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Citizens Advice "dismayed" by county council proposals to cut funding
The Citizens Advice network in Suffolk says it is "dismayed" by council proposals to end its funding support across the county.
Proposals to withdraw the funding – worth £375,000 to Citizens Advice across Suffolk during 2017/18 – were announced by Suffolk County Council (SCC) in its budget proposals on Wednesday.
The full council will vote in February whether to pull the funding and Citizens Advice said it is "seriously concerned about the impact" of the proposals on vulnerable people.
Nearly 22,000 people sought help from Citizens Advice in Suffolk last year for issues including money, benefit, housing, relationship or employment problems.
Richard Smith, SCC cabinet member for finances, said on Wednesday the authority has "tough choices to make".
John Ashton, chairman of Sudbury and District Citizens Advice, speaking on behalf of the Citizens Advice network in Suffolk, said: "While future funding is never guaranteed, we are dismayed that SCC is proposing to withdraw all funding from Citizens Advice in the county.
"We are seriously concerned about the impact of this proposal on our communities, especially on the most vulnerable.
"It would be very difficult to find alternative sources of funding in time to ensure continuity of service.
"The Suffolk trustees and chief officers will now consider all options for managing a potentially reduced budget, should the decision remain unchanged.
"We will work hard to deliver the best outcome that we can for the people of Suffolk."
Richard Kemp, independent county councillor for Long Melford, said: "They are cutting back from the very people who have been affected most by the cuts. It's becoming ludicrous. National government do not fund local government properly."
In a joint statement, the chief officers of Citizens Advice in Suffolk said: "The funding we receive from SCC enables us to make a real difference in the lives of people across the county and we are very grateful for that.
"Our top priority is always the people who need us. The number of people we see continues to grow and our dedicated team of staff and volunteers is committed to serving them.
"National research shows that for every £1 invested in Citizens Advice we generate at least £1.88 in savings to government and public services and £11.43 in wider economic and social benefits.
"If agreed, these cuts would be a significant reduction in our budgets and will lead to difficult choices. We will work closely with our partners, staff and volunteers to make the best decisions we can in the circumstances."
Speaking on Wednesday, Mr Smith said: "We have very tough choices to make and we will never please everybody all the time, but we have to keep to our priority areas.
"I hope the public in Suffolk will understand our continuing budget difficulties."
What do Citizens Advice do?
The Citizens Advice network in Suffolk provides free, confidential and impartial advice to everyone on their rights and responsibilities.
There are seven local charities that cover the county.
Almost 22,000 people sought help from Citizens Advice in the county last year.
People in Suffolk were given advice on more than 75,000 issues, and, of this, 29% were benefits issues and 23% were debt issues.
So far in 2018/19, Citizens Advice in Suffolk have managed over £5million of debt.
The charities are supported by around 425 volunteers who donate 106,480 hours per year. The work done by the volunteers in Suffolk has been officially valued at over £2.4m.
People go to Citizens Advice with all sorts of issues, including money, benefit, housing, relationship or employment problems.
The goal of the organisation is to help everyone find a way forward.
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Lightning Took Two by Surprise
There was little warning before one man was killed and one injured Saturday.
By John Chambliss
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MULBERRY -- As Timothy Overstreet and Terry Lee talked near a 30-foot oak tree Saturday afternoon, there was only a light drizzle and a few clouds overhead.
Dark clouds were in the distance as the two men chatted, but no lightning could be seen and there seemed be no need to hurry for the shelter of a friend's apartment.
Then came the thundering boom and the shock that knocked both men to the ground.
The lightning bolt killed Overstreet and injured Lee.
Overstreet, 40, of 900 Ninth Ave., in Mulberry, suffered burns to his right shoulder, right arm and down the right side of his body, said Dr. Stephen Nelson, Polk County's medical examiner.
"If it wasn't a direct hit, it was very close to direct," Nelson said. "It was one of those freak things."
Lee, 21, suffered from numbness to his right arm and leg, police said.
In addition, he said during an interview Sunday, the bottom of his feet were burned. Lee said he expected to be released from Bartow Memorial Hospital late Sunday.
The men were at a friend's apartment on Seventh Place about 1 p.m. Saturday. Lee was leaning against a car about 8 feet from Overstreet, who was sitting in a chair under the tree, said Mulberry Fire Chief Mitch Carmack.
The lightning bolt apparently struck the ground about a foot in front of Overstreet and traveled through the ground to Lee, Carmack said.
"I turned around and he was falling," Lee said from his hospital bed at Bartow Memorial.
"I fell one way and he fell the other."
Lee said he couldn't remember seeing anything when the bolt hit.
A friend, Mickey Rivera, screamed "You've been hit by lightning," but Lee said he couldn't stand because he was so dazed.
Rivera helped him into her home, Lee said.
"I was trying to get up but I couldn't."
Mulberry police Lt. Randolph Tagliarini said the lightning might have grazed the top of the tree then branched off before striking Overstreet. Officials said the conditions weren't stormy.
"The dark clouds weren't that close to the city," Tagliarini said.
Carmack said it was partly sunny when he saw the bright flash inside his home, three blocks from the apartment complex.
Lee said he was lucky to be standing where he was. And he said he would miss his friend.
"I've known him ever since I was little," Lee said. "He always told us to stay out of trouble."
Before Saturday's death, the most recent lightning death in Polk County was in July, 1998, when two golfers died on a North Lakeland golf course. Steve Kester, 43, of Lakeland, and Doug Staley, 37, of Dallas, Texas, died from the lightning strike at Huntington Hills Golf & Country Club.
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The Church Of Saint Martyr George in Smederevo belongs to the biggest temples of XIX century Serbia. Built as a reminiscence of a medieval Serbian monument – the Church of Holy Trinity of Manasija Monastery – it represents a fine example of the peak of early Romanticist Historicism.
Its chef architect was a famous Macedonian architect and zograph Andreja Damjanov from Veles who built the church in the period between 1850 and 1854, according to a slightly altered blueprint of the architect Jan Nevole. Architecturally, it is a combination of triconche, a rich cross – in with five domes and ternate basilicas. The nave dominates the interior; there is a ternate altar area, conchal choirs on the north and south side with a narthex with a gallery on the west side attached to it. Above the gallery there is a bell tower in Baroque style. The church façade is distinguished by a rich plastic decoration designed as a mix of Serbian medieval tradition, Baroque and Islamic influence.
Since it wasn't depicted, as the first iconostasis got damaged during the First World War, the Church Board of Smederevo Municipality concluded a contract with Andrey V. Bitsenko in 1935 on fresco-painting the temple and painting icons for iconostasis.
The fresco-painting and the icons on the iconostasis represent an extremely valuable artistic unit, stylistically given as a compromise solution between Serbian traditional religious painting, contemporary Divinity, Russian tradition and academic style. The compositions Transfer of the Relics of Saint Lucas in Smederevo and Sermon on the Mount draw a special attention within this unit as an idea with a strong historical and religious – political character, supplemented with portraits of authentic historical characters.


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The launch of the space shuttle Columbia, in April 1981. I was 6. I was so excited I made my own version from Lego to take to school.
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I had my bike converted a while back with a kit from Lekkie. The first stage of any ride towards town for me includes climbing up Titirangi's Huia Rd - a pretty brutal climb for first thing in the morning.
And I confess to avoiding it all winter.
Interestingly, the battery life is just enough for the 32km round trip to the CBD, if I err just on the right side of lazy. When I let the electrics do too much of the work, I end up running out of juice at the last, worst uphill.
Hard News: Paths where we actually ride,
Outside that area, but I do hope there's a plan to make getting from New Lynn to the Waterview connection something other than terrifying for cyclists.
Thanks for sharing those extra quotes Russell.
I miss Alleluya and I miss Peter, but Emma and Tane at Bestie are lovely people who are going to do something really special in that space.
Hard News: Friday Music: The great full eight,
Oh wow, I'd forgotten about FreakAngels. So good.
Or even ignoring Lilian's suggestion of how things could be improved?
It's a great suggestion. Sorry for not addressing it. I was responding to Deborah and Emma's comments around calling out behaviour.
I hate that this shit happens. And I honestly don't remember it being like this when I was in my teens/twenties either. Maybe it was the environment I was in. Who knows.
I strongly believe in people calling others out on their behaviour, but that's easier said than done. I'm reasonably intelligent and empathetic - I'm sure we all are here - and spot these things happening. But I'm also a very large male who used to remove drunks from bars for a living. I have the privilege of being equipped to intervene; not everyone can. What do you do when intervention/calling out is far too risky?
And I do think it's been creeping up on us for a long time, this war on empathy. I firmly believe there's a connection to reality TV, and to the un-empathetic behaviour of so many of our so-called leaders.
I just hope we're hearing about it more - Roastbusters, RoK, these tools at Laneway - because a societal rejection of it is building.
My 11 year old son asked to go to sleep listening to Bowie last night. I've done something right.
Cheers to you, Russell. Public Address has always been an island of refuge amongst the stress of life, and you and this community have always brought some measured, sane thought to balance my despair and frustration at many of the things that go on in this country.
I'm eagerly awaiting your Metro feature on K Rd too; this street has featured in my life for 20 years, but the last two years it's been the place I work from every day and it has been truly fascinating.
Ever the optimist, I like to see the resurgent bFM, and the rise of The Spinoff, The Wireless, TransportBlog and others, as a natural reaction to the stifling of challenging voices by many of the big media powers and our politicians. The pressure's been building for several years – sometime this year, I reckon something popped.
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All relationships suffer ups and downs, and whoever says it is not supposed to be like that, is simply not objective.
At the beginnings, sure, it is quite normal to have rainbows and bunnies, firsts and cute moments you'll remember forever, but nothing lasts for good as we know it.
As time goes by, both people begin to realize there are certain derails from what was the initial phase of the relationship, and this is when the fighting begins. A relationship can suffer plenty of obstacles and challenges and if you work hard at it, fights are inevitable. The goal, however, is to learn how to fight and be unafraid that your relationship is dysfunctional.
By arguing a certain problem, two people are mainly trying to find a common ground and the cause of the issue. This shows character, independence but a will to compromise as well. Arguments don't need to be taken harshly or too personally, but there are 5 guidelines to follow, so the entire debate doesn't escalate for no good reason. Here is what experts suggest:
* Don't insist on being right
* Speak up as soon as you feel anger rising
* Listen
* Stick to the topic at hand
* Don't say something you will regret
The reason the couple that argues can last for a long time
- Arguing is not an indicator of a catastrophe
To argue means to have a sane thinking mind that will never take anything for granted. Ideas and opinions, beliefs and principles are clear with the two people in a relationship, so by expressing them and even not agreeing on some, is quite natural. The end game is to do so in a rightful and decent manner- no insults, no screaming, and no tension.
At times, arguing can mean other things, like a lack of confidence, lack of respect or lack of trust. In such case, ask yourselves this:
How committed are you if you can express your own ideas?
Are you afraid of stepping over boundaries? In your relationship, can you truly be your authentic self? Are you afraid to speak your ideas and opinions?
Dr. Stephanie Sarkis, an expert in the field, explained there are seven essential components of a happy and healthy relationship. Arguing falls into those seven.
"I've never seen a healthy couple that doesn't argue. They never fight, however – they argue. If a couple comes into my office and tells me they've never argued, something isn't quite right. You can argue without fighting. Arguing is non-combative – you and your partner state your points of view without name-calling or raising your voice. Sometimes you agree to disagree – and that's okay. Figure out what your 'non-negotiables' are – the things that you will not budge on. Now rethink that list. I like the saying, You can either be right, or married."
Don't be afraid of conflicts and disagreements- they are a way to understand your partner better.
When you surpass the beginner phase and enter the long-lastingphase it is okay for things to change. The biggest thing you can do in an argument is to allow the other person to speak as well. This will get you to a successful closure without any side-effects.
However, keep in mind there are arguments and there is yelling, anger and hurting.
Be mindful of the other person in an argument and make sure not to argue on every little thing. Choose your battles and stick to what you believe in.
Elizabeth Gilbert explains it perfectly: "You can measure the happiness of a marriage by the number of scars that each partner carries on their tongues, earned from years of biting back angry words."
Bottling feelings in is not the wisest thing you can do. The partner needs to know how you feel about certain thing, so he or she can help you out and you can both figure out a solution together. Also, it is unfair that someone looks like the victim and the other like the culprit, right?
And let's not forget about the passion.
Couples need to be eager and willing about doing things in life, but without overshadowing or burdening the other person.
Couple expert Dr. Pam Spurr explains, "The way in which you argue signals so much about a relationship. The wise couple acknowledges this and keeps an eye on how they treat each other over disagreements. Subconsciously, bickering demonstrates you care about each other even if while bickering you feel annoyed towards your partner. For instance, it shows that you do want your partner to drink less and look after their health. Or you do want them to be on time so that neither of you are stressed out when you have places to be and things to do, etc."
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I am very glad to announce the launch of the new unlimited edition of my two videoart videos made with refugees, presented by Image Movement in Berlin.
During the evening, there will be new silent participative performance, extraordinarily decided as a reaction of the latest events in Berlin.
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17th January 2017, 8.30PM
Performance – and video artist LIUBA returns to Image Movement for the launch of her publication »Refugees welcome« / »You're out«.
Video-works of participative performances she realised with Refugees people in Berlin over the last two years are carried on an USB-wristband special unlimited edition wrapped-up in a newspaper–sized original poster.
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Because of everything that has been going on in this country, celebrating a national holiday doesn't feel so great on my heart. That said, a holiday where everyone simultaneously expresses what they are grateful for is pretty great. So, I will temporarily overcome my internal conflict to bring you this blog post on ways to express gratitude in tangible ways.
1. Start/join an email gratitude chain. For the past five years, I have been part of an email gratitude chain where daily, people share lists of what they are grateful for and email them out to the whole Google group. It is like being grateful oneself and multiplying it by ten, because reading what other people are grateful for and seeing their lives through the lens of gratitude is more than half the fun.
2. Write thank-you notes. I have this vivid memory of being five-years old and my mother kneeling down to talk to me to share two pieces of life wisdom: one, it's not what you know it's who you know and two, always, always write thank you notes. I am writing this from my aunt's kitchen where I learned that even if you think people don't pay attention of you write them a thank-you note or not, THEY DO.
3. Gratitude Journals. Last Monday, I had my students make their own very mini gratitude journals and presented it to them as a challenge to write three things they were grateful for until thanksgiving day and then they would share them. It gives them both the satisfaction of filling up an entire book and seeing it through from start to finish and learning the power of gratitude. I suggested they do their "three things" each night before they go to bed and I had one fourth-grade girl come up to me today to tell me that she finds it works best for her to do first thing in the morning. It kinda made my day.
4. Do/teach a gratitude yoga practice. Make a playlist by searching Spotify with words like "gratitude" and "thank you." Choose a little nugget of a gratitude story to inspire the asanas and pranayama and…go for it!
5. Send thank-you texts to everyone you've ever lived with. Relationships between roommates are something fiercely precious. And hilarious. This morning, I woke up to texts from all my roommates from the past four years and am currently having Thanksgiving with my current ones. Share how grateful you are for them…with them…to get back in touch and start a conversation.


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Research Article | Open Access
Rmdan Shnibha, Alhussein Albarbar, "Petroleum Pumps' Current and Vibration Signatures Analysis Using Wavelet Coherence Technique", Advances in Acoustics and Vibration, vol. 2013, Article ID 659650, 6 pages, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/659650
Petroleum Pumps' Current and Vibration Signatures Analysis Using Wavelet Coherence Technique
Vibration analysis is widely used for rotating machinery diagnostics; however measuring vibration of operational oil well pumps is not possible. The pump's driver's current signatures may provide condition-related information without the need for an access to the pump itself. This paper investigates the degree of relationship between the pump's driver's current signatures and its induced vibration. This relationship between the driver's current signatures (DCS) and its vibration signatures (DVS) is studied by calculating magnitude-squared coherence and phase coherence parameters at a certain frequency band using continuous wavelet transform (CWT). The CWT coherence-based technique allows better analysis of temporal evolution of the frequency content of dynamic signals and areas in the time-frequency plane where the two signals exhibit common power or consistent phase behaviour indicating a relationship between the signals. This novel approach is validated by experimental data acquired from 3 kW petroleum pump's driver. Both vibration and current signatures were acquired under different speed and load conditions. The outcomes of this research suggest the use of DCS analysis as reliable and inexpensive condition monitoring tool, which could be implemented for oil pumps, real-time monitoring associated with condition-based maintenance (CBM) program.
1. Introduction
Pumps and their associated systems are essential in oil and gas facilities for the efficient transportation of fluids. Common pumps found in these facilities include centrifugal, reciprocating, diaphragm, and rotary pumps [1]. The condition monitoring of pumps and their associated systems is an established application of CBM and is an existing area of research [2]. Rohlfing [3] provides three examples in the oil and gas industry where pump's CBM has been effectively implemented. Azadeh et al. in [4] have developed a diagnostic mechanism for pump failures in which pump operating problems fall into two categories: (1) hydraulic problems that suggest the pump may fail to deliver liquid, deliver insufficient capacity, develop insufficient pressure, or lose its prime at starting and (2) mechanical problems that are characterised by the consumption of excessive power or development of mechanical difficulties at the seal chambers or bearings; in either case vibration, noise, or breakage may occur. Fatigue is a common cause of pump failure [5, 6].
Vibration monitoring is particularly suited to pumps due to the number of integrated rotating parts, which may show additional movement when faults develop [7]. A more recent development in pump condition monitoring is the application of ultrasonic sensors [8]; introducing a new ultrasonic measurement based on acoustic emission analyses for high-pressure process pumps.
The most obvious technique for obtaining a vibration signal from pump driver's "induction motor" is by direct measurement using vibration transducers (usually accelerometers) mounted on the driver. This requires a high-performance vibration transducer capable of withstanding harsh environmental conditions and which can cost several hundred dollars. When a large number of machines are concerned and more than one transducer is required per machine, the total cost can be high. A major disadvantage of vibration monitoring is that it requires access to the machine. For accurate measurements, sensors should be mounted rigidly on the machine, which requires expertise and trained personnel.
An increasing number of pumps are installed with electrical motors as their prime driver. This development has introduced new possibilities for condition monitoring by the use of driver's electric signals such as current and voltage.
In response an indirect method, called sensorless detection and diagnosis intended for mechanical equipment driven by AC induction motors, has been developed over the past 20 years and is growing rapidly [9]. Sensorless detection and diagnosis technology monitors the state of devices and motors using the motor's stator current rather than external sensors to detect vibration, noise, and so forth. Besides the original power frequency, the stator current contains a large amount of information relative to mechanical faults.
The relationship between the magnitudes of stator current harmonics, the magnitudes of the vibration harmonics, and specific machine faults types has been closely studied [9, 10]. In [9] the relationship between the vibration and current harmonic magnitudes for a source of known vibration frequency was investigated to determine the feasibility of setting a limit or standard on the current harmonics due to these vibrations. It was concluded that for a given vibration frequency, the harmonic's RMS vibration level and RMS current level are monotonically related. In [10] a method for sensorless on-line vibration monitoring of an induction motor was proposed and initially evaluated in the laboratory and it was shown that vibration information can be gained in a sensorless fashion by utilizing the nearly linear relation between a particular vibration spectral component and its corresponding current harmonics. This forms the basis for using the current harmonics as an indicator of motor vibrations. The constant of proportionality between the current and vibration harmonics is obtained by measuring a baseline value of vibration. Baseline measurements were taken for the normal operation condition of the test machine, which included a small externally induced vibration. Experimental results clearly showed that this method is applicable for a wide range of vibrations.
The cause and effect relationship between two signals or the commonality between them is generally estimated using the coherence function. Reference [11] presents the results of a case study of motor bearing degradation caused by accelerated electrical discharge machining under the seven aging cycles. To identify bearing damage using the motor current signal, the coherence function between the motor current and vibration signature was computed. The largest values of the coherence amplitude, when driver's current and vibration signals were correlated, were located at the dynamic eccentricity and bearing defect.
This paper aims at investigating the use of current signal as reliable and inexpensive tool for pump's CBM programs. It is organised as follows. In Section 2 wavelet coherence is presented. Some experimental data for validating this approach are presented and some results are given. Concluding remarks appear in Section 3.
2. Coherence Analysis Technique
Figure 1 shows the time domain of current and vibration signals for a healthy motor and motor with a 20 V drop in one phase of the supply. Figure 2 shows the RMS values of current and vibration for different motor loads; it can be seen that the stator current and vibration signals are inversely correlated.
(a) Healthy motor with symmetrical supply voltages
(b) Healthy motor with symmetrical supply voltages
(c) One-phase supply voltage with 20 volts drop
(d) One-phase supply voltage with 20 volts drop
A common approach for extracting information concerning frequency features of a periodic signal is to transform the signal to the frequency domain using the discrete Fourier transform.
In Figure 3, the same signals as those shown in Figure 1 are presented in the frequency domain; it is assumed that the original signals are stationary.
(a) Healthy motor with symmetrical supply voltages (current)
(b) Healthy motor with symmetrical supply voltages (vibration)
(c) One-phase supply voltage with 20 volts drop (current)
(d) One-phase supply voltage with 20 volts drop (vibration)
The coherence is a function of the power spectral density ( and ) of and and the cross power spectral density of and is given by Coherence is a function of frequency with ranging between 0 and 1 and indicates how well signal corresponds to signal at each frequency. The degree of synchronization in stator current signal and vibration signal is commonly characterized by coherence phase and magnitude-squared coherence (DSC).
2.1. Welch's Method
An improved estimator of the PSD is the one proposed by Welch [8]. The method consists of dividing the time series data into (possibly overlapping) segments, computing a modified periodogram of each segment and then averaging the PSD estimates. The result is Welch's PSD estimate.
The averaging of modified periodograms tends to decrease the variance of the estimate relative to a single periodogram estimate of the entire data record. Although overlap between segments tends to introduce redundant information, this effect is diminished by the use of a nonrectangular window, which reduces the importance or weight given to the end samples of segments (the samples that overlap).
However, as mentioned above, the combined use of short data records and nonrectangular windows results in reduced resolution of the estimator. In summary, there is a trade-off between variance reduction and resolution. One can manipulate the parameters in Welch's method to obtain improved estimates relative to the periodogram, especially when the SNR is low.
The coherence function between the motor current and vibration signature was computed and plotted in Figure 4. The largest coherence amplitude values, where motor current and vibration signals are best correlated, are located at 50 and 100 Hz.
2.2. Wavelet-Based Approach
The CWT allows analysis of the temporal evolution of the frequency content of a given signal or time series. The application of the CWT to two time series and the cross-examination of the two decompositions can reveal localized similarities in time and scale. Areas in the time-frequency plane where the two time series exhibit common power or consistent phase behaviour indicate a relationship between the signals.
For jointly stationary time series, the cross spectrum and associated coherence function based on the Fourier transform are used to detect common behaviour in the frequency domain. In the general nonstationary case, wavelet-based counterparts can be defined to provide time-localized alternatives.
The wavelet coherence of two time series and is where and denote the continuous wavelet transforms of and at scale and position . The superscript is the complex conjugate and is a smoothing operator in time and scale.
Figure 5 presents the CWT analysis of the current and vibration signals when a 3 kW driver running at healthy condition. The top left figure shown the CWT modulus of current signal and the top right figure shown the cwt modulus of vibration signal.
The common periods of the current and vibration signals at scales 32 and 16, respectively are clearly detected in the moduli of the individual wavelet spectra and frequency at 50 and 100 Hz as shown in Figure 5.
The wavelet spectrum, defined for each signal, is characterized by the modulus and the phase of the CWT obtained using the complex valued wavelet. The individual wavelet spectra are denoted as and . The two decompositions are the same, up to a translation, since the CWT is translation-invariant. To examine the relationship between the two signals in the time-scale plane, consider the wavelet cross spectrum , which is defined as The magnitude of the wavelet cross spectrum can be interpreted as the absolute value of the local covariance between the two time series in the time-scale plane, as shown in Figure 6. In this example, this nonnormalized quantity highlights the fact that both signals have a significant contribution around scales 32, 16 at all positions.
Figure 7 displays wavelet coherence and the empirical wavelet coherence for and is defined as the following ratio: where is a smoothing operator in time and scale. The wavelet coherence can be interpreted as the square of the local correlation coefficient in the time-scale plane.
The common period of the signals at scale 192 is clearly detected using Freq = scal2frq(192,"mother wavelet", 1/sample frequency); note that this corresponds to a frequency of 50 Hz.
The arrows in the figure represent the relative phase between the two signals as a function of scale and position. The relative phase information is obtained from the smoothed estimate of the wavelet cross spectrum, . The plot of the relative phases is superimposed on the wavelet coherence. The relative phase information produces a local measure of the delay between the two time series. Note that for scales around 16, 28, and 32, the direction of the arrows captures the relative phase difference between the two signals.
3. Conclusions
This study utilized Welch's method and continuous wavelet techniques for spectral estimation to investigate the coherence between the driver's current DCS and the driver's vibration signatures. The coherence between DCS and DVS signals was investigated at a particular frequency and in different frequency bands. Both signals are completely coherent if the magnitude-squared coherence is equal to 1; if MSC is equal to zero, then both signals are independent of each other. The results show that both signals are coherent at the frequencies at which the magnitude-squared coherence (DSC) is greater than 0.5 and both signals are incoherent (less coherent) if DSC is less than 0.5. Wavelet coherence analysis greatly facilitates the detection of the quasiperiodic component indicative of a system anomaly. Wavelet cross spectrum and wavelet coherence are useful to reveal localized similarities between DCS and DVS signals in the time-scale plane and to interpret the results. The results of this work show the possibility to estimate the DVS signal information from the DCS signal.
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Here are a couple of classic wedding photos I took during a winter wedding at Brockencote Hall in November. Both taken using natural light and only a reflector to fill shadows. My style is usually more natural documentary than classic but sometimes the subject and the environment lead to a more classic shot.
Toni & James at the Church Ruins in Dudley
Felicity and Simon
On the 24th of August 2013, Felicity & Simon were preparing to get married at St Cassians Church Chaddesley Corbett and for the reception at Brockencote Hall. The weather was perfect and so was the setting. Brockencote Hall is the perfect wedding venue offering great food fantastic scenery and a newly furnished interior. Having photographed there a couple of weeks earlier I new what to expect and made the most of it. Here are a few of the photos from the day. Hope you enjoy them.
Family Portrait at Park Hall
Copyright for Wedding Photography
The idea behind this post is to help engaged couples understand wedding photography and what they need to consider before handing over the deposit.
Understanding Copyright for Wedding Photography.
The first post is about copyright, and the reason is simple, it is a grey area and couples often make the wrong decision based on whether the photographer offers the copyright or not.
What is copyright? It is the right to own the images and this is automatically held by the person who took the photo or in the case of music wrote the song. You own the copyright to the images you took at any wedding you attended.
Why do photographers or any artists hold onto copyright? Well they may need to use the images possibly for competition but definitely for promotion. They may over time become famous and then the images will be worth considerably more.
Why do you need it? Well you don't! What you need is a licence to use the images for your purposes. Be clear what you want to do with the images, for example print them out, email to friends upload to Facebook, or just keep on your PC.
Most photographers allow these uses in the licence and you should find it written in the contract.
So in short, I would advise you not ask for the copyright, but instead ask for the files and a licence to use the images, and a word of warning, stay clear of photographers that offer full copyright as any photographer worth booking would not give this away.
Finally, make sure you read the contract and have the usage you require and if not go back to the photographer and ask.
If you want to know more, you will find a lot of specific information about copyright on the web but I hope this article has given you enough information to help you make the correct decision.
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Grafton Manor, In the rain.
At last, I had the opportunity to photograph at Grafton Manor one of the premier wedding venues in the Midlands; and it rained. Those beautiful grounds, the walled garden the historic manor house. Bummer! That's English weather for you. I did manage a few shots though, thanks to the resilience of Jenny and Sam the bride & groom. That's given me an idea for a blog. "What happens when it rains at a wedding."
Enjoy the photos courtesy of Jenny and Sam and all taken by yours truly.
Dumbleton Hall Wedding 30th March 2013
In a moment of wisdom, I have decided to write a few posts to help newly engaged couples get some ideas. I visit a lot of venues and can give an unbiased opinion on them that may help. But don't blame me!
The wedding of Janet & John at Dumbleton Hall.
This is my first wedding at the new wedding venue Dumbleton Hall in the village of Dumbleton near Evesham. The village is beautiful with houses built of Cotswold stone as is the hall. The entrance sits at the end of the village next to the church, an ideal location for a church ceremony. This wedding was however a civil ceremony at the hall in the main dining room that is a perfect setting for getting married.
From the photographers point of view Dumbleton has everything, great landscape views, a beautiful pool (with a black swan) and the hall it's self is a great back drop, just wish they would build a car park at the rear so that the cars are out of shot. One shot I like particularly is the steps at the back that seem to lead up to the rolling hills behind the hall.
Inside the rooms are spacious and ideal for a wedding. The main dining room allows plenty of natural light in from the large windows, great for us photographers.
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The staff at Dumbleton Hall were very helpful and the food was fabulous. I was impressed and I think you will be too.
Here are a few photos from the wedding. I hope you enjoy them.
Kirsty & Lynford Pre Wedding Photo Shoot
Is photography art?
On a recent photography course, we entered a brief discussion as to whether photography can be classed as art. Some argue against, saying it is not art, photographers disagree. I wanted to add my view on this, for what it counts; and because I have been studying photography for the last 3 years. For me a camera is a tool by which we capture an image, just like a pencil or a paint brush is a tool to mark to a canvas. The end result is the same an image on canvas. The dictionary describes art as "the expression or application of human skill or imagination." Therefore it is this that we should consider and not the image it's self. Did the photographer apply his / her skill and imagination to create the photograph?
After watching photographers work on images, manipulating the available light to find great tones in the shadows, modeling the subject and choosing the location with great care to create an image that really stands out, I can conclude that photography is a form of art if it was meant to be.
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We develop, deploy, and maintain E-commerce portals for various types of businesses. Whether it is B2C based shopping cart type portals, reservation systems, or aggregator portals, our solutions include mobile devices as well. We also integrate other systems as part of the portal solution such as payment gateways, transactional text messaging, and email generating systems.
Once portal is developed, we could extend our services to maintenance of the portal. Digital marketing becomes an integral part of any portal. Therefore, you could also use us for managing your Digital marketing, be it social media marketing, updating search engines, bulk texting or email services.
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The Global Food and Agriculture Program aims to inform the development of US policy on global agricultural development and food security by raising awareness and providing resources, information, and policy analysis to the US Administration, Congress, and interested experts and organizations.
The Global Food and Agriculture Program is housed within the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, an independent, nonpartisan organization that provides insight – and influences the public discourse – on critical global issues. The Council on Global Affairs convenes leading global voices and conducts independent research to bring clarity and offer solutions to challenges and opportunities across the globe. The Council is committed to engaging the public and raising global awareness of issues that transcend borders and transform how people, business, and governments engage the world.
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1,000 Days Blog, 1,000 Days
Africa Can End Poverty, World Bank
Agrilinks Blog
Bread Blog, Bread for the World
Can We Feed the World Blog, Agriculture for Impact
Concern Blogs, Concern Worldwide
Institute Insights, Bread for the World Institute
End Poverty in South Asia, World Bank
Global Development Blog, Center for Global Development
The Global Food Banking Network
Harvest 2050, Global Harvest Initiative
The Hunger and Undernutrition Blog, Humanitas Global Development
International Food Policy Research Institute News, IFPRI
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center Blog, CIMMYT
ONE Blog, ONE Campaign
One Acre Fund Blog, One Acre Fund
Overseas Development Institute Blog, Overseas Development Institute
Oxfam America Blog, Oxfam America
Preventing Postharvest Loss, ADM Institute
Sense & Sustainability Blog, Sense & Sustainability
WFP USA Blog, World Food Program USA
There are rumors that U.S. food aid programs could see major changes in the next budget, including converting some of the Food for Peace program into straight cash grants instead of in-kind food assistance.


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Nick Davis
Vice President, Corporate Innovation, Singularity University
Nick Davis is the Vice President, Corporate Innovation at Singularity University where he is directing the strategy, development and delivery of the corporate innovation products and solutions.
For the past 15 years Nick has worked in a combination of Executive Education, Corporate Innovation, and building and leading multiple high growth Startups. Nick is a recognized thought leader in corporate innovation management and strategy, civic and social innovation, as well as entrepreneurship. Focus areas include: identifying exponential trends that deliver new customer value through new and existing technology platforms, futuring to stave off market disruptors, concept and prototype development, and how to build and manage corporate innovation labs and incubators on-site or within established startup ecosystems anywhere in the world.
Previously, Nick was Director of Corporation Innovation at RocketSpace, External Innovation Leader for PricewaterhouseCoopers in the US, and Co-Founder of Scalefunder, Inc., which was acquired by Ruffalo Cody in 2014. Nick attended The Ohio State University where he majored in Political Science with a minor in Theatre. He is also an alum of the UCLA Anderson School of Management, as well as The Esade Business School's program in Open Innovation and Entrepreneurship. He is also a veteran of the US Navy where he worked in Military Intelligence.
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Excerpted from Michael Eric-Dyson's "Abraham, Isaac and Us," reposted from OnBeing.org:
The only meaningful interpretation of transcendence we might propose is to strip the term of its philosophical and theological orthodoxy and offer instead a more forceful definition. Truth can be described as transcendent if it illumines the time and place of its emergence as well as other places and periods. Truth's transcendence is not pegged to its authoritative reflection of an unchanging reality that everyone would agree on if they had access to it. Truth happens when we recognize the expression of a compelling and irrefutable description of reality. Truth is not irrefutable because it appeals to ideals that escape the fingerprints of time and reason. Truth is irrefutable because it is morally coherent and socially irresistible.
That's why Martin Luther King, Jr. and his comrades could challenge the transcendent truths of white supremacy and black inferiority, truths seen by their advocates as true for all times and places, and truths that were rooted in religion and reason. But King and company offered a more compelling version of truth that ultimately proved to be more reasonable, more morally coherent, and more socially irresistible than the tribal truths it sought to displace. They didn't prove their vision of truth was superior by appealing to a transcendent truth that rang through the universe as self-evident, even though King spoke of black folk enjoying "cosmic companionship" in our struggle for equality and justice.
Rather, King and his companions worked to show that they had a more edifying grasp of truth — that their moral vision was clearer, their ethical energy more uplifting, their description of democracy more meaningful, and their alliance with other truth tellers more cogent than those who bonded around the moral and legal justification of oppression. Thus, irrefutability is provisional, and may change with the appearance of other compelling views of truth that are rooted in reason and affirmed by morality. Such is the case, for instance, with gay marriage: traditional views of marriage that rest on religious and social orthodoxy are slowly giving way to superior versions of the truth that support gay and lesbian domestic intimacy and family values.


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One of the trickiest rooms to style is the dining room. As much as the table seems to play the biggest role, I always believe it's the chair that makes or breaks a dining room. If I were on a budget, I would go for a moderately priced table, after all you will only see the top, the base is usually covered with the chairs. The chairs should be comfortable, yet stylish, I would splurge on those if I can. My next priority would be a beautiful chandelier or suspension depending on the ceiling height available. For the buffet, I always like to go for a statement design that would act as an art piece. Hope you liked the mood board above, below I will break it down into details and you can click on each image for source.
The refractive Lucite and gleaming cast brass of this table are meant to catch the light, drawing all eyes to the clean lines of this Deco-inspired piece.
- Lucite, acrylic, polished brass
- Dimensions: 30″H, 80″W, 35″D
Designed by Kelly Wearstler: Visual Comfort Lighting Ardent Medium Waterfall Chandelier.
- Collection: Kelly Wearstler Ardent
- Finish: Antique-Burnished Brass
- Glass: Fractured
- Bulbs not included
- Number of Bulbs: 20
- Wattage Per Bulb: 40W
- Total Wattage: 800W
- Type of Bulb: E12 Candelabra C
- Dimensions: 27″W x 49″H
- Canopy Dimensions: 27″ Round
Maxime Dining Chair by Jonathan Adler: A gleaming brass frame with an intriguing crisscross back and our signature sabots cradles a softly curved seat and sculptural back. Upholstered in luxe teal velvet, Rialto Charcoal velvet, or Belgium Stone linen, it's light and airy but with powerful presence.
W 20″ / D 23″ / H 37″ / 24 lb.
The Leona Blue Stone Sideboard is a fabulously modern update of traditional design ideas. Crafted from Baltic birch, this sideboard features a mosaic of differently sized blue stone shards, all outlined in a gold. Its gloss finish is durable and ultra smooth. Open its two doors to reveal a large interior shelf.
- Two-door sideboard
- Interior shelf
- Wipe clean with a non-abrasive rag
Madison Park Sunburst Mirror: A stylized iron frame is finished with gold foil and features a sphere design, for additional charm and dimension. The hanger feature on the back of the mirror allows for effortless hanging on your wall. No assembly required.
- Dia 29.5″ x 0.98″D
- Material Details: 80% Iron, 10%Glass, 10% MDF
- Care Instructions: Handle with care. Wipe gently clean with damp cloth.
Regina Andrew Modern Jack Large (Gold) fits into any life style, adding character to your home where old meets new, rock meets glam, and homegrown meets worldly.In this setup, I used 3 of these.
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13. Kiss and Don't Tell Award: After American Idol woman scorned Pia Toscano sings her anthem "I'll Stand By You" on Dancing with the Stars (her all-but-confirmed beau Mark Ballas' show), Tom Bergeron gets right to the point: "Is he a good kisser?" Coy as ever, Toscano laughs it off and replies, "He's a wonderful person." We'll take that as a yes. But seriously, enough with the cageyness. It's really wearing on your 15 minutes.
12. Most Cringeworthy: At first, Paul Reiser seems like a good sport for showing up for his The Tonight Show with Jay Leno appearance even though his NBC sitcom was canceled last week. But naturally, the comedian wasn't going to let the awkward sitdown pass without lobbing a few grenades. "NBC, to my knowledge, they don't traditionally make bad decisions," he tells Leno. "I don't know what your experience is..." And then: "When you're the last-place network, you don't want to jeopardize that. You found your niche; stay there."
11. Best Missed Redemption: On Cougar Town, Jules doesn't know the Pledge of Allegiance! "And to the republic for Richard Stands," she says to a room of schoolchildren. Naturally, this sends her on an insecurity tear about her intelligence that includes hiding from her friends and neighbors. Eventually, she swallows her pride and offers to correct her mistake. It's then that she says: "One nation under God, invisible" Well, at least, as Jules points out, God is invisible.
10. Most Unnecessary Imagery, Part I: Desperate Housewives' Susan is horny, plain and simple, from having to abstain from sex for six weeks after her kidney transplant. So she starts having intense sex dreams. But they're about former nemesis/current begrudging guardian angel Paul Young. Susan's doctor tells her it's just her conscience telling her that she needs to help him in his time of need. Dear Conscience, there are better ways of getting through to someone. Love, Us.
9. Best New TV Rivalry: Competing coaches Adam Levine and Christina Aguilera waste no time before commencing the mudslinging on The Voice. After Adam praises Beverly McClellan for her passion, Christina tries to make a case for herself by slamming Adam. "He is a little bit of a wheeler-dealer-schmealer," she says, like an 8-year-old. "He will sell a used car to your grandma." So... backbiting judges panel? Check! See, not everything about this show is a refreshing change from American Idol.
8. The Anti-PETA Award: Boo to the evil Queen Cersei, who needs a scapegoat (scapewolf?) after her son, Joffrey, was attacked by Arya Stark's direwolf on Game of Thrones. When the guilty animal is nowhere to be found, Cersei nags King Robert into having Sansa's direwolf executed instead. The injustice and cruelty has us howling along with the rest of the pack at the end of the episode.
7. Best Fashion Statement: Mr. Schue challenges Glee's New Directions to wear their hearts on their sleeves when he asks them to T-shirts bearing words that lay bare their deepest insecurities. (For example, Sam's says — hilariously — "Trouty Mouth") To the tune of Lady Gaga's "Born This Way," Mr. Schue reveals his odd choice for a T-shirt slogan: "butt chin." What? We would have definitely picked "white rapper."
6. Most Unnecessary Imagery, Part II: In the Celebrity Apprentice boardroom, NeNe Leakes keeps it "really real" and calls out her teammates for "crawling up" Star Jones' butt. "By the way," Donald Trump stealthily interjects, "much nicer now that she lost all the weight." Adds Star: "It would not be very uncomfortable for you back then." Donald Trump, Jr. is all: Daaaad, and takes a minute to wipe the image from his mind.
5. No Love Lost Award: Perhaps in another effort to prove that she's not the GOOP-y ice queen most perceive her to be, Gwyneth Paltrow pals around with Chelsea Handler about the odd thing they have in common: bitchy grandmothers! Handler says her German grandma was "a real bitch" on Chelsea Lately; Paltrow joins the fun by calling her German granny a "real c---." "She tried to poison my mother against me, but it didn't work! Because I have a great mother," Paltrow explains. "She must not have been very happy, and must have had a lot of pain, because she was mean as hell." Sadly, we won't get to hear Grandma's side of the story: She died in 2006.
4. Best Use of Mercy: In what is sure to be Timothy Olyphant's Emmy reel for Justified, Raylan Givens finally proves he can control his itchy trigger finger. Grieving his Aunt Helen's death at the hands of Dickie Bennett (Jeremy Davies), Raylan stalks Harlan County looking for Dickie, not as a lawman but as an angel of vengeance. But when he gets a sobbing Dickie in his crosshairs, instead of shooting him, Raylan lists the things Helen did for him. In addition to making Dickie feel guilty, Raylan realizes the sacrifices Helen made to help him escape Harlan and his family's history of backwoods warring. He honors Helen's efforts by reluctantly letting Dickie live.
3. Cheese Whizzes Award: Why do all of The Amazing Race's best moments involve cheese? Though they failed to finish the Ferris wheel, er, meal Detour in Austria last week, Zev and Justin gamely take on another eating Detour in Switzerland: downing a pot of fondue. Between the belching, the giggle-fests, Zev's puns ("I'm not very fondue of this fondue"), Justin's feeble threats ("I'm going to kill you for this, you know that, right?") and balcony vomiting, we have these brave cheese-eating souls (and eventual leg winners) to thank for ending our love affair with cheese (for now anyway). And for one of the greatest "dead" faces ever.
2. Most Shocking Non-Finale: The third-to-last episode of The Vampire Diaries shocked us with a tragic one-two punch (or bite, if you will). Damon has been bitten by a werewolf, which history tells us (RIP, Rose) is fatal, but come on, they aren't going to kill off Ian Somerhalder! Our real worry: Just as Mystic Falls naïf Jenna learns of the very existence of vampires, Klaus turns her into one. In case you're keeping score at home, there are four humans left in the cast. Where does it end?
1. Best Sound of Silence: How can Michael Scott leave The Office without saying goodbye to adoring, long-suffering Pam Beasley? But he does... until a shoeless Pam runs through airport security to catch him as he shuffles through the terminal. Most remarkable: We don't hear their final words, as Michael has already returned his mic to the documentary crew. "No, he wasn't sad. He was full of hope about Colorado," Pam tearfully tells the camera afterward. "He was hoping to get an upgrade as an awards member, and he said he was just real excited to go home and see Holly." Farewell to the World's Greatest Boss. (That's what we said.)
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13. Kiss and Don't Tell Award: After American Idol woman scorned Pia Toscano sings her anthem "I'll Stand By You" on Dancing with the Stars (her all-but-confirmed beau Mark Ballas' show), Tom Bergeron gets right to the point: "Is he a good kisser?" Coy as ever, Toscano laughs it off and replies, "He's a wonderful person." We'll take that as a yes. But seriously, enough with the cageyness. It's really wearing on your 15 minutes.
(Disclosure: TV Guide is owned by CBS Interactive, a division of ViacomCBS.)