hop Day. The festival celebrated the roots and origins of Lindy Hop and Big Band Swing with historic events including the show, Swingin’ Frankie’s Way, at Harlem’s World Famous Apollo Theater.
Though it’s been some time since the event took place, some projects related to the event are continuing on their journey and finally becoming available for the public.
The Frankie 100 Commemorative Book
Thank you to editor and chief, Deborah Huisken, and all of the people who worked so hard on this excellent book. You’ll find the book to be full of rich storytelling and history about Frankie Manning, the swing era, and the swing revival. Click here to access the book now!
The Frankie 100 Educational Podcasts
Thank you to Cynthia Millman, Lennart Westerlund, Adam Lee, and Chris Wells for their work putting together the monumental Educational Panels that took place at Frankie 100. The panels featured over 40 experts on a wide variety of swing dance and music topics. Programs featured fascinating information, lively discussion, film/music clips, and audience Q&A. Six of those panels are now available. Click here to access the podcasts.
The Frankie Manning Walking Tour of Woodlawn Cemetery
This walking tour was created especially for Frankie 100 participants after visiting Manning’s grave at Woodlawn Cemetery. It includes visits to nearby graves of people who directly influenced Frankie Manning and the dancing and music of his era. Since it is a self-guided tour, you can use the information and downloadable map at any time to take this tour. Click here.
The One-8 Project
The One 8-Project is a stop-motion animation featuring 760 Lindy Hoppers from 37 countries. The project was shot in front of a green screen at Frankie100 and is work of art for the sake of art. The Swing Mexico team has been working tirelessly to mount this beautiful and ambitious project. Please visit the dedicated website to learn more: one8project.com

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Thesis by Briana Brenner (2016)
The purpose of this study was to examine how music, used as an interpretive tool in a museum exhibit, affects the visitor’s experience. The study was a quasi-experimental investigation, utilizing a music condition and a control condition. Visitors were interviewed at the Renton History Museum after experiencing the Little House Exhibit during one of these two conditions. Three key findings emerged from this research. First, visitors stayed in the exhibit longer in the presence of music. Second, visitors noticed a difference between music and no music in the exhibit, but the music did not seem to influence visitor comfort or emotions. Finally, music in the exhibit influenced the nature of visitors’ learning, with more in the music condition saying they learned about life in the past. These findings have implications for museum exhibit designers considering the use of music as an interpretive tool.
Keywords: research, music, visitors, history museum, exhibitions, quasi-experimental, exhibit design, visitor studies
Brenner, B. (2016). Does music matter to museum visitors?: Understanding the effect of music in an exhibit on the visitor experience . ProQuest Dissertations Publishing. (Order No. 10138687). Available from Dissertations & Theses @ University of Washington WCLP; ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (1804414286). Retrieved from https://search.proquest.com/docview/1804414286?accountid=14784


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Minnesota bars and restaurants will learn Wednesday when they might be allowed to reopen for sit-down service under restrictions meant to limit the spread of the coronavirus. Many establishments have been trying to stay alive with takeout and deliveries since they were closed two months ago. Key factors to consider when reopening include how close people are seated to each other, how long they are close, and whether people can effectively practice social distancing in that setting. In a grim reminder of where the disease could be headed, Minnesota has bought a warehouse in St. Paul to convert into a temporary morgue.
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This short documentary is part of a series hosted by American historian, sociologist, philosopher of technology, and literary critic Lewis Mumford, who was particularly noted for his study of cities and urban architecture. In this episode, Mumford considers the “loss of vitality” that he perceives in contemporary cities that have become crowded and resulted in suburban flight. “The overfilled urban container has burst,” he proclaims. What will become of the faceless, formless contemporary city? This mid-20th century film is a prescient look at today’s urban landscapes.
Lewis Mumford on the City, Part 6: The City and the Future, Mogens Gander, Jacques Giraldeau, Robert Humble, Kirk Jones, Derek Knight, Jean-Claude Labrecque, Claus Loof, Ian MacNeill, Terence Macartney-Filgate, Doug McKay, Reginald Morris, Erik Nielsen, Bryan Probyn & Donald Wilder, provided by the National Film Board of Canada

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Preferences This is an old rootstock that does best on heavy clays. It can handle heavy wet soils as well.
Description It is possible to keep trees on this rootstock to 3m if you are a very skilled pruner. They can grow to 6m, but are not too difficult to keep them to 4-5m.
Grade 1 tree above 750mm
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Green skin turning pale yellow in the shade and red/purple in the sun when ripe, good on dwarfing stock, otherwise slow to bear, delicious, juicy, rich sub-acid aromatic white flesh, fine grained, tender.
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Our endavours here are in line with the policy framework for business and human rights as formulated by the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary General, Professor John Ruggie.
In an effort to become aware of, prevent and address adverse human rights impacts of our operations, we have made a conscious effort to mainstream human rights across the company's general systems for assessing and mitigating non-technical risks. Key elements include:
- We systematically conduct analyses of countries relevant to our operations in order to build a robust knowledge platform about local conditions, business culture and external factors - including human rights and broader social, political, security and ethical risks.
- Additional risk and impact assessments are conducted before making an investment decision. In countries or contexts in which human rights risks are considered particularly significant, we may also conduct dedicated human rights risk assessments (HRRAs). So far, we have done so in five countries. In 2009, we published and began implementation of a new set of guidelines on integrated impact assessments, also with the aim of increasing the attention devoted to human rights during the project development process.
- As regards our relations with third parties, we have procedures for integrity due diligence that include screening the human rights reputation of partners, suppliers and other third parties with whom we may enter into a business relationship. Our standard contract language requires adherence to national laws and regulations, and we are also making efforts to include specific language related to human rights in contracts with partners.
These and other processes help us to identify the source and nature of potential adverse affects of our activities on the human rights of our stakeholders. On that basis, we can develop a remedial plan to mitigate potential adverse impacts.
In order to better understand the business implications of our commitments to human rights, we continued in 2009 to collaborate with different partners and stakeholders. Among others, we participated in consultations with John Ruggie, the United Nations Special Representative on Business and Human Rights. Since 1998, we have also had a collaboration agreement with the International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions (ICEM), covering all Statoil employees in all countries in which we operate, which further affirms our support for fundamental human rights in the community and in the workplace. Furthermore, through corporate agreements, we continued to support the work of Amnesty International Norway, the United Nations Development Programme (Democratic Governance Thematic Trust Fund), the Norwegian Centre on Human Rights and the Norwegian Refugee Council.