Newest model drill rigs improve safety and control with IP video integration: Aker Solutions advanced H6 drilling rigs use a custom-integrated Milestone video surveillance software solution for state-of-the-art operations in harsh environments.
COPENHAGEN – 15 July 2008. In these days of historically high oil prices, new drilling rigs and locations are in high demand. Aker Solutions is building the latest-generation of semi-submersible platforms specially designed to conquer the challenges of deepwater drilling operations in harsh environments: the model H-6 drilling rigs. They include the MH DrillView™ system for optimal monitoring of the operations in action, which has integrated Milestone IP video surveillance software at its core.
The latest model, the Aker H-6e, is one of the largest drilling rigs ever, constructed by Aker Solutions in Dubai and towed to Aker Solutions' yard on the west coast of Norway. There it gets assembled in the topside facility and installed with the integrated Milestone video surveillance system with components delivered by Last Mile Communication AS.
The MH DrillView system provides a user friendly interface for acquisition, logging, storage, distribution and display of drilling data, as well as set-up and remote control of drilling equipment. This integrates the drilling systems into one common control and monitoring center for greater efficiency, safety and ease of use. Real-time drilling data can be shared between the driller, rig offices, shore base or other locations accessible by telecommunications.
Built-in Drilling Rig Surveillance System
The surveillance system is interfaced to Milestone XProtect™ Enterprise software, which has been tailored by Milestone consultants to the specific Aker Solutions system use requirements. The Milestone XProtect software provides powerful management and control functions, and can also be easily made accessible to remote users over the internet or company Intranet.
Safe operation of an automated drilling system requires effective monitoring in very demanding environments. To address this, Aker Solutions install up to 90 or more video cameras on each rig, and make the outdoor camera housings specially designed and certified for handling the harsh milieu. The stainless steel enclosures are explosion proof.
The dome type pan/tilt/zoom camera used is very small, weighing less than 12 kilos with a sunshield: the entire unit is only 155 mm in diameter and 300 mm high, which can therefore be placed in very small areas inside the hull of the drilling rigs. The PTZ camera movement is remarkably fast at 100° per second, with endless panning. The system can also be delivered with fixed cameras, with or without zoom.
The Milestone IP video management software supports a mix of hardware models, including a dome model WV-NS202 camera from Panasonic. Other network cameras used are the Panasonic WV-NP1004 and ACTi ACM-1430. On drilling equipment where close-up images are required, “the world’s smallest ATEX approved camera” (analog) from Orlaco is used. For converting the analog signals to IP, ACTi SED-2610 or 2120 video servers are utilized.
“The open platform architecture of the Milestone IP video management software includes rich integration capabilities, which in this case have been utilized by our own consultants to customize surveillance for the drilling rigs' demanding environments," explains Eric Fullerton, Chief Sales & Marketing Officer at Milestone Systems. "Milestone integrations in other industries are also proving very valuable for improved safety, efficiency and operational control - such as traffic and transport, Point of Sale and people counting, ATM machines, access control, alarms, smoke detectors, lighting and building management solutions."
Safe drilling in hazardous deep waters
Aker Solutions' MH DrillView systems with integrated Milestone IP video software have already been delivered to such customers as Maersk, Seadrill and Aker Drilling.
Aker H-6e rigs weigh 16,000 tons and can drill in water depths up to 3,000 meters deep, with a maximum drill string length of 10,000 meters. Drilling operations are mainly conducted within enclosed areas of the topside facilities for safe, year-round operations. Exposed operating and inspection areas are shielded from wind and water, and a variety of heating systems compensate for Arctic-weather conditions. The H-6e hulls provide enhanced stability, so drilling can continue in weather conditions that would require other rig designs to shut down.
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Tigard's Patel reaches her state-tourney goal
- Dan Brood
- The Times - Sports
Tennis: The Tigard senior wins her first two matches at the Class 6A event
BEAVERTON - Priya Patel was determined - very determined - to meet her state tennis tournament goal.
But, just one set into tourney play, it looked very possible that Patel would be denied her desired accomplishment.
The Tigard High School senior entered the Class 6A state tennis tournament with a goal of at least winning her first two matches. But, in her first-round match, Patel found herself on the short end of a 6-2 first-set score in her contest against Gresham's Catrina Kwong.
However, Patel wasn't about to be denied. She stormed back from the first-set loss to post a 2-6, 6-0, 6-3 victory over Kwong in the match held last Thursday morning at the Tualatin Hills Tennis Center.
'This was very important to me,' Patel said after the match. 'I really wanted to win this, and it feels real good to win.'
Patel also scored a win in the second round of the tourney, which ran through Saturday at Tualatin Hills, before falling in the quarterfinals.
But being among the final eight wasn't on Patel's mind early in her match against Kwong. The first set of that opening round match was tied at 2-2 before Kwong rolled off a winning string of four games in a row to claim the opening set 6-2.
'I take a long time to warm up,' Patel said. 'I usually start off slow.'
But, in the second set, Patel sure seemed to be warmed up - and then some.
She quickly sprinted to a 6-0 victory to even up the match at one set apiece.
'I didn't want this to be my last whole high school match,' Patel said of her second-set turnaround. 'And I was more consistent.'
Patel carried the momentum she gained into the third set, taking a quick 4-1 lead. Kwong won the next game to make the score 4-2, but Patel won two of the next three games to get the 2-6, 6-0, 6-3 victory.
'I was real happy,' Patel said of her emotions after getting the match-winning point. 'But now I want to win in the second round.'
And she did just that, scoring a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over Roseburg freshman Fiona Johnson in a second-round match. In Friday's quarterfinal round, Patel fell 6-2, 6-1 to No. 2 seed Ellie Grossman of South Eugene.
On the boys side, Tigard sophomore Eli Potts, playing at the state tournament for the first time, also found some success.
Potts fell 6-2, 7-5 to David Douglas second 6-2, 7-5 in a first-round match played last Thursday at the Portland Tennis Center, but he bounced back to battle his way to the finals of the consolation bracket.
Potts started consolation play Friday with an 8-3 pro set win over Barlow senior James West in a consolation quarterfinal match.
In the consolation semifinals, Potts notched an 8-4 win over Canby senior Nicolas Buffenoir.
In the consolation title, Potts lost 6-4, 6-3 to Robby Hobbs of Grants Pass.

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The humble cactus. Able to survive and thrive in harsh dry environments with little nourishment. Strong enough to hold up to intense winds and spiked sharp enough to win fights without moving.
Cactus Jake, the personified cacti, is a genuine character with a simple need for social connection. Unfortunately, cacti are infamous for not being the most huggable of plants. CJ represents the warm hearted and wise people that are misunderstood to have a dangerous exterior; The unapproachables that go ignored and distanced for fear of being hurt. These cacti people have deep insights to offer but are assumed to be a danger or worse, merely decorative to the landscape.
Traditionally trained in fine arts, I now venture into the Neo digital age of graphic art, 3D design, and cinematography. Using Infinite Moons as an outlet for limitless exploration, I will create artworks in various styles to share with the world. I hope to inspire, motivate, or simply bring a little extra beauty and/or fun into peoples lives.
This is a gallery-quality giclée art print on 100% cotton rag archival paper, printed with archival inks. Each art print is listed by sheet size and features a minimum one-inch border.

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Horizontal centrifugal pumps for pumping acids and alkalis from the polymer have a solid body and a viewing window to check the status of the mechanical seal.
Main features of a horizontal pump 150 MB
- the centrifugal pump efficiency of up to 42 m³ / h;
- the pump is made without welds;
- possibly pumping liquids containing solid, and the insoluble particles of up to 2 mm;
- pumping viscous fluids up to 500 cps;
- mechanical sealing lip or bellows;
- Work with particularly contaminated reagents;
- convenient for maintenance and replacement of spare parts;
- low cost components.


New Zealand Post sought to modernize and consolidate their mail sorting equipment to ensure their service quality.
Implementation of the Körber OCR for parcels (reading of a parcel’s six sides)
Integration of a reading and coding workflow into the parcel sorter control system of new and existing parcel sorters and their camera systems
Integration of the required parcel extensions
into the existing video coding, Address Data Management and Management Information System from Körber
Integration took place at two existing legacy parcel sites and two new sites from NZ Post
The complete project execution was carried out without on-site visits during the Covid period. Existing Körber systems needed to be extended during ongoing sorting operations. Teams from Körber and New Zealand Post worked closely and trustfully together linked via various online sessions. Trainings were also held remotely to enable the customers’ test and integration teams to use the new Körber systems.
One OCR solution for all shipments (letters, flats, parcels)
One central video coding system for letters, flats and parcels
Extension of existing Körber software solutions adapted for parcel handling
Using one central address database for sorting mail, flats and parcels based on existing interfaces
Central video coding solution extended for the comfortable coding of all six-sides of parcels for video coders


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Health Care System in the US
Health Care System in the US plus a Comparison between Obama Care & American Health Care Act of 2017
What is a Health Care System?
Health care system is a foundation or an organization system of people, institutions, and resources that offer health care services to a target population in order to meet their health needs. In the United States of America, the health care system is run by private funds mainly from the individual organizations, private businesses, local government and the federal government. Most of the united state population have a health insurance plan with a large number of citizens insurance covered by the private health insurance plan and the rest receive medical cover from the United States government.
Obama Care Plan
One of the known Health care systems in the United States of America is the Obama health care plan or Obama care plan. This was an affordable care act that was signed by President Barrack Obama in the year 2010. This act made multiple changes to the U.S. healthcare system.it aims to the state is to, expand access to healthcare coverage, to educate about prevention and wellness, ensures that Americans are able to access medical services regardless of their conditions or income, and promotes evidence-based treatment and administrative efficiency in an attempt to curb rising healthcare costs. The bill also targets to reduce a lot of spending on healthcare.
Through the Obama care plan, millions of American populations who suffer every day without the proper health insurance are able to afford better quality health insurance; the system as also helped in the reformation of the health insurance industry and also, it as expanded the Americans healthcare rights. However, this system also faces some challenges too. The system is falling to control health-care costs because Americans are still facing the crisis of obtaining cheap medical coverage. The Obama health care is not getting popularity in the state while others have no trust with it.
American Health Care Act of 2017 by Trump
The trump health care system also is known as the American Health Care Act of 2017 was formed by the acting president of the United States of America Donald trump and passed by the United States House of Representatives. The system care is said to ensure everyone in the state as healthcare coverage and insurance would be sold across all state lines.
Benefits of a Health System
An advantage of the healthcare plan is that it will control the price of pharmaceutical drugs and the Americans will be able to negotiate about it, also people with pre-existing conditions would still be covered. The plan offers free trade with no barriers imposed on traders who sell and supply reliable and safe medical products to the market.
As from the above extract, both the medical health care systems work with a goal of marking all the united states of America citizens attain quality and cheap medical cover regardless of their financial potential. Therefore this will reduce cases of deaths and increase life span among the citizens since anyone who falls sick is able to attain medical services from any background of life and also facilities the drugs that are brought into the market are safe and are attained at a fare negotiable price. A lot needs to be done on these systems since a disease such as chronic disease is treated at a high price.

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Putney & Wimbledon Brass Band was formed in 2017 as a community music group bringing the traditional British sound of brass music to south west London. Starting from a small group, the band now boasts more than 30 players from the local area.
While the band is oversubscribed for most instruments it is keen to hear from local players interested in playing tuned or untuned percussion. For details see pwbrassband.com or follow the band on twitter, facebook and Instagram @pwbrassband.
You can hear the band play outside the Alexandra pub in Wimbledon on Sunday 7 July, and at Wandle Park Bandstand from 3pm on Sunday 21 July.
Recent Competition Success
This local brass band recently picked up three prizes in a series of brass band competitions, including an award for the best newly-written march. The annual Whit Friday contests take place in villages in Yorkshire, a tradition observed for well over 100 years. The competitions attract the best bands from around the world, with bands travelling round the villages in one day, playing in as many events as possible.
Putney & Wimbledon Brass Band visited six villages this year and picked up cash prizes in three of them, competing in the fourth section. Bands are divided into sections and they can compete to be promoted – just like divisions in football!
The band had commissioned the renowned brass band composer Derek Broadbent to write a march to celebrate the band’s first birthday at the end of 2018, with the aim of wowing judges with it at Whit Friday. The tune was named ‘P.W.B.B’ after the band, as is traditional for ‘signature’ brass band marches.
The band’s investment paid off, as they won £100 for the best march written in the last four years at the competition in a village called Diggle, and picked up cash prizes in Lydgate and Greenfield for their performances. The band completed the weekend with a mini tour of Yorkshire, performing at charity fundraising events as part of the Holmfirth Arts Festival and in a local park.
Conductor Dr Sam Topp said:
“I’m so proud of what the band has achieved this year. Yorkshire has a strong brass banding tradition, so it means a lot to get this kind of recognition for a new band like us. Very few London bands are brave enough to make the trip!”
Commenting on the band’s performance in written feedback, Diggle contest adjudicator Tabby Kerwin wrote that the band had “good style” and “a great cornet solo”, and she thanked the band for “bringing something new and exciting”.

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Miami Heat mascot channels his inner-diva
MIAMI (WSVN) -- The Miami Heat's mascot put on a super show during Monday night's game.
You can say Burnie channeled his inner-diva.
Burnie traded in his jersey for a black bodysuit and heels, performing Beyonce's 'Single Ladies' during half-time of the Heat-Bobcats game.
Burnie had the moves down. The hot performance was to promote Beyonce's upcoming nationwide tour, which will stop at the American Airlines Arena on July 10.
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Rusinek, Roland Actors and Actresses Acting Performing Arts
Roland Rusinek is a native of Southern California. An accomplished stage actor, he is perhaps best known for his role as Piangi in the Toronto Company of “The Phantom of the Opera”. Rusinek made his Broadway debut on March 31, 2006 where he plays Piangi in the New York City production of The Phantom of the Opera.
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Payback for kindness! General Trias Councilor Kyle Salazar vows continued support for Mayor Jon-Jon Ferrer
As a young boy, General Trias Councilor Kyle Salazar was the recipient of kindness from Mayor Jon-Jon Ferrer.
Salazar said on Facebook that years ago, older brother Kerby frequently brought him to the mayor’s office because there was nobody to watch him at home.
There were times when Ferrer would give him allowance for school.
Now that he is a councilor, Salazar said he would repay Ferrer’s kindness.
He would support the mayor’s pursuit of his dreams for the city and the implementation of projects that would benefit the people, he said.
He thanked Ferrer for the guidance and the love, and for treating him like a family member.
He and the mayor go way back!
“Labinlimang taon na ang nakalipas noong mga panahon na parati akong kasama ni Kuya Kerby sa Mayor’s Office kada Biyernes dahil walang mapag-iwanan sa akin. Bonus na rin ang allowance na ibinibigay ni Mayor Jon-Jon Ferrer para may baon po ako sa pag-aaral noong elementarya.
Boss/Dad/Mayor, maraming maraming salamat po sa inyong paggabay, pagmamahal, at pagturing bilang pamilya. Ngayon po ang panahon na makakabawi na po ako sa inyong kabutihang loob. Kasama niyo po ako sa pagtupad ng mga pangarap ninyo sa ating Lungsod at sa mga programa na makabubuti sa ating mga kababayan.
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According to The Sun’s Alan Nixon, a January move for Strasbourg star Ibrahima Sissoko is in the pipeline.
This comes a few weeks on from Nixon’s ‘exclusive’ which claimed we were closing in on the midfielder, and he’s offered an update on the potential deal after being quizzed by a Newcastle fan on Twitter.
When asked for the latest, he stated that the move is now ‘just down to the fee’, yet insisted that this ‘shouldn’t be a problem’ for Newcastle, suggesting a deal is well within our reach for the 6ft 4′ Frenchman:
Nixon actually called our deadline day move for Federico Fernandez well before it went through last year and seems to be on the ball with all things NUFC, so this could be one to watch.
Not only that, Sissoko ticks just about every box when it comes to Mike Ashley’s buying policy, with him being young and relatively cheap for a highly rated French U-21 international.
It’s also well documented that Bruce wants to sign a new holding midfielder to properly replace Mo Diame, so this could be a deal we’re looking to get done if we fail to sign Granit Xhaka on loan.
Time will tell, but this move sounds like the exact deal Mike Ashley would sanction.
(Fancy writing for us? Get in touch at NUFCblogsubmissions@gmail.com & we’ll get back to you!)
About Olly Hawkins
Olly has been a Junior Magpie from birth. As a season ticket holder and avid Newcastle United fan - he eats, sleeps and breathes all things NUFC.


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BYU vs Xavier Preview
BYU (8) Vs. Xavier (9)
Thursday, 3/15 @ 9:30
Betting Line From Bookmaker: Xavier -1.5
The 24th ranked Brigham Young Cougars (25- 8, 13- 3 MWC) won their regular season conference title by one game over #25 ranked UNLV and then lost the tournament title to that same team 78- 70. The unranked Xavier Musketeers (24- 8, 13- 3 A-10) also won their regular season title, tied with Massachusetts for the best league record, but lost in their tournament to URI 79- 71.
BYU will look to dictate the pace of the game, setting up quickly on offense while using their “D” to slow down Xavier’s “O.” Upfront, the Cougars are strong with 6-foot, 11-inch sophomore center Trent Plaisted (12.8 PPG, 6.2 RPG) and 6-foot, 6-inch senior forward Keena Young (17.2 PPG, 6.5 RPG) controlling the inside. Senior Austin Ainge (7.8 PPG, 2.9 RPG, 4.5 APG) is the dominant point man running the offense.
It will be bombs away for Xavier, a team that averaged almost 8 threes a game this season. Look for junior guard Drew Lavender (11.2 PPG, 4.7 APG), who’s a 46% three-point shooter, to be both the playmaker and the primary bomber. Forwards Justin Doellman (13.4 PPG, 5.5 RPG) and Justin Cage (10.1 PPG, 5.5 RPG), both seniors, will try to control the boards. Doellman is shoots 50% from the field.
Xavier, with the fifth most efficient offense in the nation, likes to work the ball around and frustrate opponents into taking fouls. BYU’s Young, MWC Player of the Year, has the potential to be the game’s impact player.

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Chris Russell's relationship with Mike Shanahan
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This is as insidey as it gets, but if you listen to sports talk radio in this market, you know the name Chris Russell. He's formerly the Redskins beat guy for 106.7 The Fan, currently the Redskins beat guy for ESPN 980, and without a doubt has one of the most memorable personalities in the Redskins press room.
Well, some of the wags have noticed that Russell and Mike Shanahan seem to have developed a unique relationship. Comcast SportsNet magician Mitch Tischler represented this relationship in video form. It's magic.
Speaking of magical Redskins insidey videos, if you haven't watched Redskins PR guy Matt Taylor chase down DeAngelo Hall while in a full suit, that's also worth a minute of your time.
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10 ways to stabilize retail price costs
Food retailers are eager to work with suppliers to maintain costs.
Food inflation is a big issue, and retailers are eager to work with suppliers who can keep their costs in line and deliver stability in product costs. There is a lot in the media about food inflation, and often retailers are blamed for the increases – it’s at the store where consumers see the change and where inflation is measured.
Inflation is throughout the value chain
Most of the inflation we see at retail starts much earlier in the value chain. Input cost increases in fertilizer or fuel will impact the cost of goods for primary production. The primary producer will fight to build these increases into their selling price to the processor. When the retailer sees the processor's request for a price increase, it can be a substantial change.
Retailers don’t like price increases
Retailers believe higher retails will slow sales. Another concern for retailers is price image. They are in a difficult position if their competitor does not increase their price. Increase the retail and be perceived to have higher prices or stay with the competitor and deliver a lower margin.
Consumers see prices going up and assume retailers are making more money. Sometimes this is true. However, their costs are changing like everyone else in the value chain. They have trucks that use fuel, employees who want to be paid more and many other challenges.
Here are 10 considerations for suppliers to bring stability to costing:
Keep in mind that every food production or processing business is unique. No solution will work for everyone.
- Discuss sales estimates with retailers. In periods of volatility, we should see less drastic swings and more predictable sales. Use your sales estimates to negotiate with suppliers to stabilize their pricing for periods.
- Put financing in place to pay for increased purchases of inputs or packaging to bring stability to your costs. High-interest rates are not a great time for this, but perhaps the financing costs are absorbed by a better price for more inputs or packaging.
- Logistics costs have been a huge challenge, and the cost of moving products must be a higher percentage than it has ever been. Challenge your suppliers to ensure you are being treated fairly.
- Many suppliers use channel partners such as brokers, distributors and retail coverage. Push these suppliers to hold their prices for the next 12 months to enable you to bring stability to your pricing.
- Try to anticipate where you might have problems or cost increases. Search for alternatives and be proactive. If possible, have options and a Plan B for the items that will impact your cost of goods.
- Understand retailers’ windows for category reviews and price increases. If you can, commit to maintaining a price until the next window. This will have a positive impact on your relationships.
- Measure your trade spending and marketing spend. Reduce the investment and bring stability to your product cost. Just because you did it last year does not mean you have to do it this year. Measure return on investment and build the right plan.
- There are times when it is right to change your package size. Look at what’s happening in the category. It’s a cost increase when you charge the same for a smaller package, but it is perceived differently.
- Look for offsets wherever you can. Hopefully, there are some things out there that are becoming less expensive. If you can save 10 cents per unit, you can absorb a 10-cent increase and keep your price the same.
- Talk to your customers, that is, retailers. They live in a time when they are blamed for most of the increases. If you can bring stability to your pricing, let them know how you did it. If you implement a period where you will not entertain increases and leverage your position with your suppliers, they will applaud you.
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Celebrity Pet Profile: Minka Kelly's Main Man, Dog "Chewy"
Description:A gorgeous girl like Minka Kelly has got tons of men throwing themselves at her, but she only has one true love in life. Minkas beloved dog Chewy is Hollyscoops pick as the luckiest pooch in the world. Her cackapoo is named for legendary Stars Wars character, Chewbacca.(1:13)


Gurgaon, Aug 8 (IANS) The Amity University campus here came alive on Monday when famed Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar visited the premises along with Ileana D’Cruz and Esha Gupta, his co-stars in the film “Rustom”.
They were here to promote the movie, which is releasing on Friday.
Several of their fans chanted Akshay’s name as he spoke. The actor thanked the university students and said: “I am overwhelmed by such a wonderful and supportive audience.”
Popularly known as ‘Khiladi’, the actor called on stage two students from the huge audience and danced with them to “Rustom” songs “Tere sang yaara” and “Tu Kay”.
Ileana and Esha won over the students’ hearts with their charm.
The song and dance session continued for over an hour with Akshay on centrestage, and the stars even took selfies with their fans.


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Some rarely-discussed problems related to visually-impaired women were the highlight of a day-long workshop organised by the Bharathidasan University’s Department of Women’s Studies on its Khajamalai campus on Monday.
Titled “Reproductive and Sexual Health Rights, Challenges and Vulnerabilities of Visually Impaired Women in Tamil Nadu,” the workshop’s concluding session had writers Ambai and Ravikumar in attendance as special guests, besides Leema Rose of Holy Cross College and Radha Bai of Government Arts College for Women, Pudukkottai.
While sharing her own experience of working with the visually-impaired with the audience, Ms. Ambai stressed on the need for a more inclusive atmosphere in both policy-making and societal interaction with regard to differently-abled people. “They don’t want our pity, they need their legal rights,” she said.
“For this we must give them opportunities and education.”
Research scholars Shylett Moni, Ilavarasi, and Chandra presented the collated results of the primary sessions held earlier in the day, based on the responses of 30 local visually-impaired men and women participants of the one-on-one interactions and group discussions.
The sessions had divided participants into single men, married couples, and single women, and questioned them on aspects related to their reproductive and sexual well-being.
Some of the other issues that emerged were the second-class treatment accorded to the blind within their own family that deprived them of their right to inherit property, study or even marry.
The results concluded that over-protectionism and a chronic disregard of their individuality by both State and family were marring the life of visually-impaired women.
Commenting on the finding that many parents with visually-impaired girls had opted to surgically remove their daughters’ wombs early on in a bid to ‘save’ them from menstruation in maturity, writer Ravikumar said, “It is sad that while normal women are expected to bear children, the differently-abled do not have a say over their femininity.”
Ms. Radha Bai, who is visually-impaired, urged differently-abled persons to stay positive. “Historically, we have been told that the disabled are only worthy of derision.
But today, we have shown that we can be as successful as normal people. Differently-abled are more self-confident today,” she said.
N. Manimekalai, Director, Department of Women’s Studies, Bharathidasan University, and researcher Poonkothai spoke.


Speaking at a New York event on Wednesday, the former president told a crowd that Stein was the "preferred alternative of the Russians," further pushing the story that Russians played a role in the US election.
"We know that Jill Stein, preferred alternative of the Russians, got more [votes] — the difference in her vote in 2012, 2016, was that more than the difference in the election in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania," the 71-year-old said. "That doesn't mean the Russians did it, but it's — it makes you scratch your head… maybe the Russians did have a decisive impact."
But then again, it could've been the FBI that cost his wife her shot at becoming commander in chief. According to Clinton, former FBI Director James Comey's announcement that he was reopening his investigation into Hillary's email practices could've also swung voters away.
Baraka told Radio Sputnik's Loud & Clear on Thursday that it was "absolutely incredible that [Bill] would even voice something that outrageous."
"I guess the investigations and all the inquiries have finally revealed the truth: that it was all about the Green Party and giving the people an alternative beyond the two parties," Baraka told show hosts Brian Becker and John Kiriakou. "That's really the objective of those comments."
"It is to delegitimize any kind of politics and any kind of participation in the electoral arena outside of the two main parties," the 64-year-old Illinois native stressed. As Clinton tells it, "basically, if you believe in an expanded democracy, if you support a third party challenge, then you are effectively signing on to a conspiracy to undermine democracy in the US."
When Kiriakou mentioned the Democratic Party's long history of blaming third party candidates for their election losses, Baraka called the trend pure "arrogance."
"The notion that those votes belong to the Democratic Party and just that kind of arrogance that causes them to organize and execute the kind of campaign that they in fact executed is what ended up costing them [the presidency] — a position that most people believed was theirs to lose," he explained. "This is incredible… anytime you have democratic choice… that is the essence of democratic participation."
It should be noted that Hillary has also played a round or two of the blame game since she lost the election to a former reality TV figure.
Stein has since fired back at Clinton, tweeting out that "he knows Russian preference, having made $500K for a single speech from the Russian bank promoting the Uranium One deal that awaited HRC's approval."
The Arkansas native was promoting his new book, "The President is Missing," when he made the remarks.


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Himachal Pradesh’s capital Shimla is sinking under its own weight. More than 25% of old Shimla’s core, including the historical Ridge, Grand Hotel, Lakkar Bazaar and Ladakhi Mohalla, lies in a sinking zone and has been declared unsafe in many geological surveys and studies. Experts blame unregulated construction, deforestation and slope-cutting for the land subsidence.
Founded for a population of 25,000, the city is estimated to house 2.3 lakh people now. To make matters worse, buildings have been allowed on slopes of up to 70 degrees, even though Shimla lies in seismic zone IV.
“Construction weight and fragile geology are creating sinking zones in Shimla. The seepage due to poor drainage has further weakened the soil underneath, making the land sink,” says Sreedhar Ramamurthi, a geoscientist and managing trustee of Environics Trust, a New Delhi-based research and community development organisation.
The first warning signs appeared in the early 2000s when people noticed huge cracks on the sprawling Ridge that has landmarks like Christ Church and the State Library. Many attempts have been made to repair the Ridge that covers a 10-lakhgallon water reservoir from the British era.
Taking note of the situation, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in 2017 banned all construction – residential, institutional and commercial – in Shimla’s core and green areas. The Dehradun-based Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology also made the same recommendation that year.
However, the state government brushed aside all warnings. In its Shimla Draft Plan, 2041 (SDP-41) notified last February, it proposed to allow construction in the core and green areas, including the sinking zones, if certain conditions like clearance from a geologist were met. When the NGT quashed SDP-41 and termed it illegal last October, the state moved the Supreme Court and the case is pending there.
“The government has been persistently trying to allow construction in these areas only because the real estate prices are high there,” says Yogendra Mohan Sengupta, an environmentalist whose petition led to NGT’s 2017 ruling. “It has been praying since 2019 in the SC for lifting the ban on construction in the sinking zones. The government actually tried to get around the ban by allowing constructions in SDP-41.”
Sengupta says the city has already crossed the tipping point. “Shimla is like an overweight person with weak knees. It’s over-populated, and prone to landslides and earthquakes. A minor natural or man-made disturbance can trigger a total collapse of this town. And if the Ridge goes down, it will open the floodgates for the lakhs of gallons of water stored there.”
Mcleodganj needs to hit pause button
Mcleodganj, a popular tourist destination in Himachal Pradesh and home to the Dalai Lama, is also sinking. The subsidence was first reported in 2016 when walls of 25 houses developed cracks in Forsyth Ganj, 2km from Mcleodganj.
This area is landslide-prone and the busy Dharamshala-Mcleodganj road has sunk at various places, prompting the army to write to the district administration to stop traffic on it. Last year, the Kangra administration sought help from IIT Mumbai experts to stabilise the road.
Geologists say Mcleodganj, like Shimla, has exceeded its carrying capacity. Unregulated construction for the growing number of tourists, and poor drainage are the main reasons for the sinking of soil here. Experts say construction should be stopped and the drainage improved to save the town.


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A woman and a former Democrat are locked in a tight race for chairman of the all-Republican McHenry County Board, a struggle in which gender could be a bigger issue than party loyalty.
``My two big hurdles are being a woman, because there are some men on the board who will never vote for a woman, any woman; and not being an insider in the Republican Party organization,`` said Ann S. Hughes, one of the two candidates for chairman of the 24-member board. Although she grew up in a suburb of Cleveland, she married into one of the county`s pioneer farm families about 20 years ago.
Her opponent so far is Donald P. Doherty, a druggist in the city of McHenry, a lifelong county resident but a former Democrat.
Hughes hopes to convince at least 13 of her colleagues that she should become the first woman county board chairman in the metropolitan area, at least in modern memory, by replacing Edward J. Buss, who is retiring.
``I don`t think there has ever been a woman county board chairman in the Chicago area, although there have been some Downstate,`` said Philip Elfstrom, a County Board member in adjacent Kane County and former president of the National Association of Counties.
The last serious challenge by a woman for a metropolitan county chairmanship is believed to have been in 1976 in Du Page County when Ruth Bateman was defeated by more than 4,000 votes, out of more than 62,000 cast, by Gerald R. Weeks in the Republican primary. Weeks went on to win easily against a Democratic challenger, also a woman, in the general election. Du Page elects its County Board chairman by at-large, popular vote.
Not all men on the McHenry County Board are averse to having a female chairman. ``The lady is competent and well versed,`` said one of Hughes` male colleagues. ``She can compromise, find common ground. I can`t say that of some of the other women on the board.``
And that may be Hughes biggest obstacle to overcome-convincing enough men on the board that she is well-enough versed in the art of compromise to be an effective chairman. Probably the most common collective complaint the 15 males on the McHenry County Board have about the 9 females is that they are uncompromising. The women, on their behalf, generally claim they are unwilling to wheel and deal, and say they consider each individual issue on its merits. ``The men tend to group us (women) as a clique, but they don`t listen,``
Hughes said. ``Each of us is different. Let`s face it. It`s been something of a man`s world in the courthouse. The men are usually (political) career-oriented, but the women are issue-oriented.``
The McHenry County Board isn`t scheduled to meet until Dec. 5 to elect a chairman, but Doherty and Hughes have done enough groundwork in the politicking that has been going on out of public sight to agree that if the election were held tomorrow, the vote would be tied at 12.
``This thing could go to the floor,`` said Buss, referring to the County Board`s usual practice of settling the chairmanship race in private, then taking a unanimous public vote. The last such floor fight was in 1976 when Dick Klemm, now a state representative, was elected on the fifth ballot.
Although the candidates are even at present, a number of Republican officials are betting that the male majority will elect someone other than Hughes. They also may pass over Doherty and settle on a compromise candidate. Such solutions are not all that rare in the often arcane world of courthouse politics.
The nine women, most board members agree, probably will stick with Hughes to the end.
At this point a number of board members consider the potential swing vote to be Robert B. Vorisek, a retired career Army officer and Fox River Grove resident. But to Vorisek, the issue is not gender but politics. He questions whether County Board District 2, which includes suburbanizing McHenry and Nunda Townships, should continue its domination of the chairman`s office. Four of the last five board chairmen have been from District 2, which also is where Doherty and Albert M. Jourdan, the McHenry County and state GOP chairman, live.
``I believe we should rotate the chairmanship,`` said Vorisek in explaining why he is not backing Doherty. Vorisek is from largely suburban District 1, which is all of Algonquin and part of Grafton Townships. Hughes is from predominantly rural District 3, which includes 14 of the county`s 17 other townships.
Jourdan has not yet gotten involved in the race. ``Jourdan generally lets the people in a primary fight it out, then supports the winner,`` Klemm said. ``I think he favored me, but never got involved on my behalf.``
Besides the discontent over District 2`s domination of the chairmanship, some board members complain that Doherty was a Democrat who converted to the GOP only after he was defeated for re-election to his board seat in 1980. However, Doherty said, ``I feel much more comfortable philosophically in the Republican Party than I ever did as a Democrat.``
Aside from politics and gender, the principal public issue in the race is the growth of McHenry County, one of the fastest growing counties in the state.
``She is essentially a no-growth candidate,`` Doherty said of his opponent.
Hughes claims that is an oversimplification. ``The no-growth label is being used by a lot of people who have not checked the voting records,`` she said. ``Our voting records do not support that distinction.``
Both candidates claim they are in favor of controlled growth.

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LYDIA Smart has gone public with her new alliance as she finally moves on from her ex Apostle Argent.
The ex Towie star – who full of years Arg on and off for years before finally rending in 2016 – is dating hunky car garfish owner Lee Cronin.
Lydia revealed the new affinity on her Instagram profile
The hunky car craftsman isn’t shy about showing his intent on social media
Chris is a car craftsman from London
She revealed the gleeful news with a cheeky portrait of the pair kissing on her Instagram pageboy as she celebrated his 31st birthday.
“Sunday funday with all my pet people,” she wrote coming to the romantic picture.
“Happy date my [love],” she added of Lee.
The authorized announcement comes just weeks afterwards Lydia revealed she is dating contrariwise.
She first started dating Arg when she was a teenaged but the on-off pair broke up in February antepenultimate year.
They ended up deed back together again but chop in two for good in May, 2016.
Towie’s Lydia Beaming has revealed she is dating
She also says she’s search to have a child any time presently
The former The Only Way Is Essex heavenly body, who left the ITVBe show originally this year, struggled to carriage away from her man for good later their on/off romance continued for well-nigh a decade.
It was later revealed that the duad had a one night stand during Towie cinematography in Spain last summer afterwards their break-up.
But fans next found out that Arg also slept with Lydia’s fellow Gemma Collins during the slip to Marbella.
Lydia is now finally swing the doomed romance behind her by remarkable up a new romance with hunky Chris.
Lydia may be dating anew, but she recently insisted she is not ready to act a family like some of her earlier Towie co-stars.
Her friend Ferne McCann is gravid and more recently Sam Faiers, habitual she is having a second child.
Lydia told The Sun’s Freakish column: “I’m dating but nix serious. I’m not ready for a cocker.
“I think when you’re with soul and you’re settled you think most it. But I’m not ready at the moment.
Lydia’s ex Apostle ‘Arg’ Argent has sign up for Celebs Go Dating
“I think when you play with the right person you get musing.”
Lydia admitted she couldn’t conclude Sam is pregnant again but reckons she had a impression the mum would have a second sister.
She said: “I think I had a feeling as fine from watching her show and that she craved to have another baby.”
Lydia Brilliant advises ex James Argent's abeyant dates on Take Me Out to keep him fed
Lag Arg, 29, is still single and has autographed up for the new series of Celebs Go Dating on with fellow Towie heavenly body Bobby Norris and Calum Topper.
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can be lost. When planning a photovoltaic installation, we must take into account the consumption to be made and thus be able to know how many photovoltaic panels will be needed to cover all energy demands. These studies usually include an oversizing to cover possible increases in consumption or decreases in production due to external factors.
These calculations are usually made on the basis of the parameters indicated by the manufacturer, which can be found both in the data sheets and on the back of the solar panels. Although the first one we usually look at is the maximum power of the panel, it is also important to look at other parameters such as efficiency. Efficiency is usually given as a percentage and is the ratio between the electrical power delivered by the panel and the power of the radiation incident on it.
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When the outside temperature drops, solar panels can produce more electricity than when it is warm. This is because cold weather makes the semiconductor materials in solar panels more efficient at converting sunlight into electricity.
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When the days are longer and the sun is higher in the sky, the temperature also increases. This can have a negative impact on solar panels, as the heat can make them less efficient.
Solar panels work by converting sunlight into electricity. They consist of a series of cells, which are made of semiconductor material, usually silicon. When the silicon heats up, it produces a voltage drop in the solar modules, decreasing the power generated. On the other hand, this decrease in energy is compensated by having more daylight hours.
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As an example, assuming that we have an installation of five 640W panels, with a temperature power loss coefficient of -0.38%/ºC, at an average temperature of +/- 10ºC, something that occurs during most of the summer, the losses of the installation will be 121.6W. If we extrapolate this to industrial installations, where there may be 30 modules installed, we are talking about 729.6W of losses in the case of panels. In the case of higher temperatures, something that can easily occur in summer, since it is the temperature of the panel, if the ambient temperature is +/- 10ºC, the module that is long hours in the sun will reach very high temperatures. With a panel temperature of +/- º35 ºC, we would lose 85.12W per module, with five panels we would lose 425.6W and with thirty panels we would lose 2,553.6W.
The difference between the coefficient of power loss due to temperature is even more reflected when the installation is larger. For example, in a residential installation of 5kW with a temperature variation of +/- 10ºC, the difference between the panel less resistant to temperature changes and the one more resistant will be almost 80W, the first would lose 190W while the second would lose 111,72W. In a 50kW industrial installation, the difference is even greater, being almost 500W, with 1,520W versus 1,040W. In a 2mW commercial installation, the installation with a higher coefficient the power losses would be 76,000W and with a lower coefficient the losses would be 52,000W, a difference of 24,000W.
Just as there is a temperature coefficient for power, we can also find it for current and voltage. With the first one, the temperature increase will not produce a great variation, being the increase of the intensity minimal, while in the case of the voltage if there is a decrease of the same one, that ends up producing the decrease of the power of the solar panel.
In summary, when choosing the photovoltaic module for our installation and sizing it, we must take into account the usual and extreme weather conditions where the panels will be located in order to calculate and oversize the installation if necessary, and thus be sure that the energy production will always be optimal.
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The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education has contradicted itself on whether or not it is obeying two laws – the Sex Offenders Act and the Children’s Act – designed to protect school pupils from coming into contact with sex offence convicts at school.
The two laws require compulsorily that “anybody who employs anybody in any capacity to work with children has to screen their staff against the register before the appointment or shortly after.
While the Head of Department, Nkosinathi Sishi, admits that the department “had not vetted any of its more than 90 000 teachers” against the national sex offenders register, her spokesman, Muzi Mahlambi, insists all new teachers are being screened against the register.
In a written response to questions from the Democratic Alliance MPs in the provincial legislature, Sishi said the department had not cross-referenced the sex offenders register as they were “not privy” to it.
“The department does not have a copy of the National Register of Sex Offenders because access to the registry is limited to the registrar and those officials to whom such access has been delegated to by the registrar,” he said.
The department’s position was, however, queried by Joan van Niekerk, the director of Childline, an NGO, who described Sishi’s explanation as “indefensible” because the process of vetting teachers against the register was “simple and straightforward”.
“They are fudging the issue. The process is a very easy one. All they have to do is complete the required form and a copy of the staff ID and send it off. They don’t need a copy of the register. All they need is to request a copy of the form which they then send off to the registrar to vet their employee’s name against the register,” she said. “The problem is that they are not being responsible.”
Legislation currently only allows the registrar of the National Register of Sex Offenders full access to the database. Institutions, which employ people who work with children, are able to vet individuals against the database.
But Van Niekerk was emphatic the legislation was not the problem.
“It is a confidential register. And you are not allowed to know everybody who is on the register. You are only allowed to know your own staff and those that you employ. It is a very easy simple process. If NGOs with small budgets can screen all their staff against the register, there is nothing to stop schools from doing it,” she said.
“At Childline we have all been screened against the register and it is not a difficult process. The fact of the matter is they (education department) are not following it. It is very seldom that we come across a school that screens their staff, despite the fact that not only are they obligated to do so by the Sexual Offences Act, but (also) by the Children’s Act too.
A teacher at Durban high school was recently arrested for allegedly creating child pornography, thus creating suspicion that the law was not being complied with.
The teacher allegedly groomed some of his pupils and paid them large sums of money to pose naked and participate in filmed sexual performances.
His application for bail in court exposed a previous conviction of sexual assault dating back to 2002, with a 15-year-old pupil at another school where he had worked.
The DA’s provincial education spokeswoman, Mbali Ntuli, said the fact that the department did not know how many sex offenders were on the KZN registry was “unacceptable and extremely disturbing”.
“Certainly the current system leaves much to be desired with far too many loopholes for sexual predators to exploit.”
Ntuli said the Department of Education should be able to have access to the full database and she would push for her colleagues in Parliament to propose a private members bill to change the current legislation.
The MP’s position was supported by Vee Gani, chairman of the KZN Parents Association’s South Durban region.
“There is something terribly wrong when the department cannot have access to the full database. We are talking about teachers, some of whom may be on the sex offenders register working with our children. The department needs to have this information available to them,” he said.
“The process of having to go through to the registrar could be problematic and I do not see a reason why schools should not have full access to the (sex offenders) database.”
Contradicting his boss Department of Education spokesman, Muzi Mahlambi, said the register “was a new thing” and all new teachers were being vetted.
“The ones who will be off the hook are the old teachers. Anyone who joins the system now gets vetted,” he said.
Reminded that the act required all who work with children – even those employed before the legislation was enacted – to be vetted, Mahlambi said: “They get vetted and they tell lies. It is when you have sophisticated kind of a system that is able to track… that this person is telling the truth. People when they get vetted lie about their qualifications, lie about where they stay and all kinds of things.
“They lie about their names and everything. Everyone is being vetted and that the process had started two years ago’.
Confronted with Sishi’s reply in the KZN legislature on October 8, 2014, that the department had done no cross-referencing with the sex offenders register with teachers, Mahlambi changed track, saying: “If that is what the Act requires us to do we are going to do in accordance to what the Act is saying,” he said.


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A councillor hasdefended his right to join a march held by an Irish republican group.
Jim Bollan took part in a procession through Dumbarton town centre on Saturday in protest against the detention of suspected terrorists in Northern Ireland in 1971.
The Leven Ward member explained his political reasons for taking part in the Irish Republican Collective’s parade. Councillor Bollan He said: “As a socialist I am opposed to the state detaining any person without trial. Using this unjust power is tantamount to living in a fascist state.
“I am opposed to the US detaining Muslims in Guantanamo Bay without trial. I am opposed to the Zionists in Israel detaining Palestinians without trial.
“It would be extremely strange if I did not oppose Irish people being detained without trial by this British Tory government. I am proud to be a member of the Scottish Socialist Party who believe in equality and justice for all.”
Graham Stewart, from Renton, wrote to the Lennox Herald about Councillor Bollan’s participation. He said: “I would have thought, with everything going on in the Renton with the loss of investment and social housing, the councillor would have had more pressing matters.”
The march, which was given the go-ahead by the council despite objections, went ahead without incident on Saturday evening.
Organisers, the Irish Republican Collective, thanked the people ofDumbarton for supporting the parade. A spokesman said: “It was great to see so many like minded individuals of Dumbarton taking a stance against the illegal internment of Irish Republican prisoners.”


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the Council of Government has approved the appointment of Abdel Kabir Zahoud as the director general of the national company of Strait of Gibraltar’s Studies, affiliated with the Ministry of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water.
The company is coordinating with the Spanish company of studies communications across the Strait of Gibraltar “SECEGSA” in order to refurbish the sea tunnel project linking Morocco and Spain through the strait.
The project was too long awaited to realize, as the joint committee was appointed to study it 43 years ago in 1979, and since then it was affected more than once by many factors, including political and diplomatic crises.
The Spanish government has allocated 750,000 euros to the same company, in order to prepare a new study with the participation of a German company specialized in preparing studies related to marine tunnels.
The project is about constructing a tunnel across the seabed at the intersection of the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, and it is expected to be 22 meters long at a depth of 300 meters, linking Punta Paloma (Tarifa) with Malabata (Tangiers).


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(I'm A Prince!)Book - 2011
If you kiss me, I'll turn into a prince!" says the frog.
But Ella thinks that a talking frog is much more interesting than living like a princess in a castle. And during his stay with Ella and her family, Prince Frog discovers a world of fun beyond the castle gates.
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Would you kiss a frog - even if it was a talking frog? No? Well, Ella didn’t feel like kissing one either. No matter that this frog had once been a prince who would be a king someday, and could offer her the life of a pampered princess – she wasn’t tempted, not even for a second!
When the prince described his former life, Ella was even less tempted. It turned out that the prince used to spend most of his day at the castle studying etiquette, warfare, international finances and languages. Ella didn’t think that sounded very interesting. Neither was she at all interested in wearing fancy dresses that had to be kept clean and unwrinkled everyday.
Ella and the frog became good friends, and soon, the he had to agree that Ella’s life (swimming and splashing about in the water, getting dirty in the sand and mud, exploring the world around her, playing hopscotch and other games) was much more fun than life at the castle.
Just as the frog began to forget about being a prince, however, a royal courtier arrived to take him home in a fancy horse-drawn carriage (no matter that he was still a frog, having been unsuccessful in finding anyone to kiss him).
But after a couple of weeks, he returned in the carriage, again asking Ella for a kiss. And this time, Ella agreed – to give a kiss of friendship - which un-enchanted the frog … and led to a surprising conclusion.
This untraditional retelling of The Frog Prince will delight children and keep them guessing until the end, and Brooke Kerrigan’s fun, expressive illustrations truly enhance this very entertaining story.
Kiss Me! (I’m a Prince!) is Thunder Bay resident (and former CBC radio host) Heather McLeod’s first book.
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The opposite of life is not death.
The opposite of life is habit.
One who moves from cradle to grave
in the flip book illusion we call time
without deeply attending to this cavalcade of miracles
is one who never lived.
Lifeless are they who live by habit,
who walk by habit,
who sit by habit,
who see by habit,
who think by habit,
who feel by habit.
Lifeless are they who drift through on dead patterns
instead of giving the omnipresent Holiness its due reverence.
The alive ones meet each moment
like a dog greets its master at the door after work.
They do not think: they wonder.
They do not watch: they marvel.
They do not walk: they adventure.
They do not sit: they engage.
They do not wait: they worship.
Awe was never meant to be exceptional.
Awe is the only sane response to this mess.
The alive ones know this.
The alive ones live this.
The mundane does not exist for them.
The ordinary is a fairy tale told by the lifeless
to which the alive listen with rapt fasciation.
They take in breath with the passion of a lover in bed.
They entertain light in their retinas like a beloved guest.
They merrily lose every war with the world.
They dance without music in the frozen food aisle.
They go out into the rain with bare feet and empty wine glasses.
They greet every experience with exuberant curiosity,
and as death approaches it receives that same greeting.
And when they are gone those they leave behind
will be saddened but fulfilled,
and so very grateful,
to have known one who truly showed up here.
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CEM holds Fai Chun writing activity to welcome the Year of the Rabbit
Macau, 15 January 2023
As the Chinese New Year is around the corner, Companhia de Electricidade de Macau S.A. (CEM) wishes Macau residents fortune and good health in the Year of the Rabbit. To usher in the new year, CEM will hold a three-day Fai Chun writing activity from 3pm to 5pm on 18-20 January (Wednesday to Friday) at the lobby of the Customer Service Centre in CEM Building (Address: Estrada D. Maria II, Macau). Famous calligraphers including Kuan Kun Cheong, Lei Tek Chi, Sou Kam Leong, Lam Tak Cheong, Lei Man Wai, Lei U Weng, and Iun Iok Meng will be invited to demonstrate Fai Chun writing and their masterpieces will be distributed to the public for free. Moreover, the activity is a fundraising event for the Fuhong Society of Macau. Residents who receive the Fai Chun are welcome to make donations to the association to send warmth and best wishes to those in need.
Writing Fai Chun is one of the traditional Chinese New Year activities. Calligraphers will welcome the new year through writing Fai Chun with the traditional Chinese calligraphy technique, adding auspicious festive atmosphere in the community. The schedule of participating calligraphers is as follows: Kuan Kun Cheong, Lei Tek Chi, Lam Tak Cheong, Lei U Weng and Iun Iok Meng on 18 January (Wednesday), Kuan Kun Cheong, Lei Man Wai and Iun Iok Meng on 19 January (Thursday), and Sou Kam Leong, Lei U Weng and Iun Iok Meng on 20 January (Friday).
Rooted in Macau for 50 years, giving back to society and spreading positive energy have been one of CEM’s core values. Every year, CEM organizes diverse community activities to promote social harmony and inclusion. Through this activity, CEM hopes to provide residents with a chance to appreciate the charm of traditional Chinese calligraphy and send festive greetings across the city.


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Charter & Fractional
News and issues concerning the aviation charter and fractional-ownership industries and markets, including company announcements, regulations, new developments and labor issues.
In the last year, Oyonnair has logged 3,000 hours in its turboprop twin-engine Avanti P.180s.
Nigeria's business aviation community is eager to seize the opportunity presented by what is potentially one of Africa's most dynamic economies.
Cyrrus Cayman completed the month-long audit after the company’s Luanda facilities, team, and operational standards were reviewed for one year.
The Captain Jet platform went live in September through a partnership with Avinode.
In-house team provides real-time support to members from its Operations Control Centre
The ABACE show illustrated that Chinese customers are starting to understand business aviation, says Hadid
Farnborough-based company continues to grow, especially in the U.S., while in Europe it is eyeing single-engine turboprop business.
Daher sees a big future in commercial single-engine turboprop operations in Europe no regulators have given it a green light.
At EBACE 2017, Jet Aviation is celebrating the company's 50th anniversary as it embarks on its new "One Jet" initiative.
The company has an initial order for six PC-24s, but plans to place an add-on “significant order” as soon as Pilatus reopens the order book next year.

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Canadian Meds |
Policy | Legal
Terms | Meds Index
Macrobid is an antibacterial antibiotic indicated for the treatment of the infectious diseases. This medicine is one of the strongest antibacterial remedies as its main pharmacological action is directed at a fast and safe result.
Macrobid is mainly used for the treatment of the infectious diseases of urinary tracts because its antimicrobial action applies to most bacteria of the urinary tracts. Despite that this drug is usually used for the treatment of such diseases as pyelitis, pyelonephritis, cystitis, and urethritis, prophylaxis of infections at urological surgeries etc, Macrobid can be also used for the treatment of other disorders of middle and hard severity.
The pharmacological action of the antibiotic becomes apparent by means of the peculiarities of the active component nitrofurantoin. Thanks to the active component patients are able to quickly remove all symptoms of the disease and improve their condition. Macrobid is quickly absorbed by the body and starts acting after the first drug use.
Getting into the infected cell the active component of Macrobid destroys its development and growth and thus it blocks the negative effect on the body. Then the protective structure of the body with the antibiotic removes these cells from the body.
The self-treatment by Macrobid is not recommended. This antibiotic has a very strong effect on the body of a patient due to which it is possible to quickly and easy defeat infection. If the drug is taken incorrectly, you will not achieve the necessary effect and you only make worse.
That is why it is better to consult a doctor or pharmacist about how to take the drug and which dose is the most suitable for your clinical case.
The dose of Macrobid for adults is 100 mg 3-4 times a day depending on the severity of the disease. The dose of the drug for children is 5-7 mg/kg per day divided into 3-4 intakes.
The dose can be adjusted by the doctor depending on the reaction of the body to the use of the drug and its action.
Precautins to the use of Macrobid: chronic/acute diseases of kidneys, liver, heart failure, hepatitis, pregnancy, period of lactation, and allergy to nitrofurantoin.
If you have the above mentioned contraindications, it is necessary to consult the doctor. Possibly, it is needed to reduce the dose of the drug or change the course of the treatment and change Macrobid into another antibiotic. If you neglect all precautions, you may have side effects and this will adversely affect the course of the treatment.
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I have designed a custom board using Tegra Tk1 and used memory characterization tool by following the app note to test memories. so, i am getting the full test pass at 204MHZ frequency. Now according to table 3 in app note, there are different voltage levels at different frequencies. So, i can change the frequency by making changes in config file and uploading related BCT file but how can i change voltage levels related to this frequency according to table 3.
Hi, it means to change voltage in generated dvfs table. Also you can refer to the shmoo script in extras\scripts to get more info of how to change voltage. In fact, it is done by changing the output of PMU.


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Red Book Witten in the 1920s (OCRed competed in 2009 translation).
Oahspe 1881 (OCRed completed in 2004 with Index).
Oahspe=”Earth, Sky, Spirit”
Red Book=Latin for “New Book”
AngelFire.com was the first to have the 1912 Oahspe without the index in OCR (computer digital print), while I OCRed the 1891 Index and put it on oahspebible.org and I changed the 1912 Oahspe to the 1891.
John Ballou Newbrough

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[ Basic Info | User Guide ]
Basic Information on gpdof
Purpose: Compute Degrees-of-freedom for calibration solutions.
GPDOF estimates the likely error in a calibration solution, by
calculating the errors in the "Degrees-of-Freedom" (dofs) of an
interferometer. This is useful for calibration of high-precision
circular polarization observations.
What GPDOF does is to determine the average calibration solution
of several input solutions. Then, assuming that this average
solution is "ideal", GPDoF determines the error in each of the
input calibration solutions, using the degrees-of-freedom
notation. Finally, GPDoF calculates the std and standard error
of the derived dofs, which you can use to estimate the errors in
the Stokes V of a target observation.
The input calibration solutions should have been processed using
the method outlined in the "Circular Polarization User's Guide"
(see References below). Obviously, the more calibrators you
have, the more accurate the dof estimates will be.
The degrees-of-freedom (dofs) are linear combinations of leakage
(delta) or gain (gamma) errors. The advantages in the dofs over
other measures of calibration consistency (eg. rms scatter in
the leakages) is that the dofs actually describe how the
calibration error would affect a target observation. Thus, for
the dofs delta-+, delta--, and gamma--, and equatorially-mounted
Stokes V error = delta-+ * Stokes I +
delta-- * Stokes Q +
gamma-- * Stokes U
For the ATCA, the parallactic angle \chi comes, in so it
isn't quite so elegant:
Stokes V error = delta-+ * I +
delta-- * ( Q.sin(2\chi) + U.cos(2\chi)) +
gamma-- * ( U.sin(2\chi) + Q.cos(2\chi))
Note that these are the instantaneous calibration errors in
a target source; for a synthesis observation, where \chi
varies, the resultant error in the Stokes V image will be
GPDoF estimates the std and standard error in the dofs. These
parameters be combined with the above equation for Stokes V
Error to estimate the likely level of leakage errors in a target
observation. If you are just using the solution from a single
calibrator, calculate using the std. If you are going to use the
average calibration solution (using GPComb), then calculate
using the standard error.
For each dof, GPDoF has an "error" estimate, which measures the
variations in the calibration solutions which are NOT
attributable to a dof. The physical significance of these
quantities isn't even clear to the author. In general, however,
if the "error" term is dominant, then un-dof-like errors are
dominating the calibration eg. pure random errors, or bizzarro
systematic errors. In this situation, the relationship between
the dofs and the error in the target observation may break down.
Um, I did mention that there are actually seven dofs? GPDoF only
computes the three which affect calibration of circular
polarization. There are some good reasons for this (some of the
others can't easily be computed, or are time-variable), besides
the obvious one that I'm too lazy.
Note that GPDoF is entirely ATCAcentric.
Note that the leakage errors derived from GPDoF are not the only
errors in a circular polarization observation! See Equation 1 of
Rayner et al, 2000. A task to estimate the effect of the dofs on
a synthesis observation will hopefully become available
soon. Actually, forget the "soon"...
And finally, if you have consistent systematic errors in your
solutions (eg. you haven't used xyref,polref in gpcal), then
GPDoF will severely underestimate the leakage errors.
For an explanation of degrees of freedom, see:
Sault, R J, "The Hamaker-Bregman-Sault Measurement Equation",
pp 657--699, in Syhthesis Imaging in Radio Astronomy II, 1999,
eds. Taylor, Carilli,and Perley.
Sault, Hamaker and Bregman, "Understanding radio polarimetry II.
Instrumental calibration of an interferometer array", 1996
A&AS, v117, pp149-159.
For an overview of high-precision circular polarization
calibration with the ATCA, see
Rayner, "Circular Polarization User's Guide", ATNF Technical
Document Series, 2000, 39.3/102,
For a summary of the ATCA circular polarization error budget,
see Equation 1 of
Rayner, Norris, Sault, "Radio circular polarization of active
galaxies", 2000, v319, pp484-496
The data-sets containing the nominally correct polarization
calibration. No default.
Normal uv selection. Only antenna-based selection is supported.
Generated by email@example.com on 21 Jun 2016


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The Who, 'N Sync, and Beck will rock ''The Simpsons'' and ''Futurama''
On Sunday night’s season premiere (and 250th episode) of ”The Simpsons,” the Who join the exclusive cadre of rock stars who’ve gigged in Springfield. Come February, ‘N Sync will join the bandwagon, too, playing their animated selves when Bart, Milhouse, Nelson, and Ralph form a boy group. Like ”Futurama,” Fox’s other Matt Groening created animated series, ”The Simpsons,” has never had trouble attracting famous guest voices: Paul McCartney, Aerosmith, Cypress Hill, Sonic Youth, and the Smashing Pumpkins have all appeared in two dimensions. ”Even when people say they’re not available, we eventually get them,” says Mike Scully, one of the ”Simpsons” executive producers. ”We have no problem with stalking.”
Actually, Scully didn’t have to risk being slapped with a restraining order while wooing Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle, and Pete Townshend. ”I knew they didn’t do a lot of cartoon work,” he says. ”But I really wanted to meet them, so it was worth a shot.” A few calls from the show’s casting director in L.A. to the Who’s managers in London and the threesome said, in ”Won’t Get Fooled Again” fashion, ”Yeeeeeaaaaaaahhhhw.”
The next step was creating cartoon versions of the band, which meant drawing Daltrey in his trademark tight T shirt and long curls — even though the singer cut his famous locks in the mid ’80s. ”I wanted to go with the look of the band that’s frozen in everyone’s mind,” Scully says. ”No one ages on the show anyway.” The Who recorded their dialogue in England, but they still weighed in on script details. ”If you look closely at the animation,” Scully says, ”you’ll see a familiar drummer.” That would be the addition of an animated Keith Moon, who died in 1978. ”The guys agreed that having Keith in it was a great idea. Why not?”
The same attitude seems to prevail at ”Futurama,” which nabbed Beck and Coolio for upcoming episodes. Next month, the rapper will play Kwanzaa bot — a robot who travels the universe to raise awareness for the African American holiday. Beck, meanwhile, will appear as himself — he’ll be a head preserved in a jar, natch — in an episode set to air next spring. The alt music wunderkind will perform ”My Broken Friend,” an original song penned by coexec producer and former ”Simpsons” scribe Ken Keeler. It’s a two minute duet with Bender, the series’ robot sidekick. Jokes David X. Cohen, the show’s exec producer: ”I’m hoping it will go straight to No. 1 on all the charts.”
As successful as they’ve been, Scully and Cohen still have a wish list of musical guest stars: ”I’d love to get Bruce Springsteen or Tom Petty — I’ve been a huge fan of both since I was a teen,” says Scully. ”I know Chris Isaak is both funny and an actor, so we’ll have to see if we write something for him.” Cohen’s top picks for ”Futurama” are Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant and Jimmy Page: ”They represent the pinnacle of musical achievement. But you don’t see them on TV shows, so it would certainly be a challenge to convince them.” Cohen also hopes to recruit rapper turned actor Ice Cube. ”He’s got a great voice, which I think would work well for a number of characters.” But if those names don’t pan out, Cohen has a backup: ”Coolio is a closet nerd, and he can do all sorts of voices,” he says. ”I’m considering bringing him back for a regular part.” Maybe he could be a 31st century gangsta bot.


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A Wonder, 2011 By Carlotta Zarattini
"For me, the White Building represents a Cambodia that is unable to move on from the ghosts of its past, a Cambodia where the difference between poor and rich is not just a matter of money, but also of education, hope and rights. After decades of turmoil young kids, families, shop owners, survivors from the war, drug addicts and prostitutes, all live together in this microcosm.
These images represent my wander through a place that is a metaphor of a country that remains an enigma to me"
- Carlotta Zarattini


Law firm Hill Dickinson has advised National Museums Liverpool on procurement and installation of environmentally-friendly energy facilities for the new Museum of Liverpool at Mann Island.
NML, with funding from the Co-operative Bank, instructed Hill Dickinson to advise on the procurement of a contractor to design an energy efficient solution for the new museum in late 2007. Following a competitive tender process, and detailed negotiations, NML selected Ener-G Combined Power Ltd (Ener-G) as its preferred partner for the project.
Hill Dickinson was responsible for drafting a complex series of agreements between NML and the selected service provider. The contract sets out Ener-G's commitment to design and install its proposed energy solution for the new museum by early 2010, and then to operate and maintain the installation for a term of 17 years. The contract is structured in such a way as to include a guarantee by Ener-G, worth in excess of £500,000 a year, of energy savings against energy expenditure which NML had projected it would have to spend at the new museum had it not outsourced its requirements in this way.
The energy project, which was funded by the Co-operative Bank, incorporates the latest in tri-generation technology, which provides heating, power and cooling from one isolated source.
Stephen Lansdown, head of commerce and technology, Hill Dickinson, commented: "The procurement of an energy services project can be a complex process. Our team of expert advisers have an unparalleled understanding of the energy services landscape and is therefore well-placed to navigate the client through the projects' potential pitfalls in order to alleviate any financial risk. This is the latest in a long line of energy projects involving combined heat and power technology to be delivered by Hill Dickinson, and with pressure on the public sector to cut costs and operate in an environmentally friendly way we see this as a huge growth area for our practice."
Chris Hayton, from Ener-G Combined Power, added: "There are always challenges and obstacles to overcome when planning and installing an energy project. However the strength of the team and overall spirit of the partnership on the Museum of Liverpool project has made for a pleasurable working experience. We look forward to building on this already establish working relationship as we embark on the 17 year contract to operate and maintain the installed energy system."
The new museum has been designed to replace the former Museum of Liverpool Life, which was located in the old Pilotage and Salvage Association buildings on Liverpool's Waterfront. The old museum had become incapable of coping with the growing number of visitors to the museum.
Tony Allen, executive director of finance at National Museums Liverpool, concluded: "The new Museum of Liverpool will be a future landmark for the City's infamous waterfront, so it is vital that it has modern and efficient energy facilities and systems at its core. The savings that this energy project guarantees will allow funds that would ordinarily have gone towards powering, heating and cooling the building to be put towards showcasing the NML's outstanding collections in the best possible way."
The new museum is due to be completed and commissioned towards the end of 2010.


Stocks in Asia dominated by sellers, Australian markets closed
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia - Stocks in Asia lost ground on Tuesday.
The Australian market missed the damage as markets were closed for the annual Australia Day celebration.
In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 shed 276.11 points or 0.96 percent to 28,546.18.
The Hang Seng in Hong Kong gave up all of of Monday's 711 points gain and more. The benchmark index lost 767.75 points or 2.55 percent to close Tuesday at 29,391.26.
China's Shanghai Composite declined 54.81 points or 1.51 percent to 3,569.43.
The U.S. dollar continued to pick up ground in Asia on Tuesday, after rallying on Monday. The euro firmed to 1.2129 Tuesday. The British pound fell to 1.3644. The Japanese yen was little changed at 103.71. The Swiss franc dipped to 0.8886.
The Australian dollar slid to 0.7684. The Canadian dollar was weaker at 0.7684. The New Zealand dollar slipped to 0.7179.
Overnight on Wall Street, the Nasdaq Composite closed 92.93 points or 0.69 percent higher at 13,635.99.
The Standard and Poor's 500 added 13.89 points or 0.36 percent to 3,855.36.
The Dow Jones industrials dropped 36.98 points or 0.12 percent to 30,960.00.


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Are you ready to launch IPv6 securely?
Davey Winder says that despite the unnecessary scare stories, businesses need to think about migrating to IPv6 securely now.
I'm not suggesting that the time is now for everyone to start their migration from IPv4, but what I am saying is that the time is certainly long overdue for everyone to be investigating how that migration can be made in a timely and secure fashion. For too long people have been happy to have their heads buried neck deep, ignoring the arrival of IPv6, courtesy of the 'lack of security' comfort zone.
Although the IP address sky has yet to fall, despite media Chicken Little claims that it has been doing just that for ten years or more, the fact is addresses are running out and at some point the move to IPv6 will be necessary.
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Justine is a lovable, happy beagle mixture. She's about 1 yr old and really wanting her forever home. She's very pretty, her body is black, but her legs and head are brindle. She's current on shots and will be spayed upon adoption. Come meet her!... see more at Petfinder.com
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Aiseesoft Creative Zen Video Converter
Full user review
"Lies. Doesn't work for devices it claims to work with."
Not sure, since it doesn't work
They lie. It does not convert videos to a compatible format for use for a Creative Zen device. It claims it can, but doesn't produce.
Waste of time and money.


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Pomeranian / Chihuahua / Papillion mix
Short - Medium
Hi, my name is Tiny. I am a small lady (less than 20lbs), and I was very pregnant when I came to stay with my foster family. I had one puppy. I am not very old myself and I love to play and wrestle with Daisy, my daughter. I am a great mom! I am so keen to please and love to cuddle. I also love walks and even go on runs on leash with my foster mom. I would be great to hike with (on leash).
I did need some reminders of my manners and I was timid and barked a lot when I arrived, but I have come so far and I would be a great addition to any family. It may take a bit of time to warm up with all household members, so please be patient with me.
I am great with other dogs, but I am not sure if I have met any cats. I love to chase squirrels and rabbits.
If you would like to meet me, please send in an application to adopt. I hope to meet you soon!
Paws & Kisses, Tiny 🐾
HOW TO ADOPT
To get started, please review our Adoption Policies and fill out the application form below.
Once your application has been received, selected applicants will be contacted within 48 hours by one
of our Almost Home Canine Rescue team members to conduct a phone screening. This is
an opportunity to go over your adoption application and discuss the overall process.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.


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A glance can change it all. For singer-songwriter and producer The Unbeat Soul, this is at the core of his gorgeous and sensitive new single.
‘Little Girl’ is set to feature on Sharnelle McLean’s upcoming Beyond The Shell EP with a live band at London’s Wembley Stadium.
Freya Beer’s ‘Love Child’ is a biting pop-rock single with no love lost in the smoldering remains of a former friendship.
In positive track ‘No Hard Feelings’, Beth McCarthy’s glossy pop voice flutters over a cutesy array of electronica.
common goldfish pulls out all the stops to pay homage to the iconic 90s indie sound in debut single ‘Feel The Fuzz’.
Lifted from ELENA’s brand new EP, titled Enough Love, listen to this soul, pop and R&B anthem ‘Dreaming’.
Late Hala’s 90s soft-rock nostalgia trip ‘Dark Clouds’ is both a lyrical and sonic reminder to take a breath.
Unrecorded regular Hongza is back in time for the love season with his latest pop-punk inspired single ‘Live In Mono’, featuring Annabel Allum.
‘Clouds Hold Up The Sun’ is comprised of upbeat piano, bright strings and soft drum pats then joined by Dean McMullen’s gentle and welcoming vocal.
From busking to the top, Enjoyable Listens show their finesse in new single ‘A Laugh And A Half’.

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