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Saturday, 10 November 2018
The Next Market Cycle Of Bear To Bull To Prove My Investing Strategy Right Or Wrong!
Read the Past and Forecast the Future!
Let see whether the next Great SGX Sales is worth more than 10 years of rotting cash waiting for it to happen.
Super long wait!
Super test of endurance and patience in receiving low return from war chest!
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Well, I didn't need to wait long :)
I didn't want to answer you directly when you asked rhetorically are there any other motivations beside investing to escape and investing to achieve?
Well, you have answered yourself ;)Replies
Let see what Temperament will say?
Eh? Now you want to hide behind temperament?
We may say we just want income more than expenses... Enough can oredi!
But deep down we know if we use our portfolios at 2009 prices as index 100, bei kambings who are 100% vested since then have beaten us old fogeys hands down - in percentage terms ;)
The strength of youth is they do not know what cannot be done!
You have achieved escape velocity; something is still missing right?
Don't worry. Those who achieved FIRE at age 35 laggi have bigger problem finding what to do do for the next 60 or more years!!!
This is classic!
Set goals, achieved goals. Then ask why do I get up in the mornings ;)
So it is binary. LOL!Delete
We either trade or invest to escape or achieve.
First to escape and then to achieve.
Bravo SMOL! Clap x 3!
Now that's a quick but "fake" capitulation ;)
If you really believed it was binary in the first place, you would not have asked me...
I only said you have answered your own question yourself; I did not say what you doing now is "to achieve" ;)
OK, better stop teasing you!
Anyway, no one listens to what we say - we can say whatever we want!
People listen to what we do.
Your many powerpoints and what you intend to do speak volumes on your motivations :)
Remember we the super relax warrior can't compare exactly with the hit and run warrior.ReplyDelete
"Liu de qing san zai, bu pah mei chai sau".
"Pardon my hanyu pin in"
We can only nimble when market goes crazy everynow and then.
When really there appear the black swan, make sure U are not caught doing something else
So simple isn't it!?
As i have said before, i never bother about to achieve or to escape or what?ReplyDelete
i just want a piece of the cake.
Maybe trade / invest to escape boredom & achieve an endorphin hit? LOL!ReplyDelete
For your method to "win" against someone who invested fully 10 years ago & re-invested dividends along the way ... the market need to drop by at least another 57%.
For someone who started later in Jan 2010, your method "wins" as long as the market drops another 36%.
This presumes having the mental & financial capacity to go "all in" (or at least big big) when markets drop that much. ;)
The method probably suitable for those who have already achieved the required quantum of retirement cash, or those with shorter investment timeframe, or those hoping to strike "lottery" for FIRE purposes etc.
For those with much longer timeframe e.g. 20s, early-30s, or those intending to leave legacy for grandkids etc maybe easier to just stay invested & invest regularly over the years.
If cannot take market volatility, just maintain 30% or 40% cash/govt bonds portion, and re-balance once or twice a year. ;)
Of course can implement these 2 different methods in your portfolio (bucket approach), but Uncle8888's method requires a substantial amount else the reward-to-opportunity cost may not be worth it. "your a/c size really matters" ;)Replies
STI compound return from 1996 to 2017 is 6.5%. Passive STI ETF investing may be about 5 to 6%. May be next market cycle; try STI ETF to verify.Delete


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20 Years Later: The Boy Who 'Divorced' His Parents
Usually when families dig into video archives to take a stroll down memory lane, it's an occasion for fond stories and good-natured ribbing. But despite a young niece's excited cry of "Uncle Shawn, you're on TV!" Shawn Russ could only cringe as he sat at a reunion of his adoptive family last July watching 20-year-old footage of himself talking about his history-making decision to file a petition for termination of parental rights-what the media called a "divorce"-allowing a court to let him sever ties with his negligent mother in order to join the Russ clan. While his niece saw what was right in front of her—Shawn, at 11, being interviewed by Oprah Winfrey and others-Shawn saw what was missing from the screen: images of a boy celebrating a birthday or opening a Christmas present. "My story is universal," says Shawn, now 32. "Just like any child, all I really wanted was a family."
His groundbreaking legal journey to find one gave rise to a landmark court ruling, two made-for-TV movies-and a family he could call his own. But though the boy once known as Gregory K. has long since relaxed into the embrace of his adoptive parents, George and Lizabeth Russ of Leesburg, Fla., his life remains complicated. "Winning the trial and being given a family that loves me wasn't the answer to everything," Shawn told PEOPLE on the 20th anniversary of the court ruling, in his first interview in 17 years. "I've been on a quest just to be ordinary." Among his obstacles: the public outing of his personal life, his escape into alcohol and drugs to numb chronic depression, and the death of his biological mother before they reconciled. In recent years he's come to terms with his demons, but, Shawn says, "I'm still fighting to find myself and my place in this world."
For the first 11 years of his life-spent in Colorado, Florida and traveling on the road-there was no place, and no one, Shawn, then Gregory Kingsley, could reliably call home. "My life was crazy: living in abusive homes, living in cars, living in homeless shelters," Shawn says. "I didn't even know my biological mother that well." Raised by an alcoholic father during most of his early years, he had to sneak collect phone calls to his mother, Rachel, who had given birth to him at 18. Around age 8, he went to live with her and his two younger brothers after his father, Ralph Kingsley, assaulted a girlfriend. The arrangement lasted only months. "She placed me in foster care," he says. "It took 28 years to come to terms with feeling abandoned by my mother."
After he was farmed out to a boys' ranch, "I happened to see Shawn in a room, reading a book," says George Russ, 69, a retired attorney and child-rights advocate. He didn't know at the time that he and Shawn both had been raised by alcoholic fathers, but "something about Shawn rang a bell," George says. Though he and his wife already had eight children, he moved quickly to bring Shawn home. On his second visit, says George, "he asked us to adopt him."
Still, adjustment to life in the Russes' boisterous Mormon household wasn't easy. "I was a fully formed individual at 10," says Shawn. "But they never turned their back on me. It developed my understanding of what a family is." Unaccustomed to household rules, and even childhood itself ("He did not know how to ride a bicycle," says Lizabeth), Shawn suffered from "terrible self-esteem," says George. And just as he was settling in, Rachel announced she wanted him back-provoking Shawn's legal battle. With the teen years came friends the older Russes found unsavory and experimentation with drugs that led to two marijuana-related arrests. "He taught me how to love unconditionally," says Lizabeth, 64. "That was hard for me." Often Shawn felt misunderstood. "The fame came from a bad past," he says. "It wasn't an accomplishment of mine."
Shawn dropped out of community college, then two years ago moved out of state, deliberately distancing himself from the small town (but not the tight-knit Russ family), where he still felt the weight of his old identity. He was selective in choosing those to tell about his past. But as he did, he found they shared their own burdens. "I realized everybody has some type of pain they've been through," he says. "I was normal." Today he lives in Webster, Mass., where he works the overnight shift in a factory etching glass doors. No longer suffering from depression, he says part of his healing has been coming to terms with his regret that after the court case, he never again spoke to Rachel, who died in 2006. "She loved me," he says. "My mother was human and she made mistakes." He has no contact with or knowledge of his biological brothers.
Shawn has yet to meet the woman who could help him realize his greatest dream: to become a dad. Still, "I've never seen him this happy," says his brother Brandon Russ, 27. "Shawn has made a tremendous change for the better." Fueling that change? "I've realized I should be proud of what I did," Shawn says of his landmark case. "It wasn't an easy thing for an 11-year-old boy to do."

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DogsBite.org - Some pit bull owners praise their dog's ability to scale fences. In this instance, the owner says, "Up, up, up, up, up!" Followed by a female voice that says, "Weeeee" as the dog easily climbs up, over and down. It appears that the dog has climbed a fence that was designed to protect a school playground. It's unclear why any dog owner would want to teach his dog this trick. Pit bull owners, however, seem to revel in it.
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Town of Hempstead officials hosted meetings last week at the Oceanside and Island Park libraries to provide residents with updates on various road- and drainage-improvement projects — most of which will break ground by summer's end.
Officials announced that they had reached the end of the design phase for various projects in both areas, and will soon begin the bidding process for construction projects.
"Island Park and Oceanside residents have suffered through much since Superstorm Sandy and deserve real relief from flooding," Town of Hempstead Supervisor Laura Gillen said. ". . . I have been out in the community, explaining our new building plans and construction timeline, and I look forward to delivering results by rebuilding stronger, smarter and safer."
Town of Hempstead spokesman Michael Fricchione said that many of the projects would begin, and be completed, this summer, while some may not be finished until next summer, depending on weather conditions and the length of the bidding process. The projects total $7.3 million and will be funded by the Governor's Office of Storm Recovery.
Officials hosted a forum at the Oceanside Library on March 27 to provide residents with updates on plans for the hamlet. The work includes "detention" projects, which will include the installation of underground storm water containers and holding tanks that prevent polluted runoff from entering the water systems, as well as other green infrastructure projects to slow down and absorb the flow of rainfall by adding more grassy areas and vegetation. Those projects are slated for Moore, Fulton and Perry avenues, Hampton Road and Judith Lane.
The town also finished designs for a drainage project for Tinker Drive, Lawson Boulevard, Foxhurst Road, Seiffort Court, 4th Street and Waukena Avenue, aimed at reducing flooding.
In addition, town officials plan to raise several roads in the hamlet. The town has awarded contracts and has completed the design phase to raise Carrel Boulevard, Maxine Court, Cecelia Way, the eastern portion of Oceanside Road and Wright, Alice and Beatrice avenues. The town has also awarded a contract to raise Royal and Morland avenues, Fir, Grove, Louis and Stanton Places.
Town officials hosted a similar forum at the Island Park Public Library on March 28. Projects in the works include drainage improvements on Barnum Island and Harbor Isle. One major project entails the installation of underground check valves, to prevent water from flowing through the outfalls and coming into the street when the tide rises, while enabling water to filter outward.
The plans also include road raising and drainage capacity improvements at Broadway and Trafalgar Avenue, the southern portion of Harbor Isle and at California Place North. California Place South will undergo road raising, drainage improvements and check valve installations.
Since the aftermath of Sandy, residents have waited for road repairs and flood mitigation projects. Patricia Ambrosia, the president of the Island Park Civic Association, hosted several elected officials during the organization's March 12 meeting in the hope of receiving project updates.
"There have been all these studies, and no actual work since the storm," Ambrosia told the Herald after the meeting. "We have to start holding our officials, who we elected to represent us, accountable."
According to the presentation by town officials, the projects' goals were to upgrade the existing storm water conveyance system with larger pipes; raise the roadways; improve the quality of storm water by installing treatment systems at the Austin Boulevard and Trafalgar and Broadway project areas to capture sediment, oils and debris before discharging them into open waters.
Drainage system upgrades are scheduled for the southern end of Harbor Isle, including Sheridan Place, Island Parkway South, portions of Island Park Place and Washington Avenue. Harbor Isle drainage capacity improvements included a proposed 30-inch-diameter trunk line for increased storm capacity and the installation of catch basin inserts near Island Parkway, Island Park Place and Sheridan Place. The inserts are designed to capture pollutants, sediments, trash and debris.
Road-raising drainage system upgrades will also take place near the California Canal, at California Place North and South, Vanderbilt Place, New York Avenue, Seaview Avenue, Decatur Place, Sunset Avenue, Tuttle Place, Brennan Place, Backer Court, Petit Place and Fitzroy Place. Roads will also be raised near Lincoln Orens Middle School.
Officials began planning the projects with a design team last June. Thirty percent of the preliminary plans and engineering estimates were submitted to the town in September. Sixty percent of the plan was presented in February, and permit applications were submitted to the state's Department of Environmental Conservation, the Department of State and the Army Corps of Engineers on March 8. The next step in the process will be to obtain permits and put the projects out to bid.
Fricchione said letters would be sent out and phone calls would be made to residents telling them when roadwork would be done near their homes and informing them how long repairs would take.


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I have spent my life trying to improve the lives of people who need it most. I am a scientist and professor of computational genomics. My lab builds computer tools to read DNA and understand disease risk.
I am dedicated to serving the community of Del Mar. As a 15-year resident, I have served as the City's Finance Committee Chair, the Sea Level Rise Advisory Committee Chair (STAC), and member of the Design Review Board. I understand our city's dynamics, from lagoon to beach to hillside. I have experience tackling our city's biggest issues, whether it's the budget, land development, or fire and safety hazards.
I am running for City Council because I want to be a part of shaping Del Mar's future and bring back a level of openness and respect that has been missing from City Hall. I will listen to all sides of an issue before deciding how to vote and strive to arrive at fair decisions that put our Residents First.
One of my priorities is to protect the unique and special character of Del Mar. I support Local Control and will follow our Community Plan when deciding Land Use issues. Utility undergrounding is an immediate priority for Measure Q funds. We must complete Streetscape and establish plans for Shores Park. We need a financial plan for annual beach sand replenishment.
Protecting the safety of our community is also extremely important. I will work toward enhanced Sheriff services and improved response times. We need a fire protection plan for Crest Canyon and our hillside neighborhoods. And we need safe access to our bluffs and beach.
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So you've arrive in Milan and only have a day (or a few hours) to fully explore the city before you have to leave. Well, here are 5 things to do in Milan when you're short on time but still want to make the most of this beautiful Italian city! If, of course, you have even more time, you should check out these other top things to do in Milan in these posts here.
Milan is an amazing city and is full of so much great culture and history but for first-time travellers, there are definitely a few things worth noting before you visit! (My list of 5 follows shortly after!)
1.) Beware of pickpockets! Thankfully I was warned in advance of my visit and I had no bad experience with pickpockets but when I was queuing at the train station – the lady in front of me (obviously a tourist like me) had her bag open to get out her purse or money and immediately I could see at least two different "stragglers" who were loitering around look right into her purse hungrily! I think they key is to be vigilant and very aware of your surroundings – kids are sometimes roped into pickpocketing so don't let your guard down!
2.) Try to avoid hanging out in train stations generally. It makes sense to arrive on time to catch your train but there are so many opportunistic petty criminals that hang around in train stations so it's best to spend as little time as you need to in train station.
3.) If you take a train in Italy generally – get your ticket validated before your journey! It is not enough to just buy the tickets. You will get charged a maximum fare and the police (or transport police) are very strict about this. If you do get caught out though, you can probably talk your way out of it but its probably best to just save yourself the hassle and pay in advance.
With the warnings aside, now we can get on to the main item on the agenda – my list of the top 5 things to see in Milan.
1.) Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
This is an iconic building smack in the centre of Milan is home to some of the fanciest stores in the city. It's part and parcel of why Milan is known for fashion and is arguably one of the top things to do in the city – not just because the Galleria alone but because of the Duomo right next to it…. which brings me to my next point.
2.) Duomo di Milano (Milan Cathedral)
Arguably the most famous thing to do in Milan is to visit the Duomo! This is one my favourite gothic buildings (it's easy to see why) and is apparently the fifth largest cathedral in the world!
The rooftop boasts stunning views over Milan and is truly a sight to behold. When I visited, it was a tad more underwhelming inside but that intricate facade makes this cathedral truly stand out.
3.) Sforza Castle
A short walk from the Galleria and Duomo sits a grand castle, smack in the middle of Milan, that oddly feels like a prison.
The prison feeling, strangely enough, adds to the general mystique of the building and makes it feel slightly haunting to visit at night – which makes it a perfect thing to do in Milan once the sun's set. 🙂
4.) Parco Sempione
This is a stunning park and a perfect site for a laid-back picnic with lots of gelato! Random fact – there's free WiFi all over the park so it's a perfect time to upload that instagram pic or send that email/iMessage home if you're a typical roaming traveller with no phone internet service.
5.) Milanese Architecture
This is a bit of a catch-all cheat but the city of Milan stands out, not only for the fashion, delicious food or beautiful parks but its breath-taking architecture! It's so easy to get lost in its beauty as you wander from street to street exploring the city – preferably with gelato in hand (yes, I really like ice cream!) 🙂


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…Jerrold Nadler made an absolute ass of himself by telling Corey Lewandowski that he did not have executive privilege, when the executive privilege Lewandowski invoked was that of President Trump?
Is it possible that Nadler is such a complete dumbkopf that after all these years in the House of Representatives, including most of this year as chair of the Judiciary Committee, he doesn't know how executive privilege works?
Or is it that he figures his supporters are dumbkopfs, and think he's making a valid point?
Regardless, it was just one of the many ways that yesterday's hearing was a pathetic joke.
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The reforms will fall under the jurisdiction of the Election Assistance Commission (EAC), an independent entity created by the Act that will serve as a national clearinghouse and resource for the compilation of information and review of procedures with respect to the administration of Federal elections, including administering voting standards and providing public information on issues involving election reform. The EAC will be comprised of four presidential appointees recommended by congressional leadership as mandated by Section 203(a)(2) of the Act.
As part of the EAC, a fifteen-member Technical Guidelines Development Committee will contribute technical expertise to support improvements to the voting system, with participants drawn from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), ANSI-accredited standards developer The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The Committee will assist in technical support of the EAC through research and development in the areas of: the security of computers, computer networks, and computer data storage used in voting systems; methods to detect and prevent fraud; protection of voter privacy; the role of human factors in the design and application of voting systems; and remote access voting, including voting through the Internet.
ANSI member IEEE has been working with Federal Election Commission (FEC) officials for several months to provide technical input for testing criteria and security of voting systems. Initial reports from the IEEE group working on development of the draft "Standard for the Evaluation of Voting Equipment" (BSR/IEEE 1583-200x) indicate that a final standard is more than a year away.
Dr. Mark Hurwitz, CAE, ANSI president and chief executive officer, explained that ANSI has been actively involved in encouraging the use of voluntary consensus standards in the election reform process since December 2000 when Institute members and staff began working with the FEC to promote the adoption of voluntary standards to improve election processes through inclusion of such standards in legislation. "We believe that voluntary standards for election reform will serve U.S. interests well because government, consumers, and industry work together to create them," Dr. Hurwitz explained. "We expect that ANSI and its network of accredited standards developers will play a critical role in election reform process by providing and promoting a process that is designed to protect the rights and interests of every participant."


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Writing for TomDispatch, historian Alfred McCoy offers a disturbing prognosis (see here as well) of America's near-term future:
A soft landing for America 40 years from now? Don't bet on it. The demise of the United States as the global superpower could come far more quickly than anyone imagines. If Washington is dreaming of 2040 or 2050 as the end of the American Century, a more realistic assessment of domestic and global trends suggests that in 2025, just 15 years from now, it could all be over except for the shouting.
Despite the aura of omnipotence most empires project, a look at their history should remind us that they are fragile organisms. So delicate is their ecology of power that, when things start to go truly bad, empires regularly unravel with unholy speed: just a year for Portugal, two years for the Soviet Union, eight years for France, 11 years for the Ottomans, 17 years for Great Britain, and, in all likelihood, 22 years for the United States, counting from the crucial year 2003.
Future historians are likely to identify the Bush administration's rash invasion of Iraq in that year as the start of America's downfall. However, instead of the bloodshed that marked the end of so many past empires, with cities burning and civilians slaughtered, this twenty-first century imperial collapse could come relatively quietly through the invisible tendrils of economic collapse or cyberwarfare.
But have no doubt: when Washington's global dominion finally ends, there will be painful daily reminders of what such a loss of power means for Americans in every walk of life. As a half-dozen European nations have discovered, imperial decline tends to have a remarkably demoralizing impact on a society, regularly bringing at least a generation of economic privation. As the economy cools, political temperatures rise, often sparking serious domestic unrest.
McCoy's essay is a long one, and the whole of it is worth reading if for no other reason than for the interested reader to experience the clarity, realism and good sense present within his analysis, an experience which contrasts nicely with the shock commonly produced by the talk and deeds performed by the arrogant madmen and women who make up America's 'natural aristocracy'. Empires, to be sure, are seldom happy, and not one has proven to be eternal. They tend to end unhappily, usually as a result of a war. The City on the Hill — God's Country — will share in that common fate, and McCoy's essay only depicts a feasible future that would render that fate actual.
As for myself, I mostly wonder about (fear!) the kind of political system our natural aristocrats, conceited as we know them to be, will produce once they realize they are global anachronisms and worthless in their homeland. I bet the next polity will not be a democracy!


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Gloria Estefan (born Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García; September 1, 1957) is a Cuban-American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman. She started off her career as the lead singer in the group called "Miami Latin Boys" which was eventually known as Miami Sound Machine.
Estefan's breakthrough success with "Conga" in 1985 made her known worldwide. The song became Estefan's signature song and led to the Miami Sound Machine winning the grand prix in the 15th annual Tokyo Music Festival in 1986. In the middle of 1988 she and the band got their first number-one hit for the song "Anything for You". She is a contralto.
In March 1990, Estefan had a severe accident in her tour bus. She made her comeback in March 1991 with a new world tour and album called Into The Light. Her 1993 Spanish-language album Mi Tierra won the first of her three Grammy Awards for Best Tropical Latin Album. It was the first number-one album on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart, established when it was released. It was also the first Diamond album in Spain. Many of her songs like "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You", "1-2-3", "Get On Your Feet", "Here We Are", "Coming Out of the Dark", "Bad Boy", "Oye!", "Party Time" and a remake of Vicki Sue Robinson's "Turn the Beat Around" became international hits, with chart-topping scores. Estefan has sold an estimated 100 million records worldwide, including 31.5 million in the United States alone.
She has won seven Grammy Awards. Estefan also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Las Vegas Walk of Fame. In 2015, she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her contributions to American music and will receive the Kennedy Center Honors in December 2017 for her contributions to American Culture Life. Estefan also won an MTV Video Music Award, and two ACE Awards. She was honored with the American Music Award for Lifetime Achievement as well as being named BMI Songwriter of the Year. She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and has received multiple Billboard Awards. She is also on the list of VH1 top 100 Greatest Artists of All Time, and in Billboard's Top 100 Greatest Artists Of All time.


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- Youth, of Ilford, east London, admitted creating flyers and CDs promoting jihad
- Extremist material was discovered in prayer room at University College Hospital
- CDs contained a series of lectures by the banned hate preacher Anwar al-Awlaki
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A judge has threatened to jail a 17-year-old extremist unless his family prove they are doing all they can to stop him from promoting jihad.
The teenager, from Ilford, east London, has admitted creating flyers and CDs which were found in prayer rooms in two of London's biggest hospitals.
He was tracked down when a carrier bag containing flyers titled Become martyrs for the sake of Allah' was left on the Hammersmith and City line in April.
After an investigation to find the owner of the bag - a man aged in his 50s - further extremist material was found in the prayer room at University College Hospital.
The teenager, from Ilford, east London, has admitted creating flyers and CDs which contained a series of lectures by banned hate preacher Anwar al-Awlaki (pictured)
The CDs were found to contain a series of lectures by banned hate preacher Anwar al-Awlaki, a U.S.-born cleric linked to al-Qaeda who was killed in a drone strike.
Senior District Judge Emma Arbuthnot said: 'This boy is nearly 18. This is a very serious offence. I'm going to need to know all I can about the family.
'If there's no family stopping this from happening I'm going to lock him up, quite frankly.'
The owner of the bag was traced via CCTV and his travelcard to Royal London Hospital where a pile of CDs marked 'Free. Take me' were found in a cupboard in the prayer and contemplation room.
The youth was linked to the flyers and CDs using DNA evidence and his home was raided on October 11 last year.
Anwar Al-Awlaki was killed by a drone strike in Yemen in 2011
Police seized a number of disks identical to those found at the hospitals, as well as the computer used to manufacture the flyers.
He appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court with his parents on Thursday where he pleaded guilty to two charges of encouraging and assisting the commission of a terrorist offence between December 2016 and October last year.
He further admitted one count of providing a service to assist an act of terrorism.
Adjourning sentencing until March 5, Judge Arbuthnot said to the defendant: 'I need to work out what I'm going to do with your sentence.
'I have to make sure that if I don't lock you up there's a very robust package of measures in place. If you were over 18 I would lock you up, no problem.'
She praised his parents for attending court, saying: 'It's the most difficult thing for the parents because obviously they are very worried about the child and often this comes from nowhere.'
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If you are a banana lover, the following diet will suit you perfectly. The best thing is that you will not feel hunger. You can lose up to 5 kg in one week. But, before you start the diet you have to consult a doctor or a nutritionist.
Breakfast – eat only 1 banana. If you are still hungry 15 minutes after this, you can go ahead and eat one more. You should not consume anything more for breakfast, but if you think the banana won't be enough for you, you can consume 2-3 tbsp. of boiled rice. Make sure to consume only ripe bananas.
Lunch and supper – get you dinner at 8 o'clock the latest, although it would be perfect to take your dinner at 6 PM. You are not limited with your choice when it comes to the ingredients for lunch and supper, and you can eat what you usually eat. Make sure the portions are smaller, and avoid desserts.
The Japanese women are known for their slim figure for they make sure they are not completely full after lunch.
Moreover, make sure to avoid carbohydrates, white bread, white rice, sugar, and white flour.
Only water
During the diet, the only liquid you are allowed for consumption is water. Make sure the water you consume is at a room temperature. Drink it slowly, in small sips, not all at once. During the day you can drink one cup of coffee, tea, or freshly squeezed juice. During special occasions, you can take one glass of beer, or wine.
Around 3 PM you can eat 2 parts of dark chocolate, or low calorie cake. You are no allowed to take chips, ice-cream, donuts, or similar foods. it would be much better to take one fruit as a sack, but if your desire for something sweet is great, do not frustrate yourself.
Get to bed early
Make sure that you go to sleep at midnight the latest.
Exercise if you want to
You don't necessarily have to exercise, but if you do want that, go ahead. Make sure that you walk as much as you can.
Keep a diary
Keep a diary by noting how you've felt and what you have consumed throughout the day. You can find forums on the internet and exchange experiences with other people who have tried this diet.
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The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp is a Minor League Baseball team that is the Southern League, Double-A Affiliate of the Miami Marlins. Jacksonville has a rich baseball tradition but the organization looks forward to offering its brand of affordable family fun to the fans at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville each summer. After rebranding to the Jumbo Shrimp in 2017, the inaugural season garnered the Southern League's Don Mincher Organization of the Year, Promotional Trophy, and Jimmy Bragan Executive of the Year, won by General Manager Harold Craw.
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- Work with the in-house production staff for the broadcast on MiLB.TV
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- Work with the media team in shooting one player feature each home stand
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Early Summer 2017
Change is Good
By Sydney Bender, EDITOR
Betty Crocker wasn't real.
In the 1800s, a flour milling company needed a fictitious name with which to sign its puzzle competition letters, and so Betty Crocker was born. The Washburn Crosby Company (now called General Mills) carried that namesake throughout its advertising department, most famously using the pseudonym as a byline for Betty Crocker's Picture Cook Book, first published in 1950.
Ah, the Betty Crocker Cookbook. It is arguably America's most famous cookbook. A staple in every kitchen, it boasts recipes for birthday cakes, pigs in a blanket and chicken tomato aspic.
For a good chunk of my youth, I loved to read when I ate; the back of a cereal box, the newspaper, books— especially cookbooks. I found joy in perusing my mother's Betty Crocker Cookbook. It made cooking look easy.
"What's the American man's favorite dessert?" Betty asked in the first edition. "Most people would agree—it's pie. And heading the list is apple pie. Followed closely by cherry pie and peach pie and lemon meringue and a lot of others. If you care about pleasing a man—bake a pie."
As offensively as this gendered guarantee reads today, it's an accurate depiction of life a handful of decades ago. It is a part of food history, and it helped to shape the legacy of food writing and the generations of food lovers that have followed in its footsteps.
In this issue, journalist Remy Tumin writes about how her grandparents relied heavily on cookbooks. "Today we may lean on them more for inspiration and guidelines. But for a generation of cooks, they were used religiously." (The Cookbook Generation).
But there are still cookbooks today that we use and love, like Sarah Waldman's newest work, Feeding a Family (Cookbook Spotlight), a beautiful book that offers readers family-friendly, easy to cook on weeknight recipes.
There are recipes we return to again and again, but sometimes change is good. This issue of edible Vineyard has had some new developments. We're now publishing two expansive issues, rather than four smaller ones, and they'll both hit newsstands and mailboxes during the summertime, when our readership is the largest.
Additionally, art director Emma Young has given edible Vineyard a facelift, with new style and design.
I want to thank and bid farewell to the founding photo editor Elizabeth Cecil, who has made this magazine what it is today. Her work can still be found inside the pages of edible Vineyard, as well as in many other publications around the globe.
It seemed as if summer would never come this year, and now that it has finally arrived, we can't wait to pop open clams (Stuffies When You're Young) and indulge in the green of the season (Ingredient).
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Logistex has recently completed a new National Distribution Centre for plumbing and building merchant Wolseley PLC, helping to consolidate products formerly stored around the country into a single, cost-effective location.
As well as designing and installing a highly automated storage and picking system, Logistex project managed the main building works, taking full responsibility for successfully handing the project over on schedule. The project consolidated storage acquired from Wolseley's acquisitions, allowing it to manage stock more efficiently and improve customer service.
- Consolidated products into single NDC
- Highly automated storage and picking system with seven miniloads and six high speed cranes
- 90,000 product locations and up to 400,000 SKUs
- Up to 30,000 order picks daily
- Logistex project managed building works carried out by main contractor
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As a UK market leader in building products, Wolseley distributes mainly to trade and professional customers through brands such as Plumb Center, Build Center, Climate Center and Parts Center. Its products range from heavyside materials such as bricks, block and timber to heating, plumbing and ventilation components and spares totalling some 400,000 SKUs offered through 1,850 branches. The objective was to establish a central consolidated NDC to help reduce inventory and costs – and by holding a higher proportion of slow moving items centrally, to free space in Regional Distribution Centres for fast-moving stock.
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The automated warehouse management system is the highly mechanised heart of the operation, designed to pick 30,000 order lines per day. Seven Logistex miniload cranes serving 80,000 locations work in tandem with six high-speed cranes serving 10,000 locations, to bring fast moving goods to the picking stations. On a mezzanine level 21 conveyor fed-picking spurs service the slower moving item zone. The majority of orders are then transported back via the bridge to the bulk store building for dispatch.
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Salon J Ladner, a new hair salon at the St. Clair Lofts in downtown Dayton, will hold its grand opening on Jan. 17, according to owner Joshua Ladner.
The salon at 37 S. St. Clair St. specializes in Paul Mitchell products and services.
Salon J Ladner currently employs three stylists and one intern. Ladner, who recently moved to Dayton from North Dakota, hopes to grow the business.
"Downtown Dayton is in its rebirth, so I wanted to be a part of it," Ladner said.
The salon opened for business in November. Its official opening event will he held Jan. 17 at 10:30 a.m.
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My overall philosophy on teaching classes is this: students should go away with at least one new tip, or way of doing something. Some students may even have a finished project, if the chosen class is a mini-quilt or some other small quilt, and so for this reasons, you will see a lot of small quilts in the line-up below. But generally, it's most important that we quilters share some time together building our community, getting to know the other quilters in our guild, and enjoy the making.
I can teach any quilt I've made, if given a heads up so I can write up the pattern or organize class materials; kit fees will be based on materials needed and patterns to be purchased. I use all techniques, so can offer classes in Appliqué, English Paper Piecing (a personal favorite), traditional patchwork, modern patchwork, wool work, and embroidery. I am a generalist, and enjoy the process of creating with cloth. The classes below are loosely grouped.
Sol LeWitt's Patchwork Primer: This is a fun quilt to do with a fat quarter stack from one designer: it is good quilt to put together quickly, yet it has great impact. It finishes at 47″ square.
Sky Rocket, approx. 26″ square.
We discuss the impact of color and value in this quilt, and I will have several illustrations to show how changing the relative lightness/darkness can change the entire quilt's look. This has great impact made in solids, but can be done in prints that read-as-solids as well.
Semaphore Block Quilt, size varies
English Paper Piecing
In this class, we begin with the basics of hexies, moving on to a mini-mini Kansas Sunflower variation. Then to encourage thinking about the importance of color, we tackle Spectrum, discussing how adding black or white impact to the inks we see in our fabrics changes their color value and impact. This is a handwork class, done with English Paper Piecing (EPP). Kaffe Fassett fabrics or those fabrics that have a wide range of surface color are best for this, as we'll do a lot of fussy cutting to get that rainbow. Kit fee of $12 includes both patterns and hexie supplies.
I have made this multiple times and taught it in workshop many times as well. Students can finish this easily in an all-day workshop, and if well-prepared, they can get a good start on it in a half-day workshop. I have samples showing how it can be sewn in patriotic or holiday colors. Kit fee for the pattern. See below for other versions:
Merrion Square (new)
This little 25″ quilt can be a day-long class project on its own, or the two house quilts can be combined, with some of the class doing Home, Sweet, Home, and others doing Merrion square. Kit fee of $10 for the pattern. Another version, done scrappy, is below:
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A Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns (1970)
by Barbara G. Walker
No current Talk conversations about this book.
I have never had a comprehensive stitch dictionary, relying instead on an ancient and tattered Vogue Knitting Book given to me many years ago by an elderly aunt, and more recent guides from Nicky Epstein and Leslie Stanfield. Over the past year or two, I have read a number of rave reviews of Barbara Walker's 4-volume Treasury of Knitting Patterns, but I had never encountered the actual books.
On a recent trip to Powell's, I browsed the knitting section and found an entire cart filled with the latest printing of the Treasury, plus another book on mosaic knitting. Volume 2 was the thickest, and a quick browse convinced me that this volume had the greatest concentration of stitch patterns I would actually use. The others will have to wait.
The Second Treasury provides 700 stitch patterns, in the following categories: knit-purl combinations, slip-stitch patterns, slip-stitch color patterns, mosaic patterns, fancy color patterns, fancy texture patterns, twist-stitch patterns, cables, cable-stitch patterns, yarn-over patterns, eyelets, lace, lace panels and insertions, borders, and edgings. Photographs (mostly black and white) are provided for all patterns.
A few minor complaints - the cover is a bit flimsy for such a thick book, especially one that is intended to be actively used. I would have preferred a sturdy cover with coil binding, to allow for placing the pages flat on a scanner, so that patterns can be evaluated side by side for design purposes. The directions are all written in narrative form, which was common practice when this collection was first issued in the 1970s. However, modern knitters expect charts, and this volume should have been updated to provide them.
Finally, the photos have not been updated; they are small and mostly black and white. Fortunately a volunteer effort is underway at The Walker Treasury Project to provide larger color photos of swatches for the patterns in all of Walker's Treasuries.
This is the 2nd volume of Barbara Walker's 4 volume reference library of knitting stitch patterns. Like the first volume, the stitch patterns are written out line by line, rather than charted. In this volume many of the patterns were contributed by readers of the first volume; contributors are noted on each pattern they provided. This is, in a sense, a wiki before wikis were formally defined. Walker indicates traditional historical patterns, and offers suggestions as to the type of garments best suited for a particular stitch.
Categories of stitches are: (1) knit-purl combinations; (2) slip-stitch patterns; (3) slip-stitch color patterns; (4) mosaic patterns; (5)fancy color patterns; (6)fancy texture patterns; (7) twist-stitch patterns; (8) cables; (9) cable-stitch patterns; (10) yarn-over patterns; (11) eyelets; (12) lace; (13) lace panels and insertions; (14) borders; (15) edgings.
Walker offers instructions on adapting the patterns to circular knitting, a stitch guide for adapting patterns to standard garmentsizes, and a few words of wisdom to us left-handers (or continental knitters) about not making things more complicated than they really are.
A photo accompanies every pattern; most are b&w, but this volume contains a few colored plates.
This volume is a timeless classic.
Perfect second stitch library in Barbara Walker's foursome.
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I'm not complaining though, being a cover girl is kinda neat!
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great article, Lauren!
- May 18, 2010 at 7:00 PM
- Kirsten said...
Great article Lauren! So well spoken and gorgeous pictures!!! you got blue steel down pat! :)
- May 18, 2010 at 7:36 PM
- LARRY BRADLEY said...
Great article and pics. You deserve all the fun stuff after putting in all the hard work and dedication.
Larry B.
- May 18, 2010 at 8:41 PM
- Unknown said...
Hey Lauren,
It's Kate Shapiro, your sister and I were friends growing up.
I was at the YWCA yesterday and picked up this magazine 'cuz I saw you on the cover.... what a trip! I was glad to hear that you kept on with the swimming etc, and congrats on bringing your athletics to that level. That's a huge accomplishment.
Anyways, say hi to your sis, and best of luck in your training.
- May 20, 2010 at 10:07 PM
Lauren. (VJCC)
You f-ing rock!!!
Awesome! i will pick it up at the gym tomorrow!
Glad you are doing great!
- May 26, 2010 at 9:43 PM
- Lauren said...
Thank you all for the nice comments.
Kate- it's great to hear from you! I will let Amanda know you said hello. I'm sure she would love to hear from you too!
Kelly (VJ) - are you still in Van? Let's get together this summer!! I may need a good laugh or two ;)
- May 27, 2010 at 9:10 AM
I am still in Van...would love to see you this summer!!
email is still the same...firstname.lastname@example.com
Lauren, hope the surgery goes well...short term pain for long term gain, right. I know its hard, you are such a trooper!
Talk soon,
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Seventh Sunday of Easter (Series C)
June 2nd, 2019
Gospel: John 17:20-26
Epistle: Revelation 22:1-6 (7-11)
Lesson: Acts 1:12-26
Psalm: Psalm 133
CLB Commentary – Rev. Gary Witkop
The end of the High Priestly Prayer of Jesus is where these verses are found. That shows how important they were to Jesus and so should be to us who love him as well. While there are different things contained in this prayer of Jesus in the earlier verses, these 7 verses show some of the heart of Jesus. We get a great view into what motivates Jesus, and so what motivates God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
What is it that motivates God? Love! Actually there are three loves shown in these verses. They are, in reverse order of when they appear in the text: Jesus' love for the Father, his love for his followers and his love for those who are yet lost.
In verse 20 Jesus prays not for "These only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word." Jesus is praying for "these" his followers, those who believe in him, and He prays for people who are lost but who ultimately will come to faith because of the witness of those who were following him. Here is where he is praying for us! I believe we can extend this to include his followers and all people who are lost, Jesus loves all people. That is also shown in his prayer that both those who believed in him and those who would yet believe in him would be one. Jesus desired oneness, or a closeness between all believers and himself. That oneness is a sure sign of deep love, just as a husband and wife desire a deep oneness or sense of closeness.
His love for people motivated him to come to earth and ultimately to die on the cross. Without a doubt, love for people motivates God. Does love for people motivate us?
In verses 21 and 22 Jesus expands his prayer to include his Father. He shows his love to his Father in these verses and other ones in this prayer. His love for his Father is shown in much of his work and life, but especially here. God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit have a great depth of love for one another. That is shown in Jesus' prayer of unity with his Father, "… as we are one."
This prayer is an intimate look into the heart of the savior and one of the things revealed is a heart of love that begins with the love the triune God has for Himself and then flows to God's love for his believers and extends to his love for all people. We cannot overstate this love. 1 John 4:8b puts it simply when it says "God is love."
Jesus also prays that those whom he loves would be with him in heaven (verse 24). Another sign of his love for us! I believe this part also shows his longing to be with his Father in heaven. Jesus was looking forward to returning to his true home. That is our true home as well, we should long for heaven.
Jesus goes on in this prayer (verse 26) to pray that this divine love, which emanates within God, would flow from the Father to the Son and then on to those who believe in Jesus. Love is not to be kept or hoarded but shared. The Father shared it with the Son; the Son wants to continue passing it on to his believers. This means that we must keep passing on that love to others as well. We cannot keep God's love contained. We must share it and pass it on.


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Day 61 - Format of table, Javascript function, documentation, 2nd Blog tweaks, tests
Pair programming in Bletchley park. Catch up on conference and what still needs to be done with current story, documentary video, and blog.
More jest tests for button component
Added paragraph to state no records found when the fetch API is successful but no matches found.
Extracted SVG data like the other SVGs into ICON component so it is consistent throughout the app how SVGs are called and used.
Format of table, nth child in css and adding Ids to columns to format first and last column in table, added border to bottom of row to separate records and match design in InvisionApp
Tweaks to 2nd blog post, capital letters in filename and change of date on filename and permalink - now ready to merge - YAY!
More Jest tests to test spinner logic.
Age in data table needs to be formatted to months and days if less than 0 years. This means adding birthdate in the Fetch API to calculate difference in today's date and birthdate. Trying to create a function that can be called in a table.
Restructuring the app with common components and models in a directory structure that makes sense.
Bring tripod so we can record interview style in Bletchley park tomorrow for RGSoC documentary.
Meet with mentor, Ivo - feedback from slack comments about documentation
Meet with supervisor - Ramón on Thursday
Documentation in the form of a wiki to assist handover of code and decisions we have made to help with future development.
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another name for hot water heating is...
hydronic heating
natural circulation is caused by the force of
the density of a substance usually increases as its temperature increases.. true or false
heat applied to the lower part of a fluid will cause ...
two cloumns of the same liquid are of equal height, but at different temperatures. the column with the higher temperature will have..
THE lower pressure at the bottom
for gravity circulation, the boiler should be _____ the heat transfer units
below the level of
the heat transfer units of a gravity system are usually hooked up in parallel. true or false?
flow stopped in one element of a series circuit will stop flow in the rest of the ciruit. true or false?
To ensure that there is enough water in the system and sufficient room for thermal expansion, a gravity system has an..
expansion tank
pipes need to be sloped for the elimination of air..
even when a circulation pump is used
in a ____system, the flow through one heat transfer unit cannot be shut off without stopping the flow in the other heat transfer units
series loop
A _____ system, is a one-pipe system in which flow can be stopped to individual heat transfer units
a_____ system is a balanced two pipe system
reverse return
A ____ system is only used for commmercial and industrial applications
direct return
a monoflow tee induces flow in the branch by use of a
The first heat transfer unit to receive the water is the last to return it is the characteristic of a _____ system
reverse return
A boiler is used to provide
hot water and steam
The area of a water chamber is increased in order to
heat the water more quickly and efficiently
Large water tube boilers are normally used for
producing high pressure steam in large volumes
Fire tube boilers are well suited for
hydronic or steam heating
The operating pressure of a hot water heating system is
normally 12 psi
Boiler ratings indicate output capacity in
kilowatts (Btuh)
A cast iron boiler is made of
modules operating at different temperatures
sections of a cast iron boiler are connected together with
push nipples
steam boilers are controlled by
pressure switches only
hot water boilers are controlled by
temperature switches only
steam boilers are ____ filled with water
only partially
steam is usually forced through a piping system by means of a steam circulating pump.. true or false>
steam is called high pressure steam at 15 psi. true or false?
low pressure steam boilers can reach 135 c or 275 dg f .. true or false
boilers in hot water heating systems usually operate at
1120 kpa and 121 c ( 160 psi and 250 deg f
package boilers
are fully assembled and tested at the factory
the original package boilers were____boilers
fire tube
the water supply system to the boiler is usually called the
boiler makeup
the water supply system adds water to a hydronic heating boiler when
pressure gets too low
the pressure reducing valve is
part of the water supply system
an aquastat measures the _______ of the water
after making its measurment, the aquastat
opens or closes a switch
when a diaphragm compression tank is installed
an air purger should be routed to it
the vent on a boiler
expels burnt gases to the outdoors
the vent for a boiler is made of
steel or masonry
heat travels by conduction, convection, and by..
heat travels quickly through a good
heat moving through space without heating is called
heat travel in water from a boiler to heat transfer unit is called..
rough, black objects make the best
heat transfer surfaces which heat an area by the circulation of air through heated fins are called..
heat transfer surfaces emit more heat, the larger and ____ that they are
gravity, forced air, or blower fan cirulation is used to direct the air through the fins of convectors for better heating of the surrounding area,.. true or false?
copper and steel are conductors; air and plastic are..
grids of nonmetallic pipe enclosed in concrete floors are used to provide the most comfortable residential heating ever developed .. true or false
a convector basically heats a room by heating the
convectors with fans mounted near the ceiling are called
unit heaters
a convector which does not depend on gravity for circulation uses a
convector cabinets are usually made of
convectors should be installed under windows. true or false?
the heating element of a convector is usually made of__pipe
the amount of heat given off by a hot gravity circulation convector is usually regulated by an adjustable....
the two types of unit heaters are
vertical heaters and horizontal heaters
convectors which replace baseboards are called
baseboard convectors
heat loss through the back of a convector should be minimized by the installation of insulation.. true or false?
radiant heat travels through
cast iron radiators give off heat by..
both radiation and convection
one difficulty with pure radiant heating is that the heater must be..
in sight of the objects to be heated
freestanding radiators were
the most comfortable room is slightly warmer
near the floor
the most efficiently heated space is warmer
near the floor
radiant heating panels are best located
in the floor
radiant heating panels can provide extra heat to parts of an area by
closer spacing
in radiant panels, supply and return piping should be run side by side.. true or false?
clamped or threaded pipe joints should not be buried in concrete.. true or false
piping runs in a hydronic heating system should
be almost level or have a slope of 4mm/m 1/2"/10'
the fittings in a swing connection are
either all 90 degree elbows or a combination of 90 deg and 45 deg elbows
small circulators can lift water
4 feet or 1.3 meters
piping runs should not be placed in outside walls. true or false
pump circulation can be stopped by air bubbles accumulating at a high point.. true or false?
drops to downfeed heat transfer units should connect from the______ of the mains
downfeed baseboard heat transfer units usually require __ air vents
Baseboard heat transfer units with upfeed stubs usually require __ air vents
if a heating system contained 100 litres of water, the volume change from cold to hot would be about..
1 litre
open systems, where pressure cannot build up above static pressure, accomodate volume expansion by the use of a
compression tank
adding fresh water to a heating system increases
flow through the system
closed systems with cirulators accommodate volume expansion by the use of a
expansion tank
if volume expansion is properly accommodated, the pressure will not not increase in a closed system when the water is heated .. true or false
A boiler fitting
is used to connect a diaphragm compresssion tank
flow control valves prevent
excessive flow through a piping run
an altitude gauge measures
pressure in psig
air contained in fresh water
immediately separates and rises to the top
mixed air separates more quickly when..
the water is heated
air vents on a heating system
maintain the correct water air mixture
a serious accumulation of air can cause
gurgling sounds from the system
automatic air vents open when..
more air is required
high points in a heating system should be
vented and supported
High volume locations, such as mains and unit heaters, should hav an
air volume control
a thermostat originates a demands for heat by ___and closing a switch
sensing air temperature
an aquastat senses
water temperature
a sensing device with a normally closed switch that opens when reaching a set temperature or pressure is said to be
direct acting
the circulator is usually switched on and off by a
when a bimetal strip experiences a temperature change, it
a boiler burner is turned on and off by a
a thermostat should be located __ above the floor on an inside wall away from heat sources
5 ft
a zone valve is controlled by a ..
a zone valve controls the flow of
a releif valve senses and reacts to water
a high limit burner safety switch with a manual reset button is an
30 psi
EPDM piping material is not used in HRF systems because it..
has 10 times more oxygen permeation
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Extramural Solutions for Intramural Problems
Everywhere everyday, Americans, except those lucky enough to have spent the past eight years on another planet, are bludgeoned in the dominant media with two questions: How do we withdraw undefeated from Iraq? And how do we achieve victory in Afghanistan? Not one person with access to audiences beyond family and friends has failed to answer these questions mostly in the form of advice to our new president and no two answers are compatible, much less concurring.
But, like a line encompassing a multitude of dots, those multifarious answers are united by a false assumption, bound together, as it were, by a twisted rope of culpable ignorance. All answers I'm aware of assume that intramural ends can be solved by extramural means. In other words, they take it for granted that political, ethnic and religious divisiveness in the Middle East can be homogenized—neoconservatives say democratized—by our superb military forces, thus enabling a joyous withdrawal from Iraq and cries of "victory" in Afghanistan. More specifically, we can succeed in those benighted countries because our military is the best in the world and our civilian leadership is the most altruistic.
This is not only nonsense, it is delusional and hallucinatory. It's as if our government leaders learned nothing from the ignominious British failure after World War I; as if Korea and Vietnam never happened; as if the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan (1970s) was irrelevant. Have the minds of policy makers been so drugged that they cannot remember our past and therefore must repeat it?
Oceans of blood flowed in India and the United States to demonstrate the simple truth preached by Gandhi and Martin Luther King: Violence begets only violence. We succumbed to madness, ignored the lessons of history and like fools rushed in, invading Iraq on false pretenses, rolling with shock and awe to a sort of climax at the end of 2004 with the annihilation of Fallujah and now we're as tightly stuck as the proverbial Br'er Rabbit to the Tar-Baby. It would be comic were it not so tragic. Our most recent example of ineptitude occurred when we feigned detachment and stood silent as Israel's awesome military invaded the Gaza enclosure and, intending to annihilate hostile Hamas, destroyed buildings and killed more women and children than militants.
You don't need the brains of a brain surgeon to know that you can't cut wood with a hammer or that you can't make a horse drink. You do need objectivity to see that brutality produces brutality, that perpetrators of savagery will be its recipients.
In matters of such overwhelming barbarity folk-wisdom and mundane metaphors may seem frivolous, irrelevant or weird but actually they are no weirder than trying to solve internal problems with external force. What stupendous death-dealing folly—to sow havoc and reap more havoc.
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26 Jun 2019
The SNP's plans for a Citizens' Assembly are "nothing but a talking shop for independence", the Scottish Conservatives have said.
Constitutional relations secretary Mike Russell today told MSPs of his proposal to set up the body as part of "Scotland's constitutional future".
He said the body would become "an established way for mature democracies to engage with complex and contested issues on an inclusive, informed and respectful basis".
However, he spent the majority of today's statement talking of how the assembly was needed to address the current questions on Brexit and independence.
And he even stated: "Let me assure the chamber that we will continue to consider whether the Referendums Bill should be accelerated and if required, we will return to that issue after the recess."
In response, Scottish Conservative constitution spokesman Adam Tomkins said while the party was generally in favour of such an assembly, the SNP's version of it was only designed to talk up separation.
As such, he said, all Scots who want to remain part of the UK should avoid it.
Scottish Conservative constitution spokesman Adam Tomkins said:
"There's no question that a citizens' assembly could have a role to play in Scotland.
"There are many areas that parliament struggles to govern over, and that's something such a body may be able to help with.
"However, that kind of productive and useful citizens' assembly is not what the SNP is proposing.
"This plan is nothing but a talking shop for independence.
"It's another excuse to try and get people talking about the break-up of Britain – it's a vanity project in the extreme from the SNP.
"That's why the Scottish Conservatives will be having nothing to do with it, and anyone in Scotland who believes in the union should give it a wide berth."


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TarkovView of the city downtown
Тарков (Russian)
Tarkov is a city in the North-West of the European part of Russia, a municipal formation subject to Norvinsk region.
It is located on the right bank of the Gulf of Finland connected to the Baltic Sea, in the South of Karelian Isthmus. Distance from the main city station (Tarkov station) to the Finland station in St. Petersburg is 135 km. Population of Tarkov is 49.3 thousand people (census of 2008).
In the mid 60s the site of the future city was built up by major industrial parks and enterprises manufacturing defensive instruments and radioelectronic equipment, which served as a base for establishing a closed administrative-territorial unit. The city became an important scientific and industrial center.
The closed unit status was lifted in 1994.
- 1 Physical and geographical characteristics
- 2 Population
- 3 Authorities
- 4 Social services
Physical and geographical characteristics
Topography and geology
The city is located on the eastern shore of the shallow (max depth 2.5-3.5 m in 200 m from the shore) Lake Bay of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea. The coast is covered by a ridge of dunes and hills covered in vegetation, interrupted sometimes by the river valleys and small lakes, ponds and patches of exposed moraines. Sandy ("Golden") beach up to 50 m wide.
In the Paleozoic Era (300-400 million years ago) this whole area was covered by the sea. Sediments of the time — sand, sandy clay, clay with lenses of silt or peat — thickly cover (with over 200 metres powerful layer) a bedrock composed of granite, gneiss and diabases. Modern relief was formed as a result of the activities of the glacier (the latest Valdai glaciation that took place 12 thousand years ago). The retreating glacier formed the Littorina sea, whose level was at 7-9 m above the modern one. 4 thousands years ago the sea level dropped, and the shoals of the Gulf has turned into islands. Valley is formed with glaciolacastine and postglacial sediments. Over the last 2.5 thousand years the relief stayed largely the same.
The Tarkov climate is temperate and humid, transitional from maritime to continental. The daytime length varies from 5:51 hrs on 22 December to 18:50 hrs June 22nd. The city area is characterized by frequent changes of air masses due to activities of the cyclones which pass along the Gulf and that leads to great volatility of weather, especially in autumn and winter. Winters are mild, with moderately cold, mostly cloudy weather. Snow cover settles in the second half of November and lasts until mid-April. The spring is usually late and protracted. Summers are moderately warm, with roughly equivalently interchanging sunny and rainy days. Autumn is mostly overcast and foggy. Rainfall is about 650 mm per year, mostly in June-August. The average annual relative humidity of about 80%, with highest in December (90%). Summer is dominated by Western and North-Western winds, and Western and South-Western in winter. The climate in Tarkov climate is close to that in Norvinsk. The Gulf of Finland, despite its shallowness, has some effect on the temperature profile of the city. In the summer, especially in August and September, mean air temperature is a bit higher than in Norvinsk (about 0.5-0.8° higher), and lower in the winter (about 0.5-0.6° lower). Also, winds are generally a bit more powerful on the coast as well.
Soils, flora and fauna
Prior to the establishment of the city the area was covered with coniferous forests (pine and spruce) mixed with broadleaf species and lowland marshes. At the moment, the city vicinity has preserved large conifers (pine predominates) interchanging with deciduous groves (birch, alder, aspen, willow). Dominated by sandy soils, on lacustrine and alluvial sands - subaerial podzolic, in conjunction with peat - podzolic-Gley soils. The city vicinity is populated by the occasionally spotted foxes and muskrats. The city itself is a hone to large number of birds, reptiles and invertebrates.
Population size
According to the population census of 2002, Tarkov had a population of 402 272 persons, 46.1% of them male, 53.9% female.
The representative body of the local government - the Municipal Council — has been functioning since 1997. By the results of March 1, 2011 elections, a new staff filled the 4th convocation (of 22 delegates: 13 — from United Russia, 5 from Just Russia, 4 from the Communist Party, and 2 independent candidates). The Tarkov urban municipal district is lead by the Head (Mayor) of the municipal district. The executive and administrative body of the local government is represented by the local administration of the city of Tarkov.
- The head of the Tarkov Municipal District is Dmitry Vasilyevich Vishnevsky.
- The head of the local administration of the Tarkov Municipal District - Andrey Gennadyevich Samsonov.
The city name origin
The city is based on the hydronym Tarka, after the name of a river (38 km long, flows into the Gulf of Finland), which mouth is located in the East of the city.
The Coat of arms of the city
- The Coat of arms of Tarkov and the accompanying statement were approved by the Municipal Council of the city of Tarkov decision No.159 on February 23, 2000. The official description of the Coat of arms of the municipal entity The City of Tarkov.
Crossed oak branch and caliper on the red field, with two waves in the bottom. The Oak Branch symbolizes the recreative park area, in which the city is located, while caliper denotes the primary focus of the industrial enterprises, and two waves are a symbol of the Gulf of Finland.
Industry and transport
The city hosts several industries: The Tarkov Instruments factory, the Bakery, the Salut sewing factory, Information Satellite Systems JSC, Granit-M chemical plant No. 16
The internal city public transport includes buses and minibuses of the Tarkov motor pool (a branch of "Pitergortrans") and the commercial minibuses. The internal city routes of the Tarkov motor pool have their own numeric system, independent from St.Petersburg of Sestroretsk.
A major part of the long-distance commuting is directed to St. Petersburg, Sestroretsk and Norvinsk and divided by four traffic flows:
- Oktyabrskaya railway: trains from the station Kryukovo to Finland railway station and the Metro station "Pl. Lenina";
- Federal Highway M10 Scandinavia in the Scandinavia section and the A-125 highway: from the central square of Tarkov to the building of the Central Post Office in Saint-Petersburg
- Administrative highway A-141 and Ladozhsky bridge: from the central square of Tarkov to the central square of Norvinsk on the opposite shore of the Norvinsk Bay.
- The Tarkov Port - passenger and freight terminals for various purposes (bulk, container and filler).
Trade and services
Today, Tarkov is abundant with objects of social and commercial infrastructure. The city is getting actively colonized by the major trade networks.
Covered by all of the major cellular networks.
Social services
Cultural and educational institutions
The educational and cultural services of Tarkov include Central Library, Central children's library, the National Museum, and the Cultural Center of the city of Tarkov.
Educational institutions include: 9 secondary comprehensive schools, 12 kindergartens and nurseries, special (correctional) school No. 456, College of Economics and management.
Health care
Medical institutions that currently operate in Tarkov include: City Hospital No. 3, Polyclinic No. 57, ambulatory mediatric clinic, as well as a large number of private medical institutions of different profiles.
The city hosts the boarding cycling school of "Olympic reserve", children and youth sports school of Olympic reserve of Kharlamov, and the equestrian sports base.


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