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Syracuse, N.Y. ― The last time Syracuse played a game against San Diego State was in the season opener of the 2012 season on the deck of an aircraft carrier in front of over 5,000 fans.
This meeting will be a little different as the No. 11 Orange will face the sixth-seeded Aztecs in the first round of the NCAA tournament at 9:40 p.m. on Friday in Indianapolis — in front of a limited audience.
Syracuse was initially pegged as a bubble team, slated for one of the first four play-in games of the 68-team tournament.
However, the selection committee must've taken the Orange's recent turnaround stretch into consideration. The program won three of its last four games, including victories over North Carolina, Clemson and North Carolina State. The lone loss occurred to Virginia in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament.
Here is a look at some of the social media reactions to Syracuse's NCAA tournament selection.
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Context: We all go through various stages and forms of transformation
throughout our life, usually accompanied by pain, sorrow, stress and so
on. Isn't pain then a good thing? Something we should be happy about
when it comes to us in whichever form it does? The pain can't be stopped,
but should the process be stopped to ease the pain?
Twilight Zone Artefact.
Transformation. From the Latin transformatio, the verb transformare, or
the old French transformer. A marked change in form, nature, or appearance.
A metamorphosis, evolution, mutation, revolution during the life cycle of a being.
-Trans from Latin trans 'across' beyond. Through another state or place.
-Form from the Latin formare 'to form' and Latin forma 'a mould or form'
A particular way in which a thing exists or appears. the visible shape, configuration.


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With the changing crazes in home stylistic layout, highlight pieces, and yearly stylish tones to browse, immortal home plan styles and plan components are on the ascent. Traditionally planned huge scope floor plans are turning out to be more pursued than trendier choices. In case you're a fanatic of land shows, you've presumably seen that many homes currently include white kitchens, regular strands, and traditionally planned components.
What is ageless home plan? Assuming you're arranging your fantasy home, certain traditionally planned pieces that endure for an extremely long period could be a venture. In this blog, you'll dive more deeply into ageless home plan and how it tends to be raised by your own style.
Immortal home plan can range from your home's veneer and outsides to the inside got done and even stylistic layout. For instance, an ageless home plan decision is exhibiting stone, rock, wood, or block outwardly – these are viewed as immortal decisions. The farmhouse style is considered traditionally planned in light of its utilization of wood (or siding that takes after wood) alongside its finishing of stone and brush.
Traditionally planned home stylistic layout
Incorporates the utilization of regular strands and tones, just as plan components and emphasize pieces that will not become unfashionable any time soon. Immortal plans are extraordinary decisions for homes since they give you incredible opportunity of decision for adorning and decorating. For instance, in white kitchens, you can get different highlight pieces in a popular shading to change the glance whenever. You could do this in the parlor too. Rather than remodeling a whole room or the whole within the home, you can roll out little improvements to accomplish a totally different look. At the point when you have an ageless style, a solitary new household item can do a considerable amount to lift the look and express your independence just as work on the usefulness of the space.
Traditionally planned kitchens can be amazingly excellent. Furthermore, as referenced, you can utilize highlight pieces that acquire your style to change the investigate and over once more. At the point when you're planning your home, you might ponder which kitchen cupboards are ageless. This is a significant thought since placing in new kitchen cupboards in the future can cost somewhere in the range of $2,000 to $24,000, contingent upon a few variables. One of those elements, obviously, is the thing that you like. Since kitchen cupboards can be no picnic for your financial plan, we love traditionally planned looks! The following are a not many that you may appreciate:
- Flat-fronted cupboards. Level fronted cupboards can be gleaming on the front or have a matte completion. They don't have pulls or handles.
- Mission cupboards. Mission cupboards arrive in a scope of tones. They have a recessed center and an edge that encompasses them. The pulls can fundamentally change the look and feel of the bureau, and you can communicate your style and even change them without making a major speculation.
- Raised board cupboards. Raised board cupboards are like mission by having a focal piece and an edge. Nonetheless, the focal piece is raised. Similar as different cupboards, they arrive in a wide assortment of tones and wraps up.
- Beaded kitchen cupboards. Beaded kitchen cupboards are normally found in farmhouse plans. They have a comparative look to mission cupboards with the exception of that the center board has vertical lines going through it. They are more ornamental. This style is likewise ordinarily found in white kitchens, since the surface adds visual interest.
Ageless home plan and home stylistic theme both depend on plan components that are traditionally planned. They are for the most part dependent on nonpartisan tones rather than the Pantone Color of the Year. Assuming you pick ageless plan engineering, your home will be totally solid and stylishly satisfying. According to an expense point of view, ageless home plan is more proficient: rather than depending on prevailing fashions that will leave your home looking "dated" in a couple of years, you can have an immortal look that you can refresh with emphasize pieces or new finishing. As your preferences change throughout the long term, it very well may be a lot more straightforward and more practical to refurbish an immortal plan for proceeded with check claim.
Ageless home style
Is tied in with picking household items for the lounge room and different spaces inside the home that will keep on looking extraordinary regardless of changing home stylistic theme patterns. Some immortal plan pattern models include:
- Symmetrical plans. Our eyes are normally attracted to things that are even. Think about setting entryways, windows, or other design highlights two by two – you can generally break the evenness with compositions, pads, and stylistic layout, while keeping an even material.
- Accent point of convergence. Consider accentuating the evenness with a focal concentrate like a smokestack, mantelpiece, or flight of stairs.
- Simplicity. Ageless plans are centered around their lovely straightforwardness. They are not gotten up to speed in patterns and trends. Very much planned components endure for an extremely long period.
An immortal home plan stays lovely consistently. It doesn't succumb to evolving prevailing fashions. It is more savvy after some time to have an immortal plan in light of the fact that changing its look is just about as basic as refreshing a household item or changing accent parts of the lounge room.
Ageless styles basically feel like home
To construct an ageless home, first, you should ponder the style and the plan components you love. Do you adore the specialist look? Do you adore the farmhouse style? Which ageless home feels like home to you? This is the main inquiry to pose since you're picking an ageless home plan as your fantasy home.
Then, at that point, contemplate home stylistic theme. What are your cherished regular filaments? Do you like white kitchens or would you like to go with stone or tile? What might be said about your parlor? What articulation highlights might you want to use for your home to grandstand what your identity is?
Planning and building an ageless home is tied in with picking the compositional and home style plan components that you love and that will likewise go the distance. Whenever you've picked the ageless plans that vibe like home to you, it's an ideal opportunity to track down the right manufacturer.
The right manufacturer for your ageless home plan comprehends your vision and your financial plan. They aren't hoping to drive you into accomplishing more than whatever you need to do. They realize that your immortal plan is only that: ageless and yours. Search for a fixed-cost manufacturer who can assist you with remaining affordable for you while making the delightful ageless plan you had always wanted.
As a custom home developer, Turner and Son needs to assist you with understanding your fantasy about building the ideal traditionally planned home on a careful spending plan. We highly esteem getting to know our customers and their cravings while bringing their plan dreams to the real world. To dive deeper into how Turner and Son can help you!


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L'Équipe reveal new details this evening that confirm that 22-year-old French international attacking midfielder Houssem Aouar was very close to leaving Lyon in summer for Italian side Juventus.
Arsenal had been interested for weeks, but never came close to making an offer that was acceptable to OL. Juventus actually got the closest to a deal, despite their financial difficulties. The idea was to loan Federico Bernardeschi to OL, a paying loan for the year, and to buy Aouar for €55m.
Everything was sorted with the player, who was already imagining himself in Turin, but Bernardeschi was not interested in moving to OL and changed his mind against the transfer, which prevented the deal from being concluded.
Juve continued to look for a solution to sign Aouar, but the departure of Douglas Costa to Bayern Munich in the final hours of the Italian market was too late in the day for them to come back in for Aouar.


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Two of the largest US mortgage lenders, JP Morgan Chase and Wells Fargo, reported quarterly results last Friday.
headline numbers? Revenue generated by both banks has been hit by record-high mortgage rates, record-low mortgage applications and ongoing market volatility. Year-over-year, Wells Fargo's new mortgage values are down about 60% and JPMorgan Chase's are down 67%.
- JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo saw significant declines in mortgage revenue in Q3 2022.
- These declines were due to record low demand for new mortgages.
- Meanwhile, demand for mortgages has been dampened by record-high interest rates and ongoing market volatility.
Mortgage income is declining at both banks
Wells Fargo's Earnings Report for Q3 2022 indicates that mortgage applications are down significantly compared to last year. Wells Fargo has set up its $21.5 billion residential first mortgage in the third quarter of 2022. This is down 36.1% from Q2 2022 and down 58.6% from Q3 2021. This resulted in a 52% year-on-year decline in bank mortgage income.
JP Morgan Q3 2022 Earnings Report Draw a similar dark picture. Mortgage originations in Q3 2022 reached $15.2 billion. Compared to the previous quarter, this is a 45.5% decline in the value of new mortgages. Compared to the same quarter last year, revenue is even lower, down 67%.
Neither bank is on Investopedia's roundup, but Best Mortgage Lenders of 2022, showing the overall market that it is struggling to attract new mortgage customers. Interest rates on new mortgages ended the fourth quarter at his highest level since 2007, and weekly mortgage applications were pushed to his lowest level in 25 years, according to the company. Mortgage Bankers Association.
High interest rates and market volatility hit mortgage market
The most direct reason for the record low demand for new mortgages is simply that current interest rates are so high. Mortgage rates have been at historically low levels for much of this year due to macroeconomic factors, particularly the Federal Reserve's purchases of billions of dollars in bonds in response to the economic pressures of the pandemic. was kept in But record-high inflation over the past two quarters has caused the Fed to reverse course, with the federal discount rate he raised five times this year.These actions pushed mortgage rates to their 20-year peak last few weeks.
However, there are some other factors as well. As noted by JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon, mortgage lenders face many challenges. "Inflation, rising interest rates, rising mortgage rates, oil, volatility, [and] War," he said, so the decline in mortgage income across the market is "fairly predictable."
Despite a decline in mortgage applications, both banks said their overall financial conditions remained strong.


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Template:TOCnestleft Ted Deutch won Florida Congressional District 22 in 2016.
DSA pressure on Yemen Bill
IE DSA - Inland Empire Democratic Socialists of America July 8 2019.
URGENT: Tomorrow, Tuesday 7/9, the House Rules Committee will consider whether to allow a floor vote on Rep. Ro Khanna's legislation to end US participation in the Saudi-led war in Yemen (Amendment 339 to the National Defense Authorization Act.) The DSA International Committee urges members to call their reps in support.
The Congressional switchboard is 202-225-3121. You can say something like:
"I urge you to co-sponsor, speak out for and vote for the Khanna-Schiff amendment to end all U.S. participation in the Saudi-UAE war in Yemen. Yemeni kids' lives are hanging on your vote."
Key Congress members — If your Rep is on this list, please contact them immediately and urge them to cosponsor Amendment 339:
Pelosi, Hoyer, Engel, Smith, Lieu, Nadler, Lowey, Jim Himes, Ted Deutch, Brad Sherman, Meeks, Bass, Connolly, Susan Davis, Jim McGovern, Langevin, Moulton, Gallego, Houlahan, Cicilline, Slotkin, Mikie Sherrill, Luria, Spanberger, Wild, Malinowski.
FLARA support
In February 2013, Florida Alliance for Retired Americans held a fundraiser for Ted Deutch.
ARA endorsement, 2014
The Alliance for Retired Americans Political Action Fund endorsed Ted Deutch in 2014, also 2012.[1]
Radical Mosque
June, 2017 United States Representative Ted Deutch (D-Florida) paid a visit to the Islamic Center of Boca Raton, a radical mosque with a long history of terror and bigotry, and spoke in front of its leadership.
On June 2nd, the Islamic Center of Boca Raton (ICBR) placed a video from one of its events on its Facebook page with the caption: 'Congressman Theodore Elliot Deutch visits ICBR.' The video portrayed Deutch speaking to a small group, while standing next to a video monitor and in back of a table, both with the green and white ICBR logo found on them. Seated to his left and looking intently on the Congressman was the President and co-founder of the mosque, Bassem Alhalabi.
Prior to arriving in Boca, Alhalabi (Al-Halabi) was a research assistant to and co-author of publications with Sami al-Arian at the University of South Florida (USF), while al-Arian was actively creating a terrorist infrastructure in the US for Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ). Alhalabi used al-Arian as a reference, when he would later apply for a job at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) in Boca, where he is currently an Associate Professor. Another of Alhalabi's PIJ colleagues, Hussam Jubara, whom Alhalabi calls a "close friend," was arrested in March 2003, charged and convicted of felony immigration fraud, and later deported from the US.
In June 2003, the US Department of Commerce charged Alhalabi with illegally shipping a $13,000 military-grade thermal imaging device to Syria. In March 2010, Alhalabi was arrested and charged with battery of one person and assault of another, both perpetrated at a Muslim advocacy conference he had been attending in Tallahassee, Florida.
Another ICBR co-founder was Hamas web designer Syed Khawer Ahmad, who created the first official website for the Islamic Association, al-Jamia al-Islamiya, the charitable arm of HAMAS. ICBR's founding imam, Ibrahim Dremali, has spent time on the federal 'no fly' list. In January 2000, the Global Relief Foundation (GRF), a now defunct al-Qaeda-related charity, gave $600 thousand to ICBR as seed money towards the construction of a new 27,000-square-foot mosque, which is today the current ICBR. In May 2007, then-ICBR member Rafiq Sabir was sentenced to 25 years in prison for conspiring to provide material support to al-Qaeda.
The imam who took Ibrahim Dremali's place at ICBR, Muneer Arafat, was a former roommate of al-Qaeda and HAMAS operative Ziyad Khaleel, the individual who, in May 1998, delivered to Osama bin Laden a satellite phone and battery pack that would later be used to plan the 1998 bombings of US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. In June 2005, while giving courtroom testimony about Sami al-Arian, Arafat admitted to being a member of Palestinian Islamic Jihad and stated that he is in favor of PIJ's "goal of destroying Israel and replacing it with an Islamic state." Both Dremali and Arafat have been arrested, since being in the US.
From October 1999 through September 2001, ICBR published a violently anti-Semitic essay on its website, titled 'Why can't the Jews and Muslims live together in peace?' It stated, "Jews are people of treachery and betrayal; it is not possible to trust them at all… As the Muslims and Jews are enemies residing in opposing religious and doctrinal camps, it is not possible for them to be brought together unless one is made to submit to the other by force… [T]he Prophet said, 'The Hour (the Day of Judgement) will not begin until the Muslims fight the Jews and kill them.'"
From October 1999 through February 2003, ICBR promoted on its website the al-Haramain Foundation, a now-defunct group then-based in Saudi Arabia that was designated a terrorist organization by the US government for its personal association with Osama bin Laden and its financing of al-Qaeda. From October 1999 through July 2001, ICBR's website homepage featured a link to qoqaz.net ('Jihad in Chechnya'), a then-fundraising and recruiting site for al-Qaeda produced by Azzam Publications, named for bin Laden's mentor, Abdullah Azzam.[2]


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Hundreds of Cubs fans checked out the traveling World Series trophy, where it rested for about an hour and a half in the basement of the Morton Civic Center on Jan. 22.
Seems the Cubs organization called the City to see if they could drop by.
City Engagement Specialist Martha Logan said 500 wristbands were given out for folks to take pictures or have their pictures taken, one per picture, so a family of four who wished to have four photos taken would receive four wristbands.
Above that number, folks had to take their chances. After 108 years, a half-hour wait in line probably did not seem so long.
No goats were spotted around the Civic Center.


text: I'm scheduled to tag and release 3.5.4rc1 next weekend. I've been releasing 3.4 and 3.5 at the same time for the last year; this is convenient for me as it halves the frequency with which I have to put on the "release manager" hat. There are currently no scheduled dates to release 3.4.7. The reason being that until very recently there was almost no work done in 3.4 since 3.4.6 was tagged. But! The reason for /that/ was because of a change in the workflow: once we switched to Github, for branches that are in security-fixes-only mode, only the Release Manager is allowed to accept PRs into that branch. It turned out there were a bunch of PRs waiting for my approval. After a flurry of accepted PRs, I have now accrued about ten fresh security fixes in the 3.4 branch. (Mostly from Victor, but also Serhiy, and one from Barry--thanks everyone!) There are now no outstanding security fix PRs against 3.4. Since I'm releasing 3.5.4rc1 next weekend, I wouldn't mind /also/ releasing 3.47rc1 next weekend. That would put 3.4.7 final the same day as 3.5.4 final: just over three weeks from now, releasing on Sunday August 5. I realize it's not much notice, and that's normally not how we do things in the CPython world. (Sorry for the short notice--it's my fault for not adjusting to the new workflow quickly enough.) Anyway the point of this email is to call for a vote. Which of these statements do you agree with: * Larry should tag and release 3.4.7rc1 next weekend. * Larry should schedule 3.4.7rc1 for a month from now, to give people time to get their work in. In particular, Victor and Serhiy, I'm interested in your votes. You both get veto powers for the short notice--if either of you say "do it a month from now" then it'll be a month from now. Also, if anybody has security fixes you want to get in to the next release of 3.4, but you haven't made a PR yet, please reply and describe them. (Please reply to list if appropriate, but if it should be kept quiet please reply to me directly.) Braising in my own juices at EuroPython, //arry/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-committers/attachments/20170712/7b8c24b4/attachment.html>


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Icelandic carrier Play has applied to the US Department of Transportation for a permit to start flights to the US in 2022.
The news follows the launch of Play's inaugural services to several European destinations including London Stansted in June.
The carrier currently has a fleet of three A321 neo aircraft, which were previously operated by Mexican airline Interjet. Three further aircraft are set to be delivered next year, which Play says will "open up transatlantic travel for Brits via Iceland".
Plans for the start-up carrier were first unveiled in 2019, seven months after the collapse of fellow Icelandic airline Wow Air, which itself had grown quickly through a focus on offering one-stop services between Europe and North American via Reykjavik.
In October 2018 – just months before Wow collapsed – our consumer editor Alex McWhirter questioned whether the carrier had over expanded, following the cancellation of several US routes including St Louis, Cincinnati and Cleveland.
Play has yet to reveal which destinations its will be targeting in the US, and all eyes will be on whether the carrier can succeed where Wow Air could not.


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NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Opera in New York is marking the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine with a concert celebrating the country's "resilience and hope." On Feb. 24, Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin will lead the company's orchestra, chorus and soloists in a program of Mozart's Requiem and Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. Soloists include soprano Golda Schultz, mezzo-soprano Emily D'Angelo, as well as the Ukranian-born tenor Dmytro Popov and bass-baritone Vladyslav Buialskyi, also from Ukraine. "I am proud to lead the great Met Orchestra and Chorus as we continue to u…


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Muscat: Firefighters rescued five people who were trapped in a burning residential building, the Public Authority For Civil Defence and Ambulance announced.
PACDA received a report of a fire in a residential building in Barka.
"Following the report of a fire in a building in Barka, we confirm that the fire has been extinguished and five people were rescued and assisted as a result of inhaling smoke. The residents are in a stable condition," PACDA said.
Earlier this month, a warehouse fire was extinguished in Shinas with no injuries.
Last month six other fire incidents occurred around the Sultanate, in Sohar, Bida, Al Khoud, Seeb, and Bahla, leaving four injured.


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If you are a big, big, HUGE Disney Christmas fan, this is the episode you've been waiting for.
Halloween 365? Nah, you're thinking garlands, wreathes, and jingle bells 365!
We heard you: here's our rundown of Christmas experiences at both Walt Disney World and Disneyland.
Posts you may find helpful that are mentioned in the episode:
- https://noguiltdisney.com/characters-at-mickeys-very-merry-christmas-party/
- https://noguiltdisney.com/find-the-magic-shots-at-mickeys-very-merry-christmas-party/
- https://noguiltdisney.com/is-character-dining-worth-it-minnies-holiday-dine-review/
- https://noguiltdisney.com/guide-to-eating-disney-world-thanksgiving-dinner/
- https://noguiltlife.com/tips-christmas-at-disneyland/
- https://noguiltdisney.com/candy-canes-at-disneyland/
- https://noguiltdisney.com/is-disneyland-busy-in-december-best-days/
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Compassionate and controlled. A lot has been said about Pedro Almodóvar's latest film Dolor y gloria [Pain & Glory] being autofiction, but the director says it best himself when explaining that the character (Antonio Banderas' Salvador Mallo) "wasn't me, but was inside me." There's power to that statement because it accepts the notion that everything an artist creates is born from within. So the comparisons are unavoidable as a rule regardless of whether or not you write your script to be about a director who then lives in a set…Read More
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CHELMSFORD, MA—The Asian Art Gallery, a social enterprise with a mission to promote emerging and senior artists from South East Asia, is bringing its spring show called "Empathy & Expressions" on Saturday, May 14th, in Chelmsford, MA.
The show will feature one of India's legendary contemporary artist Dhiraj Choudhury's 80 years of infinite expressions. Choudhury, born in 1936 in the middle of India's struggle for freedom, absorbed the realities of life in those tough times. Over the years, the angry young painter has mellowed into a teddy-bear-like man who is at peace with himself, but veteran artist Dhiraj Choudhury has lost none of his zest for life.
His works reflect not only those realities but also hint at the influence that revolutionaries like Khudiram Bose, Aurobindo Ghosh, Rasbihari Bose, Subhash Chandra Bose, had on his life. Every work of his is a play in progress, the characters living their part on his canvas, according to organizers.
"I turn 80 in 2016 and we're starting the celebrations outside of India for 'Dhiraj 80' in Boston with this show at Asian Art Gallery," says Choudhury, who will be in the city for 10 days in May. "This exhibition gives glimpses of my work over the years, the different media I have used and the changes in themes and style."
Choudhury's work was displayed with that of Spanish artists Salvadore Dali and Joan Miro in Geneva in the late 1970s. He also taught at the College of Art, New Delhi, from 1961 to 1996.
"We are very fortunate to have Dhiraj come to Boston and celebrate his 80th birthday with us," said Santhana Krishnan of the first-ever solo show of Dhiraj in the US. "A large part of his time is now taken up by his creativity and concern for humanity project. He is trying to bring together people from diverse background and expose them to art."
Krishnan, founder of Asian Art Gallery, added: "He truly believes one can depict love through art and motivate people."
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The Family Guidance Center affiliated to the Astan (custodianship) of Imam Hussain (AS) holy shrine organized the courses virtually, according to Qaaf news agency.
The lessons were offered weekly based on the curriculum of the Imam Hussain (AS) Quranic Studies School.
The participants learned lessons on Quran recitation rules, Tafseer (interpretation), and Quranic sciences.
A number of top experts taught the lessons, according to the report.
Quranic activities have significantly developed in Iraq since the 2003 overthrow of former dictator Saddam Hussein.
There has been a growing trend of Quranic programs such as competitions, recitation sessions and educational programs held in the country in recent years.


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Attract traffic by learning how to post on Facebook. You can make Facebook posts more engaging by following a few effective but effortless techniques, which we will discuss further.
Facebook Posts
Earlier, we used to access social media platforms to create personal accounts to share messages and connect through posts; however, it has become much more than that. We create social media accounts for marketing, business publicity, branding, selling, etc. For content creators, marketers, advertising agencies, and business people, it has become the most used platform.
Hence, making Facebook posts more relevant and constructive is a crucial requirement to increase traffic on your posts, increasing the reach and visibility of your brands and content to your intended audience.
The most crucial question here is how to post on Facebook more effectively? Which we will discuss further.
First and foremost, make sure that you post content relevant to your audience. The post should be informative, and your content should help your intended users or audience to learn, grow and reach their goals.
It should be helpful for them and related to their interests. For example, if you have a business account for Electronic devices, in that case, your content should contain information about electronic devices. You need to know how to post on Facebook about your new upcoming gadgets in the market, their relevance, and benefits to our society, what are the pros and cons of it, and you need to post more about the current market and new launches.
It will help users to gain more knowledge about the things they are trying to purchase or your product benefits; this will make them share and follow your Facebook page for more related content like this, and you may get ads related to your partner product which helps you to increase traffic on your Facebook posts.
Knowing your audience and their interests are vital to improving your posts' engagement. People always look for newness and creativity, along with the content.
We have many Facebook accounts/pages related to one subject; for example, we have thousands of Facebook accounts/pages for cooking-related content; now, how do we stand out in this crowd. You need to be creative with your content, and you need to focus on what users want and what they are looking for.
Tools like Facebook Audience Insights, Google analytics, etc., can help you get to know your intended users better. Facebook insights can help you to find out what your users are following on Facebook and what content they like the most; you can look likes, shares, and comments graph of your users through Facebook insights.
With these tools, you can have an idea about how to post on Facebook about your content and ideas and how creative you can be with them to present it with novelty in front of your audience.
Most Facebook users are minimalist, and you will see Audiences of all ages, so your content, captions, text, and posts should be accessible and understandable to them.
And mainly use social media on our mobile apps, which makes it inconvenient to read extended captions and texts. Hence would suggest keeping your texts and caption short and straightforward. Make sure you convey the required information with one effective post and two sentences; this will help users avoid inconvenience caused by scrolling back and forth.
It is vital to share current events on time. People look for freshness and uniqueness in any content, and users like to share ongoing news more often with their friends. Posting new updates and keeping up with current news helps gain more relevance and visibility among users.
Keeping up with trends and seasonal content timely will help you deliver content as per users' requirements. Creating events and contests related to any ongoing trends can create buzz among the users related to your products and brands, hence it is crucial to know how to post on Facebook about current events in what timely manner.
Users often like humorous content where they can have fun and content simultaneously. You can use some humor in the photos you post or texts. Often people use Facebook and scroll through the pages in their spare time; they don't spend much time reading texts which don't seem attractive to them; adding a little humor to the posts and texts will help you grab your user's attention and they might share it with their friends which will help you to grow your audience.
Also, we need to understand that it is not suitable for every Facebook post or account. For example – if your account or post is more related to social causes or NGOs, then it would not be relevant to make any humor on that subject. On the other hand, for accounts related to cooking, creativity, any brands like Pepsi, etc., you can use humor or fun posts to attract a crowd to your Facebook posts.
However, you can use funny and humorous content for a professional account, but again it entirely depends upon the users; you should know how to post on Facebook according to the users interests and analyze users' engagement on it.
Facebook posts should contain more videos, as it is significantly less time-consuming and engaging. No one goes through the caption for all the posts they see on your Facebook feed; if they find the image and video attractive, in that case, they might go through the caption or text you have written for your posts.
Going alone with long captions or texts for posts would be bad. So then, how to post on Facebook?
Here is a suggestion, the first thing that attracts users to your posts is the images and videos you post, the quality of the image and video matters as 56% of users of Facebook are engaged in videos according to the graph of views, shares, and likes.
The video should be short and relevant to the content. You need to post videos or photos along with texts of around 100 characters, see users' engagement on your posts, and work accordingly.
It is always good to offer giveaways and contests for the users as it increases Participation. Contests allow users to participate and understand your brand or product, and giveaways will help you bring users more often to your account or posts.
Also, it enhances the reach and visibility of your products and brand among the audience, understand how to post on Facebook about your products and services through. Once they like your concepts and giveaways, users can recommend their friends to participate so you can have more crowd engagement.
You can create buzz about your posts and contents among users by giving a shoutout in your comments and replying to relevant comments—acknowledging users' concerns and feedback on the comments section.
Appreciating users for their Participation, asking questions, and running challenges will keep your users engaging. This way you can have a conversation with your users which will help you understand their interests in a better way.
Consistency is one of the critical aspects of growing traffic on Facebook posts. You cannot just post relevant content occasionally. You must be consistent with your time of posting. Make sure you post daily at least two to three posts. This will help you be in sight of the users.
People don't follow or like the posts, they see occasionally. If they see posts that consistently keep them updated with relevant information and updates, they like and share those posts too and even save them.
Hence, we can say consistency is the key to success. Also, be aware that you do not overdo it, don't exceed the no. of posts as it can affect the relevancy of the posts and account.
Another essential part of your posts should be variety. Serving various content in your posts will help you engage all types of audiences.
It doesn't mean that you go out of your context and choose content for your post; you must be more creative and innovative on how to post on Facebook without being out of context.
These ways will help you make your Facebook posts more effective and gather a crowd. Facebook is one of the powerful platforms; we need to know how to utilize it for our benefit. To increase likes, comments, shares, and engagement on your posts, you need to make your posts shareable; it should be a mix of texts, videos, posts, and informative content; add little creativity to it, and before everything, analyze what your audience need and their interests.
Having your voice and ideas on your posts will make them more original which will help you to stand out in the crowd. Analyze Facebook metrics, make strategies, and engage with your audience to grab attention. Check the above ways to increase traffic on your posts and make the most of them.
Here we come to the end of our article. I hope it helps you; please do comment if you have any questions we would love to answer.
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On Sunday, August 28, 2022, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) National Executive Council (NEC) will convene to decide whether to halt or continue the industrial action.
The meeting will take place at the union's national headquarters at the University of Abuja, according to reports from sources among the NEC members, our reporter was informed on Monday.
According to further information received, the council will decide on the industrial action based on information from the different state congresses.
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ASUU reportedly began a strike on Monday, February 14, 2022, according to Gistlover news.
The union had demanded that the ASUU-FGN 2009 agreement be renegotiated, that funds for university revitalization be released, that the University Transparency Accountability System be implemented for the payment of university lecturers' salaries and benefits, that earned allowances be released, and that the white paper report of the visitation panels to universities be made public.
"The NEC meeting will take place on August 28. The four-week deadline we set expires on that day. We'll base our choices on the outcomes of the state congresses.
The outcome of the congresses must be taken into account by the NEC. The branch chairmen will also speak with their members and gather input, which they would then relay to the NEC, one of the individuals added. The zones have already conducted their own congresses.
Does it seem like the administration wants to stop the strike, the source queried when asked whether the union would consider calling off the walkout.
Assuring our reporter of the NEC meeting's date, Dr. Gbolahan Bolarin, head of the ASUU at the Federal University of Technology in Minna, simply said, "Yes, Sunday."
Other university-based unions, including the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities, and other affiliated educational institutions, went on strike shortly after the ASUU strike began to press their demands.
The government had formed a negotiating team to explore talks with the unions in an effort to put a stop to the strike, and it was headed by Nimi Briggs, the pro-chancellor of the Federal University of Lokoja.
The government and ASUU's talks have deadlocked while SSANU, NASU, and NAAT have called off their strikes.
On Monday, the Federal Ministry of Education said that it was unaware of any efforts to outlaw ASUU.
The ministry said that it was absurd for the union to have continued its strike in spite of the government's efforts.
This information was provided in a conversation with our reporter in Abuja by the ministry's spokesman, Ben Goong.
According to media reports, the government intended to ban the union and take it to the National Industrial Court as a result of the walkout.
We are not aware of such plans, Goong said. All of the updates were provided by the minister at his news conference with State House reporters. He would have made a note if there were any intentions to take more action.
As for the next stages, the government has already established a committee to synchronize the IPPIS, UTAS, and UP3; this will guarantee that the government will pay with only one payment platform that will synchronize all the technological quirks.
"The administration has also announced its successes. In the previous ten years, N2.5 trillion has been spent on tertiary education, which is much higher than the sum specified in the 2009 agreement. Additionally, concerns about pay adjustments have been addressed.
"If your demands are met to roughly 80% of your satisfaction, there is no need to continue the strike. Given that the administration has made efforts to address the majority of the requests, it is unrealistic for the strike to continue indefinitely.
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FOA Newsletter - FeaturesThis month the FOA Newsletter continues looking at rural broadband and workforce development, but perhaps the most unusual news in the News section - Goldman Sachs, probably the best known investment bankers, has acquired a FTTH service provider. FOA has been writing for years about how the CATV industry was built by merging many smaller CATV systems, so maybe this is now going to be duplicated for FTTH.
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More Thoughts On Broadband For Rural Areas: Just Farms? Really?
We just finished reading a new book called "Farm Fresh Broadband" by Dr. Christopher Ali at
the University of Virginia. Dr. Ali's book focuses on (and is
subtitled) "The politics of rural connectivity," so for most of our
readers there is not a lot of practical information on solving the
problem of rural broadband coverage. However, for us, it did lead to
some thoughts that could be relevant to the needs of rural areas.
When we, like many of you, think about rural
areas, we usually think of farms, and the book notes the high prices
quoted for making a fiber connection to an individual farm. But how
realistic is the idea of "rural" being farms?
The USDA has statistics on farms that provide some
insight. There are ~2.2million farms in the US, 96% are family farms
which implies the rest are agribusiness. Here's the USDA breakout:
2,204,792 farms
The 2.1 million family farms represent only ~2% if
the US population, an estimated 7 million people actually living on
farms (US Farm Bureau).
But the US Census Bureau says ~60 million Americans live in "rural" areas. Where are the other ~53 million people?
So about 90% of the "rural" population in the US do not live on farms. Where are they? They are living in small towns and low density or housing clusters outside the urban areas. Here is an example, the State of Missouri overlaid with the FCC map of broadband coverage, where the darker areas indicate better coverage and the lighter areas indicate poor coverage. (Note these FCC maps are notoriously optimistic.)
As you can see, large areas are unserved (lightest green areas) or underserved (middle level green).
Map of the state of Missouri, overlaid with FCC coverage map.
When large service providers talk about the "impossibility" of rural broadband, they want you to think about farms and believe their tales of how it's too expensive to connect rural areas to broadband. We humbly would refer to this as "bullshit" and refer you to the FOA Newsletter article about "Fighting Misinformation" in the July 2019 FOA Newsletter.
Closeup of a mostly under- or unserved area in Missouri shows it is full of small towns with a population of a few hundreds to over ten thousand..
In fact, much of "rural" America is small towns, easy to provide with FTTH for broadband, You do not need tens or hundreds of thousands of subscribers to build a FTTH PON; a small town, suburban housing development or HOA is easy to connect using today's PON equipment that makes small networks cost effective. Cable lengths might be a bit longer in a small town, but installation is often easier, especially if aerial cabling is permitted. If not, microtrenching along roadways or blowing microducts in available ducts is usually possible. And the new generation mini OLTs are ideal for these small size towns.
It's actually possible that small rural clusters may be easier and cheaper to connect with FTTH than dense urban areas where cable installation can be troublesome.
Back to the farms. Often farms cluster together so the cost can be shared among a group of farmers who cooperate - or form a coop or use an existing coop. And perhaps many can afford their own connections even if it is expensive.
Small family farms represent ~15% of the US farm market of ~$140 billion/year, ~$21 billion or $10,000 each
The larger farms are businesses with significant
revenue and are accustomed to investing in equipment to raise their
productivity. One would suppose that if they could afford a new John
Deere tractor (~$40,000 to $900,000 each), the cost of a fiber optic
cable would be within reach.
Can We Use Fiber That Is Already There?This is a map of the wind turbines in the US created by USGS. It is showing the locations of >70,000 wind turbines that generate ~128 gigawatts of power. Not the locations - mostly in the highly rural areas of the US - real farmland. As far as we know, every wind turbine is connected with fiber optics in order to monitor and control its output. Wouldn't all that fiber help connect these rural areas?
More About FTTH And Rural Broadband From FOA
By researching a similar problem
from the early 20th century, rural electrification, we learned that
the same problems existed then, and, not surprisingly, the same solutions
developed then are applicable today in the 21st century. (See the FOA Newsletter August 2021 for the story about rural electrification.)
As FOA continues to be involved with discussions about rural broadband, we decided to compile the information we had gathered into a short video lecture and a web page of links to relevant information on our website.
Video Lecture: FOA Lecture 70 Rural Broadband, Obstacles And Opportunities,
Both the video lecture and the reference page are also intended for
those trying to get a project started to have a link for others
interested in the project to learn more about what is involved.
Read more about the FOA's FTTH technical information updates
The Fiber Optic Association Fiber To The Home Handbook is available from Amazon in print ($19.95) and Kindle ($9.95) editions.
Biden Administration Releases Guidebook on Infrastructure Law Implementation
The US is allocating lots of money for infrastructure projects including $45billion for broadband infrastructure, especially underserved areas like rural. The Biden Administration has released a Guidebook to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in an effort to help interested parties understand the law. This guidebook will show the funding and programs available and how to utilize the information. States and local governments will be using this information to determine what is applicable to them. The Administration will be updating this guidebook regularly when new information becomes available.
Here is a link to the Broadband section of the Guidebook.
Here is a link to the entire Guidebook.
Pew Charitable Trusts' Broadband Education and Training Initiative Helps States Increase High-Speed Internet AccessPew Charitable Trust's peer-to-peer learning network offers research and guidance for state government leaders.
As $billions of broadband funding flows to states as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the American Rescue Plan Act, delivering high-speed internet access to all Americans has never been more achievable. But the opportunity before state leaders comes with significant challenges. Policymakers in each of the states must establish or expand broadband programs, train staff, and navigate local priorities, all while adhering to federal requirements.
The Pew Charitable Trusts' broadband education and training initiative (BETI), launched in August 2021, provides no-cost support to help states make the most of historic increases in state and federal funding. BETI is built on a foundation of Pew research highlighting a set of effective strategies and provides staff training, facilitated expert and peer-to-peer engagement, and technical assistance on a wide range of topics, from state broadband program design to data collection.
The resources and guidance collected here will help states identify and adopt evidence-based strategies to effectively administer federal funds, accelerating the nation's progress toward universal, affordable broadband connectivity. More than 2 dozen states are already working with Pew's BETI program.
To join or learn more about BETI, please email Jake Varn at email@example.com.
Read more about the BETI Program. BETI Project home page.
The PEW Charitable Trusts also tracks the availability of state grants available for broadband expansion. Read more here and look at the links to state programs.
Growing The Fiber Workforce - Part 2
Part 1 - FOA Newsletter February 2022
Last month we said "Contractors and other employers of fiber optic techs need to get more involved in OJT and require certification to ensure workers are competent." Well, the word seems to be getting out. Now the FOA is being contacted almost daily by contractors asking what they can do to recruit and develop their workforce.
They all seem to ask basically the same question, "How do I get my techs FOA certified?" We tell them about the FOA "Work to Cert" and "OJT to Cert" programs and help them get started using Fiber U courses.
For the employers who are already stretched for time (aren't they all?), FOA offers a unique opportunity, free online training at Fiber U to prepare for FOA certification exams and structured OJT programs that can help develop tech's capabilities while they work on the jobs.
You can even use the Fiber U Basic Fiber Optics Course as a test for potential employees to show their competence and prepare for FOA certification or for them to see if they are interested in working in the field.
For those looking for classroom hands-on training courses, we have our worldwide network of FOA Approved Schools. Some contractors have even become FOA Approved Schools themselves, training and certifying their own employees and sometimes their customers as well.
When it comes to fiber optic education, whatever you need, FOA has you covered.
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FOA often gets inquiries from an organization that
has personnel that needs training in fiber optics. Recent inquiries have
included contractors, a manufacturer of high-reliability products using
fiber optics and a cable manufacturer. In many cases, where there are
several people needing training, FOA can recommend a FOA Approved School
and Certified Instructor who will come to their location to teach a
class. The advantage is of course the savings in travel costs if
the class comes to you, but it also offers the opportunity to customize
the course to fit your needs, even use your equipment or work on your
components, so the training is more relevant to those taking the class.
Here's a press release that got our attention:
Iowa FTTH Broadband Company To Be Acquired By Goldman Sachs Asset ManagementNEW YORK and CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA — Feb. 17, 2022 — ImOn Communications, LLC ("ImOn"), one of the fastest growing fiber-to-the-premise ("FTTP") broadband companies in eastern Iowa, today announced that it has signed definitive documentation to be acquired by the Infrastructure investing business within Goldman Sachs Asset Management to support ImOn's expansion of its high-speed fiber network in the surrounding markets.
As part of the transaction, Goldman Sachs Asset Management will make new investments to help accelerate ImOn's growth in FTTP data, video, and voice services to homes and businesses throughout eastern Iowa and surrounding markets.
ImOn was founded in 2007 as a single-market cable provider and has transformed into a regional fiber-to-the-premise platform that currently owns and operates a 2,000+ mile network that reaches over 60,000 households and businesses.
This transaction supports Goldman Sachs' focus on infrastructure investing, which includes businesses delivering infrastructure that enable more efficient digital solutions and improve connectivity, such as CityFibre, UK's largest independent Full Fibre infrastructure platform, and Global Compute, a global data center platform.
Read the ImOn Press Release here
Is this an indication that smaller FTTH service providers may start being acquired by big companies looking to create a communications giant, the way MSOs (multiple service operators) were created by acquiring smaller CATV systems?
And we're hearing more about investments in developing FTTH companies that may mean the investment is considered a good one. We have tracked CATV acquisitions over many years and they are typically valued at $4500-7400 per subscriber. We've always thought that a FTTH subscriber should be worth at least as much as a CATV subscriber, so it will be interesting to see what the value of this transaction will be.
And another - remember broadband is a billion dollar business:
TDS Telecom sets bold 5-year goalsMADISON, Wisconsin - TDS Telecommunications LLC (TDS®) shared its latest accomplishments while setting bold goals in its fourth quarter earnings report. In 2021, the telecommunications company surpassed $1 billion in operating revenues and for the first time in company history, exceeded 500,000 broadband connections. In the next five years, TDS Telecom looks to reach approximately 2.2 million service addresses with about 60% being fiber and 80% capable of 1Gig or faster speeds.
"Our strategy is working," said President and CEO Jim Butman. "For the past several years, we have ramped up our broadband strategy, investing in our networks, and we are positioning the business for faster growth over the next five years."
In 2021, TDS deployed 86,000 new marketable fiber service addresses, bringing the total to nearly 400,000. The company continued to plant the flag in new markets and developed an active pipeline of identified markets. TDS also executed on the federal Alternative Connect America Model (A-CAM) and state broadband grant programs, addressing the broadband needs in its most rural markets. In addition, the company continued to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion objectives throughout the organization.
The continued transformation of TDS will be enabled by five strategic pillars: grow scale, grow revenue, reduce platform cost structure, improve customer experience, and transform its workforce.
Read the press release here
TDS Telecommunications LLC (TDS Telecom/TDS®) delivers high-speed internet, TV entertainment, and phone services to more than 1,000 rural, suburban, and metropolitan communities across the U.S. With 1.2 million connections, TDS is a rapidly growing technology company. Powered by fiber-optics and new industry-leading technologies, TDS delivers up to 2 Gigabit internet speeds and offers internet-protocol based TV entertainment solutions along with traditional phone services.
Fiber Optics In The MoviesWith most movies being shot in digital format today, the movement of large amounts of data between locations or sound stages and the studios requires fiber optics. But sometimes fiber finds its way into other aspects of moviemaking, like the models used in some scenes.
In the Disney+ series, Star Wars, The Mandalorian, there is some really fascinating technology used to make the story more realistic. Disney+ has a series, Disney Gallery, on how the series was created that discusses the story, direction, actors, etc. but the episodes that interested us the most were about the technology used, some of which was developed just for that series.The big item was the LED screen walls in the studio that create the realistic backgrounds for most of the shots.
But what we noticed in the Gallery episode about season 2 was the description of how they built a 5-foot long model of the Imperial Light Cruiser shown in some of the later episodes. We did a double take and rewound the video and shot photos of the model under construction to take photos of our TV screen showing how they used fiber optic lighting to create lighted windows on the model. Below you can see the fiber that is used. In this link you can see the lights: Imperial Light Cruiser If you subscribe to Disney+, you can stream the Gallery here.
5-foot model of an Imperial Light Cruiser (on our home TV screen)
Solar Storm Destroys 40 New SpaceX Satellites in OrbitOver the past three years, SpaceX has deployed thousands of satellites into low-Earth orbit as part of its business to beam high-speed internet service from space. But the company's latest deployment of 49 new satellites after a Feb. 3 launch did not go as planned.
A relatively mild solar geomagnetic incident caused the expansion of the Earth's atmosphere, causing drag on the Starlink transmitters that left themdrifting back into Earth's atmosphere, where they will burn up. I could cost Space X about $100 million. The incident highlights the hazards faced by numerous companies planning to put tens of thousands of small satellites in orbit to provide internet service from space.
it's possible that more solar outbursts will knock some of these newly deployed orbital transmitters out of the sky. The sun has an 11-year-long cycle in which it oscillates between hyperactive and quiescent states. Presently, it is ramping up to its peak, which has been forecast to arrive around 2025.
Read more: NY Times MSN Drive
Remember many, including FOA were skeptical about these low earth orbit satellites ability to provide real broadband, but this adds a new and very serious issue about depending on them. However, the space race continues to expand:
EU initiates a satellite-based connectivity system and boosts action on management of space traffic for a more digital and resilient Europe
Obituary: David Boggs, Co-Inventor Of Ethernet With Bob MetcalfeThe network that basically connects the world today was the brainchild of two men at Xerox Palo Alto Research Labs.The Xerox PARC research lab in Palo Alto developed much of the PC tech we tech for granted today like the graphic user interface, mouse and word processor. Boggs joined the team in 1973, and started working with fellow researcher Bob Metcalfe on a system to send information to and from the lab's computer.
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Crews restore service late Sunday to more than 20,000 customers (San Jose Mercury News)
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Not What We ExpectedWhat happens when a MM splice-on connector is used to terminate SM fiber?
Last month, we posted this technical question in our Q&A section:
MM Splice-on Connector On Singlemode Cable
Q: I encountered a situation where a MM mechanical connector was used on a SM fiber and passed on an OTDR test. The client and I are interested in understanding how these connectors could have passed?
A: The joint between a multimode and singlemode fiber should have very high loss, ~17-20 dB, depending on the mode fill of the MM fiber. However the short length of the MM fiber, ~10mm, might not be enough to cause the modes to fill in the short fiber in the connector, resulting in relatively low loss.
Eric Pearson, one of the most knowledgeable people on connectors expressed this idea then tested it with a 100m singlemode fiber cable connected to a second singlemode cable. The second singlemode cable was terminated with an OM3 LC Unicam connector, An EXFO ftb-400 OTDR indicates a 2.09 dB drop.
That is way too much connection loss to pass a loss test but nowhere near the loss that could be expected from the MM/SM joint.
Interesting - thanks to Eric for this work!
Measuring Loss - Displaying dB As A Positive Number
A tech called us looking for troubleshooting help on a cable plant where it turned out there was damage to the cable. During our discussions, he sent along this photograph of his setup. We found the photo of the power meter display interesting in how it displayed loss.
The display clearly says that the measurement is of "Loss" (#1). It also shows the loss as a positive number (2). Then below the loss it shows the reference power level "Ref" (3).
Knowing how many techs are confused by dB in measurements, we wonder how many could figure out the actual power level being measured. Is it -19.95 dBm + 9.72 dB = -10.23 dBm or -19.95 dBm - 9.72 dB = 29.67 dBm ?
The manual for the instrument says a negative dB loss measurement is incorrect and offers possible reasons, so what do you do if you want to measure gain in a fiber amplifier?
Warning For Techs Doing OSP Restoration
FOA recently received an inquiry that was a new one; whether techs working on restoring OSP links should be concerned about eye safety if the link used fiber amplifiers. To answer this question, we had to do some research on fiber amplifiers. The short answer is YES, you should be concerned. The long answer is more technical and includes details that every OSP tech needs to know.
See "Fiber Amps And Restoration" below.
Here Is An Excellent Reference On This Topic - Thanks To A Reader
I found your article "Warning For Techs About Fiber Amplifiers" surprising.
I wrote WAC 296-32-22576 (I am an author on the entire rule) about 5 years ago to address the hazard, and related hazards, that is noted in the FOA article "Warning For Fiber Techs Doing OSP Restoration". Not only have we been enforcing and educating, but we have presented the light hazard at multiple events in Washington State to the Telecom, High Voltage and Emergency Responders as all may be exposed due to hazardous levels of light. A tech can easily start a fire with the unterminated fiber, depending on where in the network it is open. Our rule, WAC 296-32 Telecommunications, was written to be ahead of its time, and it still is today. I also addressed fiber splicing hazards.
The rest of the country does not have a safety rule as up to date as Washington, however the famous pocket size "Red Book" can be ordered here for free. However, the ANSI Z136.1 and .2 are a reference.
Thank you for your site and newsletter! I hope you have an awesome day!
Rod Julian
Telecom Safety Specialist
Washington State Dept. of Labor & Industries
The State of Washington has an excellent and comprehensive rule for optical communications systems using lasers: WAC 296-32-22576 You can also order a free copy of the Washington Rulebook on Safety Standards for Telecom.
Fiber Amps And Restoration
Is it safe for fiber techs to splice OSP networks that use fiber amplifiers as repeaters? FOA received an inquiry about this recently for which we had no ready answer, so we did some research on the topic of fiber amplifiers. The question was whether techs working on restoring OSP links should be concerned about eye safety if the link used fiber amplifiers.
The answer is not a simple yes/no! The short answer is YES; the long answer is more technical and includes details that every OSP tech needs to know.
First a bit of tech.
Fiber amplifiers have been around for decades, replacing electronic repeaters that convert a signal from the optical domain back into the electrical domain, remove some noise and retransmit it as an optical signal. Fiber amps replaced them because they used too much power and were unreliable.
Fiber amplifiers are used in WDM systems where there can be power from a number of different wavelengths, increasing the total power, or in analog systems like CATV HFC systems where high power DFB lasers are used.
The most common fiber amp (EDFA - erbiun-doped fiber amplifier) uses some complex physics that allows light entering a special fiber (generally erbium-doped fiber) to be amplified by the light from a high power "pump laser" at a different wavelength (980 or 1480 nm). Pump lasers can be as powerful as 10 watts, +40 dBm! Fiber amplifiers have gains of around 20 dB, so a "0 dBm" laser (1 mw) input will be amplified to +20 dBm (100 mw). That is a LOT of optical power.
A second type of fiber amp (RAMAN) uses the transmission fiber to amplify the signal using high-power pump lasers, sometimes at both ends of the fiber, at particular wavelengths. These are less common.
The problem that field techs need to worry about is whether a fiber amp will shut down if the link is broken. Transmission equipment generally shuts down the transceiver if the receive sees no input and initiates an alarm. If there are fiber amps in the link, will they shut down if there is no input? The answer is maybe.
The problem seems to be a lack of standardization in fiber amp design. Some amps have sensors on the input that shuts down the pump laser when there is no input. Those should be safe. But most designs, it seems, do not have that feature. We talked to two manufacturers and two users and the consensus is that fiber amps will have the output of the pump laser on the output fiber even with no signal at the input.
One user tested a unit with an input sensor. With a range of inputs from -12 to -4 dBm, the output was a constant at around +20 dBm. Below, -12 dBm, the output was zero - no light at all - even though the EDFA was switched on. However, when the EDFA was switched off, the unit was simply a passive component and would transmit signals at 1490 nm but not at 1550 nm, probably due to a WDM component in the output.
We talked to a manufacturer who mentioned that some EDFAs are designed this way and some are just amps. For example, he told me their products will produce ~20 dB gain, so an input of 1 mw will yield ~100 mw output. But if you remove the input, the amp will amplify the noise and transmit the pump laser on the output which will be about 30 mw, with the bulk of the power in the pump laser wavelength. A WDM will filter out the pump laser, but if a tech looks at a broken fiber with this fiber amp as an input, he will still be looking at a 30 mw optical output.
It appears that the fiber tech doing restoration on broken OSP fibers needs to have assurance that either the network does not have any fiber amps in the link being repaired or the network has been completely powered down - including the amps.
Never look into a fiber end or get it near your eye since a broken fiber can emit light at an angle.
Before working on any fiber, test it with a power meter to see if power is present.
And the tech probably should wear special laser safety glasses, but we have not found any yet that cover the entire wavelength range needed.
The State of Washington has an excellent and comprehensive rule for optical communications systems using lasers: WAC 296-32-22576 You can order a free copy of the Washington Rulebook on Safety Standards for Telecom.
If anyone with experience working with fiber amps has an input, please contact FOA.
Try The FOA's Online Loss Budget Calculator
FOA has written many articles about loss budgets, something everyone involved in fiber optics needs to know and needs to know how to calculate. We've created a online Loss Budget Calculator that does the work for you. Just input your cable plant data and it calculates the loss budget. It works on any device, especially smartphones and tablets for field use and even allows printing the results.
Bookmark this page (especially on your smartphone): FOA Loss Budget Calculator Online
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FOA recently received a call from a person looking for fiber training
asking about the school Learning Alliance located in Tampa, Florida.
Learning Alliance is not an FOA-approved school. They have tried to work
around FOA requirements in the past by subcontracting to FOA-approved
organizations. On their website, they make claims that are not true:
"Obtain industry certifications like Certified Fiber Optic Technician and XXXXXX through structured training programs" (Certified Fiber Optic Technician, CFOT, is a FOA trademark and this organization is not authorized to offer CFOT training and certification)
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FOA often gets inquiries from an organization that
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fiber optics and a cable manufacturer. In many cases, where there are
several people needing training, FOA can recommend a FOA Approved School
and Certified Instructor who will come to their location to teach a
class. The advantage is of course the savings in travel costs if
the class comes to you, but it also offers the opportunity to customize
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What is The FOA?
The FOA is a, international non-profit educational association chartered to promote professionalism in fiber optics through education, certification and standards.
Founded in 1995 by a dozen prominent fiber optics trainers and leaders from education, industry and government as a professional society for fiber optics and a source of independent certification, the FOA has grown to now being involved in numerous activities to educate the world about fiber optics and certify the workers who design, build and operate the world's fiber optic networks.
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The FOA encourages CFOTs to use the logo on their business cards, letterhead, truck or van, etc. and provides logo files for that purpose. But we are also asked about how to use the CFOT or CFOS certifications. Easy, you can refer to yourself as "Your Name, CFOT" or "Your Name, CFOS/T" for example.
Feel free to use the logo and designations to promote your achievements and professionalism!Contact FOA at firstname.lastname@example.com to get logos in file format for your use.
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n view of rising in Covid-19 cases, Rajasthan Government has imposed a 15-day strict lockdown starting from today till 3rd May.The decision was taken last night, the Home Department issued strict guidelines and this is named "Jan Anushasan Pakhwara "or Public Discipline Fortnight.
As per the new guidelines, Shops selling grocery, fruit, dairy products shall remain open till 5 pm, vegetable vendors will be allowed to open till 7 pm. Petrol pumps will remain open till 8 pm. The industrial units will be allowed to open to function during the lockdown to prevent migration of the people. Electronic and Print Media employees will be exempted from showing their identity cards, travellers travelling via bus, air, train have to show their tickets. Pregnant women will be allowed to travel to the hospital and those taking Covid-19 shots will be allowed to go for the jab.NREGA projects will continue to ensure workers get regular jobs. 50 people will be permitted for marriage gathering and 20 people for the funeral.
Bazars, malls, shopping complexes, cinema halls and religious places will remain closed. Educational institutions, libraries and political programs will be suspended.
According to the tweet by Chief Minister, Ashok Gehlot, he said that "For effective control and curb the spread of Covid-19, it has been decided to prohibit various activities across the state under 'Self-discipline fortnight".
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Make the most of your month with our list of the 15 biggest and most notable festivals and events in Houston in August 2022.
The dog days of summer are upon us this month, but there is still much fun to be had including great concert lineups, foodie events, a long-lived competition on the beach, exciting athletic events, and more.
Events are listed chronologically by week, and are not in a ranked order. Events that span multiple weeks are carried over into the following week where appropriate.
Top 15 Festivals & Events in Houston This Month: August 2022
- Houston Restaurant Weeks at Multiple Locations | All Month Long – Houston Food Bank's biggest fundraiser returns for another month-plus of tasty food, drink, good times and charity. As always, more than 200 local restaurants will offer prix fixe meals for brunch, lunch and dinner (and even to-go), with a set dollar donation from each meal sold benefiting the Houston Food Bank and its mission to end hunger and provide food for better lives. Brunch and lunch options are $25; dinner ranges from $39 to $55. Times vary by location.
- Comedian Kevin Hart at Toyota Center | Thursday, August 4 & Friday, August 5 – Back to the stage for his first tour in more than four years, comedian and actor Kevin Hart brings his Reality Check Tour to Downtown's Toyota Center for back-to-back nights of brand new material and pressing thoughts for the audience. $49.50 and up. 7pm.
- Jurassic Quest at NRG Center | Thursday, August 4 to Sunday, August 7 – Walk among the nation's biggest herd of life-size, animatronic dinosaurs when Jurassic Quest arrives at NRG Center. From the largest predators, such as the mighty T-Rex, to playful baby dinos, experience them as they were when they roamed the earth billions of years ago. Friends and family are invited to explore fossil digs, jump into science and art activities, enjoy inflatable attractions, and more at this one-of-a-kind dinosaur event. $22 for ages 2 and up; $19 for ages 65+; $36 for an unlimited pass to all rides and activities for ages 2 to 12. Times vary.
- White Linen Night in the Heights | Saturday, August 6 – While the original White Linen Night event on 19th Street will return in a scaled down version, with open shops and restaurants, the larger event officially expands across the Heights, with individual galleries, boutiques, bars, and more offering specials around the Greater Heights. Times vary.
- Garth Brooks in Concert at NRG Stadium | Saturday, August 6 – Country music legend Garth Brooks stops by Houston for the final United States date on his worldwide Stadium Tour. $89.50 and up, but you may find hard-to-get, better, or cheaper seats on the online resale market. 7pm.
- BAM! Art Market at Silver Street Studios | Saturday, August 13 | No Cover – The First Saturday Arts Market and the Market at Sawyer Yards join forces for a mash-up market inside the air-conditioned Silver Street Studios. Stop by to browse more than 100 artist vendors and enjoy live music, food and more. Noon to 8pm.
- NFL Preseason: Houston Texans vs. New Orleans Saints at NRG Stadium | Saturday, August 13 – Quarterback Davis Mills leads the Texans into the home opener of the 2022 NFL preseason. $54 and up. 7:30pm.
- Incredible India: A Cultural Kaleidoscope at Miller Outdoor Theatre | Saturday, August 13 | FREE – Led by Surender Talwar, this performance takes audiences on an exciting cultural journey through regions of India that have a rich artistic heritage. Dancers from the North and the South, and from the East and the West, weave a beautiful tapestry of vibrant colors and moods, proudly displaying the splendor of Indian dance in its many forms. 8:30pm.
- Broadway Across America presents Mean Girls at Hobby Center | Tuesday, August 16 to Sunday, August 21 – Based on the beloved movie created by the mind of Tina Fey, this musical finds Cady Heron, raised on the African savanna, trying to adjust to life in suburban Illinois. Hilarity ensues as she attempts to figure out high school social hierarchy and gain entry to the popular kids' group. $40 and up. Showtimes vary.
- Prince Tribute: The Purple Xperience at Miller Outdoor Theatre | Friday, August 19 | FREE – Led by Marshall Charloff, this five-piece out of Minneapolis brings the many hits of the singular pop superstar to the stage in Hermann Park. 8:15pm.
- DaCamera presents Houston SummerJazz 2022 at Multiple Venues | Friday, August 19 & Saturday, August 20 – This 2-day festival brings a trio of Grammy-nominated jazz artists—Jazzmeia Horn, Pedrito Martinez Group, and Joshua Redman—to stages in Downtown's Theater District. Free opening and closing concerts also take place at Market Square Park, featuring the Jalen Baker Quartet on Friday and a free Latin jazz dance party with Pedrito Martinez Group on Saturday. Times vary.
- AIA Sandcastle Competition at East Beach in Galveston | Saturday, August 20 – The annual sandcastle competition returns to Galveston for its 35th year, featuring sand masterpieces carefully crafted by teams along categories like pop culture, kids board games, Americana, space race, and more—all vying for the coveted Gold Bucket Award. Free, though parking at East Beach is $15 (cash only). 9am to 5pm.
- Houston Astros vs. Minnesota Twins at Minute Maid Park | Tuesday, August 23 to Thursday, August 25 – Beloved shortstop Carlos Correa and the Minnesota Twins swing through Houston for a three-day midweek series. All fans in attendance on Thursday night will go home with a Jose Altuve ALCS replica ring. $12 and up. 7pm.
- Clue at Alley Theatre | Ongoing through Sunday, August 28 – Murder and blackmail are on the menu at Boddy Manor, as guests assemble for an evening rife with danger and chilling revelations. Based on the classic board game and beloved movie, this whodunit will keep audiences on the edge of their seat, guessing until the last clue is revealed. $30 and up. Showtimes vary.
- Houston Dynamo FC vs. Los Angeles FC at PNC Stadium | Wednesday, August 31 – Some of the biggest names in MLS come to Houston for a midweek matchup that will see the Dynamo's Héctor Herrera up against international teammate Carlos Vela, Italian legend Giorgio Chiellini and new signing Gareth Bale. $18 and up. 7:30pm.
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