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Four hospitalized after antisemitic mob rampages through Uman
An armed mob stormed through the city of Uman, Ukraine over Shabbat, attacking Jews outside the grave of Rabbi Nachman of Breslav, Yeshiva World News reported. “I returned from the Kloiz [the Breslov synagogue] and I see that they’re beating every Jew who ‘dared’ to look at them or say a word to them,” one Jewish visitor to the town said.
Libya conflict: GNA and Gen Haftar’s LNA ceasefire ‘broken’
The two sides in Libya’s civil war have accused the other of breaking an internationally brokered ceasefire within hours of it taking effect. After pressure from their backers, Russia and Turkey, the ceasefire officially started on Sunday. But both the UN-backed government and forces loyal to Russian ally Gen Khalifar Haftar say there has been fighting around the capital, Tripoli.
Britain condemns Tehran’s arrest of UK ambassador
Britain has condemned the arrest of the UK ambassador to Iran as a “flagrant violation of international law”. Rob Macaire was detained after attending a vigil for those who died when Iran’s military shot down a passenger plane on Wednesday. He left when it turned into a protest before being arrested and accused of helping to organise the demonstrations.
US storms: At least 11 killed as severe weather hits south
At least 11 people have died as a result of severe storms sweeping across parts of the southern US, bringing high winds and heavy rain. Deaths were reported in the states of Alabama, Louisiana and Texas. Hundreds of thousands of people have been affected by power cuts as a result of the storms, while homes have been destroyed and roads flooded.
German and Russian leaders discuss Mideast tensions
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks in Moscow on Saturday to discuss growing tensions in the Middle East and other issues. Earlier in the week, the German leader’s spokesman described Russia as “indispensable when it comes to solving political conflicts” due to its status as a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council.
Powerful eruption at Taal volcano, volcanic ash to 16.7 km (55 000 feet) a.s.l., Philippines
Taal volcano in the Philippines started erupting at 06:04 UTC on January 12, 2020, for the first time since 1977. The volcanic ash cloud is reaching up to 16.7 km (55 000 feet) above sea level… PHIVOLCS said it strongly recommends Taal Volcano Island and high-risk barangays of Agoncillo and Laurel, Batangas be evacuated due to the possible hazards of pyroclastic density currents and volcanic tsunami.
Massive dust storm across Australia extends almost the total width of the continent
A trough moving through central Australia on January 11, 2020, lifted up huge amounts of dust, creating a massive dust storm — almost the entire width of the continent. The trough is expected to bring showers and storms to the southeast into Sunday morning, January 12.
Magnitude 5.9 Shock Rocks Quake-Stunned Puerto Rico
A magnitude 5.9 quake shook Puerto Rico on Saturday, causing further damage along the island’s southern coast, where previous recent quakes have toppled homes and schools.
Storm cancels over 1,000 flights in Chicago and triggers flooding along lakeshore
A potent storm traversing the eastern half of the country has produced flooding rain, deadly tornadoes and travel-halting ice and snow and its impacts are far from over.
Sonoma County Plan Would Evict Renters To Buy Housing For Homeless
A controversial plan to solve the homeless crisis has people fired up in Sonoma County where officials plan to spend millions of dollars to buy three properties that would be used to house the homeless.
Israel Bombs Multiple Targets On Border
Eight people were reportedly killed in airstrikes against Iranian militias along the border between Syrian and Iraq, according to Ynet that quoted the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
US to expel over a dozen Saudi trainees after review of Naval Air Station Pensacola shooting
The United States is poised to expel more than a dozen Saudi servicemen training at U.S. military installations following a review of last month’s shooting at the naval air station in Pensacola, Florida.
Iranians Riot In The Streets Of Tehran Demanding The Ayatollah Resign After Iran Admits To Killing 176 People When They Shot Down Ukrainian Jetliner
Irate Iranians mobbed the streets of Tehran Saturday, demanding that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei resign immediately after it was learned that Iran lied about intentionally targeting the Ukrainian jetliner, bringing it down with 176 souls on board. It is a sweet irony that in the aftermath of the decision by American president Trump to take out Quds general Qassem Soleimani, the people calling for regime change in Iran are its own citizens. You really can’t stop that Trump Train, can you?
Don’t Take That Eoola Vaccine!
Some people will have a difficult time accepting the sum and substance of this report. Because I have been covering the topic for six years, I am somewhat desensitized to the objective of the hard core satanists that are trying to run this planet. The fact is clear, they want 90% of you dead and the comments of their minions and their colleagues speaks clearly to this intent. This article will reveal the intent to spread Ebola through the United States. But first, here are some quotes which verify the intent of the meaning and motivation which underlies this report.
The Worst Case Scenario Has Happened: Undeniable Proof That EBOLA IS NOW AIRBORNE!!!
Ebola is airborne and this nightmare scenario is soon to be visited upon the United State and the world as a whole. This article will validate this claim.
He threatened Soros, Clinton, and Obama-now he’s dead.
Kevin Massey was a former member of the Texas border militia group, Rusty’s Rangers. In 2014 his group embarrassed the Obama administration’s Border Patrol by stepping in and proving illegal immigrants could be located and apprehended.
Pampers new device sends you a notification when your kid has a dirty diaper
Lumi by Pampers is a smart sensor that attaches to your infant’s diaper and sends you a notification when they go to the bathroom.

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Executive Director, Belgian Forum for Urban Security (BeFUS)
Laetitia Nolet, a criminologist and nurse by training, has been coordinating BeFUS asbl since 2008, where she works actively to strengthen collaboration between the various parties involved in local urban safety and social prevention policies. Her role involves the day-to-day management of the association, as well as setting up partnerships with Belgian towns and municipalities and with the European Forum for Urban Safety (Efus). Her objective is to develop the association's strategy in order to promote the exchange of best practice, training and discussion between Belgian and European local authorities. Its commitment to an integrated approach to local security and social issues, and to fostering collaboration between local players and their partners in the police and voluntary sector, help to strengthen community life in neighborhoods and support local elected representatives and municipal professionals.


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Strap: Black or pink synthetic
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Mastering Your Emotions and the Inner Game 2nd. Trade Mindfully is a unique resource that applies cutting-edge psychological techniques to trading skills, allowing readers to improve their mental outlooks and maximize the potential of their trading strategies.
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One of the key concepts covered in the book is mindfulness, a state of mind traditionally touted in the East for its ability to reduce stress and increase perspective, useful qualities for traders looking to rise above emotional obstacles and the poor results they cause. The author also discusses the importance of High Value Trading Actions (HVAs), specific actions that are under a trader's control. With this guide, trading professionals will be able to form solid strategies based on a combination of these notions and practices, leading to higher levels of trading performance.
- Applies sound psychological practice and evidence-based research to the trading profession
- Covers the psychological perspectives and mental skills needed to succeed in today's trading world
- Focuses on key concepts that lead to deliberate practice, specific trading activities, and increased awareness and focus
- Designed to help traders deal with the emotional challenges that come with uncertainty and risk

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The budget The Westport Inn - B&B is a great place in a market area of London.
The hotel is in the convenient location just near Kentish Town subway station. Just 6 km from the center of London known for Camden Market, Highgate Bathing Pond and Hampstead Theatre.
London Zoo is 1.8 km of the property, while Up at The O2 is around 12.4 km away.
London City airport can be reached in 20 minutes by car from The Westport Inn - B&B.
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A short history of Byzantium: No. 8 The first council of Nicaea and its groundbreaking statement on faith.
Just as Constantine had consolidated his power, and the Empire had come together politically, a new deadly heresy threatened to permanently […]
The expression (and I am paraphrasing here) “everyone wants be famous for 15 minutes” was credited to Andy Warhol. Was […]
Over the past month I have been reading about western European history at the turn of the first millennium 1000 […]
Diana, Princess of Wales Let me start by telling you the reader I am not a royalist. In 1981, when […]
Hillary Clinton You can say what you like about the Clintons. Depending on what side of the political fence you […]
In around 1000 AD, Constantinople was arguably the greatest city in the Mediterranean world, if not the entire world. Trade, […]

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How to avoid ‘spear phishing’ scams
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Hackers have been going phishing for years. They send an email that you click on, and it downloads malware on your computer. But now the FBI warns those schemes are getting trickier.
It’s called Spear Phishing, where the hack is targeted.
“Spear phishing could be an equal opportunity attack vector. They might attack an individual because they want to get into your bank account. They might also attach several individuals in a company because they want to get into the companies network,” said Special Agent Jesse Schibilia with the Richmond division of the FBI.
He says the hackers could deploy ransomware or they could be trying to go after a specific person inside a business to get access to that company’s secrets.
“So, something in your company’s network that is really really valuable. That they could use to gain an economic advantage or sell to somebody else who might really be interested in that information,” said Special Agent Schibilia.
You have to be careful about the links you click on in emails, Facebook messages, on other social media platforms - even the links inside of texts messages sent to your phone.
“If the email address looks suspicious or looks a little off - maybe it’s a good idea to give a phone call to the person who sent you the email. And if they talk to you and say I didn’t send you that email, maybe don’t click on it,” said Special Agent Schibilia.
And if you own a company, teach your employees from the mailroom to the corporate board how to spot suspicious emails and how to report them to your security department.
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Creating digital art is Mong On Ni ‘s major focal point. She is also interested in making handicrafts and 3D objects. However, she attempts to use her own eyes to capture the truth and comprehend the relationship between people, society and nature which can simulate the afflatus as one of her routines in daily life. Books and movies influence and inspire her creativity. Therefore, she can identify the specific prompt that relates to her work. She is searching for the possibilities of media arts to represent nature. Recently, she focuses on impermanent subject matter like plants and consumables. Not everything is everlasting, among them there is just a short and sharp glorious moment. How to keep the brilliant aspect of impermanence? That is a question she often considers in her work. Based on this direction, she looks forward to making artworks including graphics, photographs and other creations that can perform the perpetuation in different formats.
媒體藝術是蒙安妮的主要創作範疇，同時對製作手工藝和立體作品感興趣。 用雙眼來捕捉真實，理解人們、社會與自然之間的關係，是她獲得靈感的慣常動作。另外，書本和電影亦能啓發她的創作，使她從中取得獨特的提示。 近日，她專注於非永久性的題材，例如植物和消耗品。 並非任何事物都是恆久不已的，有些只有一段短暫而輝煌的時光。「怎樣才能保留這時刻？」這是她經常思考的問題，因而她期望作品能以不同形式來呈現「永恆」。
Lefties are never mirror image of righties.
We have our own world, our own truth.
If this world persists in “right” belongs to righties only,
we will keep on to fight against it,
let us defend our specialness.
— A Left-hand Turn Around the World
1. Left is reality, right is vanity
2. Let me defend my specialness
3. On Ni is left-handed
—《神秘左手幫 : 左撇子的身世之謎》

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What is the Banking Association of South Africa (BASA) doing to help smallholder farmers?
We currently have two models on the table. The first has been compiled in conjunction with Agbiz and various commercial farmers. For this joint initiative, we’ve secured a commitment of R1 billion per annum over the next 15 years. It will allow commercial farmers to choose their own land reform beneficiaries and set up a trust or similar financial agreement. However, it is very important that this agreement results in proper land reform
The second is a development finance model aimed at sub-commercial farmers, including smallholders. It adopts a value-chain approach whereby banks help to secure specialist companies to manage the value chain and associated risks to ensure that produce is produced efficiently.
How are you helping farmers who don’t hold title deeds to their farms to access funding from banks?
A different model will have to be created to finance these farmers, because the banking sector relies on land for security.
What are the banks doing to promote the return of fallow land to productivity in the former homelands?
As the land is owned by the government it cannot be claimed. However, the commercial banking sector is prepared to play a role in addressing the issue by getting stakeholders around a table to determine what is commercially viable for smallholders and other suppliers in the value chain. There are also plans to turn the Eastern Cape into a maize belt but this needs to be implemented first.
What are the kind of partners you are looking for?
We’re looking for partners that will help make it viable for smallholder farmers to produce their crops, such as seed companies, agro-processing companies, and government.
What is BASA’s view on the 50:50 land proposal and the 12 000ha land cap?
BASA does not believe the 50:50 land proposal is viable. Firstly, it will reduce existing farms to a sub-economic size, making it impossible to run them profitably. At the moment these farms can only sustain a couple of families, and therefore having multiple families living on a much smaller portion will not be economically viable.
The model proposed by BASA for the commercial sector is an alternative to government’s 50:50 proposal and is aligned to the National Development Plan. It allows farmers to not only have their own farms, but buy neighbouring farms, thereby making them viable economic units. We believe this will create a win-win situation. BASA has not had the opportunity to debate the 12 000ha land cap with stakeholders, but I have my own opinion about it.
I do not believe it is a good idea for the simple reason that the international trend is for farms to get bigger and bigger and our farmers must be able to compete in this arena because of export/import parity prices. Farming is all about critical mass, and if government insists on land caps they should be localised rather than introducing a national cap.
What is your opinion about the minimum wage for farm workers?
You can’t have people living in disgraceful conditions or from hand-to-mouth, or being abused by their employers. I think a minimum wage is a good thing. But what you don’t want to do is have a minimum wage that forces farmers into insolvency, which then results in farm workers losing their jobs.
Is BASA currently in consultation with the government on land reform? If so, which aspects are under discussion?
The financing model that has been proposed by BASA in partnership with Agbiz is currently under review by government. This is the first area in which we have engaged with government.
Would government’s proposed land caps for commercial farmers benefit food security and sustainable agriculture in South Africa?
Ultimately, the real question has to be whether we will be able to feed the population. If I understand the statistics correctly, we can expect our population to increase by about 23 million people over the next 15 years. This is a very frightening prospect because it means, from an agricultural perspective, a lot of work has to be done over the next number of years to feed those additional mouths. Therefore we’ll have to put our shoulders to the wheel to find solutions for improving our agricultural practices and to get costs down, among other issues.
The other very important challenge is job creation. The agriculture sector offers distinct job opportunities to many families, but we need to see agriculture against the backdrop of a bigger picture. If agriculture in South Africa fails, our economy will fail and ultimately so will our country.
It’s critical that agricultural policy is implemented taking a long-term vision that focuses on creating jobs and feeding 23 million additional people 15 years from now.
Phone Pierre Venter on 011 645 6700 or email him at [email protected]
This article was originally published in the 12 June 2015 issue of Farmer’s Weekly.

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So now that you have the data, what’s next? Helping our clients with the next step in analyzing the data and implementing change based on the analysis is the core of what we do. Often, this is accomplished by optimizing the exchange of information between systems and devices to improve use, understand patterns, and make recommendations to achieve the desired goal.
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Just watched Sulthan and thoroughly enjoyed the film as it kicks off the early festive mood as a commercial entertainer. There were many films that previously came with rowdism genre but this one deals with a much better way. As an action fan, the interval and climax are feasts.
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A man raised by gangsters tries to reform them, and a hired job to protect a village presents him with the perfect opportunity.
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Gov Fintiri felicitates Bamangar Tukur as he clocks 85
As former Nationwide Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Social gathering (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, clocks 85 right this moment, Governor Ahmadu Fintiri has rolled out an announcement describing him as a gem that his dwelling Adamawa State is happy with.
Bamangar Tukur was born on September 15, 1935, and rose in politics to turn out to be governor of the state in 1983 when Adamawa existed as Gongola (now Adamawa and Taraba states).
In an announcement launched on Tuesday by Humwashi Wonosikou, the Press Secretary to Governor Ahmadu Fintiri, the governor expressed hope that Bamangar Tukur’s eighty fifth birthday can be full of affection from household and associates and would convey him completely happy reminiscences.
Fintiri described Bamanga Tukur as an illustrious son of Adamawa State and a quintessential businessman and politician who made a distinction in service to Nigeria and the state in several capacities wholeheartedly.
“You have been in a position to carve a distinct segment for your self within the annals of Nigeria’s democratic progress. To us, you shine like an excellent gem flourishing in all nice endeavours,” Fintiri stated in an announcement launched Tuesday.
Bamangar Tukur got here to limelight throughout his time as common supervisor of Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) from the mid-Seventies to 1982, in the midst of which era he tackled notorious port congestion by constructing extra seaports.
He left the NPA in 1982 and joined politics, and received election as governor of Gongola State in 1983.
He was governor for less than three months, nevertheless, from his assumption of workplace in October 1983 to when the army seized energy in December 1983.
He was Minister of Industries beneath the Basic Sani Abacha regime, after which the PDP nationwide chairman from when he was elected to that place in March 2012 to when he resigned on January 15, 2014.


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A retired Cambridge academic has been accused of “outrageous” and “utterly unacceptable” behaviour after she refused to help a 13-year-old Israeli girl with school project “until there is peace in Palestine”.
Dr Marsha Levine, who spent decade at the University of Cambridge's McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research as fellow then as senior research associate, said she could not answer Shachar Rabinovitch’s questions about ancient horses because she boycotts Israel.
She told the schoolgirl: “You might be a child, but if you are old enough to write to me, you are old enough to learn about Israeli history and how it has impacted on the lives of Palestinian people.
"Maybe your family has the same views as I do, but I doubt it.”
Miss Rabinovitch had emailed Dr Levine, who is an expert in the origins and evolution of horse husbandry, explaining: “I know you are a very important person and I've read your article about horses (Domestication, Breed Diversification and Early History of the Horse).
"I love horses very much and it will be an honour if you will answer my questions.”
She went on to send another email asking about how ancient horses lived, whether humans preserved ancient breeds of horses or created new breeds, and how modern horses have in common with their pre-historic ancestors.
Dr Levine, who completed her PhD at the University of Cambridge's Department of Archaeology before taking up research posts at Columbia University and Syracuse University in New York, told The Telegraph that if a school student from a different country had got in touch with her to ask about horses, she would have responded differently.
“Kids have questions, I usually answer their questions,” she said. “But I have agreed to BDS [the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel], and I do want to see justice for Palestine.
“In Israel the majority of Israelis support the policies of the government which abuses the rights of Palestinians, so the fact is I don’t want to help Israelis, and if you don't start with children where do you start?
“And she is not that young anyway, her English is pretty good. If people don’t stand up for justice, the world is going to come to an end.”
Shamir Rabinovitch, who posted his daughter Shachar’s email exchange with the academic on Facebook, said he was "shocked" by Dr Levine's reply.
He told The Telegraph: "You have to ask yourself: what is there to gain from not talking to a 13-year-old girl? How does that solve anything?
"She asked a very polite question about horses, something she is interested in. Why do you reply with such anger? It really crossed the boundary.
"I think it's ok to have different opinions about Israel and we make a lot of mistakes in this country, like in all countries. But it's not ok to involve children in this stuff.
"How can she make all these assumptions about what we think and who we are?"
Mr Rabinovitch said his daughter had found Dr Levine's contact details online and contacted her without prompting from teachers.
He said that his daughter was angry when she received Dr Levine's response but had decided not to reply.
Ronnie Fraser, a retired Maths lecturer and director of Academic Friends of Israel, said that Dr Levine’s response was “utterly outrageous and unacceptable”.
“Academics should want to help people and answer their questions, it goes totally against everything that academics stand for,” he said.
“Cambridge University should strip themselves of any association with her – it is unbelievable behaviour to come from one their academics.”
A University spokesman said: “Marsha Levine is not employed by the University, was never a member of academic staff and ceased to be a senior research associate in 2010. Any views expressed are entirely her own."
In 2013, the former MP George Galloway stormed out of a debate at an Oxford University college after realising he was debating against an Israeli student. He told students he was leaving because he does "not recognise Israel" .
"I don't debate with Israelis. I have been misled," Mr Galloway said.
Mr Galloway later released a statement clarifying why he left the debate: "The reason is simple; no recognition, no normalisation. Just Boycott, divestment and sanctions, until the Apartheid state is defeated."
In 2003, The Telegraph exposed how Oxford University Professor Andrew Wilkie, the Nuffield professor of pathology, refused to have an Israeli PhD student in his lab because he had served in the Israeli army.
He was suspended for his post for two months, and resigned as a fellow of Pembroke College and as a member of its governing body.

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Motion Controls Market Worth $18.9bn in 2023
July 26, 2023 – Updated research by global market intelligence firm, Interact Analysis, shows that the motion controls market will return to steady growth following a period of high demand for consumer products in 2021/2022 which boosted investment in automation. In 2022, the market was worth $17.7bn. Although the APAC region is the largest market for motion controls, the Americas will show the highest growth rate in 2023 of 7.4%. Global growth will fall in 2024 but is expected to bounce back in the mid- to long-term.
In 2022, APAC, especially China, remained the largest market for motion controls accounting for 37% of global revenues. EMEA was responsible for 33% of the world market, followed by Japan and Americas, which accounted for 16% and 14% of the market respectively. In 2023, the global motion controls market will be worth $18.9bn. However, Interact Analysis’ research found that while some vendors were optimistic about the pace of growth, anticipating rates as high as 20%, others were more cautious, anticipating a flat year compared to 2022. Globally, the Americas is expected to suffer last from the impending market slowdown, with some of the largest industries for motion controls, such as semiconductors and electronics machinery, performing well due to the uplift from the CHIPS and Science Act.
In the long term, growth for the motion controls market will remain steady, but it is expected to decline in 2024 in line with the next economic downward trend, as predicted by ITR Economics. Interest rates and high inflation will to continue to impact the demand for industrial automation and Japan is set to see the sharpest drop in growth. Between 2022 and 2027 the global motion controls market will grow with a CAGR of 4.6%, increasing from $17.7bn to $22.2bn. Japan will have the strongest recovery overall, with an average growth rate of 6.9% out to 2027.
Alexander Jones, research analyst at Interact Analysis, provides some comment on the motion controls supplier landscape, saying,“Siemens continues to dominate the motion controls market with its market share increasing by almost 1% in 2022. Interestingly, Inovance’s market share increased by 0.6% in the same year – making it now the fifth largest global motion control vendor in the world–in 2018 the company did not even feature in the top 10.”
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The 4th edition of the highly-regarded Interact Analysis market report providing insight and analysis into the motion controls market. The report provides an understanding of market and economic trends driving and restricting growth of motion controls in both general motion control (GMC) and computer numerical control (CNC) applications.
The report is built through extensive primary research and supplier reporting and utilizes data from Interact Analysis’ “Manufacturing Industry Output Tracker (MIO)”–well respected for its credible industry forecasts by country, which inform the forecast for motion controls.
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Skeleton and Infill (SI) housing system is considered as a significant path of sustainably prolonging building life by improving structural durability and infill variability for its nature that the skeleton system is fixed, while the infill system could be rebuilt to satisfy users’ changing demands in different stage without damaging the skeleton system. The application of a SI housing system involves two new characteristics compared to traditional cast-in-place housing system: components production in factories and site construction are carried out simultaneously; the skeleton system and the infill system are constructed in parallel phases, which increase enormous parallel work. Iterations and rework would increase with the improper handling of parallel works, which lead to higher construction cost and lower participant willingness of stakeholders in SI housing construction delivery process. It is essential to establish a model to clarify the dependencies among major parallel work items and recognize parallel work sets to optimize the construction sequence for stakeholders to strengthen communication and coordination on key work items in a more efficiency way. By conducting investigations into the construction delivery process of typical SI housing projects in China, this paper developed a parallel collaborative mode based on the design structure matrix (DSM) to identify the complex dependencies among major cooperative work items. Furthermore, to provide an optimized parallel collaborative process, graph theory was introduced to find parallel work sets and eliminate repetition and iteration caused by improper work execution sequences. The results provide a guide for stakeholders to make appropriate cooperation strategies in implementing major work items and promoting cooperating efficiency by reducing iteration and rework.
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EFFECT4buildings webinar: Technological solutions for energy efficiency measures in buildings
To share knowledge and experiences of energy efficiency solutions among building managers in the Baltic Sea Region the project “Effective Financing Tools for implementing Energy Efficiency in Buildings” (EFFECT4buildings) on May 7, 2019 organize a webinar: Technological solutions for energy efficiency measures in buildings.
Energy efficient water taps, solar roofs, ceiling panels for efficient heating and cooling and energy efficient ventilation will be those solutions to ask questions about.
Background: EFECT4buildings project develop a toolbox with a set of financial instruments for building managers to implement more energy efficiency measures. The project also maps, promote and share experiences among building managers of different technology solutions for energy efficiency in buildings. EFFECT4buildings is implemented with the support from the EU funding Programme Interreg Baltic Sea Region (European Regional Development Fund) and Norwegian national funding.


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LACEY — Port Angeles’ Steve Bennett had a productive weekend at the Washington State Senior Games, winning gold medals in all three of his pickleball events in the 75-79 age group.
Bennett teamed with Redmond’s Jane Meadows to finish first in Mixed Doubles, with Sequim’s Bob Sester (Men’s Doubles) and also claimed gold in the Singles category.
River Center benefit
SEQUIM — The fourth annual River Center Charity Golf Tournament is set for Aug. 27 at The Cedars at Dungeness
The four-person scramble is $100 per person. Fee includes cart, range balls, box lunch, prizes and green fees. Check-in is at 8:30 a.m. and the tourney starts at 9:15 a.m.
Proceeds help support programs at the Dungeness River Nature Center in Sequim.
Register at 7cedars.com/ river-center-charity-tournament.html?evtd=2022-08-27.
For more information, call 360-683-6344.
Deer Run 5K set
PORT HADLOCK — Naval Magazine Indian Island will host the installation’s annual Deer Run 5K and one-mile Fun Run on Saturday.
The event is free and open to the public.
The race will have a one-mile paved course, where strollers are permitted, and a 5K course on an unpaved route where strollers are not permitted.
No dogs are allowed on the installation.
Participants will be able to enter Indian Island’s main gate, across Flagler Road from Indian Island County Park, starting at 8:30 a.m. A valid form of identification, such as a driver’s license or other state- or federal-issued identification with a picture, is required for entry and registration. Visitor parking will be available on base.
Day-of registration will begin at 9 a.m., with race kickoff at 10 a.m.
The top three male and female participants to complete the race will receive awards, and all participants will receive a free commemorative Deer Run lanyard.
A limited supply of race T-shirts will be available for purchase with a credit card or exact change only, while sizes and quantities last.
Indian Island command merchandise, including coffee mugs, T-shirts, patches and coins, will also be available for purchase with cash only.
Prohibited items on the base include drugs or drug paraphernalia including marijuana and marijuana products, alcohol, weapons such as firearms or pocket knives, coolers, backpacks, drones or cameras with telephoto zoom lenses.
For more information, contact Naval Magazine Indian Island Public Affairs Officer Julianne Stanford at 360-867-8525 or firstname.lastname@example.org.


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Human trafficking is on the rise in eastern Africa and officials attending a meeting aimed at raising awareness of the problem called for concerted efforts by governments to curb it.
"In the east African region, the statistical information is being gathered, but the crime is on the increase," Jeffrey Avina, director for operations at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), told the first regional anti-human trafficking conference in eastern Africa, under way in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, until 22 June.
"It is our intention to take action and enforce the laws but we need alliances. There is a need for greater coordination, cooperation and awareness in the region," Avina added.
Conflict in northern Uganda, where rebels of the Lord's Resistance Army have been widely accused of abducting thousands of children during the past two decades, made the country stand out as the state worst affected by trafficking in eastern Africa.
"Between 25,000 and 30,000 children have been recruited into the rebel ranks and have ended up in Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo," said Matia Kasaija, Uganda's assistant minister for the interior.
According to UNODC, most victims of human trafficking are women and young girls, many of whom are forced into prostitution and other forms of sexual exploitation. Trafficked men end up working in commercial farms, mines and quarries, or in other dirty and dangerous working conditions. Boys and girls are trafficked into conditions of child labour, within a diverse group of industries, such as textiles, fishing or agriculture.
"This is not about individuals; we are talking about organised crime," said Avina. "On a global scale, we are talking of an industry which earns US$32 billion per year. This is serious business. About 2.7 million people are trafficked at any one point every year in 127 countries," he added.
The conference in Uganda is jointly organised by UNODC's Regional Office for Eastern Africa and the Eastern African Police Chiefs Cooperation Organization through the International Criminal Police Organization's sub-regional office.
Police chiefs, immigration officials and aid workers from 11 countries - Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Djibouti, Somalia, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan and the Seychelles - are attending the conference, conceived under the UN-led Global Initiative to Fight Trafficking in Persons launched in March 2007. This seeks to fight human trafficking by building support to raise awareness, strengthen prevention, reduce demand, support and protect victims and improve law enforcement.
Trafficking in human beings is outlawed under the UN Protocol Against Trafficking in Persons, which has been in effect since December 2003.
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The House of Representatives has resolved to set up an ad hoc Committee to investigate alleged abuse of tax incentives, breaks and waivers by public officials and benefiting companies.
This was the sequel to a unanimous adoption of a motion by Oluwole Oke (PDP-Osun) at plenary on Thursday.
Moving the motion earlier, Mr Oke said it is within the ambits of the federal government’s powers to exercise executive and legislative jurisdiction over items in the Exclusive Legislative list as contained in the second schedule of the Constitution.
He said that items like taxation of incomes, profits and capital gains, export and imports are exclusively within the federal government’s control.
According to him, in line with the above, the Federal Government of Nigeria exercises monetary and fiscal controls over the economy to stabilise both micro and macroeconomic conditions and fundamentals.
The lawmaker said that some of the tools available to monetary and fiscal policy authorities to tinker with the economy and stimulate economic activities in some sectors of the economy are tax waivers, tax breaks, tax exemptions and tax incentives.
“Available data also shows that while the federal government has good intentions, these practices have and continue to create a major black hold in the purse of the federation’s government.
“These losses are occasioned and driven primarily by abuses by companies that have been granted tax-based waivers and incentives.
“Available data, Nigeria continues to lose about eight trillion naira annually to tax incentives and waivers.
“About six trillion is lost to companies that abuse the system, while two trillion naira worth of waivers achieve’ the federal government’s objective.
“Most abuses arise from fiscal items like capital allowances, Investment Allowances, Pioneer Status Incentives, Free Trade Zone exemptions, Value Added Tax Exemptions, etc.
“These gaps have negatively affected the Nigeria Tax to-GDP ratio of Nigeria, which stands at 10.6 per cent and is one of the lowest in Africa.
“The gap created in the revenue profile of the Government of the Federation has also contributed to the federal government seeking loans, grants and aides to fund our budget deficit.
“Concerned that if urgent steps are not taken to investigate the situations, Nigeria may not only be hanging on a fiscal cliff, it may fall off the cliff and be heading to Venezuela, which is a situation where a country has huge resources but is in deep economic crisis, recession and depression,” he said.
In his ruling, the Speaker of the House, Tajudeen Abbas, mandated the committee (when constituted) to report back within for weeks for further legislative action.
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An Input Method Editor (IME) lets you to enter and edit Chinese, Japanese, and Korean characters. These Asian writing systems have more characters than can be encoded for a regular keyboard. The IMEs for these languages use sequences of base characters that describe an individual character or group of characters to enter a larger set of characters. Base characters can be component letters from Hangul syllables, phonetic components for Japanese kanji characters, or various combinations for Chinese characters. You can use the IME mode option to quickly enter these characters and symbols into text boxes, avoiding the manual switch to IME mode that would otherwise be required.
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Joint pain can have a variety of symptoms as well as treatments. Most are chronic (long-term) conditions and the goal of treatment is to control pain and minimize further joint damage.
Combating arthritis most often involves a multi-pronged treatment approach, based upon your specific case. With the right health care provider, such as a Physical Therapist, and the know-how, you can battle the effects of arthritis!
It has been shown that the risk of developing some forms of Arthritis significantly increases due to smoking.
Maintain a Healthy Diet.
Healthy eating habits help to supply your body with the nutrients it needs to maintain health and mend itself. Supplement if you are not getting all of those necessary nutrients. Recent research has shown the importance of vitamin C and other antioxidants in reducing the risk of Osteoarthritis and its progression.
Find out if you Have a Family History of Arthritis
Take the appropriate preventive action now - even if you currently have no joint pain symptoms.
Early Diagnosis & Treatment is Key
Early treatment will enable you to prevent, minimize and quite often even reverse joint damage.
Combating arthritis most often involves a multi-pronged treatment approach based on your specific case that may or may not include:
Exercise & Stretching
A regular exercise and stretching routine is important to keep the body mobile and flexible. It helps to enable movement through the reduction of the related pain, maintain and increase range of motion, reduce fatigue, and it helps make you look and feel better!
Many drugs, both prescriptions and over-the-counter medications, are used to treat arthritis. Common medications are aspirin-free pain relievers, anti-inflammatory drugs, corticosteroids and sleep medications.
With age the body loses some of its natural ability to produce the nutrients required to maintain healthy joints. Natural supplements offer many short and long-term benefits that have proved valuable to a joint health plan.
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Use of hot or cold therapy over joints may provide short-term relief from pain and stiffness. Wondering whether heat or cold therapy is appropriate for you? One of our therapists would be happy to discuss your particular case and determine to best solution for your symptoms.


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If you are planning for a Central American getaway soon you should definitely pin this amazing colonial town on your itinerary. Not only it is a safe and quiet place for getting to know the Guatemalan and Mayan culture remainings, but Antigua is also beautiful to visit and can keep you busy for several days.
After spending 3 weeks there we decided to get together a list of the must do and see sites in and around Antigua, suitable for every type of budgets. And do not worry, most of the ideas below can be visited on your own (except for the Acatenango Volcano hike, but you can read about how we did it here ), as the city is safe for single travelers also.
Santa Catalina Arch, the colonial symbol of Antigua
The number one photo spot for tourists coming to Antigua, this emblematic colonial building stands right in front of Volcan de Agua. If you are lucky and the sky is clear, you will get an amazing view to its peak. Build in 1694, its purpose was to work as a passage for the nuns passing between the convents on its left and right, in order not to be exposed to the public.
Shop like locals do at the Central Market of Antigua
If you are looking for shopping malls, big supermarkets and designer clothes, then Antigua is definitely not for you. But if you are up for an authentic shopping experience from local producers, then the Central Market is the right place to be.
Head there in the morning (especially during weekends) and you will be able to find here almost everything you could wish for, at very good prices also: from clothes to household essentials, meat (although were not brave enough to buy it), fruits and vegetables (best prices you can get in the city), flowers and many more. Not to mention that you will get as a bonus an authentic shopping experience among locals and indigenous Mayan people.
Get to know the architectural jewels of the city
Antigua is such a beautiful city that our best advice would be to just go out and explore it on foot. And since it is not a very big one, you can easily cover all the main landmarks in a day.
The best time to see the city would be on a Sunday or national holiday, when locals gather in the parks and churches. Make sure you do not miss Iglesia de la Merced, Plaza Mayor and Tanque la Union.
Have a typical Guatemalan lunch at Rincon Tipico
Make sure to come here at least once for lunch, and for sure you will want to return! The daily menu is extremely tasty and the prices are very good. For 35 GTQ (3,9 EUR) you get a soup, natural drink (agua de tamarindo/agua de Jamaica), salad, grilled potatoes and chicken made right before your eyes in a traditional style and of course the freshly made tortillas. We totally loved it!
Visit a McDonald’s with a view
Antigua’s only McDonalds restaurant, located between the central park and the market is one of a kind. Even if you are not a big fast food fan, you cannot miss this view towards the volcano.
Hike the Acatenango Volcano to witness real-life lava eruptions from close-by
For us this hike will stay as one of the best travel experiences we had so far. Get ready for a challenging ascent during the first 2-3 hours, but be sure that you will get rewarded with magnificent views and a lava show nearby. The best part comes late at night and early in the morning, when you will get to witness the Volcan de Fuego erupting and the beautiful Volcan de Agua at its left. We wrote more on the experience itself and everything you need to know before heading there in this article.
Watch the city from above at Cerro de la Cruz
After just a short (15-20 minutes) walk from the Central Park (Plaza Mayor), you will get to the start of the stairs trail leading to Cerro de la Cruz. From there you will get to the viewpoint in 10-15 minutes of walking through a quiet forest, surrounded by locals and tourists alike. This is a popular spot for sports lovers coming here for jogging and locals walking their dogs, so you should not worry about your safety.
Become a hobbit for a day at Hobbitenango
Ever wished to visit the Lord of the Rings movie set? Look no further, this is the place for you! You can find here a viewpoint set for incredible photos, beautiful tiny hobbit houses that can also be rented for an overnight stay, a few short trails around the property and restaurants/cafes.
You can easily spend half of a day here, especially if the weather is nice and sunny. An easy way to reach Hobbitenango is by Uber, around 36 GTQ (4 EUR) one way for almost a 10 km ride from the city center. The entrance ticket costs 50 GTQ/person (5.6 EUR) + 5% fee if you decide to pay by card.
From the ticket booth you can either wait for the “safari” car to take you up the abrupt hill or walk by yourself the 1,5-2 km to the entrance. We decided to go up by car and get down on foot and it was a good option.
Ride a brightly decorated chicken bus
I was absolutely fascinated by these colorful old American school busses and we recommend you to take at least one ride with them while in Guatemala. Although you can find these chicken busses also in other Central American countries, the Guatemalan ones seemed special in terms of design and overall experience. And yes, the ride can get a bit extreme, as the drivers seemed to like a lot the adrenaline and speed 🙂

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Vintage peach blooms digital scrapbook paper is great for scrapbooking, announcements, crafts, blogs, websites, etc. Features vintage inspired blooms, chevrons, and other coordinating patterns in peach, mint and olive green colors.
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Floyd's last record with Roger Waters is an exploration of war and loss along similar lines as The Wall but with a much narrower scope. Conflicted and bleak, the record features some of Waters' most emotionally shredded vocals and the best Lennon-like melodies he ever wrote for the group. This version of the album includes the song, "When The Tigers Broke Free."
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[time-nuts] Home made GPS disciplined atomic clock
bruce.griffiths at xtra.co.nz
Tue Jan 27 15:09:12 EST 2009
Wenzel has a introduction to low cost phase noise measurement at:
Its relatively easy to assemble such a system.
A PC sound card can be used as a spectrum analyser for measuring phase
noise to within a few Hz of the carrier.
There are low noise amplifiers with lower flicker noise than Wenzel's
low noise FET input audio amplifier
It is also possible to build a variant of Wenzel's amplifier that doesnt
require selection of JFETs.
If one wishes to measure the Allan variance of an oscillator, the 3
cornered hat technique can be used with 3 oscillators having similar
For longer tau (1000sec or more depending on the OCXO being
characterised) the PPS output of a good gps timing receiver can be used
as a reference.
However a clear view of the southern sky is required,
Esa Heikkinen wrote:
> Hello again...
>> Right, it all depends on what stability you're after. The OCXO
>> will have much better short-term stability than the LPRO -- the
>> LPRO is close to ten times worse. So do not replace the TBolt
>> OCXO with a LPRO if short-term stability is your goal. See:
> I'm wondering what could be the cause of this. According to operating
> manual LPRO's output should be crystal oscillator (VCXO) generated
> signal, which is synchronized to rubidium. So why it is so much worse
> than any other crystal oscillator (or other Rd oscillators). Are there
> any schematics for LPRO available anywhere?
> I cannot see the any phase noise difference between Trimble's OCXO and
> LPRO with spectrum analyser. Measured with different spans from 500 kHz
> to 200 Hz, using resolution bandwiths 300 Hz to 6 Hz. So the noise which
> is causing bad short term drift must be very close to fundamental.
> It seems that only way to see this noise is to use phase detector
> circuit but my problem with that is that I haven't got any good
> reference for it and this kind of equipments are quite hard to find here
> in Finland. It would be nice to see what kind of noise there are, to
> design the filter bandwith for external OCXO lock circuit.
> Other idea to bring that noise visible could be multiplying it with some
> kind of comb generator circuit (might be hard to build one). Then it
> would be possible to measure it's harmonics. Not sure if there's enough
> level present anymore at GHz frequencies...
> What kind of test setup did you use when getting this result:
> > LPRO plots:
> > http://www.leapsecond.com/museum/lpro/
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Except that Black females aren’t entitled to Ebony males.
So we don’t really need them physically, any longer than we are in need of other man. Nevertheless when we see a man that is black a white girl, our ancestral traumatization kicks in. We’re mad that some body has brought away our protector. We feel like Ebony men as being a have that is whole us and, by expansion, their vow to keep us protected and safe because they have in the past. And now we have the historic denigration of Black feamales in that rejection. That’s why when Black women see Donald Glover, or any other Ebony guy, by having a white girl, we feel some kind of way. Certainly one of my Ebony female buddies couldn’t identify that feeling but thought it had been deeply embedded inside her psyche. And I also think that mindset is pre-conscious since it’s perhaps not rooted in contemporary relationship dynamics or feelings that are personal any guy in specific, but instead on historic experiences of Ebony partnership.
Black women happen basing our esteem on the hope of marrying a black colored man. We’ve accomplished so much, yet we feel profoundly rejected by another relationship status that is person’s. Maybe we believe marriage and household tend to be more crucial than outside success, but that we’ve been robbed associated with the possibility because white females have stolen our “good” (read: intelligent, strong, committed, a provider) guys.
This self-esteem issue is so strong that many Black women have explained that currently talking about Black feminine romantic/sexual rejection had been a “trigger” and would hurt too many Black women when they saw anything.
Into this quagmire comes the wedding of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry. Black women have actually sung Meghan’s praises for months, and more so now after her extremely Afrocentric nuptials. Meghan Markle is really a Ebony woman who had been discovered desirable with a guy, and a royal one at that, so we’re straight back in the Ebony Girl Magic. We don’t care that it was another relationship that is interracial like all the ones we reject. Because or even getting a black colored man makes us feel hundreds of years of rejection, then landing a rich, effective guy of any race is a shot to your self-esteem.
We are able to justify our hypocrisy about interracial relationships because a Black woman is winning. We revel in just how much Meghan Markle’s husband adores her because we believe that as love for Black feamales sugardaddie in basic, not just spousal affection. It’s hard to be hitched up to a Ebony girl you have to wade through a lot of racism and sexism, and you may not have done any of that work before if you’re a white man. But if you’re willing to include the job, then you must love us. Many of us. Plus it’s important for people to feel desired after the news tells us that Black women can be the least desirable choices on internet dating sites. Watching us be adored on an international scale takes away the sting of the truth, helping us feel good about ourselves again.
Interracial relationships of most sorts are right here to keep, even though there’s disapproval among all events. The climate that is racial America is extremely tense, and I understand the need to hunker down with people who look like you, especially in marriage. But Black ladies cannot continue steadily to base our delight on whether a black colored man we don’t understand does not want us. We have to remind ourselves we are smart, we are beautiful, and that we’ll continue to be so, no matter which Black man may reject us that we are strong. You can feel liked, protected, recognized and supported by an individual who does look like you n’t. Therefore, go forth my siblings. Concentrate on happiness and love, and start to become prepared to believe it is in unanticipated places.


The Justice Department investigation of George Zimmerman in the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin remains open, despite reports that charges won't be filed, a law enforcement official told Fox News.
“The investigation into the shooting is active and ongoing,” one Justice Department source told Fox News Channel.
A second Justice Department source said Wednesday “charges were unlikely,” however, adding that the evidence in the case was “pretty thin.”
The Washington Post reported Wednesday, citing three sources close to the matter, that Zimmerman is not expected to be charged due to insufficient evidence. The probe was opened two years ago following Martin’s high-profile shooting death in Sanford, Fla.
Martin, 17, was unarmed when he was fatally shot by Zimmerman, a former volunteer neighborhood watchman who said he killed the black teen in self-defense. The killing led to widespread protests across the country and elicited emotional responses from President Obama and other administration officials. Zimmerman was ultimately acquitted during a state trial.
Relatives of Martin accused Zimmerman, who identifies himself as Hispanic, of racially profiling the teen and instigating the fight. Since the acquittal, Zimmerman has had several brushes with the law, most recently last month when he allegedly threatened a motorist in Florida. The unidentified man declined to press charges, police said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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Ep 208: Things In This World That Make Me Wise
In this exciting episode of the Spiraken Manga Review, Xan talks about Economics, trade and mysticism as he reviews Isuna Hasekura's manga adaptation of "狼と香辛料 (Ōkami to Kōshinryō)" or as it is known in the west as "Spice & Wolf"
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Regional Workshop on Cervical Cancer Control and HPV Vaccination
28-30 November 2011 - Manila, Philippines
- To review progress in establishing cervical cancer control programmes and assess capacity and preparedness for HPV vaccination in low- and middle-income countries in the Western Pacific Region;
- To provide technical updates on cervical cancer screening, HPV vaccination, related cost effectiveness and impact analyses, and delivery, monitoring and surveillance systems;
- To share experiences and lessons learnt by countries with successful programmes; and
- To use technical updates and lessons learnt to develop country-specific action plans to determine the role of HPV vaccination (priority, feasibility and sustainability), to prepare for HPV vaccine introduction, or to strengthen HPV vaccination programme monitoring and evaluation where already introduced.


|Publication number||US5037079 A|
|Application number||US 07/487,314|
|Publication date||Aug 6, 1991|
|Filing date||Mar 2, 1990|
|Priority date||Mar 2, 1990|
|Also published as||CA2036123C|
|Publication number||07487314, 487314, US 5037079 A, US 5037079A, US-A-5037079, US5037079 A, US5037079A|
|Inventors||Robert P. Siegel, William Brant|
|Original Assignee||Xerox Corporation|
|Export Citation||BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan|
|Patent Citations (5), Referenced by (29), Classifications (16), Legal Events (6)|
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet|
This invention relates to a vacuum sheet feeding apparatus, and more particularly to a selectively movable tape in a vacuum document handler for controlling the area of vacuum application transverse to the sheet feed path of a sheet feeding apparatus, the position of the tape being dependent upon the size of the sheets being fed.
It is well known in the copier/duplicator field to feed sheets from a stack seriatim by vacuum pick-off apparatus. While intermittently moving fingers or sucker arms have been used in the past, more recently oscillating (or rotating) vacuum cylinders have been utilized for sheet feeding in order to achieve higher operational speeds. Generally, the oscillating or rotating vacuum cylinder feed apparatus include a ported cylindrical housing in juxtaposition with a stack of sheets to be fed. A vacuum source connected to the housing creates a reduced pressure atmosphere which induces the tacking of sheet to the surface thereof and holds it there while the rotation of the housing strips the sheet from the stack and delivers the sheet to a downstream feeding mechanism.
If a vacuum feed apparatus is required to handle sheets of varying widths (in the transverse direction to the sheet feed path), care must be taken to insure that all open ports in the housing are covered by a sheet being fed or the effectiveness of the vacuum may be lost. To accomplish this end, the ports may be located only within the marginal dimension of the narrowest sheet to be fed, or a valve may be provided to close the outboard ports when a sheet of narrower dimension is being fed. If the ports are located within the narrowest marginal dimension of a sheet to be fed, the outside marginal edges of wider sheets will now be under vacuum control during feeding and may cause jamming of the feeder. On the other hand, a valve to control outboard ports has heretofore required operator intervention during the feed cycle to assure proper setting of the valve dependent on the size of sheets being fed.
An attempt at solving this problem is contained in U.S. Pat. No. 4,168,829 in the form of a mechanism for positioning a control valve for an oscillation vacuum feeder which automatically adjusts the position of the control valve in relation to the width of sheets to be fed. Also, U.S. Pat. No. 4,592,542 discloses a sheet feeding apparatus comprising a feed opening capable of accommodating sheet of various widths. The apparatus utilizes a plurality of suction cups to convey sheets from the bottom of a stack. A suction control can selectively disconnect suction from any suction cups, therefore adjusting the vacuum width of the feed apparatus. Russian Reference No. 342,827 discloses a rotary printing machine capable of feeding sheets of different widths. The printing machine utilizes paper a pick up vacuum drum containing an adjustable screw mechanism to vary the suction area of the vacuum drum as required by various sheet sizes. Japanese Reference No. 56-23147 discloses a sheet feeding apparatus comprising a rotary drum containing numerous suction holes. A control means is utilized to open or close select suction holes to accommodate sheets of various widths. However, these systems for controlling vacuum pressure within a vacuum roll feeder are not practical when applied to a vacuum document handler plenum with a substantially flat document support surface.
Accordingly, it is the purpose of this invention to provide a mechanism for shuttering of vacuum ports of a vacuum platen transport (VPT) plenum in correspondence with the size of the documents being handled within a document feeder. The shuttering mechanism is coupled to document tray side guides of the document feeder either mechanically or electrically. The VPT includes a vacuum plenum and a flexible coiled tape mounted with respect to the vacuum plenum and the side guides of the document tray such that movement of the side guides causes the tape to seal off vacuum slots within the plenum that are not located beneath documents.
For a better understanding of the invention as well as other features thereof, reference is made to the following drawings and descriptions.
FIG. 1 is a schematic elevational view of a recirculating document handler incorporating the features of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an enlarged, isometric, partial view of the exemplary vacuum platen transport plenum shuttering device in accordance with the present invention.
While the present invention will hereinafter be described in connection with a preferred embodiment thereof, it will be understood that it is not intended to limit the invention to that embodiment. On the contrary, it is intended to cover all alternatives, modifications and equivalents as may be included within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
For a general understanding of the features of the present invention, reference is had to the drawings. In the drawings, like reference numerals have been used throughout to designate identical elements.
Referring to the drawings, an automatic document handler 10 is illustrated installed above the exposure platen 3 of a xerographic reproduction machine. The document handler is provided with a document tray 70 adapted for supporting a stack of documents 5 face up. A vacuum belt-corrugating feeder mechanism 9 is located below the document tray for acquiring and corrugating the bottom document in the stack and forwarding the document to take away roll pair 11 after an air knife 12 has had time to separate sheet one from the rest of the stack. The document is then fed by take-away roll pair 11 through document guide 13 to feed-roll pair 15 and under platen belt 17 onto the platen of the copy machine for reproduction. After exposure of the document, it is fed off the platen by belt 17 into guide 19 and feed-roll pairs 21 and 23 and through corrugator roll pair 90 either to disc 60 which is conventionally mounted on a drive shaft (not shown). The disc has an arcuate slot 65 on its periphery which is open at one end of the disc and which as shown in FIG. 1 is roughly in line to receive documents from the exit portion of the guide 19. In this position, when flipping or inverting of the document is required for proper collation, the slot 65 communicates with guide 19 for receiving a document that has been forwarded by transport belt 17 and feed roll pairs 21, 23, 24. If flipping of the document is not required, disc 60 is moved to an out-of-line position away from the path of the document and it is fed past an arcuate surface of disc 60 and into tray 70. Corrugation rolls 90 are adapted to corrugate the documents en route to tray 70 for straightening or decurling purposes.
The document handler is also provided with a sheet separator finger 35 as is well known in the art to separate the documents to be fed from those documents returned to the document handler. Upon removal of the last document from beneath sheet separator finger 35, the finger 35 drops through a slot provided in the tray, suitable sensors are provided to sense that the last document in the set has been removed from the tray and the finger is then rotated in a clockwise direction to again come to rest on the top of the documents in the stack prior to subsequent recirculation of the document set.
With continued reference to FIG. 1, document tray 5 is provided with a depressed portion of pocket 53 having a generally parabolic outline behind a feed belt assembly while a plurality of feed belts 37 are supported for movement around vacuum plenum 40. Vacuum plenum 40 is spaced within the runs of the belts 37 and has openings therein adapted for cooperation with perforations in the belts 37 to provide a vacuum for pulling the bottom documents in the document stack onto the belts 37. The plenum is provided with a raised portion beneath the center belt run so that upon capture of the bottom document in the stack against belts 37, a center corrugation will be produced in the bottom sheet. Thus, the document is corrugated into a double valley configuration. The flat surfaces of the vacuum belts on each side of the raised center belt generates a region of maximum stress in the document which varies with the document beam strength. In the unlikely event that more than one document is pulled down into contact with the feed belts, the beam strength of the second document resists the corrugating action, thus gaps are opened between sheets one and two which extend to their lead edges. These gaps and channels reduce the vacuum levels between sheets one and two due to porosity in sheet one and provide for entry of the separating air flow from the air knife 12. The air knife 12 comprised of pressurized air plenum 50 having a plurality of air jet openings 51 is provided to inject air between the document pulled down against the feed belts and the documents thereabove to provide an air cushion or bearing between the stack and the bottom document to minimize the force necessary for removing the bottom document from the stack. It can be understood that if two documents are pulled down toward the belts 37, since the top sheet would not be corrugated, the air knife would inject air into the space between the two documents and force the second document off from the raised belt back toward the document stack.
The vacuum platen transport (VPT) 80 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is part of a recirculating document handler that includes a document tray 70 with a document support surface 71 flanked by movable side guide 72 and stationary side guide 74. The width of documents in the direction transverse to the direction of feed may range from, for example, 51/2" to 17". Movable side guide 72 is attached to one end of cable 22 that is mounted around pulleys 32 and 33 and connected at its other end to a flexible shutter member in the form of a steel or plastic tape 31 which is coiled around a shutter take-up member 20. VPT 80 includes a plenum 30 that has a shutter track 16 therein that allows tape 31 to move back and forth therein. Plenum 30 also has vacuum slots or holes 18 in a portion thereof that are in communication with a conventional vacuum source 34. The vacuum slots are positioned above platen 3 of a conventional or electronic copier and are adapted to support documents above the platen for exposure to imaging portions of the copier.
Flexible shutter 31 travels within shutter track 16 to seal off vacuum slots 18 which are located beyond the actual width of documents in tray 70. The shutter could be implemented in a number of different ways, For example, it could be actuated by means of cable 22 linkage on a one-to-one basis with the document feeder side guide as shown such that as an operator moves the side guide into position for a predetermined size of document, the cable extends the shutter over the vacuum slots starting at the edge of the transport away from side registration. The result is that vacuum is accessed only in the areas corresponding to the width of the document. The shutter could also be implemented either at only the row of vacuum slots at the acquisition end or at both ends of the transport. The shutters could also be positioned electrically either automatically or at the push of a button by the operator. One could have a second pulley system in the rear of the tray which would service the exiting portion of the vacuum transport, if desired.
While steel tape shutter 21 closes off plenum slots 18 which are outside the selected document size, it also acts as a constant force spring. The "exclusive vacuum" of this system (only those vacuum ports over a document being exposed) can raise drive force of the vacuum source by as much as 30 to 50% when a small document is being transported.
As seen in FIG. 2, vacuum channels 25 are in communication with vacuum slots or holes 18 and lead away from the slots through a major portion of the bottom surface of vacuum plenum 30. The vacuum channels serve to spread the vacuum from the vacuum slots throughout a major portion of the bottom surface of vacuum plenum 30 to thereby tack a document to belts 17 in order for the document to be transported by the belts off the platen 3. While a series of vacuum belts 17 mounted on a series of rollers are shown, it should be understood that a single perforated belt mounted mounted around single roll at opposite ends would could be used as well.
It should be understood that plenum vacuum shutter has been disclosed whereby the suction area beyond the area of a predetermined document size is closed off by means of a flat strip of flexible material which can be stored in a coil, like a measuring tape, shutting off the vacuum slots in a plenum of a vacuum transport of a vacuum document handler that are located in a straight row. This is made possible by the shape of the vacuum device which is a rectangular prism with vacuum channels running away from the vacuum slots and along a major portion of the length of the prism as oppose to the cylindrical shape of drums in prior art devices.
While there has been illustrated and described what is at present considered to be a preferred embodiment of the invention, it will be appreciated that numerous changes and modifications are likely to occur to those skilled in the art, and it is intended in the appended claims to cover all those changes and modifications which fall within the true spirit and scope of the invention.
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For the second time in a month, enthusiastic citizens in green shirts packed a local government meeting and, for the second time, they went home happy.
After receiving $1.1 million from the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors on May 20, the Pismo Preserve project locked up $900,000 from the city of Pismo Beach on June 17.
The Land Conservancy of SLO County is leading the Pismo Preserve project, an effort to buy 900 acres of privately owned land overlooking Pismo Beach and Shell Beach. The land would be transformed into public open space with 10 miles of trails accessible to hikers, equestrians, and cyclists.
After two hours of public comment and discussion, the Pismo Beach City Council voted unanimously to grant funds to the project. The substantial crowd of supporters in attendance responded to that decision with a hearty round of applause.
After debating over the precise amount and nature of the allocation, city councilmembers agreed to draw $575,000 from the general fund, $200,000 from a fund supported by hotel stay assessments, and $125,000 from the city’s park development fund.
Though the Land Conservancy asked for up to $1.1 million from Pismo Beach, Mayor Shelly Higginbotham said allocating that full amount would be “a stretch.”
Land Conservancy Executive Director Kaila Dettman told New Times that the Land Conservancy is still looking for $1.5 million from local government, businesses, and the general public to meet its $12 million goal.
“We’re hoping to secure the funding by the end of July or early August at the latest,” she said.
According to Dettman, the Land Conservancy requested $800,000 from the Central Coast Regional Water Control Board, which is scheduled to consider the request on July 31—though the outcome of that is uncertain. She added that the city of San Luis Obispo is also discussing a potential Pismo Preserve allocation.
Additionally, the Pismo Preserve received $40,000 from the city of Arroyo Grande on June 10 and $5,000 from the city of Grover Beach on June 16.
“The community has really rallied, but it’s not a done deal yet,” Dettman said.


text: On Thusday 27thOctober a Seminar was held at the Magro Brothers Training Centre for farmers and herdsmen on the applications for Funding under Measures 121 and 125. The event was organized by Magro Brothers in conjunction with the Department for Consumers, Fair Competition, Local Councils and Public Dialogue, MEUSAC (Malta-EU Steering & Action Committee), the Paying Agency within the Ministry for Resources and Rural Affairs and the main three Producers’ Organisations on Tomatoes for Processing. Parliamentary Secretary Dr. Chris Said LL.D. addressed the packed seminar venue. He encouraged all those present to make use of such funds. Other panel members who explained in detail both Measures where Dr Vanni Xuereb from MEUSAC, Mr Joe Caruana Head of the Paying Agency. Officials Katya Scicluna from Fondazzjoni Gozo Action Group and Maria Carla Ciscaldi from the Paying Agency followed with detailed presentations.

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- 28 Jan '20 at 7:30 pm #22960
Bangkok, Hong Kong and Taipai are currently the…
[article]1940[/article]29 Jan '20 at 8:20 pm #22969
World Health Organization press briefing on Coronavirus
WHO Tedros press briefing
Decision to reconvene emergency panel is based mainly on the evidence of increasing numbers of cases, on evidence for human to human transmission that has occurred outside of China
WHO’s Mike Ryan adds:
Very impressed with the level of Chinese engagement at all levels and fight against coronavirus
They are taking extraordinary measures in the face of what is an extraordinary challenge
15 countries have imported cases of coronavirus, but the whole world needs to be on alert and take action30 Jan '20 at 6:55 pm #22982MoneyNeverSleepsParticipant
[color=red][size=5][b]World Health Organization WHO press conference scheduled for 1830 GMT 1:30 pm ET
Whether to designate #coronavirus as a global public health emergency.[/b][/size][/color]30 Jan '20 at 8:14 pm #22985
The best and the worst prepared countries for an Epidemic epidemic/ pandemic in the world.30 Jan '20 at 9:16 pm #22986
I’ve been reading a few science & medical articles — as well as the fake news articles – lol … while less dangerous than it’s close-cousin SARS, this variant from SNAKES is far more apt to spread among humans — hence it is very serious threat, esp. for those in poor health :sick:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novel_coronavirus_(2019-nCoV)%5B/b%5D%5B/size%5D04 Feb '20 at 5:29 pm #23013
Taiwan to restrict entry of foreigners with recent travel history to China
The restriction will go into place on 7 February
Says that it will prohibit foreigners from entering Taiwan who have been in China during the last 14 days.12 Feb '20 at 6:53 pm #23046
Official name: COVID-19 :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick:
https://www.cnet.com/news/coronavirus-disease-gets-an-official-name-covid-19/20 Feb '20 at 6:35 am #23070
China’s National Health Commission has revised how it classifies patients infected.
After just adding last week cases clinically diagnosed with CT scansit now only counts confirmed cases
mmmmm I wonder why20 Feb '20 at 7:25 am #23071
[color=red][b]China’s Hubei province coronavirus infection update:
349 new cases on Feb 19, 108 deaths
Hubei’s capital is Wuhan, the epicentre of the viral outbreak.
For end February 19:
349 new cases of the infection
108 deaths added to the toll (total now 2029)[/b][/color]21 Feb '20 at 4:28 am #23079MoneyNeverSleepsParticipant
South Korea has declared Daegu and Cheongdo “special care zones” for Coronavirus
The cities are southeastern Daegu and Cheongdo and a cluster of coronavirus cases have been reported in those areas
On Thursday, the country confirmed its first death of a COVID-19 patient in the southeastern city of Cheongdo, with the total number of confirmed cases in the country surpassing 100. Concerns about community spread have mounted as new cases surged this week in Daegu, the country’s fourth-largest city and home to 2.4 million people, and its surrounding North Gyeongsang Province.
Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun
“The government will take special measures by declaring the Daegu and Cheongdo areas, where a sudden rise in confirmed cases were reported, as special care zones”
“The government will mobilize all resources to overcome the virus”
Daegu is South Korea fourth-largest city (popn approx. 2.4 million people)
via Yonhap24 Feb '20 at 5:37 am #23088
Virus Spread Globally gathering speed
South Korea coronavirus infected rises 161 to 763
Total deaths up to 7[/b][/color]
Over the last 5 days the number of infected has spiked higher.
Kospi -2.8% on Monday open
Hang Seng -0.8%. Shanghai composite is -0.4%. premarket26 Feb '20 at 5:46 am #23101
Cruise operator Royal Caribbean says it has cancelled 30 cruises in Southeast Asia via CNBC
Cruise operator Royal Caribbean says it has cancelled 30 cruises in Southeast Asia due to the coronavirus outbreak
It has also modified several itineraries in the region
Earlier they said
Regardless of nationality, we will deny boarding to:
Any guest who has travelled from, to, or through mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Iran, South Korea, and the Italian regions of Lombardy and Veneto in the past 15 days.
Any guest who has come in contact with anyone with 15-day prior travel to mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Iran, South Korea, and the Italian regions of Lombardy and Veneto. The CDC characterizes contact with an individual as coming within 6 feet (2M) of a person.
Guests who report feeling unwell or demonstrate any flu-like symptom.
There will be mandatory specialized health screenings performed on:any guest who has travelled from, to, or through Japan, Singapore, Thailand, and Italy (all regions other than Lombardy and Veneto) in the past 15 days.
https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2020/02/24/royal-caribbean-expands-coronavirus-travel-restrictions-include-italy-or-south-korea…26 Feb '20 at 6:34 am #23102
[color=red][b]Mainland China total coronavirus cases rides 406 to 78,064. Death toll rises 52 to 2,715 with all deaths in Hubei province
401 new cases in Hubei on Feb 25 (total 65187)
[/b][/color]27 Feb '20 at 9:20 pm #23112
More key scientific findings below — and COVID-19 differs greatly from regular FLU — with ability to RE-INFECT & DNA structure of virus is almost HIV-like in nature with ability to trick immunity system & infect far more than original SARS virus in 2003 :sick: IOW – unlike regular flu – there is no human anti-bodies stored up to prevent re-infections :woohoo:
The new coronavirus has anability to bind with human cells could be up to 1,000 times as strong as the Sars virus, according to new research by scientists in China and Europe. Scientists showed that Sars (severe acute respiratory syndrome) entered the human body by binding with a receptor protein called ACE2 on a cell membrane. The virus uses the outreaching spike protein to hook on to the host cell, but normally this protein is inactive. The cleavage site structure’s job is to trick the human furin protein, so it will cut and activate the spike protein and cause a “direct fusion” of the viral and cellular membranes. Compared to the Sars’ way of entry, this binding method is “100 to 1,000 times” as efficient, according to the study.
China has discovered that roughly 14% of patients who recover from coronavirus test positive for the killer disease again – with the mechanism behind the virus’ apparent ability to re-infect a complete mystery.[/b]28 Feb '20 at 6:08 pm #23118
[b][color=blue][i]These articles are more SCIENTIFIC in nature –even PHD & MD stuff – lol
I used to subscribe to “New Scientist” and like magazines pre-Internet 8)
IOW – these are more real facts, than panic we see in “fake news” & media sensationalizing[/i][/color]
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Shark Attacks Cause For Concern In 2014 World Cup Host City Of Recife [Warning: Graphic Video]
World Cup 2014 is in full swing in Brazil, but one of the cities hosting matches – Recife – has been the site of several shark attacks in recent years.
According to a USA Today report, the city in northeastern Brazil has been the site of 24 fatal attacks since 1992. According to a report in Travelers Today, the most recent deadly shark attack in the waters off the coast of the 2014 World Cup host city occurred less than a year ago when a shark attacked 18 year old Sao Paulo resident Bruna Gobbi. Gobbi later died as a result of related injuries.
Last year’s shark attack was caught on camera and can be seen in this local newscast (Warning: Video has graphic footage):
The popular Recife beach is called Boa Viagem (which ironically translates from Portuguese as “Safe Journey”), and has been the scene of many of the fatal incidents.
Recife has made special efforts to ensure that those who come to enjoy one of the five 2014 World Cup matches being played there understand that swimming in the beaches carries a certain amount of risk. The city has increased the number of lifeguards present on the popular beach – from 50 to 70 – and has posted signs in Spanish and English (neither of which is the language of Brazil) warning beach goers of the potential for shark attacks.
Valdy Oliveira, a spokesman for the fire department in the 2014 World Cup host, said this about the city’s increased vigilance:
“We reinforced our safety protocol near hotels because of these shark attacks. We have specially done it in places where water is murky.”
Recife’s 24 fatal shark attacks since 1992 represent more than one death per year. It’s safe to say that city officials don’t want to see the next one occur while the city is helping to host the World Cup in 2014. The 24 fatal shark attacks represent less than half of the 59 shark attacks in the area during the time period.
Most of the locals know – and most Brazilians can find out easily enough – which parts of the beach present the most danger of shark attacks. However, city officials have expressed concern that, despite warnings posted in Spanish and English, that visitors may choose to go into the portions of the beach known for shark attacks.
What do you think? Would the warning signs at the World Cup 2014 host city beach be enough to keep you out of the water or would you take your chances knowing that the area has had more than its share of shark attacks?
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IRCSO: Drug Trafficker Arrested
Indian River County Sheriff - Monday March 6, 2023: Indian River County Sheriff’s Deputies and member of the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force arrested Levi Hubler at his home Friday on multiple drug charges.
Hubler initially refused to come out of his residence. But the presence of the task force officer, and an Indian River County Sheriff K9 unit eventually convinced him to surrender.
Hubler is being held at the Indian River County Jail on a bond of over $2-million.
Hubler is facing the following charges :
- One count of trafficking methamphetamine
- Two counts of sale of methamphetamine within 1000 feet of a church
- Three counts of sale of methamphetamine
- Two counts of sale of fentanyl
- Four counts of unlawful use of a two-way communication device
- Three counts of owning, renting or leasing property for the purpose of selling narcotics