First Lady Michelle Obama had a little advice to offer her successor at the "Media with Purpose" event in New York Tuesday with Hollywood panelists Lena Dunham and Julianne More. This progressive group was there to talk about how social media can promote social causes like the "Let Girls Learn" initiative.
But "girls" might be less of a focus for the next first lady of the United States because in less than a year, Mrs. Obama is going to be handing over her FLOTUS title to someone else and that someone else could be a man - Bill Clinton (in which case women's issues would remain a top priority, if you get our drift). So in preparation for that potential disaster, she's already tweaking the title that has been engrained in the American psyche for over 200 years:
I'm pretty sure that the next administration, the next first spouse, if they want to be effective in communicating their message… [audience laughs/applauds] Oh, you caught that? I'm just being neutral because, you know, the world is big and interesting. But the next first spouse is gonna have to figure out how to, you know, connect with the audience they're trying to connect with.
Gender neutrality aside, that's just about the worst advice ever uttered into a microphone. What does that even mean, they're going to have to connect with whatever audience they're trying to connect with?
She's not only proving to be neutral, but also redundant and pointless.
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1. Burundians and foreigners living in Burundi witnessed a very important national event for the country, namely the constitutional referendum held on 17 May 2018.
Voting for this new fundamental law that will now govern the country was conducted in calm and serenity throughout the country.
2. The Government of Burundi therefore wishes to congratulate the People of Burundi for responding massively and calmly to the constitutional referendum with a 96% turnout and a score of 73% in favor of the new constitution. This is a strong signal sent to the entire international community and particularly to the hostile or skeptical opinions about the successful outcome of this process. The Government also congratulates the Burundians of the Diaspora who voted in favor of the draft constitution with an overwhelming majority even those residing in the countries hosting the putschists.
3. The Government is particularly grateful to the Independent National Electoral Commission and its branches for their professionalism in organizing the referendum from the beginning of the process to its completion. Lastly, the Government thanks the Security Forces for all the work done day and night in order to insure the success of this referendum. The Government also thanks the media which worked in synergy and informed the population uninterruptedly about the conduct of elections until the proclamation of provisional results by the CENI.
Finally, a special tribute goes to the Defense and security Forces for all the work done day and night to secure brilliantly the referendum ballot.
4. The Government of Burundi, however, cannot pass over the hostile views expressed over this referendum when the campaign was in full swing, through alarmist communiqués, some of which containing apocalyptic prophecies. These include, among others, those of the United States’ Department of State, the Conference of Catholic Bishops of Burundi, followed by the European Union, and especially the correspondence addressed to President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni by the Chairman of the Commission of the African Union, Mr. Mahamatt Faki.
5. Although the Government of Burundi may extend the benefit of good faith to some in their statements, it cannot help regretting that these alarmist messages were interpreted by terrorist groups as a call to step up their hatred for the Burundian people, by attacking and savagely massacring peaceful innocent citizens including women and children in Ruhagarika Village of the Buganda Commune, Cibitoke Province on the night of 10-11 May 2018, just one week before the holding of the Referendum.
6. These inappropriate and untruthful remarks served as a catalyst and pretext for the terrorists and their political sponsors to desperately attempt to stop not only the referendum process, but also to sabotage other major activities, notably the COMESA Summit of Heads of State, scheduled from the 1st to 10th of June 2018, and whose preparations have already been completed. The Government deplores the fact that the international community has not condemned the massacre of innocent people by terrorists from the DRC, as it often does when similar cases occur in other places.
7. The Government of Burundi also deplores the fact that these statements by the partners, some of whom, their representatives in the country, especially those of the European Union or the United States, recognize in meetings with Burundian officials that both the security and political situation has significantly improved in Burundi. They visibly either do not report correctly to their governments the situation as it stands or simply and that seems likely, these governments have a preset agenda on Burundi.
8. With regard to the statement made by Mr. Mahamatt Faki, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, the Government of Burundi wonders why he is so harsh against Burundi, when there are more worrying files that the Government has handed to his desk, including the destabilization of Burundi and the sub-region by Rwanda whose President currently holds the chairmanship of the Summit of African Union’s Heads of State and Government.
9. With regard to the countries that have organized constitutional referendums since 2015 within the African Union, more than a dozen have submitted to their peoples draft constitutions that have been voted and promulgated without neither the European Union nor the United States, let alone the African Union, voicing any protest as they are doing for Burundi, because they know that these peoples exercise an inalienable right and that even their countries carry out similar political activities.
10. The most recent examples are Rwanda, of which President Paul Kagame is currently the Chair of the Summit of African Union’s Heads of State and Chad, of which the incumbent Chair of the Commission of the African Union, Mr. Mahammat Faki is a national. Should one conclude that his position vis-à-vis Burundi is a way to disavow the referendum organized in his own country ? The Government of Burundi urges the African Union to put the defense and protection of its member states’ interests first and not those of their former colonizers.
11. The Government of Burundi wishes to recall that the referendum, as elsewhere, is a matter of national sovereignty and self-determination of the peoples. The Government consequently denounces the particular fury and discriminatory treatment of its people.
12. Returning to the referendum organized by the Government on May 17, 2018, it should be recalled that its funding was fully provided by the Government and that for the first time in the history of Burundi, the population is committed to funding the 2020 elections. This is evidence of real independence and sovereignty. This naturally embarrass those who were accustomed to granting support, with conditions of interference in internal affairs till overseeing bloody coups d’état and whose perpetrators until now unpunished enjoy easy life without being worried in the dwelling places of the sponsors of these ignoble acts.
13. The constitutional reform passed by Referendum should not only be regarded as a response to the insistent demand of the Burundian people through the inclusive dialogue that has been conducted both inside and outside the country, but also as an action to the recommendations of the various political and civil society actors.
14. The Government recalls that, already in 2013 during the National Symposium of Justice from 5 to 9 August 2013 in Gitega, and during the meeting of all political actors on May 20, 2014 in Kayanza under the auspices of BNUB, all these actors had converged on the need for the amendment of the Constitution and some of those who claim that the Referendum of May 17, 2018 was inappropriate were counted among the participants.
15. The massive participation of the population in the electoral campaign, the ruling party, the opposition parties and the political coalitions relaying themselves on the ground under the fair coverage by the state media in an exemplary discipline constitute an irrefutable proof that the Burundian people were ready for this referendum. The concerns raised by some partners were therefore unfounded but rather fabricated for reasons of their interests.
16. The Government requests the international community to accompany the Burundians on the path that they have just chosen by their massive vote in total serenity in favor of a new Constitution through the referendum of 17 May 2018.
17. To the people of Burundi, the Government once again extends its thanks for the wisdom they have shown throughout this referendum process and urges them to focus on the development work now that this process is concluded, and to prepare in the same serenity the 2020 elections.
Done at Bujumbura, May 24, 2018
Secretary-General and Spokesman
of the Government.-


Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Issue #350 begins a four-part tale that is controversial but also wildly ambitious.
This story arc is controversial for rewriting (or not?) Dr. Doom’s history. Also, Kristoff is prominently featured. Comic book fans often name Kristoff as one of the all-time worst Marvel characters, citing this story as one of the reasons why. It’s also been criticized for being too confusing, adding time travel and cosmic beings into the mix, while also being a major shakeup for the main FF characters. On the plus side, though, it’s writer-artist Walt Simonson pushing the limits of comic storytelling with some really experimental stuff. Just hang in there, we’ll get through this.
So, Kristoff is a child brainwashed to believe he is Dr. Doom. Wearing a Dr. Doom-shaped suit of armor (!), Kristoff succeeded in taking over the Latverian throne and convincing the world he’s actually Dr. Doom. The real Doom, meanwhile, has been running around the Marvel Universe with various plots to retake his kingdom. As issue #350 begins, Doom eschews all the sneaky plots and launches a frontal attack on the Latverian castle. It’s several pages of fighting between the two of them. They’re interrupted by a third Dr. Doom, wearing a new suit of armor. This is the real Doom, the attacker is just a Doombot acting on its own. (This new armor, by the way, is made of enchanted Promethium metal, which Doom got in an issue of Excalibur just before this.)
Doom says a code word, “Ouroboros,” which is the trigger that undoes Kristoff’s brainwashing. Doom takes off his mask and shows his scarred face to Kristoff (but not to the reader) to prove he’s the real one. Doom says he’s been far away for a long time. Now back in charge, Doom’s first action is to sit down at the computer and see what the Fantastic Four has been up to in his absence. He is surprised to learn that Johnny is married to Alicia, Ben is human again, and Sharon has joined the team as a Thing.
You might be thinking these are continuity errors, as Doom has encountered the FF several times since the wedding, and he’s faced off Kristoff a few times without using the code word. The explanation is that Walt Simonson wrote this issue to establish that past stories of a kingdom-less Doom trying and failing to retake the throne didn’t feature the real Doom, but inferior Doombots. But Simonson leaves it up to the reader to decide which appearances were the real Dr. Doom and which were Doombots, casting doubt on every Dr. Doom appearance from at least issue #278 to the present, if not earlier. Yeesh.
At FF headquarters, Ben has been hanging out wearing his Thing-shaped exoskeleton in the hopes of making Sharon feel more comfortable about being a Thing, now she’s developed a desire to be human again. It doesn’t work, as she feels even worse, demanding a cure from Reed. Reed says a cure might not be possible. Sharon leaves, and encounters a stranger on the street who offers her help. Intrigued, she follows him to a nearby hotel, where Dr. Doom is waiting for her. Doom offers to cure her, saying the knowledge of genetic engineering he will gain from doing so will help turn around Latveria’s economy. Sharon will not get any money, but she will be human again, so she agrees.
Days pass, until Doom is ready. Using a combination of science and magic, he finally turns Sharon human again. While Sharon is unconscious, Doom explains to Kristoff (who is his sidekick now, apparently) that the money talk was false, just to ensure Sharon’s trust. At headquarters, Ben is overcome with worry about Sharon. Desperate to take action, he sneaks into Reed’s lab and steps into one of Reed’s machines in an attempt to turn himself back into the Thing. He tells the others that he did it so Sharon wouldn’t feel so alone. A robot shows up out of nowhere, inviting the FF to Castle Doom, to meet with Doom and Sharon.
At the castle, the FF are attacked by Doombots, and separated into four rooms, each one containing a trip designed to negate their powers. Johnny is underwater, Sue is gassed into unconsciousness, and Reed is caught a corridor with shrinking walls, giving him no room to stretch. Ben reveals that he’s the Thing again, saying “I gave up my humanity for Christmas!” which I guess establishes that this isn’t his exoskeleton.
Ben finds Sharon still asleep. He is ambushed by Dr. Doom, and there are several pages of them fighting. Ben transforms from his rocky form to his stronger spikey form, and is about to defeat Doom. Then Sharon wakes up and electrocutes Ben, so he cannot harm Doom. Doom knocks ben out. Reed shows up, having escaped his trap. Doom challenges Reed to battle, with the lives of Ben, Johnny, and Sue on the line. He produces two time machines, small enough to be worn on their belts, which will allow them to time travel “between the seconds” where they will fight. The two of them disappear outside of time, and that’s…
To be continued!
Unstable molecule: Reed says he escaped Doom’s sealed room thanks to “old masonry and a sharp belt buckle.” Two issues from now, we’ll learn that was a lot more to his escape than that.
Fade out: Sue mentions that she trains “relentlessly” in the gym to be prepared for battles, which helps her against Doom’s robots.
Clobberin’ time: Before turning back into the Thing, Ben takes a second to look at his human hands one last time, a moment of genuine sadness among all the superhero action.
Flame on: Once again, Johnny is defeated by water, despite him having overcome that weakness several issues back. Maybe they’re drawing a difference between being wet and being fully submerged in water.
Fantastic fifth wheel: The comic remembers that Sharon is a budding scientist, so she is able to be persuaded by Dr. Doom because she admires his science genius.
Four and a half: In one scene, Reed performs tests on Franklin to determine what Franklin’s super-powers currently are. We’re not shown the results of those tests.
The Alicia problem: If Dr. Doom knows that Alicia is really Lyja the Skrull in disguise, he doesn’t say so in this issue.
Commercial break: I wonder who won this thing, and what it actually looked like:
Trivia time: The “Dr. Doom was really a bunch of Doombots for the last hundred issues” thing continues to be a controversy among fans all these years later. It’ll later be addressed again as being mere propaganda on Doom’s part, but that doesn’t seem to be the intent of this issue.
According to the Marvel Wiki, the robot who deliver’s Doom’s message to the FF is named “Message.”
Fantastic or frightful? This issue has a lot of action and a lot of big drama, but it’s brought down by the Doombot retcon, and by how the rest of the characters other than Ben don’t seem to care at all about Sharon’s disappearance. File this one under “good, but could have been better.”
Next: Time twisty.
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The U.S. remains in a weather pattern that hasn't varied much this week, with the FOX Forecast Center expecting what is known as an "Omega block" to continue to dominate through the end of the workweek before a pattern change begins to take shape this weekend.
An Omega block is simply a pattern where a ridge of high pressure is sandwiched in between dips in the jet stream, where areas of low pressure are usually found. Its name comes from the pattern's resemblance to the Greek letter Ω.
This pattern means parts of the East and West coasts will remain rather stormy and cool while the central U.S. stays warm and dry.
"In the middle part of the country, it translates to nice, warm weather, but out to the East, it means we're going to stay exactly how we were this past weekend: wet, cold, damp and breezy," FOX Weather meteorologist Britta Merwin said.
During this weather pattern, significant severe weather outbreaks tend to be uncommon because the dynamics are not in place for developing areas of low pressure to take advantage of needed ingredients. However, a few severe storms could rumble across parts of the central and southern Plains late this week.
Northeast rainy, cloudy pattern
The FOX Forecast Center expects rounds of rain showers to continue sweeping across the Northeast and mid-Atlantic through Friday.
"We'll see some scattered rain showers across Pittsburgh, Syracuse, as well as Hartford. It's all because of that low here," FOX Weather meteorologist Jason Frazer said. "That low is going to be sticking around at least through (Thursday night). But it's going to be (Friday) that we're going to finally start to see this pattern change."
While the rainfall will not be nearly as heavy as last weekend, cool temperatures, clouds, rain showers and breezy conditions will be ongoing for another day or so.
The FOX Forecast Center said the increased cloud cover will keep temperatures cooler than they should be during the last month of meteorological spring.
For example, Pittsburgh typically sees highs in the upper 60s to 70 degrees in early May, but with the unsettled weather, daytime temperatures only managed 47 degrees on Wednesday. The city should manage the upper 50s on Thursday, but that's still about 10 degrees below average.
A low-pressure system associated with the Omega block produced a record-breaking May snowstorm in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula Monday and Tuesday. Marquette picked up 26.2 inches of snow, ranking as the largest two-day snowfall on record in May and vaulting the city to its snowiest May on record. Herman, Michigan, measured an astounding 52 inches of snowfall from the winter storm.
Upper Midwest, Plains dry out
The continued melting of a significant snowpack has sent more than 100 water level gauges near or above flood stage across the Upper Midwest and Plains.
The flooding is impacting major waterways such as the Mississippi, Minnesota, Red and James rivers.
Under a ridge of high pressure, chances of any significant precipitation will be greatly reduced as fair weather remains in control.
The lack of rainfall will aid in some rivers cresting and slowly coming off seasonal highs.
The FOX Forecast Center expects a lack of cloud cover will also mean a warmup for some communities, with temperatures running 10 to 20 degrees above average.
Minneapolis-St. Paul usually sees daytime highs in the mid-60s this time of year, but average readings will be replaced with temperatures in the mid-70s on Thursday.
The warm dome of air is even more impressive in the northern Plains and Rockies.
According to climatological data, Billings, Montana, should only reach the lower 60s in early May, but temperatures are expected to rise into the lower 80s on Thursday.
West Coast storminess
The West Coast is expecting cool, damp and cloudy weather as an unusually strong storm system remains parked just offshore due to the Omega block pattern.
Periods of rain will continue to sweep across the region through the end of the week before the main storm system finally slides north into Canada.
"Unfortunately, the West Coast kind of on the other end of the bookend that's been dealing with similar conditions to what we've seen on the East Coast, so we've been very gloomy, very cloudy," Merwin said.
Higher elevations will be the recipients of the highest amounts of precipitation, with accumulating snow likely in the Sierra Nevada and Cascades.
The precipitation is likely not welcome news to some in the West enduring flooding from the melting of a historic snowfall season. The threat of flooding even led to extensive closures at Yosemite National Park last week before it began reopening Sunday.
This weather pattern will also keep temperatures relatively cool for early May, with below-average highs expected through the end of the week.
When will the Omega block break down?
Computer forecast models suggest the Omega block pattern will begin to break down this weekend. The FOX Forecast Center said warmer and drier weather should return to the Northeast by Saturday.
And more good news: The outlook for next week from NOAA's Climate Prediction Center shows a high likelihood of warmer-than-average temperatures across much of the central and eastern U.S.

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St. Paul, Minn. – The Minnesota State Arts Board has awarded a grant to Art and Art History Professor Chris Willcox for 2014.
The Minnesota State Arts Board provides financial support to artists and organizations throughout the state to ensure that all Minnesotans have the opportunity to participate in the arts.
Project grants are for artists at all stages of their careers, to support artistic development, nurture artistic creativity, and recognize the contributions individual artists make to the creative environment of the state of Minnesota.
Willcox, of Minneapolis, received $10,000 in the visual arts category. She will create and exhibit a series of paintings set on the site of historic Fort Snelling in Saint Paul. An exhibition and artist talk are planned for the Twin Cities.
The Minnesota State Arts Board is a state agency that stimulates and encourages the creation, performance, and appreciation of the arts in the state. The Minnesota State Legislature, the National Endowment for the Arts and private donors provide funding for Arts Board programs.
Macalester College, founded in 1874, is a national liberal arts college with a full-time enrollment of 2,011 students. Macalester is nationally recognized for its long-standing commitment to academic excellence, internationalism, multiculturalism, and civic engagement. Learn more at macalester.edu
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December 17, 2012
The Martin Agency has named Matt Williams chief executive officer, following his previous run as general manager. Williams, who replaces John Adams, has been with the agency since 1991.
Arbitron has named Sean Creamer president and chief executive officer, replacing William Kerr on Jan. 1. Creamer, who joined the company’s board of directors in August, was previously executive vice president.
CBS Sports Network has signed on Damon Amendolara, and he will begin hosting the “D.A. Show” on Jan. 2. Amendolara previously hosted a show on WBZ in Boston.
Jason Miles has been promoted to director of planning at Condé Nast International, effective in January. Miles had been deputy planning director.
The new cable sports network beIN SPORT has brought in soccer reporter Kay Murray, adding her to the news and analysis show “The Express.” Murray has previously worked as a TV presenter for Real Madrid TV.
Universal Cable Productions has signed “Covert Affairs” producers Matt Corman and Chris Ord to a new deal, under which they will develop new series. The duo will also continue to work on “Covert Affairs,” which stars Piper Perabo.
ESPN has suspended commentator Rob Parker over remarks he made last week regarding Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III. Thursday Parker asked, during a discussion of whether the black 2011 Heisman Trophy winner was a “postracial” figure, “Is he a real brother, or is he a ‘cornball’ brother?” Parker, who is also black, noted that Griffin’s fiance is white and said, “he is not one of us.”
Online advertising technology company PubMatic has added Shrirang Bapat to its staff, naming him vice president of engineering. Bapat had been global head of research and development and head of product operations for India at Amdoc.
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By Paul B. Farrell, CBS.MarketWatch.com
Last Update: 8:28 PM ET April 12, 2004
ARROYO GRANDE, Calif. (CBS.MW) -- Deficits, deficits,
deficits. We hear a lot about "connecting the dots" in the intelligence
arena. But nobody's connecting the deficit dots.
Vice president Dick Cheney reminded critics that "Reagan
proved deficits don't matter." Maybe he's right. We've dug our way out
many times before. But Cheney is only talking about the federal
deficit. What about all the many other mounting deficits throughout the
American economy? Like Warren Buffett's recent warning about the trade
deficit: "We're selling the nation out from under us."
I see at least 10 deficits accumulating. Maybe one or two
aren't worth the pessimism Buffett expresses. But taken together, when
all the dots are connected, we may be watching a critical mass of
multiple domestic deficits, one that will implode and do more damage
than any external terrorist threats.
1. Trade deficit
As a result of huge annual trade imbalances, foreigners
now own $2.5 trillion of America. And it'll get worse. Buffett using a
folksy analogy in Fortune: America is acting like a rich farmer that's
consuming more than they produce. To cover the shortfall they sell off
big chunks of their land every year and increase the mortgage on what's
left. Coincidently, the value of our currency continues dropping in the
global market; eventually that'll backfire, triggering trade wars.
2. Federal deficit
Maybe deficits don't matter. But out-of-control spending
does. The budget's growing at an annual rate of nine percent, and
that's with the party historically against big government in power. Yet
neither Congress nor the President has any desire to control spending.
Instead, America acts like obese teenage drug addicts with stolen
credit cards. Today's $500 billion annual deficits have reversed a
one-time projected surplus of $5.6 trillion and will drive America $7.8
trillion in debt by 2011.
A Brookings Institution study warns that if we do nothing
for the next 10 years, problems will get so bad that "balancing the
budget would require a 41 percent cut in spending on Social Security
and Medicare, a 47 percent cut in discretionary spending, or a 17
percent cut in all non-interest spending." The study also predicts that
politically nothing will be done until the crisis explodes.
3. Medicare deficit
The Medicare reform bill passed with inadequate
prescription drug freebies for voting seniors. The drug cartel got huge
benefits including an absurd no-price negotiation clause. Within weeks
the White House had to admit the price tag was underestimated; it is
$500 billion not $400 billion. Boston University economist Larry
Kotlikoff estimates long-term net Medicare debt at $36.6 trillion, and
climbing. Politicians will want to give seniors even more, negating any
chance of serious reform.
4. Social Security deficit
Social Security will be bankrupt by 2016. Or 2046. Or
maybe never, depending on which politicians are jiggling the numbers.
Critics blame the tax cuts, warning of $7 trillion shortfalls. But
Wharton Economist Jeremy Siegel says a one-percent change in
productivity estimates and the problem disappears. Still, the
administration promised to privatize Social Security, giving Wall
Street access to trillions of new fee-generating assets. Unfortunately,
privatization will not take care of the system's underlying structural
problems and America's declining savings rate.
5. Savings deficit
We have become a financially obese consumer nation, with
little set aside for the future. Since 1980 the savings rate of
American citizens has dropped from eight percent to about one percent.
Only one in three Americans is saving enough to retire comfortably. The
net worth of the average American, exclusive of home equity, is only
$15,000. Without Social Security the average person over 65 would be
living below the poverty level.
6. Consumer-credit deficit
Easy credit encourages ever increasing consumption. Today
consumer debt is about $2 trillion and increasing. That doesn't include
home mortgages. Meanwhile, more than one million Americans declare
personal bankruptcy annually. We are a nation living beyond its means,
mortgaging the future excessively.
7. Energy-oil deficit
Economist Paul Erdman recently wrote: "One of the great
geopolitical clichés of our time is that he who controls the
supply, and thus also the price, of crude petroleum, is Master of the
Universe," but that's no longer true. So far the Iraqi war has produced
the opposite result intended. We've driven allies away and hardened
alliances among Islamic nations, many of which control the supply and
price of oil. More and more we see deficits in our access to oil. The
rising price of domestic gasoline is just one consequence.
8. War deficit
We are now engaged in World War III, euphemistically
calling it a war on terror. It will continue indefinitely.
Unfortunately, the federal budget omits long-term estimates of
maintaining 100,000 military in Iraq, another deficit exceeding $1
trillion over the next decade.
9. Credibility deficit
America's international credibility is near zero due to
our failure to find the weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Even our
allies don't trust us. And a billion Muslims worldwide now see America
as the neo-Christian crusaders attacking their culture. Moreover, the
internal political forces that pushed the administration into war with
Iraq are now working behind the scenes to escalate this WW III to a new
level, by attacking Iran.
10. Humility deficit
Humility? We've lost it. That's lethal. Political
historian Kevin Phillips warned us: "Most great nations, at the peak of
their economic power, become arrogant and wage great world wars at
great cost, wasting vast resources, taking on huge debt, and ultimately
burning themselves out." And the cost of our arrogance may compound
America's multiple deficits for generations to come.
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#REVIEW: “GONE GIRL”
Review by Jonathan Godfrey for Mr. Will Wong
After much anticipation, these release of Gone Girl tells us with certainty, it’s Awards Season. David Fincher’s new Masterpiece is the byproduct of a beloved Book by the same name by former Entertainment Weekly Writer, Gillian Flynn. It’s a Murder Mystery; a new-age Film Noir with more twists than a line-up for a McDonald’s Cone on hot summer afternoon.
The Film stars a do-no-wrong Ben Affleck. He plays Nick Dunne, a hapless Husband who finds his Wife missing on the day of their fifth wedding anniversary. The Couple, struggling Writers, leave behind their New York City lifestyle to a small Town in Missouri, heightening tensions between them. Like dominoes, that mystery leads to another… and another.
What will be said concerns the Cast first and foremost. Affleck is excellent! His ability to guide the Viewer through the idiosyncrasies of the Script and its unreliable narrative are to be commended. However, it is Rosamund Pike and her portrayal of his believed to be dead Wife (Amy Dunne) that will likely snag an Oscar nomination – at long last. The talent always has been there. She plays a Character far more nuanced. Subtle with every step she puts together a performance that evokes every manner of emotion out of the Audience.
The Leads aside, let us not forget the Supporting Cast. Carrie Coon of The Leftovers fame plays Nick’s on-edge Twin Sister Margo and arguably is the heart of the Film. And then there’s Tyler Perry, a rather surprising casting decision, who really shows his chops as Nick‘s Lawyer Tanner Bolt in this Thriller. Kim Dickens, who is best known for her work on HBO’s Treme. Kim plays the witty and insightful Investigating Officer Rhonda Boney. And rounding-out the eclectic Ensemble is a just off Broadway Neil Patrick Harris as uncomfortable Wallflower and former Flame of Amy, Desi Collings.
Fincher delivers on every level not only visually but also sonically, reuniting with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. The composing Duo yet again manage to mesmerize with a phenomenal Score – its haunting yet beautiful vibrations build into a terrifying rumble. The accolades pile like the Plot twists, proving that this is not just another night out. It’s a night to remember, and one you will never, ever forget.
20th Century Fox release GONE GIRL on Friday, October 3, 2014.

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The Alienation of Fact
Digital Educational Privatization, AI, and the False Promise of Bodies and Numbers
An investigation of the role of educational privatization and technology in the crises of truth and agency.
Today, conspiracy theories run rampant, attacks on facts have become commonplace, and systemic inequities are on the rise as individual and collective agency unravels. The Alienation of Fact explains the educational, technological, and ideological preconditions for these contemporary crises of truth and agency and explores the contradictions and competing visions for the future of education that lie at the center of the problem.
Schools are increasingly reimagined as businesses, and high-stakes standardized testing and curricula, for-profit charter schools, and the rise of educational AI put capital and technology at the center of education. Yet even as our society demands measure, data, and facts, politicians and news outlets regularly make unfounded assertions. How should we make sense of the contradictions between the demand for radical data-driven empiricism and the flight from evidence, argument, or theoretical justification?
In this critical investigation of the new digital directions of educational privatization—AI education, adaptive learning technology, biometrics, the quantification of play and social emotional learning—and the politics of the body, Saltman shows how the false certainty of bodies and numbers replaces deliberative and thoughtful agency in a time of increasing precarity. A distinctive contribution to scholarship on public school privatization and educational technology, politics, policy, pedagogy, and theory, The Alienation of Fact is a spirited call for democratic education that values creating a society of “thinking people” over capitalistic gains.
“Saltman provides a searing critique of the new culture of positivism in education. This is a brilliant book, especially for those who believe that education is a crucial democratic public sphere that cannot be reduced to a deadening empiricism.”
Henry A. Giroux, McMaster University Professor for Scholarship in the Public Interest and The Paulo Freire Distinguished Scholar in Critical Pedagogy
“Saltman's complex analysis of the state of public discourse and critique of Neo-liberal ideology, positivist philosophy, and the ascendant cult of digital technology offers a solid starting point for anyone interested in reclaiming our democratic civic culture.”
Alex Molnar, Research Professor and Publications Director at the National Education Policy Center, University of Colorado Boulder

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Dog Owners Warned about Hot Weather Dangers
20th July 2021
20th July 2021
With warm temperatures and sunshine sweeping the UK, The Kennel Club is issuing a warning to owners to protect their dogs during hot weather. Despite Covid-19 restrictions being lifted, many families are planning a ‘staycation’ over the summer holidays for them and their four-legged friends.
Whilst new adventures are mostly exciting for dogs, The Kennel Club is reminding owners to keep their dog safe when planning a trip. This includes not walking their dog during the hottest parts of the day, never leaving their dog in a car – even with the windows down, ensuring their dog has access to water and a shady place, and checking all planned visits or trips, including to beaches or pit stops during a longer journey, are dog-friendly.
Nick Sutton, Health Expert at The Kennel Club says: “It’s getting warmer and whilst we might be enjoying the sunshine, it’s important for owners to remember that dogs aren’t as good at dealing with hot weather as we are. When they’re hot, dogs mostly cool down by panting, but sometimes this just isn’t enough. As their temperature rises, it can make them very unwell and this can be fatal. Many people know that it’s absolutely vital to never leave your dog in a hot car, but around 75% of cases of heatstroke are a result of exercise, with most cases occurring in the summer months. Some dogs are more at risk of heatstroke, including overweight dogs and flat-faced breeds like Bulldogs, French Bulldogs and Pugs.”
Nick adds: “Knowing the signs of heatstroke and getting your dog to the vets early if they are affected can drastically improve their chance of survival. Particularly on hot days, owners should watch out for heavy panting, tiredness or an unwillingness to move as well as dribbling, sickness and signs of upset stomach. If you think your dog has heatstroke it’s vital that you take them to the vets and gradually cool them down along the way using water on their skin and fur.
If you want to take your four-legged friend on a longer adventure away from home, make sure they are safe and comfortable at all times. Keep your dog cool, think about when is the best time to exercise them and make sure they have water to drink. We urge dog owners to plan their trips carefully and ensure all places they want to visit or stay at are dog-friendly to avoid leaving their dog in a car. If it’s really hot, consider re-scheduling as it might not be safe or pleasant for your four-legged friend.”
The Kennel Club has released practical tips and advice to keep dogs safe and cool when travelling or enjoying the sunshine at home:
When out walking: Walk dogs early morning or evening and avoid the midday sun. Choose shaded areas to walk in. Always carry around water and something for them to drink from. Consider attaching a lead to a walking harness rather than to their collar. Leads that pull on a collar can press on their airways and stop them cooling down as effectively. Remember that it’s a legal requirement for a dog to wear a collar with their name and address on when out and about.
When traveling: Never leave your dog in the car by themselves and make sure your dog has a comfortable and cool spot in the car when travelling. Make regular stops and ensure your dog has access to water. Avoid travelling in the hottest parts of the day and check all places you want to visit or stay at are dog-friendly.
At home: Create a shaded space to keep your dog cool. Give them a paddling pool to splash around in and put ice cubes in their water bowls.
The Kennel Club’s post-lockdown ‘Paw by Paw Guide’ provides practical advice for dog owners to help them navigate the post-pandemic world alongside their four-legged friends. More information on planning staycations, travelling safely with your dog and visiting dog-friendly places can be found here.
Collared is a dog accessory and gift shop in The Pantiles that source top quality products from around the world for dogs and dog lovers. These include Puppia, West Paw, Wacky Walker, Rough Wear, Walters, Hunter and Flexi. Why not head in-store over the next couple of weeks to get your pooch kitted out for the summer holidays?

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The Lab Bar Restaurant at Treasury Brisbane
Restaurants - Brisbane, QLD
Great chemistry, Incredible food
Sous chef lauren curmi and her team have developed flawless flavour combinations using locally-sourced produce and premium ingredients. with modern australian cuisine and a carefully-developed wine list, the award-winning lab bar + restaurant offers the perfect ambience for breakfast, dinner or a weekend high tea.

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SECRET ORIGIN: THE STORY OF DC COMICS
90 minutes just isn't nearly enough time to encapsulate the 75+ year history of DC Comics and its iconic characters, but Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics gives it a heroic effort. Secret Origin is the expected Greatest Hits overview of many of DC's great publishing achievements, along with touching on some of DC's blunders and failures. Narrated by Green Lantern Ryan Reynolds, half of the documentary focuses on the founding of the company, the inception of the "Trinity" of icons: Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman, with focuses on Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, Bob Kane, and William Moulton Marston, and the trials and tribulations of those initial decades, including World War II, the decline of comics during the 1950s and the persecution of the medium which lead to the creation of the Comics Code Authority. The latter half of Secret Origin picks up both interest and momentum as it Flashes though the Silver Age and Modern Ages of comics: how daring new writers and artists like Denny O'Neil, Neal Adams, Frank Miller, Alan Moore, and Neil Gaiman brought realism, grit, and a brand new audience to DC Comics. The socially relevant comic series "Green Lantern/Green Arrow" and Denny O'Neil's failure to reinvent Wonder Woman in the 1970s (history is repeating itself today) are given special focus. The most recent two decades of publishing are lightly touched on, with no mention of DC's major publishing events like 1985's "Crisis on Infinite Earths" and its sequels. Hilarious how legendary DC editor Julius Schwartz takes partial credit for the success of Marvel Comics via his "Justice League of America" "inspiring" Stan Lee to create the "Fantastic Four". Otherwise, Marvel's prominence is ignored; Jim Lee apparently sprung out of nowhere as the creator of WildStorm Comics with no mention of his making his name with "X-Men" and co-founding Image Comics. An appropriate amount of reverence is given to DC's properties translated successfully to television and feature films: the groundbreaking Max Fleischer Superman cartoons of the 1940s, the George Reeves Superman program of the 1950s, the 1960s Batman TV show, Lynda Carter's Wonder Woman, Superman: The Movie, Tim Burton's Batman, Lois and Clark, Batman: The Animated Series, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, Watchmen, and Smallville. It's enjoyable to listen to creators like O'Neil, Adams, Len Wein, Neil Gaiman, Alan Moore, Vertigo editor Karen Berger enthusiastically share their love of DC Comics. Perhaps the most fascinating moment was former DC Publisher Jenette Khan bursting into tears when discussing the 1992 "The Death of Superman" storyline. It's still real to them, dammit!
For a much more thorough and impressive overview of the history of DC Comics, I highly recommend DC Comics Year By Year: A Visual Chronicle. It's super.


Improved ion-exchange column chromatography for Cu purification from high-Na matrices and isotopic analysis by MC-ICPMS
Measurements of Cu isotopes from low concentration and high salinity matrices require high recovery and purity, prior to measurement. An automated two-stage chromatographic procedure, combining a pre-purification stage to remove the majority of matrix elements (AG® 50W-X12), with an adaptation of an existing method using anion exchange resin AG®MP-1 has been used to overcome these problems. A series of matrices were tested, from low (river water) to high salinity (synthetic seawater, human serum), using several standards and reference materials such as Trace Metals 1 (−0.21‰ ± 0.08 2SD), SLRS-5 (+0.30‰ ± 0.05 2SD), Seronorm™ (−0.25‰ ± 0.04 2SD), and NASS-7 seawater, doped with ERM®-AE633 (0.00‰ ± 0.14 2SD). Results demonstrated highly pure (>98%) Cu separations, low procedure blanks (<1% of loaded Cu), and much improved measurement reproducibility of <0.14‰ (2SD) for high salinity samples. This is an important development for δ65Cu measurement from low Cu concentrations commonly encounted in research of medical isotope metallomics, mineral exploration, and environmental geochemistry. As with other studies, combining standard-sample bracketing with Ga for internal normalisation to correct instrumental mass bias (C-SSBIN) resulted in a significant improvement in the precision of measurements (versus standard sample bracketing alone), typically improving the external reproducibility of measurements from 0.10 down to 0.03‰ (2SD).


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BEPARK RER SAINT-DENIS Public Car Park (Covered)
- Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
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The Gare RER car park Saint Denis - Confluence 10 - BePark is ideally located 2 minutes from the RER station Saint Denis .
The car park is covered , secure and accessible 24/7 .
This car park is provided by our partner BePark.
- The booking can be cancelled until 48 hours before its beginning.
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To enter and exit the car park, call the number on the Bepark sign. In order to open the gate, make sure to call from the phone number you entered at the time of booking in your customer area.
To access the car park on foot, you will follow the same procedure by using pedestrian access.
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Dining Out in Newton Abbot, Devon
The Elizabethan, Luton, Newton Abbot
Welcome to the Elizabethan Inn, a superb restaurant and bar situated in the picturesque village of Luton, just a ten-minute drive from Newton Abbot & Teignmouth in Devon. Originally dating back to the 16th century, the interior reflects a perfect balance between contemporary and traditional features, from the classic country pub décor, original beams, to the glorious open crackling fire with the faint aroma of wood smoke. Proprietors Nick Powell & Anne Gibbs have owned & run The Elizabethan since July 2002 , together they have produced truly tempting menus for you to choose from. Both à la carte and set menus are on offer which change regularly featuring fish, game, meat and vegetarian dishes all sourced locally where possible.
Elizabethan Inn Restaurant & Bar, Fore Street, Luton, near Newton Abbot, Devon. TQ13 0BL.
Tel. 01626 775425
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How far we have come from the Montgolfier balloon flights of 18th century France to today. How much farther will we go in the 21st century? In Part 7 of our look at transportation we will look at the evolution of flight technologies not including space.
When we started talking about transportation we briefly introduced how humans made the initial breakthrough to conquer the air in the 20th century using heavier-than-air technology. The 21st century will feature a wide range of technologies for air passenger travel and transport. These technologies will include alternatives to the airplane to address energy conservation and the need to reduce carbon emissions. One of these technologies, the airship, is the subject of this blog.
Airships: What Are They and Where Are They Today?
In North America at every major sporting event we see a descendant of airships hovering over the venue giving us a bird’s eye view of the playing field. These lighter-than-air blimps, as they are called, are powered balloons. They are not airships in the true sense because they contain none of the rigid framework that characterizes that technology. To understand the difference between blimps and airships, let’s look at the history.
For a period in the 20th century Germany and Great Britain turned to airships to cross the Atlantic Ocean. This was before passenger airplane technology had the capability to make a non-stop flight across several thousand kilometers of open ocean. What were these airships?
They were aluminum alloy frameworks covered by a weatherproof cloth with vertical and horizontal fins attached at the tail. Vertical fins acted as rudders. Horizontal fins allowed the airship to climb or descend. Internally airships contained impermeable bladders called gas cells. These were filled with lighter than air gases, either hydrogen or helium. Crew and passengers were accommodated either within the structure or in a suspended cabin attached to the bottom of the frame. Internal combustion engines turned rear-facing propellers that pushed airships at speeds of 130 kilometers (80 miles) per hour.
The name most associated with airships, Zeppelin, appeared in 1900 with the launch of a series of airships in Germany. Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin perfected the airship and during World War I manufactured a fleet of them for the German military to use in bombing raids over Great Britain. Zeppelins, as they were called, proved to be impractical weapons of war because they provided British flyers and antiaircraft batteries with enormous, slow-moving targets.
After the war the Zeppelin and other commercial manufacturers found a peaceful purpose for their airships, offering passenger service between major European and North American cities. The Graf Zeppelin, an airship built in 1928, flew around the world in 1929. In 1936, the Hindenburg, the largest airship of its time, began a regular transatlantic passenger service between Germany and New York City.
The cause of the Hindenburg disasterremains unknown but the use of hydrogen gas made fire inevitable as a consequence of whatever accident occurred at Lakehurst, New Jersey on May 6, 1937. Germany lacked helium. The United States was the world’s largest producer at the time and restricted export to what was then Nazi Germany. The combustible nature of hydrogen gas made the airship particularly vulnerable to almost any accident that could cause a spark. Whether it was a snapped cable, or static electricity, the hydrogen gas in the Hindenburg ignited and the craft crashed to the ground killing and injuring dozens of passengers and onlookers. The Hindenburg’s demise sounded the end of passenger airships although the Graf Zeppelin continued to fly until 1940 just after the outbreak of World War II.
Blimps survived the demise of airships, largely serving as flying billboards, or sky-mounted camera platforms. Unlike airships blimps lack the structured aluminium framework. Instead the engine, fins and crew cabin are attached to the blimp’s outer skin which remains rigid because of the helium gas contained within it. Goodyear is the brand most associated with blimps. But the technology that Goodyear is using today may soon be replaced by new designs that incorporate new materials and engine capability.
One of the pioneers in delivering this new type of airship is Aeros, operating out of Montebello, California. The Aeroscraft is a rigid variable buoyancy airship with vertical takeoff and landing capabilities. Unlike blimps and airships of old, Aeros technology uses dynamic buoyancy management and not water ballast to keep afloat and on an even keel. More aerodynamic in shape than traditional blimps and airships, the Aeroscraft contains helium cells that hold up to 400,000 cubic meters (14 million cubic feet) of the gas, negating 65% of the aircraft’s weight. The forward and aft fins, called canards and empennages respectively, create additional lift.
Almost 2oo meters in length and as tall as a 14-storey building, Aeroscraft has a cruising range of close to 10,000 kilometers (6,000 miles) and a top speed of 280 kilometers (174 miles) per hour. Aeroscraft can be used as a flying hotel, or as a payload carrier capable of delivering materials to remote areas inaccessible because of terrain or lack of roads. Aeroscraft requires no ballast and can handle payloads of up to 400 tons or 250 passengers in a hotel-like cruise ship setting.
Pelican is a Pentagon funded smaller airship being built by Aeros to deliver payloads of 60 tons to remote locations. Like its larger cousin, Aeroscraft, Pelican uses a rigid-aeroshell,variable-buoyancy from pressure-stored helium, an impermeable helium cell, and a load-bearing internal frame made of carbon-fiber. The Pentagon sees it as a quick deployment, strategic aircraft for delivering soldiers or equipment to staging areas with greater load capacity than helicopters and vertical-take-off and landing capability.
Future Uses of Airship Technology
Aeroscraft and its successors may find themselves being used for a variety of applications as this technology matures. Here are just a few that take us past the flying billboards of present day:
- Telecommunications – Deployed at high altitude (up to 20 kilometers or 12 miles), airships in the stratosphere can be ideal platforms for broadcast and other communication services. At this altitude an area 400 kilometers (240 miles) in diameter could easily be served. And airships would be much cheaper to service and maintain than satellite technology.
- Tourism – Today’s airships are capable of taking small groups on scenic tours, usually not much more than a dozen. The Aeroscraft floating hotel concept is designed to make it possible for up to 250 people to fly in style.
- Military Surveillance and Scientific Missions – For military surveillance an airship operating in the stratosphere would be able to provide higher resolution imagery than satellites over a large area continuously. Unlike drone or manned aircraft the airship could remain stationary. Similarly this surveillance capability would be highly useful for scientific observation as well as upper atmosphere experiments and studies.


The term “flow indicator” is used for a few different elements in the industrial instrumentation world. It is helpful to be aware of the differences because if you don’t understand them, it can make finding the right device for your needs more difficult.
The most traditional usage of the term “flow indicator” is to refer to a device that does not measure the flow rate. Nor does it monitor the flow rate in the sense that it can provide switching capabilities. It simply provides verification that flow is occurring. In essence, it answers the question “is flow happening, yes or no?”. It generally does not provide any data on the flow, although most models enable direct viewing of the media inside. KOBOLD uses the term “flow indicator” to refer to this class of flow instrumentation.
Another usage of the term “flow Indicator” would more accurately termed as a “flow meter with a mechanical indicator”. This is a flow meter that does provide the measurement of flow rate and displays the rate on a mechanical indicator. Typically, these are pointer “arms” that are on a pivot point that rotate up with an increase in the flow rate. A corresponding scale is on the faceplate and the pointer arm points to the flow rate on the scale.
Another usage of the term “flow indicator” can be a flow meter that also provides a visual indication of the flow. These are typically variable area flow meters, also known as rotameters, that employ a clear glass or plastic tube and an internal float as the measuring principle. Because the tube is transparent, the flow can also be verified visually as you can see if the float has been moved up in the tube and is no longer seated at the bottom of the tube, as it would be if there was no flow present. Certain variable area flow meters can also give an indication of the flow conditions as well because the media can be seen through a sight glass.
Sometimes the term “flow indicator” is used interchangeably with the term “flow meter” because the flow meter provides an “indication” of the flow rate either through mechanical, digital, or other output means. This is not as common of a usage for the term.
For purposes of our discussion and how we classify our products, we will be using the term “flow indicator” for the devices that simply let us know if flow is occurring. Flow indicators signal if flow is occurring within the piping system as most piping systems are not transparent to allow direct observation. Verifying flow requires a mechanism of some kind that is inserted into the piping system as a “window” and provides a visual cue as to what is going on inside.
How a flow indicator works depends on which manner of indication that it is providing. All types of flow indicators function on the same simple principle. Flow through the devices generally moves something or sometimes nothing, in the case of a simple sight glass. Typically, the flow moves a ball or spins a paddle wheel. Flaps, chains, and other less common moving mechanisms are also used. If no mechanism is present at all, then the flow can still be verified by looking closely at the glass tube to see if there is flow happening. The advantages to a flow indicator with a moving mechanism is that they can be seen from much further away.
Unless you are using the term “flow indicator” to refer to a “flow meter”, you do not “read” a flow indicator. You can view it to see if flow is occurring, but there is nothing to “read” as an indicator does not provide a flow rate measurement to “read”. You typically view a flow indicator for indication that flow is occurring by verifying movement of the indication mechanism.
Now that we have seen the different ways that the term “flow indicator” can be used, it is worth noting the other classes of flow instrumentation to ensure that you are searching for the right type of flow instrumentation.
To help further clarify which type of instrumentation is needed for your application, below is a general listing of most flow instrumentation, from simplest to most complex, with a brief description.
Sometimes referred to as “sight glass flow indicators”, sight flow indicators do exactly what their name states. They enable sight of the flow, usually through a glass tube or a glass window. Sometimes “sight flow indicators” refer to indicators that have an integral mechanism to clearly display flow is occurring, and sometimes they refer to clear glass tubes or windows that simply allow the media to be seen. This is really a general term for the entire class of “flow indicators” as all indicators indicate flow is occurring by something being seen by the user. You can view our sight flow indicators here.
Our most popular sight flow indicator, the DAA Sight Flow Indicator, which has an integral cleaning mechanism, is an industry standard and comes with either a high visibility red paddle wheel for indication or without any mechanism at all. Our unique design features a mechanism that can remove periodic build up of media contaminants by simply twisting the device. It requires no system shut down or line removal to maintain and is made in the USA.
Most standard pressure capability flow indicators are a combination of a metal and/or glass housing and typically employ a plastic means of indication within the line. The metal used is typically brass or stainless steel.
High pressure applications require a more rugged build to handle higher pressures. This requires higher-pressure capability metal, glass, and seals. It also requires a more durable flow indication mechanism than the plastic indication elements of lower pressure flow indicators.
We offer high pressure sight flow indicators and would recommend the DA High-Pressure Sight Flow Indicators which are of a heavy-duty industrial grade build for pressures up to 580 PSIG with a variety of indication mechanisms.
Our other flow indicators offer pressures up to 230 PSIG or 85 PSIG. To see if any of these indicators may fit your needs, visit our flow indicator line.
Probably the most common type of flow indicator, a paddle wheel flow indicator, employs a paddle wheel to indicate flow. The same simple technology is also used in paddle wheel flow meters, except in paddle wheel flow meters, flow rate is provided by measuring the speed of the paddle rotation. Depending on the model of paddle wheel flow indicator, visual flow indication can also be provided by a paddle wheel flow meter.
Although no flow measurement is provided by a paddle wheel flow indicator, the speed of the turning wheel can very, very roughly indicate whether the flow is low or high by observing the speed at which the paddle is revolving around its axis. Visit our product page to learn more about the paddle-wheel flow indicators that we offer.
Rotameter technology is also referred to as “variable area” technology. Simple flow indicators are not usually created in variable area technology. Most variable area flow devices are flow meters and not indicators, although variable area flow meters provide visual flow indication if they are built with a translucent tube that houses the float. Because the only extra step needed to create a flow meter out of what would be a “rotameter flow indicator” is a scale printed on the glass tube by which the top of the float can be read against for a flow rate, most variable area devices are flow meters.
KOBOLD carries one of the industries largest lines of rotameter variable area flow meters and many of our meters also provide visual indication of flow via the float movement in the glass tube. We also provide low-flow flow meters in variable area technology. Visit our article to learn more about rotameters or view our rotameters.
Most liquid flow indicators are compatible with water and can be used as water flow indicators. Besides the general application parameters such as pressure and temperature, the other consideration to be aware of when choosing a water flow indicator is accounting for the characteristics of the water in the system.
Is it clean, ultra-pure, dirty, or mixed with other media that causes it to be aggressive or viscous? These factors can determine the suitability of certain models of flow indicators for a specific water application. To see which of our water flow indicators are compatible with different kinds of water, view our flow product comparison page or speak with one of our knowledgeable engineers.
Most gas flow indicators are suitable for use as air flow indicators. To determine whether an air flow indicator is right for your application, make sure that it meets the pressure and temperature requirements of your system and pay attention to whether or not the air has any characteristics that could damage the visual indication mechanisms, such as large particulate matter that may be carried in the air flow stream.
Our suggested air flow indicator is our DKB Air Flow Indicator that offers indication via a ball mechanism.
Water cooling systems protect expensive equipment by removing heat produced by the process by transferring it to water and moving the water into a cooling process where the temperature is reduced and then the cooled water is sent back to reduce the heat once again. Without proper water flow, the system can become compromised and cause a lot of costly damage. Flow indicators can be used in various parts of the process to verify flow.
Flow meters or flow transmitters, go one step further than a flow indicator and provide a continuous rate of flow. They are an even better safeguard for water cooling systems as they can offer more information and they can control functions that a simple flow indicator cannot.
For example, a flow meter would be able to detect leaks by sensing a significant unexpected drop in the flow rate. Flow meters also offer more automation to the process because they can transmit the data to control centers for continuous monitoring. A simple flow indicator usually requires on-site visual confirmation of flow.
Flow meters can also provide switching options, that in tandem with the pumps in the system, can keep the flow rate steady to enable consistent cooling to the process. For a simple water-cooling flow indicator, we recommend the DA Industrial Flow Indicator.
Because flow indicators typically only use a mechanical means to indicate flow and no electrical components are part of the device, most any liquid flow indicator can be used as a liquid fertilizer flow indicator as long as the liquid characteristics are taken into account. Certain indicators will not tolerate particulate matter or higher viscosity liquids very well. Because of the corrosive nature of liquid fertilizer, flow indicators made of stainless steel are usually recommended, although the chemical composition of liquid fertilizer can vary, and a flow indicator should be specified for the exact composition of the fertilizer.
Because liquid fertilizer can also accumulate build up on the sight glass, our unique model DAA Sight Glass Flow Indicator with an integral cleaning mechanism, which does not require system shut down or device removal for cleaning, delivers an extra value for liquid fertilizer.
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The government will take a 20% “free carry” in all new oil and gas projects, and reserve the right to buy another 30% at market-related rates, which will allow it to take its interest in projects to an effective 50%, it emerged on Thursday.
Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu broke the news when she announced that the technical regulations for shale gas hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in the Karoo and other petroleum sector technical regulations had been approved by the Cabinet.
The regulations will be published in the Government Gazette next week.
However, it was not yet clear yesterday whether the free carry and the reserve will be included in these regulations.
The size of the free carry stake has surprised the industry.
Ms Shabangu told a post-Cabinet media briefing that Cabinet had approved the free carry and reserve last November, but did not explain why they had not been made public until now.
Free carry in the oil and gas sector takes place when a government is able to take a percentage of production without having contributed to the capital and exploration costs of the project.
Ms Shabangu said previously the mining sector had contributed little to the country’s direct economic development.
“The petroleum industry is completely new and the state will have to also be a free carrier … the reason for the technical regulations, particularly for the hydraulic fracturing, is how is it going to happen,” she said.
“The policy agreed to by the Cabinet of November says the state will have 20% free carry, but it also says if the state has another interest it can be up to 50%, but the 30% can be market related.”
During last month’s public hearings on amendments to the Mineral and Petroleum Amendment Act, oil and gas companies, especially ExxonMobile and Royal Dutch Shell, criticised the draft law for not having stated up front what the free carry obligations would be.
Several other oil and gas representative bodies complained that leaving the free carry and other state interests to regulations and not including them in the act made their planning and risk assessment very difficult.
They also pointed out during their oral presentations that the world norm was for governments to take a 10% free carry.
ExxonMobile’s SA GM Russ Berkoben told Parliament last month that South Africa’s potential offshore oil and gas reserves were possibly located in some of the most dangerous seas in the world, entailing significant exploration risks.
Therefore, he said, the fiscal and regulatory terms had to be as attractive as possible to encourage investment in the sector, otherwise companies would rather go to other countries with more accessible resources and simpler laws.
The regulations to be published next week will allow for a 30-day public consultation.
The immediate reaction from Royal Dutch Shell, Sasol and the South African Oil and Gas Alliance to Ms Shabangu’s announcements was that they welcomed the clarity emerging from them. However, they would have to study the regulations extremely carefully before making further comment.
Shell is exploring prospects off the west coast, while Exxon plans to search for crude and natural gas after acquiring rights to blocks near Durban.
Webber Wentzel partner Jonathan Veeran said that “10% ( free carry) was what one would have expected”. While the clarity on the percentages is helpful, it does mean that companies would have to test whether it would still be economically viable to continue with their projects, he said.
Mr Veeran said South Africa had a very underdeveloped upstream oil and gas sector and this meant it would still have to be seen whether even local companies could absorb this state interest.
Democratic Alliance MP James Lorimer said: “If the Cabinet was deliberately trying to sabotage the prospects of South Africa developing an offshore oil industry, they could hardly be going about it any differently to how they are behaving.”
He added that after listening to what the industry said in the public hearings on the new mineral and petroleum bill, the minister should have been moving towards realism rather than descending into “kleptocratic fantasy land”.
Treasure the Karoo Action Group and civil rights organisation Afriforum said yesterday that they did not believe this to be a proper consultation and were preparing to stop fracturing in the Karoo in the courts if necessary. Treasure the Karoo Action Group CEO Jonathan Deal said: “Government is effectively embarking on a business plan without proper consultation with the public.”
He said that should the government go ahead with its plans to frack in the Karoo, it would effectively lead to another e-tolling saga where a lot of money is invested with no real return and no popular support.
“The fact of the matter is that government has not heard the total story about fracking and is only listening to one side. It is not just about the ecology, but also that fracking is not a sustainable option,” he said.
Ms Shabangu said one of the report’s main recommendations was to ensure that the regulatory framework was robust enough to mitigate any negative effect should fracking be approved.
Mr Deal referred to comments by outgoing Royal Dutch Shell group CEO Peter Voser in the Financial Times this week that he regrets entering his company in the US fracking sector where it had to take a $2.1bn impairment. – Business Day


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Big Talk wins Best of Year Award 2021!
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They can be found wrapped around trees, on fences, on bicycles, chairs, tables, and so much more. If you are familiar with Lion Brand yarn, you can easily see the various types of yarn that she used to create the lion. The mane was made using the Lion Brand Fun Fur Yarn in two colors. I love her use of textures to create these cool pieces.
I had a chance to speak to a street artist called London, at a trade show.
She specializes in making colorful wall art using a variety of textures and colors.
The photo above shows one of the finished pieces she was working on at the Lion Brand Yarn Booth.
where Street Artist London Kaye explains her process in doing street art and how she covered these fences with various crochet pieces over a period of three days.
The work was sponsored by Lion Brand Yarn.