Over 10 million people are under flood alerts across the Pacific Northwest Tuesday as a strong atmospheric river pelts the region already soaked by previous atmospheric rivers with more heavy rainfall.
More than 8 inches of rain has already fallen in the region over the last 24 hours and rivers are starting to rise into flood stage, with multiple rivers forecast to reach major flood levels over the next 24 hours.
Additional heavy rainfall Tuesday will only make matters worse in parts of Oregon’s Cascade mountains, southern Washington and far northwest California. A slight risk, or Level 2 of 4, of excessive rainfall is in place Tuesday, according to the Weather Prediction Center.
Coastal stretches of southern Washington and Oregon are expected to bear the brunt of this heavy rain threat, the National Weather Service said in an advisory.
The flood watches stretch from coastal Oregon and Washington into northeastern Washington and northern Idaho. While most are set to expire Wednesday, a few will last into Thursday.
Washington’s Olympic mountains could receive over a foot of rain, and the Cascades could see between 5 to 9 inches, the weather service said. Along the coast, residents can expect 3 to 5 inches and 1 to 3 inches in the interior lowlands.
Parts of the region had received ample rainfall from Saturday’s atmospheric river, including 9.07 inches in Red Mound, Oregon, and 8.5 inches in Gasquet, California.
Monday and Tuesday’s atmospheric river is also registering impressive totals: Olympic National Park in Washington recorded 8.67 inches in the last 24 hours with more rain to come.
Additional forecast rainfall as of Tuesday morning.
The sequence of back-to-back atmospheric rivers, called an AR family, began Saturday and did not leave much of a break period before Monday night’s system began. This lack of recovery time will lead to an increased risk for flooding.
“In scenarios where we see multiple atmospheric rivers move onshore in the form of a family, hydrologic impacts tend to be exacerbated due to the lack of time for rivers and soils to recede back to baseline,” said Chad Hecht, research and operations meteorologist at the Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes at UC San Diego.
For residents caught in flood conditions, the weather service recommends staying indoors or seeking higher ground if shelter isn’t available.
“If you’re stuck outside when a flash flood occurs, do not attempt to cross flood waters by vehicle or on foot,” the agency advised in a social media post.
By Thursday and Friday, storm activity is forecast to ramp down across much of the Northwest, but showers and some high-elevation snow remain possible.
But the break from soggy weather may be short-lived. Forecast computer models are showing some early signs of yet another atmospheric river hitting the region by the early weekend.
The exact strength and overall impact of this potential event should become clearer once this week’s atmospheric river comes to an end on Wednesday.
A Level 4 out of 5 atmospheric river event is forecast to hit roughly the entire coastline of Oregon this week but the event will be more severe in the far northwestern part of the state with a Level 5 out of 5 expected.
Not all atmospheric river events are bad. In fact, AR event levels 1 and 2 are considered mostly beneficial rains and are much needed across the western US to build water supply levels. But AR event levels 4 and 5 are more hazardous than they are beneficial as the risk for flooding and travel dangers outweigh the benefits.
“Given enhanced rainfall during the weekend, the soils will be more vulnerable and thus the potential for greater run-off and flooding,” the Weather Prediction Center said earlier this week. “Snow levels are initially expected to be rather high, and therefore western facing slopes of the Cascades may be subject to an additional risk of flooding due to snow melt.”
Parts of Utah and Colorado received snowfall on Monday, bringing total snowfall throughout the atmospheric river events to several feet in some places, including 50 inches in Collins, Utah, and 49 inches in Colorado’s Rabbit Ears Pass.
But this latest round of moisture also ushered in warmer temperatures, including a high temperature of 65 degrees in Portland, which ties with the city’s all-time high for the month of December last set in 1993.
These warm conditions have encouraged snowmelt across the Pacific Northwest and may lead to excessive runoff and rising creeks and streams.
Some rivers in western Washington are forecast to reach moderate and major flood stage this week. The Skagit and Snoqualmie rivers are of particular concern, with both forecast to flood roads, farms and even some residential areas. Water levels on portions of the Skokomish River in western Washington climbed to moderate flood stage Tuesday morning.
Heavy downpours also increase the risk of landslides or debris flows in areas burned by wildfires because the ground is less able to absorb the moisture effectively.
CNN’s Allison Chinchar and Sara Tonks contributed to this report.


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Rihanna Flooded by Hot Tubs and Shadows in New #ANTIdiaRy Video
But still no Anti.
Rihanna unveiled the fifth video in her elusive #ANTIdiaRy series for Samsung wherein she submerges herself in water because life gets stressful sometimes, especially when fans have been waiting for your new album for what feels like a century.
— Rihanna (@rihanna) December 16, 2015
The singer shared as sexy behind-the-scenes photo from the shoot on Instagram, rocking a bold and dark lip color and blinged out fan earrings.
Sia revealed earlier in the week that Rihanna’s eighth studio album is not ready yet because she’s still looking for songs to include. “The other night she came over and listened to half of 25 songs I played her,” Sia tells Jo Whiley on BBC Radio 2. “It was a business meeting for sure. She took four [songs] but I don’t know if they’ll end up [on the album].”
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The team at Absolute Dentistry is thrilled to welcome Dr. Sumana Anand.
Dr. Sumana graduated from Dental School in 2005 and has been practising dentistry ever since. She immigrated to Canada in 2015, and although the transition was not an easy one, with the immense support of her husband and his belief, she successfully completed the National Dental Exam Board and started practicing soon after. With a deep appreciation and awareness of finer aspects of Dentistry, Dr. Sumana finds it extremely rewarding to have a positive impact on her patients, educating and empowering them in the decision making throughout their treatment, right from planning to execution. She is always eager to stay up to date with the ever-changing trends in dentistry, via journals, attending seminars and conferences, or even a simple chat with her peers, in understanding various evolving dental products and technology. She strongly believes that patients are like family, and they deserve nothing but the best!
Apart from being a loving dentist, she is a mother of 2 beautiful kids and is usually seen spending time with them and her husband, going for long walks as a family with her sweet dog Cocoa, cooking delicious food (apparently her greatest stressbuster!), going on long drives, biking, Yoga to name a few!
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Jammu: Schools, colleges and other educational institutions were closed in Jammu and Kashmir and some other states ahead of Supreme Court verdict in the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case.
The Jammu and Kashmir administration also imposed Section 144 till midnight and school examinations scheduled for Saturday have been postponed.
Security has also beefed up at places of worship and bursting of firecrackers has been prohibited. Saturday has also been declared a dry day.
Schools, colleges and other educational institutions were also closed in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka.
Section 144 has also been imposed in Bhopal and in Bengaluru as part of tight security measures.

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Starring: Tracy Morgan, Bruce Willis, Sean William Scott
Directed by: Kevin Smith
Rated: R for brief language
Movie Released: 2010
If it had been the 90’s and you told me that Kevin Smith had made a film that was so colossally bad that you would want to gouge your eyes out with a rusty spork, I would have laughed and checked it out anyway. The director found his niche in the 90’s cranking out fan favorites like Clerks, Mallrats, Dogma, and Chasing Amy. He expanded the ViewAskew universe in 2001 giving Jay and Silent Bob their own movie in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. But then Kevin closed the book on his famed ViewAskewniverse and opened a new chapter in his life, known as Jersey Girl. The Affleck flick, while lovable, became a box office bomb that Smith never recovered from. His return to the raunchy comedy Zack and Miri (make a porno) was a mediocre success at best, despite pulling in Seth Rogen during the height of his career. Beaten and broken, Smith ran for cover, complained about the success of Zack and Miri on the Internet, his own podcasts and to any poor street waif that would listen. Shortly there after he signed up for Cop Out.
Cop Out is the first film that Smith has directed and not written, and it becomes very evident quickly that Smith’s heart just wasn’t in this film. This buddy cop film features Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan in a throwback to films like Beverly Hills Cop, Midnight Run, Tango and Cash, and Lethal Weapon. Willis plays a hard nosed divorced detective who is struggling to pay for his daughter’s outlandish wedding before her new step dad does, and Morgan is his over the top sidekick of a partner. During a drug bust gone wrong they find themselves smack in the middle of angry Mexican cartel, who just so happens to have obtained a baseball card worth $85,000 that was once in Willis’ possession (and was going to pay for the wedding). In order to prove that crime doesn’t pay and to get his card back, Willis and Morgan hit the streets to bring down the bad guys and save the day.
It was about half way through Cop Out that I realized I had no ounce of caring left in me. I didn’t care what happened to these characters, or where the plot went. This film was all out terrible. It had a weak story line, two forgettable, over acted main characters in Willis and Morgan and comedy that was written by a two year old. High point of the movie is an interrogation scene where Tracy Morgan’s character thinks the proper way to interrogate people is to scream lines from Al Pacino movies, An Officer and a Gentleman, and a “Yippee Ki Ya Motherf****r” for good measure; which of course prompts Willis to ask “Where’s that line from?” If you’re reading this and saying, Did you really find THAT funny?, the answer is beyond a mild chuckle, no. But this is really the best Cop Out has to offer.
The rumor is the script for Cop Out (originally titles A Couple of Dicks but determined to be unmarketable by studios) floated around for years as one of these movies that everyone thought should get made, yet never happened. This project landed in Smith’s lap as a jobber film and he took the paycheck. On set, Smith was very vocal about Bruce Willis being a “diva” and as a result was not well received by the film’s cast and crew. In fact Smith had “anti-bruce” swag made up for participants at the films wrap party, which oddly enough Willis didn’t attend. It’s easy to see that Willis was in fact phoning this one in, as he has the charisma of a pineapple in the film. If you’re wondering, pineapples have very weak charismatic qualities.
Perhaps what makes this film even worse is Tracy Morgan. Morgan spends the entire script running around screaming in a voice more annoying the Rush Hour’s Chris Tucker. At no point do you believe his character is a cop, and if he was you would actually feel more helpless if he tried to help you. His character is there to spout off at the mouth screaming stupidly and comes off as a slightly mentally handicapped child with turrets.
Smith adds nothing to this film as a director, mostly because Smith’s films work because of his writing, not his work behind the camera. However, taking this film as a jobber film all he can really offer is a storyboard scene to scene layout of someone else’s generic script. The end result is we get Smith’s patented choppy style on a film that isn’t working in the first place.
I remember seeing a Smith on a twitter/internet rant on how he HATES critics because they bashed Cop Out. At the time, I wondered if Cop Out could truly be that bad. The answer is simply yes, and Smith has nothing to complain about. The film was indeed bad, however it is the film that has made the most money theatrically to date for Kevin Smith. Smith has plenty to complain about, and will continue to do so. After all, Jersey Girl didn’t deserve the bad wrap that it got, Southwest Airlines thinks he’s too fat to fly and the list can go on. The point is Kevin, you took this jobber of a film and made a dud. So what, who cares? Every director does it. You’ve got a strong fan base, a huge podcast listnership, and make millions every year off “Silent Bob Speaks” spoken word events. Why blow away any credibility you have defending Cop Out? I know I sure wouldn’t.

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Use of geostatistical and crop growth modelling to assess the variability of greenhouse tomato yield caused by spatial temperature variations
Bojacá, Carlos Ricardo
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Users of potential crop growth models have generally assumed homogenous greenhouse climate conditions for simulation purposes. Geostatistics offers the possibility to represent the spatial dependence of climate variables such as temperature distribution in greenhouses. In order to obtain insight in the relevance of temperature distribution on the performance of a crop, geostatistical and crop growth modeling tools were combined in the present work. A plastic greenhouse with the size used in commercial practices, was used to assess temperature distribution by installing a 25-sensor grid, during a 28-day measurement period. Geostatistical analyses were performed on the temperature data, previously divided in five ranges that were established as a function of solar radiation intensity. Estimated semivariograms were fitted to theoretical spherical model for posterior estimation at unsampled points by ordinary kriging method. Results of this analysis indicated an increasing temperature spatial dependence as global radiation augmented. Crop growth simulations with the Tomgro model applied to the estimated temperature distribution, quantified the faster plant development rates in the central zone of the greenhouse, resulting in plants with one additional truss and a significant higher yield, when compared to plants next to the side walls. The results of this work suggest that the location of the climate sensor station is a sensible factor when using crop simulation models for greenhouse conditions. Final predictions done by crop growth simulation models may be biased and the results cannot be generalized for the entire greenhouse area when microclimate patterns are not considered. Application of geostatistics enabled to assess temperature patterns inside greenhouse and to analyze the relationship with global outside radiation.
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A spate of proposed U.S. tax rule changes soon may open a window of opportunity for certain utilities.
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Obtaining a position measurement in energy markets has become more complex and has increased financial risks for integrated utilities.
"What's your position?" The answer to that simple question in today's energy markets is anything but simple. In fact, answering this question may be the single most difficult challenge faced by a fully integrated energy firm in its efforts to manage risk. Position measurement, and therefore risk management, in today's deregulated energy market is complicated by the fact that weather, fuel costs, outages, transmission availability, embedded optionality, and a host of other interrelated factors all dramatically affect position on a real-time basis.
Without an accurate, granular, and unbiased estimate of position, risk management and generation optimization are impossible. Moreover, without consistent and timely position discovery, hedging programs cannot safely be implemented-and, of course, the efficiency and performance of the trading and marketing team cannot be evaluated.
Discovering, estimating, and valuing one's position requires a rigorous methodology and a computational architecture to back it up.
In late 2000, Cinergy Corp., the Cincinnati-based utility and one of the largest electricity trading companies in the United States, undertook a comprehensive review of its risk management methodology and systems. Cinergy was fully aware of the volumetric risks and embedded optionality in its merchant energy portfolio. However, its internally developed client-server system was not sufficiently up to the task of handling all of the complex data capture, valuation, storage, and presentation nuances of its complex deregulated portfolio.
After conducting an exhaustive review of trading systems in late 2000, Cinergy concluded that no silver bullet existed. Available systems were incapable of managing and pricing positions with hourly granularity. The best systems still relied upon valuation models derived for financial markets that lacked the unique volatility characteristics of the power markets.
Worse, the products required non-vanilla deals to be valued outside the core system and plugged back into the core portfolio, creating the classic apples-and-oranges dilemma. Finally, the dated technical architecture of all available alternatives precluded the ability to scale to meet Cinergy's requirement to calculate and report portfolio results on a real-time basis. In short, the perfect system didn't exist and would need to be built.
On the surface, meeting such an objective for any deregulated utility seems relatively straightforward. Deal terms and conditions are clearly spelled out in contractual documents. The vast majority of deals are for standard blocks. Utilities have detailed historic records of loads, and pricing in forward markets is becoming increasingly transparent. Finally, advances in computing power have enabled more rigorous analytical modeling to handle complex deals with variable load- and path-dependent characteristics.
However, a more thorough review of the dynamics of the power market reveals an additional layer of complexity that cannot be ignored if one is to get a true estimate of position and risk: Position measurement is complicated by the fact that weather, fuel costs, outages, transmission availability, embedded optionality, and a host of other interrelated factors all dramatically affect position on a real-time basis. Moreover, any position estimation and valuation model also needs to transition between


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The government is set to strengthen food distribution to learners, under the School Feeding Programme, in areas severely affected by the ongoing drought season, the Cabinet Secretary for Education, Dr. Fred Matiang’i has said.
Dr. Matiang’i made the announcement at Tumaini Primary School in Nyandarua County while on an extensive inspection tour of educational institutions in the area.
The CS consequently urged the education officers to monitor the situation to ensure that school heads are not stressed as a result of the effects.
Matiang’i at the same time has instructed all county directors of education in the affected areas to freeze officer’s annual leave until the situation improves.
He said the education officials should help manage the situation and hence all officers must be in their respective work stations at all time.
The Cabinet Secretary said these were some of the raft measures to mitigate drought effects. The CS was accompanied by his Youth and Gender Affairs counterpart Sicily Kariuki.
On her part, Kariuki said the government had directed the relief food being distributed to the affected areas will be channeled to the respective schools directly.
This, she said will ensure that no child misses class as a result of of the ravaging hunger adding that through NYS, the government will be able to reach all the needy places across the county.
She urged teachers to be vigilant to ensure only the targeted schools receive the relief food. The initiative will benefit some 3.6million children in 23 Counties in Arid and Semi-arid regions.
This includes 2,871,930 and 690,152 learners in public primary schools and secondary schools respectively.
Dr. Matiang’i also revealed that the government will send Shs.154million to educational institutions, notably secondary schools in the area as additional support to them to keep the children in schools. He said head teachers in the affected areas should not send learners away from school on account of school fees.
“Let us be compassionate,” Dr. Matiang’i urged.
Some of the 23 counties include Baringo, Turkana, Wajir, Mandera, Garissa, Kwale, Kilifi, Makueni, Samburu, West Pokot, Kwale, Isiolo, Tharaka Nithi, and Marsabit among others.


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Jazz Night in America: On the List
Updated March 6, 2023 at 10:11 AM ET
Jazz Night in America is a radio and video documentary series that goes deep on stories across the jazz diaspora. On the List shakes loose our staff's favorite new releases every month — from traditional tunes to avant-garde adventures to electronic experiments, we'll keep our ears open in order to present you with a selection of the genre's newly-mined gems. These songs represent just a small sampling of the music released by jazz artists around the world; we hope that as we share our discoveries you feel inspired to embark on your own exploration of what's new. (If you'd like to hear the music featured on Jazz Night in America, we've got that, too.)
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Our favorites from February 2023:
Nadia Washington, "Hope Resurgence"
Brandee Younger, "You're A Girl For One Man Only"
Hiromi, Tomoaki Baba, Shun Ishiwaka, "First Note"
Ben Wendel feat. Elena Pinderhughes, "Speak Joy"
Gretchen Parloto & Lionel Loueke, "I Miss You"
Evan Marien, Dana Hawkins, "Ikgai"
Kurt Elling, Charlie Hunter, Nate Smith, "Sticking to My Guns"
Peppermint Harris, "I'm Writing To You Baby"
Mark Guiliana, "Mischief"
Theo Croker feat. Ego Ella May, Jeff Parker, "Somethin'"
Jean-Michel Pilc, "Leaving"
Chris Potter, "You Gotta Move - Live"
Braxton Cook, "Black Mona Lisa"
Gabriel Da Rosa, "Cachaça"
Walter Smith III, "Mother Stands For Comfort"
Sam Gendel, "SWV Medley"
Christian McBride, New Jawn, "Moonchild"
Lettuce, Count Basie, Talib Kweli, "Didn't You"
Jeremy Pelt, "Slow Hot Wind"
Petros Klampanis, Thomas Konstaniou, Kristjan Randalu, Ziv Ravitz & Alexandros Arkadopoulos, "Disoriented"
Herve Samb, "Song KO"
Bokani Dyer, "Resonance of Truth"
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Marburg virus, a member of the filovirus family—which also contains the five species of Ebola virus—typically causes a serious disease of hemorrhagic fever, with a fatality ratio of up to 88%. There is no treatment for Marberg infection and although experimental treatments have been validated in nonhuman primates models, they have never been tried in humans.
A detailed study of the monoclonal antibodies from a person who survived a Marburg infection led researchers to identify novel mechanisms that contribute protection against the disease, according to the latest findings of a collaborative team led by the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) at Galveston and Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
The findings are now available in a paper titled, “Non-neutralizing Antibodies from a Marburg Infection Survivor Mediate Protection by Fc-Effector Functions and by Enhancing Efficacy of Other Antibodies” in Cell Host & Microbe.
In an earlier study, the research team had isolated a large panel of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) from B cells of a human survivor with previous naturally acquired Marburg virus infection. In this new study, they characterized functional properties of these mAbs and identified non-neutralizing mAbs targeting the glycoprotein (GP) of the virus.
“Antibodies are currently the most promising platform for developing post-exposure treatments for Marburg virus infection and are critical tools for the design of improved vaccines,” said Alex Bukreyev, a UTMB virologist in the departments of pathology and microbiology & immunology and senior author on the study. “Understanding the mechanisms of antibody-mediated protection during Marburg virus infection is also useful for understanding antibody protection against other viral pathogens, including SARS-CoV-2, which causes... Find the full article at the GEN – Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News Blog.
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Perfectly reflecting the majestic aura of the Mughals from the late 17th century, Calcutta or Kolkata is one of the major metropolitan cities in India. Existing today as one of the major business centres in South East Asia, Kolkata draws its roots from the East India Company. The Port of Kolkata used to be known as one of the busiest trading bases. As of today, it houses an ethnic population which is a part of rich and diverse culture.

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“It was an important song in terms of our career, and in many ways it was the perfect introduction of ZZ Top to the world,” Billy Gibbons says of “La Grange.”
The romping, gutbucket boogie-blues vamp was the band’s first single to make a dent in the Billboard Hot 100 (reaching Number 41), and it propelled their third album, 1973’s Tres Hombres, into the Top 10.
“The genesis and, of course, the heart of the song was that boogie backbeat, which everybody and their brother has learned how to play,” Gibbons says.
“Who would have thought that something so simple and severely compressed structure-wise would lead us on such a grand journey? From that cornerstone backbeat, our little song seemed to resonate and catch on with the masses, which has allowed us to chase it for going on five decades now.”
A Brothel And Buddy Holly
“La Grange” is mostly a free-form instrumental jam brimming with Gibbons’ unbridled blues soloing. The few lyrics it has were inspired by the notorious Chicken Ranch brothel that was located outside of La Grange, Texas.
As Gibbons recalls, “Growing up in Texas, there were two requirements toward manhood: You had to visit La Grange, and you had to go to the Mexican border. We somehow captured both in one single trip.”
The guitarist points to Buddy Holly’s “Peggy Sue Got Married,” the rock pioneer’s sequel to “Peggy Sue,” as compositional inspiration. “That song showed us you didn’t have to rhyme every single stanza or verse,” Gibbons says.
“Plus, Holly left things open to interpretation: ‘I heard it’s a rumor from a friend.’ Did she get married or not? So with ‘La Grange,’ we tagged the closing with lines like, ‘I hear it’s fine… but I might be mistaken.’ The invitation stood at that moment.”
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While recording Tres Hombres in Memphis, Gibbons and his bandmates – bassist/co-vocalist Dusty Hill and drummer Frank Beard – would warm up with a blues vamp.
“It started to get longer and longer,” he says, “and we kept asking ourselves, ‘Is this a song? Let’s see where this goes.’” Once they laid out the musical framework – spoken-word intro and riff, verse, then off to the races – the band debated how to work out vocal passages.
“We tried every which way we knew, but nothing felt right,” Gibbons remembers. “Finally, the engineer and studio manager said, ‘Let’s take a lunch break.’ With the studio manager dispatched to a barbecue joint some 30 miles away, Gibbons sat down in a folding chair, pulled up a microphone and said, “Run the track.”
“Finally, something transpired, and whatever I was singing worked. The engineer was waving through the glass yelling, ‘Don’t stop! You’ve got it!’”
For the song’s intro, Gibbons relied on a 1955 hardtail Fender Stratocaster, and for the overdriven riff, he pulled out his now-famous 1959 Gibson “Pearly Gates” Les Paul standard. Both guitars went through a 100-watt 1968 Marshall Super Lead amp.
“We did three takes of the solo, and I just went off into the ozone,” Gibbons says. “I had a great time overdubbing and experimenting with twin guitars. We had the whole thing buttoned up in an hour, and when the manager returned from the barbecue joint, he said, ‘I told you, fellas. I knew you had it!’” Gibbons laughs.
“It was one of those enriching moments in the rather antiseptic surrounds of a recording studio.”
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Modestly, the guitarist claims nobody in the band had the song pegged as a hit. “It felt good, so we decided to put it on the album,” he says.
Regarding a failed lawsuit by the copyright holder of John Lee Hooker’s “Boogie Chillen’,” which resulted in a court ruling that the rhythm was in the public domain, Gibbons says, “It seemed to be a somewhat egregious and curious accusation. At the end of the day, we were kind of flattered to know that our music had taken a very important position in the history of rock and roll.”
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Leicester's De Montfort (DMU) has become the 50th university to join the UNIversal Gym membership scheme in Britain.
A training programme for volunteers who will staff the 2019 Winter Universiade in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, has taken place in the nearby city of Norilsk.
Oleg Matytsin, President of the Federation of International University Sport (FISU), has visited the Japanese city of Hiroshima to discuss planning of university sports projects.
Punjab's Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has been reviewing progress on setting up a Sports University in Patiala and has met the steering committee chaired by honorary International Olympic Committee member.
Naples has played host to de-briefing sessions on the Taipei 2017 Summer Universiade as the Italian city continues its preparations to host the 2019 edition.
The International University Sports Federation (FISU) has paid tribute to Italian basketball referee Gianluca Mattioli after his sudden death.
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The 2018 British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) Nationals will not be moved despite a clash with the British Indoor Athletics Championships, it has been announced.
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When it comes to the comparison of the urine and the other kind of drug tests, the oral test is considered best for detecting the recent drugs use. The drugs always take time to metabolize and the best way for detecting the use of the drugs is by using the best drug test kit. But, usually these kits like to detect the drugs immediately after use that is in a system of the donor. This actually makes the oral testing kits perfect for the broad range of the testing situations that ranges from the pre-employment to the reasonable suspicion where the employer shows any kind of interest to assess what is present in the system of the donor at the time of collecting of the drug test. These are really very amazing things for the heavy drug users as well.
Quick and reliable tests:
People need to know that all of the sample collections with the help of these kits typically do not take more than five minutes. Moreover, the testing is performed on the spot now without any need of the lab or anything else, with all of the negative screening results that are reported at the same day that it is screened. However, the positive results are confirmed, reviewed and then typically reported at the same time and the people don’t have to go through many problems.
Things affecting how long a drug stay in the body?
Different kind of drugs affect different people in different ways and they all are processed by the people in different ways. All the results of the Drug Tests in Bulk are unique in their own ways to the people who were tested. This means that two people can take the same amount of the same drug together, but they can have different test results. This is all because the individual things about a person and the usage of their drug can affect the results.
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There are different conditions that affect the results of the testing of the drugs. These include:
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- How often people use it.
- The amount of the drug used.
- What other drugs they use.
- The strength of the drug being used.
- Tolerance to the drug.
- Gender and age of the users.
- Overall health and wellbeing of people.

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Global Steel Sections Market 2016-2020
- Published: Jul 2016
- Pages: 74
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This market research report identifies players like ArcelorMittal, EVRAZ, Gerdau, NSSMC, and Nucor to be the key vendors in the global steel sections market. This research report also presents a detailed segmentation of the market by end-users (infrastructure and construction, power, railway, industrial machinery, oil and gas, and others) and geography (the Americas, APAC, Europe, and MEA).
Overview of the global steel sections market
Technavio’s market research analyst predicts the global steel sections market to grow at a CAGR of more than 5% by 2020. Steel sections are a kind of steel long products, used across several applications including infrastructure and construction, power, industrial machinery, and railway. Steel sections strengthen the structural integrity of buildings, providing them better ability to absorb energy, adapt to extreme conditions, and change forms. These have extensive usage in bridges and columns and other heavy industrialization activities. The growing improvements in non-residential construction is another growth driver for this market. APAC accounts for more than two-thirds of the steel demand with countries like India and China being the steel-intensive markets. With steel gaining momentum as a sustainable construction material, the market for steel sections will witness a positive growth over the next four years.
One of the latest trends gaining grounds in the market is the shift towards using steel scrap as a raw material. Scrap recycling lowers the environmental impact by eliminating the need for iron ore extraction for steel production. This helps in reducing the carbon dioxide emissions, saves energy and water consumption, and also eliminates air pollution. Owing to the several advantages of using steel scrap such as energy and natural resources conservation, it has gained huge popularity among steel producers as a preferred raw material.
Competitive landscape and key vendors
The market is moderately fragmented with a handful of global players. APAC is the largest steel-consuming region across the globe owing to the presence of steel sections manufacturers that cater to the regional demand. Intense competition prevails in the market where the established players are constantly focusing on increasing their market shares based on different expansion strategies. The strong dominance of the leading players in the market will restrict the entry of new vendors in the coming years.
Leading vendors in the market are -
Other prominent vendors in the steel sections market include Anyang Steel Group, Celsa Steel, Hyundai Steel, Mechel, and Tata Steel.
Segmentation by end-user and analysis of the steel sections market
- Infrastructure and construction
- Industrial machinery
- Oil and gas
The infrastructure and construction sector is the largest end-user in the steel sections market and is anticipated to hold around 46% of the overall market share by 2020. Factors such as an increase in infrastructure investments and upgrading of transmission and distribution lines in the power sector are significantly aiding to the growth of this segment. The ongoing ventures in road, railway, and airport systems, as well as the constant development of the construction industry, will also spur the growth prospects for the market in the coming years.
Geographical segmentation and analysis of the steel sections market
APAC will continue its dominance in the steel sections market during the forecast period and will likely occupy more than 76% of the total market share by 2020. Much of this region’s growth can be attributed to the growing demand for steel from the construction and transmission and distribution sectors. Also, heavy investments in grid improvement and grid expansion programs in several APAC nations will drive the growth of this market during the predicted period. Factors such as an increase in construction spending and restrictions on the export of nickel ore are propelling the use of steel scrap, which will boost the growth prospects of the market in the coming years.
Key questions answered in the report include
- What will the market size and the growth rate be in 2020?
- What are the key factors driving the global steel sections market?
- What are the key market trends impacting the growth of the global steel sections market?
- What are the challenges to market growth?
- Who are the key vendors in the global steel sections market?
- What are the market opportunities and threats faced by the vendors in the global steel sections market?
- Trending factors influencing the market shares of the Americas, APAC, Europe, and MEA.
- What are the key outcomes of the five forces analysis of the global steel sections market?
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Table of Contents
PART 01: Executive summary
PART 02: Scope of the report
- Market overview
PART 03: Market research methodology
- Research methodology
- Economic indicators
PART 04: Introduction
- Key market highlights
- Global steel market outlook
PART 05: Market landscape
- Global steel sections market
- Pricing trends
- Five forces analysis
PART 06: Market segmentation by end-user
- Global steel sections market for infrastructure and construction
- Global steel sections market for power
- Global steel sections market for railway
- Global steel sections market for industrial machinery
- Global steel sections market for oil and gas
PART 07: Geographical segmentation
- Steel sections market in APAC
- Steel sections market in Europe
- Steel sections market in Americas
- Steel sections market in MEA
PART 08: Market drivers
- India and China: Steel intensive markets
- Demand from non-residential construction sector
- Upgrading of existing transmission and distribution networks
PART 09: Impact of drivers
PART 10: Market challenges
- China: Largest consumer to largest threat
- Decline in iron ore prices
- Declining capacity utilization ratio
- Sluggish steel demand
PART 11: Impact of drivers and challenges
PART 12: Market trends
- Steel as sustainable material
- Rationalization of capacity
- Shift toward steel scrap as raw material
PART 13: Vendor landscape
- Global customer base concentration
- Market share analysis
- Other prominent vendors
PART 14: Key vendor analysis
PART 15: Appendix
- List of abbreviations
PART 16: Explore Technavio
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Letter to local Member of Parliament
Your help needed to retain the Resale Royalty scheme for Australian artists
Dear [ insert MPs name here ],
I am an [artist/concerned resident] living in your electorate and I am writing to alert you about an important issue which will have a major impact on artists in this area should it come to pass.
The Australian Resale Royalty scheme for artists began in 2010.
The principle of the scheme is to reward artists when their artworks are resold, recognising the right of the artist to continue to earn a small percentage from their work each time it is sold. One of the guiding principles behind the scheme’s adoption was the acknowledgement that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists were often living in abject poverty while their art dealers were earning substantial sums from the sale of their works. This extraordinary situation was graphically represented in the 2009 award-winning Warwick Thornton film Samson and Delilah.
However, the resale royalty scheme cannot simply be described as a welfare program for Indigenous artists. It establishes the artist’s right to earn money from the ongoing value of their art, just as Australian writers and musicians have their earnings from royalties protected in legislation.
Visual arts and craft practitioners deserve the same demonstrated recognition of our ongoing interest in their work through payment of royalties.
It took more than 20 years of advocacy for the Australian Government to act on behalf of artists, bringing our country into line with nearly 70 other countries including Great Britain and all other members of the EU. And, in fact, the United States and China are now considering similar schemes.
Now, I am very concerned that as a result of an operational review of the scheme, it might be scrapped altogether and that this much sought-after recognition of artists’ intellectual property rights may be withdrawn before it has had a chance to fully deliver benefits to artists.
This would be an enormous waste of time and money as it has taken several years for the scheme to be fully implemented and for the education of gallery owners, who register sales and make payments, to take place.
I have looked at the resale royalty website (www.resaleroyalty.org.au ) and found the following information about how much money the scheme has generated for Australian artists – and, in my opinion, the scheme is tracking well.
Between 9 June 2010 and 9 February 2014, the scheme has generated royalties:
- Totalling more than $2.28M
- From more than 8,000 resales
- For more than 820 artists
- Lowest royalty $50
- Highest royalty $55,000
- Most royalties have been between $50 and $500
- More than 65% of the artists receiving royalties are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander artists and they have received 50% of the total royalties generated
- Of the 50 artists who have received most money under the scheme, 26 are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
- Most artists have received one or two royalty payments, but some have received multiple payments
- While there were costs associated with establishment of the scheme, particularly in systems set-up, education and awareness activities, the royalties generated for artists already exceeds the funding provided by the Government for implementation of the scheme.
I ask you as my local member to put your support into keeping this scheme – even if that means making changes to streamline it. I would be very disappointed if the rights of artists, which took so long to secure, were removed from us after just three years.
I hope I can count on your support.
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, an Israeli company that specializes in intelligent autonomous solutions for drones and eVTOL, is expanding into the American market by launching a new operations center in Syracuse, New York. This expansion is part of the company’s broader strategy to become a leading player in the world’s largest and most significant market for smart services using drones.
The new branch will be established with an investment of $500,000, which was awarded to Wonder Robotics as part of their participation in GENIUS NY’s prestigious accelerator for drones and robotics. GENIUS NY is the world’s largest accelerator for uncrewed systems, and regional development program in New York. After competing against more than 200 other companies in the field, Wonder Robotics was selected to participate in the program, facilitating their smooth entry into this market and providing them with valuable connections to companies and entities at the forefront of the latest technological developments in the field.
Wonder Robotics’ debut product, WonderLand, is very much the MobileyeTM of commercial drones. This smart solution is designed to connect seamlessly with any type of commercial grade drone. WonderLand solutionprovides advanced features that ensure safe flight in low-altitude mission in urban areas and enable autonomous landing and vertical awareness without advanced mapping or human supervision (observer or pilot in the loop). By reducing the risk of accidents involving people, buildings, powerlines and vegetation, WonderLand’s solution for drone autonomy helps lower the operating costs and optimize the process for more scalable implementation, making drone services, such as drone deliveries, more economically feasible.
The Syracuse area is a hub for technological development, infrastructure, and regulation related to drones. It is home to NUAIR, who manages operations of the FAA-designated New York UAS Test Site at Griffiss International Airport, and is responsible for the advancement of New York’s 50-mile UAS Corridor between Rome and Syracuse, NY. NUAIR is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to integrating unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems into the US national airspace to facilitate safe and widespread commercial drone operations. The organization provides dedicated experts and physical infrastructure for operational validation, testing, and eventual adoption of the technology by the FAA.
Syracuse, New York was a strategic choice for Wonder Robotics’ American operation center, given the Wonder Robotics’ international business status and designated markets in North America, Europe, and the Middle East. The East Coast region is a key location for connecting with industry groups and facilitating the company’s operations across these regions. By establishing a presence in the United States, Wonder Robotics will be able to work closely with its current partners, reach new customers, and engage with relevant regulatory authorities.
“Our American center is situated in one of the largest UAS centers in the US, providing a thriving ecosystem that strongly supports companies operating in this field. This location enables us to better serve our American customers and work as active partners in the application and implementation of our product in their services,” said Idan Shimon, CEO and co-founder of the company. “The center will coordinate the customer service, training, and maintenance and support, alongside demonstrations of the WonderLand system and its marketing to new customers. The company’s first product will help make drone services more autonomous and safer. This product will also significantly increase efficiency by reducing the number of people involved in operating a drone service which will pave the way for expansion to hundreds of thousands of drones in the urban landscape.”
Scheduled to open in March 2023, Wonder Robotics’ new operations center in the USA will play a crucial role in serving the company’s strategic American customers, including Spright (the drone division) of Air Methods, North America’s largest medical logistics service provider. As a pioneer in short- and medium-distance drone deliveries, Spright plans to operate hundreds of drones by 2024. Additionally, Wonder Robotics is in a process to secure another strategic customer: undisclosed drone company of a large US retail chain, which plans to incorporate Wonder Robotics’ autonomy technology into its existing drone delivery service at a dozen sites across the US. With the ability to serve millions of customers in the next two years, this partnership is set to be a major boost for the company’s growth. The opening of the new center, which follows Wonder Robotics’ recent success in winning the GENIUS NY accelerator competition and increasing American sales, will continue the company’s positive momentum.
According to Kara Jones, Director of GENIUS NY, “The cutting-edge innovation offered by Wonder Robotics positions it at the forefront of unmanned systems’ development and the heart of the drone revolution in Central New York, which is a global leader in this field. We selected Wonder Robotics as an investment through our business development arm due to its potential to make a significant contribution to the American market and create numerous business opportunities.”
According to Shimon, “The drone services market is projected to reach $63.6 billion by 2025, but I believe this figure could be even higher. As drones become increasingly integrated into daily life, their economic impact will only continue to grow. Our goal at Wonder Robotics is to remain a leading provider of innovative vision-based autonomy solutions that enable safe, reliable, and highly efficient drone services.”
About Wonder Robotics
Wonder Robotics was founded with the goal of optimizing the commercial viability of drones through the use of cutting-edge autonomy technology, resulting in safer and more dependable operations. The company’s flagship product, WonderLand, facilitates safe low-altitude flight and autonomous landing at any uncharted and unsupervised location for drones and electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicles. Based in Israel with offices in the USA, the company boasts a team of world-renowned experts in the fields of drones, robotics, navigation, and 3D visual applications, with extensive experience serving both commercial and military markets.

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After realizing a loss in revenue for the fourth quarter, Deutsche Bank has cut its total compensation for its investment bankers by 14 percent.
As salary was cut, headcount was also reduced 2.4 percent as well, Bloomberg reports.
But Deutsche bank wasn’t the lone institution to see investment banking revenue drop, as the five largest U.S. investment banks also saw total revenue from trading fixed income, currencies and commodities fall 4.2 percent.
The bank’s Co-CEO Anshu Jain told analysts that the U.S. will likely continue to outpace Europe in debt trading for the next several years and the bank will have to examine its U.S. and European investments.
Deutsche Bank has been making big investments in Jacksonville in the last few years. Most recently the bank filed plans with the state to open an international office and create another 200 jobs in Jacksonville, but it won’t comment on what the jobs will do.
The bank is also moving more investment bankers from New York to Jacksonville.
In November 2012, in an exclusive Business Journal interview, Deutsche’s Jacksonville executive team laid out their plans for bringing investment banking services to Jacksonville, in a suburban office park on Gate Parkway.
“One of the opportunities that Florida provides us in the front office is that we can grow in a way that is more synergistic — which is a horrible, business-y word that I hate to use, in this case, it’s very accurate — than what has traditionally existed in investment banking,” Michael Drexler, head of investment banking and trading in Jacksonville, previously told the Business Journal.
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The United States (U.S.) population is becoming increasingly diverse, with disability being prevalent among different races and ethnicities (Passel & Cohn, 2008; Vespa et al., 2020). In response, behavior analysts should engage in ongoing cultural humility to ensure their clinical practice is effective and responsive to diverse populations in order to disrupt the maintenance of ableist perceptions of people with disabilities. To date, behavior-analytic literature has yet to highlight the overlap of disability and race as it relates to clinical practice. Therefore, the current paper examines the intersectional considerations of ableism and racism in behavior analytic practices while exploring different models of disability (e.g., social model, medical model, moral model) culminating into Disability Critical Race Theory (DisCrit). Recommendations and actionable steps are provided for behavior analysts to address structural inequities by engaging in and promoting inclusive practices across organizations, service providers, research, and education. A greater understanding of the aforementioned models can begin to highlight and address some of the ableist practices in applied behavior analysis expressed by individuals from historically oppressed communities based on race, ethnicity, and disability.
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In Pakistan in 2003, Fatema was 11 when her mother told her they were going to a place that would relieve the stomach pain the preteen was having. She was in for a cruel surprise.
Russian LGBT Network report reveals details of gays being persecuted in Chechnya
The report “They said that I’m not a human, that I am nothing. That I should rather be a terrorist, than a fagot” is based on testimonies of 33 people from Chechnya who were persecuted,
Gay Men In Iran Struggle To Survive
In April this year, under the leadership of the so-called “moderate” President Hassan Rouhani, Iran’s morality police raided a party in the city of Isfahan for no reason other than the fact that the majority of the guests were allegedly gay men between the ages of 16 and 30.
Russia opens investigation into Chechnya’s gay purge, reports of abuse continue
The Russian federal government opened an investigation into cases of abuse against gays in Chechnya last week after international pressure and media reports continued to expose the atrocities. The outcry follows a report by an independent Russian newspaper and activists that more than 100 suspected gay men in Chechnya were rounded up and tortured with electric shocks,
Women’s bodies the new battlefield of Tunisian lawmakers
The Tunisian parliament will soon start debating a new set of laws regarding violence against women, proposed by the Ministry of women’s affairs. Honestly, I am neither excited nor delighted.
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Notes from the Nest: Arizona Cardinals practice - Dec. 6
- Carson Palmer practiced but was still "limited" in what he could do. Arians, though, said he expects the QB to play Sunday.
- The other injured players, mainly Michael Floyd and Andre Ellington, both say they're ready to go.
- Floyd is starting to show an ability to make tough catches and then break tackles. "Whatever it takes to get the job done, that's what I do," he said.
- Should Palmer be unable to go, Arians professed confidence in backup Drew Stanton.
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The last time the Cardinals and Rams played in Glendale, Rams DB Janoris Jenkins picked off two Ryan Lindley passes, returning each for touchdowns. Cardinals WR Larry Fitzgerald, who was targeted on both passes, finished with just three receptions on the day.
Quote of the Day
"It's a division game and that's where we want to be measured, in our division," Arians said. "It's a very difficult division and we know that, but it's time for us to start stepping up and winning these ball games."
This Day in Arizona Cardinals History
On Dec. 6, 1998, the fell to the New York Giants by a score of 23-19 at Sun Devil Stadium.
It was a tough one for the Cardinals, as they were up 17-10 at the half but could do nothing offensively over the final 30 minutes.
Jake Plummer completed just 18 of 40 passes for 263 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions. Adrian Murrell gained 53 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries, while also hauling in a 20-yard touchdown reception.
Larry Centers led the Cardinals with five catches for 68 yards, while Frank Sanders tallied five receptions for 62 yards.
Corey Chavous and J.J. McCleskey each picked off Giants QB Kent Graham, but New York was able to win this game behind running backs Gary Brown and Charles Way, who combined for 38 carries, 184 yards and a touchdown. Another running back, Tiki Barber, had two receptions for 91 yards and a touchdown, which came on an 87-yard reception.
The loss dropped the Cardinals to 6-7 on the year, but they would go on to win their last three regular season games to earn a Wild Card spot.
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- Kent Somers, AZ Central Sports Cardinals beat writer - Thursday March 6Kent Somers discusses the Cardinals' efforts to sign Karlos Dansby.
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- Jay Feely, Cardinals kicker - Thursday March 6Would a change to the extra point actually hinder player safety?
- Dave Pasch, ESPN play-by-play announcer - Tuesday March 4Dave Pasch, ESPN play-by-play announcer, discusses UA and ASU basketball.
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Red Steel is the Wii's first 1st person shooter and it's pretty good. Good guns, good swords and good gameplay. The only flaw is if you play for a few hours you will get tired on the hands, trust me.
The camera is fast enough to lose track but you can adjust that so that it's slower. You get 15 very long levels but at least the game saves in the middle of the levels, sometimes there 3, 4 or even 5 saves.
The gunplay is pretty neat, with the camera problem it's a little hard but you will get used to that. The sword fights are awesome with capital A. You swing the Wii remote and the nunchuck until you or your opponent wins, then you choose if your opponent lives or dies.
Mario Kart 8 DLC Pack 2...OH YEAAAAH!
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Hello, welcome. My name is Anni Juracich, and I'm a Program Manager in the Design and Technology disciplines here at RMIT. Today, I'm going to tell you a bit about our RMIT Suite of Interior Design and Visual Merchandising Programs. I'll explain some of the key learning outcomes of each program, the structure of the programs, and the kinds of projects you can expect to work on as a student. It's my privilege to be part of a vibrant design and technology community at RMIT, and I'd love to welcome you to one of our programs.
On behalf of RMIT University, I would like to acknowledge the people of the Woiwurrung and Boonwurrung language groups of the Eastern Kulin Nation, on whose unceded lands, we conduct the business of the university. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their ancestors and elders past and present. We also acknowledge the traditional custodians and their ancestors of the land and waters across Australia, where we conduct our business. Wominjeka to RMIT, a place where you'll continue to learn using a skilled hand and a cultivated mind. Both the Diploma of Interior Design and the Diploma of Visual Merchandising, focus on the visual communication and translation of ideas into physical practical outcomes in response to a design brief.
I know responding to a design brief sounds a little formal, but it's really important for you to learn how to respond to a client's brief. It's key to what you do as an interior designer or as a visual merchandiser. Let's take a look at that in more detail. Over two years, students in the Diploma of Interior Design, learn applied skills and knowledge 2-D and 3-D design communication and documentation skills. These are supported by applied skills in specifications of materials and finishes. Projects in the diploma are themed around developing design concepts with an exploration into color, materials and finishes, interior construction techniques, soft furnishings, fabric, and furniture. These are based on historical and contemporary styles and trends and the digital documentation of these projects. This skills or knowledge you learn in the diploma of visual merchandising will assist you to flourish in the global and fast pace world of visual merchandising.
The major emphasis of this course is the design and production of commercial displays and the development of a folio of work that prepares you for employment and a highly successful career as a creative individual. You will design develop and create displays using advanced construction and presentation techniques that use color, lighting, space, photography, digital technologies, sensory inputs, and interactive installation. This course prepares you for a career. Start again. This course prepares you for a creative career as a visual merchandiser or display designer in the retail, events, exhibition and styling industries. ATAR and prerequisites are not applicable for these courses. Please refer to the RMIT website or VTech Guide for information on the selection task for each program. In addition to the information on the slide, from the Diploma of Interior Design, you can pathway into the Associate Degree and or the Bachelor Honors. There is also a Certificate IV of Interior Decoration, which could lead you into the Diploma of Interior Design or the Associate Degree. All these pathways have credits for prior qualifications. It's best to check with each program for more details.
Visual Merchandising has many feeder programs. Students completing the diploma also go on to study graphic design, fashion, and textile merchandising, interior design and photography. You can gain entry into the diploma via the Certificate IV in Design. Both these programs have a strong focus on the design principles and elements. These are contextualized to each discipline. The Diploma of Visual Merchandising is a hands on design-based course that is delivered by experienced and practicing professionals. The key course areas for the Visual Merchandising Diploma are designing and installing displays, styling merchandise for install e-store and social media, arranging product for photo styling, planning events, drawing to communicate your ideas, creating props, and developing VM concepts.
As with any RMIT VE Program, these courses bring together the discipline skills, as well as the organizing and planning to complete a project. This means you'll learn how to work within your client's requirements, provide innovative design solutions, and manage the project from start to finish. The key course areas for the Interior Design Diploma are creating well-designed and functional spaces, decorating and designing residential environments, drawing sketches, and producing samples of your design ideas to communicate with your client, sourcing colors, lighting, furniture, and flooring, advising clients on soft and hard finishes, artwork and accessories for an interior scheme, as well as providing design and construction advice.
I love Melbourne and I love working with the students and staff at RMIT. Although we're working in learning in new ways this year, it still feels like RMIT to me. We have three campuses, one in the heart of the city, one at hip Brunswick, and one in relaxed Pandora. Let's take a look at some of our spaces. Both the Diploma of Visual Merchandising and the Diploma of Interior Design are located on the City Campus at Building 94 in Cardigan Street. Each of our campuses has a library, student hangout spaces, cafeterias, and more. How to RMIT will show you around our orientation. Our workshop spaces will immerse you in a hands-on design process using new and emerging technologies, as specialist facilities and equipment support your learning activities.
For example, our purpose built studios, our major street frontage windows and new media and digital display technologies. This is the visual merchandising window at the front of our Cardigan Street Campus, it's a very expressive space. This image shows work our students developed as part of their learning journey. Industry connections are so important to us, and we know they're important to you too. We work on building a community of practice between you, us, and industry. Let's take a look at some of our industry partners in Interior Design and Visual Merchandising. You can see from our list of industry partners, there's a broad representation from each industry.
Working with our industry partners on projects helps you to experience the industry through the learning environment, and also get a sense of the different segments within each industry. We like to celebrate your successes. Although there are many stories from both programs, we could only choose one, please stop and read Anja's story. It's also available on the website and has more information about Anya. Anya, along with seven other Visual Merchandising students, participated in the 2019 World Skills Competition. World Skills brings together young people to compete in various vocational skills, including creative arts, information technology and construction. World Skills Competitions begin at the regional level and progressed to the international stage where young people can showcase their skills to a wide range of industry leaders and fellow peers.
You can see here, three of the projects where our students, our industry, and we have worked together. These epitomize what the program is about. The Brand Project was a collaboration with Supre, where the students were challenged to create and install a fashion window without mannequins. Integral to this project was delivering a concept and outcome that aligned with Supre's branding and met their budget requirements. The District Project involved the VM students working with local retailers in the District Docklands to design and install displays that showcased each retailer's individual product. The retailer Oxford went on to roll out the student display in all their national outlets. The students were thrilled. The Window Project was a partner project with Country Road. Students value the industry experience gained through this project where they worked in close consultation with Country Road staff.
Interior design works closely with our industry partners to enrich our students' learning experience. One opportunity is the BQ Design Competition. We partner with BQ designs, a local manufacturer, to create this competition for our second year students. The brief is to design a contemporary and stylish master bedroom for an apartment. BQ brief and critique the students work as would happen in industry. The winning students' soft furnishing designs are put into production and promoted through social media. Interior design students also participate in the rug design competition, working with a local rug designer Berhue Studios, the students are asked to design a rug to a client brief. Working with clients constraints mirrors our industry requirements.
RMIT partners with a diverse range of institutes from across the globe. RMIT interior design collaborates with FIT from New York to create a study to a immersion for our students. Last year, we went to Paris for a two week intensive, where students from RMIT and FIT worked with a local French architect and local councils to develop a design of adaptive reuse of a cultural center. This study to allow students to experience design and the design process internationally, and the cultural and design delights of Paris. Students often find it's the small things that bring the unexpected moments they need to navigate through while on a study tour. For example, the US and Australia use different units of measurement. They use inches and feet to measure, and we use centimeters and meters.
Great interior designers understand what makes a space work for a particular purpose. As an interior designer, you will develop well-planned and functional spaces, decorate residential environments, draw sketches and produce samples of your ideas, source colors, lighting, furniture and flooring. Provide advice on soft and hard finishes, artwork and accessories for all an interior scheme. Provide onsite design and construction advice. You could go on to work as a decoration, color, or retail consultant in an interior design and decoration firm. In your role as a visual merchandiser, you will present and maintain an organization's image, service and merchandise to its customers. You will use your design talents to create stimulating and engaging spatial displays that promote and sell products and services. This includes creating displays and stands for exhibitions, conferences and other experiential events, creating window and in store displays for retail stores, sourcing elements, such as lighting, props and accessories, working to a project brief and presenting concept designs to clients. You could go on to work as a photo stylist, event stylist or customer experience designer.
Both programs will give you an array of opportunities once you graduate. You can step straight into industry or choose to continue your studies. The important dates for VE for 2021 are, orientation on the 8th of February. Semester one classes begin on the 8th of February. The last day to enroll is the 15th of February. For Associate Degrees, the important dates for 2021, orientation is from the 3rd to the 6th of February. Semester one classes begin on the 8th of February and the last data enroll is the 15th of February.
Let me end by saying thank you for taking the time to hear about our fantastic interior design and visual merchandising program at RMIT. For more information about our courses, check out the RMIT website or call study at RMIT on 9925 2260. Take care and have a lovely day.
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Newly developed devices about the size of a human egg cell may be the smallest robots yet that can sense their environment, store data and carry out computational tasks. Consisting of tiny electronic circuits made of two-dimensional materials, the devices could be used to flow through oil and gas pipelines, the air inside chemical processors and refineries, or even intestines – to detect problems.
The robots make those journeys by hitching a ride on colloids – particles so small they can stay suspended indefinitely in liquid or air. The physics of that phenomenon is comparable to the way dust particles can float indefinitely: the random motions of air molecules that collide with them is stronger than the pull of gravity.
"Colloids can access environments and travel in ways that other materials can't," said Michael Strano, an MIT professor of chemical engineering who served as senior author for a study about the new devices.
Using two-dimensional materials allowed the MIT team to bypass the limitations of conventional microchips, which generally have a flat, rigid substrate that would be subject to complex mechanical stresses if similarly sent on colloidal piggybacking journeys. Those chips are also “very energy-thirsty,” as Strano put it – as opposed to thin-film electronics, which can be “powered by nanowatts with subvolt voltages,” according to paper lead author and MIT postdoc Volodymyr Koman.
By contrast, the new robots are self-powered, requiring neither external power sources nor internal batteries. A simple photodiode provides sufficient electricity for their computation and memory circuits, which can sense and store data about their surrounding environment. After they have accomplished their mission, retroreflectors allow them to be easily located; probes can then be used to access their data. The team hopes to subsequently improve the data delivery method in a way that will eliminate the need for physical contact.
Strano noted that other groups that have worked on creating similar tiny robotic devices have focused on methods to control their movement, such as replicating the tail-like flagellae used by microbial organisms for propulsion. Strano believes, however, that these types of cellular movement systems are more useful for local-scale positioning than significant movement. The creation of complex electronics that can be aerosolized or suspended in a colloidal liquid, Strano added, makes the new devices “very smart particles, by current standards.”
To be sure, the oil and gas industry could use devices like these. Currently, the primary method of checking for pipeline leaks and other problems is a manual inspection by a crew using expensive instruments. The medical industry could also use the devices to search the digestive tract for signs of inflammation or other indicators of disease.
“We see this paper as the introduction of a new field" in robotics, Strano said. As we reported earlier this year, the team presented research on the devices at the 255th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society. Their study was published recently in the journal Nature Nanotechnology.


This course introduces one pistol of the students choice, preferably the students own pistol. It is not a complete pistol course but will provide the student with all the information and training needed to safely handle a pistol and marksmanship skills needed to shoot the pistol accurately. Students will shoot a .22 semi-auto pistol to execute fundamentals learned during the class. The student will then shoot his/her own pistol.
This course is ideal for those who have a pistol and want to learn how to shoot it safely and effectively, and also for those who do not want to sit through a full day course and are not concerned about the NRA Course Completion Certificate. This course is also ideal for young kids.
OPTION: Test fire 6 additional high-caliber pistols for $30. Five rounds per gun. Ideal if you are planning on buying a pistol
- Bersa Firestorm .380 semi-auto
- Beretta 92FS 9mm semi-auto
- Glock 19 compact semi-auto
- Springfield Armory XD40 .40 cal sub-compact semi-auto
- Ruger SP101 .357 mag double action revolver (shoot 38 special)
- Ruger Vaquero.357 mag single action revolver (shoot 38 special)
This is NOT an NRA-approved course but NRA safety and fundamentals are the backbone of this course.


Leigh Griffiths has been named Clydesdale Bank Player of the Year while Victor Wanyama has topped the young player poll.
Hibs striker Griffiths adds the award from the Scottish Premier League's sponsor to the PFA Scotland young player award from fellow players.
Scotland's footballers had chosen Motherwell striker .
Celtic midfielder Wanyama had been on their young player award shortlist.
by the Clydesdale Bank's panel of football experts after leading Motherwell to second place in Scotland's top flight.
Griffiths' goal in Sunday's 2-1 win over Edinburgh rivals Hearts took the 22-year-old on-loan Wolves striker's tally to 28 goals this season, 23 in the SPL, and he is aiming for a club scoring record.
He told BBC Scotland: "It just keeps getting better and better, especially with yesterday's win at Tyncecastle and then to get this is a great achievement.
"I just wanted to try and have a good season, to try to top my goals from last season.
"I only got 11 last season, which is poor, especially for my record of previous seasons, so to get near the 30 mark, that was what I was aiming for.
"Twenty goals was my target, so I have passed that so now I hope to round it up to 30.
"I've equalled Steve Cowan's record and I want to try to break that and be the first player in over 40 years to score more than 30 goals.
"Hooper, Commons, Higdon and Niall McGinn, there's loads of players who could have won this award after great seasons and I'm absolutely delighted."
The 21-year-old Wanyama has become a mainstay of the Celtic side that has won a second successive title and will meet Hibs in the Scottish Cup final.
St Mirren midfielder Graham Carey's long-range strike against Hearts at St Mirren Park on 27 February was chosen as goal of the season.
Save of the season went to Celtic's Fraser Forster, the goalkeeper denying Gary Harkins in a match against Dundee on 24 February.
Kilmarnock winger Chris Johnston was named Clydesdale Bank Under-20 League Player of the Season and the 18-year-old's performances led to promotion to the Ayrshire side's first team.
Dundee United, whose DISC Target Project is run together with the local council, youth workers and the police to combat the high level of anti-social behaviour in the community, won the award for the Best Community Initiative.
For the fifth successive season, Motherwell won the award for being the club with the best media relations.
St Johnstone won the Clydesdale Bank Family Champions Award for attracting and retaining more new families and their children.


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Disney’s Seven Dwarf Mine Train, seen here back in May, suffered a small fire Saturday night. (Photo: AP)
It’s a small fire after all.
Disney’s Seven Dwarf Mine Train caught fire Saturday. Fortunately, it was a small blaze and quickly extinguished. And no one was hurt.
It’s another reminder that bizarre things sometimes happen in amusement parks. Here are some others:
Roller Coaster Gets Stuck
At Six Flags America in Upper Marlboro, MD, almost two dozen riders got stuck 75 feet up in the air, when the Joker’s Jinx roller coaster quit on them last August. No one was injured and, after five hours, the riders were brought down by firefighters.
This horrifying 2012 incident was actually caught on video. A three-year-old girl on a carnival ride at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo slipped under the restraints and was thrown from the ride, falling about six feet to the ground below. She suffered a concussion.
Ride Cable Snaps
The Skyhawk at Ohio’s Cedar Point is one of those rides that hurls you round and round at a nearly-breakneck speed. But back in July, one of the Skyhawk’s cables snapped and hit two passengers. There were no serious injuries.
Riders Stuck, Part II
20 riders were stranded 300 feet up at California’s Knotts Berry Farm when the WindSeeker ride malfunctioned back in 2012. It took workers more than three hours to lower the ride enough for the riders to walk off.
Water Ride Horror
In 2009, there was a weird and scary incident on a water attraction at Indiana’s Holiday World. A broken filter pump sent a high concentration of muriatic acid and liquid into the Bahari River at Splashin’ Safari. A couple dozen people were taken to the hospital.
(Photo: Curtis and Eric/Flickr)


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Colonial drama ‘Indian Summers’ heats up British TV screens
Replete with power plays and high society scandal, ‘Indian Summers’ premiered on television this weekend
Following a month of trailers and billboards in city centers, costing around £14 million ($22 million) to create, the highly anticipated arrival of a new ten part drama series called “Indian Summers” premiered on British television this weekend.
Widely reported as one of the most expensive British television drama series to be created by Channel 4, its first episode aired on Sunday night lasting 90 minutes and served more as an introductory episode to the vast cast of characters.
Set in the Himalayan hill station of Simla in 1932, considered to be the “summer capital” where the British Raj ruling elite often decamped to every summer to escape the heat, “Indian Summers” is a series of plots woven round a web of class, caste, racial, religious and sexual tensions; moving towards a political reality that will eventually see the creation of a new nation and the demise of an empire.
Whether it's the soon to be Viceroy and his mysterious sister played by Jemima West or the Indian clerk (Nikesh Patel) at odds with his revolutionary sister (Ayesha Kala) whilst heartbroken at not being able to marry outside of his Parsi community, the interconnected story plots run parallel to each other.
The Anglo-Asian cast effectively bring the conflicted relations and discords to life. Bollywood veterans like Roshan Seth and Lillete Dubey are some of the names that join the British lineup of actors.
At the heart of hill station Simla’s society is widowed 60-year-old Cynthia, played by renowned British actor Julie Walters. As the owner of the Royal Club, where much of the high drama unfolds, her character has been described as a force to be reckoned with.
According to Walters, the script for the drama has not detracted from the essence of the political reality:
“It isn’t romanticized and it isn’t nostalgic,” she told The Express. “There’s a real edgy, gritty feeling to it and I’d never seen that done before. I think when this period has been portrayed in the past it hasn’t been that balanced. This corrects that.”
Not since the 1980s has colonial India been the setting for a British prime time television drama. Set in 1930s India, when British rule was nearly coming to an end, it continues in the footsteps of other dramas like “A Jewel in the Crown” that recount that time in history.
Widening the net
But unlike dramas that have in the past focused on British Indian control, “Indian Summers” extends the focus beyond the aristocracy and sheds light also on Indian civilians in charge of running the day to day administration of the empire.
In an interview with The Independent, Paul Rutman, the writer and creator of the drama series explains how he hopes audiences “will love the characters and have a different sense of the roles we’ve played in some of the crises and sectarian violence we see today.
“Politicians in the UK have this anxiety about our place on the world stage, this feeling that we’re a smaller nation than we once were. Perhaps we can be smaller and wiser now.”
Whilst the drama has been shot on the tropical island of Penang in Malaysia, the producers of the lavish periodic drama have had no expenses spared in putting together sets that resemble the beauty of Simla.
“Indian Summers” promises suspense and plenty of scandal as historical facts underpin the unfolding drama. The series showcases the real-life dichotomy of the then 1932 India, where desire for independence is met with brute opposition from the colonial rulers.
According to television critic Gabriel Tate writing for The Independent, “Indian Summers is a very Channel 4 costume drama: a fresh spin on a familiar theme, surreptitiously subversive and giving voice to often ignored minorities. If all goes to plan, there will be four return visits, each focused on a different summer on the road to partition in 1947.”
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