|Publication number||US4742498 A|
|Application number||US 06/916,957|
|Publication date||May 3, 1988|
|Filing date||Oct 8, 1986|
|Priority date||Oct 8, 1986|
|Also published as||CA1259981A, CA1259981A1, DE3733913A1|
|Publication number||06916957, 916957, US 4742498 A, US 4742498A, US-A-4742498, US4742498 A, US4742498A|
|Inventors||C. Dwain Barron|
|Original Assignee||Eastman Christensen Company|
|Export Citation||BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan|
|Patent Citations (6), Referenced by (45), Classifications (5), Legal Events (4)|
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet|
This invention relates to measuring while drilling (MWD) systems generally and in particular to an apparatus for and a method of creating a positive pressure pulse in the flowing drilling mud that can be detected at the surface and by which information can be transmitted to the surface about conditions downhole.
MWD systems have been in use for a number of years to transmit information to the surface, most commonly the inclination and the azimuth of the well bore as it is being drilled, by creating either a positive pressure pulse, i.e., an increase in pressure above the normal circulating pressure or a negative pressure pulse, i.e., a drop in circulating pressure. Positive pressure pulses are created by momentarily restricting the flow of the drilling mud through the drill pipe.
One way of doing this is to place a restriction, such as a valve seat in the drill pipe, to create a pressure drop in the flowing drilling mud even when the valve is open. This difference between the pressure upstream of the valve seat and the pressure downstream of the valve seat is used to cause a piston to move a valve member toward the valve seat to at least partially close the valve and further restrict the flow of the drilling mud momentarily to create a pressure increase in the flowing drilling mud that can be detected at the surface. In all cases, the piston against which upstream pressure acts to move the valve member of the valve toward the valve seat is located downstream of the valve seat and the upstream pressure is supplied to the piston through a conduit or passageway. A pilot valve controls the flow through the passageway and, consequently, the operation of the pulser. Examples of this type of positive pulser are shown in the following U.S. Pat. Nos.:
LePeuvedic et al; 3,693,428
Some use a pump to provide the pressure required to actuate the pulser. Examples of this type are shown in Stone U.S. Pat. No. 4,266,606 and Russell et al U.S. Pat. No. 4,535,429.
The passageway through which fluid at upstream pressure reaches the piston is of necessity relatively small in diameter. This results in some pressure drop occurring in the passageway. The passageway is also subject to being stopped up by solids, particularly when it is drilling mud that flows through the passageway.
It is an object of this invention to provide a mud pulser and a method of operating the pulser in which the operating piston that provides the force to further restrict the flow and create the pulse is located upstream of the valve seat so that upstream pressure acts directly on the piston without having to travel through a passageway.
It is another object of this invention to provide such a pulser wherein the pilot valve is also located upstream of the valve and when open, allows pressure on one side of the piston to drop to downstream pressure thereby creating the differential pressure required to move the piston and, in turn, the valve member of the valve toward the valve seat and when closed, allows the pressure differential across the piston to equalize and the impact of the flowing drilling mud on the valve member to move the valve member downwardly away from the valve seat.
It is a further object and advantage of this invention to provide such a pulser and a method of operating the pulser that will produce pulses having a substantially uniform increase in pressure even though the flow rate of the drilling mud varies.
It is a further object and advantage of this invention to provide a method of creating a pulse that will inherently limit the pressure increase it creates in the flowing drilling mud.
These and other objects, advantages, and features of this invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art from a consideration of this specification, including the appended claims and attached drawings.
In the Drawings:
FIGS. 1A and 1B are vertical sectional views through the preferred embodiment of the pulser of this invention with the pilot valve closed;
FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line 2--2 of FIG. 1B; and
FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view of the apparatus shown in FIG. 1B with the pilot valve open and the valve member moved upwardly to create a pressure pulse in the flowing drilling mud.
The pulser is usually mounted at the lower end of non-magnetic drill collar, such as collar 10. Pulser housing 12 is made up of two sections, upper housing section 12a and lower housing section 12b. Upper housing section 12a has a diameter less than the inside diameter of collar 10 to provide annulus 14 through which drilling mud can flow downwardly through the collar by the upper housing. Lower housing section 12b has a diameter just slightly less than the inside diameter of the collar. Ports 16 are, milled in the upper end of lower housing section 12b to allow drilling mud flowing downwardly past upper housing section 12a to cross over into the inside bore of lower housing section 12b. The pulser is mounted in drill collar 10 by mounting bolts 18 that extend through openings in the wall of the collar and engage blind openings in housing 12. Above openings 16 in the lower housing, the housing reduces its diameter to that of upper housing section 12a and the two sections are connected together by threaded connection 20.
The lower end of the bore through lower housing section 12b increases in diameter to provide downwardly facing shoulder 22 that engages upwardly facing shoulder 24 on tubular member 26 and limits the upward movement of sleeve member 24 in the housing. Drilling mud flowing through the housing flows out of the housing through a plurality of ports 32 provided in retainer 28 that hold tubular member 26 in the housing.
Sleeve 24 includes upper thick wall section 24a having a downwardly facing arcuate surface 24b that serves as a valve seat for the pulser. Positioned below valve seat 24b is valve member 34 mounted on piston rod 36. Valve member 34 has a downwardly, outwardly, curving surface 34a. It is the movement of surface 34a toward and away from valve seat 24b that creates the positive pressure pulses generated by the pulser of this invention.
Valve member 34 is held in place on piston rod 36 by downwardly facing shoulder 36 on the rod above the valve member and upwardly facing shoulder 38a on guide member 38 below the valve member. The guide member is connected to the lower end of the piston rod by threads 40. The guide member extends downwardly through bearing sleeve 42 located in a central opening in retainer member 28 that guides the lower end of the rod as it reciprocates along the longitudinal axis of the housing. The piston rod is hollow having a central opening 44 extending throughout its length for purposes that will be described later. Check valve 46 is connected to the lower end of guide sleeve 38 to ensure that drilling mud flows through opening 44 only in a downwardly direction.
Piston rod 36 extends upwardly into section 12a of the housing through piston 50 located in the housing. Cylindrical sleeve 52 rests on the upper end of lower housing section 12b above threads 20 to provide a smooth cylindrical surface for piston seal ring 54 as the piston reciprocates. Above cylindrical sleeve 52 is spacer sleeve 56 having downwardly facing annular shoulder 56a that limits the upward movement of the piston. The upper end of lower housing section 12b limits the downward movement of the piston. Spacer sleeve 56 supports cylindrical head 58 that closes off the upper end of the cylindrical portion of the housing in which the piston is located. Piston rod 36 extends into central opening 60 of the cylinder head. The upper end of opening 44 in the piston rod is sealed from the fluid in the cylindrical portion of the housing below the cylinder head by seal rings 62 carried by annular member 64 and by seal ring 66 located between the outer surface of the cylinder head and housing 12a.
Valve seat 68 is located in the upper end of opening 60, which is closed when valve element 70 of pilot valve 72 is in engagement with the seat. The cylinder head is also provided with passage 74 that connects the cylindrical section of the housing below to space 76 around the valve element of the pilot valve.
Keys 80 carried by piston rod 36 engage keyways 82 in downwardly extending skirt 84 attached to piston 50. The keys limit the upward relative movement of the piston rod and the piston. As shown in FIG. 1B, the keys are at the upper end of the keyways to transmit any downward movement of the piston to the piston rod. Coil spring 90 is positioned between the upper side of the piston and spring retainer ring 92 that is mounted on the piston rod and held against upward movement relative to the piston rod by snap ring 94. Thus, as the piston moves upwardly in the cylinder, it will move spring 90 and rod 36 upwardly. If, however, the flow of fluid through the drill string is such that the valve member should not close, then the force of the fluid flowing between valve member and the valve seat will compress spring 90 to whatever extent is necessary to keep the pressure drop across the valve from being excessive. This arrangement also causes the pulser to automatically adjust to different flow rates and produce substantially uniform pressure increases regardless of the flow rate.
Positioned below the piston between the piston and threaded stop ring 96 is coil spring 98. This spring allows piston 50 and piston rod 36 to move downwardly under the force of the fluid flowing through the valve below as required to adjust for varying flow rates of drilling fluid, when the pilot valve is closed, while ensuring that a minimum pressure drop is maintained through the valve so that there will be sufficient pressure difference between pressure upstream of the valve and downstream of the valve to operate the pulser in the manner to be described below.
Threaded ring 96 also clamps cup-shaped screw 98 and guide sleeve 100 to the bottom of the housing. The screw has a plurality of vertical slots 98a that will screen out the larger solid particles in the mud entering the upper housing. Guide sleeve 100 guides the middle portion of the piston rod for reciprocal movement along the longitudinal axis of the housing.
Located above the pulser in non-magnetic drill collar 10, is probe section 112 that contains the sensors, the electronics, and the source of electrical energy required to operate the system. The probe section is connected to the pulser only by a plug and socket type of electrical connection. This allows the very expensive probe to be removed from the drill pipe should the drill string get stuck in the hole leaving only the pulser of the MWD system at risk.
At the upper end of the pulser is muleshoe 110 that receives and orients probe 112 relative to the pulser. Below the muleshoe is collet 114, which has a plurality of arms 116a that will engage upwardly facing tapered shoulder 118 on electrical connector housing 120. This section rests upon the housing. The pulser's electrical probe connection 122 has plug 122a that extends into socket 120a to connect pilot valve 72 to the electrical circuits of the probe. Power can now be supplied to the pulser to produce pressure pulses in a desired sequence to send information to the surface. Collet 114 will hold probe connector 120 in engagement with the plug connector of the pulser during normal drilling operations. An upward pull by a wireline, however, will cause tapered shoulder 118 to force arms 116a outwardly releasing the probe for removal from the drill pipe.
In operation, power is supplied to pilot valve 72 moving valve element 70 out of engagement with valve seat 68. At this time, the pressure on both sides of piston 50 has equalized through flow restriction 124 and passage 126. So when the pilot valve is closed as shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, the pressure across the piston is equal and the only movement that would occur would be caused by the fluid flowing through the valve exerting a force on the valve element causing it to outwardly compressing as allowed by spring 98 positioned below the spring. Opening the pilot valve immediately allows fluid to flow from above the piston through passage 74 in the cylinder head and through the open pilot valve into central passage 44 of the piston rod to the downstream side of the valve seat. This reduces the pressure above the piston faster than it can be rebuilt by the fluid flowing through choke or flow restriction 124 creating a pressure differential across the piston that will move the piston upwardly to the extent allowed by shoulder 56a. This will move valve element 34 upwardly toward valve seat 24b creating a sharp rise in pressure in the drilling fluid in the drill string above the valve seat that can be sensed at the surface. In FIG. 3, the valve is shown closed. It is likely that this will probably not occur in practice, since the flow of fluid through the valve will be such that it will compress spring 90 as required to limit the pressure increase.
After the pulse is created, pilot valve 72 closes, the pressure across the piston begins to equalize, and the piston and valve member move down to the position shown in FIG. 1B.
From the foregoing it will be seen that this invention is one well adapted to attain all of the ends and objects hereinabove set forth, together with other advantages which are obvious and which are inherent to the method and apparatus.
It will be understood that certain features and subcombinations are of utility and may be employed without reference to other features and subcombinations. This is contemplated by and is within the scope of the claims.
Because many possible embodiments may be made of the invention without departing from the scope thereof, it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in the accompanying drawings is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.
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The hydro-distilled essential oils obtained from aerial parts of the wild (w) and cultivated (c) mint timija (Mentha suaveolens subsp. timija), an endemic medicinal species of Morocco, have been analyzed by GC–MS and screened for antimicrobial activity. In total, 35 compounds representing more than 98% of the oils were identified. Menthone (39.4(w)–10.8(c)%), pulegone (62.3(c)–34.3(w)%) and isomenthone (9.3(c)–7.8(w)%) were found as the main components for the two oils. The volatiles of the wild and cultivated material differed significantly in both the percentage of the main components and antimicrobial effect. Pulegone was more dominant in cultivated mint timija (62.3%) than in wild one (34.3%), while menthone was more abundant in the wild material (39.4%). In the antimicrobial assays, both oils displayed good to excellent activity against all microorganisms tested with the oil of the cultivated form being more active.
Kasrati, A, Jamali, CA, Bekkouche, K, Lahcen, H, Markouk, M, Wohlmuth, H, Leach, DN & Abbad, A 2013, 'Essential oil composition and antimicrobial activity of wild and cultivated mint timija (Mentha suaveolens subsp. timija (Briq.) Harley), an endemic and threatened medicinal species in Morocco, Natural Product Research, vol. 27, no. 12, pp. 1119-1122.
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All three boys will compete at the NJ youth wrestling state tournament in Trenton on March 11.
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Walmart to hire 150,000 workers as virus spreads in US
Walmart plans to hire 150,000 people to meet increased demand during the coronavirus crisis and will pay out $365 million in bonuses, the US retail giant said.
"These roles will be temporary at first, but many will convert to permanent roles over time," it said.
The firm added it would pay $300 bonuses to full-time employees and $150 to those part-time.
Walmart said Thursday it wanted to reward them "for their hard work and dedication to serving customers in a time of an unprecedented national health crisis."
It also plans to speed up payment of the next quarterly bonus payments, which will take its payout to nearly $550 million.
The hiring drive comes as travel restrictions and lockdown measures in various US states and cities to curb the spread of the virus have led people to stock up on basic foodstuffs and order more online.
Amazon has also announced plans to recruit an additional 100,000 workers in the United States to cope with the surge in internet shopping.
Meanwhile, many small businesses have to close, at least temporarily, and 70,000 people have been laid off in a single week across the country, according to the latest weekly unemployment benefit claims.
"We know millions of Americans who are usually employed at this time are temporarily out of work, and at the same time we're currently seeing strong demand in our stores," said Walmart CEO Doug McMillon.
The retail chain said it would speed up recruitment, cutting the application process time from two weeks to 24 hours.
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CHC helicopter makes emergency landing on BP’s North Sea platform
A CHC-operated helicopter had to make an emergency landing on a North Sea platform after experiencing an issue on Friday.
According to VG, a Norwegian language news website, the helicopter of the Sikorsky S-92 type landed on BP’s Ula platform located in the North Sea, offshore Norway. There were 16 people on board, two pilots and 14 passengers.
The news website also reported that the helicopter landed after pilots received a notice of low oil pressure.
Offshore Energy Today reached out to CHC Helicopter seeking confirmation of this report and further details on the event.
A spokesperson for CHC said: “An aircraft safely returned to an offshore installation in Norway this morning, after a cockpit light illuminated during the flight. Our crew followed standard procedure and requested a priority landing. The aircraft made an uneventful landing and will now be thoroughly inspected by our engineers before returning to service.”
One of CHC helicopters was recently involved in an accident that took the lives of 13 people. The helicopter was on its way from Statoil’s Gullfaks B platform offshore Norway when it crashed.
Following the accident, Norway banned all H225 helicopter flights, including those used for the search and rescue missions. After Norway, UK also followed with the no-flight ban on all Super Puma EC225LP (H225) helicopters, to include the search and rescue and medical missions as well.
The article has been updated with a statement by CHC Helicopter.
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Fabric London 07 October at 20:00
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La Roux support dates:
13th November-The Refectory- Leeds
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21st November- Warehouse Project- Manchester
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25th November- Shepherds Bush Empire
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- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 medium carrots, cut in small dice
- 1 celery stalk, cut in small dice
- 1 leek, white and light green parts only, halved lengthwise, cleaned thoroughly and sliced thin
- 4 large garlic cloves, minced
- 7 cups water
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- A bouquet garni consisting of 1 Parmesan rind, 1 bay leaf, 3 sprigs parsley and 3 sprigs thyme, tied together with kitchen string or tied into a piece of cheesecloth
- 1 (15-ounce) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- ½ pound Swiss chard, stemmed, leaves washed and cut crosswise in thin strips (chiffonade) (4 cups, tightly packed, chiffonade)
- ½ cup soup pasta, like elbow macaroni or broken spaghetti
- Freshly ground pepper to taste
- Freshly grated Parmesan
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
Nutritional analysis per serving (8 servings)162 calories; 5 grams fat; 1 gram saturated fat; 3 grams monounsaturated fat; 1 gram polyunsaturated fat; 25 grams carbohydrates; 5 grams dietary fiber; 5 grams sugars; 6 grams protein; 817 milligrams sodium;
- Heat the olive oil over medium-low heat in a large, heavy soup pot or Dutch oven. Add the onion, carrots and celery. Cook, stirring, until beginning to soften, about three minutes. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt and the leek. Continue to cook, stirring often, until tender, about three minutes. Add the garlic, stir for about a minute, and then stir in the water, tomato paste and the bouquet garni. Bring to a simmer. Add salt to taste, reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer 30 minutes. Stir in the chickpeas. Taste and adjust salt. Remove the bouquet garni.
- Add the Swiss chard and the pasta to the soup, bring back to a simmer, and simmer another 10 minutes or until the pasta is cooked al dente. Grind in some pepper, taste and adjust seasonings. It should be savory and rich-tasting. Serve in wide soup bowls, with a sprinkling of Parmesan over the top.
- Advance preparation: You can make this through Step 1 several days ahead and keep in the refrigerator or freeze. The closer to serving time you add the chard, the brighter it will be.

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State College leaders reflect on the history and meaning of Black August | Penn State, State College News
Black August seeks to specifically celebrate parts of the Black freedom movement that Black History Month and Juneteenth do not, and for Tierra Williams, Black August is “a celebration where we recognize the different achievements, revolutions and situations that have occurred during this month”.
Williams, chairman of the 3/20 Coalition, said Black August began in 1971 with the death of prominent political prisoner and activist George Jackson.
“Black August was invented when George Jackson and his brother were killed in California prisons after being incarcerated for an insignificant amount of money,” Williams said.
Jackson’s death in August 1971 launched what became known as Black August. Originally arrested and convicted for stealing $70 from a gas station, Jackson was sentenced to a year to life in prison, according to The New York Times.
According to the Times, this “arbitrary” sentence led to him remaining in prison for the next and final 11 years of his life. His years in prison ignited his political ambition and he became a leader and inspiration for the Black Liberation Movement.
From prison, Jackson and other inmates dedicated themselves to raising the political awareness of their fellow inmates in the California state prison system. Jackson and others started the San Quentin State Prison chapter of the Black Panther Party, of which Jackson was a marshal.
Jackson was murdered on August 21, 1971 by a prison guard, but the facts surrounding his death are widely debated. Law enforcement authorities at the time said Jackson smuggled a gun into the jail and was killed while trying to escape.
According to the Times, Jackson became a symbol of the movement after he and two other black prisoners killed a white guard at Soledad State Prison in 1970. The Black Liberation Movement was not concerned with the morality of murders, but rather by the fact that black prisoners were “treated like subhumans,” The Times reported.
The movement also believed that too many black prisoners were not being held as criminals, but rather as political prisoners. This has led the Black August celebration to focus specifically on certain issues such as political imprisonment.
Angela Davis, a political activist, wrote in her essay “Political Prisoners, Prisons and Black Liberation” that minority prisoners “maintain that they are political prisoners in the sense that they are largely the victims of an oppressive political-economic order, quickly becoming aware of the underlying causes of their victimization.
This is the message Jackson and his fellow inmates have chosen to capitalize on and teach their peers.
According to Liberation School and The Black Collective, Black August is a celebration to honor “the fallen freedom fighters of the Black Liberation Movement, to call for the release of political prisoners in the United States, to condemn the oppressive conditions of American prisons, and to emphasize the continued importance of the black liberation struggle.
Williams and Lorraine Jones, president of the State College National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, reiterated that sentiment.
“It’s very important to highlight the black resistance within the movement,” Jones said. “It really is a moment for us to reflect, especially for those who work with the movement within social justice.”
Although Black History Month and June 16 have been publicly known and celebrated for many years, Black August is a celebration and commemoration many have yet to hear of, and Jones said that this month was not “at the peak of our history”.
“It’s another way for us to educate people about a part of history that has been suppressed over the years,” Jones said.
Williams said the public’s lack of knowledge about Black August comes from “people [not wanting] acquaint you with some history regarding black or African people in America.
“I believe a lot of our history has been buried,” Williams said. “But it’s starting to get a kind of traction because people are forced to pay attention to this stuff. There’s still more to come.
Over the years, the month of August has remained symbolic for the black community. Historic events such as the Watts Rebellion, the Haitian Revolution, the Nat Turner Rebellion, the Fugitive Slave Law Convention, and the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom all happened in August.
Even celebrities and symbolic figures of the Black Liberation Movement were born or died in August, such as Marcus Garvey, Marsha P. Johnson and Fred Hampton who were born in August, and Emmett Till, Chadwick Boseman and George Jackson who died.
However, there is more to the Black August story. According to Liberation School and The Black Collective, Black August fosters commitment to “higher levels of discipline.”
This may include fasting, physical exercise, political study, and political engagement.
Latisha Franklin said Black August is not just about education today, but also about fasting. The Black August Fast Breaker was hosted by Black 2 Reality, owned by Franklin and Williams to “inspire black excellence” at Webster’s Bookstore and Cafe in downtown State College.
“During the month of August, you’re supposed to not eat from sunrise to sunset,” Franklin (a graduate in biochemistry, microbiology, and molecular biology) said. “You are also supposed to eat healthy things; so there’s no alcohol, no tobacco, and you break the fast with a unity party.
Black 2 Reality held a Black August quiz at the beginning of August as an “educational play”, then at the end of the month “we get together, share more information and break this fast as community,” Franklin said.
The Black 2 Reality quiz and breakfast feast helped bring the communities of Penn State and State College together, or, as Franklin puts it, “town and dress.”
“We try to bring communities together, as well as educate communities and bring black knowledge to life,” Franklin said.
As leaders of the State College and black communities, Franklin, Jones and Williams each said Black August meant something different to them.
For Franklin, Black August represents “the ability to use [her] voice.”
“Being able to speak and have people come in and want to listen means a lot,” Franklin said. “We have the opportunity to do what we love to do.”
Jones said for her, this month is “a moment of reflection.”
“It’s really a time to reflect on the struggles of people who have made a lot of sacrifices to make a lot of instrumental things happen,” Jones said. “It’s a time to reflect on how many people lost their lives in this struggle for people to have the opportunities we have now.”
And for Williams, Black August means revolution.
“There is a better future. Every year, not just in America, someone did something to challenge the status quo or what the mainstream media says they shouldn’t be doing,” Williams said. “I’m starting to realize that it’s okay to stand up for what’s right, even when you’re alone.”


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- the effects of ginger dietary supplements on joint inflammation, rheumatoid arthritis, and osteoporosis
Few side effects are linked to ginger when it is taken in small doses.
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Some of the medications that interact with ginger include:
- anticoagulant/antiplatelet medication: Ginger may increase the risk of bleeding when taken at the same time as anticoagulants or antiplatelet medication such as aspirin, clopidogrel, dalteparin, enoxaparin, heparin, or warfarin.
- nifedipine: Your blood may not clot as readily if you are taking nifedipine at the same time as ginger.
Before taking any new medications, including natural health products, speak to your physician, pharmacist, or other health care provider. Tell your health care provider about any natural health products you may be taking.
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM). Herbs at a Glance. Ginger. http://nccam.nih.gov/health/ginger/ Accessed March 19, 2014.
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The manufacturing industry is fiercely competitive, characterized by constant innovation and evolving technology. However, the security of CAD designs, a vital component in the manufacturing process, is often overlooked. Despite its significance, many companies prioritize speed and efficiency over confidentiality, leaving their designs vulnerable to theft and data breaches. In this article, we will delve into the shocking truth about the importance of CAD designs confidentiality in manufacturing. We will explore the risks of inadequate protection and discuss solutions such as quantum-safe encryption, end-to-end encryption, and BLAZE Transfer. By the end, you will learn why safeguarding your CAD designs is no longer a luxury but a necessity to secure your business’s future in the industry.,
Why protecting CAD designs is crucial for manufacturing businesses
CAD designs are the backbone of the manufacturing industry, as they allow businesses to produce accurate and intricate products efficiently. However, the value of confidential CAD designs is often overlooked, leaving businesses vulnerable to theft and data breaches. The risks of inadequate protection are far-reaching and can result in lost revenue, damage to reputation, and even legal action. For instance, cybercriminals may steal CAD designs and use them to create similar products, resulting in lost revenue and a competitive disadvantage for the business. Inadequate protection also leaves businesses open to lawsuits from stakeholders whose sensitive data has been compromised. Therefore, protecting CAD designs is not only essential for protecting a business’s reputation and assets but also for complying with data protection regulations.
The risks of inadequate CAD design confidentiality
CAD designs contain sensitive and valuable information that is essential to a manufacturing business’s success. Without proper protection, businesses risk losing revenue, damaging their reputation, and even facing legal action. The consequences of inadequate CAD design confidentiality are significant and far-reaching. Cybercriminals may use stolen CAD designs to produce similar products and gain competitive advantages, resulting in lost revenue for the business. Inadequate protection also leaves businesses open to lawsuits from stakeholders whose sensitive data has been compromised. To mitigate these risks, manufacturing businesses must prioritize the security of their CAD designs and implement robust data protection measures.
One effective solution is quantum-safe encryption, which uses advanced mathematical algorithms that are resistant to hack attacks from quantum computers. By implementing quantum-safe encryption, businesses can ensure that their CAD designs remain secure and confidential, even in the face of new cybersecurity threats. Furthermore, quantum-safe encryption is compliant with relevant data protection regulations, which means that businesses can avoid legal and reputational consequences associated with data breaches. In the next section, we will explore how quantum-safe encryption can safeguard CAD designs and protect manufacturing businesses from the risks of inadequate CAD design confidentiality.,
Quantum-safe encryption as a solution
One effective solution to protect CAD designs is quantum-safe encryption, a process that uses advanced mathematical algorithms to secure confidential data. With the rising threat of cybercriminals, quantum-safe encryption is becoming increasingly important for safeguarding sensitive information, including CAD designs. This method ensures that even in the face of new cybersecurity threats, businesses can keep their CAD designs secure and confidential. Moreover, quantum-safe encryption aligns with relevant data protection regulations, helping businesses avoid legal and reputational consequences linked with data breaches. In the following section, we will further explore how end-to-end encryption of CAD designs can add an extra layer of protection.,
End-to-end encryption of CAD designs
End-to-end encryption of CAD designs can provide an extra layer of security for manufacturers. This encryption method involves encrypting data at its source and decrypting it only at its destination, allowing for a secure transfer of CAD designs without any third-party interference. By implementing end-to-end encryption, manufacturers can ensure that their sensitive data remains confidential and secure, giving them peace of mind when sharing designs with partners or suppliers. As we explore the use of BLAZE Transfer in CAD design confidentiality in the following section, it is worth noting that end-to-end encryption can complement this technology, providing an additional layer of protection against cyber threats.,
The use of BLAZE Transfer in CAD design confidentiality
While end-to-end encryption is an effective strategy for ensuring the confidentiality of CAD designs, it can be complemented with the use of BLAZE Transfer. BLAZE Transfer is a file transfer platform that specializes in the transfer of large and complex files, including CAD designs. With its advanced security features, BLAZE Transfer can protect your sensitive data while in transit, ensuring that it remains confidential and secure.
One of the main advantages of using BLAZE Transfer is its ability to provide a secure transfer of CAD designs without the need for any additional software or plugins. The platform uses a web-based interface that is accessible from any device with an internet connection, making it easy for manufacturers to share their designs with partners or suppliers regardless of location. Additionally, BLAZE Transfer offers a variety of security features, including end-to-end encryption, two-factor authentication, and virus and malware scanning, that provide an extra layer of protection against cyber threats.
In combination with end-to-end encryption, the use of BLAZE Transfer can further improve the confidentiality of CAD designs in manufacturing. By employing these two strategies, manufacturers can ensure that their sensitive data remains secure throughout the entire design process, from creation to delivery. As cyber threats continue to evolve and become more sophisticated, it is crucial that manufacturers take proactive steps to protect their confidential data, and the use of BLAZE Transfer is a valuable tool in accomplishing this goal.
With the increasing importance of CAD designs in today’s manufacturing landscape, it is imperative that manufacturers prioritize the confidentiality and security of their data. By utilizing end-to-end encryption and BLAZE Transfer, manufacturers can safeguard their sensitive data and ensure that it remains confidential and secure from cyber threats.,
In the fiercely competitive manufacturing industry, the confidentiality of CAD designs is not just desirable but essential. The risks of inadequate protection are enormous and threaten the very survival of a business. However, with the use of quantum-safe encryption companies can proactively safeguard their CAD designs. As a result, implementing these measures can ensure the confidentiality of these designs and secure a manufacturing business’s future. In the end, remember this: protect your CAD designs, protect your business.


Lucette Lagnado was a life force, “a steel butterfly,” as described by a colleague. She immortalized the lost world of her Egyptian-Jewish family in two memoirs and, in 25 years as an award-winning reporter at The Wall Street Journal covering health care and other subjects, found the untold human stories beneath the issues.
The 62-year-old, born in Cairo and exiled with her family in 1962 to Paris and then Brooklyn, died July 10 in Manhattan. She had been hospitalized for several months.
Her funeral at Plaza Jewish Community Chapel in Manhattan last week was filled with family, journalists, and friends; one woman there said she had never met Lagnado but was so moved by her books and her Sephardic soul.
Several of the speakers told of her complexities: how she appeared petite and frail but was a powerhouse, that she loved working for a tabloid in the early part of her career, and loved being an investigative reporter for the Journal. Many commented on her curiosity and intellect and her natural elegance born of her Levantine background. She was animated, full of passion, and often rhapsodic about things she loved. And she was a voice for many unable to speak for themselves.
Some noted that Lagnado never got over the loss of her parents, but she did manage to do what few are able to do: grant them eternal life — her father as cosmopolitan boulevardier in Cairo, her mother as a young book lover in Cairo entrusted with the keys to the pasha’s private library — through her graceful, compelling words.
The bestselling author of “The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit: A Jewish Family’s Exodus from Old Cairo to the New World” and “The Arrogant Years: One Girl’s Search for Her Lost Youth, from Cairo to Brooklyn,” she also wrote “Children of the Flames: Dr. Josef Mengele and the Untold Story of the Twins of Auschwitz,” which grew out of groundbreaking research she did early in her career as an intern for syndicated columnist Jack Anderson.
Her husband Douglas Feiden described meeting Lagnado when they were both reporters at the New York Post. Feiden had been covering the trial of Bernard Goetz and, when the not-guilty verdict was announced, he and his colleagues stalked the homes of the jury trying, with no luck, to get comments. Back in the office, he spotted a very “dynamic, striking” new reporter leaving the office, stumbling under the weight of several thick phone books. She explained that she was taking the books home to try tracking down members of the jury. He discouraged her, and she ripped out a few pages, promising to tape them back. And the next day, the rookie reporter had an exclusive front-page story about what happened in the jury room.
“She took on huge challenges, journalistic and literary,” he said. “She always shouldered great weight, like those phone books.” They married in 1995.
“Among the many wonderful reporters at The Wall Street Journal, Lucette stood out in several ways,” Paul Steiger, who was managing editor of the Journal in 1996 when Lagnado was hired in 1996, told NJJN in an email after the funeral.
“She managed to navigate people and environments and cultures that were not at all native to her, and yet extract what she needed as either a citizen, or a tenant, or a reporter. Expelled from Egypt by the revolutions and wars of the 1950s and 1960s, she went from birth into a robust, multi-lingual, cosmopolitan, respected Jewish culture, to part of a family of penniless immigrants in Brooklyn where she, a little girl in elementary school, was the family’s only fluent English speaker. From that base, she won a scholarship to Vassar and became one of the most relentless, creative, and determined reporters and writers it has ever been my good fortune to work with.”
I first met Lagnado in 2007, just before her first memoir was published. She was wearing all-white (linen, not sharkskin), and after bounding into M. Rohrs’ on East 86th Street, her favorite café (that has since closed), where she worked on the book every day, she greeted the owner and was embraced by the other regulars. She admitted to being a woman of routine, in part due to superstition: Every day she’d order iced coffee and two homemade Mexican wedding cookies.
“Sharkskin” is one of the very best memoirs of recent years. Lagnado’s writing is so vivid and lyrical that more than a decade later, I speak knowingly about Cairo, where I’ve never been, with an Egyptian cab driver on the way to her funeral.
In an essay for The Jewish Week’s “Text/Context” — a supplement comprised of essays on a theme — she wrote, “Mine was a complicated childhood, one I both loved and longed to escape, and which I keep conjuring up in my books and work — as if there were nothing else worthwhile I could write about but that old world of mine. In truth, nothing interests me as much.”
For “Sharkskin,” she won the Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature. George Rohr, a New York businessman whose family endows the prize, recalls Lagnado as “overjoyed and radiant” at the prize ceremony in Jerusalem. “A physically small bundle of light, passion, and yearning, she grew large before the audience’s eyes as she inspired us with her powerful acceptance speech.”
She was almost finished with a new book, about Sephardic Jews from the Levant and North Africa, which will be published posthumously.
Novelist Andre Aciman, who wrote about his own childhood in Alexandria in the beautiful memoir “Out of Egypt,” writes, “Lucette Lagnado was one of the very last Egyptian-born Jews who had a story that almost no Jew living in the West knew about until she sat down to write it. She told the story of her family’s exile from Egypt with style, with verve, with love and with a great deal of empathy both for her fellow Jews who suffered the loss of their homeland and for the Egyptians who were only too happy to welcome her back when eventually she did go back.
“She had a critical eye for detail,” Aciman continued, “and could always be relied on to spot the veil that hid reluctant truths. She was frank, to the point, but always with a touch of those two unmistakable qualities that only those who suffered know well: wisdom and humanity.”
Sandee Brawarsky is the culture editor for The New York Jewish Week, NJJN’s sister publication.


Reports on Search Engine Land this week suggest that Google isn’t the only one which is trialling the use of favicons in their PPC ads. Matt McGee this week posted the below screenshot showing Microsoft displaying favicons alongside their PPC ads on Live search. Apparently this is part of an internal trial and shouldn’t actually be seen outside of Microsoft IP addresses but a bug in the system has seen it shown to a lucky few in the outside world.
With both Google and Microsoft now prove to be trialling the use of imagery in their paid search listings it appears it should just be a matter of time before they become common place on the SERP. Well, it should make for a more decorative and visually appealing search results page but, as mentioned in my Google post, I don’t envisage it affecting CTR in the long run as it will appear on all paid results once advertisers get the hang of it. As a result, after the first few searches with the new results, users will become blind to the logos. That is unless the great and the good of the search engine marketing world kind find ways of standing out from the crowd.


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Commentary on the BBC Sport website of Molde v Celtic in the Europa League later.
Sophie Hahn won gold in the T38 100m in the IPC World Championship in Doha.
Julian Savea is part of the New Zealand XV who face South Africa in the first World Cup quarter-final on Saturday at Twickenham (16:00 BST kick-off).
Britain's Hannah Cockroft claimed her third successive T34 100m world title on the opening day of the IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha.
The 23-year-old from Halifax won in a championship record of 17.73 seconds.
Sophie Hahn set a new world record and retained her T38 100m title in 12.60, while Kadeena Cox and Georgie Hermitage led a British one-two in the T37 100m.
Earlier Aled Davies retained his F42 shot put title with a championship record of 14.95m for GB's first gold.
Remember when Sam Allardyce said he could manage Real Madrid? Well, it seems Sunderland striker Fabio Borini agrees. He had this to say about his new boss.
“It’s something that you notice because the details always make the difference,” said Borini in the Sunderland Echo.
“I’ve played at the big clubs before and that’s what makes the difference between the big teams.
“I found out with Ancelotti and the big managers, that they were caring about every single thing from set plays to throw-ins. That’s what the manager has been doing here since day one."
Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew said: "I'll be disappointed if they're eating pizza this weekend! We'll be looking to throw as much offensive action at them as we can.
"The chance of this game being 0-0 is zero. If you're going to Leicester, expect to see some goals."
Claudio Ranieri promised his Leicester players a pizza if they kept a clean sheet against Stoke last month.
BBC Three Counties Radio sport
Watford will still be without Jose Jurado but otherwise have no fresh injury concerns before facing Stoke on Saturday.
Quique Flores will again make changes to his team and he acknowledges he needs to see more from those players not in the side and those coming on as substitutes:
"We are working [on that]. We have the potential of the players who signed in the summer and we are expecting but I understand the different circumstances of the players. They need to adapt to the league so it's a question of time."
They are under way in Anderlecht... and Tottenham midfielder Christian Eriksen has already put his side ahead in the Europa League. Follow live here .
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Watford head coach Quique Flores has been addressing the issue of scoring goals before Saturday's trip to Stoke.
Watford have found the net just six times - the fewest in the Premier League this season. Flores wants them spread through his team:
"It's very difficult to find players who can score easily so we have to deliver the goals between players. At the moment just Ighalo is the only player able to score.
"For sure in the future it's coming from other players like Deeney or Abdi or Capoue or central defenders from set pieces."
The FA Cup is back again on the BBC this season and bigger than ever.
The Emirates FA Cup first-round draw takes place on Monday, 26 October and is live on BBC Two, 5 live Sport and on the BBC Sport website at 19:00 GMT.
This Saturday there will be enhanced BBC coverage of the fourth qualifying round as 64 non-league sides bid to reach the first-round proper.
The BBC will then be bringing you all the best live action, highlights and analysis all the way to Wembley.
It's turning into a fantastic day for Great Britain at the IPC World Championships in Doha.
Whoever you support, whichever sports you follow, you can now get all the sport that matters to you on one page.
In the BBC Sport app, you can now create a My Sport page, this page becomes your one-stop shop with news, live coverage and stats tailored to your interests.
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Bastian Schweinsteiger is considering taking legal action against a Hong Kong company making Nazi dolls that bear a striking resemblance to him.
The Manchester United midfielder's management company put the matter into the hands of their German-based lawyers earlier this week.
The dolls, named 'World War II Army Supply Duty - Bastian', are made in China by Dragon in Dream.
The company told German paper Bild any resemblance was "purely coincidental".
Team news in at Tottenham. Build-up followed by live coverage on the BBC Sport website in 10 minutes.
Cameroon forward Clinton Njie makes his first start for the club tonight after seven substitute appearances so far.
A blow for any Chinese communist golfers out there...
The Chinese Communist Party has banned all 88 million of its members from joining golf clubs, in its latest update of party discipline rules.
Extravagant eating and drinking, and abuse of power, are also formally banned, said Xinhua news agency.
Davies won gold in the shot put in the IPC World Championships in Doha, 10 weeks after having hernia surgery...
Carlisle United have brought in striker Hallam Hope on a one-month loan deal from League One side Bury.
Hope, 21, joined Bury permanently from Everton in January 2015 after two loan spells at Gigg Lane.
More medals for Britain in the IPC World Championships in Doha.
A gold medal and a world record for Sophie Hann who ran 12.60 seconds in the T38 100m.
Minutes before, Abbie Hunnisett won bronze in the F32 club throw with Gemma Prescott finishing fourth.
Swansea City manager Garry Monk insists he can cope with the pressure as his side aim to end a six-game winless run.
"We are in a difficult moment," he said.
"We're not playing at the performance levels we have [previously] but it's my job as manager and the players' responsibility to come through it.
"No-one puts more pressure on me than myself. This is an opportunity for us to put things right."
Not long now until the Europa League kicks into gear again. Follow live commentary online at BBC Sport.
Newcastle boss Steve McClaren is doing his best to win the club's fans around.
He has sent an email to supporters, stressing he knows the importance of Sunday's derby with Sunderland.
"Quite simply it is one of the most important days of the season," it reads. "I don't need reminding that we have lost the last five derbies and for everyone associated with the club that is unbearable."
Happy with his efforts Magpies fans?
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Someone sound the mind games siren. New Zealand head coach Steve Hansen believes that South Africa counterpart Heyneke Meyer's lavish praise of the All Blacks this week is a World Cup semi-final tactic.
"Behind closed doors, I don't think he will be doing that with his team. He is trying to paint a picture that they (South Africa) will have to play the best game they've ever played in their life.
"At the same time, he is trying to tell our guys that you just turn up and win. We would be very foolish to fall into that trap. We've got to turn up with our 'A' game, and a little bit more. He's a cunning wee devil, Heyneke. He has been praising us all week and, while I know he means some of it, I know they're getting ready to rip our heads off."
BBC Sport at IPC Athletics Championships, Doha
Britain's Hannah Cockroft speaks to BBC Radio 5 live after winning the T34 100m at the IPC World Championships in Doha.
Cockroft is one of two GB gold medallists in the session so far after newcomer Kadeena Cox triumphed in the T37 100m.
"I really wanted to hold that 100m title a year out from Rio to send out a warning to show I am still the one to beat," said Cockroft.
After England took early wickets, Pakistan made the tourists' bowlers toil on day one of the second Test in Dubai. Mark Wood has been speaking to TMS about the day, which ended 282-4...
BBC North West Tonight recently travelled to Germany for the match between Mainz and Borussia Dortmund, two of Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp's former clubs, to assess fans' views on his move to the Premier League.
Klopp spent 18 years as a player and then manager at Mainz before moving to Dortmund where he won the Bundesliga twice and reached the Champions League final.
BBC North West Tonight's Stuart Pollitt reports in this video.
New Zealand head coach Steve Hansen believes that refereering mistakes are a fact of life in rugby union.
Hansen's comments follow the controversy that marred last Sunday's World Cup quarter-final when South African referee Craig Joubert incorrectly awarded Australia their decisive penalty against Scotland.
Hansen said: "The referees make mistakes. As long as they take a breath, they will make them, because players do and coaches do.
"So if you can accept that, the best way to avoid that mistake being the game-winning mistake, for want of a better term, is to make sure you are in front by enough for it not to be."
Sporting Khalsa play in the ninth tier of English football and they're busy preparing for the biggest game in their history - an FA Cup fourth qualifying round tie against FC United of Manchester on Saturday.
Midlands neighbours Wolves have offered their support by allowing the non-league side to use their multi-million pound training complex this evening.
"All I can do is wish them all the best," Wolves head coach Kenny Jackett told BBC WM. "It would be fantastic if they could progress.
"They've got to this stage and will be desperate for that to continue. It will be great for them and I think they'll enjoy it.
"Hopefully this helps them and gives them inspiration for the future."
We would like to know your most unlikely sporting comparisons...
Ibrahim Ovic: Marko Marin was once known as the German Messi...
Ben Dinnery: Jack Colback. The Ginger Pirlo. Good grief.
Andy Dryden: Sporting comparisions - Ray Parlour - -"The Romford Pele"
And, to make it a hat-trick of injury news, Bradford City striker Steven Davies will be out for "10 to 12 weeks" because of a knee problem.
The 27-year-old had to go off during Tuesday evening's League One win over Bury.
Sticking with the injury news and Coventry City defender Reda Johnson will not play again this season because of a hamstring tendon injury.
The 26-year-old had to be helped off during Saturday's goalless draw against Blackpool.
Sky Blues boss Tony Mowbray told BBC Coventry & Warwickshire: "He's obviously a miss for us, as he's been a man-mountain this year."
Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe is speaking to the media and admits he is unsure about the extent of goalkeeper Artur Boruc's injury.
The stopper withdrew before kick off in their weekend defeat toby Manchester City after injuring his thigh in the warm-up.
The Cherries don't get a lot of luck with injuries. They've already lost summer signings Tyrone Mings and Max Gradel and top-scorer Callum Wilson.
We would like to know your most unlikely sporting comparisons...
Abudallah Ibrahim: David Bellion to be the next Thierry Henry.
Matt Waring: At Everton, Kevin Kilbane had the nickname of 'Zinedine Kilbane', which with all due respect was a bit of a stretch!
Ron: In any sport? Deshawn Stevenson being compared to Michael Jordan.


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Ubisoft has released a new Splinter Cell: Blacklist gameplay video.
It shows Blacklist game director Patrick Redding making his way through a London-based level called the Abandoned Mill, in which he showcases the three play styles present in the game: Ghost, Panther and Assault.
Splinter Cell: Blacklist has been announced for release on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC, although the game is also rumoured to be in development for Wii U.
Ubisoft has confirmed a Splinter Cell: Blacklist release date of August 23, 2013 in the UK.
It also recently detailed four Splinter Cell: Blacklist collector's editions for the UK, and a $169.99 North American Collector's Edition which will come with a "custom three-channel, dual-motor plane modelled after the in-game mobile headquarters".


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Or Hallgrim’s Church in English. A very unique church in Reykjavik. Photographed by every tourist visiting Iceland. I like the lines I got in this composition but it’s hard to tell what the church really looks like from this picture but that’s where Google comes in It looks like a space ship about to take off.
A small shop at the camp site in Landmannalaugar. I was actually a bit surprised that they had anything out there in the middle of nowhere. It’s actually a really nice camp site with everything you’ll need to stay a week to photograph the area. Something I would like to do someday. We only stayed there one night this time.
This is shot at Jökulsarlon, a glacier lake on Iceland. A very nice place and we were lucky to get some fog when we were there. Vattnajökul, the largest glacier on Iceland goes into this lake and breaks of into icebergs that floats around on the lake. It’s very close to the sea so eventually the icebergs continue through the short river out into the Atlantic ocean. Some icebergs gets washed up on the black sand beach which also makes for some interesting pictures that I will post later.
One of the enjoyment with travelling to Iceland is the driving. I really liked driving around in the rented SUV on the dirt roads up and down mountains and through rivers. We got one flat tire and a broken bearing in a wheel though so I’m not sure our car actually was built for this. We rented a Toyota RAV4 but if we did it again we probably should have rented a even more robust jeep. You will definitely need a four wheel drive car. The road you see on the picture above is actually a good road. This road goes in and out of Landmannalaugar, an amazing drive.

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We present the experimental application and comparison of two methods for the synthesis of digital filters, which represent the state-of-the-art of optimum digital processing of shaped signals with arbitrary constraints in time and frequency domain, and any kind of stationary noise power spectral density. The methods are implemented in experimental measurement setups, and optimum filters are synthesized with regard to assigned constraints (e.g., finite duration, flat top, peaking time, zero area, etc.) and by taking into account the real environmental noise or disturbance present in the system, identified from datasets of simple signal experimental acquisitions. Implementation issues are detailed and basic design rules for digital signal processors based on these techniques are derived.
|Titolo:||Experimental comparison of state-of-the-art methods for digital optimum filter synthesis with arbitrary constraints and noise|
RIBOLDI, STEFANO (Primo)
|Parole Chiave:||digital signal processing ; optimum filters ; nuclear spectroscopy|
|Settore Scientifico Disciplinare:||Settore ING-INF/01 - Elettronica|
|Data di pubblicazione:||ago-2005|
|Digital Object Identifier (DOI):||10.1109/TNS.2005.852649|
|Appare nelle tipologie:||01 - Articolo su periodico|


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5/118 Queen St
I just adore bills and consider it one of the top must-visit places in Sydney. Their cafes are always either out in the open, or with sun streaming in through the glass doors. They are perfect for brunch and just remind me oh so much of Australia :)
We decided to pay the Woollahra suburb’s branch a visit, since they have cute little boutiques and delis along the street which make for a great poke around afterwards. They were surprisingly packed, despite being a week day – it was full of ladies of leisure sitting coffee and having a chat with their girl friends. The service was polite and warm (sometimes, bills is accused of having snobby wait staff) and our food arrived quickly.
As usual, I adored the Sweet corn fritters, roast tomato, spinach and bacon. Crispy discs of fritters, slightly sweet from the corn and paired well against the salty crunch of bacon. A fabulous dish, though it should have come with some guacamole, as the creamy cool texture would have gone perfectly against the crunch of the fritters.
The Ricotta hotcakes, fresh banana and honeycomb butter were good but not as outstanding as I’d remembered them to be. Not sure if it was because I was already full, or if it wasn’t cooked as well. But I know how to make these ricotta hotcakes at home, which IMHO taste better and at at about 1/10 of the price :P
Their drinks are a total delight, though. The mocha is perfectly blended with Callebaut chocolate flakes and is rich and creamy – other coffee shop mochas simply pale in comparison. It’s actually even better than their hot chocolate, which also has the Callebaut chocolate flakes but is a little more plain, since there isn’t the kick of coffee in it. I especially love the breakfast sunrise drink (orange juice, banana, yoghurt and berries), a fantasticly creamy yet slightly tangy blend of fruit and yoghurt. It’s the drink I always order when I’m at bills!
Through the little corridor likes BILLS
The crisp and simple paper menu
A very busy bills, despite it being a work day
Mocha, breakfast sunrise drink (orange juice, banana, yoghurt and berries),
hot chocolate with Callebaut
Sweet corn fritters, roast tomato, spinach and bacon ($18)
Ricotta hotcakes, fresh banana and honeycomb butter ($17)
Hurray for bills!


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Boost energy, lose weight, beat stress, improve performance, and reduce wrinkles! Do these phrases sound familiar?
These are just a few of the promises found on the labels of vitamin and mineral supplements. But can vitamin and minerals really live up to these claims, or is it more hype than truth? Is there evidence that a vitamin or mineral supplement really can turn a bad diet into a healthy one, melt pounds away, or put the zip back in your step?
Experts say there is definitely...
Again, there is not enough evidence yet to recommend using hibiscus for this purpose.
One small study tested different herbal remedies to treat head lice. A mixture containing hibiscus tea and another herb appeared effective. However, this needs more research.
Some researchers are also looking at hibiscus to see if it can be used as an antioxidant. But more studies need to be done in this area.
Optimal doses of hibiscus have not been set for any condition. Quality and active ingredients in supplements may vary widely from maker to maker. This makes it hard to set a standard dose.
Can you get hibiscus naturally from foods?
Hibiscus tea is a popular drink sometimes known as sour tea.
What are the risks of taking hibiscus?
Side effects. Hibiscus may cause blood pressure to drop. It has also been linked to dermatitis.
Risks. Avoid hibiscus if you are allergic or sensitive to it or members of the Malvaceae plant family. Use with caution if you have low or high blood pressure. Also use with caution if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, as little is known about its safety in these cases.
Interactions. Hibiscus tea may interfere with the effectiveness of some anti-malaria drugs.
Tell your doctor about any supplements you're taking, even if they're natural. That way, your doctor can check on any potential side effects or interactions with any medications.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does regulate dietary supplements; however, it treats them like foods rather than medications. Unlike drug manufacturers, the makers of supplements don’t have to show their products are safe or effective before selling them on the market.

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Radeon RX5700 Gaming Rig
The Radeon RX 5700 supports APIs, such as DirectX 12 and OpenGL 4.5. These APIs can take advantage of the GPU’s 2304 Stream Processors to accelerate parallel computing tasks, taking some of the processing load off of the CPU.
The front panel of the card features a variety of outputs, such as DisplayPort 1.4 and HDMI 2.0b. Combined with AMD’s Eyefinity, the GPU can provide an immersive gaming experience using up to four monitors.
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3rd Gen, AM4, Zen 2, 6 Core, 12 Thread, 3.6GHz, 4.2GHz Turbo, 32MB L3, PCIe 4.0, 65W, CPU, with Wraith Stealth Cooler
b450 Motherboard Asus/Msi
Ram desktop 3200 rgb 16gb
Vga Card Radeon RX5700 8gb amd Radeon
Crucial P1 500GB 3D NAND NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD | CT500P1SSD8
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The Dutch digital burgerrechtenorganisatie Bits of Freedom, concludes that the elections via Facebook still easy to manipulate, despite the promise of the company to counter this.
Facebook promised in march a better protection against nepnieuws and verkiezingsmanipulatie. According to the rules should political ads on Facebook will only be placed in the country where the advertiser resides. In the framework of the European Parliamentary elections was an exception made for specific European parties.
It is easy to be outside the boundaries of politics to advertising, showed a Bit of Freedom with a sample. From Germany published the organization a political meme on Facebook. Bit for Freedom paid through a German account to that image among Dutch voters to spread.
The organization was not hampered, despite promises that Facebook is also the Second Room did. The sample was also vice versa without obstacles carried out by the Netherlands with a Dutch account and account number with a political message in Germany to advertise.
“Facebook is not a reliable partner proven. This time they did even the promises in the Second room. Thus, Members of parliament lied to,” says Evelyn Austin of Bits of Freedom against Nieuwsuur. “They said: it is now impossible to get from one country in another country to advertise. That is not true. There are no barriers to do that, despite what Facebook said last week.”
D66 wants action from the minister
D66 Mp Kees Verhoeven calls on minister Kajsa Ollongren of Home Affairs for action. “What concerns me is the time now that we take the step of self-regulation and confidence in the promise of companies, exchange law,” says Verhoeven. “The minister absolutely has an important role to play, so I call her to action. How they fill out, should they themselves know. But now what needs to be done – more than just relying on the promise of Facebook – that seems clear to me.”
Labour party leader Lodewijk Asscher says that the democracy is at risk if people are manipulated to be from abroad, with ads that are only pointed at them. “I have the cabinet already previously asked to avoid that this happens in the Netherlands. The government relies on self-regulation, on the beautiful words of Facebook. They have better than promised and time and time again shows that this still is worth nothing. Facebook speaks beautiful words and is now a threat to democracy”, says Asscher.
Facebook again promises a speedy recovery
Facebook says that it is good that Bits of Freedom, the problem. “We will abuse not entirely able to avoid,” says Facebook in a comment. “But we are convinced that these measures interference in elections on Facebook in the future, will help prevent and that is why they are so important,” says the company.
“We invest a lot in additional people and better technology to exploit proactively identify. But if you see an ad which you think it is related to politics or political themes, and which are not, as such, is labeled, please report this.”
European elections for dummies: Everything you do not dare to ask


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The Science of Why We Sleep and What Happens Inside Our Brains When We Do
By Maria Popova
“Something nameless hums us into sleep,” the poet Mark Strand wrote in his beautiful ode to dreams. But what is that nameless something, exactly? By now, scientists know that sleep obeys our complex internal clocks, affects our every waking moment, and even tames our negative emotions. But even as they’re beginning to shed light on what happens while we sleep, they don’t yet know why we evolved to sleep in the first place.
In this fascinating short video, PBS’s Joe Hanson explores the mysteries of sleep, synthesizing science from David Randall’s excellent Dreamland: Adventures in the Strange Science of Sleep (public library) and other scientific curiosities, from how tiny ocean-dwelling worms explain our brains’ response to daylight and darkness to Edison’s power-napping strategy for success.
Sleep might be the single most important behavior that humans and other animals experience.
Complement with the chronobiology of why you’re so tired, the science of sleep and the teenage brain, and the relationship between dreaming and depression, then revisit this visualization of famous writers’ sleep habits vs. creative output.
Published September 29, 2015

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