Hey everyone! THIS IS NOT THE ENDWEEK NEWS! In fact I probably shouldn’t even post this… This was a news post I started work on for the last week in February. It was going to contain an apology for not keeping up with the news, despite my promises to myself and to you guys that […]Read More Oldweek News – Seb’s Top 5 from the past
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Right folks! This is a special news post that deserves it’s own article and space on the MMGaming page! At MMgaming we have started up a new endeavour! Now we realise it’s still early days for this site, but we figured it’s good to get started on things sooner rather than later so without any […]Read More MMGaming Community Incoming!
It is that time of week where once again I delve into the grim and gritty business of video game news. It’s a cut-throat world out there, a game eat game world. A world in which only the fittest and most awesome games survive. And Call of Duty of course (OOoooh! ZING!). But seriously, it’s […]Read More Endweek News – Assassin’s Creed lawsuit not quite finished yet, What is this E3 thing?, a new Gears of War and some truly awesome videos!
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Preschool Storytime is drop in program for preschoolers (ages 3-5) and their families. Participants will listen to stories and make a fun craft to take home.
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True 5G wireless data, with its ultrafast speeds and enhanced security protections, has been slow to roll out around the world. As the mobile technology proliferates—combining expanded speed and bandwidth with low-latency connections—one of its most touted features is starting to come in to focus. But the upgrade comes with its own raft of potential security exposures.
A massive new population of 5G-capable devices, from smart-city sensors to agriculture robots and beyond, are gaining the ability to connect to the internet in places where Wi-Fi isn’t practical or available. Individuals may even elect to trade their fiber-optic internet connection for a home 5G receiver. But the interfaces that carriers have set up to manage internet-of-things data are riddled with security vulnerabilities, according to research that will be presented on Wednesday at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas. And those vulnerabilities could dog the industry long-term.
After years of examining potential security and privacy issues in mobile-data radio frequency standards, Technical University of Berlin researcher Altaf Shaik says he was curious to investigate the application programming interfaces (APIs) that carriers are offering to make IoT data accessible to developers. These are the conduits that applications can use to pull, say, real-time bus-tracking data or information about stock in a warehouse. Such APIs are ubiquitous in web services, but Shaik points out that they haven’t been widely used in core telecommunications offerings. Looking at the 5G IoT APIs of 10 mobile carriers around the world, Shaik and his colleague Shinjo Park found common, widely known API vulnerabilities in all of them, and some could be exploited to gain authorized access to data or even direct access to IoT devices on the network.
“There’s a big knowledge gap. This is the beginning of a new type of attack in telecom,” Shaik told WIRED ahead of his presentation. “There’s a whole platform where you get access to the APIs, there’s documentation, everything, and it’s called something like ‘IoT service platform.’ Every operator in every country is going to be selling them if they’re not already, and there are virtual operators and subcontracts, too, so there will be a ton of companies offering this kind of platform.”
The designs of IoT service platforms aren’t specified in the 5G standard and are up to each carrier and company to create and deploy. That means there’s widespread variation in their quality and implementation. In addition to 5G, upgraded 4G networks can also support some IoT expansion, widening the number of carriers that may offer IoT service platforms and the APIs that feed them.
The researchers bought IoT plans on the 10 carriers they analyzed and got special data-only SIM cards for their networks of IoT devices. This way they had the same access to the platforms as any other customer in the ecosystem. They found that basic flaws in how the APIs were set up, like weak authentication or missing access controls, could reveal SIM card identifiers, SIM card secret keys, the identity of who purchased which SIM card, and their billing information. And in some cases, the researchers could even access large streams of other users’ data or even identify and access their IoT devices by sending or replaying commands that they shouldn’t have been able to control.

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text: COVID-19 has raised worldwide concern as spiraling into a pandemic . Reports about comprehensive investigation of COVID-19 viremia are extremely scanty . Herein, we present four COVID-19 patients with positive SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid test in blood, accounting for 12.12% of 33 detected cases . Rapid deterioration of these cases with septic shock, accompanying with lung CT images enlarged rapidly, decrease of blood oxygen, heart rate drop (with asynchrony of hypoxemia) accompanied with SARS-CoV-2 viremia . It indicates that massive replication and releasing into blood of SARS-CoV-2 and secondary inflammation storm may lead to injury of multiple organs and poor prognosis . So, positive COVID-19 nucleic acid test in blood may be a good forecasting marker of rapid deterioration of COVID-19 pneumonia . In addition, clearance of viremia may indicate tendency for recovery.

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Playing left field at Fenway Park is no easy task, and Andrew Benintendi still is learning how to master the position.
The Boston Red Sox outfielder fell victim to the Green Monster in the first inning of Monday’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays. After Kendrys Morales laced a ball off the wall, Benintendi misplayed the Monster, allowing an extra run to score.
The run proved to be costly, as the Red Sox eventually fell to the Blue Jays 4-3.
But Benintendi certainly isn’t the first outfielder to have difficulty in left field. As NESN’s Jim Rice and former Red Sox fan favorite Jonny Gomes noted after the game, it takes ample practice and experience to get a hold of the position.
To hear Rice and Gomes give a lesson on how to play the Monster, check out the video above from “Red Sox Final,” presented by Plainridge Park Casino.
Thumbnail photo via Bob DeChiara/USA TODAY Sports Images

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There's no doubt about it: one of the best ways to boost your computer's performance, is to upgrade your hard drive to a cutting edge solid state drive (SSD).
With no mechanical moving parts, no spinning platters, and just really fast flash memory, SSDs can instantly transform a sluggish computer into one with a whole new lease on life. Of course, this is due to the storage subsystem being the slowest part of a computer system. Your PC's CPU cache and main system memory are significantly faster than hard drives, so the CPU will always attempt to look up data in those two areas before resorting to hitting the hard drive.
With SSDs, having access times far superior to hard drives across their entire capacity range, they are must have for those craving the ultimate in performance. Unfortunately, they're still quite pricey. The good thing is that prices are falling swiftly.
The question of the day is: Have you upgraded to a SSD yet?
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Hello OneGoat Community,
We hope this update finds you well and in high spirits as we continue our mission to support our local first responders. OneGoat Foundation, a Colorado nonprofit, is honored to share the latest news and achievements with all of you. Let’s dive right in!
Making an Impact
In 2023, OneGoat Foundation is privileged to support the incredible first responders in Colorado. So far this year, we have awarded over $108,000 in grants to more than 75 first responders. We couldn’t have achieved this without the incredible support from our donors and partners.
Thanks to your unwavering support, we have made a substantial impact to our first responders. Here is a breakdown of our Q3 awards:
Total Q3 Committed Awards: $57,366.67
Direct Financial Assistance: $12,298.42
Mental Wellness: $36,025
Funeral Expenses: $4,000
Travel Support: $5,043.25
This financial assistance plays a crucial role in helping our first responders when they need it most. We invite you to watch our 2023 Honoree video here. It’s an opportunity to understand the inspiring stories behind our mission and why we do what we do.
Tune in to Channel 9 Morning News on October 30 as Corey Rose interviews one of our 2023 Honorees, Ashley Ferris. It’s a chance to hear firsthand why we are so passionate about supporting the first responder community.
Also, mark your calendars for Colorado Gives Day on December 5. Early giving starts on November 1. Your contributions on this day will make a significant difference in our ability to support first responders.
Save the Date
Don’t forget to save the date for our OneGoat First Responders of the Year Annual Celebration on Saturday, September 14, 2024. Additionally, our Annual Charity Golf Event will take place on Monday, September 16, 2024. Registration for both of these events will open on February 1, 2024.
Thank You to Our Supporters
We want to express our heartfelt gratitude to the organizations that have supported our cause. It is their support that allows us to have a positive impact on the lives of those who protect and serve our communities.
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Your generosity has made a significant impact on the lives of our first responders.
We are immensely proud of the work we’ve accomplished together. Thank you for being an integral part of the OneGoat Foundation community. We look forward to continuing our mission to support our local heroes in the upcoming months.
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CHURCH schools should lose their power over admissions and be forced to take children from other religions, a teachers' leader said yesterday.
He warned that the Government's decision to encourage more faith schools risked the establishment of "Osama bin Laden academies" or "colleges of new messianic ethics" run by David Icke, the former goalkeeper, sports presenter and self-proclaimed son of God.
Faith schools, hours and the possible merger of the three largest associations into a 600,000-strong "super union" dominated the opening of the teachers' conference season yesterday.
Peter Smith, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, questioned the religious convictions of some parents using faith schools.
It was interesting, he said, how many parents suddenly had "intense religious visions" which led them to attend church when their children reached nine or 10.
The answer was to force Catholic schools to admit Muslim girls if their parents sought places and to make sure that there was a foolproof way of ensuring that pupils received the full national curriculum, he said.
"The problem for the Government is what do we do about religious groupings that are often heavily bankrolled, who go along and say they want to open a school? Suppose, for example, there was an application to open an Osama bin Laden academy. Who would be able to say 'no' and with what justification?"
Mr Smith was speaking in advance of the union's debate on faith schools today at its annual conference in Cardiff.
The union will seek assurances from Estelle Morris, the Education Secretary, when she addresses delegates tomorrow that she will not veto proposals to limit the hours teachers spend in the classroom.
Threatened industrial action at last year's teacher conferences persuaded the Government to set up an independent inquiry into their hours which concluded that they did not work longer than other professionals but more intensively over shorter periods.
It recommended a clearer definition of duties and specified time for preparation and marking. The unions and their local authority employers have asked the pay review body to consider putting a 22-hour limit on class contact time. However, Miss Morris has told the review body that would be unacceptable.
A possible merger of the three largest unions will also be under discussion. Mr Smith said he and the leaders of the National Union of Teachers and the Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers had met John Monks, the TUC leader, to discuss the issue.
They would be "testing the water" with their members over the conference season before holding a further meeting.


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In this instalment the reader follows Agatha's adventures in the Wastelands with a travelling show/circus group.
I'm having so much fun with this series. The vivid writing style, the eccentric characters, the humour and lots of adventure makes me want to come back for more. I realized that one of the parts I enjoyed the most is when the Jägermonsters make their appearance. The Jägermonsters talk with, what I think, some sort of heavily German accent. It's downright hilarious. Still despite the humorous undertone of the series, there's still a dark vibe to the story.
The footnotes are a must read. If you read the ebook version, just ignore them while reading since it isn't practical on an ereader. But definitely read them, they are worth it. One of my favourite 53. The Fifty Families are a coalition of those families that used to rule Europa. Their ancestors were brigands and thugs who were so good at killing people that the remaining people started giving them things so they'd stop. This made them Royalty. These days their descendants never mention this, as it seems entirely too much like honest labour.
On a side note, it's quite clear (especially in this instalment) that the series is based on a webcomic series. There's still a main plotline but the series focuses on various subplots/arcs before reaching the climax and solving the central issue of the story (quite like the episodic aspect of graphic novels). Agatha H and the Airship City ended with a cliff-hanger but the reader has to read over 300 pages to finally get the answers. The story introduces us to a broad set of new characters and I kept forgetting their names while reading. I like Klaus' personage, he's one of my favourite characters but made surprisingly little page appearances. Also certain passages were a bit slow, some conversations and descriptions could easily be shortened. But all in all still good.
The authors' website for more adventures with Agatha and co. Or if you want to check out the web comic.

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The good news
Because of the many associated health risks, it's important to take sleep apnoea seriously.
But the good news is there is a treatment for it, and most people experience a whole range of benefits from being treated:
- In many cases, treatment has been shown to reduce the symptoms of sleep apnoea, such as daytime sleepiness, depressed mood, anxious thoughts, reduced memory and concentration, and reduced quality of life (especially in the areas of work performance and marital/family relationships).
- By treating your sleep apnoea, you may help to lower the associated risks and improve your overall health.1
- Untreated sleep apnoea is also associated with symptoms including palpitations, dizziness, fainting, shortness of breath and chest discomfort, which may be reduced when your sleep apnoea is treated.2-3-4
- People with sleep apnoea can become too tired to exercise, making some of their underlying conditions worse. Obese people being treated for their sleep apnoea gain more energy, which may then help them exercise and lose weight.5 And weight loss has been shown to improve sleep apnoea for some people.6
- Treating your sleep apnoea when you are recovering from a major illness may combat your fatigue, so you have the motivation to follow a rehabilitation program.7
If you suspect you might have sleep apnoea, you're only a few steps away from a better night's sleep and feeling like yourself again!
Take our simple quiz to see if you might be at risk.
Marin JM, Carrizo SL, Vicente E, Agusti AG. Long-term cardiovascular outcomes in men with obstructive sleep apnoea-hypopnoea with or without treatment with continuous positive airway pressure: an observational study. Lancet. 2005 Mar 19-25;365(9464°/1046-53
Lianne M. Tomfohr, MS, Sonia Ancoli-Israel, PhD, Jose S. Loredo, MD, and Joel E. Dimsdale, MD. Effects of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure on Fatigue and Sleepiness in Patients with Obstructive SleepApnea: Data from a Randomized Controlled Trial. Sleep. 2011 January 1;Supported by grants HL44915 (JED), AG08415 (SAI),and RR 00827 (University of California San Diego General Clinical Research Center grant). 34(1): 121-126.
Romero-Corral A, Caples SM, Lopez-Jimenez F, Somers VK. Interactions between obesity and obstructive sleep apnea: implications for treatment. Chest. 2010 Mar; At the time of the writing of this manuscript, Dr Romero-Corral was supported by a Postdoctoral Fellowship from the American Heart Association. Dr Caples is supported by NIH grant HL99534. Dr Lopez-Jimenez is a recipient of a Clinical Scientist Development Award from the American Heart Association. Dr Somers is supported by NIH grants HL-65176, HL-73211, and 1UL1 RR024150, and by the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. 137(3):711-9.
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Last month, Zack Souza, District 39 Director, Jane Taff, Program Quality Director, and Wes Johnson, Club Growth Director attended an intensive two day training with other District Trios from Regions 2 and 3 in Las Vegas, Nevada. They gathered along with Toastmasters International executives to brainstorm, network and to learn about the ongoing implementation of PATHWAYS as well as the future of Toastmasters.
Dan Rex, Toastmasters International CEO, said, “District activities, expenses and goals should always operate from the Toastmasters mission: ‘we build new clubs and support all clubs in achieving excellence’. The mission really sets the priority on how our time as district leaders should be spent,” he added.
Wes added, “Our priorities as district leaders is to focus on club quality and club growth to fulfill Toastmasters mission.”
Jane said she is working with Rex’s team for him to visit District 39.
The trio learned PATHWAYS may completely rollout to all regions as early as May 2018, with a two-year grace period, with the old system for legacy members lasting until June 2020.
Zack explained the usual face-to-face District Executive Committee (DEC) meetings are scheduled to go virtual with webinars and conference calls. “Starting in the 2018-2019 year we will vote early to certify appointed officers and approve the budget. Toastmasters International provided recommendations on voting software to assist district in managing online voting,” he said, adding the first virtual DEC was held on February 12.
At the training, Wes was reminded that the Toastmasters brand promises to “empower individuals through personal and professional development. People join because of this promise, and stay (or leave) based on the delivery of this promise.”
Another suggestion was a District Summit that might replace the fall district conference. Jane noted this summit might, “include leadership development training for leaders, communication and leadership enrichment for the members, recognition, and networking opportunities.
In February, Wes brought the idea of the District Summit as well as other ideas members submitted to the Procedures Committee. Jane said, “I am really excited about creatively addressing the fall conference alternative. I look forward to what our Procedures Committee will come up with in the next couple of months.”
Stay tuned regarding alternatives for the Fall Conference by checking the District 39 website, and at the DEC meeting at the Spring Conference, May 19, 2018.
Although what happens in Vegas usually stays in Vegas, Zack admitted he had some fun outside of training. After completing his training Zack attended his first Vegas show- Cirque Du Soleil’s KA with Toastmasters friends from Oregon and Texas.


For small power applications like on board power sources, linear power supply is often used due to its simplicity and low cost. However, when the need for high power density designs arises, linear power supply simply disappears in the picture. It is because linear power supply is very less efficient. Switch mode power supply comes in place. Switch mode power supply corrected the drawback of a linear power supply in terms of efficiency and high power density. However, it is more complicated and can be expensive. I am not totally saying that a switch mode power supply is by default expensive than the linear power supply, it depends. At low power applications like on board supply, and then yes switching solution is expensive. However, for high power, say 500W application, the cost of a 50/60 Hz transformer is may be expensive than the switch mode power supply.
Linear ACDC Power Supply Block Diagram
A typical ACDC linear power supply has a step down transformer, rectifier, filter and regulator. The step down transformer is a 50/60 Hz which is bulky and expensive for high power applications. It needs the step down transformer next to the AC line because linear regulators voltage range is usually below 50V. The rectifier section converts AC to pulsating DC. The filter section conditioned the pulsating DC output of the rectifier to a low ripple waveform. The regulator will do the final job to fine tune the waveform such that it will become a straight line.
The linear regulator maintains the output voltage level by absorbing the difference between the input and output voltage. For instance in the above diagram the filtered voltage which is input to the regulator is 17V and the output of the regulator is maintained at 12V, this is means a voltage drop of 5V will be measured across the regulator. This voltage drop when multiplied by the load current is the power dissipation of the linear regulator. So, the higher the difference between the input and output means a huge loss on the regulator.
Linear DCDC Power Supply Block Diagram
For DCDC linear power supply solution, the circuit is straight forward and very simple. It will consist only of input and output capacitors and the regulator itself.
How Switch Mode Power Supply Works?
The heart and soul of a switch mode power supply are switching converters. There are several types of switching converter that can be used according to applications. We will discuss few of them later.
A switching converter operates in either saturation or cut-off of a semiconductor switch. At saturation, there is ideally zero resistance resulting to a zero power loss. When the switch is cut-off, there is ideally infinite resistance resulting to a zero current and then again, zero power loss. The switch in switching converter is modulated by a PWM signal and controlled by an application specific IC. The operation of this IC is complicated that linear regulator.
Switch Mode ACDC Power Supply Block Diagram
Above is a basic circuit for switch mode ACDC power supply. The EMI filter is mandatory for international standard compliance (for personal or non-commercial use, this can be neglected). It has also a bridge rectifier to convert AC to pulsating DC. It has also a filter to condition the waveform so that the input to the DCDC converter is almost pure DC. The DCDC converter converts high voltage DC to a low voltage DC. As you noticed, the transformer is put in this section in contrast to the linear mode which is located next with the AC line. By this arrangement, the transformer is can be operated in very high frequency making the physical size very small and cheaper. Q1 is a switch that is pulse width modulated (PWM) so that it will operate in saturation and cut-off only. In saturation, there is ideally zero loss as the resistance is ideally zero. On the other hand, in cut-off, there is also zero loss as the current is ideally zero. The DCDC converter outputs a rectangular or square wave voltage and the output rectifier process it to become DC. The specific diagram above is actually a flyback topology ACDC switch mode power supply.
Basic DCDC Switching Converter Topology
There are several topologies to use on how to build a switch mode power supply. Topology means what type of switching converter is being used. For instance in the above block diagram; it is a flyback employed on the DCDC converter section. There are several topologies to select and we will understand each application.
1. Boost Converter
Boost converter consists of inductor, switch (MOSFET, BJT or IGBT), and diode and output storage capacitor. The switch is modulated by a PWM signal to generate the desired output voltage in way that the switch has ideally zero loss.
A boost converter is a step up DCDC converter. In other words, its output is higher than its input. The output and input is linked by the duty cycle ratio. The ideal duty cycle for a boost converter is
Duty cycle, boost = 1 – (Vin / Vout)
For instance the output is 20V while the input is 5V, the duty cycle is 75%.
Boost Converter Operation when switch is ON
When the switch is ON, the inductor will charge. The diode will be reversed biased. The output capacitor will be the one to supply the power demand of the load.
Boost Converter Operation when switch is OFF
When the switch is OFF, the inductor will reverses its polarity resulting to the forward bias of the diode. This will let the capacitor to recharge. The load power demand will be supplied by the input at this time.
2. Buck Converter
Buck converter is a step down switching converter. In other words, the output is lower than the input. Buck converter is the commonly used DCDC especially those installed on board. It is composed of switch (MOSFET, BJT or IGBT), diode, inductor and output storage capacitor. The switch is modulated by a PWM signal so that to attain the target output voltage with ideally zero loss on the part of the switch.
The same with the boost converter, the input and output voltage of the buck converter is link by the duty cycle ratio. The ideal duty cycle ratio is:
Duty cycle, buck = Vout / Vin
Supposing the input voltage is 20V while the output is 5V, the duty cycle is 25%.
Buck Converter Operation when switch is ON
When the switch is ON, the diode will reverse bias. The inductor will charge. The capacitor will charge as well. This time the power demand of the load is provided by the input source.
Buck Converter Operation when switch is OFF
When the switch is OFF, the inductor will reverse its polarity and making the diode to forward bias. This time the load power demand will be provided by the energy stored in the inductor and capacitor.
3. Buck – boost
Buck-boost is a combination of buck and boost switching converters. It can operate either the output is higher or lower than the input. There two ways to obtain a buck-boost function; first is inverting and second is non-inverting. Inverting buck-boost has fewer parts counts and cheaper. Non-inverting buck-boost on the other hand has more parts counts and costly. The analysis of the non-inverting buck-boost is can be the same to buck and boost topologies when you break the operation into a buck or a boost. On the other hand, the inverting buck-boost will be analyzed differently.
4. Flyback Converter
Flyback converter is very common solution to use for an off line switch mode power supply. It is very common to laptop adapters and chargers. It is commonly used topology for phone and tablet chargers. It can handle high input voltage range as the available flyback controllers are rated for very high voltage. Flyback converter is efficient at power range less than 150-200W. Higher than this, flyback is may not a suitable solution at all. Flyback topology provides isolation between input (AC side) and output.
Fly Back Transformer is not a conventional transformer. A conventional transformer transfer power or energy from the primary to secondary at ideally real time and perfectly. Fly back transformer stores energy on the primary magnetic field and after a certain period delivers to the secondary side.
The switch provides ON and OFF times which able to magnetized and demagnetized the transformer
Rectifier and Filter
Rectifier and Filter smoothens the signal from the secondary winding. The capacitor serves as energy storage element.
The rectifier and filter condition the output to be a pure DC.
Flyback Converter Basic Operation
Switch is ON
When the switch is ON (saturation state), the primary of the flyback transformer will simply acts like an inductor and it will charge. There is a current flow from Vin to the ground via the switch S that acts as a short circuit path this time. The diode on the secondary side is reversed biased making the secondary winding open. The load is supplied by the energy stored in the output capacitor, Cout.
Switch is OFF
When the switch turns off, the energy stored in the primary of the flyback transformer will be delivered to the load. A complete delivery will be attained if the flyback operates in DCM or discontinuous conduction mode. A partial energy transfer will be observed if the flyback operates in CCM or simply continuous conduction mode. Practically, flyback is operated in DCM. At this time frame, there will be flyback action observed in the primary especially on the switch drain as indicated by Vds. The diode on the secondary side will conduct as the secondary winding changes its polarity. This time Cout will recharge and the load will be supplied by the secondary winding.
5. Forward Converter
Forward converter is also commonly used topology for off line ACDC switch mode power supply. There are few approaches for a forward converter like one-switch forward, two-switch forward or interleave one-switch or two-switch forward. We will not go into very details to each as the main principle are the common. Below diagram is a simple one-switch forward converter. Take a look on the dot on the transformer winding; they are in phase unlike flyback.
In a simple and low power forward converter, a RCD clamp is enough to discharge the transformer in each switching period. It is a must in forward converter to have a mechanism to discharge of empty the transformer core in every switching period to avoid the phenomenon called “flux walking” that will saturate the transformer and introduce catastrophic failure.
In higher power application, a transformer reset winding is needed resulting to a bulky and expensive transformer. Another approach is to use a two-switch method to get rid of the reset winding.
Flyback also needs an RCD clamp to discharge the leakage energy that will cause high voltage spikes on the switching MOSFET. However, it is not bad as forward needed a discharge path.
This is a conventional transformer that transfers all the energy in the primary to the secondary in real time, unlike flyback that is storing energy before it delivers to the secondary. Forward converter transformer is may be bulky (but small enough compared to a 50/60 Hz transformer in linear power supply since the switching frequency is high) if a reset winding is being used as a discharge mechanism.
This can be a MOSFET, BJT or IGBT. It is driven by a PWM signal to generate a square wave voltage on the transformer secondary.
This is called a forward diode as this diode will follow the action of the primary side. If the primary switch is ON, the transformer will energized and this diode will conduct.
Freewheel diode conducts only when the switch is OFF so that the current will continue to flow on the inductor towards the load.
Forward converter is also can be used in high input voltage like flyback, as there available controllers are rated to high voltage. Forward converter is more efficient than flyback converter since its transformer is not storing energy intentionally as the flyback do. For more than 150W of power, flyback is good topology to use. It can still be used for power less than 150W, but flyback is still efficient below this power level and flyback is simpler and cheaper, so for me personally I will go for flyback for power rating until 150W and forward beyond this power. Forward converter is also providing isolation between input (AC side) and output.
Forward Converter Operation when Switch is ON
When the switch is ON, the current will flow from the input voltage VIN towards the transformer primary and to the switch. The forward diode D5 will be forward biased this time. The freewheeling diode on the other hand is reversed biased. The inductor L1 and output capacitor C2 will charge and the current will be delivered to the output from the secondary winding.
Forward Converter Operation when Switch is OFF
During switch OFF, there will be no current drawn from the input but the current on the primary winding will still continue to flow on the RCD clamp until the energy on the core is gone. When the core is empty with the leakage energy, then the diode on the RCD (D2) will reversed bias. Since there is no current drawn from the input source VIN, the forward diode will reversed bias. The freewheeling diode will forward bias on the other hand. Both the inductor L1 and capacitor C2 will supply the power demand of the load using there charge energy.
There are more topologies to use for DCDC switching converter like half bridge, full bridge, Resonant (like LLC) or push pull. All these topologies are high efficiency due to switching operation. A switch mode power supply is can be made of several switching converters combining the discussed converters above.


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We made these mini veg lasagnes in Pip & Pear HQ last week – they were eaten so fast we had to make a second batch just to make sure they were as delicious the second time around….they were! Perfect for dinner time or for the kids school lunches! Ratatouille Lasagne (Makes 12 Mini Lasagnes)
This recipe is an alternative use for our yummy ratatouille. For the ratatouille recipe please click here! We have also used our hidden veg sauce which you can also find by clicking here
- Ratatouille portion
- Hidden Veggie Sauce
- 250g Fresh Lasagne Sheets
- Cheese Sauce:
- 40g unsalted butter
- 3 tsp of flour
- 200 ml milk
- 125g Monetery Jack cheese
- Preheat Oven to 200°C
- Cook the Ratatouille as per previous recipe or defrost a portion from a previous batch cook.For the cheese sauce you will need to:
- Melt the butter in a pan on a low heat. Slowly add the flour and stir continuously until a paste has formed and continue to heat on low for one to two minutes
- Next, gently begin to add in the milk, adding little bits at a time and ensuring to remain whisking throughout. If the sauce is too thick, add more milk until the consistency is right. Finally, add in the cheese and stir until it melts.Now it’s time to bring it all together!To assemble the ratatouille lasagne cups you will need to:
- Lightly grease a muffin tray with flour
- Cut 12 circles from the lasagne sheets using a large scone cutter (or one of our stage four pots)
- Place all the circles into a bowl of boiling water to soften for two to three minutes to soften.
- Line each cup with a lasagne circle.
- Place a teaspoon of our hidden veggie sauce into the end of each cup (optional)
- Place a tablespoon of ratatouille into each cup and cover with a tablespoon of cheese sauce.
- Ensure that the cheese sauce comes to the top of cup to avoid the pasta going hard or burnt in the oven.
- Sprinkle cheese over each cup.
- Place the tray into the oven for 12-15 minutes
- Remove the tray from the oven and allow the lasagnes to cool before removing them from the tray to allow them to hold their shape.Enjoy!

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For the most current news about Chief Peter, please read our news releases:
The Chief Peter property is one of several properties of Minfocus International Inc. in the Thunder Bay area of central North America. It is located ≈130 km west-northwest of the city of Thunder Bay in northwestern Ontario, Canada. The area was identified initially as being of interest due to its relationship to other platinum and palladium-rich mineral occurrences in the area of the Proterozoic Midcontinent Rift system, and its location adjacent to the major Archean Quetico break which trends east-northeasterly and is intimately involved in the geologic environment hosting the rich Current Lake platinum deposit further to the east.
Copper and nickel mineralisation were first discovered at Chief Peter Lake by James W. Lawrence in 1928, and since then numerous companies have increased the knowledge of the geologic environment and extent of mineralisation. The Shebandowan nickel mine, which was operated for many years by INCO, lies only 50 kilometres to the east-southeast. The ore from this mine was characterised by its high platinum group elements (“PGE”) levels relative to copper and nickel levels. Only the more recent exploration activities at Chief Peter Lake included analyses for PGE, which were determined to be present to significant levels and to typically display high platinum to palladium ratios, an encouraging indication of high per-tonne by-product values.

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Concern Worldwide, a company limited by guarantee, Registered Company Number: 39647, Registered Revenue Number: CHY 5745,
Registered Charity Number: 20009090, Registered in Ireland,
Registered address is 52 – 55 Lower Camden Street, Dublin 2.
Phone: +353 1 417 7700
Building a better future for farmers
Concern Worldwide works with farmers in Tanzania to improve agricultural practices so that families can increase their yields.
Our farmer field schools serve as training centres for better production techniques.
Farmer field schools
These schools are learning plots, established by farmers we have trained, for teaching others. The community uses these field schools as training plots, so that traditional famers – who are unfamiliar with modern techniques – can test new methods and see the results.
Safi Ramadan, a widow with 10 children, is one of the farmers we are helping. She lives in Karago village in the rural district of Kigoma where we provide hands-on training in:
- Seed spacing
- Land cultivation
- Methods to enhance soil fertility
Last year, we distributed quality seeds through the farmer field school and taught her how to take care of poultry and goats.
As a result of the training she received, Safi harvested 10 bags of maize last year – the highest yield ever produced out of her small plot. She sold half of the maize and bought a café with the profits. Safi now employs two people, including one of her daughters. She said:
Of my three businesses, the café is the highest earner, then maize farming and goat rearing.
Investing in the future
Our charity work in Tanzania is aimed at securing access to food for the poor and helping them earn enough income to support their families. Thanks to your support, farmers like Safi are able to invest in the future so that they and their families can lead prosperous lives without our ongoing support.

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Cops in Canada have been posing as sex worker clients in "rescue" missions no one really asked for. Now, numerous prominent organizations and individuals have issued an open letter in support of sex workers calling for British Columbia Police to cease involvement in Operation Northern Spotlight, a countrywide covert police operation involving the catfishing of sex workers.
"It's baffling that police think this is a positive thing and that it's actually going to be helpful," said sex work campaign lawyer Brenda Belak of Pivot Legal Society in Vancouver. Pivot was one of the groups that signed the open letter.
As part of the operation, police pretend to be clients on sites like Backpage, set up dates, and try to "save" sex workers from their jobs. It's an attempt, albeit a misguided one, to target trafficking.
"There's certainly no legal basis for it because the law right now in Canada… targets the clients of sex workers, which is essentially the same as targeting sex workers." Current Canadian laws surrounding sex work were introduced in 2014; as it stands, it's illegal to buy sex, but not to sell it.
Ontario's Durham Regional Police first conceived Operation Northern Spotlight in 2014. Major raids of the project occurred in October 2015 and October 2016, the latter of which involved the FBI and 53 Canadian police agencies in nine provinces. Pivot has been contacted by sex workers working on their own accord who say they feel they're not in danger except for through these raids. Belak pointed to the entering of premises without warrants and illegal searches of sex workers—both of which have allegedly been part of the operation. She said some victims of the raids have had charges unrelated to sex work brought upon them.
Jelena Vermilion, 23, a sex worker in Ontario, said she is "fed up" with how police and the law in Canada deal with the field she works in.
"Sex workers deserve a lot more respect and dignity. We have so much autonomy, and we've just been screaming into the void for so long, and no one seems to want to listen to us," Vermilion said. "We're not babies—trafficking may be a real issue, but trafficking in sex work and consensual sex work are very different."
Belak referenced the same conflation between consensual sex work and sex trafficking. She said the operation has further dampened police relations with sex workers in Canada, making them less likely to come forward if they become the victim of a crime while working.
"Pulling people out of the sex industry without their consent and penalizing those who do not agree to exit the sex industry does not 'save' or 'rescue' them," reads the open letter, calling for the end of British Columbia Police involvement in the operation.
Vermilion said the concept of the operation is tied to the savior complex, which in this context is "essentially someone trying to offer help where it's not needed, superfluously, and in the face of being told 'I don't need help,' still offering resources."
Both Belak and Vermilion said the best way to improve sex worker safety is by decriminalizing it.
"This isn't helping anyone," Vermilion said. "If you want to benefit sex workers, listen to them."
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Ghanaian Afro-pop artist, Predy X d’African Star has released a Christmas single which he's dedicated to Christians not only in Ghana but Africa and beyond.
According to Predy X, the song dubbed “Merry Christmas” seeks to promote love and harmony during the festive season. He adds that the song is a mix of Soul, R&B and Afrobeats (Makossa) genres.
Predy X stated told Myjoyonline.com in an interview, "Africa has been kind to me and instead of singing the usual western Christmas carols, I decided to compose, sing and produce an Afro Christmas carol to show my appreciation for her love and support".
This the second single from Predy X within the last quarter of the year from his upcoming album set to be released next year.
Predy X, who is also the founder of Sweet Musiq is currently under the management of RITE MULTIMEDIA.

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Marc-Andre Cliche... I don't know why but I desperately want him to make the NHL someday... Marc... Andre... Cliche!
Tell me more about this guy. I saw that he was on the summer roster for WJC, is he likely to make the team?
Also in junior news, all hockey fans should keep an eye out on Calgary prospect Leland Irving and his 16-2-1 record, 5SOs so far for the Everett Silvertips of the WHL.
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KTM is planning a Rallye version of its new monster trailie, the LC8 Adventure.
The bike, which will make its racing debut at Dakar 2002, will form the basis of a production race replica version which will go on sale in spring 2003.
Apart from the rear tanks, most of the components of the competition version will make it on to the production version.
According to KTM’s chief executive Stefan Pierer. " The bikes will be more or less the same. "
The LC8 Adventure’s 942cc 75-degree V-twin motor has been tuned to boost power from around 95bhp to around 105bhp.
Weight has been cut from 189kg to 184kg. The production version should be even lighter without the rear tanks, which boost the Rallye version’s fuel capacity to a massive 55 litres and give it a range of up to 372 miles.
The production version will have a 35 litre tank, compared to the LC8 Adventure’s 30 litres.
The Rallye version shown in this official factory sketches will make its first public appearance at the Milan show this September. The production version won’t be unveiled until September 2002 at the Munich show.
Pierer said: " We can’t put an exact price on it at the moment. The LC8 Adventure will be priced to compete with the R1150GS. The Rallye version will be slightly more, but still competitive. "
Both versions feature the same 48mm-diameter upside-down WP front forks and WP rear shocks, with adjustment for pre-load and rebound. They also share the same brakes, with twin 320mm discs and Brembo twin-piston calipers at the front, and a 240mm single rear disc, also with a twin-piston Brembo unit.


Gravity-Driven Flows in Two-Fluid Drops
Drops of spilled coffee dry and leave behind ring-shaped patterns. The shape and uniformity of these patterns are determined by fluid flows that drive particle deposition within the drops. Now, Fouzia Ouali of Nottingham Trent University in the UK and colleagues have shown that in the case of drops composed of two fluids, gravity, not surface tension, as researchers previously thought, dominates convective flows. The team says that this result could allow for improved control of material deposition in applications like printing that involve drying drops.
In a drop containing two fluids, unequal evaporation of the fluids leads to changes in the drop’s local composition. This composition change can give rise to gradients in both the surface tension and the density of the drop, two parameters that can drive fluid flow.
To see which effect dominates, Ouali and colleagues studied water-ethanol drops and water–n-butanol drops in which they suspended micrometer-sized polystyrene particles. They placed a 1-mm-diameter drop on a flat surface and then monitored flows within the evaporating drop by tracking the motion of the particles. They repeated the experiment for drops on surfaces tilted at different angles to determine the relative importance of gravity versus surface tension in controlling the flows.
The team found that the direction of fluid flow within the drop was unaffected by the angle of the surface—the fluid circulated in the same direction for drops that were both right-side up and upside-down on horizontal surfaces. The team says that this finding suggests that fluid buoyancy and hence gravity—not surface tension—drives fluid flow.
This research is published in Physical Review Letters.
Christopher Crockett is a freelance writer based in Arlington, Virginia.


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Hayek talks red carpet activism at Cannes
CANNES, France – When Salma Hayek walked the Cannes Film Festival red carpet holding up the sign “Bring Back Our Girls,” the cast of “The Expendables” followed suit the next night – even if some of them didn’t know what the slogan was about.
“I remember Victor (Ortiz) was like, ‘What were those signs?’ and I had to fill him in,'” actor Kellan Lutz of his co-star. Ortiz, Hayek and others helped spread the message, a plea for the return of nearly 300 girls kidnapped in Nigeria by the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram, by using one of the most famous media events in the world. The “Bring Back Our Girls” campaign has become a hashtag on Twitter and championed by luminaries including U.S. first lady Michelle Obama.
Hayek held up the sign as she walked the red carpet for her animated film “The Prophet.” She said it was not out of character.
“I was always involved in women’s rights before I was a celebrity,” she said.


FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) --Families in Fresno are learning to better protect themselves against criminals. Dozens signed up for Saturday's Refuse to be a Victim class at the Police Science Institute.
Police said the city had a lack of crime prevention programs, so they secured a grant for these classes. So far, there have been two four hour long seminars.
The classes are free and teach people not to be careless about their surroundings.
"About half of all the burglaries in Fresno, what people refer to as break-ins, the bad guys aren't breaking in. Half the time they are entering through an open door and window to take what they want and leave," said Ruben Barros, Community Service Officer.
The police department plans on hosting more classes in the future.
Once they are scheduled, they will be posted on the Nextdoor app for people to sign up.


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When the recession and housing crash began to become a tangible
reality in 2010, four friends were looking for solutions for the
scary new world the American middle class faced all of a sudden.
Out of work and with real estate prices crashing, many middle class
families found themselves in unexpected trouble and even running out
of means to provide much needed food. It became apparent that help
was needed. The idea of a food distribution program was born.
We approached the President of the Los Angeles Turners, Carole
Kulzer-Brennan. The Los Angeles
Turners have been around for 140 years, founded in 1871, and
have always had a strong social engagement. Carole Kulzer-Brennan
was very supportive of the idea, and together with the Christian
donation Center in Los Angeles and the Second Harvest Food bank in
Orange County, who offered their generous support as well, and with
the help of many other friends we began distributing food. The
program grew naturally during these most difficult economic times,
almost doubling the food distribution in one short year. Currently
the Los Angeles Turners still have a special fund for donations to
their “Feed the Needy” program.
When we were a year into the operation it became apparent that we
had to start our own charity. This was the birth of the California
Outreach Organization, Inc. The Secretary of state incorporated the
nonprofit public benefit corporation in July 2011. It is not
organized for the private gain of any person. The specific purpose
is to support and feed people in need, especially the elderly and
families with children.
Jonathan Joss is the
Voice for California Outreach Organization
The renowned Native American Actor Jonathan Joss, known as the voice of
“John Redcorn” in the animated Show “King of the Hill” and his current
role as Ken Hotate on "Parks and Recreation" is the voice for California
Outreach Organization in Paramount. The Non-profit Organization
feeds the needy in Orange County and Greater Los Angeles. Jonathan
Joss, who has his own product line of Spices - “King of the Grill”, will
work with California Outreach on different Projects and he will donate
parts of proceeds from product sales to the Organization.
California Outreach Organization helps
Soaring Poverty causes malnutrition
and hunger Almost 50 Million Americans are
officially in poverty – Real numbers are estimated to be much higher
(OC, Feb. 2012) As California Outreach
Organization, a non-profit Organization with the mission to feed the
needy reports, the numbers of Americans in need are soaring.
Another 2.6 Million Americans slipped below the poverty line last year,
according to the US census bureau. This brings the official number
of Americans who live below poverty level up to 46.2 million. This is
the highest number in the 52 years the bureau has published figures.


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Welcome to the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Department of Massachusetts
"No one does more for Veterans"
Massachusetts elects its 2nd Post 9-11 Veteran to lead the 22,000+ membership of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Keith M. Jackson was elected State Commander of the Department of Massachusetts, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. at the 98th Convention June 9, 2018, at the 98th State Convention in Leominster, MA.
Keith served in the U.S. Army from 1982-2005 as a Combat Engineer. He served in numerous leadership and staff positions in Europe, Asia, Middle East, and throughout the United States. After a successful 23 year career as a soldier he retired from the Army.
His military decorations include the Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal (1st Oak Leaf Cluster), Army Commendation Medal (4th Oak Leaf Cluster), Army Achievement Medal (7th Oak Leaf Cluster), Army Good Conduct Medal (7th Award), National Defense Service Medal (2nd Award), Korean Defense Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Kosovo Champaign Medal, Armed Force Service Medal, Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon (W/Numeral 3), Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Ribbon (W/Numeral 4), Military Outstanding Volunteer Medal, NATO Medal (2nd Award), Iraqi Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, The Sapper Tab, Army Superior Unit Award, Meritorious Unit Commendation, Sergeant Audie Murphy Leadership Medallion, and the De Flury Medal.
Keith joined the VFW in 2005 at Post 6538 in Townsend, Massachusetts, where he is a Gold Legacy Life member. He became eligible for the VFW while serving in Iraq, Kosovo, Bosnia and with Duty in Korea. He has served in elected and appointed positions at Post, District, and Department levels, culminating with his election as Commander of the Department of Massachusetts. He has served on several committees, including the National Legislative Committee.
He is a life member of the VFW National Home, Military Order of the Cooties, American Legion, Forty and Eight, Retired Enlisted Association and 1st Infantry Division Association. Keith continues to serve his nation as a civil servant for the Department of Defense as an Antiterrorism Officer. He and his wife Lisa, make their home in Townsend, Massachusetts. They have three children Alicia, Matthew, and Rebecca and five grandchildren.
Massachusetts VFW has contracted with Publishing Concepts (PCI), a trusted partner to create this special member publication. The publication will include a full-color glossy front section with history of the Massachusetts VFW. PCI will contact you via MAIL, PHONE, AND EMAIL to collect your unique story and give you the ability to submit photos so that your VFW History can be preserved for generations to come. The below posts cards will be mailed.
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Department of Massachusetts
24 Beacon Street Room 546-1 State House
Boston, MA 02133


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Sexual Misconduct in Prisons: Law, Remedies, and Incidence - May 2000
Changes since 1996 in state laws and agency policies and procedures regarding sexual misconduct are reported. Sexual misconduct is defined as “sexual behavior, contact, or relationships between correctional staff and inmates/offenders”. Sections cover: an introduction; legislative actions; litigation; agency strategies for addressing staff sexual misconduct such as policies, training, investigation processes, and apprising inmates of sexual misconduct issues; incidence and outcomes of sexual misconduct; respondents’ views on the problem; and concluding remarks. Overall, there has been considerable activity to address this problem.


Caliber: 7.62x54mm Rimmed Russian - Weight: 174 Grains - Bullet Style: Full Metal Jacket (Bi-Metal) - Case Type: Zinc Coated Brass - Muzzle Velocity: 2495 fps - Rounds Per Box: 20 - This high quality ammo features distinctive highly polished zinc plating on the cartridge case; hence the Silver Bear name. Silver bear offers high quality at reasonable prices. Other manufactures reserve the silver cases for law enforcement safari and specialty ammo. This product uses Berdan priming for long shelf life and sure-fire ignition. Silver Bear is loaded to exacting standards.
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Sometimes it plants the idea of having a plot of your own.
But before rushing down to the Prudhoe Gardeners’ Association Hut to apply for one, make certain that you are not just attracted to the IDEA of having a well-tended allotment garden. Be realistic, look at your motives and consider what is involved.
An allotment garden is, as the name suggests, a place where you ‘garden’. It is not a place to store unwanted junk. It is not a wild life reserve. It is not a reforestation area. It is a garden that needs regular cultivating, where the soil needs caring for, where crops need planting and tending, where weeds need to be removed. Pests and diseases need to be controlled.
All of this takes knowledge, physical effort, time and some expense. It isn’t something you can do when you have a spare moment from an otherwise busy life. Success is not instant – even the simple radish needs watering and time to grow.
Your crops won’t come clean and washed like out of the supermarket. You will have to plan your crops to match what your family likes to eat and understand that things are seasonal – you won’t have strawberries and raspberries off your allotment for Christmas or courgettes in February. In other words, you need your family to be on your side and to be willing to give a hand on the allotment sometimes even.
It’s harder than just mowing the lawn at home.


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New Moon Soundtrack: Thom Yorke and Kings of Leon?
There’s been a lot of speculation about which artists will appear on the soundtrack for the upcoming Twilight sequel New Moon.
And now New Moon director Chris Weitz has revealed some choice picks to Rotten Tomatoes.
“Alexandre Desplat has just started working on his music for the film, and we are just starting to put together what bands are on the soundtrack, so it’s kind of like keeping ten plates spinning at once,” Weitz notes. “Fortunately, I’m not at the stage where I have to turn anybody down yet, because everything is still kind of up in the air, but I am surprised at some of the bands that have said they’re interested. It’s kind of great. The criterion will still always be what’s right for the movie at that given moment, but Thom Yorke is interested; we might, if we’re very lucky, get Kings of Leon to do something… it’s exciting to be able to have access to this kind of talent.”
Of course, Yorke’s band Radiohead closed out Twilight with their song “15 Step,” from their album In Rainbows.
Tell us in the comments section: Do you think these would be good choices, and who else do you think should be on the New Moon soundtrack?

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3900W Solar Panel System for Homes Off Grid 48V Solar Power System. 20pcs 195W Solar Panel and 6 String PV Combiner Box and 60A LCD Controller.Consists of 20 high-efficiency 195W solar panels, 60A 12-48V controller, plus 6-string combiner box, powerful protection function, very suitable for off-grid power supply for homes, farms, and forest cabins, which can generate for you every day 16 kWh of electricity. 20 pcs 195W 18V Mono solar panel. 20 sets Z style mounting kit. 1 pc 60A 48V/36V/24V/12V solar controller. 8 pcs 100Ah Deep Cycle Battery 1 pc 48V -110V 3500W Off Grid Inverter. 5 Pairs MC4-MC4 Solar Cable. 1 pair 5m(16.4') 4mm² solar cables (totally 32.8'). 1 pc 6-String PV Combiner Box.
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In honor of Molly’s first year food-blogging anniversary as Wonderland Kitchen as well as her new adventure writing a column for Serious Eats, we decided to give her site a complete upgrade, complete with granite countertops (and a new logo to boot). The new site keeps the focus on her beautiful photos and reorganizes over a year’s worth of material into an image-focused format that is easy to navigate, invites more clicking around the site, and is just really nice to look at. It’s a delicious project that we’re extremely proud of. And the website doesn’t look bad either. Click here to visit Wonderland Kitchen.


All of the cables and chargers needed to use WiC are included in the box. For WiC for Guitar, that’s two 1/4″ cables (one to the instrument and one to the amp), a dual USB charger and two USB cables. For WiC for Computer,that’s one 1/4″ cables (one to the instrument), a dual USB charger and one USB cable. They also come with international plugs for when you are on your world tour
By the way, all of the cables and plugs are of standard variety, so if you are on the road and lose one you can easily get a replacement and any store that carries that kind of stuff.


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My name is Tan Hooi Kee. I was born in Bukit Mertajam 大山脚, Penang, Malaysia.
My Working Place: 'Equator Academy of Art'
I am working at Equator Academy of Art (Penang, Malaysia). Equator Academy of Art has established in year 1997, founded by Dato' Chuah Kooi Yong. Is the leading art and design college in the Northen Region.
Courses that we offer
- Diploma in Interior Design:
- Diploma in Graphic and Multimedia:
- Diploma in Architectural Technology:
- Diploma in Fashion Technology:
- Diploma in Fine Art:
- Certificate in Art and Design:
All courses are Accredited by MQA (LAN)

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This was the first time we had been to the water precession. We arrived at the pier very early in the morning luckily we have a pickup which gives not only a good viewing location but seats and a place to sit and drink a cup of tea and eat sandwiches. We went with Aprils parents who go every year to catch the arrival of St Nino as the boats ride past. I wasn’t sure what to expect when we went and a ship was docking and offloading nearby so was a bit concerned if it docked right in front of our pitch. We had moved right up next to the river to get a good view and last thing we needed was a ship stopping right in front. Luckily enough it docked further up and began offloading.
Yes there are a couple of people lying down at the front of the ship. Not sure why but they were waiting for the ship to dock before we even arrived which was over an hour earlier.
Although the precession was far from us there was a constant movement in the air helicopters were flying up and down the river and a single small plane was trying its best to circle the precession. It was a good morning it wasn’t too hot and plenty of people all waited patiently for the arrival of the precession to wave it on its way further up the river.
The main surprise was the sheer number of boats and ships that all appeared and all appeared pretty quick. They shot past a lot quicker than I had expected and a lot more ships than I thought there would be. It just goes to show how much of a major event this is for Cebu.

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Juarez often conjures up fantastic nights of revelry for many of my peers. The legal drinking age in Mexico is 18, so many El Paso teens had (have?) fake IDs that got (get?) them into bars and clubs where drink-and-drown specials were the norm, meaning $5-10 got you bottomless drinks. Not me. My standout memories of Juarez go back to my childhood when we visited my dad’s cousin, but not necessarily for familial reasons. My name might as well be Lisa Simpson, because I had a massive overbite. Fortunately for us, my dad’s cousin was an orthodontist.
Worry not folks, there is a silver lining to the Saturday mornings in the dental chair and nights of headgear. Not only did I have less of an overbite to look forward to, but there was also El Taco Tote. Yup, there once was a time when The Tote solely existed in Juarez. Even though I ate meat back then, my fondest food memories were of their salsa bar, quesadillas, and papotas (translation: awesome baked potatoes). Fast forward to the 2000’s, a world where 20 El Taco Tote locations are scattered throughout Mexico, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. At one point, Denver was graced with a location. As much as I love Denver, I don’t know what’s wrong with those people. They also used to have Taco Cabanas! Those people don’t know when they’ve got a good thing.
Well, the point of this post is not to reminisce about my geektastic childhood, nor to berate Denver’s bad taco decisions (they’re not all bad. Hooray for Chipotle!). The point is to announce once more that The Tote now has a vegetarian (possibly vegan. I didn’t ask as I was already being annoying by asking too many questions) taco option!!! Last month, they added two new tacos and there was a whole teaser campaign on social media as to what they were gonna be. I commented on Instagram about about how it should be a veg option, and then the time came to announce the newcomers, and by golly it was a veg option! So, then I got to thanking them and they invited me to try them. 😀
The new mushroom veggie taco is currently only available at El Paso locations (score!). At $2.99 a taco, you get a taco loaded with sliced mushrooms and chopped onions and peppers sauteed in Maggi seasoning. Maggi liquid seasoning, also known as Jugo de Maggi is popular in Europe and also Mexico, where it’s usually used in Micheladas and soups. It tastes kinda like if soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce had a vegetarian baby. It gives everything a nice “meaty” umami flavor without any animal products. Anyways, I liked the taco and thought it was a good size for three bucks, although it had way too much onion and was a little on the salty side (probably due to the Maggi). Fortunately, the onion was well-cooked and didn’t dominate everything. If you’re vegetarian, be sure to order it on a corn tortilla, the flour ones are made with lard (refried beans also have lard).
I recommend ordering one or two tacos, one papota and trying every salsa on the complimentary chips and salsa bar! There’s even cucumbers and radishes! If you’re one of those salsa-squeamish people, by all means do yourself a favor and try the avocado salsa. It’s like liquid guacamole, but way better than I just made that sound. You’ll want to drink it and no one will judge you. People here bypass the little condiment cups to load up the paper boats. Other vegetarian options would be a cheese quesadilla on corn tortillas. They also have red cheese enchiladas, but the rice and beans that they come with contain chicken stock and lard.
Disclaimer: El Taco Tote asked me to come in to one of their locations to try three of the mushroom veggie tacos free of charge. They did not ask me to review or promote their new tacos. All opinions are my own.


Microchannel cooling tech achieves higher processor performance
Mon 2 Oct 2017
New research is looking to further develop microchannel cooling technology in an effort to advance processor performance.
The CarriCool project, backed by IBM, sets out to better manage operating temperatures which can be a limiting factor for the computing power of processors.
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute have now discovered a new cooling method which integrates microchannels into the silicon interposer. The innovation allows for high-performance processors to be cooled from the underside, driving a significant increase in performance.
The team was also able to integrate passive components for voltage regulators, photonics ICs and optical waveguides into the interposer.
The study explains that when processors get too hot, they reduce their clock rate and operating voltage. In order to protect the CPU and motherboard from heat damage, the processors have to either reduce their computing speed or shut down entirely.
Until now, cooling elements have been used to avoid overheating, while fans are employed simultaneously to cool heat-sensitive components from above.
Now, the Fraunhofer team, led by Dr Wolfram Steller, Dr Hermann Oppermann and Dr Jessika Kleff, have found a way to cool microchips from the top, as well as below, using a liquid-based cooling system.
‘Microchannel structures with hermetically sealed vias are installed in the silicon interposer, which is located between the processor and the printed circuit board. The coolant is then pumped through the microchannels channeling off the heat from the processor,’ the paper explains.
The study notes that the interposers are responsible for the electrical supply and cooling of the processor. They act as a layer between the circuit board and the chip and are connected every 200 micrometres from top to bottom by electrical vias to guarantee the processor’s power supply and data transmission.
In order to effectively absorb heat and channel it away from the processors, the researchers further installed microfluid channels cross-linking the electrical vias, which allow the coolant to be circulated.
‘Up to now, the cooling structures are not very close to the computer core itself, which means the coolers are mostly applied from above,’ said Oppermann.
‘The closer you get to the heat source, the better the temperature can be limited or the output increased. In high-performance computing in particular, the data rates are continuously increasing. Therefore, it is important to have an effective cooling to ensure a higher clock rate. Previously used cooling systems were not so effective in this context. Now, with this new cooling system, the performance can be increased significantly,’ he added.
In addition to the cooling technology, the team also integrated voltage regulators for the power supply, as well as optoelectronic components for data transmission into the interposer.
The voltage regulators supply the processors with the appropriate operating voltage, while the optoelectronics convert electrical signals from the processor into light signals. This allows for even larger amounts of data to be transmitted with higher signal quality, compared to copper lines through which data loss increases with growing data rates.
Oppermann concluded: ‘By combining interposer, cooling, voltage regulators and optical interconnection technology, we have reached a new level of integration that allows smaller circuits with more power.
‘This is an important step in high-performance computing, as we achieve higher clock speeds in the same amount of space.’


text: In this video, we review the Grip Tuck holster! Grip Tuck: https://aliengearholsters.com/grip-tu... Video Transcript: Hello I’m Dylan from GunSpot and in this video, we will be reviewing Alien Gear Holster’s Grip Tuck Holster I want to say thank you to Alien Gear who sent us this holster for us to review that being said this is still an unbiased review, where I will tell you things I like and dislike, so let’s get started. The Grip tuck is a soft holster that is predominantly made of neoprene. The holster is lined with a thermoplastic elastomer, which is a pliable but strong material. The inner layer places a rigid barrier between the neoprene shell and grippy outer material and the trigger guard. For a soft holster, it does keep it’s rigidity pretty well. The outer texture of this holster is a really unique texture it is very grippy, it can stick to your clothes a little bit which adds to the security and the rigidity of the holster when you draw. I would describe the outer grip material as being similar to the non-slide material you find on phone cases except more durable. The belt clip on this has the signature belt clips we are all used to seeing on Alien Gear Holsters. Which can allow you to adjust the ride height and the cant of the holster? The holster seems high quality and really well put together. Here are some things I really liked about the holster. First off it’s incredibly comfortable I have a Kydex holster and compared to the grip tuck it’s not nearly as comfortable. The Grip Tuck is comfortable and versatile. I got the holster size that would fit my M&P Shield with the 3-inch barrel but it fit the Glock 42, the Hellcat and it even fit my double-stack Glock 27 too. So if you have multiple conceal guns around the same size this holster will work. The second thing I really like is that I actually really like the swivel belt clip. I like being able to adjust the ride height and what I enjoy most is being able to adjust the cant to a position that is comfortable once I have it on my belt. The things I don’t like are probably what most people won’t like and it all stems from the fact that it’s a soft holster. I think most people have safety concerns with soft holsters. I don’t really think that you’re at risk of your gun’s trigger being pulled in this holster. As long as you order the right size for your gun. You want to have your holster just about cover your trigger guard. On my Smith and Wesson shield, it covers the trigger guard completely. Also when it comes to conceal carry, especially appendix carry, you want to put your gun in the holster first and then put the holster on your belt. That is much safer than trying to push your gun down in your holster while it’s on your belt. Without removing the holster it’s hard to be 100% sure if the holster is completely clear. I like to hold my holster up and look through it to make sure it’s clear and then put my gun in the holster. The Grip Tuck does stay open enough where you can re-holster it. It doesn’t completely close up like other soft holsters. But still, if you have a loaded firearm I always recommend putting the gun in your conceal holster and then attaching it to your belt. I can remove and attach my Kydex holster faster than I can the Grip Tuck holster but that’s also 'cause the Grip Tuck has a more secure belt clip that actually curves around the bottom of the belt. Okay, that’s it for this video review of the Grip Truck. It is hands down the most comfortable holster I have ever worn, there are obviously going to be some trade-offs on a hard vs soft holster so just be aware of that. I do think if Alien Gear could find a way to have the firmness of a Kydex holster with the comfortable edges and outer material of the Grip Tuck then they will have made the perfect concealment holster. I do think at least for right now that the Grip Tuck is probably going to be my primary carry holster because it is firm enough that it’s safe and it’s super comfortable.

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In the recent controversy over a male contraceptive injection and the suspension of medical trials due to unwelcome side effects, everybody seems to have forgotten that there is a a safe, effective and reliable male contraceptive with minimal side effects already in existence: the condom.
In the 21st century women can choose from up to 11 different contraceptive methods, either barrier or hormonal, most of which come with their own delightful menu of side effects including, but not limited to: headaches, mood-swings, weight-gain, sore breasts, depression, nausea, reduced libido, an increased risk of blood clotting and menstrual cramping. While not all women will experience these side effects, the threshold for what women are expected to put up with is much higher than most men are willing to go through, as evidenced by the failure of recent medical trails.
Despite over 60 years of major advances in birth control for women, there are still only two viable options in existence for men: the condom or the vasectomy. The argument goes that women are the ones who have to deal with the immediate physical consequences of an unplanned pregnancy, so women have to protect themselves; they can’t rely on their partners to do so. Hence the unbalanced emphasis on contraceptives for women. This, however, only addresses half the story. Hormonal contraceptives, the IUD and the diaphragm only protect against pregnancy, they still leave women vulnerable to sexually transmitted infections.
The condom, male or female, when used correctly, is up to 98% effective in preventing pregnancy and, after abstinence, it is the only method that offers protection from sexually transmitted infections. It has no side effects (unless you are allergic to latex, in which case there are alternatives), it does not interfere with the fertility of either partner and it is immediately reversible – meaning if you want to get pregnant, you just stop using it. In countries where condoms are freely available, they are relatively cheap and easily accessible. Men and women can buy them and, if treated well, they have long expiration dates. So why are we not shouting ‘Condoms for all, long live the condom’ from the roof tops?
A little bit of history
The condom, or condom-like devices, date back to 3000 BC when our ancient ancestors used materials like fish bladders and animal intestines to sheath their penises. It wasn’t until 1838 that the first rubber condoms were invented and 1938 when they were finally legalised for sale and distribution in the US.
In Ireland the sale of condoms was legalised in 1979 but they were only available with prescription and to people who could prove they were using them for family planning. Following years of campaigning by the Irish Family Planning Association and Irish feminists, contraception was finally legalised in 1985 but it wasn’t until 1992 that they could be bought by minors, outside of pharmacies and without a prescription. Thankfully in 2017 they can be found everywhere from pubs, to supermarkets, to clothing stores.
The politics of condom use
In countries with a strong macho culture, negotiating condom use with a casual or long term partner can be difficult to impossible for many women. Men see it as a insult to their virility or masculinity or even accuse their partners of wanting to use it so they can sleep with other men. In Guatemala, for instance, women are often expected to have as many children as ‘god sends’ (not so different to the Ireland of my Grandmother’s generation) and men often forbid their wives from using any kind of family planning method.
Many women begin having children from as young as 14 and can have up to 12 or 14 children in some rural communities. This, coupled with a lack of accessible health services and the criminalisation of abortion, means that Guatemala has one of the worst maternal mortality rates in Latin America. Some women in this situation opt for hormonal contraceptives, particularly the monthly injections, or IUDs, because they will continue to menstruate, therefore avoiding their partners’ suspicions. Nevertheless, these methods do not protect women from STIs.
When ‘Nice Guys’ say no
Meanwhile in the Western world, we’ve got all those issues covered, right?
How many of us have heard the, “Oh but you’re on the pill, right?” question as if our sexual health begins and ends with our possible reproductive capacity. Or have had experiences where our partners simply “forgot” to put one on (like in that movie Knocked Up – this is actually a violation of consent), or assured us they would “pull out” in time?
During one particularly drunken and misjudged one night stand I was informed by my self declared ‘feminist’ partner that he had had a vasectomy and there was no need to use a condom; as if pregnancy was the only thing we needed to be concerned about. Needless to say I did not hang around before making an appointment in the local GUM clinic (not one of my brightest moments).
On another occasion, this time in a more serious relationship, the condom broke and I headed straight to the pharmacy the next day for the morning after pill. The first thing the ‘nice guy’ said to me as we left the pharmacy, having just been grilled by a prissy pharmacy technician about my sexual history, was “Now we don’t have to use condoms for the next few days, right?” This comment was not without precedent; while he had never refused to use condoms, he always made some sort of fuss about it and constantly insinuated that I should consider using the pill. And FYI, the morning after pill is just that, for the morning (or up to 72 hours) after you have unprotected sex. It is not a prophylactic that protects you from future encounters, that is what the pill is for. We broke up shortly after.
My first serious boyfriend and I had been going out a year and were living together when, in a love-fueled haze of poor judgement, we spontaneously decided to stop using condoms. And what do you know, a month later I had chlamydia. Thankfully, I caught it early and was treated immediately. Life lesson: do not stop using condoms until both partners have had a full STI screening.
A male friend of 40 or so years recently commented, in a justification for not using condoms, that it is, quote, “very unlikely that women will get an STI.” In fact, the physiology of the vulva and vagina is far more vulnerable to STIs and many STIs like chlamydia and HPV are symptomless for men but can lead to infertility and cancer in women. The prevalence of STIs on Irish campuses is increasing, signaling perhaps the failure of current sexual education in the Irish education system to address what it means to have healthy, consensual and responsible sexual relationships.
So even for the most “liberated” of us, we can face situations where sexual partners, either casual or long term, will find a way to cajole, pressure, lie or use emotional blackmail, to get out of using condoms. I can say from experience that negotiation over condom use is not always easy, it takes practice and belief in ourselves and our needs. In those difficult moments always remember that we have a right to protect ourselves and our health. A partner who is not willing to respect this by wrapping it up, is perhaps a partner not worth entertaining.
The condom is 98% effective with correct use, but of course many people do not use it correctly. With typical use (like not putting it on properly, putting it on too late or using the wrong size) its effectivity drops to 85% and so accidents can and do happen. For those moments, we can thank our lucky stars for emergency oral contraception. In Ireland it is now finally available in pharmacies without prescription.
Of course, the morning after pill does not always work, and other forms of birth control can and do fail. And for that reason, thousands of Irish women and men have been campaigning ceaselessly for a repeal of the 8th Amendment as the first step to allowing Irish women to access safe and legal abortion services in Ireland.
Long live diversity
Condoms come in ribbed, flavoured, extra-sensitive, extra-lubricated, extra-safe, delayed response, strawberry, cherry and chocolate flavored, glow in the dark, small, medium and large; all the variety you can imagine to spice up your sex life. For those of us with latex allergies or environmental consciousness there are non-latex and eco friendly fair trade
Condoms also have other uses: they make great water bombs and funny balloons at music festivals. But seriously, I don’t actually encourage wasting precious condoms for these kinds of uses. You can also use them for safer oral sex with women by cutting them into squares to use as improvised dental damns, if these are hard to come by where you are.
So, have I convinced you yet, that the humble condom is in fact the the Queen of contraceptives?


text: Hydrogels have been widely used as drug delivery systems for scaffold production (in different soft and hard tissue engineering, including bones), thanks to their biocompatibility and biodegradability. In addition to the possibility of synthesizing a wide range of hydrogels from various natural and synthetic polymers, they are suitable for scaffold production. Moreover, they can have antimicrobial, antitumor and analgesic functions due to their intrinsic properties or through addition of proper biologically active agents. In this article, different types of hydrogels are reviewed alongside their application areas. Different methods are applied for the preparation of hydrogels and their compositions, and are strongly correlated with the morphological and mechanical properties of the synthesized hydrogels, which had a great influence on the performances of the respective scaffolds. The most effective ways to produce the desired scaffolds are mold casting, especially, 3D printing and electrospinning due to the ability to manipulate and control the shape and size of the desired scaffold as well as their microstructure.


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Being a Food photographer is a fun job but wait until the day you forget to take along with you that big bulky camera. Well, one such incident happened with me recently and that is when I used my Huawei (Honor 5x) to take some food shots. I was really anxious at first since I have always been told that a attractive picture can only be taken by a DSLR but not anymore.
Honor 5x is a game changer with it’s Good Food mode you get the smooth and the right balance of tones for your social media pictures. Without worrying much I can edit the pictures, add my watermark and use appealing food filters which makes my articles even more exciting to read. After these little discoveries I tried experimenting and tried using different angles, zoom in features and most importantly the Good Food mode which makes my life so much more easier.
Now without getting too agitated I can easily walk to any event with my attractive phone and take all the excellent pictures without the weight of any DSLR. Huawei thanks for making my life hassle free atleast when it comes to pictures now I don’t have to give a second thought because all I need is my fabulous phone.

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