Monitoring systems are becoming part of the digital transformation which is currently taking place in the industry. The monitoring of any process consists of gathering information with the objective of detecting possible anomalies or malfunctions. Current technology allows monitoring systems to observe the main magnitudes of any process, remotely and online, using communications.
The monitoring of power facilities aims to optimize the operating efficiency. To this end, the status of the instrumentation and equipment and the overall performance of the facility is monitored. By diagnosing and quantifying the performance deviations, improvement areas can be identified and potential benefits can be estimated.
The diagnosis and quantification of deviations can be carried out on a fleet of facilities, continuing with each plant, system and equipment, resulting in a qualitative diagnosis of the causes and recommendations to confirm them. This analysis can lead to short-term actions, such as the detection of equipment working improperly (open valves, tube breaks, etc.) or wrong instrumentation signals; mid-term actions for operation analysis; and long-term actions such as decisions on equipment replacement, operation strategies or even design modifications.
These monitoring systems can be installed in all types of power generation plant: combined cycle, thermal, nuclear, solar thermal, biomass, etc., always compliant with the quality standards and regulation applicable to each of them.
At Tecnatom, we have TecOS SOLCEP, an advanced system recently renewed that going beyond monitoring, compares the current plant situation with an ideal scenario according to the bounding conditions and the current degradation of equipment. TecOS SOLCEP is currently used in more than 50 power plants worldwide, bringing relevant economic benefits to our clients.
TecOS SOLCEP has been developed taking into account the latest methodologies regarding Human Factors Engineering and High-Performance Displays, Smart Interface, to transmit the information to the user in the most suitable way. It is a modern and versatile web application, compatible with the new digital environment: execution in cloud, comprehensive use of data, integration and information exchange with other applications along with the visualization on any device.
Moreover, it is a multi-lingual platform, which enables its installation in any plant around the world.
Development of our monitoring services
The development and implementation of TecOS SOLCEP is specific for the type of power generation plant where it will be installed.
Since the application is plant-specific, the degree of detail turns it into a “Digital Twin” of the state of the plant.
TecOS SOLCEP is based on the study of real operation and instrumentation data, as well as plant and equipment design documentation, for the development of the plant condition monitoring model.
The data supplied by TecOS SOLCEP provides the basis to make real-time decisions on:
- Optimal plant operation
- Performance deviations (current performance versus objective performance)
- Preventive maintenance
- Economic and energy impacts of the identified deviations
- Identification and location of the causes of equipment degradation
Our added value
TecOS SOLCEP has several features that make it a unique monitoring application in the market.
It is able of performing assisted diagnosis on the equipment conditions, providing qualitative results on the causes of equipment degradation and malfunctions.
This is all possible thanks to the knowledge acquired through our extensive experience in analysis on equipment degradation and malfunctions, which helps us identify the causes of a specific degradation.
It includes a steady-state simulator, what-if, focused on optimising the operation of the plant.
Certain periods can be reproduced, enabling freezing time and run again, simulating different plant conditions, modifying certain parameters and activating malfunctions to reach an accurate diagnosis in a specific scenario.
Another powerful function is the advanced data analysis, which allows scheduling predictive maintenance, knowing the condition of the equipment and validating the results provided.


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Nadine Coyle heads back to LA with a wide smile on her face (maybe because nobody over there says she's too skinny)
Her apparent weight loss has been the subject of much speculation, but it's clear Nadine Coyle is thrilled with her new figure.
At the first hint of sunshine today the slender Girls Aloud star shed her jacket to reveal her tanned arms.
Despite the bright March weather, the London air must still have been chilly for the 24-year-old, who is based in the much warmer climate of Los Angeles.
Stepping out: A smiling Nadine Coyle headed to Heathrow Airport today
She teamed her sunglasses with a woolly hat, skinny jeans and a vest top.
Nadine was heading to Heathrow Airport, after a week of meetings in London as she prepares to launch her solo career.
At the weekend she defended her figure, claiming she had naturally skinny legs.
'I have always had incredibly skinny legs. It's in my family. If anything I have put weight on since the last Girls Aloud tour,' she insisted.
Skinny: Nadine was heading to Heathrow after meetings in London
Nadine is known to take regular exercise, and has said she eats 'normally'.
But last year, she shocked diners at upmarket restaurant The Ivy by producing a pair of scales from her bag to weigh out her food.
After measuring out a portion of plain fish with no vegetables, she sent half the dish back to the kitchen unfinished.
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The number of coronavirus cases in the UK has reached 164.
A fourth person was diagnosed in Northern Ireland late on Friday, taking the number of cases since Thursday to 49 – the biggest increase in one day.
Meanwhile, samples taken from an elderly man who died at Milton Keynes Hospital are currently being investigated for coronavirus.
The BBC understands the man, in his 80s, had underlying health issues but more tests for the virus are ongoing.
The UK’s first death linked to the virus came on Thursday, after a woman with underlying health conditions in her 70s died in hospital in Reading.
As well as her death in the UK, a British man also died from the virus last month after being infected on the Diamond Princess cruise ship off the coast of Japan.
The Department of Health said as of 9:00 GMT on Friday, 20,338 people had been tested.
The latest number of confirmed cases comprises 147 cases in England, 11 in Scotland, three in Northern Ireland and two in Wales. On Friday night, a fourth person in Northern Ireland was diagnosed with the virus but their test sample is awaiting verification in a laboratory in England.
Of the cases in England there are:
- 29 in London
- 24 in the South East
- 22 in the South West
- 21 in the North West
- 13 in the North East and Yorkshire
- 12 in the Midlands
- 11 in the East of England
- 15 not yet confirmed
In Scotland, there are three cases in Grampian, two in Fife, two in Forth Valley and one each in Lothian, Tayside, Ayrshire & Arran and Greater Glasgow & Clyde.
About 45 of the confirmed cases have been self-isolating at home, while 18 people have recovered.
Earlier, the UK government pledged to spend £46m more on urgent work to tackle the coronavirus – including more money to develop a vaccine and cash to help some of the most vulnerable countries prepare for an outbreak.
The money will fund work on eight possible vaccines which are already in development as well as a lab in Bedford to try to create a test that could provide results within 20 minutes.
Currently, tests take a couple of days to provide results.
On Monday, the government is holding a meeting to discuss the practicalities of holding sport events behind closed doors and without fans, if the outbreak worsens and mass gatherings are banned.
In other developments:
- Facebook is closing its London office for the weekend after it was discovered that a Singapore-based employee who visited last week has been diagnosed with the virus. Staff members have been told to work from home until Monday
- British Airways said two members of their staff at Heathrow Airport – believed to be from the baggage team – had tested positive for the virus, which causes the disease Covid-19. The two employees are now self-isolating at home
- More than 140 British nationals – including 21 crew members – are stranded on a cruise ship which has been prevented from docking in San Francisco while tests are carried out
- Visitors to a hospital in Northampton have been stealing hand sanitising gel daily, with bottles taken from patients’ beds and dispensers from walls
- Delivery company Hermes announced £1m to help support their self-employed couriers if they need to self-isolate. The move has been praised by the GMB Union
- A church in Devon has been closed for a deep clean after a parishioner tested positive and a Hare Krishna temple near Watford has also closed because of a coronavirus case among its congregation
- The latest drive-through coronavirus test centre has opened, this time in north-east Wales, where people do not need to leave their cars to be tested
- Starbucks branches and train operator LNER have temporarily banned reusable cups in response to the outbreak
On Thursday, Health Secretary Matt Hancock told a BBC Question Time audience he was “absolutely confident” food supplies would not run out, amid concerns some people were stockpiling.
But a supermarket executive told the BBC sales of cupboard basics had “gone through the roof” and he was not sure the government could guarantee food supply in all instances.
Meanwhile, the prime minister’s official spokesman previously said it was “highly likely the virus is going to spread in a significant way”.
The government said the UK was still in the first phase of its four-part plan to tackle the virus outbreak, which is made up of: contain, delay, research and mitigate.
But officials were ramping up work to prepare for the next phase, the PM’s spokesman added.
The government is still deciding what measures will be taken in the delay phase, but has previously said this could include banning big events, closing schools, encouraging people to work from home and discouraging the use of public transport.
Earlier this week, the country’s chief medical adviser Prof Whitty said half of all coronavirus cases in the UK are most likely to occur in just a three-week period, with 95% of them over a nine-week period.
Globally, the number of coronavirus cases has now passed 100,000, with 3,400 deaths.
The government has updated its advice for Italy – the country in Europe that has been hit worst by the virus and which has seen more than 4,600 cases. The country recorded another 49 deaths on Friday, bringing the total number up to 197.
Travellers who develop symptoms after returning from any part of Italy – not just the north of the country – should self-isolate, while those returning from quarantined areas should self-isolate even without symptoms.
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Lack of gender diversity is a critical issue for the Irish tech sector. Third level institutions are keenly aware of this, with an average of 10% female students on computing programmes in Ireland. Two academics within the sector - Dr. Susan McKeever (DIT) and Dr Catherine Mooney (UCD) determined that if the Third Levels institutions computing schools could work together as a group, there would be great opportunities from sharing best practice and driving higher impact initiatives across the sector. When contacted, the interest from the Third Levels was huge. On June 20th, the DIT School of Computing hosted the first meeting of this Third Level group at a workshop in DIT Kevin St - attended by representatives from 14 Schools of Computing/ Computer Science across the country. As explained by Dr. McKeever: "We need to get results in this area quickly. Girls are losing out on opportunities in this critical sector that our economy relies on. As well as sharing best practice, the Third Level computer science schools can have a bigger ambition to get a targeted national project going with industry involvement, right across the third level sector. We should aim high - to make Ireland a showcase for other countries on how to crack the gender problem" The workshop was very successful with huge motivation and interest shown from every Third Level attending. Dr. Deirdre Lillis, Head of the School of Computing at DIT explains: "The stark reality is that most of our information technology is being developed almost exclusively by men, a situation which has far-reaching consequences for diversity and inclusion across all aspects of society and the economy. This situation which will not change unless the gender imbalance on female participation in computer science programmes is addressed. I am delighted to see this inaugural meeting take place, which I am certain will provide much needed leadership in this area within Computer Science Faculties across Ireland". The next meet up of the new third level group is scheduled to take place in the first week of September.
Third levels attending the workshop included:
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Book Synopsis Wicked Pleasures by : Tori Carrington
Download or read book Wicked Pleasures written by Tori Carrington and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2011-06-21 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Former marine and FBI agent Linc Williams is monitoring his target's ex-girlfriend, Regina Dobson. But nothing is simple when he's watching a woman who makes him forget everything-except for the need to know Regina as thouroughly as possible.

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San Diego County Credit Union secures naming rights for San Diego stadium
Naming rights agreement names “SDCCU Stadium” through December 2018
SAN DIEGO, CA (September 20, 2017) — San Diego County Credit Union® (SDCCU®), San Diego’s largest locally-owned financial institution, is proud to announce its naming rights partnership for “SDCCU Stadium,” following the San Diego City Council vote today to rename the iconic Mission Valley venue. The naming rights agreement for SDCCU Stadium, which was made between the City of San Diego and Fox Sports College Properties, extends through December 2018.
“We are extremely excited about this agreement,” said Duke Little, Vice President and General Manager Fox Sports College Properties. “SDCCU is one of the most recognizable brands in San Diego and believes in the importance of being an influential corporate citizen within the communities where they do business.”
“We are ecstatic that the City of San Diego and Fox Sports College Properties have selected SDCCU to be the naming rights partner for SDCCU Stadium. Helping our community thrive is at the heart of SDCCU’s values and the partnership further illustrates our support of the greater San Diego community,” said SDCCU President and CEO Teresa Halleck. “We look forward to helping to position SDCCU Stadium as a premier venue in San Diego to host all types of events and are excited for all that it will bring to San Diego and surrounding areas, which will include the SDCCU Holiday Bowl this December.”
The SDCCU Holiday Bowl is slated for December 28, 2017, and is just one of many major events planned for SDCCU Stadium. In addition to serving as the home stadium for San Diego State University Aztecs football home games, other events scheduled at SDCCU Stadium are the Coldplay and U2 concert, Vans Warped Tour, Color Fun Run and the Great Inflatable Race, the Lunar New Year Festival, City of San Diego Recycle Event & San Diego County Lawn Mower Exchange Event and more. For a complete list of events, visit sandiego.gov/stadium.
Since 1997, the Stadium has been named Qualcomm Stadium, until the naming rights partnership expired earlier this year. The Stadium was first named San Diego Stadium when it opened in 1967, until it was officially renamed San Diego Jack Murphy Stadium in 1981 in honor of the late San Diego sportswriter who was instrumental in bringing the Chargers football team to San Diego.
San Diego Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium. With a seating capacity of 70,561, San Diego Stadium is located in the heart of Mission Valley. The stadium has hosted three Super Bowl games: Super Bowl XXII in 1988, Super Bowl XXXII in 1998 and Super Bowl XXXVII in 2003. It also hosted the 1978 and 1992 Major League Baseball All-Star Games, the 1996 and 1998 National League Division Series, the 1984 and 1998 National League Championship Series, and the 1984 and 1998 World Series. It is the only stadium ever to host both the Super Bowl and the World Series in the same year (1998).
The naming rights partnership is one of many ways that SDCCU gives back to the community. Each year, SDCCU supports over 75 non-profits and participates in hundreds of community events designed to enhance lives in the areas where we operate. With such engagement with the community since 1938, San Diego County Credit Union is proud to place its name on the historic Mission Valley sports and entertainment venue.
About San Diego County Credit Union (SDCCU)
SDCCU is one of the nation’s top credit unions, proudly serving the financial needs of customers in Southern California counties including Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura. SDCCU has assets of over $12 billion, more than 433,000 customers, over 40 convenient branch locations and 30,000 surcharge-FREE ATMs. SDCCU provides breakthrough banking products that meet the demands of today’s lifestyle and delivers banking services that save customers money. SDCCU is leading the way, offering FREE Checking with eStatements, SDCCU mobile banking, mortgage loans, auto loans, Visa® credit cards and business banking services. Federally insured by NCUA. Equal Housing Opportunity. NMLS #580585. For more information, visit sdccu.com.


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Cambridge Of The East
Nestled in the narrow lanes of the old city near the police chowki of Paata Naala, is a legendary hub of knowledge called Farangi Mahal. The family of this great institution of learning traces its origin from Hazrat Abu Ayub Ansari, the distinguished companion and host of Yasrib (Medina) of the Holy Prophet of Islam, Mohammad (peace be upon him). Allama Shibli Nomani, the distinguished Urdu, Persian and Arabic scholar mentioned Farangi Mahal as the “Cambridge of the East” in his works. It was aptly titled so by the great scholar and is not at all an exaggeration because this is one of those few families of the world in which literary and scholarly traditions have prevailed for more than a thousand years. This family made Lucknow a center of Islamic learning in the beginning of the seventeenth century.’
Ansar’ (The Helpers) was a title given by the Holy Prophet to the people of Aus and Khazraj tribes of Yasrib who gave refuge to the prophet when the latter and his companions were facing harassment at the hands of the Quraish of Mecca. From that day, all the members of the Aus and Khazraj tribes became known as Ansaris. When Prophet Mohammad reached Yasrib from Quba, every member of the Ansar tribe was desirous to become host of their mentor and expressed this desire to him. They were told that the prophet would stay with the family which was destined to become the host and its indication would be that his camel would sit before the door of the house of that fortunate person. The camel was accordingly left free. It passed from door to door but ultimately sat down before the door of the house of Khalid Bin Zaid popularly known as Hazrat Abu Ayub Ansari, who became the host of the prophet for six months.
The hospitality of the Farangi Mahal family, even towards strangers and passers-by to this day, verily proves their lineage. The air that hangs over the vast verandahs, narrow lanes, madarsas and courtyards is impregnated with a spirituality that is almost tangible. Few people would be knowing that this family also played host to the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, who chose a modest room with a courtyard in its front. Even Gandhiji’s goat was pegged in the same room, which stands as it is today.
The descendants of the Ansaris or the ancestors of the Farangi Mahal family settled in India in a place called Sehali. The Farangi Mahal family originates from the four sons of Mulla Qutub ud Din Shaheed who was the only son of Mulla Abdul Haleem. Emperor Aurangzeb, who had full regard for Mulla Qutub ud Din whose eldest son Mulla Muhammad Asad was already in his service, was requested to allot some suitable residential place for Mulla Qutub ud Din’s family. As a result, two houses in Ehata-i-Charagh Beg in Lucknow, which was previously occupied by some European trader, were allotted to Mulla Asad to accommodate Mulla Qutub ud Din’s family members. Since, they originally belonged to a European, they were called Farangi ka Mahal. When the family expanded, the surrounding houses were purchased and built by different family members. When one enters the Farangi Mahal, one gets a feeling of a super joint family. The houses are connected to each other through narrow alleys and with every turn one encounters an abode of knowledge.
The letters of Gandhiji and Nehru have been framed that hang precariously on the walls. But the treasure lies in the ocean of knowledge that the scholars of Farangi Mahal are drenched in. Farangi Mahal played an important part in the establishment of Urdu press in Lucknow and Maulana Yaqoob was the first to do so. He established press for his newspaper, Karnama.
Dr. Wali ul Haq Ansari who is a descendant of this illustrious family and himself a distinguished scholar, has documented an invaluable book titled ‘Farangi Mahal- past and present’ that gives a detailed account of the family’s history, pedigree and scholars. In his concluding remarks, he reminds of a saying about the Ansar companions. Once the holy prophet prophesied that with the passage of time the number of their descendants would go down instead of increasing and a time would come when they would be like salt in flour but at the same time learning and education would always be with them. History proves that whatever has been stated is quite true. Facing persecutions and harassment, the Ansar families are only limited to Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. Medina from where the Ansars originated, has now no such family except one who has migrated from Farangi Mahal itself. Sheikh Saadi of Iran, who was also a descendant of Ansars, testifies in his verse: Hama qabila-e-man aalimaan-e-deen budand Mara moallim-e-ishq-e to shairi aamokht” My entire clan consisted of the scholars of religion, The teacher of love however taught me the lesson of love. The writer is grateful to Khalida appi for her invaluable help, who is a daughter of the Farangi Mahal family and shares a special bond with the writer’s family spanning decades.

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Kubota Diesel Engine
Powerful Kubota diesel engines mean faster, more efficient job performance. These F-Series engines have power to spare. Their high torque rise ensures faster, smoother recovery under sudden loading, letting you power through tall or wet grass without skipping a beat. They’re also environmentally and economically friendly thanks to their compliance with the EPA’s Tier IV emissions regulations, enhanced combustion efficiency, low vibration and noise levels, and reduced fuel costs.
The F-Series diesel engines are built for greater
The F3990 diesel engine features an electronic governor that stabilizes the engine speed at 2,500rpm with the PTO switched on for enhanced cutting and discharge performance, and increases engine speed to 2,700rpm with the PTO switched off for faster traveling speed.
Large Capacity Fuel Tank
A large, 16.1 gallon fuel tank not only keeps you working longer between fuel stops, it also reduces the number of fueling stops needed to complete long jobs. That means more time working and less time fueling up. The refueling pipe is now conveniently located right behind the ROPS.
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Hydrostatic power steering reduces operator fatigue and makes it easier to mow around trees and other obstacles.
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Muslims in Malaysia say it is their exclusive right to use the word Allah.
A group of Muslims on Wednesday threw water bottles and attempted to enter Malaysia’s Federal Court hearing a case on whether or not non-Muslims can use the word “Allah”.
The crowd became agitated when it learned that the court had deferred making decision, said a witness who asked not to be named.
The court did not say when a decision would be made.
An estimated 200 people from organisations that support Malay supremacy, such as Perkasa, gathered in front of the court building in the federal capital of Putrajaya.
They are gathered to defend their view that the use of the word “Allah” is exclusive to Muslims.
Police calmed the restive crowd and pushed it away from the building.
The controversy started in 2008 when the Government prohibited the Catholic publication, The Herald, from using the word “Allah” and the church filed a court case questioning the order.
On December 31, 2009, the Kuala Lumpur High Court lifted the prohibition, noting that the church had a constitutional right to use the word in its publication.
The word can be used on the ground that religions can be practised in peace and harmony.
The government appealed the case and in October, the Court of Appeal ruled that only Muslims can use the word “Allah”, reversing the High Court ruling.
The Catholic Church challenged the appeal court ruling before the Federal Court.

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RQYouthSquad sailors Ashlee Daunt and Tom Needham (member of the Queensland Academy of Sport) have won all but two races to secure the event after a range of conditions in Noumea. Thanks to the support of Bayside Cleveland – McGrath for their support of the 29er class at the Squadron and this fantastic opportunity.
In 2nd place in the regatta were fellow squadron members Luke Rogers and Matt Rogers, they held off the local teams and challenged Ash and Tom through the event.
In the New Caledonian Optimist Championship, Squadron member Angus Wheatley finished 2nd Overall!
To have our sailors on the podium in both championships is an excellent result in events which included a strong showing from New Zealand as well as the local competition.
Noumea Regatta Reflection by Ashlee Daunt
After success at Queensland Youth Week in July this year, I was privileged to be awarded with the opportunity to travel to Noumea, New Caledonia for the Allianz New Caledonia 29er National Championships. With me, along for the journey was my crew, Tom Needham, Matt and Luke Rogers, and our coach for the trip, QAS performance coach Ash Brunning.
On Tuesday 16th October, after much anticipation, we embarked on our journey to Noumea. This was to be my first international flight, so not going to lie, I was a little nervous. After a long day of travelling we touched down safely in New Caledonia on Tuesday night, and it was as though we had travelled a long-haul flight straight to France. Arriving late to the opening ceremony (because of flight delays), we were warmly welcomed by all our new French friends and host club CNC.
Eager to get sailing on the clear, blue waters of Noumea, we got straight into training on Wednesday morning. This was my first experience sailing somewhere outside of Australia and, safe to say, it was a pretty good first experience. The waters were pristine, flat and most importantly warm, making our training in a perfect breeze of 10-12 knots all the more enjoyable.
Unlike our training day, New Caledonia threw almost every direction of breeze our way throughout the regatta. For the first three days of the regatta, we experienced fairly light and extremely shifty breezes. This challenged us greatly especially considering we were competing against boats with a great deal more local knowledge. Regardless, both Australian teams persevered, and we came away with some great results on the first three days, both securing a place in the top four going into the final day of the regatta. Knowing this, we continued into the final day confident, but with the same mentality used to approach the previous days of the regatta – it is anyone’s race to win. The breeze on the final day was up from the previous days, providing us with a great 10-14 knots. These were perfect skiff racing conditions, flat water and nice breeze, we were keen. For Tom and I, this was our most successful day, both in results and in actual racing processes. After three days of the regatta we finally sorted out our starts and improved significantly on our communication. Despite some malfunction with their boom gooseneck, the Rogers’ boys also pulled away with some great results on the final day to solidify their position in second.
Overall, I have learnt so many lessons from this regatta and regardless of what the results show, there is still so much improvement to be made. I can’t speak on behalf of the others, but I know everyone who went on this trip has taken something away from it.
If it weren’t for the support received from Stephen Everett and his team at Bayside McGrath, and RQYS, we would not have had this amazing opportunity. Thank you dearly for all for your support, this is an experience I will remember forever.
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Last month I was lucky enough to be asked to take part in the WIE symposium (Women's Inspiration and Enterprise), an event dreamed up by June Sarpong and Dee Poko to bring together dynamic female leaders with a shared aim of improving the world for women. This sounded wonderful to me, as women are the fabric of my world and the stitches that hold it together.
That's not to say that men don't matter to me hugely, the producer, director and composer of my theatre show The Magical Playroom are all men and men whose talent and vision excite me. So it's not that men aren't of equal importance, it's more that that the voices I have heard the loudest, even if they were spoken with the softest tone, the voices that have struck a chord in exact harmony with my own, the voices that have made my jaw ache in gaping amazement, have been voices predominantly belonging to women. I knew at once WIE was an organisation I wanted to be part of as they were doing something I viewed as vital: creating a platform for influential women to empower others by talking honestly about their lives.
The panel event was entitled Beyond the Glass Ceiling: Can Women Have It All Yet? The issue at the core of my world and the worlds of the many mothers I speak to every day is the fragile balance between work and motherhood. How can I excel at work, whilst maintaining my focus and energy for the most important work of all - raising my daughter? And not just loving her, feeding her, clothing her, but instilling the confidence in her to live out her dreams.
In my experience there is no easy solution, being a working mum is a continual learning curve of perseverance and hope. A daily act of tightrope walking, sometimes in bright light to the applaud of a glorious audience, other times gingerly through the moonless dark.
On the day of the event I'm welcomed into a room that's full of sisterly warmth but has a serious edge to it. And there are some extraordinarily high shoes in the room. As I'm getting a coffee I catch sight of June Sarpong, dashing around in killer heels, looking organised and cool. But then later, towards the end of the day, I see her slip into the back of a talk and walk around happily in bare feet. It's such a simple gesture and yet it radiates great reassurance. Who hasn't been that woman at the end of the night, with cramped bones and scarred skin who kicks her heels off and says 'Hey I wore the fabulous shoes and now I shall be fabulous just as myself.'
I'm on the panel with Kelly Hoppen, designer and newly appointed dragon, Lady Lynn De Rothschild, philanthropist and public sector speaker Lynne Franks and Emma Barnett, women's editor of the daily telegraph who is chairing the event. We begin by unravelling the notion of 'All' and deem that for the majority 'All' encompasses a supportive relationship, a family and a career with financial or artistic reward (ideally both).
Yet reflecting on the situation globally, as so many women are still massively oppressed and impoverished, we need to redefine our discussion to make it work for the women in the room: Can Western women have it all yet? Opinions are varied, but the general consensus is that western woman who are driven and committed can have it all, but she must be prepared to accept the enormity of the compromises. These will be different for every one and I find it interesting that three of the four women on the panel have at one time or another been single parents. Perhaps this means nothing, perhaps it means that the balance (in the west) isn't quite right and ambition comes at a price or perhaps its merely representative of the time we live in and not only does it disprove David Cameron's ideal that a proper family has two heterosexual parents, but It shows great tenacity in working single mothers and proves you don't need a relationship to be magnificently successful.
Following my panel event I watched Lorraine Candy, editor-in-chief of Elle, give a talk on how her team are pioneering an online approach that's highly interactive with their consumer. The talk was detailed and fascinating, but what really interested me is that she's a mum of four and does appear to have it all. And though she holds a post of enormous respect and responsibility, her manner has an effortlessly natural and lovely quality to it.
Then during a debate about the importance of appearance I'm stunned into a silence of awe and wonder by Shingai Shoniwa, singer of the Noisettes who champions self esteem and confidence over appearance in a way that's so real and eloquent she's got the whole room falling at her feet. Its so exciting to listen to someone who is feisty and passionate and the living embodiment of their own message: Be true to yourself and rise above the rest. And this is the very essence of WIE: inspiration and enterprise. I could have listened to more and I could have spoken for longer and I did have many more conversations at the bar. 'Can Women Have It All Yet' is not a question you can answer in a single discussion, but it's a vital conversation that needs to continue and its only through giving an honest portrayal of our lives in the moment, that women can begin to equip the next generation with the skills they need to better themselves and better their world.
What I do know is for one day, inside the walls of the Hospital Club, I felt listened to, valued and welcomed for who I am. The power of that unity between women is what we need to build upon for a future where everyone can aspire to have their all.


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Historic Indian Hills house recently protected from development might still be torn down
Correction: A previous version of the story incorrectly stated the status of the hearing process. The Metro Council committee has the final say in the hearing process regarding the house.
In an action likely to send shivers up the spines of preservationists, Louisville Metro Council will have a public hearing to consider if the owner of a historic landmark house can tear it down for a subdivision development.
The controversial dispute pits property rights against preservation interests and affects a historic house designed by a noted architect and located atop a hill on Blankenbaker Lane in the trendy Indian Hills neighborhood.
The owner wants to tear it down and build a small subdivision. But preservationists contend the structure is historic and that the owner should not have the right to destroy it. The Metro Landmarks Commission agreed with them and recently approved the landmarks status.
Metro Council directed its zoning committee last week to decide how the full council would handle the case.
At a zoning committee meeting Tuesday, three Republican members — Scott Reed, Robin Engel and Glen Stuckel — were joined by Democrat Brent Ackerson in favoring the full council having the public hearing on the case. The three committee dissenters were council Democrats Bill Hollander, Brandon Coan and committee chair Madonna Flood. The Democrats hold a 17-9 majority on the council, however.
Coan, who also sits on the Landmarks Commission, said he feared the council's review of the landmarks case might set a dangerous precedent and, if the reviews become commonplace, it could negate the need for the landmarks agency.
Landmarks status offers some protection to any site so designated. For instance, the owners may have to demonstrate economic hardship before they can tear down or greatly alter a landmarks structure.
The council has had the power to review Landmarks Commission decisions for five years, but this would be only the second time the issue has come up.
Councilman Reed, whose district includes the Indian Hills site in question, said a constituent had asked him to consider reviewing the landmarks designation.
The Moore house is owned by lawyer Murray "Butch" Turner, who has started the development of a small subdivision around the house. He wants to tear it down and has said in a recent interview that the house is not worth renovating and is infested with raccoons. He said a ceiling has holes in it and some walls have water damage. He said he couldn't sell the house and that it is not feasible to renovate it.
Some preservation-minded citizens, led by Lee Cory, a member of the Mayor's Historic Preservation Advisory Task Force, have strongly supported the landmarks designation. Cory said a council review of the Landmarks Commission's decision would render the commission useless and that it would be a waste of taxpayer time and money as well as amount to the council's "thumbing its nose at the public."
The house was damaged by fire in the 1950s. But it was restored and long served as a residence.
Cory said in a recent email that if the landmarks designation is overturned, "this beautiful, characteristic, historic structure will be demolished for nothing more than an empty space in an ill-advised, unwanted subdivision, which neighbors, taxpayers and voters have fought for 10 years."
The Moore house was designed by architect Carl A. Ziegler (1878-1952) of Philadelphia, a leader in the Colonial Revival style of architecture. John W. Moore was dean of the University of Louisville School of Medicine from 1929 to 1949 and commissioned Ziegler to design the house.
Reporter Sheldon S. Shafer can be reached at 502-582-7089, or via email at firstname.lastname@example.org.

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2 Corinthians 1:18-22 and 2 Corinthians 4:3-6
To stay in the realm of "Yes and No" is to veil ourselves – not veiling Moses, Jesus, or G*D, but ourselves.
There is the reality that there is always more information coming and our very decision to say either "Yes" or "No" changes the situation. And so we have plenty of excuses of which we might avail ourselves.
Our call is to let the "Yes" and "No" living within us loose. In this a clear "Yes" will brighten the darkness of a veiled "Yes/No" and a clear "No" will shine on nearby paths to identify the darkest down which we need not go. For generations we have tasted the knowledge of "Good" and "Evil". It is time to take that knowledge and put it to work with good energy.
Of course we will need to be gentle with those who get their "Yes" mixed up with their "No" and stick their head where the sun shines not. Likewise our compassion will be with those yet unable to leave the comfort of confusion and who enjoy the speculative play of forever pitting a "Yes" against a "No." Sometimes that gentle compassion will need to be directed toward our own self.
Through whatever fits and starts you need yet to come, let your light shine out of darkness. For my sake, please, shine. I'll do my best to return the favor.


As we near the end of the road for internal-combustion engines, manufacturers are spending big money to eke out small gains in fuel economy. The latest miracle is Nissan’s VC-T engine, the first production engine with the ability to physically alter its compression ratio.
This story originally appeared in the July 2019 issue of Road & Track.
This has been a holy-grail capability for a century, and Nissan admits it took 20 years of R&D to get it into production. That surely cost billions of dollars, which will ultimately be passed on to customers, but the payback promises to be an engine optimized for both fuel economy and power output.
Engines operate most efficiently with a high compression ratio. Unfortunately, high compression generates extra heat, which in turn encourages engine-damaging detonation—when the air-fuel mixture explodes spontaneously before the spark plug fires. Turbocharged engines running at high boost levels are especially susceptible to detonation, so engineers have long had to choose between high compression with moderate boost and low compression with big boost. Nissan’s VC-T engine eliminates this compromise, running at high compression ratios (up to 14.0:1) under light load and as low as 8.0:1 under full boost.
In its first application, the Infiniti QX50, the technology works seamlessly, save for what sounds ominously similar to rod-bearing knock at very low revs and load. The QX50’s turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder VC-T pumps out an entirely conventional 268 hp and 280 lb-ft of torque, so clearly Nissan’s decades-long struggle must have paid off in fuel economy.
Or not. Compare the EPA ratings of the QX50 with those of the similarly sized BMW X3—a far less fuel-efficient rear-wheel-drive design with an eight-speed automatic in place of the Infiniti’s front-wheel drive and CVT—and the Japanese competitor wins by only 1 mpg. By the EPA’s estimate, you’d save just $50 in fuel per year by choosing the Infiniti over the BMW. Ouch. It’d be one thing if the QX50 dusted the BMW in acceleration, but it can’t keep up. Double ouch.
The QX50 itself is a thing of beauty—insofar as a crossover can be beautiful. It has a real back seat, unlike its predecessor. That thing’s 911-sized rear was appropriate because it drove like a Porsche, with brilliant rear-wheel-drive dynamics and a screaming 7800-rpm six-pot under the hood. Maybe that’s why the last one I drove averaged 13 mpg.
But when a QX50 test car recently rolled into my driveway, what I noticed first wasn’t its looks or back seat. It was the build quality. The gap between the front-passenger door and fender was so large, I could clearly see the hinge through it. In some places, body panels looked as if they were designed for different cars—the hatch fit perfectly at the base of its window but not at the bottom. Trim pieces interrupted by body cutlines didn’t line up in any of three dimensions. Some were also mismatched in color. Clearly things aren’t off to a good start at Infiniti’s brand-new plant in Mexico, where the QX50 is assembled. Instead of spending so much money on the VC-T engine’s costly development, Nissan would have been better off had it invested in proper engineering, tooling, and assembly for the body and interior. Or maybe just $20 per car to upgrade the ungrained, cheap plastic on the center console.
The VC-T engine makes its way into the new Altima this year (albeit with 20 fewer horsepower). There, it returns impressive fuel economy. The EPA says the Altima will do 29 mpg combined. Problem is, a Toyota Camry hybrid gets 52 mpg. At this point in the history of the automobile, any large investment in fuel economy needs to be in electrification—Nissan’s own Leaf scores an MPGe rating of 112.
That seems great until you look at the vastly quicker and sexier Tesla Model 3, which reaches 130 MPGe. And while the world pans Elon Musk’s company for its cars’ Trabant-like build quality, its panel gaps are no worse than the Infiniti’s. But at least Teslas deliver big-time on their efficiency promises.


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I did the smart thing this weekend and took out a UFO to finish before I start a new project! I was caught up in starting another quilt when I realized that I would be better off finishing one up first!! I know, not natural, but so necessary as I can no longer find the bed in the spare room due to all the UFO's stacked up on it. I spent the weekend traveling 5 hours north to Humboldt State in Arcata California so my son could take a look at the campus. Yep, 5 hours up and 5 hours back almost to the Oregon border. I took my Hawaiian quilt with and finished an entire corner with hand quilting during the long car ride. I love the texture that the little squares bring out in the background. I have had no time this past week for machine quilting as I have been working late and then trying to catch up on everything at home but this next week, watch out!! I am ready to go and hopefully finish up a quilt at some point! Tomorrow is a day off of work for President's Day and I am so looking forward to getting some stuff done! Sewing machine, here I come!
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It's a popular survival strategy — and a commonsense one — to maintain at least one home garden for food in case of an emergency (or just to save money), but people who do this often forget about growing fruit, and even hardened survivalists need fruit. Fruit contains essential nutrients, like potassium, vitamin C, fiber and folate, and eating fruit lowers blood pressure and cleans the colon. You don't need a spare plot in your backyard — or even a backyard — to grow fruit because fruit trees will grow quite happily in containers, and all you need for container gardening is a sunny spot on your deck or in your sunroom.
You have to be careful about choosing cultivars because not all are self-fertile, and if you grow one that isn't, you'll need extra space for growing a companion tree next to it to pollinate it, or you won't get any fruit. There's no need to worry if you have a small space because there are many self-fertile varieties you can grow, and even if you have your heart set on growing a type of apple that relies on cross-pollination, there are ways to deal with limited space. One of the simplest is to put your containers on wheels so you can shift them around as needed, and another is to purchase a tree that has cultivars grafted onto it. Of course, varieties that aren't self-fertile need agents such as birds, bees and wind to pollinate them, and that should factor into your decision about where to locate the containers.
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Fruit trees need to be in full sun, so choose the sunniest part of your deck or garden to grow them and make sure you use containers with drainage holes on the bottom or sides because they need well-draining soil. One of the challenges you face when you grow your own fruit is maintaining proper soil moisture, but it isn't a huge challenge. Just watch the soil carefully and water only when it dries out, and you'll find growing fruit as easy as growing lettuce — and that's easy!
Containers for Growing Fruit
Most people who grow fruit trees in containers want the containers to be movable so they can relocate a tree to follow the sun or bring it indoors when the weather turns cold, but the container also has to be sizable enough to support the tree. The ideal container size is 10 to 15 gallons unless you fit the container with wheels, in which case you might want a larger one. However, it's usually unnecessary to use a very large container because potted fruit trees are generally dwarf varieties grown from dwarf rootstock, which limits the height of the tree and optimizes fruit yield.
Containers made from a rot-resistant wood species, such as cedar or redwood, aren't as heavy as clay pots and don't heat up in the sun as quickly as plastic ones. Versailles planters, which have removable sides, are especially useful because they allow for addition or removal of soil without having to uproot the tree.
The Best Soil for Growing Fruit
Most fruit trees grow best in mildly acidic soil, and when planting anything in containers, including fruit trees, you can't do better than to use commercial potting soil from your local garden center. Most mixtures already contain fertilizer, so you don't need to add more when planting the tree, although you may want to give the plant a boost later in the season when its roots get established.
Topsoil generally isn't a good choice for container gardening because it tends to compact when you water it, turning into a dense mixture that prevents water from getting to the roots. Instead, the water seeps along the outside perimeter of the pot and drains through the drainage holes in the bottom, leaving the tree thirsty and underdeveloped. If topsoil is all you have, mix it with peat moss or composted organic matter to loosen it, fortify it and reduce the silt content. Fruit trees love sandy soil because it drains well, so you can add also add sand to your potting mix. A good recipe for making your own soil for growing fruit consists of:
- 2 parts peat moss or rotted pine bark
- 1 part sand
- 1 part perlite
- 1 part compost
- 1.6 ounces dolomite lime per cubic foot of soil
- 5.6 ounces 17-6-10 fertilizer per cubic foot of soil
Planting and Maintaining Fruit Trees in Containers
The best time to plant or transplant a fruit tree is in early spring, which gives the tree's roots the entire warm season to get established before winter dormancy. Place the tree in the center of the pot and hold it straight while you fill in dirt and tamp it down to eliminate air pockets. Then, give the tree a thorough watering.
If you plant a young tree in a small pot, it will probably get root-bound, which hinders vertical growth and adversely affects fruit production. When this happens, you'll want to repot in a larger container. Even if a tree isn't root-bound, it's a good idea to repot it every two or three years to stimulate the root system. The roots can't spread freely as they would if the tree were planted in the ground, so repotting is necessary to untangle each bare root so it can draw in more nutrients. You can usually do this by scraping the root ball with your fingers or a tool, such as a hand fork. When the tree is growing vigorously, you'll want to prune it yearly in late winter to stimulate fruiting.
Soil in containers tends to dry out more quickly than it does in the ground, especially if you use plastic containers and place them in hot, sunny spots, so it's important to monitor the trees and water them regularly, but don't overdo it. Watering too often is as harmful as not watering often enough. Keep an eye on the pots and water when the soil dries out, which may be every day, or it may only be two or three times a week. The trees will need less water in the winter, especially if you add mulch to retain moisture and keep the roots warm.
Chill Hours and Fruit Production
Because you can move containers indoors in winter, you aren't as restricted by growing zones as you are when planting trees in the ground. You can also create microclimates within your growing zone by placing containers next to walls that reflect sunlight or in shady spots to create cooler conditions. Your overall climate zone is still important, though, because fruits need varying numbers of chill hours (hours of temperatures between 32 and 45 degrees Fahrenheit) to develop, and southern zones may not have the requisite number of cold days for production of certain types of fruit. Because tropical fruits don't require a period of cold temperatures to develop, it's easier to grow them in cooler zones than it is to grow fruits that thrive in northern zones in warm climates.
Apples Trees Are Great for Northern Zones
Maybe you aspire to grow prize apples (Malus spp.) like Japanese growers do, wrapping the apples while still on the tree to protect them from pests. You can grow the trees in containers, but be sure to choose a self-fertile variety if you're short on space. Apples generally need more chill hours than other fruit — from 500 to 1,000 — so they are more suited to northern growing zones, but there are selections that require fewer hours. The Dorsett Gold, for example, needs only 300 hours, so it's a good choice for people in the warmer climates of zones 6 to 9.
Citrus Fruit as Houseplants
Lemons (Citrus limon), limes (Citrus aurantiifolia) and sweet oranges (Citrus sinensis) like warm weather and generally won't tolerate the cold in zones 8 and below, so if you want to have a supply of fresh citrus fruit for juicing, grow the trees in containers in a sunny spot in the house. You can start the trees from seeds you save from your favorite fruits, but this method isn't reliable for producing fruits true to the look and taste that you ate. It's best to graft a cutting from a variety you like onto the rootstock of another variety or buy an already-grafted tree. Citrus trees can grow as large as you want if you keep repotting them in larger pots. The tree produces fragrant flowers in early spring, and if all goes well, fruit should appear the following winter.
Watermelons in a Container? Sure!
Watermelons (Citrullus lanatus) don't grow on trees but on creeping vines that can take a lot more space than a container has to offer, so the simple work-around is to train them to grow vertically on a trellis. The vine has a deep taproot, so you need a container with at least 2 feet of moist, loamy, almost sandy soil mixed with plenty of organic matter, and the trellis should be a minimum of 4 feet high. The plant produces both male and female flowers, and bees usually take care of cross-pollination, but you'll probably want to do it yourself to make sure that the plant bears fruit.
Grow Stone Fruit From Pits
Stone fruits in the Prunus genus include plums, nectarines, peaches, cherries and apricots — the ones with the large pits, also called stones. These are actually viable seeds, although they require a lengthy period of stratification (about three to four months) at temperatures between 34 and 40 degrees, and the seeds also have to be softened by scarification, which means scratching or cutting. Properly prepared seeds will sprout, and they can then be planted in organic potting soil to grow into trees. Many stone fruits are self-fertile, but it's good to sow more than one seed to ensure that at least one grows into a healthy tree and to guarantee successful pollination and fruit production. It's better to grow two trees, even with self-fruitful selections, to boost pollination and increase the yield.
A Fig for All Seasons
Figs (Ficus carica) are some of the easiest fruits to grow in containers because they don't mind having their roots confined. Fig trees can get quite large, but you can use a simple technique called root pruning to control growth so you don't have to continually repot the tree in a larger pot. Simply uproot the plant every few years, trim back the roots by about a third and return the plant to the same pot full of fresh potting mix. Rather than damaging the plant, this technique actually stimulates growth and usually results in a growth spurt and production of extra fruit. Figs grow best in zones 8 through 10, but many cultivars are hardy to zone 7. Chicago fig tree (F. carica 'Chicago Hardy') is one of the hardiest cultivars, surviving winter outside to zone 5 or 6, depending on microclimate and mulching.
- The National Gardening Association: Fruit Trees in Containers
- USDA MyPlate: Fruits
- Empress of Dirt: How to Grow a Peach (or Plum) Tree From the Pit
- Empress of Dirt: 12 Best Fruits and Berries for Patio Containers
- Urban Garden Gal: 11 Best Fruit Trees to Grow in Containers
- Stark Bro's: Growing Fruit Trees in Containers, Part 1

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The ice-maiden of the 80s European synth-pop scene, Propaganda and Act frontwoman Claudia Brucken returns to her solo career after a 21-year-absence with The Lost Are Found, a collection of songs self-described as sad but not sad enough to make you want to slit your wrists.
Of course, she hasn’t exactly been missing in action since 1991’s Love: And A Million Other Things, with guest appearances on records by German trance duo Blank & Jones and Erasure’s Andy Bell and her Onetwo side project with OMD’s Paul Humphreys, not to mention last year’s retrospective. But with this being her most high-profile release in over two decades, it’s strange that she’s opted to focus her majestic noirish vocals on other artists’ material.
In saying that, there’s little amongst the album’s 11 tracks that will be instantly familiar. A deadpan rendition of Julee Cruise number “The Mysteries Of Love,” possibly even more haunting than the David Lynch-penned original, will be familiar to those who have watched Blue Velvet, while David Bowie’s first UK Top 20 hit of the 20th Century, “Everyone Says Hi,” would perhaps ring a bell if not for its cheap synth-rock makeover here.
But in keeping with Claudia Brucken’s low-key persona, most of the covers are relatively obscure. So instead of any of The Bee Gees’ iconic 70s disco hits, we get a brooding acoustic take on Horizontal album track “And The Sun Will Shine.” And instead of one of ELO’s many prog-pop gems, we get a chamber pop reworking of Bond theme-esque B-side “One Summer Dream.”
It’s all done in the best possible taste, but it’s difficult to fathom what exactly the point of The Lost Are Found is. There are the occasional subtle tinkerings, such as the addition of a flugelhorn on the kitchen-sink melodrama of Dubstar’s “The Day I See You Again,” and French accordion on The Lilac Time’s bedsit indie-pop of “The Road To Happiness.”
But Brucken’s versions of Norwegian avant-garde jazz vocalist Stina Nordenstam’s “Memories of A Colour” and “Crime” are near identical to the originals, as are The Band’s “Whispering Pines” and The Pet Shop Boys’ “Kings Cross,” the latter of which was also originally produced by Brucken’s cohort, Stephen Hague.
The Lost Are Found, therefore, doesn’t exactly justify the lengthy wait, and while at the age of 48, Claudia Brucken still sounds as brilliantly melancholic as ever, her talents are wasted on such a perfunctory, if admirably esoteric, selection of songs.


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Mr.Sean Sherlock TD, Minister for Research and Innovation announced that Treemetrics www.treemetrics.com the Irish based, global innovator in forestry, data analytics, and measurement solutions, has secured a significant €800,000 contract, with the European Space Agency (ESA). The contract was secured with the help of Enterprise Ireland, the co-ordinating body for the European Space Agency (ESA) in Ireland. The funding will support the global roll-out of the company's innovative web-based satellite mapping application for the forestry industry.
The Enterprise Ireland-backed company also plans to recruit a further ten software engineers over the next twelve months to expand its workforce at its Cork facility to 30. The company is receiving significant interest from multinational timber growers to develop its proprietory system.
The TreeMetrics’ solution replaces traditional calipers and measuring tape with technology for the first time in over 100 years of forestry measurement. Easy-to-use 3D laser scanners can quickly and accurately measure the shape, size, and straightness of standing trees. The cutting-edge technology uses this information to predict the quantities of log products that each tree can produce, and their potential value.
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STUNNER OR BUMMER: Disha Patani, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Sonakshi Sinha Or Alia Bhatt?
Anushka Sharma And Virat Kohli’s Sweet Gesture For Fast Bowlers Will Warm Your Heart
This Actress Disguised Herself As ‘Nusrat’ To Watch The Audience’s Reaction To Her Film
Anushka Sharma-Virat Kohli Complete 1 Year Of Marital Bliss; Actress Shares Unseen Video From Tuscany Wedding
Last night, The Kapoors- Shahid, Mira along with Ishaan
and Janhvi and a few close family memberswatched Beyond The Cloud at a special
Anushka Sharma was spotted at Delhi airport, this morning, with hubby Virat Kohli as the lovebirds returned to Mumbai. Interestingly, Kareena Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan and Taimur were also travelling with them in the same flight.
Lastly, Sara Ali Khan was snapped post her workout.
Let’s take a look at who were the stunners and bummers of the day:
MIRA RAJPUT- BUMMER- Mira, that’s too much red and black matching combos in one! The lipstick can be totally avoided here.
Mira Rajput Poses For The Shutterbugs
ANUSHKA SHARMA-STUNNER- Anushka’s simple and classy floral suit is making the newlywed glow even more.
Anushka Sharma With Virat Kohli At The Airport
JANHVI KAPOOR- BUMMER- Janhvi’s striped polo neck top should find a way out of her cupboard soon.
Janhvi Kapoor At The Screening
KAREENA KAPOOR- STUNNER- Kareena’s animal print sweat shirt is quite a quirky choice for travel.
Kareena Kapoor With Saif Ali Khan And Baby Taimur
SARA ALI KHAN- STUNNER- Sara Ali Khan’s royal ‘blue’ will surely take away your workout ‘blues’.
Sara Ali Khan Snapped Post Gym Session
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If you find yourself individual money arrive, a lot of the student educational funding positives strongly recommend taking complete advantageous asset of government loans before offered those people provided by credit providers and you will banks. This is certainly due partly to reduce plus steady interest cost, and in addition since the personal money basically dont supply the same versatile cost preparations just like the government loan providers.
In order to qualify for government fund, most of the students – no matter its informative top – have to fill in brand new FAFSA ® from year to year he or she is enrolled in a degree program. So it file, that’s according to often brand new student’s otherwise the parent’s financial information, analyzes earnings accounts to help you expect the amount of financial support available through government offers and finance.
People who utilized federal money while in the baccalaureate knowledge could be common on the processes, though there are a handful of different alternatives readily available for complex level. A few of the most popular inquiries from the finishing this new FAFSA ® and you will using up student loans tend to be:
Loans try given into the an initial-become, first-served basis birth during the to begin the brand new year. Youngsters is to seek to have got all data able so that they can implement after the latest season starts.
If the a student try applying because a based upon, they you need their parent’s economic information. Since a different, they’re going to you prefer their particular economic files using their societal defense and you can driver’s license amounts, financial support details, payday loans Arizona bank comments, federal taxation details, documentation of untaxed income, in addition to their government college student aid PIN amount provided with the You.S. Institution away from Studies.
Each of the head government student loans possess additional financing numbers; as an example, new Perkins loan lets scholar students so you can acquire doing $8,five hundred per year, while the limit count into the Stafford loan is dependant on the present day year from knowledge.
It’s not hard to catch-up from the adventure of getting back once again to school and not completely look at the ramifications regarding delivering to the loans. Even though some mortgage payment plans begin if you’re youngsters are nevertheless when you look at the college, almost all can start immediately after students keeps graduated. Students might be considering the next moves – end up being they subsequent knowledge or entering the workforce – before finishing their studies. Children which shell out into the the financing faithfully each month can use now to simply help build a good credit score to possess future tall purchases, however, those who get behind will find by themselves penalized whether it comes for you personally to purchase their earliest domestic otherwise generate most other big acquisitions.
College students who don’t take advantage of government financing during their undergraduate training might need certainly to over an entry loan guidance class and sign the entire learn promissory note prior to money is actually paid.
As the mission are still to help you land a leading business just after graduation, knowledge options for deferment, forbearance, mortgage forgiveness, and you may alternate installment arrangements can help overcome loads of anxiety and avoid bad credit ratings when it requires a little while in order to start paying down scholar personal debt
When utilized knowledgeably, government student loans would be a useful inclusion to a student’s capital package. Besides putting some difference between even if students might possibly complete scholar university, however they reduce some of the pressures regarding individual funds. The Education loan and you can Graduate College or university guide provides information on these information and more to look at whenever plotting out scholar university funds.

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Hear James Blake’s D’Angelo Remix
James Blake has long been interested in keening R&B longing and warped, diffuse songwriting, so it’s only natural that he’d be a D’Angelo fan. And during a guest DJ set on BBC Radio 1 this past weekend, he busted out a remix of “Left & Right,” the Method Man/Redman collab from D’Angelo’s classic 2000 album Voodoo. Blake did the buzzing, off-balance reworking under his Harmonix alias, and you can listen to a radio rip of it below.
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- Adam Gase was 49ers’ choice for head coach before final interview, per report
- Byron Scott dismisses talk of Kobe Bryant retirement
- NFL investigating New England Patriots for deflated footballs
- Marshawn Lynch may face discipline for media silence, lewd gesture
- Jack Del Rio says he’s been a ‘Raider his whole life’
- 3 things we learned from Clippers’ 126-121 loss to Cavaliers
- Jim Tomsula is an awkward interview, should 49ers fans be worried?
- Jordan Farmar calls being waived by Clippers ‘mutual’
- Padres to host 2016 MLB All-Star game at Petco Park
- Clippers get Austin Rivers in 3-team trade involving Reggie Bullock
Chargers news: Danario Alexander suffers torn ACL
- Updated: August 6, 2013
The San Diego Chargers announced on Tuesday that wide receiver Danario Alexander suffered a torn ACL during practice. No other information was made immediately available, though the injury almost certainly means he will miss the entire 2013 season.
The injury marks the first major blow to an offensive player during training camp. The Bolts have managed to stay relatively healthy on that side of the ball, but losing a player who was making big strides forward as one of Philip Rivers‘ primary targets will at the very least be a significant setback.
In 10 games with the Bolts in 2012, Alexander started seven and amassed 37 receptions for 658 yards and seven touchdowns. At 6-foot-5, his size made him a viable target in the red zone when matched up against shorter defensive backs. On Monday, the Chargers released their first depth chart, and Alexander was listed as the starting wideout opposite Malcom Floyd.
If there’s any silver lining for the Chargers, it’s that they are relatively deep at the position. Eddie Royal and Vincent Brown are likely to contend for the other starting spot opposite Malcom Floyd, while rookie Keenan Allen figures to compete for a primary role as well.
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by Daisy Whitney
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on June 4, 2013
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Summary (adapted from Goodreads:) Danny's mother lost her five-year battle with cancer three weeks before his graduation -- the one day that she was hanging on to see. Now Danny is left alone, with only his memories, his dog, and his heart-breaking ex-girlfriend for company. He doesn't know how to figure out what to do with his mom's estate, what to say for his graduation speech, let alone how to live or be happy anymore. When he gets a letter from his mom's property manager in Tokyo, where she had been going for treatment, it shows a side of his mother he never knew. So, with no other sense of direction, Danny travels to Tokyo to connect with his mother's memory and make sense of her final months, which seemed filled with more joy than Danny ever knew. There, among the cherry blossoms, temples, and crowds, and with the help of an almost-but-definitely-not Harajuku girl, he begins to see how it may not have been ancient magic or mystical treatment that kept his mother going. Perhaps, the secret of how to live lies in how she died.
The short version: This book is fantastic! A beautiful, moving, life-affirming must-read for fans of Where She Went and Just One Day by Gayle Forman, Golden by Jessi Kirby, The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson.
The longer take: If you're a regular reader of my blog, you know that I've been trying -- and loving -- lots of stuff outside my comfort zone lately: aliens, zombies, werewolves, and clones. But my heart always beats a little faster when I find a fantastic contemporary/realistic YA, a book that doesn't need any paranormal bells and whistles or stakes-raising post-apocalyptic disasters to tell a gripping and heartfelt story.
I suppose you could call When You Were Here a "grief book," but I'm not overly fond of that term. It's a little flippant. Plus, it just sounds depressing. And while there is plenty of loss in this book -- tragedy and death and broken relationships -- it is not depressing at all.
Okay, so what is this book about, you ask? It's about a teenage boy coping with two enormous losses -- his mother's death and the fact that the girl he loved broke up with him without explanation. Danny's angry and confused and hurting and acting out. Since his father is also dead, Danny's mom's best friend is looking out for him, but -- awkward! -- she's also the mother of the girl who perfunctorily dumped him.
Danny spent a lot of time in Japan growing up, and when he gets a letter from the property manager of an apartment owned by his family, he decides to jet off to Tokyo. His mother had been consulting a doctor there, and he hopes that this doctor can give him some answers about his mom: why had she stopped taking her medicine? Why couldn't she have held on for his graduation? How can the world just go on when he's lost so much?
Danny has lost a lot. First his father died, then his sister seemed to turn her back on their family, then his girlfriend broke up with him, and then he lost his mother. As the book progresses, it become apparent that all of these people were keeping secrets from one another, secrets that were pushing them apart.
At one point I got a little worried that When You Were Here was cheating with that whole "characters who don't talk to each other" plot device. You know, those books in which a simple conversation would clear up all the misunderstandings? Then I realized that this book was actually about people who don't, or, more likely, just can't figure out how to talk to each other. Sometimes explaining ourselves and understanding others can be really hard. Danny's sister was adopted as a baby and is in China reconnecting with her roots. Danny's ex-girlfriend, Holland, has yet to explain why she pulled away from him. Danny's mother didn't tell him that she'd stopped taking her medication.
Danny's time in Japan -- in which he is an outsider who doesn't understand everything going on around him -- makes a nice parallel for his complete confusion about his own life. I've been to Japan several times and, though I don't speak the language or claim to be an expert on the culture, loved the way When You Were Here highlighted some of my favorite things about Japan, like the way traditional culture co-exists with pop culture and technology. The food. The bustle that is punctuated by pockets of peace and quiet.
The book also uses Danny's travels to highlight the fact that sometimes the people who can understand us the best are people who are nothing like us on the surface, that we are born into a family, but we can also make a family too. As Danny meets people in Japan who knew his mother -- including her doctor and a quirky girl named Kana-- he begins to understand -- and to feel understood. He begins to work through his grief. Slowly, the pieces of his life begin to fall back together. I loved that the ending of the book was hopeful and happy, yet not perfect either.
If you love books that really make you think and feel, you've got to read this one!

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Miley Cyrus - Fly On The Wall album flac
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Опубликовано: 24 июл. 2008 г. Miley Cyrus - Fly On The Wall. Taken From Breakout 2008.
Fly on the Wall is a song by Miley Cyrus for her second studio album, Breakout. The song was officially released as the third single from the album. I wrote it for the media, always feeling like they need to be in my life.
Fly on the Wall (оригинал Miley Cyrus). Жучок (перевод Nataliya из Москвы). You don’t understand. Don’t you wish that you could be a Fly on the Wall. Не мечтал ли ты стать маленьким жучком? A creepy little sneaky little Fly on the Wall. Мерзким и подлым маленьким подслушивающим жучком? All my precious secrets, yeah.
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Miley Cyrus "Fly On The Wall" Video and Lyrics. Miley Cyrus - "Fly On The Wall" Album: Breakout Label: Hollywood Records Director: Philip Andelman. Posted on March 22, 2009, 05:02 GMT.
Fly On The Wall albümüne ait şarkıları görebilir ve dinleyebilirsiniz. En çok dinlenen, en popüler şarkıcılar, albümler ve şarkılar muzikdinle. You don't understand what it is That makes me tick but you wish you did You always second guess wondering I say yes which it is Loose out everytime If you only knew what I talk about When I'm with my friends just hanging out Then you'd have the inside scoop On what you see what to do That way. when we play the game Maybe you could win. Don't you wish that you could be a fly on the wall A creepy little sneaky little fly on the wall All my precious secrets yeah You know them all Don't you.
Miley Cyrus is very famous. Adored by pre-teens, loathed by hipsters, she's the star of Hannah Montana and, thanks to one very, very brilliant song on her last album, a pop star in her own right.
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Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi and NYU Abu Dhabi agree on collaboration
ABU DHABI // Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi and New York University Abu Dhabi have agreed to collaborate on research, knowledge sharing, education and training programmes.
The partnership is aimed at sharing expertise in medicine and higher education to improve health care and promote knowledge sharing in the UAE.
As part of the agreement, NYU Abu Dhabi will look to improve its academic offerings in medical and health-related fields, while Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi will receive support for the formation of an academic medical centre focused on clinical research and education.
The two institutions “are working together and positively influencing their respective sectors to generate significant social and financial returns, stimulating diversification,” said Waleed Al Mokarrab Al Muhairi, deputy group chief executive officer of Mubadala.
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The fact of the matter is that the report is required by law, was scheduled for "late in the year" all along, and is a product of government agencies and employees that have nothing to do with President Trump. It's not like the report was put together by a team President Trump picked by hand. If anything it's the opposite: it's a report put together by a team Barack Obama picked.
Which means it's based on all the bad data we see all the time: temperature series that have been adjusted to make the past look colder and the present hotter (long term temperature records from around the world always disagree with the adjusted version the Feds use); wild exaggerations about the effects on hurricanes, fires and every aspect of our lives.
Nicolas Loras at the Daily Signal reports on four points you might find useful should you need to point out the errors of the "the world is going to end before I grow up" crowd at a holiday get together.
- It wildly exaggerates economic costs.
One statistic that media outlets have seized upon is that the worst climate scenario could cost the U.S. 10 percent of its gross domestic product by 2100. The 10 percent loss projection is more than twice the percentage that was lost during the Great Recession.
The study, funded in part by climate warrior Tom Steyer’s organization, calculates these costs on the assumption that the world will be 15 degrees Fahrenheit warmer. That temperature projection is even higher than the worst-case scenario predicted by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. In other words, it is completely unrealistic.
- It assumes the most extreme (and least likely)climate scenario.
Here we have to go down a rabbit hole. The NCA is based on a model called Representative Concentration Pathway 8.5. In estimating impacts on climate change, climatologists use four representative trajectories to project different greenhouse gas concentrations. The NCA chose the most severe and least likely of the four different trajectories.
It assumes “the fastest population growth (a doubling of Earth’s population to 12 billion), the lowest rate of technology development, slow GDP growth, a massive increase in world poverty, plus high energy use and emissions.”... It estimates nearly impossible levels of coal consumption, fails to take into account the massive increase in natural gas production from the shale revolution, and ignores technological innovations that continue to occur in nuclear and renewable technologies.
When taking a more realistic view of the future of conventional fuel use and increased greenhouse gas emissions, the doomsday scenarios vanish. Climatologist Judith Curry recently wrote, “Many ‘catastrophic’ impacts of climate change don’t really kick at the lower CO2 concentrations, and [Representative Concentration Pathway 8.5] then becomes useful as a ‘scare’ tactic.”
- It cherry-picks science on extreme weather and misrepresents timelines and causality.
This seems to happen all the time.
A central feature of the National Climate Assessment is that the costs of climate are here now, and they are only going to get worse. We’re going to see more hurricanes and floods. Global warming has worsened heat waves and wildfires.
But last year’s National Climate Assessment on extreme weather tells a different story. As University of Colorado Boulder professor Roger Pielke Jr. pointed out in a Twitter thread in August 2017, there were no increases in drought, no increases in frequency or magnitude of floods, no trends in frequency or intensity of hurricanes, and “low confidence for a detectable human climate change contribution in the Western United States based on existing studies.”
- It relies on energy taxes which are a costly non-solution.
Through the use of the wildly pessimistic "Representative Concentration Pathway 8.5" and the wildly exaggerated costs, the authors of the report are clearly trying to drive readers to the conclusion that the costs of inaction (10 percent of America’s GDP) dwarf the costs of any climate policy.
The reality, however, is that policies endorsed to combat climate change would carry significant costs and would do nothing to mitigate warming, even if there were a looming catastrophe like the National Climate Association says. Which there is precious little evidence to support.
Two articles in the New York
In the land of uncomfortable truths is this fact: virtually no country on Earth is meeting its Paris Accord obligations. Here's another one: the US is now the global leader at reducing its emissions even though we didn't sign the accords. Possibly the most uncomfortable truth of all: if all of the dire assumptions and models in the Climate Change camp are applied, the Paris accords result in a net temperature change of 0.05C by 2100. The current NOAA procedure rounds the high and low temperature to the nearest whole degree Fahrenheit (0.55°C, a value eleven times greater than the .05°C savings Paris offers). That means the effect of Paris would be undetectable. There are no words for how preposterous I find this.
From The One Graph Every Discussion About the Paris Climate Treaty Needs to Include: here.


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Music Theory Lessons
Have you ever wanted to learn how to play piano, guitar, bass, ukulele, banjo, mandolin, violin, viola, cello, upright double bass and tres guiar but don’t know where to start? Do the many keys on a piano and all those strings on a guitar intimidate you? Until now there has only been 2 ways to learn how to play any instrument. There is the old learning to play by ear method and the other way is to learn music theory; however, learning to play by ear is like traveling with word of mouth directions (you’re bound to get lost) and learning music theory is like traveling with and old roadmap (you’re bound to crash). I had the same struggles so I came up with a new way of learning how to play. This method of learning to play any instrument is like traveling with a GPS (you’ll learn all of the short cuts) and is exclusive to MusicMotivated.com and best of all completely!
This method is designed for all levels of players from beginners to advanced players. Or if you’re a pianist wanting to play guitar as well or vice versa. No matter your level of experience you are sure to learn to improve. So here is how it works. In the following lessons you will learn the basics of music theory. You will learn the idea of building chords from a diatonic, pentatonic, blues, spanish gypsy and the santana scale of your choice and building a chord progression. Once you have learn the idea of composing music, or if you already familiar with music theory, you can immediately begin jamming your instruments using my music cheat sheets.
These cheat sheets are charts that map out the notes and chords of each diatonic, pentatonic, blues, spanish gypsy and the santana scale on the most common string instruments. All you have to do is pick a scale and use that chart as a visual reference that maps out your instrument and you don’t have to worry about playing out of key.


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Microsoft Despite months of peace more studio
«The Kids from Yesterday» (in Spanish, Children of yesterday ) is a song from the American Rock Band My Chemical Romance. It is the thirteenth track of his album Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys, published in 2010. Between all the songs of the album, this was the last to be finished.
Microsoft s Gaming Chief Phil Spencer gave a video interview yesterday on a live event from Wall Street Journal Tech. The responsible reporter asked him in the course of the conversation whether Studio acquisitions continue to play an important role in Microsoft. Spencer said that further acquisitions will definitely follow. However, there are no temporal specifications.
In the exact wording, he expressed himself as follows: We are definitely not finished yet. There is no quota, no schedule, after which I need to acquire studios by a certain time, but if we find a studio that suits us well … absolutely.
The number of Game pass users was addressed. But the Xbox head did not want to make any updated information. Currently it is about mastering the strong demand of developers and players.
The last acquisition had it in itself: With Zenimax Media, a holding company was taken over, among other things, the video game company Bethesda Softworks belongs. The Arcane studios or id software are also owned by the parent company. This will make future gaming productions of these developers except for a few cases exclusively for the Xbox consoles and the PC.
Sony is on the train
While Microsoft has retained in recent months, competitor Sony Interactive Entertainment took over four developer studios this year. In the summer, the company founded in Japan proclaimed the acquisition of Housemarque, which lasted the PS5 exclusive Return . Shortly thereafter, NixXes software closed to the technical group in the future for the announced PC portals.
In September Sony announced that Firesprite now belongs to the PlayStation division. In the same month, the previously leaked acquisition of Bluepoint Games was confirmed. The PlayStation Head Hermen Hulst gave to understand the beginning of the month that it is not yet the end.
In summer, Phil Spencer generally spoke about buying up developer studios. He explained why acquisitions are fundamentally positive for the video game industry.
Other messages on Microsoft, Phil Spencer.