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Hi all,
i just got my 723. I've been on the 508 for 13 years, so the main feature I need to get used to is the bolus wizard. The next three weeks are very busy for me so I was thinking I would switch to the new pump now, but don't start using the bolus wizard full time till I have more time, but I'd like to use it occasionally
Question: Can you program the bolus wizard and still use the quick bolus? Do I need to turn it off, or will I just have the choice?
Thanks for your help!
You can use both bolus wizard and manual bolus. Is that what you mean?
Yes, you can use both anytime. When using the bolus wizard it will be a bit more accurate when you plug in your carb count. ♥ the wizard. my A1C averages 6.0-6.5. enjoy.
indeed, thank you! I'll use the manual bolus most of the time the next few weeks, use the wizard occasionally and then make the step to the wizard in a few weeks. I just wanted to make sure I would continue to have the choice even after programming the wizard, which I now know I can. Thanks!
You are actually talking about three things, all of which can be used interchangeably. If you want to bolus manually, go to Bolus and select Manual Bolus. If you want to use Quick Bolus, which is called Easy Bolus on the 522 (I don't know if you intended the same thing as that), you go to that on the Bolus Menu screen, and go to Easy Bolus, and make sure you set that as On, and then program your increment, which starts at 0.1u, and then when it is set, you can program a bolus by pressing the upper triangle key. And then there's the Bolus Wizard, for which you need to know your insulin:carb ratio, your insulin sensitivity and the amount of carbs in your food. And THEN, you need to know whether you need a regular bolus, a dual bolus or a square wave bolus, which some people use for protein/fat heavy foods.
So learning the Bolus Wizard system takes time and experimentation. In the US, it's better to get help from a CDE or an experienced person. Meanwhile, there is nothing wrong with using the system you're knowledgeable about until you have time to really concentrate on learning the new system. :-)
And also, I never use the easy bolus, because I tend to think in how much insulin I need, and it's just as easy to program in a regular bolus instead of pressing buttons for each increment of insulin.
Good luck! :-)
You can use the bolus wizard OR do a manual bolus. It's your choice.
I am wondering if anyone has a particular formula or other way of calculating when and how to use the square-wave setting. I know that with pizza or other high carb foods, I definitely need to use this function, but I would love it if someone has guidelines to start off with. I realize I will have to tailor it to my own needs and response.
To setup the wizard you have to have the total insulin delivered on a day over several day. I make my calculation over 10 days.((day1+day2+day3+....+day10) /10)
The settings I have in the setup of the boluswizard is:
Carb Ratios =500/ daily Insulin you calculated over 10 days ((day1+day2+day3+....+day10) /10)
Sensitivity =100 / daily Insulin you calculated over 10 days ((day1+day2+day3+....+day10) /10)
BG Target = 5.6-6.0 mmol/l
Active Ins. Time = 2 hour
BG target and Act. Ins. Time is personal.
From this you tweak your settings until it works for you.
But do this with your Doctor or your Diabetes Assistant.
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This is part of what John Boehner said during his speech at the Ripon Society just days after President Obama's second inauguration. The Ripon Society, begun in 1962, is named after the town in Wisconsin considered to be the birthplace of the Republican party, and is made up of young, professional Republicans who believe that moderation, not extremism, is what the party should be about.
"Given what we heard yesterday about the president's vision for his second term, it's pretty clear to me and should be clear to all of you that he knows he can't do any of that as long as the House is controlled by Republicans. So we're expecting over the next 22 months to be the focus of this administration as they attempt to annihilate the Republican Party. And let me tell you, I do believe that is their goal -- to just shove us in the dustbin of history."
I have to first admit I find this whine a little hypocritical as the expressed aim of the Republican Party for the first term was to annihilate the president by obstructing everything he attempted in order to insure he would be a one term president, while in this case any annihilation is implied at best, or simply an attempt to claim persecution before the fact. Sadly, it is the preferred tactic of the bully in the schoolyard who suddenly sees he may not be as powerful as he had assumed he was and sees that classmates are beginning to dismiss him.
One of the "omens" in this statement is that in spite of President Obama 's having been re-elected by people who want to give his policy agenda a chance, Mr. Boehner admits that the House Republicans will not let President Obama accomplish anything he was re-elected to do. Its in the line, "he can't do any of that as long as the House is controlled by Republicans"
Of course, the question does come to mind, "How is the president's doing what the majority of voters want him to do going to annihilate the Republican party?", unless this is another admission from the leader himself that the House Republicans are a bit out of touch with the real, non-fox News, non-Limbaughnish America.
Ignoring the will of the people in favor of just pushing your own party may be what actually "annihilates the Republican Party, not some outside force.
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Future Business Leaders present to Chamber
SELINSGROVE — Four Selinsgrove High School students took time out of their school day to present at the monthly Greater Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce meeting, Thursday. The students discussed the importance of teaching smart business early.
The group's treasurer, Courtney Conrad, said, "The name of the game for business right now is defined benefits and pension programs. College graduates now days are concerned more than ever about retirement and need to save money. FBLA educates students on what jobs provide benefits and pension plans for their future, and how to save money effectively."
Other presentations were presented by Black Diamond Energy Consultants Inc. of Mount Carmel and Pennsylvania Chamber Insurance.
The monthly Chamber meeting was held at Tedd's On the Hill. Before the meeting commenced, Art Bowen called for a moment of silence to remember the recently deceased owner of Tedd's, John Skotedis. (Codi Jade)
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Marcella was published in 1894 by Smith, Elder Publishers, in England, and simultaneously in the United States by Macmillan Publishers. After being out of print for most of the 20th century, the novel has recently been reissued by Broadview Press, edited by Beth Sutton-Ramspeck and Nicole B. Meller.
This site supplements the Broadview edition of Marcella published by Broadview Press in March 2002. The site contains material not included in the Broadview edition because of lack of space, as well as illustrations from the 1911 Westmoreland Edition of the novel and other materials to enrich a reader's understanding of the book.
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Appendix C. The Composition of Marcella. Mary Ward, from A Writer's Recollections Vol. 2, Chapter V, "Marcella" Appendix D: Contemporary Responses to the Novel A List of Reviews of Marcella, 1894: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/Collections/English/ward3.html#marcella [W. F. Barry], from "The Strike of a Sex" "A Word With Mrs. Humphry Ward" "Marcella and Pembroke" Appendix E: Late-Victorian Poverty and Socialism Fabian Tract: The Case for an Eight Hour Bill George Bernard Shaw, The Basis of Socialism: Economic Appendix G: The New Woman Eliza Lynn Linton, "The Wild Women as Social Insurgents" To an "Advanced Woman" Appendix H: The District Nurse in Late-Victorian Period H. Mary Wilson and R Wilson, from Hospital Nursing Edward Hallin's Reading: the allusions in Book 4, Chapter 2 Matthew Arnold, "Thyrsis" Benjamin Jowett, "The Immortality of the Soul"
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Senior Hayley Brock scored the game's lone goal in the fourth minute and Maryland's defense made it stand up as the No. 21 women's soccer team defeated No. 3 Wake Forest, 1-0, on Sunday afternoon at Ludwig Field.
The victory, which ups the Terrapins' record to 6-3-0 overall and 2-1-0 in ACC play, is Maryland's 22nd victory over a Top 10 opponent all-time and ninth since 2009. The Demon Deacons suffered their first loss of 2013 and now stand at 7-1-1 for the season and are 2-1-1 in conference action.
The No. 21 University of Maryland women's soccer team went into overtime for the first time in 2013, but didn't have to stay long as sophomore Ashley Spivey netted the game-winning goal early in the 96th minute to lift the Terps to a 2-1 victory over Clemson at Historic Riggs Field.
Spivey's game-winner was setup by senior Hayley Brock, who ran down a deep ball into the far right corner of the field in Tiger territory. Two Clemson defenders came at Brock, who entered the game tied for the conference lead in goals scored, but she got off a good low service to the feet of junior Cory Ryan inside the Tigers' 18. Clemson keeper Kailen Sheridan slid over to guard on a shot by Ryan, but she played the ball across the six-yard box to Spivey who was wide open for what amounted to an open net goal for the win. from umterps.com
Senior Hayley Brock scored the final three goals to propel the No. 17 University of Maryland women's soccer team to a 4-2 come-from-behind victory over Villanova Monday night at Ludwig Field.
Maryland head coach Jonathan Morgan was pleased with the result, but just as importantly was pleased with the leadership and character his team displayed in the win.
"We've talked a lot about where our leadership was going to come from this season," said Morgan. "We lost a lot of leaders from last year's squad, but we had people step up and show their character and display leadership tonight. Our players were not going to settle for leaving this field tonight with a loss.
The No. 4 seed University of Maryland women's soccer team saw its season come to a close with a 3-2 overtime loss to Denver in the second round of the NCAA tournament Friday night at Stanford's Cagan Stadium.
Denver got the first chances of the game with an early corner kick and the game's first shot, but it was Maryland which drew first blood. Senior Becky Kaplan dribbled through the Pioneer defense down the left side and got off a solid strike that was saved by Denver keeper Lara Campbell. But Campbell couldn't control the rebound and junior Hayley Brock was there to put the rebound in with a sliding effort.
Kaplan was working hard all evening and it paid off in the 60th minute when she took a ball from Foothill Ranch, Calif., nativeAubrey Baker and finished it into the left side of the net from just inside the 18-yard box.
The Pioneers trimmed the Terrapin lead back to a goal in the 68th when Harder took a free kick from 40 yards out and played it inside the 18. Maryland keeper Rachelle Beanlands came off of her line to make a play for the ball, but Nicholette DiGiacomo was able to get on the end of the service first and flick it past Beanlands and into the exposed net.
With :40 left on the clock Baker was called for a questionable foul in the box, giving the Pioneers a penalty kick. DiGiacomo stepped up to the spot and sent the ball to the lower right. Beanlands dove to her left and got a piece of the ball, but it had enough pace to get through and tie the match at 2-2.
DiGiacomo ended the match with a strike into the upper left 90 past a diving Beanlands in the 94th minute.
"I want to thank our seniors for really making this season so special," said Maryland head coach Jonathan Morgan. "I know they are hurting now but I hope they realize how many great moments we had as a team this season because of their leadership. My heart goes out to them and the entire team because I feel they deserved better than what they got tonight. Unfortunately, life and sport can be cruel. I thought we had a terrific effort tonight. We just weren't as sharp as we could have been in some areas. from umterps.com
Senior Becky Kaplan and junior Hayley Brock each scored in the final five minutes of the game to propel the fourth-seeded University of Maryland women's soccer team to a 2-0 victory over Stony Brook in the first round of the NCAA tournament Saturday night at Ludwig Field.
The University of Maryland women's soccer team has earned a No. 4 seed in the 2012 NCAA Tournament and will host Stony Brook in the tournament's first round. The seventh-ranked Terrapins will take on the Seawolves on Saturday, Nov. 10, at Ludwig Field at 7 p.m.
Maryland, which is one of 64 teams selected to play in the tournament, is making its 13th overall appearance and boasts a record of 13-6-2. Stony Brook is 12-6-3 overall and is making its first appearance in the NCAA tournament after earning an automatic bid by winning the America East tournament. from umterps.com
– Forwards Hayley Brock and Becky Kaplan were named to the
All-ACC second team, while midfielder Ashley Spivey was named to the ACC's
All-Freshman team, as the league awards were announced by the Atlantic Coast
Conference office on Thursday, November 1.
"I'm pleased for Hayley, Becky and Ashley, because they have worked so hard to
get where they're at and deserve these accolades," said Maryland head coach
Jonathan Morgan. "These honors are also an indication of our team as a whole and
are a reflection of the hard work and dedication put in by all of their
teammates as well." From umterps.com
The No. 5 University of Maryland women's soccer team suffered a tough 1-0 loss in overtime to the Miami Hurricanes Thursday night at Ludwig Field. The loss drops the Terps to 11-4-2 overall and 6-2-1 in ACC play, while the Canes improve to 8-6-2 on the year and 3-4-1 in the conference.
Miami's Jordan Roseboro scored in the 98th minute, following a collision of several players inside the Maryland 18-yard box that ended with Roseboro get a free run at an empty Maryland net.
The play was setup when a questionable offsides call on freshman Gabby Galanti set up a free kick by Miami keeper Emily Lillard from 10 yards inside the Hurricane side of the midfield stripe. That free kick bounded over the collection of players and into the Maryland 18-yard box. Maryland keeper Rachelle Beanlands came off of her line to try to get the ball, but she got tangled up with several Maryland and Miami players. Beanlands and senior Domenica Hodakcollided hard and stayed down, but the ball popped free and Roseboro was there to put the empty-netter in to give the Hurricanes the victory.
Junior Hayley Brock scored in the 92nd minute to give the No. 6 University of Maryland women's soccer team a 3-2 overtime victory over No. 23 Boston College at the Newton Campus Lacrosse and Soccer Field.
The victory lifts the Terps to 11-3-2 overall on the season and to 6-1-1 in ACC play. The win also keeps the Terrapins atop the ACC standings with 19 points. The Eagles fall to 8-5-2 overall and 2-4-0 in the conference.
"We were under a ton of pressure tonight by a good athletic Boston College team," said Maryland head coach Jonathan Morgan. "For the first time all season I think we were clearly dominated in the run of play. However, our group showed their character tonight. Even when the soccer wasn't good and it seemed like nothing could go our way, our girls dug in and found a way to get a much-needed result.
Freshman Ashley Spivey scored twice to lead the No. 9 University of Maryland women's soccer team to a decisive 3-0 shutout of NC State Sunday afternoon at the Dail Soccer Stadium.
The Terrapins improve to 10-3-2 overall on the season and regained the top spot in the ACC with 16 points on a 5-1-1 mark. The Wolfpack falls to 5-9-0 overall and is winless in conference play at 0-5-0.
Junior Hayley Brock and senior Becky Kaplan did it again, each scoring a goal to lead the No. 17 University of Maryland women's soccer team to a 2-1 victory at No. 15 Wake Forest Sunday afternoon at Spry Stadium.
For Kaplan, the goal is her team-leading ninth of the year and her fifth game-winner of the season. Brock now has six goals on the season and the goal vs. the Demon Deacons is her fifth in four ACC matches.
The victory ups the Terrapins overall record to 7-2-2 and their ACC mark to a conference-best 3-0-1, which puts Maryland atop the ACC standings with 10 points. The Demon Deacons fall to 8-3-1 overall and 2-2-0 in ACC play.
Hayley Brock scored two goals and Becky Kaplan added a goal and an assist to lead the University of Maryland women's soccer team to a 4-1 victory over Clemson Sunday afternoon at Ludwig Field.
The victory raises the Terps' record to 6-2-1 overall and 2-0-0 in conference play. This marks the first time since 1997, and just the second time in program history, that Maryland has started 2-0-0 in ACC play. The Tigers fall to 5-3-2 overall and 0-2-0 in the ACC.


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@Rotergirl -- Yeah, I saw that performance. I was just a little kid, but I remember it clearly.
Gabby Douglas had an incredible beam routine in the 2012 Olympics, too. I know she got a monster score on it in the team competition. It was like she had velcro on her feet to keep her on the beam.
I love watching balance beam routines. I'm usually torn between, "How did she do that?" and "She makes it look so easy!" when I know it's anything but.


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So, you've got yourself an iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad and you want to do some customizations with the backgrounds, app icons, and so on. At the same time, you don't want to mess with that whole jailbreaking business. If that's the case, Pimp Your Screen might be the ticket.
Available through the App Store, Pimp Your Screen was created by Apalon so that people could mess around with the appearance of their iOS device without the jailbreak. On the lock screen, you can change the color of the clock, adjust the slider skin, add textures, and choose background images. Through the rest of the interface, you can swap out "creative and fun backgrounds," as well as toss in frames, modify icon skins, change app shelves, and so on. It may not be quite as powerful as the jailbroken alternative, but you have a much lower likelihood of messing up your iDevice.
Find Pimp Your Screen in the App Store for 99 cents. Xzibit and his turntables on the back of an El Dorado not included.
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Risk management is part of good corporate governance
Novo Nordisk has developed a dynamic approach to risk management to ensure that key risks are effectively identified, assessed and managed so that they will not affect the company's ability to achieve our business objectives. Maintaining and monitoring a systematic integrated process to continually assess business risks is the responsibility of Executive Management. The Risk Management Board, with representatives of Senior Management from relevant parts of the business and chaired by the chief financial officer, sets the strategic direction for the risk management process and challenges the overall risk and control profile for Novo Nordisk.
Our policy for risk management is to proactively manage risk to ensure continued growth of our business and to protect our people, assets and reputation. This means that we:
- utilise an effective and integrated risk management system while maintaining business flexibility
- identify and assess material risks associated with our business
- monitor, manage and mitigate risks.
Our risk willingness is not one specific figure or formula, but varies depending upon the specific category of risk. The main characteristics of Novo Nordisk's risk willingness are:
- We develop new innovative products to improve treatment of serious diseases such as diabetes and haemophilia. We accept the high level of risk involved in bringing such products to market that meet the needs of patients in terms of both safety and efficacy.
- We make every effort to reduce safety risks to the lowest level possible in both clinical trials and already marketed products as the safety of patients is paramount to us.
- We take a conservative approach to the management of financial risks.
- We strive to reduce supply chain risks through proactive business continuity planning, regular inspections and back-up facilities.
- We never compromise on quality and business ethics.
The set-up of the risk management system
Novo Nordisk's risk management system covers the entire company in terms of geography, activities and functional areas. It has a cohesive management structure, with a designated Risk Management Board, which sets the strategic direction for enterprise risk management and challenges the overall risk and control profile for Novo Nordisk. The Risk Management Board is composed of senior managers, representing all key parts of the value chain. It is supported by its secretariat, Risk Office, which is responsible for supporting the organisation in the fulfilment of their risk management roles and responsibilities.
Novo Nordisk has developed a systematic, integrated process to continually assess a wide range of potential risk issues. Enterprise risk management increases the company's ability to assess and understand risks separately and in relation to each other. The key aim is not to avoid risks but ensure that they are proactively managed. Each quarter, all major business areas in the company are required to report to the Risk Office their most significant risks, along with plans or processes to manage these risks.
The Risk Office challenges business areas on reported risks and encourages exploration of longer-term concerns. Reported risks are then consolidated into a corporate risk profile containing an assessment of the company's key risks. This information is presented to the Risk Management Board, which challenges the overall risk and control profile of Novo Nordisk. The final profile is reviewed by Executive Management, the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors.
All assessments of risk take into account the likelihood of an event and its potential impact on the business. Impact is quantified and assessed in terms of potential financial loss or reputational damage. Risks are assessed both as gross risk and net risk. The assessment of gross risk assumes that no mitigating actions have been implemented, whereas net risk assessment takes into account mitigation actions and their anticipated effect.


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STD realizes that Continuous Improvement is the key to developing robust processes, eliminating waste and delivering real value to our customers' projects and products. Utilizing Lean Manufacturing principles, STD is committed to delivering high quality products at the right price, delivered on-time. We are dedicated to partnering with our customers to assure that all specifications are achieved and project expectations are exceeded.
Embracing industry-recognized process improvement tools such as continuous flow, mistake-proofing, structured problem solving, 5S workplace organization and changeover reduction, STD is devoted to developing efficient processes that result in products to solve our customers' problems. STD has made investments in the business to support company-wide Continuous Improvement activities. In a collaborative effort with your development experts and our Lean-trained engineers, STD will work to streamline your product development and manufacturing needs with the ultimate goal to bring every project to a mutually successful conclusion.
STD MED has shown its dedication to continuous improvement through company-wide formal training in Lean Manufacturing with over 80 employees participating and additional sessions planned. More than just class-time, each training event focuses on a current STD process that can be improved through the reduction of non value-adding activities. Training events include:
Introduction to Lean Manufacturing (an all-day class for employees from every department)
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Increasing the Lean knowledge base of our employees eliminates waste from our processes and creates the opportunity for STD to pass this value along to our customers in the form of increased quality, reduced lead-times and decreased prices.
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Glad to be here. I'm looking forward to the learning all I can about defensive carry.
I am waiting for the great State of Texas to finish processing my CHL, but I'm planning to carry my Sig P250 chambered in either 40SW or 9mm. (I don't have the 40SW conversion kit yet, I'm waiting to see what taxes do to me this year.)
I've ordered a Crossbreed holster for the P250, and I'm looking forward to breaking it in around the house until my CHL arrives.
For defensive issues around the home, I also have a Mossberg 590A1 shotgun with a Knoxx stock on it that's a joy to shoot.


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An Ode to an PrincessLittle Princess Glory so fair;The pearls in your tiara are like five littlemoons in your golden sunshine hair.Your name suits you with your purest soul;A quiet; thoughtful child your are; a little father's maid.Sweet young dove, you found your Prince Charming in yourchildhood sweetheart many years ago and now soon to be wed.O Lilliput's angel of music, whose sweet serenades warm our heartsand bring tears to our eyes; May you someday grace the throne as aqueen with your King David at your side.
Animated Movie Review 6 : Gulliver's Travels5/5 = Excellent!-- I love animation from the Fleischer Studios, along with Disney,Rankin/Bass, Hanna/Barbera and Studio Ghibli from Japan. I thought this is a excellent film, and beautifully animated. My favorite characters from the film are Princess Glory, she's really beautiful and I should tell you that this film is the reason I love her singing voice actress Jessica Dragonette; Prince David and Gabby the town-crier, he's very funny. The film also has an excellent soundtrack with great songs too. I was quite intrigued with the story of Gulliver and his adventures in the land of Lilliput,I had watched the Mickey Mouse cartoon "Gulliver Mickey" from 1934 and the version with Sanrio's Keroppi the frog. I think I would like to read the original novel sometime - I love literary films both animated and live action. In short, Gulliver is great fun, and should be enjoyed by everyone in the family - young nor old.


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Getting Started with Quickly
At the heart of what makes Linux thrive as an operating system are applications. Within it is a vibrant, diverse range of applications, satisfying even the most particular needs, all just a few clicks away. With such an imaginative range of applications available, a similarly vibrant developer community has formed, complete with a vast array of tools, languages and functionality. Unfortunately, although powerful, many of these tools are awkwardly complex, and many developers have let their ideas and creativity become buried under an avalanche of confusion around how those tools fit together.
Part of the cause of this problem is that many developer tools cater only to systematic developers—the kind of code-writing workaholics who hack for a living, with a fervent attention to detail backed up by unit tests and other hallmarks of the professional programmer. There are, however, developers of a different sort who are driven by writing practical code, scratching their itches and having fun writing programs and sharing them with others. These are opportunistic developers.
As part of our work in Ubuntu, we have been keen to harness opportunistic developers and enable them to do great work using Ubuntu as a platform. As part of this goal, we have developed a series of tools to make it simple for you to break down the barrier between idea and implementation, and help you to scratch your itches more quickly and easily. One such tool is Quickly (wiki.ubuntu.com/Quickly).
Quickly gets you up and running (quickly, of course) writing an application from scratch. Traditionally, writing desktop applications has involved a not-insignificant amount of faffing required, with build systems, source control, packaging frameworks, graphical interface tools and other things that get in the way of writing code. Quickly is a tool that simplifies how those different things fit together.
Quickly provides a framework with a series of templates for creating different types of applications. With each template, a series of opinionated decisions are made about the tools involved in creating that application. By far, the most popular template and the one that Quickly itself was created to satisfy is the Ubuntu template. This template uses a set of tools that has become hugely popular in modern desktop software development, and tools we have harnessed in Ubuntu. They are:
Python: a simple, easy-to-learn, flexible and efficient, high-level language.
GTK: a comprehensive and powerful graphical toolkit for creating applications and the foundation of the GNOME desktop environment.
GNOME: the desktop environment that ships with Ubuntu, offering many integration facilities.
Glade: an application for creating user interfaces quickly and easily, which then can be loaded right into your Python programs.
GStreamer: a powerful but deliciously simple framework for playing back and creating audio, video and other multimedia content.
DesktopCouch: a framework for saving content in a database that is fast and efficient, hooks neatly into Ubuntu One and is awesome for replication.
gedit: for editing code—Quickly assumes you are going to use the text editor that ships with Ubuntu, which provides a simple and surprisingly flexible interface for writing your programs.
With this core set of tools, you can write any application you can imagine and know that it will run effortlessly on Ubuntu and other distributions. Let's make the magic happen.
Today, Quickly primarily is used on Ubuntu and is not currently packaged for other distributions, although we hope this changes in the future and that other distributions use Quickly too. If you are running Ubuntu, getting Quickly is as simple as installing from the Ubuntu Software Center or firing up a terminal and running:
sudo apt-get install quickly
After a few minutes, you should be up and running.
With Quickly installed and ready to roll, let's start creating a simple application. Fire up a terminal with Applications→Accessories→Terminal, and enter the following command:
quickly create ubuntu-project myapp
This command uses Quickly to create a new Ubuntu Project called myapp. You will see a flurry of lines fly past your eyes as Quickly generates the new project and saves its various files inside a new directory called myapp. When Quickly finishes generating the project, it runs it automatically, and you should see a window that looks remarkably similar to Figure 1.
The generated application has a number of important elements common to many applications, such as a menu bar, menu items and status bar, and it also includes a label with some text and a rather nice Ubuntu circle of friends image. Feel free to click through the menus and play with your new program. It won't do much yet, but from this pre-existing base, you now can turn it into any program you want. Let's start working on it. First, go into the project directory:
cd myapp/
Quickly has a series of commands that each begin with the quickly command. The first command you need to know is how to run your program. Simply use the run command:
quickly run
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I don't know how widespread the news of Matthew Shepards's murder was and I really don't care -- the News is not important -- if you didn't hear about the facts they aren't so important. I wrote these rantings when I read about him in the paper. I didn't write for him. I didn't write for you. I don't pretend to offer advice or solutions I just don't have. I wrote this for me; it's my anger. And anger is something that has to be known...
Look at the World that constructs incredibly fragile and exclusive identities of distorted importance. Stop and think how pathetic modern masculinity is to hinge so heavily on -- to crumble into rage at the mere thought of -- being mistaken for "less than male" -- no, I am not, by implied definition, the antithesis of masculinity, nor could I even be defined for that matter -- and fuck it all because masculinity is not a paradigm to be cherished and protected at all cost.
Imagine if we constructed everyone to beat the shit out of any person making unwanted sexual advances: "...Captain of the football team kicked the hell out of another cheerleader -- in his defense the young man cited the woman's unwanted advances, at this time no charges have been brought against the young athlete."
Where does violence like this come from? Ah, yes, marvelous men, oppressed in their utter "superiority." It was easier when the world wasn't mine, but this...this anger, this violence, it is my peer. I can't dismiss it as that of another generation or class, it is here and now -- it is living hate. Society's male fears a long overdue extinction that is, unfortunately, more perceived than true.
Yes, I know the guys who killed Matthew Shepard. I've never met them, but I'm positive I've seen them many times before, actually I think I grew up with them, or, maybe, most frighteningly, I recognize them in the vestigial structures of my own gender identity. It scares the hell out of me when the aperture of my anger brings them so fiercely into focus. I force myself to broaden my view at the risk of burning unwanted realities into my eyes: It's not them. No. But this is not a pardon. This is not a reprieve. This is a harbinger. They did not act alone, none of us do.
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TRICARE Prime is a managed-care health insurance option available to all eligible military beneficiaries that are not entitled to Medicare (are age 65 or older) in Prime Service Areas of the North, South, and West Regions of TRICARE.
Retired Army Reserve Soldiers and Family members who are under age 65 or not otherwise eligible for Medicare are eligible to utilize TRICARE Prime once the Reserve component Soldier completes 20 years of qualifying service, reaches age 60, and starts receiving retired pay. Prime-eligible beneficiaries who choose not to enroll in Prime are covered under TRICARE Standard.
Retirees under age 65 who become entitled to Medicare Part A because of a disability or End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) and who are enrolled in Medicare Part B receive health care under Medicare and TRICARE for Life (TFL). When the military retiree reaches age 65, his/her health care coverage changes from TRICARE to Medicare and TRICARE for Life (TFL). When a retired sponsor reaches age 65 and becomes eligible for TFL, his or her Spouse maintains regular TRICARE eligibility until he or she (Spouse) becomes 65 years old if he/she becomes eligible for Medicare coverage, otherwise TRICARE eligibility continues.
Newborn babies and newly adopted Children are covered under Prime for the first 60 days. After 60 days, they must be properly registered in Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) and formally enrolled in Prime in order to receive Prime coverage.
TRICARE covers eligible Children until age 21. For TRICARE coverage beyond the age of 21, college student must be enrolled full-time at an accredited institution of higher education and the sponsor must provide more than 50 percent of the student's financial support up to the age of 23.
The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) FY 2011 gave the DoD the authority to expand benefits to qualified dependents that lose TRICARE eligibility and are under the age of 26. Young adults can purchase TRICARE Young Adult and pay monthly premiums.
Un-remarried former Spouses of eligible Soldiers may be eligible for Prime, however, the individual must first establish his/her eligibility for health care coverage by verifying registration in DEERS under his/her own social security number. Completing DD Form 2876 is required to enroll in TRICARE Prime under the former Spouse's SSN; otherwise, the former Spouse will be covered under TRICARE Standard and TRICARE Extra. The former Spouse must have been married to the same member or former member for at least 20 years, and at least 20 of those years must have been creditable in determining the member's eligibility for retirement pay with coverage beginning after the date of divorce, dissolution or annulment OR the former Spouse must have been married for at least 20 years, and at least 15 - but less than 20 - of those married years must have been creditable in determining the member's eligibility for retirement with coverage for only one year from the date of the divorce, dissolution, or annulment.
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TRICARE Prime enrollees receive most of their health care at a military treatment facility (MTF) and their care is coordinated by a primary care manager (PCM). Prime enrollees agree to seek treatment first from their PCM (usually at the MTF) before seeking routine treatment elsewhere. (Emergency care should be sought at the nearest emergency room or health care facility.)
When a beneficiary enrolls in Prime at a MTF, he/she will be assigned a PCM who will coordinate care, maintain health records, and make referrals to specialists, if necessary. If specialty care is needed, or if the MTF cannot provide the treatment the beneficiary needs, the PCM may refer the patient to a "preferred" or "in-network" provider (doctor, nurse practitioner, lab, etc.) managed by the regional TRICARE contractor.
Active duty Service members (including activated Guard/Reserve members) and their Families pay no enrollment fees and no out-of-pocket costs for any type of care as long as care is received from the primary care manager or with a referral.
All others pay annual enrollment fees and network copayments. Beginning October 1, 2012, there was a modest increase in TRICARE Prime enrollment fees. The fee increase applies only to new enrollees whose TRICARE Prime applications are received on or after October 1, 2012.
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Between October 1, 2011 and October 1, 2012 |
Individual: $260 per year |
Between October 1, 2012 and October 1, 2013 |
Individual: $269.28/year |
On or after October 1, 2013 |
Individual: $273.84/year |
The only beneficiaries who are exempt from the enrollment fee increases each year are those classified as either:
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- medically-retired uniformed Service members and their dependents
MTF Appointment Priorities: Active duty Soldiers and Service members have first priority for making an appointment at the MTF. Next are active duty Family members who are enrolled in Prime, then all other Prime enrollees, followed by all other beneficiaries who are not enrolled in Prime.
TRICARE has access standards in place to help ensure timely health care. These include:
- The wait time for an urgent care appointment should not exceed 24 hours (one day).
- The wait time for routine appointment should not exceed one week (seven days)
- The wait time for a specialty care appointment or wellness visit should not exceed four weeks (28 days).
- The travel time for routine appointment should not exceed 30 minutes
- The travel time for specialty care appointment should not exceed one hour.
Enrollment Fees: Retired Soldiers and Family members enrolled in TRICARE Prime pay an annual enrollment fee and co-payments. This also applies to those over 65 who are not Medicare-eligible. Current individual and Family enrollment fees may be found on the TRICARE Prime website:
http://www.tricare.mil/Plans/Enroll/Prime.aspx Enrolling in Prime: For retired Soldiers and Family members who desire to participate in Prime, enrollment is required. One enrollment form must be submitted per person. The enrollment fees are applied to the catastrophic cap. Visit www.tricare.mil/costs for fees and payment options. Enrollment forms may be downloaded from the following TRICARE website: http://www.tricare.mil/Plans/Enroll/Prime.aspx
Alternatively, enrollment may be completed online via the Beneficiary Web Enrollment Web site: https://www.dmdc.osd.mil/appj/bwe/indexAction.do
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Additional Information:
For more information, please visit the official TRICARE webpages maintained by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) and the TRICARE Management Activity:
TRICARE Prime Home Page: http://www.tricare.mil/Plans/HealthPlans/Prime.aspx
TRICARE Home: http://www.tricare.mil/
TRICARE Region North: http://www.tricare.mil/TRONorth/default.cfm
TRICARE Region South: http://www.tricare.mil/trosouth/
TRICARE Region West: http://www.tricare.mil/trowest/
TRICARE Overseas Region: http://www.tricare-overseas.com/
TRICARE DEERS Information: http://www.tricare.mil/DEERS
TRICARE Prime Fact Sheet: http://www.tricare.mil/~/media/Files/TRICARE/Publications/FactSheets/Prime_FS.pdf
TRICARE Prime and TRICARE Prime Remote Handbook: www.tricare.mil/~/media/Files/TRICARE/Publications/Handbooks/TP_TPR_HBK.pdf
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Posted By diabeticFoodie On February 17, 2013 @ 3:00 am In Appetizers & Snacks, Meats, Salads & Dressings, Sunday Supper | 27 Comments
There is a restaurant near us that at one time had a game room downstairs where they served subs at lunchtime. The menu was limited – ham, turkey, roast beef, Italian and veggie – but their Italian sub was the best I've ever had. The meats were nice and lean, the sub was served hot so the cheese was perfectly melted, the roll was fresh and crunchy in all of the right places and the dressing had exactly the right amount of oil, vinegar and Italian spices. A co-worker of mine once said a sub is "no good unless the dressing drips down your arms." By that standard, this sub was really good.
Sadly, while this restaurant still exists, the game room/sub shop is no more. I really miss that sub.
When I heard that the Sunday Supper group was focusing on "skinny" foods today, I decided to try a healthier take on an Italian sub. Converting it into a salad, bulking it up with romaine and replacing the sub roll with croutons significantly reduces the calories and carbs. Take a look at how this salad stacks up against a 6-inch Italian BMT sub from Subway:
Subway 6-inch Italian BMT | Italian Sub Salad | |
Calories | 410 | 237 |
Total Fat | 16 g | 12 g |
Saturated Fat | 6 g | 4 g |
Cholesterol | 45 mg | 36 mg |
Sodium | 1,300 mg | 1,836 mg |
Total Carbs | 46 g | 17 g |
Fiber | 5 g | 3 g |
Sugar | 8 g | 5 g |
Protein | 20 g | 15 g |
You'll notice that the salad is "healthier" than the sub in most respects, but it does contain more Sodium. This recipe is easy to throw together, but that convenience isn't free. Foods that come in jars (giardiniera, peppers) or packages (croutons) and cold cuts contain a lot of Sodium. If you are watching your Sodium intake, here are some ways to modify the recipe:
This salad isn't the perfect substitute for that memorable Italian Sub, but it'll do.
Adapted from Food Network Magazine
1 (16 ounce) jar giardiniera (pickled vegetables)
1/2 cup jarred sweet and hot salad peppers or Peppadew peppers
2 ounces turkey pepperoni, cut into thin strips
1 ounce Genoa salami, cut into thin strips
2 ounces prosciutto, cut into thin strips
2 ounces smoked provolone cheese, cut into thin strips
1 tablespoon olive oil
3/4 large head of romaine lettuce, shredded
1 cup fat-free croutons (I like the garlic Caesar ones)
freshly ground black pepper
Drain giardiniera, reserving 2 tablespoons of brine.
In a large bowl, toss together the giardiniera, peppers, pepperoni, salami, prosciutto and provolone. Drizzle with olive oil and giardiniera brine and toss again. Set aside for about 20 minutes to let flavors combine.
Add romaine and croutons to giardiniera mixture and toss. Season with pepper and serve immediately.
Makes 4 servings
Per serving: 237 calories, 12g fat (4g sat), 36mg cholesterol, 1,836mg sodium, 17g carb, 3g fiber, 5g sugar, 15g protein
Nutritional Analysis: This salad is a good source of Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin K and Folate. It is also high in Sodium. See tips above for reducing the amount of Sodium in the salad if you are concerned. (Source: nutritiondata.com)
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The lowest defence spending since 1938
PUBLISHED: 15 May 2013 00:35:41 | UPDATED: 15 May 2013 00:35:41PUBLISHED: 14 May 2013 PRINT EDITION: 15 May 2013Christopher Joye
The bottom line for defence from the budget is that Australia is still not taking it seriously. Much better to free-ride off the United States, which the budget cheekily reveals is spending twice what we do on a per capita basis. And that's after their financial crisis!
Despite a tripling in public debt between 2007 and 2012, and what the Treasurer says will be six consecutive deficits, investment in the military, our national catastrophe insurance policy, will remain at its lowest level since 1938.
The Australian Strategic Policy Institute's Mark Thomson estimates the Gillard government will cap defence spending at 1.66 per cent of GDP through to 2017-18. We have not seen a more parsimonious commitment to protecting ourselves since the year before World War Two.
And this comes at a time when the risk of conflicts involving Australia's major trading partners – China, Japan, South Korea and India – and our key ally, the US, are the most acute they've been in generations.
History suggests we underinvest in defence until the outbreak of conflict, at which point those subject to it are forced to carry an immensely expensive can. It is a grossly inequitable intergenerational distribution of risks.
While Thomson claims Russell Hill should be pleased they avoided greater austerity, he also notes the budget does not make up for the savage cuts imposed between 2009 and 2012.
This follows a defence white paper that was welcomed by the nation that arguably poses the biggest threat to global stability.
China specialist John Garnaut highlights Sun Tzu's maxim that "the supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting".
"In the world of words, symbols and psychology that is occupied by Chinese strategists, the Gillard white paper is an exemplar of their success," Garnaut says. "Sun Tzu has been validated – a victory has been won."
The Australian Financial Review


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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) are a group of developmental disabilities that can cause significant social, communication and behavioral challenges. CDC estimates that an average of 1 in 110 children in the U.S. have an ASD. CDC is working to find out how many children have ASDs, discover the risk factors and raise awareness of the signs.
Types of ASDs
There are three types of Autism Spectrum Disorders:
o Austistic Disorder – Often referred to as "classic" autism, those with autistic disorder have significant language delays and deficiencies in social connectedness.
o Asperger Syndrome - Named for Hans Asperger, an Austrian born pediatrician, those with Asperger's syndrome may have high I.Q.'s and precocious vocabularies but may have social challenges.
o Pervasive Developmental Disorder – Not Otherwise Specified (PDD – NOS; also referred to as "atypical autism") – These individuals usually have milder symptons than those with austistic disorder. Symptons may appear as challenges in communication and participation in ordinary life.
Signs and Symptons
Symptons of ASDs may be seen within the first few months or may not be apparent until 24 months or later. Symptons may improve over time. Check with your pediatrician regarding developmental milestones for your child. Possible areas for concern are:
- Not responding to their name by 1 year of age.
- Avoiding eye contact and wanting to be alone.
- Flapping their hands, rocking their body or spinning in circles.
- Resisting physical contact.
- Plays with toys the same way each time.
- Unusual reactions to touch, smell, sounds, taste and sights.
For a full listing of signs and symptons please visit the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention website.
There is currently no cure for ASDs. Learn as much as you can. Early intervention is key. For more information check the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) even if your child has not been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder.


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When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer Man and the Natural World Quotes
How we cite our quotes: (line)
Quote #1
When I was shown the charts and the diagrams, to add,
divide, and measure them; (line 3)
All those charts and figures are like toys compared to the reality that they are supposed to represent: in this case, the stars. To emphasize this point, Whitman doesn't use the word "stars" throughout the first half of the poem, even though we know that's what the astronomer must be lecturing on.
Quote #2
ranged in columns (line 2)
The astronomer tries to organize the outside world within set boundaries. You still wouldn't know by this point that the poem has anything to do with nature.
Quote #3
When I, sitting, (line 4)
Everything in the first half of the poem is meant to contrast with the second half. Whitman the poet loved to walk, and he loved the open road. He wasn't a sitter, no sir. So obviously this situation can't last very long.


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Why they are an Expert...
Northern Arizona Wind & Sun is a family owned business. We started up in the solar electric business officially in 1979 when the company was formed.
Our family has been in Arizona since 1885, aside from a few excursions overseas in WW2 and Vietnam. Most of that has been in the Grand Canyon area, and many of the old timers contributed to the history (and some made history) of that area. We recently turned over nearly all of our family historical material, documents, photos etc. to the University of Northern Arizona. Quite a bit of it is now available on the internet. There is a lot a material, including letters and diaries from Edith Bass, one of the first women to live at the Grand Canyon, and the first white woman to have a child at Grand Canyon. It is not well indexed, so the easiest way to find it is to go to www.nau.edu and do a search on LAUZON and/or BASS.
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Sunlight—solar energy—can be used to generate electricity, provide hot water, and to heat, cool, and light buildings.
Photovoltaic (solar cell) systems convert sunlight directly into electricity. A solar or PV cell consists of semiconducting material that absorbs the sunlight. The solar energy knocks electrons loose from their atoms, allowing the electrons to flow through the material to produce electricity. PV cells are typically combined into modules that hold about 36 cells. Anywhere from 2 to about 16 of these modules are mounted in PV arrays. Some larger systems use multiple PV arrays. PV arrays can be used to generate electricity for a single building or, in large numbers, for a power plant.
A power plant can also use a concentrating solar power system, which uses the sun's heat to generate electricity. The sunlight is collected and focused with mirrors to create a high-intensity heat source. This heat source produces steam or mechanical power to run a generator that creates electricity.
Solar water heating systems for buildings have two main parts: a solar collector and a storage tank. Typically, a flat-plate collector—a thin, flat, rectangular box with a transparent cover—is mounted on the roof, facing the sun. The sun heats an absorber plate in the collector, which, in turn, heats the fluid running through tubes within the collector. To move the heated fluid between the collector and the storage tank, a system either uses a pump or gravity, as water has a tendency to naturally circulate as it is heated. Systems that use fluids other than water in the collector's tubes usually heat the water by passing it through a coil of tubing in the tank.
Many large commercial buildings can use solar collectors to provide more than just hot water. Solar process heating systems can be used to heat these buildings. A solar ventilation system can be used in cold climates to preheat air as it enters a building. And the heat from a solar collector can even be used to provide energy for cooling a building.
A solar collector is not always needed when using sunlight to heat a building. Some buildings can be designed for passive solar heating. These buildings usually have large, south-facing windows. Materials that absorb and store the sun's heat can be built into the sunlit floors and walls. The floors and walls will then heat up during the day and slowly release heat at night—a process called direct gain. Many of the passive solar heating design features also provide daylighting. Daylighting is simply the use of natural sunlight to brighten up a building's interior.
Volt-Amps vs Watts
You often see inverters rated in volt-amps (VA or va) instead of watts. For a perfect resistance, such as a heating element, watts and VA are essentially the same. However, many appliances, especially motors, are not a "perfect" load. Thus, the watts actually used may be less than the VA - but the inverter sees the VA. The motor or appliance may be using only 100 watts, but the inverter sees an "apparent" power of 150 VA.
The difference is due to the fact that in a perfect resistance, the voltage and current are perfectly in sync, but in a load with capacitance or inductance, the current may lag (or lead) the voltage waveform. This results in a higher apparent load to the inverter. In the first few milliseconds of a motor starting, the two may be nearly 90 degrees out of phase - this is the reason for the very heavy startup currents for AC motors. It is also the reason why inverters must be oversized if using large AC motors (but not DC motors).
Blocking and Bypass Diodes
Many older books and articles recommend using blocking diodes to prevent reverse current flow back through the panel at night ("dark current"). Many others do not (including us, mostly).
It actually depends on the situation, but as a general rule in 12 volt systems, you will lose more power from diode losses than you will from leakage back into the panel at night. The situation gets much worse at higher temperatures with crystalline panels. All regulators (charge controls) have built-in blocking circuits.
About the only case where a blocking diode might be needed is with small thin-film panels, such as the Unisolar US-5 or Siemens ST5, where the panel is connected directly to the battery. Diode losses are much less in higher voltage systems, such as 48 volts.
Blocking diodes and bypass diodes are NOT the same thing. Often the actual diode type is the same, but serve different purposes. The two diodes at the END are the blocking diodes, which prevent reverse current flow at night. These are seldom needed in systems with controllers, as nearly all charge controllers have a built in method of preventing reverse current.
The diodes ACROSS each panel are the bypass diodes. Most medium and larger panels come with these already installed. The purpose of bypass diodes is to shunt the current around a shaded, weak, or damaged panel. If the full current passes through a shaded or weak panel, overheating and damage may occur. Bypass diodes are not needed on 12 volt systems, optional on 24 volt, and should always be used on 36 volt or higher systems. See also our tip on shading. For another perspective, see the Sandia Labs IEEE paper on blocking diodes (PDF file). Bypass diodes may be ordered from our online webstore at 8 Amp bypass diode
Charge Control & Battery Charger Settings for Batteries
Nearly all batteries used in solar and backup systems are Lead-Acid. There are some differences that you should be aware of to get optimum performance and life from your batteries. Some charge controls have settings to choose between "flooded" and "Sealed" batteries. This has caused quite a bit of confusion with the newer AGM (absorbed glass mat) batteries. Since gelled need to be treated more gently than the flooded or AGM (such as Concorde PVX/LifeLine), most controllers make the assumption that all sealed batteries, are GELLED. Not so! - All of the AGM batteries that we sell should use the "Flooded" setting if there is no setting for AGM (unless recommended specifically otherwise by the manufacturer), which is typically about 2/10ths of a volt higher than the voltage setting for gelled. Also, if your charge controller has a choice, AGM batteries do not need nearly as much equalization as flooded, and most only need equalization about 2 or 3 times a year. Since AGM batteries do not have liquid, there is no stratification in the cells.
Theft and Vandalism
Because solar panels are somewhat expensive, they are a target for theft in some areas. There is no sure cure for this, but using theft-proof hardware, such as bolts that require special wrenches can help. Often the best prevention measure for both theft and vandalism is to make the solar panels less obvious, especially if they are visible from a major road or highway. It is also a good idea not to "advertise" them - such as one county in California did, by placing large signs up at a roadside rest stop bragging about their use. The panels were gone in a few weeks.
It's not like there are hordes of Panel Thief Rings roaming the countryside, but it is something you should be aware of. Theft resistant hardware may be ordered from our online store at Nuts & Bolts.
Shade losses in PV panels
All panels, regardless of what the advertising says, will lose considerable output even if only partly shaded. Some, such as the Unisolar panels, lose less in partial shade, but the output is still reduced. In crystalline panels, when a cell is shaded, it essentially "turns off" that cell, turning it into a high resistance. If a single cell in a panel is shaded, it can reduce or even completely cut off the output of the panel. In some cases, it can also result in overheating of the cell as the unshaded cells try to force current through the high resistance cell. Unisolar panels are less susceptible due to built-in bypass diodes on the cells, but will still lose up to most or all of their power with 15-20% shading due to the voltage dropping below the battery voltage.


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St Nicholas Court shopping precinct, North Walsham. 1a is the One Stop Advice Shop on the left. Picture: SUBMITTED.
Sophie Wyllie
Thursday, January 10, 2013
A church has been given the go ahead to move into an empty space in a struggling shopping precinct.
The New Life Church will be able to hold mid-week activities and Sunday services at 1A St Nicholas Court precinct, North Walsham, after North Norfolk District Council's planning committee approved an application from the Christian group today (Thursday).
The change of use application was recommended for approval and the space off Vicarage Street was previously used as a Connexions youth office.
Speaking for the church, Ian Dallain, said: "We do work a lot with the youth of the town and we would really like to expand that. A larger building would allow us to do that."
New Life has been in the town since 1994 and currently holds Sunday morning services at North Walsham High School.
The church would like other community groups who cannot afford to hire rooms to use the space in the precinct.
Mr Dallain said he did not think the space could not be used for retail because businesses failed quickly in the precinct.
North Walsham Town Council objected to the plan.
Speaking for North Walsham mayor Dave Robertson, senior planning officer Gary Linder said: "It is wrong to say that the precinct is a lost cause; there is an occupant in the precinct who now has four shops with the flats above.
"He is spending heavily in upgrading the shops and the flats. He has another application in to improve the flats and facade, which members saw on their visit.
"Three of of outlets already have designated occupants and another is in discussions. Another occupier has declared an interest in an adjoining shop in order to expand.
"These would leave us with no empty shops in the precinct apart from this one, which is the largest premises and one of the larger for the town itself."
Businesses at the precinct include a shoe shop, fitness centre and coffee and juice bar.
Councillor Eric Seward, who opposed the plan, said: "It (the precinct) was outdated when it was completed and it has been a struggle ever since to make it work. It is not something the council has been idle about."
But he added there was potential to increase footfall.
"I think we can do something better for this precinct. There are other options available," Mr Seward added.
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i wonder if nndc would have allowed this in cromer or sheringham. nndc does not care about north walsham and never has. it appears the towns distict councellers are very vocal in their silence.
Thursday, January 10, 2013
This will do absolutely nothing to improve or help regenerate the Precinct or the wider Town Centre and it's a kick in the teeth for the shops already trading there. A crazy decision.
Friday, January 11, 2013
So much for democracy. Once again the wishes of the people of North Walsham and its town council representatives are ignored by the overlords at Cromer. Nobody wanted this except the members of that 'church' itself, who flooded an EDP poll on the subject just a few months ago. How can NNDC be serious about potential regeneration of North Walsham town centre when they allow such change of use on the few viable large units the town centre has? NNDC Planning Dept - you let down this town time and time again. You are a disgrace.
Thursday, January 10, 2013
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