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Last week sky-high stilettos were named a major party mistake this New Years Eve (see why here), but that's not the only party foul I'd advise against. This year, look out for these party traps:
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Midnight savasana: If you didn't have a chance to sneak in an afternoon nap, I'd pass on late-night yoga for fear of falling asleep in savasana before the ball drops! Here is one type of midnight "yoga" that seems more fitting (wink, wink).
Fusion workouts: While some will ring in the New Year by sweating at special midnight classes or events (like The Emerald Nuts Midnight Run in Central Park), others will be toning their arms by opening champagne bottles. I don't suggest blending the two… boozey boot camps doesn't seem like a good idea.
Kitchen Bikram: In charge of prepping the party snacks? Don't turn your kitchen into a mini hot yoga studio! No one wants sweat in their hors d'oeuvre.
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Kohima, Jan. 3: An Election Commission team has reached Nagaland on a two-day visit to review the process of Assembly election in the state.
Nagaland is likely to go for elections by early March, as the tenure of Assembly will expire on March 26.
The team, headed by Chief Election Commissioner V.S. Sampath today held a meeting with political parties at Police Complex in Chumukedima, 12km from Dimapur.
Sampath is accompanied by two election commissioners H.S. Brahma and Syed Nasim Ahmad Zaidi. The commissioners are also accompanied by a group of senior officials, including deputy-election commissioner Sudhir Tripathi, two director-generals of election commissioner Akshay Rout and A.K. Shrivastava.
The team reviewed arrangements in the state before announcing the date for elections. It will also separately meet the state government and police officials. It will hold meeting with deputy commissioners and superintendents of police of the districts tomorrow to assess the ground situation and security aspect and forces required for conducting the elections.
A team of Election Commission officials has already visited the state in November and December to assess the preparedness to hold elections.
The biggest task before the Election Commission is to delete bogus voter lists and double entries in many places where it has exceeded population census. Recently, the Congress lodged a complaint against anomalies in the electoral list of Rotomi village in Zunheboto district where voters were more than population census.
The commission will have to check booth capture, intimidation and proxy voting which is largely practiced in the state. Largescale booth capturing and proxy voting by Naga militant groups have marred past elections in the state.
This time the church has appealed the militants not to participate in the polls so that it could be free and fair.


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Engineers call for 'artificial trees' to reduce CO2
Aug 27, 2009 12 comments 2009-08-27T15:13:46+0100
Constructing a forest of 'artificial trees' is one of the most promising technologies to remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere, according to a report published by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in the UK. The report also calls for a national UK programme for research and development into "geoengineering" projects that could provide a better understanding of the risks and costs of manipulating the climate.
Most attempts to deal with climate change involve reducing emissions of CO2 and in December the United Nations Convention on Climate Change in Copenhagen will attempt to set binding targets for lowering such emissions for the first time. Yet even an agreement to cut CO2 emission by 50% by 2050 may not be enough to stop the planet's average temperature rising by 2 °C by the end of the century.
Geoengineering – deliberate intervention into the climate system to counteract man-made global warming – offers an alternative approach. The new report, Geoengineering – Giving us Time to Act?, looks at different geoengineering options for tackling climate change, including adding iron to the oceans to produce phytoplankton blooms that then absorb CO2 and constructing giant sunshades in space that can reflect the Sun's rays.
Absorbing carbon
The authors – led by Tim Fox, head of environment and climate change at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers – found that constructing fly-swat-shaped "artificial trees" is the most promising approach to reducing CO2. Such a tree would work by letting air pass through into the structure and then catching the CO2 via a "sorbant" material, such as sodium hydroxide. The CO2 is then removed and buried underground in a similar manner to conventional carbon capture and storage.
According to the report, constructing 100,000 such "trees" – each costing around $20,000 – would require 600 hectares of land but would be enough to remove the CO2 from the UK's homes and transport system.
Algae to the rescue
The report also recommends coating buildings with algae, which would absorb CO2 via photosynthesis. The authors state that the algae can then be "periodically harvested from building surfaces and used as biofuel".
The third recommendation is to make building surfaces more reflective. Although the authors claim that this method may not be as effective as the other two, "it does have the additional benefit of reducing temperatures in city centres, [which] can often be several degrees hotter than the surrounding environment".
The report also outlines a 100 year roadmap for geoengineering in the UK, which calls for £10m per year in funding to help bring together climate scientists, economists and engineers as well as the development and deployment of "smart grids" to manage demand by communicating with electricity meters in homes.
A separate report on geoengineering by the Royal Society is due to be published on Wednesday.
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Downgrading Hughes Electronics to Hold
Hughes Electronics (GMH ): Downgrades to 3 STARS (hold) from 4 STARS (accumulate)
Analyst: Howard Choe
Hughes revised its guidance for Q2 and 2001 downward, citing the slower economy. However, S&P believes slower subscriber growth can be attributed mainly to merger distractions and believe the company's results modestly reduce its position in current merger talks and reveal its weakened operating condition. Hughes has been attracting subscribers at a slower rate than rival Echostar for some time. The company's plan to implement leasing programs should reduce subscriber acquisition costs and subscriber churn and should also help EBITDA.
Philip Morris (MO ): Maintains 4 STARS (accumulate)
The tobacco and food manufacturer reportedly tightened its price range for tomorrow's Kraft Foods initial public offering (IPO) to $30-$31. With 1.74 billion shares to be outstanding, the initial market value for the world's second largest food company would be more than $52 billion. Philip Morris is retaining 74% of the food business, with IPO proceeds to be used for debt reduction. Kraft's dominant market position and enhanced growth profile suggest an upside from the IPO price, but is likely to carry a discount for Philip Morris' tobacco litigation exposure. Shares are attractive at only 12 times S&P's 2001 EPS estimate of $4.10.
AmeriCredit Corp. (ACF ): Downgrades to 4 STARS (accumulate) from 5 STARS (buy)
Analyst: Michael Schneider
S&P thinks business fundamentals still are positive, but a more conservative stance warranted, given the recent strong performance of the company's share price. Healthy growth in loan purchases were driven by geographic expansion and market share gains. The favorable interest-rate environment and strong competitive position also aid growth prospects. S&P think net charge-offs will remain stable despite the ing economy. Nevertheless, at 18 times S&P's fiscal 2001 (June) EPS estimate of $2.55 and 13 times the fiscal 2002 estimate of $3.50, shares no longer warrant a buy rating.
Nokia (NOK ): Maintains 4 STARS (accumulate)
Analyst: Ari Bensinger
Nokia sees Q2 sales growth somewhat below 10%, with EUR 0.15-0.17 EPS vs. the earlier guidance of 20% sales and EUR 0.20 EPS amid a U.S. slowdown that is extending to other geographic regions. Nokia forecasts the 2001 mobile market to be modestly higher than the 405 million units sold in 2000, in line with S&P's already reduced estimate. S&P believes the slowdown was expected, and is largely factored into the stock price. Nokia is aggressively increasing its leading mobile phone market share, and S&P sees ramping of GPRS (2.5G) phones boosting sales in Q4. S&P also believes Nokia will emerge from these difficult times much stronger.
Biogen (BGEN ): Maintains 3 STARS (hold)
Analyst: Frank DiLorenzo
Biogen announced the successful completion of Phase III trials of Amevive to treat moderate-to-severe psoriasis. The company also plans to file for approval in the U.S. and Europe in the second half of 2001. Biogen will directly market the drug, if approved. S&P would be more bullish, but expects strong competition to Biogen's popular Avonex drug from Serono's Rebif drug, which will be coming online in the U.S. by 2003. S&P expects Rebif to continue its current strong showing in Europe at the expense of competitors. For Biogen, S&P estimates EPS of $1.89 in 2001 and $2.27 in 2002. S&P considers Biogen reasonably priced at current levels.
Amgen (AMGN ): Maintains 4 STARS (accumulate)
Analyst: Frank DiLorenzo
Amgen and partner Praecis Pharmaceuticals announced the FDA rejected their application for the approval of Plenaxis to treat prostate cancer due to inadequate information. Speculatively, the drug may be salvageable if more data is eventually submitted to the FDA, which may entail new trials. For Amgen, this negative news is overshadowed by Monday's approval of Aranesp in the European Union and expected approval in the U.S. by the FDA, possibly by next month. S&P still sees 2001 EPS of $1.16, and sees 2002 at $1.49. Valuation analysis suggests Amgen is attractive below $70.


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White Collar drabble - Changing Silence
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Summary: Neal used to hate the silence.
Disclaimer: All characters belong to their respective owners.
Warnings: None
Pairings: None, gen.
Words: 100
Notes: Written for whitecollar100. Prompt was "Silence".
Neal used to hate silence. He always relished being the center of attention; the ability to twist words and allow lies to slip off his tongue to achieve his goal. He used chaos and confusion as a shield. Silence, he learned, was dangerous.
It was two years into his sentence before it all changed. There was the silence that surrounded Peter and him in the conference room as they worked; the silence that he and Mozzie shared over a glass of vintage wine, or silence in the early morning as birds woke with the sun.
Silence, Neal learned, was beautiful.


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Thread: 2013 All-Japan Kendo Final
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2013 All-Japan Kendo Final
Uchimura takes it for the 3rd time. Detailed report from KW here including lots of pics and knowledgeable commentary starting with the quarter-finals from 8 dan Shigematsu-sensei from the Chiba police. Final below.
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I am completely frustrated by Halifax's response to the theft of my handbag in Spain, a year ago. We have a flat in Sitges and a joint debit card with Halifax Hispania, which we use when we are in Spain. We were in a restaurant when I discovered almost instantly that my bag had been stolen. Without finishing my meal, I returned to the flat for the emergency phone numbers and immediately reported my various credit cards missing. I then went to the police station to report the theft.
The other banks refunded the small amounts the thief had taken from my cards and my insurance covered the bag. But Halifax refuses to refund the whole amount because its records say the cards were used before I reported the theft to Visa.
I can assure you I did that immediately, following an unsuccessful call to Halifax at 13.47. A recorded message said the office was closed because it was a Saturday and I went through to someone in the USA who gave me a verification number. Halifax says I phoned them at 15.16 hours but my telephone bill shows no call to Halifax at that time and anyway by then I was in the police station. MK, London
Halifax told you that, under Spanish legislation, customers have to pay the first €150 of any money stolen before a card is reported lost. It sent you the €44.54 balance.
According to the bank, the call you made at 13.47 was to its ebanking department, which was closed for the weekend. The recorded message did include a number for Visa but the bank says, rather than being transferred directly, you delayed before phoning.
Halifax records show that even if it had blocked the card at 14.10, as you believed it had, the thief had already made four fraudulent withdrawals. But it does now accept you tried your best to report the theft quickly and has refunded the other €150.
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Liverpool to remember Heysel dead
Liverpool are set to honour the memory of the 39 Juventus fans who died at the Heysel disaster with a permanent tribute at Anfield this week.
Tomorrow, three days before the 25th anniversary of the tragedy, the club will unveil a plaque at the entrance to the Centenary Stand in front of officials from both clubs.
Former Liverpool captain Phil Neal and Sergio Brio, who both played in the 1985 European Cup final, will attend along with Gianluca Pessotto, the former Juventus defender and current director of youth development.
Civic dignitaries from both clubs and representatives from two Italy-based family support groups will also be present at the ceremony, which will be presided over by Liverpool's club chaplain Bill Bygroves.
Later this week a delegation from Anfield will visit Turin to attend the commemoration events being organised in the city.
Tomorrow's event is part of a series of commemorations taking place this week in Liverpool.
Anfield is already home to a permanent memorial to the 96 fans killed in the Hillsborough disaster in 1989.
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Johnston Marklee Design for Menil Drawing Institute Unveiled
The Menil Collection in Houston announced this month that it is planning to build the Menil Drawing Institute to exhibit and store modern and contemporary drawings. A design by Los Angeles-based firm Johnston Marklee was unveiled for the 30,150-square-foot, $40 million institute, which will be one block south of Renzo Piano's main Menil Collection building, near the Cy Twombly Gallery. An apartment complex is now on the proposed site for the Menil Drawing Institute, and construction is expected to begin in early 2015.
David Chipperfield Architects developed a site plan in 2009 for the Menil Collection, and Michael Van Valkenburgh was subsequently selected as landscape architect for the Menil campus. Johnston Marklee was chosen as architect for the Menil Drawing Institute in June 2012.
Johnston Marklee, led by founders and partners Sharon Johnston and Mark Lee, described the design of the Menil Drawing Institute: "The design of the Menil Drawing Institute honors the legacy of intimacy and direct engagement with art that underlies the domestic and the institutional character of the neighborhood of the Menil campus. Situated in a park-like setting, the new building assumes the scale of both a house and a museum, with a low-lying, elongated profile that blends with the architecture of the historic campus while signaling a new dimension for the future growth of the neighborhood of art.
The Menil Drawing Institute is composed of a series of buildings and courtyards unified by a white steel-plate roof that extends and hovers over the landscape, rather like a folded sheet of paper. The roof defines two entry courtyards to the east and west. Within the courtyards, the underlying folds of the roof place embrace the tree canopies, creating a shaded, contemplative atmosphere in and around the Menil Drawing Institute. Within the building, the public spaces receive diffuse natural light, which is sculpted by the folds in the roof plane and complemented by concealed artificial light sources in the creases of the walls and ceilings."
Josef Helfenstein, director of the Menil Collection, said in a statement: "With a design that is at once serene and revolutionary, Johnston Marklee has enabled the Menil to make its drawings a more active and public part of the collection than ever before. Beautifully rational and open, the building is also innovative in making the modulated presence of natural light possible within a building dedicated to fragile works on paper—an achievement that previously had seemed as impossible as squaring a circle."
Partial view of the Living Room and Scholar's Cloister, the Menil Drawing Institute.
The Menil Drawing Institute at dusk, looking past the west entrance courtyard.
The west courtyard of the Menil Drawing Institute.
The Menil Drawing Institute west facade, seen from the Energy House.
Site plan for the Menil Drawing Institute and new Energy House in relation to the main museum building and Cy Twombly.
Renderings courtesy of Johnston Marklee / The Menil Collection.
The Menil Collection building, designed by Renzo Piano. Photo by John Czarnecki.


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HOMICIDE CASE: Byron E. Adams, 54, of Chicago; convicted Oct. 9 of first-degree murder for suffocating Margaret Atherton, 35, on Sept. 11, 2009, in her Dixon home.
On the docket: Sentencing. He faces 20 to 60 years.
THEFT CASE: Rita Crundwell, 59, of Dixon; charged with 60 counts of theft. Prosecutors say the ousted Dixon comptroller stole $11.3 in city funds between Jan. 1, 2010 and April 17.�
She has been convicted in federal court of wire fraud in connection with the misappropriation of $53 million in city funds since 1990. She will be sentenced Feb. 14 in that case.
On the docket: Pretrial conference, during which the judge and attorneys will discuss matters concerning the case and set a trial schedule.
BURGLARY CASE: Mitchell R. Jacobson, 25, of Rochelle; charged with three counts of burglary and obstructing identification, a misdemeanor. Police say Mitchell broke into an Ashton bar on Nov. 19 with Landon S. Kempson, 20, of Kings, and also broke into an Ashton auto dealership and a grocery store on Nov. 9.
On the docket: Preliminary hearing, at which evidence is presented to the judge to determine whether there is enough to justify a trial.
ROBBERY/BATTERY CASE: Patrick M. Linscott, 23, of Dixon; charged with robbery and aggravated battery.
Police say Linscott and three others battered a drug dealer and hit him with a car on Aug. 31.
On the docket: Preliminary hearing.
SEX ABUSE CASE: George M. Munnich, 55, of Ashton; charged with aggravated criminal sexual abuse. Prosecutors say Munnich fondled a girl younger than 18 on Dec. 20, 2009.�
On the docket: Preliminary hearing.
BATTERY CASE: Christopher C. Owens, 20, of Dixon; charged with four counts of aggravated arson and seven counts of attempted first-degree murder. Police say Owens set an apartment building on fire Sept. 20 after getting into a fight outside the building with a resident.
On the docket: Status hearing.
BURGLARY CASE: Ethan Seidel, 23; charged with burglary. Police say Seidel and two other men broke into Cash for Gold in Dixon on April 19 and stole a safe.
On the docket: Pretrial conference.
BURGLARY CASE: Landon S. Kempson, 20, of Kings; charged with burglary. Police say he and another man broke into an Ashton bar Nov. 19 with Mitchell R. Jacobson, 25, of Rochelle; and stole bottles of alcohol.�
On the docket: Pretrial conference.
ROBBERY/BATTERY CASE: Samantha J. Thomas, 19, of Dixon; charged with aggravated robbery, robbery, and aggravated battery.�
Police say Thomas and three men battered a drug dealer and hit him with a car on Aug. 31.
On the docket: Pretrial conference.
HOME INVASION/RAPE CASE: Jeffrey K. Mischler, 27, of Hinckley; charged with home invasion and criminal sexual assault.�
Police say Mischler broke into a Dixon woman's house on May 26, 2011, and raped her while she was passed out after a night of drinking.�
On the docket: Pretrial conference.
ARMED ROBBERY CASE: Donte Myles, 25, of Chicago; charged with armed robbery. Police say Myles robbed a woman at knifepoint on April 2 and took more than $1,000.�
On the docket: Pretrial conference.
SEX ABUSE CASE: Richard D. Nelson, 71, of Harmon; charged with two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. Police say Nelson sexually abused a 14-year-old girl in 2010.�
On the docket: Pretrial conference.
COCAINE CASE: Pedro Ocampo, 30, Of Mount Morris; charged with four counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver within 1,000 feet of a church, unlawful possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, and unlawful possession of a controlled substance.
During a traffic stop on Aug. 15, 2010, police say theefound about 6.5 grams of cocaine with a street value of between $400 and $500 on Ocampo.
On the docket: Pretrial conference.
HEROIN CASE: Holly E. Sheley, 34, of Oregon; charged with two counts of delivery of a controlled substance. Police say Sheley sold about $20 worth of heroin to an informant on Aug. 17.�
On the docket: Pretrial conference.
SHOOTING CASE: Octavius L. Zackery, 35, of Sterling; charged with aggravated battery with a�firearm, aggravated discharge of a firearm, aggravated unlawful use of weapons, and possession of a firearm without a Firearm Owner's Identification Card, a misdemeanor.�
Police say Zackery shot a 29-year-old Sterling man in the hip during an argument on Nov. 17.�
On the docket: Arraignment, in which a defendant is formally charged with an offense.
SEX ASSAULT CASE: Richard M. Fonder, 25, of Sterling; charged with criminal sexual assault. A 20-year-old woman told police on Nov. 25 that Fonder assaulted her during a party.�
On the docket: Preliminary hearing.


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Maxwell does her Elvis impression on the way to lunch with her mom.
Kate Beckinsale takes her daughter to London Fashion Week.
If this was Jennifer Aniston instead of Salma Hayek there would be pregnancy stories around the world in a minute.
Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel in London to see
Tom Ford who still looks amazing.
Kate Middleton at her first public appearance in awhile.
Minka Kelly and Olivia Munn at a party in LA.
Long time no see Estella Warren at a party. Here she is with Russell Simmons.
Mila Kunis gets Taco Bell.


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Bad Dimmer?
Funny thing happened the other evening. I Have had six new cans in the kitchen ceiling for a few weeks now. The other night one of the lights blew out, (the one with the hot wire loop out to the dimmer switch). After that, the switch was always on no matter what the actual position.
All the wiring looked fine at the light and the switch. Replaced the dimmer and all works well. Could a bulb burning out cause a dimmer switch to go bad like that?
You may never know the full answer and whether it is the result of the bulb burning out or because of a voltage spike. Bad neutral connections at the service can cause weird problems.
I've seen halogens do the same thing.
I have see them when the bulb burn out and blow the dimmer out when the filment arc'ed out.
Some dimmer can withstand couple blowout on bulbs but direct short circuit will always fried them out.
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It's often a sore subject across college campuses all over the country how much attention gets paid to athletics.
Today is a prime example why -- right or wrong -- that is the case. The drama of the games involving the nation's top teams can't be matched.
No need to recap UC's thrilling come-from-behind victory at Pitt. But that was just the start of the nail-biting. Tonight's Nebraska-Texas game played out the same way, going down to the last second. Literally.
If not for the Nebraska kickoff going out of bounds ... if not for the horse-collar tackle and penalty ... if not for one second being put back on the clock ... UC just might have had a shot at playing for a national championship. Which even as I write it seems completely unfathomable.
And so for close to 12 hours today, college football consumed us.
How much fun was that?


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Have a look at our excellent selection of accommodation in De Waterkant to experience the village culture of this popular suburb.
Trendy, stylish and unashamedly hip, De Waterkant lies snuggled between the Bo Kaap and Green Point. This part of the city is also known as the Cape Quarter, and the large shopping centre that shares this name is one of the many highlights to be found here. There are also plenty of sidewalk cafes, luxury apartments, high-end boutiques, interesting galleries and many other things to explore. As an added bonus, the City Centre is just a few minutes away, while the Waterfront and Green Point are also in easy reach. All of these factors have contributed to the area's popularity for visitors – but what else makes it worth a visit?
While a fair percentage of De Waterkant area is newish and developed, the original area plays an important role within the greater City Centre. Before its renewal, this area was part of the Bo Kaap, originating as far back as the 1700s. The lower part of the broader area lies a bit further below the Bo Kaap under Signal Hill, and both have buildings that were erected by Cape Malay and Muslim slaves. Sadly, the Forced Removals Act during the Apartheid Era lead to families from De Waterkant being relocated to the Cape Flats and other areas – Bo Kaap residents however managed to avoid these removals.
Today, the area has much of its old charm. Cobbled streets, quaint houses in varied architectural styles and many interesting restaurants, shops, galleries and cafes have made it a popular area for accommodation as well as rented and purchased properties. The nearby media houses and creative agencies have made the area sought-after by young professionals, while the proximity to Green Point has also made De Waterkant a treasured pink neighbourhood for the city's gay communities.
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The MEPA Board granted development permission for the construction of three new Blocks together with excavation works for an underground car park on the existing football pitch at the MCAST complex in Paola.
The approved three new blocks will accommodate the Institute for Business and Commerce and the Institute of Applied Science while a third block will be designated for Flexible teaching and catering facilities.
The block designated to accommodate the Institute of Business and Commerce consists of four levels of lecture and administration rooms while the block housing the Institute of Applied Science will consist mainly of laboratories, lecture rooms, administration rooms and a lecture theatre spread over five levels. A third block will accommodate the campus' main catering area and other lecture rooms. The underground carpark will be constructed on one level and will provide approximately 630 car parking spaces.
Last year, the MEPA Board had approved the master plan for a new campus and sports facilities at MCAST in Paola. The Master plan, which covers a floor area of approximately 150,000 sq meters, will include the installation of a bridge across Corradino Hill which will link the MCAST educational complex with the Gaddafi Gardens on the opposite side. To address the Air Quality problem in the area and tackle the traffic impact this development will cause, the Plan had included a Green Transport Plan which will effectively introduce and implement a number of green travel initiatives.


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Bhopal, Sep 14 (UNI) Madhya Pradesh Women and Child Development Minister Kusum Mehdele has claimed that recent deaths of children in Khalwa block of Khandwa district were not due to severe malnutrition but other diseases.
Ms Mehdele termed as totally baseless and misleading news reports that appeared in a section of the press that the children have died of malnutrition, an official release said here.
She said the causes behind the deaths are being enquired into, while immediate effective steps were taken after reports of deaths of children in five villages of Khalwa block.
A team of the Women and Child Development Department, Health Department and UNICEF visited nine villages and conducted health check-up on the children and examined the level of their nutrition.
A total of 49 children found seriously ill have been admitted to Bal Shakti Kendra in Khandwa and Khalwa.
The deaths of children in the block have been found to be caused by Pneumonia, viral fever, diarrhoea and liver related diseases.
The staff of Women and Child Development and Health Departments is active in the affected areas and parents have been appealed to bring children to the hospital if affected by some disease.
The district administration has been directed to keep a constant watch in the area. Punishment has been given to sector supervisor of village Mojwadi Nirmala Karma and sector supervisor of village Karpahi Vidya Seetha for dereliction of duty.
Meetings of anganwadi workers and assistants of concerning areas are being held and arrangements being made for proper treatment of affected children.
A team of the district administration and doctors has been sent to the affected areas.
Anganwadi workers have been asked to persuade the parents that if their children are malnourished they should get them admitted to the nutrition and rehabilitation centre.
Ms Mehdele informed that malnutrition has been considerably controlled by conducting various phases of Bal Sanjivani Abhiyan for elimination of malnutrition.
The works done by the Women and Child Development Department in this direction have been praised by the centre and at other levels, the release added.


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This may only begin the next phase of anticipation and waiting for UC football fans, but it sure beats reading another top 25 returning punters list.
Tha'ts right, football, today, Nippert Stadium.
UC opens practice and will be at Nippert for four days before heading off to West Harrison, Ind to Higher Ground to do the training camp thing.
The buzz has never been higher for this program and the questions have never been debated by so many. The Bearcats are officially on the national radar after back-to-back BE titles -- even if they don't receive the respect from the coaches' poll -- and having to deal with transition while in the bright lights.
As for what we're looking for over the next three and a half weeks? Defense, defense, defense. Nearly every unknown about this team begins on the defensive side of the ball. Five starters return from a defense that couldn't stop much of anybody down the stretch last year.
Depth is an issue. Experience is an issue. This team needs some emerging players on that side of the ball to step up. And do it now.
Walter Stewart needs to become a superstar. Derek Wolfe needs to become an NFL Draft pick. JK Schaffer needs to become the heart and soul of this team.
The offense is the known quantity, but the evolution of this defense that will likely have but one contributing senior, if that, will tell the story of the 2010 Bearcats.
I'll do my best to keep you up to date on the process.
That's enough of my ramblings, let's hit the links...
--- The Enquirer's Bill Koch provides a preview/glimpse at the beginning of fall practice. More good stuff from Bill.
--- In case you missed it on Friday, I put out the latest position analysis and spoke to offensive coordinator Mike Bajakian about the QBs. Of course, the majority is focused on Zach Collaros and I thought Bajakian offered some interesting points about Zach and his development.
Another fun position to watch will be the athleticism of freshman Munchie Legaux, more than likely he is destined for a redshirt this season -- depending on the health of Brendon Kay -- but if he shows off some of the speed and play-making ability that made his the No. 11 dual-threat QB in the country in high school, he may force his way into some special sets with this team. Maybe not, but it will be fun to see him on the field for the first time.
--- Butch Jones was ensconced in
velvet the WorldWideLeader on Friday and Brian Bennett has the First Take interview with Dana Jacobson. Luckily, Skip Bayless played no role in his TV work.
Jones was his standard solid self and handled all the BK transition questions for what will probably not be the last time.
--- Paul Daugherty took another look at Butch Jones and the energy he brings to the program.
--- AOL Fanhouse, one of the better sites out there for sports if you didn't already know, is putting out a season preview each day counting down its Top 25 teams. They have West Virginia at No. 24 and here is the story.
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--- If you're a college hoopshead and a stats nerd you will love this piece from SI's Luke Winn. It includes the top five breakout players of 2010 by using all kinds of statistical theories and probably a a few uses of the sine/cosine button I never touch on the calculator. I'm not against stats, in basketball I actually think they are as valuable as in any major sport not named baseball,but there are so many other intangibles to figure out breakout stars, I wouldn't make this a complete slam dunk.
Anyway, kind of interesting. Of Big East note, it tabs Maalik Wayns of Villanova to break out. As Winn points out himself, you probably don't need any numbers to tell you that.
Who of UC would I have tabbed as the best candidate for his list of breakout sophomores? I think Jaquon Parker would be the best bet. When he found his comfort zone he was as indisposible as anybody on the floor last year. With a year under his belt, you would think it would be realistic he could be a 12-point, 6-board, 6-assist type player.
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Intel may be pulling out of MeeGo development, if rumors coming out of Taiwan this morning are true. If that's the case, this will be the second Linux-based mobile platform dropped by its primary corporate sponsor in less than a month's time.
First, the rumor: Taipei-based DigiTimes is reporting that their industry sources are telling them that "Intel reportedly plans to temporarily discontinue development of its MeeGo OS due to a lack of enthusiasm for the platform from handset and tablet PC vendors. Instead, Intel will focus on hardware products, with its handset platforms to be paired with either Android or Windows Phone in 2012."
For its part, Intel is taking the "no comment" route, characterizing this as rumor.
"The company did say it remains committed to MeeGo and will continue to work with the community to develop and help meet the needs of customers and end users with open source."
There's a couple of issues with this: DigiTimes is located very close to the actual manufacturing plants in Taiwan and typically they have a pretty good handle on what's going on in the electronics industry because of that proximity.
Second, the MeeGo operating system has really made near-zero progress on smartphones and tablets, the platforms which Intel is supposedly halting MeeGo development. It's still coming out on the Nokia N9 smartphone, but that's all--Nokia halted all MeeGo device plans when it opted to partner with Microsoft and deploy Windows Phone 7 devices instead. It gets worse: Nokia apparently has no plans to release the N9 in the US, and UK plans are still up in the air, too.
There are other MeeGo projects in the works, but they are few and far between. Besides a reported Asus EeePC X101 and Lenovo Ideapad S100 in the works, the Linux Foundation, which are stewards for the MeeGo project, launched a Smart TV working group for MeeGo in March. No one knows for sure how MeeGo is doing on in-vehicle infotainment devices, another touted platform.
If DigiTimes got it right, though, I am concerned that even these projects will lose momentum and MeeGo may be headed for obscurity. The recent decision by HP to drop WebOS devices, including the TouchPad and all webOS-based phones, only serves to heighten this concern.
In the mobile market, there seems to be a mentality that if you can't make it big fast, you might as well just pack up and go back home. The webOS-based TouchPad was only on the market 49 days and sold abysmally, which seems to be the big reason HP pulled back from its mobile sector bet.
Intel, it seems, has finally come around to this point of view. It is likely a bitter pill to swallow--MeeGo advocates in Intel have often been extremely vocal, giving a sense that Intel was seeking some way to finally have their own operating system and possibly create Intel mojo on mobile hardware and software.
They may not get their wish. A quiet withdrawal from MeeGo does not leave MeeGo dead--remember, the Linux Foundation still holds the project--but without Intel funding and resources, it will be difficult for the open source project to move forward. It can still live, but without deployments or interest from users, will developers still be interested?
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|Posted on December 10, 2009 at 12:14:19
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I've got this pair of Altec Valencia's that I picked up this summer. The drivers are nice. The cabinet was beyond hope. So I started to research these speakers. I measured the T/S parameters and did simulations on different cabinet sizes and tunings. GM provided some valuable info on this forum as well.
First I went to bi-amping. I found 1200 Hz to sound optimum at 24 db/octave (Linkwitz-Riley). KT-88 tube amplifiers top and bottom. Next I pulled the high frequency horns out of the enclosures, and closed off the opening with ¾†plywood, which was drilled to receive 4-3†id schedule 40 PVC pipe ducts.
I turned the enclosures upside down to elevate the 15†416Z off the floor. The horn went on top. Each horn received an entire bar of Duc-Seal clay just above the vertical fins, 1/2 on top and half on the bottom.
And finally, I added a 3 cubic ft box to the enclosure. First I cut large openings into the removable back of the enclosure. Then I glued the new box to the back, covering the new holes. Then I replaced the back onto the box.
So I ended up with around an 8 cubic foot box, and the ability to change ducts at will. I will experiment around with this for a bit until I settle on the best tuning.
Then I will build the final cabinets. I'll post my progress.
Comments and questions welcomed.
|RE: Altec Valencia Cabinet Mods, posted on December 10, 2009 at 12:54:32
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Looks like a good project. Can you give us some details on the drivers in this combo? Is the bass driver a 411? Horn type & driver? What crossovers are you using?
|RE: Altec Valencia Cabinet Mods, posted on December 10, 2009 at 13:03:46
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|The horns are 811b, 806a driver. The mid-bass is 416Z. The crossover is an ESP circuit board I purchased.
|RE: Altec Valencia Cabinet Mods, posted on December 10, 2009 at 13:12:30
|Cool....keep us posted on your updates.
|RE: Altec Valencia Cabinet Mods, posted on December 10, 2009 at 17:17:38
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Can you comment on the difference between the 5 versus 8 cu. ft. cabinet?
When the initial T/S specs were determined it appeared that the 416 was suited for the smaller cabinet.
|RE: Altec Valencia Cabinet Mods, posted on December 11, 2009 at 02:05:57
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Hi Don.
I'm still fooling with optimum venting. Simulations show the larger box rolls off earlier but goes lower. I seem to be detecting some heaviness in the male bass voice, which sounds like a bump in the upper bass. It's going to take me some time to figure out.
|RE: Altec Valencia Cabinet Mods, posted on December 11, 2009 at 09:36:55
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Is it also possible to use a transistor and tube amp during your listening sessions. I think the output impedance of the amp will relate to the different cabinet volumes, if I understood the comments from GM. A tube amp would go better with the larger enclosure.
|RE: Altec Valencia Cabinet Mods, posted on December 11, 2009 at 09:48:19
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You are the only other person I know who has turned the box over, put the 811 on top, and a baffle in the hole where the 811 horn was. I did this about a decade ago and I listened to them for a while but traded the speakers for a H-K Citation II. They were my first introduction to Altecs.
I never got very fancy with the baffle, just used the opening size recommended by Altec. I made my own crossover replicating the Altec. One further point: the 802 driver does not fit well inside the Valencia cabinet as it is longer than the 806, but by taking the horn out of the cabinet you can go to the 802 driver.
|RE: Altec Valencia Cabinet Mods, posted on December 11, 2009 at 15:55:53
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|Did you ever experiment with the 802?
|RE: Altec Valencia Cabinet Mods, posted on December 12, 2009 at 01:08:55
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Agreed, so a larger net Vb and/or lower tuning and/or damping the vents are the usual solutions.
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|RE: Altec Valencia Cabinet Mods, posted on December 12, 2009 at 01:17:39
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You did. ;^) Typically, 10-12 ft^3 MLTLs with tunings around Fs have proven to be the most popular DIY alignments of mine for the various 416s whether SS or tube PP driven. SET amps typically require somewhat larger cabs to go low.
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|Altec Valencia Cabinets, posted on December 12, 2009 at 15:57:05
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I am following this thread closely. I have both Valencias in home, the 16 Ohm and 8 Ohm versions. The 16 Ohmer uses the compliment of drivers Les is using, plus I use the seriously good original N800F xover. So, what made these speakers so classic ? How can an undersized box sound so good, so huge ? How can it image so well ?
First, the original 16 ohmer trounces the 8 ohmer. The 8 ohmer uses ducted ports each side of the woof. The 8 ohmer uses a complex xover, with small iron-core trannies. So, not only does the 8 ohmer sacrifice efficiency, the xover slopes are far sharper in cutoff than the low phase shift 16 ohm xover.
The 16 ohmer, 846A, has the bass ports on each side of the horn; very important. Also very important is the close coupling of woof surround to tweeter mouth(front of horn). These close coupling methods, plus the low phase shift xover, yield the incredible imagery these Valencias are capable of setting up.
So, turning the box upside down and moving the tweeter/horn atop a molded wooden barrier(the old top or bottom molding flange) must have some immediate sonic differences, to be sure. Tweaking this new design will take time, and I am proud that you added more "box" in the rear; how resourceful...
When the horn is inside the box, attached to the box, it does not ring. But, lying it atop a box can bring out the worst in its' ringing. BTW, another tweeter mod to avoid is cutting the brass screen away from the driver mouth, unless you need a bright tweeter. An 802 is not recommended for usual home hifi. For a far away seat in a theater or barn, okay. But, for a home or garage, 802s sound sizzly. Duct Tack is nice, but these 811, or 511, horns need coatings or they need to be tightly attached, to minimize their inherent ring.
Play with the fore and aft arrangement of the horn mouth proximity to the woofer. Try a low slope xover, please. Usually, Valencias do not like toeing in, at all. They seem to image best when close to parallel, IME. Keep posting on this build of your new Valencias...
|RE: Altec Valencia Cabinets, posted on December 13, 2009 at 03:40:14
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Thanks Tranny.
In my final enclosure, I intend to bring the 416z up high and close to the horn. I turned the cabinet over to get the voice frequencies up off the floor; the horn is around the same distance from the 416z as originally.
I'll try them not toed in; something I hadn't considered.
The screens on the drivers were so full of crud I cut them away.
I can try a shallower xover, like 12db, however I am committed to bi amplifiying. Actually tri, I haven't brought the subwoofers into play yet.
I have tried 25hz tuning of the 8 cubic ft cabinets and it sounded as if the lower mids were pushed back 30 feet. Tapping on the cones yielded a ringing thud. So I added 4 pieces of 16"x 24"x 3 1/2" fiberglass to the fiberglass that was in the original enclosure. Tubby bass.
Then I substituted different venting at a Vb of 40 hZ. Together with the added fiberglass, it really sounds solid. Maybe I'll take one piece of 'glass out and try that as well.
Funny thing: with the 40hz tuning, when I tap one woofer it has that dead sound I think it should. The other has some thud.
What I am really looking forward to is a well braced baltic birch cabinet for the 416z and a sand-filled box for the horn.
I hope this happens in the next month of two.
Thanks for your insights.
|RE: Altec Valencia Cabinet Mods, posted on December 13, 2009 at 08:05:03
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Yes, I did end up using the 802Ds. I also covered the horn with Dynamat and removed the bug screen. These changes made a huge improvement in the clarity and freedom from artifacts in the sound. I eventually ended up with the big Magnificents boxes. I have been using them for a decade going through several other much more expensive speakers once in a while, but going back to the Altecs each time.
A few more points. Even with bi-amping you can replicate the Altec crossovers with new good quality coils and caps. The crossover for the tweeter and woofer can be built separately and still be exactly as Altec designed; each connected to its own amplifier. Even the best of the Altec crossovers can not come close to the freedom from artifacts that a rebuild using modest components can achieve. This reduces all the sizzle and hard steely highs and allows the 802 to really be heard clearly. It is the same reason to remove the bug screen. I have my Magnificents toed in so that the speakers are aimed at the listening position.
You will need to adjust the distance from the rear wall to ensure that the bass is accurate and firm while leaving enough space behind the speakers for the image to "bloom" with full depth of soundstage.
OK, now for a wildly OT comment: it is my building of small 1 and 2 liter racing engines for sports cars that made it impossible for me to leave the bug screen in the interface between driver and horn. In a racing engine the object is to cram as much fuel/air mixture into the cylinder for detonation as possible and to then evacuate the exhaust as rapidly as possible so that the next charge of fuel/air can replace it. In fact, the object is to get the exhaust gas flowing out to pull in the fuel/air mixture.
To achieve this, the air filter, carburetor (or fuel injection), cylinder head, and exhaust system must be as unrestricted, straight, and turbulence free as possible so as not to restrict the flow of fuel. Now imagine putting that bug screen in the intake side of the system or in the exhaust. What percent of the horsepower would be lost by that horribly restricting screen. I would bet probably 30% as a wild guess.
Now imagine that the compression driver and horn were an engine... Oh wait, they are an engine! They are an engine whose complete function in life is to move air in and out of that horn up to 20,000 times a second and more. Obviously we want that air moving in and out of that horn to do so in as unrestricted a manner possible so that the relationship between the horn throat and the compression driver is a perfect as possible for the most clear and accurate sound. While that may not be a perfect an analogy, there is no way I would put that bug screen in my racing engines and there is no way I would leave it between my horn and driver.
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Thanks Palustris.
Actually, I did steal the Model 19 T network for the horns and place it across the HF driver. This gives some lift to the high frequencies. I tried baffle step correction for the low/mids with a bunch of coils and caps. I didn't like it much, though I may return to it after I get the tuning and stuffing issues resolved.
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Hello Don.
The larger box gives more extension. Not floor shaking bass, but more lf growl. What I am unsure of is if this extension comes at the price of inferior transient response.
Since I intend to use a pair of subwoofers (NHT 1259, air suspension, QT of 0.6), the extension may be meaningless.
If anyone has an opinion about this I would sure like to hear it.
|RE: Altec Valencia Cabinet Mods, posted on December 13, 2009 at 15:14:37
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I would like to recommend that you also consider a mod that can be made to the Altec 811 horn.
Take a look at the post "Factors Affecting Sonic Quality" by Jack Bouska.
I added some dampening around the lips of my horns and also inserted some foam inside (a credit to Geddes). There was a noticeable reduction of the classic "horn honk" or color. However it should be noted that I was unable to measure the change since I do not own the appropriate equipment.
Altec partly addressed the problem with the foam inserted around the exterior of the horn on the Model 19.
You can easily test it out for yourself.
|Take out the bug screens..., posted on December 14, 2009 at 09:58:07
|It does not make the driver brighter. You gain clarity and imaging. Made a bigger difference than damping the 811 horn.
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Well, after much experimentation, here is the cabinet I ended up with. the LF enclosure is baltic birch, heavily braced internally. Vents are 3" ID, 2" long. If it looks like a Model 19, well, I copied most of it. I intend to purchase a pair of 802-8G drivers to replace the Valencia 806's. The system is bi-amplified, 24db/oct LR at 1200HZ. I took the Model 19 HF shaping network and put it in front of the HF horn.
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Distributed Solar Solutions
Local power companies are taking the lead to move solar photovoltaic projects closer to the end-use customer. Mid-size renewable projects can range from above 50 kilowatts to 2 megawatts. Learn more about Distributed Solar Solutions.
Dispersed Power Production
Qualifying facilities that generate power up to 80 megawatts may connect to TVA power lines. Once connected, a qualifying facility can use its power for itself and sell any extra to TVA at TVA's avoided costs, or it can sell all of its power to TVA at TVA's avoided costs. Learn more about Dispersed Power Production.
In addition to the programs mentioned above, TVA also accepts unsolicited proposals from parties with sites located both in the Tennessee Valley and external to the TVA power system. Questions about the unsolicited proposal process and actual proposals should be submitted to firstname.lastname@example.com. Proposals should contain sufficient detail to allow TVA to determine whether the project meets its threefold mission of economic development, environmental stewardship and reliable, low-cost power.