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The Subtleties of Video Quality
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By Richard J. Welk
Most computer users expect extremely precise, highly refined monitor images. Some require it. Continuous advances in supporting technologies have allowed the computer industry to develop progressively more sophisticated video boards and very high-resolution cathode ray tube (CRT) monitors. Those developments are both meeting and driving user expectations. And demand for even higher monitor resolutions can be expected in the future.
This article will address the need for accurate signal throughput to high-resolution monitors and related video display systems. First, we'll examine monitor operations and color video functions and explain why accurate signal reproduction throughout a video system is necessary to produce the results expected at the monitor. The next section illustrates essential components of a video signal and demonstrates inadequacies in methods currently used to calculate a monitor's fundamental frequency. The maximum fundamental frequency of a system is actually much higher than suggested by these commonly used calculations — as much as 35% higher. The final section presents actual results of our lab experiments, which show that video equipment with bandwidth curves that substantially deviate from unity gain (higher or lower) through the claimed valid range will output distorted signals. Furthermore, comparing the effectiveness of two pieces of equipment requires more than knowing their -3dB fall-off points: Flatness of response is equally important, if not more so.
MOST TELEVISIONS, ENTERTAINMENT video projectors and even LCD monitors operate under low-resolution standards that are perfectly acceptable for home applications. However, as monitor prices fall and the mass of entertainment and educational applications skyrockets, consumers and professionals expect increasingly precise, high-resolution images on their desktop PCs, monitors and dedicated projection systems. This demand for progressively higher resolutions in CRT monitors and high-end video projectors is driving the bandwidth requirements of peripheral video equipment higher and higher.
System designers and equipment specifiers should recognize that equipment installed in front of the matrix in the signal chain must be judged by the same criteria as those that follow the matrix. A matrix can output signals only as good as those supplied at the input. It is common practice to select video equipment based on the published frequency requirements of a system and the manufacturer's claimed -3dB bandwidth fall-off point. But knowing that spec, as we'll see, is not enough.
Reviewing Monitors
Images on a computer monitor's screen are comprised of groups of individually illuminated picture elements or pixels — very small dots of varying light intensity that are organized in rows and columns. The dots of light are produced when an electron gun energizes phosphors within each pixel.
The electron gun scans horizontally, sequentially illuminating each pixel. When it reaches the end of a horizontal line, the computer stops producing pulses until the gun has returned to begin the next line. This is called horizontal retrace. When it completes scanning the entire screen, the computer stops sending pulses until the electron gun is ready to begin again at the top of the screen. This is called the vertical retrace.
Horizontal and vertical retrace signals require different finite periods of time that are specified by the video chip or, more commonly in a graphics system, a video board on a computer's CPU. Note that retrace times are significant in determining frequency requirements.
Retrace signals are called sync signals. In component color monitors, sync signals can be sent from the video board separately as horizontal sync (H) and vertical sync (V) as in 5-component RGBHV systems. They can also be combined as a single, composite sync signal (S) as in 4-component RGBS systems. When the composite sync signal is combined with the G signal (sync on green), the resulting 3-component set can be designated RGB or RGsB.
Component Color Monitors
A monitor produces colors by illuminating pixels consisting of a triad of dots: one red, one green and one blue. Individual color intensity levels are sent simultaneously through separate lines to three electron guns (R, G and B), each of which energizes only its targeted dot within each pixel. The shape of each dot in a triad and the screen layout pattern varies among manufacturers, but most use three overlapping circular dots in a triangular layout (see Figure 1).
In early color monitors, each dot was simply on or off. These monitors could only support eight colors: black, red, green, blue, cyan, magenta, brown or light gray — all possible combinations of R, G and B, on or off. Some monitors began supporting high and low pixel intensities, thereby doubling the possible colors to 16. Today, most consumer monitors can display over 16,000,000 colors. Extremely high-resolution monitors — like some used for medical and astronomical applications — can display nearly 300 trillion colors!
These virtually infinite numbers of colors are produced in a process similar to mixing paint on a palette: A bit of red with some green added to a lot of blue produces a very specific shade of blue. The computer translates input to digital color data, which the video board converts to precise voltage levels between 0.0 volts (least intense) and 0.7 volts (most intense). These voltages are then sent to each electron gun. Color intensity is a function of pulse amplitude. Various combinations of voltage levels sent to each dot define the color value (hue) and intensity (brightness) of each pixel.
The highest-resolution images are presented on monitors capable of accurately displaying the widest range of luminance intensities at each dot on a screen with an extremely large number of pixels. When every piece of equipment installed between a video board and monitor consistently outputs accurate voltage levels for each color component, a correctly adjusted high-quality monitor will display what a user perceives as correct colors.
Users intuitively process their perception of pixel values and intensities within the context of the images displayed. Based on that perception, they subjectively judge the resolution of the video as either adequate or substandard. Sometimes the precision of the voltage levels output to a monitor is relatively unimportant. Low-cost monitors are often incapable of displaying accurate images, and even high-quality monitors can be improperly aligned or badly adjusted by the user. Some consumers simply don't care about minor color variations, and others are actually incapable of discerning any differences. In fact, the palettes of today's commonly used video boards can define many more colors than most people can recognize.
Conversely, resolution standards for monitors and dedicated video projectors are high for scientific, military, communications, medical and industrial applications; and system installations for these applications are of growing importance to the contracting industry. Competition among computer and monitor manufacturers to meet the needs of these applications is a primary reason for the higher and higher bandwidth specifications in all video-processing equipment.
Monitor Resolution
A monitor's resolution is basically stated as the horizontal pixel count by the vertical pixel count. But a complete definition of the resolution also requires a specification of the horizontal and vertical scan rates. Our lab computer was configured at 1280 by 1024 with a vertical scan rate of 75 Hz and a horizontal scan rate of 80,000 Hz. This means the entire screen of pixels is illuminated 75 times per second, and 80,000 horizontal lines of pixels are illuminated every second. These numbers are interdependent in that, including the off-time for vertical and horizontal retraces, in order to illuminate all 1,310,720 pixels 75 times per second, 80,000 horizontal lines must be illuminated each second (more about this later).
Ideal Pulse Streams
Ideal pulse streams from a computer video board producing three different patterns of a single color at full intensity across one horizontal line of pixels are illustrated in Figure 2. (Note that black on a monitor is a lack of pixel illumination: R=0, G=0, B=0.) A substantial number of off/on combinations can be produced ranging from all pixels off to all pixels on across an entire line. The first example (one-on, one-off) represents the most rapid transition required of the monitor. To fully energize the blue dot in the odd-numbered pixels and energize no dots in the even-numbered pixels, an ideal video board would produce a stream of alternating DC pulses as shown on the left. Alternately energizing the blue dot in two pixels and none in the next two across the entire line results in the pulse stream and pixel pattern shown in the middle. A blue dot in all-pixels-full-on command would result in the continuous stream of equal pulse, on the right in Figure 2.
Pulse Streams and Harmonics
All periodic wave shapes — including a square or ideal pulse stream — can be described by an infinite series of sine functions. To explain what this means and why it is important, it's necessary to get into a little math.
The Fourier series representation of a pulse is composed of an infinite series of sine waves that would approximate a stream of pulses. The equation for this series is:
where A is the pulse amplitude, w is frequency in Radians
(w = 2pf), and t is time (seeFigure 3)
The first sine component is the fundamental frequency and the rest are harmonics. The ⅓ sin 3wt component is the third harmonic, etc. Figure 4 illustrates the effect of harmonics in the production of a pulse stream.
As the number of included harmonics increases, the closer the resulting wave approximates a square or ideal pulse stream. Equipment specifiers generally try to ensure that at least the third harmonic of the maximum fundamental frequency will be maintained throughout a system. Equipment installed to pass a video pulse stream to a monitor or dedicated projection system should have a bandwidth wide enough to pass as many harmonics as possible in order to support the highest resolution required by the application.
This is more than a mathematical concept. In application, if the stream of voltage pulses produced by a video board are input to a system that cannot pass the third harmonic, then only the fundamental frequency would be output to the monitor, and video resolution would be compromised.
Fundamental Frequency Formulas
The above point is partially illustrated by Figure 5. If a computer card sends something close to the square, ideal pulse shown, but the system cannot pass the third or higher harmonics, then only the fundamental frequency — the sine wave — will be passed. Moreover, Figure 5 shows that a full fundamental cycle will cover two pixels. This leads us to the calculation of the maximum fundamental frequency for a monitor, namely the pixel rate divided by two.
There are two commonly used methods to calculate maximum fundamental frequency. Method one:
w • h • fvert/2 = maximum
where w is pixel width, h is pixel height and fvert is the vertical retrace.
In the case of our lab system, this would be 1280 times 1024 times 75, divided by 2-49,152,000 Hz (49 MHz).
Method two for calculating maximum fundamental frequency is:
w • fhoriz/2 = maximum
where w is pixel width, and fhoriz is the horizontal retrace.
Again, for our lab system, this would be 1280 times 80,000, divided by 2-51,200,000 Hz (51 MHz).
Neither method is entirely adequate because neither accounts for both the horizontal and vertical retrace times during which no pixels are being illuminated. The second method is better because it does recognize that there are no pixels illuminated during the vertical retrace. But it still doesn't account for the horizontal retrace time when none are being illuminated.
In our lab system, one horizontal scan line occurs in 1/80,000 second or 12.5ms. Looking at a horizontal scan line on our oscilloscope showed that the horizontal retrace time was 3ms, leaving only 9.5ms to illuminate 1280 pixels. Therefore, the actual fundamental frequency was:
1280/9.5 • 10-6 • 2 = 67,368,000 Hz
This 67MHz result is more than 30% higher than the frequencies calculated by the commonly used methods. Our experiments verify the accuracy of this calculation.
ALTHOUGH SOME computer users don't mind minor color variations, others require precise, highly refined monitor images. Extremely high imaging standards are the norm in the fields of medicine, astronomy, military operations, business communications, industrial quality control and other applications. These needs can be met only when every piece of equipment installed before a monitor consistently reproduces the original signal output from the video board. Specifically, the third and higher harmonics must be accurately reproduced by any equipment installed either before or after the matrix, or else the precision the of matrix itself becomes irrelevant.
To determine the maximum frequency requirements of all equipment to be installed in a system, add at least 35% to account for the off-time of the vertical and horizontal retraces:
1.35 •(w • h • fvert/2) = maximum
Or, to ensure that any third harmonic present will be passed, a good approximation would be to multiply the above result by 3. This can also be directly calculated as:
2 • w • h • fvert = third
Finally, knowing the -3dB bandpass of a system is not sufficient to judge the output of video equipment. Our experiments show that the bandpass curve should be as flat as possible. The equipment with the high bandpass curve distorted both the fundamental and harmonic content of the high frequencies, which affected the leading pixels of all patterns.
The use of excessive peaking to achieve a wider bandwidth does not improve the ability of a system to faithfully reproduce a signal — it makes it worse.
Richard Welk is one of the founders of XN Technologies. He has been involved in all phases of AutoPatch design and development since the company started. Welk joined XN while working on a postgraduate degree in Computer Sciences at Eastern Washington University. He met the president of XN while conducting research under a NASA grant to develop launch support transputer hardware and software. Welk obtained his EE degree at Marquette University.
Experiments in Bandwidth Linearity
TESTING SWITICHING-MATRIX EFFICIENCY: We configured our computer to 1280 by 1024 at 75 Hz vertically and 80 kHz horizontally. These tests can be reproduced using any Windows 95+ PC, an oscilloscope (preferably 300 MHz or higher) and a 5-component (RGBHV) breakout cable.
- Exit all programs to keep as few icons onscreen as possible.
- Set your monitor to the test resolution (e.g., 1280×1024 at 75 Hz).
- Go to Screen Properties, select a basic background, then select Edit Pattern and create one of the patterns in this article. Click Done.
- Select Appearance and open Item: Desktop Color. Select one of the primary colors (we used pure blue) to get a full amplitude pulse. Click Apply then OK to close the window. The monitor background signal will now be available at the breakout cable. If you selected blue for the desktop appearance, the signal will be on the B line of the cable.
When measuring output from the computer, be sure to terminate with a 75 ohm load if you connect the output line directly to the scope. If you use a high impedance probe to sample the line output while it is connected to the monitor, a termination will already be present.
To measure the output from a piece of video processing equipment, connect the B line from the computer to that equipment and connect the B ouptut line from that device to the oscilloscope, or connect that line to the monitor if you are using a probe to access the signal.
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FIRST EXPERIMENT: One-On, One-Off Pattern
We set up a background color scheme that contained only blue with every other pixel either full-on or full-off (refer to Figure 2, left). All icons were removed so that only the background was displayed. We then used an oscilloscope to view the blue signal produced by the computer. Figure A shows the signal captured by the scope. As you can see, the computer's video board did not produce a square wave at this frequency. This was the maximum resolution of the video board, and it was unable to produce the higher harmonics necessary to form a better square wave. The frequency of the signal, as predicted, was about 67 MHz.
The signal was then routed through a matrix switcher with the bandpass curve shown in Figure B — we'll call this the Brand-A matrix. The matrix output as captured by the oscilloscope is shown in Figure C.
We then passed the same signal through a matrix switcher from another manufacturer to compare. This Brand-X equipment had the characteristic bandpass curve seen in Figure D. The difference is striking, and indicative of some equipment that is currently produced. Note that the fundamental frequency is predicted to be approximately 3 dB higher than the input signal level, and the third harmonic is predicted to be close to the same as that of the input signal. These data are verified by the oscilloscope capture of the video output in Figure E.
Although the third harmonic is present, the fundamental is so high that the contribution of the third harmonic is negligible. According to either of the commonly used methods of determining bandwidth requirements (described under Video Signal Frequencies in the main article), a piece of equipment capable of passing 150 MHz would be adequate to pass the third harmonic of the incoming signal. The Brand-X matrix would have been qualified by those calculations since its -3dB fall-off point is greater than 200 MHz. Obviously, just knowing the -3 dB fall-off point would not have been enough information to predict the distorting effect of this piece of equipment.
SECOND EXPERIMENT: Two-On, Two-Off
The distortion illustrated above is not exclusive to the one-pixel-on, one-pixel-off pattern. We proceeded to set up a background color scheme that contained only blue with a two-pixel-on, two-pixel-off pattern (see Figure 2, middle). As before, all icons were removed so only the background was displayed. An oscilloscope was used to view the blue signal produced by the computer and captured the signal shown in Figure F. As anticipated, the fundamental frequency for this pattern is half the one-on, one-off pattern. Note that the video board can generate more of the harmonics at this lower frequency. Figure G shows the signal captured by the scope after it has passed through the Brand-A matrix.
For this pattern, the Brand-X matrix showed a bandwidth curve in which the fundamental more closely equaled the input signal, but the third harmonic was over 5 dB higher than that of the input signal. Figure H compares oscilloscope captures to illustrate the effect of this distortion.
THIRD EXPERIMENT: All-On
Finally, we set up a background pattern with all pixels on (see Figure 2, right). Figure J compares the oscilloscope captures of the signal generated by the video board when routed through the Brand-A matrix and routed through the Brand-X equipment.
While all three signals settle into a steady-state DC level, the Brand-X equipment with the highly peaked bandpass curve has a high spike at the beginning. This illustrates that even with more typical pixel patterns, illumination of the leading pixels is consistently distorted by the highly peaked bandwidth response. This consistent distortion is clearly illustrated in Figure K, which overlays the Brand-X equipment's two-pixel pattern output over the Brand-X all-on output.


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One hurdle to the mass adoption of EVs has been the difficulty in finding places to recharge vehicles. In July, the White House said it was expanding a federal loan guarantee program to include companies building EV charging stations. The U.S. Energy Department said in July that charging facilities are now an eligible technology for the program that can provide up to $4.5 billion in loan guarantees. Till date, no loans have been made to EV charging projects yet.
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In August 2008, Obama set a goal of getting 1 million plug-in electric vehicles on the roads by 2015. Only about 520,000 electric cars have been sold in the United States since 2008. There are about 250 million cars and trucks on U.S. roads. The White House has repeatedly tried to boost EV sales, including hiking the EV tax credit and converting it to a point-of-sale rebate, but the proposals have yet to pass Congress.
In December, China will release the first new energy vehicle industry development roadmap, possibly proposing mild hybrid cars as energy saving vehicles, as one of the moves to guide the sector's development in the world's largest electric car market.
The drafting of the industry roadmap, including roadmaps for seven related technologies, was led by the Society of Automotive Engineers of China, and is now subject to government review and modifications.
"The nation's electric vehicle sector may need another 15 years of development before reaching a world-leading level, so the government weighs in heavily on new energy vehicle research and development," Fu Yuwu, chairman of the Society, told a forum on Oct 12. The event took place on the sidelines of the Wuhan Motor Show 2016, organized by Hannover Milano Fairs Shanghai.
The society will propose mature mild hybrid technologies as an alternative approach to cut fuel consumption and emissions. "Mild hybrid consumes less fuel than combustion, so our society propose hybrid technologies without plugs be included in the roadmap as energy saving vehicles.", Fu said.
If listed among energy saving vehicles, mild hybrid car buyers will be eligible for thousands of yuan purchase tax cut. A stimulus measure, effective from Oct 1, 2015, halved the tax on purchases of passenger vehicles with engines that are 1.6 litres or smaller.
Efforts were also made to boost the new energy sector's development through guiding the input of social resources toward the emerging sector, now that the fiscal subsidies provided to purchase them are shrinking.
Aiming at increasing carmakers' R&D activities relating to new energy vehicles, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is about to roll out a dual-credit scheme for mandatory production, in the hopes of at least highlighting the social costs incurred in reducing car emissions.
The country is only admitting new energy carmakers into the auto manufacturing industry, halting the approval of conventional vehicle makers.
Beijing-based vehicle design firm CH Auto Technology received approval to be a standalone new energy passenger carmaker on Oct 10. It is the third of its kind approved by the National Development and Reform Commission, after BAIC Group's electric car making arm Beijing Electric Vehicle and Hangzhou Changjiang Passenger Vehicle.
The Society views the manufacturing levels of the emerging battery powertrains as being the main issue for the Chinese new energy sector. Gao Bowen, sales director of Dongfeng Electric Vehicle, said that the nation's new energy vehicle development is in its elementary stage. She said the domestic technology in traction batteries is not mature, so many companies have concerns about promoting the wide usage of fully electric cars. Customers also worry about safety issues. "Dongfeng employs a safety monitor system that tracks each individual electric car in its lifetime, to detect every single flaw. Besides, the battery rental and replacement model is in our survey and research plan, to save customers from concerns regarding battery life."
Further to the preceding articles and according to Germany's weekly car magazine Automobilewoche, Volkswagen's Porsche division expects annual sales of about 20,000 for its first all-electric car, the Mission E.
Porsche, the second-largest contributor to VW's group profit, plans to create at least 1,400 jobs to develop, build and sell its rival to Tesla's Model S. The Porsche Mission E is slated to hit the market in 2019.
"We have calculated a quantity in the order of about 20,000 for the Mission E," Porsche CEO Oliver Blume was quoted as saying in an Automobilwoche interview. Porsche labor boss Uwe Hueck in July declined to specify production targets for the Mission E, but said that Porsche needs to sell at least 10,000 of a model per year to make a profit.
U.S. electric car specialist Tesla had total vehicle deliveries of 50,580 in 2015.
Also with reference to the articles above and as reported by Germany's weekly newspaper Welt am Sonntag, German luxury carmaker BMW plans to launch a new version of its i3 electric car next year with a longer range and revamped design.
(BMW's first all-electric car, i3, is unveiled at a ceremony in Beijing July 29, 2013. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo)
BMW will rework the front and rear of the i3 and equip the car with a new battery to increase its range substantially beyond the current 300 km maximum, the paper said, adding that the increase would be below 50 percent.
BMW has been torn about whether to accelerate development of new electric cars given its expensive early investment has only resulted in lacklustre sales, with 25,000 i3s delivered last year. To help improve sales, BMW has already increased the battery range of its i3 city car by 50 percent this year.
Top oil companies including Shell, BP and Total are joining forces to create an investment fund to develop technologies to promote renewable energy, as they seek an active role in the fight against global warming. The chief executives of seven oil and gas companies - BP, Eni, Repsol, Saudi Aramco, Royal Dutch Shell, Statoil and Total have met to agree on details of the fund and other steps to reduce greenhouse gases in London.
The sector faces mounting pressure to take an active role in the fight against global warming, and Friday's event will coincide with the formal entry into force of the 2015 Paris Agreement to phase out man-made greenhouse gases in the second half of the century.
The group is part of the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI), which was created with the backing of the United Nations in 2014 and includes 11 companies representing 20 percent of global oil and gas production.
The company leaders are expected to detail plans to create an investment vehicle that will focus on developing technologies to lower emissions and increase car engine and fuel efficiency, according to the sources involved in the talks. The size and structure of the fund were unclear.
The fund will also focus on ways to reduce costs of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology, which involves capturing carbon dioxide emissions produced from fossil fuel burning plants and re-injecting them into underground caverns.
The CEOs are also expected to announce the next phase of their plan to reduce the oil sector's emissions, primarily by reducing flaring of excess gas at fields, increasing the use of CCS and limiting the release of methane, a highly polluting gas often emitted through pipe leaks.
OGCI leaders called on governments last year to set a price on carbon emissions to encourage the use of cleaner technologies, although some companies including Exxon Mobil have resisted the idea. They now hope to show they can play an active role.
The drive to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius by the end of the century poses a threat to oil and gas companies as transport and power sectors gradually shift towards renewable sources of energy such as solar and wind.
Oil majors including Norway's Statoil, France's Total and Italy's Eni, have increased their investments in renewable energy in recent years, although it is still dwarfed by the main fossil fuel business. Oil producers have also lobbied for the phasing out of coal in favor of the less pollutant natural gas in the power sector.
Total CEO Patrick Pouyanne said last month that OGCI leaders will announce plans "to work collectively to develop technologies which will be needed to face climate change issues."
Delegates from signatory nations meet in the Moroccan city of Marrakesh on Nov. 7-18 to start turning their many promises into action and draw up a "rule book" for the sometimes fuzzily worded Paris Agreement on climate change, reached last December.
China aims to create a comprehensive environmental monitoring system by 2030 in its efforts to boost citizens' health and raise life expectancy, the government has said.
Pollution has been identified as one of the biggest threats to public health in China, with smog in the northern region blamed for higher rates of cancer, respiratory disease and premature death. Widespread soil and water contamination have also caused health hazards.
Air pollution killed more than 1 million people in China in 2012 alone, the World Health Organisation said in a study published in September.
(People walk with their faces covered on a polluted day in Shenyang, Liaoning province, March 31, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo)
The State Council, or cabinet, said it would set up the "strictest environmental protection system" to oversee construction, noise and atmospheric pollution, soil and water quality and the rural environment.
The new system would identify high-risk pollution zones and establish a unified disclosure platform for environmental information, the cabinet said in its "Healthy China 2030" plan, published late on Tuesday.
It said China aimed to raise average life expectancy to 79 years by 2030, up from 76.3 years in 2015, and would also work to tackle a gender imbalance by setting up a "complete birth monitoring system".
It aims to strengthen public sanitation and provide clean drinking water, among the rural health issues tackled.
It will also seek to cut infant mortality, traffic deaths, smoking and alcohol abuse, work to improve cancer survival rates, rein in early deaths from chronic diseases and step up intervention for psychological illnesses, it added.
To help reduce health risks, it would also aim to raise the number of active participants in sport to 530 million by 2030, up from 360 million in 2014, besides promoting the "leading role" of Chinese medicine in disease treatment.
Also on the cards is the creation of "mature" forms of health insurance, with more balanced contributions from government, enterprises and individuals, as part of efforts to cut individual health costs to about a quarter of total spending, versus 29.3 percent in 2015.
In a landmark decision for both the environment and human health, 1 January 2020 has been set as the implementation date for a significant reduction in the sulphur content of fuel oil used by ships.
The decision to implement a global sulphur cap of 0.50% m/m (mass/mass) in 2020 was taken by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the regulatory authority for international shipping, during its Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), meeting for its 70th session in London.
It represents a significant reduction from the 3.5% m/m global limit currently in place and demonstrates a clear commitment by IMO to ensuring shipping meets its environmental obligations.
IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim welcomed the decision which he said reflected the organisation's determination to ensure that international shipping remains the most environmentally sound mode of transport.
"The reductions in sulphur oxide emissions resulting from the lower global sulphur cap are expected to have a significant beneficial impact on the environment and on human health, particularly that of people living in port cities and coastal communities, beyond the existing emission control areas," Lim said.
Further work to ensure effective implementation of the 2020 global sulphur cap will continue in the Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR).
Regulations governing sulphur oxide emissions from ships are included in Annex VI to the International Convention for the prevention of Pollution from ships (MARPOL Convention). Annex VI sets progressive stricter regulations in order to control emissions from ships, including sulphur oxides (SOx) and nitrous oxides (NOx) – which present major risks to both the environment and human health.
The date of 2020 was agreed in amendments adopted in 2008. When those amendments were adopted, it was also agreed that a review should be undertaken by 2018 in order to assess whether sufficient compliant fuel oil would be available to meet the 2020 date. If not, the date could be deferred to 2025. That review was completed in 2016 and submitted to MEPC 70. The review concluded that sufficient compliant fuel oil would be available to meet the fuel oil requirements.
Under the new global cap, ships will have to use fuel oil on board with a sulphur content of no more than 0.50% m/m, against the current limit of 3.50%, which has been in effect since 1 January 2012. The interpretation of "fuel oil used on board" includes use in main and auxiliary engines and boilers. Exemptions are provided for situations involving the safety of the ship or saving life at sea, or if a ship or its equipment is damaged.
Ships can meet the requirement by using low-sulphur compliant fuel oil. An increasing number of ships are also using gas as a fuel as when ignited it leads to negligible sulphur oxide emissions. This has been recognised in the development by IMO of the International Code for Ships using Gases and other Low Flashpoint Fuels (the IGF Code), which was adopted in 2015. Another alternative fuel is methanol which is being used on some short sea services.
Ships may also meet the SOx emission requirements by using approved equivalent methods, such as exhaust gas cleaning systems or "scrubbers", which "clean" the emissions before they are released into the atmosphere. In this case, the equivalent arrangement must be approved by the ship's administration (the flag state).
The new global cap will not change the limits in SOx Emission Control Areas (ECAs) established by IMO, which since 1 January 2015 has been 0.10% m/m. The ECAs established under MARPOL Annex VI for SOx are: the Baltic Sea area; the North Sea area; the North American area (covering designated coastal areas off the United States and Canada); and the United States Caribbean Sea area (around Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands).


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When the latest perl update was pushed into the update tree (for 5.8.5-11), only
the x86_64 RPM was pushed. Until the i386 RPM is also pushed, people who
installed for dual-mode application support will get errors attempting to update
using YUM.
Or worse, using up2date I'm not sure that they *will* get any errors.
This sort of thing has happened a couple of times in FC3 x86_64 updates
repository. May I suggest adding a sanity script to the pre-push master updates
repository that checks to ensure that forall xxx.x86_64.rpm there also exists
xxx.i386.rpm (or some such)? Might help prevent future update glitches in FC4.
I rated this security because currently executing updates are failing, and this
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Charles Jacobs is senior counsel in the Private Equity and Investment Funds group. He represents institutional investors and managers in connection with the formation of private investment funds.
My primary focus is on representing institutional investors in connection with their investments in private investment funds. I represent a number of the leading and most active institutional investors in the world, including public pension funds, funds of funds, endowments and foundations. I also represent sponsors and managers and advise them in connection with the formation of private investment funds. Finally, I represent both buyers and sellers in private equity secondary transactions and have been actively involved in several of the largest secondary portfolio transactions over the past few years.
I see the private funds industry continuing to evolve. Increased regulation of the industry will likely continue as will the use of more customized structures, as larger investors become more sophisticated and focused on specific strategies.
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INDIANAPOLIS – Racking up more honors for his senior season, Greg Valentine saw his named listed on the Google Cloud College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Baseball Academic All-District 3 team announced by the organization on Thursday.
This year is the fourth consecutive campaign that the Eagles have place a player on the list. Brandon Roberts secured the honor in 2016, Paul Kirby was tabbed in 2017 and Dillon Cate in 2018. Kirby and Cate were later honored as Academic All-Americans joining Brandon Burchfield in 2006 and 2007 as C-N baseball athletes earning the nation's top academic-athlete honor.
With a 3.92 grade-point average in business, the Knoxville, Tenn. native had the fifth-highest GPA of the 13 players on the district 3 ledger consisting of teams from the South Atlantic Conference, Peach Belt and Conference Carolinas. Eight players were from the SAC.
In the record books, Valentine finished his career with 92 appearances and 19 wins to hold the program record for career appearances, a mark that is the high-water mark among active Division II players. His eight wins in 2019 were good for sixth on the single-season list.
A second-team All-SAC selection, the hurler became the 27th pitcher in the history of the program to earn a spot on an all-conference team. His sophomore and junior campaigns rank seventh and sixth on the program's appearances list 26 and 27 respectively.
Moving to the starting rotation for the first time in his career, the right-hander put together a brilliant campaign going 8-3 on the mound with a 3.64 ERA in 74 2/3 innings. His eight victories were good for third in the league and among the top 20 in the country while his ERA was top 10 among starters.
He passed the program mark for career outings with his start on April 5 against ninth-ranked Newberry passing the mark of 88 previously held by Ryan Fillers (2010-13). He went 19-5 during that stretch with 155 strikeouts in 177 1/3 stanzas on the bump.
Piece together February and April of his senior season and he logged 48 2/3 innings over 10 outings punching out 44 with a 2.03 ERA. That period includes the best outing of career going eight innings of one-run baseball at Queens on April 13 fanning 12.
Carson-Newman has had 24 Academic All-Americans dating back to 1992 with Valentine being eligible to become the fourth baseball player for the CoSIDA Academic All-America Team ballot, where first-, second- and third-team All-America honorees to be selected later this month.


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The luxury Grade-I listed Elizabethan mansion in the village of West Hoathly, follows in the footsteps of Rockliffe Hall and the Grove of Narberth to be crowned the best of the bunch in the Pride of Britain consortium.
Gravetye Manor is set in 1,000 acres of parkland and is home to 17 bedrooms – each one named after the variety of trees found on the estate.
It is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year and is currently closed, for the first time ever, while a significant refurbishment is carried out to the hotel's Michelin-starred restaurant.
Gravetye Manor will reopen on May 7.
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Pokemon Go's phenomenal early success has seen the free-to-play game surpass Facebook and Twitter in popularity among mobile phone users in the US.
The augmented reality game was the most downloaded smartphone app in the States when it was released last week and, while we await its official release in the UK, it appears as though mobile users across the Atlantic are smitten with the game.
A study by mobile app intelligence firm Sensor Tower revealed that the game was played for an average of 33 minutes on Monday in the US.
By contrast, the Facebook app's daily usage was 22 minutes ahead of Snapchat (18) and Twitter (17).
Pokemon Go installs have surpassed 15 million on the App Store and Google Play. Nintendo, a company that owns 33% of Pokemon but is only indirectly linked with Pokemon Go, has seen its shares jump to a level not seen since 1983 – when the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) was first released.
The surge has seen Nintendo's market value rise £6 billion.
The next step for Niantic, which developed the mobile game, will be to find ways to maintain its popularity.
While the game has proved a hit, it still trails behind the most popular mobile games on iOS.
"It ranked below the hardcore juggernaut of MZ's Game Of War at nearly two hours of total daily usage for the average user, and King's Candy Crush Saga, which has an average total daily usage of about 43 minutes," the data-led post from Sensor Tower read.


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By means of the CTI PI Dynamic Queue Adapter Module a dynamic configuration of the queue processing can be carried out as well. Thereby, the queue name is set dynamically as it is determined from the payload and overwritten at run time.
The requirements will be analyzed dynamically in the module configuration of the communication channel via an XPATH value. Via the parameter "prefix – StaticName" the static name, which has been defined in the communication channel, can be added as a prefix (or omitted).
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What's not to love about the beautiful spa town of Buxton? You're only a stone's throw away from the stunning Peak District National Park, and the iconic town itself has plenty to offer its visitors.
For the adventurous, you have Go Ape Buxton, the Buxton Raceway, or Poole's Cavern and Buxton Country Park. If culture is what you're after, then Buxton also has its own opera house, the Buxton Museum and Art Gallery, and Buxton Cinema.
Relaxation is, of course, a strong point of the town and so you'll find plenty of opportunities to unwind here. For example, the Devonshire Dome is where you will find the main spa. You can also enjoy a gentle stroll around the Pavilion Gardens. Once a year, you even have the chance to relish in the old-town feel of Buxton Farmers Market, where you can pick up a number of fresh, organic products from the very people who made them.
Speaking of getting your products straight from the source, did you know that the iconic brand, Buxton Water, sources their famous water from St Ann's Spring in Buxton? Well, now you know! You can even visit the well at The Crescent and taste the water directly from the spring. Nothing's better than that.
Finally, Buxton has 2 fantastic golf clubs to sate the appetite of golfers of all abilities. Buxton & High Peak Golf Club is more so for visitors, and you can have a game for just £15 per person without any membership needed. However, if you frequent Buxton, then Cavendish Golf Club is your best choice. This course is much more advanced and although you need to have a membership, it's immaculately maintained and well worth the investment.
If you're looking for comfortable, luxury holiday cottages in Buxton, then take a peek at our stunning accommodation at Farditch Farm. We're located in the quiet village of Chelmorton, Buxton, within easy reach of all the amenities you may need during your stay.
Our cottages sleep between 2 and 10 people each and you can even hire out the entire complex for a huge gathering of up to 26 people. So, whether you need a romantic weekend away or group accommodation, our Buxton holiday cottages are perfect for you.
Our Buxton caravan park is the epitome of luxury. Unlike most parks, all 11 of our beautifully landscaped pitches are hard-standing, making it easier than ever to park your caravan. They are also very spacious and so you should find no issue in setting up an awning, caravan and car in your pitch.
As you would expect, we also provide you with all of the facilities you would need during your stay at our Buxton caravan park. These include electricity, water, drainage and wifi, immaculate shower and toilet facilities with full disabled access, a communal kitchen, and a lounge area with its own pool table. Here, you can also find brochures that detail all the wonderful things to do in the local area.
We like to be transparent and fair with our prices, and so you can enjoy all of our facilities and a pitch on our gorgeous site from between £26 and £32 per night. No hidden charges, no extra fees per number of guests. Our Buxton caravan park is open from March 1st until October 31st for 2019, so do come along and enjoy the sights.
If you'd like to book one of our luxury holiday cottages in Buxton, or if you want to explore the sights at our Buxton caravan park, call us on 01629 815 683. We can't wait to see you.
Tagg Cottage. A lovely cottage in a beautiful setting! A very nice weekend break.24/02/18 Alison & Andy (Foggia Italy)
Great Property! Perfect setting for Chris's 29th birthday and annual friends getaway. Lovely local pub and great scenery.Chris & Amanda
Fab Cottage. Location great for our cycling weekend at the L'Eroica event. Pub food nearby, great! Hope to return!! Thanks.The Mynards and Warmans
A very comfortable home from home, perfect for day trips and lots of walks with our dog. Thank you!Fay and Adam – Lichfield
A lovely cottage in a lovely part of the country – so much to see and do!Gary and Anita – Bradford
Great week exploring The Peaks and relaxing at Endmoor House, Thanks Sue!Nick and Lisa and friends


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Phoenix VA Healthcare System
602-277-5551 or 800-554-7174
Disabled American Veterans
Disabled American Veterans is the most long-lasting veterans' advocacy and assistance group in this country. Its core mission is to fulfill our country's promises to the men and women who served.
Rally Point-The Professional Military Network
Rally Point's mission is to help service members and veterans lead more successful and fulfilling lives. It gives them the best tools possible to succeed both while in the military, and beyond. With Rally Point, you can build out your professional network, connect with other members of the military and veterans in a safe environment, and explore career opportunities both within the military (PCS opportunities) and in the private sector.
U.S. VETS offers comprehensive programs, from transitional and permanent housing to job placement and counseling, to help these veterans get back on their feet, back to their families, and back to their lives.
602-305-8585 or 602-264-9164
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EMPACT‒Suicide Prevention Center (La Frontera)
EMPACT‒Suicide Prevention Center provides outpatient behavioral health services, including counseling, substance abuse, crisis intervention, and prevention to children, adults, and families in Maricopa County. Rally Point navigators are also on hand to help veterans deal with complex care systems.
24/7 Hotline 1-800-273-8255
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Save the Family provides a full array of support services to help their clients succeed. They offer financial literacy education, career development support, budgeting workshops, parenting classes, and self-esteem coaching. Clients have succeeded with high school diplomas/GEDs, home ownership, full-time employment, college degrees, scholarships, good credit scores, and savings accounts.
Marc Community Resources
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Melbourne Ring Cycle Corporate Hospitality
In November 2013, Opera Australia will present its first ever complete staging of Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen – The Ring of the Nibelung.
Presented at the State Theatre, Arts Centre Melbourne, on one of the largest stages in the world, this will be a monumental cultural event.
For opera lovers, the Ring Cycle is the pinnacle of the opera experience – 16 hours of opera over 4 performances, with more than 350 singers, dancers, musicians, costume-makers and technicians bringing Wagner's masterwork to the stage.
The Melbourne Ring Cycle will bring together an international cast led by a stellar Australian creative team, including celebrated director, Neil Armfield, conductor Richard Mills and designer Robert Cousins.
More information on these packages:
Please call us on 1300 660 509 for more information or contact us
Does your organisation entertain clients using corporate hospitality at major events on a regular basis? For more information on these packages, and our premium Corporate Hospitality Advisor subscriptions, please contact us
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Children searching for songs from Frozen and Lego assembly videos on YouTube were given a special treat last winter, when adverts for 15-rated horror film Insidious: The Last Key were shown before the brightly coloured things meant for children.
Minecraft videos were also introduced by an advert featuring women screaming, necks being attacked and monster claws poking out of things, leading parents to complain to the Advertising Standards Authority. Some adults even complained the ads were too scary for other adults, that's how grim the clips were.
Sony Pictures said it used YouTube's promotional control interface to target adult material with the campaign of terror, but clearly something went a bit wrong. YouTube was no help and said it was Sony Pictures' responsibility to make sure it managed ad display preferences correctly, with Sony saying it did include around 1,000 negative tag words that should've ensured the ads didn't come up when viewing material found by searching for child-aimed keywords.
But it didn't work, or Frozen and Lego weren't on the list. So a few children are now mentally scarred for life and can't get to sleep without daddy sitting at the end of their bed with a machete, promising that he'll fight off the neck-eating monsters and sacrifice himself if necessary, and that everything will be OK. At least the trauma might keep the affected kids away from childhood-ruining online lie portal YouTube for a few years. [ASA via The Times]


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Flying with Horses Spiritual & Intuitive Horsemanship
Horse Whispering
Learning The Natural Language of Horses
Explore the natural world of horses, understand horses like never before, & enjoy building a relationship with horses based on mutual trust & respect. We offer a unique style of Horse Whispering which never focuses on the horse submitting to us, but on developing our ability to connect with horses & build a relationship with them on their terms. We offer Private Sessions, Weekend Courses & Certified Courses in Horse Whispering.
Horse Whispering is communicating with horses in their own natural language.
Horses, much like ourselves, use a variety of ways to communicate & they are highly intelligent & expressive. When we understand what they are saying & understand how to talk with them, a whole new world of horsemanship unfolds!
Horses express themselves through body language, facial expressions, sound, intent & energy.
When we understand horses, & learn how to speak with them, we realise that horses are always speaking with us & they are willing to teach us the benefits of clear, authentic communication with helps us in all areas of our lives.
Understanding horse speak is not only beneficial in our relationship with horses, it also offers many benefits to us in our daily lives.
By learning Horse Whispering, we also gain:
Horse Whispering develops our whole being, improving many vital life skills, whilst deepening our relationship with horses in a more respectful, mutually beneficial way.
Leanna travels to offer Horse Whispering demonstrations & workshops at Equestrian Centres or at your local livery yard.
The best way to improve the relationship with your horse is to learn how to listen to them, how to interpret their communications, & how to respond to them.
Horse Whispering is not a quick-fix for behavioural issues. To optimally help our horses through any issues, we need to take the steps they require of us, to build their trust, confidence & respect in us.
If we take the time to develop ourselves as the trusted leader our horse needs us to be, we forge a strong foundation of an unshakeable relationship & enjoy the gifts of our horse giving themselves freely to us.
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March break is coming up fast! If you are a U of T student, staff or faculty member and you are looking for something for you and your little one(s) to do while school is out, may I make a few suggestions?
Student Families Pizza Night – Friday, March 8th @ 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Kick off your children's March Break weekend by joining other student parents and their children for a Student Families Pizza Night! Activities for children will be provided in the same space – they can make buttons, colour, and play with other children while parents relax and network. You won't want to miss out on the free pizza!
March Break Event: Bowl of Words – Tuesday, March 12th @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Next up is the Bowl of Words writing workshop. Parents and children ages 8 and up can join in with a guided writing activity where you can write your own stories and poems. No experience necessary, register to create your own 'Bowl of Words'!
March Break Event: Astronomy for Kids – Tuesday, March 12th @ 7:30 pm
In the evening you are invited to participate in Astronomy for Kids. Open to U of T community and their children who in grades 3-8, this event gives kids (supervised by one parent/guardian) a chance to see the planetarium, visit the observation floor, and gaze through a telescope!
March Break Event: Birds! – Wednesday, March 13 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
The following morning, we will be holding Birds! themed activities at Hart House. There will be multiple crafts and activities related to birds, including painting a bird house and an interactive reading circle. Our staff member, Nicole, will be leading the reading circle for youngsters aged 1-5. Reading sessions will be 10-15 minutes per book. We have a great selection of children's books by Indigenous authors and children's classics:
- The Thundermaker by Mi'kmaw artist Alan Syliboy
- Blackflies by writer Robert Munsch and illustrator Jay Odjick
- Sweetest Kulu by author and Inuit throat singer Celina Lalluk and illustrator Alexandria Neonakis
- Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
- Chicka-Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin
- Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
If any of these events seem like something your family might enjoy, please let us know ahead of time by registering with firstname.lastname@example.com, providing your name, U of T status, as well as the names and ages of the children who you will be bringing. See you there!
Honouring Our Students Pow Wow 2019 – Saturday, March 16 @ 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Finally, you may want to wrap up your family's March Break adventures by dropping by the family friendly 3rd Annual Honouring Our Student Pow Wow 2019, hosted by the Indigenous Students' Union at U of T. The traditional pow wow will be hosted at the Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport and will feature over 50+ food, craft, and information vendors, and some of the best drum groups from across Turtle Island!


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Campsite Staufeneck
General information
Campsite Staufeneck is a campsite in Piding, Bavaria, located in a wood and a river/stream.The campsite has which are marked out, pitches with shade, pitches without shade and pitches with some shade.
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The following rules apply to pets at (Camping Staufeneck):
- Dog(s) permitted in low season (if on a lead)
- Dog(s) permitted in high season (if on a lead)
For sportive holidaymakers the camp site offers guided walks and various cycle routes.
The camp site also supplies fresh bread.
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Detail information about this campsite
This inspector visits Campsite Staufeneck every year and inspects the campsite on the basis of more than 200 amenities and other points of interest. The inspector is an ACSI staff member and does not work for the campsite.
Average rating: 7.1
- Toilet facilities
- 7.3
- Staff
- 7.4
- Price - quality comparison
- 7.0
- Child friendliness
- 4.5
- Sports facilities
- 4.5
- Surroundings
- 7.2
Abe Visser, on this campsite in May 2018
Travelling party: Couple
We stayed at this campsite beginning of May 2018 for 2 nights. The lady at the front desk was drunk when we arrived in the evening and had an alcohol breath when we left in the morning. I needed a few extra meters of cable; after being yelled at and made fun of by her and an older man (her father?) for not setting up my caravan closer to the power point; I eventually was \"allowed\" to borrow an extension cord.
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General information
- Guide price 1
- €26.90
- Guide price 2
- €31.30
- Period of opening
- 01-04-2019 till 31-10-2019
03-04-2020 till 25-10-2020
- Area
- 2.7 ha
- Altitude
- 484m
- Number of touring pitches
- 100 (80 - 100m2)
- Number of permanent pitches
- 20
* Amenities in bold are not included in the overnight price. Some may need to be paid for. (This does not imply that all amenities not in bold are free!)
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Address & Route
Would you like to book Campsite Staufeneck or request more information? You can do both using the information below.
Campsite Staufeneck
Strailachweg 1
83451 / Piding/Bad Reichenhall
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Coordinates: 47°44'46"N 12°53'48"E
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ACSI Eurocampings will send your information request to "Campsite Staufeneck".
Take note; you are sending an information request. You cannot make a reservation using this form. You will need to contact the campsite directly and ACSI Eurocampings cannot have any influence on the consequences thereof.


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What You Need To Know About Lead Based Paint RemovalShare
Prior to the 1970s, it was extremely common for household paint to contain lead. As this lead paint ages, it can chip off, crumble up, and turn into dust. While exposure to lead based dust and paint chips is dangerous to everyone's health, it is especially dangerous to children and pregnant women. If you happen to be the renter or owner of an older home, it is a good idea to learn more about removing lead paint.
How To Get Started
There are a lot of ways you can reduce how damaging lead based paint can be. However, some of the ways can do more harm than good. For this reason, it is important to be aware of the safest methods of removal instead of just removing the paint without taking the time to know what you are doing.
If the lead paint in your home is in good condition, you may not need to remove the paint. Instead, you can cover the paint up with additional paint or wallpaper. Just be mindful of the fact that lead paint is under the wallpaper or paint you have put up. You would also be required to disclose this information if you ever sold the home.
If the lead paint is chipping or starting to peel off the walls, it needs to be removed. The same is true if the paint is on a stair rail or windowsill. If the paint is anywhere in your home where your child may put his or her mouth, it needs to be removed.
Safety Precautions to Take When Removing the Paint
It is vital to be careful when removing lead based paint. It is extremely likely for you to stir up dust that contains lead which can be very harmful for you and everyone else. Always take care to create as little dust as possible and wear a thick mask. If you do not have any experience with paint removal, it is in your best interest to hire a professional with experience to safely remove the paint for you.
Children and pregnant women should never be involved in the paint removal process. In fact, they should be staying somewhere else until the paint is removed. You should take care to remove the paint in one room at a time and make sure the room is properly ventilated while you are working. Everything in the room needs to be covered with plastic or removed in order to protect it from the dust and chips.
As you can see, there are a lot of things to think about as you are removing lead paint from your home.
To learn more, visit a website like http://www.colfaxcorp.net.


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The agent of Inter striker Lautaro Martinez admits "having a player like him and giving him little space on the pitch is complicated".
The Argentine joined the Nerazzurri from Racing Club in the summer, but he has only made four Serie A starts so far.
"He is a lad who has an incredible personality, he does everything he's asked to do," Alberto Yaque said on Radio Sur.
"This is a difficult topic, I was in Milan for three months and I can say that having a player like him and giving him little space on the pitch is complicated.
"Fortunately he recently played a full 90 minutes and also managed to score.
"I say it's complicated to keep him on the bench because you know the striker is the reigning Serie A top-scorer [Mauro Icardi].
"He's getting better now though, he wants to get through this storm. Obviously you want to play all the time, especially if you know you can do it."