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Stargazers will be treated to one of the brightest light shows in the night sky this week as the Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak.
One of the most brilliant celestial events in the astronomy calendar, the shower officially began on July 17 and runs until August 24.
But this week will be the best time to watch it, with forecasters predicting an 'outburst' on Thursday night (August 11) and into the early hours of Friday morning (August 12).
Under perfect conditions, stargazers could see up to 200 'shooting stars' every hour - double the normal rate Stargazers can usually expect to see as the annual Perseid meteor shower lights up the night sky.
If you want to watch the spectacle in Greater Manchester, your best bet is to head to the hills. The more remote the spot, the less light pollution you'll have obscuring your view.
We've rounded up five spots in and around the region where you should be able to get a good glimpse if the weather conditions are right. It's looking cloudy at the moment but we're keeping a close eye on things here.
Know any more great stargazing spots? Let us know in the comments below or tweet us @CityLifeManc.
This beautiful reservoir on the edge of the Peak District is remote enough to offer decent dark sky viewing.
It’s easily accessible from Oldham and Tameside - and, if you’re lucky, you’ll get to watch the meteor shower reflected in the water, too.
Werneth Low, Gee Cross
Spread across 200 acres with views across Manchester and beyond to Liverpool and the Welsh mountains, this Tameside beauty spot offers a vast expanse of beautiful hillside to stargaze from.
Overlooking Manchester, it won’t be quite as dark as some of the other spots but on a clear night there should still be plenty to see.
Blackstone Edge, Littleborough
Standing high above Littleborough at the border with West Yorkshire, this is the highest point in Rochdale and well away from any major source of light pollution.
There’s a public car park just next to the White House pub with panoramic views over Hollingworth Lake and the moors beyond where you can watch.
Buckstones, Marsden Moor
Drive out past Denshaw on the A640 towards Huddersfield and you’ll find the National Trust’s Buckstones car park.
With wide open views across Marsden Moor and the skies above it, it’s a popular spot with amateur astronomers.
Standing Stone, Macclesfield
Situated above Macclesfield Forest, just off Charity Lane, this walkers’ car park has blessedly dark skies for watching the meteor shower under.
It’s an hour’s drive from Manchester but, weather conditions permitting, it’ll give you a far clearer view.


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By Monique Welch
Tampa Bay Downs will open its 2016-2017 thoroughbred racing season on Saturday Nov. 26 amid anticipation that it will be one of the most exciting in the track’s 91-year history.
The Oldsmar track, as always, will have a very competitive roster of jockeys and trainers. In addition, Tampa Bay Downs will have its richest-ever stakes schedule and will welcome several new sponsors for stakes races.
The regular portion of the meet will have 89 race days and extend through May 7.
Tampa Bay Downs will officially end its 2016-2017 meet on June 30 and begin its 2017-2018 meet on July 1—in its annual two-day Summer Festival of Racing.
Jockeys and Trainers
Antonio Gallardo led Tampa Bay Downs in wins each of the last three seasons, including a record 147 in 2014-2015. Last season he had 135 wins in 590 starts (23 percent) and led in earnings with $1,994,775.
But as of this writing it appears likely that Gallardo will ride in New York this winter rather than returning to Oldsmar.
Through Sunday he is tied for second in wins, with 12, in the meet that began Nov. 1 at Aqueduct in Ozone Park, N.Y.
Among the top jockeys returning to Tampa Bay Downs is Daniel Centeno, who finished second in 2015-2016 with 98 wins. He has led Tampa Bay jockeys in wins five times.
Ronald Dale Allen Jr. and Fernando De La Cruz also are returning to Oldsmar. Allen, a four-time TBD riding champion, was third in wins last season with 60 and De La Cruz was fourth with 46.
They were second through fourth in earnings last season. Centeno’s mounts had $1,485,531, followed by Allen with $1,249,095 and De La Cruz with $1,068,636.
Many well-known successful trainers are returning to Tampa Bay Downs. such as Gerald Bennett, Kathleen O’Connell and Jamie Ness.
They are no strangers to TBD, and have consistently been leaders in wins, winning percentages and earnings.
Horses change every year. But with their experience, the top returning jockeys and trainers have track records that fans can use in making betting decisions early in the meet.
Bennett last season ranked number one with 51 wins, $831,232 in earnings and a 22 percent win percentage. He plans to have 46 horses at Tampa Bay Downs this meet, similar to recent years, and 24 of them will turn 3 years this coming January 1.
O’Connell returns after finishing third last season in wins with 38 and second in earnings with $598,500. As usual at Tampa Bay, she plans to have about 50 horses.
Ness was second in wins with 39 and third in total earnings with $583,167 last season. He has led or tied Tampa Bay Downs trainers in wins nine times.
The legendary Todd Pletcher will again be among trainers who race primarily at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach during the winter while also vanning horses across the state to race in Tampa Bay Downs stakes races.
Pletcher was fourth last season in Tampa Bay Downs earnings at $543,550. He had nine wins in 18 starts at Oldsmar.
His most prominent winner was Destin in Tampa Bay Downs’s two biggest races for three-year-olds. Those races are the Sam F. Davis (Grade 3) and the Tampa Bay Derby (Grade 2).
Stakes and Sponsors
Tampa Bay Downs will have 24 stakes races with total purses of almost $3 million.
The stakes schedule begins Saturday, Dec. 3 with the Inaugural Stakes for 2-year-old males and the Sandpiper for 2-year-old fillies. Both are six furlongs on dirt with $100,000 purses.
The biggest stakes day of the meet will be Festival Day, with the $350,000 Tampa Bay Derby and four other stakes races.
Tampa Bay Downs has reached agreements with spirit companies EG Vodka and 14 Hands Winery to sponsor $100,000 stakes races on the track’s 15th annual Florida Cup Day program on April 2, 2017.
The EG Vodka Turf Classic and the 14 Hands Winery Sophomore Turf are two of the six races for Florida-bred horses scheduled for that day. The other Florida Cup Day stakes are the Hilton Garden Inn/Hampton Inn & Suites Sprint; the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Sophomore; the Stonehedge Farm South Sophomore Fillies; and the Pleasant Acres Stallions Distaff Turf.
The purse money for each of the Florida Cup races was increased to $100,000 from $75,000 prior to the two recent sponsorships being finalized.
Nov. 26 is quickly approaching and race fans are curious to see which horses, jockeys and trainers will rise to the top early.
We look forward to seeing you at the track on opening day and throughout the season.
Meanwhile, please follow us on this Website and on our blog, insidefloridahorseracing.blogspot.com as we provide continuing coverage this season at Tampa Bay Downs.


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An iron deficiency with your cannabis plants is spotted quickly on new leaf growth.
Look for the yellowing between the veins.
But take a closer look to make sure you lack iron because this chlorosis happens from the opposite of the leaf tip near the base of the leaf.
Eventually, these leaves will turn a bright yellow.
If you’re using soil for a grow medium then make sure you’re not over watering because this could inhibit iron from your plants.
Over watering will then lead to a high PH grow medium of 6.5 or higher.
Iron is essential for plant growth and usually found alongside a zinc and manganese deficiency.
So if you suspect your marijuana plants are deficient there are simple ways to fix it.
Let’s check out the signs and make sure your on the right track,
Signs of Iron Deficiency
Here is listing of the most common symptoms of iron deficiency in cannabis.
- Yellowing outside the veins of the marijuana leaf
- New Leafs (top part of plant ) affected.
- Young leaves show yellow from opposite tips of the leaf
- Slow growth
- Bigger leaves will start to yellow between the veins of the leaf
- Leaves will start to show signs of burnt tips
- Eventually, leaf will fall off
- Pale green leaf color
- Veins remain green
- Thin bud development
Caution: Iron can be confused with magnesium deficiency at times, always remember middle and lower leaves are magnesium. Upper leaves are Iron.
Why is iron important to marijuana?
Marijuana needs iron to produce chlorophyll, iron helps the plant absorb sugar, it is also essential for photosynthesis.
Iron is also used for growth of the plant during vegetative stage with assisting in the uptake of nitrogen to the plant.
When you have a deficiency of iron other nutrients can stop the uptake of iron.
If in high amounts such as calcium, zinc, manganese, phosphorus, copper. According to Wikipedia.
Iron can also impact the metabolism of the cannabis plant when lacking.
It is also good to make note that an iron deficiency can also be mixed up with manganese, zinc, copper, phosphorus deficiencies.
Yellowing opposite leaf tip
Causes of Iron Deficiency
Here are some of the causes of iron deficiency in cannabis:
- Soil does not drain well because of either high clay based or lack of drainage holes in grow pots
- Over watering, a classic cause of some deficiencies when growing in soil
- High amounts of phosphorus, some nutrients when blooming can impact iron levels
- Growing outdoors, lacking iron in the soil.
- High PH soil above 6.5 (check your soil ph values )
You can also run into Iron Lockout.
Iron Lockout happens when the PH is above a certain level. Causing the medium to become Alkaline for the roots.
Which stop’s the uptake of iron by your cannabis plants.
Here are some PH values to watch for if they are above these ranges:
When growing in soil: PH levels of 6.5 or higher
Hydro and Soil Less Mediums: PH levels of 6.5 or higher
How to Fix Iron Deficiency
The best ways to fix iron deficiency with marijuana is:
Let your plants dry out first ; when growing in soil.
Flush your plants with PH balanced water.
Adjust the PH level in soil.
Correct the PH level in water/ nutrients.
The optimal ranges should be in the following markers:
Soil, 6.0 – 6.5 pH range. Hydro or coco coir, 5.5 – 6.2 pH range
Add iron as a supplement to your nutrient feeding schedule.
Supplement with iron chelates, iron oxides, iron sulfates
Avoid nutrients with excessive amount of zinc manganese, copper.
Fix your drainage situation with more holes.
You could use manure(make sure it is really old), of chicken, horse, or cow but only if your growing outdoors
Chelated Iron for marijuana
Here are some of the popular chelated iron supplements for your marijuana plants.
Liquinox 3032 Iron Zinc Chelated Solution is great for giving your marijuana plants a boost in iron and zinc.
Safe for fruit bearing trees and used for vegetables.
If you are lacking iron you’re probably lacking zinc as well.
Liquinox 3032 Iron Zinc is a great combo that may recover your plants back to health in no time.
Combination iron plus essential minerals
Botanicare Cal-Mag Plus combines the essential minerals of calcium and magnesium, with the bonus of iron.
When using this stuff, it’s hard to be lacking iron.
It comes with 2 percent nitrogen, 3.2 percent calcium, 1.2 percent magnesium, and 1 percent iron.
Take note that it will raise nitrogen levels, so manage accordingly.
Signs of excessive amounts of iron
- Leafs turn brown , with dark spots
- Blocks the absorption of other nutrients such as phosporus.
- Grow medium becomes acidic lower than PH 5
How to correct excess iron
It’s hard to get an excessive amount of iron to your plants.
But it it does happen when growing outdoors and supplement with a manure type fertilizer such as chicken or horse and even cow.
When fresh, this shit can quickly take out your plants, they will die.
When growing indoors, you’re less susceptible to have excessive amounts of iron.
Dry your plants out first.
Flush your plants. With just water.
Your plants will usually recover .
Correct Ph of soil
Slowly incorporate iron back into nutrient feeding schedule.
Yellowing between the veins
When your cannabis plant is experiencing an iron deficiency make sure to dry out your plants.
This is a must as they are usually just over watered with a high PH.
Checking the soil PH is a great first step to take when noticing yellowing between the veins especially on new leaf development.
Add some extra iron chelate or start using cal-mag plus in your nutrient feeding cycle.
Plants can usually recover in about week.
Have your plants been lacking iron, did you recover?
Let me know in the comments !
Keep Growing my friends.
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I have been supplementing my feeding with Cal Mag Plus and am experiencing an Iron Deficiency.
Growing approx 1200 hemp plants in Texas in a clay based soil. Pretty sure my roots are getting to damp and not allowing enough oxygen to them to allow for iron uptake. It appears my only choice may be to constantly provide a foliar spray with chelated iron. Any thoughts ?
It couldn’t hurt , will probably be more beneficial.

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THE OSBOURNES, Bog Society, Sunday (NTN) — A survey by fraud investigators has revealed their top ten worst excuses used by the evil benefit cheats depriving you, yes you, of valuable pennies you could have put toward your next pint.
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Well, after a measley two posts last week, it is time to get back into that "post per day - or maybe more" mode.
The Radio Show, thanks to my sudden trip to Las Vegas for my employer, was run from the internet end, by Mrs. Pistachio. Tuesday's and Wednesday's shows came across just fine, and in fact Wednesday's interview with Jason Robertson earned the best live numbers in the short history of Political Pistachio Radio. As for myself, I was conducting the show through the landline at the Hotel I was staying in while in Vegas.
We departed from Southern California on Tuesday and passed through the area where the San Bernardino wildfire was burning. Meanwhile, the winds were strong (I believe I saw a report stating they were hitting 90 miles per hour), and I saw a couple rigs topple to their sides on the shoulder of the highway. At one point the flames from the fire were burning against the edge of the freeway, and the only thing that kept the embers from blowing onto our vehicles was the fact the wind was blowing away from us.
The trip lasted about six hours, and when we arrived in Las Vegas, we pulled the Big Rig onto the Air Force Base we were going to work on, went through paperwork and received our passes, and then commenced to work for six hours.
And what a dusty mess that was. We quit working simply because dust control, as the wind whipped up, was unable to keep the dust down, and we received a warning for the dust. In fact, as it was explained to me, even walking and kicking up dust with your boots is technically a violation. The fine is, from what I understood, $5,000.
Oh, and the fine is higher for getting near a particular plant in the area considered to be endangered.
Isn't Nevada wonderful?
After taking a look at what I think was the endangered plant, by the way, I decided it looked like a weed to me.
That night we had the "Max Lucado" episode of Political Pistachio, but unfortunately the guest failed to call in, but Mrs. Pistachio and I ran the show anyway, speaking a little about Max Lucado, and a lot about our marriage, and our faith. Listen by clicking the link just a little above this sentence.
The following evening, before the Jason Robertson interview on Political Pistachio Radio, I met with a fellow Blog Talk Radio host (though a liberal). He hosts a show called No BS Found Here. And he asked a question that caught me off guard. It was regarding the prospect of Universal Health Care. He asked how I was going to provide pap smears and breast exams for my wife and daughter when health care costs became impossible to pay.
Personal Responsibility is my answer. The Government can't even balance the budget but people like KJ wants the government to run our health care? How insane is that? Besides, as a responsible citizen it is my duty to ensure I provide for my family, and I do so. Just because there are those that failed at it doesn't mean we should all be forced into a system that has been proven to fail. Just take a look at Canada and Europe. Absolute failures. Our health system isn't the best in the world for nothing. Turn it into a government beaurocracy and the best minds will stop becoming doctors because rather than being lucrative, being a doctor will be nothing more than just another government job. Wake up, people. Socialized medicine is a failure and takes away freedoms. One question: What if I don't want to participate? Buzzzzz. Wrong answer. According to the Dems, participation is mandatory. What are they going to do? Put me in jail for failing to participate in this Marxist health care system?
We returned to California on Friday, and because some dirt was on the machine, we were required to clean the machine again at a Truck Wash because California (now get this. . .) does not allow out of state dirt to enter the state. That's right, Agriculture here in California will not allow out of state dirt into California.
Okay, I won't complain too bad, because the reasons are pretty noble. The reason primarily centers around keeping out of the state elements that may prove detrimental to California crops.
Then, we returned to the Fire Storm affected areas, and to our homes. The fires were less severe by then, but were still burning. Entire neighborhoods, in some cases, burned to the ground during our absence. A couple of times fires came relatively close to my own home, but thank God it was still there when I arrived. And during the trip home, I joined CIR Radio in a discussion that you folks will probably enjoy.
Now, I am just glad to be home.
On Saturday I was joined (about twenty minutes into the show) by John from Cuba Companioni - and his discussion about being a Cuban exile and escaping the tyrrany of Fidel Castro on Political Pistachio Radio is also worth a listen.
And Monday? Well, that's when I once again join Andrea Shea King on her Blog Talk Radio show, and the guest will be John Podhoretz, Fox News Contributor who is a best-selling author. He will be on the air to tell us why we need to stop Hillary, and how to stop Hillary Clinton in 2008! The show will start at 9pm Eastern Time.
Tuesday will be the Halloween Episode of Political Pistachio Radio. It airs on October 30, 2007 at 10pm Eastern. No Wednesday show this week so that I can go trick or treating. No, just kidding. Actually, October 31st is Mrs. Pistachio's Birthday, and as much as I love you guys out there in the blogosphere, Mrs. Pistachio is more important. :)


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No one has their best ideas at their desk. So why do we still go to the office?
In the 20th century, people had to go to the office because that’s where the tools of their trade were: telephones, fax machines, computers. That’s not true any more. With laptops, smartphones, wireless networks and cloud computing, people can work anywhere. When they do go to the office, they’d rather access company networks using their own computers: 53% of workers feel they’re more productive when they use their own devices, while six out of ten companies now have a “Bring Your Own Device” IT policy.
People went to the office because that’s where everyone else was. That’s no longer true either. Companies are often diversified, global networks, with as many contractors and freelancers as permanent staff. Team members don’t work in the same place or even in the same time zone, and they may choose to structure their hours differently.
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In 2013, 7% of meetings in US workplaces involved a virtual participant. By 2016, this had almost doubled to 13%
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Will there be anyone left to go to the office?
“We are seeing a change in the way organizations think about a big chunk of their workforce,” says William Kerr, a professor at Harvard Business School and co-director of its Managing the Future of Work initiative. “Rather than lifetime employment, companies are working towards lifetime employability. Now the view is, ‘we want to make sure you value your time here, that you’re productive and constantly learning new skills. But at some point you’re going to go somewhere else, and we want you to look back and say this was a great part of your career’.”
The “dark matter” of the economy is temporary help, as companies have outsourced non-core activities such as maintenance and catering, and support functions such as accounts and customer relations. Historically large companies would directly employ hundreds of thousands of people. “Today we hear more about ‘superstar firms’ that are much smaller in size, but have an enormous impact and generate enormous economic rewards for those who are part of the company.”
The rise of the gig economy will fragment organizational structures even further. Digital platforms and smart devices enable companies to access a vast global pool of talent, and allow footloose workers to pursue new kinds of portfolio careers. “Every single business is having its operations transformed by automation and by access to digital talent platforms — the human cloud,” says Carroll.
The gig economy is a good fit for knowledge work: both prioritize autonomy, measure performance rather than attendance, and judge results, not the process that is used to create them. Upwork, the largest platform for knowledge work, claims to have 12 million registered freelancers, from designers and creatives to marketing experts and accountants.
McKinsey Global Institute estimates that 20-30% of the working age population of the US and Europe engages in independent work. The vast majority are engaged in selling their labour. For some, gig work is a poor, insecure second choice to full-time employment. But MGI found that a significant proportion would prefer to be freelance: if everyone could pursue their preferred working style, 40-50% of the working-age population in the US and Europe would be independent.
That’s one reason why companies still need offices: as an embodiment of their brand and culture. As companies rely on a smaller number of short-lived employees, they must impart their culture and values more powerfully, more quickly. Offices have always been a physical manifestation of a corporate ethos. That’s even more important when some team members may never visit them.
Kerr studied the ultimate superstar firm, Finland-based Supercell, one of the world’s most successful mobile game developers. “There are only about 200 employees at the corporation, but they also have more than 1,000 outsourced player support personnel. Even though the outsourced vendor is a different company, Supercell paid to decorate the facilities of the outsourced vendor to look like Supercell’s own offices.”

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Here's the Turkish TV feed.
Posted at YouTube. The prayer occurs starting at 6:58. Interestingly, Pope Benedict keeps praying long after the Mufti has finished his devotions.
And, say what you will about Turkish Islam, it certainly has great architectural taste. The Sultanahmet ("Blue") Mosque is truly a beautiful place.


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Soil health card initiative improved productivity: Agriculture ministry
NEW DELHI: Crop yields of oil seed have increased as high as 66% while the cost of producing paddy has gone down by as low as 25%. For this, the Ministry of Agriculture is giving credit to the soil health card scheme – in which crop wise recommendation is given on nutrients and fertilizers required for farms.
Further, the consumption of nitrogen fertilisers has decreased while usage of phosphorus potash and micronutrients has increased, the ministry said.
“There has been 16-25% reduction in the cost of paddy farming and 10-15% reduction in pulses and oilseeds farming. There has been 10-25% increase in the production of paddy, 10-15% in the production of coarse cereals, 10-30% in pulses, and 35-66% in the production of oilseeds,”it said adding that the survey was collected from farmers of 136 districts of 16 states in the country.
About 14 crore soil health cards have been created by the state governments and till May 31 and distributed to eight crore farmers, said a statement by the ministry. “In the next three months, the rest of the farmers will receive their soil health cards,”it said.
The card provides information to farmers on nutrient status of their soil along with recommendations on appropriate dosage of nutrients for improving soil health and its fertility.
This also gives farmers information about the nature of the soil. And post recommendations, the farmers use fertilisers and other chemicals accordingly.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had in February’2015 launched the nationwide soil health card scheme from Suratgarh, Rajasthan wherein farmers across the country were provided help in scientifically monitoring the condition of soil at their farms at regular intervals.
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Margot Robbie to Replace Johnny Depp in the Movie “Pirates of the Caribbean”
The actor will now be replaced in one of his most notable film roles, that of the franchise’s “Pirates of the Caribbean” main character.
Producer Jack Bruckheimer recently disclosed that Margot Robbie and Johnny were in advanced talks about swapping roles and that new movies will be released soon.
Due to this, it has not yet been determined whether Margot will appear in the franchise. Additionally, more specifics about her character or even the script are still being withheld.
It is important to keep in mind that Johnny even stated at the trial that he would not work with Disney again on a future film and that the studio severed ties with him before the Amber situation became a problem. In addition, he mentioned the famous Jack Sparrow, despite having been promised millions.


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The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige has asked the officials of the Federal Character Commission to use the constitutional powers of the commission to promote national unity in Nigeria. Ngige made the demand when the Chairman of FCC, Dr Muheeba Dankaka, and other Federal Commissioners paid him a courtesy visit at his office in Abuja. He appealed to the commission to ensure equitable distribution of amenities, infrastructure and social services in the country. Ngige also frowned at a situation where states in Nigeria employ and pay foreigners five times higher than their Nigerian counterparts. Earlier the Chairman of FCC, Dankaka assured that the commission under her will continue to discharge its mandate in a manner that will eschew the feeling of marginalization from any quarters of the country. The delegation were also briefed on other areas of responsibilities they can as well exercise their mandate.
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Adaptive Load Balancers for Low-latency Multi-hop Networks
This project aims at designing efficient, adaptive link level load balancers for networks that handle different kinds of traffic, in particular networks where flows are heterogeneous in terms of their round trip times. Geo distributed data centers are one such example. With the large-scale deployments of 5G in the near future, there will be even more applications, including more bulk transfers of videos and photos, augmented reality applications and virtual reality applications which take advantage of 5G’s low latency service. With the development and discussion about Web3.0 and Metaverse, the network workloads across data centers are only going to get more varied and challenging. All these add to heavy, bulk of data being sent to the data centers and over the backbone network. These traffic have varying quality of service requirements, like low latency, high throughput and high definition video streaming. Wide area network (WAN) flows are typically data heavy tasks that consist of backup data taken for a particular data center. The interaction of the data center and WAN traffic creates a very interesting scenario with its own challenges to be addressed. WAN and data center traffic are characterized by differences in the link utilizations and round trip times. Based on readings and literature review, there seems to be very little work on load balancers that address the interaction of data center and WAN traffic. This in turn motivates the need for designing load balancers that take into account both WAN and data center traffic in order to create high performance for more realistic scenarios. This work proposes a load balancer that is adaptive to the kind of traffic it encounters by learning from the network conditions and then predicting the optimal route for a given flow.
Through this research we seek to contribute the following :
- Designing a load balancer, that is adaptive to datacenter and WAN traffic, and in general can be adapted to varied traffic conditions
- Real time learning of the network setup and predicting optimal paths
- Low latency, high throughput and increased network utilization deliverables
Adaptive, Dynamic Load Balancing for data center and WAN traffic
- Topics: ‘data center networking’, TCP/IP stack’, ‘congestion control’, ’load balancing’
- Skills: C++, python, linux ; experience with network simulators would be helpful
- Difficulty: moderate/ challenging
- Size: Medium or Large (175 or 350 hours)
- Mentors: Katia Obraczka,Abdul Kabbani, Lakshmi Krishnaswamy
- Understanding the OMNeT++ network simulator and creating simple networks and data center topologies to understand the simulation environment.
- Implementing existing load balancers on OMNeT++ and exploring the effect of different features of the load balancers with data center traffic and WAN traffic.
- Finding and testing out WAN specific traffic that may exist, like video streaming traffic, large database queries etc.
- Working with the mentors on developing a learning-based load balancer framework that learns from past sample traffic, network conditions, to adapt dynamically to current network conditions.


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Johnson Controls appeals A123 sale to Wanxiang
Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI), a Glendale-based manufacturer of automotive interior systems and batteries and provider of facility management systems and services, said it filed the appeal in U.S. Bankruptcy Court on Monday. Earlier this month, Johnson Controls was outbid for A123 by Wanxiang America Corp., a subsidiary of Wanxiang Group, China’s largest automotive components manufacturer and one of China’s largest non-government-owned companies.
Johnson Controls is seeking the breakup fee and expense reimbursement it says it’s entitled to under its stalking horse bidder agreement with A123, which it says the Bankruptcy Court previously approved.
A123 was directed to place the breakup fee and expense reimbursement in escrow after its creditors’ committee reportedly suggested to the court that Johnson Controls was lobbying against the sale of A123 to Wanxiang.
Johnson Controls said the activities of its “active government relations” representatives are consistent with First Amendment rights to free speech and comply with government regulations.
Still, Johnson Controls noted in its press release Monday that it shares concerns voiced by some congressional leaders and other groups about the sale of the American company, which received federal stimulus dollars, to a Chinese company. A123 also has some U.S. military contracts, although that part of the business was sold separately to an Illinois-based company.
“Johnson Controls has consistently maintained that national security questions tied to the core technology used in all of A123’s businesses represent a risk to the sale which cannot be dismissed until resolved by the government review process,” the company said in a written statement.
Jeff Engel is The Business Journal's reporter covering the manufacturing industry and technology.
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There are a lot of steps that go into making a simple ceramic tile and through the years I’ve learned to enjoy doing all these different tasks. However, like most tile makers, my favorite part of the process is designing a new tile. I was recently asked if I had any farm animals besides the sheep. Unfortunately, I didn’t but thought the request was a great opportunity to start designing this year’s first new tiles. I usually don’t come up with new designs until the spring but I’ve decided to start a bit earlier this year.
The sheep, goat, cow, and pig are the first of the series and I may add a chicken or a duck too. I’m especially fond of the pig because when I first showed these tiles to my husband he thought the pig looked a little sad. I had to agree – the pig did seem a little out of place. A few adjustments in the mouth and cheeks seemed to do the trick. I think the happy pig is surprisingly cute.


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- •Li-Fraumeni syndrome is a rare genetic disease that is associated with an increased rate of certain cancers in patients, including prostate cancer.
- •Early diagnostic management of prostate cancer is recommended. Screening should start before the age of 40 and aggressive treatment should be applied due to the nature of the disease.
- •The preferred therapeutic option is surgery because of the high rate of resistance to radiotherapy and to certain cytotoxic agents, as well as the increased risk of secondary tumors.
- •The effectiveness of hormone therapy in Li-Fraumeni syndrome is uncertain due to the lack of current evidence.
Clinical Practice Points
- •The present article treats about Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS), a genetic disease with autosomal dominant transmission which is associated with an increased predisposition to suffer certain cancers. However, prostate cancer has not been recognized as one of the main neoplasms associated with LFS, and so its diagnosis is not included in LFS screening programs.
- •Urologists should make a prompt identification of patients or relatives at risk of suffering Li- Fraumeni syndrome, and referral to a genetic counseling unit. Prompt diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer is important.
- •Given the aggressive nature of the condition in carriers of a PT53 gene mutation, radical surgery is the first option in localized disease. As this condition confers higher risk of developing secondary tumors, radiotherapy and chemotherapy should be avoided. There is no clear evidence regarding the usefulness of hormone therapy in these patients.
- •We consider that the recommendations set out in the article can help urologist in the management of patients diagnosed with LFS and suspected prostate cancer.
Abbreviations:LFS (Li-Fraumeni syndrome), ADT (Androgen deprivation therapy), MDS (Myelodysplastic syndrome), NGS (Next generation sequencing), mHSPC (Metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer)
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Rudi Erebara was born in 1971. He is a poet, novelist and translator. After graduating in 1995 at the Academy of Fine Arts, he embarked on a career as a political analyst, a journalist in several national newspapers and as an editor in chief. He is the author of two books of poetry, Fillon Pamja (There Begins the View), 1994, and Lëng argjendi (Silver Juice), 2013. His two novels are Vezët e thëllëzave (Eggs of the Quails), 2010, and Epika e yjeve të mëngjesit (The Epic of the Morning Stars), 2016.
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Edmond popped the Fernet bottle open, his mouth still full of bread and half-chewed beans. He filled his cup to the brim. He burped. “Today, on 17 October 1978, we, the verily exuberant people of Albania, mark the celebration of the anniversary of our beloved Party leader, through a host of achievements and over-fulfilments of the central plan in all fields of life. This is the main news edition in Radio Tirana...” but he paid no attention. A gust of wind blew like mad outside as he filled the second glass. The windows crackled. Then the rain started to fall down in heavy drops, pounding the glass, with small interruptions every now and then when the wind blew anew. “It looks like they stopped mentioning China every second word,” he thought. He put away his plate and spoon on the sink. He washed them in cold water and capsized the plate. He put the spoon on top of it. Then he swept the table clean. He wandered around, cigarette tucked in his mouth as he did not want to sleep that early. He sat down and picked up a folder, then he went to take another sip to scare the sleep away. The third glass wiped away the rest of his hoarded fatigue. It happily dawned on him that tomorrow would be an easy day. The rain outside shifted into a thunderstorm. He wanted to have another glass, but then again he was too sleepy. He took the radio into the room. He tuned in to an Italian channel and kept the volume down to the minimum. He lay in the bed and got lost in revelry. He woke up just a bit later as the room became chilly. He turned off the radio. The rain started to fall with brief intermissions after the first thunderstorm.
The morning dawned in a single colour. The sun broke through dimly as a dot of milk on the coffee. Edmond glimpsed it only once on the tip of the mountain, wrapped in a maelstrom of clouds as a white blotch on the steely-blue wall made of air. Then it vanished. He blinked and looked at the clock. Then he spoke out just to listen himself speak: let’s see if we’ve got a new pope! The battery-powered radio started crackling like a piece of iron sweeping on the wall. Edmond rubbed his eyes and read the letters on the blue top of the radio: 'Illiria 2 bands 8 transistors/volume/tuning/M-black key, 2 for medium and short-range.' He turned on the volume, just a bit. Then he adjusted the frequency, and right when he least expected it, the radio started roaring in Italian: “Campari ed allegria!” Edmond abruptly turned the volume control down to the cracking off noise again. The broken and reinstated silence came over him as a substance suspended in mid-air, impatiently vibrating behind the window pane. He pricked up his ears so as to listen to the news at the minimum volume. The silence was still on. The voice of the speaker cut invisibly from the darkness of the radio waves into the viscera of the radio, from the loudspeakers out into the fresh twilight of the room, then into the dusk of his ears, lighting up a flame inside them.
Buongiooorrrnooo stamattittna aaaa tuuuutttiiii! Yesterday, on 16 October 1978, three days after last Saturday’s session, the papal conclave elected the new pope, the Polish cardinal Karol Józef Wojtyła, with 99 out of 111 votes. The Pope accepted his election with the following words: “Faithful to my belief in Christ, my Lord, and faithful to Our Lady the Mother of Christ and to the Church, regardless of the difficulties I accept.” The Pope has chosen the name of Giovanni Paolo Secondo in honour and remembrance of the late Pope Giovanni Paolo Primo. The Pope addressed the crowd in the Vatican City with these words that stood out of the protocol: “Dear brothers and sisters, we are saddened at the death of our beloved Pope John Paul I, and so the cardinals have called for a new Bishop of Rome. They called him from a faraway land – far and yet always close because of our communion in faith and Christian traditions. I was afraid to accept that responsibility, yet I do so in a spirit of obedience to the Lord and total faithfulness to Mary, our most Holy Mother. I am speaking to you in your – no, our Italian language. If I make a mistake, please 'corrict' me…”
Wojtyła became the 264th pope, according to the chronological list of popes, the first non-Italian in 455 years. At only 58 years of age, he is the youngest pope... here the radio control was promptly turned off by Edmond’s eager hand, curled all around it as a snail’s shell around the snail. Allah is great! He jumped for joy – our Polish mate became pope!
His voice cut through the dusk broken down by the city light, as if it were something tangible. He fumbled haphazardly on the floor to reach his socks. A heavy groan emanated from his throat. His smile turned into a frown and then gradually into an impatient grimace. He sat on the bed with his head down. The silhouettes of his socks gave a faint contrast against the fuzzy background of the tiles cast in grey concrete blocks. He pulled up his body numbed from sleep. The rattle of the glass vibrating under the thunderstorm made him look up to the clock. He stood up and switched on the light. He took the radio and tuned in to Radio Tirana. He switched it off and opened the window. He sniffed a few times outside just to gauge the cold out there. It appeared to him as if his strange feeling of happiness sneaked out with the sniffs and started roaming the city outside, under the bleak sky, as a little invisible phantom.
He went to the bathroom. He stopped in front of the mirror so he could see with his own eyes the frozen smile on his lips. He swept his hand over his unshaven cheeks, made a move to get out, before stopping at the bathroom door. He looked at the clock again as he managed to put up another victorious smile on the ruins of the vanished one, and he said in a loud voice: I need to be clean-shaven, as if I’m going out to a wedding, venerable Tóngzhì Suleyman: our Polish mate is now Comrade the Pope!
He put the coffee pot on the electric burner. He took the radio and put it on the table. He grabbed a bread crust and saw the clock. He heard seven minutes worth of Italian radio, the radio tightly pressed on his ear. Then he switched to Radio Tirana and turned up the volume. The water boiled in seven minutes. He went in the bathroom to shave. He put some foam on his cheek as he gnawed at the dry bread crust, trying to spare his lips from the foam. The brave voice of the speaker rattled the radio case. It enumerated the rate of over-fulfilments of the central plan and the selfless endeavours to fulfil the tasks of the sixth five-year plan in the heroic battlegrounds of the large industrial compounds still under construction. The speaker put a heavy stress on the 'r' sound, she made everything sound strrronger, tougherrr, grrreater, and everything sound like somebody else put it on the script for her, Edmond said loudly.
- We marrrrch forrrward, in a revolutionary rrhythm! – he prudently chanted, as he elegantly swept his face with the tricky blade of the Astra razor – We shave our faces with the rrrevolutionary rrrrazor you damn Chinese rrrevisionists! Long live the rrrevolutionary rrrazor! Long live the Chinese folks who don’t give a damn about shaving for they’ve got precious little hair to shave. Long live coffee with Fernet... to victorrry!
Edmond made an abrupt end to his heroic chanting by splashing a handful of water on his face. He grunted and started to wipe his face dry with a towel. He rubbed the cloth vigorously on his face so as to get warm – may the bloody Russian revisionists lick our asses down to the square root... Bastards! Rascals! Traitors! Let’s write it down in huge letters: faster, further, higher – the radio played the soundtrack of some worker’s march and Edmond adapted the refrain to the rhythm of his shaving moves: “The pickaxe in the one hand / our country lalala / the rifle in the other hand / lalala, lalala / we press forward, always forward...” He turned the radio control off and the silence of the rain carried on.
He went outside and down to the staircase, glanced at the clock and at the weather outside in the vain hope that there was no rain, and then he turned back to fetch the umbrella. That umbrella was a source of permanent nuisance. One had to take care not to break it. One had to mind so that it did not get stolen. Buying a new umbrella is five working days’ worth, he mumbled to himself as he always did, as he grabbed it by the hand grip. As he turned the key in the lock, he said in a loud voice – yet only loud enough for him to hear – and in sync with the cracking of the lock: crick-crack. He did this to convince himself that he actually locked the door. He went downstairs bumping his umbrella at every step, one bump following the other.
He went four floors down and then exited the building, constructed by volunteer work, from exit three. His home, apartment 13, remained up there; two rooms and one kitchen, empty and lonesome. He went straight ahead, turning his back on it. He thought of his parents, about how they died one after the other, about how it emptied his life. They left him with the void boxes of his apartment’s rooms, they left him alone with his memories and his freedom, lots of freedom, so much he couldn’t possibly make use of it all. That daily remembrance was quite a difficult feat to accomplish, and it was hard for him every time he thought about leaving his home behind; he struggled with this habit as if it were a vice.
Freedom follows loneliness, as days follow nights. It took its toll on him, especially on weekends. It got entangled into his loneliness until both became a knot, and he was all alone in the whirlwind of his unsolvable memories. The time and space of their absence grew bigger as a trench dug in the mud gets bigger from the water collected in winter. In the long winter nights, the sadness ate up what once filled him with joy in the long summer days. It appeared to him as if the case of the radio pressed on his cheek was the embankment of that empty trench. There the loneliness got finally stuck and ground to a halt. The plastic radio case vibrated with music and unknown voices speaking in Italian. No words were intelligible in the new songs, they sounded like the wind blowing into an empty ditch, blowing out from the other side with unfathomable scents reminding him that all obstacles can be overcome, as they made him reminisce of bridges leading into better times, when fine memories shined up his days, as the summer sunshine brightened the facades of old beachfront houses with a butter-like colour, similar to the reflection of white skirts on the skin of suntanned young girls’ knees.


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In 1865, ab88kai, London opened its doors. Since then, we have captivated the world with our legendary hospitality. Discover our rich heritage here.READ MORE
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ab88kai, London, with over 150 years of history discover the years of legendary heritage, including famous guests and innovations from Europe's first 'Grand Hotel'. ab88kai continues to captivate today and is truely a London icon, with 6 bedroom Sterling Suite and an extravagant Langham Club Lounge.
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… Including an Emperor! Louis Napoléon III spent much of his enforced exile from France at ab88kai, London.
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Wimbledon: Bernard Tomic faces fine after defeat
It was only four minutes longer than it took Roger Federer to defeat Alejandro Falla
London: Bernard Tomic shrugged off the prospect of being stripped of his 45,000-pound ($57,000) prize money after losing the second shortest match at Wimbledon.
The controversial Australian, who has been accused of not trying previously in his career, lost 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 to France’s Jo-Wifried Tsonga in just 58 minutes. It was only four minutes longer than it took Roger Federer to defeat Alejandro Falla of Colombia in 2004.
"I think I played as best as I could. It’s just I played terrible," said the World No. 96.
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Add easy, magical Christmas cheer to your home by making your very own Minnie (or Mickey Mouse) wreath! It's a fun and fast craft that you'll love!
Happy fall everybody! To celebrate the first day of fall, I made this wreath with a hidden Mickey! See, it's the maroon flowers. I'll be sending in my Imagineer application posthaste!
In any case, I'm gunna tell you how I made it.
Brad and I are in full apple mode. I’m itching to go apple-picking and start making some apple pastries, and then of course eating the apple pastries! I’ve already enjoyed my first caramel apple spice at Starbucks, so as far as I’m concerned, it’s fall.
To celebrate the new Cinderella movie, in theaters today, I want to share how I added a touch of magic to my home!
I tend to swing between wanting Disney characters in my home and wanting it to seem more "adult." My Pinterest page definitely reflects that paradox. It's probably because I'm a crazy Gemini, but it could also be because Brad and I are both grad student pseudo-adults desperately clinging to childhood.

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|Title:||Impurity scattering effects on the superconducting properties and the tetragonal-to-orthorhombic phase transition in FeSe|
Pu, Y. J.
Feng, D. L.
Chareev, D. A.
Silhanek, A. V.
Vasiliev, A. N.
Chen, X. -J.
|Publisher:||American Physical Society|
|Citation:||Impurity scattering effects on the superconducting properties and the tetragonal-to-orthorhombic phase transition in FeSe / M. Abdel-Hafiez, Y. J. Pu, J. Brisbois, et al. — DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.93.224508 // Physical Review B. — 2016. — Vol. 93. — Iss. 22. — 224508.|
|Abstract:||A comprehensive study of the doping dependence of the phase diagram of FeSe-based superconductors is still required due to the lack of a clean and systematic means of doping control. Here, we report on the magneto-optical imaging, thermodynamic and transport properties, as well as in situ angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) studies of impurity scattering in stoichiometric FeSe single crystals. Co doping at the Fe site is found to decrease the superconducting transition temperature (Tc). The upper critical field and specific heat all indicate a possible multiband superconductivity with strong coupling in the Co-doped system. A remarkable feature in FeSe is that its temperature dependent resistivity exhibits a wide hump at high temperatures, a signature of a crossover from a semiconductinglike behavior to metallic behavior. A structural tetragonal-to-orthorhombic phase transition (Ts) (a consequence of the electronic nematicity) is suppressed by either physical or chemical pressures. Due to the reconstruction of the Fermi surface at Ts, specific heat anomalies at Ts present ΔCp/Ts≈γn, being γn the Sommerfield coefficient at low temperature. This reflect an additional electronic instability in the FeSe1-xSx system. ARPES data between 180 and 282 K indicates the existence of a chemical potential shift with increasing thermal excitations, resulting in a change of the Fermi-surface topology and exhibiting a semimetal behavior. We found that the temperature-induced Lifshitz transition is much higher than the temperature for the nematic order. © 2016 American Physical Society.|
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Located in Marcalgergelyi in the Veszprém region, Joó-tó Apartmanház features a terrace and garden views. This apartment provides accommodations with a patio.
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Offering an on-site restaurant, Vasvirág Hotel is located in Celldömölk, 2625 feet from the thermal bath. Free WiFi access is available. The room was comfortable and we had a room fan. We had a picnic dinner outside on a hotel table. A basic breakfast was provided. The hotel had a safe place to store our bicycles overnight.
Featuring a garden, an outdoor pool and pool views, 119 Dózsa György utca is located in Dáka. This property has a terrace.
Featuring an indoor and outdoor thermal pool, JUFA Hotel Celldömölk offers various spa facilities, a fitness center and a restaurant on site. clean, simple hotel at very good price point, food is nice, staff is nice
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If you were able to make the helmet, putting together Ben Solo’s new all black look should be a snap. Luggage strap) electrical tape Note that because the outfit is completely black, it uses texture to create contrast. Designer Michael Kaplan to Tyranny of Style:.
Last week we reported on next Friday’s Ad Ball in Toronto, and suggested that its “Fashion Fetish” theme was probably not as interesting as it sounded. Suddenly, our inbox was flooded with photos we hope will not get us fired. Images of whip toting, stiletto wearing ad folks have caused us to change our minds about the event, which culminates Advertising Week.
But the state of the game at this point genuinely worries me despite the progressions. Ok so it looking pretty, and they are releasing new technical systems. But one of the most important things above all else should be the netcode, the server stability, the AI, the physics.
Core was bounced into creating their own version (CB).Over the next year BU built up relationships with several major miners . We had two 6 person delegations travel to Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hong Kong in November 2016 and March 2017. Unfortunately, three zerodays damaged BU reputation at a crucial time when we had 50% of BTC hashpower support.
Signing day is a big time not only for the athletes who are committing to their future alma maters but also for the fans who pine for the biggest names to come to their favorite teams. It represents the potential for future success and the cultivation of championship aspirations all rolled into the squiggly ink that makes up the signature on the contract. Seeing as how Bay Area sports have flourished the Giants with the Series title, the Niners with a Super Bowl bid, and both the Sharks and Warriors pleasant surprises in the Pacific Division, it’s about time that Berkeley was brought up to par..
I found that I was still just as able to access my emotions with clients, even while being uncomfortable in a suit.One unexpected benefit was that I found I didn swear as much. This is a habit that I been trying to break, as I think can be off putting and even more unprofessional than dressing too casually.There were downsides, too, though. I can say that I noticed any difference in my abstract thinking.
Ms Moore Gilbert spent 804 days in jail, after being accused of being a spy by the Iranians and sentenced to 10 years. She was seized in 2018 after attending a conference at the holy city of Qom in central Iran and strongly denied the charges. She returned to Australia last November as part of a prisoner swap agreement that saw the release of three Iranians accused of plotting to kill Israeli officials in Bangkok.


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Pulsation dampers are normal applied immediately downstream of reciprocating, positive displacement (PD) pumps. Whether simplex metering pumps or large triplex machines, reciprocating PD pumps produce pulsating flows. And with each pulsation comes a resultant pressure peak. These pressure peaks may not be desirable in a given piping system, therefore the need for pulsation dampers. Generally, the application of pulsation dampers is based onone or more of the following criteria:
- To prevent potential pipe hammer / vibration
- To reduce the load on the pump itself
- To minimize or eliminate pulsations for the benefit of downstream instrumentation
- Or to minimize or eliminate pulsations as a dictate of process
In these instances, the size of the pulsation dampers relative to the displaced volume per stroke of the pump, limits pressure peaks to a pre-determined level. A gas charge pressure of nominally 80% of mean system pressure is separated from the process fluid by some sort of membrane, e.g.elastomeric bladder, diaphragm, or bellows. In actuality, these devices work much like a filter in a power supply as it converts the ripple of a rectified sine wave into dc current.


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Everyone has been anticipating the historic collaboration between Rihanna and LVMH since rumours sparked last January. Aside from this being the first time LVMH created a new brand since Christian Lacroix in 1987, this would also be the first time a woman of colour is heading a fashion house under the brand. Now all those whispers are finally taking form. Following the success of Fenty Beauty and her lingerie line, Rihanna’s new Fenty fashion label is launching soon. Days ahead of the debut of Fenty Maison in Paris, they've finally teased us on what the singer’s first-ever fashion collection. With the help of her former stylist (and now the label's Fashion Director) Jahleel Weaver, Fenty Maison opens strong and edgy with these looks.
Models wearing all-black in the first Fenty fashion collection teaser. (source)
The Fenty Maison video teaser featured monochromatic looks. Tailored pieces in neutral whizzed through the screen as Rihanna styles the models donning her collection. Ensembles are all in earthy tones ranging from all-white, black, and tan hues made from a variety of fabrics.

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On heritage mapping
For many bustling cities like Cebu, the terms “heritage” and “development” are almost always taken in the context of being a protagonist and antagonist, always clashing with another when development is supposed to consider in all its expanses anything patrimonial to the community.
The lack of knowledge or little understanding of the value of heritage preservation as against the concept of development is the reason why many from the current generation could not anymore connect and get inspiration from life in the past.
The concept of heritage preservation is oftentimes taken in the context as a conflict between economy and culture as the former is understood to be an effort to improve the fiscal well-being of the community by creating more jobs and raising income without reflecting on the value of the latter.
Although my department at the University of San Jose-Recoletos is tasked to handle the course in humanities across the institution and in fact facilitated several field trips to heritage sites and structure both in the northern and southern parts of Cebu, I could not claim that I already have a total grasp of the necessary things to consider in heritage appreciation.
Not until I attended the first and the last day of the five-day heritage mapping workshop organized by the City Historical Affairs Office (Chao) and facilitated by the personnel of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA).
Bryner Diaz, a former colleague in the media industry who now heads Chao, said that heritage mapping is a step towards any heritage conservation effort because it will identify what remains to be protected to sustain the value and meaning of cultural resources.
I would have wanted to attend the entire five-day workshop, but because of other commitments in school, I was only able to attend the juiciest part of the lecture series. But I still participated in the field work of actual mapping of a tangible movable heritage.
I belong to a group of three participants tasked to map wartime emergency notes issued by the Philippine Commonwealth from 1941 to 1945 that replaced the currency that failed to arrive after Japanese troops prevented movements of American vessels during their occupation.
I have encountered the presence of the wartime emergency notes in my previous readings but did not bother to look into its relevance to the life of the people in that generation who witnessed the horror of being executed by the Japanese for mere possession of the temporary currency.
It gives me a glimpse of irony that the temporary negotiable instrument at that time was supposed to ensure continuity of economic activity and survival during that period but served as a “death warrant” to Filipinos because it gives the Japanese invaders the notion that the possessor is on the side of their enemies.
After attending the training, I will push for the inclusion in the art appreciation class a module on the importance of heritage preservation through heritage mapping because this is the only way that the generation to come can connect to their past.
Felicitation should also be accorded to Prof. Arvin Villalon and Dr. Rolando Borrinaga of the NCCA for their invaluable inputs to the future heritage mappers of the city.
I am hoping that this heritage mapping effort of the present city administration will survive the volatile nature of politics because heritage preservation in a way should not only be a political agenda.
In reality, heritage belongs to the people and not to the political talking heads temporarily lurking at City Hall.
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Why do conservatives distrust and fear the government by default, but have complete confidence and faith in the private sector?
Both the private sector and government are human endeavors and as such they are imperfect and tainted by sin. The private sector and the government have also both been the source of creative innovations that have greatly improved our standards of living. Why is it that the government rarely gets credit for its successes, and the private sector is rarely held accountable for its failures? The current state of our health care is a moral and financial failure. We spend more money on health care per person than anyone else in the world, and every day thousands of Americans go without the medical attention they need.
This is not right.
God is not pleased with this system.
We can do better. We must do better.
Jesus says that we will be separated like sheep and goats based on how we treat the poor. He said "I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me." I am lead to believe that it is a sin to oppose a health care system that will give universal coverage to the "least of these" because it will cost more money.
I may be a little biased as a government employee who is the son of two public school teachers, but I think our government can do a better job with health care than the patch work of private companies that are in charge now. They can't do much worse.

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This new energy crisis has pushed me to the edge not because the increase price of gasoline but more because of the energy we use in our homes. $4-5 per gal of heating oil and the rising cost of electricity has blown my budget away . My thought is that I have to heat my home, I have to run the oven, the washing machine, the pump that pumps our water and quite honestly, I don't need to drive as much. What I am saying is that you can control the amount of driving we do, of course with the exception of getting to and from work. You can consolidate your trips to pick up the kids, hit the grocery store and the post office all in one shot. You can slow down and develop better driving habits to increase gas mileage. At the same time, you can also figure out ways to tighten your house, use less electricity and heat. I am going to start my conversation with leaky toilets and sinks. When you have a leaky faucet or toilet, it takes water from your pressurized system (water pumps) which needs to be refilled or pressurized. This means more water from the city or runnng your pump to re-pressurize the system. Do you know how much it costs to run that pump for an hour? It costs approximate $3 per hour to run most water pumps. Most of the articles I have read talk about how much water is wasted, and all I can think about is how much it costs to pump the wasted water! $3 per hour seems pretty small but how many hours a day does the pump run?
We always talk about leaky faucets and leaky toilets wasting water. Wasting water is important but with energy prices on the rise you can take it one more step. What is the cost of a leaky toilet? Overtime your toilet runs to re-fill the tank it will cause your deep well pump to cycle to restore the pressure in the line. I am talking about the houses that are not connected to a town water supply although you will still pay more as your water usage goes up. The department of energy has a table showing the estimated wattage used for most household appliances and the formula to figure out how much it actually costs you each month
Here in Northern NJ, most of the houses have deep water pumps and we pay a premium for our electricity (approximately .20/KWH). The problem with these slow types of leaks is that the energy used for turning the pump on is much more then the cost of the pump running. It is more expensive and more wear and tear on the pump for it to come on every 5 minutes or so throughout a 24 hour period. In other words when you take a shower, or run your washer the pump comes on and stays on.
So the question is what is the cost of a leaky toilet? Based on the department of energy guide, the average pump uses 250 - 1100 watts/hr. This is a pretty wide margin but you have to remember that the pump will use more at start up so I will use something in the middle, lets say 600 watts per hour.
Lets say your toilet leaks so that it has to re-fill every 5 minutes. This may not drop your water pressure that much so maybe your pump comes on every 10 minutes and runs for a minute to re-pressurize the system. This means your pump will come on approximately 144 times per day. If it is on for one minute that is over 2 1/2 hours per day. After using the formula from the Dept. of energy, you will spend about $8.64 per month on one leak. If you hire a plumber you will pay $$ per hour to have this repaired or you could go over to your local hardware and buy a complete kit and rebuild it yourself. If you have a little bit of experience working on things in your home, you can do this. Shut off the water and follow the instructions that come with it. You could hire a handyman to do this. Most toilets that I encounter take about an hour to rebuild with a cost of less then $50 in parts. It is really worth doing if you think about all the wear and tear on the pump and the water that is wasted as well as the cost of wasting it. This also applies to faucets also. Most can be fixed with a $20 part or less from the hardware store and most people can do this. But I always recommend calling your friendly neighbor hood Handyman!