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Popular places to visit in 9th Arrondissement
Explore the great outdoors at Ile Barbe, a lovely green space in Lyon. While you're in the area, stroll along the riverfront.
You can enjoy some retail therapy when you visit Part Dieu Mall, a favorite shopping spot in Lyon. While you're in the area, stroll along the riverfront.
Relax at a café in one of Europe’s largest open squares and enjoy the French ambiance generated by street performers and live music.
Confluence Museum is a top museum in Lyon with a rich history. Visit the area's shops or amble around its riverfront.
The symbol of Lyon and the seat of its government is a stunning 17th-century building with a history of swamps, fires and revolutions.
Lyon’s crowning glory, this monumental church stands atop Fourvière hill and provides fabulous panoramas of the city.
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Spas, bars, and river views highlight some notable features of 4th Arrondissement. Make a stop by Place de la Croix Rousse or Maison des Canuts while you're visiting, and jump aboard the metro at Henon Station or Croix-Rousse Metro Station to get around town.
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Shopping, spas, and restaurants are just a few things travelers like about La Croix Rousse. Sights like Place de la Croix Rousse and Maison des Canuts are spots to explore, and you can get around the greater Lyon area at Henon Station.
Noted for its shopping and restaurants, there's plenty to explore in 1st Arrondissement. Top attractions like Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon and Hôtel de Ville de Lyon are major draws, and you can hop on the metro at Croix Paquet Station or Hotel de Ville - Louis Pradel Station to see more of the city.
Fourvière is noteworthy for its historic sites, and you can make a stop at top attractions like Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière and Roman Theatres of Fourviere.
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Take time in Old Lyon to visit attractions like Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière and Lyon Cathedral. You might also appreciate the abundant dining options, and you can hop on the metro at Vieux Lyon Station to see more of the city.
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Visitors often come to 5th Arrondissement for its abundant dining options, but many stay to explore sights like Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière and Lyon Cathedral. Getting around the area on the metro is easy if you catch a ride at Vieux Lyon Station.


Las Vegas – Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, 22 from South Africa crowned as Miss Universe 2017 on Sunday. The 22-year-old who is a business management degree holder, was crowned at The AXIS theater at Planet Hollywood casino-resort on the Las Vegas Strip. Nel-Peters hails from the South African coastal community of Sedgefield in the Western Cape province.
Miss Colombia Laura Gonzalez became first runner up while Miss Jamaica Davina Bennett secured the position of second runner up. Ninety-two women from around the globe took part in the years old competition. This year’s edition had the most contestants ever, including the first representatives in its history of Cambodia, Laos and Nepal. Nagma Shrestha who represented Nepal in Miss Universe was exited from the first round.
When asked to term the most important issue women facing in the workplace, Nel-Peters told the lack of equal pay. “In some places, women get paid 75 percent of what men earn for doing the same job, working the same hours, and I do not believe that is right,” she said. “I think we should have equal work for equal pay for women all over the world.”


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In 2005, the MoMA Design Store launched the first of its Destination: Design series that brings products from different cities and countries from around the world to the museum’s store. So far, the series has brought products from Finland, Denmark, Buenos Aires, Berlin, Japan, Seoul, Brazil, Portugal, Istanbul, and Mexico. Its latest edition is Destination: NYC, a collection with approximately 200 lifestyle products including home accessories, furniture, paper goods and jewelry.
In 2013 the Masters in Branding Program at the School of Visual Arts, the class was given the assignment to develop multiple brand strategies to tell the story of Destination: NYC. Was one of select students to present to MoMA’s senior curator, Paola Antonelli
Scope of work: Identity, Display Design, Advertising, Promotional E-Commerce, Communication Strategy
Strategy: People all over the world have an undeniable attractionto New York City, a cultural phenomenon. The desire for the city has transcended generations, seen when huddled masses yearned for freedom on Ellis Island. Drawn to the center of activity which is New York City. Where people are compelled to leave their mark through skyscrapers, fashion, and art. New York City is magnetic.

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‘People are denied treatment or even prevented from receiving treatment.’
Despite high rates of mental illness in Somalia, the country is unable to provide the most basic of care to those in need – many of whom are isolated, chained to hospital beds, or even jailed.
One in three Somalis are affected by some form of mental illness, a far higher rate than the one in five expected among communities living in war zones, according to the World Health Organisation(WHO).
Somalia has been at war for close to 40 years. It has suffered three famines, waves of displacement, and currently 5.4 million people – more than one third of the population – rely on aid to survive.
Despite these trauma-inducing conditions, Somalia has only five WHO-recognised mental health centres – basic at best – and just three psychiatrists for the entire country.
“All this violence and killing could be the manifestation of a wider problem.”
Abdurahman Ali Awale is one of them, working out of the hospital in the capital, Mogadishu, serving a population of 2.8 million.
Awale worries that the scale of unaddressed mental health problems is so vast it may be contributing to Somalia’s instability. “All this violence and killing could be the manifestation of a wider problem,” he told The New Humanitarian, referring to the country’s political instability and insecurity.
In the self-declared independent republic of Somaliland, psychiatrist Djibril Ibrahim somehow manages to see anywhere between 20 to 50 patients a day. There is only one other psychiatrist working in a region of four million people.
Cluster of causes
Traditional male gender roles are under pressure in the Somali context of endless war. The exacting expectations for men is that they be “courageous, generous, [good] orators, patient, humane and capable,” according to a Rift Valley Institute study. But men are not only the overwhelming perpetrators of violence but also its victims – and they additionally tend to lose out in the aid agency gender pecking order over who receives assistance, said the study.
Joblessness makes matters worse. An unemployment rate of 80 percent in Somaliland is not only a source of distress, but many people resort to chewing the mild stimulant khat to pass the time – which can be detrimental when taken in excess.
“The bulk of the literature about khat abuse and psychosis indicates they have a direct relationship,” said Ibrahim. “In the 70s and 80s people [in Somaliland] used it in the afternoon. Now we are seeing khat used from sunrise to sunset due to unemployment and depression.”
GRT (“Gruppo per le Relazioni Transculturali”), an Italian NGO based in the northeastern port city of Bosaso – in the autonomous region of Puntland – has linked nearly a quarter of its mental health cases to khat use.
Migrants returning to Somalia, often traumatised during their journey or time abroad, are adding to the mental health caseload. “Deportees [including from the United States and Europe] are among my patients,” said Awale. “Cases I have seen include drug addiction but also traumatised persons.”
Ismail Mohamed, now 40, migrated from Mogadishu to Yemen five years ago. During a boat crossing from Bosaso, he said he witnessed women and children drown and was himself beaten by the smugglers on the boat.
“Men are not only the overwhelming perpetrators of violence but also its victims.”
He reached Saudi Arabia, where he hoped to find work but was deported eight months later after spending two months in jail as an undocumented migrant. In December 2016 he was back in Mogadishu, struggling to reintegrate.
“It was like that something bad was going on in my mind,” Mohamed explained. “I could not talk. I would fight my mother and family members. I did not know what I was doing. Sometimes I would sleep for two days and two nights.”
His family contacted Awale.
“When I first met Ismail he was suffering from a very bad post-traumatic stress disorder [PTSD], which is a mental health condition triggered by the terrifying events he has witnessed,” said Awale. “Daily, about five to 10 [people] with PTSD arrive at the hospital.”
Awale and other mental health professionals say its difficult to keep up with the need for mental healthcare. Government support is minimal and public hospitals rely almost entirely on private charity. “We survive [through] donations provided by members of the diaspora,” said Awale.
Awale has routinely called for a more robust government policy to protect and treat mental health patients – to no avail.
Chains and cruelty
In Somalia, as in many countries of the world, the problem is not only the lack of care but the quality of treatment. Chaining patients is a widespread practice both in hospitals and in private homes which is “socially and medically accepted,” according to a WHO report. For some families, forced to look after sick relatives, this may be “an act of desperation” rather than cruelty.
“The stigma and discrimination towards people [with mental illnesses] is beyond imagination in this country.”
“You see patients who are sometimes traumatised and need some sort of support are being chased and insulted on the streets of Mogadishu by a mob,” said Awale. “It’s painful to see the cruel treatment meted out to these patients by some parts of society.”
It’s a similar case in Somaliland. “The stigma and discrimination towards people [with mental illnesses] is beyond imagination in this country,” said Ibrahim. “People are denied treatment or even prevented from receiving treatment.”
This extends to some drug rehabilitation facilities. “There was a rehabilitation centre I was called [to] for a patient. I was shocked to see the mentally ill patient who had a high fever kept in chains and shackles,” Awale recalled.
In some cases in Somaliland, relatives take their kin suffering from mental health issues to prison, Ibrahim told TNH.
“You can’t believe it, but I did a study in 2014 at Borama Prison where 143 of the 200 inmates were mental health patients with no criminal record,” said Ibrahim. “We had to advocate for them, talking to lawyers and police, to ensure they were released.”
Last year Awale and other volunteers took part in WHO’s Chain Free Initiative, a campaign that aims to achieve dignity for the mentally ill. The goals include chain-free hospitals, chain-free homes, and a chain-free environment that can offer an improved quality of life for patients.
“Mental illness should be seen as a normal illness,” said Awale. “Sometimes patients may need only a short counselling period.”

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The 4th-10th October is Libraries Week – an annual celebration which showcases the best that UK libraries have to offer. This year’s focus is on celebrating the role that libraries play in supporting active and engaged communities.
We’re thrilled to announce that the fantastic BookLove Carnival will be returning to UHCW to help us celebrate Libraries Week and Black History Month in a joint venture with the Library and the UHCW Equality and Diversity Team.
After a successful visit last year, BookLove will be bringing their multicultural travelling book carnival back to the CSB in a celebration of BAME culture, heritage and identity. There will be a huge selection of anti-racist, inclusive and bilingual books for children and adults available to browse and buy on the day, or you can download their current catalogue here.
BookLove have also kindly provided UHCW staff with a code for anyone wishing to pre-order books for collection on the day. Simply place your order online via thisisbooklove.com and enter the code BOOKLOVEFORUHCWNHS at checkout.
20p from every sale is donated to the ‘BookLove & Beyond ‘GoFundMe’ which provides free multicultural book bundles for schools and colleges.
With only 1% of characters in UK children’s books being Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME), BookLove are on a mission to improve access to culturally inclusive reading materials for children and adults alike. Founder Samantha Williams will be sharing her story in a talk at 1.30pm on the day.
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The United Nations Security Council on Thursday expressed “deep concern” over the crisis in Guinea-Bissau spawned by the December election that fractured the country’s political leadership.
In a statement, the members of the council called on the parties in the African country to respect the legal and constitutional frameworks and the democratic process to resolve the post-electoral crisis.
They called on the parties to prioritize dialogue and peaceful settlement of the crisis and to refrain from actions and statements that could further exacerbate tensions. The political leadership of Guinea-Bissau has fractured since a second-round presidential vote in December saw opposition leader Umaro Sissoco Embalo beat Domingos Simoes Pereira, candidate of the long-ruling PAIGC party, as announced by the National Electoral Commission.
Embalo was sworn in last Thursday as president by the first Vice President of the National People’s Assembly Nuno Gomes Na Biam.The Supreme Court of Justice has issued rulings requiring a check of the vote tally sheets after PAIGC filed a lawsuit.
According to media reports, a dozen soldiers on Monday occupied the grounds of Guinea-Bissau’s Supreme Court of Justice, in a move that has deepened the post-election crisis.
In Thursday’s statement, the members of the Security Council expressed their support to the Economic Community of West African States’ (ECOWAS) mediation role and welcomed its decision to send a mission of experts to Bissau to meet with the Supreme Court of Justice and the National Electoral Commission.
They also called on ECOWAS to send a high-level political mission to Guinea-Bissau to help speed up efforts to resolve the post electoral crisis. The members of the Security Council urged Guinea-Bissau’s defense and security forces to not interfere with the post-electoral and political crisis and encouraged the forces of ECOWAS Mission in Guinea-Bissau to continue ensuring the security of state institutions and organs.


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From the Field-Agronomy Notes: Vol. 2, Num. 13
Tobacco Research Update: Manganese Deficiency of Tobacco
In this tobacco research update, we highlight the symptoms of manganese deficiency. These images are part of a project supported by the North Carolina Tobacco Foundation to develop a web-based diagnostic key for the identification of nutrient disorders of tobacco.
Manganese (Mn) deficiency begins as an interveinal chlorosis on the upper leaves (Fig. 1). As the symptoms progress, the interveinal chlorosis takes on a pale netted appearance (Fig. 2). This symptom will work its way down the plant until it covers the majority of the foliage. Symptomatic plants will start to become stunted when compared to healthy plants (Fig.3). At this point, symptoms begin to diverge between burley and flue cured tobacco.
With intermediate symptoms, burley tobacco will start to develop small white spots (Fig. 4), but will retain the prominent netted chlorosis observed earlier. As symptoms progress, the majority of the foliage will also become very pale, with only the youngest leaves remaining green (Fig. 5). Flue cured tobacco will also begin to develop white spots, however these spots will quickly grow larger and become much more noticeable than the netted pattern (Fig. 6). These large necrotic spots will cover the majority of foliage, and occur primarily surrounding the midrib of the leaf (Fig. 7). The spots have a paper-thin texture and will tear very easily, quickly giving symptomatic leaves a ragged appearance.
When the white spots initially develop, the symptoms strongly resemble Weather Fleck, which is caused by exposure of plants to high ozone concentrations. These two issues are nearly indistinguishable; therefore, producers should collect tissue and soil samples to assist with correct identification. The netted appearance may also be confused with iron deficiency, although iron deficiency is uncommon in tobacco.
An overall view of advanced Mn deficiency symptoms may be seen in the 360-degree image below (Fig. 8).
We would like to express our appreciation to the North Carolina Tobacco Foundation for supporting this project. We will be providing updates as symptoms progress over the course of the nutrient disorder induction phase of the experiment. Please visit our tobacco diagnostic key at https://diagnosis.ces.ncsu.edu/tobacco/ to view images and descriptions of each nutrient disorder along with corrective measures and management options.
Key Contact: Dr. Matthew Vann, Department of Crop and Soil Science
Contributing Authors: Josh Henry, Paul Cockson, Matthew Vann, and Brian Whipker
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Project Team: Josh Henry (NC State M.S. student in Horticultural Science), Paul Cockson (NC State B.S. student in Agroecology), Ingram McCall (Research Technician in Horticultural Science), Rhonda Conlon (Extension IT at NC State), Matthew Vann (Tobacco Extension Specialist, Dept. of Crop and Soil Science), and Brian Whipker (Professor of Floriculture and Plant Nutrition in Horticultural Science).

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Food Dyes A Rainbow of Risks Sarah Kobylewski, Ph. D. CandidateMolecular Toxicology Program University of California, Los Angeles and Michael F. Jacobson, Ph. D. Executive Director Center for Science in the Public Interest Copyright © 2010 by Center for Science in the Public Interest First Printing June 2010 Printing: 5 4 3 2 1 Summary Food dyes, synthesized originally from coal tar and now petroleum, have long been controversial. Many dyes have been banned because of their adverse effects on laboratory animals.
This report finds that many of the nine currently approved dyes raise health concerns. Blue 1 was not found to be toxic in key rat and mouse studies, but an unpublished study suggested the possibility that Blue 1 caused kidney tumors in mice, and a preliminary in vitro study raised questions about possible effects on nerve cells. Blue 1 may not cause cancer, but confirmatory studies should be conducted. The dye can cause hypersensitivity reactions. Blue 2 cannot be considered safe given the statistically significant incidence of tumors, particularly brain gliomas, in male rats.
It should not be used in foods. Citrus Red 2, which is permitted only for coloring the skins of oranges not used for processing, is toxic to rodents at modest levels and caused tumors of the urinary bladder and possibly other organs. The dye poses minimal human risk, because it is only used at minuscule levels and only on orange peels, but it still has no place in the food supply. Green 3 caused significant increases in bladder and testes tumors in male rats.
Though the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) considers it safe, this little-used dye must remain suspect until further testing is conducted. Orange B is approved for use only in sausage casings, but has not been used for many years. Limited industry testing did not reveal any problems. Red 3 was recognized in 1990 by the FDA as a thyroid carcinogen in animals and is banned in cosmetics and externally applied drugs. All uses of Red 3 lakes (combinations of dyes and salts that are insoluble and used in low-moisture foods) are also banned.
However, the FDA still permits Red 3 in ingested drugs and foods, with about 200,000 pounds of the dye being used annually. The FDA needs to revoke that approval. Red 40, the most-widely used dye, may accelerate the appearance of immune-system tumors in mice. The dye causes hypersensitivity (allergy-like) reactions in a small number of consumers and might trigger hyperactivity in children. Considering the safety questions and its non-essentiality, Red 40 should be excluded from foods unless and until new tests clearly demonstrate its safety.
Yellow 5 was not carcinogenic in rats, but was not adequately tested in mice. It may be contaminated with several cancer-causing chemicals. In addition, Yellow 5 causes sometimes-severe hypersensitivity reactions in a small number of people and might trigger hyperactivity and other behavioral effects in children. Posing some risks, while serving no nutritional or safety purpose, Yellow 5 should not be allowed in foods. Yellow 6 caused adrenal tumors in animals, though that is disputed by industry and the FDA.
It may be contaminated with cancer-causing chemicals and occasionally causes severe hypersensitivity reactions. Yellow 6 adds an unnecessary risk to the food supply. Almost all the toxicological studies on dyes were commissioned, conducted, and analyzed by the chemical industry and academic consultants. Ideally, dyes (and other regulated chemicals) would be tested by independent researchers. Furthermore, virtually all the studies tested individual dyes, whereas many foods and diets contain mixtures of dyes (and other ingredients) that might lead to additive or synergistic effects.
In addition to considerations of organ damage, cancer, birth defects, and allergic reactions, mixtures of dyes (and Yellow 5 tested alone) cause hyperactivity and other behavioral problems in some children. Because of that concern, the British government advised companies to stop using most food dyes by the end of 2009, and the European Union is requiring a warning notice on most dye-containing foods after July 20, 2010. The issue of food dyes and behavior has been discussed in a separate CSPI report and petition calling on the FDA to ban most dyes.
Because of those toxicological considerations, including carcinogenicity, hypersensitivity reactions, and behavioral effects, food dyes cannot be considered safe. The FDA should ban food dyes, which serve no purpose other than a cosmetic effect, though quirks in the law make it difficult to do so (the law should be amended to make it no more difficult to ban food colorings than other food additives). In the meantime, companies voluntarily should replace dyes with safer, natural colorings. Home > Food Safety > Dangers associated with food dyes
Dangers associated with food dyes July 16, 2010 by Joel Fuhrman, M. D. Synthetic food dyes are used in many processed foods, such as colored breakfast cereals, candy, and “fruit-flavored” beverages and snacks. A total of 15 million pounds of dyes are added to the U. S. food supply each year. Our consumption of food dyes has increased 5-fold since 1955 as our nation has consumed more and more packaged foods. 1 [pic] These synthetic dyes have been linked to a wide variety of health concerns including behavioral problems, hyperactivity, allergic reactions, and even cancers.
Food-based dyes such as beet juice and turmeric are readily available, but are more expensive and often less bright, making synthetic dyes more attractive to food manufacturers. Food dyes and allergic reactions: Blue 1, Red 40, Yellow 5, and Yellow 6 have been reported to cause allergic reactions in some people. Food dyes and hyperactivity: Food dyes are of particular concern for children, since many colored foods are marketed to children, and their smaller body size makes them more susceptible to potential toxins.
Hyperactivity in children following ingestion of food dyes is well-documented in placebo-controlled studies. Furthermore, a 2004 meta-analysis of 16 studies in children who were already hyperactive showed that their hyperactive behavior increased in response to food colorings. 2 In a study published in Lancet in 2007, researchers tested two different mixtures of food dyes vs. placebo in children of two age groups – one mixture increased hyperactivity in 3 year old children, and both mixtures increased hyperactivity in the 8-9 year-olds. This study sparked a reaction by the British government. They instructed food manufacturers to eliminate all of these synthetic dyes by the end of 2009. In fact, starting later this month, a warning notice will be required on dyed foods in Europe stating that these foods “may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children. ”4 As a result, several international food companies now produce products with food-based dyes or no dyes in the U. K. , but continue to include synthetic dyes in their U. S. products.
Food dyes and cancer: There are eight commonly used synthetic dyes in the U. S. , and all have undergone toxicity and tumorigenicity testing in animals. • Red 3 was acknowledged by the FDA to be a carcinogen in 1985 and was banned in cosmetics and externally applied drugs. However Red 3 is still used in ingested drugs and foods. • The three most widely used dyes (Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6) which account for 90% of dyes in the U. S. are contaminated with low levels of chemical carcinogens, as byproducts of the manufacturing process.
Although the FDA places limits on the concentrations of these contaminants in the final dye products, they still may pose risks. • Citrus Red 2 added to the diet resulted in bladder tumors. • Red 3 resulted in thyroid tumors and caused DNA damage. The simplest and most effective way to avoid the potential harmful effects of synthetic dyes is to avoid processed foods. Unrefined plant foods contain health promoting phytochemicals, not empty calories and synthetic additives of questionable safety. When buying the occasional packaged food, check the ingredient list to avoid synthetic dyes.


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Women’s faces portrayed in clay and on canvas are about to take over the gallery at the Georgia Museum of Agriculture and Historic Village at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College.
Polly Huff, assistant director and curator at the museum, said a 5:30 p.m. reception Jan. 30, hosted by Tifton’s Twentieth Century Library Club, will open “Women’s Faces,” the 17th exhibit at the gallery.
“For the ‘Women’s Faces’ exhibit, Danielsville potters Pat Shields and Janice Hall will feature a collection of their face jugs, each one representing a woman,” Huff said. “Each pot is made from native clay processed by a mule-driven mill, wheel thrown, and individually decorated by hand.”
Huff said the exhibit will also feature a unique collection of mixed media canvases and scrapbooks honoring Tift County women from all walks of life. The Tifton Twentieth Century Library Club is participating in “Faces Make Places,” a GFWC Arts Partnership Project in which the club has produced several large photo collages and scrapbooks celebrating women from all social and economic backgrounds and their contributions to the Tifton community.
“Art students from Tift County High School and Eighth Street Middle School will also provide various pieces of art for the project,” Huff said. “The collages will include women from the early 1900s through the present day.”
Shields and Hall are a husband and wife team that began studying southern pottery traditions as an innocent part-time hobby two decades ago. Visits with potters in north Georgia led to apprenticeship opportunities with some well-known traditional potters, and the hobby turned into a full-time business.
“Over the years Pat and Janice have adopted many traditional methods used in the southern cottage pottery industry, while also incorporating modern techniques in their production,” Huff said. “They mix their own glazes from raw ingredients using traditional or original recipes, and they wood-fire each of the pieces in their shop.”


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Comedian Jung Bum Kyun Announces Marriage, Bride-to-be Pregnant
Recently, comedian Jung Bum Kyun announced that he will be getting married to his non-celebrity girlfriend on July 20, 2013.
His agency TN Entertainment stated on June 17 to Sports Seoul on the phone, “Jung Bum Kyun has been dating his girlfriend for about a year, and this couple will be getting married on July 20. Their parents have met only recently. The only thing confirmed so far is the date of the wedding. Other details including the place will be decided soon.”
Jung Bum Kyun revealed as well, “This non-celeb lady has become very special to me. This wedding is the result of our growing love. As we were preparing for the wedding, we found out that we are going to be parents. We will live responsibly, and I hope you will show your support.”
Meanwhile, Jung Bum Kyun is currently appearing on the shows “Gag Concert” and “Happy Together.”


The materials in this series of articles will help you acquire the skills to create a small network of several computers in your home, as well as connect your laptop to the Internet via a wi-fi wireless connection.
In order to carry out all the above operations, we need such a tricky device as a router. In order not to use any complicated terms and confusing explanations here, I will say in simple words: A router is actually a dividing box, thanks to which you can connect about 4 computers through a cable and many computers through a wireless connection.
That is, the provider in the apartment conducts us only one cable and, of course, we can connect only one computer if we do not use a router.
The most popular today are D-Link routers. It is on the example of a router of this company that I will show how to perform further actions.
If you print the box, then the kit should include: the router itself, the power supply, a cable with two RJ-45 plugs, instructions for use, and the installation disk.
You are unlikely to need the installation disk, because it is better to configure everything manually.
Let’s now take a look at the D-Link Dir-300 router itself. Pay attention to the ports:
INTERNET – the input for the cable, which was extended to you by the employees of the provider.
LAN 1, 2, 3, 4 – inputs for connecting computers. As you can see, the maximum number is 4 pieces.
5V-1.2A – for connecting the power supply.
RESET – a small button that can be pressed with a pen or a match. Reset or reload button. Resets all settings that you set and sets the default settings. A very convenient button when you forget the password for the router, because when you press the button, it is reset along with the rest of the settings.
How to reset router settings? In order to reset the password and router settings, just hold down the RESET button with a match and hold it pressed for a little more than 5 seconds. Then wait until the router reboots and the lights on the front panel begin to flash again, as if nothing had happened.
The router can be hung somewhere in the corridor so that it does not interfere. A 220V outlet should be in the vicinity so that the power supply gets out.


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Oregon county drops mask exemption for people of color after 'racist commentary'
SALEM — Oregon's Lincoln County was hit by a tsunami on Tuesday and Wednesday, but it wasn’t the one they expected.
The region of 50,000 on a quiet part of the Oregon Coast became a target of anger after passing a directive that all residents wear masks indoors and outdoors — with a few exceptions, including for “people of color worried about racial profiling and harassment due to wearing face coverings in public.”
The directive, passed on June 16, went viral after a New York Post story with the headline: “Oregon county issues face mask order that exempts non-white people.”
By Wednesday, as the story spread and a small office in Newport was bombarded with thousands of angry emails and phone calls, the county revised the directive and eliminated the exception, saying that it "does more harm than good."
"We included the protections for those within our communities of color who historically, and often personally, found themselves the victims of harassment and violence," the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners and County Management team said in a statement Wednesday evening. "We are shocked and appalled at the volume of horrifically racist commentary we have received regarding this policy exemption."
The exception, local officials said, was well-intentioned — a way for people worried about racial profiling to avoid that by having the option to not wear a mask, Lincoln County Commission spokesman Casey Miller.
“I thought it was mindfully crafted,” he said. “The focus of the directive was really on the health aspect."
At the time, Lincoln County was in the middle of a spike in COVID-19 cases after an outbreak at a seafood processing plant in Newport.
But it apparently had the opposite effect, spurring a flood of angry phone calls and emails from people around the county who said the exception discriminated against white people.
“We passed this last week and didn't hear much. And then all of a sudden, our call center blows up with people just yelling at whoever answers the phone," Miller said. "We got so many angry emails and calls we’ve been totally overwhelmed. It’s been hard to do day-to-day work, like getting information to people worried about health, or getting a test, or getting a meal while they’re in quarantine.”
The response prompted the county to revisit the directive.
"The county received several calls from leadership from our communities of color asking us to revise the policy — it was not providing them protection, but instead making them possible targets for more hate," the board of commissioners wrote. "We will not continue a directive and policies that were intended to assist but instead are a potential source of harm."
Now, the only exceptions for the mask requirement are for people with medical conditions made worse by face coverings, children under 12 and people with disabilities that prevents them from using the face covering.
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown is requiring people in the state's hardest-hit counties to wear masks in indoor settings beginning June 24. The statewide policy also has some exceptions, but doesn't include anything as specific as what was in Lincoln County's original directive.
“Discrimination and racism faced by people of color wearing face coverings, particularly Black men, are issues of significant concern, and we recognize the reasoning for Lincoln County’s exemption,” said Charles Boyle, deputy communications director for Brown.
“However, it is also the case that Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Pacific Islander, and other communities of color have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 and disparities in our health system," Boyle said. "For the state’s face covering requirements, public health and stopping the spread of this disease is our top priority.”
A June 11 letter from the Oregon Health Authority for face masks and coverings states that if customers or visitors will be required to wear a face covering, a policy must be developed and posted with requirements.
One of the things a policy must do, according to OHA, is: "Take into account that requiring people to wear face coverings affects people differently including people of color who may have heightened concerns about racial profiling and harassment due to wearing face coverings in public."
But a June 19 letter from OHA offering guidance on face masks and covering does not mention such an exemption.
Other Oregon counties say people of color are exempt from wearing masks but says that racial discrimination is illegal and will not be tolerated.
It’s not the first time Lincoln County has taken local action during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Home to an older, vulnerable population and a limited number of hospital beds, the coastal county passed an emergency order essentially kicking out anybody who didn't live locally from March to May, by not allowing them to stay overnight.
The county began reopening in late May and June, but a spike in cases at a Newport seafood processing plant-inspired County Commissioners to pass a directive on June 16 requiring all residents to wear a mask both indoors and outdoors.
Reporters Virginia Barreda and Claire Withycombe contributed to this story.
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WASHINGTON — The number of undocumented immigrant children in U.S. custody is reaching breaking-point levels again, months after the Trump administration had reduced the total in shelters in response to anger over policies that kept children there.
The recent increase is largely due to a surge in the number of children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border rather than an administration policy. Overall crossings this year have skyrocketed to decade-high levels.

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Reliable Support Systems: Drilling Piles Service for Residential Housing Construction
Once installed, the piles transfer the weight of the structure to the stronger layers of soil, effectively distributing the load and minimizing settlement. One of the significant advantages of drilling piles is their ability to withstand heavy loads and adverse soil conditions. Residential housing construction often requires strong foundations due to the weight of the structure and potential environmental factors. Drilling piles provide a reliable solution by ensuring stability, even in areas with poor soil quality or high water tables. By penetrating deep into the ground, piles offer resistance against lateral forces, preventing foundation movement and potential damage to the structure. Another benefit of drilling piles is their versatility in various soil types. Whether it is soft clay, loose sand, or expansive soils, piles can be designed and installed to accommodate specific soil conditions. This adaptability makes drilling piles suitable for a wide range of residential construction projects, including houses built on sloping terrains or near bodies of water.
The ability to customize the length, diameter, and reinforcement of the piles allows engineers to tailor the foundation system to meet the project’s unique requirements. Drilling piles also offer a time-efficient solution for residential housing construction. With the advancements in drilling technology, pile installation has become faster and more precise. Compared to other foundation methods, such as shallow footings or raft foundations, drilling piles require less excavation work and are less affected by weather conditions. This leads to reduced construction time and increased productivity, allowing homeowners to move into their new houses sooner. Additionally, drilling piles contribute to ep cu mong nha dan tai ha noi environmentally friendly construction practices. The process produces minimal disruption to the surrounding environment, as it requires smaller construction footprints and generates less noise and vibration. Furthermore, the materials used for the piles can often be sourced locally, reducing transportation costs and carbon emissions associated with long-distance hauling. In conclusion, drilling piles are a reliable support system for residential housing construction. They provide a strong and stable foundation, ensuring the structural integrity of the building.
With their ability to withstand heavy loads, adaptability to different soil conditions, time efficiency, and eco-friendliness, drilling piles offer numerous advantages over traditional foundation methods. When it comes to constructing residential houses, investing in drilling piles is a wise choice for long-lasting and secure homes.” When it comes to housing development, a strong foundation is crucial for the stability and longevity of the structure. The choice of foundation system plays a vital role in ensuring the safety and reliability of the building. Among the various foundation options available, drilling piles have emerged as an innovative and efficient solution that offers numerous benefits for housing development projects. Drilling piles, also known as drilled shafts or bored piles, are deep foundation elements that are constructed by drilling into the ground and placing reinforced concrete or steel within the drilled hole. This method is particularly advantageous in areas with challenging soil conditions or where the construction site is limited in space.


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Ecologists believe that they may have finally solved the mystery behind Namibia's mysterious circles.
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A new species of tiny moth with a wingspan of just 0.
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A worrying new study has shown just how vulnerable many of the world's primate species actually are.
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The documents cover everything from UFO sightings to government-backed remote viewing experiments.
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The rover has come across what scientists believe to be an iron-nickel meteorite on the Martian surface.
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NASA has released a new video recreating the Huygens probe's historic touchdown on Saturn's moon Titan.
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The world's first ever floating city could soon begin construction off the French Polynesian coast.
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A huge alligator was filmed by tourists at the Circle B Bar Reserve in Polk County, Florida this week.
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A prehistoric species of shrimp in Australia has been emerging from the ground recently due to heavy rain.


Toyotomi OM-148 Thermistor - 20476473 - Non-returnable
Product ID • T20476473000
This part works for - OM-148 Toyotomi Oil Water Heaters
The Toyotomi OM-148 Oil Water Heater T20476473 Thermistor is used to regulate the temperature of the heated water. It automatically operates the burner when the temperature of the water drops below the set temperature and stops heating when the temperature of water rises higher than the set temperature.
The temperature control system is composed of the temperature sensing thermistor, the variable resistor at the temperature setting section, the IC at the control section, and the transistor at the switching section. The control section and the switches are integrated. Electric resistance of the thermistor is reduced as the temperature of water increases. Electric resistance increases as the temperature decreases. The Thermistor interacts with the main circuit board for automatic burner operation. The Thermistor is used for both a temperature regulator and an overheat preventive device.
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The best invitations often start with a smile. Through the rhythms and harmonies of the Chapel Jazz Band, that invitation is extended with an extra portion of fun. This group of instrumentalists gather each season to prepare for special events, worship services, and Mission Tour. As a part of the ministry of Chapel Choir, these students are the highlight of the beginning of every concert on the road and at home.
Members of the Chapel Jazz Band are auditioned and rehearsed through the Chapel Choir. Contact Dan Mullis to learn more.
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Many areas of northeast Illinois were storm-free Friday. Where the storms did hit, significant wind damage occurred. Thunderstorms moved at 55 m.p.h., and this movement, combined with wind gusts out of the storms, resulted in localized 75 to 80 m.p.h. winds. Power lines and trees were downed, and a grain bin tipped over in Lindenwood at Davis Junction in Ogle County. Extensive wind damage also occurred in the Marengo area in McHenry County. Tornadoes were reported around 2:30 p.m. in Poplar Grove and Capron in Boone county.
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Warm southerly flow and high humidity will continue over northern Illinois this weekend. With temperatures forecast to approach or even exceed 90 degrees both Saturday and Sunday. This weekend could be the city's warmest since last July 7-8.
Weather Report is prepared by the WGN-TV Weather Center, where Tom Skilling is chief meteorologist. His forecasts can be seen Monday through Friday on WGN News at noon, 5:55 p.m. and 9 p.m.
WGN-TV meteorologists Steve Kahn, Richard Koeneman and Paul Dailey plus weather producer Bill Snyder contribute to this page.
IN THE WEB EDITION: For updated weather news, forecasts by ZIP code and local radar images, go to chicagotribune.com/weather or wgntv.com


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Publisher Prime Matter and developer King Art Games have announced real-time strategy game Iron Harvest Complete Edition for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series. It will launch on October 26.
Back in August, developer King Art Games said it planned to launch the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One versions of Iron Harvest towards the end of 2021, but today’s announcement trailer for Iron Harvest Complete Edition does not mention PlayStation 4 or Xbox One.
Iron Harvest first launched for PC via Steam in September 2019.
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Paris-headquartered Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urges Ethiopian authorities to include two journalists and a citizen-journalist, who were arrested and convicted simply for exercising the right to inform.
(RSF)―As the Ethiopian government prepares to release hundreds of detainees, including opposition politicians and political activists, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the government to add three imprisoned journalists to the list of those about to be freed.
Two weeks after Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn promised on 3 January to release an unspecified number of detainees in order to “foster national reconciliation,” the authorities have announced that they will release more than 500 detainees on the 17th of January and drop charges against them. RSF urges them to include the following two journalists and a citizen-journalist, who were arrested and convicted simply for exercising the right to inform.
Eskinder Nega, a reporter for the diaspora news website EthioMedia, was sentenced in July 2012 to 18 years in prison on a charge for plotting terrorist actions. Shortly before his arrest, he wrote an article criticizing the way the 2009 terrorism law was being used to imprison journalists.
Woubshet Taye, the deputy editor of the weekly Awramba Times, was sentenced to 14 years in prison in January 2012 for allegedly planning terrorist attacks on infrastructure, telecommunications, and power lines. His last article criticized the ruling party’s methods. The justice ministry rejected his request for a pardon.
“These three journalists all fell victim to the 2009 terrorism law,” RSF said. “Ever since this law took effect, terrorism charges have been systematically used to sentence journalists to long spells in prison. The authorities must stop using this law to restrict press freedom and should instead begin its national reconciliation process by freeing these three journalists.”
Continue reading this story at Reporters Without Borders
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- International Press Institute (IPI): Ethiopia’s Eskinder Nega Named IPI Press Freedom Hero

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The release of the new 10.5-inch iPad Pro and the changes in iOS 11 signals one thing: the death of the MacBook Air.
The WWDC keynote earlier this month announced a subtle change in the 13-inch MacBook Air – a 1.8GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 chip to replace the 1.6GHz and an 8GB RAM in place of the 4GB RAM. The 11-inch MacBook Air didn’t receive this slight bump, which means Apple is pitching the 10.5-inch iPad Pro to replace the smaller Air. But is it really ready and capable to replace your trusty ultraportable?
In terms of performance, the iPad Pro has everything we ever loved about the MacBook Air – ultra-portability, performance, all-day battery life – in a package equally inexpensive. A 256GB iPad Pro with 4GB Ram and a Smart Keyboard will cost you about $908, just a little over the retired 11-inch model’s $899 price tag. But with the iPad Pro, you get the all-new Retina screen with ProMotion technology, which automatically adjusts the refresh rate to 120Hz (up from 60Hz on former models) for smooth scrolling and better responsiveness, and the new A10X Fusion processor which, in terms of raw power, rivals that of the high-end MacBook Pros.
The decision comes down to the OS. If iOS 11 – with its new dock, Files app, and the multitasking feature – can cater to your needs, then the iPad Pro is a more than reasonable choice over the MacBook Air. But iOS isn’t going to replace the MacOS, so if iOS 11 isn’t going to cut it for you, better save up to get the 12-inch MacBook or get the Surface tablet.


Today I successfully removed the seven fasteners securing the exhaust… - delta_november
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Today I successfully removed the seven fasteners securing the exhaust manifold to the rest of the M38A1. Six came off cold, after a soak in penetrating solution. One required a little bit of heat and a big lever arm. I have sacrificed two hex sockets (nuts stuck in them that I can't drift out) but there is no damage to the all-important studs.
The manifold appears to be cracked in four places -- two more than I had initially believed. One has been touched up by some prior mechanic. This cements my decision to get a new one, and not try to weld this one back together.
The only excitement is that the manifold still won't budge! It's held on either by corrosion to the studs, or cementing of the asbestos gaskets. A big pry bar won't move it. I have soaked the points of contact in more penetrating solution. If that won't work, starting the engine and taking bumps at speed may... When it gets very loud I'll know it's worked.


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By Om Malik
“Our shared realities become the world we live in and know: Sharing is believing. And with tight networks of people talking just to each other, these shared realities are the DNA of our social bubbles … With no shared reality being created, the interaction is treated as meaningless. It is as if the other person doesn’t matter or doesn’t really exist. Given our strong, natural motivation to create shared reality with other humans, not doing so when interacting with members of an out-group is like treating them as being non human. We want to create a shared reality with members of our in-group but not with members of out-groups.
By Patrick Woods
Theory is great, and I love a good community framework, but sometimes you just want to hear the specifics of what people did. The nuts and bolts, the nitty-gritty details.So in the spirit of learning in public, here's how we bootstrapped our initial community.It ain’t perfect, but it’s something, and I hope the specific tactics and details will help others get their community flywheel spinning
By Tim Leberecht
“From phone calls to messaging and back to audio — the way we use our phones may be coming full circle,” Tanya Basu writes in the MIT Technology Review. And tech analyst Jeremiah Owyang considers social audio the “Goldilocks Medium”: “Text social networks are not enough, video conferencing is too much, social audio is just right.” (Check his list of “20 ways businesses will engage social audio”).
- A tactical guide to kickstarting your community — Patrick Woods
- The DevRel Path To Success: Awareness, Enablement, Engagement — Mary Thengvall
- #37: Community, mob, fandom, or cult? — Haley Nahman
- 7 Essential Steps to Build A Cult. — The Party Scientist
- Frameworks for Governance, Incentive and Consequence in FOSS — Emma Irwin
- Trust — Sascha Mombartz
- Social audio takes us back to an exciting future. — Tim Leberecht
- How n8n builds an amazing product together with their community — Frank Lagendijk and Steven Aanen
- Community-Led Growth is taking tech by storm — Hal Koss, Built In
- Community and Marketing have a natural overlap. Uncommunity #17 — Uncommunity
- 🗓 Campfire Chat with Charles Vogl — Hosted by Danielle Maveal
- 📕 Shared Reality: What Makes Us Strong and Tears Us Apart — E. Tory Higgins
- 📘 The Business of Belonging: How to Make Community your Competitive Advantage — David Spinks
- “Black creativity and community made Clubhouse the destination it is.” — Marker
- TikTok rolls out new commenting features aimed at preventing bullying — TechCrunch
- Capsule gets $1.5M to build ‘super simple’ decentralized social media — TechCrunch
- Kind Boundaries: for Calls, Speaking, Books and Intellectual Property — Carrie Melissa Jones
🎧 Podcasts & Videos
- How One Community Builder Increased Meaningful Member Engagement from 5% to 42% — Carrie Melissa Jones
- Casper ter Kuile and Vanessa Zoltan launches a new podcast — The Real Question.
- Has Community Marketing Lived Up To Its Hype? With Christina Garnett — The Over Thinkers
- DesignX Community Founder Preet Singh — Indie Worldwide
- Meet the huge, leaderless web of fans fueling BTS 🎶 Ashley Hackworth, BTS A.R.M.Y. — Get Together
🛠 Tools & Resources
- Cactus Comments — Cactus Comments is a federated comment system for the web, based on the Matrix protocol.
- People & Company’s Community Consulting Rolodex


The year 2020 will go down in history as the point when the long-awaited energy transition to a low-carbon future went from being a topic of debate to something far more tangible. The effects of the global pandemic of 2020 will be remembered for a long time to come. The world-wide lockdown dramatically reduced the demand for oil and gas but provided a big boost for renewables. The speed at which the move away from fossil fuels happens will still not be fast enough for many people but will far outstrip previous and current forecasts. Covid-19 is just one part of what is a complex story.
Fossil fuel companies are turning towards wind and solar in a big way after seeing oil futures dropping below zero in April this year. Mona Dajani, partner and global head of energy and infrastructure at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP in New York said in a phone interview with BloombergNEF in June that she is also increasingly seeing storage bundled into packages with wind and solar.
Big oil companies have long realised that the future lies ultimately with renewable energy. Both oil and gas prices have been in decline since 2014. Following the spread of Covid-19 and the inevitable recession that has followed it numerous planned projects are no longer commercially viable. Oil is of course still required as demand cannot be easily substituted in areas such as freight or air transport. The International Energy Agency has predicted that renewable energy generation will more than quadruple by 2040 and this is probably a very conservative estimate knowing the history of their projects.
In particular, European-based oil and gas companies such as BP, Shell, Equinor and Total have realised that for commercial reasons alone they need to be on the green side of the future. This is happening at the same time that energy consuming companies in many other industrial sectors are coming to the same conclusion. Companies both oil and gas producing, and guzzling are understanding that there is no point in resisting the path to renewables as it is not only a waste of time but bad for business.
Electric vehicles are continuing to grow in number and with dozens of new models coming online in the next year we should see an ongoing shift to electric vehicles over the next two decades.
The big utilities and oil super majors are establishing their place in offshore wind. In order to survive they need to develop this arm of their business. They are bringing funds to capital intensive projects. Fossil fuel super majors are repurposing some of the infrastructure needed on flagships and offshore cranes. The consolidation of the industry is a great step forward for renewables.
Big oil companies are adapting their businesses to stay relevant. One of the first big oil companies to take renewable energy seriously was Total. The European energy giant bought a majority stake in SunPower, the solar energy choice for homeowners and businesses around the world and acquired Saft, which is now building some of the biggest energy storage projects in the world.
Interestingly, Total’s move into renewable energy makes the company look more like a utility than a traditional oil and gas company. The company is changing its business model in order to survive. In 2020, the company expects to grow gross global renewable energy capacity to 6 gigawatts (GW) from about 3 GW in 2019. That’s enough to power 1.14 million U.S. homes.
Total is planning to have low carbon electricity operations account for 15% to 20% of its sales mix by 2040. This may not seem like a lot for an energy company but it’s important to remember that big oil companies are in the process of navigating massive businesses slowly away from fossil fuels to other forms of energy. Total is moving faster than most of its rivals but getting ahead of the game is wise as renewable energy becomes a larger portion of the world’s energy mix.
As one of the world’s largest independent oil refiners, you would not normally associate Valero Energy with renewable energy. They manufacture and sell transportation fuels and currently operate 15 petroleum refineries and 14 ethanol plants. Now, however it has a stake in the largest renewable diesel plant in North America. Valero operates Diamond Green Diesel, a renewable diesel joint venture with Darling Ingredients in Louisiana. Though it’s still only a small portion of its business relative to petroleum, the renewable diesel segment grew 80% in 2019.
Though you wouldn’t normally think of Clean Energy Fuels as an oil company as such it does match the definition of a fossil fuels company working to transition to renewables. Clean Energy has already moved a bigger share of its business to renewables than most other energy companies. Their core business is selling natural gas to transportation customers. Natural gas has much cleaner emissions than diesel and as more companies, investors and municipalities are keen to prioritise environmental measures, Clean Energy’s fuel volume sales have grown quickly.
The big oil and gas majors are well placed to expand into the renewable energy industry as they already have the money, the talent, and a lot of the existing infrastructure. They also have the mandate to move into this space. It’s almost like, a win-win situation for both the company and the renewable industry. The once solely traditional fossil fuel companies are gradually changing the way that they are perceived and although they are very much driven by profits it’s also a survival strategy.


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Human blood plasma and other body fluids are routinely used for identifying factors/ biomarkers for clinical diagnoses of numerous diseases. In traditional disease diagnostics, the processes of blood collection, sample preparation, detection of biomarkers, and disease diagnosis are performed separately and require expensive equipment, increasing diagnosis time anywhere from 3 days to 2 weeks. Inexpensive lateral strip tests can diagnosis diseases in less than 60 seconds, but lack the sensitivity and specify of traditional quantifiable diagnostic methods. Therefore, a microfluidic device for integrated plasma separation and sensitive multiplex biomarker detection was designed and fabricated by using soft lithography and the principle of bubble-induced acoustic energy. Plasma separation and biomarker detection occurs when an acoustic field causes air bubbles to oscillate, trapping the larger blood cells whilst more smaller plasma contents flow downstream. This Immunoessence chip has separated plasma with a 31.8% yield and 99.9% purity. Further, the cell-separation experiments were highly reproducible (100%), with no cell-clogging.
This device has also successfully been integrated with downstream detection of HIV p24 antigens. To make this rapid-test more sensitive than the currently used colorimetric immunoassays, the device utilizes a more sensitive and quantitative fluorescence-based detection system with a lower limit of detection of 17 pg/µL. The Immunoessence chip as the following advantages: 1) Inexpensive to fabricate <2$ per device 2) Portable 3) Invasive (requires less than 30 μL of blood) 4) <4 minute run time 5) Quantitative detection of biomarkers 6) Ability to be integrated with other detection and sample preparation tests
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Cat 6 cables came out only a few years after cat 5e. Hi luke, thanks for the feedback!
Unlike cat 5 which uses only two out of the four available twisted pair of wires, cat 5e makes use of all four allowing for better control over speeds.
Cat 5 vs cat 5e. What are their own features? Cat 5e as an advancement of the previous cat 5 cables is almost the same with the specifications of cat 5 cables but has an enhancement to reduce crosstalk. Wenn sie jetzt mit der geschwindigkeit ihres netzwerks zufrieden sind, müssen sie sich nicht um ein upgrade des netzwerks von cat 5e auf cat 6 kümmern.
In the following part, we will talk about the main difference between cat5, cat5e and cat6. The category 5 cable (cat 5) is a turning point cable use for computer networks. Category 5 (cat5), category 5e (cat5e) and category 6 (cat6) cables are all twisted pair cables, available in solid and stranded varieties.
This cable gave the ability to have a 10 gigabit network. Cat6 and cat6a cables) reduce the impact of crosstalk through a variety of methods, including improved shielding and twisted cable design. The cable standard distributes performance up to 100 mhz and is appropriate for most variants of ethernet over a twisted pair of up to 1000 bsaes (gigabit ethernet).
However, the 10 gigabit network on cat 6 cables is limited to 164 ft., including patch cables. Knowing whichethernet cable to use can enhance your gaming experience. If you are unsure whether to order cat 5 or cat 5e, we recommend ordering cat 5e.
Newer versions of cat cables (i.e. Also known as category 5e, these cables support a gigabit ethernet speed of about 1000 mb/s at 100 mhz. Ethernet cable 5 advantages & disadvantages of cat 5 cables 6 types of rj45 connectors enter email for updates.
It will majorly depend on your desired data speeds and your budget. Cat 5e is completely backwards compatible and we do not charge any additional amount for it. Cat 5e cable is capable of performing up to 350 mhz and capable of speeds up to 1 gbps.
A coaxial cable 4 telephone cable vs. To implement gigabit fastest ethernet cable, you should go with cat6, which is just a little more expensive than cat5 but comes with many more benefits. Cat 6 they’re tightly wound and usually outfitted with.
Today, this is one of the most widely used standards. Cat5 cable can handle up to 10/100 mbps at a bandwidth of 100mhz, and this was regarded as quite efficient once. Cat5 cable cat5 cable is broken into two separate categories:
Cat5 is not feasible if you wish to choose gigabit ethernet for yourself. Category 5e (category 5 enhanced) ethernet cables are newer than category 5 cables and support faster, more reliable data transmission through networks. [q] what's the difference between cat 5e patch cable and cat 5e crossover cable?
Cat5 cable is able to transmit data at 10 to 100mbps speeds, while the newer cat5e cable should be able to work at up to 1000mbps. The category “cat” is just the description of the physical qualities of the cable, it has no relation to the transfer speed of the cable. Before opting for a completely wired network for your home, you should know about the different cables available in the market.
Which cable should you use? Cat5 has become obsolete in recent years, due to its limitations compared to cat5e and. For much of the 2000's, cat 5e was run to the workstations and cat 6 was run as a backbone from router to switches.
Cat 5 and 5e should really be retired tech as cat 6 is so much better and only nominally more expensive. When it comes to cat5 and cat6 ethernet cables, there’s no right or wrong choice. The commonly used different is the category 5e requirement (cat 5e).
These ethernet cat 5e cables provide gigabit ethernet up to 328 feet. Cat 5e, which are compatible backward with cat 5 supported installations, but maintains the bandwidth at 100 mhz. There are different kinds of network cords that.
Cat 5 is also used to carry other signals such as telephony and video. [a] the difference has to do with the wiring of the cable and the situation in which you will use the cable. The discussion should be around cat 6 vs the newer standards.
Cat 5e is currently the most commonly used cable, mainly due to its low production cost and support for speeds faster than cat 5 cables. But with the improved version of cat5, we get cat5e(enhanced), which has a win over it’s elder sibling in terms of data transmission speed and bandwidth. Cables that fall in the same category, such as 5 and 5e (or 6 and 6e), are built with the same physical attributes, such as cable type, or the number of pairs.
Wie sie ein cat 5, cat 5e oder cat 6 kabel wählen, hängt von der situation ab. August 22, 2019 at 2:14 pm. Cat 5 cable is no longer produced, mainly due to its lack of performance, being superseded by the cat 5e standard.
The improvements made in cat 5e over the original cat 5 cable are astonishing, so it will always be the right choice between the two. Cat5 cable is able to transmit data at 10 to 100mbps speeds, while the newer cat5e cable should be able to work at up to 1000mbps. Cat6 can be your choice if the rest of your network is already ready to.
Cat 5 cable 2 specifications for cat5, cat6 and cat6e cables 3 a cat 5 vs. We will definitely consider discussing cat 6 in a future post! Category 5e (category 5 enhanced) ethernet cables are newer than category 5 cables and support faster, more reliable data transmission through networks.
Cat5e and cat6 cables are both backwards. On a cat 5e patch cable, the wiring configuration is identical on both ends of the cable.


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No Soak No Grind Idli Dosa Batter – How to make Idli Dosa with rice and urad flour – Easy Idli dosa without soaking and grinding – Rice flour Idli Dosa – One of the easiest way to make idli dosa without the hassle of soaking and grinding. This is adapted from Mrs. Radha Natrajan’s Your Everyday Cook blog… with light modifications. Though this may not sound interesting for many who love to make it the traditional way but will still come in handy for folks who don’t have the comfort of mixer or grinder, working parents, bachelors, people who travel or live in extended stay hotels …definitely for lazy people 😀
Trust me, it tastes good…. though its not a perfect match for traditional idli dosa still matches 95% to it. The no fermentation method kind of tastes odd but with good 10 to 12 hours of fermentation it works like a charm! Hassle free idli dosa for a change, try it!
No Soak No Grind Idli Dosa Batter
- 2 cups Rice Flour store bought
- 3/4 cup Urad Flour store bought
- 1.5 teaspoon Salt kosher, crystal salt
- 3 cups Water approx
Additional Ingredients - optional (read notes)
- 1/2 teaspoon Fenugreek powder roasted (for soft idlis)
- 1 teaspoon Yogurt for fermenting
- 1/2 teaspoon Eno salt / baking soda for instant fermentation
- 1/4 cup Leftover idli dosa batter starter for fermenting
- Mix rice flour, urad flour, salt and water.
- Whisk or blend to make a thick batter.
- Cover and ferment for 10 hours.
- If making Idlis, pour them directing in idli moulds with out mixing and steam for 10 minutes.
- If making dosa, add water and make the batter consistency a little thin and then spread on the tawa.
- Notes: Adding roasted fenugreek powder is optional, it gives a soft texture to the idlis. Adding yogurt or old idli dosa batter is optional helps in fermenting the batter. Using Eno salt or baking soda is for instant fermentation.
To start with we are going to use all store bought stuff…
Mix store bought rice flour, urad flour & salt with water. You may add roasted fenugreek powder if you have., won’t hurt. It will actually yield tasty fluffy idlis. Adding yogurt or old dosa batter is optional but helps with easy fermentation. I did no add anything 🙂
Let it ferment in a warm place… in my case it sits in a 350F (preheated, switched off) oven for 10 hours. More cold places may take a little longer. It doesn’t double in size or anything… it rises to some extent, but definitely airy as shown.
If you wish not to ferment- you have the option of adding ENO salt or baking soda… or even little sour yogurt. But only down side is they don’t taste as good as fermented ones.
To make idlis… do not add any water, do not mix the fermented batter. Just scoop and pour in idli moulds and steam for 10 minutes. Try our QUINOA IDLI DOSA
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To make Dosa – add little water to the batter and mix well to a thin consistency.
Kind of… pouring consistency.
Spread on a hot tawa… drizzle oil
Cover and cook for few minutes….
Flip and cook another few minutes… flip back and fold!
Serve it with choice of chutney… we are having it with CORIANDER CHUTNEY
- Like i said this is no match for traditional idli dosa but definitely a closer one,easy hassle free one.
- Also there options like adding tapioca flour to yield white fluffy idlis and besan to make th dosa lightly firm like hotel dosa. Do try if you like.
- Adding fenugreek does make a difference in taste, in a good way though… try to buy readymade roasted fenugreek powder in case if you like to add.

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Forza Motorsport 7 will be drifting its way onto Xbox One and Windows 10 on October 3rd.


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