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Looking to keep your brain healthy and protect it from diseases like Alzheimer’s and dementia? Check out the MIND diet! This hybrid of the Mediterranean and DASH diets focuses on food groups that can boost your brainpower. Follow it and you may enjoy better cognitive function now and in the future.
Is the MIND diet good for weight loss?
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We all have heard the old adage: “What’s good for the body is good for the mind!” The MIND diet takes that concept to a whole new level and is focused on boosting brain and cardiovascular wellness instead of counting calories to achieve the desired outcome. This diet also emphasizes the use of protein, fruits and vegetables, and your calorie intake will likely be reduced by changing your diet.
What foods are on the MIND diet?
During the MIND diet you will need these foods and if going Organic you can avoid the harmful pesticides and chemicals used in mass production.
Mind Diet Food List:
Green Leafy Vegetables (2 servings per day or more servings per day
– 3 servings per day – 2 servings per day – 4 servings)
Fruits (two or more servings per week / 2 servings per day / 3 days or more per day)
Nuts (a handful of nuts per day)
Beans (at least three servings per week)
Berries (two or more servings per week)
Fish (twice a week or more / once a week – four times a week – three times)
Poultry (two times or more per week / once a day – five times a week – six days)
Olive oil (used as your main cooking oil)
Wine (one glass per day with meals)
What are the Brain Health benefits of Brain Food?
The MIND diet has been associated with better cognitive function in observational studies and
may delay developing Alzheimer’s disease. Featuring Olive oil, the Mediterranean and dash diets seem scrumptious and delicious including certain foods as: whole grains, fatty fish, leafy green vegetables, vitamin E, plant based foods, whole wheat bread, and other vegetables. The health benifits discovered are MIND blowing! For example – Improve brain function, slower cognitive decline, reduce heart disease, lowering blood pressure, lose weight, improve heart health, boost brain health, look better! Well just kidding on the last one, but you will feel better and your brain and body will thank you, switching to the MIND Diet is a no brainer.
Lower risk factors and commit to diet strictly and notice lowering blood pressure, preventing mild cognitive impairment, enhance brain function… the dash and Mediterranean diets can guide you into more healthy eating patterns. DO something for your Brain Health profile by getting on this healthy diet and save some brain cells while you are at it! It’s also linked to a reduced risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other age-related cognitive decline. Additionally, the MIND diet
MIND diet: Definition, purpose, and meal plan
This is a diet that promotes consumption of certain meals and avoids others. Using the ingredients found in other dietary habits promotes healthy eating, which reduces the risk of Alzheimer’s. Cognitive impairment describes sluggish memory processing. Although most are inclined to think of it as normal in aging, it isn’t inevitable. In 2021 a brain disorder caused by Alzheimer’s was ranked 6thTrusted Source.
What the Science Says:
The diet pattern has a protective effect on cognitive decline and incident dementia, according to epidemiologists’ reports on the prevalence.2 Recently, reports on secondary analysis were released to promote support. Several patients with cardiovascular problems received counseling from an anti-virus drug whose efficacy was high in the PREDIMED randomized trial.
Researchers studied 115 adults from the Rush Memory and Aging Project (MAP) who lived in the Chicago region as well as the surrounding cities. The Open-Cohort Studies started in 1997 with annual clinical neurological exams as previously described. 6. Between 2003 and 2013, the participants in the study completed Food frequency questionnaires. Over the course of this study, 15545 elderly people died and 159 were withdrawn from the diet study before the diet test. This left 13606 participants able to participate in the analysis of the diet and an incident AD.
Non-dietary factors in the analysis were extracted from structured interviews and measurement results from baseline clinical assessments by a sample. Age is determined from self-reported date on baseline cognitive evaluation. Education Year means regular schooling. The genotyping was carried out with high throughput sequences as previously mentioned. Participation in cognitive stimulatory activities was measured using a 5-point scale and the frequency averaged for different activity categories (reading, gaming, play letters, or visit to the library). 13.
Our results show that eating diet and age are associated with a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. We compared two different dietary patterns to one another using age-adjusted and base adjusting. The base model included potentially confounding factors that were the main evidence that Alzheimer’s disease was associated with age. Total calories were also included because they had an impact on diet as potential confounders. The analysis incorporates more co-variance’s into the basic-adjusted model.
Clinical diagnosis is determined by the previous annual assessment as described below. He analyses data gathered in a clinical trial using structured brain imaging and clinical history, and cognitive performance testing in combination with algorithms that assessed cognitive impairment. Its diagnosis is based on the criteria set forth by the National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke and by the Alzheimer’s Disease & Related Disorders Association.
Diet score calculations based on questionnaire responses to semi quantitative food frequency questionnaires have been validated for the older Chicago communities. Participants have reported typical frequency of consumption for the past 12 months of 144 items. The nutrition and energy level in all foods were either measured from calories consumed or from age and gender-specific portions. Table 1 identifies the nutritional composition of a diet and the maximum score.
Dietary component servings and maximum scores for the DASH, Mediterranean and MIND diet scores The MIND diet score has 15 dietary components including 10 brain healthy food groups (green leafy vegetables, other vegetables, nuts, berries, beans, whole grains, fish, poultry, olive oil, nuts Olive oils were assessed at 1 in a study identifying olive oil as the primary oil that was usually consumed at home.
MIND Diet Research
Studies focuses mainly on the MIND diet, and shows that more consistent consumption of a general food diet can prevent AD. In the lowest tertile, the rate of AD was slowing by 53% in those who scored the highest MIND Scores while the lowest score dropped by 35% to 35% in the middle tertile. The expected effects were independent of other lifestyle habits and cardiovascular conditions. It appears even minimal adherence to the MIND diet can significantly improve AD symptoms.
In another report, MIND dietary habits were more predictive of slow cognitive decline than Mediterranean and ASH diets. The present study examines the correlations between a diet-based dietary pattern and an autoimmune disorder, Alzheimers. MIND and Mediterranean diets showed correlative protective effects with AD, suggesting MIND does not specifically affect Alzheimer disease pathologies. This research shows that dietary recommendations are possible, but further diet modifications may increase the role for prevention in AD.
Does the MIND diet really work?
Study after study showed people whose food intake remained low remained a healthy source and had fewer risks of Alzheimer’s disease by 44% in a year compared with non-non-natives. Those following the diet moderately reduced their risk of developing the disease by 65%. The MIND diet was developed by Martha Clare Morris, a nutritional epidemiologist at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, who wanted to create a diet that would protect against Alzheimer’s and cognitive decline.
Foods to avoid for the MIND diet include:
-Red meat (eat less than four times per week)
-Butter and margarine (limit to less than one tablespoon per day)
-Cheese (eat less than one serving per week)
-fried foods (avoid eating often)
-pastries and sweets (eat less than five times per week)
Mediterranean Dash Intervention
The MIND diet is a brain-healthy diet that’s based on the Mediterranean diet and the DASH diet. It focuses on foods that are good for your brain and may help protect it from age-related problems like Alzheimer’s disease. Interested in following the MIND diet, talk to your doctor or a registered dietician to get started. They can help you create a plan that fits your individual needs and lifestyle. A healthy diet is an important part of living a healthy lifestyle, and the MIND diet is a great option if you’re looking for a brain-healthy diet to follow.
The MIND diet stands for Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay. It’s a hybrid of the DASH diet (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) and the Mediterranean diet, and it focuses on food groups in each diet that can boost your brainpower and protect it from age-related problems like Alzheimer’s disease.
The MIND diet has been associated with better cognitive function in observational studies and preventing cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease. It’s also linked to a reduced risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other age-related cognitive decline.


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NSAA outlines policy for transgender student participation in school sports
Board votes 6-1 to advance policy to final reading January 6.
The Nebraska School Activities Association outlined a proposed policy Wednesday for transgender student participation in school athletics.
At issue is whether a student who identifies as transgender would be able to participate in sports based on the gender they identify with, or the gender with which they were born.
Monday, the NSAA outlined a draft policy that calls for individual schools to make that determination, then petition the NSAA’s eligibility committee.
The board voted 6-1 to advance the policy to a final reading on January 14. (One board member did not vote.)
Factors in deciding whether a transgender student could participate as the gender they identify with would include input from a physician, a psychologist, an NSAA member, and a member from another non-competing school.
The criteria would include consistent, credible documentation from family, friends, teachers and doctors.
Students born as male would have to go through one year of treatment and physical testing before being allowed to participate as female.
“Taking a look at bone structure, muscle mass testosterone, hormone levels, that sort of thing,” said NSAA interim executive director Jim Tenopir.
The draft proposal presented to the board also restricts transgender athletes to use locker rooms and bathrooms according to their biological gender, or use private facilities -- a policy that has been legally challenged in other states.
“I think that's something we're ready and willing to fight,” Tenopir said.
They may have additional battles. Already, the ACLU has released a statement saying the policy isn’t ideal.
"The NSAA policy is not consistent with best practices from a legal or policy standpoint," the organization said.
And if it were to be approved, it could face legal action.
"The NSAA and individual school districts could face costly lengthy civil rights litigation or other repercussions like the loss of federal funding," the ACLU said.
There are already attacks coming from citizens on the other side of the issue.
Bob Blank from Omaha fought a transgender proposal two years ago. He questioned why the board released the draft at the morning meeting in Norfolk.
“The State of Nebraska shouldn't even be considering something like this. When they did it two years ago, there was such an outcry, the NSAA backed away,” Blank said.
Wednesday afternoon, Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts said he had concerns over the policy.
"As a parent, I'd be concerned about somebody of the opposite sex competing in the same sports as my child," he said in an interview with KETV. "And I think that allowing school districts to make that decision, again, places that responsibility closer to the parents. I think the parents should be the ones making the decision about this."
The board will take up the issue in January, but not before hearing from the public one more time.
“Sticking your head in the sand will not make this issue go away,” Tenopir said.

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According to the Los Angeles Times, the Pentagon intends to send "small teams of special operations troops" into Syria with a view to destroying Syria's Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
These teams would in turn be supported by "precision air strikes", namely air raids:
Securing the sites would probably involve stealthy raids by special operations teams trained to handle such weapons, and precision air strikes to incinerate the chemicals without dispersing them in the air, the officials said. U.S. satellites and drone aircraft already maintain partial surveillance of the sites.
U.S. intelligence agencies believe Syria has over the years produced or acquired hundreds of tons of sarin nerve agent and mustard gas, a blister agent, and has sought to develop VX, another powerful nerve gas. The toxicity of some chemical agents degrades significantly over time, so it is unclear how lethal the stockpiles are.
Experts say the chemical agents are stored in bunkers and other sites around the country. Four production facilities are near the cities of Aleppo, Hama and Homs, all tinderboxes in the 17-month uprising, as well as the coastal city of Latakia, an area considered a stronghold for Assad's Alawite religious sect.
An unclassified report by the director of national intelligence this year said Syria's chemical agents "can be delivered by aerial bombs, ballistic missiles and artillery rockets." But Syrian rockets, including Scud missiles procured from North Korea, are notoriously inaccurate, making them ineffective for delivering a heavy concentration of toxic chemicals to a specific target. . ( U.S. has plans in place to secure Syria chemical arms - latimes.com, August 22, 2012)
In an usual twist, the stated purpose of the operation is to ensure that Syria's WMDs, which allegedly "are left unguarded" in military bunkers around the country do not fall in the hands of opposition jihadist rebels who are fighting government forces:
Pentagon planners are more focused on protecting or destroying any Syrian stockpiles that are left unguarded and at risk [of] falling into the hands of rebel fighters or militias aligned with Al Qaeda, Hezbollah or other militant groups. ( U.S. has plans in place to secure Syria chemical arms - latimes.com, August 22, 2012
But wait a minute. Aren't these the same "pro-democracy" freedom fighters who are recruited and financed by several of America's close allies including Turkey, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, in liaison with Washington and NATO headquarters in Brussels.

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Kaley Cuoco (37) happiness is practically written all over the face. She made a brilliant appearance at the Golden Globes in Beverly Hills. In a beautiful robe she presented her baby ball .
The actress flaunted her baby bump in a roomy, lavender dress. The sleeveless gown featured gems glittering on the straps and around the waist of the former 'The Big Bang Theory' star. The wide, flowing skirt fell to the floor. Her partner, 'Ozark' star Tom Pelphrey (40), is always by her side. He came in a white jacket, white shirt and dark pants. On the red carpet, the couple presented themselves deeply in love and also exchanged kisses in front of the photographers.
At the award ceremony itself, Cuoco went away empty-handed. she was for „The Flight Attendant“ in the category 'Best Actress in a TV Series - Musical or Comedy'. That shouldn't have bothered her, though. your The actress announced her pregnancy in an Instagram post in October given. She also revealed the gender: 'Baby girl Pelphrey is coming in 2023.' The couple was 'blessed beyond measure' and 'overjoyed'. Cuoco also dedicated a declaration of love to her fellow actor at the time: 'I love you, Tommy Pelphrey,' she wrote.
The couple met at the Ozark premiere in April 2022 . As Cuoco revealed to the US news magazine 'Extra', it was 'love at first sight'. In May, the two made their relationship public on Instagram. Cuoco filed for divorce from Karl Cook (32) in September 2021 after three years of marriage. It was the US star's second marriage. On New Year's Eve 2013, she married US tennis player Ryan Sweeting (35), with whom she had been in a relationship since summer 2013. ( spot on news/mri )source: vip.de


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With his approval ratings at historic lows, the Republican Party less popular than pond scum and bedbugs and stunning GOP losses in conservative strongholds, many analysts who aren’t right wing hacks are predicting a 2018 midterm election Democratic Party wave.
According to the Washington Post, “Voters say they prefer Democratic candidates for the House of Representatives over Republicans by the widest margin in over a decade, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll — a fresh sign of trouble for the GOP majority one year before the midterm elections.”
Though, reality doesn’t have any effect on delusional right wingers like the orange a-hole currently squatting in the White House (despite receiving fewer votes), so he took to Twitter at 3:23 AM to whine about it, and tagged his “Fox and Friends” propagandists.
Twitter begged to differ:
Curiously, the only part of Trump’s tweet that arguably reflects a modicum of reality is his putting quotation marks around “I.” After all, normal people of Earth have long suspected that Trump isn’t human.
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Utah stands to lose its State Bureau of Air Quality if tax-limitation initiatives are approved by voters in November.
"It would be a disaster," said Kenneth Alkema, director of the Utah Division of Environmental Health, which includes the bureau.Gov. Norm Bangerter asked Alkema and other division heads where they thought cuts should be made, assuming the initiatives pass.
Gubernatorial staff members estimate cuts would amount to an average 13 percent, across the board. But they wouldn't be made in a uniform way; most likely, the Legislature would cut some programs more in order not to slash other vital functions, like education, quite as much.
This means Alkema probably has to face at least a 13 percent cut in state funding. But the budget cleaver would chop deeper, because more than 50 percent of environmental health funding comes from federal matching grants.
Sometimes, programs are matched on the basis of $1 in federal money for each $1 in state funds, sometimes at the ratio of $2 federal per $1 from Utahns.
A 13 percent drop in state funding would cut $510,000 from the Division of Environmental Health's annual budget. It would amount to more than $1 million, when the loss of federal money is counted.
"We think it would be very devastating," Alkema said. An apparent alternative would be to cut all division programs by 13 percent. But that option is illusory, he believes.
"We're already so lean that if we reduce all of them 13 percent, we're going to lose all of them," Alkema said. "We're not going to be able to meet the requirements that the federal government places on us for delegation."
By delegation, he means authority delegated to the state to regulate its own environmental affairs. If federal standards can't be maintained, the Environmental Protection Agency will resume primary responsibility for enforcing laws in this field.
Also, he said, if there's an across-the-board cut in Environmental Health, "we're not going to be able to protect the public in any area - radiation control, hazardous waste, water pollution, drinking water, and in the Bureau of Air Quality."
Having rejected a uniform reduction in all his bureaus, Alkema looked at the bureaus that could absorb a $510,000 reduction in state funds, assuming entire bureau were eliminated.
The only ones large enough to "save" that much money are Air Quality, Water Pollution Control, and Drinking Water. Basically at random, Alkema chose Air Quality as the one he'd recommend to cut.
He emphasized two things: the recommendation had to be done quickly, without time for an analysis, and the Legislature will direct where and how the cuts will be made, assuming the initiatives pass.
"All the governor can do is make recommendations and then the Legislature makes the decision" about how cuts are made, he said.
"The impact of a 13 percent reduction would be the loss of a bureau like Air Quality."
The bureau has about 40 employees. "Our reduction would be between about 30 and 35," the environmental chief said.
Under the initiatives, the cuts would take a year to implement. During that time, employees who left other bureaus could be replaced by Air Quality employees looking for a transfer.
But of course, Air Quality staffers are worried about their careers.
Taxes are the underpinnings of our civilization.
We would live in chaos without inspectors who check our Grade A USDA steaks, without the teachers who help our children learn to survive, without officers patrolling the dark streets, and without highways, airports, water treatment plants, soldiers and libraries. They're an outward embodiment of our system; call them the government's hands and fingers and feet.
Tax is the food that nourishes them all.
Starve the body politic of tax, and it begins to wither. Even supposing this is reversible, it's a terrible sign.
We're not talking about a minor cutback. In the Division of Environmental Health we might lose the entire Bureau of Air Quality. Multiply that by all the state agencies, libraries, and schools.
Every time a government program was funded, our elected representatives weighed its value against the cost. When people decided to move here, it was with the unspoken faith that our quality of life would be protected.
These myriads of decisions must mean something, yet they'd be annihilated by a simple yes-no vote on Nov. 8.
Utah seems on the brink of reneging on promises made for generations - promises to you and me about schools, libraries, and air. The state may be about to break its vows to professionals who committed their careers to Indian Hills School, the Anderson-Foothill Branch of the Salt Lake City Library, or the Bureau of Air Quality.
And for what? A few hundred dollars in the pocket!
Men and women who work hard to put our society's ideals into effect deserve better than this betrayal, and we do too.

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On Friday, November 23rd, Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority (WDBA) helped their 2017-2018 Annual Public Meeting (APM) to help the public find out more about the Gordie Howe International Bridge project, including the progress that has been made in this once-in-a-generation project and what the future holds as construction starts on the new bridge.
NYN is proud to be a part of bringing the live webcast of WDBA’s APM for 2017-2018 through their website. We worked closely with the Capitol Theatre, the host venue for this year’s meeting, to ensure that the public would be able to see the webcast as it happened through the WDBA website. We also helped bring information about the meeting to more people by posting updates to WDBridge.com. To see the live webcast and to learn more about WDBA’s Annual Public Meeting, visit https://www.wdbridge.com/en/annual-public-meeting-november-23-2018.
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Judd Legum in his popular.info email exposes how Trump and his economic advisors dish out BS about the economy. Legum starts with this economic fantasy.
Willy Wonka has nothing on the Trump White House.
The first White House press briefing in three weeks featured Kevin Hassett, the chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers. Hassett painted a fantastical picture of an idyllic American economy. The only thing that was missing was a chocolate river.
In Hassett’s reality, wages are booming, business investment is spiking, and a trillion dollars in corporate tax cuts is paying for itself. And we have one person to thank: Donald Trump.
None of this, however, is true. Hassett’s apocryphal economy has little in common with the real thing.
I’m going to invert the order and tell you in Legum’s account why no one should believe a damn thing that Hassett has to say.
Perhaps Hassett is not the best judge of economic trends.
In 1999 he wrote a book called “Dow 36,000.” Hassett and his coauthor predicted that the Dow Jones Industrial Average would top 36,000 by 2002 or 2004. The book offered investment advice on how to profit from this coming surge.
In 2002, the Dow stood at about 8,000. Nearly 16 years later, the Dow is at about 26,000, still 10,000 short of Hassett’s prediction.
I won’t bother you with the Hassett’s fantastical claims and instead just quote the facts about our current economy.
Wages: “Economic data show real wages are declining. In the 12-month period that ended in July, nominal wages grew by 2.7%. But this was outstripped by inflation of 2.9%. So real wages declined. Trump didn’t create the problem of stagnant wages. Workers have seen their wages flat-line for 40 years. But he has not, as Hassett and Trump claim, solved the problem.”
Corporate tax break: “has not paid for itself. So far this fiscal year, corporate tax revenues are down 40%. As a share of the economy, corporate tax revenues have hit a 75-year low.”
Business investment: has not “boomed as a result of the Trump tax cuts. … if you look at the trend in business investment since the end of the recession, you can see a steady increase since the great recession ended in 2010.” So Trump does not get credit for increasing business investment. He might, however, wish to take credit for stock buy-backs and more corporate dividends for the already rich.
Job growth: “has slowed since Trump became president. As Robert Reich notes, in the last 19 months of the Obama administration, the economy created 3.96 million new jobs. In the first 19 months of the Trump administration, the economy created 3.58 million new jobs.”
Tax cuts: “The Trump administration is eager to make the case that the tax cuts have delivered. Why? Because they want more.” Despite the failure of Trumponomics expressed in the administration’s bogus claims, here is their response.
The administration and Republican leaders in Congress are currently working on a new wave of tax cuts that will be unveiled sometime this month.
The centerpiece of the proposal is to make the individual tax cuts enacted in December 2017 permanent. That legislation created massive permanent tax cuts for corporations but its individual tax cuts, which are heavily tilted toward the wealthy, expire around 2025.
The cost of the extension would be about $600 billion.
The effort is expected to struggle to get the necessary votes in the House and has no chance of passing the Senate.
One reason: Support for the original tax legislation is languishing below 40%.
Trumponomics is the occult art of lying about what does not work and then doing it again.
As the saying goes, insanity is “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” And, we should add, when those results don’t materialize, start the chocolate river flowing and let them eat cake.

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Thumbay Hospital Fujairah Celebrates a Decade of Excellence in Care and Healing
UAE: Thumbay Hospital – Fujairah, part of the Thumbay network of academic hospitals operated by the Healthcare Division of Thumbay Group and affiliated to GMU, celebrated the completion of 10 years of excellence in healthcare services with a gala function on Thursday, 2nd June 2016. Thumbay Moideen, Founder President of Thumbay Group was the chief guest of the function held at Concorde Hotel, Fujairah. Also present were Akbar Moideen Thumbay – Vice President of the Healthcare Division of Thumbay Group and other members of the administrative team of Thumbay Group.
Addressing the gathering, Thumbay Moideen expressed his happiness at the accomplishments of Thumbay Hospital – Fujairah. He also emphasized the role of the hospital in providing high-quality healthcare at affordable costs, to a plethora of beneficiaries from all sections of the society. “The completion of the first decade has provided a useful perspective to look back on the efforts undertaken to provide advanced and affordable healthcare services to the community, and the results achieved so far”, he said.
Thumbay Moideen handed over the awards to Doctors and other staff members, who were recognized for their dedicated efforts and services. Akbar Moideen Thumbay handed over the prizes to the staff who won the lucky draw contest held as part of the celebrations.
Earlier, Dr Mohammad Faisal Parvez – Assistant Administrative Director of Thumbay Hospital, Fujairah welcomed the gathering. Dr Osama Mahmoud Rizk – Medical Director of the hospital delivered the vote of thanks. Cultural activities by staff and dinner followed.
Thumbay Hospital – Fujairah
After a glorious decade of care and healing, Thumbay Hospital – Fujairah has today emerged as one of the best in the Emirate, with a long list of satisfied patients who have chosen it as their preferred healthcare destination. As a full-fledged multispecialty academic hospital, Thumbay Hospital believes in promoting quality healthcare with compassion, at affordable costs. It is equipped with the latest facilities and technologies and excels in providing specialized care through highly qualified and experienced doctors, nurses and allied-health professionals.
The hospital plays a very active role in the health and wellness of the people of the Emirate, and its activities go beyond just healing, to organizing free medical camps, partnering with institutions and organizations in spreading health awareness messages, conducting free health events and seminars and a lot more. Affiliated to the Gulf Medical University (GMU) – Ajman as one of its academic hospitals, the hospital also gives training to the medical and paramedical students of the university. It is also concentrating on Medical Tourism. It has the following facilities and amenities:
24 hours Services: Accident & Emergency, Laboratory, Radiology, Pharmacy, Ambulance
Departments: Internal Medicine, General Surgery, Cardiology, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Orthopaedics, Paediatrics & Neonatology, Anesthesiology, Dermatology, Dental, ENT, Ophthalmology, Physiotherapy, Diet and Nutrition, Radiology
Rooms: VIP rooms, Private rooms, Twin-sharing rooms, General Ward, ICU, NICU
Other Facilities: State-of-the-art operation theatres with ultra modern facilities, well-equipped labour and delivery rooms, diagnostic services including imaging services like conventional x-rays, Ultrasonography (4D scan), Anomaly scan, CT (16 slice; plain & contrast), Colour Doppler, etc.
The ‘Thumbay Hospital’ Network
The Thumbay network of academic hospitals is operated by the Healthcare Division of Thumbay Group and affiliated to GMU. This network presently includes five Thumbay Hospitals located at Ajman, Dubai, Sharjah, Fujairah and Hyderabad – India. Thumbay Group’s healthcare facilities also include a 25-chair dental hospital in Dubai which is the first private dental hospital in the UAE, a chain of state-of-the-art Thumbay Clinics and Thumbay Labs in Ajman, Dubai, Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah and Umm Al Quwain, in addition to outlets of Thumbay Pharmacy across the UAE and in India. The group plans to open 15 more hospitals in different parts of the world by 2020.
All Thumbay Group hospitals are full-fledged multi-specialty centers, with wide-ranging services. They have been the first choice healthcare destination for patients from over 175 nationalities. Staff from over 22 countries, speaking over 50 languages attend to patients. JCI accreditation for the hospitals, CAP-accredited laboratories, patient-centric services, affordable costs, presence throughout the UAE, strong cultural diversity, an impeccable record of zero infection rate, and multiple accreditations, memberships and awards are some distinctive features which make Thumbay Hospitals one of the most popular healthcare destinations.

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Yesterday during Apple’s virtual “California streaming” event, Apple debuted a refreshed ninth-generation entry-level iPad ($329) and a redesigned sixth-generation iPad mini ($499). Like the iPad Pro, both devices include a 12-megapixel Ultra Wide front camera enabling Center Stage, which makes the iPad Air ($579) the only tablet in Apple’s lineup that lacks this feature.
Center Stage is a feature that automatically keeps users perfectly framed during video calls, and it does this by using the much larger field of view of the Ultra Wide front camera.
As users move around, Center Stage automatically pans to keep them in the shot. When other people join in on the call, the camera detects them too, and smoothly zooms out to fit everyone into the view and make sure they are part of the conversation.
Apple debuted the feature in April with the latest iPad Pro. At the time, it was thought the machine learning capabilities of Apple’s M1 chip were required to power the feature, but given that the new iPad and iPad mini use A13 and A15 Bionic chips, respectively, that’s patently not the case.
The current iPad Air, which debuted in September 2020, has an A14 Bionic processor, but only a f/2.0, 7-megapixel front-facing FaceTime HD Camera for selfies and video calls, making it incompatible with Center Stage. The iPad Air is in its mid-product cycle, however, so it’s likely to get the 12-megapixel Ultra Wide front camera in a refresh, perhaps early next year.
This article, "iPad Air Now the Only iPad in Apple's Lineup That Lacks 12MP Ultra Wide Front Camera With Center Stage" first appeared on MacRumors.com
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Engineers have pointed out some areas where efficiency of the existing hardware could be improved. For example, the fan blades used to move the air are usually stamped from sheet metal, an economical method of manufacture, but as a result they are not aerodynamically efficient. A well-designed blade could reduce electrical power required to move the air by a third.
HRV/ERV Ventilators: These whole-house ventilators exchange air. They are ideal for homes with what is called a “tight envelope,” homes where house wrap has been applied and airgaps in the attic, around windows, doors and outlets have been sealed. Air in these homes becomes stale and polluted, so exchanging the air is important to IAQ. Heat recovery ventilators (HRV) are designed for cold climates. Energy recovery ventilators (ERV) are best for warm climates. Your cost for an installed HRV or ERV will range from about $2,000 to more than $5,000 based on its capacity and features.
Pay particular attention to cooling coils, which are designed to remove water from the air and can be a major source of moisture contamination of the system that can lead to mold growth. Make sure the condensate pan drains properly. The presence of substantial standing water and/or debris indicates a problem requiring immediate attention. Check any insulation near cooling coils for wet spots.
This article was very good. It should be noted that the EPA building in Washington, DC, was cited years ago as one of the worst "sick building syndrome" buildings. Wish you had mentioned about having people's dryer vents cleaned since they can cause so many fires in homes. Most homeowners forget to check the air flow on the dryer vent. Our company, which cleans by NADCA standards, does both air ducts and dryer vents. Thanks again for keeping the public informed, especially regarding the cost of air duct cleaning...you get what you pay for...don't be fooled by the lowest cost out there. Frequently these are bait and switch companies or will keep adding on features they say a customer needs until the price is so high it's ridiculous.
We installed a TRANE XL18 HVAC with a TRANE HV80 furnace 16 years ago and it still works great in Tucson, AZ. We inquired into a replacement for the future since the R-22 refrigerant will be off market at the end of this year. Our maintenance folks want to sell me a new system anyway (even though the TRANE works great). We are considering the BOSCH Inverter heat pump as a lower cost option down the road. Watch out for the tricky salesmen trying to sell beer at champagne prices though. Get estimates on whether you need to replace your current system and how much it could cost. And if they are factory certified.
The cooling coils the air comes into contact with appear to need UV-C lights on them in humid climates. That's the biggest thing. If the ducts have never been cleaned, then getting that done goes without saying. But those coils need to be cleaned, disinfected, and then UV-C light(s) installed to prevent mold & bacteria build-up in the future on them. That appears to be chiefly responsible for the dirty laundry and/or sour milk smell coming from forced-air AC systems in humid regions.
Many disconnect blocks contain two cartridge fuses. Check them before you proceed with repairs (Photo 3). A blown fuse is a sign of a failing part inside the condensing unit. So don't just replace it and think you've solved the problem. Instead, replace the parts we show here. Then install new fuses and fire up the unit. If it blows again, call a pro—you've got more serious issues.
Air conditioner size is measured in “tons.” However, the tonnage of an HVAC unit is not actually based on its weight. A “ton” is simply a measure of an air conditioner’s ability to cool your home. One ton is the ability of your air conditioning system to cool 12,000 BTUs (BTU stands for British Thermal Unit) in an hour. Likewise, a “2-ton” central air conditioner is able to cool 24,000 BTUs per hour.
Feel perfectly comfortable at home with our innovative Lennox Residential heating, cooling and air quality systems. Lennox manufactures high-efficiency HVAC systems including furnaces and air conditioners designed to conserve energy and save money. Our complementing air filtration systems, humidifiers and dehumidifiers help keep indoor air quality healthy and clean.
I need a complete system replacement , before I was trying to get an evaporator coil replaced , of course the price is between $2200 an $2800 , then get told it probably will over tax my ac unit within months , so now and like everyone else what do you buy 14 ,15 16 17 seer units ,price and how do we know its reasonable why can't there be '" a estimated price ,in the ball park, a range of prices ,so we can at least go from their ..... Now it's from 7500 to 15000. Frustrating from the start so everybody good LUCK. Draw a # from the hat Unregulated and who do you BELIEVE, just like on NCIS go with your gut feelin
If you are using existing ducting, it will have to be inspected. Proper ducting loses around 2% to 5% of your energy. Old, leaking ducts can lose 50% or more. A contractor will need to have the ducts inspected and replace any parts ahead of time. If you are changing the size of your HVAC system because of significant changes to your home, you might need to replace the ductwork regardless.
Once on the scene, trained Sears professionals utilize powerful, truck-mounted equipment to clear your air ducts of dust, debris, pet dander, allergens, and grime. Our powerful air duct cleaning suction equipment vacuums out years of accumulated dust from your air ducts, leaving them clean and clear. Once finished, our technicians remove all equipment and make sure that your ducts and HVAC unit are restored to their best condition. For continued protection against dirty air ducts, your service technician may suggest a variety of air purification products.
CIBSE publishes several guides to HVAC design relevant to the UK market, and also the Republic of Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong. These guides include various recommended design criteria and standards, some of which are cited within the UK building regulations, and therefore form a legislative requirement for major building services works. The main guides are:
So, the total price to a contractor for this project is $7,195.77 (Carrier is expensive), which we’ll use to calculate a fair HVAC installation cost. As I said, we typically use 40% in the industry to cover our own personal profit, as well as our insurance and other expenses. Let’s take a look at page three of a Final Report from our own online HVAC calculator, the HVAC Design & Consultation Program.
Central, "all-air" air-conditioning systems (or package systems) with a combined outdoor condenser/evaporator unit are often installed in North American residences, offices, and public buildings, but are difficult to retrofit (install in a building that was not designed to receive it) because of the bulky air ducts required. (Minisplit ductless systems are used in these situations.) Outside of North America, packaged systems are only used in limited applications involving large indoor space such as stadiums, theatres or exhibition halls.
A BTU is the amount of energy required to heat or cool one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit. So a 1-ton air conditioner can cool 12,000 pounds of water by one degree every hour. That’s all it means, so don’t let yourself be lost in jargon! How this affects your HVAC installation cost is that the larger your house is, the more tons will be required to heat and cool it.
The key to the continued and efficient operation of your heating and cooling system is periodic maintenance. Cleaning the air duct vent system, and servicing you heating and cooling equipment will keep the system operating at its peak performance. Air ducts are cleaned for two reasons. One: to prevent debris from entering furnace and air conditioning components. Two: to prevent debris from cycling through the home. The air duct cleaning contractor needs to employ cleaning methods which successfully removes debris, and ensures that debris does not enter the occupied space. Most contractors can verify the results of the cleaning through video or pictures.
Be careful of dishonest HVAC contractors. There’s no magical formula to see if an HVAC contractor is scamming you, unfortunately, but remember that they typically do this in one of two ways: first, they are charging grossly low prices (far below everyone else), or second, they aren’t including what everyone else is. In the first situation, they will charge you change fees, other hidden fees, or they stole the equipment and are passing themselves off as legitimate contractors (very common in California these days). In the second situation, they are charging you a very fair price, but aren’t including what the other contractors are (i.e. charging $10,500 for the installation which is fair, but not including the ductwork which is a scam unless there is some other, complex stuff going on there).
Whether you’re starting your air conditioner for the first time this year, or a unit isn’t running properly and you need to service an air conditioner, following a few simple steps can save you time and money. While some service jobs should be left to a professional, there are several do-it-yourself fixes you can do to keep your air conditioner cooling all summer long.
The bottom line is: no one knows. There are examples of ducts that have become badly contaminated with a variety of materials that may pose risks to your health. The duct system can serve as a means to distribute these contaminants throughout a home. In these cases, duct cleaning may make sense. However, a light amount of household dust in your air ducts is normal. Duct cleaning is not considered to be a necessary part of yearly maintenance of your heating and cooling system, which consists of regular cleaning of drain pans and heating and cooling coils, regular filter changes and yearly inspections of heating equipment. Research continues in an effort to evaluate the potential benefits of air duct cleaning.
Lennox, on the other hand, is probably the most expensive unit out there and I can’t stand them. In our (humble?) experience, they have a horrible logistics chain, making repair parts difficult to come by (sometimes taking weeks), poor customer service, and the parts cost three times as much. That’s not what this article is about, so read more in: Carrier vs. Lennox Furnace Review.
You can adjust for seasons: During the summer, you can have the air conditioner stay off during the cooler morning hours and start cooling the house as everyone gets up and starts moving around. During the winter, you can have your heater stay off while you are away at work and turn on about a half hour or so before you get home so that you are coming home to a nice, warm house.
When water damage strikes, you need to act quickly. Time is of the essence. We're available 24/7 to dispatch trained, certified crews, equipment and inspection tools specializing in water damage. With our national footprint and large coverage areas throughout the country we will arrive on site and begin work quickly, minimizing the damage to your home.
If the one noticeable spot is where the wall [or ceiling or floor] is white.......first.....take a pair of needle nose pliers and bend each louver of the register to a straight outward position [as they all come brand new with a slant to each side]....so the register is shooting all supply air straight outward. If its a round register [in ceiling].....no help there. You also should always burn soy or beeswax candles.
Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems have been shown to act as a collection source for a variety of contaminants that have the potential to affect health, such as mold, fungi, bacteria, and very small particles of dust. The removal of such contaminants from the HVAC system and home should be considered as one component in an overall plan to improve indoor air quality.
No matter where you bought your air conditioning system, we can repair it. We have years of experience working with all the best central air conditioner brands such as Kenmore, Carrier. Trane, Goodman, and Rheem. As a result, you can rest assured we’re familiar with your air conditioning system and we have the parts you need to complete a successful air conditioner repair.
Contact/Relay -- Relays are electronically controlled switches that activate the various components of your HVAC system. They manage everything from the power going to the motor to automatic dampers, humidifiers, etc. Most of them are controlled by the thermostat. The most common failure for a relay is being stuck in the "open" position. Separated from its assigned contact point, it fails to complete the connection and send the message to whatever it was supposed to operate. This failure usually occurs from use over time. Each time a relay connects and sends its signal, the electrical arcing from point to point eventually causes wear and tear.
If you are replacing your air conditioning system, make sure that the unit is the proper size for your needs and that all ducts are sealed at the joints. A unit that is too big will cycle on and off frequently, resulting in poor moisture removal, particularly in areas with high humidity. Also make sure that your new system is designed to manage condensation effectively.
DIY: We don’t recommend a DIY approach. Depending on the system, working with gas, electricity and refrigerant create dangers. Beyond that, it is essential that split system components be selected for compatibility. DIY installation of an HVAC system will void the warranty of most brands. The manufacturers won’t stand behind the warranty when anyone other than a certified installer does the work. This is true since improper installation is the main cause of poor system performance and mechanical breakdowns.
PickHVAC Tips: Don’t be sold on systems with features you don’t want or need. Called “upselling,” it is rampant in the HVAC industry. Some features are nice – if you want them. If your single-stage furnace was loud and pushed out cold air at the start of the cycle, then a two-stage model will improve those issues. If you didn’t notice them, the upgrade will be a waste of money. That’s just one common example.
PickHVAC Tips: First, see the PickHVAC tip above about sizing a central air conditioner. It applies to heat pumps just as much. Secondly, Even if the line set for the new heat pump is the correct size, we recommend replacing the set or at least the fittings. Old lines and fittings are a major source of leaks. When refrigerant leaks out, the heat pump efficiency suffers. Eventually, the unit stops providing heating and air conditioning, and it might break down.
An air conditioning system, or a standalone air conditioner, provides cooling and humidity control for all or part of a building. Air conditioned buildings often have sealed windows, because open windows would work against the system intended to maintain constant indoor air conditions. Outside, fresh air is generally drawn into the system by a vent into the indoor heat exchanger section, creating positive air pressure. The percentage of return air made up of fresh air can usually be manipulated by adjusting the opening of this vent. Typical fresh air intake is about 10%.
Hi guys if your not convinced yet that duct cleaning is a waste of time. I’m a HVAC business owner install heaters and air conditioners. Simple facts if you have an old system get a new return air fitted with a filter it will catch all the dirt and dust. If you still have as many do black flecks and stuff coming through it is the lining inside your ducting that has perished. So somewhere you have a hole or very old ducting. If you had rats etc its a hole somewhere. To clean, stick your vacuum in the outlet and push the hose as far as it will go this gets 99% of toys and coins fur and alike. Think about it if the object is not heavy it will come out the duct when unit is on. Service the heaters or air con units but not the ducting. I would go further to say that duct cleaning actually damages the ducting in my opinion.
Concrete Blocks -- Concrete blocks are used in foundations and are often found in full basements. Insulating the spaces in the blocks is not the way to insulate them as the heat energy will travel along the concrete itself. The best way to insulate with concrete blocks is to use insulated concrete blocks, which have polystyrene incorporated into them.
The heat pump gained popularity in the 1950s in Japan and the United States. Heat pumps can extract heat from various sources, such as environmental air, exhaust air from a building, or from the ground. Heat pumps transfer heat from outside the structure into the air inside. Initially, heat pump HVAC systems were only used in moderate climates, but with improvements in low temperature operation and reduced loads due to more efficient homes, they are increasing in popularity in cooler climates.
As a person with severe mold allergies, I live in a the South where the climate naturally breeds molds.We noticed a difference when we had our ducts cleaned.The company used a vacumn type system and covered all of our vents with plastic that was held up by the suction. We had no damage, no leaking dust/dirt back into the house and it took several hours. I think if you use a reputable company it makes the world of difference. Now we use better air filters and also have a UV light to prevent mold growth on ours system.We 'd do it again when the time comes. From your car's air filter to your dryer...anything works more efficiently when it is not filthy dirty.That's just common sense.
Many homes have a forced-air HVAC system. Both the heating and the central air conditioning units share a ductwork system where they either push in or pull out warm or cooled air. There are also heating and cooling systems that don’t require ductwork — such as ductless mini-splits — but work on the same principles of heat exchange. The national average to hire an HVAC specialist is $2,920-$3,670, with costs varying depending on the work you need done and the equipment you are installing.
We were following up on this review and the service call we did for you. We could not find you in our system of ever having gone out to your home. If you could please provide us with the date we were out and the name under which the call was placed that would be great as we would like to see if there is any way we can rectify the situation. We do offer a 100% Satisfaction Guarantee, we have tried to private message you to no avail. Can you please call us at 925-318-4795?
The sky is the limit. I am a big fan of adding zoning systems, but realize that this will typically add $2,300 to $3,500 (or more) to the price. “Why a price range, isn’t it just a part?” No, the part then has to be installed, and the customized ductwork required will vary based on the difficulty of the job and layout of your attic. It is very labor intensive, and most people don’t do it right. It should also include a bypass damper and ductwork! Simply put, the more you add, the more it will affect your HVAC installation cost.
Knowing what you should be paying for your HVAC equipment and installation is essential to getting a fair deal. Most HVAC prices aren’t advertised. Contractor strategy is to get a salesperson into your home to sell you on a package of equipment, accessories and installation. This makes comparing systems difficult, and some sales pressure might be applied.
I live in a 1950's ranch house in the South. The prior owners were smokers. Based on recommendations from one of the local conservation organizations, I decided to have a home energy audit done. As part of their findings, they recommended additional insulation in the attic and duct cleaning and sealing. This turned out to be a very problematic process. In terms of the ducts, it was necessary to remove the metal grates. However, these grates had been painted over many times and shoe molding covered the bottom of the grates. The vendor was not able to remove the grates without damaging them in the process. Because these grates dated back to the 1950's, it was difficult to find appropriate replacements. The ones I finally discovered were correct except they were 1/4" wider. This meant that the shoe molding had to be carved out. The duct cleaner could not provide any assistance with this problem. It took me a month of long evenings replacing the vent covers myself, carefully chiseling out the shoe molding and repainting. In terms of the extra installation in the attic, the same vendor used blow in insulation. Unfortunately, they did not recognize that the 13 floodlights whose mounting extended into the attic were not designed to be buried under insulation. The problem manifested itself in terms of expensive flood light bulbs failing continually. So, I had to have all of the light housings replaced. Yet another unexpected expense. Despite the expense, pain and suffering, I cannot report any improvement in my heating costs or the "quality" of the air. To be fair, I do not have any allergies and did not undertake this for air quality improvements but rather heating efficiency improvements.
Bigger is not necessarily better when it comes to HVAC systems, and smaller isn't always more efficient. If you have too small of a system, your system will be running constantly as it tries to keep up with the temperature. If you have too large of a system, it won't run long enough to keep up with the humidity. In order to handle both temperature and humidity efficiently, an HVAC system should run for around 30 minutes at a time. If your system is staying on too long or shutting off after only around 10 minutes, you are not getting efficient performance.
Our Fort Smith, Arkansas area restoration services are available at your convenience. We provide emergency services after devastating property damage and work hard to restore and clean as much of the contents and structure as possible. We'll Work With You and Your Insurance Company to cover costs and expedite the process. If you need cleaning and restoration services or are looking for ways to create a healthier, more efficient environment, contact McMahon's Cleaning & Restoration, LLC to get started.
Pro Tips: Before you buy one of the learning thermostats available, you should beware of their shortcomings. First, many require a c-wire to work properly. A common problem is that the old thermostat might not use a c-wire, and this makes it confusing when swapping wires to the new thermostat. Secondly, if you change your thermostat setting often, you might become frustrated with a nest thermostat or other learning thermostat. It will be constantly trying to learn patterns in your random setting changes, and will therefore change your home’s temperature when you don’t want it to. If you have a fairly consistent schedule or don’t mind overriding the unit either manually or via the app on your way home or when leaving, then you won’t experience this issue.
I'd have to disagree with all of your statements. Not only are they derived from no experience in the field, you are missing keys facts. Ducts even if air tight will get dirty. If they are not getting dirty, it means they are not working. Your returns side of the duct work is always under negative pressure when the system is operational.Therefore it is always drawing air in. Seeing how dust is made up mostly from dead skin humans shed daily. Around 1.6 Pounds of skin a year per human. Living in your home anything that is air born will be drawn back towards the cold air returns. That is what they are designed for, to draw stale air back to the system to be filtered and sent back through the house.Homes with carpet will actually have cleaner duct work than home with all tile or hardwood. This is because carpets hold onto dust particles and you vacuum them up. Whereas on hardwood or tile, dust can run freely back to the returns. Even if a duct system was sealed 100%, which is next to impossible to achieve 100% would still need to be cleaned. The cleaning may only have to be every 7-10 years for example. Most homes require every 5-7 years. And that's if it was done properly the first time. If you constantly hire people that have no or minimal knowledge of duct cleaning, You home would require cleaning more often. Every 2 years. That's a trade secret, The longer they recommend before the next cleaning, the odds are they did it right. That's not to say there aren't people that lie, because there are. Just have your duct cleaner take pictures before and after cleaning. Not just an outside view. Get in there, picture entire joist liners, Whole main runs and even long round pipes. Also it helps to have a company that guarantees their work. If it's not done right, they will come back and do it until it is. Most companies that do this make sure it is right the first time. Your not getting paid to do the job twice.
Did you know that cleaning your ducts and vents can help airflow and increase energy efficiency? According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), keeping your air ducts and vents clear can increase energy efficiency and indoor air quality. While the cost to clean ducts and vents might sound high, the benefits to homeownersespecially those sensitive to allergensis worth considering.
1/27/2015Jim, we are committed to 100% satisfaction so every customer is very important to us. Unfortunately, with all companies, there will be times when a customer may feel they have been let down. If that happens with us, we certainly want to hear from you. To better address your concerns, please contact Steve, our Customer Relations Specialist, directly by email at email@example.com... or give him a call at 925-318-4795. Hopefully we will hear from you soon so that we can promptly understand your issue and address the issue! Thanks Jim
Duct cleaning has never been shown to actually prevent health problems. Neither do studies conclusively demonstrate that particle (e.g., dust) levels in homes increase because of dirty air ducts. This is because much of the dirt in air ducts adheres to duct surfaces and does not necessarily enter the living space. It is important to keep in mind that dirty air ducts are only one of many possible sources of particles that are present in homes. Pollutants that enter the home both from outdoors and indoor activities such as cooking, cleaning, smoking, or just moving around can cause greater exposure to contaminants than dirty air ducts. Moreover, there is no evidence that a light amount of household dust or other particulate matter in air ducts poses any risk to your health.


- Can u see a satellite from Earth?
- Do satellites have red lights?
- How often does Google Earth Take a picture of my house?
- Can you see live street view?
- How many dead satellites are in space?
- Can I see my house live from Satellite?
- Can satellites see underground?
- What does a satellite look like at night?
- Can you see a satellite during the day?
- How many satellites are in the sky?
- How can we identify satellites in the night sky?
- How do you tell if it’s a star or satellite?
- Can I view my house in real time?
- Can I get real time satellite images?
Can u see a satellite from Earth?
A: Yes, you can see satellites in particular orbits as they pass overhead at night.
Viewing is best away from city lights and in cloud-free skies.
The satellite will look like a star steadily moving across the sky for a few minutes.
It orbits Earth at an altitude of about 215 miles traveling at a speed of 17,200 mph..
Do satellites have red lights?
Yes, drones do have red and green lights and can remain stationary. Satellites can have the appearance of being stationary in the right orbit, but those satellites are so far away you will not see them. Helicopters also can remain stationary and have red and green lights.
How often does Google Earth Take a picture of my house?
According to the Google Earth Blog, data updates usually happen about once a month, but they may not show real-time images. Google Earth gathers data from various satellite and aerial photography sources, and it can take months to process, compare and set up the data before it appears on a map.
Can you see live street view?
Live Street View. Instantly see a Google Live Street View of any supported location. … Instantly see a Live Street View , we lets you explore and share places around the world through 360-degree, panoramic, and street-level imagery.
How many dead satellites are in space?
2,900 dead satellitesSince the start of the space age, more than 8,6o0 satellites have been placed into orbit. Of the approximately 4,700 of those still in orbit, only 1,800 are operational, leaving 2,900 dead satellites out there orbiting aimlessly and adding to the more than 21,000 objects currently being tracked and cataloged by NASA .
Can I see my house live from Satellite?
A live satellite view of your house, is still a few years off. There are some services which will give you a live view of Earth from space. For example, you can access a live broadcast from NASA’s International Space Station.
Can satellites see underground?
For example, the classified radar-imaging satellites — initially code-named “Lacrosse” — can see through clouds and at night and to some extent can even see underground. … Satellites that have infrared cameras, like the unclassified Landsat, can better detect targets that are camouflaged.
What does a satellite look like at night?
Animation of a satellite moving across the sky. Similar to how the ISS looks to the naked eye. Satellites don’t have exterior lights. … During the middle of the night, the earth blocks the sun from the satellites as they pass overhead making them invisible.
Can you see a satellite during the day?
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Janice A. Bryant, Ricky and Debbie Jackson, and Amanda Jackson appeal the trial court's order granting the City of Hahira summary judgment in their personal injury actions arising out of the collision of Bryant's automobile and a train in Hahira. Ricky Jackson brought suit as the next friend of minor Amanda Jackson, who was a passenger in Bryant's car at the time of the wreck. Ricky and Debbie Jackson also sued individually for their damages flowing from Amanda Jackson's injuries. The appellants contend the trial court erred in applying an incorrect standard on summary judgment. Finding no error, we affirm.
To prevail at summary judgment under OCGA 9-11-56
, the moving party must demonstrate that there is no genuine issue of material fact and that the undisputed facts, viewed in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party, warrant judgment as a matter of law. A defendant may do this by showing the court that the documents, affidavits, depositions and other evidence in the record reveal that there is no evidence sufficient to create a [genuine] jury issue on at least one essential element of plaintiff's case. . . . A defendant who will not bear the burden of proof at trial need not affirmatively disprove the nonmoving party's case; instead, the burden on the moving party may be discharged by pointing out by reference to the affidavits, depositions and other documents in the record that there is an absence of evidence to support the nonmoving party's case.
Viewed in the light most favorable to the appellants, the evidence shows the following. On April 20, 1996, Bryant, who lived in Moultrie, visited Hahira for the second time to go to a certain beauty shop. Bryant entered the city on Georgia Highway 122, which is known as Main Street in Hahira. After leaving the beauty shop, Bryant missed the left turn that would have put her back on Main Street (Highway 122). She turned left at the next street, W. Lawson Street, in order to circle around and leave town on Highway 122. Bryant did not stop before the intersection of W. Lawson Street and Webb Street. As Bryant crossed Webb Street, she saw a stop sign located beyond the intersection of W. Lawson Street and Webb Street. She did not see the stop sign until just before she stopped.
Bryant did not understand why traffic on W. Lawson Street, which she considered a through street, would be stopped for Webb Street. She believed the stop sign was intended for the traffic on Webb Street crossing W. Lawson Street but was in the wrong place, possibly turned sideways by pranksters. Although she was not certain the stop sign was intended for her, after she crossed Webb Street, Bryant stopped between one and two car lengths from the stop sign. After she looked right and left, checking for cars, Bryant pulled away from the stop sign. When she looked back to her right, Bryant saw an oncoming train about 12-15 feet from her car and was unable to clear the tracks in time to avoid the collision.
Lawson Street were old and faded, that the crossbuck was partially obscured by the stop sign, and that the view from the stop sign was obscured by overgrown trees and bushes. Bryant did not see the pavement marking, the crossbuck, or the railroad tracks across the pavement and did not realize she was driving across railroad tracks until she saw the train bearing down on her.
To explain her failure to see the pavement marking, Bryant stated there was no reason she would not have seen a pavement marking, but "I just don't go around when I'm driving looking at the pavement." To explain her failure to see the crossbuck, railroad tracks, and certain other signs, Bryant testified her Z28 Camaro sits low to the ground. She also testified that she does not go around "trying to see every sign."
Although the appellants alleged that overgrown plants obscured the view, the undisputed evidence shows that once Bryant was stopped at the stop sign and looked to her right (in the direction from which the train came), the trees and shrubs did not block her view. Bryant's own testimony that the trees and shrubs did not block her view was consistent with the affidavit testimony of a Georgia Department of Transportation accident investigator who examined the intersection two days after the train wreck took place and found that the sight distance from a stopped position at the stop sign was 750 feet to the north, the direction from which the southbound train came.
Young, Thagard, Hoffman, Scott & Smith, James B. Thagard, Susan H. Sumner, for appellee.

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