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From the minute my failing bladder wakes me, I start a new day in the war against the army of microbes ravaging my body. There are several bad actors in my two decade long health collapse. Bartonella is the featured player at the moment, and the rifampin prescribed for it is pushing the Herxheimer effect to new limits of undesirability.
Every day begins with the same routine. My feet hit the floor and my dog Mimzy’s four feet hit the floor right after mine. If Kitty has opted to join us for the night, her feet are next. In typical cat form, she is in no rush. Everything is on her terms. Mimz and Kitty are my constant companions and source of unconditional love. I tend to their needs before I do anything else. After getting up, I stand still for a moment to get my balance, because it is awful these days. After stumbling downstairs to let the girls out I race to the bathroom to conduct my own business. The morning begins with diarrhea, nausea and unbearable anxiety.
Concluding the pet ritual, I refocus on the battlefield with my own body. I have to eat, take medicine and not throw up. These are key goals of my daily life. The nausea is overwhelming so the thought of having to eat ratchets up the anxiety. As I walk in circles delaying the inevitable, the long list of things I must tend to pushes its way into my consciousness. I begin an immediate assessment of my physical and executive functioning and decide what, if anything, I am capable of completing. My ability to function and will to perform necessary tasks are strangled by neurosis and physical weakness. The anxiety skyrockets. “I need to take my medicine.” I think to myself. It stares at me from it’s holding container waiting to inflict its misery. I take the morning dose out and set it on a tiny dish. “Ugh”, I grunt as I notice it is a rifampin day. I only take rifampin three times a week. Three miserable days a week.
For about a half hour I wrestle with my psyche and limitations until I finally come to terms with the reality: The nausea and anxiety won’t subside on their own. That is when I gather my supplies and head outside to the patio, chastising myself through every step. “I shouldn’t have to do this”, I mumble under my breath. Mimzy and Kitty circle around me as if to say, “We understand. You do what you have to do.”
After a few long puffs of weed, I head back inside. I contemplate, “Should I empty the dishwasher or throw in wash?” The medicine continues to taunts me from it’s little dish. The next part of the ritual is to make my own seltzer with double filtered water and a soda stream. I fill a glass, put a few Stevia drops and squeeze in some lemon, lime, orange or grapefruit. I toss in some ice and a stainless steel straw to minimize the acid erosion of my teeth. I freaking love my stainless steel straws.
Next is food preparation. By now the nausea is subsiding, so looking at and smelling food no longer triggers the gag reflex. Breakfast could be anything from a handful of almonds and dates to steak and potatoes left over from yesterday’s dinner. I just go for anything that appeals to me and will prevent vomiting. I have vomited enough for five people for a lifetime.
With ADHD grabbing me by the throat, I try to stay focused on eating. A rogue glass in the family room could catch my eye and launch a dish round up mission that could pull me off track for a half hour. I FORCE myself to stay focused by incentive. After I swallow my medicine, I permit myself to visit my favorite FB group- A Little Lyme Laughter. It has become an integral part of my treatment.
As the medication “preparation treatment” kicks in, I start eating with great joy. After a few bites, I take all 10 pills at once with one big sip of seltzer. If I swallowed every pill in my daily medi-minder one at a time, I would literally spend an hour a day just swallowing medicine. The mid-day and late night supplements go down in two gulps, because there are about 15 different pills, and a few look like horse pills. The glutathione and magnesium alone would choke the smallest of elephants.
With the meds down, I finally, I get to look over the new posts in Lyme Laughter. Without fail, members of the group have worked magic in the wee hours of the morning posting new items to review. And so begins the laughing — ache in the side, tears streaming down my face laughter. These are my peeps. We suffer so terribly and depend greatly on one another to keep fighting. There is a lot of inappropriate material. I think we all purposely see how far we can push the envelope until someone cries, “foul”. It is strangely cathartic to behave badly in unison. Although we offend from time to time, it is only in jest – the way Key and Peele would poke fun at a situation. To show my appreciation for my healing team, I made a video. This is true lyme life; complete with bedhead, bathrobe, no makeup and of course, my beats. Lyme is not a glamorous disease, so there was no attempt to glam up for this. A Little Lyme Laughter
Once I’ve cleared through the feed, I get up, go about tidying the kitchen as my mind begins to swell with all the things I want to write about. I move from task to task and relax within my bubble of thought. While shoving cloths into the washer or putting away dishes, I realize I am no longer anxious, nauseated and distracted. I’m functioning. And I ask myself, “Why do you beat yourself up every morning for using weed to survive?” It is a natural herb that enables me to fight pain, tears and the dark thoughts that coincide with chronic illness. I re-affirm that I am on a good mission and that I should work hard to change the perception of using marijuana to manage symptoms of chronic illness.
One of the most frightening symptoms of bartonella (and in my case, exacerbated by rifampin) is rage. For the scientific and physiological explanation for lyme/bartonella rage, you can review the linked presentation prepared by Dr. Robert Bransfield, Psychiatrist. I’ll provide the context of the madness. Allow me to illustrate.
I picture my nerves like frayed electrical wires. This illness strips away the myelin sheathing that surrounds nerves leaving them exposed and over sensitive. Continuously operating in a state of fatigue and having to play a contributing role to the household cocks the trigger of my psyche. My mind and hands are always twitchy as I face the ordeals du jour . I drag myself through daily routines by having an ongoing dialog with myself. This keeps me moving forward.
It is a good day if my first use of the word ‘fuck’ doesn’t occur till I leave the house. When the first ‘f’ bomb drops at 7:15 a.m. because I can’t open a bag of oatmeal, I know the next twelve hours will be a challenge. These are the times that simple tasks like driving can be an absolute nightmare. Running errands, using technology and talking with customer service professionals paves the highway to hell. Now that I manage all my mother’s affairs following her relocation, my life has been a continual stream of phone calls, faxes, notary visits, account changes etc. I can barely keep my own affairs in order. This added burden ups the stress level to “caution – stroke possibility high”. Each transaction is fraught with frustration that nudges me closer to the edge of the cliff. Add to this my mother’s toxic and delusional behavior. It inevitably causes a release of stress hormones in my body. My nerves tingle. Every moment I have to interact with the woman that brought me into the world is physically and emotionally draining. It is profoundly sad. My reserve tank of patience has been running exceedingly low. For the past two years, I have been running on emotional fumes.
The other day, started off on a sour note. I woke up with bartonella rage simmering in my subconscious. There I was, standing at the cliff of insanity, toes curling over the edge waiting for a breeze to blow me to my final resting place. All I wanted to do was smoke weed to calm down, take a bath and rest, but I couldn’t. I had to drive out to my Mother’s to take her on a few errands and review (for the fifth time in two weeks) the status of her finances. The fact that I carry this burden alone because my sister checked out of the relationship and left me holding the “mommy bag” makes my whole body feel hot with anger. I hadn’t even left the house and I felt twisted up in knots at the idea of facing the day’s events. I would surely be vomiting by 10:00 if I took my medicine with out smoking pot, so I skipped my morning dose of both. Driving stoned is not an option. Unfortunately, although not surprising, my mother shoved me right off the cliff that day. She pulled the virtual trigger to my psyche and kicked off an episode of blind rage unlike anything I have experienced.
It has been building up over a lifetime. My mother’s childhood was indescribably miserable. She was one of 14 children and exceedingly poor. My dad was one of nine and the same. Neither had any decent parenting role model. My childhood; had less indescribably misery than either of theirs, but it was not a healthy environment. The times when I needed a mother the most were the times she drove the knife in the hardest. I’m covered in invisible scars. Regardless, a child wants parents that are happy. Having always been made to feel like the source of their misery, I tried to make up for it. I made my parents’ happiness my responsibility and it destroyed me. With a father that could be described as a loving Hitler, I never dared to express my own opinions or ask for my needs to be filled. Whenever either of them bruised me, I swallowed hard and accepted my badness. I have no clue how I managed to reach this stage in life. It is rather miraculous that I’m not dead or institutionalized.
Without getting sidetracked by writing an extensive narrative of the events that lead up to it, I will summarize by saying this: After six months of putting everything in my life on hold (including my health) to tend to her every need and demand, she verbally abused me one time too many. I snapped. Mommy decided to spew her venom at me while I was driving her to the bank. Her bitter attack and nasty allegations brought me to the emotional state of an unwanted puppy that pooped on the rug. As we rode along a two lane country road, a physiological change of some sort engulfed my entire body. I started spitting my own vile words. I was aware of the fact I was coming completely unglued, but was unable to control the rage. Fortunately, I was aware that my vision and functioning was hugely momentarily impaired. Before I drove much further, I swerved off the road and temporarily parked on the side, half of my car in some poor soul’s front lawn. I threw the car into park and unleashed a beast that was hiding inside for quite some time. In a dire attempt to defuse my fury, I smashed the palm of my hand into the navigation display of my jeep – creating a spider web-like system of cracks through the entire display rendering it unusable. This was among the top five most frightening experiences of my life. If I told you the other three or four, you would probably need to make an appointment with your own therapist. I’ll spare you. What I know for a fact: I would never have exploded as I did if was under the influence of weed. I have prevented many similar volcanic-like eruptions in the past by taking a few hits and letting the anger burn off.
By immediately apologizing and confessing that my outburst was a combination Herxheimer bartonella meltdown, I managed to pull myself together, complete the errands we set out to do and returned safely back home a couple hours later. I was mentally and physically depleted. I felt like all my bones and organs few out of my body through my mouth during my tirade. All that was left was a flesh pile filled with Morgellons fibers. I knew this episode would lead to a seizure later in the day when my fatigue hit its peak. I have begun to notice a pattern. Since it was only 2:00 in the afternoon, I lit up hoping to head it off, delay it till later, or at minimum, reduce its severity. Perhaps my next blog will be about what it is like to have one of these “seizure” like episodes. But, I digress.
The rest of the day was a blur and I don’t recall much aside from telling my husband that I destroyed the navigation system and watching his face pale when I explained why. He has seen a similar wrath before. In fact, many years ago (long before diagnosis) he had to catch a full, half gallon milk carton I threw at him like I was Tom Brady.
Temporary insanity is real, my friends. I believe I am on point when I say “It is the darkest corner of neurological disease that exists.” We as a nation wonder why there is an up-tick in violence. Perhaps is runs parallel to the escalating epidemic of misdiagnosed, untreated, misunderstood microbial infections causing mental illness. The crisis is made worse by an overwhelming 45,000 person deficit in mental health practitioners and mental health care facilities.
Research conducted by Dr. Robert Bransfield provides an eye opening perspective into the world of infectious disease and mental health. Below is a link to his presentation. It is time to change the narrative about mental health. Our collective future depends on it.
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New mayor puts Chicago workers on notice amid budget crisis
“Rahmbo” is going Rambo on the Windy City’s union employees.
Making good on a campaign ad from last winter that barked “city government is not an employment agency,” Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is fearlessly putting city workers and their unions on notice to bargain amid the budget crisis or be gone.
Last Friday, he announced layoff notices for about 625 city workers after their union failed to offer its own deficit-cutting concessions by a deadline the mayor had set.
In addition to the job cuts, he announced he was delaying repairs to sidewalks, curbs and gutters and was bidding out some of the city’s recycling pick-up to two private companies that will compete with the Department of Streets and Sanitation for the most efficient option.
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Union officials met Monday to discuss Mr. Emanuel’s plan of privatization and competition and the city’s budget woes, which some said he inherited from is predecessor, Mayor Richard M. Daley. Deputy Mayor Mark Angelson met with about 30 union leaders and reportedly declared: “There’s a new sheriff in town.”
Steve Stanek, a policy analyst at Chicago’s Heartland Institute, praised Mr. Emanuel for holding his ground in a city that has been run by unions for decades. He said the mayor has made it known from Day One that he was cutting the budget, and thus far has kept to his plan.
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City workers, he added, have long been a powerful bloc in Chicago, and many are no doubt in shock that the mayor is putting his foot down on reforms, particularly his insistence on managed competition.
“I’m sure it’s going to turn to anger,” Mr. Stanek said of any looming showdown. “Unless the union officials are delusional, I think they are going to have to start going along with these things. If they don’t, instead of hundreds of layoffs, there could be thousands.”
Chicago political consultant Kyle Hillman says Mr. Emanuel is having an easier time pushing through reforms during the honeymoon phase of his mayorship because he raised much of his political money from outside of the city, making him less beholden to a traditional constituency.
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Some users have reported humming with their amp.
Here is what you can do to get rid of it:
1. Update your amp with the latest firmware.
You ‘ll find the complete procedure here below in attachments
2. Try to adjust the settings of the Noise Gate pedal in the Spark app:
3. If above steps haven’t changed anything, you may have a grounding issue. The power supply provided with the amp is not grounded. In this case, contact Positive Grid Support for a replacement power supply.
You can also find some spare power supplies on the Internet.
Some users have reported using laptop grounded power supplies or having plugged their amp to a computer with USB to get rid of the hum.
If you’re interested to know more about Noise gates, i also suggest you to look at these resources :
EDIT (2020-12-18) : Some member have reported receiving grounded power supply with their amp. it looks like PG is now including them by default. If you still receive a 2 prong plug and have hum, please get in touch with PG (see procedure above)
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This is an expensive piece of equipment that has a significant manufacturing fault; not grounded properly, that the manufacturing company have taken no responsibility for
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thanks to the communication functions of the controllers and the bundled software package, it allows a lot of independent transmission methods, control and management of the system:
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Due to the speed, convenience, availability and ease, SmartPhone are the best for remote control, with installed management software, allowing you to manage the system from anywhere on earth.
The most convenient method of remote control locally in the home are standard IR remote controller in the SONY standard.
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Soccer players in the lakecity expressed their love of the game this past weekend at the Valentine’s Co-ed Soccer Tournament.
Four teams laced up their cleats for the tournament, and all came to a head Saturday afternoon with the semifinal and final matchups in the Williams Lake secondary gym.
The four teams — the Flying Fultons, the Young Guns, Funk’s Rustlers and the Fossil Fools — played three round robin games against one another pitting first versus fourth and second versus third in the semifinals.
In the first semifinal match it was the Flying Fultons and the Fossil Fools playing to an overtime shootout. After both Alyson Levens scored for the Fultons and Ashley Turatus scored for the Fossil Fools the game was decided in a 3-1 shootout win for the Flying Fultons.
Next, the Young Guns and Funk’s Rustlers squared off. Haylie Shoults and Alex Page both scored for the Young Guns, but Ashley Stewart (2), Pam Lawrence (2) and Ashley Callendar responded for the Rustlers to take a 5-2 win.
The final showcased two evenly matched squads and needed overtime to be decided. Unfortunately for the Flying Fultons, the overtime winner came as an own goal — the team’s second unlucky own goal of the contest.
The other scorer in Funk’s Rustlers 3-2 overtime win was Stewart, while Nicole Therrien and Trenisa Durfeld found the twine for the Flying Fultons.
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Designers DS your handheld gaming console has bought billions of items since it was released in 2005.
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ESBR Rating: Age (Everyone).
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ESRB Status: E (Everyone)
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ESRB Score: E (Everyone)
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ESRB Rating: E (Everyone).
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The growing demand for food and sustainable food production are global challenges. A significant part of the problem is the lack of sustainably produced protein feed. New VTT-based company, eniferBio has developed a new and sustainable production process for a high-quality fish feed ingredient and recently received funding for its solution from two funds, Nordic FoodTech VC and Voima Ventures.
Fish is a healthier and more ecological source of protein than meat and its consumption is constantly increasing. The decline in fish stocks has led to the increased fish farming which, in turn, is limited to the availability of sustainably produced feed. eniferBio has developed a method for producing Pekilo mycoprotein – a form of single cell protein derived from fungi. Pekilo mycoprotein is nutritious and protein rich cell biomass and can be used as raw material for fish feed. It is produced from biorefineries’ underutilised and renewable organic raw material streams. Pekilo mycoprotein can replace soy, which is commonly used in fish feed. Soy cultivation poses ecological challenges such as the deforestation in South America.
The Pekilo single cell protein production method was originally developed in Finland by the forest industry as early as the 1970s. As the pulp industry developed, the by-products required for manufacturing depleted, but today similar by-products continue to be generated in other industries. eniferBio has modernised this protein production method with new biotechnology and now applies it to the fish feed production. The technology has been tested and optimised in VTT’s business incubator, VTT LaunchPad.
“We have demonstrated that the single cell protein manufacturing process works with a variety of industrial by-products which are available globally in huge quantities. There is scope to replace all the soy protein concentrate used in fish feeds today, a market currently of $ 2 billion and growing fast. In addition, we have reformed the process so that the produced protein meets the high quality requirements for fish feed. The production method is sustainable and enables protein self-sufficiency. The results show that with this method we can build a profitable business,” describes Simo Ellilä, the founder of eniferBio.
With the support of VTT LaunchPad, eniferBio has built networks with the relevant industry partners and fish feed producers. Both parties are interested in the solution. The next step is the preparation for pilot production.
“We negotiate with side stream producers and optimise our process for the selected side stream. The number of biorefineries is growing globally and they want to utilise the by-products of their production. It is a new source of income for biorefineries. We have already successfully tested side stream samples from all across the world – India, Thailand, Brazil and Canada. Our objective is to start pilot production of single-cell protein in the beginning of 2021 and to produce enough protein on a fast schedule, which can be tested by the fish feed producers. From there the next step is to build a first industrial scale plant in Europe, before starting to export the concept further afield,” says Ellilä.
eniferBio’s technology is on the cutting edge of time as resource-efficient solutions to major global problems are currently being sought. As a result of Covid-19, self-sufficiency and security have become increasingly more important. As we emerge from the crisis, investments will focus even more on sustainable solutions.
Investors include Nordic FoodTech VC and Voima Ventures
eniferBio is financed by Nordic FoodTech VC, which invests in the food technology, and Voima Ventures, which invests in science-based deep tech startups. For the main investor, Nordic FoodTech VC, this is the first investment in Finland while both investors are also investing in VTT’s spin-off company for the first time.
“Nordic cutting-edge research provides significant solutions to global food challenges. The continuous change the world is facing is reflected in eniferBio’s solution. In the 1990s, global resources were considered abundant and there was no need for the production of Pekilo protein with its production run down in the early 1990s. Now, however, this historical Finnish invention in its developed form is more relevant than ever. Nordic FoodTech VC’s investment strategy is well suited to investing in technology that produces protein from unused by-products into a growing area of food production,” states Mika Kukkurainen from Nordic FoodTech VC.
“eniferBio combines the elements of a good startup very nicely. Finnish sustainable development innovation has been scientifically further refined and is now being commercialised by an entrepreneurial research team”, complements Pontus Stråhlman from Voima Ventures.
VTT LaunchPad’s first spin-off
VTT LaunchPad has been operating over a year and the business incubator has nine teams that aim to commercialise VTT’s research and technology as spin-off companies. eniferBio is the business incubator’s first startup company. This is also an important milestone for VTT LaunchPad.
“eniferBio has proven its technology works. In addition, the eniferBio team has shown its ability to adapt to change and move forward with determination. This is an encouraging example of how a new technology can be converted into a startup,” states Lotta Partanen, the manager of VTT LaunchPad.

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Patent application title: METHOD AND EQUIPMENT FOR DETECTING SEALING DEFICIENCIES IN DRAINAGE AND VENT SYSTEMS FOR BUILDINGS
John Swaffield (Edinburgh, GB)
David Campbell (Bathgate, GB)
Lynne Jack (West Lothian, GB)
Michael Gormley (Edinburgh, GB)
IPC8 Class: AG01M324FI
Class name: Leakage fluid handling conduit in situ using acoustic detectors
Publication date: 2010-01-07
Patent application number: 20100000298
Patent application title: METHOD AND EQUIPMENT FOR DETECTING SEALING DEFICIENCIES IN DRAINAGE AND VENT SYSTEMS FOR BUILDINGS
HOVEY WILLIAMS LLP
HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY
Origin: OVERLAND PARK, KS US
IPC8 Class: AG01M324FI
Patent application number: 20100000298
The method includes the following steps--introducing a low amplitude air
pressure transient into the drainage and vent system of a building in
order to propagate a pressure wave from a fitting (6) into a stack (1)
and the network of the drainage system; --recording the passage of the
transient by use of an air pressure transducer (7) located near the
fitting (6) or introduction area of the transient; --establishing a
pressure versus time signature recorded by the pressure transducer (7)
and sending those signals to a central data acquisition system; --the
pressure transient is propagated throughout the network at an acoustic
velocity and is reflected by each and every pipe termination of the
network so as to establish a characteristic reflection coefficient for
each pipe termination; --the characteristic reflection coefficient is
compared with testing results performed initially in a perfect network
with no dry trap defects or leakages and in case a different signature is
of the pressure trace is recorded, the point of diversion will be
determined at the time at which the reflection from the altered pipe end
termination arrives at the air pressure transducer so that the comparison
of this direct trace with the stored defect free signature yields that
time and, as the wave speed is known, the determination of the distance
from the pressure transducer to the defective trap or seal.
1. Method for detecting sealing deficiencies within a drainage and vent
system for buildings wherein the drainage and vent system comprises a
network of pipes and at least one main vertical stack to which are
connected a series of drain pipes coming from each floor for draining a
discharge outlet of sanitary appliances, the discharge outlet being
generally provided with water traps and the drainage and vent system
being eventually provided with air admittance valves or other appropriate
venting arrangements and positive air pressure attenuator devices, the
method comprising the steps of:introducing, at an introduction area, a
low amplitude air pressure transient into the drainage and vent system of
a building in order to propagate a pressure wave into the network of the
drainage system;recording the passage of said transient by means of an
air pressure transducer located near the introduction area of the
transient;recording successive pressure reflections of the transient from
each drain pipe of the network of the drainage and vent system;
andestablishing a pressure versus time signature recorded by the pressure
transducer and sending signals corresponding to the pressure versus time
signature to a central data acquisition system.
2. Method according to claim 1, wherein the pressure transient propagates throughout the network at an acoustic velocity and is reflected by each and every pipe termination of the network so as to establish a characteristic reflection coefficient for each pipe termination.
3. Method according to claim 1, wherein the method is performed initially in a network with substantially no dry trap defects or leakage's so that the pressure transducers record a baseline defect free signature over a given period of time which is determined by the overall length of the network and the acoustic velocity of the air pressure transient into the drainage and vent system.
4. Method according to claim 3, wherein during a subsequent testing operation, the baseline defect free signature is compared with the actual situation and in case a different signature of the pressure trace is recorded, a point of diversion will be determined at the time at which a reflection from an altered pipe end termination arrives at the air pressure transducer so that the comparison of this defect trace with the stored defect free signature yields that time and, as the wave speed is known, the determination of the distance from the pressure transducer to the defective trap or seal.
5. Equipment for use in detecting sealing deficiencies within a drainage and vent system of a building having at least one vertical discharge pipe or stack to which are connected a network of drain pipes coming from each floor and in which sanitary appliances or discharge sources may be drained, said equipment comprising:at least one air transient generator connected to the stack; andat least one pressure transducer, located adjacent to the generator, said transducer being capable of recording a transient response from the drainage network.
6. Equipment according to claim 5, wherein the air transient generator is connected to the stack by means of a fitting inserted in-line with the stack, said fitting including a connection means for providing a fluidic connection between the output of the generator and an interior space of the stack.
7. Equipment according to claim 6, wherein the fitting comprises a three-port valve provided with two diametrically opposed apertures, one of said apertures corresponding to an interior diameter of the vertical stack, and the other of said apertures having a lateral opening located at the position of the connection means for connecting the fitting with the air transient generator.
8. Equipment according to claim 7, wherein the three-port valve may be rotated within the fitting in either a clockwise or an anti-clockwise direction, and provides an air-path from the internal chamber of the generator through the three-port valve into the interior space of the stack and the drainage network situated respectively above or below the fitting.
9. Equipment according to claim 5, wherein the pressure transducer is a low air pressure transducer capable of recording an air transient passage in the stack and a subsequent reflection received from each drain pipe of the drainage network and to transmit such information by means of electrical signals to a central data acquisition system.
10. Equipment according to claim 7, wherein the fitting is provided with means securing the return of the three-port valve to a failsafe position upon completion of a testing or detection process whereby the apertures are in fluidic communication with the interior diameter of the stack (1) automatically after completion of the detecting process.
11. Equipment according to claim 10, wherein the connection means of the fitting is closed off with a locking plug when the transient generator is removed, said locking plug ensuring the failsafe position of the three-port valve.
12. Equipment according to claim 6, wherein the air transient generator comprises a cylindrical body with an inner chamber, whereby air within the inner chamber can be displaced by means of a piston generating the air transient to be directed through the connection means towards the interior space of the stack and a selected section of said network.
13. Equipment according to claim 12, wherein the piston generating the air transient is moved according to a sine wave oscillation.
The present invention relates to a method and equipment for
detecting sealing deficiencies, such as defective water traps and other
sealing failures, within the drainage and vent systems for buildings.
The purpose of a drainage system installed in a building is for conducting wastewater from sanitary appliances such as toilets, wash basins, bathtubs, etc into the sewer usually located in the underground of the building. In case of a multi-storey building, the drainage system has at least one vertical stack extending through the floor of each store and branch pipes for conducting the wastewater from each of the sanitary appliances present on each floor into the vertical stack by means of connectors. The stack and/or branch pipes or even each individual sanitary appliance may have been provided with air admittance valves or other appropriate venting arrangements and/or positive air pressure attenuator devices.
Water traps or water seals are generally used in relation with most sanitary equipment. Their purpose is to avoid fouled air coming from the sewer to be released into the environmental space or habitable space. The water trap is usually consisting of a U-shaped or bottle-shaped housings, generally connected to each of the sanitary appliances, and in which a certain amount of water remains in place sealing off the air from the stack and the sewer. Water closets have a water trap built into the fixture itself.
Under certain conditions, such as negative or positive air pressure conditions, the water traps could become disrupted which means that no sufficient amount of water remains in place to assure the sealing off from the discharge pipes and allowing fouled air from the sewer to enter into the habitable space. Such failures may result in pathogen transmission paths or system failure due to overpressure resulting in fouling the living space.
Venting of the drainage system is therefore important in order to prevent air pressure differentials in the system and in most of the systems use is of air admittance valves (AAV).
An air admittance valve (AAV) allows air to enter the drainage system through a one-way air valve when a sanitary fixture is operated and water flows through the pipes. When a column of waste water falls through the vertical stack, it entrains an airflow whose presence of necessity generates local suction or negative pressures. These are transmitted through the network and may lead to siphonnage of appliance water trap seals. In order to compensate for these negative pressures the membrane of the AAV is lifted temporarily and allows ambient air to enter the drainage system. The extent of these pressure fluctuations is determined by the fluid volume of the waste discharge. Excessive negative air pressure can siphon water from the water seals in the traps of sanitary appliances if no AAV are present.
On the other hand, if the air pressure within the drain becomes suddenly higher than ambient, this positive transient could cause wastewater (and air) to be pushed into the appliance, breaking the trap seal, with dire hygiene and health consequences. Positive air pressure attenuator devices have therefore been developed and proposed to reduce such risks of contamination, especially in high or multi-storey buildings.
The problem to be solved by the present invention is to locate or identify any possible deficiency in the drainage and vent system of a building and in particular the position of defective water traps, normally defined as traps having lost their water seal, or other defects in the building drainage systems, such as leaking junctions or fittings or defects resulting from blockage to the free passage of water and entrained air.
The purpose of the present invention is to propose a method and appropriate equipment to detect and identify such failures within a building drainage and vent system by virtue of their transient reflection coefficients. Indeed, such failures or defects present a changed reflection coefficient to any incoming low amplitude air pressure transient when compared to the response applied to an accurate system layout.
Indeed, if there exists both a "defect free" database of system response to an applied transient and an accurate system layout, then the location of any defect may be identified as the speed of propagation of any transient will be constant at the airborne acoustic velocity, thus yielding a time differential between reflected waves fronts detected at monitoring locations.
According to the present invention the equipment consist in a transient generator connected to a portion of a vertical stack and a series of low pressure transducers also connected to the stack and capable of detecting and transmitting cycling positive/negative low air pressure wave reflections into electrical signals to be sent to a network database. Said method and equipment for detecting deficiencies, such as leaks, in a drainage and vent system for buildings are configured and provided with means as set forward in the appended claims.
An embodiment of an installation provided with the equipment according to the invention will be described hereafter, by way of an example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which
FIG. 1 is a schematic representation of a simple stack drainage system in a multi-storey building;
FIG. 2 is a schematic representation of a double stack drainage system in a multi-storey building;
FIG. 3 is a detailed view of a stack portion provided with a build-in fitting capable of receiving a transient generator;
FIG. 4 is an identical view as FIG. 3 with the transient generator connected to the fitting;
FIG. 5 is an exploded view of a fitting provided with a three port rotatable valve;
FIGS. 6 and 7 are alternate embodiments of the transient generator.
As shown in FIG. 1 a drainage system of a multi-storey building is represented in a simplified manner and comprises a vertical stack discharge pipe 1 to which are connected a series of drain pipes 2 coming from each floor and in which discharge sources 3 from the respective floors may be drained. Said discharge source may be any sanitary appliance such as water closets, floor drains, sinks, showers, bidets or the like.
Between each discharge source 3 and the drainpipes 2, the plumbing generally includes U-shaped water traps 4 or the like.
The liquid and/or liquid/solid discharges from the discharge sources 3 are delivered through their respective traps 4 into the drainpipes 2 and subsequently through the vertical stack pipe 1 to be finally delivered to the sewer 5.
The complete system is vented to the surrounding atmosphere by means of air admittance valves 9 generally provided at the upper extremity of the stack pipe 1 but may also be incorporated in the housing of the water seals. As already explained, the drainage system should preferably also be equipped with positive air pressure attenuator devices (not shown).
According to the present invention, the vertical stack 1 is provided, at appropriate locations, with at least one fitting 6, representing a mechanical device designed to be inserted in-line with the drainage stack 1. The fitting 6 is provided with a connection 21 between the interior space of the stack 1 with the output section of an transient generator 20 as represented in FIGS. 4, 6 and 7 and will be described later. At proximity of each fitting 6, the stack 1 is also provided with low pressure transducers 7 which are capable of recording the air pressure variations such as transient response of the drainage network and are connected to a central data acquisition system integrated into a building.
The FIG. 2 represents a more complex drainage system with a main stack pipe 1 and a secondary stack pipe 11. Similar drain pipes 12 discharge waste water/solids from the discharge sources 13 into the stack pipes 1 and 11. The secondary stack pipe 11 is connected to the main stack pipe 1 by means of a connection pipe 8.
At appropriate locations, similar fittings 6, for connecting the transient low air pressure generator 20, and low pressure transducers 7 are installed.
The transient low air pressure generator 20 is generally a mechanical device consisting of a moveable surface sealed against an outer container or cylinder, for example a piston 23 or bellows, whose moveable surface is operated by means of an electromechanical device capable of a controlled, reciprocating action.
As represented in FIG. 4, the generator 20 is attached to the stack 1 by means of a fitting 6, which is provided with a threaded connection 21 to the generator 20. The generator 20 as a generally cylindrical body containing an inner chamber 28 and a piston 23 capable of moving the air contained in the chamber 28 with an adequate velocity and/or frequency into the interior space of the stack section 1.
The fitting 6 is represented on the FIGS. 3, 4, 6, 7 and more in detail on FIG. 5 and is consisting in a mechanical device designated to be inserted in-line with the drainage stack 1 and to provide a connection means 21 to the output of the generator 20.
As shown on FIG. 5, such a fitting mechanism is realised as a three-port valve 22 capable of rotation within the fitting 6. The valve 22 is provided with two diametrically opposed apertures 24 corresponding with the diameter of the vertical stack 1 and with one lateral opening 26 located at the position of the connection means 21 with the generator 20.
Rotation of the valve 22 is accomplished with any external mechanical or electromechanical actuator, which does work against a mechanical containing mechanism, for example springs or weights, which return the valve 22 to the failsafe condition represented in FIGS. 3 and 5, in the event of a power failure. The travel provided by the actuator 20 limits the rotation of the valve 22 and prevents rotation greater than about 90°.
The fitting 6 is capable of directing the output of the generator 20 either upwards or downwards into the drainage stack 1. Upon completion of the testing or detection process, the fitting 6 must return to a failsafe condition of uninterrupted vertical transport in the drainage stack 1.
The valve 22 provides two "closed" configurations, the first one when the valve is rotated anti-clockwise (arrow A in FIG. 5), which situation is represented in FIG. 4 and which is closing off the upper side of the stack 1, and the second one when the valve 22 is rotated clockwise (arrow B, not represented) closing off the lower side of the stack.
In case no generator 20 is installed or when the detection process is completed, a locking plug 25 (FIG. 3) is used and adapted to the connection means 21 of the generator 20 providing the locking of the valve 22 into a failsafe configuration when inserted. By means of appropriate thread diameters at the plug 25/valve 22 connection means 21, the locking plug 25 can only be inserted when the valve 22 is in a failsafe configuration which means that the apertures 24 are in-line with the inner diameter of the stack 1.
The overall dimensions of the three port fitting 6 will be similar to current stack dimensions. It will be cylindrical in section with a full passing-through diameter corresponding to the stack diameter. In case a stack was considered with diameter 150 mm, then the most likely overall dimension of the fitting would be in the range of 225 to 250 mm. The device could be sleeved to allow use with smaller diameter stacks which would have the advantage that only one size device need to be produced and marketed together with the inset sleeves.
The FIGS. 6 and 7 represent alternative embodiments of the generator 20. According to the FIG. 6 the connection means 21 is in the shape of a 90° elbow and the generator 20 is positioned parallel to the stack 1 in order to save space if needed. The FIG. 7 shows an embodiment of generator 20 in which the piston 23 is part of a pleated cylindrical membrane 27 containing the chamber 28 in which the air transient is generated and directed through the connection means 21 and the three port valve 22 of the fitting 6 towards the lower part of the stack 1, passing nearby the pressure transducer 7.
The identification of drainage network defects, through the use of positive or negative air pressure transients, requires thus additional equipment to that normally found in a building drainage and vent system. The introduction of the transient will require mainly two additional components:
a dedicated system junction, such as the fittings 6 and
a transient low air pressure generator 20.
Both components may be incorporated into a single device, or may exist as separate devices. If they were incorporated into a single device, then the device(s) would be installed in fixed location(s) within the drainage network. If they exist as separate devices, then the system junctions or fittings 6 would be installed in fixed locations and the transient generator(s) would be moved from one location to an other within a complex network to facilitate testing.
In any case, the pressure transient generator 20 will be capable of introducing a positive, negative or cycling positive/negative pressure wave by either the action of a piston, fan, bellows, membrane or other moving surface within the device that allows system/air interaction, or a connection to a stored pressure source. The generation of the air transient will, in any case, be repeatable and/or produced by a sine wave oscillation.
The design of the permanent fittings 6 and the generator 20 will ensure that no cross contamination or leakage of the drainage system gas into the habitable space can occur during connection, operation or disconnection of the equipment. The design of a stored pressure source, if used, will exclude the possibility of backflow into the vessel when exhausted.
The method for defect identification thus includes the following processes and equipment:
A detailed system layout is required, drawn from building design or a specific survey;
A means of introducing a low amplitude air pressure transient into the building drainage and vent system will be utilised to propagate a pressure wave into the network. The response of the defect free system to this transient will be recorded by a number of pressure transducers 7 strategically located at various nodes around the network. This response will define the system and will be used as a base against which to compare responses from the same network following use and the appearance of defects. The defect free database will be stored for future reference as part of the identification methodology.
A transient generator 20 will be capable of propagating a pressure transient of less than trap seal depth into the network; this limit will ensure that the testing is not damaging to the integrity of the network's trap seals. This pressure transient generator 20 will be based on the ability to generate into, or connect to, the system, to give a timed pressure pulse. It will require a dedicated system junction 6 and will be wholly sealed so that no cross contamination may occur as a result of the transient application. Under normal use, the transient identification of dry trap seals and other defects will be activated at regular intervals during quiescent system operation periods or as a result of operative concern as to the integrity of the network, possibly triggered by user dissatisfaction;
The pressure response to the applied transient will be compared to the database of stored system response and the divergence of pressure response results, as recorded by the network of pressure transducers 7, will be used to identify the location of the defect seal.
More practical information about the method according to the invention is given hereafter.
The rotation of the three port valve 22 inside the fitting 6 in either clockwise or anticlockwise direction, provides in each case an air-path from the internal chamber 28 of the generator 20 through the three port valve 22 into the drainage network situated respectively above or below the fitting 6.
Rapid movement of the piston 23 or volume change within the chamber 28 of the generator 20 generates a pressure transient that propagates from the generator 20 throughout the selected drainage network. Its passage is recorded by the pressure transducer 7 located adjacent to or part of the fitting 6.
The pressure transient propagates throughout the network at the acoustic velocity in air of approx. 320 m/s. It is reflected at each and every pipe termination. These reflections in turn propagate back to the source of the transient at the generator 20 and contribute to a pressure versus time signature recorded at the location of the fitting 6 by the pressure transducer 7.
Each pipe termination has a characteristic reflection coefficient. For example a dead end has a +1 reflection coefficient while an open end to atmosphere has a -1 reflection coefficient. Partial blockages or leaking terminations have reflection coefficients that lie between these limits.
If the generator 20 is operated in a perfect network with no dry trap defects or leakage's, then the pressure transducer 7 records a baseline defect free signature over a time period which is short and determined by the overall length of the network and the acoustic velocity. This is likely to be a small number of seconds at maximum.
If the system develops a defect, such as a trap dried out, then the pressure transducer 7 will record a different signature pressure trace. The point of diversion will be at the time at which the reflection from the altered pipe end termination arrives at the transducer. Comparison of this defect trace with the stored defect free signature yields that time and hence as the wave speed is known the distance to the defective trap is identified. Reference to the drainage network layout then identifies the location of the defect.
An additional test for defect location would be to generate during building commissioning a comprehensive set of signature traces for both defect free and controlled defect locations on each floor. Numerical comparison of a subsequent defective system signature against this dataset would also identify the location of the defective trap.
In addition to identifying dry traps, it now appears that it is also possible to identify partially closed pipe terminations which could have implications for the identification of defective AAV's if such exists.
According to the present invention, the network under test itself acts as the conduit for the transmission of the test transient so that no other network piping or fittings are required. The equipment consists mainly of the following elements:
a transient generator 20 that will utilise a fluid/structure interaction to generate a transient;
a three port rotatable valve 22, within the fitting 6, that will allow the transient generated by the generator 20 to travel in either direction in the drainage system vertical stack 1;
a three port casing and stack connector or fitting 6 that will be compatible with existing stack components, and
low pressure transducers 7 located adjacent to the connector 6 and connected to a central data acquisition system that will be whenever possible integrated into the building.
In case the air transient generator 20 is provided with a piston 23 being moved following a sine wave oscillation instead of a pulse, it should be possible to provide an equipment which is non-invasive, which means that it is no more compulsory to isolate or close-off a section of the drainage stack in order to realise the faulty trap detection.
The description and the drawings of the present application are merely an example of how the method and the equipment could be worked out but any other equivalent means are possible without departing from the features set forward in the appended claims.
Patent applications by Heriot-Watt University
Patent applications in class Using acoustic detectors
Patent applications in all subclasses Using acoustic detectors


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May, Muriel Wallace
Teacher, school principal, writer
This biography, written by Leah Taylor, was first published in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography in 2000.
Muriel Wallace May was born in Dunedin on 13 April 1897 to Catherine Jane Ogilvie and her husband, Harry May, a confectioner. In June 1901 Harry accidentally drowned, leaving Catherine, with help from a supportive extended family, to bring up four-year-old Muriel and her two younger brothers. Muriel was educated at High Street School, Dunedin, and Otago Girls’ High School. In 1916, following two years’ pupil-teaching at High Street School, she enrolled at Dunedin Training College. At the same time she commenced part-time study at the University of Otago. Muriel loved Otago University uncritically from the moment she began. She graduated BA in 1920 and MA in 1923, and in 1926 gained a DipEd.
When she finished her two years at training college May joined the staff at Columba College, Dunedin. In 1921 she transferred to Otago Girls’ High School. Apart from 1937, when she was seconded to the Department of Education as a post-primary school inspector, she taught at the school until December 1940. She was described as a memorable and inspiring English and French teacher.
In 1941 May became principal of Southland Girls’ High School, Invercargill. She had worked with three outstanding principals – Frances Ross, Flora Allan and Mary King – whose example clearly influenced her when setting her own high standards. May quickly became a much-admired leader: small, always composed and well-dressed, she was an accomplished public speaker and ‘a woman with a fine sense of values, a lively mind, wit and perception’. She knew every girl by name in her orderly and disciplined school, and took a keen interest in all their activities. She regarded the 1940s as exciting years to begin as a principal due to the Thomas Report, which led to major changes in secondary education: School Certificate was separated from University Entrance, and the curriculum broadened to include more than 30 optional subjects. Even so, she had to cope with the upheaval of the Second World War, poliomyelitis epidemics, and, with growing rolls, a crowded ill-equipped school until new buildings were opened in 1948. She remained principal until her retirement in 1956. In 1967 Southland Girls’ High School honoured her by naming its newly built classrooms the Muriel May Block.
May remained active in retirement. In 1960, when the government set up the Commission on Education in New Zealand, she was appointed a member. She had had wide educational experience, including service from 1938 to 1946 as the first woman on the Council of the University of Otago. For two years, under the chairmanship of Sir George Currie, members of the commission considered the publicly controlled education system in relation to the present and future needs of New Zealand, and the question of state aid to private schools. Public hearings were held in various centres, and commission members visited teachers’ training colleges, schools and other educational institutions. After its release the Currie report was described as ‘the most extensive review we have had of New Zealand education services’, and an ‘outstanding guide for educational developments’.
Muriel May also had a literary career. Before moving to Invercargill she wrote a weekly essay for Dunedin’s Evening Star under the pen-name ‘Panache’. During her retirement in Dunedin she wrote a history of St Hilda’s Collegiate School (1969), the story of her fastidious cat in Miranda (1970), and her lively autobiography, Freshly remembered (1973). Also in 1973, she won first prize in the Otago Daily Times ’s historical essay competition with her entry on Watson Shennan, a pioneer Otago explorer and runholder. An imaginative and lively writer, she brought characters quickly and vividly to life. She was appointed an OBE in 1976 for services to education and literature.
May’s other interests included a long connection with the WEA, the Otago Women’s Club, the Dunedin Shakespeare Club, and the New Zealand Federation of University Women since its inception in 1921. In retirement she joined the New Zealand Historic Places Trust, the Otago Peninsula and Fortune Theatre trusts, and the PEN New Zealand Centre. She also served on St Hilda’s Collegiate School board of governors. She never married, and died in Dunedin on 11 August 1982.

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Since 1971 mass spectrometry (MS) has made a significant contribution to wine research at the Australian Wine Research Institute (AWRI). In the past decade (1995–2004), MS has been involved in an expanded range of studies and now accounts for approximately 40% of AWRI publications appearing in peer‐reviewed scientific journals. Studies involving MS include the analysis of grape‐derived and fermentation‐derived volatiles, oak volatiles, taint compounds, proteins, pigments and tannins. We discuss the contribution MS has made to wine research at the AWRI and the significant advances made by key scientists in this area. In particular, this review focuses on three main areas of analysis of compounds important to wine quality – volatile aroma and off‐flavour compounds, involatile larger molecules such as proteins and tannins, and investigations into taint problems.
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Spring's Colors and Textures 2017
I love everything about Spring, the smell of crisp, clean air with hints of flowers in bloom. Fresh green grass and pastel blue skies create my favorite colors. No wonder Pantone chose “Greenery” as their color of the season. It evokes optimism, hope and rejuvenation. This year as I was in the market shopping for Pippy&Lily’s new Spring apparel and accessories, I found myself drawn to another amazing color pallet. We all must own a blouse, cape, vest or cover up in the color blush, champagne, rose, pink, taupe or peach. I love these colors, especially when the fabric is soft lace, crocheted cotton or sheer cotton. The styles were romantic and feminine. Another color that oozes Spring and Summer is Navy Blue. The ponchos, cover-ups, scarves, dresses and blouses were amazing. The color and styles are clean, sophisticated yet fun and reminds me of being on the Atlantic Ocean. Say tah-tah to Black for now and hello to gorgeous Navy! White is so beautiful when it’s crisp and especially in a crocheted poncho with soft fringe. Beach cover ups were everywhere in every style. I can’t wait for Summer.
Accessories such as handbags, jewelry, wallets, hair accessories etc..are all in good company with the romantic theme of Spring. Cut out totes and evening bags in black or taupe are perfect for a Spring day. Lace chokers, delicate chain lariats and earrings are a must, along with suede lariat chokers. Pink druzy stone earrings and necklaces look amazing with Spring’s new romantic fabrics and colors.
Jewelry is delicate and very inspirational this season. Necklaces, bracelets and rings all whisper a beautiful inspirational and/or spiritual word to remind us daily of what’s really important in life. I especially love the leather wrap bracelets with many different empowering words surrounding ones wrist. I specifically like the charitable contributions made to humanity with every sale. This is the season of newness, fresh starts, opening windows, cleaning out closets and adding the colors and textures of Spring!

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A tax-free shopper’s paradise; cosmopolitan, clean, green and welcoming. No, it’s not Dubai. It’s Abu Dhabi, the largest of the seven emirates making up the UAE.
The name refers to both a major city and the state that surrounds it, but despite its capital status, it was off the tourist radar until fairly recently.
Surprisingly lush for a desert city, Abu Dhabi also has 200 offshore islands and beaches at the heart of the city. A large slab of the country is given over to the Empty Quarter (Rub Al Khali), a vast desert known for its spectacular dunes and which doubles as a playground for adventure seekers.
Traditionally a business destination, Abu Dhabi is now rapidly establishing itself as a major tourism player. With a $6.8 billion airport expansion under way and plans for an offshore island, a new marina, hotels and golf courses, Abu Dhabi means business.
About 4,500 hotel rooms will come on stream in the next three years, with major names such as Shangri-La and Four Seasons opening properties. Banyan Tree’s first UAE hotel opens at the waterfront Al Gurum development on Abu Dhabi Island in 2007.
The one to watch, however, is Saadiyat Island, a self-contained beach resort island opening in three phases until 2018.
“Saadiyat Island will be to Abu Dhabi what Sentosa is to Singapore, or Capri to Italy,” said Sheikh Sultan Bin Tahnoon, chairman of the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority. But Abu Dhabi insists there are no plans to emulate Dubai’s Las Vegas approach to development. This quieter, more exclusive emirate welcomed 1.2 million visitors in 2005 and is looking for a moderate three million arrivals by 2015.
Where to stay
The Emirates Palace is an unforgettable treat. Even if clients only stay one night they’ll thank you for booking it. The iconic Kempinksi property, with its staggering 114 mosaic-clad domes poking out of the desert, is brochured by almost all Middle East operators.
For luxury smack in the centre of the city, Le Meridien ticks all the boxes. A recent £2.85 million refurb has upped the luxury stakes even further. Its city-centre location belies another great plus – the hotel fronts onto a beach.
For those venturing outside the capital, yet more extensive facilities can be found at the InterContinental Al Ain, where numerous pools, a fitness centre, children’s club, seven bars and restaurants, deluxe villas and a royal villa set in vast landscaped gardens, make this one of the UAE’s most impressive inland resorts.
Women are fully integrated into society and foreign females are welcomed. Politically stable, Abu Dhabi has one of the world’s lowest crime rates so, male or female, get out there on foot, in one of the safest cities in the world.
Give the malls a miss and shop instead at the atmospheric Central Souk, where local traders hawk everything from spices and khanjars (a traditional dagger worn by Arabian men), to pashminas and Afghan carpets. Pick up a terracotta urn at the Iranian Souk near the free port and bag a tax-free bargain at the Madinat Zayed Gold Centre.
More active visitors can choose from world-class golf, diving, kayaking, and dune buggying or go off-roading to dramatic wadis.
Half, full-day and overnight island-hopping trips are available to some of Abu Dhabi’s 200 offshore islands and clients can even take a barbecue to a private island.
Liwa claims some of the UAE’s highest and most impressive sand mountains. Full-day adventures include dinner and shisha pipes under the stars. Kuoni offers an Overnight Safari from £60 per person, including food.
With its manicured lawns, fountains and walkways, the seafront corniche is Abu Dhabi’s answer to the promenade at Nice. Popular with runners, families and tourists, it’s also a lively place to hang out in the early evening when the locals congregate to chat, drink coffee and picnic.
With the sale of alcohol largely restricted to hotels, this is where most of the after-dark action can be found – in five-star restaurants and cocktail lounges, Western-style pubs and nightclubs or Arabic venues featuring belly dancers. Popular nightspots include Lab at the Beach Rotana Hotel and Towers; the opulent Havana Club at the Emirates Palace, where a trendy clientele sips designer cocktails on leather sofas; and the Hilton’s Balcony Bar, where champagne and caviar are on the menu.
Atmospheric dining doesn’t come much better than from the upper terrace of the Sheikh’s own dhow. Moored just off the Breakwater the Al Safina Dhow features local specialties such as shrimps and hammour with magnificent views of the corniche and city skyline thrown in for free.


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A coming-of-age comedy/drama set in Tunisia. Twelve-year-old Noura is an impressionable boy who must learn to reconcile two conflicting worlds - the loving world of Muslim women and the ... See full summary »
Rabia Ben Abdallah
Summer, 1967. La Goulette, the touristic beach of Tunisi, is the site where three nice seventeen-year-old girls live: Gigi, sicilian and catholic; Meriem, Tunisian and Arab; Tina, French ... See full summary »
A group of children living on the street leave their gang, prompting retribution from the gang's leader. After one of the children dies, the rest try to come up with the resources to give their friend a proper burial.
Bab'Aziz - The Prince Who Contemplated His Soul is the story of a blind dervish named Bab'Aziz and his spirited granddaughter, Ishtar. Together they wander the desert in search of a great ... See full summary »
A documentary following Kenzo Okuzaki, a 62-year-old WW2 veteran notorious for his protests against Emperor Hirohito, as he tries to expose the needless executions of two Japanese soldiers during the war.
When a young girl becomes lost in the hustle and bustle of Tehran, her journey turns into a dazzling exercise on the nature of film itself. In this ingenious and daringly original feature, ... See full summary »
Mina Mohammad Khani,
A woman who suffers from AIDS decides not to surrender to the fatal disease. She exerts huge efforts in trying to recover or by helping those who suffer the same disease by giving them glimmers of hope.
Agnes, a lonely teenage girl, and her father befriend an escaped convict, named Joseph, who arrives at their farm in Brittany, France. When Joseph develops an attraction to Agnes, her father threatens to break up the union.
As Alia, the daughter of a beautiful servant Khedija, grows up in the Kings Palace at the end of the French colonial rule in Tunisia, she realizes the sexual favours required of her mother and other servants. Written by
Assimilated into the Turkish Ottoman Empire in the 16th century, Tunisia became a French protectorate in 1881 until President Habib Bourguiba, leader of a two-year guerrilla war for independence, declared Tunisia a republic in 1957, ending the rule of the former Ottoman Beys. Winner of the Cannes Jury Prize in 1994, Tunisian director Moufid Tlatli's Silences of the Palace depicts the oppressive nature of the male-dominated palaces and the price that women servants had to pay. Required not only to cook and clean, but to serve the sexual needs of the princes, Silences shows the consequences in the lives of two strong-minded but vulnerable women: Khedija (Amel Hedhili) and her young daughter Alia (Hend Sabri).
The film opens in the 1960s. Alia (Ghalia Lacroix), is now 25 and performing as a night club singer. Though she is nominally free, she is beholden to a man who refuses to marry or have children. When she learns of the death of Prince Sidi Ali (Kamel Fazaa) she returns to the palace in which she grew up to pay a condolence call to Ali's near-blind widow (Najia Ouerghi), a visit that opens the floodgates of memories. Told in flashbacks, the film shows Alia as a pre-adolescent becoming increasingly aware of her own body and sadly, of her mother's true role in the palace. Alia is a gifted singer and the musical numbers in the film are hauntingly beautiful but nothing can hide the torment the young girl faces in trying to find out who her father is and to sort out where she belongs. The performance of Ms. Sabri is wondrous as she conveys the confusion of coming of age in a non-nurturing environment while still maintaining her charm and enchanting us with her songs.
Tlatli, in her first feature film, never shoots outside of the palace interior, conveying the sense of oppression and isolation though the servants listen on the radio to news about the growing struggle for independence. The women are strong and resilient, however, in spite of what they must face each day. Though Khedija tries to protect her daughter from the same fate she suffers, she knows that her power is limited. "If a man touches you, run away,'' she tells her, "Your place is with me in the kitchen." When Alia suggests that they both leave together, her mother can only respond "Where would we go? This is the only home I've ever known." While Tlatli bravely challenges the institutions that led to male dominance, there is a tone of resignation and acceptance in the silences that suggests the subservient role many women play in Moslem countries to this day. Silences of the Palace is a lovely film but one that left me with a sense of aching loss.
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Ever since Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra got hitched the two are relentless, the duo are globetrotting as they without having jet leg keep on travelling .After a grand and royal wedding at Jodhpur which was followed by the fulsome wedding receptions in Delhi and Mumbai, Nickyanka jetted off to Oman for their mini honeymoon. Afterward the two were clicked with their family in London. Many photos of the beautiful pair with Madhu Chopra, Denise Jonas, Siddharth Chopra, Sophie Turner, Joe Jonas and other family members made rounds on the social media.
This time it looks like Nick and PeeCee along with their friends and family are off to another destination. The American singer Nick took it to his favorite Instagram handle to share the photos along with the caption 'The mountains, my love, family and friends.'
In one of the snaps, we can see Priyanka enjoying the picturesque sight of the snowcapped mountain, while Joe Jonas can be seen having fun their drink and Siddharth Chopra was clicked taking a nap. The family is definitely having a great time getting pleasure from, bonding and sharing some special moments in their private jet.
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