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By Jack Sirkett
A few years ago, after a night dancing with friends in Brighton, I made a hazy journey to my kitchen for breakfast but something was different.
I’m not referring to the inevitable grogginess of a morning after, or a pounding headache. This time, I was accompanied by a high-pitched ringing in my right ear.
I’d become used to subtle ringing sounds after loud events, so I shrugged it off and put the kettle on.
As I made my way through the day my hangover gradually subsided but my new friend stayed with me.
Monday came around. Then Wednesday. Then Friday. And on, and on…
It never left me.
It became my base tone.
My very own surface noise.
People are often intrigued about tinnitus. It’s a strange beast, so let me give you some insight into living with the condition. I’ll also leave some actionable advice for people with their very own ringing friends.
What’s it like?
You know the hum which reminds you that you need a new aux cable?
This is what I’m hearing in my right ear. Sometimes it’s a constant tone, other times it’s broken and intermittent, like a morse code signal.
It’s a strange concept if you haven’t experienced tinnitus but I haven’t heard true silence in five years.
I often use white noise to accompany quieter moments. I would always sleep with a fan as a child (because of noises in the night, ironically). Tinnitus has carried this silly habit into adulthood, although I now opt for an air purifier to provide those sweet white noise frequencies.
The ringing changes with mood swings, diet and sleep levels.
If I stumble through the door at 5 am after a big night, my tinnitus will be through the roof the following day. Even a cup of coffee can change the tone and severity of the ringing.
There’s also the issue of hyperacusis, which is a heightened sensitivity towards sound. Acute noises such as doors slamming and coughs are jarring.
This has probably been the biggest problem for me. For example, the high-pitched rattling on the tube can be unbearable.
Working in music and enjoying listening to music, makes tinnitus a tough problem to live with. It’s easy to forget about the condition when I’m dancing. You only feel the effects in the days after going out.
What’s the science?
I won’t bore you with a lecture on the inner workings of the ear but it’s interesting to look into the core science behind the condition, especially if you suffer yourself.
The understanding of tinnitus in the field of science is still developing. However, it has been proposed that damage to the hair cells responsible for picking up sound waves leads to increased spontaneous activity in the brain.
This activity is an over-compensation as the brain perceives a lack of sound waves entering the inner ear, in the same way that a lost limb will lead to phantom sensations in amputees.
This loss of auditory inhibition leads to rogue signals such as hissing, ringing, or morse code beeps.
Tinnitus sufferers also report auditory hallucinations stemming from the same process. Auditory (and musical) hallucination is a fascinating topic.
People often think that tinnitus is solely a problem with your ears but it’s better understood as a misfiring of signals between the ears and the brain. Unfortunately, our knowledge of the brain isn’t developed enough to fully understand the workings of tinnitus.
What’s the relevance to mental health?
We’re old friends now, tinnitus and I. Wherever I go, tinnitus follows. Is it annoying? Of course! However, like an obnoxious co-worker, you kind of have to put up with it.
Well, not exactly. Obnoxious co-workers and tinnitus are similar in many ways.
Don’t like Dave, the office dickhead who keeps making off-handed remarks? Go to HR!
Likewise, with tinnitus, tell the HR department in your head that something’s not working, find the root cause and start to remedy the issue.
Tinnitus is something which can easily get a hold of you. It’s one of those conditions that can quickly snowball. If your anxiety levels increase, so can the volume levels of your surface noise.
If the volume increases, so does the anxiety and there you have a vicious cycle.
For me, the initial stages of tinnitus were tough on my mental health. My immediate thoughts turned towards permanent hearing loss, which is obviously terrifying.
However, in a way, tinnitus has been beneficial for my mind.
Forcing myself to listen to my brain has lowered the volume of the ringing. The coping mechanisms I’ve used to stifle the noise have also been helpful in understanding my thoughts and behaviours.
I discovered Vipassana (or mindfulness) meditation a year ago, which has transformed the way I look at the condition and how I live my life.
For me, Vipassana gives me the keys to my mind. It gives me the ability to look at my thoughts objectively.
By observing my surface noise daily whilst sitting on my little meditation rug, focusing on my breath, I’ve started to detach myself from my tinnitus. In day-to-day life when I feel the ringing rise, I’ll use meditative breathing techniques and it soon quietens.
If anyone wants to ask me questions about Vipassana meditation I’ll be happy to answer them. I can’t shout enough about how transformative it has been.
Ever woken up with a ringing in your ears after a night out?
That’s something to be worried about. That is damage.
Early stages of noise-induced tinnitus involve intermittent patterns of tones for months or years.
These patterns repeat until the duration of the ringing increases and the time between tones decreases.
Finally, the symptoms become permanent. After this, tinnitus can increase in severity with further exposure to sound.
If you’re reading this and you are in the early stages – if it isn’t a constant tone – then please follow this advice.
Buy some ear protection. Don’t take any risks.
Your hearing is important – it’s not worth the potentially lifelong problems that come with hearing damage.
If you’re going to a gig or a nightclub it’s likely that your hearing will be damaged if you don’t wear ear protection.
There’s a reason that venues are legally obliged to give free earplugs to customers. Don’t hesitate to ask at the bar if your ears are in pain.
If you already have tinnitus, your situation will improve if you look after your ears. Also, look up Vipassana meditation as a way to cope with the symptoms or ask me for some guidance.
Also, good health is a must. Plenty of drugs and dietary supplements have been suggested but there is no scientific proof.
Make sure you get your sleep and eat your greens! The tried and tested method hasn’t changed…
My fingers are crossed that science can remedy the condition in the next decade and I can finally wave adieu to my surface noise.
Jack Sirkett (aka Sirkett) is a DJ currently performing around London’s club circuit and is the promoter of ‘Artsclub’, a music and arts community event series. Check out his page here.
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target, infrared simulation calculation and design of electro-optical countermeasures. Thus it is essential to select
appropriate test method and optimal calculation method to improve the test accuracy and reliability of infrared radiant
intensity. In this paper, three instruments including SR5000 spectroradiometer (CI, MigdalHaEmek, Israel), remote
sensing interferometer spectrometer Tensor37 (Bruker, Germany) and Image IR8325 (InfraTec Ltd, Germany)
mid-infrared thermal imager were applied to test the infrared radiant (1μm-3μm，3μm-5μm) intensity of decoy samples.
Three methods were designed based on two operational principles including direct test and indirect test. The SR5000
spectroradiometer which is able to obtain the value of radian intensity immediately is regard as direct test. The other two
instruments which deduce and calculate infrared radiant intensity according to Planck's law and Lambert's cosine law
with some preliminary tested parameters such as the response voltage，the distribution of infrared radiant temperature of
flaming samples and calibrated data by blackbody, however, are regard as indirect test. Reasons for the diversity of
experiment results were provided through analysis on the concrete measurement theory and detailed calculation methods.
Moreover, some rules and suggestions were put forward to improve the test accuracy and reliability of infrared radiant
intensity when different methods were adopted.
It is shown from experiment results that the average mid-infrared radiant intensity obtained from SR5000 was about
903W/Sr in near-infrared band，whereas Tensor 37 and Image IR8325 was about 834W/Sr and 547 W/Sr respectively. It
was proved that maximum relative of calculated results from remote sensing interferometer spectrometer Tensor37 and
results measured with SR5000 spectroradiometer is below 13%, which meet the general accuracy requirements.
Although rigorous reasoning applied, results gained by Image IR8325 mid-infrared thermal imager varied so much from
above-mentioned two instruments and the relative error is about 25%~40%. It is analyzed that complexity of the
measurement procedure and similarity hypothesis is the main reason for the errors generated.


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Women are not pleading, they’re leading: Smriti Irani
New Delhi: On the eve of the International Women’s Day, union minister for women and child development Smriti Irani spoke to HT on the challenges and opportunities the women have in the country, her role as a minister and the BJP’s battle axe against the Congress. Edited excerpts:
We’re talking on the eve of the International Women’s Day. What’s your objective take on the status of women in our society?
We’re at a point in our history where we’ve recognized that women not only have to be empowered but they, as citizens, must lead the change. For too long the empowerment narrative gave the impression that we were the weaker lot who needed additional support. More and more women--be they the younger age-bracket or those who have seen struggle--now know that all they needed was equal opportunity to compete, equal access to resources and credit and an acknowledgement of their achievement. When the Prime Minister speaks of women-led development, it’s a tectonic shift in narrative terms. Women are not pleading; they’re leading in all spheres of life.
You may be right up to an extent. There are aberrations galore…
I don’t say that there aren’t any challenges. The challenges have been aplenty before but today there’s an affirmation that irrespective of the challenges we can move towards change on the socio-political and economic front.
Public outreach has to be there to sensitize the other gender. We’ve seen so many incidents (of violence against women)….
Our country has had an equal number of men who stood up for (gender) equality, who recognized the need to correct past wrongs. To paint all Indian men with one brush will be a disservice not only to the male gender but also to the female. Till such time that there’s recognition that both genders, for that matter all genders, need to work towards emancipation, I don’t think we’ll have a balanced outreach. Yes, there have been men who objectified women, who dissuaded women from reaching their full potential, who consistently broken the law, who ensured that women were kept away from resources and denied credit and respect. That said, there also have been men who stood shoulder to shoulder with their daughters, their wives. It’s a day also to acknowledge those men. You cannot look at all men in an inimical fashion.
Nobody looks at them inimically. There’s a need to co-opt the other gender to empower our womenfolk.
One of our achievements as a society has been that the gender narrative has acquired centrality. It’s not dismissed to the shadows, to just one day of celebration of international women’s day. There’s an affirmation: why only one day; why not apply yourself to solutions for women everyday; why not consistently celebrate the female potential?
Your averments prompt the question: Women’s empowerment which is a much discussed issue in metropolitan India gets diluted as we move to million plus cities and the countryside.
If you look at the political demography--- the voter turnout from 1962 to 2019--- it’s a matter of joy that the female participation has increased by 25-27 percent as compared to male voter turnout that’s up just about 7-8 percent. That predominantly has happened in rural areas. The trend shows an engaged voter consciousness among women. Many surveys and analysis brought to the fore that women have started voting on issues of development, infrastructure, security and the promises kept. What researchers call the sticky-ness factor showed that women stood steadfast with political organisations/representatives who delivered on issues of governance and development. It shows the maturity of the understanding women have of policies.
Why’s it that stringent penal provisions against rape and other forms of violence against women, haven’t been a good enough deterrent….
Deterrence comes from firm application of the law; by ensuring that investigation is speeded up. It comes with access to evidence-based justice, not justice which dis-balances (sic) the scale just because a decision has to be given in favour of a woman. There has been legislation which made the law more stringent; there’s effort as much to recognize that investigative and judicial processes need equal strengthening. Under the Nirbhaya fund we pronounced establishment of over one thousand fast-track courts especially in districts where the volume of crime against women and POCSO related cases was going up. That was a targeted intervention to support judicial processes additionally with funds. Looking at data from states, we’ve supported with funds police stations that do not have a women’s help desk. There’s a follow up by the MHA on these aspects. For the first time, we took steps to ensure that there’s an anti-human trafficking unit in each district of the country. The PM was insistent on ensuring that there’s a one-stop crisis centre in every district. West Bengal made the exception of not coming along on that process. But we today have 700 functional one-stop crisis centers that provide under one roof, medico-legal and police help to women victims. There’s a national emergency number (112). Its response time is less than 15 minutes. The emergency network replied to crores of calls in collaboration with state governments.
Laws come into play after the incidents. Isn’t prevention the key?
The national education policy which came to fruition after three decades has, for the first time, a gender-inclusion fund. It empowers the states fiscally by ensuring that there is money behind including gender not only up to grade VIII of education but also in enhancing the gender component in higher education. When we talk about societal change, we also have to focus on empowerment through STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics). Six years ago when I began the conversation about women in science, particularly STEM, the first steps I took (as education minister), with the PM’s blessings, was to have a woman lead the IIT council. Till 2014, we had never had a female lead the council! I remember walking into a room full of men and look at some of the most celebrated scientific minds and IIT leaders. I asked why there wasn’t woman in the room. They looked at me and said: don’t you suffice? I said I’m not the scientist or the technical mind. To that, a very celebrated scientist replied: well, we don’t have many women. Thereafter, I remember walking out of that room and calling Tessy Thomas, the lady who was with Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, working on the missile programme. I told her: Tessy, would you accept my invite to lead the IIT council? She obviously accepted because she’s a very conscientious woman in science. When I met her, she said: Smriti, nobody ever thought of me before. So it’s not that women do not exist in terms of competencies, it’s just that they don’t get recognized. That’s particularly challenging for women who don’t come from a pedigreed position.
That makes all the more important the need for the promised (33 per cent) quota for women in Parliament and state assemblies. Your party now has the legislative strength to make it a happen.
I was in the Rajya Sabha when it passed the women’s reservation bill (in 2008). The UPA (then in power) was in disarray on the issue. There was absolutely no support the Congress party had on it. Our leadership stood up and said they’d support the passage of the Bill-- and we did! Apart from the fact that the BJP is steadfast in its commitment for passing the Bill, what fascinates me--- when I speak of pedigreed women--- that there’s that nuance and bias even in politics. We have today 1.3 million women serving in our panchayats. It seems we never consider them politically potent enough to be mentioned. There’s a report that comes out every year on gender inequality index. When I took position as WCD minister, asked: do they consider these women at the panchayat level when they describe the process of political empowerment, when they speak (on international platforms) about women in positions of power? It was saddening to find that they weren’t recognised. When we talk of women in politics, one of the toughest jobs is to lead the panchayat, to be the sarpanch or the zilla panchayat head. We do a great disservice to women’s political talent when we don’t recognize that. It’s time that we gave equal importance to the prowess of women in panchayats. When the WCD ministry team sat down with the 15th finance commission, I told Mr N K Singh that we never had devolution of funds with a gender lens. They put it up in their suggestions to the government. I’m happy that for the first time, multi-sectoral/ multi-agency fiscal transfers will have gender as a consistent facet. It has never happened in any other country; it has happened for the first time in India. That too ought to be recognized and celebrated.
You didn’t address the core of my question— the likelihood of women’s reservation bill getting passed.
Has the BJP under the leadership of Narendra Modi ever shied away from its pronouncements in the manifesto? Aren’t Article 370 and Ram Janmabhoomi evidence enough? My party is resolute in its support of the bill. On the International Women’s Day, let’s also celebrate the potential of that woman who steps out of her home to take poll position as a sarpanch. They also need your attention.
Yours has been a long journey to politics from issue-based television and the entertaining industry. Has that helped?
I don’t why but I’m the only female politician who’s also recognized by her former vocation. It never happened to any other woman who possibly was a professional in another sphere and had come into politics. I recognize the bias in that. When you say oh, she used to be an actor you indicate that she possibly is not very serious on issues of policy and administration. It becomes that inflection point that helps to dismiss her capacities, her potential….. It becomes interesting when you look at the fact that as education minister, I made the first ever national ranking framework. Is there any recognition accorded to me for it? I conducted the largest ever consultation on education policy in our democracy. Would I get any kind of acceptance for that? On the PM’s direction, I created a network that had some of the best academicians from the world over, coming to India and teaching in government institutions. Under the PM’s leadership, we started a project called Imprint that brought together all research bodies, dedicating research to what India needs in the next decade and a half. It was dedicated to the country by then President Pranab Mukherjee. So it’s easier to dismiss the administrative capacity of Smriti Irani if you refer to her as former actor; to dismiss maybe what happened in I&B (ministry) where I processed the amalgamation of institutions working in silos. In the textile ministry we not only made India self reliant in PPE manufacturing but became the second largest exporter in the world in just three months? Absolutely it’s easy to dismiss Smriti Irani because you can just tag her as a former actress and not look at her administrative potential or contribution. There’s an incessant need (sic) to tag my previous vocation with my current avatar as a politician because otherwise, how can you reduce my capacities?
Your past is remembered because you were as a popular television person. Didn’t Sachin Tendulkar remain the champion cricketer and Lata Mangeshkar the legendary singer, as members of the Rajya Sabha?
They never did policy….none of them did policy
You’re the BJP’s battle axe against the Congress and the Gandhis. There’s story recounted in a book on the Amethi election you won. It says, you turned away a local politician who at a meeting with you, used low-brow language for Priyanka Vadra. Is that true? When does the woman in you take over from the politician?
The presumption is wrong if you think that they are in any way separate. I’ve never been afforded the same courtesy, be it Ms Vadra or her immediate friends circle or Mr (Rahul) Gandhi (and) his political positioning and support to men who sexually objectified me, mocked me or made explicit comments about me. I have not been afforded that compliment, that particular respect by the (Gandhi) siblings. That’s what makes me different from them. My value system is such that irrespective of the muck that they’ve thrown my way; irrespective of the explicit trolling, which was sexually very, very loaded, that their echo system unleashed against me, when it came to be measured it seems that I was a better woman.
So, the incident happened…
I will not comment because I’ve not read the book….I don’t understand why my politics has to be tugged to a star that’s drowning. My politics is much beyond the rambling siblings. I’ve spent a few years as an Opposition member as well. On the POCSO legislation I spoke on behalf of the entire Opposition in the Rajya Sabha. In 2013, I was a prominent speaker on the sexual harassment at workplace bill, not only from the Opposition but also the middle benches. When Meira Kumar was Speaker, I represented the Asia-Pacific region on the Syrian crisis in the International Parliamentary Union. I’m saying this today because, like I said, if a woman does not come from a pedigreed position, she’d be denied public recognition of her achievements. There wasn’t even a murmur when the world economic forum announced me as a young global leader in 2015. If some twiddling siblings were recognized with even a normal domestic award, there would’ve been much hoopla about it. As a minister I’ve spoken on issues which a BJP member wouldn’t conventionally be outspoken about. I stood up for women irrespective of ideologies and politics. I’m grateful that my party never admonished me for standing up for the value system that I hold dear.
Mamata Banerjee made the grade without being pedigreed. But you’d be campaigning against her as WCD minister in the upcoming Bengal polls.
Do you see the bias in your question? Would you ask a man to show deference to another man against whom he’s competing?
I’m asking because she’s the only sitting woman CM in our country…
That’s where the bias is. Why would you presume that a woman would not live up to the expectations of her organization or her politics by competing fairly? Why am I supposed to defer to a woman from another political ideology-- just because I’m a woman-- and do disservice to my ideology and my party?
Isn’t there something that you admire in Mamata Banerjee as a fellow politician and a woman?
I’m mindful of you seeking compliments (for Mamata) to bring a new twist to the campaign. But I will desist and tell you why. If she wants to use the women’s card, then why does she refuse to implement the one-stop crisis center that’ll help in every district the women who are victims of violence? Why’s she not implementing processes which will help better nutritional facilities for women and children? If she wants to use the gender card, she must do it holistically and answer why women (and children) in West Bengal will be denied protection, nutrition or administrative services that women across the country have been given.

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Rice rejects talk of new Cold War with Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who arrived in Moscow for talks on Monday, said she did not like Russia's rhetoric towards the United States but there was no basis for talk of a new Cold War.
"I know people talk about, throw around terms like new Cold War. As somebody who came out of that period as a specialist in it I think the parallels ... frankly, they have no basis whatsoever," Rice told reporters as she flew to Moscow.
"I don't like the rhetoric either but ... I think that it's extremely important, and I have said this to my counterparts, (to) not use rhetoric that suggests that the relationship is one of hostility," she said.
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Javier Mascherano insists Barcelona are not motivated by a desire to silence their critics as they bid to complete the job in Tuesday's UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg at Bayern Munich.
Barca received criticism during the 2013-14 season as they failed to win a major trophy.
It has been a different story under Luis Enrique this term, though, with Barca one win away from winning La Liga, as well as reaching the Copa del Rey final and being on the brink of the UEFA Champions League final.
The Catalan giants will compete in the showpiece of Europe's premier competition if they can successfully defend a 3-0 lead from last week's first leg against German champions Bayern.
And Mascherano says that winning titles is the only concern for the squad.
"We don't play to silence the critics, we play to meet the objectives and defend the prestige of this club," he said.
"We're only focused on what we can do on the pitch. We're very excited about the game and playing a Champions League semi-final.
"For a footballer it's one the most important matches in your career."
Mascherano also stated that Barca have no intention of sitting on their lead, claiming such a tactic could backfire.
"Games are full of things that you can't predict," he added. "When we talk about being careful it's because accidents can happen over 90 minutes that put the tie at risk.
"The best way not to put the tie at risk is to play as we always play, try to find the goal, try to win the game. We really only have one of playing. If we were to sit back and defend I'm sure it would work out badly for us."

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Literary Hub is pleased to reveal the cover for Ananda Lima’s CRAFT: Stories I Wrote for the Devil, “an intoxicating and surreal fiction debut,” which will be published by Tor Books in June. Here’s a bit more about the book from the publisher:
At a Halloween party in 1999, a writer slept with the devil. She sees him again and again throughout her life and she writes stories for him about things that are both impossible and true.
Lima lures readers into surreal pockets of the United States and Brazil where they’ll find bite-size Americans in vending machines and the ghosts of people who are not dead. Once there, she speaks to modern Brazilian-American immigrant experiences–of ambition, fear, longing, and belonging—and reveals the porousness of storytelling and of the places we call home.
With humor, an exquisite imagination, and a voice praised as “singular and wise and fresh” (Cathy Park Hong), Lima joins the literary lineage of Bulgakov and Lispector and the company of writers today like Ted Chiang, Carmen Maria Machado, and Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah.
And here’s the cover, which was designed by Jamie Stafford-Hill:
“The original seed for the cover came from the team’s desire to see something that captured the layered, meta-textual nature of the book, in which a writer writes about a writer writing stories about writers,” Stafford-Hill told Lit Hub.
The stories themselves are atmospheric, strange, and haunted, but in thoughtful, unexpected ways; not really horror, but verging on it. And the cover memo requested something “fun, buoyant, strange.”
It’s not a long book but I found myself reading the manuscript quite slowly to let each piece sink in, intermittently sketching ideas. I kept coming back to the idea of a book recursively nested within itself, which appealed to me for being both literal and surreal at the same time.
I usually start playing with ideas on the computer but this time, to really push that real/unreal vibe, I grabbed an old hardcover and an x-acto knife, shot some quick phone pix and then went to Photoshop. The editor was really into this direction and I started over more carefully with a book of an appropriate color and matching trim size.
The type layout solved itself: since the subtitle does a lot of work here it was important that it still be readable in the smallest iteration, and I knew we wanted to keep the primary title and author name unobscured. It took a while to find the right typeface (fun and a little witchy) and colors (orange and teal was the surprise favorite). Burn marks were the last touch—suggested by the editor, as if the devil himself has held the book.
“The editorial process with this book has been a total dream,” Ananda Lima added.
So when the time came to talk about covers, I felt I would be in good hands the whole way and was feeling good and relaxed. My wonderful editor Ali Fisher and I shared some examples of existing book covers we liked. I loved the examples she brought in and added some more. Though there was a little conceptual consideration, I think our initial set was more based on the aesthetics at that initial stage. Other than that, I was just excited to see what the designer would come up with. I was privately expecting maybe something nice looking and fun and maybe in some communication with the themes of the book in some way, but I didn’t know what exactly. I really had no idea what it would or should look like. When I saw the cover, by Jamie Stafford-Hill, I screamed. That was it, it was my book! It wasn’t just a nice wrapper. It was immediately a part of it and I didn’t want anything else. I think what he did is brilliant, both conceptually and in execution. I love these layers going in, continued by the layers of the book. I love the disorientation of the 3D effect, the fictional carving that tricks your perceptual system. I love how the eye naturally goes to the larger outer “craft” at first, then gets interrupted and moves in to try again. How physical it is in how it directs the eye movements of the viewer. It is smart, artful and so fun. What a beautiful reading and response to the book.
CRAFT: Stories I Wrote for the Devil will be published by Tor on June 18, 2024.
You can preorder it here.

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Energy overconsumption in the world leads to an ecological crisis, which in turn contributes to climate change. The latter has a negative and destructive impact not only on the environment, but also on our health. Energy efficient buildings are one of the best ways to tackle the problem. What does energy efficiency in construction mean? What are its benefits?
Energy efficiency is the optimal and limited consumption of industrial or household energy to perform the same task. Energy efficient construction doesn’t affect the comfort of our home. The key principle of energy efficiency is prioritizing energy reduction over its production. Energy efficiency uses energy waste to increase our comfort. Besides environmental protection, saving energy have other benefits such as stabilizing the climate of our home to reduce utility expenses. The main components of energy efficient buildings are external Rockwall thermal insulation, low-E glass and floor as well as high-quality windows and doors.
Archi uses energy-sufficient construction blocks supplied by the German brand Ytong. The main characteristic of Ytong is thermal conductivity. It has about 6 times less thermal conductivity than conventional concrete blocks. Less thermal conductivity results in energy savings. Consequently, the heating or cooling of a building consumes 40% less energy. Energy-saving blocks can effectively save energy - reduce heating costs in winter and keep the climate cool in summer without air conditioning.
Moreover, Archi uses energy efficient low-E glass. It blocks infrared and ultraviolet rays to maintain the incoming light in a room. Typically, a microscopic layer of a special material thinner than a human hair is applied to the glass. Consequently, the low-E glass is transparent reflecting the heat of the room. As a result, the climate of the room remains unchanged.
Energy efficiency is a reasonable choice, contributing to energy conservation, cost reduction and environmental protection.


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As part of its agreements with the High Performance Fillers division of the German group Quarzwerke , Provençale SA , 2nd European producer of calcium carbonate to the industry, offers three new product lines.
Aspenger’s Muscovite mica extracted from Austrians deposits and characterized by:
– A layered structure
– A high aspect ratio
– Particle size distribution mastered
– High whiteness
– High purity
– Low oil absorption
– Very low levels of heavy metals
This allows to improve the properties of the finished product , particularly in terms of :
– Reduced shrinkage and cracking
– Improved membership
– Improved resistance to abrasion, thermal shock , weather , aggressive chemical and UV radiation and infrared
– Reduction of the permeability of the film .
All these features allow use in all types of water-based paints , but also in anticorrosion paints as well as for industrial or road paints .
In the field of plastic , mica influences :
– Strength and flexural modulus
– Chemical resistance
– Dielectric capacity
For plastics applications , the products are available with a surface treatment and are particularly suitable for use in thermoplastic polymers (PA, PBT , PP , PE , PS , for example) but also in the thermoset elastomers and rubbers .
In addition to the classic very white , the « T » series has the advantage, due to its low crystalline silica foams , not to be subject to labeling STOT RE2 – H373 .
This allows easy handling during production operations and the compliance of the finished product with new environmental regulations .
It is a natural mineral filler bicomponent muscovite mica and quartz extracted Austria.
This unique composition enables this filler, usable mainly in the field of coatings , to provide the same characteristics as those of the improved mica quartz ( hardness , abrasion resistance and acid )
Kaolin calcined AD kaolin.
The calcined kaolin is widely used in the paper industry as well as for paints and plastics. It is currently used as an extender for titanium .
This new grade CALK 89/1.3 , made in Central Europe, is characterized by low humidity , a high brightness and a very small particle size .
In addition to the painting area where they have a high opacity , ability flame retardant allows him opportunities in the field of plastics.
Provencale’s teams are at your disposal to provide any additional information. Do not hesitate to contact us.

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This course familiarizes students with PPG’s Commercial Performance Coatings Powder Coating products. The one day powder coating class covers the basics of powder technology, application methods and ordering powder product. It is presented by PPG experts in powder coating. Hands-on spray activities, product demonstrations, classroom lecture, and group discussion are included in this program. At the close of the program, students will be given a certificate of completion.
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With 2012 coming to an end, it’s time again to look at a group of CFOs who will factor prominently in their companies’ successes and failures over the next 12 months. This year’s list includes veteran finance chiefs taking on expanded roles and well-known names looking to make a mark on their new companies – including one who stepped back into a divisional role that could send her career to new heights.
McDonald’s CFO Peter Bensen’s top priority in 2013 might well be maintaining the fast food chain’s margins if it finds itself mired in a price war with competitors eager to take a bite out of its market share.
“In 2013, the biggest challenge [for Bensen] is managing the margins,” said Peter Saleh, senior restaurant analyst with Telsey Advisory Group. The fear is that customers will come solely for the value items and shy away from its pricier and higher-margin offerings, he said. Telsey doesn’t assign ratings to stocks, but Saleh keeps a $103, 12-month target on McDonald’s.
Bensen, 50, has a fairly traditional auditing, accounting and finance background. He joined the company in 1996 as director of financial accounting and reporting, and rose to assistant controller and then controller before becoming CFO at the beginning of 2008. Before McDonald’s, he was a senior manager for large multi-national audit clients at Ernst & Young in Chicago, according to a biography posted on the McDonald’s website. McDonald’s declined to make Bensen available, and a spokeswoman declined to comment for this article.
McDonald’s gave investors a jolt last month when it reported its first monthly year-over-year, same-store-sales drop in nine years for October. Profits have also declined for two consecutive quarters versus the prior-year periods. In October it said it would shift advertising focus back to its “Dollar Menu” after having directed ad spending at its slightly higher priced “Extra Value Menu.”
On Monday, it said it returned to growth in November and handily beat analysts’ modest expectations for comparable-store sales growth, citing both its value and premium food offerings. But analysts said it will be difficult for the company on a comparative basis through at least the winter, which could pressure management to take action.
Bensen “has to be the voice of reason,” said Andy Barish, managing director of equity research for Jefferies & Co. “There needs to be a little bit of balance and discipline” when it comes to pricing.
Earnings may remain “flattish” through 2013 because of a struggling economy and the difficult comparisons, Barish said, but that’s “not a disaster.” Jefferies rates McDonald’s stock a “hold” with an $83 target.
McDonald’s shares closed Monday at $89.41, which is down 12.5% from its all-time high in January.

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Relationship between Information Literacy Skills Acquisition and Research Self-efficacy of Library and Information Science Postgraduate students in Southeast Nigerian Universities
Keywords:Information Literacy, Information Literacy Skills, Research Self-efficacy, Postgraduate Students, Universities in Southeast Nigeria
The study investigated the relationship between information literacy skills acquisition and research self-efficacy of Library and Information Science (LIS) postgraduate students in Southeast Nigerian Universities. A correlational research design was adopted for the study. The population comprised 326 postgraduate students which included all 2017/2018 and 2018/2019 PhD and Masters Degree students from the Departments of LIS in Southeast Nigerian universities that offer the postgraduate programme in LIS. The entire population was studied. Two validated instruments which included cognitive ability test for Information Literacy Skills (ILST) and Research Self-Efficacy Scale (RSES) adopted from Büyüköztürk, Atalay, Sozgunc, and Kebapç? were used for data collection. The internal consistency of ILST and RSES were established using Kudder-Richardson and Cronbach's alpha coefficient which yielded 0.85 for ILST and 0.86 for RSES. Data collected were analysed using Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation (r). The study found out that there is a negative relationship between information literacy skills and research self-efficacy scores of LIS postgraduate students. Also, no significant relationship exists between information literacy skills and research self-efficacy scores of LIS postgraduate students. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that the assessment of students’ information literacy skills by the LIS Department, LIS educators, and LIS professionals should be employed frequently. This will help determine their strength and weakness and with that, the students will be able to know their stand which will encourage them to acquire these skills where it is lacking as well as instill confidence in their ability to conduct research.


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Frederick Memorial Hospital has a 21-bed adult, inpatient Psychiatric Unit
which accepts both voluntary and involuntary admissions of individuals
18 years and older. Patients are admitted 24 hours a day through the hospital's
Emergency Department. Inpatient care is necessary for those who have severe
mental health impairment requiring a structured safe environment, 24 hours
a day with constant access to professional care.
The Psychiatric Unit at Frederick Memorial Hospital is a short-term therapeutic
program where the treatment team provides assessment, medical stabilization,
and individualized treatment planning. Staff physicians of all medical
specialties are available 24 hours a day. Treatment requires daily participation
by patients in a schedule of group and/or individual therapeutic activities
designed to help patients understand their illness, change behaviors,
improve decision making, and develop self-esteem and healthy coping mechanisms.
With understanding comes a sense of responsibility for their emotional
health. There is medication management, along with group and individual therapy.
Discharge planning ensures that patients have appropriate support when
they leave the hospital. Discharge plans are developed with follow-up
referrals made to outpatient providers, the Partial Hospitalization Program
and other community agencies as indicated.
Our Approach to Treatment
Treatment starts with effective and highly individualized goal setting.
Mental illnesses require various interventions and intensities of medical
services. Our program offers a wide variety of therapies and activities
designed to meet the individual needs of each patient's medical, social,
and emotional health. After a patient's initial evaluation, our clinical
staff develop a master treatment plan that takes into account the patient's
specialized needs. The length of stay varies according to the diagnosis
and the individual patient's needs.
Using the interdisciplinary treatment team approach, a psychiatrist leads
the clinical team. The patient, family and healthcare professionals are
an integral part of the treatment team. The team meets daily to set goals,
develop treatment plans, and review progress. Clinical assessment and
treatment often involve consultations with various specialists. Consulting
specialists collaborate with the primary physician and provide input to
the treatment plan.
Co-occurring Substance Abuse Treatment
This component distinguishes FMH from some other providers. We have developed
a dynamic and multifaceted approach for this specialized treatment program.
Key elements include psychiatric evaluations and follow-up consults; medication
management; substance abuse treatment groups; and detailed continuing
care planning. We also offer a weekly on-site AA group that parents may
attend during and post hospitalization.


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U.S. stocks opened slightly higher Thursday, with the main indexes trading in record territory as investors continued to bet on fiscal stimulus promised by the Trump administration and sifted through another heavy round of earnings. The S&P 500 opened flat at 2,298. The Nasdaq Composite began the session up 9 points, or 0.2% higher at 5,665. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 18 points or 0.1%, to 20,084 at the open.
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Chess Explained: The Taimanov SicilianChess Explained: The Taimanov Sicilian.
Type: BOOKS. Detail: Rizzitano, J. Product Code: 9781904600626.
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Chess Explained is a new series of books about chess openings. They are not theoretical works in the traditional sense, but more a series of lessons from a chess expert with extensive overtheboard experience with an opening. You will gain an understanding of the opening and the middlegames to which it leads, enabling you to find the right moves and plans in your own games. It is as if you were sitting at the board with a chess coach answering your questions about the plans for both sides, the ideas behind particular moves, and what specific knowledge you need to have. The Taimanov Sicilian is one of the most flexible options for Black in the Open Sicilian. Black avoids committing himself to a rigid setup, and tailors his response once White has shown his hand. This can lead to a great variety of central structures, and the player with the better understanding of typical Sicilian themes will often emerge victorious,Taimanov positions need to be understood well in order to be played well. Many of the postwar World Champions have used the Taimanov, and amongst the current world elite, Anand has played it most frequently. This book covers the Paulsen setup with ...Qc7 in addition to the pure Taimanov with ...Nge7. Softback 112 pages. Dimensions 172 x 248 x 9.91mm, 254.01g
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Dow Jones futures will open on Sunday night, together with S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures, with the banking disaster nonetheless in focus. A inventory market rally try is underway, however indices have been unstable as momentum has been slim.
The key indices rose barely through the week, however moved away from weekly highs. The Russell 2000 hit 2023 lows with financial institution shares, however small caps and banks rose barely for the week.
The tried rally was closely backed by large-cap Nasdaq shares. apple broth, Microsoft (MSFT), You are right here (TSLA), Regeneron Prescription drugs (REGN), MercadoLibre (MELI) and Palo Alto Networks (PANW) are Nasdaq 100 shares which can be holding up effectively.
REGN inventory dipped right into a purchase zone late within the week on constructive drug trial information. Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft are simply above purchase factors whereas Palo Alto is slightly below an entry. MercadoLibre and Tesla shares are holding key assist ranges, not removed from exploitable. All exhibit robust strains of relative energy. MercadoLibre and PANW shares are on the IBD rating. AAPL inventory is on SwingTrader. The MSFT inventory is on the IBD’s checklist of long-term leaders. The MELI share is on the IBD 50.
Simply because particular person shares are attainable buys doesn’t suggest buyers ought to act on them. This tried inventory market rally has but to verify its uptrend.
Be careful for different banking headlines, although the weekend information will not be as hectic because the earlier two. The FDIC want to discover a purchaser for all or a part of SVB Monetary’s Silicon Valley Financial institution. Will there be constructive or unfavorable headlines on First Republic (FRC), PacWest Bancorp (PACW) or German Financial institution (DB), or extra decisive motion by regulators or coverage makers? On Friday, many banks rebounded, however nonetheless suffered from brutal to large losses for the week. As well as, considerations have prolonged to German Financial institution (DB), whereas Wall Road giants resembling JPMorgan Chase (JPM) and Morgan Stanley (MS) broke above 2023 lows.
The video embedded on this article gives an in-depth take a look at the market motion of the week, whereas additionally analyzing MELI inventory. Meritage Houses (MTH) and pager (PD), the final two IBD Inventory Of The Day choices.
Dow Jones Futures At present
Dow Jones futures open Sunday at 6 p.m. ET, together with S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures.
Do not forget that in a single day motion on futures contracts on Dow and elsewhere doesn’t essentially translate into precise buying and selling within the subsequent common buying and selling session.
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Inventory market rally
The inventory market rally ended with strong features for main indices, however with large swings alongside the best way.
The Dow Jones Industrial Common rose 1.2% in inventory buying and selling final week. The S&P 500 index climbed 1.4%. The Nasdaq composite rebounded 1.7%. The small cap Russell 2000 edged up 0.3%.
U.S. crude oil futures rose 3.5% to $69.26 a barrel final week, falling Friday however effectively off intraday lows. Copper costs jumped 4.8% final week however ended a six-day successful streak on Friday.
The ten-year Treasury yield fell 2 foundation factors to three.38%, hitting a six-month low of three.295% intraday on Friday. The 2-year Treasury yield fell 7 foundation factors to three.78%, after falling to three.555% on Friday morning.
The Federal Reserve raised charges 1 / 4 level on Wednesday and signaled that just one hike stays. Nonetheless, markets overwhelmingly count on a pause in Might, adopted by a number of Fed fee cuts beginning in July. The outlook for a Fed fee hike is extremely depending on containing banking contagion. Even when the disaster ends, banks are nonetheless anticipated to restrict their lending, which is able to sluggish the financial system and cut back the necessity for additional Fed tightening.
Amongst development ETFs, the Innovator IBD 50 ETF (FFTY) rose 1.4% final week, whereas the Innovator IBD Breakout Alternatives ETF (BOUT) gained 2.7%. The iShares Expanded Tech-Software program Sector ETF (IGV) rose 1.7%, with MSFT inventory a significant contributor. ETF VanEck Vectors Semiconductor (SMH) additionally climbed 1.7%, however fell from an 11-month excessive.
Reflecting extra speculative shares, ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) fell 2.5% final week, whereas ARK Genomics ETF (ARKG) edged up 0.5%. Tesla inventory is a core holding in Ark Make investments’s ETFs, however so are weekly large losers Coinbase (CORNER) and Sq.-parent Block (SQ). Certainly, Cathie Wooden offered a slice of TSLA inventory on Thursday to purchase extra COIN and SQ.
The SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF (XME) rose 1.6% and the World X US Infrastructure Improvement ETF (PAVE) rose 1.5%. The US World Jets ETF (JETS) slid 1.3%, extending current large losses. The SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF (XHB) edged up 0.4%. ETF Vitality Choose SPDR (XLE) climbed 1.2%. SPDR Well being Care Fund (XLV) gained 1.1% as REGN inventory was held by XLV.
The Monetary Choose SPDR ETF (XLF) rose 1 cent final week after hitting a five-month intraday low on Friday. JPM and Morgan Stanley shares are notable XLF holdings. The SPDR S&P Regional Banking (KRE) ETF edged up 0.2%, after skidding to the bottom ranges since late 2020. First Republic and PACW shares are among the many many elements of KRE.
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Main indexes posted robust weekly features, constructing on the earlier week’s bullish reversals. However the tried inventory market rally had a sequence of huge unstable swings and diverging actions. On Wednesday and Thursday, the indices rose sharply however fell again from resistance.
Shares reversed sharply decrease on Wednesday following the Fed’s fee hike and feedback from Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. On Thursday, large-cap indices rose however fell effectively off the highs, whereas the Russell 2000 slipped to a 2023 low as financial institution shares tumbled. On a extra constructive be aware, the index reversed barely increased on Friday.
The Nasdaq composite rose sharply, holding above all shifting averages regardless of returning to the 12,000 stage. The S&P 500 recovered its 200-day line final week, however then hit resistance on the 50 line. days and examined its 200 day line once more over the weekend. Nonetheless, it maintained the 200 days and got here again above the 21 day line. The Dow additionally posted a good acquire, regardless of falling beneath the 200-day mark. Even the Russell 2000 completed barely increased.
The rally try has been targeted on development, and even on a comparatively small variety of megacaps and chip names like Apple and Microsoft. Market breadth was anemic, with losers outnumbering winners.
The tokens have been robust, however confronted promoting on Friday. It did not matter for prolonged winners resembling Nvidia (NVDA), however it harm individuals like Monolithic energy methods (MPWR) and STMicroelectronics (STM).
Home builders and some associated video games look strong. Some eating places are doing effectively. Producers of medical merchandise and methods are starting to get better. Some software program video games along with Microsoft are recovering, together with Salesforce.com (CRM) and PANW shares.
Gold was a giant winner amid the banking disaster.
If the banking disaster subsides, then maybe the tried market rally will broaden and strengthen, with a number of of the most important indices holding a monitoring day. On this state of affairs, buyers would additionally wish to see the Nasdaq transfer above 12,000, the S&P 500 get better the 50 days and the Dow Jones return above the 200 days. Take into account that if banks’ troubles ease and Treasury yields rebound, large-cap development shares could not be thought-about secure havens.
Many financial institution shares pared losses on Friday and even rose for the day or week, a silver lining on that entrance. However monetary shares have resisted or rebounded at numerous occasions over the previous few weeks, lastly falling decisively quickly after.
If the banking disaster worsens, then even the market leaders may begin to crumble. Additionally it is attainable that the market will proceed to point out a seesaw motion, rising or falling after which reversing.
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There have been some good performances in current weeks. If you happen to get into a few of these names, you could possibly have an amazing begin to the yr. However many shares displaying promising motion have stalled, slumped or collapsed. Though the most important indexes rose through the week, anybody shopping for close to the highs on Wednesday or Thursday is probably going sitting on losses.
Traders ought to maintain publicity mild and be extraordinarily cautious with any new purchases. You may think about taking partial earnings on winners, even pretty profitable ones, to protect features in a unstable surroundings. Be fast to scale back losses.
Market circumstances may change rapidly, so buyers must be ready to behave with up-to-date watchlists. When the market begins to point out actual energy, buyers ought to step in steadily.
Learn The Massive Image day by day to remain in tune with market route and high shares and sectors.
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Kolkata: A nodal election officer in-charge of electronic voting machines (EVMs) at Ranaghat in West Bengal's Nadia district has gone missing, police said on Friday.
The Ranaghat parliamentary constituency goes to the polls on April 29.
"Arnab Roy, in his 30s, has been missing since the afternoon of April 18. He is still untraceable," said a senior police officer of Nadia district.
The Chief Electoral Officer of the state has sought a report on the matter from the District Election Officer.
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Writing this at the end of 2021, after five years as a 'NED' (non-executive director) on the NHS Digital board, and after two years of pandemic, I can safely say that most people across England now understand quite a bit about what NHS Digital actually does, as huge numbers have used the central Covid vaccine booking service and had their vaccination details land safely back in their GP record, 3M have been warned about their Covid risk as part of the 'shielded patient list'; the 111 service now deals with 19000 triages per day. It felt very different in 2017 as I attended my first formal board meeting, having been warned in no uncertain terms by the Chair that a tie was essential. Despite being one of the central 'arms-length' bodies of the NHS, NHS Digital's work was not yet well known to the general public, and my own knowledge of the NHS was decidedly partial. The first lesson was to stop trying to understand the NHS as an organisation or company. With over a million people employed under an NHS banner, it is one of the world's biggest employers (currently standing at 8th behind such behemoths as the Chinese army and railway system, or the US or Russian defence ministries). It is better understood as a decentralised marketplace, a culture, part of a complex adaptive system alongside social care and other government services.
In my time there, once I got used to the suit and tie regime somewhat alien to my dot com upbringing, I gradually began to understand how governance and assurance work, learning from much more experienced board colleagues. It was never comfortable sitting in the public board meetings, with journalists in attendance waiting to pounce on a misstep, and the first meetings of the cybersecurity and information governance committee felt like entering a new world, with mysterious representatives of the National Cybersecurity Centre known only by first names and initials.
We had our share of data governance controversies, from the introduction of the ability to opt out of the use of your data for planning and research at a national level, the debate around sharing NHS data with the Home Office (where a change was negotiated to tighten the conditions under which it could happen), to the back and forth over how data could be moved from GP surgeries to the central NHS systems to enable planning and research. We helped bring in two amazing new CEOs. We pushed forward an intervention to change how the GP IT market works, with stronger APIs between components and more choice (still very much an ongoing process!), and a similar intervention to open up competition to provide elements of the data network interconnecting the NHS.
The most visible work was the gradual and then very fast move into direct services for citizens. NHS Digital had always maintained the main nhs.uk website, but in July 2018 then Secretary of State Jeremy Hunt announced, to general surprise, that there would be an NHS app by December that year, with a number of specific features. Having worked in technology for some time I was used to "jfdi" pronouncements by a CEO, and it was interesting to see the same dynamic play out at a political level. To their credit NHS Digital scrambled a team together and it launched (into the app stores on 31 Dec!), with some generally helpful features like booking of GP appointments (for those GPs willing to open themselves up to the public using the app), but more importantly it represented a platform that could gradually add additional services and eventually move towards preventative rather than reactive healthcare. The app and nhs.uk website were therefore ideally placed when the pandemic hit, enabling a rapid rollout of triage, vaccine booking, test ordering and, controversially, vaccine certification. Probably the best example of a technology intervention across the complex marketplace of the NHS will turn out to be the NHS Login: a service now used by half the population, but that can also be adopted by many apps and services.
Personally the hardest part about going from an operational role to sitting on a board has been to figure out how be the non-executive rather than the executive; how to assure, help, mentor or influence rather than getting stuck in. It is a bittersweet moment as I write this, since the NHS is finally accepting that technology is too central and important to be delegated to a separate delivery organisation. The review conducted by NHS Digital chair Laura Wade-Gery will lead to a merger of the various central NHS bodies into one, and so although NHS Digital will no longer be a separate organisation, it's influence will be stronger going forward. Not only that, but it appears that the switch to virtual meetings over the pandemic period may have finally spelt the end of tie-wearing at board meetings (although I suspect shorts will still be frowned upon when face to face meetings return).


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