Oil and gas companies now collect and analyse massive quantities of data to ensure the quality, safety and profitability of their profit. Leading facilities use laboratory information management system to manage these data in real-time. Colin Thurston reports.
Accessing, producing and transporting natural gas is a complex undertaking. The facilities charged with harvesting natural gas typically operate by transporting natural gas via pipelines to a production facility, converting it to liquefied natural gas (LNG) using a cooling process and shipping it to customers around the world. Given the many steps involved with these operations, many modern LNG facilities, are backed by state-of-the-art laboratories that constantly analyze output content and product quality.
A Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) is an essential tool for managing the large quantity of data generated by these laboratories during the process of extracting and refining natural gas.
All LNG facilities, regardless of location, must comply with local environmental, health and safety regulations. Adherence to these ever-tightening regulations requires the ability to accurately and securely capture, store, track and analyse large quantities of data. The laboratory must also perform quality testing of gas, process monitoring at plants, testing at upstream facilities as well as environmental monitoring across the plant facilities. The plant's laboratory must provide real-time, round-the-clock, consistent analytical services, results and advice in a timely, accurate and reliable manner.
Many laboratories supporting LNG facilities have moved away from cumbersome paper-based and/or manual systems and replaced them with flexible data management solutions, such as a LIMS.[Page Break]
Understanding the process
A typical LNG laboratory provides analytical services to the LNG facilities. This includes generating analytical reference data for product quality and custody transfer invoicing, calibration of in-line process analysers, plant performance, equipment condition and environmental monitoring. It may also provide expert advice and data on LNG and Sales Purchase Agreements (SPAs) as well as plant troubleshooting and ad-hoc laboratory services to other pipelines, offshore platforms or facilities.
The majority of samples are taken by operations staff and delivered to the laboratory. Laboratory staff typically train the senior operators and maintenance technicians to collect samples. Laboratory staff also collect special samples that require complex sampling techniques, such as two-phase samples and flue gas. The sampling and testing requirements are agreed on and scheduled with operations, engineering, environmental and technology departments to match production plans.
Internal customers then use the analytical reference data in several ways:
- Operations: plant performance monitoring and product export.
- Engineering: equipment condition monitoring.
- Technology: efficiency checks and troubleshooting.
- Environmental services: environmental monitoring and compliance.
- Marketing: customer liaison support.
- Finance: invoicing.[Page Break]
A laboratory handles the samples coming from upstream operations, through the LNG plant and the final products. The analyses of final products are performed when the LNG storage tanks are prepared and isolated or during the ship's loading. When sufficient reproducible results are obtained, the mean and weight average composition are both calculated. The mean composition of each cargo is used to calculate density and gross heating value and all values are included on the Certificate of Quality.
Any data required by the business is automatically available from the LIMS with sophisticated automatic data transfer. The LIMS is used to interface seamlessly with critical IT systems, such as PIMS (Plant Information Management Systems) and ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) for efficient reporting and documentation support.[Page Break]
Shell's behemoth floating LNG (FLNG), the world's biggest 'ship', will be anchored 200m off the coast of Australia in order to harvest natural gas from Shell's Prelude field. Moving natural gas production and processing out to sea on a moving platform, where huge reservoirs of gas exist beneath the oceans, is a major innovation. Such a floating facility brings huge new energy resources within reach and avoids the potential environmental impact of constructing and operating a plant on land, including laying pipelines to shore and building other infrastructure. It does, however require that the entire platform is self sufficient for its day to day operations and can manage the collection, testing and distribution of the LNG produced.
In the same way that a land-based production facility operates, the gas is piped in, cooled to -161°C until it liquefies and stored in tanks. Chilling gas to -161°C turns it into liquid and shrinks its volume by 600 times, allowing it to be shipped to global locations where the energy is needed. Every six or seven days a huge tanker will dock beside the floating facility and load up fuel for transport to Japan, China, Korea or Thailand.
The ship required ground-breaking technology, not only to ensure the ability to capture natural gas but also to ensure that the platform can operate safely and stay moored even in the most extreme weather conditions, including high winds, giant waves and even cyclones.[Page Break]
Operating a state-of-the-art facility on- or off-shore requires an ultra-modern laboratory, and a LIMS is vital to any facility's ability to produce LNG safely and profitably. Without a LIMS to constantly analyse output content and product quality, this feat of engineering would essentially be unable to function.
For modern LNG facilities, a LIMS achieves several major benefits, including improved sample turnaround times, centralised access to data and improved operational efficiencies. The system also meets a laboratory's needs for compliance and can handle standard and non-routine sampling requirements, providing audit trails to track deviations and disseminate that information in order that production decisions can be made with the most up-to-date and accurate knowledge.[Page Break]
The Shell Prelude FLNG is at the cutting edge of oil and gas industry production. Similarly deploying a modern, flexible LIMS to support laboratory and operations and provide the scientific background allows producers to ensure year-round LNG production. Any natural gas facility requires modern technology, both in its processing operations and its laboratory information handling.
Colin Thurston is Director of Process Industries Product Strategy, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Altrincham, Cheshire, UK. www.thermofisher.com


Use acoustic devices at aquaculture systems
Overall effectiveness category Trade-off between benefit and harms
Number of studies: 6
Background information and definitions
Acoustic devices may be used to deter marine or freshwater mammals from aquaculture systems. These are high power devices that operate by emitting sounds of an intensity and frequency that are aversive to the target mammal species. The primary aim has usually been to reduce mammal predation on fish stocks and damage to gear (therefore reducing human-wildlife conflict), although the risk of mammal entanglement may also be reduced. However, the high intensity sounds produced by acoustic devices have the potential to cause hearing damage to target species (Götz & Janik 2013). Negative and far-reaching effects have also been reported for non-target marine mammal species, such as killer whales and harbour porpoises (Johnston 2002, Morton & Symonds 2002, Olesiuk et al. 2002). The use of multiple acoustic devices within an area has the potential to cause significant noise pollution (Findlay et al. 2018).
Findlay C.R., Ripple H.D., Coomber F., Froud K., Harries O., van Geel N.C.F., Calderan S.V., Benjamins S., Risch D. & Wilson B. (2018) Mapping widespread and increasing underwater noise pollution from acoustic deterrent devices. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 135, 1042–1050.
Götz T. & Janik V.M. (2013) Acoustic deterrent devices to prevent pinniped depredation: efficiency, conservation concerns and possible solutions. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 492, 285–302.
Johnston D.W. (2002) The effect of acoustic harassment devices on harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in the Bay of Fundy, Canada. Biological Conservation, 108, 113–118.
Morton A.B. & Symonds H.K. (2002) Displacement of Orcinus orca (L.) by high amplitude sound in British Columbia, Canada. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 59, 71–80.
Olesiuk P.F., Nichol L.M., Sowden M.J. & Ford J.K.B. (2002) Effect of the sound generated by an acoustic harassment device on the relative abundance and distribution of harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in Retreat Passage, British Columbia. Marine Mammal Science, 18, 843–862.
Supporting evidence from individual studies
A site comparison study in 2001–2003 of 27 Atlantic salmon Salmo salar farms in the North Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Maine, USA (Nelson et al. 2006) found that using acoustic devices did not reduce numbers of fish lost or damaged due to Western Atlantic harbour seal Phoca vitulina concolor predation. Estimated numbers of fish lost or damaged due to seal predation did not differ significantly between farms that did or did not use acoustic devices (data reported as statistical model results). There was also no significant difference between farms that used acoustic devices seasonally or all year round, or those that operated them for different numbers of hours/day. Eighteen farms used acoustic devices for 8–24 h/day (12 all year round; six seasonally). Nine farms did not use acoustic devices. Farm managers were sent annual questionnaires in 2001–2003. Data were collected on methods used to deter predators and estimated numbers of fish lost or damaged due to seal predation.Study and other actions tested
A before-and-after, site comparison study in 2007–2008 at two salmon farms in the Reloncaví fjord, Chile (Vilata et al. 2010) found that installing an acoustic device reduced the amount of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar predated by South American sea lions Otaria flavescens, and fewer salmon were predated overall compared to at a farm without a device. At one farm, lower amounts of salmon were predated by sea lions in April–June 2008 after the acoustic device was installed (total 8 tons) compared to April–June 2007 before the device was installed (total 13 tons). During April–June 2008, lower amounts of salmon were also predated at the farm with the acoustic device than at a second farm without a device (total 68 tons), where amounts of predated salmon increased during this time (from 8 to 42 tons/month). The amount of predated salmon at the two farms did not differ significantly in January–March 2008 before the device was installed (8 vs 13 tons). An acoustic device (Airmar dB Plus II with eight sound projectors) was installed at one of two salmon farms in March 2008. The device emitted 1.4 ms sounds at intervals of 40 ms and a frequency of 10.3 kHz. Data on salmon predated by sea lions in 2007–2008 were taken from each of the two farms’ logbooks.Study and other actions tested
A before-and-after study in 2009 at a fin-fish farm in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Sardinia, Italy (López & Mariño 2011) found that an active acoustic device did not reduce common bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus presence, approach distances, group size or time spent in the area compared to before or after the device was active. Bottlenose dolphin presence and minimum approach distances did not differ significantly before, during or after the acoustic device was active (data not reported). The same was true for average dolphin group sizes (before: 2 dolphins; during: 5 dolphins; after: 3 dolphins) and the average time dolphins spent in the area (before: 15 minutes; during: 19 minutes; after: 23 minutes). In February–June 2009, an acoustic device attached to a fish cage was activated (emitting 1.2–1.8 second tones at 6.2–9.8 kHz) for 40 minutes during each of 144 trials. The fish farm (12,000 m2) consisted of 21 floating nylon mesh cages, 200 m from the shore. During each trial, dolphins were observed from a stationary boat during 40-minute periods before, during and after the device was active. Thirty periods for each of the three stages (before, during, after) were randomly selected for analysis.Study and other actions tested
A controlled study in 2007 at a fish farm in the North Atlantic Ocean, Scotland, UK (Götz & Janik 2015) found that using an acoustic device reduced the number of harbour seals Phoca vitulina that approached a fish cage. Overall, fewer seals approached within 250 m of the cage when an acoustic device was used (2 seals) than when a device was not used (17 seals). No significant difference in numbers of approaches was found at distances of 250–1,500 m (with device: 8 seals; without: 11 seals) or >1,500 m from the cage (with device: 8 seals; without: 7 seals). Sixteen experimental trials (with an acoustic device) and 16 control trials (without a device) were carried out. Each trial lasted an average of 3.5 h. The device (an underwater loudspeaker emitting 200 ms pulses with a peak frequency of 950–1,000 Hz) was placed on a fish cage with the transducer at a depth of 17 m. Seals were tracked with a theodolite from the shore during each of the 32 trials in June–July 2007.Study and other actions tested
A before-and-after, site comparison study in 2010–2012 at a salmon Salmo salar farm in the North Atlantic Ocean, Scotland, UK (Götz & Janik 2016) found that deploying an acoustic device reduced predation on caged salmon by grey seals Halichoerus grypus and harbour seals Phoca vitulina. Fewer salmon were lost to seal predation while an acoustic device was deployed (0–70 fish/month) compared to before (97–104 fish/month) or after (4–9 fish/month) the device was deployed or at two control sites without acoustic devices (2–238 fish/month; 0–99 fish/month). No seal predation occurred during 10 of 12.5 months in which the acoustic device was deployed, whereas seal predation occurred during each of eight months at one control site without an acoustic device and six of seven months at the other. From January 2011 to February 2012, an acoustic device with 2–4 transducers (emitting 200 ms pulses at random intervals) was deployed at the centre of a salmon farm comprising a grid of 2 x 4 rectangular steel cages. Control sites were two salmon farms (with two rows or grids of 6–9 cages) without acoustic devices. In 2010–2012, salmon losses to seal predation (dead fish with bite wounds) were counted during 2.5 months before, 12.5 months during and 3 months after the acoustic device was deployed and during 7–8 months at the two control sites.Study and other actions tested
A before-and-after study in 2011 at a salmon Salmo salar farm in the North Atlantic Ocean, Scotland, UK (Götz & Janik 2016) found that deploying an acoustic device reduced predation on caged salmon by grey seals Halichoerus grypus and harbour seals Phoca vitulina. Fewer salmon were lost to seal predation while an acoustic device was deployed (0–10 fish/cage) compared to before the device was deployed (27–72 fish/cage). In May 2011, an acoustic device with a single transducer (emitting 200 ms pulses at random intervals) was deployed at a salmon farm (two rows of nine cages). Two cages on the farm were stocked with fish. Salmon losses (dead fish with bite wounds) were counted and removed from each of the two cages every 6–8 days during four weeks before and two weeks after the acoustic device was deployed.Study and other actions tested


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Meridian police have charged 28-year-old Derrick R. Dawson with 2 counts of felony domestic violence.
His bond was set at $100,000 per charge.
Police say the charges are considered felony by upgrade, meaning Dawson has previously been convicted of two misdemeanor domestic violence charges.
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’06 World Cup Of Track & Field Moved Out Of U.S.
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The ‘06 World Cup of track and field will not be held at The Home Depot Center in Carson as originally planned, according to Dick Patrick of USA TODAY. AEG and the IAAF have not been able to agree on a contract because AEG is being asked to “come up with about $1[M] to cover the taxes on the prize money” of about $3M. Brussels and Berlin are now “considered the favorites to receive the World Cup bid.” Patrick notes that the event was awarded to the U.S. “with great fanfare two years ago” as the IAAF “wanted the event to rejuvenate interest in the sport” (USA TODAY, 10/8).

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Bought THE DEER rifle, a like new looking 1953 Winchester Model 94 in .32 Special. I have shot enough deer that the excitement has waned a little.... Hunting with this rifle will be a little harder but I am excited about being in the field again this upcoming December. It will involved a little more than just putting the critter in my crosshairs and squeezing the trigger. I don't use scopes on lever action guns.... (It is just me) In fact, I honestly need two more range trips to feel "qualified" to shoot the gun at an honorable target.


What is the difference between RC 200 and 350t?
Equipped with a smooth and refined 3.5-liter V6, the RC 350 is rated to make 306 horsepower and 277 pound-feet of torque. While peak power is made at higher rpm compared to the RC 200t’s turbocharged four-cylinder engine, according to Lexus the RC 350 arrives at 60 mph a full 1.7 seconds sooner than the RC 200t.
How fast is the Lexus RC 200t?
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What does RC stand for Lexus?
The Lexus “RC” stands for “Radical Coupe” and its story began in 2015 when the engineers at Lexus envisioned a new, radical coupe version of the popular Lexus IS sports sedan.
Did Lexus stop making RC?
The RC was replaced by the Lexus LC for the 2017 season.
What is the difference between Lexus RC 300 and RC 350?
Lexus offers two versions of its V-6 to address the lack of power. Under the hood of the all-wheel-drive RC300, the V-6 makes 260 horsepower and pairs with a six-speed automatic. The range-topping RC350 gets a 311-hp V-6 that teams up with the eight-speed automatic (RWD only) or the six-speed (AWD only).
How fast is a Lexus RC?
It comes standard with an eight-speed automatic transmission and rear-wheel drive. According to Lexus, the RC F can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in 4.4 seconds and has a top speed of 170 mph.
What is the difference between Lexus RC and RC F?
The aggressive styling of the 2022 Lexus RC F is a big clue that this V-8–powered coupe is something special. Although it’s based on the tamer RC coupe (reviewed separately), the RC F boasts 472 horsepower, an adaptive suspension, Brembo six-piston brakes, and a limited-slip rear differential.
Which Lexus has a V-8?
The Lexus GS F is a version of the Lexus GS, introduced at the 2016 Detroit Auto Show. It has the 5.0 L V8 first included in the Lexus RC F.
What is the fastest Lexus model?
Experience the most powerful sedan Lexus has ever crafted. With an astounding 467 horsepower and top track speed of 168 MPH, the Lexus GS F perfectly combines power, style and finesse all into one perfect performance vehicle.
What kind of brakes does a Lexus RC 200t have?
For stopping power, the RC 200t braking system includes Vented Discs at the front and Vented Discs at the rear. The RC model is a Coupe car manufactured by Lexus, with 2 doors and 4 seats, sold new from year 2016 until 2018, and available after that as a used car.
Is the Lexus rc200t the cheapest model?
Following in the turbo path of the Lexus IS sedan, it’s the cheapest model in the RC lineup, and it shares its small forced-induction four-cylinder with the NX, IS, and GS. One of the RC200t’s chief selling points is its price.
What is the top speed of Lexus RC 200t?
Lexus RC 200t Specs. With a fuel consumption of 7.2 litres/100km – 39 mpg UK – 33 mpg US (Average), 0 to 100 km/h (62mph) in 7.5 seconds, a maximum top speed of 143 mph (230 km/h), a curb weight of 3869 lbs (1755 kgs), the RC 200t has a turbocharged In-line 4 cylinder engine, Petrol motor.
What is the Lexus RC Turbo Coupe?
The Lexus RC Turbo coupe, badged as the RC200t, is one of the latest examples, having joined the lineup for the 2016 model year. Following in the turbo path of the Lexus IS sedan, it’s the cheapest model in the RC lineup, and it shares its small forced-induction four-cylinder with the NX, IS, and GS.


Yesterday Jose Antonio Vargas , the Pulitzer-winning journalist who told his own story about being an undocumented immigrant, was present as the DREAM Act had its very first hearing in the United States Senate. The debate comes 10 years after the first version of the bill was introduced in the Senate (by Republican Senator Orrin Hatch). Now that Republicans no longer like the idea of reforming immigration policy, it is left to Democratic Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois, who simply refuses to quit on this. He countered the Republican boogeyman talk about border security and "illegals" in yesterday's hearing by putting a face to the issue at hand.
Senator Durbin introduced to the assembled Senators and gallery a number of people who, including Mr. Vargas, were accomplished, yet still undocumented, immigrants. One was 21-year-old Angelica Hernandez, the 2011 valedictorian of the mechanical-engineering class at Arizona State University. The Arizona Republic reports:
"We're not afraid anymore," Hernandez said in an interview. "I think that coming out publicly is something that needs to be done. I've seen how effective it has been for people to stand up and put a real face to this issue. I think it is a risk, but I think it's a risk worth taking."
It now seems unlikely that Mr. Vargas or Ms. Hernandez would be targeted for deportation, even by a Homeland Security department that, as we reported on Monday, is likely to hit the one-million-deported benchmark sometime this summer. In a June 17 memo (PDF) to immigration enforcement officials, the Obama administration requested the use of prosecutorial discretion when considering deportation cases. In other words, ease back on sending folks away who are doing positive things here in this country.
That is why Mr. Vargas' revelation is so relevant, particularly to this newly revived policy discussion about the DREAM Act.
You can understand now why he has started a site, DefineAmerican.com, that seeks to tell the stories of immigrants, documented or undocumented. We just saw a few Republican state senators in New York State vote to legalize same-sex marriage, some of whom changed their vote to "yes" simply because they know someone who is gay. We talk about "changing hearts and minds" with war, but rarely so in the context of policy. Writing for the Nation (via NPR), author and activist Courtney E. Martin:
Their stories demonstrate that there is no reasonable option for undocumented immigrants like Vargas, who don't have an identity or a community rooted in the country of their birth, but whose only option for obtaining American citizenship was, as an immigration lawyer told him, leaving the country, accepting a 10-year ban on returning, and then applying to return legally. Their real life experiences reveal just how illogical, unsustainable, and unjust our current immigration policies really are, and how desperately we need comprehensive reform.


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Trip to London, November, 2016
At the end of November Jim and I took a trip to London. We were given a couple of tickets for The Race of Champions at the Olympic Stadium – the temptation was hard to resist. Although it was exciting, the temperatures took a dip so we sat chittering in the bitter cold cheering on David Coulthard and Suzie Wolf.
To be handy for the stadium we stayed at Leytonstone. The stadium was a twenty minute walk from Stratford Underground – providing ample opportunity to absorb the major redevelopment of the area. I hope the Olympic legacy is working because there’s been a massive amount of money spent. I liked the stadium but there’s a lot of over the top futuristic ‘street furniture’, including huge light sculptures, that must have cost a fortune but look pretty tacky.
To get out of the cold we went to the cinema; we we saw two films while we were there – Brooklyn, which was brilliant, and The Dressmaker, which was a bit of a weird farce and fairly put me off ever visiting the Australian outback. The Dressmaker was on in The Vue, which is at the very top of Westfield in Stratford, one of the largest shopping malls in Europe. There were crowds of people and queues everywhere in what seemed like acre upon acre of brash retail hell. I thought we were never going to find our way back out.
All You Read Is Love
One place I loved was All You Read Is Love – the fantastic cafe / book shop run by Danish sister and brother team, Karen and Anders Karen Holst Bundgaard. It’s no surprise that this comparatively new enterprise was named as an award winner in Time Out’s Love London Awards.
I was delighted to see Karen again – we were on the same Creative Writing Course at Glasgow Uni. She was super busy so we didn’t get much of a chance to chat but her cafe´ was the perfect place to hang out. The ambiance is boho and very relaxed– with comfortably quirky decor and there’s a great selection of books and delicious home made food.
We had planned to catch up with two of our London friends, Alex McIntosh and John Ellis and thought we would meet them in the cafe´. Unbelievably, John’s East London Radio show is based in the same building so we met him and Alex before John’s show went on air. The four of us had a great old chin wag. Alex and John hadn’t met before but it was interesting to hear them sharing information about all the great walks they’d been in East London – including around nearby Epping Forrest. If the weather had been more clement, we might have featured this into our visit.
We caught up with John again at his gig at The Wanstead Tap – a fabulous performance space. John Ellis (The Vibrators and The Stranglers) is always a treat to watch and he was joined by Cult With No Name, post-punk electronic balladeers. They’re very different, you can catch their music on Peter Braatz’ documentary Blue Velvet Revisited. Kameliya Ivanova, a talented young singer songwriter was also on the bill.
London Sight Seeing
We didn’t spend all our time in East London and the Central Line proved to be very handy for getting into west and central London. We went by underground to Portobello Road, where we enjoyed checking out the vintage and antique stalls. Rather pricey compared to Glasgow but lovely to look at. We had a lovely lunch in an Italian Restaurant, Negozio Classica in Notting Hill
My favourite excursion was a jaunt to my old stomping ground in Chelsea. It was great to wander along Kings Road and we were delighted to discover the Saatchi Gallery, where we’d never been before, so we enjoyed checking it out. The small park at the entrance was magical with garlands of lights on the trees.
From there we caught a bus on Kings Road, which took us up through Knightsbridge to Leicester Square – it went at a snail’s pace but we enjoyed admiring all the posh shop window displays. Then we took a stroll to another of my favourite places – Covent Garden – not quite so mobbed as Leicester Square, which was chaotic with all the tourists and crowds of youngsters milling around in great excitment at the arrival of somebody famous.
London is a place of mixed pleasures – it was fun but a bit exhausting.
Pat Byrne, December, 2015
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The Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority (TheRide) has partnered with the Women’s Caucus for Art Michigan (WCAMI) to feature artwork inside its buses this summer. The WCAMI held a competition for poster designs which resulted in eight finalists. Their artwork will be featured inside buses throughout TheRide’s expanded and improved service area. The “Women, Yes!”Continue reading ““Women, Yes!” Art Posters on AAATA Buses”
Show Horse 1 by K.A. Letts was one of 6 images chosen for the PowerArt project sponsored by the Arts Alliance in cooperation with the Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority (AADDA) and the Ann Arbor Public Art Commission (AAPAC). Eight colorful vinyl printed art reproductions will be installed on electric traffic boxes in downtown AnnContinue reading “PowerArt Commission for WCA Member K.A. Letts”
I came across this article on ArtSlant.com about street art and the women who make it. It features some interesting comment about sexism in art and in the surrounding culture. Check it out: http://bit.ly/1CexQVg
” “Fat Feminist Activist” blogger, artist and prominent WCA-MI member Brenda Oelbaum will open her new installation “Diet Detour” on February 22 from 6-10 in Detroit’s Whitdel Arts Gallery. The installation is a kind of maze composed of discarded diet books which the artist has been collecting for several years. The exhibit promises to beContinue reading “Diet Detour Installation Opening at Whitdel Arts”
On Nov. 8, Barbara Carson And K.A. Letts attended an informational meeting of the Arts Alliance and Ann Arbor Visitors and Convention Bureau at Michigan Theater, the subject of which was the branding of Ann Arbor as an “established” arts destination in Michigan. We found this ironic since Ann Arbor just voted no on ProposalContinue reading “Arts Alliance and Ann Arbor Visitors and Convention Bureau Meet”
Margaret Parker argues forcefully in favor of Proposal B which would raise money for public art in Ann Arbor. She’s on the cover of the fall issue of Art Showcase, and there are some nice pictures of her work inside too–check it out!

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Note that you can find ROMs both for Windows and Android devices. During the installation process, you’ll see two dialogs . For the 2nd dialog, notice the folders /Emulation/roms and /Emulation/bios. This is where you’ll copy the bios and rom files respectively for the emulators/games you want to install. Today is your lucky day, becuase if you go through the following steps.
- Furthermore, the game also has updated graphics and improved gameplay features.
- All of the tables here are fantastic, even better than a lot of what you’ll find in Pinball FX 2 today.
- Because Pokemon Stadium does not receive nearly as many hacks as the GBA releases, Kaizo occupies a relatively overlooked niche.
- Hacker Riku at GBATemp has managed to inject GBA roms to official GBA emulator on 3DS.
Note that higan’s Satellaview emulation is not very accurate, so the control cartridge may not work as it should. Many games included extra chips inside the game cartridge, to provide enhanced capabilities of one kind or another. Sometimes, those extra chips were separate CPUs running their own separate firmware, and for those cases higan requires a copy of the co-processor firmware as well as the actual game data. Unfortunately, like games themselves, co-processor firmware cannot legally be distributed, so you’ll need to obtain copies of the relevant firmware data yourself. Before it can load a game, higan requires that all the game’s data be stored correctly inthe Game Library. For regular gamesthis is simple, but some games require special treatment, especially those that make use of unusual hardware.
You can also see that the game works well and it is nice to see that the Labrador on the screen would really play with you. Even if you currently have a Nintendo DSi, you would surely want to still get your hands on the Nintendo 3DS. How long will it take to Hack 3DS and unlock the Region Lock that Nintendo imposed. With region lock this option is not available until the N3DS is hacked or some Action Replay device unlocks N3DS and make it region free and able to play backup copies of games. On this website you can find online emulators to play retro & classic video games completely for FREE. One of the most popular emulators for this generation of consoles is Snes9X EX+, targeting the Super Nintendo platform.
Pokémon Brown was one of the first-ever completed ROM hacks. So it’s arguably part of Pokémon ROM hack history at this point. It also features music from incredible composer GlitchxCity, which is simply fantastic and elevates the game to new heights. A lot of the most fantastic fan games in existence are, regrettably, still incomplete.
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Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump are reportedly living “in a world of sh*t” as they close in on their first year in Washington, D.C.
Vanity Fair has just published a damning inside look at the couple’s private world, which has become plagued with daily chaos, a looming federal investigation, an erratic family member/boss, and a rapidly shrinking social circle.
“They’re in a world of sh*t,” a source close to the couple says. “He may seem cool, but he’s sweating, and she’s like her father. She’ll never acknowledge it and [will] blame the media.”
Related: Ivanka Trump says she’s so sick of mean people’s ‘unrealistic’ expectations of her
Internally, however, Ivanka is said to be freaking out about the impact her father’s presidency appears to be having on her reputation.
“She’s been working on her reputation forever, and now it’s going to suffer horrifically,” the source says. “And for what?”
Other sources add that Ivanka and Jared have felt “a distinct chill” from many of their longtime friends and acquaintances in New York. Jared has purportedly responded to being iced out by saying those people were never really friends to begin with and “didn’t have a lot of character.”
Related: Shocker: Ivanka Trump’s D.C. neighbors absolutely cannot stand living next to her
And then there’s Daddy Trump, who doesn’t make things any easier. Several sources say he has “repeatedly reminded the couple of what a nice life they had in New York, before they were ‘getting killed’ by the press in D.C.”
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Washington has been both an unimaginable opening and a kick to the stomach. It is clear now, though, as their anniversary in the swamp dawns, that an eventual return to New York may not be more appealing. Their social circle has shifted, real-estate prospects are waning, and widespread negativity awaits.
Someone cue the violins.
noun: pleasure derived by someone from another person’s misfortune
Couldn’t have happened to a more deserving, nasty couple. Kushner will be indicted for money laundering and perhaps even complicity with the Russians (in that meeting he doesn’t seem to remember) by Mueller within a couple of weeks. Ivanka will be prosecuted in NY. None of their “old friends” will have anything to do with either of them- you know guilt by association. And Fredo, aka as Don Junior is in knee deep sh-t. Yeah, I’m getting a lot of pleasure from that whole corrupt family getting what they deserve.
Stay at home mom Kelly Richards from New York after resigning from her full time job managed to average from $6000-$8000 a month from freelancing at home… This is how she done it
The future first woman US president right there. Thank you, Ivanka! Haters gotta hate (but we don’t have to). Trump = Love. 🙂
Hate + Violence = Dems
@1EqualityUSA: “can’trunforprezwithcriminalrecord” Hillary ran but failed.
Gosh. All these Russian trolls on gay sites. Unbelievable.
@Harley. YOu do know 15% of gays voted for Trump, right? You’re in denial. Look it up.
leobarga, is anybody interested here in you AT ALL. Or are you just a narcissist who likes to annoy people with stupid comments.
Well… once they trade in the Brooks Brothers and Hermes for an orange jump suit, their social misfortunes will be resolved.
New dinner companions? Why yes! For breakfast, lunch AND dinner!
They say that living well is the best revenge, and the Kushners and Trumps will always live better than their critics.
Oh, Mo, you’re so predictable. As soon as I saw “Ivanka”—you’re favorite masturbatory fantasy—in the headline, I knew you’d be here.
That is true. This couple is worth almost $800 million and they’re living the lives others dream of and will never have. They’re not working lousy day jobs or sitting around on comment boards envious of others. Don’t think they’re hurtin!
Worldly thinking indicative of lower spiritual station.
Awwww, how cute, the Trump Trolls keep thinking that if they just spout off any lie it will make it true.
Gee, lets see, they are both possibly under indictment and definitly under investigation. It was exposed that NY already had enough evidence to prosecute Ivanka for Fraud and the charges were not filed after the Manhattan DA received a donation from Trump’s lawyer, which means, that since the charges weren’t dismissed, they can still be filed.
Somebody else claimed on here that the Kushner’s are worth 800 million. OOOOOPs, guess you forgot about that mortgage on the downtowwn NYC tower that they haven’t paid a dime on and is due in full in another year….a mortgage for over a billion dollars, that the Kushner company doesn’t have.
Yeah, they’re really living well. If you count debt, the Kushners are worth less than anybody commenting here.
@batesmotel: “This couple is worth almost $800 million…”
Yeah right. Got a citation for that? Seen their tax returns, have you? LOL.
@Heywood Jablowme. He was totaling up his Russian Investment scams.
Yea. And you know what Jesus said about rich men. You know, that whole camel passing thru the eye of a needle and all. The trump turd will have a nice time after death.
When you sleep with dogs, you wake up with fleas.
Oh, no. Who will negotiate peace in the Middle East, (and then Isreal), solve the opioid crisis (insurance-less), be a diplomat to both China who built a wall and Mexico who refuses, reform veterans’ health (and bone spur clinic), reformcriminaljusticepardonJoeArpaio-a-i-a-i-o, and run the White House “like a great American company” amid empty offices and non-existent administrative support if Jared goes to prison? What’s the song Trump played, ruined it for me, “You can’t always get what you want.”
And Kushner is still involved in foreign relations, accompanying Trump sr to Asia.
Only to get their stories straight on the plane. Trump is soiling himself these days. Robert Mueller ought to have a boulevard named after him. “Mueller Way” where the traffic signs read, “slow and steady wins the race.” Extra “Depends” undergarments, over-night-mail, to 1600 Pensylvania Avenue, cross-street, Mueller Way.
This article has truly brightened my day!
Lol. That is if it’s actually true. You’re like Hillary. She never stops dreaming. Sorry bud, you will always be a loser.
@leobaga: Keep believing that if you want, but Hillary has already said she’s NOT running in 2020. The only ones obsessed with her are drooling opioid-addicted Trump fans like you. Is it sexual? LOL.
Anybody else notice that the right wing, anti-lgbt trolls ALWAYS need one boogeyman to blame everything on. It’s ALWAYS a “Jew” or a woman.
George Soros, Barbara Streisand, Hillary Clinton, So in other words, 5 years from now right wingers are still going to be attacking “Hillary” unless some other Female or Jewish boogeyman takes over.
But lets look at what the troll tried to do. They couldn’t use any facts to deflect the topic so they mention “Hillary” and then lash out and call somebody a name, hoping to change the subject.
The subject of course being that Ivanka’s brand has tanked and been kicked out of multiple stores, that she and her brother Don were under investigation for fraud and the charges are still waiting for them now that the payoff to the DA was exposed. Kushner’s family has desperately tried to fix the ONE deal Jared did which was to overpay for a run down building in Manhattan at the height of the market that they owe over a billion dollars on and have the entire mortgage coming due and can’t pay.
Oh, and he had interactions with Russia that he lied about and both of them are under Mueller’s investigation and could end up in Jail.
DCguy, you just hate Trump so much because you’re an illegal. Sorry bud, you’re breaking the law. OUT!
Leobaga, DO YOU HAVE ANY FRIENDS HERE. I DOUBT IT. JUST ANOTHER TRUMP TROLL WITH NO LIFE.
Leobaga, DO YOU HAVE ANY FRIENDS HERE. I DOUBT IT. JUST ANOTHER TRUMP TROLL WITH NO LIFE. GET LOST, NOBODY IS INTERESTED IN YOUR STUPID RACIST UGLY COMMENTS. PATHETIC.
My sources say that, “a source close to the couple says” is not a verifiable article. Nine times out of ten articles that say, “a source” tend to end up being bogus. Just more gossip to feed the lower evolved minds, which is extremely easy to do.
Re-frame this tragedy that will work. If a wonder-lad, responsible for so much, is under duress, it is imperative to pay attention. This administration is dangerous. At least we can show the world what the U.S.A. does with treasonous criminals who infest the Oval. It appears that the votes yesterday indicate how this is working out for the GOP, silent, complicit, and dark. Justice Neil Gorsuch is as illegitimate as the leader of this Republican fiasco.
Hey Mo Bro, if you’re going to invent another screename you should change your sentance style so it isn’t obvious right off the bat.
My sources say that someone who calls himself “batesmotel” is PSYCHO.
Cry me a river and pull out your violin.
This site is like Fox News sometimes. We just had an election last night with some major news in terms of groundbreaking LGBTQ candidates winning, and this site focuses on…Javanka. Yeah, OK.
Meanwhile, congrats to the trans candidates who won seats in Virginia, of all places, and Minnesota! It may not be straight guys waffling about their sexuality or IG photos of straight guys who may even me homophobic, but it’s real news about real LGBTQ people, and specially important with Donald Trump and his angry band of homophobic Cabinet officials in office.
Best thing about that.
Not only did she beat a homophobe, but she did it not by saying “He’s a bigot and I’m Trans” she did it in a great way, that was inadvertently so insulting to the old bigot.
She ran and basically said, “Here are the things that are bad in the district and have gotten worse, and I will fix them.”
So the old bigot got beaten by 10 points, by a trans woman who said he was lousy at his job. And she won.
GOP = Grumpy Old People
Interesting how this article depicts Jared and Ivanka as innocent bystanders, so that they’re somehow collateral damage. But all the evidence points to Jared being right at the epicentre of the Russian conspiracy, and he’s been pretty much at the centre of all Trump’s White House shenanigans. Meanwhile, Ivanka has trailed daddy around like a faithful puppy, or more accurately, like a surrogate First Lady. She’s defended his abhorrent policies and she’s frequently represented his administration on the global stage. They are fully deserving of all the crap coming their way.
Yes, the article gave them somewhat of a pass.
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If Trump understood a minuscule of geology he would have known you build nothing in, on or near a swamp because of the swamps foundation. Its on the same level as quicksand an he has found out the hard way. I hope all of them drown and sink to the deepest depths of its bowels. I doubt the late Leona Helmsley would have craved money, power and the worlds attention that bad as to not have foreseen the mistake being made or was soon to be proven to come-a-calling.
They are losing their social status in NYC. 666 Fifth Avenue, their premier property is underwater. Make America Great Again is manufactured in China. Jared’s inmate father paid Harvard 2.5 million to get him accepted. Another 3 mill went to NYU to guarantee his entree there. The best and the brightest always prevail with that kind of money.
I still contend that they didn’t believe for a second that man was going to win the election. They figured they would do enough to build their brand and make the most out of the energy from the campaign, and come out unscathed w/o having to worry about the disaster of an actual Trump administration. So sorry…I don’t give a single damn about their struggle? I’m supposed to feel sorry for those grifter heaux? I don’t think so. I hope they are miserable AF!!!!
I am a liberal Democrat. I worked at Hillary 2016 as a media buyer. Ivanka and Chelsea are very close. Remember the saying birds of a feather flock together. Ivanka has stated NUMEROUS times that her style is not to give the press the talking points daily. She has many solid Democratic stances on what were actually on the platform. The Lady has a good moral compass on issues. If she makes press releases before she talks to her Dad her strategy will fail. The problem is she may not have let the media know where her & her disagree. For a guy like Trump that is a nonstarter.
I for one want to say thank you Ivanka!
How’s the weather in Moscow?
Wow! I thought the Mormon Anti-lgbt trolls were bad! LOL!!!
Ok, lets play your game…According to you, Ivanka HAs lots of power but has no power, and will do lots of things but will never tell anybody what she did. And anything good that happens is because of her, but anything bad that happens isn’t her fault?
LOL!, Nice try comrade. Can you please tell your supervisor over in the Siberian Bot farm to send us somebody better, you’re TERRIBLE at this.
You mean Ivanka Stanka, pee-ew!
Queen please, even if one were to believe your claim, you are nonetheless an apologist. Ivanka has been resolutely quiet on major issues of injustice. That makes her guilty and deserving of what is ahead for her and that husgirl of her’s LOL LOL Ms. Tiffany Trump had better start a nest egg as the coins may slow down soon as the legal bills mount. Nobody ever gave a crap about her anyway. Wow what an ugmoe.
Eat shit and die……and take daddy Turdrump with ya.
imagine how we feel!
Any one in the Trump family or staff that supports Der Fuehrer should be pushed aside and lose their popularity as Donnie is disgusting and is unfit to be our POTUS.
And old fat ass trumps family and lying criminal sidekicks is just as disgusting as he is..Can’t wait until their all behind The WALL, in prison where they belong..
awwwwww We should all be wallowing in their gold leafed pile of shit
HaHaHaaaaa..Suffer you pathetic bitches..HeHeeee…
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The Council want to make changes to include bus stops on Innes Rd.
There is a notice from the council attached. This is your chance to have a say - the proposed changes could have a direct effect on our school and Parish as one of the options is right outside our school taking away the P3 area totally.
This is an excerpt from the attached notice...
You will be aware of recent changes to the intersection of Philpotts Road and QEII Drive as part of the Christchurch Northern Corridor project. Last month the Orbiter route was changed to Cranford Street. At this time, we put two temporary bus stops near the Innes Road and Ethne Street intersection.
We’re now considering where to put the permanent bus stops on Innes Road. We want to ensure there is convenient access to the Orbiter, so that it’s easy for you and those who live in your neighbourhood to get around Christchurch.

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Three locals picked in final day of draft
Three baseball players with Monterey County ties were chosen in the final day of the 2015 MLB Draft on Wednesday.
The first to go among the three was Stevenson School alum Tucker Forbes, who went in the 30th round to the San Francisco Giants, 906th overall.
Forbes, a redshirt sophomore at UCLA, was one of 22 pitchers taken by the defending World Series champions, the 17th pitcher taken by the team.
At 6 feet, 8 inches, the San Francisco-born pitcher is the tallest to be picked by the Giants in this year's draft. He's the 259th UCLA baseball player to be drafted all time.
Forbes saw plenty of time on the mound after not playing last year. In 38 games, he compiled a 2.11 ERA in 38 1-3 innings. He struck out 45, and opponents batted .210 against him.
In 2012, his final season at Stevenson, he was named the Mission Trail Athletic League Player of the year, helping the Pirates win 20 games and get to the Central Coast Section tournament. He was named to the The Californian's All-County team that year.
CSU Monterey Bay pitcher Kory Groves was chosen by the Baltimore Orioles in the 34th round, No. 1,033 overall.
The selection of Groves marked a stretch in which the Orioles went with four right handed pitchers in a row, and six in eight rounds.
He was the 35th player chosen by Baltimore in the draft.
Groves appeared in 17 games for CSUMB this season, going 43.2 innings pitched. He compiled a 1.03 ERA with 44 strikeouts in his 17 appearances.
His longest outing was April 26 against Cal State Dominguez Hills, where he came in relief in the second inning after Dominguez Hills scored four runs in the inning. He shut them down the rest of the way, striking out seven while allowing four hits and two walks.
The Otters were 11-6 in games when Groves pitched.
It was a vast improvement from 2014, when he appeared in 10 games and posted a 7.27 ERA in 26 innings pitched. The team was 3-4 when he pitched.
Groves comes from Sacramento County, where he graduated from Oakmont High and attended Sacramento City College.
He's the second CSUMB player in as many years to be drafted. Infielder Blake Grant-Parks was drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 2014 draft. He current plays for the Princeton Rays, the Single-A affiliate of Tampa Bay.
Also, former Alvarez High pitcher Nick Duron was chosen in the 31st round by the Boston Red Sox, 921st overall.
Duron last played for Alvarez in 2012 and moved to Tigard, Ore., where he played for the high school's baseball team up there.
Duron then went to Clark College in Washington for his 2015 freshman season. He pitched in 11 games, posting a 3.75 ERA and 40 strikeouts in 36 innings pitched.
Clark was 5-6 when he pitched.
His longest outing was his last of the season, on May 8, when he allowed three hits in seven innings in a 1-0 win against Clackamas. He struck out 11 in the game.
Duron was the 30th player selected by the Red Sox. At 6-foot-4, only two others at that height match him among Red Sox selectees.


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Dandelion, that weed that so many people find annoying when it crops up in their lawns, has actually been reverenced in the past, and used as an herbal treatment for a variety of conditions. In addition to its use as an herbal remedy, it also shows up in herb or baby leaf salad mixes. The small immature leaves are picked and provide excellent flavor and a bit of sharpness when you add it to salads, soups, or stews.
Taraxacum officinale is dandelion’s scientific name, and the herb has been traced to Northern Europe, where the Celts may have introduced the plant to the Romans. Since then, this plant has spread and is grown throughout much of the world, if not intentionally, then unintentionally. Dandelion seeds, present on the puff of the plant after it flowers easily carry elsewhere, attach to clothing, animals and the like, and become an aggressive species once they find decent soil.
In foods, dandelion is a superior leaf vegetable. It has high levels of potassium, and vitamins A and C. It may also be a natural weight loss food, and some laboratory studies of rats show it boosts the body’s metabolism so that calories are burned more quickly. Another aspect of the herb is that may correspond to weight loss due to its diuretic properties. It does appear to help people excrete a higher volume of urine, which could help in the loss of water weight and reduce water retention.
Dandelion has also been used to treat anemia, gout, and urinary tract infections. It may be a natural blood thinner, and tinctures of it may be used on warts. Some also suggest tinctures or supplements with ground dandelions may reduce herpes simplex outbreaks, but this claim has not been scientifically verified.
Though dandelion is considered relatively benign with few risks of side effects, each commercial preparation of it may differ. There is some concern that the plant may be mildly carcinogenic (cancer-causing) when taken in large amounts. Further, people who have significant issues with water retention should see a doctor prior to trying any preparations containing dandelions, since water retention can suggest more serious medical conditions like kidney or heart failure.
People who take blood thinners, also called anti-coagulants, should discuss the risks and benefits of using this herb as a food source or nutritional supplement, and should not use it unless under a doctor’s guidance. Since dandelion naturally thins the blood, combined with prescription blood thinners or aspirin, danger of serious bleeding from small injuries exists.
The health benefits of dandelions may be best tried by growing some of your own and using it in food. You should not harvest the plant from parks, schools or urban areas, since it may have been treated with pesticides. Instead, devote a pesticide free area in your backyard to growing a plant or two. Do recognize, if dandelions don’t already live in your garden, they will probably never leave once you’ve introduced them.

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IPSWICH are currently interviewing a shortlist of candidates for their managerial vacancy, meaning reports Mick McCarthy is on the verge of being appointed at Portman Road are premature at least.
Town chief executive Simon Clegg has today confirmed the club's ongoing selection process has whittled down the number of applicants to a select few, with over 40 managers having put their name into the hat.
The news comes as former Wolves boss McCarthy emerged as the firm frontrunner for the job overnight, with some bookmakers offering him at 1/6 favourite to fill the Town hot-seat following Paul Jewell's departure last week.
“We received a number of applications for the manager's position from many well respected names in football,” Clegg told Ipswich's official website.
“Having sifted through the applicants, we have now drawn up our shortlist and interviews are underway.”
It is understood the Suffolk club will look to a make a managerial appointment this week ahead of Saturday's Championship trip to Birmingham.
Whether McCarthy lands the job remains to be seen but it appears the matter is not as cut and dry as is speculated.
The Yorkshireman, sacked by Wolves in February, has been strongly linked to the position ever since Jewell parted ways by mutual consent last Wednesday, while he has also been rumoured to be on the radar of managerless Crystal Palace.
Other potential candidates include the likes of Alan Curbishley, George Burley, Alan Shearer and Owen Coyle.
Jewell's former assistant Chris Hutchings took caretaker charge of matters last weekend.
But an abject 3-0 home defeat to fellow strugglers Sheffield Wednesday only intensified the need for a swift appointment.
Town find themselves cut adrift at the foot of the Championship table, nursing a 12-match winless sequence and a club-record run of 10 league games without a home victory - stretching back to March.


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Posted on 7/7/2016
E.W. Scripp’s Fox affiliate WFTX-TV Fort Myers, Fla. investigated beach water quality after bacteria and potentially toxic algae began plaguing local waterways. The problem, likely sparked by Lake Okeechobee water releases, is gaining national attention, but the solutions to the problems remain in short supply.
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Citizenship Act: Rajasthan Assembly passes resolution against amendments – third state to do so
So far, Left-ruled Kerala and Congress-led Punjab have passed such resolutions demanding the withdrawal of the law, while West Bengal has promised to bring one.
The Rajasthan Assembly on Saturday passed a resolution against the Citizenship Amendment Act, reported NDTV. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has repeatedly demanded that the government revoke the controversial law. He had even accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah of plunging the country into “turmoil and unrest” with an ill-thought out Citizenship Amendment Act, National Register of Citizens and the National Population Register.
This is the third state to make such a move to oppose the law. So far, Left-ruled Kerala and Congress-led Punjab have passed such Assembly resolutions demanding the withdrawal of the law, while West Bengal has promised to bring one to its Assembly.
Rajasthan, along with Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Maharashtra and Bihar, had earlier said that it won’t implement the Citizenship Amendment Act or the population and citizen registers. The amended Citizenship Act has expedited the path to citizenship for six minority religious communities from Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Pakistan, provided they have lived in India for six years and entered India before December 31, 2014. However, the government’s critics fear that since a religion criterion has been added to the Citizenship Act, only Muslims will be disproportionately affected by NRC.
Earlier this month, the Kerala government had announced it would not cooperate with any work related to updating the National Population Register, which is the first step towards creating a National Register of Citizens. The register is a proposed nationwide exercise to identify undocumented immigrants. The state has also challenged the validity of the Citizenship Act in the Supreme Court. Kerala, however, said it would cooperate with the exercise to update the Census.
However, senior Congress leaders Kapil Sibal, Salman Khurshid and Jairam Ramesh have said that it would be “constitutionally difficult” or problematic for state governments to not follow laws passed by Parliament. Ramesh also wondered if the resolutions would stand judicial scrutiny.

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Mobile carriers here are accelerating the investment in healthcare industry, which is considered the next-generation growth engine.
KT, the nation's largest fixed-line operator, held the future forum at a Chinese restaurant in Gwanghwamun, Seoul, on August 25 to present the company’s healthcare business development direction and its smart fitness band “NeoFit” to be launched next month.
There are three large healthcare areas KT is focusing on – bioinformatics, which analyzes dielectric data using cloud platform, disease diagnosis solutions, which diagnose various diseases with mobile diagnosis devices like Yodak and My CheckUp, and customized personal healthcare services based on wearable devices. To this end, the company established a joint venture “Angel Bio” with Gencurix in October last year and developed cancer gene diagnosis and examination services. KT also entered into partnership with Korea University Guro Hospital and Seoul National University Hospital. In addition, KT and Yonsei University Health System provided mobile diagnosis solutions to Rwanda of Africa last month, while the company jointly developed beacon-based navigation solutions with Pusan National University Hospital.
NeoFit is a smart healthcare wrist band which can automatically check and analyze every movement of users around the clock and their workout rates by body part, allowing the device to gather massive datasets and offer customized healthcare services. KT said that the new smart band can also precisely track and monitor more than 100 physical activities of users so it will release fitness-specialized services and expand them to various sectors, such as outdoor activities and sports, with specialized service provider by sector.
In addition, SK Telecom, the nation's largest mobile carrier, also released ICT-based customized healthcare services and smart hospital solutions through “Health Connect,” a joint venture established with Seoul National University Hospital. LG U+ carried out healthcare businesses in cooperation with Boryung Pharmaceutical and Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine.
However, some say that there are still many limitations in Korea due to various regulations, such as medical care law and privacy law, and resistance in the healthcare industry which considers healthcare services the previous step of medical practice.
This is why mobile carriers turn their eyes to global markets. The most representative case would be SK Telecom. The company is focusing its healthcare service business on the Chinese market, rather than the domestic market, after it struggled due to controversy over personal medical data leakage in Health Connect in the past. SK Telecom bought a 49 percent stake in Chinese medical equipment maker Xian Tianlong Science and Technology in 2013 and founded a joint venture with Chinese medical corporation VISTA the same year. The company also opened SK Telecom Healthcare R&D Center and Shenzhen VISTA-SK Medical Center in Shenzhen, China, in 2014. This April, it also established ICT-based healthcare center in Wuxi, China. KT is also seeking to export mobile diagnosis solutions to African countries, including Rwanda, and Central Asian countries


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Rhodes University Department of Fine Art Fine MFA (Curatorial Practice) student, Andrew Lamprecht, took the bold step of arranging the first ever retrospective exhibition of the populist artist Vladimir Tretchikoff at the Iziko South African National Gallery.
Art is about pushing the boundaries; the public expects that artists will put themselves out there, incurring wrath and admiration in equal quantities. Curators, on the other hand, are not generally viewed as trailblazers, although this is perhaps an outdated view given the calculated risk taken by Lamprecht.
The Curatorial Practice MFA was introduced only a few years ago, and Lamprecht is one of the first to register for the degree and the first to submit. A course requirement is the mounting of a professional exhibition at a reputable art museum.
Tretchikoff's story spans some sixty years, and is a tale worthy of a soap opera, with both love and hate in ample supply.
In an interview with Art Times, Lamprecht acknowledges the dichotomy of Tretchikoff's life, the fact that he was scorned by the art establishment and denied the opportunity to exhibit in traditional gallery spaces. Undaunted, he displayed his work in venues such as department stores, gaining a huge following both here and abroad.
The first artist to truly see the potential in reproducing his work in printed form, Tretchikoff's Chinese Girl and Fighting Zebras could be found in countless homes.
Working both with Tretchikoff's granddaughter Natasha Swift and Riason Naidoo, Art Collections Director at the Iziko Gallery, Lamprecht has therefore managed a feat not achieved by the artist during his lifetime. Lamprecht researched and sourced 92 original paintings by the Russian-born Tretchikoff, tracking them down across four continents, and the buzz created by the exhibition has been such that the Gallery was full for the opening before invites were sent out.
Lamprecht is a lecturer at the Michaelis School of Art at UCT, and a respected writer and academic. His aim, explains Professor Dominic Thorburn, is to revisit and re-present Tretchikoff's work, and, by doing so, allow the public the liberty to make up their own minds as to whether what he produced can legitimately be called fine art.
Professor Thorburn and Senior Lecturer Ashraf Jamal, who is co-supervising Lamprecht's MFA, agree that his undertaking of this retrospective can be seen as a courageous, indeed risky, career move, given the ongoing fierce debate over this issue of legitimacy.
In an article by Justine Gerardy, Lamprecht says of Tretchikoff that "he was shamelessly commercial," with a grasp of pop culture, the media and public relations that was years ahead of his time.
Riason Naidoo adds “I have no doubt that some people will be quite critical. I think a lot of people believe that he doesn't have a place in an institution like this. But for me it's about opening it up and finally addressing Tretchikoff."
The exhibition has generated much debate. There are criticisms of the exhibition and also disagreements with, for example, Naidoo's comment that the show is 'about opening up' SANG and 'finally addressing Tretchikoff'.
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Quantifying ease of control for inherently safer process design and optimization
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2017 IChemE. Current inherently safer design strategies in the conceptual design stage focus on reducing the overall hazard of a process plant without considering the operability of the process. The process is first designed to be inherently safer with respect to a nominal, steady-state case. Then, after the process is designed, layers of protection are added and operability issues are addressed. However, this sequential design approach does not account for the impact of the design itself on the operability of the facility. A particular design may be safe with respect to its steady-state operation, but may suffer from operability issues. For example, an intensified process may contain less of a hazardous substance and thus be inherently less hazardous, but the design may restrict the controllability of the process, thus making the design have a higher risk and be more prone to loss. A considerable depth of research has been done to simultaneously optimize the design and control system of process plants, but no such approach has integrated inherent safety, only seeking to produce an economically optimal design rather than a safer one. The objective of this research is to implement a strategy to simultaneously design and control an inherently safer plant. The Parametric Optimization and Control (PAROC) framework will be used as a basis to simultaneously design the plant and the controller. Different inherently safer design indices will be integrated into PAROC, and the operability, safety, and economic profitability of the results will be compared. An extensive literature review identified metrics by which controllability of a process plant can be identified and optimized along with the design, as well as inherently safer design indices that can be implemented into the PAROC framework. These metrics and inherently safer design indices will be compared to create a new index for the integration of inherently safer design and control. With process systems and their dynamics becoming increasingly complex, consideration of operability issues in the design stage becomes even more necessary to prevent incidents. The integration of inherently safer design and control will substantially reduce operability issues that result from an uncontrollable process design and allow for greater tolerance and ease of control.
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In the early 2000s, there was a creative boom within the drum & bass scene that lead to a boom in the creation of drum & bass labels. For a while, it felt like new imprints were being started every week. Some were passion projects or vanity labels, but eventually the cream rose to the top, and today, many of the labels started during that time have either folded or been long forgotten.
While we live in a time where a) vinyl sales are steadily declining in dance music and b) the overall appreciation of drum & bass is lower than it has been, you know for a fact that the drum & bass producers, DJs, and label heads still have a real love for it. The way that they still continue to push the music, they have to. And while other genres have producers that will take charge and forge ahead on their own (via starting up their own labels or just Bandcamping their releases), the feeling within the drum & bass scene seems to be that you need to align with a proper level to get your music the respect and push that it deserves.
Found here are the imprints that, on a consistent basis, are providing the best music for the drum & bass scene in the best possible way. Many are focusing on the future and showcasing not only the best of the dnb batch right now, but giving the producers of the future their time in the spotlight.

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Zimbabwe: Political and Security Challenges to the Transition
"As Zimbabwe enters its second year under a unity government, the challenges to democratic transformation have come into sharp focus. Despite reasonable progress in restoring political and social stability, ending widespread repression and stabilising the economy since February 2009, major threats could still derail the reform process. In particular, resistance of intransigent and still powerful security sector leaders and fractious in-fighting between and within the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU-PF) and the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) must be addressed now. South Africa and other countries in southern Africa – who monitor the accord that guides the transition – must press the parties, and particularly President Robert Mugabe, to see the transition through to a successful conclusion. Donors should back their efforts."

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The use of recombinant human activated protein C (rhAPC) in the treatment of severe sepsis in immunosuppressed patients in the course of hematological diseases.Anna Kunsdorf-Wnuk, Ewa Marzec-Lewenstein, Danuta Arct-Danielak, Ewa Musioł, Romuald Bohatyrewicz, Rafał Becht
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Background: Treatment of hemopoietic system neoplasias involves severecomplications associated with immunosuppression. We present two cases of treating severe sepsis utilizingrecombinant human activated protein C (rhAPC) in the course of bilateral pneumonia in patients with hairycell leukemia (HCL) and T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). RhAPC, limited the coagulation cascadeby inactivating FVa and FVIIIa, directly and indirectly limiting systemic inflammatory response syndrome(SIRS), and improved the fibrinolysis process. These actions break the pathomechanism of sepsis and improvesurvival. Case Report: Besides intensive, multidirectional treatment of severe sepsis, Xigris (activateddrotrecogin alfa) was administered on the second day in both cases. The infusion continued, as recommended,for 96 hours without complications. During treatment the patients' general condition and respiratoryefficiency improved, allowing respirator weaning on days 5 and 8 of therapy. These cases of severe sepsisand immunosuppression indicate a high therapeutic efficacy of drotrecogin alfa (activated). Treatmentoutcome was uncertain because of the patients' hematological condition, so rapid restoration of respiratoryefficiency and no disease progression after discontinuing treatment was a great success, possibly dueto implementing Xigris at a relatively early stage of sepsis and the intensive therapy conducted accordingto Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines. Conclusions: Patient survival in severe sepsis directly dependson early diagnosis and institution of treatment. 1. These cases confirm the effectiveness of drotrecoginalfa in severe sepsis as part of multidirectional therapy. 2. Microorganisms causing atypical pneumoniashould be considered in diagnosing infections in patients treated with cytostatic agents.
Keywords: Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Acute - complications, Enzyme Activation, Immune Tolerance, Leukemia, Hairy Cell - therapy, Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma - therapy, Protein C - therapeutic use, Recombinant Proteins - therapeutic use, Sepsis - drug therapy
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Founders of Haven Hot Chicken, Mahana Fresh, Pizzawala, Pucci Brothers Fresh Italian and Sankranti Indian Kitchen will take the stage on Oct. 9 to pitch their concepts to FCES attendees.
Following a global contest, five concepts have been selected to participate in The Perfect Pitch, FastCasual’s “nicer” version of “Shark Tank,” where restaurant founders try to convince attendees of the Fast Casual Executive Summit, being Oct. 8-10 in Louisville, that their concept is ready for growth.
After hearing a five-minute pitch from each founder, and listening to advisers grill the founders about their business plans and growth strategies at 9 a.m., on Oct. 9, audience members will vote on their favorite pitch. The winner will receive bragging rights, a $3,500 prize and six months of free service with Ovation, a guest feedback platform specifically designed for restaurants.
The 2023 finalists, which were required to have between one and 10 locations and be founded after 2018, are:
Locations: 4 in New Haven, Orange, Norwalk and North Haven, Connecticut
From the restaurant founders: Haven Hot Chicken brings Nashville-style Hot Chicken and Not Chicken to Connecticut as one of the first fully dedicated Nashville-style Hot Chicken concepts in New England. Serving chicken and its “not chicken” vegetarian option ranging from not spicy to very spicy, the menu is rounded out by traditional southern sides and seasonal limited-time offerings.
Locations: 7 in Brandon and Stuart, Florida; Toms River, New Jersey; Fargo, North Dakota; Idaho Falls, Idaho, Atlanta and Charlotte.
From the restaurant founders:Offers a large selection of make-your-own or chef-curated healthful bowls that tap into global flavors. Each bowl consists of a base that can meet any lifestyle choice such as lower-carb cauliflower rice, veggies such as honey Sriracha Brussel sprouts or garlicky cilantro green beans as well as a selection of proteins like ahi tuna. The bowls are finished with house-made sauce with diverse flavor profiles that range from creamy wasabi to newly added Mediterranean-influenced tzatziki.
Locations: 4 in Michigan and Illinois and India; a fifth will open in Ohio and a sixth in New Jersey by the end of the year.
From the restaurant founders: While we predominantly focus on fusion pizzas, we do offer classics such as cheese, pepperoni and margarita. Our crust line-up includes Pizzawala’s Original, and we’ve recently launched New York-style and Detroit-style pizza crust options to bring our flavors to our customers in more ways than one. We also sell a variety of wings, both traditional American-style as well as fusion, Indian-inspired flavors. To round out our menu, we offer a range of breads, including veggie puffs, a savory puff pastry made with a potato-based filling. A good majority of the menu can be vegetarian and/or vegan-friendly as well.
Locations: 1 in Ontario Canada
From the restaurant founders: With the increasing interest in ethnic cuisine, we believe that an upgrade is needed to the Italian segment of the foodservice industry, especially with regards to fast casual. The essence of most Italian cuisine is rooted in the peasant experience. Therefore, by emphasizing made-in-house products and utilizing traditional recipes that are quick and easy to reproduce, Pucci Brothers is trying to give our guests a more authentic dining experience, without the pom and circumstance of an upscale, full-service dining establishment.
Locations: 2, in Dunwoody and Atlanta, Georgia
From the restaurant founders: The menu boasts curry bowls, kathi rolls, pulao, kabobs, traditional appetizers like samosas, salads and desserts inspired by both the northern and southern regions of India. Protein options include classics like tikka chicken, malai chicken and lamb. Vegetarian options such as paneer tikka masala and mixed vegetable kurma also are available.
Who’s doing the grilling
- Matt Friedman, CEO, Franchise Founders.
- Zack Oates, founder and CEI, Ovation.
- Rick Timmons, founding partner, Flake Pie Company/ROCTACO and winner of the 2022 Perfect Pitch.
About Networld Media Group
Founded in 2000, Networld Media Group is a leading media communications company specializing in digital media, events and associations in the technology, restaurant, banking, and retail industries. It’s media brands include ATMmarketplace.com, DigitalSignageToday.com, FastCasual.com, KioskMarketplace.com, QSRweb.com, RetailCustomerExperience.com and RewardsThatMatter.com. Events under the Networld umbrella include the Fast Casual Executive Summit, the Restaurant Franchising & Innovation Summit and the Self-Service Innovation Summit.

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