Connectivity in manufacturing: how can it be improved?
Business Secretary Sajid Javid announced on Wednesday a broadband review to address the problem of low connectivity in UK manufacturing and improve its prospects in the 'Industry 4.0' paradigm. The review is intended to address the rising costs and unavailability of connectivity in UK manufacturing and pave the way for better and easier adoption of automation technology.
Around half of UK manufacturers currently use connectivity for ERP and cloud purposes. Automation software and technology depend on reliable and uninterrupted connectivity and broadband access.
Antony Bourne, Global Sales Director at IFS, highlighted the importance of this review as a stepping-stone for UK manufacturing:
“The broadband review promised by the government is a step in the right direction. With advances in automation technology soaring globally, UK manufacturers should not only be adapting but should lead the way. They have already reaped the benefits of automation software which makes businesses leaner, products more targeted and supply chains more visible and controlled.
“However, unaffordable and unreliable broadband access prevents UK manufacturers from realising the full benefits of automation.
“Only a fifth of companies believe that the UK is at the forefront of internet connectivity, according to a recent report by industry body EEF. It is good to see that government is trying to change that. The same report states that two in three companies are aiming to invest more in internet connected capital – it would be a shame if their internet connection prevented them from doing so.”
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Ultium Cells LLC/Li-Cycle: Sustainable Battery Manufacturing
Ultium Cells LLC - a joint venture between General Motors and LG Energy Solutions - has announced its latest collaboration with Li-Cycle. Joining forces the two have set ambitions to expand recycling in North America, recycling up to 100% of the scrap materials in battery cell manufacturing
What is Ultium Cells LLC?
Announcing their partnership in December 2019, General Motors (GM) and LG Energy Solutions established Ultium Cells LLC with a mission to “ensure excellence of Battery Cell Manufacturing through implementation of best practices from each company to contribute [to the] expansion of a Zero Emission propulsion on a global scale.”
Who is Li-Cycle?
Founded in 2016, Li-Cycle leverages innovative solutions to address emerging and urgent challenges around the world.
As the use of Lithium-ion rechargeable batteries in automotive, industrial energy storage, and consumer electronic applications rises, Li-Cycle believes that “the world needs improved technology and supply chain innovations to better recycle these batteries, while also meeting the rapidly growing demand for critical and scarce battery-grade materials.”
Why are Ultium Cells LLC and Li-Cycle join forces?
By joining forces to expand the recycling of scrap materials in battery cell manufacturing in North America, the new recycling process will allow Ultium Cells LLC to recycle cobalt, nickel, lithium, graphite, copper, manganese and aluminum.
“95% of these materials can be used in the production of new batteries or for adjacent industries,” says GM, who explains that the new hydrometallurgical process emits 30% less greenhouse gases (GHGs) than traditional processes, minimising the environmental impact. Use of this process will begin later in the year (2021).
"Our combined efforts with Ultium Cells will be instrumental in redirecting battery manufacturing scrap from landfills and returning a substantial amount of valuable battery-grade materials back into the battery supply chain. This partnership is a critical step forward in advancing our proven lithium-ion resource recovery technology as a more sustainable alternative to mining, " said Ajay Kochhar, President, CEO and co-founder of Li-Cycle.
"GM's zero-waste initiative aims to divert more than 90% of its manufacturing waste from landfills and incineration globally by 2025. Now, we're going to work closely with Ultium Cells and Li-Cycle to help the industry get even better use out of the materials,” added Ken Morris, Vice President of Electric and Autonomous Vehicles, GM.
Since 2013, GM has recycled or reused 100% of the battery packs it has received from customers, with most current GM EVs repaired with refurbished packs.
"We strive to make more with less waste and energy expended. This is a crucial step in improving the sustainability of our components and manufacturing processes,” concluded Thomas Gallagher, Chief Operating Officer, Ultium Cells LLC.


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How concerned are you with your susceptibility to infections?
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I always heard that infections can be pretty serious with RA and it was not until I developed one myself that I realized how important being attentive to my health is. While my infection wasn’t as serious as it could have been, it still because a serious issue for me.
Since late May of this year, I have had several sinus and ear infections. I have also had a urinary tract infection as well as a kidney infection. Because I was accustomed to brushing off the significance of these infections, I thought nothing of my most recent infection. A mistake on my part because the fact is, I have never had this many infections in such a short period of time. My number is usually four to six per year.
About two weeks ago, I injured my left big toe. I lost the nail and there was some bleeding involved. I did not think much of it until two days later, my entire foot was swollen with pain radiating up my leg. That small cut created so much chaos and when I went into urgent care, the doctor told me as an RA patient I should be very concerned about infections. He told me that recent medical case reports have found that patients who take biological agents are at the highest risk for life threatening infections. Further, RA is the most influential factor to infect and increased mortality rates in RA have been, in part, due to infections.
My toe has healed since then but I am definitely more concerned about the role that my Humira plays my susceptibility to infection. I am very concerned with the number of infections I had and their severity. Who would have thought a cut could wreak so much havoc? This is also an issue I plan to discuss at my next appointment with my rheumatologist.
Since being on biological agents (such as Humira, Enbrel, etc.), have you had more infections than you did in the past? What has been their severity? How concerned are you with your susceptibility to infections?

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Initiation into the Mysteries of the Ancient World
by Jan N. Bremmer
Publisher: De Gruyter Open 2014
Number of pages: 256
This book explores ancient mystery cults and their influence on emerging Christianity. The author discusses the famous Eleusian Mysteries as well as smaller and lesser-known Greek and Roman mysteries, offering an indispensable in-depth analysis of this fascinating phenomenon.
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Alexander the Great created one of the largest empires in ancient history. The cultural impact of his conquests lasted for centuries. Alexander is is remembered for his tactical ability and for spreading Greek civilization into the East.
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A full description of the birth of civilization in the Near East would require a work many times the size of the present book. We have concentrated on the social and political innovations in which the great change became manifest.
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Lucid and highly readable overview of a difficult and little understood aspect of Greek history: its public law, not just how it was structured but how it behaved in action. Perfect for university students and amateur historians.
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Provides a detailed overview of trading activity in the Roman and Byzantine Mediterranean, grounded in recent archaeological research. It is argued that free trade played a significant role in the nature of trading in Classical and Late Antiquity.

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German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is looking to procure the new Eurofighter Typhoons and F-18 Super Hornets to bridge the gap between their 40-year-old Panavia Tornado fighters and the Future Combat Air System (FCAS).
The German Air Force’s decision to split-buying the Typhoons along with the Boeing F-18 Super Hornets arises due to the need for their fighters to carry nuclear weapons to meet the requirements under the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and a German security whitepaper released in 2016.
A proposed number of 93 new European-built Typhoons and 45 Hornets will fill the 10-year gap between the latest date a successor is needed to replace Tornado and the 2040 target for the joint French, Spanish and German effort to build a next-generation FCAS.
With the Tornados leaving the service by the end of the decade, the armed forces can rest easy with the void being filled in by fighters boasting the ability to carry nuclear weapons.
According to the German ministry, in order “to be able to replace the Tornado in good time, the procurement process must, therefore, be started now”. The Typhoons are touted to ‘form the backbone of the Air Force’ with the F-18s temporarily replacing ‘few special skills’.
The ministry also states that the proposal will be submitted to parliament in 2022 or 2023 where it will make a final decision on whether to proceed with the split-buy. Reports also suggest that initial approaches have been made for the acquisition of F-18s from the US and for the procurement of Typhoons from the European consortium.


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A couple from Andhra Pradesh have been arrested after a video of them embracing while riding a bicycle in Visakhapatnam went viral.
The video is believed to have been taken on the way to the Vizag Steelworks. A 19-year-old woman was seen hugging a 22-year-old man while sitting on the fuel tank of her motorcycle.
Vizag, December 30: A young couple in Andhra Pradesh has been arrested after a viral video appeared to show them hugging while riding a moving motorbike. The video, allegedly filmed on the streets of a steel mill in Visakhapatnam, shows K Shailaja, a 19-year-old girl from Chodavaram, sitting on a bicycle fuel tank and hugging Ajay Kumar, 22, 19. The state of being is reflected.
The couple were punished for careless driving because public displays of affection (PDA) posed a safety hazard. The now circulating video is said to have been filmed by a man stalking a bicycle in his car.
The UP bride, who called off the wedding after the groom kissed in front of 300 guests to win a bet, said she doubted the groom’s personality and got into trouble while riding a bicycle and trying to kiss him. The 18-second video shows a woman hugging a man while sitting on a car’s fuel tank.
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She reportedly grabbed him by the neck and kissed him without wearing a helmet as the couple walked recklessly near the intersection of Rajuli Gardens and Kirtinagar.

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The mayor of Calais has blamed Britain for leaving it alone in facing problems created by the thousands of migrants who arrive in the port city hoping to cross the Channel.
Natacha Bouchart accused the UK of an artful commitment the EU, claiming London was cherry picking the some aspects of the Union, without getting fully involved in it.
"A country cannot remain both in and out of Europe, creating problems but providing no compensation and no support to local authorities such as mine and others, which are left alone to assume huge responsibilities," she told the Council of Europe's Journal, according to The Guardian.
Bouchart, first elected in 2008 with the centre-right UMP party of Nicholas Sarkozy, said the source of the Calais immigration problem was Britain's decision not to sign the Schengen agreement on open borders.
"The UK is not really interested since border controls take place on French soil," she said. "It provides no support to the city of Calais, nor to the local population, and it leaves the mayor of Calais to manage the problem without financial assistance. It's truly an enormous responsibility and hugely difficult for me personally as mayor of a town of 75,000 inhabitants," Bouchart added.
Since the signing of the so-called Le Touquet Treaty in 2003, British border controls have been moved from Dover to Calais and vice versa. Bouchart repeated claims made last year before lawmakers in London that migrants are attracted to Britain by its generous benefit system.
"They want to go to England because they can expect better conditions on arrival there than anywhere else in Europe or even internationally. There are no ID cards. They can easily find work outside the formal economy, which is not really controlled. They can get social welfare support that doesn't exist in other countries," said Bouchart.
The Calais migrant population has swelled from a few hundred to about 3,000 in the last 12 months due to wars and security crises in North Africa and the Middle East. Local charities have reported that the number has almost halved over the last few weeks, due to a series of factors including a high success rate in illegal crossings to the UK.
"The numbers of migrants diminished to about 1,200 in the last few weeks, due to much success making it to England, more asylum seekers getting lodging outside of Calais and fewer arrivals," charity L'Auberge des Migrants said earlier in March.
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Oh, we can’t stop smiling about Christina and Dan’s weddingÂ atÂ Atlanta’s Callanwolde Fine Arts Center!Â We are in love withÂ the bright and colorful palette of blush, coral, tangerine, and even a hint of saffron, designed by the talented Amy Osaba. But the details â€” from the amazing calligraphy wedding stationeryÂ toÂ the unbelievably cute flower girl â€” ensureÂ our cheeks will be sore from smiling! These amazing photosÂ fromÂ Erin Hearts Court show an effortlessly gorgeous andÂ fresh day full of love, and it makes us positively giddy!
Photography – Erin Hearts Court \ Venue – Callanwolde Fine Arts Center \ Event and Floral Design – Amy Osaba \ Bridesmaids Dresses – J. Crew \ Calligraphy – Plurabelle CalligraphyÂ \ Stationery and Table Numbers – Red Bird InkÂ \Â Catering – Sun In My Belly

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Harry Roberts Melone, Jr.
Harry Roberts Melone, Jr., "grew up only a stone's throw from the Auburn homes of two of our nation's most prominent Secretaries of State, William H. Seward and John Foster Dulles. One wonders whether it was this proximity to diplomatic history that inspired "Bob" to pursue a career in the foreign service.
"Melone was born in Auburn on 30 June 1928, the son of Harry Roberts Melone and Dorothy (Swift) Melone. (His father was the civic leader for whom the Melone Village housing project was named.) He was president of Auburn High School's Class of 1946, and earned an undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College in 1950. In the following year, he joined the United States Department of State and was posted to Tabriz, Tehran, Yaounde. He served as Deputy Chief of Mission in Bangui (1961-63) and in Niamey (1963-64), as an international relations officer in the Bureau of African Affairs at the State Department (1964-66). He served as advisor for African cultural affairs at the United States Mission to the United Nations (1966-68) and as counselor for political affairs in Conakry (1968-69). Melone studied the National War College in 1970-71. Thereafter, he served as an international relations officer at the State Department (1971-73) and as a political officer in Paris (1973-77).
"President Jimmy Carter nominated Melone to serve as Ambassador to the Republic of Rwanda on 24 September 1979 and he served in that position until 1982. After retirement from the foreign service, Ambassador Melone resided in Washington, D.C. He died on 30 January 2009, and was interred in Fort Hill Cemetery on June 15, 2009. He was survived by his wife, [Domenica Djuvara M]ne], and daughter Sandra Djuvara Melone, and granddaughter Zoe Melone Popovici."
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Tracing Native American Heritage
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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, involving, or determined by competition.
- adjective Liking competition or inclined to compete.
- adjective Biochemistry Relating to the inhibition of enzyme activity that results from the reversible combination of an enzyme with an alternate compound and prevents normal substrate binding.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to or involving competition; characterized by or requiring competition; competing.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to competition; producing competition; competitory.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective economics
- adjective of or pertaining to
- adjective biochemistry
inhibitingthe action of an enzymeby bindingwith it
- adjective euphemistically cheap, especially used of quality products
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- adjective showing a fighting disposition
- adjective involving competition or competitiveness
- adjective subscribing to capitalistic competition
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floorcostsAsked on June 17, 2017 at 9:32 PM
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If you want to add any CSS code to any of the widgets, you may find the classes/IDs used in the widget from the browser inspector section and add the CSS code to the Custom CSS section of the widget. You may find the following article helpful in finding the CSS classes from the browser inspector.
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Behind the scenes with Mayim at a birthday party for homeless children
The Weekly What!?Cosby guilty; how-to lessons from celebrities; the animal uprising; more
In the news this week: Cosby, Golden State Killer, Beyonce & Kanye
The Weekly What!?Pulitzer Prizes, Star Wars, Jordan Peele, Prince, women winning marathons, more
This week: journalists (and one rapper) get top prizes, women achieving everywhere, and remembering Columbine
BadassSouthwest Airlines pilot Tammie Jo Shults flew above the glass ceiling
This former fighter pilot overcame gender discrimination to serve in the Navy—and just safely landed a plane that lost an engine midair
New Orleans Saints cheerleader Bailey Davis, fired for posting an Instagram photo, took legal action. She inspired others to reveal their harassment and discrimination. Miami Dolphins cheerleader Kristan Ann Ware was one. Davis and Ware talked to us about the changes they are calling for.
The Weekly What!?Zuckerberg testifies, Comey spills, Ryan retires & a punk turtle is endangered
What's up this week? Facebook, the Simpsons, endangered species and more...
On Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom Hashoah), 'never forget' can change shape over time
As the Oklahoma teacher walkout enters week two, one educator tells us why
The Weekly What!?Special Hero Edition: MLK, Jr., Parkland’s Anthony Borges, Princess Leia and Wonder Woman in the news this week
Honoring our heroes. Also, taxes are due, but we are seeing the humor in that.
The Weekly What!?The Weekly What is canceled! … April Fools!
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KINGSTON – The Ulster County Executive’s Office Monday announced the appointment of Brian MacGregor as the new county insurance officer. MacGregor has worked in the insurance industry for 26 years and has been a resident of Ulster County for over 40 years.
“Brian MacGregor is a seasoned insurance industry professional, and has held the designation of certified insurance counselor for the past 16 years.” Said Acting County Executive Johanna Contreras. “He will be an asset to county government, and we are excited to welcome him to the team.”
“My focus will be on risk management and loss control as well as marketing the insurance coverage – all in the effort to control the cost of risk for the county,” said MacGregor. “As the administrator of the county self-insurance plan, our office will continue to focus on efforts to enhance workplace safety for county employees and all of the participants in the County self-insurance plan.”

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HYDAC recently completed a diesel testing unit for HRL Technologies.
The diesel testing unit is used to test diesel fuel injectors at a power plant.
Q1: What does the diesel testing unit do?
A: The diesel testing unit monitors supply, pressure, flow, and temperature of the diesel going into the furnace and then it monitors return pressure, flow, and temperature as well.
Q2: What is the purpose of this monitoring?
A: The client wants to keep track of diesel going into the furnace and return thereof.
Q3: How many bar of pressure can the diesel testing unit achieve?
A: The diesel testing unit can achieve over 30 bar of pressure for a diesel system.
Q4: Why is over 30 bar of pressure necessary?
A: Over 30 bar of pressure is necessary to get the diesel fuel to fully vaporise. Normal flushing and coalescing units are typically only rated for an operating pressure of 10 bar.
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A: The unit comes equipped with a full range of sensors connected to an HMG 4000.
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Q7: What are the benefits of the diesel testing unit’s conversion from flow rate (L/min) to mass flow rate (kg/s)?
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Kentucky Hot Brown Turkey Sandwiches
heated to scalding point
Salt and freshly ground black
pepper to taste
Cayenne pepper to taste
1/2 cup sharp
1 Tablespoon dry sherry
8 slices white sandwich
3/4 pound roasted
sliced 1/4-inch thick
8 thin Slices fresh
1) Over medium-low heat,
melt butter in a small saucepan.
2) Sauté onion in butter
3) Blend in flour and
cook, while stirring, for about 3 minutes.
4) Remove pan from heat
and slowly whip in hot milk.
5) Return pan to heat and
continue to blend until mixture is smooth and thick.
6) Add salt, peppers, and
simmer, stirring occasionally, for 12-15 minutes.
7) Blend in cheese and
sherry, stirring until mixture is smooth.
8) For each portion, on a
oven-proof dish/platter, arrange 2 slices toast and place
3-ounces sliced turkey atop toast.
9) Top each sandwich with
2 tomato slices. Smother warm sauce over sandwiches.
10) Sprinkle each
sandwich with 1-teaspoon Parmesan.
11) Broil under a
preheated broiler about 4 inches from heat for 4-6 minutes, or
until top is golden brown.
12) Top each with 2
slices warm bacon, forming an "X" in the center of each

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Apple yesterday released an update to OS X El Capitan intended to improve compatibility with Office 2016 for Mac.
According to Microsoft, the OS X update does successfully fix its issues with Office 2016. "Apple released an update for OS X 10.11 El Capitan on October 21, 2015," a Microsoft spokesperson told Download.com this morning. "Their update now addresses the boot-related issues experienced by some OS X 10.11 El Capitan customers using Office."
The summer revisions of Office and OS X got off to a shaky start, as Office 2016 Mac users reported significant problems with Apple's new OS.
Following yesterday's OS X update, on the Microsoft's community forums, a company representative recommended installing the fix, and initial posts on the forums report that the update does correct issues with Office.
The OS X update, version 10.11.1, is available in the App Store.
In addition to boosting compatibility with Microsoft Office 2016, the release addresses some security issues, fixes several problems with Mail, and includes more than 150 new emoji characters, among other improvements, Apple said.


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The word around the Hill is that the PTC and ITC for wind (above 100 kW) and other technologies are likely to expire at the end of 2013 as scheduled, at least temporarily. Any discussion of extending these key tax benefits for wind development will likely be put off until some time in 2014 as key House and Senate committees examine comprehensive tax reform.
In more positive news, bipartisan leaders in the Senate are hopeful that the Shaheen-Portman energy efficiency bill will advance. Additionally, two bills were introduced in late October that would take separate approaches to a national renewable energy standard (RES), with one bill also adding a national energy efficiency resource standard (EERS).
On the Hill
The continued uncertainty around tax credits for the wind industry has slowed development in the wake of the last-minute extension, for just one year, now approaching expiration. Meanwhile, opponents of the PTC are pushing for the wind-boosting tax credit to expire permanently.
While the focus has been around the PTC for land-based wind, offshore wind power relies on the ITC, which would also expire at the same time. The developers of Cape Wind in Massachusetts announced in October that they’re hoping a couple of legal challenges will be resolved so that they can commence construction this year and take advantage of the credit. Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) and Rep. John Carney (D-DE) are championing the Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act (S. 401) to extend the ITC for the first 3,000 megawatts of offshore wind facilities placed into service, which would give the nascent industry a clear runway to take off.
AEE and our business members continue to track all these tax discussions closely as we advocate for an extension of current credits while discussing a more sustainable tax paradigm moving forward. AEE spoke on a panel about the topic this week at state partner North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association’s “Making Energy Work Conference” with representatives from PEW Charitable Trust and US Bank.
House Energy and Commerce Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) announced that he planned to move the Shaheen-Portman energy efficiency bill in his committee if it’s able to pass the Senate, noting that the bill has bipartisan support in the House. Leaders in the Senate continue to discuss a pathway for moving the bill on the floor, perhaps before the end of the year, after it got stalled in the midst of the government shutdown battle.
On October 29, Senators Mark Udall (D-CO) and Tom Udall (D-NM) introduced the Renewable Electricity Standard Act of 2013 (S. 1595), which would set up a national RES of 25% by 2025. A couple of days later, Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) introduced the American Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act (S. 1627), which would also require a 25% by 2025 RPS. Markey’s bill adds a national EERS, requiring electric and gas utilities to achieve energy savings equivalent to 15% and 10% of sales, respectively, by 2025.
A national RES would build upon the 29 states and the District of Columbia that already have renewable portfolio standards. States with RPS laws have a combined population of over 200 million people; 25 states and DC, representing over 60% of electricity sales nationally, have EERS laws or similar binding energy savings targets. Nationalizing successful RPS and EERS policies, which have also survived challenges in multiple states this year, would extend the jobs, cost savings, and other benefits of advanced energy development now enjoyed by these states to the rest of the country.
Meanwhile, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and House Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY) touted planned legislation to gut EPA’s ability to regulate carbon emissions within the power sector. AEE sees EPA’s recently begun effort to regulate carbon emissions from existing power plants as an opportunity for advanced energy companies to provide solutions that carry substantial economic benefits for the country, including regions that are currently coal-dependent.
AEE also continues to watch for the next nominee to lead FERC, which sources say could take a while.
In the Agencies
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) held its first competitive lease auction for Solar Energy Zones (SEZs) in Colorado on October 24, but did not receive any bids. Industry representatives cited market and regulatory uncertainty for the lack of trigger-pulling in this first auction, but BLM officials committed to going back to the drawing board for future auctions within the 17 SEZs that were created in 2012, covering 285,000 acres in six western states.
On carbon capture and sequestration, DOE is proposing $1 billion in stimulus funds for the FutureGen 2.0 project in Illinois, with construction expected to take place from 2014 to 2017.
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Apr 21, 2016 8:37 PM by News Staff
The Redding Police Department added a new top dog to its K-9 ranks this week.
His name is Dozer, a German Shepherd, who recently completed a four-week training in Menlo Park and is now working the graveyard shift with his handler, Redding Police Officer Nolan Guiducci.
Dozer cost about $9,000 and was paid by donations to Communities for Police Canines, a local nonprofit group that has help purchase several police K-9's for Redding Police over the years.
Anyone interested in more information about the Redding Police Canine Unit is encouraged to contact the Redding Police Department. Anyone interested in donating to the purchase of the fifth canine is encouraged to contact the Redding Police Department or contact Communities for Police Canines at www.rpdk9.com>.


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Owning Is Even Cheaper Than Renting Now, Report Says
Affordable rowhomes in West Philadelphia. | Google Streetview
It’s long been a truism that for comparable housing, owning is cheaper than renting if you can afford the upfront costs. A new study of housing affordability and social mobility from Zillow concludes that for most Americans, and in the Philadelphia metro housing market, that’s even more the case now than before the housing market bubble burst in 2008. And while that’s great news for homeowners, it’s not so hot for the region’s poorest residents, who disproportionately rent their homes.
According to Zillow’s data, homeowners in the Philadelphia area could expect to spend 14.5 percent of their income on their monthly mortgage payments at the end of 2015. That’s down from 20.3 percent in the pre-bubble years and slightly below the national figure of 15 percent.
On the other hand, renters could expect to pay 29.2 percent of their income on rent at the end of 2015, up from 21.4 percent in the pre-bubble years and close to the national figure, which is just below 30 percent.
The ownership/rental gap was even wider in the city itself at the end of 2015. While city homeowners could expect to pay 13.6 percent of their income towards their mortgage, city renters were paying 43 percent of theirs towards their rent.
The Zillow report “The U.S. Housing Affordability Crisis: How a Rent and Low-Income Problem is Becoming Everyone’s Problem” argues that the growing affordability gap between owning and renting, and the failure of incomes to keep pace with rising rents, especially at the lower end of the income scale, are creating new barriers to upward mobility for lower-income Americans.
And within this region, those barriers may be even higher depending on where one lives. Residents of impoverished Camden, for instance, pay a whopping 71 percent of their income on rent, while those in affluent Medford Lakes pay only 25 percent. (The 12-percentage-point gap between ownership and renting in Medford Lakes is one of the smallest in the region.)
According to research conducted by the Harvard Equality of Opportunity Project, the Philadelphia region has historically offered below average opportunity for upward mobility to children from poorer families. Zillow’s report on the link between housing affordability and social mobility, which draws on that research, argues that the growing unaffordability of homes due to both rising house values and rising rents are narrowing those avenues of upward mobility even further.
Zillow’s analysts predict that increases in both house values and rents will slow down over the next few years. That will be cold comfort for low-income owners and renters struggling to keep up, though.

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The Rays of the Sun Heal the Vibes of Narcissism
Good morrow and have a lovely week!
I know mine is great already. I am heading towards Modul - the coffee shop I love most in Bucharest. And guess what? Sun is up! It’s an amazingly sunny and beautiful morning. The Sunny light gives me insight and takes me Home. Alas, morning inspiration!
What is Damascus but Sun? What is Sun, but Love and Light?
My main objective for this first week is to write the introduction of the book. Yes, I have the structure. Yes, I have been receiving information about it, and thank God the creative flow is loose and on the go. And so am I. Who knows? This tender morning might be a manifestation of my objectives.
You see the introductory part is very important as it takes place in the womb of Damascus. So that the morning Sun has Mariam – the character of the book deployed on the vast balcony of their Oriental Style Vila. Two streets away there’s the house of Mali Duma. Two years before, as her father was speaking to his brother over Skype, she learnt that this “guy” she knew of, due to this very beautiful vila of his, had been the chief of the Syrian intelligence. Dear God! They surely did have neighbors.
Back on the balcony, Mariam is walking her worm-toy Labiba from one side of the balcony to the other. Every now and then, she’d stop to bathe her hair in the rays. Little did she know of all the outburst which was to follow. Still, she had learnt at a very early stage to connect to the rays of Damascus to compensate for the lack of love of her emotionless mother; and of the people surrounding her.
In the Oriental tradition, the mother figure is nurturing and loving.
Nevertheless, the narcissist gene is there to hit the scene. And when it makes its entrance, irrespective of gender, religion or race, it burns like hell. The damage caused to the child’s brain is immense. The recovery takes years.
“How can anybody love me if my own mother doesn’t?”
“How can I be beautiful if my mother looks at me in an ugly manner?
“Can I be clever if my mother says I am stupid?”
And “Will I Ever Be Good Enough?” asks Karyl McBride in her book “Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers”: “emotional and physical neglect send you the message that you don’t matter. The message she gave you over and over again is that you were invisible”. “I wonder why I was born, why did God give me to her when she didn’t want me?”
When a flower doesn’t bloom you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower
To my belief, it takes rays and rays of sunshine, true friendship and most importantly, moments of true love to heal. In truth and in feeling. Yet narcissism and gaslighting are topics that need much more space. So they are to be developed, some other time.
True Love is the best painkiller and trauma healer. “Tale as old as time, song as old as rhyme” love has always saved the day.
The Heavenly Sun comes anon. The bigger the Body Light, the higher the protection. A gift from God!
You see when destiny throws a child in the fierce claws of a mother incapable to express and render feeling and emotion, Spirit gives the soul the means to survive and even overcome the experience. An antidote available for and activated by the inner world of the child - the inner mother.
The day comes when the child looks at his incubating mom and thinks: Who is she? Who is this stranger?
The “positive” side of this devastating experience is that one learns to see the true colors of people. Growing up lacking love, urges the girl seek love and truthfulness in her romantic relationships; two traits difficult to find nowadays.
Yet, impossible is nothing.
Since she is a good judge of character, she won’t take any bullshit. After all, she had been raised like a soldier, amidst the dryness of the desert rose. The narcissist mother generates a competition between her children for the big prize – her Love. In the long run, this strategy turns catastrophical for the health and balance of each child, not to mention the proper functionality of the family as a whole.
At times, the narcissist mother can turn out to be a great mentor and a good friend.
The girl outsources this love. If lucky enough, a “Monsieur Madeleine” crosses her path and enables her to regenerate the brain and make it through, just like Cosette did. Unexpectedly, she manages to find herself a mother with a cucumber, a banana instead of a strawberry. There are maternal men out there, who don’t have children. So the girl - the daughter of the universe is cared for. At her own turn, she take good care of her outsourced auxiliary family and provides knowledge.
Moreover, since her feelings hadn’t ever been appreciated, she’d develop a personal code to never use anybody’s feelings .
Especially when it comes to guys. Hence she’d seek tranquility and balance, the lover with a twist of playfulness, and definitely not the player “coherently” full of himself and his potency.
Blood makes us relatives, Love makes us Family
And once healed, it seems as if this once Purgatory-like experience wasn’t hers, in the very beginning, but someone else’s path. It’s like it didn’t happen to her in the very first place. All along, she’s been the spectator of someone else’s life through a kind of touch proof window glass, protected by the impenetrable walls of the high vibration.
Unfortunately, chronic narcissism is a trait found in various peoples. Psychology has it as a serious pathology. So complex a subject it is that shrinks and psychiatrists tend to study the subject, thoroughly.
Besides, every single soul has its 144 soul nomad.
So that the Law of Compensation is hopefully active for everyone, out there.
And our soul tribe always reaches their kindred in Divine Timing. Thus we are never truly alone. But sooner or later, always in the arms of the loving Sun.
Go back to the womb. Describe the root.
That makes Chapter No.1
The Sun of Damascus – the alter mater
What about you?
What is Home to you?
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The post was meant to describe the sunrays. However, this is how it flowed, this time.


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Democracy and justice: Reading Derrida in Istanbul
Although it is no longer common to dismiss Derrida’s work as simply apolitical, more than a decade after his death there is little consensus about the exact contribution of deconstruction to political philosophy. In Democracy and Justice, Agnes Czajka aims both to explore Derrida’s contribution to democratic theory and to use deconstructive thinking to help understand the struggle over democracy in contemporary Turkey. Her monograph is structured roughly in two, in line with her aims: Chapters 1 and 2 analyse key themes in Derrida’s late political work; Chapters 3 and 4 discuss the recent history of Turkish politics, before elaborating the contribution that Derrida’s thought might make to rethinking this debate. Specifically, she argues that Derrida’s account of democracy as aporetic can contribute both to understanding the situation in Turkey and to rethinking theories of democratization more widely. Chapter 5 and the conclusion review the difficulties raised by this argument in order to underscore the force of justice, contributing to the debate over the normativity of deconstruction (see Hägglund, 2008; Haddad, 2013). The interest of her book lies in its attempt to develop a more immediately political reading of Derrida’s treatment of democracy, whereas previous work has tended either to review his broader philosophical commitments in light of the more explicit political writings, or to understand those later interventions as refinements of his larger project.
Czajka’s overview of Derrida’s political thought begins with a brief account of deconstruction, understood as the ‘disclosure of différance as the “non-essential essence” of identities, structures and systems’ (p. 18) and hence as a form of ethico-political critique. Deconstruction is connected to democracy as the political regime with the greatest affinity to this practice of disclosure, which leads to a partiality towards certain strands of the modern democratic tradition: ‘Derrida’s democracy is, for instance, defined less by popular sovereignty, equality and majority rule than by free speech, openness to criticism and otherness, and hospitality to singularity’ (p. 22). While this may not be a neutral characterization, and in other hands has been a basis for the suggestion that deconstruction is more committed to liberalism than to democracy (Brown, 2009), Czajka later suggests that there are resources in deconstruction for addressing these questions, perhaps even grounds for considering Derrida a radical democrat (pp. 55–59).
On the basis of this account of the relationship between deconstruction and democracy, Czajka turns to explore the aporias characteristic of modern democratic regimes, organizing her discussion around the idea of auto-immunity. As the condition of any identity, différance enjoins constitutive tensions between its openness and closure, the persistence of which will be coextensive with its survival. Processes of auto-immunization, she suggests, might be conceived as ‘the materialization or operationalization of the différance unearthed by deconstruction’ (p. 39). From this it follows that Derrida’s own analyses of specific political conjunctures – events in Algeria, and in the USA following 9/11 – might be understood as examples of second-order deconstructive analyses – critical interpretations of current events that reveal the workings of the underlying structures first-order deconstructive arguments reveal. As throughout her account of Derrida’s thinking, Czajka’s discussion of the difficulties raised by these interventions covers familiar ground but is nuanced and well-informed.
The three specific aporias which Czajka analyses relate to sovereignty, freedom and calculability. To sum up rapidly: democracy allows for sovereignty to be shared more fully and in more diverse ways than do other regimes, but democratic authority still depends on sovereign identity; democracy permits greater freedom than other regimes, but risks subsiding into anarchy; and while democracy promises equality, this must always be limited in practice. Relatively undeveloped at this point in the book, the latter aporia (calculability) is clarified through the subsequent discussion of justice as referring to the ways in which, despite formal equality, democratic states restrict goods to some citizens rather than others and may reterritorialize politics on ethnic or civic identities. One reservation here might be whether the issue of calculability could be connected more directly to questions of democratic theory and procedure, discussed in its final section, than the chapter allows.
Chapter 3 offers a detailed discussion of the rise of political struggles in Turkey since 1997, focusing on the Gezi Square protests in 2013. This is the point at which the ambivalent democratizing project of Erdoğan’s AKP is itself challenged by a radical democratic counter-politics, and through its response reveals itself to be overtly authoritarian in character. The value for Czajka of an aporetic account of democracy is that it allows for a complex discussion of the degree to which both sides rely on ‘competing articulations of democracy’ (p. 96), and challenges the prevalent tendency to frame Turkish political history within theories of democratization. Theories which depend on the opposition of democracy to authoritarianism must characterize a state like Turkey in terms of a hybrid or mixed regime. From Czajka’s alternative, deconstructive point of view, this hybridity better illustrates more general features of any democratic regime as always characterized by struggle over the ‘inherent plurality and thus multiple meanings of democracy/ies’ (p. 73).
The most striking and provocative feature of Democracy and Justice emerges in Chapter 4. Czajka takes seriously two of the problems that have often been remarked in accounts of Derrida’s political thought: that ‘democracy-to-come’ names the quasi-transcendental condition of any observable or historical political regime, leaving the question of normative judgement between different forms of politics both urgent and apparently suspended; and that an analysis which prefers some specific model of democratic politics will not do justice to the open-endedness of auto-immune processes. Treating the conflict between Erdoğan and the Gezi Park protestors as a dispute over different interpretations of the democratic inheritance, she suggests that different forms of politics must be more or less open to the aporetic nature of democracy and that this alone can provide the basis for identifying the more just alternative. In exerting its sovereign power, and in claiming to speak for a purportedly unified people in order to depict its opponents as traitors, the AKP under Erdoğan seeks to ‘cure’ (p. 104) democracy of its aporetic nature. In contrast, the protestors become exemplary of the fugitive character of deconstructive democratic action on the basis that the figure of the people in whose name the protests are presented is left radically open, and because in practical terms the membership of the group and their political demands are more open to difference.
Turning to the question of justice in Chapter 5, Czajka is keener to press the normative and the radical claims of Derrida’s work than I would be. The figure of auto-immunity is ambivalent – it characterizes both the openness and closure of a self as potentially threatening to its integrity and survival. So a tendency in one direction or another may be either a function of the normal regulation of the self, or the dangerous expression of the auto-immune structure: if deconstruction asks us to think this co-presence as a non-dialectical tension, it cannot also provide grounds on which to identify one or other movement as having more than a provisional privilege from the point of view of its survival – here, the future of democracy in Turkey. This is what gives rise to the characteristic double binds of deconstructive thinking – no singularity without relation and alterity, and no equality without suppression of difference; no unconditional justice without conditional laws, hence no unmediated expression of the unconditional, only a struggle of law against law. Because justice, for Derrida, is the impossible, democracy-to-come cannot be an ideal at which we can aim. Czajka knows this, yet her account of justice still tends to reintroduce a teleological conception of a ‘just democracy’ in relation to which ‘just acts’ are understood to be oriented.
These points need not disqualify Czajka’s careful and revealing interpretation of events in Turkey – but it suggests that this second-order interpretation, made in light of first-order deconstructive principles, can neither prove nor disprove those principles. However, I wonder whether it may be possible to form stronger criticisms of Erdoğan in the language of rights and freedoms and thus with reference to specific traditions of legal and political thought, than through an account of his suppression of democracy itself – not least because the term democracy must also refer to those rights and freedoms, established, however precariously or ambivalently, as international norms precisely through that history. This is one of the reasons why a first-order/second-order model of deconstructive thought may be problematic, although I should note that these terms are mine, introduced to clarify my explanation of Czajka’s argument and its implications.
I underline the question of justice as the paradox or impossibility of respecting both equality and singularity at once, because this seems to me closer to the centre of Derrida’s political thought than what Czajka sees as a community of singularities. Here her account tends to conflate his approach with that of other thinkers commonly invoked by the post-structuralist left, where making distinctions might allow greater precision: ‘[Derrida] thus attempts to think community along the lines of “inoperative” or “unavowable” community; a community without community; a “community of those without community”; or indeed a community of singularities or whatever beings’ (p. 109). Politically, Czajka seems more strongly invested in her second aporia than the third; in her lively characterization of the roguishness and plurality of democratic political life rather than the legal framework through which the conditional laws of a state embody (and inexorably fail to meet) the standard of unconditional justice. Although her analysis is subtle and certainly recognizes the mutual implication of political action with the question of inheritance, it is drawn towards the anarchist temptation of seeing deconstruction as better embodied in intermittent interruptions of politics, as the passing comparisons to Rancière and Wolin (p. 72) suggest, than in the stability of institutions. This may limit the extent to which her argument can be generalized from its case study.
Although Czajka is sensitive to many of the double binds characteristic of deconstructive ethico-political thought, Democracy and Justice neglects the problem of institutions and right, without which her account risks presupposing the priority of the individual to the state, privileging anti-systemic movements, and preferring the militant or activist to the bureaucrat, judge or citizen. Yet one of the significant things that Derrida’s account of différance has done is to clarify the distinction between the thought of difference, and a mere preference for difference, making it much harder to slip from one to the other.
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When it comes to illegal activity on the darknet, most topics revolve around counterfeit goods and narcotics. That is not entirely abnormal, as there are two types of very common goods bought and sold on darknet marketplaces. However, fake money and counterfeit banknotes have also gained a lot of popularity. One of the biggest online operations of this kind has now been shut down by law enforcement officials.
A Large-scale Europol Operation
Most people are familiar with the concept of how one “minor event” can have a big impact in the months to come. When it comes to darknet investigations, that situation is no different whatsoever. Europol effectively shut down a counterfeit money ring active on the darknet several months ago. While that was an initial success first and foremost, the real outcome of this investigation has only become apparent in the past week or two.
To put this in perspective, the first arrests were made in Austria during June of 2018. One individual was suspected of creating and distributing counterfeit euro notes on the darknet. His main operation got on the radar of Europol after tracking down shipments and transactions to one specific vendor. However, he was only the first fish on the hook, as the actual investigation took an interesting direction shortly afterward.
The main outcome of this arrest comes in the form of the list of customers who purchased fake banknotes from this vendor. As one would come to expect, a lot of people like to buy fake banknotes and try to use them as regular currency through various locations. It is unclear how successful this venture is in the real world, but the Europol team discovered names and addresses of nearly 300 individuals who interacted with this vendor over the years.
With this information in hand, Europol effectively raised 300 properties over the past few weeks. This operation spans 13 different countries, with most searches being conducted in Germany, France and Italy. This further shows those who “merely buy products” on the darknet are not safe from governmental scrutiny by any means. Especially not when it pertains to dealing with fake currency.
It is also interesting to note how this vendor decided to keep detailed logs of all of his customers. This is not entirely abnormal in the darknet marketplace industry these days, as police officials often obtain a lot of valuable information from going through logs and other “bookkeeping efforts”. This also means buyers cannot inherently trust darknet vendors, as they are subject to having their shipping information logged. A very worrisome development, although one that is also to be expected. Vendors who get arrested can use this information as leverage for a more lenient jail sentence.
For the time being, the investigation is still ongoing at this time. It is unclear how many people have been arrested in the process, and whether or not they will face any jail sentence based on their behavior. After all, most people won’t buy these notes simply to look at them, but rather to try and spend them whenever possible. As such, there may be a lot information waiting to be uncovered in the coming weeks and months.


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Unlock the Imperial Scarf Garden
Easily tied around your neck for extra warmth, these silk twill foulards can also double as hair pieces, belts, and bracelets.
This hand stitched scarf presents a vibrant koi pond reflected against a moonlit backdrop.
Lotus flowers and peach blossoms flourish in this ornate foulard that can be tied around your waist or threaded through your belt loops for a pop of colour.
Inspired by the 4 key elegant elements of Chinese culture - flowers, birds, fish and insects - this imperial garden scene highlights harmonious bonds between parrots, magnolias, wisterias, hydrangeas and peonies.
Tie the scarf around your wrist and finish with a knot for elegant arm candy.


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JAPAN - The low bed and walnut colour scheme create a traditional look in this Japanese-inspired bedroom. The wall mural is beautiful too, giving a peaceful vibe to this room. Giant sliding doors finish the look.
Sleeping on the floor - Lay down a few yoga mats or interlocking floor tiles on the floor (or a thin, firm mattress), and there you go! It is practical, it is a lot more comfortable than you would think and it may do good to your back - especially if you have lower back pains.


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Trying to keep up with the latest interior design trends?
Wondering what will be trending in 2019?
Interior design is always changing from year to year as new trends become popular and older trends come back with a vengeance. 2019 also proves to be a very interesting year for interior design as unique, vintage, and bold styles come into wider usage.
Below we’ll look at the top 10 interior design trends you can look forward to seeing in 2019.
1. More Natural Elements
One of the biggest home decor trends you can expect to be popular in 2019 is design featuring natural elements and materials. Natural materials including granite, concrete stone, and copper will become more popular and will play a bigger part in creating a great looking home design.
While in past years the tech-focused decor has grown in popularity the next year will see a resurgence of more naturalistic home decorations that will bring a more “earthy” feel to a home and will make a home seem more inviting.
Using these natural elements will help to create a more relaxing home that brings the warmth and comfort of the outdoors into the house.
You can expect to see many more homeowners and interior designers opting for more natural decor, furnishings, and accents during the coming year.
2. The Return of Boho
One big trend that’s making a killer comeback during 2019 is Bohemian design. Bohemian design, also known as Boho, embraces fun, eclectic, and unconventional design elements that break the rules of many other modern design trends.
This style is ideal for artistic types or anyone who wants to break free from the mold and live in a more Bohemian style home. A cleverly designed room with Boho decor can really set a home apart from others and can show off a more unique lifestyle.
This kind of freestyle design is coming back strong and will find its way into many homes during 2019. Expect to see plenty of decor and design made with this kind of style in mind during the coming months.
3. Bolder Colors
In addition to the expressiveness that Boho design will bring to homes during the coming year, designs that are more traditional will still be sure to embrace bolder and more evocative colors during the next year.
As a complement to a room that is filled with more muted tones, a few popping bold colors can be a great addition that can stand out in a big way and will serve to boost the entire look of the room.
Colors such as vibrant reds, lush greens, and stunning yellows can be a great complement to an otherwise subtle and understated room. Make sure that you’re using bolder colors in your interior design sparingly but intentionally for the best effect.
4. Styled Vintage Lighting
Another piece of decor that is sure to be trending in the coming year is vintage lighting. Vintage sconces and rustic pendant lights that have brass and copper finishes will be very popular additions to the home. These lights can be a great way to add a bit of refined yet classic elegance to a room.
These lights can easily be featured in the kitchen, the dining room, the living room, or in another smaller room in a home. Using these lights will help bring a laidback vintage look to a room that also looks great.
You can expect to see plenty of homes and rooms adopting vintage lights in 2019 as this type of lighting surges in popularity.
5. Trough Sinks
Trough sinks, also known as bucket sinks, are also coming into fashion and you can expect to see a lot more of them during the coming year. Along with other vintage items and natural elements, bucket sinks can be a great way to add a lot of style and personality to a home, especially in the bathroom.
If you want to have a country look or a modern farmhouse look in your home these types of unique sinks can help evoke a feeling of nostalgia in your home that is hard to get from other types of decor.
You may want to get one of these types of sinks for your own home if you’re trying to bring the farmhouse style to a room.
6. Multifunctional Furniture
Multifunctional furniture is also becoming popular and will be especially trendy in 2019.
Pieces of furniture that can double as more than one thing, such as a bench or seat that also doubles as storage space, can be a big help for any home. These types of multifunctional items are becoming more popular fast since a lot of people these days are living in smaller spaces.
Multifunctional furniture and decor can be a really big help in maximizing the space in a home while also creating a comfortable living environment.
You can expect that this type of multifunctional furniture will grow in popularity over the coming year, especially in those small spaces that could use a bit of extra space.
7. Design Goes Green
Eco-friendly decor, appliances, and home furnishings are becoming hipper than ever and are proving to be a great source of home decoration.
Energy-efficient home design that includes items such as energy saving appliances, faucets, and shower heads can all be a big help for giving back to the environment while also making a home look great. Also, keep your eye out for decor that is made out of recycled materials or that helps the environment in some other way.
These green products are often not only good for the environment but can often save you money on your power bill as well.
8. Geometric Patterns
Geometric patterns are also surging in popularity and will be used to decorate the home more often in 2019. While these patterns have never completely faded in popularity they’re expected to be an even bigger hit during the coming year.
Geometric patterns help to add a sense of warmth to a room and can be a great tool to spice up an otherwise calm and subdued space. Geometric patterns make a bold statement and can make a room stand out a lot but they are subtle enough to never seem too out of place.
Geometric throws, wallpaper, or other types of decor can be a great way to add these patterns into a room of any kind. Consider bringing some of these patterns into your house during the coming year if you want to keep up with this trend.
9. Brass Accents
While stainless steel and polished nickel accents are typically regarded as the more traditional choice, brass accents are rising in popularity as well. At this point, steel has become a bit too expected and many designers and homeowners are getting bored with it.
Interior designers who are trying to make a home stand out a bit more have realized how great brass can look in a home. Brass faucets, for example, or other small brass items can have a huge effect on a room and can make it stand out.
Brass accents can create a sense of elegance that also boasts plenty of warmth and subtlety.
10. Grand Canopy Beds
Traditional canopy beds have transformed a lot over the years, but these days more compact canopy beds are available and are starting to rise in popularity. Many people are adding canopy beds to their home bedroom designs and are experiencing their unique comfort once again.
Canopy beds boast a certain kind of elegance that is otherwise hard to come by with other types of home decor. They can mesh perfectly with a well-designed bedroom and can make a home seem more luxurious.
Luckily, these days canopy beds can fit in most bedrooms just fine.
They’re much slimmer than they once were which means they’re starting to become trendy once again. As a result, many more homeowners and interior designers will use them as a central bedroom piece during the coming year.
Bringing These Interior Design Trends to Your Home
While it’s not always necessary to follow the latest interior design trends, using some of the trends mentioned above in your home design can be a great idea.
By being aware of these interior design trends, you’ll be able to come up with some great ideas for your own interior design projects. You’ll be able to create a home that is modern and chic but that also suits your personality perfectly.
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2015 firing case: Sukhbir Badal appears before SIT
New Delhi, June 26: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal appeared before the special investigation team (SIT) probing the 2015 police firing cases on Saturday.
On Tuesday, the SIT had questioned former Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal.
Sukhbir was the deputy chief minister when incidents of the desecration of a religious text and the subsequent police firing at people protesting against it had taken place in Faridkot in 2015.
The Punjab government had formed the new SIT to probe the Kotkapura police firing incident following the directions of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which had earlier quashed the investigation report of the previous SIT.
"You are hereby called upon to appear in person along with the relevant record if any before the special investigation team on date 26.06. 2021 at 11 am at Punjab Police Officers' Institute, Sector 32, Chandigarh," the summons issued to the Shiromani Akali Dal chief said.

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Words: Dylan Murphy
Words: Dylan Murphy
We could say a lot but the end of year burnout is real. So sit back, get your scroll on and enjoy some memes, flops and down right ridiculous moments from the past year in Ireland. From scandals, to music videos connecting Dublin to Compton and cursed event announcements. 2023 permanently altered our brain chemistry.
Earlier this year, Chris Martin joined Westlife and Garth Brooks as the latest agent of chaos causing mayhem in Croke Park. You can just see them scheming around a cauldron about how many people are going to be pissing in gardens in D3. It sold out instantly too. All for people enjoying live music, but can’t deny there’s something incredibly cursed about these multi-day Viva la vida extravaganzas. Hey Siri, play ‘Yellow’.
We should be talking about Helen’s run on TikTok in the same way people gush over Drake’s Billboard streak. She never misses. The queen of the social media app has made Sound Quality gifts Ireland’s most loved gift store. Carroll’s could never. If you are unfamiliar, get to know.
In the world of wrestling they call this “Getting your ass handed to you”. For those unfamiliar, Irish artist Adam Doyle AKA Spice Bag reworked a piece from Cork artist Daniel MacDonald that shows an eviction taking place during the famine to now show Gardai from today. In a debate on Virgin, Editor of the Independent, Fionnan Sheahan, alleges to Spice Bag that his work is “Politically Motivated” – as if all art isn’t inherently political. Fionnan does his best to rile Adam, but he doesn’t flinch, instead making the journalist look like a very silly billy.
Even on a genuinely ridiculous list, this is an easy choice for the strangest Irish pop culture moment. Virgin Media News interviewed Dave Kennedy, an Irish astrophysics enthusiast after a hole appeared in the sand on Portmarnock Beach (As if that is a rare occurrence?). He said he was “certain” that a rock found inside the hole was an asteroid and part of a “cosmic” event.
Probably the only good thing Elon Musk has done with his cursed app is adding the ‘additional context’ note. Crying literal tears when Virgin Media News are fact checked with the words “It is in fact not a cosmic event instead it was dug out the day before by 2 lads with a beach spade”.


Or do the stock ones work for going F/I??
Do you have a reasonn to add more fuel?? Its not gonna do anything. Maybe even make it slower if you're running more fuel then you need.this may be a stupid question, but what if we just use bigger injectors and aren't boosted or anything? is it going to hurt anything the motor any, and is it going to do us any good?


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To promote bicycling and transportation efficiency and reduce vehicle distance traveled. To improve public health by encouraging utilitarian and recreational physical activity.
Design or locate the project such that a functional entry and/or bicycle storage is within a 200-yard (180-meter) walking distance or bicycling distance of a bicycle network that connects to at least one of the following:
- at least 10 diverse uses (see Appendix 1); or
- a bus rapid transit stop, light or heavy rail station, commuter rail station, or ferry terminal.
All destinations must be within a 3-mile (4800-meter) bicycling distance of the project boundary.
Planned bicycle trails or lanes may be counted if they are fully funded by the date of the certificate of occupancy and are scheduled for completion within one year of that date.
Bicycle Storage and Shower Rooms
Case 1. commercial or institutional projects
Provide short-term bicycle storage for at least 2.5% of all peak visitors, but no fewer than four storage spaces per building.
Provide long-term bicycle storage for at least 5% of regular building occupants (excluding patients), but no fewer than four storage spaces per building in addition to the short-term bicycle storage spaces.
Provide at least one on-site shower with changing facility for the first 100 regular building occupants (excluding patients) and one additional shower for every 150 regular building occupants thereafter.
Case 2. residential projects
Provide secure, enclosed bicycle storage for at least 30% of regular building occupants (excluding patients), but no less than one storage space per residential unit.
For all projects
Short-term bicycle storage must be within 100 feet (30 meters) walking distance of any main entrance. Long-term bicycle storage must be within 100 feet (30 meters) walking distance of any functional entry.
Bicycle storage capacity may not be double counted: storage that is fully allocated to the occupants of nonproject facilities cannot also serve project occupants.
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Industry awaits India’s upcoming fighter comps | GA announce industry partners for MQ-25, Navy pushes IOC to 2023 | Is the NH90 too much trouble?Feb 15, 2018 05:00 UTC
- The US Navy has pushed initial operational capability (IOC) of the MQ-25 Stingray unmanned aerial tanker into 2026, rather than the rapid acquisition initially planned for 2020. Service officials told a Fiscal Year 2019 budget briefing on Monday that they plan to spend $719 million on research and development for the MQ-25A and now anticipates purchasing the first four aircraft in 2023. Meanwhile, Boeing has been listed by General Atomics Aeronautical System (GA-ASI) as part of its industry team of suppliers entering the Stingray program. The announcement comes after Boeing’s Phantom Works unit revealed before Christmas, its own fully assembled MQ-25 ground test vehicle at its St Louis facility, and the firm maintained that acting as both a prime bidder and a member of the General Atomics team “is good for our customer and reflects our focus on doing what’s necessary to compete, win and grow.” Other suppliers listed by GA-ASI include: Pratt & Whitney for its engines; UTC to design and build the landing gear; L3 Technologies for communications; BAE Systems for software capabilities, mission planning, and cybersecurity; Rockwell Collins for advanced navigation technologies, a new generation of the TruNet ARC-210 networked communications airborne radio and a comprehensive simulation framework; and GKN Aerospace’s Fokker for landing gear technologies.
- Bell Helicopter’s V-280 Valor tilt-rotor demonstrator has been flown by a US Army pilot for the first time. The February 7 flight was conducted by Chief Warrant Officer 3, Tom Wiggins, of the US Army Special Operations Aviation Command, at the Bell Flight Test Facility in Amarillo, Tex. During the flight, Wiggins performed Hover In Ground Effect repositioning, pattern flight and roll-on landings. The aircraft is being funded under the US Army’s Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstration (JMRTD) program and is led by the service’s Aviation and Missile Research, Development, and Engineering Center (AMRDEC). AMRDEC personnel have been fully involved in the demonstrator effort including integration of experimental test pilots and flight test engineers into the mixed flight test team, and Army pilots will take part in additional flights throughout the test program. The JMRTD is a precursor to the Department of Defense Future Vertical Lift program.
Middle East & Africa
- Raytheon received Monday, February 12, a $23.2 million US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) contract modification for software development and engineering support services for the Army/Navy Transportable Radar (AN/TPY-2) system operated by the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Work on the foreign military sale (FMS) will take place at Woburn, Mass., with a scheduled completion date of November 2019. This new modification increases the cumulative face value of the award from more than $717.6 million to $740.9 million, the Pentagon said. The AN/TYP-2 is the main radar used on the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system but also cues the AN/MPQ-53 radar of the Patriot system—both of which are deployed by the UAE.
- High operating costs may cause the Swedish military to ground nine of its NH90 Tactical Transport Helicopter (TTH) fleet used for ground operations. Speaking on the issue, Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist said the procurement had a long history and background of broken expectations, and that life-cycle and operating costs should have been investigated and controlled prior to this. A report by Swedish broadcaster Ekot reported that Defense Force Helicopter 14 costed an average 200,000 kroner (almost $25,000) per hour—by comparison, the US DoD costs UH-60 Black Hawks at about $4,500 per flight hour. Hultqvist added that the helicopter’s high costs will be investigated further before a final decision on whether the nine NH90s will have their flight hours cut or grounded completely. First ordered in 2001 Sweden’s Defense Helicopter Wing operates 18 NH90 TTHs, alongside 16 UH-60Ms, and 20 AW109s (eight of which designated for sea roles).
- Thales Group announced Tuesday that both the Spanish and German armed forces have selected the French firm to provide rockets for their respective Tiger helicopter fleets. The deals will see Germany acquire 10,000 70mm/2.75″ training rockets to further the training of its UH Tiger units, while Spain will receive 1,000 rockets for defensive use by its Tiger HAD-E fleet. Spain operates the latest 70mm NATO standard rocket onboard its Tiger HAD-Es, which come fitted with four light weight composite rocket pods, two of 19 tubes (FZ225) combined with two of 7 tubes (FZ233), able to carry a mixed loading of practice and high explosive warhead. Spain’s Tigers are currently deployed to Mali, where they are serving on an ongoing UN-peacekeeping mission.
- China has put its new generation J-20 stealth fighter into service, the air force announced last Friday. The J-20 will further raise the air force’s combat abilities and help the air force better carry out its “sacred mission” to defend the country’s sovereignty, security and territorial integrity, the air force said, adding that the fighters had been commissioned into combat units. First put on display at 2016’s Zhuhai airshow, Beijing has been characteristically secretive on the warplane’s development and questions remain on whether the aircraft can match the radar-evading properties of its closest lookalike Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, or the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
- Boeing will upgrade the Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft under a $60.9 million US Air Force contract announced by the Pentagon Monday. The agreement will see Boeing provide mission computing upgrade installation and checkout of four Japanese E-767 aircraft and associated ground systems. Work will take place in Oklahoma City, Okla., San Antonio, Texas, and Seattle, Wash., and is scheduled to wrap up by December 2022. Japan’s E-767 fleet uses Boeing’s E-3 Sentry surveillance radar and air control system installed on a Boeing 767-200.
- Executives from Boeing and Saab claim that upcoming elections in India—to take place in May 2019—is likely to push decisions on new fighter aircraft for the Indian Air Force (IAF) and Indian Navy into late next year. Both firms are currently vying for a contract to supply the navy with 57 carrier-borne aircraft with the F/A-18 Super Hornet and a marine variant concept of the JAS-39 Gripen, however, no formal request for proposal (RFP) has yet been issued with an service official saying work was in progress and he expected an RFP would be issued in the months ahead detailing specific requirements. Dassault’s Rafale M fighter and Russian Aircraft Corporation’s MiG-29K are also believed to have responded to New Delhi’s request for information (RFI). The IAF requirement for 100 conventional fighter, which is at a less advanced stage than the naval fighters and is still waiting to release a RFI, has attracted Saab’s Gripen E and Lockheed Martin Corp with its F-16. As a sweetener to Prime Minister Modi’s “Make in India” initiative, Saab has partnered with Adani to build Gripens in India if it wins either or both of the fighter jet contests, while Lockheed has selected Tata Advanced Systems as its local production partner for the F-16.
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What should I do if someone has a temperature above the threshold I set?
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Can Seek Scan screen more than one person at a time?
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Seek Scan supports one system per computer.
How much time does each scan take per person?
Measurement time is 1 second.
Does Seek Scan have audible alarms?
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Liccardo Admits Violating Health Protocols Through an Issued Public Apology
On Tuesday, San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo released a public apology to confess his violations of California’s health regulations after attending a recent family get-together. The NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit reported the said family gathering on Monday. According to Liccardo from his issued statement, he admitted that none of the guests wore masks when they ate. He also noted that eight representatives gathered and sat around three distanced tables at Liccardo’s back patio out of five households.
Last November 13, the California Department of Public Health announced its new health protocol regarding family reunions outside. The state’s most updated legislation include that while outside, the only permitted maximum number of different households to attend a family function is three. The said rule applies to occasions scheduled to occur in outdoor spots or public parks.
Due to the inspections conducted and reported by the NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit, Liccardo chose to apologize to the public for his actions. The account disclosed the mayor’s family gathering activities and state health guideline violations.
One day before his scheduled Thanksgiving celebration with his family relatives, Liccardo took to his official Twitter account and encouraged his followers to adhere to safety protocols at all times and cancel big gatherings this year. Moreover, Liccardo also reminded the public to wear face masks around family members and friends, including emphasizing the state’s current spike of coronavirus cases.
Despite Liccardo’s administration’s refusal to disclose information about the gathering, the San Jose mayor’s statement contradicted his cabinet’s intention to keep the convention’s events a secret from the public eye. According to Liccardo’s Chief of Staff before the day of the banquet, he declined to mention further details and only defined the occurrence as a “private event.” The NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit inquired the said chief concerning the families present and the number of guests attending, only to get short-ended answers from Liccardo’s representative.
Additionally, Liccardo’s apology also denied the NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit’s misleading information regarding the San Jose mayor’s plans for Thanksgiving. On the day of the previously mentioned holiday, the mayor’s spokesperson primarily told NBC Bay that Liccardo spent celebrating Thanksgiving in his home. On behalf of Liccardo’s request, his office attempted to correct the information by contacting NBC Bay the next day.
Within his apology, Liccardo acknowledged his mistakes and wrote that he understood his obligation to follow the state’s health protocols and become a role model for citizens as one of the nation’s public officials. He later expressed his intent to become a better person next time.
The Brief Summary of the San Jose Mayor’s Full Apology Statement
Liccardo’s full statement began with the mayor addressing NBC Bay’s report of his family’s gathering event that happened during last week’s Thanksgiving Day. The mayor explained that he, his wife, Jessica, and his sister-in-law attended an outdoor dinner on their backyard patio – forming a total number of three households present. According to Liccardo, his brother arrived late and dined separately from the other family members, letting the first households finish their dinner before he could eat. Liccardo also detailed the events that happened during Thanksgiving afternoon, explaining that one of his sisters joined the family for the celebration, including her daughter-in-law and son.
At the later parts of the issued apology, Liccardo acknowledged the November 13th-issued health protocol of private functions only having a limited number of three households participating together. He later states his apology for failing to follow the provided regulations by attending a family dinner composing more than the required number of families present. Liccardo ended his letter by pledging to adhere to the nation’s health regulations, committing to do better as a public official and person.


Wilmington Chamber of Commerce scissors will snip through ribbon Friday to celebrate the official opening of Wilmington Area Rebuilding Ministry’s new headquarters at 5058 Wrightsville Ave.
WARM, which renovates and repairs homes so low-income owners can remain in them safely, decided to itself become a property owner after six years in the Harrelson Center downtown. In the 20-year-old organization’s early days, it operated out of a church in Wrightsboro and out of board members’ homes, executive director JC Skane said Thursday.
“It might seem that we’re growing our infrastructure,” Skane said of WARM’s property purchase. “The point, though, was to become leaner and eventually to have no rent or mortgage payment. It’s the best and most efficient use of our funds.”
WARM now occupies a 1,600-square-foot residence that had been turned into a doctor’s office and has consolidated its downtown and Hampstead offices there. WARM currently has a full-time staff of six and is seeking to fill a half-time administrative position, according to Skane. It also has a long roster of volunteers, who log a total of 12,000 to 14,000 hours of donated labor every year.
Soon, some of those volunteers will start work on a 24-foot-by-24-foot workshop to be built on the property. The main space will be used for volunteer training and projects; a loft will be used for storage, Skane said.
“We have had no storage to put donated materials, like cabinets,” she said. “And we use a lot of cabinets. But because we couldn’t store [donations], we would end up having to buy [materials].”
Another need was parking. While WARM was housed at the Harrelson Center, there was no place to park tool trailers and large trucks. Those had to go home with volunteers, Skane said, but now can remain on the property.
“The Harrelson Center helped us grow; it was like an incubator. But now our new location can now do a better job of meeting the physical needs of our mission,” she said, adding that the new location along Wrightsville Avenue also increases WARM’s visibility.
The ribbon cutting takes place at 11 a.m. Friday and is followed by an open house that runs until 2 p.m.


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Gerald L. Duppler (May 18, 1903 – July 11, 1989), better known under his stage name Tommy Tucker, was an American bandleader.
The Tommy Tucker Orchestra entertained many listeners as a big band in the 1930s and 1940s. Popular as a dance band, the Tucker orchestra played concert halls, theatres, hotels and various venues across the country—for a span of 25 years. Recorded for Okeh in June 1941, his biggest hit, "I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire", achieved status as a Gold Record. Tucker wrote his own theme song, "I Love You (Oh, How I Love You)"; it was published on four record labels, including Brunswick, in 1935, and MGM in 1951.
Many listeners were familiar with the Tucker orchestra sound because they tuned into popular radio shows, such as Fibber McGee & Molly in 1936 and the George Jessel show in 1938, and several shows billed as Tommy Tucker Time. In 1941, Tucker led the orchestra for a New York City version of the Pot o' Gold radio program, which was simulcast on three stations. Tucker opened each performance—on radio or live—with his signature "tic-toc, tic-toc, it's Tommy Tucker time." And he usually ended each session with Time to Go.
Birth and Death Data: Born May 18, 1903 (Souris), Died July 11, 1989 (Sarasota)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1939 - 1940
Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter
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|Victor||BS-040965||10-in.||10/13/1939||Stars over the campus||Bob Chester Orchestra ; Dolores O'Neill||Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo||songwriter|
|Victor||BS-044835||10-in.||2/19/1940||The man who comes around||Ozzie Nelson Orchestra ; Rose Ann Stevens||Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and male vocal ensemble||songwriter|
|Victor||BS-045795||10-in.||12/21/1939||The man who comes around||Les Brown Orchestra ; Herb Muse||Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble||songwriter|
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Tucker, Tommy. (2022). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 24, 2022, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/347936.
"Tucker, Tommy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2022. Web. 24 May 2022.
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The Beloit SDA Church Youth & Young Adult use the CQ for their Sabbath School class. The class had switched from using Cornerstone Bible Study guide to CQ — which is more appealing to them.
CQ (Collegiate Quarterly) is a devotional Bible-study guide for young adults, ages 18–35, published by the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The topics for each quarter are based on the same topics as the Adult Bible Study Guide.
Each week’s lesson in CQ is written by seven different young adults from around the world. Even the illustrations are done by young adults. Some of the countries our writers live in are: Australia, Philippines, Jamaica, England, Kenya, South Africa, New Zealand, Canada, U.S.A., Ghana, Grenada, Thailand, Sweden, and Bulgaria.
In Christ’s Love,
Your Beloit SDA Church family