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The versatility of the sleek metallic gems of Airstream has captured the imagination of a new generation. Paris Hilton used one to tour the country in The Simple Life. Designer Ralph Lauren owns four. Airstream Living explores these vehicles' many uses, from vacation travel to permanent residence, from home office to pool house, from on-set accommodation for movie stars to businesses such as diners and stores.
In its pages, profiles of real-life owners reveal how they use their trailers to enhance their lifestyle, and vacationers will find advice on how to get the most out of Airstreams. Inspirational photographs accompany advice on decorating interiors in styles that range from the simple to opulent: retro chic, Ralph Lauren's Adirondack and Western themes, a seaside look for coastal touring, and much more. Practical advice covers everything from buying your first Airstream to care and cleaning tips to solutions for storage. A directory provides a thorough listing of suppliers and websites.
For anyone who owns an Airstream or is thinking about purchasing one, this book is a must-read for living life to the fullest aboard a land yacht.
Annie Sloan Paints Everything: Step-by-step projects for your entire home, from walls, floors, and furniture, to curtains, blinds, pillows, and shades
Manufacturer: CICO Books
Decorative paint expert Annie Sloan shows how paint can transform any surface in your house. In this, her most personal book yet, Annie Sloan opens up a world of possibilities when it comes to decorating your home. As well as ways to transform walls and furniture, you’ll also learn wonderful techniques for painting floors, fabrics, lighting, and more. Discover three chapters, all packed full of inspiration and advice: Furniture and Lighting, Fabric and Other Surfaces, and Walls and Floors. Forty step-by-step projects will guide you through the methods for using paint in ways you never thought possible, with clear instructions accompanying each picture, and helpful tips along the way. Learn about printing, stenciling, gilding, transferring images, and dyeing fabric, as well as all the secrets of making the most of Annie’s own Chalk Paint® range. Find out, too, how to combine colors for different styles, and how to tap into your creativity by painting patterns freehand. No matter what your skill level, Annie Sloan Paints Everything will enable you to make over your home so you have the naturally stylish, individual interior you’ve always wanted.
From whitewashed walls and clawfoot tubs to faded cream fabrics in antique quilts, Country Living Decorating with White showcases a beautiful new vision of how to use this classic hue. Punchy, inviting, and striking images go room by room, explaining the art of choosing the right shade of white and blending it with other colors and objects. The book is packaged with a stunning wicker-textured cover.
A Woman's Huts and Hideaways: More than 40 She Sheds and other Retreats
Manufacturer: CICO Books
Gill Heriz presents another inspirational collection of women's sheds and other small spaces In A Woman’s Huts and Hideaways Gill Heriz presents an inspirational collection of stunning small spaces. Each place has its own story, a reason for being, whether it’s somewhere to escape, to create, to work, or just a place to “be”. By the Waterside, Ivy has built a mud hut near the River Willamett in Portland, Oregon—a place to “inspire and educate and share with her community.” In the Countryside Monica’s Cabin on the Hill is a writing retreat and provides a place for women who need time away from busy lives. A purpose-built shed in an Urban garden serves as studio for illustrator and artist, Martha. Hidden away, in an enchanting wilderness in Suffolk, UK, is Janet and Sue’s Secret Garden. Here, there are three sheds: an old summerhouse full of light; a hide nestled in the bushes for watching the local wildlife; and a renovated wagon used as a base for recording their wildlife observations. From yurts to Airstreams, beach huts to bothies, the huts and hideaways have one thing in common—they are all inspirational spaces created by women, for women.
Renowned for its picturesque charm, Mexico has lured design-world insiders to its retreats, as presented in this inspirational selection of some of the latest Mexican design trends from the Yucatán. In recent years leading international tastemakers have been drawn to the vibrant culture of the Yucatán. In Mérida—the region’s sixteenth-century capital—they have renovated many of the romantic Spanish colonial town houses into stylish retreats. In the nearby towns of Valladolid and Coba, picturesque houses surrounded by lush vegetation in sun-drenched settings have also been updated while retaining indigenous charm. Annie Kelly takes us on an insider’s tour of several stunning properties—from brightly painted town houses and contemporary villas to rustic bungalows—many with a distinctive bohemian feeling. These sophisticated residences blend artisanal craftsmanship with antiques and contemporary furnishings. They have been designed by such talents as architect Manolo Mestre, artist Jorge Pardo, L.A. modernist antiques dealers Robert Willson and David Serrano, and Nicolas Malleville of Tulum’s famed Coqui Coqui hotel, who has brought the fashion world to the Yucatán due to his chic homes and hotels there. Beautiful outdoor entertaining, garden, and pool areas enliven all these homes. This book is a stimulating resource for the design aficionado.
Brand: Rizzoli International Publications
This stunning book presents the intriguing stories and celebrated histories of some of the leading families of Great Britain and Ireland and the opulent residences that have defined their heritages. The history of England is inextricably linked with the stories of its leading aristocratic dynasties and the great seats they have occupied for centuries. As the current owners speak of the critical roles their ancestors have played in the nation, they bring history alive. All of these houses have survived great wars, economic upheavals, and, at times, scandal. Filled with stunning photography, this book is a remarkably intimate and lively look inside some of Britain’s stateliest houses, with the modern-day aristocrats who live in them and keep them going in high style. This book presents a tour of some of England’s finest residences, with many of the interiors shown here for the first time. It includes Blenheim Palace—seven acres under one roof, eclipsing the splendor of any of the British royal family’s residences—property of the Dukes of Marlborough; the exquisite Old Vicarage in Derbyshire, last residence of the late Dowager Duchess of Devonshire (née Deborah Mitford); Haddon Hall, a vast crenellated 900-year-old manor house belonging to the Dukes of Rutland that has been called the most romantic house in England; and the island paradises on Mustique and St. Lucia of the 3rd Baron Glenconner. This book is perfect for history buffs and lovers of traditional interior design and English country life.
My Fairytale Wedding: Planning Your Dream Wedding Without Breaking the Bank
Manufacturer: Dragon Fruit
#1 Amazon Best Seller!Desiree Siegfried-Hartsock, star of ABC’s The Bachelorette (2013 season), gives her best advice on how to have an extraordinary wedding, on an ordinary budget. In My Fairytale Wedding, Siegfried-Hartsock demystifies wedding planning and budgeting, offering super-practical tips on how to make your wedding a fabulous and memorable event. From small family weddings at home to breath-taking destination weddings, Siegfried-Hartsock guides you through everything you need for your dream wedding without breaking the bank.
Interior Design For Today Volume ll is the second of two units of study preparing a student for a career in Interior Design and Home Staging as well as equipping those who value good decorating in their own home. Presented in a colorful, easy-to-follow format with over 220 pages of interactive, step-by-step, hands-on instruction in the design process, Interior Design For Today teaches its student the secrets applied by Interior Designers to create flow and coherency, design around a focal point, apply principles of balance and symmetry, color co-ordinate, and how to use creative talents to design rooms with flare. Students have the opportunity to test their knowledge and to put to use skills obtained with hands-on projects at the end of each section of study. Volume ll gives helpful insight into how to set up and advertise your own Interior Design or Home Staging business. Whatever your goals are regarding studying Interior Design, whether it be to redecorate your own home, or help others re-do their space, Interior Design For Today offers you the skill and knowledge you need to help you accomplish your goals quickly, easily, and at a cost you can afford.
Interior Design For Today Volume I is the first of two units of study preparing a student for a career in Interior Design and Home Staging as well as equipping those who value good decorating in their own home. Presented in a colorful, easy-to-follow format with over 200 pages of interactive, step-by-step hands-on instruction in the design process, Interior Design For Today teaches its student the secrets applied by Interior Designers to create flow and coherency, design around a focal point, apply principles of balance and symmetry, color co-ordinate, and how to use creative talents to design rooms with flare. Students have the opportunity to test their knowledge and to put to use skills obtained with hands-on projects at the end of each section of study. Whatever your goals are regarding studying Interior Design, whether it be to redecorate your own home, or help others re-do their space, Interior Design For Today offers you the skill and knowledge you need to help you accomplish your goals quickly, easily, and at a cost you can afford.
Would You like to See the House?: Unapologetic Interiors Filled With Color, Verve, Oh And There's A Door On The Ceiling!
Brand: RIZZOLI PUBLICATIONS
The first book from celebrated interior designer Lorraine Kirke. Acclaimed designer Lorraine Kirke deftly creates rooms that meld antique and contemporary bohemia with an exquisite flair for invention. Using a bold color palette, fearless wallpaper designs, and a daringly eclectic mix of furniture, Kirke achieves a punk-luxe aesthetic that is as inviting as it is arrestingly beautiful. Would You Like to See the House is a visual tour de force filled with inspirational ideas on how to successfully bring color and life into your home. From bookshelves made from found pieces of old doors to cabinets fitted with vintage refrigerator parts to a ceiling covered with multicolored tin pieces, this lavish book shows us how to be resourceful and courageous with design choices. Featuring more than 200 stunning photographs and organized by house, the book invites us to discover every room of each home highlighting Kirke’s highly innovative ideas. With contributions from Kirke’s clients and friends, and the designer’s multitalented daughters Jemima, Domino, and Lola, Would You Like to See the House is an irresistible celebration of creativity and imaginative design.

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A BRAND-NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL COMING TO BRISBANE THIS DECEMBER WITH SPECIAL FIRST ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT – RÜFÜS DU SOL
The teams who bring you Beyond The Valley in Victoria and Origin Fields in Western Australia have joined forces to introduce you to a cutting edge one-day festival experience coming to Brisbane Showgrounds this December 28th.
Wildlands festival will showcase the biggest and most exciting dance, electronic, and hip-hop acts from around the world, all brought to our sun-soaked northern doorstep for one day of immersive music and arts escapism like no other.
Not to leave you hanging, they are also giving you a sneak peek of what to expect by announcing the one and only RÜFÜS DU SOL as the first act, soon to be followed by a line-up of prolific talents from around the world.
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The hue and cry among many psychologists notified of a 1.5 percent reduction in payments from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) this year as a penalty for not participating in a government quality assurance program is perhaps understandable given the tight finances of most practices.
But there have been ample warnings that changes connected to the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) were coming, including the penalties that will grow to 2 percent next year for non-participants.
Some psychologists who knew about the penalties chose not to participate, criticizing its relevance and viewing it as a conspiracy against mental health practitioners. A brief history might give some perspective.
Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century, published in 2001, is an early publication that aligned incentives in healthcare payments to accountability and called to close the quality gap between research evidence and practices of care.
In 2004 the Ambulatory Care Quality Alliance (AQA), a national coalition of more than 135 organizations, formed to improve healthcare quality.
In December 2006, health economist Jim Hahn informed Congress for the need to align payment with quality rather than quantity of services due to the projected growth in Medicare over the next 40 years. Also in 2006 the Institute of Medicine (IOM) called for variable physician payments based on quality. At that time there was no infrastructure for clinicians to report what they did and no measures of quality of care.
On Dec. 20, 2006 President George W. Bush signed the Tax Relief and Health Care Act that authorized a quality reporting system by CMS to reward clinicians if they met reporting requirements, giving birth to PQRS, initially called the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI).
An article in the Journal of the American Medical Association (Oct. 17, 2007) gave momentum to quality reporting by noting the public’s interest in healthcare quality but still no standardized or consistently accurate quality measurements existed. CMS then hired contractors such as Quality Insights of Pennsylvania that formed panels of professionals to create and modify “measures” that are similar to best practices.
The number of measures has grown from 73 in 2007 to 287 in 2014, with 40 measures retired in 2015. The rules change over time, but in 2015 providers must report on nine across at least three public health domains (if there are nine available based on CPT codes).
PQRS initially offered small financial incentives to encourage buy-in. The highest bonus was 2 percent for reporting three quality measures on 80 percent of eligible patients in 2009 and 2010.
In March 2007 CMS convened a panel for Psychology and Social Work to develop three “best practices.” I became chair, appointed by APA Division 12, Clinical psychology, because of my work in 1990 on the Resource-Based Relative Value Scale study at Harvard that determined reimbursement.
The committee consisted of two other mental health practitioners and a nurse with a master’s in public health. The initial measures were screens for depression and cognitive impairment and the motivational interview technique of getting the patient’s acceptance of a treatment plan.
At a historic meeting of the AQA in October 2007, representatives from commercial insurance companies and the AMA engaged in a vociferous debate. The AMA stance was that “best practice” measures should reflect basic competencies of healthcare that fill gaps of care based on research. Commercial payers advocated for “aspirational measures” that would supposedly raise quality a few notches. The AMA and non-MD providers were allies on this point and the AMA stance prevailed. At the meeting all specialties were created equal and voted on all 73 proposed measures. Because of the vote at that meeting, psychologists, social workers and physical therapists were included in the bonus system in 2008.
In the past seven years, measures have come and gone, more expert panels have appeared with financial penalties arriving in 2015. Besides the financial carrot and stick process, pressure to participate began in another way in 2014 with the creation of the Physician Compare website. All providers who accept Medicare payments can find their name on this public site in addition to address, gender, year of graduation from a doctoral program, and notice of PQRS participation in 2013. In the near future quality ratings will be published for individuals and group practices.
Who’s to blame for so many not anticipating the penalties or the website data? Is it the individual practitioners for not staying abreast of the growing quality movement in healthcare? Is it their professional associations for not alerting them sufficiently? Or is it CMS itself for burying PQRS notices in a mountain of other bureaucratic notices?
Who gets the blame really doesn’t matter. Those who didn’t get an early start in PQRS should begin catching up immediately because PQRS or another iteration is here to stay.
Some psychologists who have been aware of the carrot-stick system chose to forego participation in PQRS because the money involved was small potatoes in the grand scheme. But is that all that counts?
Whether we think participating in PQRS improves the quality of care of our patients or not, the government and third-party payers think so. The Department of Health and Human Services announced in January 2015 the goal of tying 85 percent of all fee-for-service payments to quality and cost measures by 2016 and 90 percent by 2018.
The question of participation in the quality movement in U.S. healthcare has principles similar to those found in the vaccination debate. We vaccinate our children not only to protect their health but also for the health of the children around them. Some PQRS measures have been created to increase the safety and health of the population as well as lower costs. Screening for and educating about weight, smoking, elder abuse, pain, what meds a person is taking and mood are aspects of behavior patterns that keep people healthy, out of hospitals and maybe even needing less meds. What a concept! Aren’t psychologists supposed to help their patients have healthier life styles, not just deliver protocols to treat mental health symptoms?
If neither financial penalties nor performance ratings are sufficiently motivating to participate in PQRS, consider whether you have any responsibility to improve the overall health of your patients and prevent medical problems via life style changes, similar to an immunization but without chemicals. If the answer is yes, then participate in PQRS, a flawed system that is bound to improve and someday may even come close to measuring quality of care.

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Firefighters will be showcasing their rescue skills this Saturday.
Shoppers in the town centre will be able to watch firefighters use specialist cutting equipment to rescue people from smashed up cars in a simulated traffic accident.
Firefighters will also be offering road safety advice.
Crew manager Daniel Foster who will be at the event said: “London Fire Brigade is called to around ten road traffic accidents every day which is why it’s vital to have regular opportunities to practise our rescue skills.
“Croydon shoppers will get front row seats to this unique spectacle, as our crews use hydraulic equipment to cut up the cars and rescue people from inside it.”
The rescue will take place at North End, the area between the Whitgift Centre and Centrale, at 11am and the event will last until 3pm.
- Heathrow Airport expansion 'gets go-ahead' with government 'choosing third runway'
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- Case for Heathrow expansion 'stronger since Brexit' says airports review chief
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Can someone help me with assignment; Psychological Disorders'Presentation?
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What are the guidelines for your assignment?
Are you being asked to cover psychological disorders as a whole, or being allowed to pick a specific disorder for your presentation? If a specific disorder, which one would you like to cover?
As Ms. Sue indicates, you need to be aware of the guidelines for your assignment.

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Here's mine =D
in Photoshop, about an hour and 15 minutes from a really crappy webcam and a bright desklamp for some "dynamic" lighting?
loving everyones contributions
So yeah, the day didn't end well.. I started late and had to fight tiredness, lack of motivation and a splitting headache. But at least i participated!
an hour or so, webcam + imagination.
Greetings from Portugal!
Great work everyone, really enjoying watching this and how this day is growing so much in the ca community!
This is my second year participating, hope to see it grow even more next year, and sure as hell i'll be around!
Rock on people!
Here is mine. Drawn from mirror:
"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." -- Confucius
Lurve these everybody! So good.
May only have a chance to do a self portrait photograph this year. Way too long of a Halloween, hence the long exposure. I'm a total zombie at this point.
-.-; it was worth a try it really was..... im not really used to drawing real people let alone myself but today was th day that i said what th hay and just did a picture anyway =D rhymin on a dyme lol (im sucha clown)
oil on pumpkin
Thanks to Oblio for making the International SP day again!!
Thread is full of great work, my fav so far:
R a n d i s
There is still time, keep em coming !
Mine done from life using PS
HOT DAMN! Absolutely awesome to see all the cool SPs! Luv this day.
Whew. Here's me - all big lips, jaw, nose and forehead of me and a few of my (with a couple of playful ones) alter egos.
Painter/PS. A photo, imagination and help from a mirror.
Looks like this is my first post! Hadn't done a self portrait in ages, so this was was pretty enjoyable. Used a mirror, took about 2.5 hours.
My first post, and figured I'd start it off here. Love all the ones that people have posted so far. Used pencils and a reference photo. Took me roughly 2 hours (when not screwing around checking NFL scores, etc)
Here be I!
The medium is graphite on paper with some tweaking in Photoshop. My reference was a digital photo printed on paper. This is my first CA self-portrait. What fun!
The truth will set you free,
but first it's gonna piss you off!
Nice work everyone. This is not as exciting as most of yours out there, but here is my contribution. Cheers.
http://www.chrispygraphics.com (My Home Page)
http://www.conceptart.org/index.php?...sG&cat=updated (Concept Art Gallery)
Started right after I came home from work 2night. Finished it after 1,5hours round about. Started on it on November 1, finished November 2. Hope that's acceptable. Thank you for sharing your faces boys and girls!
mirror, painter and pure ca.org loverush!
I'm 2 hours late for the 1st but I was working all day. Must make sure to get the weekend off for ISPD next year.
My effort from a mobile phone photo ref:
Guys, seriously some stellar work done here by everyone. Loads of fun & inspirational. Great thread.
Wow! There's some amazing stuff here!
Didn't have time to get to do a new painting today. Had a birthday party to attend to. So, I took a bunch of old self-portrait drawings and oil paintings I did and tried to combine them in Photoshop. I don't know if that counts. I played around with different blending modes, since I don't know how to use them. So, regardless, I definitely learned something from this. Good times!
"Contrary to the belief of the layman, the essential of art is not to imitate nature, but under the guise of imitation to stir up excitement with pure plastic elements: measurements, directions, ornaments, lights, values, colors, substances, divided and organized according to the injunctions of natural laws. While so occupied, the artist never ceases to be subservient to nature, but instead of imitating the incidents in a paltry way, he imitates the laws."-Andre Lhote
Web, FineArt, Sketchbook
photoshop, 3h, photo reference.
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23 April, 2018
Needum, seated next to his father and son, turned back to see that oxygen masks had deployed in the cabin.
Speaking briefly about the emergency landing the plane would have to make in Philadelphia, she asked matter-of-factly: "Could you have the medical meet us there on the runway as well?" He turned to his wife, Stephanie.
She died from blunt impact trauma of the head, neck and torso, a spokesman for the Philadelphia Department of Public Health said. "I am trained for emergency situations, and that is exactly what it was".
"I feel for her family", Mr Needum said.
Ms Macken was relieved when Tim McGinty and Andrew Needum helped pull the woman back into the aircraft.
"Peggy" is Peggy Phillips, a retired nurse, who quickly began an arduous, 20-minute, CPR regimen on Riordan, aided by Needum.
The manufacturer of the sort of motor that detonated amid a Southwest Airlines flight prior this week, killing a traveler, called for more stringent testing of the motor's fan cutting edges inside three weeks, it said Friday. We didn't know what was going on, ' Mackey told KTVQ. The men pulled Riordan's body back into the aircraft after she was almost sucked out. Miraculously, the other 136 passengers were able to walk away unhurt.
Air traffic control responded: "Injured passengers, OK".More news: Binghamton University student arrested after freshman fatally stabbed on campus
"No, it's not on fire, but part of it is missing".
Mackey told KTVQ that she held onto Riordan and tried to keep her inside the plane.
The statement echoes Mrs. Riordan's own advice from what she said in 2015 after she was presented the Bill Daniels Award for Ethical Young Leadership by the Samaritan Counseling Ethics in Business Awards.
About 20 minutes after the flight departed from NY, passengers say they heard what sounded like explosions. In that earlier case, a fan blade fractured and broke loose, bouncing in front of the engine's protective cover and then striking the plane, causing it to lose pressure.
The National Transportation Safety Board believes one of the engine fan blades snapped.
The cause of the engine failure is still being investigated by the NTSB, but metal fatigue ― which can cause cracks and other weaknesses that are not visible to the naked eye ― has been suspected as a factor. "I wouldn't let you by without a hug'".
At times, Needum cried as he talked about Riordan.
When the two couldn't save Riordan, Mackey said, they just waited with her. "I just pray that they find comfort, that they find healing whatever that may be and however they seek it". "She provided encouragement to everyone with whom she came in contact", the school said. "She's a very confident person".


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Published May 2022
May is National Adolescent Health Month (NAHM). During this observance, the Office of Population Affairs (OPA) is emphasizing the importance of building on young people’s strengths and potential, encouraging and supporting meaningful youth engagement in adolescent health activities, and highlighting key topics in adolescent health.
May is also Mental Health Awareness Month, and this past Saturday was National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day. Mental health is an essential part of overall health. Providing youth the mental health services and support they need is critical to their well-being. Adolescents live in varied environments and face challenges that affect their mental health, such as social media influence, economic inequality, discrimination, and violence. The U.S. Surgeon General issued an advisory calling for a swift and coordinated response to address the nation’s youth mental health crisis and the White House recently published a fact sheet and strategy on mental health. Supporting adolescents’ mental health can help to strengthen their resilience.
Many adolescents experience positive mental health, but nearly half of all adolescents have had a mental health disorder at some point in their lives. The CDC recently released data from the Adolescent Behaviors and Experiences Survey highlighting the magnitude of the mental health and other challenges our nation’s youth faced during the COVID-19 pandemic. OPA has curated resources on mental health and well-being, including information on LGBTQI+ mental health, eating disorders, the Suicide Prevention Lifeline, and more.
Parents, caregivers, health care professionals, and other youth-serving adults can support adolescents by advising young people on social media use, helping youth navigate their emotions during the pandemic, and getting teens screened for common mental health disorders.
OPA’s Title X family planning clinics support youth mental health and well-being. In addition to sexual and reproductive health services, Title X clinics provide screening for mental health conditions, intimate partner violence, and smoking, alcohol, and drug use. Title X clinics provide a space that is friendly for youth to discuss their sexual health and family planning needs. Use the Title X clinic locator to find a clinic near you.
OPA’s Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) program grantees also work to support adolescent mental health and well-being. For example, the Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System has taken a lead role in addressing teen mental health needs through their Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health Committee. This grantee has also worked closely with mental health partners to update their website with mental health information and craft a message that destigmatizes seeking help. Many TPP programs include positive youth development curricula that encourage young people to engage in their communities in constructive ways and build their strengths and potential. Some TPP programs specifically support youth who are homeless, living in foster care, or involved with the juvenile justice system.

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We chose these readings because they both spoke to us. One is scripture, one is not. My brother read Hebrews 13: 1-4a, 5-6b and William’s sister read the excerpt from A Farewell to Arms.
Brothers and sisters:
Let mutual love continue.
Do not neglect hospitality,
for through it some have unknowingly entertained angels.
Be mindful of prisoners as if sharing their imprisonment,
and of the ill-treated as of yourselves,
for you also are in the body.
Let marriage be honored among all
and the marriage bed be kept undefiled.
Let your life be free from love of money
but be content with what you have,
for he has said, I will never forsake you or abandon you.
Thus we may say with confidence:
The Lord is my helper,
and I will not be afraid.
The word of the Lord.
A Farewell to Arms:
AT NIGHT, THERE WAS THE FEELING THAT WE HAD COME HOME, FEELING NO LONGER ALONE, WAKING IN THE NIGHT TO FIND THE OTHER ONE THERE, AND NOT GONE AWAY; ALL OTHER THINGS WERE UNREAL. WE SLEPT WHEN WE WERE TIRED AND IF WE WOKE THE OTHER ONE WOKE TOO SO ONE WAS NOT ALONE. OFTEN A MAN WISHES TO BE ALONE AND A WOMAN WISHES TO BE ALONE TOO AND IF THEY LOVE EACH OTHER THEY ARE JEALOUS OF THAT IN EACH OTHER, BUT I CAN TRULY SAY WE NEVER FELT THAT. WE COULD FEEL ALONE WHEN WE WERE TOGETHER, ALONE AGAINST THE OTHERS. WE WERE NEVER LONELY AND NEVER AFRAID WHEN WE WERE TOGETHER.
What did you have read at your wedding ceremony? Or what are you planning to read?

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We are sadden to announce that Michael S. Brenan, long time City Attorney for Alamo Heights, has passed away. He served the Councils and citizens of this City for over 46 years, since 1973. He was a pillar of the community. Our condolences to his family.
Memorial Services will be held at First Presbyterian Church, 404 N Alamo, on Saturday, May 11th at 4 p.m.


Interested parties are hereby notified that the Walla Walla District has received an application for a Department of the Army permit for certain work in Waters of the United States, including wetlands, as described below in the attached documents:
APPLICANT: Bonner County, 1500 Highway 2, Suite 101, Sandpoint, Idaho 83864; Point of Contact: Steve Klatt, (208) 255-5681 ext. 1
AGENT: GeoEngineers, Inc., 523 East Second Ave., Spokane, Washington 99202;
Point of Contact: Jason Scott, (509) 209-2816
U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS PROJECT MANAGER: Shane P. Slate, (208) 433-4474, email@example.com
PURPOSE: To improve and expand an existing breakwater and dredge accumulated lakebed material from Priest Lake Thorofare, in order to maintain motorized recreational navigation between Upper and Lower Priest Lakes.
WATERWAY: Priest Lake.
LOCATION: The proposed project would be located on Priest Lake within Section 10, Township 65 North, Range 4 West, near latitude 48.740167º N and longitude –116.848182º W, in Bonner County, near Coolin, Idaho.
DRIVING DIRECTIONS: From Priest River, Idaho, travel north on ID-57 for 22.4 miles. Turn right onto Dickensheet Highway. Travel 5.4 miles to Coolin, Idaho, and turn right onto East Shore Road/Cavanaugh Bay Road. Travel north for 23.2 miles and turn left onto Sandpiper Shores Road. Follow Sandpiper Shores Road to its dead end.
AUTHORITY: This permit will be issued or denied under the authority of Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1344). A Department of the Army permit is required for the discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States, including wetlands.
WORK: Work proposed includes dredging at the Priest Lake Thorofare to improve navigability and accessibility for recreational boaters traveling between the Upper and Lower Priest Lakes and the redeposition of dredged material and the discharge of fill material to improve and expand the existing breakwater. The proposed action includes:
- Dredging of 12,200 cubic yards of accumulated native lakebed material over 3.5 acres of the Thorofare;
- redeposition of 11,418 cubic yards of dredged material, 10,866 cubic yards of stone material, and 660 cubic yards of geobags within Priest Lake for improvements to the existing breakwater; rotating the existing breakwater 15 degrees to the north and extending it 215 feet;
- discharge of 444 cubic yards of fill material for the construction of a 500 foot long by 24 foot wide (12,000 sq. ft.) access road that will ford the dewatered thorofare;
- discharge of 315 cubic yards of fill material for the construction of a 1,070 sq. ft. lake access point at the Lionhead Boat Launch;
- excavation of a diversion channel through the existing breakwater;
- discharge of 1,000 cubic yards of fill material for the construction of a 9,000 sq. ft. channel diversion berm to divert water in the active channel and dewater the work area; and
- work in 2.5 acres of lakebed for stockpiling and material staging areas.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Of the material dredged from the lakebed, approximately 782 cubic yards will be removed from the lakebed permanently and disposed of at an upland disposal site. Upland staging and temporary use areas at the Lionhead Boat Launch will total 14,000 sq. ft.
CONSTRUCTION PERIOD: Applicant proposes to start construction by October 1, 2020, and continue through March 15, 2021. The permit would authorize construction for a period of 3 years.
PROPOSED MITIGATION: The applicant proposes the following mitigation measures to avoid, minimize, and compensate for impacts to Waters of the United States from activities involving discharges of dredged or fill material.
The applicant proposes to conduct work during the winter months while the water level is low. The active portion of waterway that makes up the thoroughfare will be temporarily diverted through an existing remnant channel and into Priest Lake, minimizing potential turbidity effects from working under dry or near-dry conditions. Temporary impacts shall be removed in their entirety and areas restored to pre-construction conditions upon project completion. Shrubs and other small vegetation will be planted on the breakwater area to enhance local habitat.
WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION: This notice will also serve as a Public Notice that the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (IDEQ) is evaluating whether to certify that the discharge of dredge and fill material proposed for this project will not violate existing water quality standards. A Department of the Army permit will not be issued until water quality certification has been issued or waived by the IDEQ, as required by Section 401 of the Clean Water Act. If water quality certification is not issued, waived or denied within sixty (60) days of this public notice date, and an extension of this period is not requested by and granted to the IDEQ, certification will be considered waived. Additionally, within thirty (30) days of this Public Notice, any person may provide written comments to IDEQ as requested in writing that IDEQ provide them notice of their preliminary 401 Certification decision. Comments concerning Water Quality Certification for this project should be mailed to: Idaho Department of Environmental Quality, Coeur d’Alene Regional Office, 2110 Ironwood Parkway, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 83814.
AQUATIC RESOURCE DESCRIPTION: The proposed project takes place on the Priest Lake Thorofare, an approximately 3-mile long surface water connection between Upper and Lower Priest Lakes. The lakes’ water level is controlled via the Priest Lake Dam at the southern end of Lower Priest Lake. The Priest River drains these lakes and flows south approximately 45 miles to its confluence with the Pend Oreille River. The Priest Lakes/River system drains approximately 980 square miles, with portions of this watershed residing in Washington State and British Columbia. Though the shores of Lower Priest Lake are intermittently populated with riparian homesteads, the great majority of upland that drains into this system is undeveloped land owned by the State and Federal Governments.
The primary use of the Priest Lakes system is recreation. Docks, marinas, and boat launch ramps dot the shoreline and grant access to private riparian owners and the public alike.
ANTICIPATED IMPACTS ON AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT: The proposed project would impact 3.5 acres of thorofare lakebed through dredging, and permanently fill 8.3 acres of lakebed to provide improvements to the existing breakwater. Additionally, 0.5 acres of lakebed will be temporarily filled for the construction of an access road, a temporary diversion berm, and for barge access at the Lionhead Boat Launch. Staging and stockpiling areas will impact approximately 2.5 acres of lakebed.
Volume of Material
(no loss of lakebed)
12,200 cu. yd. (excavation)
Permanent (loss of lakebed)
22,944 cu. yd. (fill)
Channel Diversion Berm
9,000 sq. ft. (0.207 acre)
1,000 cu. yd. (fill)
Access Road – Thorofare Ford
12,000 sq. ft. (0.275 acre)
444 cu. yd. (fill)
Lionhead Barge Access
1,070 sq. ft. (0.025 acre)
315 cu. yd. (fill)
OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS: The proposed project will require approval from the Idaho Department of Lands.
CULTURAL RESOURCES: Coordination is currently being conducted with the office of the Idaho State Historic Preservation Officer to determine if this activity will affect a site that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, or a site that may be eligible for listing on the Register. We are also coordinating with the appropriate Tribal entity or the Tribal Historic Preservation Offices for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of Flathead Reservation, the Kalispel Tribe of Indians, and the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho, to determine if there are any tribal historic or cultural interests within the project area.
TRIBAL TREATY RIGHTS and INTERESTS: Federal agencies acknowledge the federal trust responsibility arising from treaties, statues, executive orders and the historical relations between the United States and American Indian Tribes. The federal government has a unique trust relationship with federally recognized American Indian Tribes, including the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of Flathead Reservation, the Kalispel Tribe of Indians, and the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho. The Corps has a responsibility and obligation to consider and consult on potential effects to Tribal rights, uses and interests. The Corps further recognizes there may be a need for additional and on-going consultation.
ENDANGERED SPECIES: The project is within the known or historic range of Bull Trout (Salvelinus Confluentus). Coordination is currently being conducted with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to determine if the activity will have any effect on species designated as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act, or their critical habitat, under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (87 Stat. 844).
ESSENTIAL FISH HABITAT: The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, as amended by the Sustainable Fisheries Act of 1996, requires all Federal agencies to consult with the National Marine Fisheries Service on all actions or proposed actions, permitted, funded or undertaken by the agency that may adversely affect Essential Fish Habitat (EFH). No EFH species are known to use the project area. Preliminarily, we have determined the described activity would have no effect on EFH.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT: Preliminary review indicates the proposed activities will not require preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement. Comments provided will be considered in preparation of an Environmental Assessment.
EVALUATION: The decision whether to issue a permit will be based on an evaluation of the probable impact, including cumulative impacts, of the proposed activity on the public interest. This decision will reflect the national concern for both protection and utilization of important resources. The benefit which reasonably may be expected to accrue from the proposal must be balanced against its reasonably foreseeable detriments. All factors which may be relevant to the proposal will be considered, including the cumulative effects thereof; among those are conservation, economics, aesthetics, general environmental concerns, wetlands, historic properties, fish and wildlife values, flood hazards, floodplain values, land use, navigation, shoreline erosion and accretion, recreation, water supply and conservation, water quality, energy needs, safety, food and fiber production, mineral needs, consideration of property ownership and in general, the needs and welfare of the people. In addition, our evaluation will include application of the EPA Guidelines (40 CFR 230) as required by Section 404(b)(1) of the Clean Water Act.
CONSIDERATION OF PUBLIC COMMENTS: The Corps of Engineers is soliciting comments from the general public; Federal, State and local agencies and officials, Tribal entities and other interested parties in order to consider and evaluate the impacts of this proposed activity. Any comments received will be considered by the Corps of Engineers to determine whether to issue, modify, condition or deny a permit for this proposal. To make this decision, comments are used to assess impacts on endangered species, historic properties, water quality, general environmental effects and the other public interest factors listed above. Comments are used in the preparation of an Environmental Assessment and/or an Environmental Impact Statement pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act. Comments are also used to determine the need for a public hearing and to determine the overall public interest of the proposed activity.
PUBLIC HEARING: Any person may request in writing, within the comment period specified in this notice, that a public hearing be held to consider this proposed activity. Requests for a public hearing shall state specific reasons for holding a public hearing. A request may be denied if substantive reasons for holding a hearing are not provided or if there is otherwise no valid interest to be served.
COMMENT & REVIEW PERIOD: Interested parties are invited to provide comments on the proposed activity, which will become a part of the record and will be considered in the final decision.
Please mail all comments to:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Walla Walla District
Shane P. Slate
Coeur d’Alene Regulatory Office
1910 Northwest Blvd., Suite 210
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 83814
Comments should be received no later than the comment due date of September 20, 2019, as indicated on this notice, to receive consideration.
Kelly J. Urbanek
Chief, Regulatory Division
Walla Walla District


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GIANT JAPANESE SILVER GRASS Miscanthus floridulus
This grass grows up to 12' tall!!! This Giant Miscanthus floridulus features include soft, silky plumes, and extremely long grass blades hang from the main stem, and cascade about 4' long! This plant is extremely hardy, to -30C (zone 4), and has been nick-named 'Canadian Bamboo'! Stems can be used as stakes, like bamboo, so they are extra handy. Very beautiful, it forms neat dense clumps, and will not invade surrounding areas. Rare and hard to find, very popular. Please see the germination information below, as Giant Miscanthus seeds require a cold period before they can grow.
Location: Sun or part
Hardiness zones: 4-9
Bloom time: Late summer/fall
Seed size: Medium-small
Seeds per pack: 20
Germination: As with many perennials, these seeds can benefit from a period of moist cold to help them break dormancy. The cold period is especially important for Miscanthus, as they can require patience to germinate. The cold period provides a 'winter' period (artificial or natural), and then a warming to simulate 'spring', and time to grow! Here's how this can be done:
Obtain a planting container that has holes in the bottom for excess water to drain. Place the seeds on the surface of your growing medium, and water in so that seeds just barely under the soil surface. Place your container in a cold area (but not freezing, perhaps a refrigerator) for 5-6 weeks. If temperatures are naturally cool outside at the time of planting, the container can be placed outdoors for this cold period, as the seeds like the alternating temperatures. Be sure the temperatures do not go below freezing.
Once the cold period is completed, place the container at room temperature for them to germinate. Your seedlings should appear anywhere from 3-10 weeks after bringing them into warmth. It is very important to keep the soil moist during this entire germination period.

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"After his daughter, Beyonce, walked away from the Golden Globes without an award, Matthew Knowles expressed his disgust with a somewhat familiar sounding rant.
Knowles told reporters back stage at the Beverly Hills Hilton right after the Golden Globes show ended that his daughter was outcasted and overlooked by a bureaucratic good old boy system that is still alive in 2007 as it was in 1967. 'Today is MLK's birthday and it saddens me to say that things have not changed for blacks. Working class blacks and blacks in Hollywood are still being discriminated against. We still have a long way to go,' he said."
P.S. Does he know that both Eddie Murphy and Jennifer Hudson won for "Dreamgirls" alone that day?! Whatever. I even like Beyonce.

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Cooperative dry-electrode sensors for multi-lead biopotential and bioimpedance monitoring
M Rapin1,2, M Proença1,3, F Braun1,3, C Meier1, J Solà1,
D Ferrario1, O Grossenbacher1, J-A. Porchet1 and
O Chételat1 1 Swiss Centre for Electronics and Microtechnology, CSEM, Neuchâtel, Switzerland 2 ETHZ, D-HEST, Zürich, Switzerland 3 EPFL, LTS5, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Received 6 October 2014, revised 20 December 2014
Accepted for publication 7 January 2015
Published 23 March 2015
Cooperative sensors is a novel measurement architecture that allows the acquiring of biopotential signals on patients in a comfortable and easy-tointegrate manner. The novel sensors are defined as cooperative in the sense that at least two of them work in concert to measure a target physiological signal, such as a multi-lead electrocardiogram or a thoracic bioimpedance.
This paper starts by analysing the state-of-the-art methods to simultaneously measure biopotential and bioimpedance signals, and justifies why currently (1) passive electrodes require the use of shielded or double-shielded cables, and (2) active electrodes require the use of multi-wired cabled technologies, when aiming at high quality physiological measurements.
In order to overcome the limitations of the state-of-the-art, a new method for biopotential and bioimpedance measurement using the cooperative sensor is then presented. The novel architecture allows the acquisition of the aforementioned biosignals without the need of shielded or multi-wire cables by splitting the electronics into separate electronic sensors comprising each of two electrodes, one for voltage measurement and one for current injection.
The sensors are directly in contact with the skin and connected together by only one unshielded wire. This new configuration requires one power supply per sensor and all sensors need to be synchronized together to allow them to work in concert.
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After presenting the working principle of the cooperative sensor architecture, this paper reports first experimental results on the use of the technology when applied to measuring multi-lead ECG signals on patients.
Measurements performed on a healthy patient demonstrate the feasibility of using this novel cooperative sensor architecture to measure biopotential signals and compliance with common mode rejection specification accordingly to international standard (IEC 60601-2-47) has also been assessed.
By reducing the need of using complex wiring setups, and by eliminating the presence of central recording devices (cooperative sensors directly sense and store the measured biosignals on the site), the depicted novel technology is a candidate to a novel generation of highly-integrated, comfortable and reliable technologies that measure physiological signals in real-life scenarios.
Keywords: wearable sensor, ECG monitoring, bioimpedance (Some figures may appear in colour only in the online journal) 1. Introduction
In this paper we present a new system architecture based on innovative cooperative dry-electrode sensors (Chételat et al 2011) that are comfortable to wear while showing high signal quality. The sensors are defined as cooperative in the sense that at least two independent devices working in concert are required to measure a physiological signal, in particular biopotentials and bioimpedances. These sensors benefit from simplified connection requirements (no shielded or multi-wire cable, no central electronic recording device), which significantly eases their connection and integration in a garment (Chételat et al 2008).
This section describes the state-of-the-art methods used to acquire biopotentials and bioimpedances and explains why shielded (coaxial) or double-shielded (triaxial) cables with passive electrodes or multi-wire cables with active electrodes are classically required to acquire signals of high quality.
In the second section, the link is made from the state-of-the-art methods to the new system built with cooperative sensors. This architecture, which is the main innovation presented in this paper, is detailed with conceptual schematics blocks and actual electronics implementation examples. Due to the fact that the electronics functions are split in separate cooperative sensors, one of the challenges of the proposed method is to synchronize all sensors together.
Therefore, the second section also covers the method applied to allow the synchronization of the sensors.
Then, the third section shows the first practical results of the synchronized cooperative sensors. The chosen example shows the measurement of electrocardiogram (ECG) leads with cooperative sensors.
Finally, the last section includes a discussion and a conclusion underlining the advantages and drawbacks of the new proposed architecture compared to the state-of-the-art methods. 1.1. State-of-the-art biopotentials measurement 1.1.1. Simplest circuit. Although biopotentials could originate from different sources (e.g.
ECG, electromyogram, electroencephalogram, electrooculogram, etc), this article focuses on
ECG. Of course, any other biopotential would be measured in the same way.
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The simplest circuit for ECG measurement is shown in figure 1. Basically, the ECG can be modelled as a voltage source located in the body while series impedances model the impedances of the body-skin and electrode-skin interface. Other impedances, like the impedance of the tissues inside the body or the impedance of the wires, are negligible in this context. From this simple circuit, one can see that the measured voltage u1 directly corresponds to the ECG voltage.


This IR know-how was just like that utilized in consumer-oriented TV distant control units however the much sooner and much more versatile Bluetooth and Wi-Fi have since replaced it. It is well-known that infrared gentle which is basically warmth radiation, applied on the right depth, is commonly utilized in varied therapies and identified to offer healing advantages. The advantage of a clear full spectrum conversion is the flexibility to change filters in entrance of the lens. You can shoot UV, visible, IR and every little thing in between depending on the filter you use. Furthermore, an correct in-camera white steadiness continues to be perfect , though reaching a desirable white stability will probably show unimaginable with out adequate post-processing. Also, be conscious that generally, infrared conversions slightly diminish the total resolution of the digital sensor.
In the context of plasmonics, latest progress displays the needs of applications in pushing the plasmonic response to ever lower IR energies, whereas controlling the LSPR behaviour and damping properties. EELS studies in metal-based plasmonics provide priceless data on nook, edge and cavity LSPR modes and how these modes interact with structural defects or couple throughout nanogaps. For instance, the underpinnings of broadband plasmonic responses have been studied deeply with EELS in random and controlled fractal structures. The infrared spectrum may be cut up into close to IR, mid IR and much IR.
It is possible to make actual infrared digital photographs using your smartphone. At the same time, this isn’t a very practical technique however it bears mentioning. If you’re capturing black and white infrared movie, there are some things to bear in mind.
Current-voltage dark-density curves at selected temperatures for LWIR detector. Inset exhibits the fitted activation power for the Arrhenius plot (based on Ref. ). Comparison of service recombination mechanisms in IB and IS photodetectors. For wide-band-gap-energy semiconductors, extrinsic Schockley-Read-Hall defects have a decisive influence on the recombination mechanism. In the case of IS transitions, the primary recombination mechanism is LO phonon emission (based on Ref. ).
What Is Thermal Infrared Energy?
For gas welding purposes, lenses marked with a shade from 4 to 7 are generally used, whereas in arc welding, the darker shade range of 10 to 14 is usually preferred. Green lenses are often additionally worn in metal foundries, or in other hot environments where IR mild is a hazard. If viewing of intense visible gentle or blue light cannot be avoided, amber-tinted eyeglasses or goggles should be worn. Human sensitivity in regular daylight peaks in the yellow a half of the spectrum, so wearing a yellow lens that allows predominantly yellow mild into the eye can present the sense of elevated visual acuity. Man‐made sources of broad‐spectrum intense seen light embrace arc welding or slicing, arc lamps, spotlights, gasoline and vapor discharge tubes, flash lamps, open flames, and explosions.
Advantages Vs Disadvantages Of Infrared Thermography
The defects in a SIRM image seem as bright spots if they’re in focus and as darkish spots if they are barely out of focus. Typically the scanned space may be set laterally from 50μm×50μm to 200μm×200μm and vertically about 5μm deep. Watch this video describing infrared imaginative and prescient, from National Geographic. These observations are performed utilizing specialised CCD detectors which are sensitive to IR photons.
Those auxiliary devices generate noises which would possibly be undesirable for bedrooms and workplace areas. If chemical bonds behaved exactly like weak springs then quantum mechanics would restrict their vibration to only two states and there would be very few absorptions within the NIR region. Absorptions in the NIR area (780–2500 nm) are generated from fundamental vibrations by two processes; overtones and mixtures. So each basic will produce a sequence of absorptions at multiples of the frequency . NIR absorptions are at a higher state of pleasure so that they require more power than a fundamental absorption. Combinations arise from the sharing of NIR power between two or extra fundamental absorptions.
Final Information To Panorama Images
I have discovered that there’s a sure sort of distinction, or what I check with as “crispness”, not often seen in normal photography. High distinction B&W pictures are the closest in nature to IR photography, but even those don’t seem to have the identical appear and feel as IR images. These effects and others are what provide the magic of IR photography – just about every little thing looks very completely different from what you are used to seeing inside the visible mild spectrum. Infrared spectroscopy is probably one of the most common and broadly used spectroscopic methods. Absorbing teams in the infrared region take in within a certain wavelength area. The absorption peaks inside this area are usually sharper in comparison with absorption peaks from the ultraviolet and visual regions.
An infrared digicam is a non-contact device that detects infrared power and converts it into an digital signal, which is then processed to produce a thermal image or video, on which you’ll perform temperature calculations. Heat sensed by an infrared digicam may be very exactly quantified, or measured, allowing you to not only monitor thermal efficiency, but in addition identify and evaluate the relative severity of heat-related problems. Household appliances such as warmth lamps and toasters use IR radiation to transmit warmth, as do industrial heaters corresponding to these used for drying and curing materials. Incandescent bulbs convert solely about 10 p.c of their electrical vitality enter into seen mild energy, whereas the opposite 90 p.c is converted to infrared radiation, in accordance with the Environmental Protection Agency. Infrared tracking, also called infrared homing, refers to a passive missile steering system, which makes use of the emission from a goal of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared part of the spectrum to track it. Missiles that use infrared looking for are often referred to as “heat-seekers” since infrared is just under the seen spectrum of sunshine in frequency and is radiated strongly by sizzling bodies.
Here is a listing of factors to keep in mind when making photos with black and white infrared film. The LBIR facility helps the calibration wants of the user community with two excessive vacuum, low temperature test chambers. A buyer’s infrared blackbody source is immediately calibrated for its radiance temperature versus its control temperature setting from the measured irradiance on the NIST ACR inside one of the calibration chambers. The LBIR facility additionally maintains an Antechamber that is used for calibrating blackbodies that are too large or too high power to be operated in the calibration chambers themselves. It indicates how far you have to rotate the main target ring to achieve correct focus in infrared mild. Direct daylight throughout the whole scene makes it easier to meter and get the correct exposure which is why the sky isn’t over uncovered in this photo.


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A Pilot Study Evaluating Heart and Lung Metabolism in Pulmonary Hypertension Associated With Left Heart Disease
|Treatment||fdg pet scan|
|Sponsor||Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation|
|Start date||December 2014|
|End date||November 2018|
|Trial size||10 participants|
|Trial identifier||NCT02237378, 20140602|
Right ventricular (RV) failure is the leading cause of death in pulmonary arterial hypertension. (PAH) Right ventricular ejection fraction is one of the most important predictors of prognosis in heart failure patients regardless of cause. It is estimated that 30-50% of patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) have right ventricular dysfunction and up to 70% of these patients will have significant pulmonary hypertension (PH), both of which are related to much worse prognosis. Right ventricular failure is becoming an increasingly prevalent and significant cause of morbidity in patients with left heart disease. Despite the significance of RV function to survival, there are no therapies available that directly or selectively improve RV function.
The overall theme of this research project is to evaluate the mechanisms that contribute to the cause of right heart failure. This small study is designed to look at the role of heart and lung metabolism and pulmonary hypertension as they relate to the development of right heart failure in cardiovascular disease.(PH-LHD)
|Intervention model||single group assignment|
|Primary purpose||basic science|
Cardiac and pulmonary metabolism role in development of right heart failure in pulmonary hypertension in left heart disease.
time frame: Baseline
All participants at least 18 years old.
Inclusion Criteria: - Patients must be able to provide their written informed consent to participate in the study after having received adequate previous information and prior to any study specific procedures. - At least 18 years of age at the time of screening. - Patients with PH secondary to left heart disease (known as group II PH) defined as a mean PAP>25 mmHg and a PCWP of ≥15 mmHg. Exclusion Criteria: - All other types of pulmonary hypertension including Dana Point Classification Group 1, 3, 5. - Type II Diabetes mellitus requiring medical therapy - Previous myocardial infarction within the 3 months prior to screening. - Renal insufficiency (glomerular filtration rate < 30 ml/min. - ALT or AST > 3times ULN and/or severe hepatic insufficiency. - Contraindication to MRI imaging.
|Official title||Evaluation of Cardiopulmonary Metabolism and Pulmonary Vascular Remodeling in Pulmonary Hypertension Associated With Left Heart Disease|
|Principal investigator||Lisa M Mielniczuk, MD|
|Description||The hemodynamic definition of PH-LHD involves a mean pulmonary artery pressure (mPAP) >25mm Hg at rest and pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) of ≥15.The coexistence of mitral insufficiency is also a characteristic of PH-LHD. HFpEF is a condition caused by impaired relaxation of a stiffened myocardium as a consequence of an increased load to the left ventricle due to elevated systemic pressures. Pulmonary hemodynamics can be used to classify PH LHD as either passive or reactive, irrespective of LV function. It has been suggested that diastolic pressure gradient (DPG) may offer added prognostic value as a more accurate indicator of pulmonary vascular remodeling.|
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Cadillac previewed a new concept car this weekend at the 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.
Cadillac previewed a new concept car this weekend at the 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Cadillac only showed two sketches of the new concept car that will debut sometime next year during the 2013 auto show season.
Speaking at the show, Clay Dean, Cadillac director of advanced design said that the concept is an attempt for Cadillac to “reflect back not for nostalgia, but what made us great at the time.” Dean also stated that the concept could provide a hint of the future design direction of Cadillac under the informal slogan of “American glamour meets American technology.”
Dean did not confirm if the concept will be a preview of the upcoming Cadillac flagship sedan that will compete with the BMW 7 Series and Mercedes-Benz S-Class models.


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By the time the tour had arrived at Plymouth the sun was out, this was the second water stop of the day.
Having been turned at St Blazey depot Oliver Cromwell prepares to depart from Par.
Driver Ray Churchill
On the return water stop at Plymouth the hose was found to be too short, a quick thinking Driver was onto the signalman and the loco moved to another platform to take water. No delay was caused and at 1805 we departed to tackle the Devon Banks.
At Exeter more water was taken and the loco checked over by the support crew.
Journey's end back at Bristol Temple Meads on time.A great day out and with regular steam from Bristol to Cornwall this summer hopefully to be repeated!

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The FDA rejected AstraZeneca's application to expand the indication for dapagliflozin (Farxiga) as adjunct to insulin for type 1 diabetes.
Abbott is ramping up production of its FreeStyle Libre continuous glucose monitor to keep up with what the company calls the global epidemic of diabetes. (Reuters)
The EPA said it won't ban chlorpyrifos, a pesticide linked to children's health problems at levels often found on supermarket foods. (New York Times)
One-third of adults older than age 45 with diabetes had cataracts, many of whom are already losing vision due to retinopathy and other diabetic eye diseases, according to new CDC data.
Obesity -- should it be classified as a disease or not? That's what some experts debated in The BMJ.
RAGE (receptor for advanced glycation end products), a protein that prevents fat burning during stress and thought to have helped our ancestors during times of starvation, may be a contributor to modern-day obesity. (ScienceDaily)
Overweight or obese adults given a supplement with Akkermansia muciniphila, a type of probiotic, helped improve their metabolic profiles. (Nature Medicine)
Used "traffic light" labels on cafeteria food in hospitals -- green for healthy, yellow for less healthy, and red for least healthy -- was tied to hospital employees purchasing foods with fewer calories in a 3-month trial. (JAMA Network Open)
Several factors play into decreased sexual satisfaction after menopause, including experiencing menopause-related symptoms, other physical health factors, emotional and mental wellbeing, and interpersonal relationships. (Menopause)


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A study of 110 patients evaluated the sensory attributes of olopatadine nasal spray 0.6% (OLO) and azelastine nasal spray 0.1% (AZE).
OLO was superior to AZE in aftertaste, patient preference, and likelihood of extended use - on average, 60% versus 30% in all 3 categories.
54% and 32% of patients favored the taste and smell of OLO compared with 27.5 and 11.9% who favored AZE.
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The authors concluded that the sensory attributes of OLO are superior to AZE for immediate taste, aftertaste, patient preference, and likelihood of use. This outcome could lead to greater patient compliance and improved treatment effect.
Comparative study of sensory attributes of two antihistamine nasal sprays: Olopatadine 0.6% and azelastine 0.1%. Meltzer, Eli et al. Allergy and Asthma Proceedings, Volume 29, Number 6, November/December 2008, pp. 659-668(10).
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Turkey approves use of base for flights against Islamic State targets
WASHINGTON - Turkey has agreed to let the U.S. military use a key air base near the Syrian border to launch airstrikes against the Islamic State, senior U.S. officials said Thursday, giving a boost to the U.S.-led coalition while drawing Turkey deeper into the conflict.
President Obama and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan finalized the deal in a phone call Wednesday, officials said, following months of U.S. appeals to Turkey and delicate negotiations over the use of Incirlik and other bases in the country. Frustrated by Obama's focus on fighting IS instead of Syrian President Bashar Assad, Turkey's government had resisted the move, but in recent days a surge of Islamic State activity in Turkey has made the militant group an increasing source of concern.
American officials said access to the base in southern Turkey, not far from IS strongholds across the border in Syria, would allow the U.S. to move more swiftly and nimbly to attack IS targets. Under the deal, the U.S.-led coalition will be allowed to launch manned and unmanned flights from Incirlik; in the past, only unmanned drone flights were allowed.
Turkey has yet to publicly confirm the agreement, which U.S. officials discussed on condition of anonymity.


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Whenever 32-year aged Adarsh Mehta is seeking their MBA at IE Business School, Madrid, he had been fascinated because of the advancement of payday advances or quick debt systems in the US and European countries.
In order to offer the salaried and independent people back home, Adarsh begin ? Creditt ? in 2017. Ahmedabad-based Creditt is actually an application that disburses realtime, short term (one to 28 nights) and small admission measured lending between Rs 5,000 to Rs 25,000.
“I found myself eager to introduce a product or service which will provide the salaried, self-employed, while the big unbanked segment in Asia just where me and my own staff learn a large distance and a dire demand for instant/emergency financing. Also, with an amazing blend of technological innovation and risk mitigation strategies, most people made a decision to generate a prototype and gotten to over to our personal prospective end-users to acquire their suggestions and see the real requirement,” says Adarsh.
Even though it would be began in 2017, the platform promises it legally set about their surgery in February 2019.
Creators of Creditt- Adarsh, Namra, and Tejas
Specifically what does it does?
“We render all of our clients with a fast answer to their cash demands before unexpected emergency through a highly simple platform. Due to the tremendous unbanked section without any credit (score) footprint, all of our various other obstacle were setup a robust rating and commitment motor,” states Adarsh.
While the program was actually started in 2017, they formally set out the activity in January 2019. As reported by the business, the target viewers is within the age bracket of 18-60 a long time, and in the money number of Rs 3 lakh to Rs 9 lakh per year. Adarsh claims, the customers understand the fundamental usage of smartphone and online, but mainly don’t gain access to financial institution financial or come in urgent necessity of lightweight pass financing.
The detection facts add borrowers’ Aadhaar credit for affirmation. As soon as effectively confirmed, capable fetch her lawful brand, handle, meeting of start, photo, etc.
“These particulars will help united states gain substantial understandings on their provide economic capabilities and lending capability. The datasets allows usa to understand the borrowers’ inflow and outflow conditions together with their monthly obligations, EMIs, etcetera. Based on this, our personal scoring motor will examine applicants behaviour and adjudicate general chances, revenue to mortgage rate, last but not least possess the funding,” claims Adarsh.
Configuring the team
After finishing their MBA in May 2016, Adarsh launched finding co-founders to simply help your acquire the platform. In September 2018, he was brought online payday DE to Tejas Shah and Namra Parikh through loved ones friend.
“The three people instantly struck it well very well. Tejas got gone to live in Asia from Canada along with struggled to obtain 10 years with Credit agency and financial domain’s like Transunion and United states specific. Namra got over ten years of resources in controlling technological innovation designs, reports mining, AI, and ML. It absolutely was an ideal employees to construct our dream goods,” says Adarsh.
With his back ground in financing, surgery, sales, and managing, the 3 got together and developed Creditt underneath the mentorship/coaching of two skillfully developed – Parag Mehta (FRR currency) and Naresh Shahani (BMGI).
“Today we’ve a sturdy teams of 25 that handle technologies, range, advertisements, procedure, account, also verticals regarding the business,” says Adarsh.
They brings that their objective should provide instantaneous debt within a few minutes and with no trouble of forms.
“The biggest challenges was to digitise the whole process in a place like India when the data available will never be organized or perhaps is maybe not common in an electronic format,” states Adarsh.
Figures and supporting
From January 2019, the group promises to bring paid 6,000 financial loans, with an overall spending degree Rs 7.5 crore. Adarsh includes that their particular current work price are at 1,500 financial products 30 days, which might double by March 2020.
“We has over nine lakh KYC (learn your potential customers) licensed, and have been joining 4,000 new clients several times a day. All of us do have over several packages (80 percent android and 20% iOS). The firm continues revenue good from the beginning, and somewhere around possesses a profits of Rs 90 lakh,” claims Adarsh.
The group features raised $3,00,000 from an HNI and it has obtained in primary acceptance to increase more $7,00,000 from a household company.
Now, Creditt competes utilizing the loves of Pune-based EarlySalary, India’s original market financing platform. EarlySalary ended just the previous year with a Rs 275 crore equilibrium layer, and wants to enhance it to Rs 800 crore in the end of 2020.
“We firmly believe the marketplace is huge sufficient to enable multiple professionals like us all. Our income comes from the process cost and also the assistance costs that individuals demand to our NBFC companion. We certainly have a 50:50 mixture of free-lance and salaried sector whom use from your system,” describes Adarsh.
Creditt can also be in the process of submitting an application for an NBFC permit underneath the Creditt manufacturer to be able to get started providing looking at the book.
“In year, we make an effort to reach an excellent of 15,000 personal loans a month. We are likewise checking out add latest money items, more lengthy period loans, and establish newer financial loans to fit the present money items,” states Adarsh.
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Two held over sex trafficking and missing Nigerian girls
Two people have been arrested in London over the disappearance of two Nigerian teenage girls from care in West Sussex.
A 34-year-old British man and a 25-year-old Nigerian woman were held in Enfield on suspicion of trafficking.
The man was also arrested on suspicion of abduction in an operation involving UK Border Agency officers, Sussex Police and the Metropolitan Police.
The pair were held over the alleged trafficking of women from West Africa into Europe for sexual exploitation.
The Home Office said the arrests were linked to the disappearance of two teenage girls from care in Worthing in April.
Chief immigration officer Jonathan Bush, from the UK Border Agency, said: "We believe we have disrupted a significant organised crime group suspected of being involved in the trafficking of young women into Europe through London.
"Today's arrests were part of a six-month investigation."
The pair are being questioned at police stations in London.


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Top 5 Rock Records of the 90's
Oh, to fan the flames of overwrought controversy.
Here is the definitive list of the 5 best Rock Albums recorded in the 1990's. If you don't like it, comment and correct.
1. Weezer - Weezer (the Blue Album): Unbelievable hooks, catchy lyrics, and every song is amazing.
2. Counting Crows - August and Everything After: Beautiful from start to finish. The lyrics are cryptic and sometimes haunting.
3. Jimmy Eat World - Clarity: Though the album has a few songs that are not gems, the 14 song masterpiece is incredible. It also ends with a 14 minute tribute to A Prayer for Owen Meany (the greatest novel of the late 20th century)
4. Third Eye Blind - Third Eye Blind: Known mostly for the commercial success of Semi-Charmed life, this record is amazing from the word go. The album has the best final 5 songs of any album of the decade.
5. Ben Folds Five - Whatever and Ever Amen: The lyrics and the music on this quirky, sometimes sad jam are unbelievable.
All Apologies List: Nirvana - Nevermind, The Juliana Theory - Understand this is a Dream, Radiohead - OK Computer, Clueless - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Blink 182 - Enema of the State.


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It’s often called the New York of the North, thanks to its sky-scrapers, fast-paced lifestyle and general 24/7 buzz and, indeed, Toronto could probably be classed as another city that doesn’t sleep.
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Plastic door curtains or curtains for doors are used for many different applications, from room separators to cooler and freezer doors. As a company with vast experience of manufacturing industrial curtains, we offer a variety of mounts including fixed and sliding systems to accommodate a wide variety of applications. Although we realise that the most popular product at the moment is the basic strip door that is fixed.
Most strip doors are installed above a frame opening (a doorway) or on a fixed wall. The plastic strip door is usually longer and wider than the opening to ensure the strips cover the opening completely and provide an effective seal. The hardware you choose should, therefore, be attached a few inches above the opening, and extend past the sides in order to overlap or mask the side wall. Therefore when looking at choosing the appropriate kit size, you should think about getting the next size up from the door size (net frame opening). If the strips are too long when they arrive, they can always be trimmed with a utility knife.
Another thing to consider is the amount of traffic that the plastic door curtains will be exposed to. For a high traffic door which will experience a lot of movement, such as from forklift trucks etc., double ribbed strips are recommended as they are manufactured with vertical extrusions which will act as a buffer against all machines. These ribs, which project out, also help to keep the inner portion of the strip clearer for longer to give better clarity of vision through the door.
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Downtown Brooklyn residents “don’t need” the mayor’s proposed streetcar running through their neighborhood, locals told city officials at a Tuesday meeting, citing the high cost to taxpayers and the disruption to traffic.
Officials from the Department of Transportation and the Economic Development Corporation presented proposed routes for the Brooklyn-Queens Connector, dubbed the BQX, through Downtown Brooklyn and the surrounding neighborhoods at a Community Board 2 Transportation Committee Meeting.
Proposed routes such as Flushing Avenue and Cadman Plaza East would take riders past the transit-starved Brooklyn Navy Yard and make connections to transit hubs including Borough Hall.
“You cannot maintain all the lanes of traffic, maintain all the sidewalk width, all the bike lanes and all parking lanes — that’s not possible,” BQX Director Adam Giambrone said. “There will be tradeoffs that need to be made.”
Residents and community board members raised opposition to the streetcar — which will cost $2.5 billion to build and $30 million annually to operate — calling the costs unnecessary and instead suggested the city spend the money on additional buses in the area.
Friday, November 18, 2016
Brooklyn doesn't want streetcar
Posted by Queens Crapper at 1:30 AM
Labels: Brooklyn Navy Yard, streetcar, transportation
Good luck downtown Brooklyn, as you all know that contentious protestations from the citizens around prospect park did not stop the city from painting those bike lanes.
Watch out this city does not listen to the little people. He will put it in and you just go to deal with it. Do as I say attitude.
Look they put 30 homeless men in the hotel. Renting out rooms and who is paying for it? Now there are 70 more living there. A total of 100. Again who is paying for it?
Ask the tax payers how they feel watching their hard earned money go down the sewer?
Duh Blaz is a Brooklynite.
He wants the trolley.
He might be off of his trolley himself, but his developer supporters want the line.
You need to standardize on equipment type so you can benefit from the economy of scale of a single system. If you have multiple technologies you delay repair response time, you increase labor, equipment and supply costs. Yes, union bosses and bureaucrats may love the boondoggle because they can skim off it, but in the long run it is not beneficial to workers or constituents.
Why not build more trains underground to connect the outer boroughs?
The only one that wants this is DuhBlazio and his cronies.
[i]"Why not build more trains underground to connect the outer boroughs?"[/i]
It's much cheaper and easier to build above ground, especially with existing infrastructure below ground already. Additional bus routes would be a better idea for what this is trying to achieve.
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LONDON (ICIS)–The International Energy Agency
(IEA) on Friday cut crude oil demand forecasts
for the year, with rates expected to fall
further next year as consumption returns to the
pre-COVID-19 trend, increasing the odds of a
peak in oil consumption this decade, the agency
The IEA expects crude demand growth to average
1.2 million barrels/day this year, an increase
from October projections of 900,000 barrels/day
but a decline from the 1.3 million barrels/day
projected in its monthly oil market report in
This level of growth is expected to slow next
year to 1.1 million barrels/day, representing a
shift back to the trajectory of crude demand
before the pandemic, increasing the chances
that global demand will peak this decade,
according to the agency.
“Global oil demand growth is currently in the
midst of a slowdown… bringing a peak in
consumption into view this decade,” said Toril
Bosoni, IEA head of oil industry, and markets
and oil market analyst Ciaran Healy.
“This is primarily the result of a
normalization of growth following the
disruptions of 2020-2023, when oil markets were
shaken by the COVID-19 pandemic and then the
global energy crisis sparked by Russia’s
invasion of Ukraine,” they added.
Global crude oil demand 2011-25
Increasing fuel efficiency standards and
electric vehicles comprising a larger chunk of
the auto market are also affecting the rate of
oil demand growth, the IEA added.
Crude supply growth is expected to average
770,000 barrels/day this year, led by non-OPEC
sources, particularly the US, offsetting a
projected 820,0000 barrel/day decline year on
year from OPEC+ cuts. Production growth could
firm to 1.6 million barrels/day next year.
Despite the projected demand declines this
year, compared with growth of 2.3 million
barrels/day in 2023, pricing has risen sharply
in recent weeks, up by $8/barrel from early
March to more than $90/barrel this
week, on heightened geopolitical tensions
and the prospect of a tighter supply-demand
balance this year.
“Russian refinery outages added to product
market unease, while OPEC+ put pressure on some
countries to increase compliance with agreed
voluntary production cuts through Q2 2024,” the
IEA said in its latest monthly oil market
“Escalating oil supply security concerns are
set against a backdrop of solid global oil
demand growth of 1.6 million barrels/day in the
first quarter and a more upbeat outlook for the
global economy,” the agency added.
In its latest oil forecast released this week,
OPEC left GDP and crude demand growth
expectations unchanged at 2.8% and 2.2 million
Thumbnail photo: An oil pump jack at the
Vaca Muerta shale oil and gas play, Argentina.


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The Edible Landscape Project (ELP), a Westport-based Education and Training initiative was formed in 2012. Our aim is to strengthen community resilience to climate change impacts through our edible planting workshops which, while exploring issues such as local food security, water and soil management and protecting local biodiversity, also help improve participants mental and physical health.
ELP Workshops have included fruit tree pruning, grafting, planting and edible or forest garden design and planting . We've planted along Westport Town Greenway, the Great Western Greenway (GWG) and in Westport town itself. These are mainly public spaces so the fruits of the trees and shrubs will be available for everyone to enjoy in years to come. Participants attending ELP Workshops include both adults and children as well as mixed aged community groups. ELP workshop costs are kept deliberately low so that anyone who wishes to can attend.
HERITAGE TREE RESEARCH
Between 2013 and 2015 the ELP received funding from Mayo County Council as part of the Historic Towns Initiative. This funding has helped us research the identity of the local/ heritage fruit and nut trees which have been slowly disappearing from the GWG area as sites containing old orchards have been redeveloped. We've taken dozens of apple tree grafts which will be replanted in new locations along the Greenway at ELP workshops in 2016 and beyond.The Great Western Greenway passes through the historic towns of Westport, Newport and Mulranny before reaching Achill Sound. The Benefits Of An Edible Landscape.
The idea of growing an edible landscape along the Great Western Greenway originated at a Westport community enterprise event in 2012 (SHeDD Talks), which focused on the power of the community to inspire local food growing projects.
If you would like to take part in one of our workshops please contact us.


QEERI’s Energy Efficiency Program is a recent initiative that seeks to promote energy efficiency in buildings, without sacrificing the comfort, health, and safety of building occupants. Consistent with sustainability and environmental goals described in Qatar National Vision 2030, the initiative will develop technologies that enhance the utilization of renewable energies, utilize environmentally preferable materials, reduce waste, and use energy and water resources efficiently throughout the building’s life cycle. The need for improved energy efficiency is significant: commercial and residential buildings in rapidly growing Qatar currently account for approximately 60% of total electricity consumption, and thus represents a large portion of the carbon footprint of the nation. The energy efficiency program includes a plan to engage with stakeholders through workshops and roundtable meetings and deployment partners through managed demonstration vehicles and pilots projects. QEERI will pursue projects in buildings energy efficiency that include green building design, energy-efficient cooling, building envelopes for new and existing structures, windows, sensors and controls, demand response, power monitoring, and building energy modeling.


Chelsea defender Kenneth Omeruo confirms on Instagram he will return to Middlesbrough on loan
Despite signing for Chelsea in January 2012, Nigerian defender Kenneth Omeruo is still yet to play for the Blues.
To put it into perspective, Omeruo has already played 17 times for Nigeria and the 20-year-old was an ever-present for the African side during their four games at the World Cup.
On joining Chelsea, Omeruo initially joined ADO Den Haag on loan before heading to Middlesbrough last season.
On Sunday, Omeruo announced that he will return to Middlesbrough for the 2014/2015 season.
The Instagram picture above was tagged with the following message: “Holiday is finished. . Almost time for work again.. happy to be re joining boro for a new season.”
Reaction from Middlesbrough fans to the Instagram post seem generally positive, clearly Omeruo impressed during his loan spell last season.
Middlesbrough may be hoping for more Chelsea players on loan with coach Aitor Karanka having worked alongside Jose Mourinho at Real Madrid.
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