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Thomas Ravenel is an American politician who worked as the treasurer for the South Carolina during 2007. This political figure is the son of Arthur Ravenel Jr., who is a former South Carolina Congressman. Additionally, Thomas was an independent candidate during the South Carolina Senate election in 2014. He can also be seen in the reality series Southern Charm in 2018. The zodiac sign of this politician is Leo, and he believes so much in astrology. Have you thought how much earnings hold by this personality? If yes, then this is the post about the net worth of Thomas Ravenel in 2020 in detail.
Early Life & Biography:
This amazing politician was born in the city of Charleston, South Carolina on 11th August 1962. The ethnicity of Ravenel is North American, whereas he held American citizenship. The name of his father is Arthur Ravenel Jr. who was a US congressman. On the other hand, the name of Thomas's mother was Louise Rodgers. The occupation of his mother is not known at all. He has five siblings who named as Arthur Ravenel III, William Ravenel, Eva Ravenel, Renee Brockinton, and Suzanne Ravenel.
Thomas has completed his college studies from The Citadel that situated in Charleston. He got B.S. from this institute in the year 1985. After that, he studied MBA in the University of South Carolina and received his Masters in 1991. His masters focused on the Finance and Real Estate.
Personal Life:
Thomas has been married once in his life. He was dating Mary Katy Ryan who was the daughter of former Chief Staff in Air Force Mike Ryan for many years. The couple married in 1995, but their relationship ended up in 1998. Together, they don't have any child together. However, Ravenel has two children from his relationship with ex-girlfriend Kathryn Dennis named Saint Julian and Kensington Calhoun.
He is very active on the social media platforms like Twitter and Instagram. Thomas has more than 98,000 followers on the Twitter, whereas his Twitter profile has over 261,000 followers. These numbers show how much popular he is among the online world.
Career, Awards & Nominations:
After completing his studies, he opened a commercial real estate company with the name Ravenel Development Corporation. He entered the politics in 2004 when Ravenel ran for the US Senate after the retirement of Fritz Hollings. In this election, Thomas came in the third position and then he supported Republican Jim Demint who won the election in the end.
He fined for more than US$ 19,000 due to lack of information on the application form by the Federal Election Commission. After that, Thomas runs for the South Carolina Treasurer and beat nine-term winner Grady Patterson in the final election in 2006. However, he was suspended in less than a year from his duties due to his involvement in the federal cocaine distribution charges. He resigned from his post on 24th July 2007. Thomas later sentenced for ten months in prison due to guilty in drug charges. Presently, he features in the American reality show Southern Charm.
Net Worth & Earnings:
The net worth of Thomas Ravenel is $7 million. He has not earned much from his political career as Ravenel suspended within a year. His main source of income comes from his real estate business that he runs for more than a decade. Also, Thomson owns a house at Brookland Plantation that he purchased in the year 2006. The exact cost of this house not revealed yet.
Thomas Ravenel doesn't achieve much success in the politics due to cocaine charges. We wish him success for the upcoming life.


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Checklist for registering aircraft under article 83 bis agreement
The following is a short summary checklist to assist you through the process of placing an aircraft operated under an ICAO Article 83bis agreement on the Bermuda Aircraft Registry, please find below details of the requirements for aircraft registration and initial issue of a Certificate of Airworthiness approvals.
For a downloadable detailed checklist with instructions please click here.
Step 1 - Application for Registration of Aircraft or Change of Ownership (Form 100B)
Once Form 100B has been completed BCAA will be able to confirm to the applicant that the aircraft is eligible and the person or corporation qualified to have an aircraft registered in Bermuda. If an applicant would require special marks they should make the request when submitting the Form 100B.
Step 2 - Power of Attorney (if applicable)
Required if a person or persons will be signing applications on behalf of the registered owner of the aircraft.
Step 3 - Bill of Sale (Proof of Ownership) or Bill of Sale and Lease Agreement
Where the registered owner is a Charterer by Demise. Affidavit is required certifying the documents to be a true copy.
Step 4 - Certificate of Incorporation (Certified True Copy)
Step 5 - Priority Mortgage (if applicable)
Once accepted, the Priority Notice is valid for fourteen working days. To maintain priority, the contemplated mortgage must be made and entered in the Mortgage Register or further Priority Notice entered within the fourteen-day period.
Step 6 - Deregistration or Certificate of Non-Registration
Document received from the previous State of Registry.
Step 7 - Certificate of Registration is issued
Step 8 - Registration of Mortgage (if applicable)
Once the Mortgage document is received by BCAA an entry will be made on the appropriate Aircraft or Engine Mortgage Register.
Step 9 - Application for the Issue of a Certificate of Airworthiness (Form AW-200)
Step 10 - Arrangements for Continued Airworthiness Management
The holder of an air operator's certificate or the owner or operator of an aircraft above 2,700 kg MTOW must have arrangements for continued airworthiness management. The Continued Airworthiness Management Organisation (CAMO) must be BCAA approved under the requirements of OTAR 39 Subpart E. The operator may seek approval themselves or contract a separate CAMO. The operator should make arrangements for the management of their aircraft in the early stages of the registration process and inform the BCAA of those arrangements.
Step 11 - Recommendations for the initial issue of a Certificate of Airworthiness (Form AW-201(I))
This form is to be completed and submitted by the Operator's Continued Airworthiness Management Organisation (CAMO) along with the required supporting documentation.
Step 12 - Maintenance Programme
All aircraft on the Bermuda Aircraft Registry must be maintained in accordance with a BCAA approved maintenance programme. To apply for approval the applicant should submit a copy of the maintenance programme along with the Aircraft Maintenance Programme Approval Application (Form AW-285) and OTAR 39 Maintenance Programme Compliance Checklist (Form AW-287).
Step 13 - Export Certificate of Airworthiness
The applicant should provide a copy of the Export Certificate of Airworthiness issued by the last state of registry. The Export Certificate of Airworthiness must be issued within 60 days of the Certificate of Airworthiness application.
Step 14 - Application for a Noise Certificate (Form AW-268)
Step 15 - Declaration of Flight Manual Supplements (Form AW-235)
Step 16 - Nationality and Registration Markings
The aircraft must display Nationality and Registration markings on the lower left hand wing and on both sides of the fuselage or on the upper halves of the vertical tail. The Aircraft Marking requirements are found in OTAR Part 47.
Step 17 - ELT Registration
View the latest AW Notices for 83bis Operators – (AWN-07-15 and AWN-01-17). Bermuda will no longer be issuing ELT Codes (406MHz).
Step 18 - Mode S Transponder
The Mode S code will be provided by BCAA and the transponder must be programmed with this code.
Step 19 - Class Six Radio License
The applicant must apply to the Bermuda Regulatory Authority for a Class Six Radio License.
Step 20 - Complete Non-Euro Foreign New/Change Address Book Form, if applicable.
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I'm going to share this card really fast today. This card was made using the Sale-A-Bration Punch Bunch stamp set. This was not my original idea but I changed up the colors from the original idea I saw.
I have two parties back to back in Baldwin and Fallston, Maryland today. I look forward to all the stamping fun we're going to have!


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Primary Supply Teacher
I have great relationships with the schools and work really hard to ensure that I find my teachers work when they want it, and I've never been busier.
Registering with Mana Education could not be easier, once you have emailed your CV to us we make an appointment convenient to you, then in the time it takes you to drink a cappuccino (other beverages are available) we have all the paperwork done and hope to get to know what it is that you are looking for from Mana Education.
What do we look for?
We work with a great many primary schools throughout Peterborough and the surrounding area to help them find brilliant and enthusiastic Primary teachers for supply, contract long term and permanent positions. You need to be a fully qualified primary teacher and have a wealth of experience delivering the Primary national curriculum, we look for teacher who have worked in KS1 and KS2 as well as early years.
If you are interested in becoming a Primary Supply Teacher with Mana Education then please send your CV to firstname.lastname@example.com or phone 01733 286199 and lets get the ball rolling
Mana Education is a specialist recruitment company working within Education. We are established to service and support the recruitment requirements of all schools and teaching staff alike.
The benefits of working through Mana Education are:
* Excellent rates of pay both PAYE and Umbrella
* Paid weekly
* Local schools
* Warm and friendly service
* Tailored job finding service - we listen to your needs
* Your own dedicated education specialist on hand 24/7
* Local knowledge
* Access to free CPD
* £100 Recommend a Friend Scheme
We work with a variety of Schools ranging from Independent Schools, through to mainstream schools and Academies.
Opportunities we can offer include day to day, long term and permanent positions, full and part-time.
Mana Education is a member of the REC (Recruitment Employment Federation) ensuring that candidates (and clients) needs are professional met at all times. Mana Education is committed to enforcing the AWR (Agency Workers Regulations) to ensure our Teachers are paid correctly.
Mana Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable people. All assignments are subject to our strict vetting process which includes the Enhanced DBS Check, List 99 checks, Overseas Police Check (if required) and Professional References.
If you are interested in becoming a Primary Supply Teacher with Mana Education then please send your CV to email@example.com or phone 01733 286199
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Expand your business network at ADE
Following up on our Conference and Festival round-ups, we have created an overview of how to get the most out of your networking opportunities.
Following up on our Conference and Festival round-ups, we have created an overview of how to get the most out of your networking opportunities.
Since its earliest days, ADE has been attempting to offer the best possible ways for delegates to meet new contacts, discover fresh opportunities and to expand their business horizons. In pursuit of this goal, we offer a wide range of activities to make the business side of the trip as productive and rewarding as possible.
Database & Networking lounges
Alongside a wide array of focused and relevant panels, keynotes and discussions conference delegates can get in contact with each other by using the messaging system in the delegate database, accessible when you are the proud owner of an ADE Conference Pass or ADE pass. Meet with them at one of our networking lounges at DeLaMar while grabbing a coffee or a snack. And don't hesitate to speak to the stranger next to you in between meetings, since we are all here for the same reason, to do business.
In addition to the networking lounges we have one-stop networking meetings covering key territories and regions. With France being our main focus country this year, you really should check out their program at De Balie on Thursday, then finish the day with a relaxing networking drink. Before that on Wednesday we welcome The House of China in the same venue and on Friday we go even further into the South East Asia region with a day filled with Japanese, Korean and Taiwanese insights at Asia Konnekt. Both days also end with a networking drink featuring local cuisines, so make sure to join in.
Meet the Canadians
There's also the opportunity to get introduced to the Canadian scene in our one hour focus meeting on Wednesday at DeLaMar which features a short and snappy keynote outlining everything you need to know about this fascinating country's electronic scene, followed by a networking session so that you can start to build new relationships.
More network drinks
On Wednesday we open with our founding partners BUMA to welcome you to Amsterdam as well as AIM. On Thursday our ADE TECH partner Paylogic will close the day at de Kopstoot Bar by inviting you for a drink, also don't forget to say hi to our Swedish friends. ADE Green on Friday will host its closing drink at DeLaMar Theater.
Belgium Booms
And finally, we are delighted to once again join forces with our Belgium friends at the Brakke Grond, with the Belgium Booms drinks on Friday, followed by a showcase of Belgium and Holland's finest, a program curated by Lefto and Red Light Radio.
Network Events
Networking & Business Lounges
Multiple Country Focus format to continue in 2019
Friday, 25 January 2019
ADE Guesthouse to host French Electronic Lab
Friday, 24 May 2019
Tokyo's Vibrant Club Scene
Cana Hatsushiba (Head Of Bookings, JP), Dubfire (Artist, US), Hito (Artist, JP), Keiichiro Oshiro (Producer, JP), Marc Lankreijer (Founder, NL)
ADE Welcome Drink, Hosted by BUMA/Stemra
AIM networking drinks, presented by Believe
Networking drinks presented by Export Music Sweden and Department Festival
The Belgian Drink
Press Conference: Launch HOC Market Report
Martin van de Velde (Co-Founder, House Of China, NL), Michiel Roosjen (Co-Founder, House of China, NL)


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With 'Fela! The Concert', just around the corner, Olawale Ashimi, popularly known as Brymo, will forever remain relevant in the country.
In his words:
"You can't write the story of Nigerian or African in general music without remembering Fela," Brymo said while adding that Fela's recordings were still identifiable because his lyrics contain "topics that affect day to day people".
"40 years from now when people listen to his songs, they will still identify with it – because you are talking about something that actually means something to everybody.
"It sticks, it never goes away."
The 'Alajo Somolu' crooner further stated that the legend,during his time preached against "sharing of money, a gift society where the public office holder only gives to those who are loyal to him".
"We need to strengthen a system where there is fairness and everybody works and earns," he added.
Brymo further asserted that there are just few African artistes who shared the ideology and philosophy of Fela.
"Part of those teaching, there's just no other African artsite you can really look up in terms of philosophy and ideology more than Fela," said Brymo.


text: To change the behabiour of a child needs educational institution that is the opinions of the greatest philosophers. Some persons in this locality who were interested in education felt the necessity to establish an institution now named BHITABARIA MODEL SECONDARY SCHOOL that was establised in 1944.Late Abdul Jabber Howlader who was the first secretary of Bhitabaria Junior High School contributed a lot for first establishment and then Late Md. Moslem Uddin Howlader who was the secretary of the Bhitabaria Model Secondary School also donated some lands and assets.There were also some educated and elits people whose contributions can not but be remembered.The first Headmaster as the high school was Janab Anser Uddin Gazi B.A, B.Ed.It is a renowned institutio in this upazilla. Every year a lot of students get GPA 5 in JSC and SSC.


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This is next up on our family vacation getaways. I am so excited to sleep with that open roof to watch the stars. I (Laura) as a child grew up with very few houses around our home. My siblings and I would sleep outside nearly every night in the summer and fall asleep to the stars. There are few things better in life!
This home from Folly rents on AirBNB.


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We love to put a highlight on the little details at Chemins Blancs ... Our top PRIME has a neckline which is ornated with a lurex piping and a delicate frown at the chest. Its Japanese-style inspired print comes in coral, plum and khaki tones on a black background. You can wear this printed top with our SIMI trousers in the brick color for a warm winter silhouette, but also with the long skirt PRUSSE in the same fabric for a total look.
Chemins Blancs is a ready-to-wear women's brand with French know-how. This top was made in our own factories in Ukraine in a fabric from Italy. In this fall winter collection, 76% of our materials come from Europe (mainly in Italy and France)
Our size advice : Léa is 1m74 long and wears a size 38


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How to make a Drusilla (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) Costume
A great couple's costume alongside her boyfriend and fellow vampire, Spike, Drusilla makes a great costume to wear on your own, too, for an elegant female vampire look. Slightly insane and just a touch psychic, Dru was known as one half of the "Sid and Nancy of the Undead" alongside her bloody beau. A lot of options can be had to creating a great DIY Drusilla costume.
##Things You'll Need##
* A curling iron and hair-tie to pull back the top half of your hair and curl it in Drusilla's style.
* Grey or black eyeshadow
* Pale foundation and makeup sponge
* Long, white short sleeved dress with an empire waist (See Josephine dress for an example.)
* Red brocade corset-style top
* Long black skirt
* Fake black nails with either white or red tips.
* Buffy prosthetic vampire appliance (OPTIONAL)
* Fangs
* Fake blood (OPTIONAL)
##Putting together your Drusilla costume##
Step 1: Apply a light bit of foundation to your face and lips with your makeup sponge for an unhealthy pallor like Drusilla's.
Step 2: Put on some grey or black eyeshadow. Add a very light bit of it and blend well underneath your eyes and in the hollows of your cheeks for a more "emaciated" effect.
Step 3: Put on your brown Victorian wig OR style your hair like Drusilla's. To do so, pull back the top part of it from your face and secure with a clip or elastic. Use your curling iron to curl the half-pony tail up top and just the ends of your own hair for a Victorian effect.
Step 4: Put on either your white Victorian dress or Drusilla's more "modern" look with a red brocade corset-style top and long black skirt.
Step 5: Apply a set of black nails with white or red tips. An interesting character fact: Drusilla's manicure often told of her state of health. The modified French manicure with a gothic touch showed her to be ill or injured when they were painted with white tips and healthy with red.
Step 6: OPTIONAL – If you want to "vamp out," pick up a Buffy prosthetic vampire appliance to simulate the vampire face. If not, just add a pair of fake fangs and some (optional) fake blood.
Round up your Spike and prepare to take your mayhem to Sunnydale and beyond!


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Many people are always wondering what options they have as far as the best DIY standing desk frames are concerned. Some people do not even know if they require one in the first place.
The truth of the matter is the fact that standing desks are very expensive. If you have ever considered the option of acquiring a standing desk, chances are that you have already notice that the options that exist are not as cheap as one would have thought. This is the main reason why many people tend to consider going the DIY way as an option of saving money.
But why do people need standing desk frames in the first place?
It is a known fact that sitting down for a prolonged duration of time can easily affect your health. Not only can it shorten your life but it can also affect you the same smoking or obesity affect other people. In fact, it can result in the occurrence of cancer as demonstrated by the study that surveyed over 4 million people in 43 studies.
It is always recommended that people should stay active for at least 60 minutes a day as a way of compacting the effects associated with too much sitting.
But where does a DIY standing desk comes into the picture? Does it truly counter the effects associated with too much sitting?
Some studies have shown that using standing desks goes a long way to improve the productivity of people. It also goes that have a standing desk will make one move around easily which in itself is a good thing.
Adjustable standing desks also come with adjustable sitting desks. This means that people will get the best sitting position when using them. Standing desks are typically designed in such a way that they will allow people to keep their bodies more active as well as aligning their bodies in the right posture.
Goals of DIY Standing Desk frames
- Tilting back
- Monitoring slightly
- Mouse and the keyboard being at the elbow level
- Eyes should assume the position that is two inches below the top of your desktop
A DIY standing desk frame will either work or it will not. It is just that simple.
The main advantage of a DIY standing desk frame
While there exists many opting for acquiring a standing desk, building one for yourself is the cheapest way out. In fact, you can easily get yourself a DIY standing desk by just adding a stack of books under your keyboard and monitor. Not only will you save money but it will also get the job done.
But why build your own DIY standing desk
There are a few reasons why people would choose to build standing desks on their own. But for many people so far, saving money and cutting down cost is the main reason. But the good thing that building standing desks on your own comes with many other advantages.
For instance, going the DIY way will allow you to add your touch of personalization to it. This means that you will be in charge of choosing the materials to use, the colors that will go with them and the end finish. In some other cases, some users end up having a unique situation with their office or business that will end up ruling out the use of certain predicts.
What to consider when opting for the best DIY standing desk frame
Before you even run to the idea of customizing your own DIY standing desks, there are key factors that you must first weigh. Such factors include:
Costs – There is a reason why many people tend to opt for a DIY standing desk. For the majority of them, cost is the main reason. However, standing desks are as of today getting cheaper and cheaper by the day. This means that depending on your test and the product you use, you can easily end up spending more money that can even exceed buying some standing desks in the market.
Height adjustment – Building your own DIY standing desk means that you making the fundamental decision of transitioning from sitting to standing. Some options that exist, however, do not come with adjustability. Standing almost all the time may work for some but not for all. Some people may prefer transitioning from standing to sitting back and forth.
Ergonomics – The good thing is the fact that many producers are doing best to produce products that understand ergonomics while making them as comfortable as possible. When building your own, it is often a guaranteed fact that you will overlook such key features.
The ideal standing desk height – always opt for a DIY standing desk where the height of the typing surface is just under the bend of your elbows.
Top four highly recommended DIY standing best frames
While there exist many DIY options in the market, the following are the main options that stood up.
Of all the providers that specialize in designing DIY standing desk frames for their customers, IKEA stands in many different ways. The following are some of the simple and unique DIY options that IKEA provides:
- The bar table – The bar frame standing desk comes out as the simplest of them all. All that is required is an Utby table frame which goes as high as 120 cm high. It is then followed by a complementing table top. This is the most recommended for people who are on a small budget as having an average height. In fact, some users may even prefer to buy an already customized IKEA DIY standing table.
- TV console table top – For users that want something that can work well while it is unsophisticated, then is the way forward. The TV console table frame only requires a frame desk legs and lack TV wall unit. All you need are the complementing suppliers where you will just proceed to make the standing frame and connect the lack TV unit. It is just as easy as that. You have yourself a unique DIY standing desk frame. The good thing also is the fact that you can adjust the frame legs to suit your own height.
- Wall mounted DIY standing desk frame – if your business is contained in a small room where the smallest of spaces matters, then this is an option that is right for you. All you need is the SmartDesk DIY Kit that you mount on the side of the wall. Voila! You have yourself a unique DIY standing desk frame. Mounting it on the wall at the expense of keeping at the desk means that you will end up saving on space even more. Even better, when not using the top deck you can easily create more space that is made possible by the drop leaf style of the unique DIY standing table frame.
- Lagan Counter DIS standing table top – This list would not be complete without taking care of the needs of the users that go crazy for aesthetics. All that one needs is a SmartDesk Kit base and the lagan countertop. The countertop is placed in a position that suits the requirements of your heights, it would then be glued on the SmartDesk Kit frame board that is placed under the countertop. What is interesting about this option is that it would hide all the wiring that is used on the desk.
But what is the one DIY standing table option that you can recommend?
Having looked at the above options, it is only fair to narrow down to one of the most recommended options as well as give an example of it in the market. Here, the adjustable DIY standing table in the form of the bar table comes out on top. This is the case as one can easily convert any table into a standing table. All that one needs is an adjustable legs. With these legs, any table frame can be converted to a standing table suited to one's height and needs.
When it comes to DIY standing tables, the sky is just the limit. Whatever one's think of, it can be made a reality. But for people who have no experience in acquiring or building them, it is highly recommended that they do better to stick to the recommended options. For perennial DIYers, they can all add touch to the final product by making use of the ingenuity when it comes to innovation and creativity.


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Foreign newsreels 1972 № 2984
News, 4 footages, Duration: 0:11:43F 12/1/2015
France - "The Swiss in Paris" - The story of Swiss, worked and worked in Paris (artists, actors, etc.).
Views of Paris.
Swiss travel agency in Paris.
Peru - Reporting on the country.
Hungary, Vietnam, India - "Recognition of mothers" - mothers and children. "Madonna"
Foreign newsreels 1974 № 4097
News, 3 footages, Duration: 0:07:16F 12/1/2015
Germany - Newsreel 1972 - Police arrest a terrorist group Baader-Meinhof. 1974 - visit of Jean-Paul Sartre in Stuttgart in connection with the Baader.
Germany - The plot of the series "Criminal Police advises" - the theft of works of art, antiques.
Austria - Training dogs in the Alps, mountain rescue service.
Foreign newsreels 1970 № 2456
News, 3 footages, Duration: 0:07:36F 12/1/2015
France - A report from Paris.
France - Views of Paris.
France - Construction and restoration work in Paris.
France - Views of Paris.
In Montmartre.
France - Evening in Paris.
France - The problem of transport in Paris.
May Day in Moscow. (1988)
Footage, 1 footage, Duration: 0:07:14A 11/30/2015
Members of the government of Mikhail Gorbachev raised the podium of the Mausoleum, greet people.
Children give flowers M. Gorbachev and Ryzhkov.
Athletic parade on Red Square.
Guest Tribune.
The funeral of People's Artist of R.Plyatta. (1989)
Footage, 1 footage, Duration: 0:03:00A 11/30/2015
The auditorium of the Moscow State Academic Theater Mossovet, which set the coffin of the deceased.
Civil funeral.
Removal of the body from the theater.
The funeral procession to the Novodevichy Cemetery.
Architect K.Melnikov. (1987)
Footage, 1 footage, Duration: 0:11:26A 11/30/2015
Nicholas Church - architectural monument of the 17th century.
The building, designed by architect K.Melnikova - Novo-Ryazanskaya Street Garage, the club factory "Rubber" Rusakov Club.
House in Krivoarbatsky Lane, 12, where he lived K.Melnikov.
Photos K.Melnikova, his drawings and projects.
Newspapers 30s.
Where Melnikov accused of formalism.
Moscow Architecture 30s-80s. (1987)
Footage, 1 footage, Duration: 0:10:55A 11/30/2015
High-rise buildings in Moscow, architectural details, the details of decor, sculptures on the buildings.
Building Block 60s-80s.
House of the Union of Soviet Architects in Moscow.
House Interior Architects.
Report on European cities. (1988)
Footage, 1 footage, Duration: 0:10:58A 11/30/2015
Budapest (Hungary) - the general plan with the top point.
Street of the city.
Bucharest (Romania): street of the city.
Warsaw (Poland): the overall plan from the top of the street.
Prague (Czechoslovakia): general plan with the top point.
The Charles Bridge.
Wenceslas Square.
Report of the city: Kozloduy, Kalinin, Podolsk, Leningrad, Kiev. (1988)
Footage, 1 footage, Duration: 0:09:39A 11/30/2015
Street g.
Kozloduy (Bulgaria).
NPP. Shop NPP. Control plant.
Kalinin NPP. Remote Control.
Podolsk: the building of the Institute of animal husbandry.
The restoration of the monastery Belopesotsky. (1988)
Footage, 1 footage, Duration: 0:05:47A 11/30/2015
The general plan Belopesotsky monastery.
Cathedral "in the woods."
The general plan of the monastery from the bank of the Oka through the trees.
Various plans for the monastery, destroyed buildings, barbed wire, crosses destroyed the domes through the barbed wire.
The general plan of the cathedral "in the woods" and the bell tower through the barbed wire.
Plans ruined cathedral domes, crosses.
The monastery yard, scrapyard.


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Intel is bringing updates to its existing lineup of hexacore Core i7 processors for laptops, followed by machines running on it. The first among these laptops is the new Samsung Odyssey Z, a gaming laptop which manages to remain silent despite pushing pixels to the limit.
Max-Q and A New Cooling Design
This is made possible through the use of Nvidia's Max-Q design, which is supported by "Dynamic Spread Vapor Chamber", which pulls cooler air from the outside to the hotter parts, while also pushing the hot air outside. The airflow covers the entire chassis and has two fans for optimal temperatures.
The design tips the scales at 2.4kg, not very far off from Samsung's recently unveiled Notebook laptops. It is around 18mm thin and comes in Titan Silver color. The display at the front is a 15.6″ FHD panel, with an HD webcam on top.
Powered by Desktop-Grade i7
One of its main highlights is the newly-unveiled hexacore Core i7 processor, which is based on the 14nm++ Coffee Lake architecture. It is accompanied by up to 16 GB of DDR4 memory and 1 TB SSD storage.
Another key component is the 6 GB Nvidia GTX 1060 module which provides all the graphical power. The graphics card is the same as the desktop version, albeit slightly underpowered. There are two speakers for the audio, as well as a USB-C, 2 USB 3.0, a USB 2.0, HDMI, and a mic.
Intel Core i9 and Pricing
As Intel announces its Core i9 chips for laptops, the first few laptops with the new chips are also coming soon, being some of the most powerful portable gaming solutions right now.
Samsung Enters Augmented Reality With Odyssey Headset
The pricing details of the laptop are not known as of now, though, it'll launch later this month. Competing options cost nearly $2000, though, so expect the Odyssey Z to follow suit.
2000$ !!! Seriously?? Why would a person go for a LAPTOP for 2000$ just because it has a word gaming besides it's name?? Unless he is a millionaire and can't find anything to waste his money on ! Dell provides gaming laptops as low as 750$ ( Inspiron 15 core i7 7000 ) and above for better laptops!!


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Stedmans Medical dictionary defines myiasis as "
Ian was correct in identifying this larva as Dermatobia hominis. The adult fly of this species doesn't deposit its eggs on the skin itself, but instead places the eggs on other flying insects such as mosquitoes. The host fly then unwittingly deposits the eggs into a bite wound while taking a blood meal. Ingenious mechanism, huh? A simple mosquito bite can transmit so many organisms: Plasmodium parasites, yellow fever virus, dengue virus, encephalitis viruses, microfilariae, and tissue infesting maggots.


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Greg Beebe is a seasoned trial attorney in Helena, Montana, and the founding partner of Beebe & Flowers Law Firm.
Greg represents clients facing a wide range of criminal charges including felonies, misdemeanors and DUIs from arraignment through jury trial and even on to appeal. Greg and the firm have significant experience with successfully defending the accused against the most serious and complex criminal allegations.
Combined, Greg Beebe and Brent Flowers have taken between 150 to 200 cases to trial.
Greg also represents persons facing particularly difficult family law cases with a focus on attempting to mitigate the adverse effects of dissolution on children. Greg is uniquely qualified to handle family law matters that are complicated by criminal charges or orders of protection.
Greg also devotes a significant portion of his time to appellate practice at the Montana Supreme Court. He has a passion for serving those who have been wrongly convicted or have been deprived of due process.
Beebe is deeply involved in civil rights litigation. Presently, Beebe & Flowers Law Firm and Doubek, Pyfer & Storrar, P.C. are prosecuting a class-action lawsuit against Lewis & Clark County for subjecting nearly 4,000 people to illegal strip searches while detained for minor offenses at the Lewis & Clark County Detention Center in violation of the Montana Constitution and statutory authority. Greg looks forward to fighting back against the State, its municipalities, and its institutions in future cases where the rights of Montana's most vulnerable citizens have been trampled upon with impunity.
Greg graduated summa cum laude from the University of Idaho College of Law in 2005. While in law school, he served on the editorial board of the Idaho Law Review in 2004 and 2005.
Greg Beebe started his career as an associate with Jackson, Murdo & Grant, P.C. in 2005. He served in the Office of the State Public Defender as an Assistant Public Defender from 2007 to 2009. Greg then was a Deputy Jefferson County Attorney from 2009 until 2011 prosecuting felony and misdemeanor criminal matters. In 2009, Greg started Beebe Law Firm and then combined forces with Brent Flowers to form Beebe & Flowers Law Firm in 2018.
Prior to law school, Greg worked as a roughneck in the oilfields of Wyoming and as a reporter for local newspapers. A very long time ago, Greg also had a career in the restaurant business.
Greg still enjoys cooking for his family, particularly eastern Indian and Middle Eastern cuisine. Greg is also an avid fly fisherman, and you may see him hunting trout from a drift boat or raft on Montana's majestic rivers.
Greg is also a bassist in an indie rock band comprised of life-long friends and talented musicians who disbanded 20 years ago, but despite great distances between the members are currently writing and recording a second album remotely and expect it will be released in 2020.


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The ISO 9001:2015 standard is based on the plan-do-check-act methodology and provides a process-oriented approach to documenting and reviewing the structure, responsibilities, and procedures required to achieve effective quality management in an organisation.
It is intended to help organisations achieve excellence through a stronger customer focus and improved business performance. Organisations implement ISO 9001:2015 standards to achieve improved efficiency and effectiveness of company operations and identify the most effective way to demonstrate your ongoing commitment to safety, reliability and quality.
It enables organizations to enhance their existing quality management program by defining and documenting processes, training employees, ensuring better supply chain relationship management, adopting a risk-based approach to quality, and involving the leadership team in quality management more often.
All the requirements of ISO 9001:2015 are generic and are intended to be applicable to any organisation, regardless of its type or size, or the products and services it provides.
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Repeal of insurance mandate will unleash more financial pressures
Another day in Congress, another step toward financial uncertainty for healthcare organizations. That's the likely result of deliberations to revise the tax code by a joint committee of House and Senate GOP members.
That the compromise tax bill proposal eliminates the mandate in the Affordable Care Act that individuals must purchase health insurance should not come as a surprise. It's an easy way to continue efforts to bring about the demise of the ACA, which has been the stated aim of the GOP for the last seven years.
This is easier, because, unlike other failed repeal-and-replace efforts mounted by Republicans earlier this year, there's no need to do that really hard "replace" thing. By pulling the requirement for individuals to have health insurance, it deincentivizes healthy people from getting insurance. Pulling them out of the risk pool means those remaining in insurance exchanges are likely to be sicker, forcing insurers to raise rates to cover expected costs of those who remain in the risk pool.
The Congressional Budget Office estimates that ending the mandate as of 2019 could cause 4 million people to choose to go without health insurance, with that total rising to 13 million by 2027. The impact on the risk pool would cause premiums to rise about 10 percent annually. It's expected that the federal government will save an estimated $300 billion over 10 years by not having to pay subsidies for individuals who did not meet certain income levels and have needed federal help in paying for health insurance.
And so the GOP continues to play a game of Jenga with healthcare, with little concern for the impacts of actions on the economics of what happens to healthcare providers, patients or the economy in general.
Further uncertainty surrounds the Children's Health Insurance Program—federal funding ran out at the end of September, and several states have announced that they are running out of money to continue it. Nationally, 9 million children receive coverage through CHIP, which had received bipartisan support—until this year. Now it, too, is a political football. An effort to extend funding for five years is stalling because Democrats oppose provisions of a November bill that would have cut funds for other public health programs and ended insurance coverage for several hundred thousand people who had failed to pay their share of premiums for insurance purchased under the Affordable Care Act. Some states are already contacting recipients about phaseouts of coverage in their states.
In the past, rising levels of uninsured people have had one of two effects on providers. First, individuals without insurance typically have delayed treatment because they would be on the hook for the expense, increasing the likelihood that those with chronic conditions won't receive maintenance care and increasing the likelihood that they'll need emergency or acute care, which is more expensive.
The second effect is that patients will be funneled to providers of last resort, such as safety net organizations. Some providers can and will refuse treatment of patients who won't be able to pay—or they'll treat them, because of legal requirements that they not turn away emergency patients, but will pass on those expenses to other payers. The cost of delivered medical care doesn't vanish but eventually is shifted to other payers, and thus is borne by society at large.
Sadly, much progress has been made to restrain the rise in healthcare expenses. In 2016, overall growth in national spending on healthcare slowed, increasing 4.3 percent following 5.8 percent growth in 2015, according to a report by actuaries with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
However, providers now are facing many economic forces that will put the squeeze on revenues. Programs like the ACA and CHIP are in doubt; value-based care incentives will pressure organizations to reduce costs and improve quality to do well; and consolidation on many fronts—such as the unknown impacts from deals such as the merger of CVS Health and Aetna—are likely to unleash yet unknown economic pressures and/or steer patients to different care settings.
These effects will increase the necessity for providers to use information technology to increase efficiency, improve treatment, optimize care, and streamline workflows and costs. But most providers are early in the process of using IT to achieve vast improvements.
To be sure, final passage of the tax compromise is not assured. The compromise legislation must still pass the House and Senate, and outside of complete Democrat opposition, some moderate GOP members may still find provisions objectionable. However, facing the likelihood that defeat of the tax bill would mean Republicans would be 0-for-2017, pressure to pass even a bill as widely despised as this tax legislation will be high.
At the best, then, providers have a year to prepare before full impact of the tax legislation, and the repeal of the individual mandate, start to hit home.


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Universities of Warwick and Birmingham partner to boost West Midlands economy
Ways to reduce social inequality in the West Midlands and boost productivity will be researched thanks to an £800,000 research project, led by Warwick Business School with WMG at the University of Warwick, and City-REDI at the University of Birmingham.
WMG and Warwick Business School from the University of Warwick and City-REDI at the University of Birmingham will examine the factors that constrain firm-level innovation and productivity across the region, with a particular focus on the role of skills shortages, the importance of supply chains and impacts of foreign direct investment.
They will also work in collaboration with regional stakeholders, including the West Midlands Combined Authority, the Midlands Engine, five Local Enterprise Partnerships and private sector firms including Jaguar Land Rover and Aston Martin. More widely, the project will connect with the CBI - building on their recent productivity work- the Chambers of Commerce, TUC and Unite.
As well as contributing to the local industrial strategy the research team will examine trade-offs between policies and practices which target improvements in productivity against other development goals.
In particular, understanding how productivity improvements and related policies can contribute to inclusive growth which reduces inequalities within and across regions, or heighten such inequalities is a central aim of the research.
Professor Nigel Driffield, the leader of the project from WBS, University of Warwick said:
"This is an exciting project that will look to feed into the region's industrial strategy. The West Midlands is known as the manufacturing hub of the UK, but it needs to build on this reputation, attracting more investment and more jobs to the area, particularly with the threat of Brexit looming.
"This project has three stands: researching regional Differences, skills and inclusive growth, plus investigating investment decisions, foreign investment and trade; and finally evaluating analytics enabled supply chains and operational productivity."
Professor Janet Godsell of WMG, University of Warwick comments:
"For over 25 years it has been recognised that supply chains compete and not individual companies, but the focus has remained on company productivity.
"This project provides an opportunity to create a step change in productivity, by working with end-to-end supply chains supporting the regions automotive and infrastructure sectors, to improve end-to-end supply chain productivity."
Director of City-REDI and project lead for Birmingham, Professor Simon Collinson, said:
"I am very pleased to be working with our partners at Warwick University on a project that is so critical to the future economic well-being of the region. The UK lags behind other countries in terms of average productivity and the West Midlands lags behind the UK average.
"But we cannot focus on productivity in isolation of other challenges. By contributing to a reduction in social inequality, alongside promoting economic growth, we are continuing the legacy of the University of Birmingham as a long-standing anchor institution in the Birmingham city-region."
Professor Anne Green from City-REDI said:
"The foci of the research at City-REDI on skills and inclusive growth issues is in line with key concerns with regional policy makers."
WMG and GEFCO to revolutionise automotive battery supply chain
A new innovation hub is being launched at WMG in partnership with GEFCO today. The Hub will focus on cutting edge research into the future of automotive supply chains, the dual challenges of electrification and using and reusing resources for as long as possible.
The hub is closely linked to the EPSRC(Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council) Sustainable Materials and Manufacturing Centre for Doctoral Training at the University of Warwick.
The first two projects will research new circular business models for the supply, refurbishment and re-use of batteries for the electric automotive supply chain, and the use of new technologies to design fully-traceable and re-usable packaging.
A third project will examine the opportunities for logistics service providers to expand their business models to offer supply chain finance complimentary to out-sourcing of material and information flows.
Professor Janet Godsell, from the Supply Chain Research Group, WMG, University of Warwick will head up the new hub, she comments: "Digital technology provides an opportunity to re-think the way in which we do business, and blurs the traditional distinction between manufacturing and logistics. A distinction further blurred as we seek to develop new business models that more holistically consider reuse, repair, remanufacture and recycling."
Helen Grover, Human Resources Director at GEFCO UK comments:
"We are delighted to work with GEFCO to launch their Supply Chain Innovation Hub at WMG, University of Warwick. This £180k investment will support GEFCO to provide leading edge digital supply chain solutions that meet their customer needs in a cost effective and sustainable way.
"We are looking forward to working with WMG, University of Warwick because it allows us to be involved with cutting edge research and puts us at the forefront of the future of sustainable manufacture and logistics. The partnership sits perfectly with our company ethos of always seeking new innovative solutions to maintain our growth and to improve the way our industry works".
About GEFCO
At GEFCO, we believe long-lasting cooperation with partners is the key to shared growth. Building on 69 years of expertise and a strong heritage in the automotive industry, we design smart, flexible solutions for complex supply chains. Today, the GEFCO Group is the European leader in automotive logistics, and a top 10 global partner in multimodal supply chain solutions.
The Group is present in 47 countries, includes over 300 destinations in its current network and employs 13,000 people globally. GEFCO reported a turnover of €4.4 billion in 2017.
GEFCO has been present in the UK since 1981. With headquarters located in Coventry, GEFCO UK employs 600 people in 18 sites. https://uk.gefco.net/
Website: www.gefco.net; Twitter: @GEFCO_Group
New research finds that artificial intelligence can dramatically cut time needed to process abnormal chest x-rays
New research has found that a novel Artificial Intelligence (AI) system can dramatically reduce the time needed to ensure that abnormal chest X-rays with critical findings will receive an expert radiologist opinion sooner, cutting the average delay from 11 days to less than 3 days. Chest X-rays are routinely performed to diagnose and monitor a wide range of conditions affecting the lungs, heart, bones, and soft tissues.
Researchers from WMG at the University of Warwick, working with Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Hospitals, extracted a dataset of half million anonymised adult chest radiographs (X-rays) and developed an AI system for computer vision that can recognise radiological abnormalities in the X-rays in real-time and suggest how quickly these exams should be reported by a radiologist. In the process of building the AI system, the team developed and validated a Natural Language Processing (NLP) algorithm that can read a radiological report, understand the findings mentioned by the reporting radiologist, and automatically infer the priority level of the exam. By applying this algorithm to the historical exams, the team generated a large volume of training exams that allowed the AI system to understand which visual patterns in X-rays were predictive of their urgency level.
The research team, led by Professor Giovanni Montana, Chair in Data Science in WMG at the University of Warwick, found that normal chest radiographs were detected with a positive predicted value of 73% and a negative predicted value of 99%, and at a speed that meant that abnormal radiographs with critical findings could be prioritised to receive an expert radiologist opinion much sooner than the usual practice.
The results of the research are published today, 22nd January 2019 in the leading journal Radiology in a paper entitled "Automated triaging and prioritization of adult chest radiographs using deep artificial neural networks."
WMG's Professor Giovanni Montana said:
"Artificial intelligence led reporting of imaging could be a valuable tool to improve department workflow and workforce efficiency. The increasing clinical demands on radiology departments worldwide has challenged current service delivery models, particularly in publicly-funded healthcare systems. It is no longer feasible for many Radiology departments with their current staffing level to report all acquired plain radiographs in a timely manner, leading to large backlogs of unreported studies. In the United Kingdom, it is estimated that at any time there are over 300,000 radiographs waiting over 30 days for reporting. The results of this research shows that alternative models of care, such as computer vision algorithms, could be used to greatly reduce delays in the process of identifying and acting on abnormal X-rays - particularly for chest radiographs which account for 40% of all diagnostic imaging performed worldwide. The application of these technologies also extends to many other imaging modalities including MRI and CT."
Note for Editors:
All historical radiographs in our dataset were formally reported by one of 276 different reporters including board-certified radiologists, trainee radiologists and accredited reporting radiographers. The reports and images used in this study were anonymized prior to modelling thus did not contain any referral information or patient-identifying data.
Construction in the UK revolutionised by £2.5m project to unite business and research
WMG is part of a new £2.5m project to bring together businesses and researchers to help overhaul construction practices in the UK.
The way buildings are constructed has changed relatively little in the last 40 years and has not seen the same increase in productivity or innovation as other industries. This project - called the Transforming Construction Network Plus (N+) - is one of the investments within the Transforming Construction Challenge (TCC), a programme supported by the UK government's Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund.
The overall Transforming Construction Challenge looks to enable the sector to produce safe, healthy, efficient buildings using the latest digital manufacturing techniques. These will be more energy efficient structures, using modern materials and digital design methods to build better buildings for people in the UK. N+ will support the industry to adopt these technologies and help buildings to be constructed 50% faster, 33% cheaper and with half the lifetime carbon emissions.
The purpose of the Transforming Construction Network Plus is to create a new community of researchers and a body of knowledge to inform future construction policy and practice to achieve the TCC's overarching goals. With £1m to invest in a raft of new research projects over the next two years, the Transforming Construction Network Plus (N+) will mobilise a new movement in the construction community.
N+ will issue two open calls for small research projects, funding up to 20 academic-led and user-inspired projects to generate new research findings. Academics from a range of disciplines will take part and work together with users, as project partners, to develop new ideas for transforming construction.
N+ focuses on supporting research that looks at construction as a production 'system' for built assets that adds value to cities and their infrastructures. Transforming design, construction and operation of buildings is a problem that demands input from a wide range of backgrounds and disciplines, which is why major, coordinated investments are being made through the TCC.
The research supported through the N+ will focus on the gaps, inter-relationships and under-explored regions of this domain, spanning digital, energy, construction and manufacturing expertise, in line with the expectations of the Industrial Strategy Construction Sector Deal.
The N+ will address a future in which the UK designs, constructs and operates buildings by realising the potential for integrating advanced offsite manufacturing with state-of-the-art digital design and energy generation and storage technologies. By exploring and synthesising knowledge of how people and communities experience and interact with the built environment, N+ will foster new approaches to the provision of inspiring buildings that give rise to greater user satisfaction and productivity.
Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Strategy Janet Godsell comments: "Digital technology provides a once in a lifetime opportunity to connect the fragmented pockets of good practice that exist across construction supply chains, to transform construction."
Professor Jacqueline Glass, UCL's Principal Investigator for the N+, said: "With the N+, we have an extraordinary opportunity to tackle longstanding problems which have held back UK construction for decades. We are delighted to be collaborating with researchers from Imperial College London and WMG, University of Warwick to create an integrating agenda for a fragmented industry, by building a new movement of researchers and delivering an evidence-based manifesto for change."
Jennifer Rubin, ESRC Executive Chair said: "This is innovative, inspiring work that has the potential to impact on the places we work and live in while positioning the UK as an industry leader on the international stage for construction technologies and businesses. ESRC is excited to be working on this project on behalf of UKRI."
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The full team are:
· Professor Jacqui Glass, N+ Principal Investigator and Chair of Construction Management, UCL Bartlett School of Construction and Project Management
· Co-Investigator - Professor Andrew Davies, The Bartlett School of Construction and Project Management, University College London
· Dr Martin Davies, Director of Business and Innovation Partnerships, UCL Innovation and Enterprise
· Professor Jan Godsell, N+ Co-Investigator and Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Strategy, WMG, University of Warwick
· Professor Jennifer Whyte, N+ Co-Investigator and Laing O'Rourke/RAEng Chair in Systems Integration, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College London
· Co-Investigator - Professor Paul Ruyssevelt, UCL Energy Institute, University College London
The Industrial Strategy sets out a long term plan to boost the productivity and earning power of people throughout the UK. It sets out how we are building a Britain fit for the future – how we will help businesses create better, higher-paying jobs in every part of the UK with investment in skills, industries and infrastructure.
It's a hat trick!
Three WMG Professors have now joined the The Alan Turing Institute as Fellows.
Our Professor of Cyber Systems Engineering Carsten Maple, Professor of Data Science, Giovanni Montana, and Professor of Marketing and Service Systems Irene Ng; are now all part of the prestigious line-up of expert Fellows.
The Alan Turing Institute is a national body championing data science and artificial intelligence research. It was created by five founding universities - Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, UCL and the University of Warwick plus the EPSRC, with a further eight new universities – Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, Queen Mary University of London, Birmingham, Exeter, Bristol, and Southampton – joining in 2018.
WMG report reveals digital supply chain concerns
A report by WMG Supply Chain researchers, and JDA Software Inc, has revealed that manufacturers are still struggling to effectively integrate and analyse supply chain data, with many still only in the very early stages of digital supply chain adoption.
The report, 'Delivering the Digital Dividend,' benchmarked the digital supply chain readiness of 179 European manufacturers, revealing that only 13 per cent currently have a 'prescriptive' supply chain (categorised as level 3, out of a scale of 1-4, with 4 being a self-learning autonomous supply chain).
However, crucially, the report does reveal that manufacturers are keen to digitally transform their supply chains, with almost one third (31 per cent) predicting they will have a prescriptive supply chain in place by 2023.
WMG Professor crowned Real Impact award winner
We are pleased to announce that our Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Strategy, Jan Godsell, has been recognised as the first ever winner of the Real Impact Awards 'Individual' category.
Professor Godsell, who was nominated for the award by our Chairman Professor Lord Bhattacharyya, impressed the judges with the way that she puts practitioners, policy makers and the public at the heart of her scholarship, and her innovative approach to building impact through storytelling, poems, physical artwork and the media.
The Real Impact Awards celebrate the commitment to impact by the research community across the globe, honour the change-makers, and bring together key stakeholders in the impact debate.
The awards aim to raise the profile of individuals, teams and institutions that have placed real impact at the top of their agenda; recognise innovative approaches to impact; celebrate interdisciplinary research; bridge the gap between research and practice; and tell real impact success stories and showcase those driving the debate.
Top European award for Dr Mortenson's operational research paper
Dr Michael Mortenson's research paper 'Operational research from Taylorism to Terabytes: A research agenda for the analytics age', has been awarded the Euro Award for the Best European Journal of Operational Research (EJOR) paper 2018, in the Review category.
EJOR publishes high quality, original papers that contribute to the methodology of operational research (OR) and to the practice of decision-making. It is widely considered to be the top European journal and within the top three worldwide, in this specific area.
Dr Mortenson is a Senior Teaching Fellow on our e-Business Management MSc programme, his paper identified a significant lack of research into analytics in operational research orientated publications charting the history of operational research, analytics and a range of related disciplines. His work also paves the way for future research combining key themes in analytics and operational research. The full paper can be found here
Dr Mortenson was presented with his award at the European Conference on Operational Research (EURO) in July.
The digital journey – are you ready?
Are you a business who could benefit from automating your manufacturing processes?
Breakfast session with our experts: Wednesday 27th June, 8am to 10am
Our Business Team are holding a breakfast meeting, on Wednesday 27 June, to help businesses prepare and take advantage of the revolution in digital industry.
This session will show how collecting data can give you a greater insight into how to run your machines and operations more effectively, plan maintenance and introduce new processes without scarifying productivity. It will also show how new measurement techniques can give greater in-line data and how computer control has led to an entirely new way to make things.
WMG part of £1.4m EPSRC research project on user-centric and privacy-aware personal data management for leisure travellers
The project's aim is to develop an innovative user-centric and privacy-aware digital platform that will empower leisure travellers to better manage the sharing of their personal data with travel service providers and other entities and foster new business opportunities for the travel and tourism industry through encouraging better (more transparent and effective) usage of travellers' data.
Developing the user-centric platform based on a holistic socio-technical framework of privacy-related traveller behaviour, it will provide intervention points to effectively nudge travellers to share their personal data more responsibly. The project draws from theories in social sciences, including consumer psychology and behavioural economics, to better explain how consumers make decisions to disclose personal information in exchange for values. Travellers' psychological limitation, such as limited understanding of privacy risks, which may induce irrational behaviour in privacy-related decision-making process while traveling, will also be considered.


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What size plates will fit in my K19?
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What About Plate Size?
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TWELVE Cambodian men appeared in a Thai court Monday on charges of illegal logging, said Leu Chandara, deputy chief of the Cambodia-Thailand Relations Office.
Leu Chandara, who attended the trial in Thailand's Sisaket provincial court, said on Tuesday: "I believe the Thai court will try them fairly, and they will receive a reduced sentence. We've been working closely with the Thai side on this issue." The court is expected to deliver its verdict on Monday.
Chhoun Ra, the mother of one of the 12 suspects, was among the parents of the accused allowed to attend Monday's trial. "I hope my son will be released because he told the Thai court he didn't even know how to cut wood. He was just taking food to the loggers," she said.
Chhoun Ra also said that her son told the court that he did not see the demarcation poles marking the Thai border because the area was too densely forested.
The men were arrested by Thai soldiers during an August crackdown on illegal logging at various points along the Cambodia-Thai border in Prasat district, Oddar Meanchey province.
The same crackdown is believed to have triggered an incident in which Thai soldiers allegedly opened fire on a group of Cambodians, killing two and injuring several others.
Cambodia's Foreign Ministry sent a diplomatic note to Thailand on October 16 condemning the incidents but has yet to receive a formal response.
"We are still waiting for a reply from the Thai side on the fatal shooting of a Cambodian man by Thai soldiers," said Koy Kuong, spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.


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"Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lillies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? Therefore do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we wear?' for after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things."
~The words of Jesus from:
Matthew 6:27-32
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Dear Michael and Caroline,
My grandmother was going to buy me a car. Never did (nor, by the way, had I ever asked her to).
My parents were going to help buy us a house. Never did (once again, it was offered rather than requested, much less expected).
My father was going to give us his inheritance from his mother. Never did.
So even though money – the having of it, the anticipation of it, the use of it – gave me pleasure, it also gave me (and Mom) some pain. We went through more than a few difficulties with my family over money.
So. Let us now ask a big question. Why this fixation with money?
Well, let me acknowledge this. Nobody in our family started off rich. My grandfather Benjamin came over from a small town in Russia at the age of two with nothing, went to college and managed to succeed as an accountant with his own firm. My great-grandfather Isidore was a tailor, and his daughter, Gertrude, grew up on Madison Street on the Lower East Side, sleeping in the same bed with her three younger brothers.
So yes, money was important to my family because originally nobody had much of it and money meant sheer survival.
What's my point here? What am I trying to teach you? Is it that I'm bitter about these experiences?
No (though I'll admit to being disappointed in my family). Rather, it's that we have to watch out how we treat each other, how we see each other and ultimately how we judge each other. All I ever want for you is to be happy, no matter what form it takes or how much money it brings you.


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"Parkinson's trigger identified by scientists," reports The Daily Telegraph today. It reveals that the brain cells responsible for triggering Parkinson's disease have been identified and that this could lead to new ways to treat the condition. The newspaper goes on to say that the 'mother cells' that produce and use dopamine (the lack of which leads to the symptoms of Parkinson's) have been discovered in a study in mice. It adds that the researchers hope that the new understanding of how these neurones are produced can be used to develop novel therapies.
This animal study has shed light on some early processes of brain development in mouse embryos. However, at this early stage, it is unclear how relevant the findings are to development of the condition in the human brain, or how the findings apply to treatments for Parkinson's disease.
Where did the story come from?
The research was carried out by Dr Sonia Bonilla and colleagues from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden; the Max Planck Institute for Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany; and the GSF-National Research Centre for Environmental and Health, Munich, Germany. The study was published in Glia, a peer-reviewed medical journal.
What kind of scientific study was this?
The chronic symptoms of Parkinson's disease include movement disorders such as tremors, slow movement and stiffness. It is thought that these symptoms are caused by dwindling levels of a neurotransmitter called dopamine. Neurotransmitters are chemicals that are involved in the interaction between nerve cells (neurones) and other cells. Dopamine has several functions in the brain, including motor activity (voluntary movement) and is produced by dopaminergic neurones, the loss of which are associated with Parkinson's disease.
In this laboratory study in mice, the researchers were interested in exploring the relationship between neurones in a part of the developing brain called the 'floor plate' in the midbrain, and dopaminergic neurones. Cells called 'radial glia-like cells' are thought to act as scaffolds to allow dopaminergic neurones to migrate in the developing brain, providing support and nutrition for the cells. There is some debate in the literature as to exactly where in the brain the ancestors of dopaminergic neurones are, i.e. where in the developing mammal brain dopaminergic neurones first appear. In this study, the researchers were interested in exploring whether these radial glia-like cells also have a role to play in creating the dopaminergic neurones in the first place.
The researchers injected pregnant mice with a genetic marker (something that would show up in the DNA of cells). As the embryos of the mice developed, the marker would indicate the activity of developing cells as they grew and differentiated into various types of nerve cells, including dopaminergic neurones.
The experiments were complex, but in short they involved identifying regions of neural growth and specialisation in developing embryos. Further studies involved growing radial glia-like cells in a dish to see whether and how they would specialise.
What were the results of the study?
The researchers found that dopaminergic neurones appeared in the developing mouse embryos from day 10. They appeared for the first time in the floor plate of the front midbrain (the ventral mesencephalon brain region).
The researchers found that radial glia-like cells had neurogenic potential, i.e. they were able to make dopaminergic neurones. When they grew these radial glia-like cells in dishes, they found that, after five days, three per cent of their culture had specialised into dopaminergic neurones.
What interpretations did the researchers draw from these results?
The researchers conclude that their results support other literature and confirm that radial glia-like cells in the floor plate of the midbrain do more than just organise and guide migrating neurones; they can undergo 'neurogenesis', generating dopaminergic neurones in the midbrain region.
What does the NHS Knowledge Service make of this study?
This laboratory study will interest members of the scientific community. As the researchers describe, it adds to a growing body of evidence that these radial glia-like cells perform more functions than was originally thought. This study has found that, in the developing mouse embryo, they play a crucial role in the development of dopaminergic neurones.
The development of mouse models for human disease are important preliminary steps that can provide the basis for future experiments looking at the effectiveness of new treatments. However, at this very early stage, it is difficult to see how these findings can quickly translate into treatments for people with Parkinson's. Studies in mice are rarely directly applicable to humans because of their different make up. Even these findings, which describe what is happening at a cellular level during embryonic development, will need to be replicated in human cells.
The more that is understood about the development of the brain and Parkinson's, the closer that novel treatments for the condition will be. However, any treatment based on these new findings about radial glia-like cells is some time away.
Analysis by Bazian
Edited by NHS Website
Links to the headlines
Parkinson's trigger identified by scientists.
The Daily Telegraph, 8 April 2008
Links to the science
Identification of midbrain floor plate radial glia-like cells as dopaminergic progenitors.
Glia 2008; Mar 19 [Epub ahead of print]


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Welcome to the fourth and final part in the Beginner's Guide to Carp Fishing, in which we tackle Approaches & Techniques, the essence of which is to think on your feet – to do whatever it takes to bring about a result.
Much of my own knowledge and opinion in this area is formed on that which I learned from my grandfather, who used to take me on endless walks around the lakes, river and canal down in Consall where we all lived when I was a child. The family business developed glazes and clays for fine bone china and his scientific study of anything nature could muster to improve these products had taken him all over the world whilst sailing on his yacht. His love of everything 'land and sea' meant he was always trying to improve my understanding of all things nature and weather related.
He always advocated the big question – why? In doing so, he reasoned that if you could understand why something happened or reacted in the way in which it did, you were more likely to gain a deeper understanding of the problem and come up with a successful solution. It was a belief that had served him well throughout his life up until he sadly passed away almost four years ago to the day, at the ripe old age of ninety-four. I still clearly remember the last time I spoke to him in hospital, telling him about my reconnaissance trips around a new carp water I was looking to target and him asking me all kinds of questions to try and get me thinking about it even more.
I suppose this is the starting point for my take on approaches; to always look at what the fish are doing in response to the effects of those fishing for them, along with the effects of the wider environment. Read through many of the current carp publications today and you could be forgiven for thinking that there's only one way to catch big carp – a leger set up incorporating a boilie as bait, and this is often backed up by what you'll see out on the bank; swim after swim occupied by static anglers fishing multiple rods incorporating bank sticks, rod pods, and bite alarms. Now don't get me wrong, I'm not against this form of angling for carp, I employ it myself when the situation dictates, but that's just my point – I would only use any method after first surveying my options – whereas the vast majority of carp anglers use the exact same method every time they go out!
The big question – They're in there somewhere, so how do you approach it?
You often hear anglers talk of baits or waters that have 'blown', basically meaning that the carp have wised up to the fact that they are being angled for on a certain bait or in a certain location. Well what about the method that is being used to target the fish? If 99.9% of anglers on a lake are legering with boilies, is there not a distinct possibility that the fish could wise up to this also?
Whilst I don't doubt the effectiveness of legering on many waters, there are a great many other means by which you can catch specimen carp, all designed for a specific purpose, and by selecting the right approach at the right time, you are much more likely to succeed compared to the angler who fishes a static set up every time out of the box. Many of us enjoy a few hours out in the open whilst fishing, but if you are employing the wrong method at the wrong time, you may as well not be there at all – it really is that simple.
So, how do you get it right? Many of the skills you need to help assess the situation you are faced with on arrival at a water were detailed in the watercraft piece, as the clues are always there – if you can learn how to read them correctly they will often give a pointer as to which approach could ultimately prove best for the session ahead.
Aside from the obvious factors like time of day, weather conditions and temperature, we are also looking for visual indicators to give us some short cuts – we need to establish what the fish are actually doing when we arrive at a water. The key, as always, is observation. When I arrive at a water, I will always take time to have a good look around. Not only am I looking for a swim that will give me the best chance of catching a fish, but I'm also looking to find out what kind of mood the fish are actually in. Although carp behave in much the same way from one day to the next in terms of mannerisms and characteristics, where they will be and what they will be doing will almost certainly be governed by the prevailing climatic conditions and the time of day at which your visit occurs – and these conditions can often change during the session itself.
The first thing to try and do is work out what depth they are in. Quite often you will see groups of fish holding or moving around at different depths, and if you suddenly stumble upon twenty fish playing around on the surface, then it's a good bet that a floating bait is going to be order of the day! Alternatively, they might not be on the surface as such, but just under – in the upper layers. They may be difficult to spot from the swim itself so if you can find a high vantage point, or even better, climb a tree, then do it – and make sure you have your polarised glasses with you! If you start to see dark shapes lurking not far beneath the surface then it's a good bet they are in the upper layers. A surface approach could also work well here, but don't ignore shallow areas and margins. When in the upper layers, the fish will often move quite close into the edge and patrol along the marginal shelves, so a float fished bait flicked out to bankside feature could work really well when placed on the edge of a pad line or close to an overhanging bush or tree.
It's quite possible that, after investigating all areas of the lake, you might not have spotted a thing. If you've observed properly and not rushed the observations in each area, then this would point to the fish being in the lower layers of water. As such, legering may suit best. The real trick is not to have a pre-determined idea of how you are going to fish for them before you turn up at a water, which, unfortunately, is how the majority of carp anglers go about it. I shouldn't moan too much though, as this just leaves more fish for me to catch!
Through the use of quick-links, I'm able to change my set up in seconds so I can quite literally change from a bottom fished ledger set-up to a floating set-up in seconds. This versatility has enabled me to catch many fish over the years, simply by taking advantage of visual indicators. If you are fishing on the bottom and you suddenly start to see fish in the middle or upper layers, what do you do? Most will leave the bottom bait in place thinking that the fish will eventually find it. I would much prefer to place a bait right under the carp's nose, as active carp are usually feeding carp, so I would be trying to place a bait right into the thick of it. My first response if they were in the middle layers would be to see if I could get them feeding up on the surface by firing out a few floaters. Patience is the key; it might take a while to get them going but given the right conditions you can usually get a result quite quickly once the first floater has been taken. Alternatively, I might look to place a bait in the middle layers, either through use of a zig-rig, or more likely through a float fished set-up.
Float fishing for carp is almost a lost art. How many anglers do you see float fishing for specimen carp? Not many! Yet there are various float fishing methods that have proved deadly for me in the past, particularly the lift rig – nothing could be simpler for flicking out a bait in to the path of a fizzing carp with zero disturbance.
In essence, selecting the right approach is about finding the fish, and then working out which is the quickest and quietest way to place a bait right in front of them without getting sussed. The other key point, as I've said many times before, is not to sit behind idle buzzers. By their very nature, fish move about. My theory is that by moving about with them and by following the clues that the conditions are giving me, I'm much more likely to come across fish than if I just chuck out a three ounce lead and wait for the fish to visit that particular area of the lake.
Quite often I'll be found stalking, a method that has caught me by far the most, and in many cases, my largest fish. The interesting thing is that quite often, when stalking, you come across moving fish and you have a very limited time to work out the best way of presenting a bait. In such cases I often go for a free-lined bait. Nothing could be simpler, and in a few seconds you can flick the bait into the path of the oncoming fish, duck down and wait for the line to pull away. It's often that simple. I would say that perhaps sixty to seventy percent of my fish taken whilst stalking have fallen to a bait that has been in the water for less than, say, two minutes. The only reason those fish have been caught is because I've kept it simple and placed a bait in a manner completely different to the vast majority of others on the lake.
You don't have to go stalking, though. Even when fishing multiple rods, there's no reason not to travel light, keep on the look out, and change tactics (or swims!) where necessary. At the end of the day, it's about keeping up with the changing conditions around you, and learning how such changes effect fish behaviour. Just as importantly, make sure you keep an open mind about how to target the fish. Yes, chucking out a lead is always the easiest option – but that does not necessarily mean it is the best!
Many 'session' anglers miss so much through what I could only describe as tunnel vision. They become so regimented in repetitive routines that they almost forget that other approaches or techniques exist at all – or even that the first priority is actually to catch a fish! Lets take an average carp angler enjoying a weekend's fishing. First thing to do on arrival is to get the bivvy up, and what a winner, the Double Bay swim is free which gives loads of room to set up in, so it's straight in before somebody beats you to it.
With bivvy up it's brew on, rods set up, bit of bai
t out onto anything that looks 'fishy' and then rods out over the bait. With bite alarms set it's job done. Wait for said alarm to sound and if nothing occurs go to bed. If nothing occurs by morning, rebait rod and repeat the process applying more bait to the same spot – or another which now looks more 'fishy' than the first 'fishy' spot the produced zero the night before! Wait until dinnertime and, if nothing develops, repeat the whole process again. Then wait until teatime and, if nothing develops, repeat again… sound familiar?
The result is often that come the dreaded Sunday morning pack up, a dozen spots in the swim have been plastered with bait and you've still had nothing for your efforts. The big question you have to ask yourself is whether the fish were ever there in the first place?
I see the above scenario played out time and time again, yet because everybody else seems to be doing the same thing, people carry on regardless; blaming the bait, the weather, or anything else that enables the angler to push the failure onto anything but their own angling inability!
I know how difficult it can be to break the spell as I was once doing exactly the same thing, but there came a point where I realised that the problem must lie within – I was blanking for a reason, and that reason had to be me!
My 'eureka' moment came a season or so into a campaign fishing a tough water with a small head of decent fish. Up to that point I had been content with sitting it out for weekends at a time, just waiting for a fish to come and pick up my bait. I'd had successes, but when you considered the rod hours put in for each fish, it was scary, and even though the 'rod time' per fish was on a par with others around me, I knew there had to be a better way, and so shone the light! I began searching for the fish. I instigated a new routine that if I did not see a fish within an hour or two, no matter if I had just set up, I would wind in and go for a walk around. Likewise, every morning I would wind in and go for a wander, and on arrival at a water I began to spend longer and longer looking for the fish before deciding where to set up. This new approach developed more and more, simply on results. My catch rates soared, and it literally equated that the more time I spent looking around on this particular water, the more I was able to stay in touch with the fish, and the more I caught. In time, this approach has really brought home the effectiveness of roaming rather than staying static, but that's not to say the same lessons can't be applied to session fishing.
Think on your feet – a nice twenty plus common arrives after a change in approach.
What it comes down to is dedication – are you there for the craic, or are you there to catch fish? I have several friends who prefer the former and I'll often join them for a leisurely social, where it's more about catching up than catching per se, but by and large I'm there to catch fish, and I think nothing of moving all my gear lock stock and barrel to several different locations during my stay if I think it's going to bag me a fish – I've even moved swims in the dead of night before now in the hope of catching and it's brought success more than once.
What it boils down to is thinking on your feet – don't wait for an opportunity to present itself, by then it's often too late – instead, go out and look for the opportunity – force the issue – do whatever it takes to break away from the tunnel vision mentality. It's not rocket science, just common sense; always ask yourself if you could be doing more to catch a fish. If the answer is no, then fine, but if there's even the slightest chance that the answer is yes, then start thinking about how you could adapt your approach accordingly.
Julian Grattidge
If you've missed the other three parts in the "Beginner's Guide To Carp Fishing" series, you can find them on the links below:
Part 1 – Introduction – CLICK HERE
Part 2 – Watercraft – CLICK HERE
Part 3 – Carp Bait – CLICK HERE


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by Joe Castro / Published on May 28th 2014
Really wish I could be in California for this – should be pretty epic. Hoping someone will post lots of images so I can continue to live vicariously from the sidelines of the information super highway. Saturday May 31st at TFR Gallery in Encinitas.