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The Western Regional Archives (part of the State Archives of North Carolina) is writing a series of blogs relevant to this year's Archives Month theme, Water and History in North Carolina.
Contributed by Sarah Downing
Built across the waters of the Little Tennessee River in Graham and Swain counties between 1916 and 1919, the Cheoah Dam was the first of a series of dams constructed by the Tallahassee Power Company, (TAPOCO). At 225 feet, it had the distinction at the time of completion as being the tallest overflow dam in the world, as well as the most powerful hydroelectric facility on the planet. It served as a model for similar structures. Water flows from the 644-acre Cheoah Reservoir through one of 19 arched gates.
The history of the Cheoah Dam, and the others that followed on the Little Tennessee River—Santeetlah, Calderwood, and Chilhowee—can be traced to the increased demand for aluminum at the end of the 19th century. Because much electricity was needed for its production, the Alcoa Company sought inexpensive means to produce the metal, and the Little Tennessee River provided ample sites advantageous for damming in order to produce hydroelectric power. North Maryville, Tennessee was selected for an aluminum production plant in 1913 and was later incorporated as the town of Alcoa. TAPOCO, who built the dams, is administered by a subsidiary of Alcoa.
If the dam looks familiar, you might remember it from a scene in the 1993 movie, The Fugitive, when star Harrison Ford jumped from the top into the swirling river water below.
In 2004, the Cheoah Dam and related structures were placed on the North Carolina Register of Historic Places. Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners purchased the dam in 2012.


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Abu Dhabi: The UAE foreign aid report which was recently launched by the UAE Office for the Coordination of Foreign Aid (Ocfa) has received international and local praise.
The report, which was the first in a series of annual reports, recently launched under the patronage and in the presence of His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
The report was prepared as per the directives of Shaikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Ruler's Representative in the Western Region and President of Ocfa.
The "UAE Foreign Aid - 2009" report came as a result of extensive collaboration among UAE donors, and marks the first major milestone for Ocfa in its efforts to document UAE foreign aid and gain recognition for the UAE as an important global donor.
Several officials praised the report and commended Ocfa for its efforts to document UAE foreign aid flows. They also acknowledged the commitment of the UAE's leadership to global humanitarian and development issues.
"I was extremely delighted to learn that over 90 countries across the globe have benefited last year from the billions in funds that were contributed by the UAE towards humanitarian, development and charity projects. It is a great thing that, finally, an annual report that details the activities of UAE-based donors has been published. This will help gain international recognition for the UAE's immense global humanitarian effort," Shaikha Lubna Al Qasimi, Minister of Foreign Trade said. Sir John Holmes, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief UN Coordinator, said: "The report represents a major step in the UAE's approach to international development assistance and humanitarian action. I hope that all members of the humanitarian community will read the report, which says much about the great potential of new and emerging donors, not just to participate in, but also to shape the humanitarian system for the future." The report shows that the UAE contributed Dh8.93 billion to humanitarian, development and charity projects in more than 90 countries across the globe.
The single biggest recipient of aid was Yemen, where UAE donors contributed a total of Dh2.84 billion in assistance. Other recipients included: Pakistan, Afghanistan and the Palestinian Territories.
The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development was the largest UAE donor, contributing Dh4.95 billion in grants and loans, or more than half of total aid, followed by the government, which includes government ministries, departments and agencies active in the field of foreign assistance, which gave Dh3.06 billion.

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May'n reveals short PV for "Run Real Run"
May'n has revealed the short PV for her new song, "Run Real Run", through FlyingDog's official YouTube channel.
"Run Real Run" is May'n's upcoming 7th single that's scheduled for release on May 8th. It will be used as the theme song for the TV drama, 'Real Onigokko THE ORIGIN', starting April 9th. It was written by Inoue Akio, composed by Honma Akimitsu, and arranged by CHOKKAKU.
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Windham County Connecticut Genealogy
Welcome to Windham County CTGenWeb
Thank you for visiting Windham County CTGenWeb, part of the USGenWeb Project. Your participation is very welcome! 2016 was the USGenWeb Project's 20th year of volunteer service to the genealogical community. Whether you are just getting started in your research, or have been an avid genealogist for years, I hope you will find guidance and helpful information here to enhance your search.
No contribution is too small to be of help to fellow researchers, so if you have something to share, please let me know! I am Patricia ("Pat") Sabin. My interest in Windham County is through my Sabin and related families of Pomfret and Woodstock. I do not live in Connecticut, and unfortunately, may not be able to answer personal research questions. I will try to point you in the right direction. If you follow the links at the top of the page, you'll find excellent primary research material. Also, you will find many resources linked from the main page at The CTGenWeb Project.
Brief History Of Windham County, Connecticut
In the early commerce between the colonies of Massachusetts and Connecticut a popular route over the land was through the region now covered by Windham county. Remote from the sea shore, and possessing no navigable lakes or rivers, it was perfectly reasonable that this territory should be for a time overlooked, or rather that it should be passed by as a goodly land for the home-seekers in a new world to locate upon. Accessibility by water was to the first settlers an almost absolutely essential feature in any site chosen by them for the planting of a little colony. But we may well imagine that the fertile valleys and hills of this beautiful region, and the picturesque attractions of the future Windham did not long remain unnoticed. The land became known to the English about the year 1635. When, about that time, the early colonists began to traverse the hideous and trackless wilderness, on the way from Massachusetts to the Connecticut river, tradition tells us their encampment for the night was on Pine hill in Ashford. A rude track, called the Connecticut Path, obliquely crossing the Wabbaquasset country, became the main thoroughfare of travel between the two colonies. Hundreds of families toiled over it to new homes in the wilderness. The fathers of Hartford and New Haven, ministers and governors, captains and commissioners, government officials and land speculators, crossed and recrossed over it. Civilization passed to regions beyond but made no abiding place here for more than half a century.
One of the most indefatigable land speculators of that period was Mr. John Winthrop. In Massachusetts, in Rhode Island, in Connecticut and upon Long Island his tracks may be seen, as, first in one locality and then in another, he obtained title more or less perfect to the wild lands occupied by the Indians. Here in the territory now occupied by Windham county he was the first Englishman to receive from the natives a deed for an indefinite quantity of land. This conveyance beats date November 2d, 1653, and purports to have been given by James, sachem of Quinebaug, and confirmed by Massashowitt, his brother, and also to have been made with the consent, full and free ; of Aguntus, Pumquanon, Massitiarno, his brother, and Moas, and all the rest of the chief men of these parts; The confirmation by other than James was made on the 25th of the same month, the writings being witnessed by Richard Smith, Samuel Smith, John Gallop, James Avery and William Weloma.
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It seems that all that really appeals to me at the moment is to make responses to articles or websites, such as the lengthy response I made to the website “God is imaginary” (which begins here) or Mark Sandlin’s post (which begins here). Another article from salon.com, which is dated July 2014, caught my attention simply because of its title, “9 Sinister Things the Christian Right Does in the Name of God“. It is a reblog of a post from the website “Stuff Fundies Like“. While each of the 9 points the article makes are fallacious in their own right, there is one point in the lead-in to the points that, from a scriptural standpoint that needs to be addressed, simply in the accusation it makes.
Now, as believers, we should never really expect for people who are not to accurately represent positions that we hold or, more importantly, the revelation that we hold as revealing the perfect will of God for his creatures. They have to constantly make assertions that they feel they do not have to support with evidence and logical argumentation because, quite simply, they believe that their word should be enough. But let’s deal with the assertion that the article puts forward then, in subsequent posts, we’ll deal with the points.
The article’s author, Valerie Turico, after giving credit to the website I have mentioned, talks about something called “Christian persecution complex” as if it is something false. Now, while I agree that some denominations tend to focus too much on it, others don’t focus on the reality of it enough. But that’s another point that needs to be addressed at a later point, rather it is an assertion that she makes later in the article that needs to be addressed.
In the book of Matthew, Jesus gives his disciples a lot of contradictory advice. Modern day followers pick and choose, but one piece that often gets ignored is this: Be harmless as doves. This advice is not only profoundly moral; it is profoundly self-protective. Far fewer people would be entertaining themselves with fantasies about lions if more Christians took this little nugget seriously. A huge part of the antagonism that even moderate Christians face from outsiders is due to the fact that too many devout believers claim a righteous mandate to say and do things that are truly horrible.
Now, where in the Book of Matthew does it make the “contradictory
” statement “Be harmless as doves
“? One, she doesn’t say and, two, what is this contradictory to? It’s easy to assert that something is a contradiction, but unless you say what it is in contradiction to, the statement can simply be dismissed. Further, she makes a category error that sound exegesis of the text in question exposes.
So, where does this “contradictory” statement, supposedly come from? A quick search of my concordance revealed that it does indeed come from the book of Matthew, chapter 10:
Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. Beware of men, for they will deliver you over to courts and flog you in their synagogues, and you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake, to bear witness before them and the Gentiles. When they deliver you over, do not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to say, for what you are to say will be given to you in that hour. For it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. (Matthew 10:16-20, ESV)
A little context helps, because we get to see what Jesus is referring to, namely to reality of what his disciples would face later, after Christ had ascended (Matthew’s gospel is written in a reflective manner), which is, that’s right, persecution.
Now, we have to ask some questions. We have to ask, firstly, what exactly is going on?
Well, Matthew has just recounted the naming of the 12 disciples, 11 of which would later become the apostles, and Jesus is sending them out as missionaries. Then Jesus gives them a warning: be wise as serpents and innocent as doves in v.16. Why does he say this? Because he is sending them out as “sheep among wolves“. Now, in our culture, we do not necessarily understand the concept that Jesus is articulating here, but in the first century, against the agrarian background of the disciples were seeing a terrible picture of reality that they would one day see played out in their lives as they, and later believers, would indeed be driven out of the synagogues, as Jews, and dragged in front of various ruling authorities in various places and have demands made of them.
Now, the images that Jesus uses seems, to the casual observer, to be contradictory: a serpent and a dove. However, these two different creatures, have a remarkable similar trait: they tend to avoid open, hostile confrontations, in favor of their ability to run away from them. But, by using two creatures who have different strategies for survival, he also makes a statement about how different those who take his name are to be: unique, undiluted, and strangely appealing.
I would argue that the word that she chooses to us, “harmless”, doesn’t mean what she would like for it to mean. But we shall see if her a-contextual Scripture reference has anything to do with her complaints as we proceed.

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Mercedes-Benz revealed the world’s first premium ute with not one, but two different concepts. The tough and rugged Powerful Adventurer and the classy and modern Stylish Explorer. The concept was presented this week in Sweden.
The vehicles are meant to be “true Mercedes” with the usual array of design, luxury, driving dynamics and safety.
The Adventurer is expected to be plenty capable even in extreme off-road conditions. Made for the more rugged off-road lover, it even sports a fire extinguisher right on the dashboard to re-enforce how “outdoorsy” it is.
The Explorer designed for more of the urban-dweller and is more about the visual appeal. It has a white metallic paint finish with a brown and white leather interior.
Both models will have a diesel V6 and four-wheel-drive system. It is expected to be able to haul just over a tonne and tow just over 3 tonnes putting it in par with most rivals. Despite being a stylish premium ute, it will still be able to do plenty of work. Like glamping, it’s another addition to the “rough luxury” lifestyle.
The premium utes are expected to be on sale in New Zealand in 2016. There hasn’t been any indication on what the price will be but we can expect it to be just as premium.


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Houston, TX (Rotters) – George Secrest, attorney for former Enron CEO Kenneth Lay, today filed a brief with the judge presiding over Lay’s fraud trial, requesting that Mr. Lay’s plea be changed from one of “not guilty” to “not guilty by reason of insanity”. Mr. Lay was reportedly taken to a local psychiatric hospital late last night in an apparent acutely psychotic state. The details surrounding Lay’s admission were not available and his legal team refused to comment, but did provide a photograph of Mr. Lay entering treatment.
“Perhaps we should have been a little better at seeing this coming,” Secrest stated to reporters at a press conference. “If you look back at Ken’s testimony, the clues are there. His list of other people who were responsible for the collapse of Enron just kept growing and growing into a huge paranoid conspiracy. At this point we don’t know what the jury will make of it, we’re just more concerned with seeing that Mr. Lay gets the help that he needs.”
Both sides have rested in the case, and the jury is expected to begin deliberations next week. It was not immediately clear how the judge in the case accepted the request for a plea change, and a ruling on the motion was expected later today. Lawyers for co-defendant Jeffery Skilling immediately responded that they would insist upon a mistrial on the grounds that Skilling was acting under orders, and could not have possibly known of Lay’s apparent decades long fight with mental illness.
An anonymous Lay family member stated that they had seen his break with reality coming over this last week’s stressful testimony. Late last night they stated that Lay began mumbling incoherently to himself and seemed to be responding to voices heard only by him. They became concerned and called authorities after he began laughing hysterically and loudly repeating, “Well, pardon me, George!”

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The U.S.S. Cygnus is perched precariously at the edge of a black hole -- the vast, empty nothingness where space and time end. Anything that crosses its border enters a universe of the complete unknown. And so begins a story that only Disney's film magicians could tell. A story of robots and humanoids. Of human genius and madness. And a spectacular descent into nature's ultimate mystery -- The Black Hole.|The film was originally titled SPACE PROBE ONE.
Disney's foray into big-budget science fiction, close on the heels of Star Wars, had some of the most impressive special effects to grace theater screens in the 1970s. Graced by handsome production design--most notably a glass and latticework interstellar craft that looks like a battleship crossed with a modern skyscraper--The Black Hole is in many ways the most beautiful science fiction film of its era. Unfortunately, the graceful and gorgeous picture is jarred by dialogue that wouldn't pass muster in a comic book and a silly conclusion that plays like a murky, dime-store knockoff of 2001. Too bad, because the visual realization of the film is a veritable haunted house of futuristic phenomena, from the cloaked zombie-like drones shuffling through corridors to the devilish, crimson robot Maximillian, the strong arm of the mad scientist played by Maximilian Schell (a kind of wild man Captain Nemo with an even more ruthless temperament). Only the way-too-cute robot V.I.N.CENT (voiced by Roddy McDowall), a merchandising gimmick that looks like a Fisher-Price toy, mars the technological landscape. Robert Forster is the quietly authoritative captain of an exploration ship that stumbles across the seemingly derelict ship, and Anthony Perkins, Yvette Mimieux, Ernest Borgnine, and Joseph Bottoms fill out his crew. This is one case of a triumph of art direction and special effects over story--it's worth sitting through it to see the magnificent scene of the fireball rolling through the ship's enormous hull alone. The rest is just atmospheric gravy. --Sean Axmaker --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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The actors all do well despite the wooden script (Maximillion and Yvette give the most note-worthy performances). I blame this primarily on the writers. Apparently, the script had too many hands in it and it shows with inconsistencies throughout the film. And yes, I consider V.I.N.CENT and BOB to be a little on the cheesy side, but I loved them growing up.
The hell sequence at the end was the scene that truly stuck with me. It's creepy to say the least. For those who don't understand the meaning, does it need to be spelled out? The symbolism is that Reinhart's eternal punishment was to be imprisoned in the shell (no pun intended) of Maximillion just as he imprisoned the crew of the Cyngus. Plan and simple. As to what happened to the survivors of the Palomino, I still believe they emerged from the black hole on the other side of the galaxy somewhere. Many have speculated that their survival was because of Kate's ESP.
Anyways, I believe that had the film not been rushed and the script had gotten better treatment, this would've been one of the greatest sci-fi films ever made. Even still it's a flawed classic that I will enjoy over and over again.
This movie has always been one of my favorites, but this simple story on a grand scale also begs for an updated remake. Interstellar was close, but not quite.
Put all that aside though and you are left with a minor sci fi masterpiece. Atmospherically the film is an outright winner - it is just so gothic, from its' sets, robots, and cowled and hooded undead crew. It also boasts one of the very best musical scores by John Barry. Visually it is stunning, Space has seldom looked this good. The blue/black background of space with its' dense clusters of stars looks as good as it did on the day that it was released. Unlike Star Wars and its' visibly dated mattes, this film has more than withstood the test of time.
The film's visual pinnacle though is the giant space ship Cygnus.
A cross between Brighton Pier and The Eiffel Tower, this gothic behemoth is like no other. The scene where its' lights are switched on suddenly and unexpectedly, is one of awe and beauty.
The exploration of the ship, culminating in the arrival in the control tower is stunning. Ditto the firing up of the ship's Frankenstein Lab like reactors and huge engines for its' final journey to the Black Hole. Even in its' death throes, this huge vessel retains a sad dignity.
Acting honours go to Maximilian Schell as an intergalactic Captain Nemo. Ernest Borgnine, Anthony Perkins, Yvette Mimeux, and Robert Forster all provide very able support though.Read more ›
I think Roddy McDowell is one of the most underrated actors ever, and I could probably listen to him reading his grocery list for two hours and still be entertained. McDowell and the legendary Slim Pickens both voice robots in this movie (shameless R2D2 ripoffs, except they can fly!) and the touch of classic, recognizable voices makes the movie that much easier to swallow.
Having said that, The Black Hole isn't great sci-fi, but it's not bad. The USS Cygnus (great name, if you know what it refers to) has been missing in space for 20 years. However, the exploration vessel Palomino has just stumbled upon it, seemingly derelict. It is also inexplicably hovering in front of a black hole! Impossible! And as Palomino approaches, Cygnus turns on her lights. She is not a derelict after all!
In fact, she is crewed entirely by robots, except for the commander. Dr. Hans Reinhardt (man, I love when mad scientist have German names!) commands this motley crew, a genius who has discovered the secret of gravity. But can he be trusted? Dr. Alex Durant (the wonderful Anthony Perkins) seems to trust him, but certain things do not add up. Why does he have gardens on board the ship, food enough to feed an army? Why do the robots have funerals? The psychic Dr. Kate doesn't trust him. Her father used to be under his command, and the stories just don't sound right.
The starship design in this movie is just stellar, and very unique. All girders and lights, Cygnus is a monstrosity, with depth and foreboding beauty. The smaller Palomino follows similar designs, but is more capsule-shaped.Read more ›
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9mm vs 380
The 9mm and 380 are two popular ammunitions that are used for different gun types. But because they have the same diameter bullets, many are confused whether they are the same or interchangeable. The most recognizable difference between the 9mm and the 380 is the length of their shells. The 380 is considerably shorter than 9mm and you can easily tell them apart at first glance. That is why the 380 is also commonly known as the “9mm short”.
The single advantage of having a longer shell is that you can pack more powder into the shell. When the gun is fired, it is the powder that explodes and expands providing the pressure that expels the bullet out of the barrel. Having more powder means that you can put more force into the bullet. This may mean that the bullet can be fired at much higher velocities. But commonly, the 9mm also comes with a heavier bullet, which needs more energy to launch. The 9mm and 380 bullets may fly at the same velocity but the higher mass of the 9mm bullet means that it delivers more energy to the target. This directly correlates to stopping power and the ability to deal more damage. The only advantage to using 380 rounds is that the actual weapon can be made smaller and more concealable, a significant consideration for close-in bodyguards.
It is important to know what type of ammunition your firearm takes and make sure to use only that type. The 9mm and 380, although they have the same diameter bullet, could not be used interchangeably. The 9mm shell would be too long to fit into the 380 clip and the 380 shell would also not fit properly in the 9mm clip because it is too short. And even if you manage to fit a 9mm shell into a 380, it is still not advisable to do so. A firearm is designed to handle the stresses that are expected from the round to be used. If you used a 9mm round with more power in it, the forces exerted on the firearm may exceed its limits and damage it.
- The 9mm has a longer shell than the 380
- The 9mm has more powder than the 380
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- The 9mm and 380 bullets are not interchangeable
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Steve Chambers says he first heard about the "social robotics" startup Jibo in late 2013, when two friends mentioned the startup to him within two hours on the same day. At the time, Chambers was running worldwide sales, marketing, and business development for Nuance, the publicly held speech recognition company in Burlington. Chambers says he couldn't leave that post immediately, but he joined Jibo's board last September as executive chairman, and helped founder Cynthia Breazeal raise $25 million in new funding.
Today, the Weston company is announcing that Chambers, a veteran of both the speech recognition and videoconferencing industries, is joining Jibo as its new CEO.
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One of Boston's highest-profile robotics companies announced in a federal filing this week that it has collected almost $27 million in fresh funding. Rethink Robotics sells a two-armed robot called Baxter that can be easily trained to perform a variety of tasks. Rethink's founder is Rodney Brooks, the former MIT professor who co-founded iRobot Corp., and one of its earliest backers was Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos.
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If you're prepping for a house party this New Year's Eve, you might already have picked up your Solo cups, champagne, and beer. But chances are that you won't have the life of the party on hand, because this Boston-based beer pong playing robot is headed to the Consumer Electronics Show next week in Las Vegas, where it will take on humanity in a tournament of champions.
A robotic fish called the GhostSwimmer made by Boston Engineering successfully completed a series of maneuvers led by the US Office of Naval Research last week.
"I can’t tell you exactly what they wanted us to do," Mark Smithers, chief technology officer at Boston Engineering, said. "We were able to do something that [we weren't] able to do prior [to that] and we did it successfully multiple times." Read MoreAny bot you wantiRobot's newest bot is a lab rat for researchers
The newest member of iRobot’s family is a disk-shaped doppelganger to the familiar Roomba vacuum cleaner. But rather than sending it scooting after dust bunnies, the company is pitching the $199 Create 2 as a programmable robot that is also an affordable educational and research tool. Read MoreAt the cusp of robotics evolution?Tim Draper backs Boston robot software company Neurala
Local robotics software company Neurala announced Thursday that it has received $750,000 in seed funding from a group of investors including well known Silicon Valley investor Tim Draper of Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Draper Associates. Read MoreBreathe in, pause, breathe out, repeatWatch this 300-pound robot balance like Karate Kid
Atlas, that hunky humanoid built by Boston Dynamics, has pulled off yet another acrobatic feat. Climbing on a cinderblock stack, Atlas can balance on one foot and raise both arms in the air — pretty impressive, whether you're a man or a 300-pound machine. Read More
Two robotics startups from Greater Boston debuted products this week at the RoboBusiness conference and exhibition.
Just a year old, Soft Robotics presented its gentle, air-powered versatile robot grippers in public for the first time. For Sonzia, a Somerville firm that incorporated in September, it was a first public demonstration of immersive, interactive environments for children with learning disabilities. Read MoreHere a bot there a botThe robots are in town! Meet them here [Slideshow]
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Distributed remote temperature monitoring and acquisition system based on CAN bus
In modem industrial and agricultural production, the working temperature change reflects the operating status of equipments and change of many physical characteristics, so the temperature is an important parameter, which needs to be monitored, especially in the severe environment. The workers can make right judgments and operation by a temperature monitor. So it is the most effective and most economical means of equipment safety monitoring. A temperature remote monitoring embedded system platform is designed in this project.LPC2148 micro controller is used as CPU of the system.
The system realizes real-time remote data collection monitoring and storage through protocol data conversion of the CAN bus and RS232 bus of the distributed temperature acquisition node. The main aim of this project is to provide more safety to industry machines by avoiding operating from over temperatures.
The controller Area Network (CAN) is a serial, asynchronous, Multi-master communication protocol for connecting electronic modules in Automotive and industrial applications.CAN protocol has many features like low cost, easy to implement, peer to peer network with powerful error checking and higher transmission rates 1Mbits.The CAN Network is a Peer to Peer Network consisting of different nodes. Different parameters can be monitored by these Nodes and can be updated to the Central Control Unit. Mostly used in Industry and Auto Mobiles in a Hazardous Environment and is reliable.
Using CAN protocol we can send data from one node to other node. Here we are having two nodes, each node contains ARM7 based LPC2148 micro controller, MCP2515 (CAN CONTROLLER), MCP2551 (CAN TRANSRECEVER). In first node we are interfacing temperature sensor, in second node contains loads. Node 1 will measure the temperature and send these values to node 2 through CAN bus. This node 2 will control the machines and lights according to the data it received. The Can protocol is implemented using SPI lines of ARM7.
- KEIL IDE for developing micro controller code
- ORCAD for designing schematics
- FLASH MAGIC for dumping the hex file into controller
- ARM7 LPC2148 Micro controller.
- MCP2515 (CAN CONTROLLER).
- MCP2551 (CAN TRANSCEIVER).
- LM35 temperature sensor.
- Regulated +5v and +3.3v Power supply.
- Low cost
- High Speed
- Reliable because of its error checking mechanism.
- Provides more safety
- Industry automation.
- Security and safety systems.
- Equipments of the power system, intelligent agriculture remote monitoring, intelligent furniture monitoring, intelligent warehouse monitoring.
- Chemical industries


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Tsai Cheng-yuan, 62, got involved while serving in island’s legislature after Asian crew of Omani-registered Naham 3 fishing boat seized in March 2012
Having taken up the cause of a fellow Taiwanese held by Somali pirates, former legislator Tsai Cheng-yuan faced one hurdle after another.
Government agencies at home and in three foreign capitals snubbed his pleas for help. Nervous donors who provided funds for a ransom demanded a money-back guarantee if the hostage was not released.
Even after the money was paid, the man refused to return home unless 25 others held with him were also freed. The group were finally released on October 22, after more than four and a half years – the second-longest period hostages had ever spent in Somalia.
“I just have this faith that if a country doesn’t give up on its citizens in trouble, it will be loved by its people,” said Tsai, 62, who served in Taiwan’s legislature for 20 years and now runs the chief opposition Nationalist Party’s central policy committee.
Tsai got involved while still serving in the legislature when the wife and daughter of Shen Jui-chang sought his help.
Shen was chief engineer on the Omani-registered Naham 3 fishing boat, which was hijacked in March 2012 by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean, 120km from the Seychelles islands.
The crew were taken to Somalia and held in “deplorable conditions”, the Colorado-based nonprofit Oceans Beyond Piracy said. Everyone became malnourished and two hostages died of illness.
The engineer’s family came to Tsai after having no luck with other elected officials in Taiwan, said the former legislator, who had gained fame for having helped a Taiwanese woman escape from the Muslim rebel group Abu Sayyaf in the Philippines in 2012.
“They had been asking around for help without progress,” Tsai said on Friday. “They were afraid that Shen Jui-chang’s health wasn’t too good and that he couldn’t handle Somalia.”
Tsai said he first talked to government agencies in Taiwan but was refused help. Like some other governments, Taiwan does not negotiate with pirates for fear of encouraging future abductions. However, Taiwan’s foreign ministry said in a statement on October 23 that it had contacted Omani officials and kept in touch with hostage-release nonprofit organisations to follow the case.
So Tsai contacted the governments of Shen’s fellow hostages, who come from Cambodia, China, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam. A foreign affairs police official from the Philippines and the deputy general secretary of China’s Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits – the agency responsible for contacts with Taiwan – joined his cause.
The Chinese official, Wang Xiaobing, knew Lee Chuan-hung, the chairman of the Taiwanese charity, Wei Ge Culture and Education Charity Foundation. Lee donated US$500,000 in ransom money while its staff asked other charities to also contribute.
At a news conference last week, An Fengshan, the spokesman of Beijing’s Taiwan Affairs Office, said the association had played an active role in obtaining the hostages’ release, assisted by the Chinese foreign ministry. An said international organisations and other “relevant parties” aided in the effort, without identifying them.
Tsai chased Taiwanese companies for donations to help pay the ransom for the chief engineer. Some were reluctant to give money because they feared pirates would reject the final offer, so Tsai promised their money back if Shen was not released.
The former legislator also found a law firm in Hong Kong that charged only a minor processing fee to hold the ransom money. For reasons they never gave, the pirates required payment in hundred-dollar bills issued only in 2005, Tsai said. Such notes predate a 2013 redesign that included new safety features.
Tsai said he used an intermediary’s name to sign the agreement with the law firm in order to hide his official connections. “Otherwise, if it was suspected the Taiwan government was involved, it would be hard to discuss ransom and could cost a lot,” he said.
Once the money was raised for Shen, talks dragged on as the pirate gang repeatedly changed leaders because of infighting, Tsai said.
Shen then threw a new kink into the negotiations when he insisted on staying, out of fear the other hostages might be killed or stranded without his help getting money for their release.
“I was thinking, ‘I’m 58 and if I leave there’s no one who can lead them’,” Shen said last week following his return to Taiwan. “I told the pirates, ‘If I go, then everyone has to go’.”
Faced with Shen’s demand, Tsai went back to pleading for donations. His Philippine and Chinese backers kept chasing donors in their homelands.
Money raised would ultimately pay ransoms, aid to the impoverished families of the 10 mainland Chinese sailors and a fee for the hostage negotiator, a former UN official. Negotiations took 18 months.
Shen told reporters after reaching Taiwan he was “deeply moved” by the help he received.
Tsai declined to say how much was ultimately paid to the pirates for fear of encouraging more hostage-taking. Such cases have declined drastically in recent years in the wake of international naval patrols in the Gulf of Oman and stepped-up security aboard larger vessels.
Recalling the Herculean effort to free Shen and his crew, Tsai said it was up to younger legislators to help in future. “I’m a retired man now.”
Somali traders boycott business over new government tax
MOGADISHU, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) — Traders in Somalia’s largest market, Bakara, on Sunday boycotted business over what they termed as punitive tax measures imposed by the government.
Traders told Xinhua that they will keep off from the Mogadishu-based market until the federal government scraps the 5 percent mandatory sales tax it imposed recently.
“As you see the market has closed and we will continue until the government responds to our complaint about the tax,” Abdisamad Mohamed, one of the traders, told Xinhua.
“We are not refusing to pay taxes but this is heavy burden for our business,” Mohamed said. “We are requesting the government to take steps to lower it.”
Another trader, Shariff Abdullahi, said the imposition of taxes had stalled business as traders cannot collect their goods from the port in Mogadishu.
“We have imported goods from the port and we cannot pick them because of the taxes the government has imposed,” Abdullahi said.
However, Somali Finance Minister Abdirahman Beileh has maintained that taxes must be paid to enable the government to offer services.
Beileh told the media last week that the government had arrived at the decision and that it was not optional.
“Today I clarified the purpose of the sales tax and the importance of paying legally mandated taxes to the Somali people. The payment, collection and budgeted utilization of these funds is a must for Somali development,” Beileh said. “We must finance our future. This is the bottom line.”
Somali parliament late last year passed a 274 million U.S. dollar budget for 2018, and Beileh noted that the government would bolster efforts to mobilize domestic tax collection to finance the budget as the country seeks to cut dependence on foreign donors.
The government has not yet responded to the ongoing strike.
Somali refugees enslaved in Libya return home
Eleven Somali refugees held captive in Libya for years have returned home. Many African refugees have been tortured and some were sold as slaves in the country, which was used as a transit hub for those trying to reach Europe.
Al Jazeera’s Katia Lopez-Hodoyan reports.
Somali Migrants Returning From Libya Tell of Abuse, Horror
It was an emotional moment for the nearly dozen Somali migrants who were repatriated to Mogadishu from Libya on Saturday.
Some fell to their knees, crying; others placed their foreheads to the ground in prayer; while some chanted the Somalia national anthem as they disembarked from a Turkish Airways plane that had flown them from Libya, where some had been stranded for years, to the Somali capital.
Since 2014, Libya has become a major transit point for migrants from Africa and the Middle East who are trying to get to Europe to flee instability and violence.
Somalia’s Deputy Prime Minister Mahdi Mohamed Guled, members of parliament and representatives from civil society organizations welcomed the migrants at the airport. The migrants then told stories of abuse, fear and horror they had experienced in Libya.
Abdikarim Mohamed Omar, 22, who shared his story with VOA’s Somali service, was among those repatriated Saturday. He said he left Somalia in 2016 and traveled to Libya via Ethiopia and Sudan.
Before reaching Libya, Omar said, he lost several of his Somali friends during the journey. At one point, he said, they fought with Eritrean migrants.
“I was among 150 migrants packed into a truck by smugglers from Sudan — 100 Eritreans and 50 Somalis. They mercilessly forced us into a truck that fit only 30 people. Some of the Somali migrants were thrown out of the truck into the desert. Then we fought with the Eritreans for survival. Several of my friends were killed during the conflict,” Omar said.
Earlier this week in Libya, a truck packed with more than 200 illegal migrants, mainly from Somalia, Eritrea and Sudan, overturned near Bani Walid, killing 19 of them. Sixty others were injured.
Omar said that once he reached Libya, he was filled with painful memories that he could not forget. He and other migrants were taken to the Kufra detention center, in southeast Libya.
“They lock us up in a room, where we hardly eat. You have no place to urinate. The room is overcrowded with migrants. Some of us sit the whole night, and some sleep a few hours. Every morning, they severely beat you with iron rods and sticks,” he said.
“To taste the pain and convince our parents to pay them, the smuggler woke us up with beatings early in the morning and send us to silence or sleep at night with beatings,” Omar said. “It was like our daily greetings and the first communication between the smugglers and the detainees.”
He continued, “Because of the constant torture [and] hunger, many of the migrants in the detention room where I was died, including my Somali friend who shared a blanket with me.”
Fleeing Africa, Middle East
Since 2014, more than 600,000 people have crossed the central Mediterranean to Italy. But the number of illegal migrants housed in Libyan detention centers has risen dramatically this year since armed groups in the western city of Sabratha began preventing boats from departing for Europe.
After clashes in Sabratha in September, thousands of migrants held near the coast were transferred to detention centers under the nominal control of the U.N.-backed government in Tripoli.
However, Amnesty International said in December 2017 that up to 20,000 people were being held in detention centers and were subject to “torture, forced labor, extortion and unlawful killings.”
Other human rights organizations have said similar things in recent months.
Late last year, Moussa Faki Mahamat, chairman of the African Union Commissions, said an estimated 400,000 to 700,000 African migrants were being detained in dozens of camps across the chaotic North African country, often being held under inhumane conditions.
Omar said he was lucky to escape from the Kufra detention center months ago, but he has since lived in Tripoli, in constant fear and hiding.
On Saturday, he was among 10 migrants repatriated to Mogadishu.
The repatriation effort was ordered by Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo after U.S. broadcaster CNN showed footage of a slave auction in Libya where migrant Africans were shown being sold.
“Following the order of President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, the government has repatriated 10 Somali migrants from Libya and 30 more will be repatriated soon,” said Guled, the deputy prime minister.
Seeking to repatriate Somalis
The Somali government is working to return to their homeland a large number of Somali migrants who are in Libya. Earlier this week, that effort hit a snag, however, when the delegation sent to Libya was unable to persuade migrants to abandon the dangerous journey to Europe and instead return to Somalia.
The migrants have told government officials behind the repatriation effort that they have suffered during the journey to Libya but feel they have “nothing else to lose.”
Upon arrival, the 10 Somalis were registered with the government. For six months, they will have their relocation expenses paid for by the Somali government. The U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) are providing some training to help the recent returnees rejoin their communities and build their lives.
Mariam Yassin, special envoy for migrants and children’s rights of Somalia, was among the delegation sent by the Somali government to Libya this week to try to persuade migrants to return home. She said those who returned Saturday had survived a harsh journey.
“Among them are migrants who have spent three years in the hands of smugglers in Kufra, [in] south Libya. And now Allah saved them from the unbearable torments and torture they have been mentally and physically subjected to,” Yassin said.
Ahmed Abdikarim Nur, Somalia’s commissioner of refugees and internally displaced persons, said because of the extent of the abuses they faced, some migrants could not openly tell their horrific stories.
“They told us that they feel ashamed and embarrassed. … They have been subjected to all inhumane abuses against mankind,” Nur said.
The Somali government plan was to repatriate more than 5,000 migrants stranded in detention centers in Libya, but so far only about 40 migrants have accepted the repatriation.
“Our plan is to repatriate all those who want to return home,” Nur said.
Hassan Kafi Qoyste contributed this report from Mogadishu.

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TORONTO, June 14, 2016 /CNW/ - Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) Chair and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Maureen Jensen announced today the appointment of Leslie Byberg as Executive Director and Chief Administrative Officer, effective immediately.
"Leslie Byberg is a regulatory leader with over twenty years of experience in the capital markets and significant securities expertise," said Maureen Jensen, Chair and CEO of the OSC. "Having worked alongside Leslie for many years, I've appreciated her strong commitment to our mandate as well as her deep understanding of our regulatory and operational work. I look forward to working in partnership as we move forward with efforts to modernize capital markets regulation while promoting safe, fair and efficient markets in Ontario."
Since 2003, Ms. Byberg has held several executive positions at the OSC, most recently serving as the Director of the OSC's Strategy and Operations Branch, overseeing the OSC's business planning, policy prioritization and risk management processes. In this role, Ms. Byberg led the development of the OSC's Strategic Outlook for 2015-2017, oversaw the first comprehensive review of the Canadian fixed income market, and led the OSC's mystery shop research into the retail investment advice process. Ms. Byberg has also served as the Director of Corporate Finance and Director of Investment Funds (now Investment Funds and Structured Products Branch).
Prior to joining the OSC, Ms. Byberg was Senior Counsel of Regulation at the Investment Funds Institute of Canada. Ms. Byberg has also worked as an associate at several securities law firms, where she specialized in investment funds early in her practice.
The mandate of the OSC is to provide protection to investors from unfair, improper or fraudulent practices and to foster fair and efficient capital markets and confidence in the capital markets. Investors are urged to check the registration of any persons or company offering an investment opportunity and to review the OSC investor materials available at http://www.osc.gov.on.ca
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A Man Beyond.
By Crystal Alyse.
What do you call a voice so succinct, so crisp, and so clear: a voice readily available to any audience? His blackness, his gayness, his poverty never stifled a voice so prominent, so powerful, so painful. Yet he possessed a voice so logical—raw anger and emotion and truth fused to create what audiences needed to hear in the mid-twentieth century. He spoke of ultimate truth for people of color, and for America. An America living in daily turmoil because of dichotomy: black and white; homosexual and heterosexual; religious and secular, and yet there he was, James Baldwin, Born with a voice, begat of hate and teemed with the passion of truth. The ugly truth that America needed to face in the midst of social warfare dominant at the time. His voice was and is a saving grace. He alone is one of the most sobering voices in the analysis of social struggles surrounding race, class, religion, and sexuality.
Drawing by Allison Bruns.
Born August 2nd, 1924, James Baldwin’s early years, as chronicled in his autobiographical essays Notes of a Native Son, were spent as the eldest of nine children. He would spend each moment he could from his urban man-child existence with his nose in a book. To further complicate living in the early half of the twentieth century Harlem– the wake of depression era poverty and socio-racial strife– Baldwin grew up with the difficulty of oppressive religious views from his father. Religion for Baldwin was a stifle, as he observed the contradictory realities of his hateful father: a preacher, a drunk, and an abuser. His novel Go Tell it on the Mountain rings of the immense struggles Baldwin faced as a youth and the pressure to succumb to a life in the ministry. Baldwin did indeed preach for a short time of his youth, a time he recollects as helping him as a writer. The way in which he depicts the horridly beautiful, wretchedly oppressive conditions of the black church of his era reaches out to youth raised in similar settings.
New Orleans 1963.
To further compound troubles at home, Baldwin faced the deadly spur of perception. He was, undoubtedly, a black man: a reality, which evoked hatred and anger from white bigotry at the slightest inclination of a proud or haughty spirit. And at times, this hatred arose to violence for no reason beside the need to assert false racial superiority. Even for the slightest nod of the head (or lack there of), for the wrong words spoken into the cosmos, a black man or boy could be lead into a whirlwind of violence and persecution. Baldwin’s prophetic perspectives in his letter to his namesake, his nephew James, entitled “My Dungeon Shook” serves as a survival guide in shaping the perspectives of black youth living in racial times.
There is no reason for you to try to become like white people and there is no basis whatever for their impertinent assumption that they must accept you. The really terrible thing, old buddy, is that you must accept them. And I mean that very seriously. You must accept them and accept them with love. For these innocent people have no other hope. They are, in effect, still trapped in a history which they do not understand; and until they understand it, they cannot be released from it. They have had to believe for so many years, and for innumerable reasons, that black men are inferior to white men. Many of them, indeed, know better, but, as you will discover, people find it very difficult to act on what they know. To act is to be committed, and to be committed is to be in danger. In this case, the danger, in the minds of most white Americans, is the loss of identity. Try to imagine how you would feel if you woke up one morning to find the sun shinning and all the stars aflame. You would be frightened because it is our of the order of nature. Any upheaval in the universe is terrifying because it so profoundly attacks one’s sense of one’s own reality. Well, the black man has functioned in the white man’s world as a fixed star, as an immovable pillar: and as he moves out of his place, heaven and earth are shaken to their foundations.
Baldwin was born with a voice which he fought tooth and nail to express. His gift as a writer helped him to form perspective on the realities of those around him. He was able to translate the pain and turmoil in the behaviors of the racially oppressed for audiences of all skin colors in a way that created understanding, if not empathy.
Charlton Heston, James Baldwin, Marlon Brando and Harry Belafonte. Washington, August 28 1963.
His ability to convey and analyze even what was painful, helped him to denounce such unintelligible ills as racism, classism, and homophobia as the fault of the oppressed. He struck a balance between comprehending issues and retaining a sense of self worth in a nation that hated him.
Baldwin represented then and today how to be courageous in standing up for one’s chosen identity. For him–a same-gender loving man of color in the pseudo-religious, hyper-homophobic community he existed. He was gay at a time that was neither welcoming, nor vocal about issues of ‘queer theory’. Gay and lesbian communities idolize his strength, his boldness, his unflinching resolve in asserting his identity as gay and black in the 1950’s. Giovanni’s Room is an account of the struggle for love and identity being homosexual. He was dissecting issues of race, class, and gender at a time that was stifled with hate and bigotry.
“Everybody’s journey is individual. If you fall in love with a boy, you fall in love with a boy. The fact that many Americans consider it a disease says more about them than it does about homosexuality.”
Cicely Tyson, James Baldwin and Harry Belafonte.
James Baldwin’s ideas about justice and equality validate truth. He is a model for the clear thinking intellectual leader. He not only wrote about justice, but took action to change the conditions of his still beloved America. He spent most of his years abroad in Europe, but came back to the States when the Civil Rights Movement and Black Arts Movements began to rock society. As a veteran, he came to shed light and give power to the younger generations, as Richard Wright had done for his years prior. In this epic Letter to Angela Davis, he breaks down the issues confronting our communities with such ground-breaking prophecy in the unfortunate reality of its constancy.
Memorial services for the four girls killed during the bombing of the Birmingham, Alabama Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, New York September 1963.
The American triumph—in which the American tragedy has always been implicit—was to make Black people despise themselves. When I was little I despised myself; I did not know any better. And this meant, albeit unconsciously, or against my will, or in great pain, that I also despised my father. And my mother. And my brothers. And my sisters. Black people were killing each other every Saturday night out on Lenox Avenue, when I was growing up; and no one explained to them, or to me, that it was intended that they should; that they were penned where they were, like animals, in order that they should consider themselves no better than animals. Everything supported this sense of reality, nothing denied it: and so one was ready, when it came time to go to work, to be treated as a slave. So one was ready, when human terrors came, to bow before a white God and beg Jesus for salvation—this same white God who was unable to raise a finger to do so little as to help you pay your rent, unable to be awakened in time to help you save your child!
May Mercier, Memphis Slim, James Baldwin and Hazel Scott, supporting the “Protest march on Washington” Paris, France 1963.
Social Media figures in the intellectual platform can tread a thin line between speaking frankly, truthfully and in love from the Baldwinian approach, or mindlessly, tearing other down for the sake of ego and self-gain. The difference in Baldwin is he wrote, spoke, and organized, for the change and betterment of America. Not merely Black America, for he realized the need for harmony. Some even reference James as a pacifist; however, his friendship with Malcolm X seems to reveal otherwise. He simply encouraged love, even pity for racists. His view of black power was of self-pride that was unshakeable. The oppressed must be educated, well-versed in their oppression to understand they are not the issue. It is the racist, it is the bigot, it is the homophobe that needs help.
With a mind-set of excellence, confidence, determination, James Baldwin transferred his poverty, neglect, racial and sexual crises into fuel for a shining career as a freedom fighter and unmistakable voice. The creator of letters, stories, essays, plays, novels, scripts, commentary, speeches, poetry,
The power of Baldwin lies in his clarity—one cannot deny his purpose, nor argue with the logic of his observations. So much of what he said before, reigns true today. His death on December 1, 1987 ended an era of truth. He died on the cusp of massive social change. The element of truth, logic, justice, love, and change must be transferred to the generations today.
Nina Simone and James Baldwin . Photo : The New York Public Library
Crystal Alyse is a contributing writer for by such and such.
Full Letter to Angela Davis
My Dungeon Shook Great Analysis of Several of Baldwin’s Life Events and Works
The Fire Next Time, Notes of a Native Son, Go Tell It on the Mountain, Giovanni’s Room, Going to Meet the Man


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Cross country teams from Bowie and Nocona competed in the regional cross country meet on Monday at Mae Simmons Park at Texas Tech University.
Coming in with the slimmest chances to qualify for the state meet, the three teams competed well but finished far behind the contenders.
Only the top four teams and the top 10 individuals who are not part of those teams qualify for the state meet.
The Bowie boy’s team finished 20th overall with top runner Sebastian Martinez finishing 70th overall with a time of 19:57. The Jackrabbits top five runners also include Nathan Rogers (103), Ignacio Saucedo (106), Alex Castro (115) and James Allison (132).
Coach Andy Atkins thought the course and the field was tough and hopes his team can learn from the experience and do better in the future.
“The next step for our program is to get where we are relevant during that regional race,” Atkins said. “We’ll change some things that we do in our workouts for next year and work more on our mindset.”
The Nocona Lady Indians team finished 20th as well in their race. The team’s top runner was Allie Brown who finished 34th with a time of 14:03. The Lady Indians top five runners also included Jayce Rose (73), Graci Brown (137), Jacie Pirkey (148) and Melissa Segura (155).
Coach Kyle Spitzer did not think his team ran its best race, but was proud of what his team accomplished this season.
The Nocona boy’s team finished 22nd overall. Alex Stephens was the team’s top runner, finishing 75th with a time of 20:09. The Indians top five runners included Ivan Vera (116), Ivan Hernandez (134), Freddy Duran (144) and Frank Espinoza (146).
Coach Colby Schniederjan thought his team could have run better.
“The course was a little intimidating for our younger runners and our lack of experience showed,” Schniderjan said. “It will only help us in the future with six of my top seven runners returning and five of them being freshmen.”
To see the individual results for all Bowie and Nocona runners, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.


Ayodele Dele-Giwa took to her Instagram to celebrate her father, Dele Giwa.
Celebrating her dad’s birthday, she shared a lovely throwback photo of herself and her father. The photo of them really looked old as it was taken a very long time ago.
According to her, the photo she shared remains one of her favorite pictures. Sharing the photo, she wrote;
”Probably one of my favorite pictures. Happy birthday, Daddy! Black heart”.
The post Ayodele Dele-Giwa Wishes Her Dad Happy Birthday With Her Throwback Photo appeared first on GhGossip.


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» Jewelry and Pendants » Necklaces
The dragon is .75 inch top to bottom and .75 inches side to side and is made with fine pewter
This Celtic Heart Knot has been crafted into a piece of fine jewelry. Artisans cast this necklace in fine pewter, then polish it to a warm satin finish.
It measures 1 1/16"x 1 1/4" and comes on a 18" cable chain
This Celtic Heart Knot has been crafted into a piece of fine jewelry. This pendant is made with fine pewter in the USA
It measures 1.25 inches x 1.25 inches and comes on a 24 inch chain.
A simple and elegant Celtic design suspended on a delicate chain for an overall length of 18 inches It is cast in Lead Free Pewter
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Independent Senator, Victor Boyhan, has today (Thursday) welcomed the announcement of an Age Friendly Strategy for 2016 - 2020 by Dún Laoghaire- Rathdown County Council.
“I welcome the objectives of the strategy. Local councillors and the executive are committed to reducing the negative effects of loneliness and isolation experienced by older people, living within the county.
“An age-friendly community enables people of all ages to actively participate in local activities. I commend the DLR Chief Executive Ms Philomena Poole who was instrumental in delivering this initiative.
“I have no doubt that this initiative will potentially reduce or minimise loneliness and isolation experienced by older people in our communities.
“The Council is currently seeking applications from local community groups and organisations for Age Friendly initiatives or actions which can be delivered during 2016.
“Submissions should be made in writing to Mr. Pat Coffey, Social Inclusion Officer & Age Friendly Programme Coordinator, DLR County Hall, Marine Road Dún Laoghaire. The closing date for the receipt of applications is Friday 10 June 2016.”
- Senator Victor Boyhan, 19.5.2016


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We are just over two months away from receiving the new generation of Pokémon. It’s an exciting time to be a fan of the franchise, considering Pokémon Violet and Scarlet anticipate bringing a lot of big changes to the franchise.
This Wednesday, September 7, The Pokemon Company presented a new preview of the game that revealed new details of the title. Unfortunately, Pokémon trailers aren’t always the best at presenting what’s new, so here at ENTER.CO we bring you a little breakdown of some of what you can expect.
Auto and open world combat
Pokémon Violet and Scarlet will take a lesson from Pokémon Arceus and allow players to start battles in its open world. We don’t know if it will also allow you to start different battles with other Pokémon. More importantly, you’ll be able to bring out your pokémon and give them commands to act automatically. This can be starting battles with wild Pokémon or picking up items. Keep in mind that auto battles don’t allow you to catch pokemon, only gain experience.
Dominant pokemon and tests
Legends: Arceus isn’t the only game Pokémon Violet and Scarlet take lessons from. The game will also bring back the dominant Pokemon from Sun and Moon. These are stronger versions of traditional pokemon and they can summon other pokemon to fight. His return raises the question of whether the SOS mechanic will also be brought back, which was one of the most effective ways to make shiny hunts in that generation.
It is not all. Each of the gyms will have a mini game that must be overcome before you can challenge the leader. Although puzzles are common in every Pokémon gym, it seems that these tests will seek to give the battles some variety.
Via Stardust and the new ‘evil’ team
The Pokemon Company had already anticipated that Pokémon Violet and Scarlet will allow you to do three different ‘campaigns’ in any order you like. One of these is called Via Stardust and its objective is to defeat Team Star, the ‘evil’ team in this game. They are the rebellious students of the academy and they are divided into different squads that you have to defeat.
Doing it is not easy. Each squad is located in a different area of Paldea. When you enter it, the members of the Star team will start sending waves of pokemon that you must defeat in battles. You can send out different pokemon at the same time and use the auto battle feature to fight your way through. Only until you have defeated a required number within the time limit will you be able to challenge the boss of each squad.
By the way, the final boss fight is not a traditional fight. The bosses will be mounted on a car called Autostar and that, apparently, will also serve as a target to attack since its engine seems to be/be possessed by a pokémon (we still don’t know its name).

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Emergency measures that are seen as the last resort to deal with emergency department (ED) overcrowding have been implemented in Cork University Hospital almost six days a week this year.
Full Capacity Protocol (FCP) measures, which are only supposed to be implemented in exceptional circumstances, has been in place at CUH 137 times so far this year, according to HSE figures obtained by Sinn Fein.
CUH hospital consultant Dr Conor Deasy told The Echo that the measures see wards taking on extra patients on trolleys to create space in the emergency department and to allow sick patients to be taken off ambulances.
He explained that the use of FCP means that the hospital has run out of staffed beds due to inadequate capacity and the fact that many hospital beds are taken up by delayed discharges as people await community care.
Just last week, Dr Deasy said that the death toll from overcrowding in Irish hospitals is more than 300 a year.
The ED consultant was responding to new figures that revealed 834 people were waiting on trolleys at CUH last month, the worst June on record.
There were 60 patients awaiting a bed at the hospital yesterday.
Cork South Central TD Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (SF) said the frequent use of the FCP protocol at CUH indicates that the health service cannot function properly.
He added that the hospital is “beyond crisis point”.
“Full-capacity protocol is a hospital’s highest level measure for dealing with emergency department overcrowding.
“In a properly functioning health service, it should be implemented only in exceptional circumstances,” said Deputy Ó Laoghaire.
“That it was invoked 137 times in Cork University Hospital so far this year is unacceptable and a signal of a health service beyond crisis point, for patients and staff.”
He explained that the protocol involves much of the hospital’s normal activity being suspended to accommodate patients, with people moved onto wards and hallways outside the emergency unit and, in some cases, elective surgeries being cancelled.
“The situation puts huge pressure on patients and their families and it puts huge pressure on staff in our hospitals,” said Deputy Ó Laoghaire, adding that staff are overworked and short-staffed.
“The only way to combat overcrowding is to invest in, and expand, primary care, increase the capacity of our hospitals, and hire more staff, none of which this government has prioritised in any meaningful way,” he said.
Phil Ní Sheaghdha, general secretary of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, recently said that summer 2019 is as bad as winter was five years ago.
“Under-staffing is driving year-round unsafe conditions.
“The government and HSE need to get a handle on this problem,” she added.


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What hostile work environment? The doctor only groped her once
If you've been on the planet for any length of time, you'll notice that there can sometimes be two kinds of reality: the kind that gets promoted -- and the kind your eyes reveal.
Take courtrooms. The prevailing notion is that everyone is supposed to get a fair shake. The facts of a case should determine its outcome; not whether one side happens to be more wealthy, powerful or connected. At least that's what's taught in civics classes. But you'll have to cut Brenda Trahan some slack if she respectfully disagrees with that notion.
Trahan was a nurse at Hardtner Medical Center in Louisiana. Like many former employees, she decided to leave her job. However, her reasons were hardly of the run-of-the mill variety. It turns out one of the doctors she worked with kissed her, nuzzled her neck, touched her breast and made inappropriate sexual comments, according to court testimony. A few days later, the same physician decided to apparently amuse himself by standing at the nursing station, staring at her and listening in on her conversations.
When she left the job, Trahan claimed her resignation was a constructive discharge. That's because after she reported the doctor's conduct, her hours were cut, her annual employee evaluation score was lowered and her employer falsified reports that she sexually harassed another co-worker, testimony revealed.
Classic slam-dunk lawsuit, right? Not so fast.
In late March, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana rejected part of her case. Chief Judge Dee D. Drell wrote she wasn't really subjected to a hostile work environment, because the inappropriate touching only happened once.
To be fair, the court denied the employer's motion for summary judgment on Trahan's constructive discharge claim, ruling she had offered enough evidence to raise a legitimate question of retribution as a result of reporting the doctor's conduct. At least that part of the case is still in play.
But what are we to make of the fact that a groping doctor only got a slap on the wrist, legally speaking? That powerful men (doctors) are to be given the benefit of the doubt if their accusers (women nurses) have less sway? That it's OK for women to be groped by colleagues, so long as the perpetrator doesn't make a habit out of it? Or both?
There is a troubling undercurrent to this case that should make every woman who works in a caregiving environment shudder. Essentially, the judge ruled that doctors who sexually grope nurses get a mulligan, at least for the first offense.
It's one thing for justice to be blind. It's quite another for it to be clueless.
John O'Connor is the Editorial Director at McKnight's. Follow him @ltcritr.


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Kiss, L., Zsombik, L., & Veres, S. (2016). Analyses of a few physiological parameters of hybrid wheat in the case of different nitrogen supply levels. Acta Agraria Debreceniensis, (68), 49–53. https://doi.org/10.34101/actaagrar/68/1769
The winter wheat is one of the most determinant crops because its role was always important in human’s life. To increase the average yield there are several possibilities, which are still not clear fields of agricultural plant production. Our main goal was to examine the responses of winter wheat genotypes to different amounts of nitrogen supplies. The sowing area of hybrid wheats are increasing, they may have different nutrient nitrogen utilization compared to varieties, and the question arose if it is possible to achieve same yield at lower nitrogen fertilizer application or not.
The present study analyzes the results of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) from tillering growing stage. Under controlled conditions three different wheat hybrids were grown (Hywin, Hystar, Hybiza) with two different amounts of nitrogen supplies (optimal and the fourth part). The dry matter accumulation, relative chlorophyll content and nitrogen content were measured in order to draw conclusions from the different supplies of nitrogen for winter wheat genotypes and their physiological plasticity.

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Automated Logic Corporation is proud to introduce its new OptiPoint BACnet thermostats. These thermostats offer control of a building’s heating, ventilating and air conditioning system from inside a facility, or from any BACnet-compliant building management system (BMS), including ALC’s powerful WebCTRL building automation system. Automated Logic, a leading provider of innovative building-management solutions, is a part of Carrier, a leading global provider of innovative HVAC, refrigeration, fire, security and building automation technologies.
The new wall-mounted thermostats are compatible with single or multi-stage HVAC equipment, including rooftop units, heat pumps, fan coils, unit ventilators and unit heaters. On-board sensing options include temperature, humidity and motion detection, while integrated DIP switches make it easy to configure the specific equipment type and sequence of operation.
Available in two models – Standard and Plus – both versions feature a stylish design, neutral color, large backlit LCD displays and intuitive controls (push-buttons on the Standard, touchscreen interface on the Plus), allowing occupants to easily control their comfort in facilities such as hotels, dorms, classrooms and offices.
The OptiPoint BACnet thermostats can operate stand-alone or on a BACnet MS/TP network. Setpoints and occupancy status can be controlled directly through the thermostat or any BACnet BMS, making it easy to view, schedule, and manage the connected HVAC systems from within the building or remotely at any time of day.
Seamless integration with ALC’s WebCTRL building automation system provides operators with additional visualization tools like graphics, trends, dashboards and alarms, as well as anywhere/anytime access from web-enabled devices. The thermostat buttons and touchscreens can also be locked down to limit occupant interaction and setpoint adjustments when the BMS is in control.
“The OptiPoint BACnet thermostats are another example of our ongoing commitment to the BACnet protocol,” said Mead Rusert, president, Automated Logic. “With seamless connectivity to BACnet building management systems, these thermostats offer ease of installation, affordability and accessibility. Building owners can now leverage their thermostats, in conjunction with their BMS, to help improve overall comfort and energy efficiency in their buildings.”
The new OptiPoint thermostats also include many energy-efficient features, while also allowing operators to better manage their building’s energy usage. Features include:
The new OptiPoint BACnet thermostats are available for order on Feb. 1, with release scheduled for mid-February.


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After months of anticipation, EMCC families walked through the doors of their newly renovated Center on October 21, 2018 for the Design for a Difference makeover reveal. The design team, which included 44 volunteers and donations from more than 200 businesses, transformed 12,800 square feet of space with new flooring, furniture, hand painted murals, and warm, inviting spaces throughout. The renovation captures the Center’s role as the community’s home-away-from-home – a place where children and adults work and play in a space that conveys dignity and respect. Thank you Design for a Difference!
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Today we start getting real about the show that started it all. We talk about how The Real World came to be, reminisce about the early episodes, and we talk about how the show has evolved. We also interview Judd Winick who starred on the ground-breaking San Francisco season, married one of his cast mates, and became close with Pedro Zamora. We also find out what Judd is up to now, and how he is living his dream as a New York Times’ best-selling author/illustrator. We didn’t realize when we started this episode that we were going to do more, but after we taped it we had so much left to say. So, this is part 1 in a series about the show and how it changed TV and our lives.
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