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"Archer and Armstrong" #0 by Fred Van Lente and Clayton Henry is an origin story for the Anni-Padda brothers: Ivar, Aram and Gilad, better known as The Timewalker, Armstrong and The Eternal Warrior, and it's also first glimpse of The Faraway, a.k.a Utnapishtim or the Garden of the Sun.
"Archer and Armstrong" #0 is a well-timed prologue. Readers have seen enough of Aram and Gilad's brotherly relationship at this point to be curious about their younger days. Also, more crucially, Van Lente uses "Archer and Armstrong" #0 to give readers information about The Boon before he launches into the next big storyline, in which a parentally-possessed Mary Maria is determined to travel to The Faraway.
Van Lente's dialogue on the first page is strong, with Archer primly informing Armstrong of his stance on premarital sex, mixing in an allusion to Shakespeare. The contrast between Armstrong's buddy-like colloquial speech and Archer's deliberately stilted dialogue still has its charm, as Archer responds to Armstrong's "Watchoo got there?" with "I sense the mocking of me by you to be imminent."
However, once the story turns to the past, the dialogue loses a lot of its snap and text boxes take over more of the page. Overall, Van Lente shows instead of tells the bulk of the story in Sumer, but the story lacks emotional depth. The plot has the feeling of a classic fable, with three brothers, a ruler with dubious intentions and a quest with tragic results from the brothers' youth and arrogance.
Van Lente and Clayton Henry do a good job with de-aging the brothers' appearances and personalities to portray the days when they were young, cocky and mere Ancient Sumerian mortals. It's fun to see a young Armstrong as a poetry-writing dreamer and little Gilad as an overly-impulsive, pouty proto-Eternal Warrior.
Clayton Henry's elegant, clean linework makes "Archer and Armstrong" #0 consistently attractive from page to page. His ancient animals look great, and his camera angles are challenging and dynamic, especially because they are enriched by David Baron's vivid jewel-tone colors.
However, like fables, the characters feel two-dimensional, and the action feels like moving chess pieces from Point A to Point B, without real suspense. The relationships between the brothers feel less fresh than in the modern day. Ivar, Aram and Gilad seem to revert to stereotypes about birth order type (the eldest being the most responsible, the middle being creative and open, and the youngest being wild and immature). Also, Van Lente's dialogue doesn't entirely lose his usual light touch, but the brothers' squabbling and the climactic scene of tragedy feel rote instead of real.
"Archer and Armstrong" #0 wraps up Armstrong's recollections to Archer on a melancholy but Epicurean philosophical note or moral, in keeping with the fable tradition. It's a well-crafted moment, because it tracks the change in Armstrong's values and pursuits and also serves to nearly loop the story back to the opening conversation and Archer's reference to Armstrong's predilections for women, wing and song.
I enjoyed how Van Lente wove in the classic tale of Gilgamesh into the world of "Archer and Armstrong." It's clear that Van Lente is heavily influenced by Joseph Campbell's theories about mythology and archetype, in particular the idea of the hero's journey. These references enrich "Archer and Armstrong" #0, but ultimately, Van Lente and Henry's origin story for the Anni-Paddas lacks pathos and meaning that transcends its influences.


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The sixth daughter of Nejma, Nejma 6 is imprinted of an almost summer freshness by a fruited background, a harmony of Apple, Pineapple, and Coconut. Its heart tinting in a woody, sweetness and smoked by Resin of incense, by Tonka beans and by Essence of Small grains, it leans on a ground delicately afforested by Aoudmoss and Sandalwood tenderly underlined by the effect of White Musk and benjoin Tear of Siam.
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CLAREMONT, CA--(Marketwired - Mar 6, 2017) - Kiwa Bio-Tech Products Group Corporation (
Kiwa and ETS, together with certain Chinese government departments, will work together to enhance China's microbial fertilizer industry standards and China's food safety industry chain standards. The parties will work together on the development of microbial technology and products in agriculture, environmental protection, soil management and other fields.
Relying on the Chinese Academy of Sciences, ETS Environmental and Agricultural Microbial Technology Research Center and biotechnology project research results, Kiwa has introduced the ETS core technology to complete bio-fertilizer upgrading, transformation and to develop new product lines.
In order to meet the growing global consumer demand to increase food supply and develop sustainable farming, we are applying sustainable use of biotechnology and the use of biotechnology products to replace chemical products, which will strengthen environmental protection and promote international cooperation. As a result of strict management of many agricultural chemicals, such chemicals will continue to be abandoned, resulting in a growing demand for bio-fertilizers.
It has been widely accepted that the application of ETS biotechnology facilitates agricultural sustainability and helps to protect the soil and improve grain output. The technology focuses on keeping soil healthy by restoring healthy microbes that are naturally present in healthy soils. As the technology gains worldwide recognition, it is imperative to popularize bio-fertilizer in developing countries to fulfill the needs of growing populations and promote environmentally friendly agriculture.
Through the cooperation of Kiwa and ETS, the parties aim to enhance the usage of the bio-fertilizers in China. The cooperation will bring technological transformation and support for Kiwa to improve its existing manufacturing techniques. Kiwa and ETS will also collaborate to establish a comprehensive platform for producing, supplying, and marketing in China. Ultimately, Kiwa would look to introduce these products to the international market, including the United States.
About ETS (Tianjin) Biological Science and Technological Development Co., LTD
ETS deploys its ETS biotechnology as its core business, with the original species from the United States, enhanced in Japan, and further developed in China. ETS, the world's soil microbial technology pioneer, created a world representative of soil microbial technology. Mr. Changsheng Liu, Chairman of ETS, and a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has lived and worked in Japan for nearly 30 years. He has represented the world-renowned Japanese biotechnology industry and was hired by the Chinese Academy of Sciences to serve as a biological advisor. With the Chinese Academy of Sciences biotechnology in agriculture on the application of major technical issues, ETS companies are involved with the management of the soil of the Bohai granary projects.
About Kiwa Bio-Tech Products Group Corporation
Kiwa Bio-Tech Products Group Corporation develops, manufactures, distributes, and markets innovative, cost-effective and environmentally safe bio-technological products for agricultural and environmental conservation. The Company's products are designed to enhance the quality of human life by increasing the value, quality and productivity of crops and decreasing the negative environmental impact of chemicals and other wastes.
Kiwa is dedicated to eco-agricultural development and environmental control by developing, producing, and selling bio-technological products with high technology, low-cost, and high productivity to satisfy the growing market demand. Kiwa's development is creating a standardized and ecologically safe agricultural industry chain platform. The Company's development effort is based in China, and has gradually expanded to the international market.
Kiwa uses new bio-technological skills at its core, with organic, ecologically sound, and "green" practices as its theme. The Company strives for customer satisfaction and continued development. Kiwa is dedicated to making safe food, further developing eco-agriculture and upholding a responsibility of contributing to China's agricultural safety, food safety, and a healthy lifestyle.
For more information on Kiwa and its products, please refer to the Company's website at www.kiwabiotech.com or the Company filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, available for free at www.sec.gov
This press release contains information that constitutes forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any such forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from any future results described by the forward-looking statements. Risk factors that could contribute to such differences include those matters more fully disclosed in the Company's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking information provided herein represents the Company's estimates as of the date of the press release, and subsequent events and developments may cause the Company's estimates to change. The Company specifically disclaims any obligation to update the forward-looking information in the future. Therefore, this forward-looking information should not be relied upon as representing the Company's estimates of its future financial performance as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.
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Turning Generosity Into Impact!
The Pawling Community Foundation (PCF) is committed to improving the quality of life for all Pawling residents by developing community resources and public spaces, by furthering the community's economic vitality, and by supporting the arts, cultural activities, tourism and recreation.
PCF's Latest Commission:
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In 2016, the PCF hosted Town Hall meetings and surveyed members of the Pawling community regarding what they wanted from Lakeside and Edward R. Murrow Memorial Parks. Based on that feedback, the PCF, with the support of the Pawling Town Board, authorized nationally known landscape architectural firm LandDesign, Inc., to create "One Community One Park," a redevelopment plan incorporating concepts Pawling residents deemed most important. Former PCF board member Ed Hauser was retained to serve as project manager. The PCF's goal is to execute the plan by raising private donations the same way the PCF funded the recently completed Pawling Village Green project.
The first phase of "One Community One Park" is the revitalization of the Great Lawn at Lakeside Park. The new design will incorporate two full athletic fields as well as a larger open space for community events and recreation programs. All the fill required for the redevelopment is onsite and was donated and delivered as a community service by Trinity Pawling School, currently engaged in a major building project. The next step is to raise funds to hire contractors to complete the makeover.
Future plans in keeping with suggestions from community members consist of a Murrow Park Development featuring an off-leash dog park, community gardens, rehabilitation of the natural amphitheater and band shell, and potential partnerships with other organizations for a nature center. Lakeside Park further development includes improved nature trails, featuring paths linking Murrow and Lakeside parks; demolition of the Donaldson Building; creation of a bonfire point at the lake, and repurposing the site of the Old Inn.
To learn more about the Parks Survey visit the Blog section.


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GLCD Font Creator
Informatie (ENG)
GLCD Font Creator is the ultimate solution to create personalized fonts, symbols and icons for Graphic LCD (GLCD). It lets you create fonts for Liquid Crystal Displays (LCD) and Graphic LCD. It provides a very nice and intuitive user interface. GLCD Font Creator lets you create fonts and symbols from scratch, or by importing existing fonts on your system. It lets you modify and adjust them for your needs, apply effects to them, and finally export them as source code for use in your favorite language compiler.
LET OP: In v1.2 kan je je fonts NIET OPSLAAN (BUG), in v1.0.0 gaat dit wel goed!
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FASTLCD by Bojan I. – MICRODESIGN.
Je kan met dit programma ook BITMAP bestanden importeren.
ATTENTIE: dit programma heeft het bestand COMDLG32.OCX nodig, download hier.
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LCD Assistant (Windows)
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LCD Assistant is a free tool for converting monochromatic bitmaps to data arrays for easy use with programs for embedded systems with microcontrollers and graphics monochromatic LCD displays like a T6963C, KS0108, SED1335 etc. Program create files for use with any C compiler : for AVR, ARM, PIC, 8051 and ohter microcontrollers. You can use directly with Arduino, mbed and any other design environment based on C compiler. If you use graphic LCDs and you want to display pictures, this program is for You! You can draw image in you best graphic editor and save it in *.bmp file.
To convert image from bitmap file (or other standard graphics file format) to data array select from File menu command 'Load image'. Next, select byte orientation (for example : vertical for KS0108, SED1520, SPLC0501C etc; horizontal for : T6963C, SED1335 etc). If in data array must be image size (width and height) select 'Include size' checkbox and specify endianness of size (for example: Little endian for AVR; Big endian for ST7). Size are placed in two 16-bit variables at the begin of data array. Next, specify pixels/byte parameter. If display can support miscellaneous font size (displays with T6963C controller) image can be converted to array of bytes with specified amount of pixels in each byte. At last select from "File" menu command "Save output". Data array will be saved in specified file. Next, just include this file into project and use array name as parameter for function that displays bitmap on LCD. If you have trouble with use generating file, or program will generate wrong files please let me know.


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Stanlay Optical Fiber Cable Blowing Machine - Ideal for fiber optic cable installation of 8-32 mm dia cables at up to 90 m/min.
Economical and sturdy with possibly the lowest per meter cost of installation.
The Stanlay Fiber Cable Blower Machine Comprises of Air box, Cable pusher and Hydraulic power pack. Fast, safe and effective method for optical fiber cable installations.


text: Share: July 23, 2014 Dear Friends of the Cary Institute: This is my last letter in Ecofocus, as I will be retiring from the Cary Institute this summer. Our seven years in Millbrook have gone incredibly fast, and Lisa and I have certainly enjoyed our time here. Dutchess County is one of the most beautiful landscapes we have visited, and the grounds of the Cary Institute have filled our bird-list each week. I hope that with proper land-use planning this area will remain forever green. Several people have asked me what I am most proud to have accomplished at the Cary Institute. My favorites are found in our new efforts at public outreach, through the 'Friday Night at Cary' lecture series, the Earth Wise segments on WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and our Cannoo Hills Creative Arts Residency. All these have allowed us to do a better job translating what we do at Cary—environmental science—to a larger public that needs it. These efforts have been great fun for me, and I thank all that have worked with me to make them happen. I am also most incredibly proud of our scientific staff, what they accomplish, and the accolades they receive. Just this spring, Jon Cole was elected to the National Academy of Sciences—about the highest honor any scientist can achieve. During the past seven years we've added three new scientists to our ranks: Shannon LaDeau, Emma Rosi-Marshall, and Barbara Han. Each brings an active research program to the Cary Institute that augurs well for our continued future impact. As we pass from our summer range in Lubec, Maine to our winter range in Durham, North Carolina, Lisa and I hope to make regular stops here in Millbrook, to see old friends and keep my finger on the pulse of Cary Institute activities. You will be in good hands with our new president Josh Ginsberg at the helm, and the best is yet to come. Share: Feature From our President › July 23, 2014


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The basics: Mallory Grennan is back from the Iraq War, where she took part in the infamous Abu Ghraib prison abuse. She's tending bar and trying to forget the past, but signs keep popping up that someone is here and trying to remind her.
My thoughts: When I picked up Thumbprint, I didn't know anything about it, and I was immediately pulled into its narrative. Mallory Grennan is a haunting and fascinating character. Admittedly, part of my fascination with her stems from her gender (and Hill's treatment of it.) In the flashbacks to Iraq, it seemed inconsequential, yet when she's home bartending, the one male patron in particular sees her only as a woman, rather than as a person.
Her story is grim, and the graphic novel's tone follows suit. In this sense, the graphicness of the illustrations force the reader to see the horrors of war rather than simply imagine them. It's powerful as well as depressing to see Mallory, a dynamic character, struggle to deal with her demons at times.
The verdict: Thumbprint is a dark, honest look at the transition from war to reality. It's also a visceral tale of complex emotions and moral. At times gruesome, Thumbprint tried too hard to shock and veered into horror as a genre rather than staying in the unsettling, real horror of war. Horror fans may enjoy those aspects more than I did.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Length: 104 pages
Publication date: December 11, 2013
Source: publisher
Convinced? Treat yourself! Buy Thumbprint from an independent bookstore or Amazon (no Kindle edition.)
Want more? Visit Joe Hill's website, like him on Facebook, and follow him on Twitter.
As an affiliate, I receive a small commission when you make a purchase through any of the above links. Thank you for helping to support my book habits that bring more content to this blog!


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MICROMACHINING MRF, MRAFF Processes, Diamond turning, MRP Fluid ME 010 803 PRODUCTION ENGINEERING Module III
What is Micro Fabrication? Fabrication of products deals with making of machines, structures or process equipment by casting, forming, welding, machining & assembling. Classified into: Macro & micro Macro: fabrication of structures/parts/products that are measurable /observable by naked eye( ≥ 1mm in size) Micro: fabrication of miniature structures/parts/products that are not visible with naked eye(1 µm ≤ dimension ≤ 1000 µm in size) Methods of Micro Fabrication: Material deposition & Material Removal
Classification of Micro fabrication Figure: Classification of Micro Machining
Micro Machining Machining of micro parts is not literally correct. Removal of material in the form of chips or debris having the size in the range of microns. Creating micro features or surface characteristics (especially surface finish) in the micro/nano level. Definition: material removal at micro/nano level with no constraint on the size of the component being machined.
Micro Machining Figure: Micro Machining Definition
Why Micro Machining? Final finishing operations in manufacturing of precise parts are always of concern owing to their most critical, labour intensive and least controllable nature. In the era of nanotechnology, deterministic high precision finishing methods are of utmost importance and are the need of present manufacturing scenario. The need for high precision in manufacturing was felt by manufacturers worldwide to improve interchangeability of components, improve quality control and longer wear/fatigue life.
Why Micro Machining? Present day High-tech Industries, Design requirements are stringent. – Extraordinary Properties of Materials (High Strength, High heat Resistant, High hardness, Corrosion resistant etc) – Complex 3D Components (Turbine Blades) – Miniature Features (filters for food processing and textile industries having few tens of microns as hole diameter and thousands in number) – Nano level surface finish on Complex geometries (thousands of turbulated cooling holes in a turbine blade) – Making and finishing of micro fluidic channels (in electrically conducting & non conducting materials, say glass, quartz, &ceramics)
Micro Machining Main purposes: – Shaping and sizing a part (AMMPs) – Surface finishing a part (ANFPs) Main classification: Processes which use Advanced Micro Machining Processes, (AMMPs) – Mechanical AMMPs: Mechanical force (abrasion: abrasive particles as tools, removing material in the form of micro/nano chips) – Thermal AMMPs: Direct energy of beam or plasma (ablation: removal by melting /vaporization) – Electro Chemical AMMPs: Electro Chemical or Chemical Reaction (removal by chemical reaction)
Micro Machining Advanced Nano Finishing Processes (ANFPs) – ANFPs with no external control of forces Abrasive Flow Finishing AFF, Chemo Mechanical Polishing CMP & Elastic Emission Machining EMM) – ANFPs with external control of forces Magnetic Abrasive Finishing MAF, Magneto Rheological Finishing MRF, Magneto Rheological Abrasive Flow Finishing MRAFF & Magnetic Float Polishing MFP)
Machining Accuracy The machining processes are classified into three categories on the basis of achievable accuracy viz. Conventional machining, precision machining and ultra precision machining. Machining accuracies in conventional processes is about 1 μm, while in precision and ultra precision machining, it is 0.01μm (10 nm) and 0.001μm (1 nm) respectively. As the demand moves from the microtechnology (1μm accuracy capability) to the nanotechnology region (1 nm accuracy) the systems engineering demands rapid increase in stringency and complexity.
Achievable Machining Accuracy
TRADITIONAL FINISHING PROCESSESGrinding In grinding the material is removed from the work piece surface by relative motion of the cylindrical wheel having abrasive particles embedded on its periphery. Lapping Lapping uses loose abrasives to finish the surface. Finishing action takes place through abrasion by hard particles trapped between work piece surface and a counter surface called lap. After introducing abrasive slurry between work piece and lap surface, the work piece is held against lap and moved in random paths under pressure.
TRADITIONAL FINISHING PROCESSES Honing Honing is another abrasive finishing process generally used to finish internal cylindrical surfaces. The abrasives in the form of stones or sticks carried in an expanding and oscillating mandrel are used to generate random cross-marked surface with good finish. The stick pressure on work piece surface is comparatively more than lapping.
Advanced Finishing Processes (AFPs) Abrasive Flow Machining (AFM) Magnetic Abrasive Finishing (MAF) Magneto Rheological Finishing (MRF) Magneto Rheological Abrasive Flow Finishing (MRAFF) Magnetic Float Polishing (MFP) Elastic Emission Machining (EEM) Ion Beam Machining (IBM) Chemical Mechanical polishing (CMP)
Abrasive Flow Machining (AFM) It is a method to deburr, polish, and radius difficult to reach surfaces and edges by flowing an abrasive laden visco- plastic polymer over them. It uses two vertically opposed cylinders, which extrude an abrasive medium back and forth through passage formed by the work piece and tooling. Extrusion pressure, number of cycles, grit composition and type, and fixture design are the process parameters that have the largest impact on AFM results. The viscosity of polymeric medium plays an important role in finishing operation. This allows it to selectively and controllably abrade surfaces that it flows across.
Abrasive Flow Machining (AFM) Abrasive action accelerates by change in the rheological properties of the medium when it enters and passes through the restrictive passages. The work piece held by fixture is placed between two medium cylinders which are clamped together to seal so that medium does not leak during finishing process. Abrasion occurs wherever the medium passes through the restrictive passages. The key components of AFM are the machine, the tooling, types of abrasives, medium composition and process settings.
Abrasive Flow Machining (AFM)
Abrasive Flow Machining (AFM) The three major elements of the process are: a) The Tooling, which confines and directs the abrasive medium flow to the areas where deburring, radiusing and surface improvements are desired. b) The Machine to control the process variables like extrusion pressure, medium flow volume, and flow rate. c) The abrasive laden Polymeric Medium whose rheological properties determine the pattern and aggressiveness of the abrasive action. To formulate the AFM medium, the abrasive particles are blended into special visco-elastic polymer, which show change in viscosity when forced to flow through restrictive passages.
Magneto Rheological Finishing (MRF) Traditional methods of finishing high precision lenses, ceramics and semiconductor wafers are very expensive and labor intensive. Lenses are usually made of brittle materials such as glass, which tends to crack while it is machined, and every device that uses either lasers or fiber optics requires at least one high precision lens, increasing its demand higher than ever. The lens manufacturer generally uses its in-house opticians for the finishing process, which makes it an arduous, labor- intensive process.
Magneto Rheological Finishing Lens manufacturing can be classified into two main processes: grinding and finishing. Grinding gets the lens close to the desired size, while finishing removes the cracks and tiny surface imperfections that the grinding process either overlooked or created. Perhaps the biggest disadvantage to manual grinding and finishing is that it is nondeterministic. To overcome these difficulties, Center for Optics Manufacturing (COM) in Rochester, N.Y. has developed a technology to automate the lens finishing process known as Magneto Rheological Finishing (MRF).
Magneto Rheological Finishing (MRF) The MRF process relies on a unique "smart fluid", known as Magnetorheological (MR) fluid. MR-Fluids are suspensions of micron sized magnetizable particles such as carbonyl iron, dispersed in a non- magnetic carrier medium like silicone oil, mineral oil or water. In the absence of a magnetic field, an ideal MR-fluid exhibits Newtonian behaviour. On the application of an external magnetic field to a MR- suspension, a phenomenon known as Magneto Rheological Effect, shown in Fig, is observed.
Magneto Rheological Effect Fig. a shows the random distribution of the particles in the absence of external magnetic field. Fig. c shows an increasing resistance to an applied shear strain, γ due to this yield stress. When the field is removed, the particles return to their random state and the fluid again exhibits its original Newtonian behavior.
Magneto Rheological Effect In Fig. b, particles magnetize and form columns when external magnetic field is applied. The particles acquire dipole moments proportional to magnetic field strength and when the dipolar interaction between particles exceeds their thermal energy, the particles aggregate into chains of dipoles aligned in the field direction. Because energy is required to deform and rupture the chains, this micro-structural transition is responsible for the onset of a large "controllable" finite yield stress.
Magneto Rheological Finishing In the Magneto rheological finishing process, a convex, flat, or concave work piece is positioned above a reference surface. A MR fluid ribbon is deposited on the rotating wheel rim. By applying magnetic field in the gap, the stiffened region forms a transient work zone or finishing spot.
Magneto Rheological Finishing Surface smoothing, removal of sub-surface damage, and figure correction are accomplished by rotating the lens on a spindle at a constant speed while sweeping the lens about its radius of curvature through the stiffened finishing zone. Material removal takes place through the shear stress created as the Magneto Rheological polishing ribbon is dragged into the converging gap between the part and carrier surface. Deterministic finishing of flats or spheres can be done by mounting the part on rotating spindle and sweeping it through the spot under computer control, such that dwell time determines the amount of material removal.
Magneto Rheological Finishing The zone of contact is restricted to a spot, which conforms perfectly to the local topography of the part.
MRP Fluid Magnetorheological polishing fluid comprises of MR-fluid with fine abrasive particles dispersed in it. On the application of magnetic field the carbonyl iron particles (CIP) form a chain like columnar structure with abrasives embedded in between. The magnetic force between iron particles encompassing abrasive grain provides bonding strength to it and its magnitude is a function of iron concentration, applied magnetic field intensity, magnetic permeability of particles and particle size.
MRP Fluid The MR-polishing fluid has following merits:- 1. Its compliance is adjustable through the magnetic field. 2. It carries heat and debris away from the polishing zone. 3. It does not load up as in grinding wheel. 4. It is flexible and adapts the shape of the part of the work piece which is in its contact.
Magneto Rheological Abrasive Flow Finishing (MRAFF) In AFM, the polishing medium acts as compliant lap and overcomes shape limitation inherent in almost all traditional finishing processes. As abrading forces in AFM process mainly depend on rheological behaviour of polymeric medium, which is least controllable by external means, hence lacks determinism. The process Magnetorheological finishing, uses magnetically stiffened ribbon to deterministically finish optical flats, spheres and aspheres.
In order to maintain the versatility of Abrasive Flow Machining process and at the same time introducing determinism and controllability of rheological properties of abrasive laden medium, a new hybrid process termed as Magnetorheological Abrasive Flow Finishing (MRAFF) is used. This process relies on smart behaviour of magneto Rheological fluids whose rheological properties are controllable by means of external magnetic field. Magneto Rheological Abrasive Flow Finishing (MRAFF)
Mechanism of MRAFF Process
Mechanism of MRAFF Process In MRAFF process, a magnetically stiffened slug of magneto rheological polishing fluid is extruded back and forth through or across the passage formed by work piece and fixture. Abrasion occurs selectively only where the magnetic field is applied across the work piece surface, keeping the other areas unaffected. The mechanism of the process is shown in Fig. The rheological behaviour of polishing fluid changes from nearly Newtonian to Bingham plastic upon entering and Bingham to Newtonian upon exiting the finishing zone.
MRAFF Machine The viscosity of smart magnetorheological polishing fluid (MRPF) is a function of applied magnetic field strength, and it is varied according to the desired finishing characteristics. The shearing of the Bingham plastic polishing fluid near the workpiece surface contributes to the material removal and hence finishing. Extrusion of the MRP-fluid through the passage formed in the work piece fixture is accomplished by driving two opposed pistons in MRPF cylinders using hydraulic actuators operated in desired manner with the help of designed hydraulic circuit, Fig. 14.
Diamond Turning Diamond turning is a process of mechanical machining of precision elements using lathes or derivative machine tools (e.g., turn-mills, rotary transfers) equipped with natural or synthetic diamond-tipped tool bits. The process of diamond turning is widely used to manufacture high-quality aspheric optical elements from crystals, metals, acrylic, and other materials. Optical elements produced by the means of diamond turning are used in optical assemblies in telescopes, video projectors, missile guidance systems, lasers, scientific research instruments and numerous other systems & devices.
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#2 Color: Red Oak is red, with some white streaks. White Oak has a yellowish grey tinge to it, with white streaks.
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Major Walter Frederick Irvine MBE
was born on 2nd June 1898.
Irvine joined Belfast Banking Company on 21st September 1914.
Following demobilisation from the Great War, Irvine returned to work for Belfast Bank.
See the Belfast Banking Company WWI section for his early career.
Irvine, Walter Frederick - Great War
As Irvine was a Lisburn resident, it is possible that he attended this service at the Lisburn War Memorial (temporary wooden one).
Over 110 members of the Lisburn British Legion branch attended the annual Remembrance Service in First Lisburn Church on Sunday, 13th November 1938. Assembling at their Headquarters in Sackville Street, the ex-Servicemen were under the command of Captain W F Irvine, chairman.
Irvine saw service again in WWII as a Captain in the Royal Ulster Rifles before transferring to the Royal Irish Fusiliers on 30th April 1941. On 20th July 1942, he transferred to the Pioneer Corps. On 16th June 1945, Irvine relinquished his commission on grounds of disability. He was then granted the honorary rank of Major.
Following his demobilisation after WWII, Irvine returned to work eventually ending up working in Accountants Department. He also worked in Central branch.
Retirement came on 1st December 1959. He was appointed as a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE).
He died on 14th February 1984.
Irvine is the only official to have served in both wars.
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An Exploratory Study of Physician Identities and Patient Care
January 27, 2017 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Dr. CANDACE CHOW
Social-justice oriented practitioners propose that learning how to practice culturally responsive care involves more than knowledge about health disparities, and instead is predicated on self-awareness and critical consciousness. This qualitative case study examines how physicians understand their social (e.g., race, socioeconomic status, gender) and professional identities, and whether an awareness of these identities is connected to being able to incorporate these identities into clinical care. Our team interviewed and observed 25 academic physicians to understand how identity awareness might be connected to practice. Findings show that physicians with non-dominant identities (women, people of color) are more likely to be able to explain what these identities mean to them than physicians with dominant identities (men, White physicians). Additionally, physicians with more defining experiences are also more likely to make explicit connections between their identities and their practice. These findings have important implications for medical education, and point to a potential need to help future physicians reflect on their life experiences and identities, and learn how to incorporate these reflections into their practice.
Candace J. Chow is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Center for Clinical & Translational Science (CCTS) at the University of Utah. She earned her Ph.D. in Education from Cornell University and is a 2012 Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellow. Her interdisciplinary work examines how physicians understand their social identities within a context of privilege and oppression, and how these self-perceptions influence the formation of professional identities and physicians' interactions with patients. Candace's previous work examined the intersections of race and education and the ways that Asian Americans respond to the discourses that are imposed on them. In her dissertation project, she utilized a mixed-methods approach to explore how Asian American teachers' identities inform pedagogy and classroom practice. In an earlier project, Candace used Critical Race Theory to examine how Asian American undergraduates respond to racism at their predominantly White university.
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Jason B. Israel
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Cumming, GA 30028
m: 812.827.1641
Professional Summary
Vision-driven change agent with career-long record of network architecture, implementation, and project management for leading organizations
Proven talent for aligning business strategy and objectives with established new enterprise voice and solutions architecture paradigms to achieve maximum operational impacts with minimum resource expenditures. Results-focused thought leader with expertise spanning sales engineering, security and wireless solutions, vendor relations, pre-sales design, implementation plans, post-implementation support, cross-functional team leadership, complex problem-solving, technology research, process optimization, infrastructure development, technology solutions, and project management. Exceptionally dedicated professional with keen interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills.
Professional Experience
Tiverity, 2008 – Present
SR. VoIP & DATA NETWORK ENGINEER
- Assist in the formation of the Engineering division supporting VoIP, Video, LAN, MAN, WAN, Security & Wireless Architectures; roles include pre-sales, design, implementation, and post-deployment support.
- Accompany sales representatives on every call to inform the customer of the design process and provide solutions, including project management of the implantation of the design.
- Generate blueprints for multi-site deployment for Cisco CallManager 8.6(2) Business Edition solution.
- Replace network vendor with new network design for the client after success with VoIP deployment; LAN and WAN redesign for clarity with optimization in mind.
- Manage project for Chamber of Commerce for Cisco VoIP Deployment near Atlanta, GA. Serviced 4 companies with the Chamber in tenanted configuration emulating 5 separate phone systems in one using CallManager Express and Unity Express; provided conference bridging & voicemail to all tenets including Presence to the desktop and handset.
- Direct project for an international corporation for VoIP, VMware Servers, and ASA Deployment; migrated Firewall/VPN with Cisco ASA, deployed with latest ASA-OS 9.1(2) and ASDM with customer training and management; deployed 3 Cisco C240 Servers with VMware 5.x and vSphere 5.x; upgraded and added Presence to CallManager BE 5K.
- Oversee project for an international corporation for VoIP Deployment with the main site in Germany, and satellite sites in Pittsburg, PA, and Atlanta, GA; connections via a point-to-point network providing full windows domain integration and future support for Cisco CallManager Enterprise at the main location.
- Facilitate project for an international corporation for VoIP Deployment with the main site in Atlanta, GA, and a satellite site in Sydney, AU. Connections via VPN QoS network providing full integration with 4 digit dialing to the remote site.
- Lead project for international organization VoIP Deployment with the main site in Italy, and the satellite site in Atlanta, GA; connected via a point-to-point network providing full windows domain integration and future support for Cisco CallManager Enterprise at the main location with CallManager Express providing 4 digit dialing between locations.
- Act as project lead for Atlanta, GA VoIP Deployment using a Cisco UC540 (CME) solution with wireless/remote access requirements, integration with Dell switches, and deployment of Cisco's IP Communicator in a wireless environment.
- Design the internal network for the company to implement a working phone system to support Tiverity staff as well as provide a demonstration area for clients when visiting the offices. Technologies implemented include new LAN design for Voice, Data, and Wireless traffic; provide the security required for protecting the network with Cisco ASA 5520 that also supports the VPN connectivity for the staff, including remote IP phones and access to internal training lab.
- Outsource IT support for the entire company for main and multiple remote sites using Cisco VoIP phone system, Cisco Wireless, and Cisco ASA Firewall; manage outsourced Exchange email in a Windows and Macintosh environment.
AT&T, Dallas TX, 2008
SR. VoIP & DATA ENGINEER (CONTRACTOR)
- Implemented and documented a Cisco IPT and IPCC (Cisco Unified Contact Center) solution for the financial division of a Department of Defense facility dealing with both current and former members of the US Military.
- Documented Cisco IPT/IPCC/ICM/CVP environments for government and public sector customers; oversaw hardware deployment and software management in helping the team develop a way of streamlining the implementation process.
- Collaborated with customers and vendors to achieve milestones within the contract, and to develop requirements for firewall access into and out of the departments Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Zone to facilitate the access required for Verint Ultra 10 deployment, with Screen & Voice recording as well as Work Force Management (WFM) with encryption; installation included ACH (Automated Clearing House) servers inside the PCI Zone.
- Developed installation documentation and both logical and physical drawings of the environment, including the call and data flow to and from the systems; documentation included a custom installation process with the customer's configuration settings; provided screen captures of the installation for both visual as well as procedural processes developed into an easy-to-follow guide to replicate installation.
Matrix Integration, Jasper IN, 2006 – 2008
SR. VoIP & DATA ENGINEER / LEAD IMPLEMENTATION & SUPPORT ENGINEER
- Generated Corporate Voice and Data solutions using Cisco CallManager, Cisco Unity and Cisco CallManager Express, HP/Compaq, and Mitel for Voice, Data, Wireless, & Video solutions into one managed network.
- Implemented Voice, Video, Wireless, and Data networks to support both medium and large public and private sector organizations with the highest level of availability.
- Deployed Cisco CallManager 6.x BE with Integrated Unity Connection 2.x –Cisco Voice design and deployment services; provided Advanced IP Services and Network & Technology upgrades & installs for advanced projects.
- Initiated POE Switching fabric to support VoIP solution for five public sector locations, with multiple VLANs for support of Data, Voice (QoS), Wireless, Secure Wireless, Video Surveillance, and Management.
- Installed Cisco Call Manager Express with integrated Unity Express into the clinic, replacing legacy phone system.
- Assumed responsibility for deployment of Cisco Call Manager Express with integrated Unity Express into campus, replacing legacy phone system and supporting the expansion of campus with new offices and classrooms; integrated with HP Switching Fabric and multi-VLAN support for phones and data; trained the local IT staff on operations and manipulation of the system for self-management.
- Integrated Cisco Call Manager Express with integrated Unity Express into new campus with Cisco switching fabric and multi-VLAN support for phones and data; Cisco 2811 is also the data link to the main site via T1 running BGP; provided an additional solution for small call center functionality for marketed registration services.
- Replaced legacy phone system with Mitel 200 ICP phone system, integrated with Cisco Switches and Routers with PSTN analog lines as the trunks to inbound and outbound communications; DHCP changes to support Mitel phone system were required, as well as modifying each phone to provide communications to controller; integrated voice mail system also configured with auto-attendant.
- Collaborated with the client, company, vendors, and subcontractors to install LAN/WAN/MAN and Telco connectivity.
- Partnered with sales and project management teams to design total solutions that fit all customer requirements.
Convergence Systems, San Diego CA, 2006 – 2008
- Built the IT department to enhance customer satisfaction and deployment of Voice, Data, HVAC, and Power requirements.
- Managed Mitel VoIP phone systems, including SX-200 & 3300 ICP systems with Mitel Teleworker, Your Assistant, and SpectraLink wireless phone system.
- Deployed Mitel 3300 ICP VoIP Enterprise PBX with POE Switching Fabric to provide a partitioned solution to users of the separate Video Editing Suites to have PBX powered phone system with a separate voicemail; solution included SMTP transfer of voicemail to email.
- Generated a phone solution with a Mitel SX-200 ICP VoIP PBX with POE Switching Fabric to provide a small scale call center to respond to advertising in the mortgage market; give answer point then sent calls to associates as needed with full voicemail solution.
- Introduced a phone solution with a Mitel SX-200 ICP VoIP PBX with POE Switching Fabric to provide access to clients and provide reporting of calls with access numbers for billing; once installed, additional features were provided to the operators and administrative assistant's workstations (Mitel "Your Assistant", thus giving Presence, Phonebook, and Chat to the operators and executive assistants.
- Implemented a phone solution with a Mitel SX-200 ICP VoIP PBX with POE Switching Fabric and SpectraLink Wireless phones to support the veterinarians needs for mobility; a channelized PSTN T1 was used for communications and analog lines came off that connection for fax and low end wireless phones.
- Created a phone solution with a Mitel SX-200 ICP VoIP PBX with POE Switching Fabric into a new environment on a separate network including private labeled switching fabric and PSTN T1 voice trunks; set up Auto Attendant and provided Presence for all of the management & office phones with phone based paging; integrated proprietary MOH solution into system.
- Assumed responsibility for the deployment of a phone solution with a Mitel SX-200 ICP VoIP PBX with the Teleworker (Phone Proxy) remote VoIP solution to provide small customers VoIP PBX technology over the public internet; a partitioned system for four customers that required between 5-14 phones with voicemail and line presence.
- Managed a PBX phone solution with a Mitel SX-200 using the Teleworker remote VoIP solution for 3-5 phones per site; phones were deployed with system-wide paging and line monitoring for management; solution utilized POE injectors at each site and worked with POW Switching Fabric at main site; ACD was used for call routing to each site as needed, utilizing system almost as a call center.
NCR Corporation, San Diego CA, 1997 – 2005
- Assumed responsibility for projects including converting the San Diego campus from shared media to Cisco switched network using 65xx and 45xx Catalyst switches (COS & IOS) for over 5500 ports with Gigabit Uplinks to Core-Routers/Switches; assisted in deploying of Cisco VoIP along with the replacement of all Cisco switches to a Cisco 6513 with Inline Power (POE) at the San Diego Campus in an ongoing migration from the legacy Avaya PBX to a Cisco VoIP deployment.
- Managed Windows NT Domain for San Diego campus with over 50 servers including User, DNS, DHCP, print services, and file services prior to a consolidation to Network Appliance NAC; migrated over 1400 hosts in San Diego to DHCP and 1200 hosts in Columbia, SC to DHCP then converted again from Microsoft DHCP server to NetID DNS/DHCP solution from Nortel.
- Resolved network management needs for a large campus environment in conjunction with CiscoWorks 2000 to provide an end-to-end view of the campus network.
- Stabilized existing network infrastructure and implemented the new POE Switching Fabric for Cisco CallManager deployment; migration included using two Core 6509 COS based switches with 720 Management Modules for redundant links to 24 65xx IDF switches.
- Deployed Cisco's 6513 switches with Switch Fabric Modules (SFM) to upgrade bandwidth from the existing 32 Gbps to 256 Gbps on the labs switching backplane.
- Provided design and project management for the installation & implementation of a new DHCP infrastructure; collected the current Windows Server DHCP configurations and setup local servers that ran the new DHCP software.
- Selected to join the Y2K team to address the upcoming transition of moving from year 1999 to 2000 (Big Round Number) for NCR's west coast facilities; transition went without a problem thanks to our team upgrading all workstations, servers, and network equipment.
- Garnered experience with the deployment of Microsoft SMS (Microsoft Systems Management Server) for workstation software deployment system; this was used for application deployment as well as patch and virus definition updates.
En Pointe Technologies, El Segundo CA, 1994 – 1997
- Administered the site's LAN with 3Com switches that supported the desktop, server farm, and troubleshooting network related issues.
- Assumed responsibility for network security inside and outside the site, including abuse of LAN/WAN resources; assisted in the support of WAN by managing routers to establish Frame-Relay connections over fractional T1 lines to communicate with 12 remote sites and remote servers; traveled to all sites.
- Managed Telco cloud for Fractional T1 Frame-Relay WAN, which was implemented on Cisco 25xx routers; provided day-to-day maintenance, change management, and full configuration support to remote sites.
- Spearheaded the migration from a Windows 3.51 & Novell environment with local users to a Windows NT 4 Active Directory solution, including Backup Domain Controllers (BDC) at each site and replication of the domain database; provided day-to-day maintenance, change management, and full configuration support to remote sites including a backup strategy to robotic libraries.
- Liaised with vendor (Compaq) to set up a solution for redundancy in case of server loss at the main site.
- Provided and delivered specialized client solutions with the understanding of the ever-changing technology landscape through customer presentations and documentation.
Computer Land Info Systems, Torrance CA, 1990 – 1994
- Assisted in automating warehouse inventory management with integration of Symbol bar code readers directly into inventory accounting system. This system tied into the entire accounting system for support of Just In Time, FIFO, and LIFO inventory management.
- Facilitated the management and setup of rental programs for large corporate customers, technology shows, and high-tech educational classrooms.
- Supported marketing and sales departments with desktop publishing skills; acted as the Technical Consultant for the sales staff and went on sales calls to provide a technical resource to both the customer and the salesperson.
- Travelled to all six remote sites to do Hard Disk, RAM, and OS upgrade on all field systems within the company.
Long Beach Navy Exchange, Long Beach CA, 1986 – 1990
- Provided military personnel with computer hardware and software for home and when on deployment; performed basic troubleshooting to the client as well sales options with different forms of credit choices.
- Directed by the primary vendor at the time (Apple Computer) to run sales incentives programs that helped increase sales; provided further incentives to customers to purchase warranty plans (AppleCare) that added to the profitability of each sale.
- Assumed responsibility for the management of all inventories for the computer electronics department, including demo and returned products and managing the logistics of returning items back to the vendor and distribution centers.
Education and Credentials
Acclivus BASE Sales Training Certificate, 1994
Dale Carnegie Course Sales Certificate, 1987
Dale Carnegie Course Certificate, 1986
High School Diploma, 1984
Milliken High School
Awards and Honors
- NCR Contractor of the Year: 1998
Additional Information
Technical Proficiencies: Cisco CCIE Voice Certified (Written 06/13) with Specialist in all networking areas within an Enterprise Implementation of New Enterprise Voice & Video Architecture including Pre-Sales Design, Implementation Plans, and post implementation support. Design and Implementation of Cisco CallManager Business Edition (BE) 6.x, 7.x, 8.x, 9.x based on C2XX Servers and VMWare Host Servers, Cisco CallManager CUCM 6.x, 7.x, 8.x, 9.x, 10.x, 11x Enterprise with Cisco Unity Connection, Cisco CallManager Express and Unity Express 7.x, 8.x & 9.x IOS Based PBX, Cisco ASA (Adaptive Security Appliance) and Cisco Wireless Controllers.
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Aah, Microsoft Office® 365… We've been long contemplating moving all of our team off of desktops, onto laptops and eventually to tablets as our everyday hardware of choice. Unfortunately, there are still several key pieces of software native to the non-tablet computing devices which keep many of us tethered to our desks, Microsoft® Outlook being one of the major culprits.
In today's posting, we'll take our readers through a preview of the new Outlook, as part of Microsoft Office® 365 (beta), which trades in the need to carry around that bulky Dell laptop … or even the super-slim MacBook Air, for our readers tablet of choice.
Beta?! Is it free?
Absolutely! If our readers are looking to join the Microsoft Office 365® beta project, which includes the new cloud-based version of Outlook, they can place their name on the list HERE.
Is it really that different?
From what we can tell, Outlook, as part of Microsoft Office® 365, includes all of our favorites from editions past, while still offering a fresh look and feel that both welcomes those familiar with Outlook and adds an allure for those more akin to already existing cloud-based email services.
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Looking at the new Outlook, as part of Microsoft Office® 365, our readers will first see a header stretching across the top of their screens full of useful links and information.
From left to right, readers will see the Microsoft Office® 365 logo, the current location of our readers view (default = Inbox), Microsoft Office® 365 navigational tabs (Home, Outlook, Team Site), a search function, log out function and a clickable IM status menu.
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Looking down the column along the left side of the page, we see the familiar hierarchy of Outlook versions past, which includes Favorites, User mail folders and Contact groups. Further down the page, our readers will see another familiar section including shortcuts to Mail, Calendar, Contacts and Tasks.
Moving back up the page, this time looking just beneath the header, we see a second row header, which includes shortcuts to create a New Message/Meeting Request, Delete Messages/Ignore Conversations, Move/Copy to Folder, Filtering options, Grouping/Reading Pane options, an Inbox search function and message sorting options.
Immediately beneath the second header, the user inbox begins. Note the check mark to the left of our first message and yellow gradient highlighting. This indicates the message is currently active and visible in the reading pane to the right. Options to Flag/Categorize the message can be accessed at the top-right side of the message entry.
Moving slightly to the right, our readers will find the Reading Pane, along with a header outlining the subject line in orange, the sender, their email address, the addressee as well as Quick Reply, Reply All and Forward buttons plus many more actions available in the drop-down on the right.
After our quick peek, the overall feel of Outlook, as part of Microsoft Office® 365, is familiar yet exciting, futuristic yet practical; and honestly, we can't wait to migrate 100% of our team's email accounts to the web … as soon as the beta period has concluded and a stable public release is available.
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Former U.S. Rep. Barry Goldwater Jr., R-Calif., will talk about the impact of the recent election on conservative values at a free event Saturday sponsored by Concerned Citizens for Tinley Park.
The 78-year-old Arizona resident is the son of Barry Goldwater, the Republican candidate for president in 1964. Barry Goldwater Jr. served as congressman from 1969 to 1983.
Goldwater's speech will take place at 5 p.m. at the Tinley Park Convention Center, 18451 Convention Center Drive.
Although the Concerned Citizens organization is asking that people call in advance for tickets (708-466-6352), those who just show up Saturday for the talk won't be turned away, said Jacob Vandenberg, a Tinley Park trustee who's running for mayor. Radio talk show host Dan Proft will emcee the event, Vandenberg said.
He said that "quite a number of tickets" are already gone, and about 150 seats were available.
Vandenberg said he was introduced to Goldwater through a mutual friend, and that the former congressman offered his help to the Concerned Citizens organization. He said Goldwater is not receiving a fee for his talk.
"He jumped at the opportunity" to appear, Vandenberg said.
He said that he and Goldwater share many of the same conservative viewpoints and values.
Goldwater is on the board of directors of the Goldwater Institute, a conservative public policy think tank in Phoenix, Ariz. The institute is a plaintiff in a recently filed lawsuit challenging Chicago's new home-sharing regulations which, among other things, impose a tax on people who rent out living spaces on Airbnb and require them to maintain records on guests.
In newspaper guest columns since the election, Goldwater has said the Republicans "should be the party of freedom and individual responsibility," and that the party still needs to "look for ways to grow our base and attract young voters." Regarding President-elect Donald Trump, Goldwater said it is too soon to say whether he is "a blip on the radar, or all out realignment" for the Republicans.
During the campaign, parallels were drawn to Trump and Goldwater's father, but in a March interview with NBC News, the son described his father as a "gentleman" who possessed "principles," while labeling Trump, before he became the party's nominee, as a "cowboy."
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Goldwater's talk isn't intended as a fundraising event for the Concerned Citizens ticket, but some supporters were targeted with an opportunity to pay $500 or $1,000 for cocktail receptions, with the $1,000 ticket getting the buyer a photo with Goldwater. Vandenberg said proceeds from those ticket sales are primarily intended to defray the cost of hosting the event.
Elected trustee in 2015 with Brian Younker and Michael Pannitto, Vandenberg will challenge Mayor Dave Seaman, appointed to the position in June 2015 after longtime Mayor Ed Zabrocki stepped down for health reasons.
Running with him on the Concerned ticket are Kristin Thirion, seeking the job of village clerk, and trustee candidates Cynthia Berg, William Brady and Michael Glotz. Running with Seaman are incumbent clerk Pat Rea and trustee candidates Jeff Ficaro, Mike Moylan and Kevin Suggs, who was appointed to the village board in May. Incumbent trustees Brian Maher and T.J. Grady decided not to seek re-election next spring.


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Developing an intelligent system for the prediction of soil properties with a portable mid-infrared instrument
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Developing an intelligent system for the prediction of soil properties with a portable mid-infrared instrument.
- •Different machine learning techniques have been tested to predict soil properties.
- •The predicted soil properties are TC, TN, CEC, clay, silt and Na+.
- •The best predictive machine learning technique has been the Gaussian Process.
- •The Gaussian process is better compared to the traditional PLSR technique.
- •The Gaussian Process is the candidate for the development of intelligent system.
Air-Pollution Prediction in Smart Cities through Machine Learning Methods
Estamos de suerte, al final nos han aceptado el artículo que llevamos meses en revisión.
Air-Pollution Prediction in Smart Cities through Machine Learning Methods: A Case of Study in Murcia, Spain
Abstract:Air-pollution is one of the main threats for developed societies. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), pollution is the main cause of deaths among children aged under five. Smart cities are called to play a decisive role to improve such pollution by first collecting, in real-time, different parameters such as SO2, NOx, O3, NH3, CO, PM10, just to mention a few, and then performing the subsequent data analysis and prediction. However, some machine learning techniques may be more well-suited than others to predict pollution-like variables. In this paper several machine learning methods are analyzed to predict the ozone level (O3) in the Region of Murcia (Spain). O3 is one of the main hazards to health when it reaches certain levels. Indeed, having accurate air-quality prediction models is a previous step to take mitigation activities that may benefit people with respiratory disease like Asthma, Bronchitis or Pneumonia in intelligent cities. Moreover, here it is identified the most-significant variables to monitor the air-quality in cities. Our results indicate an adjustment for the proposed O3 prediction models from 90% and a root mean square error less than 11 μ/m3 for the cities of the Region of Murcia involved in the study.
An unsupervised technique to discretize numerical values by fuzzy partitions
Una nueva publicación con técnicas aplicadas al análisis de datos.
An unsupervised technique to discretize numerical values by fuzzy partitions.
The numerical value discretization is a process that is performed in the data preprocessing phase of intelligent data analysis. Preprocessing phase is very relevant because the quality of the models obtained in data mining step depends on this phase. Value discretization is an important task in data preprocessing because not all data mining techniques can handle continuous values. In this paper an unsupervised technique to discretize continuous data values using fuzzy partitions is proposed. Specifically a clustering technique that gets fuzzy partitions is presented. In addition, to evaluate the behavior of the proposed technique a series of experiments have been proposed using a Extreme Learning Machine classifier and a committee of Extreme Learning Machine. Beside comparing with the K-means discretization technique. These experiments have been validated statistically obtaining the best results the approach proposed.
High-Throughput Infrastructure for Advanced ITS Services
Hoy nos han comunicado la publicación de un nuevo artículo, con el que llevábamos trabajando desde el año pasado.
High-Throughput Infrastructure for Advanced ITS Services: A Case Study on Air Pollution Monitoring.
Novel cooperative intelligent transportation systems (ITS) serve as the basis for the provision of a number of services for drivers, occupants, and third parties. The vast amount of information to be collected, especially in vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communication services, requires new algorithms and hardware platforms to cope with real-time requirements; however, this combination is not properly addressed in the literature. In this paper, we introduce a high-throughput hardware-software infrastructure to gather information from vehicles and efficiently process it to provide novel ITS services. We propose a parallelization approach of a fuzzy clustering technique on heterogeneous servers based on CPU and several GPUs, tailored to classification problems in V2I. The infrastructure is empirically tested to offer a geo-located pollution information service through the periodical collection of both vehicle's position and status data. We offer a real service that correctly identifies highly polluting traffic areas and drivers. The results indicate a good performance of the system under high loads, and our scalability analysis reveals a good operation in real-ambitious deployments thanks to the use of the both CPU and multiple GPUs, showing that our proposal can efficiently host cooperative services involving high processing in the ITS context.
A novel fuzzy clustering approach to regionalise watersheds
Otra artículo que nos publican: A novel fuzzy clustering approach to regionalise watersheds with an automatic determination of optimal number of clusters. Una nueva aplicación de los algoritmos de clasificación difusa.
One of the most important problems faced in hydrology is the estimation of flood magnitudes and frequencies in ungauged basins. Hydrological regionalisation is used to transfer information from gauged watersheds to ungauged watersheds. However, to obtain reliable results, the watersheds involved must have a similar hydrological behaviour. In this study, two different clustering approaches are used and compared to identify the hydrologically homogeneous regions. Fuzzy C-Means algorithm (FCM), which is widely used for regionalisation studies, needs the calculation of cluster validity indices in order to determine the optimal number of clusters. Fuzzy Minimals algorithm (FM), which presents an advantage compared with others fuzzy clustering algorithms, does not need to know a priori the number of clusters, so cluster validity indices are not used. Regional homogeneity test based on L-moments approach is used to check homogeneity of regions identified by both cluster analysis approaches. The validation of the FM algorithm in deriving homogeneous regions for flood frequency analysis is illustrated through its application to data from the watersheds in Alto Genil (South Spain). According to the results, FM algorithm is recommended for identifying the hydrologically homogeneous regions for regional frequency analysis.
Influence of multivariate modeling in the prediction of soil carbon by a portable infrared sensor
Contribución Workshop Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Intelligent Environments, Seoul, Korea, August 2017.
The determination of carbon is one of the most important in soil analysis. However traditional techniques are costly and time consuming. In this manuscript we propose an alternative predictive approach based on portable mid-infrared spectroscopy data modeled by machine learning techniques. We evaluate the performance of different machine learning models and sample size to predict soil carbon in 457 Australian soils. The results show a good performance of the models. All models are validate by statistical tests. The best performing technique with a 99% of confidence level is the Gaussian Process providing a 98% of accuracy for the prediction of soil carbon. Moreover, this technique is the most robust for the different sample sizes tested. When compared with the commonly used Partial Least Squares Regression technique, the machine learning approaches provide more successful and balanced results.
Big Data con MATLAB
Interesante Webinars de cómo MatLab trata grandes conjuntos de datos
Big Data con MATLAB
Paz Tárrega, MathWorks
Descripción general
Según crecen nuestros datos en tamaño y complejidad, se hace más difícil trabajar con ellos, particularmente cuando los datos no caben en memoria. MATLAB ofrece un entorno único para trabajar con big data conviertiendo el análisis y el proceso de big data en fácil, coveniente y escalable.
En este webinar aprenderá estrategias y técnicas para manejar grandes volúmenes de datos en MATLAB. Se muestran las nuevas capacidades de la versión 2016b de MATLAB, incluyendo tall arrays. Utilizando tall arrays puede prescindir de aprender programación orientada a big data o técnicas de manejo de datos fuera de memoria, simplemente utilice el código y la sintaxis que utiliza hasta ahora de MATLAB.
Fuzzy clustering as rational partition method for QSAR
Las técnicas de Fuzzy Clustering podemos aplicarlas en diferentes campos. En este ejemplo tenemos una colaboración que busca mejorar los métodos QSAR, de técnicas computacionales relacionadas con el cálculo de propiedades fisicoquímicas moleculares.
Various methods are used to make the partition of data sets for QSAR development and model validation. In this work we used a fuzzy minimals partitioning and we compare this methodology with another rational partition methods like k-means clustering (KMS) and Minimal Test Set Dissimilarity (MTSD). For the development of QSAR models Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) and Extreme Learning Machine (ELM) methods were used. The generated QSAR equations were validated by the coefficient of determination of the internal leave one out (LOO) cross validation method QLOO 2 and then the coefficient of the external test set Qext 2 was compared between partition methods. The results of this comparison showed that using fuzzy minimal for big and structurally diverse data sets gave an applicability domain similar to KMS and a better predictability models than both methods, KMS and MTSD.
Using SWAT and Fuzzy TOPSIS
Nos acaban de publicar un artículo: Using SWAT and Fuzzy TOPSIS to Assess the Impact of Climate Change in the Headwaters of the Segura River Basin (SE Spain).
The Segura River Basin is one of the most water-stressed basins in Mediterranean Europe. If we add to the actual situation that most climate change projections forecast important decreases in water resource availability in the Mediterranean region, the situation will become totally unsustainable. This study assessed the impact of climate change in the headwaters of the Segura River Basin using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) with bias-corrected precipitation and temperature data from two Regional Climate Models (RCMs) for the medium term (2041–2070) and the long term (2071–2100) under two emission scenarios (RCP4.5 and RCP8.5). Bias correction was performed using the distribution mapping approach. The fuzzy TOPSIS technique was applied to rank a set of nine GCM–RCM combinations, choosing the climate models with a higher relative closeness. The study results show that the SWAT performed satisfactorily for both calibration (NSE = 0.80) and validation (NSE = 0.77) periods. Comparing the long-term and baseline (1971–2000) periods, precipitation showed a negative trend between 6% and 32%, whereas projected annual mean temperatures demonstrated an estimated increase of 1.5–3.3 °C. Water resources were estimated to experience a decrease of 2%–54%. These findings provide local water management authorities with very useful information in the face of climate change.
Mi contribución se centra en la aplicación de las técnicas de Fuzzy TOPSIS para la selección de los modelos del cambio de clima.
El problema de los acentos en Kubuntu
En la reciente instalación de Kubuntu 16.04 LTS me apareció un problema extraño, no dejaba acentuar las palabras. Después de buscar la solución con el cambio de lenguaje, las configuraciones locales y instalaciones que había que realizar en cada inicio, he topado con la solución: es el problema de la «tilde muerta». Las distribuciones de Español incluyen la posibilidad de utilizar la Variante Español(incluir tilde muerta). Así solucionamos el incordio. Todo lo hacemos desde la ventana


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See. This is why people piss me off (and why I piss people off). I keep seeing these dumbass articles all over Facebook about athletes not standing for the national anthem. Half the idiots think the athletes should be fired, deported, or killed, and the other half defend the athlete's freedom to do whatever the fuck they want. Me? I question why the fuck they play the goddamn thing in the first place? Is this an official government event? Are we about to start the Hunger Games or something? Fuck off. "Oh, it's patriotic." Yeah, playing the anthem for these assholes making 20 million a year while half the country is in debt/poverty and veterans are on the streets/starving is real fucking patriotic. Paying these idiots 20+ million a year is one of the biggest wastes of money there is to begin with. Skip the song, and let them get on with it. People don't pay good money to watch these assholes stand around anyway.
I also question why they need celebrities to sing the fucking thing and make it sound horrific with ridiculous high notes. Does anyone seriously want to hear that shit sung that way? Fuck right off, please.


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CHICAGO -- Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler warmed up and dressed but did not play in his team's preseason opener against the Denver Broncos on Thursday, a day after his fiancée, Kristin Cavallari, gave birth to the couple's first child.
The birth of Cutler's son, Camden Jack Cutler, came on the team's day off, and there was speculation -- given the fact the starters would receive relatively little action -- the quarterback wouldn't play. But Cutler showed up on the field in full gear, tossing passes to receivers nearly a half hour before Thursday night's kickoff in the exhibition opener against the Denver Broncos.
"(We) probably made the decision (to sit Cutler) after he warmed up," Bears coach Lovie Smith said after a 31-3 loss to Denver. "Of course he had a lot of things going on this week, and we wanted to take a good look at Jason (Campbell) with our first line and Josh (McCown). So it wasn't really in the plan for Jay to go out there. He'll get more reps this coming week."
Cutler manned the sidelines along with fellow stars Matt Forte and Julius Peppers after heavy rains delayed the game and made for a wet field. Brian Urlacher was excused for personal reasons, coach Lovie Smith said before the game.
Campbell started for Cutler, completing 4 of 5 passes for 13 yards before being relieved by McCown in the second quarter. McCown completed 6 of 10 passes for 56 yards and was followed by rookie Matt Blanchard.
"We talked about it Tuesday there might be a chance (Campbell would start), not knowing for sure what day Jay's baby would come out," Campbell said. "Of course he still wanted to play, but we felt as a group and the coaches made the decision that this is an exciting time in his life, and he really needed to take the time and enjoy."
Michael Bush started for Forte and fumbled in Bears' territory, setting up a field goal by Matt Prater and a 3-0 Denver lead.


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Angel Ramírez
Oficios no. 6 esq. Obispo, altos, Plaza de Armas La Habana Vieja. La Habana, Cuba
Angel Ramirez's art is recognizable by its clear and precise iconoclastic sagacity. Using recycled objects, text and images, many taken from medieval times, he builds a language that reveals daily life in Cuba today. Facing his paintings and prints it is impossible not to smile — and become thoughtful. Splendid images, sometimes accompanied by text or words bring to the fore his talent, intelligence, sense of humor and use of sarcasm which all work together to produce the visual poetry that defines his work.


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16 June - Another stealth tax sneaked in
When a Conservative council was elected in Bexley in 2010 they did what all
new councils do after elections. They raised prices and reduced services.
One of the biggest price hikes following the 2010 election was the very near tripling of the cost of Residents' Parking permits. £35 to £100 in most cases, £120 in some areas.
This was masterminded by councillor Peter Craske (Cabinet Member for Public Realm at the time) who justified it in the only way he knew. He lied by making up fictitious numbers. He attributed nearly all the enforcement costs and staff overheads for the whole borough to residential parking bays despite their proportion of total bays being small and they are for the most part enforced for only two hours out of 24, five days a week. Double yellows are 24/7.
For good measure he grossly inflated the cost of painting white lines and the frequency of their renewal. His dishonesty led him to claim that the cost of issuing Residents' Parking Permits was only a few pence under £250 each.
You don't really have to do the arithmetic to know instinctively that that must be very wrong, and of course it was. Why else would the cost have remained at £100 a year for the past four years? You can be sure it would have gone up again if Craske hadn't been lying.
Something I didn't know is that if, for example, a family owned two cars but had only a single off street parking space, or maybe if someone worked nights whilst their partner was out all day, it was possible to register two cars to the same permit. That way you don't have to ensure that the right car is off road etc.
Convenient all round and costs nothing.
But that facility has been withdrawn and the reason given is that it represents "enhanced security". As Bexley Bullshit goes that must be the best for quite a long time.
Click image for complete letter.
The letter doesn't actually say that separate permit applications will mean
that the cost of parking doubles (or more) but those who have checked say it does.
The Bin Tax may be another 3% on the average council tax but this new unpublicized imposition will be more like 10%.
There has been no consultation of course, and what would be the point when Bexley council has never ever taken any notice of a consultation?
The next thing likely to be on the list of new stealth taxes is charging for disabled bays. Not just Disabled Residents' Bays, that is already on Bexley's To Do List, but also to clamp down on Blue Badge holders across the borough.
At the moment Blue Badge Holders can use Residents' Parking Bays anywhere across the borough without charge but in Bromley that will earn you a Penalty Notice. Bexley is gradually merging its parking operation with Bromley's and by the end of next year it will be complete. You can be pretty sure which way the Blue Badge rules will go.
Thanks to a document that Bexley council has been forced to release to its auditors, I can now say without fear of contradiction that Bexley's Parking department is bent from top to bottom. With luck the full story will be told well before the year is out.


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When You Think Something is Wrong it Probably is!
Did you ever have one of those days where something was wrong, you didn't know what it was, but the stares, the avoidances and the general way people treated made you ill at ease. Worse yet, you didn't find out until the end of the day. You would think someone would clue you in but no, you discover it on your own and live the whole days' worth of embarrassment all at once. Shocked like someone dumped a bucket of ice water on your head. I just had one of those days.
I Look Marvelous
I had picked a great outfit for work today. It was a nice little blue pattered short sleeve v-neck blouse and a pair of black pants. The blouse was nicely fitted in the bodice giving me that nice sleek line. However, I thought the pants might be too short. Not short enough to be fashionable Capri pants, but short enough to be what we thought the nerdy kids in high school wore–floods! I needed to be sure.
Men Don't Wear Outfits!
I made my first mistake this morning asking my husband if my outfit looked dorky. He said no, it looked fine.
OK, that was wrong on two counts and I should have known better. First, men don't answer the "how do I look" question honestly ever, if they know what's good for them.
Second, remind me to be more specific when I ask my husband questions about outfits or about anything. I've since been told that men don't wear "outfits" and therefore have no experience or credibility and are not qualified to answer the question.
What You Looking At?
So maybe due to not enough morning coffee, I go off to work thinking I'm looking pretty good. Now, I'm not one to strut around thinking I look great. I could be dressed to the nines with a perfect fitting outfit, matching accessories and perfectly coiffed only to discover that I've had a long strand of toilet paper stuck to my shoe all day. But I thought I looked nice so it seemed strange to me the looks I was getting at the bus stop this warm summer morning.
Men were driving by leering at me so much that I thought they were going to jump the curb. I'm wondering what they are looking at. I look behind me in the bus stop shelter and all I see is a billboard for ladies Cartier watches. Men aren't interested in ladies Cartier watches. And, why in the world would that advertisement be in this town's bus stop anyway. I don't know of one person here who would wear a Cartier watch. If they did, I doubt they would be standing at the bus stop. I take out my compact to check my face to see if I have boogies or raccoon eyes or something. No nothing out of the ordinary there. Oh well, here comes the bus. It's a little chilly on the bus this morning so I wrap a shawl around me. No more funny looks, it's a pleasant ride.
Once in town, as I walk from the bus stop to my building, I notice the strange looks again. I also get a few glares as I walk into the building and go up the elevator. I can't figure it out. As the morning wears on, I find that I need to discuss some business with one of my co-workers. I am trying to have a serious conversation with him about a real business situation and he won't even look at me. He's looking at his computer or staring off in another direction. He seems nervous and somewhat out of sorts. I guess he's got something more important on his mind, though I felt this issue deserved immediate attention.
Safety Pin Stat!
I go back to my desk and continue to work. I dropped my pencil on the floor and when I looked down to find it, I actually heard the world crashing to a halt. There is what the weird stares were for. There is why my co-worker wouldn't look at me. There it is, I'm looking down and can see straight down my shirt!!!! This little v-neck number is only a little v-neck number on most other people. On me, it's a plunging neckline! I just gave every man in town and half of the office a show this morning. Can I be any more embarrassed? My kingdom for a safety pin! I dump my purse out, praying for a safety pin to close this gaping hole of humiliation. I find three, pin myself together, wishing I only had a trail of toilet paper stuck to my shoe and vowing to slap my husband upside the head and educate him that being able to see down my shirt doesn't mean that my outfit looks fine!!!
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Wishing you love, laughter and happiness!
Lea 🙂