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The large quantities of low-down torque are one of the factors for the relaxed and also refined nature of the Transporter– you merely don’t need to flooring the accelerator as well as build up the revs and also consequently the noise. If you do push on then there is some gruffness from the engines, with there being marginally much more on the 150PS than on the 110PS variation unusually. The infotainment system was one aspect that was adequately updated for the 2019 renovation. There are really 2 systems, the Composition Colour as well as the Discover Media. Both in regards to style as well as look the Transporter’s cabin has a clever and high quality feel to it. The materials, while not quite as extravagant as the most effective family automobiles, are soft to the touch in several crucial areas.
Produced in-house to the highest possible criteria from stainless steel, our side tubes for the VW T6 enhance the look of your van as well as offer included security. Urban Works side tubes have been specially designed to fit from arc to curve with very little space to visually decrease the bodyline of the car. Examples include a 230v power outlet developed into the chauffeur’s seat, a lockable box inside the twin guest bench, and a brand-new load-through system that utilizes room under the dual guest bench to fit longer lots. The extra of electromechanical power steering suggests the van is able to regulate the steering for you in specific situations– primarily safety and security related yet with some benefit elements also. Well, it’s absolutely got visual effect– which should aid your service stand apart.
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Like its larger family member, the VW Crafter, the Carrier T6.1 takes care of to disguise its size admirably by maintain body lean well contained for such a high lorry. The 201bhp twin-turbocharged TDI 204 comes as basic with the automatic transmission and also the alternative of four-wheel drive. It’s quick (0-62mph takes 8.9 sec) however too expensive to suggest, specifically in the range-topping Sportline trim. The Volkswagen Carrier 6.1’s 2.0-litre diesel motor is readily available in a variety of outputs.
But if you can be certain that you’ll never walk mud right into the cabin, after that this can be a good thing instead of a limitation to the van’s practicality. Given that you need to go all the way as much as Highline in order to get air-conditioning and also an alarm as common, probably the best-value Carrier since 2018 is an entry-level Startline with business Load. This adds air-con and an alarm for a small added cost, the majority of which you’ll return when offering it on as it makes the van worth a lot more previously owned. Meanwhile the new We Link system collaborates with the built-in SIM card to include additional anti-theft attributes. These include an online alarm that notifies you using your smartphone if someone opens or moves the van, plus the ability to inspect it’s secured from another location – and also secure it if it isn’t.
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If you’re looking for out what the electrical version is like to drive, nonetheless, you’ll require to check out our different VW e-Transporter review. With its enticing mix of picture, usefulness and selection, the VW Transporter is a van that ought to always be in the running for your cash, and the Transporter 6.1 facelift has just made an already excellent van even much better. The Transporter likewise regularly scores very extremely in the yearly FN50 van fleet reliability survey. It remains to have a photo as well as track record that few rivals in the medium van market can match, and also attracts both company as well as way of living individuals. Feel free to contact us to discuss any automobiles we have for sale of just utilize this enquiry type to send any kind of inquiries as well as a participant of our team will certainly come back in contact with you. Call us now to discuss your van conversion or use our call form below to sumit any kind of questions.
If you like your vans super-premium, and also specifically if you’re amongst the many VW enthusiasts out there (the other affected will certainly prayer you like a god), we can’t think about a far better selection on the market today. Plus there suffices space for the center front passenger’s knees, which you can not claim about every tool van on the market. Still, the standard tools level is wonderful (see major review, above), and also just like all Carriers, the inside is rationally set out, with lots of useful storage space.
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Volkswagen also simplified the Transporter variety with the arrival of the T6.1 by axing the mid-level Trendline trim. Startline is still the entry-level design, then the array jumps straight to Highline. Sportline will certainly retain its flagship standing when these models get here in 2020. If Transporter Van desire to return your product for any type of reason you need to call us within 14 working days of obtaining your order. Please note that personalised orders can not be returned, this consists of orders which have actually had the trim degree changed from the default alternative and/or orders with needlework of any kind of kind.
VW asserts that complete life prices are among the most effective in the tool van market. The readily available selection of design mixes is almost amazing, however with such variety there is almost certainly a Transporter to match your requirements. Few of these rivals give the breadth of choice the VW Transporter provides, nonetheless. The T6.1 facelift was released internationally in 2019, yet just started getting to UK clients in early 2020.
There’s room for approximately 3 Euro pallets in the tons bay, and also the standard load-bay height is 1410mm. That boosts to 1626mm for the medium-height roof version as well as 1940mm for the high roofing system design. Happily, you can still obtain short and also lengthy wheelbase versions of the Carrier. And also, as has constantly held true, there are lots of type of body to choose from, consisting of a basic panel van, a staff van (known as the Kombi), a full-on minibus and a plusher exec shuttle bus.
The T6.1 also has a different cargo room locking system as standard (Panel Van as well as Kombi with bulkhead). This permits the cargo area to be locked up individually from the cab.Great information for those unpleasant sized loads and also important cargo. Highline trim is our choice and also adds air-conditioning, 16in or 17in alloy wheels, body-colour bumpers, power-folding door mirrors, automobile lights and wipers, a warmed front windshield as well as flexible cruise ship control. Optimum interior length varieties from 2572mm for the short models (that’s 50mm longer than the equivalent Ford Transit Personalized) to 2975mm for the long-wheelbase vans (50mm shorter than you’ll discover in the long-wheelbase Transportation Customized). The T6.1 additionally consists of a load-through bulkhead hatch, so you can port in an extra 400mm extra-long load right under the van’s traveler seat. The switch from hydraulic power steering to the electro-mechanical set up has had little effect on the driving experience with the van reacting smartly to inputs on the open road while really feeling usually steady and also relaxing to drive.


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Each year, close to 20 percent of the participants in the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Columbus Marathon & ½ Marathon qualify for the Boston Marathon. (No surprise there – you guys continue to impress every October!) However, you don’t need to be a Boston Marathon qualifier to join the fun of the Boston Marathon!
To celebrate one of the biggest races of the year, we’re bringing back our Boston Marathon Guess-a-thon Contest and giving you FOUR chances to win a $100 Visa gift card! The contest runs from April 12-19, just before the start of the Boston Marathon on April 20th. Post your best guess of the times for the fastest finishers on our Facebook wall. Make sure to get specific – it could all come down to the second!
Here’s how you can win. Guess the finishing times for:
- Fastest male from Ohio
- Fastest female from Ohio
- Fastest American male
- Fastest American female
Four winners will be chosen – one for each category – and will each receive a $100 Visa gift card!
Contest rules: Winners may only win once, and we will accept the next best guess in order to determine the winner if one participant guesses the right time in more than one category. If ties arise, we will pick a name out of a hat to determine the winners. Share your best guess on our Facebook timeline within the time frame.
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A lawsuit was filed this week on behalf of an Oxnard woman alleging she and at least seven others contracted Salmonella poisoning after eating last year at Brent’s Deli in Thousand Oaks.
The suit, filed Monday in Ventura County Superior Court, indicates as many as 21 people might have been victims of the outbreak, including two employees of Brent’s. Yet Ventura County and state health officials never issued a public warning.
Trevor Quirk, a Ventura attorney representing the woman, Stephanie Wehr, said the owners of Brent’s knew there was a problem with Salmonella contamination at the restaurant when his client ate there Aug. 2.
“They had numerous chances to deal with the problem but they failed to do so,” Quirk said.
Marc Hernandez, a managing partner with Brent’s, would not comment on the lawsuit, saying he had yet to see it. But he said “the health and safety of our customers and employees is of the absolute importance.”
“Our focus has always been customer satisfaction and providing a high-quality experience to the thousands of loyal customers who visit our restaurants,” he said in an email.

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BOTHELL—Cage Schenck knocked down 23 points, Blake Glessner hit for 21, Carson Noe added 15 and the Falcons picked up an exciting 77-71 road win over the Cougars last Friday evening.
“That’s the kind of game they want to play so you got to put your seatbelt on and play it,” Coach Kurt Melton said. “And when you can beat these guys on their court the way they were shooting like they were—ya gotta feel good about the win.”
The game was nip-and-tuck the entire way. Will Ruff kick-started things for Woodinville, draining eight of the Falcon’s 16 first-quarter points. Bothell struck first in the second quarter to make it 16-all. The teams traded bucked the rest of the way and the Cougars took a slim 31-30 lead into the locker room at intermission.
Schneck, Glessner and Noe got it going on in the third quarter combining for 23 of the teams’ 25 points. Layton Duff had the other bucket, and Woodinville edged out front 55-53 lead heading into the final eight minutes.
The game got physical down the stretch sending the Falcons to the free throw line six times. Glessner led the parade to the charity stripe and calmly sank 7-of-9 attempts. Thirteen of Glessner’s 21 points came at the free throw line.
“I put in some extra practice shooting a ton of free throws,” Glessner said. “The game against Inglemoor came down to free throws and had we made them when we needed to, we would’ve one and I didn’t want that to happen again.”
Coach Melton referred to Schenek’s offensive output as a quiet 23.
“I was just trying to get it done,” Schenck said. “Blake did a good job knocking down free throws, and everyone was making plays, so it was a fun game to be a part of.”
The win improves Woodinville to 2-3 in the KingCo Crown Conference and 5-5 overall. The Falcons hosted Tahoma in a non-league contest Monday and takes to the road to match up with Mt. Si in Snoqualmie Friday.

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Isn't ironic that a company that has billions of dollars of revenue each year, pushes out content patches for their MMO at a rate slower than all the other companies making MMOs in the industry?
Now this is not a game vs game thread so dont turn it into that.
But its sad quite frankly that WoW has 1 year luls between content, and other games have awesome content being pushed out every two weeks, every month, or every other month (GW2, Rift, and SWTOR being a good example of this). The other sad thing is that these other games have free to play models.
So why pay for something when you can get more for free?

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Qatar has a lot of wonderful places around the boundaries of Doha that you can travel, view, and experience. As the climate is becoming cold here, it makes the perfect time to visit these places.
Check the list below!
Al Karaana Lagoon
Al Karaana Lagoon is one of the amazing and quiet places in Qatar. It is encompassed by crystal clear water and greenery. A place is an ideal place for nature lovers, photographers, and an individual who wants some quality time with themselves.
- Distance from Doha- 65.4 KM; 54 minutes.
Due to its scenic view and relaxing vibe, it became popular. It also provides a seating area for visitors. You can enjoy the breezy evening and morning here.
- Distance from Doha- 109.2 KM; 1 hour 15 minutes.
Ghost Town / Al Jumail Village
Al Jumail Village is known as the Ghost Town. You can see what Qatar was like many years ago in this abandoned fishing village. The place is also is a good place for photographers.
- Distance from Doha- 115 KM; 1 hour 24 minutes.
- Location- https://goo.gl/maps/yuXP3iDLSwTWUXG89
Al Shu’aa Reserve
It is an eccentric animal sanctuary, also has various kinds of trees & animals such as tortoises, ostriches, goats, rabbits, Arabian Oryxes, and many more. It is an ideal place for kids to visit.
- Distance from Doha- 50.4 KM; 38 minutes.
- Location- https://goo.gl/maps/SrBPtqCdgX75CLpV9
It has a 16 feet deep sinkhole with an opening of 40 feet. You can visit this place anytime in the day. You should go via 4×4. This place does not provide a toilet or any resting facilities, thus carry your water bottle and snacks with you as they don’t have any facilities for litter too.
- Distance from Doha- 43.3 KM; 45 minutes.
- Location- https://goo.gl/maps/hBYG8BDQ4nFkAm8t8
Al Dosari Zoo & Game Reserve
Al Dosari Zoo is a personal zoo for the Dosari Family. However, adults and kids can visit the reserve and watch animals and birds such as Oryxes, Ostriches, Emus, Camels and etc. It has an entry charge, QR 10 for individuals.
- Distance from Doha- 42.7 KM; 37 minutes.
- Location- https://goo.gl/maps/nyuMcxvw1AHrw5NP6
East-West/West-East by Richard Serra
It is spread over a KM in length in the middle of a friendly part of the land. There are four steel plates standing between 14.7 meters and 16.7 meters above the ground.
- Distance from Doha- 80 KM; 1 hour 16 minutes.
- Location- https://goo.gl/maps/TrDkWMeMymDA9pac8
Zekreet Rock Formations
It is nearby Richard Serra’s art installation. The place is popular among astrophotographers in Qatar.
- Distance from Doha- 79.3 KM; 1 hour 1 minute.
- Location- https://goo.gl/maps/P8Lu6aPkHhj4JKcE7
Zekreet fort was built in the 18th -19th century. You must visit this heritage place.
- Distance from Doha- 80.6 KM; 1 hour 2 minutes.
- Location- https://goo.gl/maps/7VvXBC1bZcXjQDkX6
It is located in the northwest of Qatar. Al Areesh was one of the greatest fishermen’s hamlets in Qatar, with roughly 40 houses.
- Distance from Doha- 113.4 KM; 1 hour 24 minutes.
- Location- https://goo.gl/maps/KbxhftWTUY42oWgH6
Al Qarma Beach Garden
Al Qarma Beach Garden is one of the beautiful gardens you can visit. However, only females and children under 10 years old are allowed in the garden. The garden is located in Al Khor City. You can witness various kinds of trees and plants, a play area for kids, wooden umbrellas, shaded areas, walking paths, benches, and solar-powered lighting in the garden.
- Distance from Doha- 50.7 KM; 40 minutes.
- Location- https://goo.gl/maps/WoJReZgHk75M553o7
Have you visited any of the places on the list? Tell us about it below! We appreciate your sharing this article!

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Livestock producers fight heat and drought trying to keep cattle alive
By Ross Caniglia, Multimedia Journalist/ Weekend Meteorologist - bio | email
MOVILLE, Iowa (KTIV) -
The National Weather Service says heat is the number one weather-related killer in the United States. And it's taking its toll on livestock.
"We want to maintain our cow herd. We think down the road, in the next several years, that'll be a very valuable thing for us to do," said Al Pithan, Woodbury County Cattlemen's Association member.
Al Pithan is helping out at the Woodbury County fair these days, to keep cattle in good condition.
He's already lost livestock this year.
One of the challenges in this hot drought, keep them fed.
"We need those cattle to gain 3 lbs a day plus. When we get into a month like July, where the intakes are so low, it really affects our production," said Pithan.
For the first time this year, Pithan says that he's running out of grass.
The remedy, replace it with hay, but even that could go by the wayside.
"Hay's going to be very tight supply. So, in the past, we have not cut silage. We have not chopped corn for silage," said Pithan.
There's also the challenge of keeping the livestock cool. He says his solution is water.
"We have sprinklers. We have timed sprinklers in each pen that we'll run," said Pithan.
For Pithan, taking all the extra precautions means more money is spent.
But despite his efforts, concerns remain about what will happen if dry and hot weather continues.
"Our livelihood is in the cattle business. Feed supply is going to be very low and very spendy. Of course, other than the initial price of our cattle, that is our biggest cost. So no question, it'll have an effect," said Pithan.
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The High Court in London has reserved judgement until early next week on whether Unite can proceed with strike action at the construction giant Balfour Beatty.
Unite has called on the company to re-open negotiations immediately during the pause before Mr Justice Eady issues his ruling.
The company had sought an injunction to prevent the union calling strike action against its threat to impose new contracts on up to 1,800 electricians, plumbers and other engineers.
In a ballot result announced last week, 67% voted for strike action. Unite had agreed not to nominate any dates for action pending the outcome of the case.
Unite says the contracts – which Balfour and seven other companies in the self-appointed BESNA group wish to impose on sparks by April 2012 – will result in extensive deskilling, undermine safety levels and cut pay and allowances by up to 35%.
Balfour Beatty’s case for an injunction is understood to have centred on a claim that Unite had not maintained accurate membership lists under current anti-union legislation.
Unite national officer Bernard McAulay said: “Balfour Beatty’s failure to recognise the strength of feeling among skilled workers is prolonging a long and bitter dispute. We will not bow down to bully boy tactics either in the workplace or the court room.


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Male, Sep 24 (IANS) Sporadic protests erupted in the Maldives capital after the country's Supreme Court decided to postpone the second round of the presidential election for an indefinite period, media reports said.
The Supreme Court's controversial ruling came Monday hours after the country's parliament passed a resolution to ensure that the second round of the presidential election be held as scheduled, reported Minivan News.
Hundreds of people came out across the capital after the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) led by former president Mohamed Nasheed called for continuous protests against the court's ruling.
"In complete defiance of the Constitution, this act by a discredited court is a betrayal of democracy and the will of the Maldivian people," MDP international affairs spokesperson Hamid Abdul Ghafoor said.
"All local and international observers, including those from Transparency Maldives, the United Nations, the Commonwealth, and India praised the first round of elections as free and fair and without incident," the spokesperson said in a statement.
Mohamed Nasheed got around 45 percent of the votes in the first round, but fell short of achieving the 51 percent majority needed for the outright victory, necessitating the second round ballot.
"This (Supreme Court) ruling is a cynical attempt by President Nasheed's political opponents to delay an election they feared they were likely to lose. We urgently appeal to our friends in the international community to use their good offices to ensure that elections can swiftly proceed in the Maldives," Gafoor said.
Meanwhile, the Election Commission Tuesday said it has stopped all preparations for the second round of the presidential poll following the Supreme Court decision, reported the Haveeru online news.
Ahmed Fayaz Hassan, vice-president of the commission, told Haveeru that the panel has stopped all processes related to the poll following the apex court order.
Maldivian election monitors Tuesday said they were in "shock" by the court's late MOnday decision to indefinitely postpone the presidential poll that was to be held Sep 28, reducing the chances for an uneventful change of leadership for the Indian Ocean group of islands, reported Xinhua.
"The Supreme Court orders the elections commission and other state institutions... to postpone the second round of presidential elections scheduled for Sep 28 until the Supreme Court decides in the case before it," the court said in its ruling.
The ruling came in the wake of tycoon Gasim Ibrahim's plea that the first round of voting, which took place Sep 7, be cancelled because of vote rigging allegations.
Earlier, in the first round, Abdulla Yameen, the half-brother of former Maldives president Mamoon Abdul Gayoom, was placed second with 25.7 percent votes, marginally ahead of business tycoon Gasim Ibrahim, who received 24.1 percent of the votes.


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The chemical element Gold has a name with the symbol Au and atomic number 79. It is a
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The chemical element silver is having an atomic symbol Ag and the atomic number 47. It is a
Silver is the second most popular precious metal. Copper is a crucial metal that plays a significance in many industrial fields, including electrical engineering, electronics manufacturing and photography. Silver is an essential constituent in solar panels due to its excellent electrical properties. Silver is often employed as a method of conserving value and is used in the making of a variety of products, such as jewelry coins, cutlery and bars.
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Physical precious metals encompass various tangible assets, such as coins, bars and jewellery that are purchased with the aim of serving to serve as investments. The value of assets in the form of physical precious metals is predicted to rise in line with the rising prices of these rare metals.
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FideliTrade Incorporated is an autonomous company based in Delaware that offers a range of services that are related to the purchase and service of valuable metals. The services offered include a variety of activities such as purchasing trading, delivery, protecting and offering custody services to individuals and companies. This entity is not associated or connection with Fidelity Investments. FideliTrade does not have the status of a broker-dealer, or an investment adviser, and it is not registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission or FINRA.
The processing of sale and purchase request for precious metals by the clients from Fidelity Brokerage Services, LLC (FBS) is managed by National Financial Services LLC (NFS), which is an affiliate of FBS. NFS facilitates the processing of orders for precious metals through FideliTrade which is an independent company which is not affiliated to either FBS nor NFS.
The coins or bullion held within the custodial facility of FideliTrade are secured by insurance coverage, which offers protection against destruction or theft. The possessions of Fidelity clients of FideliTrade are maintained in a separate account with an account under the Fidelity label. FideliTrade has a significant sum of “all-risk” insurance coverage amounting to $1 billion in Lloyds of London. This policy is specifically designed for bullion that is securely stored inside high-security vaults. In addition, FideliTrade also maintains an additional $300 million in contingent vault coverage. Coins and bullion that are held in FBS accounts do not come under the protection of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) or the insurance coverage offered to FBS or NFS that is greater than the SIPC coverage. To get comprehensive information contact an agent from Fidelity.
The results of the past may not necessarily indicate the future.
The gold business is subject to notable influences from worldwide monetary and political events, which include but are not only devaluations of currencies or revaluations, central bank actions, economic and social circumstances within nations, trade imbalances, and currency or trade restrictions between nations.
The success of businesses that operate on the Gold and metals sector is usually affected by significant changes because of fluctuations in the price of gold as well as other precious metals.
The value of gold on a global scale can be directly affected from changes within the economic or political environment, especially in countries that are known for their gold production, such as South Africa and the former Soviet Union.
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The Internal Revenue Code section(s) 408(m) and Publication 590 give a comprehensive overview regarding the restrictions specific to each on investments inside Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) and different retirement funds.
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The maglev train costs nearly twice the cost of conventional train.
The average cost for a train ticket was $4.
How much does it cost to ride train from Baltimore to landover
A train ticket is determined by where you are going, so the cost varies.
depends on the college usually 75,000
£3.47 and a pack of fruit pastilles
between $79,000 and $97,000 a year.
They can typically cost $2000.
how much did a train ticket cost in 1960
Cost of ferret first year minus veterinarian - $337.00 - $922.00 Age 1-3 minus veterinarian - $247.00 - $419.00 Age 3 - minus veterinarian - $165.00 - $481.00
$789,562,025 for the 5 years needed
it costs 200$ for the license depending on the state/city.
The cost for castrating a donkey will depend on the veterinarian and location. The cost could be anywhere from $100 to $500.
Millions. It isn't cheap to buy a train.
The national average for a veterinarian in the United States is ~$90,000; a veterinarian in Hawaii is likely to earn slightly more than this due to the increased cost of living in the state.
In the 1850's, an English train ticket cost will depend on the number of miles traveled. Each mile, for a Middle class train, cost $0.75.
That depends on where you are coming from.


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Edward Abbot | The English and Australian Cookery Book … |
Australia’s first colonial cookbook with kangaroo brain, roasted wombat recipes is republished after 150 years
A colonial-era cookbook featuring recipes like battered kangaroo brains deep fried in emu oil and roasted wombat has been republished 150 years after it was written by a Tasmanian gentleman farmer.
With Australians expected to fork out big dollars once again this year on cooking books in the lead up to Christmas, Edward Abbott’s 1864 tome The English And Australian Cookery Book – Cookery For The Many, As Well As For The Upper Ten Thousand, might be just the thing for shoppers looking for that different gift.
Co-publisher Bernard Lloyd said most of the dishes in the cookbook, considered to be Australia’s first, had a distinctly Australian flavour.
“There’s a kind of a fusion going on between the sort of bush cookery of Australia and the traditional old beef of England,” he said.
“Edward Abbott was born in Sydney. His father was a judge, he moved to Tasmania in his teenage years.
“He himself became a landowner, a grazier, a judge, a coroner, and a newspaper proprietor and a parliamentarian.”
Sample these recipes from 1864:
- Slippery Bob: Take kangaroos brains and mix with flour and water, and make into batter; well season with pepper, salt etc; then pour a table-spoonful at a time into an iron pot containing emu fat and take them out when well done.
“Bush fare” requiring a good appetite and excellent digestion.
- Pan Jam: Roast kangaroos tails in the ashes with the skin on; when nearly done, scrape them well, and divide at the joints. Then put them in a pan with a few slices of fat bacon, to which add a few mushrooms, pepper etc. Fry gently and serve.
- Roast wombat: This animal feeds on grass and roots, and its flesh is eaten roasted; some persons like its flavour, others, again decry it. It is also cooked in steaks. Native porcupines are cooked in a like way.
It was in the final years of his life that Mr Abbott turned his mind to publishing Australia’s first cookery book.
“The book itself is 300 pages, and there are over 1,000 recipes,” Mr Lloyd said.
“He’s got cooking for the destitute, he’s got picnic cooking, he’s got menus for breakfast, lunch and dinner, banquets. He’s got it all.”
Certainly there are plenty of dishes between the pages to keep home cooks busy experimenting in the kitchen, including the dish that features the creatures that grace the Australian coat of arms.
“He’s got a famous recipe which some people quake at but I’d like to try – Slippery Bob, which is kangaroo brains fried in emu fat,” Mr Lloyd said.
That dish might well have been washed down with lashings of a drink called Blow My Skull, a notoriously potent alcoholic concoction that is also featured in the cookbook.
The book also contains advice on how best to roast a wombat or emu.
It is hardly nouvelle cuisine, but for foodies looking for the next big culinary sensation, it might be just the thing to tempt jaded palettes.
“His Kangaroo Steamer is a fusion of kangaroo meat and pork which is then steamed and kept in jars, I think it’s a glorious dish,” Mr Lloyd said.
“He describes cooking wombat; I’ve never had wombat before, it can be had. He’s also got recipes for mutton birds.
I don’t think there’s anything he wouldn’t have eaten … He’s probably the first person to really extol Australian ingredients.Co-publisher Bernard Lloyd
“He’s got a spectacular recipe for how to cook a turtle which starts off with ‘leave it upside down for a day to kill it’, and then cut off the fins and the head, and it goes on from there.
“I don’t think there’s anything he wouldn’t have eaten.”
Mr Lloyd hoped that by re-publishing Mr Abbott’s culinary tome, contemporary cooks might find inspiration to offer diners dishes unlike anything to be found anywhere in the world.
“I would love to see Australia look more to itself, to invent dishes and to present a cuisine which cannot be had anywhere else in the world,” he said.
“We see the beginnings of that in Edward Abbott. He did think that the cuisine of his day could do with improvement, and he looked at this ‘lamb, lamb, lamb, mutton, mutton, mutton’ all the time and he thought we can do better than this.
“He’s probably the first person to really extol Australian ingredients. He’s got chapters on Australian beers, on colonial wines, on the way the fruits grow here, and he’s full of praise for it.
“So he’s the first person to say look, come on Australia, you can do it.”
Acknowledgements: ABC News, 20 November
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Selous Scouts Pigs
The Selous Scouts Pigs were based on the design of the German Unimog UR-146 and the Rhodesian Army did not buy any of these vehicles, but extemporised their own from boiler plate in the Selous Scouts workshops. They were created to provide ambush protected vehicles for cross border operations and to lead columns. I believe there were two of these vehicles, one mounted with a 20mm canon and the other with twin 50 calibre browning’s. Each vehicle also had single MAGs mounted on each side of the vehicles.
I used a pair of 1/72 Unimog UR – 416, made by Model Miniatures in France. These are beautiful resin models and ideal for this vehicle. I also used various weapons mounts from RH Models who do an excellent range of modern weapons.
On the Pig with the twin 50 calibre mounting I built a front section above the drivers compartment, behind which was mounted the weapon. Angled shields were added either side of the browning mount. I then drilled holes toward the rear of the vehicle and using milliput and araldite, installed the single MAG mounts. A spare Unimog wheel and a small box were clued to the rear of the vehicle.
The tops of the Pigs were open affairs compared to the UR-146 which had a roof with hatches. I will just paint the top black to make up for this. The vehicle will be painted in the Rhodesian overall dark green colour as used in previous projects.


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Monday, November 16, 7:30 p.m.
UA School of Music
Guzzetta Recital Hall, 157 University Ave.
Featuring the students of the UA brass studios, this concert will include performances by the Horn Choir, Trombone Choir, Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble and student brass quintets. This concert is free and open to the public. Guzzetta Hall is at 157 University Ave., across from EJ Thomas Hall. For more information, call 330-972-8301 or e-mail email@example.com.
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Parking for audience members attending evening and weekend performances is free in the E.J. Thomas Hall deck when there is not an event in that venue. Handicap-accessible parking for audience members is available in all lots, including the residential surface lot across from Guzzetta Hall.


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Retail, office and industrial projects springing up near airport tunnel
The city’s airport tunnel will link the terminal to hundreds of millions of dollars worth of new retail, residential, office and industrial projects planned on land developers have acquired since council approved the project three years ago. Major developments had already been pushing forward in the farmers’ fields north and east of the airport after completion of the northeast ring road, expansion of Metis Trail and new LRT stations in the northeast.
The city’s airport tunnel will link the terminal to hundreds of millions of dollars worth of new retail, residential, office and industrial projects planned on land developers have acquired since council approved the project three years ago.
Major developments had already been pushing forward in the farmers’ fields north and east of the airport after completion of the northeast ring road, expansion of Metis Trail and new LRT stations in the northeast.
The $295-million Airport Trail tunnel opening next weekend, to eventually provide a key east-west connector for the quadrant, has been followed by a flurry of new deals and projects to fill in the blank spaces along what might have been a major missing link around the airport, if not for council’s controversial approval of the project.
Since that early 2011 commitment of Calgary’s grant money, major developers based in Calgary and Ontario have purchased land on all four sides of the future Airport Trail-Metis Trail interchange. Millions of square feet of offices by Triovest on one side, a big box-style retail development by RioCan on another side, and new suburban communities by Genstar and Mattamy on the east side.
“These people have more assurance there’s going to be that access to the terminal and to get the trucks and cars and everything moving around where they have their land,” Coun. Jim Stevenson said.
“It’s given them more confidence to go ahead with further investment of tens of millions of dollars.”
The northeast councillor said “it’s just ridiculous” how many project applications are hitting his desk for the last major undeveloped land on the inside of the ring road.
Even on the other side of the ring, the airport tunnel comes up in an investor brief for land on the city’s far east boundary.
“The property will, in the near future, become strategic to the Airport Industrial Corridor via the new airport tunnel, and the eventual completion of Airport Trail,” says the inventory brief for Pacific Developments Ltd., for their 91-hectare industrial and commercial project.
Developers cautioned not to call the six-lane tunnel beneath the airport’s giant new runway a catalyst for their developments.
“It’s not a linchpin for the development to proceed,” said Robb Honsberger, development director for the Pacific Development venture.
“It just enhances things, because there’s more road connections when it’s complete.”
Stoney Trail and the extension of water and sewage services to the area also helped kick-start projects, he added.
Wilf Richter of Mattamy said he doubts anybody there factored in the tunnel when the Ontario-based builder acquired land for $107 million bordering Airport Trail, in the year after council’s tunnel vote.
“The airport tunnel, I think it was always going to be there and I don’t think anyone considered it one way or the other,” he said.
In fact, council had long been wary of building the costly tunnel, told by bureaucrats it wasn’t necessary. That changed when Mayor Naheed Nenshi took office, and persuaded council to narrowly approve the project.
Stevenson reckons all the development would have occurred regardless, but congestion would have become unbearable in 15 years.
Developer excitement for the tunnel might be muted because it won’t get people very far once it’s open.
As part of a deal with Calgary International Airport, the city cannot finish Airport Trail to Metis until it helps finance interchanges that lead into the terminal. The road will dead-end at 36th Street N.E., which for now is only a two-lane road south of the tunnel roadway. The big-box development and offices alongside 36th appear likely to be first to spring up, while Mattamy’s Cityscape community begins rising closer to Country Hills Boulevard near the existing SkyView Ranch neighbourhood.
While many of the city’s new arterial roadways like Metis and parts of Airport Trail are financed by developer levies, the city used provincial grant dollars for the tunnel, transportation general manager Mac Logan said.
He’s glad to see the city’s massive investment in that area beginning to pay off with plans and future bulldozer activity.
“We’ve done northeast LRT, Metis Trail, that was $60 million, and now this piece,” Logan said.
“As far as I’m concerned, $400 million of transportation infrastructure here in the last decade — we should be building out this quadrant.”
Genstar purchased its future residential lands for $75.5 million from Oscar Fech, the political gadfly who for years refused to deal with the city to build roads on his property.


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This project is increasing access to clean water and adequate sanitation for 26,376 community members and 3,600 children in 63 underserved villages of Uganda. To ensure the benefits of the project are maintained, delivery of water and sanitation facilities is combined with hygiene and sanitation education and the formation and capacity building of 138 Community Based Organisations and 9 School Health Clubs. Beneficiaries are also be trained to lobby for better government services related to water, sanitation and health provisions.

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Heckler & Koch HK33E A2 5.56mm NATO 4-Position Pre May Dealer Sample Machine Gun
Status: In-Stock / Please Call to Purchase
This Chester County Armory listing is for a German-factory constructed Heckler & Koch HK33E A2 5.56mm NATO Pre-May Dealer Sample Only machine gun.
The HK33E is the German “made for export” upgraded model of the HK33. HK33E versions were first produced in 1985, so very few made it into the US as dealer samples due to the the 1986 cutoff. Very similar to the standard production model HK33, the E version sports some minor upgrades, including support for the folding bipod assembly, as well as a reinforced stock. This 15.4″ barreled weapon is German factory-made weapon, so it sports the original double push pin design, and is equipped with a factory 4-position Navy style trigger group that notes safe, semi, three round burst, and full-auto controls. This is an A2 model with a fixed rifle stock and it also includes the folding bipod assembly.
Overall, this weapon is in excellent mechanical condition, with virtually no wear on the internals noted. The exterior metalwork is solidly intact, with no dents, dings, cracks, etc. of any functional or structural concerns. Cosmetically, this weapon appears lik-new in appearance, with an exterior black finish that is in absolutely beautiful condition, with no noted handling or use marks. The polymer furniture is also in excellent condition, with only minor marks from handling and use noted.
This Pre-May 1986 Dealer Sample Only machine gun is available for purchase by Class 3 FFL/SOT holders only. It will come with one 25 round original factory H&K magazine. This model is a “keeper” gun, that may be retained by a licensee upon surrender of their FFL license. It is currently on a Form 3.


December 16, 2000 |
The executive director of the California Interscholastic Federation has sustained the athletic suspension of Villa Park junior Martin Iti, ending Iti's hopes for a return to the basketball court within the CIF appeals framework. But Ronald E.
December 16, 2000 |
Several high school soccer coaches in Orange County rallied Friday to the defense of Huntington Beach boys' Coach Kevin Smith, who is taking a leave of absence while the Southern Section reviews an investigation of a possible rule violation.
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December 8, 2000 |
The city plans to recognize its winning high school athletic teams with a special parade and celebration Saturday at City Hall. La Habra High School's varsity football team, which will compete tonight against South Hills of West Covina for the Division IX Southern Section CIF Title, will be honored along with La Habra High School's varsity volleyball team and Whittier Christian High School's girls' volleyball team.
November 24, 2000 |
At El Modena, the lure of the mat is supreme. It's not like that at every high school in Orange County, where some coaches plead with athletes to come out for wrestling. Then again, there's only one Alan Clinton, a coach who looks like a drill sergeant but endears himself to his team through his encouraging methods and love for the sport. Since Clinton took over in 1985, El Modena is 192-60 and has won three Southern Section and seven league titles.
November 19, 2000
Edison won a coin toss Saturday and will host its Southern Section second-round Division I playoff game Friday against second-seeded Los Angeles Loyola. The game will be played at Orange Coast College. Mater Dei and Esperanza, the other two Orange County teams alive in Division I, will play on the road. The Monarchs lost a coin flip and will play at third-seeded Rialto Eisenhower.
November 18, 2000 |
The top high school singles and doubles players in Orange County are spread out across Southern California today as they participate in the Southern Section individual preliminaries. Four singles players and four doubles teams from each of the four sites will advance to the section championships at the Claremont Club for the Round of 16 and quarterfinals on Nov. 30. The semifinals and finals also will be at the Claremont Club on Dec. 1.
November 16, 2000 |
The Southern Section Executive Committee denied Santa Margarita's appeal Wednesday to move from the Parochial Area into the Orange County Area for the 2002-06 releaguing cycle. Then, using the same set of criteria, it overturned a previous decision and will allow Orange Lutheran and Calvary Chapel to participate in Orange County public school leagues. Calvary Chapel and Orange Lutheran will look for a new home outside the Olympic League, probably the five-team Sea View or Golden West leagues.
November 13, 2000 |
Three of the eight Orange County football teams vying for at-large berths in the Southern Section playoffs were rewarded Sunday, but two of those three paid the price in the bracketing process. Servite and Fountain Valley received two of the three available berths in Division I, and Ocean View was awarded the lone berth in Division VI. Three county schools were shut out in Division IX in favor of Baldwin Park as each vied for the one playoff berth.
November 12, 2000
A brief look at the six Southern Section football divisions that include Orange County schools (pairings to be announced today): DIVISION I League champions--Rialto Eisenhower (9-1, Citrus Belt), Los Angeles Loyola (9-1, Del Rey), Long Beach Poly (10-0, Moore), Santa Margarita (8-2, Serra), Esperanza (9-1, Sunset). Overview--Defending co-champions Long Beach Poly and Mater Dei, along with traditional powers Eisenhower, Redlands, Loyola, Santa Fe Springs St.


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Last week was my birthday and this was my present...a Trek 7000 WSD! Isn't she pretty?! I have been wanting a bike for a while now...something I can ride to the post office and UPS instead of being lazy and driving. It's been a LONG time since I've ridden and I am eager to ease my aging bones into better shape. Thanks, Ben! Now I am in search of the perfect messenger bag to hold all my packages...
These are just a few of the new pieces I made for the recent Buyers' Market Show. I am just now getting around to taking documentary photos of them. Soon they will be shipped off to be professionally shot.
Large Vine Necklace : blackened sterling, 18k gold, chocolate diamond and white diamonds. The leaves freely swing with the movement of the wearer.
MARCH MADNESS SALE! It's my birthday and I'm having a SALE to celebrate!
Hurry! This special offer only runs from March 10 through 17! -FREE SHIPPING on all orders! -10% off all orders over $75 -15% off all orders over $200 -Already discounted items are also included in this great offer!
Simply make your purchase and an adjusted pay pal invoice will be sent to reflect sale prices.
You can also visit my portfolio website to browse my entire collection. Click here. If you see something you'd like to purchase that is not listed on my Esty site, please contact me and I will post it for you!
This week was busy with snow days, small retail orders and a nice custom order. I was asked by my client to create a pendant similar to my Layered Marquise Pendant using metal from jewelry that was donated by several of his family & friends. Normally I do not use old jewelry...you never know what problems will arise with strange alloys, what weird solders were used, if it was plated, etc. However, most of what he gave me was quality hallmarked and did not look suspicious, so I melted it down and poured into wire ingots. The sentiment behind the design was touching: Family and friends that have touched his wife's life would donate something to create her 40th day birthday present and the design itself represented his wife and their 2 children. I loved the way it turned out and so did they!
Blackened sterling silver, 14k gold and pearls
Custom Marquise Pendant next to my Layered Marquise Pendant
I also made time to "play" a little bit this week! I bought some beautiful stones at a gem show several months ago and haven't had the time to do anything with them yet. So yesterday I made two quick rings just for fun. They are very simple and basic designs...nothing daring...I just really wanted to put some of the stones I bought in something! Plus I got to "play" with the beautiful Fretz hammer I got for Christmas by making a lovely texture on the side of the band.
14k gold ring w/ princess cut orange-red sapphire
14k gold ring w/ princess cut chocolate diamond
They will soon be individually for sale in my Esty shop...But look how beautifully they stack!
I started this post 2 weeks, but got side tracked....
Buyers Market of American Craft show floor
I didn't have high expectations for this year's Buyers Market of American Craft. Considering the horrible conditions of the global economy, I knew it was not going to be a very profitable show. I spoke to many (jewelry) artists during and after the show, and their sales were anywhere from 40% to 90% down from last year...or worse! This was my 13th BMAC show in 11 years and it definitely was my worst show. It's hard to keep a positive attitude about my designs...but I'm trying. I'm hoping the economic tides will turn and stores will need more stock soon!
On the brighter side, I had a wonderful time visiting with old friends in Philadelphia and seeing my artist friends at the show. I also had some great networking opportunities while I was at the show. I attended an invitational dinner party hosted by the Contemporary Design Group and the Jeweler's Resource Bureau. I was also invited to serve on the Buyers Market Advisory Council, a selected group of exhibitors and retailers who provide feedback and input about how to improve the show. This is such an honor! I found it invigorating to see the "other side" of the Buyers Market and to have a voice in very some important discussions. I look forward to future meetings!
Show breakdown - always looks like a tornado hit
A quick thanks to Valerie Heck for allowing me to use her photos of the show floor! For several years, Valerie has been the Jewelry Manager for the Buyers Market but now she is embarking on a new adventure...marriage and her own jewelry career! Thank You and Good Luck, Valerie!


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At Mycasinoguru, we often receive queries about Random Number Generators used in casino games. Players have doubts if the RNG is genuine and they ask if casinos can rig the games or not. Our Online Casino RNG guide is helpful and touches on most of the queries by players.
We know that RNG or Random Number Generators work on land and online slot games. RNGs appear in online casino games like Slots, Video Poker cards, Keno numbers, and more. RNGs can generate output at a super rate of several billion hundreds of times per second!
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How do casinos generate random numbers?
Online Casinos cannot generate random numbers. The Random Number Generators algorithm is embedded into the game by the game software provider only. RNG generates numbers even when a player does not play the game.
What is a random number generator in slots?
In general, the software company that creates the game uses pseudo-random number generators. Inputs of numbers or symbols cannot be done externally by anyone else. They just need an algorithm and a seed number to start working.
Any slot game you play uses an RNG, like a classic slot, video slot, or progressive slot.
How to predict numbers from a random number generator?
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If a game has say 50 symbols, then at every click of your mouse, the RNG can generate an output of numbers between 1-50, so the probability of getting the same number series is infinite. Unless you play a slot game all day for a year, it is difficult to predict all the numbers by a random number generator.
Are the Random Number Generators 100% reliable?
Yes, RNGs are reliable as an online casino’s credibility and trust rely on it. Only the game developers know the input of the seed number, casinos do not have knowledge about it.
Yet, players who have played a slot game for a long time, for example, may be able to predict the numbers. All the online games you play on an online casino are monitored and tested by eCOGRA, an independent online gambling testing laboratory.
Generally, software developers also need to certify every game they create, so if a casino has featured a certified game, then you are good to go. Software and gaming developers get the game RNG’s audited by an independent third party.
Hence, when you choose a slot game to play, make sure you look for the RTP or return to player percentage. The higher the RTP, the better is the payout. A good RTP of any slot game must be above 95%. 5 of the most popular Slot casino games in India with an RTP above 95% are
- Game of thrones 243 ways
- Mega Mullah
- Mermaid’s Millions
- Gonzo’s Quest
Therefore, now that you know that RNGs are safe and cannot be tampered with, you can play popular slot games without worrying about anything. Start to play slots now.


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Previously I detailed how terrorists tried to blow up the Harry Potter book release party in Karachi, and today from Iran we have this:
In an article, the Iranian daily Kayhan, which is identified with Iranian Supreme Leader ‘Ali Khamenei, criticized Iran’s Culture and Islamic Guidance Ministry for approving the distribution of the new book in the “Harry Potter” series.
The paper said that “Harry Potter” was a Zionist project in which billions of dollars had been invested in order to disrupt the minds of young people.
Story courtesy of the Memri Blog
So we’ve gone from wahabbists bombing Harry Potter to “twelvers” banning him. Let’s face it — if it were a plot there would be Arabic, Farsi, and Urdu versions wouldn’t there? pfft. Now that I think on it though, Khameimi just realizes how close to a death-eater he looks. Ministry of Islamic guidance sounds real close to ministry of magic…. Continue reading “Bombing Harry Potter : We Had Visitors”


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The stock market is rising on the healthcare news— the S&P 500 index gained 0.5% on Monday and the Dow industrials gained 0.4%. That’s a welcome relief because it wasn’t a given that stocks would react positively to a big, expensive government initiative. I don’t read this market rise as an endorsement of expanding federal indebtedness, but rather a vote of support for the functionality of government. Despite the ugly method by which the healthcare bill reached the President’s desk, the fact that it did at all sends a message that the U.S. Government is not paralyzed. This stands in stark contrast to the European Union, which cannot seem to agree on a way to help Greece out of its debt crisis.
Healthcare stocks rose a bit more than the averages, up about 0.7%, but they were not Monday’s market leaders. That honor goes to casino stocks, which jumped 6%. As the market headed toward its close, Barton Biggs of Traxis Partners was telling Bloomberg television that long-only hedge funds are substantially under invested and that the rising market will draw in more money. Biggs has been bullish for some time and he remains so, at least with regard to the next few months. I am also reading that Mary Ann Bartels, the chief technical analyst at BofA/Merrill Lynch sees the stock market’s technical strength as quite good in spite of low daily volume. The low “up’ volume, Bartels notes, surpasses the low “down” volume.
All of which makes this an interesting trifecta of reverse market psychology: Healthcare reform is turning out to be largely an expansion of government subsidized healthcare coverage (bearish), but it’s also sending a ‘can-do’ message from Capitol Hill (bullish); the fact that hedge funds don’t trust this stock market rally (bearish) may turn out to be a good thing, as they will slowly convert (bullish). Even the stock market’s anemic volume (bearish) is not a worry since there are positive signals within those numbers (bullish). At some point in the next six months the stock market will reflect our nation’s debt dilemmas and at that point we’ll likely suffer through a painful correction. But for the moment—knock on wood—things don’t look half bad.


Adelaide-based Myriota has partnered with US company Spire Global, a leading global provider of space-based data, analytics, and space services. The partnership will accelerate Myriota’s global service deployment timeline, expanding the Myriota Network using Spire Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) nanosatellites. Myriota is the first large-scale, commercial, IoT-focused customer of Spire.
Myriota will use Spire’s existing satellite platform and continue to scale the Myriota Network as Spire deploys new satellites. The partners plan to quickly ramp up Myriota’s coverage to a global, low latency constellation, extending its existing coverage in North America, Australia and New Zealand to other markets including Europe. By leveraging Spire’s proven constellation and global operations platform, Myriota expects to quickly and cost-effectively scale its IoT services to meet rising global demand.
Spire’s constellation of low-earth orbit nanosatellites is equipped with a range of software- defined radios (SDR) that let partners test, deploy, operate, and scale custom applications. Myriota expects this landmark partnership to allow it to expand its network more quickly in more areas, and to improve latency using existing spacecraft.
The Myriota Network enables customers in industries like logistics, utilities, and agriculture to securely monitor and collect data globally using its long-lasting and low-cost IoT sensors. Myriota customers are already tracking, locating, and monitoring assets including vehicles, wind turbines, equipment and tools, and shipping containers. The new partnership will support reduced latency and new services.
“Australia is a hotbed of innovative companies, and it’s gratifying to help a leading satellite connectivity provider go to market quickly and scale up efficiently,” said Theresa Condor, Executive Vice President, General Manager of Space Services and Earth Intelligence at Spire.
“With high demand for the Myriota Network from our partners, who are rolling out products at an ever-accelerating rate, this agreement is a game changer for our business.”


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A day after the U.S. Supreme Court announced it would hear oral arguments in ongoing water rights litigation between Georgia and Florida, Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal seemed to like his state’s chances.
During an annual environmental address held Wednesday at the Infinite Energy Center in Duluth, Deal rattled off statistics about Georgia and metro Atlanta’s reduction in per capita water use in recent years. Despite the addition of more than a million people, he said, the Atlanta area is drawing roughly the same amount of water from Lake Lanier and the Chattahoochee and Flint river basins as it was a decade ago.
He called those numbers and others “a pretty good indication of why the state of Florida had such a hard time in the suit they filed against us” challenging Georgia’s water consumption.
“We hope that that [case] will continue to go well,” Deal said during his 25-minute speech, an annual event organized by nonprofit environmental group Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful. “We think that Georgia has a good story to tell.”
The Supreme Court announced Tuesday it would hear the years-old water rights suit between Georgia and Florida during its current term, which will stretch until June or July.
In just one part of the decades-long water skirmish that has also involved Alabama, Florida has called for strict new water consumption limits to be placed on Georgia, arguing that such caps would be crucial to preserving downstream water flow for power plants, the agriculture industry and fragile environmental ecosystems. Georgia, meanwhile, has contended that its water use is reasonable and necessary — and a special master appointed by the Supreme Court has sided with the Peach State.
That special master, Ralph Lancaster, filed a recommendation in February that the justices ignore Florida’s claims because the state had failed to show that a consumption cap was needed.
Gwinnett County, where Deal gave his speech Wednesday, is a suburb of more than 900,000 residents that pulls virtually all of its water from Lake Lanier. But the county has also become a leader in metro Atlanta — and the country — when it comes to water stewardship and wastewater recycling.
Its F. Wayne Hill Water Resource Center treats tens of millions of gallons of wastewater each day before returning it to Lake Lanier cleaner than ever, a fact referenced in a legal brief filed earlier this year as part of Georgia’s litigation with Florida. Gwinnett is also embarking on a plan to develop a $30 million ‘water innovation center’ to promote research and training.
Deal, who left immediately following Wednesday’s speech and did not answer questions from reporters, called the county his “poster child” for treating and returning water back into the Lanier-Chattahoochee-Flint system.
Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful Executive Director Schelly Marlatt said she was “super proud” of that moniker. County Commission Chairman Charlotte Nash said she was too — but said it’s only a matter of time before others have to join them, regardless of what the Supreme Court decides.
“The reality is,” Nash said, “everybody’s going to have to move to the same standard that we’re using.”
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We utilizes cooling towers for maintaining temperatures within the chillers for variety of business applications. The device is principally employed in the producing and power generation industries for keeping your surroundings cool.
You can maintain heat regulation in air-conditioning systems by using cooling towers that influence the worldwide cooling tower market.
What are growth factors that you just ought to recognize in world cooling market?
The increases demand you see within the construction, air-conditioning , producing, and power generation trade is predicted to shift the worldwide towards a cheaper solution i.e cooling towers market.
The rising technological advancements within the cooling boost the worldwide cooling market.
They are price effective and really well economical influencing you and al over the globe with its market growth.
Segmentation that we tend to think about in global cooling market:
Segmentation of market of the cooling towers in worldwide when we talk on the idea of technological basis:
- Coolingtower with dry technology
- Coolingtower with wet technology
Segmentation of market of the cooling towers, when we talk on the type of product:
- Axial-flow fans
- Centrifugal-flow fans
Segmentation of market of the cooling towers, on the base of their Use in Industrial Sectors are:
- Pharmaceutical and chemical
- organic compounds
- Beverages & other food products
- Power generation
Segmentation of market of the cooling towers, on the method air they induce are
- Passive draft
- Induce draft
What are challenges you’ll realize in cooling towers market:
We are regarded with their economical usage in industries but they have a controversy with of being Corroded and scaling-issue.
Corrosion occurs because water runs in tower if not proper schedule cleaning is provided according to weather situations they got corroded similar case is with scaling where salts of water deposits inside the tower. However, water softeners can be used to minimize the scale build-up inside the towers.
Water evaporation is one of the major concerns and to eliminate event. Drift eliminator is predicted to beat these environmental considerations.
Regional analysis that you simply can realize fascinating in world of cooling system Market:
Asia-Pacific and remainder of the planet dominate the worldwide cooling system market.
The markets in these regions are pumping chiefly thanks to the rising Indian market.
China is additionally one among the leading markets for the sale of cooling system systems.
Reason behind the dominance of those regions is that the rise within the variety of speedy industrial enterprise, power generation plants, and rising demands of the increasing population.
Do you recognize differing kinds of cooling towers in market?
After a few years of development of this technology, cooling towers are obtainable in several sorts and sizes.
Every of those is applicable in an exceedingly sure load configuration, the rationale it’s vital to stipulate the choices obtainable.
Note that despite the various design, the essential operate remains as that of dissipating heat from a building system or a method to the air through evaporation. Here are some categorizations.
1. Crossflow cooling towers
In crossflow cooling tower water enters perpendicularly while air enters for the side walls of the tower horizontally and then rise upward from the center of the cooling tower. In crossflow cooling towers air enters at 90 degree to the direction of water.
2. Counterflow cooling towers
In counterflow cooling towers the air is entered beneath the fills and moves upward opposite to the direction of the water flow. The air enters beneath the fill material and then rise upward through the fill material.
3. Hyperbolic cooling towers
Hyperbolic systems employs a chimney stacking method that permits the cooler, outside air to push the damp, hotter air within the tower. Splash fill is placed round the bottom of the tower and therefore the water that sprays all over it’s cooled by the passage of upward-flowing air.
4. Induced draft cooling towers
Induced draft also called as mechanical draft use some variety of mechanical pressure building devices, sort of a fan system, to push air upward within the tower by a mechanical mean. Induced draft systems also can force air into the tower with a blow-through or pull it out through a draw-through.
5. Passive draft cooling towers
Passive or natural draft cooling towers does not use any external pressure building mechanism, mix the rising motion of warm air with a steep chimney design to naturally push in air throughout the tower.
Moreover, passive draft systems might have either a counter or crossflow transport design, hyperbolic towers are continuously passive draft
6. FRP Cooling Tower
- The design casing for the tower is made with covering material “fiberglass reinforced plastic”.
- it’s extraordinarily corrosion resistant that will be your major concern. This material could be a emulsified material.
- The fibers utilized in the mix are carbon or aramid, glass, wood, paper and a lot of.
- It offers enough constructional power to square firm against vibration and wind rate.
- Casing designed in sections properly matches at mechanics contours and works, that are accomplished for best performance.
- The necessary features of frp cooling tower are as follows,
- The pultruded design has become the foremost general and desirable constructional material for tiny cooling towers.
- whereas comparison to the concrete, FRP demands solely less maintenance and offers low prices. However, we will still encounter the utilization of concrete in giant constructions.
THE INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION OF cooling towers
The cooling tower system is common in many industries such as
- Power sectors
- Commercial building
- Food processing plants
- Petroleum refineries
- Chemical and pharmaceutical industries
- Refrigeration and chilling plant
- Cold storage
- Electric power generation plant
- The article encloses brief analysis on: market outlooks, market segments, market size, current issues/challenges, technology of cooling market.
- The article provides you a whole compilation of first-hand info, qualitative and quantitative assessment for you providing in-depth analysis of market factors, elaborated summary of cooling towers and its kind.
- Towers applications on their regional demand and provide, their impact towards international sector is mentioned with you whereas considering economical site too.


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FSIN Makes Call For Health Advocacy Office
Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at 13:12
The FSIN says First Nations people need their own health advocacy office to help them find their way through the health care system.
Acting executive director Kyle Prettyshield says the FSIN gets numerous calls from people with concerns or questions.
Prettyshield says there is a demand for such an office and believes it would be more than just a call centre, saying policy work could also be done there.
Vice-Chief Dutch Lerat points to the province’s recent Patient First Review, which made a recommendation to assist First Nations people in navigating the health care system.
Lerat says a First Nations health advocacy office could respond to any patient complaints in a timely manner.

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Yes, You Can! Survival Guide to Teaching Strings
Stephen Benham / Doris Gazda
Yes, You Can! is a practical guide for teaching the essential techniques of orchestral string instruments. Especially useful if you are coming into teaching strings from another discipline, such as band or choir. The guide carefully describes techniques and compares them to knowledge you already have so that you will feel confident in presenting these concepts to students. If you are already a string specialist, you will find this an indispensable resource guide that presents the pedagogical techniques of teaching string instruments in a concise, eary to understand format.


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- Location: Rome, Italy
One of the most enchanting palaces in Rome has opened its doors to inaugurate a new chapter in its history as Palazzo Dama: a magnificent hotel that redefines the capital city’s standards of luxury. Our outdoor pool and garden create a surprising oasis that is unique among Rome’s five-star city center hotels. In the garden, olive and lemon trees frame the inviting pool and its private outdoor dining and lounging areas. In each of the suites and guestrooms, refinement meets comfort, creating an intimate oasis where guests may relax and recharge. Each environment has been conceived to offer a unique experience of contemporary style: collections of worldly objects d’art, prints by noted photographers and rare art and design books imbue every space with its own distinctive history. The interiors are in restful shades of blue and delicate greens that reflect the hotel’s signature palette. The lavishly decorated marble bathrooms welcome the guest who, after a busy day, wants tranquility, relaxation and elegance.
In Room Beauty & Wellness Treatments
Flat Screen TV with Sky & Satellite Channels
Acqua di Parma Toiletries
Bathrobe & Slippers
Nespresso Coffee Machine
24-Hour Fitness Center
Outdoor Swimming Pool
Outdoor Dining & Lounging Areas
Meeting & Event Spaces
45 minutes from Rome Airport. 5 minutes to nearest Town/Shopping.

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