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From the other: "Beets! Where's the stuff? The...you know, beet stuff?"
I felt for the guys on the hot line — but I was also hungry. My waiter came by, bringing a warm towel for my fingers, a stack of menus, a beer. We started talking — about the Izakaya concept that the brothers Kizaki had imported from Japan, similar to a Spanish tapas restaurant with a menu that offers a little of everything, and about what I should order off that menu and how much of everything I should order.
"How hungry are you?" he asked.
"I'm starved," I said.
Izakaya's menu is impossible, ridiculous, amazing, awe-inspiring and should never work in a million years, but somehow it does. At its core, it's a fusion menu. A Japanese-Mediterranean fusion menu (with hints of northern Spain and France and America shot through it like rogue strands of culinary DNA), which I've never seen done before and likely will never see done again as well as it is here when, in the coming years, everyone starts copy-catting its genius.
My favorite Sushi Den dish is the one that comes free: an amuse of thin-sliced cucumbers and tiny bits of lobster meat floating in a cold broth of sesame-spiked soy. The minute I told my Izakaya server I was starving, this same dish appeared before me, handed over the rail with a smile and a nod. I followed it with a plate of sashimi — five pieces of immaculately fresh tuna, perfectly sliced across the grain, sitting in a puddle of gingered soy beneath a haystack of shaved daikon and slivered green onions. It was expensive — sixteen bucks — but I wasn't paying for the fish, the soy, the daikon or any of that so much as I was for the tiny smear of real grated Japanese wasabi sitting in the center of each piece of tuna. This wasabi grows only in the rocky riverbeds of Japan's northern mountains, and is so rare that it fetches a price among aficionados like white truffles do in Italy. Odds are good you've never had the real thing — have instead had plain horseradish mixed with mustard powder and dyed a bright, neon green — but it's available at Izakaya. It tastes nothing at all like that sharp green crap, but rather bluntly spicy, hot, almost peppery, a little sweet, and when I took my first bite (a whole piece of sashimi folded over that pinky-nail-sized bit of treasure), the wasabi numbed my face like a swallow of frozen vodka or a toot of high-grade cocaine.
Totally worth it.
After our discussion of intent and appetite, I'd told my server to just bring the food as it came up, that I'd keep ordering until I reached my limit. Next I devoured a napoleon of Spanish serrano, goat cheese and heirloom tomatoes marinated in oil and herbs de Provence; an Italian panzanella salad with more goat cheese and chunks of lump crab dressed in a plum-wine vinaigrette; a fiery Japanese/Chinese-meets-soul-food riff of Arctic char blackened with crushed Szechuan peppercorns mounted atop a quarter of gingered waffle, served between two dots of thickened grapefruit and basil beurre blanc (which, oddly, tasted of neither grapefruit nor basil) and a mound of tamari-spiked whipped cream. Eating a waffle with chopsticks is a challenge, so I set mine aside and ate with my fingers, working through the pain, the fire. I could've eaten nothing but this goofy, delicious dish, but I had other pleasures lined up on the bar, being worked in the kitchen.
A roulade of smoked salmon — the fish wrapped inside a delicate pastry shell with shiso and sake-infused cream cheese, and piled with a fall of chopped mangoes sharpened by jalapeño. Scallops over delicately truffle-scented potato purée. Italian crostini mounded up with earthy and gamey duck breast glazed in Hoisin sauce that made it sweet as duck candy.
I wanted to eat more — particularly the short ribs in Korean marinade and the Maine lobster in an apricot-shallot veloute — but I was betrayed by my own failing digestive powers. Not for the first time (and probably not for the last), I wished I was an enormously fat man — another Escoffier or Beard, capable of eating one of everything on this mind-blowing menu and then still walking out under my own power. But I'm not. I'm only human. And by the time the medallions of kobe beef (done au poivre and flash-seared so that they were basically raw in the middle) arrived with their topping of fried shallots and their bed of cold watermelon, mint and edamame salad, I knew I was done. I made a valiant attempt to eat what was before me, but I just couldn't finish it — perhaps because of what I'd already eaten, or maybe because this was the one disappointing dish to come out of the kitchen all night. The pepper was too strong, the salad not sweet enough to stand up to the savor of the kobe beef, and the promised "curry essence" completely absent.


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Bruach sits within the grounds of The Highland Club, a former fort of the British Army used to quell the uprisings of the Jacobites and later a Benedictine monks' abbey. It is now a holiday complex with 109 properties and a host of facilities and activities making it a popular holiday home for visitors.
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ò Market sources indicated that Sanyo Electric is in final talks to sell its cellular phone production business to Kyocera Corp. The deal is seen as marking the first sale of a cell phone production between Japanese companies. No comment regarding the deal could be secured from the two companies. A spokesperson from Sanyo said that the company has not decided yet whether it will sell the handset division. From Kyocera, the spokesperson did not deny nor confirm the deal. In a separate development, Sanyo announced that it will offload its entire equity stake in its handset sales subsidiary Telecom Sanyo Co. to Telepark Corp. in a deal valued at 4.8 billion yen ($41.6 million). Telecom Sanyo sells mobile phones nationwide except in Hokkaido and Okinawa prefectures. The company reported sales of 38.4 billion yen ($332.8 million) in the business year to March 31, 2007. Telepark is a subsidiary of trading house Mitsui & Co. Following the sale in October, Telecom Sanyo will carry the name of Telecom Park. Sanyo said it looks to a profit of 4 billion yen ($34.6 million) on the sale for the current business year ending March 2008.
ò NTT DoCoMo Inc., announced that it would introduce a flat-rate pricing scheme for its wireless data services. The move is seen as the company effort to attract new mobile internet subscribers in the face of strong competition from rival carriers. Scheduled to take effect in mid October, the new flat-rate plan is expected to enable users to surf the web at speeds of up to 3.6-Mbps, at a maximum cost of 11,340 yen ($98) per month, including tax. NTT DoCoMo also said that it will offer maximum pricing of 4,725 yen ($41) including tax, on its lower-bandwidth 64-Kbps mobile data network. The company did not explain what would be the impact of the flat-rate pricing scheme on its future revenues.
ò According to industry sources, Asahi Glass Co., Japan's No. 1 glass maker, is looking to exit the liquid crystal panel market by disposing Optrex Corp, its subsidiary in the business. The company said it has already initiated the bidding process for Optrex Corp. following the decline in prices of liquid crystal panels that have made it difficult for the subsidiary to secure profits. Optrex, which was established as a joint venture between Asahi Glass and Mitsubishi Electric Corp., produces small and medium-size liquid crystal panels for use in mobile phones, automobile speedometers and other products. Asahi Glass is currently promoting consolidation of its businesses, with the company indicating that it plans to sell its entire stake in wholly owned subsidiary Asahi Glass Fiber Co. to a company co-funded by the Development Bank of Japan and an investment fund. Asahi Glass said it will focus on its core businesses such as sheet glass and glass substrates for LCD televisions. Mitsubishi Electric is reportedly selling also its stake in Optrex. No date for the sale has been decided yet.
ò Canon Inc announced its decision to buy back up to 10 million shares estimated to be worth approximately 50 billion yen ($433.4 million). The ten million shares would be equivalent to 0.7 percent of the total outstanding and is expected to bring the companyÆs total of repurchased stock this year to about $3.9 billion. Following its share repurchase in February, Canon has already bought back 400 billion yen ($3.4 billion) worth of stock. The company said the repurchase would strengthen its return on equity and provide it with a reserve of shares the company said it would utilise for future acquisition plans.
ò According to market research firm Media Create, figures for the weekly hardware sales in Japan for the week ending September 9 indicate that sales have declined further. The report said that the extremely low software sales have had a predictable effect on hardware. Nintendo DS sales posted a decline by almost 17,000 units to just 77,488 for the week. The Wii remained as the second best selling console even as its sales went down by over 10,000 units to 29,088. Media Create noted that the drop in hardware sales has affected practically everyone, with the PSP dropping by over 6,500 units to just 15,564. PlayStation 2 sales dropped by less than 1,000 units to 13,360, with the research firm stating that the performance of the firm must have benefited from the success of BanprestoÆs Another CenturyÆs Episode 3. The Xbox 360 saw sales went down by over 300 units to 1,286. Identified as the only gains of the week were those made by the Game Boy Advance family of consoles and the GameCube. Both went up fractionally to 550 and 82 units, respectively.
ò Industry sources said Sony Corp is at negotiating table to sell its production facilities for advanced microchips used in its PlayStation 3 game console to Toshiba Corp. Details of the deal indicate that Sony is planning to sell production facilities for cutting-edge microprocessors and graphic chips to Toshiba for 100 billion yen ($869.7 million) The sale would include production lines for the Cell microchips, known as supercomputer on a chip. No comments could be secured from Sony and Toshiba about the deal.
ò The Japan government through the Internal Affairs and Communications Industry announced that it has started to accept applications for licenses to use the 2.5-gigahertz bandwidth for next-generation, high-speed data communications services. Industry observers said that the competition for the new licenses is expected to be intense among Willcom Inc. and existing cellular carriers NTT DoCoMo Inc., KDDI Corp. and Softbank Mobile Corp. The Japanese government said up to two firms can secure licenses from the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry. Industry sources note that Willcom has already expressed its intention to bid for a license without mentioning any alliance with other firms to launch next-generation PHS services. The top industry leaders, however, have indicated working with other partners in applying for the license. NTT DoCoMo has formed an alliance with Acca Networks Co., a broadband Internet service provider and has invited Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc., Mitsui & Co. and East Japan Railway Co. to join. KDDI is seen as entering into a partnership with top shareholder Kyocera Corp. Softbank Mobile Corp. aims to obtain a license by allying with Emobile Ltd.
ò Samsung Electronics announced that it will launch a multimedia touch-screen mobile phone in Europe in November. Observers see this as SamsungÆs bid to boost its position in the premium phone war dominated by Apple's iPhone at present. The Mobile Hybrid, codenamed F700, has a full touch-screen control but distinguishes itself from the iPhone with a QWERTY keypad hidden underneath it. Samsung said it plans to sell it in Germany, Britain and France from November and in Southeast Asia and North America early next year. The handsetÆs new screen interface called Croix received the iF Communication Design Award, one of the most prestigious awards in the world, giving Samsung the confidence that the device will win the war versus iPhone.
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ò Reloaded Studios, a newly formed South Korean game development company, announced that it has entered into a licensing agreement with German Crysis developers Crytek for use of the award winning CryEngine 2 middleware to develop their new action-strategy MMORPG. According to the CEO of Reloaded, the studio aims to make its MMORPG stand out in a very competitive market. Reloaded also disclosed it plans to emphasize the art style in the upcoming title, which the company stressed was one main reason for choosing the middleware. In a separate development, another South Korea-based MMORPG developer XL Games also announced its selection of CryEngine 2. XL was founded by Jake Song, creator of NCSoft's Lineage.
ò Samsung Electronics announced that it has started developing a new Flash memory market through a production of large-capacity solid-state drives. The company disclosed that it has started the shipment of 2.5-inch 64GB SSDs to Dell where the new drives will be installed in DellÆs premium notebooks expected to go commercial late this year. Unlike existing hard disc drives, SSDs use a Flash chip as a storage device and lack a motor and operating device, so they do not generate heat and noise while operating and boast improved shock-resistance. The company said the new drives will also be offered to other PC manufacturers. According to iSuppli, the rapid growth of the SSD market will see an industry where PCs will account for 20 percent of applications of flash chips by 2011.
ò According to Intel, investigators for the Korea Fair Trade Commission (FTC) informed the company that it has violated South KoreaÆs antitrust regulations. The notification followed the completion of the 18-month investigation. No specific date or schedule has been established for when the commission will issue a decision. Intel is facing a similar situation in Europe and Japan. In Europe, the European Commission's Bureau of Competition in July issued a "statement of objections," regarding Intel's business practices. In Japan, Intel agreed to abide by the Japan Fair Trade Commission's recommendations, stemming from its antitrust case. The Japan FTC questioned the marketing rebates Intel offered to customers who did not use AMD's chips.
ò Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics announced that they are ready to make a foray into the Middle East and African markets. Industry sources said that there are indications that Samsung has initiated its entry into the markets with its participation in the Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX) in Dubai. The Middle East's biggest IT exhibition has brought together some 3,300 companies from 40 countries, with Samsung displaying some 204 products from 183 categories. LG introduced its mobile phones and MP3 players through a fashion show involving a famous Middle Eastern designer Waleed Atallah.
ò Netease, the largest email service provider in China, announced its plans to offer a new email service that features unlimited capacity. Industry observers note that the offering from Netease follows China YahooÆs own ôLifetime Emailbox. According to Netease, all the users of its email services can upgrade to enjoy this new service.
ò Industry sources said that businesses in Chongqing have set up a Credit Archive on Alibaba's e-commerce platform. The move is described as a way to counter risks coming from dubious online transactions. Media sources quoting Alibaba has described the Credit Archive as indicating the credit records of foreign trade enterprises. By combing the traditional credit certifications and the interaction on the Internet, the credit archive shows the credit situation of each enterprise. The process makes the information more accessible to clients and exposing potentially hazardous companies at the same time.
ò Industry sources are quoting Sol Trujillo, CEO of Telstra Corp, who disclosed that Soufun, an online real estate service provider, will expand its business to 100 cities by the end of 2008. The report also said that Soufun will then be preparing for an IPO. Telstra holds 51 percent stake in Soufun. Telstra acquired the stake in Soufun in a deal valued at $254 million, which paved the way for Telstra to be in the Chinese market.
ò Media sources announced LenovoÆs launching of a solar power-based desktop computer ThinkCentre A61e, reportedly much more environmentally friendly than past offerings. The computer has energy-saving features and is small in size. One outstanding thing about the computer is that Lenovo has set a low speed fan for the computer, which lessens the noise from the device. The report said 90 percent of the components of the computer can be recycled.
ò Hewlett-Packard announced its plans to speed up its expansion in other Chinese cities and get more Chinese to work for the company in the coming months. Industry observers see HPÆs move as a response to the big demand the company is experiencing in the country. According to the senior vice president of HP's Personal Systems Group for Asia Pacific, the company sees its growth outside of the big cities while the company maintains strong presence in Beijing and Shanghai. By the end of August this year, HP had 8000 employees in China. According to IDC, HP has 13.4 percent of the PC market in the country.
ò British Telecom announced its plans to widen its investment in China. According to BT InternationalÆs president, BT looks to investing at least US$70 million in the coming years to set up two R&D centers in China. The centers are to be set up in Dalian and Shanghai, respectively. The Dalian R&D Center will provide software development, service delivery and a range of support service to BT, serving the company's clients in China, South Korea and Japan. The Shanghai Center will be engaged in the development of new services and products. The two centers are valued at about $100 million. BT currently maintains only two representative offices in the country; one is in Beijing and another in Shanghai.
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ò Gamania Digital Entertainment, an operator of online gaming services in Taiwan, announced the launching of Bright Shadow, its first self-developed MMORPG in Taiwan. The company said players will be able to play Bright Shadow for free, with its CEO explaining that the company will generate revenues from selling game items online. Gamania disclosed that it has invested NT$700 million ($21.2 million) in developing games since 2002, with a large portion spent on Bright Shadow. The company said the game will be launched in China, Japan and South Korea. Gamania, which has R&D teams in Taiwan, China, Japan and South Korea, derives 99 percent of its revenues from the operation of games developed by other firms.
ò According to its chairman, Asia Pacific Broadband Telecom (APBT), one of the three new operators of fixed-line telecommunication services in Taiwan, is talking with Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel, Intel and Japanese telecom carrier KDDI for investment to become APBT's strategic partners. APBT currently generates monthly revenues of about NT$1.2 billion ($36.2 million), EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, amortization) of NT$120 million ($3.6 million), with the monthly EBITDA expected to rise to NT$200 million ($6 million) by the end of this year.
ò According to the Optical Memory Engineering Research Center (OMNERC) based in Tsinghua University, the China High Definition DVD, a new generation high definition DVD format was developed jointly with research institutes and manufacturing enterprises at home and abroad. The physical format of CH-DVD includes Chinese-owned intellectual property, and is based on HD DVD, the next generation high definition DVD approved by the DVD Forum. The report said the CH-DVD has the support of the Chinese government, and is expected to pave the way for the localization of blue-laser, high-definition DVD in China. In a related development, OMNERC announced the establishment of CHDA, the China High Definition DVD Industry Association, in cooperation with the DVD Forum and Chinese and international partners. CHDA is expected to play a key role in the promotion of CH-DVD.
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ò REA Group Ltd, an online real estate advertiser, announced its move to purchase two Hong Kong publishing companies û Square Foot Ltd and its sibling company, Primedia Ltd. û in a deal placed at US$4.8 million. The REA Group owns realestate.com.au and is 58 percent owned by News Ltd. It considers the acquisitions as marking its first foray into the Asian market following its acquisitions of several European web sites. Square Foot owns Hong Kong's largest English language property magazine, Square Foot. The company said it is planning to launch a real estate listing website, in the coming weeks. Primedia publishes Hong Kong's community lifestyle magazine, Inside DB. It has a circulation of around 15,000.
ò Industry observers said that PCCW is poised to become the first company in Hong Kong to implement MSA Focus' ForeTV, the world's most advanced broadcast business management system. Before this agreement, PCCW has already been a client of MSA FocusÆ legacy broadcast management system, Perspective. The new agreement sees PCCW upgrading to ForeTV in a bid to deliver highly efficient live events scheduling. Unlike traditional systems which treat each broadcast revenue stream separately, ForeTV offers a consolidated solution for total revenue management, encompassing income from Internet Protocol Television (IPTV), advertising, sponsorship, pay-per-view (PPV), interactive (iTV) and video on demand (VOD). Observers note that the deal with PCCW is the latest in a series of new contract secured by MSA Focus since it launched ForeTV in 2006. Global broadcasters in the US and in Latin America as well IPTV stations in Europe have made investments already in the technology.
ò Asia Netcom, with headquarters in Hong Kong, announced the merger of its East Asia Crossing (EAC) system with the C2C network. Under the agreement, regional carrier is going to take full control of the combined submarine cable network. Asia Netcom, a company of Connect Holdings, which also owns the C2C network, looks to the merger as enabling a next-generation communications network to be built by establishing a stronger link with full connection between the two systems. The two networks are expecting to see various upgrades in the system. The upgrade is estimated to cost between US$200 million and US$300 million over the next three years. The C2C network spans 17,000km and comprises three rings linking Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, China, South Korea, the Philippines and Japan. Asia Netcom has recently acquired Singapore-based Internet service provider Pacific Internet. In a separate development, Connect Holdings said it is planning to merge its Singapore-based Internet provider Pacific Internet with cable operator Asia Netcom. Connect Holdings said the tie-up with PacNet is expected by June 2008. The holding company plans to list Asia Netcom by end of 2009, with the company stating that the enlarged group will generate revenues of around US$450 million in fiscal year 2007, and about US$500 million in 2008.
ò Globe Telecom announced its decision to set aside $190 million a year until 2009 to finance its broadband Internet initiatives. A company official said it is planning at present a multimillion-dollar broadband Internet program and announced its move to upgrade its wired broadband products. Globe, the PhilippinesÆ second-largest phone company reported a subscriber base of 18.1 million as of end-June, compared with 16.9 million as of end-March. The countryÆs No. 1 phone company Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. reported 27.1 million cellular subscribers as of end-June.
ò Oceanlake Commerce Inc. announced that it has entered into a managed services agreement with PT Smart Telecom (Indonesia) to utilize the OceanLake MobileMail service platform. Under the agreement, Smart Telecom will be bundling mobile email as part of selected service plans to make it available to all new subscribers. OceanLake MobileMail enables carriers to provide an affordable, real-time, push email service for the mass consumer market. It allows service providers to provide their users the ability to send and receive e-mail with any internet-enabled mobile phone or PDA at a fraction of the cost of other solutions in the market place. OceanLake's Asia Pacific headquarters are in Singapore and will be providing local implementation and support services for Smart Telecom. PT Smart Telecom is a new cellular telecommunication service provider in Indonesia utilizing CDMA 2000 1X-EVDO technology at 1,900 MHz frequency. This network allows users to communicate or send data with lower cost yet higher capacity. Smart Telecom's network is growing nationwide and will soon cover almost very part of Indonesia. OceanLake Commerce is a publicly traded company on the Toronto Venture Exchange and has offices in Singapore and Toronto, Canada.
ò With the company's first ATM (automatic teller machine) developed in Singapore, Wincor NixdofÆs global strategy is shaping up with Asia taking a central role. The company also said that it has plans to set up a new logistics center in the island-state, slated for operation by early 2008. According to its CEO, Singapore has ôdeveloped from a production location into the nerve center of our Asian business activities." Asia is Wincor Nixdorf's fastest-growing market for hardware, software and service. The German IT manufacturer plans to increase its current net sales of US$286 million over the next few years, and is projecting a 30 percent net sales growth from the region comprising the Asia-Pacific and Africa this fiscal year. The company also disclosed that it aims to open a subsidiary company in India with its Indian partner AGS in October.
ò Business Software Alliance (BSA) and Singapore-based, not-for-profit CommerceNet (CNSG) announced their signing of an agreement that is seen as providing some 420 companies in the republic better protection from inadvertent software rights infringement. Under the agreement, CNSGÆs accredited companies will enjoy benefits such as protection for 12 months from BSA-initiated enforcement action. The move aims to give these companies time to implement software asset management practices and verify that their software comply with licensing agreements.
ò Pacific Internet Philippines, an affiliate of Pacific Internet Ltd., announced a new business model for its products anchored on the Sentinel, a multilevel security solution to meet the growing threat of computer crime and security. According to Pacific Internet Philippines product manager, the company will bundle Sentinel to enable users to protect data and information. With the offering, Sentinel will also allow business organizations to build security infrastructure without spending a huge amount of resources.
ò ePLDT subsidiary iPLUS announced that it is offering start up call-centers an all-in-one premise-based solution, called Call Center in a Box (CCiB). According to its marketing director, iPLUS is targeting start-up call centers, contact centers with local customers, as well as Internet help desk operations. Compared to the other center solution, CCiB is described as a single-server technology that can balance the load of incoming and outgoing calls across different locations. The Philippine-based company said the CCiB is powered by Genesys, a leading software solution for the contact center industry.
ò Telenor, a Norwegian telecom operator, announced that it will cut its stake in Malaysia's DiGi.com to below 50 percent from the current 61 percent before the end of the year. The move to cut the stake is part of an agreement with Malaysia's government, which has demanded that Telenor own less than 50 percent of the mobile telecom company. The Norwegian firm was set to cut its stake in Digi.com last year but was granted an extension by the Malaysian government until the end of 2007. According to its spokesperson, the Norwegian firm will still be committed to Malaysia and Digi.com despite having cut its stake in the company.

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What kind of pressure sensor is the module using and what is its operating range? Can you provide any idea of the power consumption of the module (separate to the pump)?
The pressure sensor is a digital sensor. The sensing function is comprised of two separate sensors - a barometric sensor to measure the atmospheric pressure, and an absolute sensor. The combination of those two sensors provides gauge pressure. The operating range is 0 to 1.7 Bar absolute (note that this is reported as gauge pressure). The quiescent power consumption of the module is around 40-60 mW, depending on the supply voltage.
Do you have any Disc Pump products for high pressure like 4 Bar?
Not yet, but we are currently working towards a 1 Bar Disc Pump. You can combine multiple pumps together to deliver higher pressure, however, although elevated pressure may cause pumps to fail, and so we would recommend not running above 1 Bar for extended periods or at elevated temperature.
The highest pressure Disc Pump we have currently is the HP Series Pump at 600 mbar.
The digital interface provides control, but does it also provide the output from the on-board pressure sensor?
Yes - there is a set of registers that provides access to the control and operating parameters of the Smart Pump Module, such as the drive power the pump is consuming, and the pressure reading.
What is the connector called that is used?
It's from the Molex Picoblade, part 53261-0571. You can find mating cable assemblies here: bit.ly/3mtVPh0.
Can you overdrive the module to 1.4 W for intermittent duty, similar to the app?
Yes - all pumps are rated to 1W for continuous use. XP Series pumps are rated up to 1.4W for intermittent use, so you can overdrive the pump in short bursts for extra performance.
Is the pump fluid compatible - water, oil, ink ?
Not directly - the operating mechanism of the pump is to setup a standing pressure wave in an acoustic cavity which requires a compressable medium - which liquid is not. However, many of our customers use the pump to move liquids via air-over-liquid or pressure-driven flow. For many this can be an advantage, for example, in diagnostic systems, where you don't want the sample to come into contact with the pump as there may be issues with contamination. Using a buffer of air to move liquid around addresses that problem.
Please see our blog post on 3 Fluidic Control Methods with Disc Pump.
Can you cover the compatability of fluid to go through the pump or supply materials so we can?
Yes, we can provide a list of wetted materials that gases pass over upon request.
Is the Smart pump circuit and PCB an Automotive certified?
No - is isn't. If you need a certifiable design for a particular application, we recommend you start with the reference designs for our standard drive circuit, and apply the constraints imposed by the relevant standards.
Are the peak flows shown in the chart from 1 W?
For the XP Series curves, the peak performance shown is for 1.4 W intermittent drive.
Is it possible to manage a vaccum of -14 mBar?
Yes. The pump can deliver very stable vacuum levels across a wide range, from the maximum vacuum for the particular Disc Pump product on the module, all the way up to atmostpheric pressure. Unlike conventional motor-driven pumps, Disc Pump has no stall speed, so it can run at very low 'speeds'.
Some customers in the printing inkjet space will be using even lower pressures, -10 to -5 mBar vacuum for example, to control a constant level of vacuum in their printheads to maximise print quality. You can read more on maintaining meiscus pressure in inkjet printers here.
How fast can you control the output pressure?
The pump itself responds in a matter of milliseconds, and in principle the output pressure at the exhaust port of the pump could respond similarly. However, using the output of the pump in a system with an internal volume and flow resistance will dictate the time constant with which you can change pressure in your system. The lower the flow resistance and the smaller the internal volume, the faster you will be able to change pressure in your system.
To note - the pressure does not bleed quickly back through the pump. For example, if you run the pump up to a high pressure level and reduce the power, the check valves in the pump will seal so that pressure build up will be retained in the system, and will only quickly reduce if there is another outlet somewhere. For customers that need to be able to raise and reduce pressure very quickly, the best option is to use a solenoid valve or a fixed orifice as a bleed to allow the pressure to dissapate quickly.
Is there a development kit, and if so how much does it cost?
All of the pump modules are priced differently depending on the pumps chosen; therefore pleaes contact us and we can take you through the pricing for different variants.
Do I need a filter?
We recommend the use of a filter with a pore size of 3μm or less in order to prevent the ingress of particulates that might otherwise limit the lifetime of the pump.
Do I need vibration isolation when mounting the SPM?
We recommend you use nylon bolts and washers (or stand-offs) to prevent any high-frequency vibration transmission, which might otherwise cause audible noise.


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Published April 7, 2019 in Warp & Woof
Amazon Comes to Arlington
Giddiness vs. Foreboding
The initial local reaction to Amazon’s HQ2 selection was giddiness. Our community would stand to garner a windfall estimated at $4.6B over twenty years. Bring 25,000 high paying jobs into the area, and everybody would benefit, right? Not necessarily.
I’ve lived in Arlington for 46 years, making me an “almost native.” I have no desire to leave. The community has been good to me and my kids. But I know that many are struggling here. In recent years, the public schools have been bursting at the seams with exploding enrollments. Many people who make the county a great place to live (teachers, police, firefighters, service workers) must commute from outside the county, since they can’t afford any available housing here.
How Arlington Works
Arlington’s five-member County Board is elected at large for staggered four-year terms. The chair is rotated annually among the members. They are elected by people like me. People who make the county work, but live outside it, have no say. And, although ground has yet to be broken in the new “National Landing” neighborhood (straddling the Arlington/Alexandria border) designated for the Amazon HQs, already-inflated house prices are still headed north.
The Amazon giddiness, then, comes from a promise of new wealth for the people who already live here, or of higher paying jobs for younger workers which might allow them to move here. Some local businesses will also benefit (restaurants, retail, etc.), but others (tech start-ups) see Amazon as a powerful competitor for needed talent, forcing up labor costs.
While trusting our local officials (or the less responsive General Assembly in Richmond) with the kind of commitments our county needs may be appealing to the lazy, it is not effective. All politics involves pressure. Justice requires giving voice to the voiceless. If Arlington will truly benefit from the coming of Amazon, we must begin agitating now for those commitments. It is not, as some have said, “pushing on an open door” – the challenge is to speak for those who cannot speak for themselves.
Those at Risk
While some will benefit from Amazon’s HQs, those at risk include established communities of color in the immediate vicinity, like the Arlandria neighborhood. Here, there are many small retailers, bodegas, etc. – and lower income rental housing – that are too easily sacrificed for the greater corporate good with Amazon.
Besides threatened communities in the immediate geographic vicinity, there are the already overburdened infrastructures in Arlington and Alexandria for transportation and public schools. Metro cannot keep up with track maintenance now without shutting down late night service. Increased ridership might break its back unless new commitments of revenue can be secured. It can come from Amazon’s windfall. Even Richmond, in a Dillon Rule state (where the state can override local jurisdictions on infrastructure funding), has now allowed for that. We need to make sure the local authorities follow through.
Public schools in the area expect to see even greater enrollment pressure in the coming years as new young families settle in the county with their high-paying Amazon tech jobs. Some of that revenue windfall from Amazon needs to be earmarked for teacher salaries, school-based mental health counseling, and physical plant. To ensure that happens, someone inside needs to speak for those on the outside.
It’s All on Us Now
With the collapse of the Long Island City site from Amazon’s plans, the entire HQ2 thrust will be here. Northern Virginia is not NYC. There is no organized opposition to Amazon coming as there was in the heavily unionized, politicized metropolis up there. Yes, we’re friendlier to corporate interests down here these days. And, the Crystal City neighborhood of Arlington has lots of vacant office space since the federal government has largely abandoned it – ripe for refurbishing or teardown! This neighborhood and the adjoining Alexandria Potomac Yards neighborhood (still partially undeveloped) will comprise the new “National Landing.”
While there may be no organized opposition, there are many interested organizations supporting guarantees from the Arlington County Board, the Alexandria mayor and city council, and the local delegations to the General Assembly, of new affordable housing units – changing some NIMBYs to YIMBYs. There should be scholarship funds created for local students to attend the promised higher education expansion in the area from VT and GMU. Metro must accelerate its track maintenance efforts.
Statewide, there will be blood bath elections this November, with implications for Richmond’s role in Amazon’s plans. Both the House of Delegates and Senate are up for grabs. Tight races dominate in both houses. Community organizing needs to extend to these races, even if it means reaching outside the immediate NoVa region.
VOICE and the Faith-based Sector
Among the interested parties with some experience in mobilizing community strengths for local political action are faith-based groups like VOICE in Northern Virginia (Virginians Organized for Interfaith Community Engagement). VOICE is currently planning a June 2 forum with Christian Dorsey, the chair of the Arlington County Board, and Mayor Justin Wilson of Alexandria. VOICE’s power comes from its ability to bring people together from many different faith traditions to engage local political leaders and win commitments from them (moral AND material). By the time of the June 2 forum, there will be specific requests prepared – numbers, percentages, timelines. This is the VOICE way. Expect hundreds of attendees from the nearly 50 different congregations represented – Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, both white and non-white, citizen and non-voting immigrant, rich and poor.
All the faith traditions represented share a common theology regarding social justice: there is an important divide between power with and power over. Power withis what community organizing is all about – it is power close to God. Power overis the flip side, and what social justice movements are always trying to counteract.

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4 boxes (or 2 large) instant chocolate pudding
1 8 oz container Cool Whip
6 Skor or Heath bars, crushed
1 box chocolate cake mix (and ingredients for that)
1 cup Kahlua or strongly brewed coffee
Prepare cake mix according to package and bake in a 9 x 13 pan. When done, poke holes in cake and pour Kahlua or coffee on top. Let cool.
While cake cools, prepare chocolate pudding.
Crumble or tear cake into pieces.
In a trifle dish or large bowl, layer cake, pudding, Cool Whip, Heath bars and repeat. Top with Heath bars. Serve chilled.

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Clark is an historian of social mobility.
Originally published 01/07/2014
After bottoming out in the aftermath of the 2008 recession, divorces are on the uptick again.
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Researching one’s family tree has become a popular pastime, partly because parents want to pass on family stories to their kids, to give them a deeper sense of identity and history.Many old family legends, however, are at least partly false.Megan Smolenyak, a genealogist and author of “Hey, America, Your Roots Are Showing,” says the stories passed down by families are often rooted in one of several common misperceptions. She summarizes them this way:“Three brothers came to America; one went north, one went south and one went west.” Many people assume they have family ties to large numbers of widely dispersed people with the same surname, but DNA testing and other genealogical tools often disprove it....
- Thomas Slaughter interviewed about his new book on the American Revolution
- Historian Michael Ignatieff writes a memoir explaining why he failed in politics
- Olivia Remie Constable, director of the Medieval Institute at Notre Dame since 2009, passes away
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- Yale's Donald Kagan says students need to study Western civilization


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New Haven schools launch learning labs during lunch
March 25—Why let learning stop at lunch time? New Haven is transforming six of its elementary school cafeterias into learning labs, part of the district's Health for Achievement program.
The learning labs all will have a theme. The theme at Nathan Hale School, "Nathan's Galley," chosen by the kids features a mural, menu screens, nutrition info monitors, and interaction, all in a day's lunch. The lab features learning carts, cooking demos and other fun activities like game shows.
"Around the country we've shown that transformations like this, with themed sort of cafeterias at the middle school and high school levels, have shown real changes in behavior in terms of kid culture, supportive behavior of trying new things," said Sue Peters, of The Community Alliance for Research and Engagement (C.A.R.E.).
It's hoped all six cafeteria learning labs will be ready by fall. Next up, a jungle at the Jepson School.


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Gillingham manager Peter Taylor has instructed his team to use Danny Kedwell as a role model.
Vice-captain Kedwell scored his second goal of the season in the 2-0 win over Yeovil on Saturday and his work-rate delighted Taylor.
He said: “I thought he was outstanding. He just made things that weren’t his and I said to the players, you have to learn from that, because if we get as good as that as a group, then we will win some things that aren’t ours.
“The way Danny Kedwell chased around, he puts them under pressure.We all have to learn from that.”
Taylor still wants Kedwell to do less of other’s work when going forward.
He said: “There are times when we have the ball in good possession in midfield but he then wants to come towards the ball, that’s when I want him to get into the box.”
Kedwell was named by sponsors as the man-of-the-match and was also voted by fans on our kentonline.co.uk website as their star man.
Kedwell helped the Gills claim their first win of the season on Saturday, beating Yeovil 2-0.
“To play MK Dons and Yeovil in the first two matches is not easy,” Taylor said.
“I am happy to have three points and think we deserved it. It wasn’t a fantastic match but it was two teams trying extremely hard not to let the other team in.
“We have had a very good week (having also beaten Yeovil in the Capital One Cup).
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The March system update for Xbox One consoles has begun rolling out to all users. The finally brings screenshots to the Xbox One, as well as a number of new features which includes friend suggestions, real name sharing, tile transparency, and a much needed spam reporting tool.
Screenshots are easily the most anticipated feature in this latest update. Fans had been asking Phil Spencer and company about the feature, as PlayStation 4 owners have been able to take and share screenshots easily since launch. Screenshots can be accessed by using the Kinect “Take a Screenshot” feature, or by double tapping the Xbox button and pressing Y to save the screenshot.
Screenshots are then uploaded through the Upload application, where they can be stored to OneDrive, Twitter, or in messages.
You can check out the rest of the features of the Xbox One March Update in this video by Major Nelson.

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Need Help -- Updating 'the family' birthday cake recipe.
This recipe is from the early 20th century and needs a bit of updating. There isn't enough of a chocolate punch, but with only vinegar and baking soda for leavening, I'm worried about throwing the balance off, especially if I add cocoa powder. To really complicate the issues -- I'm living at just high enough of an altitude -- 3,000 feet -- that affects most baked goods. FYI -- The original recipe used "sour top milk" and Spry, instead of butter. (If memory serves, Spry was a Crisco competitor.)
Happily, the caramel/walnut frosting that traditionally goes with the cake works just fine, 100 years later. Suggestions?
Grandma’s Chocolate Malted Cake
Cream: ½ cup butter
1 ½ cups sugar
Add: 2 eggs
2 oz melted unsweetened chocolate
2 cups sifted flour and ¼ tsp salt
1 cup sour milk
Add last: 1 Tbsp mixed with 1 tsp baking soda
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He’s eternally the viewers surrogate, the guy who all of us want we might be, combating our fights for us, even shedding for us when he has to. Love and tragedy collide — as they often do in Best Picture winners — in this adaptation of the popular James Jones novel a couple of group of characters, mostly soldiers, who live in Hawaii in 1941. Burt Lancaster’s officer is having an affair with his captain’s wife (Deborah Kerr).
Bong Joon Ho gained the Oscar for best directing for “Parasite.” The movie also gained greatest picture, authentic screenplay and worldwide function film. It’s potential to each object to the film’s callous portrayal of the Viet Cong and be deeply moved by the way in which that our boys were shattered by their experience Over There. The Deer Hunter makes no apologies for the truth that it’s obsessed with masculinity — how struggle exams men, builds their character but in addition wrecks them — but it’s performed with incredible tenderness and delicacy.
Frank Sinatra’s Private Angelo Maggio is at odds with Ernest Borgnine’s bullying sergeant. It’s potential no movie on this list has more impressed the response “Great movie — I don’t ever want to see it once more” as a lot as Steve McQueen’s brutal look at American slavery. Chiwetel Ejiofor plays Solomon, a free northern black man in the 1840s who, through horrible circumstances, finds himself bought into slavery within the South. 12 Years a Slave is a rolling nightmare, refusing to let viewers off the hook or give them the comfort that a few “good whites” will come save the day.
Eastwood appeared back in anger, which probably explains why Unforgiven’s ending feels so bitter. Both helplessly dated and likewise eternally younger, West Side Story had the genius concept of taking Romeo and Juliet and turning it right into a musical about greaser gangs fighting in the streets of New York City in the Fifties. The movie fortunately embraces both cheese and melodrama, and it’s so light on its feet that you find yourself having such an excellent time that you simply don’t understand you’re watching a tragedy. Still a shining instance of just how much an excellent musical can do. The movie is an actor’s paradise — has Edward Norton ever been this light on his ft and fun?
Christopher Walken received Best Supporting Actor for his position as a doomed buddy of Robert De Niro’s much more grounded Mike, however Meryl Streep is probably the film’s secret weapon. While not as much of the countercultural anger of Ken Kesey’s novel made it into the display adaptation, as a primary story of the great guys banding together to beat the unhealthy man, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is still rousing, spirited leisure. This was Jack Nicholson in full blossom as he transitioned from the harmful indie actor into the all-time movie star he’d become; will it’s this or The Shining that we most bear in mind him for?
Then, he returned to the screenplay, deciding the time was right to look back at his own legacy of playing stoic Western heroes. Unforgiven recasts the genre as a pitiless, nearly pathologically unromantic realm populated by twits hoping to make their name and aged gunslingers who should make peace with their bad pasts. Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, and Richard Harris play characters carved out of granite — monuments of a bygone era that perhaps should be swept apart by civility and industrialization.
But it’s Kingsley, who was largely unknown until he received an Oscar for this position and would never be something resembling unknown again, who makes this factor sing. The crown jewel of the Ben Affleck renaissance — the Benaissance? — Argo is old school studio filmmaking that blends suspense, drama, a touch of comedy, and a too-good-to-be-true actual story.
— and we’ve grown to appreciate rather than resent its excesses. The years haven’t necessarily been type to Gandhi’s reputation, and that can sometimes affect how you watch this movie 35 years later, however Ben Kingsley’s performance stays as still, calm, and riveting because it was then. Richard Attenborough was by no means a very impressed director, however he could put one foot in front of the opposite; this is sturdily constructed, a extremely typical biopic done unusually nicely.
McQueen’s earlier films, Hunger and Shame, had been about religious desolation, but 12 Years a Slave topped them when it comes to depicting the cruelty of human beings and the limits of what one soul can take. The script was written in the Seventies by David Webb Peoples, who needed to say one thing about violence’s corrosive consequences.

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Writers looking to create a name for themselves will:
Get an investor to kick in some money. You may give away some of the profits but you also insulate against the potential downside. Or don’t get an investor. They are greedy and demanding. Go into this so that it’s all or nothing – either your heart and mind tell you it will work or it won’t.

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Are many in the Hierarchy using the secular media to further Modernist goals in the Church?
Part Three of the Babylonian Captivity of the Papacy
During the height of the child abuse crisis in this country and abroad, the secular media concentrated all their child abuse coverage on the Catholic Church. As we at CUT pointed out, it's not only us; it's a widespread phenomenon that's been accentuated by the over sexualised secular media. Some members pointed out to us that Catholic priests should be above this type of impurity and therefore the media are perfectly in their rights to pick on Catholic priests. Of course in recent years it has become clear that the secular media itself is riddled with paedophiles, as indeed are other religions; the C of E has recently seen Prince Charles apologise for supporting the paederast Anglican Bishop Ball. The Church of England is in fact just as problematic as the rest of the establishment and society itself.
There is one thing that the secular media and the hierarchy of the Catholic Church will not admit and that is that the highest level of child abuse occurs in the LGBT community. Up to 30% of all those who categorise themselves as "Gay" have in fact have committed sexual child abuse. This compares with 1% of the population in general.
The numbers of bishops and even cardinals, that have been found, in recent months, to be predatory homosexuals is quite frightening. For example, Cardinal McCarrick's antics are a case in point. So bad is the corruption in some places Life Site News likened this age of the Catholic hierarchy to the Borgias (although perhaps the Borgia era was mild in comparison). However, now that there is so much homoheresy and homosexual child abuse in the Church - where's the media? I will tell you - they're so riddled with homosexuals themselves, they're not really interested. And as Pope Francis is perceived to be a liberal (and actually is a liberal, as are most of the child abusing bishops) they don't really want to rock the boat; let the Catholic Church be while they are liberalising their attitudes to homosexual acts. However, if Pope Benedict were still pope there would be a relentless media pursuit of the Church. The liberal cardinals, bishops and priests know this and play the media's hypocritical game; Cardinal Marx wants LGBT couples to be blessed, as do many other Cardinals; bishops like heinous heretic Cardinal Cupich diverges from Catholic orthodoxy on so many issues one wonders if he is actually a Catholic?
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Pope Francis has made another huge mistake by "changing" the Catechism on the death penalty by declaring it to be "inadmissible". This goes against sacred scripture and natural law (as do many of his pronouncements). Let me first say that I am personally against the death penalty in my country in this day and age, for we have secure places to lock up such criminals; but this was not always the case. Therefore, no true Christian can be against the death penalty per se, firstly because Jesus appears to support it and secondly because it impinges on the right to the just war. Poorly formed Catholics like Cardinal Cupich and even the Pope do not seem to understand the implication of complying with modern secular mediated thought for because it goes against Sacred Scripture, so what is next in the Catechism that this hierarchy will want to change? The major part of their formation that these poorly formed prelates really need to brush up on is that they cannot change on earth something that has been bound in heaven. It's simply impossible, which is why the controversial part of Amoris Laetitia is null and void.
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This Pope cannot be trusted with the faith. What will happen at the Dublin World Meeting of Families? Will this evil pope reverse the teaching on homosexuality?ReplyDelete
Only the LGBT "community" can threaten GBH to another reporter and get away with it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgQy70_LPS4ReplyDelete


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George Lucas: I’m Going to Retire
(NEW YORK) -- For years, visionary filmmaker George Lucas has expressed his desire to leave the "Star Wars business" and make smaller films, but in a new interview with the British movie magazine Empire, it seems this time, he's serious.
"I'm moving away from the company," he says of Lucasfilm, the production company responsible for the Star Wars and Indiana Jones sagas. "I'm moving away from all my businesses, I'm finishing all my obligations and I'm going to retire to my garage with my saw and hammer and build hobby movies."
Lucas, who recently turned 68, and who last produced and self-funded the World War II film Red Tails, says, "I've always wanted to make movies that were more experimental in nature, and not have to worry about them showing in movie theaters."
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Steps taken to upgrade storm water system
Some recent violent rainstorms have once again demonstrated the lack of storm water draining capacity Prineville faces.
But city leaders hope that they may have found a pathway to fixing the issue and it starts with the purchase of a vacant piece of property on the northwest side of town.
Prineville City Council greenlighted the purchase of a property at the corner of Northwest Deer and Fifth streets last week that city leaders hope to use to manage storm water from Third Street.
"We could have that water run to that property and have it flow through a vegetative swale where it will be treated and then outfall to Ochoco Creek," explained Eric Klann, city engineer.
The property purchase, which was funded by system development charge dollars, is only part of the process to improve storm water draining in the downtown area, but it's an important one that is expected to persuade ODOT to replace old storm water drain pipes beneath Third Street.
The current storm water draining system moves water east to west down Third Street as elevation drops slightly that direction through Prineville. Siphons collect water at intersections east of Elm Street and move it from the east side of intersection to the west.
That water all moves to concrete storm water pipes that begin at Elm Street and run about five feet below Third Street to the location of McDonalds and First Interstate Bank. From there, the water travels north to Ochoco Creek. Storm water collected west of that channel also flows to the same area.
The origin of the existing storm water system can be traced back to Prineville's early days when the path of the Crooked River was artificially altered.
"Not many people realize this, but the Crooked River used to run under (present day) McDonalds and First Interstate Bank," Klann explained. "In the early 1900s, people got tired of it flooding the community and so it was dynamited into its current location. After they moved the Crooked River, they still used that old channel for a gristmill."Klann said that as time went by, homes or other buildings were built along the old river channel, it was piped and buried, "but it was done in a really haphazard way," using different sized pipe that was pieced together.
The storm water pipes from Third Street dump into that old channel and the water goes north under area homes and ends up in Ochoco Creek.
"An issue we have is with Ochoco Dam being built, Ochoco Creek has a lot sediment so the bottom of it has come up," Klann said.
Consequently, due to sediment build-up over time, half of the drain pipe is submerged beneath the creek floor.
However, an opportunity will soon come to deal with what lies under Third Street. Klann points out that ODOT has identified $1.8 million to upgrade all of the traffic signals along the road as well as the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) ramps along the same stretch.
Meanwhile, the city has been awarded a $3 million grant through House Bill 2017 that will fund pedestrian and safety improvements on Third Street. Upgrades include removing and replacing sidewalks on much of Third Street with ones featuring enhanced designs and colors, moving all of the overhead wires along the street underground, and installing new street poles.
While ODOT and the city team up on these projects and tear up portions of the existing street and sidewalks, city leaders want to deal with the storm water problems as well. The problem was ODOT was not interested in doing the work because the city had no plan for where the storm water would go. "So when the property at Northwest Fifth and Deer (streets) became available, we started running some calculations and found that with reconstruction of that storm drain system, we could run that water to that property…" Klann said.
The addition of the property gave the city a solution that it can offer ODOT and the storm water system work appears poised for inclusion in all of the other Third Street work.
"ODOT just selected an engineering firm to work on the whole project," Klann said.
The will spend about a year on design, he continued and the hope is to begin construction at some point in 2021.
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Hearts for the Arts, Pam Stone, Grady the Groundhog and Loretta Lynn tribute
Hearts for the Arts
FOREST CITY — The Rutherford County Arts Council will hold the inaugural Hearts for the Arts small business expo and craft bazaar this Saturday at the National Guard Armory, located at 890 Withrow Road in Forest City.
The event will run from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. and feature a silent auction, nearly 40 small businesses and craft vendors, demonstrations by Ray Rice Martial Arts and short skits performed by cast members of the council's last play.
"I have three children who are involved with the Arts Council and in the plays all the time, and I offered to put an event together since I already do the small business expo event in the county each year," said Marsha Daves, who runs Rutherford County Interacting.
As guests wander amongst the vendors, concessions will also be available for purchase including Papa John's pizza, popcorn and drinks.
Daves said the Arts Council will be taking donations during the event and all proceeds from the vendors' fees will be donated to the Arts Council.
"We are delighted with the enthusiasm and initiative displayed by participants in our Family Theatre Program. They are taking a very active part in creating fundraising activities to help make the program possible," said Matthew McEnnerney, executive director of the Rutherford County Arts Council. "From providing individual financial support to creating innovative projects like Hearts for the Arts, family members and emerging leaders like Marsha Daves are helping develop the local support for a program that serves nearly a thousand people a year and the general public with cultural events like the upcoming production of 'The Golden Goose' in April. "
Daves added that the Arts Council intends Hearts for the Arts to be an annual event to help raise money for the spring production each year.
Pam Stone at Human Society event Saturday
SPINDALE — The Rutherford County Humane Society is sponsoring a fundraising event Saturday, Feb. 1 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. to raise money for dog and cat food, blankets, crates and other pet supplies.
Donations for the pets will be received during the two hour event.
Comedienne Pam Stone of Landrum will meet the public and sign her book, "I Love Me a Turkey Butt Sandwich."
She will be joined at the event by The Phil Ruff Group, singer/songwriter with John Maishman and Jay Seagrave.
There will be a puppy kissing booth and pictures will be made of pets and masters.
Everyone is invited to support the animals.
A Tribute to Loretta Lynn
SPINDALE — A Tribute to Loretta Lynn will be brought to the stage at the Foundation, Isothermal Community College, at 7 p.m. Saturday by Carolina Concert Productions.
Teri Fryar of Thomasville will perform Lynn's greatest hits, share the stories behind the songs and will also share Lynn's personal story during the concert.
Fryar said coming to the Foundation is especially exciting because Loretta Lynn performed at Foundation in September 2006.
"It's an honor to to be performing where she did," Fryar said. She has been a Loretta Lynn fan since she was a child and has a collection of all of Lynn's albums, CDs, books and movies.
Fryar's husband, Steve Fryar, who is her manager and agent, travels with her and will participate in the concert.
Tickets are $17 for adults; and for children under 12 tickets are $12.
Call the Foundation box office for tickets, 286-9990 or visit: www.CAROLINACONCERTPRO.com
Grady’s annual shadow sighting and wildlife program
CHIMNEY ROCK — Grady the Groundhog, animal ambassador for Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park, will be making his annual winter prediction at noon on Sunday, Feb. 2 behind the Old Rock Café in Chimney Rock Village, next to the park entrance.
From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., weather permitting, the public is invited to a free wildlife program to learn quirky things about groundhogs and the Groundhog Day tradition and participate in kids’ crafts.
Around noon Grady the Groundhog will awaken from his winter slumber to see if his shadow appears, which would signal six more weeks of winter. But if there’s no shadow, then spring should be around the corner. Grady outwitted Punxsutawney Phil to predict the weather correctly last year, and Park staff are anticipating another accurate prediction.
“Grady has been resting up and feasting on sweet potatoes, his favorite snack, to get ready for his big day. He’s under a lot of pressure now to give an accurate winter prediction two years in a row. I think it’s gotten to him because he gained a lot of weight going into the winter… but he’ll be ready,” said Matt Popowski, PR & Events Manager at Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park.
Vote on Grady’s Shadow. Cast your vote online whether or not you think Grady will see his shadow at chimneyrockpark.com. Then attend the event or check back on the Park’s website or Grady the Groundhog’s new Facebook page on February 2 to see if the guess is correct. Grady is now on Facebook to answer questions about wild critters and share details about upcoming wildlife and nature programs.
Chimney Rock’s inaugural Groundhog Day shadow sighting was held in 2006, and this is only the fourth year with Grady as the star of the show. The official Groundhog Day can be traced back to 1886 in Punxsutawney, Pa. For more information on Chimney Rock’s hands-on education programs for schools, homeschoolers and scouts, as well as summer camps, visit chimneyrockpark.com/education.


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Around 33 per cent of people in the country store their sensitive data such as computer passwords, bank account, credit and debit card details as well as other personal data such as Aadhaar card or PAN card details in an insecure manner in email or their contact numbers. This has been revealed in a survey conducted by LocalCircle. In this survey, 24,000 people from 393 districts of India were questioned, out of which 39 per cent people said that they had written all these details on a paper, while 21 per cent claimed to remember them.
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Apart from this, about 29 percent of Indians share their ATM or debit card PIN details with their close family members, while about four percent share these details with their domestic or office colleagues, according to this survey.
29% of people tell the password to others
The company found in its survey that about 29 percent people have given access to the details of their passwords to one or more members of a close family. At the same time, about four per cent have disclosed this to one or more employees as their password and two per cent have disclosed it to one or more of their friends about their password. The highest 65 per cent people said that no one other than them has access to their ATM or debit card details.
Results will be presented before the government
The company said that the results of this survey will be presented to the government and the Reserve Bank of India, so that these results will be used to create programs necessary to create awareness of the public at large on how to effectively protect personal and financial information. can be done for.
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Last year, after getting dropped by my publisher, I struggled with writing for a while. Now, I’m finally back at it with the first book I’ve written since GAUNTLET, the sequel to my debut ARENA. This new book is set in a completely different universe than my ARENA series, and now that I can see the end of this book in sight, I thought I’d let some of my readers ask what they want to know most about it.
I just want to remind everyone this is a work-in-progress. The book is not complete, and once it is, my agent has to try to sell to a publisher. There’s no guarantee this will become an actual novel on bookstore shelves (but I will try my darndest to get it there.)
I really hope I get to share this book with all of you some day. For now, here are some hints and details about the story. Thanks to everyone who sent their questions in via Twitter.
First question comes from Jesse Leveille (@Packman_Mtl).
Great question! Yes, I’ve had this book in my head for a while and the inspiration came from a few sources.
Source one: “Make urban fantasy epic.”
A long time ago, I read a blog post where the author was challenging authors to write an urban fantasy book with “epic fantasy world-building.” Unfortunately, I read that post about six years ago and I can no longer find the original blog or author, so I can’t link it here. Still, I found it a fascinating challenge and set to build my own world on these parameters.
The story and world grew from there. Eventually, it became this weird mash-up of urban and epic fantasy elements to a point where I’m not sure you could call it urban fantasy anymore, which means I think I failed the original challenge of the blog post. I’m not concerned though because I’m madly in love with this world I’ve created.
Source two: Classic 1940s film noir.
If there’s anything I love more than urban fantasy, it’s noir urban fantasy. However, I’ve found that most noir urban fantasy novels seem to limit their “noir inspiration” to the gritty detective, the femme fatale, and some foggy streets. Many shy away from other traditional elements of classic film noir, like nihilism, an amoral society, and the futility of victory – if there’s any victory to be had.
Don’t get me wrong. I like books with the “Hollywood ending” – where the bad guys/girls go to jail and the good guys/girls get rewarded. BUT, I’ve found there’s an imbalance of noir fantasy books that feature this kind of plot line and not enough that highlight the moral ambiguity and non-Hollywood endings that were hallmarks of classic film noir.
I love these elements because, in my opinion, they make the story less predictable and formulaic. So, into the story pot they went.
Source three: my evolution as a writer.
Becoming a traditionally published author and going through the process of turning a blank document into a 400 page novel on a deadline changed my perspective on writing. When I wrote my debut novel ARENA, I was a complete and total pantser. (If anyone hasn’t heard that term before, a “pantser” is a writer who doesn’t plot out their novels beforehand and write “by the seat of their pants.” Hence the term “pantser.”)
Writing my second novel GAUNTLET on the publisher’s deadline meant I didn’t have time to muck around, chase plot bunnies, or get stuck halfway through the book. So, I took to creating a rudimentary outline for my novel. This helped me hit my initial editing deadline, but the book still needed a lot of work.
As I worked my way through revision after revision of GAUNTLET, I realized that the more I planned, the better I could make the book in less time. (Just to be clear, I’m not saying being a pantser is wrong. Lots of authors write their books this way throughout their entire career. I simply discovered that I write better as a planner instead.)
So, when I started writing my third book, I planned and researched every faucet of the novel. This has allowed me to create a much denser plot and world than ever before.
Next question comes from Annalee Back (@animeanimanga1)
The story is based in a separate universe than ours, where the laws of physics work differently. It is set on a tiny world (smaller than most moons in our solar system). It’s mostly a water world with two landmasses. An epic, sprawling city covers both islands from shore to shore. That being said, it is a fantasy story – not sci-fi.
There are some “Earth-like” elements here and some things really not like Earth at all. There are various government systems comparable to ours (democracies, monarchies, and tyrants). There is a police force that enforces the laws of this world and works to keep the peace between the city’s nine districts. Currency, education, and general society exists similarly to human standards in the 1940s.
However, since there is so much water on this world, their technology developed differently than ours to harness the resources of the ocean. Paper products are made from seaweed. The power and energy to fuel electricity and cars is harnessed from the filtration of saltwater.
Out of everything, the most different may be the people. This world is filled with non-human creatures and beings capable of magic. Not “Harry Potter” style magic where you can wave a wand, cast a spell, and hone your craft. Instead, you have beings who can manipulate people, objects, or even matter. You have what you’re born with, and sometimes it’s more of a curse than a blessing.
Our last question comes from Glenn (@Glenn_sccc)
Wow, great questions. I’m going to break these down into two parts. First I’ll discuss the size of the book and then I’ll address the character question.
I’m shooting for around 100-120k words for this book. That might be a tough squeeze given the amount of world-building here. For reference, ARENA was 102k and GAUNTLET was 118k. So, not a tomb but not a novella either. 100-120k is pretty safe for the first book in a SFF series, but we’ll see where it ends up.
I’d love for this to be an entire series but that depends on a lot of things (for example, if a publisher wants a series, how the book sells, etc.). ARENA was intended to be a standalone and the publisher asked for more. Sometimes, you can try to plan these things out as a writer but it’s not always under your control.
As for short stories or other material, I may have already written a short story in this universe…
Character that surprised me…
The original draft of this book, which I wrote years ago, had only one viewpoint character: Gavin Walker, a member of this world’s version of a police force that works to keep the peace between the city’s nine districts. He was a perfect starring character because his job is inherently rife with conflict and naturally intersects the various denizens in this city.
As the story grew, I realized this world was too complicated to show from just one perspective, so I chose two additional characters as viewpoints. One of them, a woman named Larsa, completely surprised me. She’s a member of one district of the city that is very patriarchal and threatening war against another district in the city. (Just an FYI – there are matriarchal and egalitarian districts in this city as well). As a woman in her district, however, she’s somewhat invisible — but she’s far too intelligent to let any of that stop her. So she outmaneuvers and outsmarts her way up the ranks of her society. While I love all my characters, she might be pulling ahead as my favorite.
Thanks to everyone who sent in their questions. As this book continues to develop, I hope to share more with you as time goes on.


The COP27 Climate Agreement on Food and Farming says plant-based diets and sustainable farming are crucial for GHG emissions reduction.
WWF released a new report and platform that outlines key actions for transforming global food systems and meeting climate goals.
Funds that are not re-invested into the company will help to protect biodiversity and communities.
The EAT-Lancet 2.0 Commission held a press conference to update the public on their forthcoming report, which will include goals for healthy diets and sustainable food systems.
Climate resilient practices are essential to ensuring the health and safety of livestock as heat waves increase in frequency and severity.
New applications of artificial intelligence show promise to better equip governments and NGOs for growing food security challenges in Africa.
As the climate crisis advances, the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture is working to support sustainable livelihoods and food security in resource-scarce regions.
The climate crisis, colonization, and prioritizing yield above all else has resulted in the loss of the world’s biodiversity.


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ASUS ROG PH has announced to bring in the GUNDAM edition gaming components in the country.
With this, the ASUS ROG and TUF Gundam Edition gaming components are expected to come to the Philippines.
PC Hub has also recently announced the soon-arrival of the ASUS’ gaming monitors: TUF Gaming VG27AQGL1A ZAKU II and ROG Strix XG279Q-G GUNDAM Edition.
The ASUS TUF Gaming VG27AQGL1A ZAKU II Edition sports a 27-inch WQHD (2560 x 1440) IPS panel that delivers a 1,000:1 contrast ratio and excellent imagery, with 130% of the sRGB gamut and DisplayHDR 400 certification. It has two HDMI 2.0, two USB 3.0, DisplayPort 1.2, and a 3.5 mm audio jack.
On the other hand, the ASUS ROG Strix XG279Q-G GUNDAM Edition boasts the same 27-inch WQHD (2560 x 1440) Fast IPS panel with a 1,000:1 contrast ratio. However, it has a cinema-standard DCI-P3 95% color gamut and DisplayHDR 400 certification. Additionally, this includes ambient lighting that can be synchronized with other Aura-enabled components and peripherals. It comes with two HMDI 2.0, a DisplayPort 1.2, a USB 3.0 port, and an earphone jack.
Moreover, both monitors feature a 170 Hz refresh rate and 1ms moving picture response time (MPRT). Both also have ASUS ELMB Sync and NVIDIA G?SYNC compatibility to eliminate ghosting and deliver a seamless gaming experience.
ASUS ROG PH is set to announce more details about the upcoming release tomorrow, February 4, on its FB page.


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