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Bernard Kouchner (C), former French Foreign Affairs Minister, and journalist Christine Ockrent (R) leave after the tribute ceremony in memory of late French actress Marie-France Pisier at Saint Roch church in Paris May 5, 2011. Pisier died in Sanary-sur-mer on April 24, 2011 at the age of 66. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE - Tags: OBITUARY ENTERTAINMENT)
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Restylane Lyft is one of the several hyaluronic acid-based injectables & facial fillers available to help combat the signs of aging. This dermal filler is approved for reducing lines that appear around the mouth as part of the aging process, but is also used for a variety of other treatments. Like most dermal fillers, Restylane Lyft can increase the volume in the skin to smooth lines, wrinkles and other depressions in the skin.
Restylane Lyft works by replacing hyaluronic acid that often diminishes in the skin as part of the aging process. Restylane Lyft is made by the same company that makes another popular filler called Restylane. The main difference between Restylane Lyft, Restylane and some of the other hyaluronic acid fillers is that Restylane Lyft is thicker and contains larger particles that may work better on certain deeper creases in the face.
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Birdsong is woven into culture, emotions, and landscape. It is the soundtrack to our world, shaping experiences of place and belonging. We have tried to capture this fleeting, ephemeral beauty, and the feelings it inspires, for millennia. In this rich and insightful account, Richard Smyth asks what it is about birdsong that we so love, exploring the myriad ways in which it has influenced literature, music, and art, our feelings about the natural world, and our very ideas of what it means to be human. Does the song-thrush mean to sing "a full-hearted evensong/Of joy illimited," as he does in Hardy's poem "The Darkling Thrush?" Examining his own conflicted love of birdsong, Smyth's nuanced investigation shows that what we hear says as much about us, our dreams and desires, as it does about the birds and their songs. At a time when birdsong is growing quieter, with fewer voices, more thinly spread, this beautiful book is a celebration of the complex relationships between birds, people, and landscape; it is also a passionate call to arms and an invitation to act lest our trees and hedges fall silent.
Richard Smyth is a writer, researcher, and editor. He is a regular contributor to Bird Watching magazine, and he writes and reviews for the Times, Guardian, Times Literary Supplement, Literary Review, New Statesman, and BBC Wildlife. He is the author of English History: Strange But True.
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"A lively sense of the absurd, a wryly precise prose style and an appropriately magpie-like curiosity for his subject. There's a wonderful democracy of reference to a book that draws on Radiohead and The Simpsons as well as Messiaen and Duchamp; that considers East End bird-catching alongside the Romantics and current bioacoustics research. . . . Smyth has taught himself to hear, and it's impossible to read his vivid account and not listen just a little closer yourself." —Spectator"Between the fibrillating throats of birds and the human mind lies an extraordinary landscape, a place created by the intersection of culture, biology, and literature. Richard Smyth is a brilliant, insightful, and witty guide in this fascinating terrain." —David George Haskell, author, Pulitzer finalist The Forest Unseen"This is a delightful book that does exactly what it says on the cover: it plays a sweet wild note. If you are already tuned in to bird song you will learn a lot more and if you aren't you will want to be. Reading it honestly seems to have improved my (ornithological) listening and hearing as well as cheering my heart." —Sara Maitland, author, A Book of Silence
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Top mobile mech games of 2020: a quick preview (Micky)
By: admin Posted on April 4, 2020
The mobile mech gaming genre is rising in popularity by leaps and bounds, with many titles coming to the fore in 2020.
When one hears of the word "mech" in gaming, titles like MechWarrior, Battletech, and Titanfall quickly come to mind.
However, in the past few years, the mech genre in mobile gaming has exploded, with multiple games gaining headlines on both Android and iOS. Today, it is a multi-hundred million dollar genre boasting millions of players and dozens of communities on the internet.
Without further ado, here are the top five mobile mech games this 2020:
5. Mech Wars: A Promising Prospect
Mech Wars is a game by Momend Ltd. It is a six-on-six fight, where you pilot a robot and use various weapons to crush your opponents. You can fly, call barrages, use drones, and place shields in this game!
While it is still in beta, it already looks like a finished and polished mobile game, boasting more than 100,000 downloads at the time of writing on the Google Play Store alone.
4. Mech Battle: Progressive Mech Gaming
This title by Djinnworks, who is better known for its "Stickman" line of games, boasts 11 maps, 15 mechs, 24 weapons, and three shields. Also, it contains a lot of different modes that would surely engage the player base, such as Blitzkrieg and Capture the Flag.
It has a small, yet thriving community and it has an active competitive ladder, with huge rewards for its top players. Best of all, one can gain all of the equipment in the game without spending a single cent on the game!
Mech Battle currently has more than 500,000 downloads on Google Play Store at the time of writing. It's also available on the Apple App Store. Furthermore, it has a native cross-platform capability and multiple chat options in-game.
3. Robot Warfare: 3D Design in Mobile Mech
Fancy dropping from the sky, right into the heart of the action? Then this one is for you!
Robot Warfare is a tactical 6v6 multiplayer robot game that involves players teaming up to complete objectives before the opposing team does.
The game also boasts a lot of options for players to choose from – and players do play these 3D models in high definition.
Azur Interactive's main mobile mech title boasts more than five million downloads, which is a testament to the quality of the game. It's available both on the Google Play Store and Apple App Store.
2. Super Mecha Champions: Gundam Battle Royale
Among the games in this list, it is the only one that has a battle royale mode as well as a deathmatch mode.
It is also the only game that features Japanese-style mechas. With just over a million total downloads, one can easily see why this game is going to be a hit title this year.
This game has proven to be very popular, especially in the Asian region. The game is available both on the Google Play Store and Apple App Store.
1. War Robots: The King of the Hill
With more than 50 million downloads both on the Google and Apple app stores, and reaching hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue, War Robots is easily considered to be the gold standard of mobile mech games by many.
Players get to fight on different post-apocalyptic landscapes, use a diverse set of bots and weapons, and fight in the ladder to become one of the top members of the game.
While it is true that one has to invest a good amount of money if they want to be in a top clan, the game's massive community, active staff, and numerous events keep many players inside the game.
A mobile mech gaming outlook for 2020
With many people staying at home and many players looking for other alternative gaming titles, the mobile mech genre has a great opportunity to rack in new faces and expand their already bustling communities.
If anything, 2020 promises to be another year of rapid positive growth in general.
Images courtesy of Momend Ltd., Djinnworks GmbH, Azur Interactive Games Limited, NetEase Games, PIXONIC
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BRI Remittance Brings Digital Identity to Banking With Blockchain Partnership (Cointelegraph)
Aussie crypto exchange awarded coveted ISO 27001 certification (Micky) | {
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CD PROJEKT RED has released the latest trailer for Cyberpunk 2077, their upcoming open-world, action-adventure RPG.
The trailer features new footage showcasing the world, characters, story, and action of Cyberpunk 2077. It gives players a fresh look into the dark future setting that is Night City, and the beginnings of the mercenary career of V — the ambitious, cyber-enhanced outlaw players will be stepping into the shoes of later this year.
Cyberpunk 2077 will release on November 19th (hopefully), for PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4, with the version for Google Stadia, set to launch the same year. The game will also be playable on Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 consoles when available.
At a later date, a free upgrade to Cyberpunk 2077, taking full advantage of next-gen hardware, will become available for owners of the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions respectively.
For more information regarding the game, follow Facebook, Twitter, and visit cyberpunk.net.
Even though the game has been recently delayed it's great that we get to see more of the intense and deadly world of Night City. Whether it lives up to the hype is another matter as some people have been comparing this to build up of Final Fantasy VII Remake.
Now that ultimately was a beloved title but it definitely had its detractors, will Cyberpunk 2077 when it finally releases this November?
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All the Way (TV)
Jay Roach
Robert Schenkkan
Jim Denault
Bryan Cranston, Anthony Mackie, Melissa Leo, Frank Langella, Bradley Whitford, Stephen Root, Aisha Hinds, Toby Huss, Mo McRae, Spencer Garrett, Marque Richardson, Dohn Norwood, Regi Davis, Jeff Doucette, Gregory Marcel, Bo Foxworth
Amblin Entertainment / Home Box Office (HBO) / Moon Shot Entertainment
Drama | Politics. Biography. TV Movie
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U.S. Presidents (Biopics)
Lyndon B. Johnson becomes the President of the United States in the chaotic aftermath of JFK's assassination and spend his first year in office to quickly pass the Civil Rights Act.
2016: Emmy: 4 Nominations including Best TV Movie & Directing
2016: Golden Globes: Nominated for Best Actor in a MiniSeries/TV Movie (Cranston)
2016: Critics Choice Awards: 4 Nominations including Best Miniseries/TV Movie
2016: Satellite Awards: Best Actor in Miniseries (Cranston). 3 Nominations
2016: Screen Actors Guild (SAG): Best Actor in a TV Movie (Cranston)
2016: Directors Guild of America (DGA): Nom. for Best Director (Miniseries/TV Movie)
"'All the Way' is packed with superb performances in addition to Cranston's (...) The script is nearly perfect in its nuanced attention to the complexities of Johnson's character."
David Wiegand: San Francisco Chronicle
"The film's first hour (...) is a fast-moving portrait of legislative brinkmanship, political pragmatism and altruistic ambition (...) In its second hour, though, 'All the Way' becomes an underexamined Wikipedia entry."
Daniel Fienberg: The Hollywood Reporter
"Held together almost entirely by Cranston's performance (...) so much of the story's advancement depends on deals that no one feels really great about that it's hard to find the kind of catharsis many expect from these sorts of films"
Mary McNamara: Los Angeles Times
"There are a few scenes that crackle with tension (...) The rest of the time, 'All the Way' provides plenty of opportunities for Cranston to show off his Texas twang without supplying much in the way of depth or dramatic tension"
Maureen Ryan: Variety
Once the Civil Rights Act of 1964 passes, and Johnson's political strategizing is over, All the Way loses some momentum. But Cranston's performance remains engaging throughout"
Matthew Gilbert: Boston Globe
"[A] solid historical drama, and Mr. Cranston's performance is a gem"
"It presents as slick docudrama, but it's more interested in deconstructing power than history lesson"
Jeff Jensen: Entertainment Weekly | {
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Q: Probability that fewer than 38 people paid for in flight movies. (CLT) American Airlines claims that the average number of people who pay for in-flight movies when the plane is fully loaded is $42$ with a standard deviation of $8$. A sample of $36$ fully loaded planes is taken. What is the probability that fewer than 38 people paid for in-flight movies?
Ans is $0.0013$. We get this answer if we find $p(\mu<38)$, but I don't understand why we have taken the distribution of mean and not summation as the question has asked for the number of people who have paid not average no of people who paid.
But if I find the total number of people who paid for in-flight movies less than $38$ by CLT, I get $P(z<-50.)$ something which is $0$.
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The Tactical Traveler
A BUSINESS-TRAVEL BRIEFING
This week: Airline upgrade programs let you buy coach and fly first; airlines help fund airport renovations to accommodate skyrocketing air traffic; Arlanda Express high-speed rail link opens at Stockholm's Arlanda Airport; Internet titans battle for your online travel bookings; and more.
COST CUTTERS: Buy Coach, Fly First
Want to pay coach, but fly in first? Just ask. You'd be surprised how many airlines will allow an automatic upgrade from a full coach fare--and you'll be shocked to learn that several carriers have structured programs specifically to accommodate passengers looking to escape the confined confines of coach.
At TWA, the plan is called FirstUp. Book a full-fare coach seat on domestic connecting flights through TWA's St. Louis hub, or pay full fare on most nonstop flights out of New York/Kennedy, and you'll automatically be confirmed in first class. Northwest offers ConnectFirst[http://www.nwa.com/services/bustrav/conne.shtml]. Pay the full-fare coach price for any domestic itinerary connecting at the airline's major hubs--Detroit, Minneapolis or Memphis--and you'll be confirmed in first.
Upgrade programs are often available internationally, too. Malaysia Airlines offers an automatic one-class upgrade whenever you pay a full fare and Northwest has recently rolled out ConnectFirst Asia, an upgrade scheme for its extensive Asian route network.
AIRPORT REPORT: The High Cost of Progress
Air traffic is skyrocketing--600 million people flew last year and federal authorities expect the number to reach 900 million by 2007--and airports are straining to keep up. There is good news: New terminals, gates and facilities are in the works. But there's also bad news: Progress comes with a high price tag and the cost will eventually show up in ticket prices.
What's on tap? Delta Air Lines says it will provide $335 million of the estimated $386 million cost of renovating Terminal A at Boston's Logan Airport. Construction is expected to begin in 18 months and be completed by 2004. … At Kennedy Airport in New York, American Airlines is committing $1.3 billion for a new terminal that will have four concourses and 56 gates. The airline broke ground on the 2.2 million-square-foot facility last week, but construction won't be complete until 2006. … In Chicago, aviation authorities now say the cost of a plan to add two new terminals and two customs facilities at O'Hare International in Chicago has nearly quadrupled to $3.7 billion. The city estimated the project at $1 billion when it announced the plan in February.
Meanwhile, a business center with an 80-seat theater and 21 meeting rooms has opened at London City Airport, the vest-pocket facility in the Docklands area of the British capital. And Stockholm's Arlanda Airport is scheduled to get its long-awaited high-speed rail link to downtown effective November 24. The Arlanda Express [http://www.arlandaexpress.com] will connect the airport and Stockholm Central train station four times an hour. The 20-minute nonstop journey will cost about US$15 one-way.
BEST OF THE WEB: Clash of the Internet Titans
The battle for control of your travel bookings is turning into a clash of the Internet titans. Several weeks ago, American Airlines, which already controls Travelocity, unveiled plans to buy Preview Travel, another major travel site. In response, four airlines--United, Northwest, Delta and Continental--last week joined forces to announce a "multi-airline travel portal" to offer online access to airline, hotel, and car-rental booking. The carriers claim the site, as yet unnamed, will be independently managed and will launch in the first half of 2000. And not to be left behind, Expedia, created by software colossus Microsoft, raised more than $72 million last week by selling 14 percent of its shares to the public. What's all this mean for the traveling public? In the short term, probably more discounts and special offers as the travel-site giants compete for your attention. However, expect the discounts to be available only at selected sites, thus making the task of finding the best deals and the lowest fares harder and more time-consuming than ever before.
This column originally appeared at skymalltravel.com.
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KNUST lecturer accused of kidnapping wife denied bail again as A-G hints of further police investigations
Source: Ohemeng Tawiah
14 January 2022 7:05pm
Mrs. Rhodaline Amoah-Darko has been missing since August
The Asokwa District Court has again denied bail for Dr. Wilberforce Nkrumah Aggrey, a lecturer at the KNUST accused of kidnapping his wife, who is a staff of the Lands Commission.
Dr. Wilberforce Aggrey, is alleged to have used his wife's (Rhodaline Darko Amoah) phone, after kidnapping her, to send messages to family members, friends and himself, to announce incident. This alleged act, was meant to erase any suspicions on his part as regards the incident.
Counsel for the accused prayed the court to grant bail to Dr. Aggrey who has been in Police custody since his arrest on October 6, 2021.
The State Attorney however said the accused, if granted bail, could interfere with Police investigations since some witnesses in the case are his subordinates in the office.
The court, presided by His Worship Korkor Achaw Owusu, insisted the bail cannot be granted due to severity and nature of the case.
This is the second time in three months the accused has been refused bail, after a Kumasi High Court denied a similar bail application on November 16, 2021.
This comes as the Attorney-General's office takes over prosecutorial duties in the case.
At the hearing, the Attorney General's office informed the court that it is yet to submit its advice after taking over prosecution of the case.
A representative of the A-G's office, Charles Edward Addo Yirenkyi, told the court the A-G's advice on the matter is almost ready.
Giving a hint of what could be the advice, Mr. Yirenkyi said the Police will be required to conduct further investigations into the case in which the lecturer at KNUST is accused of being responsible for the disappearance of his wife.
The court adjourned the hearing to January 28, 2022.
Meanwhile, the lawyer for Lands Commission, Nana Yaa Adomah Asante-Nnuro, is happy that the A-G's office has taken over prosecution of the case.
"It is a step in the right direction. We trust the A-G's office because we know criminal cases that have high profile consequences, it is usually the Attorney-General that prosecutes these cases. So with the A-G handling the case right now, we are confident that justice would be served; Rhoda would be served," she said.
KNUST lecturer
Mrs. Rhodaline Amoah-Darko
Family of missing Lands Commission staff commends police; demands more action to bring her back
Family of missing Lands Commission staff optimistic of finding her alive
Chiefs and opinion leaders in Moaduri district divided over how to deal with kidnapping threats
Police accuses husband of missing Lands Commission staff of authoring kidnapping note
Institution of Surveyors appeal for speedy investigations into case of missing Lands Commission staff
'It is very difficult and trying times for family of missing Lands Commission staff' – Lawyer
Kerala: A mother's search for her missing baby in India
Four suspected kidnappers arrested in Kpilijini in the Mion District
'Husband used phone of missing wife to send messages on day of alleged kidnapping' – Police
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Cymbals Eat Guitars put out their great third record, LOSE, earlier this year, which is starting to land on year-end lists like Jeff Rosenstock's. The band also gave us their own list of their favorite albums of 2014, which includes Foxing (who joined them on their tour with Brand New), Joyce Manor (who also toured with Brand New this year), Alex G (who's opening CEG's upcoming tour), Beyonce's late 2013 release and more. Check out their whole list, with commentary, below.
That Cymbals Eat Guitars/Alex G tour begins next week, coming to NYC on December 12 at Knitting Factory. Tickets for that show are still available. Updated dates are listed below.
CEG have also reissued their 2009 debut, Why There Are Mountains, which was initially self-released, on their current home of Barsuk Records. You can pick that up on vinyl here for the holiday sale price of $12.80, and they'll also have copies on their December tour.
This record is awesome. Instantly knowable melodies. Sometimes I listen twice in one sitting.
Best singer in rock, among many other possible superlatives. But wow his voice on this record is so killer.
It's so great that an event record this huge came out this year. It was fun to talk about a record with everyone instead of TV for a change.
Happy this saw a proper label release this year so we could include it because we love these guys.
Pro-tip for music supervisors: this song will make America feel all of the feels. Sad they called it a day.
This record is so special I'm not sure what to say about it other than go listen now and give it your full attention.
Produced by our pal John Agnello, who said it was mostly hits. We listened and it was true!
Heeeere's Grace! This song is fire. It'd be even cooler if she sang it in the movie. | {
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Hi. I have a 1965 Fiat 1500 Cabriolet. Here is a picture. I am repainting it and cannot find the correct paint code to tell my body shop. Does anybody think they can help? much appreciated!
This one is more comprehensive in terms of different Fiat reds, but then different numbers for Rossa in 64 and 65.
So in summary I am not completely sure what the correct code should be. What code is on your data plate?
Enjoy your car and maybe the twins will meet up some day.
Love your car. I had a couple or three of them years ago.
Is that the Penin Farina designed hard top on your car?
If so, how would you value that hard top. I have one I'm trying to price.
Yes that is the original Pininfarina hardtop. It has a metal badge on the inside that also says Pininfarina. I like the car with the hardtop on as much as in convertible mode. I really have no idea how much the hardtop is worth. This forum doesn't get a lot of participation. I recently discovered that there is a Yahoo group called Fiat Cabriolets and Coupes. You might want to join the group and pose the question there as a lot more Fiat Cabriolet owners participate there. I bet someone can give you a price range and you may find a buyer if you are looking to sell it.
Anyone in the market for a '63 Fiat Ghia 1500?
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Red Wings take over third period, blank Ovechkin in win
By James O'BrienOct 29, 2014, 10:19 PM EDT
Through two periods, it seemed like the story would be about the Washington Capitals enjoying better work from their supporting cast. The attention instead swerved back to the top guns in the final frame, however, as the Detroit Red Wings' stars powered a 4-2 win on Wednesday.
Justin Abdelkader scored twice and Pavel Datsyuk provided the insurance marker as Detroit scored three unanswered goals in the third period.
Abdelkader finished with three points (adding an assist), Datsyuk had two points (one goal, one assist), Henrik Zetterberg grabbed a pair of helpers and Gustav Nyquist nabbed a nice tally as Detroit finished strong on "Rivalry Night."
Abdelkader played the role of the complementary player to stars in the closing 20 minutes in particular, scoring thanks to a combination of grit, nice timing and good fortune:
The Red Wings shook off a disallowed goal in the first period and Washington's 2-1 lead to win this game.
Considering the fact that Detroit's big guns came up big, Alex Ovechkin's frustrating night stands out that much more. For the first time in his career, the 29-year-old failed to generate a point in five straight games.
While his -2 rating underscores the aggravation – not to mention the slashes he threw in the waning moments – Ovechkin did have his chances, firing seven shots on goal (which is as many as he had in the previous four games combined). Jimmy Howard was equal to the task, however, making 25 out of 27 saves overall.
Fair or not, Ovechkin's detractors will have a field day. Especially cruel critics will contrast his play with Datsyuk's brilliant night, including this jaw-dropping goal.
Sometimes it's actually more frustrating to perform well and lose, yet the Capitals can at least note that they often carried the play against a strong puck possession team tonight:
(via Natural Stat Trick)
This isn't the last time that the Red Wings' top guns finished a game in a strong way. They robbed victory from the jaws of defeat against the Pittsburgh Penguins to boot, as you can see in this post.
With this win, the Red Wings are now 5-2-2 as they ready for a home game against the Los Angeles Kings. The Capitals have now lost two games by a score of 4-2 and three of their last four. They'll get a little breather before they take on the Lightning in Tampa Bay on Saturday.
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Merced is a dynamic community of about 80,542 people, with friendly small town living in a mid-size city. The University of California Merced campus, opened in 2005, provides new educational and economic opportunity, adding to the already-established growth of the region. Merced's population is youthful and diverse.
Located in the heart of California's agricultural Central Valley, Merced is the region's hub for education, culture, and business. The community offers abundant shopping, pleasant neighborhoods and tree-lined streets. Bicycle paths along creeks link major City parks. Even with recent increases in prices, Merced's housing remains affordable compared to many other California locations. Merced's revitalized downtown is emerging as the entertainment center of the area. Annual events and festivals bring regional and even national recognition.
Merced's Valley location southeast of San Francisco provides easy access to the central California coast, Sierra Nevada mountains and national parks, and major cities. Merced has historically been the "Gateway to Yosemite", and residents also enjoy short drives to skiing, beaches, fishing, and other outdoor attractions. | {
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So lets catch up! I have been working out (both running and doing strength training). I also have been doing the 4 min tabata workout which is basically a whole bunch of jumping lunges, jump squats, burpees and push ups. It is a great start to my day when I don't have time for a full workout. I have to admit that I have been doing very short running distances recently. No particular reason .. once it was cause my back was hurting.. another time I didn't have enough time and just stupid reasons like that. I will have to get back to doing longer runs. Yesterday I did a short 1.5 mile run and worked on my abs and legs.
In the spring I think I want to do an engagement photo shoot so I want to lose a bit more weight before that. I gotta continue stick to my plan 😀 Hope everyone else had a fantastic week!
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Secret rebates, coupons and exclusions: how the battle over high drug prices is really being fought
(Rachel Orr/The Washington Post)
Carolyn Y. Johnson
Science reporter
A battle for profits between two arms of the health-care industry has made privately insured patients into pawns, offering them a growing number of discounts on their drug co-pays while ultimately leaving them with fewer drug options overall, according to a new analysis.
The research, funded by Pfizer, found that the number of coupons that drug companies offer to help defray the portion that insured patients pay for their drugs has exploded. At the same time, the companies that provide prescription coverage have increased the number of drugs they refuse to cover, in an effort to gain leverage with drug companies in price negotiations.
In the report released on its website, researchers at the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development illustrate how two profitable, behemoth industries — with drug companies that sell and develop treatments on the one side and with companies that negotiate prices and pay for drugs on the other — make shifting alliances with patients to protect their own interests.
Each industry has its own seemingly pro-patient move: Drug manufacturers offer coupons to reduce co-pays that people are faced with at the pharmacy counter. Pharmacy benefit-management companies, hired by health-insurance companies to manage drug benefits, negotiate aggressively to secure rebates that lower the cost of drugs.
The study shows how these tactics are actually parries and counterattacks in both industries' attempts to make money.
"There is a definite battle going on, and it's very unclear in May of 2016 who is winning this battle," said Joshua Cohen, a health economist at Tufts. "It's a friendly battle -- it's not war --but it is a battle between two industries, one the insurance and PBM [pharmacy benefit management] industry that's trying to rein in costs, and the drug industry that's trying to sell its wares."
The deceptive generosity of coupons
The drug industry has increasingly relied on coupons to sell its products during the past five years: There were fewer than 100 brand-name drugs with coupon programs in 2009; Today, there are nearly 750 coupons to help patients pay for their drugs.
What could be better than a coupon? Patients who pay $0 instead of $100 are grateful and get access to a prescription that they might otherwise have hesitated to fill. The coupon, however, might mean a pricey brand-name drug costs less for patients than a cheaper generic — not the best outcome for the health-care system. Even though the drug company appears to be altruistically giving money to the patient, the company still gets the full amount insurance will pay.
A 2013 New England Journal of Medicine study found that more than half of coupons were for brand-name medications with a cheaper, alternative medicine available.
That irks the companies that cover prescription-drug benefits, which call this the "dark side" of coupons, which aren't even legally allowed in government health plans like Medicare because they're considered a kickback. Pharmacy benefit-management companies carefully design their coverage, putting drugs on different tiers -- with brand-name drugs and those that give unfavorable rebates typically on higher tiers that require larger co-pays and with cheaper generics or other alternatives on lower tiers with smaller co-pays.
Fighting coupons by playing hardball
But as the number of coupons increased, pharmacy benefit companies haven't stood still, the report found. Over the past few years, they have begun to play hardball by refusing to cover certain drugs altogether to win more favorable rebates and discounts from drug companies. Using the threat of exclusion, pharmacy benefit companies have gained more leverage in price negotiations with drug makers.
The Tufts analysis shows how the number of excluded drugs has increased in recent years:
One such battle went very public recently, as the nation's largest pharmacy benefit manager, Express Scripts, excluded pricey hepatitis C drugs from coverage and won a more favorable price with a competing therapy. That means drug spending may go down, but because of the secrecy shrouding price negotiations, it's not clear how much of the savings are passed to health plans and patients.
"By opening up access to all clinically superior medications, and excluding a handful of 'me-too' products that have no clinical benefit beyond what's provided by more affordable alternatives, we have leverage to negotiate more effectively with manufacturers and ultimately achieve lower drug prices for the clients and patients we serve," Express Scripts spokesman David Whitrap wrote in an email.
Excluding some drugs makes sense — if there's a cheaper equivalent or little evidence that one drug is more effective than another, a substitution is eminently reasonable.
What the analysis attempts to demonstrate is that exclusions are not being done with clinical superiority in mind. Instead, exclusions are made simply because the pharmacy benefit manager was able to negotiate a better price. As evidence of the arbitrariness of substitutions, Cohen of Tufts highlights 14 drugs that were excluded by one of the two big pharmacy benefit companies but included by another — which suggests the size of the rebates are driving the decisions.
CVS Caremark spokeswoman Christine Cramer said that, on average, patients whose plans used a selective formulary with restricted coverage of drugs saved almost $35 on each prescription and overall the approach has saved its clients $6 billion since 2012.
So far, the aggressive bargaining of pharmacy benefit companies seems to be increasing the secret rebates they win. Richard Evans, an analyst at SSR Health, compared it to musical chairs — when there are a few major brands with comparable drugs in a category, the pharmacy benefit companies can simply take away a chair and exclude the drug, using that leverage to negotiate deeper discounts.
A major report on pharmaceutical spending last month highlighted the success that rebates were having in tempering the ever-rising prices of drugs. Pharmaceutical spending in the United States, as measured by the prices written on invoices, increased in 2015 to $425 billion — or a little more than 12 percent — compared with the year before. But factoring in the rebates and discounts that drug companies provided, net spending was $310 billion — a little less than 9 percent increase, according to the analysis by IMS Health.
But there are reasons that this system might not be the most efficient — either for health care or for prices. Doctors don't tend to like these kinds of tactics — it can feel like a middleman overriding medical expertise, potentially discouraging the use of pricey but necessary medications by putting them on tiers with higher co-pays or making providers submit extensive paperwork to get a drug covered. And at least one insurer, Anthem, has gone on the attack, arguing that Express Scripts isn't passing sufficient savings on.
What's clear is that the two industries are jostling for advantages in a game of chicken where the patient is caught in the middle.
Correction: A previous version of the story incorrectly stated that CVS Health's savings using a selective formulary since 2012. The strategy has saved its clients more than $6 billion since 2012. | {
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In Memory of Thomas Emil Homerin 1955 - 2020
Obituary of Thomas Emil Homerin
Thomas Emil Homerin May 19, 1955 – December 26, 2020, after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. Beloved husband of Nora Walter, father of Luke (Kristin Rabb) and Elias, brother of John Homerin. Brother-in-law of John Walter (Sandra VandeKauter) and Steve Walter (Kristen), and uncle of Miles, Claire, Tom and Sam.
Tom was born in Pekin, Illinois to Floyd A Homerin and Miriam Jane Bond, both predeceased. Tom received his undergraduate degrees from the University of Illinois at Champaign/Urbana. While at the University of Illinois, Tom became known by his middle name Emil, and met and fell in love with Nora. They married in 1977, and moved to Chicago. To maintain a happy marriage, Emil converted from the St. Louis Cardinals to the Chicago Cubs and spent many a happy afternoon at Wrigley Field, even though the Cubs usually lost. Living in Chicago was a very good time in their lives, with a circle of close friends, family and delightful colleagues.
Emil completed his PhD with honors at the University of Chicago as a specialist in Arabic Literature and Islam. His study of Arabic took Emil and Nora to Egypt three times, for a year each time. Luke was born in 1987 while Emil and Nora lived in Philadelphia, where Emil was an assistant professor at Temple University for two years. Emil, Nora and Luke moved to Rochester in 1989, where Emil was a professor of religion and sometimes department chair in the Department of Religion and Classics at the University of Rochester. Elias became part of the family in 1991, and in 1993 Emil and Nora bought a house in Irondequoit, where they spent many happy years until Emil's death.
At UR Emil was known for his excellence in teaching, astute leadership in his department and a variety of University committees, mentorship of students and faculty, and for his collegiality and compassionate treatment of others. He taught courses on Islam, classical Arabic literature, mysticism, and comic books in religion. His class Speaking Stones used Mount Hope Cemetery to help students explore the history of funeral traditions as expressed in gravestones, and taught students the proper research methods which helped many of the students publish their class papers.
Emil was known in the larger Academy for his sensitive and lyrical translations of Arabic Sufi poetry, particularly the poetry of Umar Ibn al-Fārid and Aisha al-Ba'uniyya. Emil's work on Ibn al-Fārid included exploration and research of Ibn al-Fārid's tomb and shrine in the City of the Dead in Cairo, Egypt. It was Emil's work in Cairo's City of the Dead that led to his using Mount Hope Cemetery as a classroom for undergraduate research for his UR students.
Serendipity brought Emil and Matthew Brown of Eastman School of Music together. Emil, the expert on comic books, and Matthew, the expert on Debussy, met at a UR Celebration Of The Book. Their chance meeting led to Emil becoming a co-producer with Matthew Brown of TableTopOpera's version of the operas Salome (2014) and Ariane and Blue-beard (2018) using chamber music and the comic book art of P. Craig Russell. And to Emil's delight, he and Matthew collaborated with Joy Calico on an essay for Opera Quarterly (2015) about their production of Salome and later signed a contract with Indiana University Press for their new book 'Ariane & Bluebeard: From Fairy Tale to Comic Book Opera.'
Emil was also a devoted family man, and a loving husband and father. He was rarely away on evenings or the weekend. Emil taught his boys how to write well. He encouraged Luke and Elias in all their pursuits, including Luke's venture into pole vaulting, and Elias's swim team success in high school and college. Luke and Elias's friends were always welcome at our house - for play, for food, for overnights. Emil also encouraged and mentored his children's friends as they made the transitions from high school to college to adulthood. And he was delighted when Kristin joined our family by marriage to Luke.
Through Emil's work, the family spent a month in Peru during the summer of 1999, and 4 ½ months in Cairo, Egypt and Turkey in 2000. The boys learned a great deal about tolerance and respect for the traditions and religions of other people.
Emil and Nora gardened and cooked together, hiked and traveled together, and entertained many friends in their home and gardens. They had a beautiful life with each other for 45 years.
Emil was a good friend to many, a good neighbor, and a good man. We miss him greatly, and yet, life will go on.
In Emil's words to those who knew him: Farewell and fare forward. We came from the stars, and as stardust to them we shall return.
A celebration of Emil's life will be held at a later date, when COVID is no longer a heavy presence in our lives.
In lieu of flowers please donate in Emil's honor to The Boys and Girls Club of Rochester NY, or to a compassionate and caring organization of your choice.
Posted by Mark Staff Brandl at 7:39 PM
Tracey Smith, Photographer
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Home Paul Wahlbeck Named Interim Dean of the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences
Paul Wahlbeck Named Interim Dean of the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences
Dr. Wahlbeck brings 25 years of experience at GW to the role.
Interim CCAS Dean Paul Wahlbeck. (William Atkins/GW Today)
George Washington University Provost Forrest Maltzman announced Monday that Paul Wahlbeck, vice dean for programs and research and professor of political science at the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, will be interim dean of the school.
"Paul is a leader in his field and has been a dedicated member of the GW faculty for 25 years. President Thomas LeBlanc and I are grateful to him for accepting the role of interim dean and confident that he, along with the strong CCAS leadership team, will provide excellent leadership for the students, faculty and staff at Columbian College," Dr. Maltzman said.
Dr. Wahlbeck has served as a CCAS vice dean since Jan. 1, 2016. As part of the CCAS leadership team, he helps to oversee graduate enrollment, research growth and academic and student services. In that role, he has worked closely with CCAS Dean Ben Vinson III, who recently accepted a position as provost for Case Western Reserve University.
"It will be an honor to lead Columbian College as its interim dean, and I look forward to serving our vibrant community of scholars and students," Dr. Wahlbeck said. "In my current role as vice dean, I've had the opportunity to work with faculty, staff and students from across our departments and programs, and I applaud their accomplishments and commitment to GW. Indeed, my transition to this interim position will be aided by a great team, including vice and associate deans, department chairs and staff."
Dr. Wahlbeck joined the university faculty in 1993 after receiving his Ph.D. from Washington University. He served as director of the Law and Social Science Program at the National Science Foundation from 2001 to 2003 and, in 2006, served as director of NSF's Political Science Program. In 2011, he became chair of the Political Science Department. He also holds a courtesy appointment in the GW School of Law.
"I'm thrilled by Paul's selection and look forward to working with him to ensure a seamless leadership transition," Dr. Vinson said.
CCAS Dean Named Provost of Case Western Reserve University
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The 2017–18 Scottish Cup was the 133rd season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The tournament was sponsored by bookmaker William Hill in what was the seventh season of a nine-year partnership, after contract negotiations saw the initial five-year contract extended for an additional four years in October 2015.
The defending champions were Celtic who won the 2017 Scottish Cup Final on 27 May 2017.
Calendar
The calendar for the 2017–18 Scottish Cup qualifying rounds, as announced by Scottish Football Association.
Preliminary rounds
The draw for the preliminary rounds took place on Monday, 10 July 2017 at Hampden Park and was made by Scotland internationals Gemma Fay and Ifeoma Dieke.
15 clubs were involved in the draw, of which nine received a bye to the second preliminary round, while the other six entered the first preliminary round. The teams competing in these rounds were made up of teams from the East of Scotland Football League (5), South of Scotland Football League (3), North Caledonian Football League (1), Scottish Junior Football Association (4) and the Scottish Amateur Football Association (2). Glenafton Athletic took part in the Scottish Cup for the first time after winning the 2016–17 West of Scotland Super League Premier Division and the 2016–17 Scottish Junior Cup.
There were three parts to the draw. The first part determined which nine clubs, from the 11 eligible, received a bye to the second preliminary round. The two clubs which did not receive a bye into the second preliminary round entered the first preliminary round. Three ties were then drawn in the first preliminary round to be played on Saturday, 12 August 2017. The final part of the draw saw six ties drawn in the second preliminary round to be played on Saturday, 2 September 2017. Wigtown & Bladnoch were in the draw when it was first announced, but withdrew from the competition before the date of the draw.
Preliminary round one
Draw
Clubs with a valid club licence at the date of the draw are eligible for a bye to the second preliminary round. Teams in Bold advanced to the first round.
The following teams received a bye to the Second Preliminary Round: Banks O'Dee, Coldstream, Girvan,
Glasgow University, Golspie Sutherland, Linlithgow Rose, Preston Athletic, St Cuthbert Wanderers and Threave Rovers.
Matches
Preliminary round two
Matches
Replay
First round
The first round took place on the weekend of 23 September 2017. Along with the six winners from the second preliminary round, there were 30 new entries at this stage, 14 from the Lowland Football League and 16 from the Highland Football League.
Draw
The draw for the first round was made at 5:30 pm on 2 September 2017 at the Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie and was made by Davie Hay, representing defending champions Celtic and Donnie Fergusson from hosts Glasgow University.
Teams in Italics were not known at the time of the draw. Teams in Bold advanced to the second round.
Matches
Replays
Second round
The second round took place on the weekend of 14 October 2017. Along with the 18 winners from the first round, there were 14 new entries at this stage, two from the Lowland Football League, two from the Highland Football League and all 10 from League Two.
Draw
The draw for the second round was made at 17:45 on 23 September 2017 at Ayr Racecourse. The draw was made by former England cricket captain Andrew Flintoff and former Ayr United striker James Grady.
Teams in Italics were not known at the time of the draw. Teams in Bold advanced to the third round.
Matches
Third round
The third round took take place on the weekend of 18 November 2017. Along with the 16 winners from the first round, there were 16 new entries at this stage, all 10 from League One and six from the Championship.
Draw
The draw for the third round was made at 5:45pm on Saturday 14 October 2017 at Links Park, Montrose. The draw was made by Archie Knox and Derek Sim, chairman of Links Park Community Trust. The draw had to be re-done following a mix-up that lead to Brora Rangers being drawn twice. Of the 16 ties, 15 had already been drawn, including Glenafton Athletic-Queen of the South and Brora Rangers-Queen's Park, before the mistake was discovered. The Scottish Football Association claimed that the draw had to be re-done due to "a technical issue" in incident mirroring the 2016 quarter-final draw where when one of the balls containing the club names split open before it was pulled out.
Teams in Bold advanced to the fourth round.
Matches
Replay
Fourth round
The fourth round took place on the weekend of 20 January 2018. Along with the 16 winners from the third round, there were 16 new entries at this stage - the remaining four clubs from the Championship, and all 12 from the Premiership.
Draw
The draw for the fourth round was made at 4:45pm on Monday, 20 November 2017. The draw was made by Doddie Weir and Colin Cameron.
Teams in Bold advanced to the fifth round.
Matches
Replay
Fifth round
The draw for the fifth round was made live on Sky Sports Football at Tynecastle Park following Heart of Midlothian's
Edinburgh derby victory on Sunday, 21 January 2018. The draw was made by Amy MacDonald and David Weir.
Draw
Teams in italics were not known at the time of the draw. Teams in Bold advanced to the quarter-finals.
Matches
Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals was made live on Sky Sports Football at Pittodrie Stadium following Aberdeen's tie against Dundee United on Sunday, 11 February 2018. The draw was made by Russell Anderson and Rachel Corsie.
Draw
Teams in Bold advanced to the semi-finals.
Matches
Replay
Semi-finals
The draw for the semi-finals was made live on Sky Sports Football at Ibrox Stadium following Rangers' tie against Falkirk on Sunday, 4 March 2018. The draw was made by Neil Alexander and Gordon Reid.
Draw
Teams in italics were not known at the time of the draw. Teams in Bold advanced to the final.
Matches
Final
Bracket
The following is the bracket which the Scottish Cup resembled. Numbers in parentheses next to the match score represent the results of a replay.
Media coverage
From round four onwards, selected matches from the Scottish Cup are broadcast live in the UK and Ireland by BBC Scotland and Sky Sports. BBC Scotland has the option to show one tie per round, with Sky Sports showing two ties per round with one replay; Sky Sports show both semi-finals live with one also on BBC Scotland, and both channels screen the final live.
The following matches are to be broadcast live on UK television:
References
2017–18 in Scottish football cups
2017–18
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Mérida was founded in 1542 by Montejo y León and was named after the town of "Mérida" in Extremadura, Spain. It was built on the site of the Maya city of T'hó (/d̥'χø'/) (the face of Infinity in Maya), which was also called Ichkanzihóo or Ichcaanzihó (/isʃkan'siχœ/;or, the "City of Five Hills") referencing its pyramids. T'ho had been a center of Mayan culture and activity for centuries: Mérida is believed to be the oldest continually-occupied city in the Americas.
M erida came to be known as the White City for several reasons (none of which are because the base of the trees that are painted white!): the main reason is that the colonial architecture and the buildings of the city were constructed in white limestone. And this is one of the cleanest cities that you will find on the peninsula as well! The other reason is that the color of the clothing of the early inhabitants of the city wore white clothing: clean and comfortable in the hot, tropical climate!
Merida is now home to just over a million inhabitants with over 60% having a strong Mayan heritage. While the language is principally Spanish, it's a decidedly different dialect than other states in Mexico, with a strong Mayan influence.
And, you will find that this is one of the safest cities in Mexico or Latin America! The crime rate here is very low, the Policia are very diligent in maintaining the low crime rate that is enjoyed here both by the citizens and tourists alike!
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Q: Kotlin: conditional items during map creation Is there a way to do something like this in Kotlin?
mapOf(
"key1" to var1,
"key2" to var2,
if(var3 > 5) "key3" to var3
)
Or the only way is to add the key "key3" after the map is created?
I'd like to add an item to a map only if some condition is met.
A: One way to do that is to use listOfNotNull(...) + .toMap() and put nulls where you want to skip an item:
val map = listOfNotNull(
"key1" to var1,
"key2" to var2,
if (var3 > 5) "key3" to var3 else null
).toMap()
You can additionally use .takeIf { ... }, but note that it will evaluate the pair regardless of the condition, so if the pair expression calls a function, it will be called anyway:
val map = listOfNotNull(
/* ... */
("key3" to var3).takeIf { var3 > 5 }
).toMap()
A: Update: Kotlin 1.6 introduced a map builder (buildMap). You can use it like this:
val map = buildMap<Char, Int>() {
put('a', 1)
put('b', 2)
if(var3 > 5) { put('c', 3) }
}
You can use the spread operator * to do that:
val map = mapOf(
"key1" to var1,
"key2" to var2,
*(if(var3 > 5) arrayOf("key3" to var3) else arrayOf())
)
A: I like to use a "builder"
val map = let {
val m = HashMap<String, Int>() //use a mutable map as a map builder
m["key1"] = var1
m["key2"] = var2
if(var3 > 5){ m["key3"] = var3 }
m.toMap()
} //wrapped in a lambda so the builder is inside a private scope and can't accidentally be used
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//
// NYMyBalanceModel.h
// MaShangTong-Driver
//
// Created by apple on 15/12/16.
// Copyright © 2015年 jeaner. All rights reserved.
//
#import <JSONModel/JSONModel.h>
@interface NYMyBalanceModel : JSONModel
@property (nonatomic,strong) NSString <Optional> *log_info; // 来源
@property (nonatomic,strong) NSString <Optional> *log_time; // 时间
@property (nonatomic,strong) NSString <Optional> *money; // 价格 (未去券值)
@property (nonatomic,strong) NSString <Optional> *last_money; // 最终付钱(除去券值)
@property (nonatomic,strong) NSString <Optional> *pay_mobile; // 手机号
@property (nonatomic,strong) NSString <Optional> *ticket_id; // 券的id
@end
/*
{
"action_type" = 2;
"log_info" = "\U5145\U503c\U91d1\U989d\U4e3a1.01";
"log_time" = 1447761128;
money = "1.01";
}
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Earth Day is Sunday, April 22, and for the past few years I've enjoyed sharing a few of the eco-friendly products that I've reviewed and loved. Several weeks ago I received some wooden toys from Blue Orange Games to review, and we've been enjoying them so much that I've decided to give this year's Earth Day roundup a theme: eco-friendly toys and games.
Despite all the videogames, remote-control cars, laser guns and plastic ponies my kids play with, there's a special place in my heart for wooden toys. They look great, they last forever, they don't need batteries, and they don't come with annoying chirps, beeps, wails or endless renditions of Justin Bieber's Baby! They're the ultimate in eco-friendly, and despite their simplicity, they can entertain for hours on end.
This was a mealtime must at our household. I love the suction cups that let you stick this maze onto high chair trays, coffee tables, even stroller bars, so it doesn't get knocked over by baby's zealous efforts to grab the brightly colored beads and push them along.
We bought this for 3Po and Jammy when it became clear that our pots, pans and coffee table were in danger from our babies' insane desire to make noise by hitting something. This drum sounds wonderful, and it gave us many, many years of music-making pleasure.
For preschoolers: IKEA Lillabo wooden train setWhat child doesn't love a wooden train set? Unfortunately, the famous Thomas the Tank wooden train sets don't come cheap, so they're out of the price range of many families. This 12-piece set from IKEA, at just $9.99, is an affordable starter set, or a great add-on set for those who want to splurge on the Thomas trains, but not the Thomas tracks.
It's like a low-tech (but high-fun) pinball machine! Kids use the elastic bands to send their wooden disks flying through a small hole in the center bar, into their opponent's side. The person to get all 10 disks onto their opponent's side wins! It's a lot more challenging -- and addictive -- than it looks, and even though the starting age range is 5, this is a game that the whole family will get into.
The goal of the game is to line up 4 pieces in a row, but this is so much more than tic-tac-toe. Game pieces nest into each other like Babushka dolls, and you are allowed to "gobble" up your opponent's pieces to block their progress. Even when all the pieces are on the board, you can keep going (by gobbling pieces), so it turns out to be quite a challenging game. I love this game because kids can play it with adults -- and kids can win!
Rotate the sections of the tower to get all the wooden beads of the same color line up on the same floor. Just like a Rubik's cube, but cuter! This is the easiest in a series of 3 pagoda puzzles, so once your child figures it out, he can move on to the more complex versions.
I'm great at cramming things into a suitcase, but this getting these 11 pieces to fit into the wooden box is beyond me. Fortunately, the puzzle comes with a solution, so neat freaks who can't complete the puzzle can still pack everything neatly away.
What are some of your favorite wooden toys? Happy Earth Day!
Disclosure: I received Gobblet! and Fast Track from Blue Orange Games to facilitate my review. The views and opinions expressed here are my own.
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Q: Force non-www and https via htaccess I'm trying to force a user to be redirected to the non-www website, and, force https.
I've got this which sort of work, but doesn't force https, when http is entered.
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://site.com\.net/$1 [R=301,L]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\.
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%{HTTP_HOST}/$1 [R=301,L]
Any ideas on what I'm doing wrong?
A: Based on Gumbo's comment : "the TLS/SSL connection is established and certificate is validated before it is handed down to HTTP and the HTTP redirection takes place"
I gave this a try (which seems to work):
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} 80
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://www.blahblah.com/$1 [R,L]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\.blahblah\.com [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://blahblah.com/$1 [L,R=301]
please tell me if there is something wrong with this approach.
A: Try this rule:
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^(www\.)(.+) [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^(www\.)?(.+)
RewriteRule ^ https://%2%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L]
A: The only set of rules that works for me is the following
# match any URL with www and rewrite it to https without the www
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^(www\.)(.*) [NC]
RewriteRule (.*) https://%2%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L]
# match non https and redirect to https
RewriteCond %{HTTP:X-Forwarded-Proto} !https
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%{HTTP_HOST}/$1 [R=301,L]
The order matters, it prevents a third redirect in some cases.
A: With this code I rediret from http and www and none www to https none www. Just pay attenstion that the place you insert the code in htaccess is important:
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\.(.*)$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%1/$1 [R=301,L]
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Beijing 2022 National Sliding Center goes through successful pre-homologation
BEIJING, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The National Sliding Center, which will host the bobsleigh, skeleton and luge competitions during Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, has gone through successful pre-homologation test runs.
Subsequently, delegations from the International Skating Union, the World Curling Federation, the International Ski Federation and the International Biathlon Union also inspected eight Beijing 2022 competition venues of their respective sports.
The pre-homologation test runs at the National Sliding Center were conducted by the Chinese national bobsleigh & skeleton teams as well as international luge athletes.
Apart from watching the runs, experts from the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation (IBSF) and the International Luge Federation (FIL) performed thorough technical inspections and lauded the course facilities, ice quality, control tower, lightning, clocking system, broadcasting system, medical station, venue operation and other relating aspects. The organizers then made adjustments in accordance with advice from the panel and had the improvements acknowledged.
Being the fastest and most dangerous events at the Olympic Winter Games, the bobsleigh, skeleton and luge events must have their tracks homologated before hosting international events, as prescribed by the IBSF and FIL.
After the organizers had rounds of negotiations with local government, constructors, and respective International Federations (IFs), the expert panel, led by IBSF President Ivo Ferriani and the FIL Technical Director Christian Eigentler, visited the site from October 24 to November 1 under strict COVID-19 countermeasures.
"Not only did these measures create a safe environment for everyone involved, they also presented valuable learning opportunities," wrote the International Olympic Committee official website.
"We have seen an excellent prepared track and were impressed by the smooth and perfect organized event which were held under strict hygiene measurements due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This was definitely the most impressive pre-homologation we have seen," said Ferriani.
"I want to thank the Beijing 2022 Organizing Committee for the outstanding work they have done so far. Additionally, a huge thank you for the National Chinese athletes and their coaches for conducting the test-runs," he added.
The tracks were the first in China, the third in Asia and the 17th in the world for the sports.
"I have been at all homologation since the 1980s but this was not just excellent but awesome. The best I have seen!" commented FIL expert Walter Plaikner.
From November 9 to 13, delegations from the International Skating Union, the World Curling Federation, the International Ski Federation and the International Biathlon Union also inspected eight Beijing 2022 competition venues.
The on-site inspection tour, which is indispensable for hosting the Games, came after continuous communication beforehand between Beijing 2022 and IFs online due to COVID-19, which was also the reason representatives of different IFs had the tour at the same time.
The delegations acknowledged Beijing 2022's efforts to make the visit possible under difficulties and confirmed that the eight venues were up to Olympic standard. They also expressed confidence that the National Speed Skating Oval, the National Alpine Ski Center and the National Ski Jumping Center will be landmarks for the cities.
Nordic Combined Race Director Lasse Ottesen gave high marks for facilities in Beijing: "It was truly impressive to see the jumping hill and cross-country stadium in their finished shape and form. We are currently having productive meetings with the local organizing committee which will benefit us greatly for the test events and Olympic Games to come." Enditem | {
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Middleton twins
_.Emma Middleton (nee Straker) wife of James R. Middleton and scion of the Straker landed family, gave birth to twin boys, 22 October, 2013, brothers for Isabelle. James is a son of Mr & Mrs Richard Middleton, of Wylam, Northumberland, & Emma is a daughter of Mr & Mrs Philip Straker, of Hexham, Northumberland. -=-
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Ivy Poppy Margaret Wigram (born 2013)
_Nicola J. Wigram (nee Harding), wife of the Harry Richard Clive Wigram (b 20 May, 1977), scion of the Barons Wigram (cr Baron UK, 1935), gave birth to a daughter, Ivy Poppy Margaret, 15 October, 2013. Harry Wigram is a son of Maj the Hon Andrew Francis Clive Wigram, MVO (b 18 Mar 1949), heir to the peerage, sometime Equerry to HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, by his wife Gabrielle Diana Moore, & Nicola is a daughter of Mr & Mrs Richard Harding. -=-
Addington/Foster engagement
_.The engagement was announced 30 October, 2013, between Paul Anthony Addington (born 1979), scion of the Viscounts Sidmouth (Peerage of the UK CR 1805) son of Peter John Gerald Addington (born 1948) of Highway, Calne, Wiltshire, by his wife the former Rosemary Anita Lamb, & Emma E.A. Foster, yr dau of Lt-Col & Mrs David Foster, of Broad Chalke, Wiltshire. -=-
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Adcock/Hambro engagement
_.The engagement was announced 30 October, 2013, between Toby Adcock, younger son of Mr & Mrs Andrew Adcock, of London, and Daisy Hambro (born 1985), scion of that landed family, daughter of James Daryl Hambro (b 22 March, 1949), of Kimberley, Norfolk, and Mrs Hambro. -=-
Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce/Heriot Maitland engagement
_.The engagement was announced 30 October, 2013, between the Hon Nicholas Edward Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce (born 16 Feb, 1986), son and heir of the 9th Baron Thurlow (b 13 Apr, 1952), (Peerage of GB, cr 1792), of Mapledurham, Oxfordshire, by his wife the former Bridget Anne Julia Cheape, & Joanna Heriot Maitland (born 1985) scion of the Earls of Lauderdale (Earl, Scotland, 1624) middle daughter of Patrick Richard Heriot Maitland (born 1947), of Fossway, Kinross, by his wife the former Marilyn Lois Grant. -=-
Hay/Acland engagement
_.The engagement was announced 29 October, 2013, between Timothy George Nicholas Hay (born 1980), son of Andrew Nicholas John Hay (b 10 Oct, 1951), of Fulham, London, by his wife the former Virginia Jane Coats (b 27 Aug, 1954) (see Coats Baronetcy & Barony of Glentanar), & Elizabeth Caroline Acland (born 1983) (scion of the Acland Baronets, cr 1890), daughter of Peter John Acland (b 1954), of Berryville, Virginia, and Mrs Amanda Acland (nee Ryrie), of Gittisham, Devon. Timothy Hay is a grandson paternally of the late Sir (Alan) Philip Hay, KCVO, by his wife the former Lady Margaret Katharine Seymour, Woman of the Bedchamber to HM The Queen, scion of the Marquesses of Hertford (Peerage, GB, cr 1795), sister of the 7th Marquess, &c. The bride~to~be is a granddaughter of Maj-Gen Sir John Hugh Bevil Acland, KCB, CBE (1928-2006). -=-
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Flora Imogen O'Rorke (born 2013)
_- Clementine O'Rorke (nee Macmillan-Scott, born 1981), wife of David O'Rorke, and a descendant of the Barons Carnock, gave birth to a daughter, Flora Imogen, 20 October, 2013. David O'Rorke is the younger son of Mr and Mrs Tim O'Rorke, of Privett, Hampshire, and Clementine is the eldest daughter of Mr James Macmillan-Scott, of Gormellon, Spain, by his former wife the Hon Juliet Nicolson (b 9 Jun 1954), now of Alfriston, East Sussex, scion of the Barons Carnock, dau of the late Nigel Nicolson (1917-2004), by his wife the former Philippa Tennyson-D'Eyncourt, scion of that Baronetcy family. The infant is a great~great granddaughter of Sir Harold Nicolson, KCVO by his wife the Hon Vita Sackville-West, &c. -=-
Magnowski/Wallop engagement
_.The engagement was announced 25 October, 2013, between Daniel Anthony Magnowski, son of Mr & Mrs Richard Magnowski, of Netherthong, near Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, and the Lady Clementine Violet Rohais Wallop (born 1983), scion of the Earls of Portsmouth (Earl, GB, 1743), daughter of Quentin Gerard Carew Wallop, 10th Earl of Portsmouth (b 25 Jul, 1954), of Farleigh House, Farleigh Wallop, Hampshire, by his former wife Candida Frances Juliet McWilliam (now Mrs Candida Dinshaw, of Edinburgh). -=-
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Shumba/Dawnay engagement
_.The engagement was announced 25 October, 2013, between Mr Reginald T. Shumba, son of Rodwell and Juliet Shumba, of Harare, Zimbabwe, and Alice Britannia Dawnay (born 1979), scion of the Viscounts Downe (Visc, Ireland, 1681), daughter of (Charles) James Payan Dawnay (b 1946), of Symington, Lanarkshire, by his wife the former Sarah Stogdon (descended from the Fergusson Baronets). Alice Dawnay is a granddaughter of Capt Oliver Dawnay, CVO, sometime private secretary to Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, by his 1st wife, Lady Margaret Boyle, dau of the 8th Earl of Glasgow, &c. -=-
Colman/Brown engagement
_. The engagement was announced 25 Oct, 2013, between Nathaniel James Colman (born 1990), scion of the Colman Baronets (Bt, UK, cr 1907), second son of Jeremiah Michael Powlett Colman (b 23 Jan 1958), of Malshanger, Hampshire, and the Rev Susan Elizabeth (Sue) Colman (nee Britland), & Hannah V. Picard Brown, daughter of Mr Ian Brown and Mrs Diana Picard Brown, of Wandsworth Common, London. Nathaniel's father is the son and heir of Sir Michael Colman, 3rd Bt. -=-
Swire/Chisholm engagement
_. The engagement was announced 25 Oct, 2013, between Merlin Bingham Swire (born 1973), scion of that landed family, son of son of Sir Adrian Christopher Swire, Kt (b. 1932), of Sparsholt, Oxon, by his wife, the former Lady Judith Compton (b. 1943), & Laura Caroline Chisholm (born 1978), daughter of Mr Colin Chisholm, of Owlpen, Gloucestershire, by his wife the former Hon Caroline Elizabeth Wyndham (b 1951). Merlin Swire is a grandson maternally of the 6th Marquess of Northampton, DSO (1885-1978), and Laura Chisholm is a granddaughter maternally of the 1st Baron Egremont, MBE (1920-72).. --=--
Macpherson/Judd engagement
_.The engagement was announced 24 October, 2013, between the Hon Rory David Alisdair Macpherson (b 15 Apr, 1982), son and heir of the 3rd Baron Strathcarron (born 31 Mar, 1949) (Peerage of the UK cr 1936), of Beaulieu, Hampshire, by his wife the former Gillian Rosamund Allison (b 15 Sept, 1946), & Miss Katrina Judd, daughter of Mr Alan Judd, of London, and Mrs Wanda Jewiss, of Marbella, Spain. -=-
The Hon Anne Jeannetta Essex Garnett 1927-2013
_.The Hon Anne Jeannetta Essex Garnett (nee Cholmondeley), who died at Perth, 18 Oct, 2013, aged 86, was a scion of the Barons Delamere (Baron, UK, cr 1821). She was born 2 Sept, 1927, younger daughter of the 4th Baron Delamere (1900-79), by his 1st wife, the former Phyllis Anne Montagu Douglas Scott (scion of the Dukes of Buccleuch and Queensberry); and married 30 Nov, 1951, Conrad Peter Almeric Garnett, by whom she had issue, two sons. She was predeceased by her husband and by one of her sons. The funeral is at Perth Crematorium, 1 Nov, 2013. -=-
Parsons/Hanbury engagement
_.The engagement was announced 19 Oct, 2013, between the Hon Michael john Finn Parsons (born 1981), scion of the Earls of Rosse (Peerage of Ireland, cr 1806), younger son of William Brendan Parsons, 7th Earl of Rosse (b 21 Oct 1936), by his wife the former Alison Margaret Cooke-Hurle {scion of that landed family}, & Prunella Lettice M. Hanbury {born 1982}, daughter of Mr William McLaughlin, of London, and **Miss Amanda Hanbury. Michael Parsons is a nephew of the 1st Earl of Snowdon, GCVO, former husband of HRH The Princess Margaret, &c. ** Amanda Hanbury {b 20 Jul, 1941}, scion of Hanbury, formerly of Kingston Marurward, dau of Lt-Col Hanmer Cecil Hanbury, MVO, MC (1916-1994), by his wife the former Prunella Kathleen Charlotte Higgins (1916-2004), scion of that landed family. -=-
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The 7th Baron Waterpark 1926-2013
_. Frederick Caryll Philip Cavendish, 7th Baron Waterpark (Peerage of Ireland, cr 1792), died in London, 16 October, 2013. He was 87. He was born 6 Oct, 1926, son of Col Frederick Cavendish, CMG (1877-1931), by his wife the former Enid Maud Lindeman {who was later Viscountess Furness and Countess of Kenmare}, dau of Charles Lindeman, of Sydney, NSW, and succeeded to the barony and baronetcy on his uncle's death, 26 Nov, 1948. He married 17 Apr, 1951, Danièle Alice Guirche, dau. of Roger Guirche, of 1 Avenue Bugeaud, Paris, France, by whom he had issue, one son, and 2 daughters. The family honours now pass to his only son, the Hon Roderick Alexander Cavendish (b 10 Oct, 1959). -=-
Maitland-Makgill-Crichton/Pelly engagement
_.The engagement was announced 18 Oct, 2013 between Andrew Maitland-Makgill-Crichton, scion of the Earls of Lauderdale (Earl, S, 1624), son of Maj and Mrs David Maitland-Makgill-Crichton, of Port of Menteith, Stirling, & Alice Mary Pelly {b 12 Oct 1987}, scion of the Pelly Baronets {Bt, cr UK, 1840}, daughter of John Marriott Pelly (b 1953), of Battersea, London, by his wife the former Caroline Mary Griffith. -=-
Clifford/Blake-Lane engagement
_. The engagement was announced 18 Oct, 2013, between the Hon Alexander Thomas Hugh Clifford (born 24 Sept, 1985), elder son and heir of the 14th Baron Clifford of Chuldeigh (b 17 Mar, 1948) (Peerage of England, cr 1672), of Ugbrooke Park, Chudleigh, Devon, by his former wife (Muriel) Suzanne Austin, & Dr Caitlin Blake-Lane, daughter of Mr & Mrs Roger Blake-Lane, of Toorak, Melbourne, Australia. -=-
Ingilby/Nicholson engagement
_.The engagement was announced 17 October, 2013, between James William Francis Ingilby (born 15 June, 1985), eldest son and heir of Sir Thomas Colvin William Ingilby, 6th Baronet (born 1955), of Ripley Castle, near Harrogate, North Yorkshire, by his wife the former Emma Clare Roebuck Thompson, and Sara, middle daughter of Mr & Mrs Jonathan Nicholson, of Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. -=-
Arthur Hugh Archie Ferguson (born 2013)
_. A great-great grandson for Sir Winston Churchill in the shape of Arthur Hugh Archie Ferguson, born in Hong Kong, 2 Sept, 2013, to Andrew C. Ferguson, son of Mr Nicholas Ferguson, of Rattery, Devon, & Mrs Harriet Ellis, of Farnham, Surrey, and Gemma Mary Soames (b 1979), scion of the Soames landed family, daughter of the Hon Jeremy Bernard Soames (b 25 May, 1952), of West Barsham, Norfolk, by his wife the former Susanna Keith. -=-
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3rd Baron Kindersley 1929-2013
_.Robert Hugh Molesworth Kindersley, 3rd Baron Kindersley (Peerage of the UK, cr 1941), died 9 October, 2013. He was 84. He was born 18 Aug 1929, son of the 2nd Baron Kindersley (1899-1976), by his wife the former Nancy Farnsworth Boyd (d 1977), and succeeded to the peerage on his father's death, 1976. Married firstly, 1954 (div 1989) Lady Venice Marigold Hill(Lady Rosie Kindersley, b 1930) sister of 8th Marquess of D0wnshire, by whom he had issue, three sons Rupert, Hugh (who died 1991) and Dickon, and by a daughter, Anna. He married 2ndly, 1989, Patricia Margaret NORMAN (formerly Mrs Henry Crichton-Stuart, scion of the Marquesses of Bute) dau of Brig Hugh Ronald NORMAN, DSO of Kent. Thanksgiving Service at the Guard's Chapel, Wellington Barracks, 19 Nov. Lord Kindersley is succeeded by his eldest son, Rupert John Molesworth Kindersley, who was born 11 March, 1955. -=-
Charles Henry Nevin Wouters (b 2013)
_. Christina Margaret Wouters {b 1982,née Agnew}, wife of Leo Frederick Adrian Wouters, and scion of the Agnew of Lochnaw Baronets, gave birth to a son, Charles Henry Nevin, 10 Sept, 2013, a brother for Rory Andrew Leo, who was b 2011. Mrs Wouters is a daughter of Andrew Robert AGNEW (b 1956), by his former wife Patricia (b 1952 reg Q1 Gateshead) d of Sir (Thomas) Russell FAIRGRIEVE CBE TD (1924-99) of Pankalan, Boleside, Galashiels, Selkirk, and Millie MITCHELL. -==-
Oliver John Barttelot Pittman (b 2013)
_. Ursulina Mary Pittman {nee Barttelot, b 1978}, wife of Rupert Edward L. Pittman {b 1971}, gave birth to a son, Oliver John Barttelot, 21 September, 2013, a brother for William Frederick {b 2009}, and for Arabella Mary Fiona {who was b 2010}. Rupert is a son of John M. Pittman {b 1935}, by his wife the former Hazel Brown, & Ursulina is a daughter of Col Sir Brian Walter De Stopham BARTTELOT OBE 5th Bt (b 1941) and Hon (Mary Angela) Fiona WELD FORESTER OStJ (b 1944) d of the 7th Baron FORESTER (1899-1977), by his wife the former Marie PERROTT, scion of the Bts of that name. -=-
Oliver Rainsford Barclay 1919-2013
_.Oliver Rainsford Barclay, student worker and evangelical historian, who died 12 September, 2013, aged 94, was a scion of the Barclay of Higham landed family, and a descendant of the Buxton Baronets. He was born 22 Feb, 1919, at Kobe, Japan, third son of Joseh Gurney Barclay (b 9 Feb 1879- d ), by his 2nd wife the former Gwendoline Rose Watney, scion of that landed family; married 1stly, 1949, Dorothy (d 19 May, 1964), dau of J. Somerville Knott, by whom he had 3 sons, Andrew, Stephen and Prof John Barclay, and a daughter, Janet. Married 2ndly, 1965, Daisy Hickey, who survives him. -=-
Avril Primrose Allhusen {nee Liston Foulis} 1915-2013
_.Avril Primrose Allhusen (nee Liston Foulis), who has died aged 98, was a scion of the Liston Foulis Baronets (Bt, NS, cr 1634). She was born 5 Apr, 1915, only daughter of Maj. Archibald Primrose Liston Foulis (1874-1917), by his wife the former Agnese Eudora Wingate, and married 22 Nov, 1946, Maj. Desmond Allhusen (b 23 Aug 1896), scion of that landed family, of Bradenham Hall, Thetford, son of Wilton Allhusen (1840-1924), by his wife the former Adelaide Vandeleur, scion of that landed Irish family. No issue. Funeral at Yeovil Crematorium, Friday 18 Oct, 2013. -=-
Lady de Montmorency, widow of the 19th (and last) Baronet
_.Lady de Montmorency, who died 29 September, 2013, was the widow of Sir Arnold Geoffroy de Montmorency, 19th Baronet (1908-2003) (Bt, Ireland, cr 1631). She was the former Nettie Hay Anderson, daughter of William Anderson, of Morayshire, and married Sir Arnold 1stly in 1949 (div 1953) and then re~married in 1972. No issue. The baronetcy became extinct on her husband's demise, 23 Dec, 2003. Funeral at St Edmund's Church, Southwold, 9 Oct, 2013. -=-
Douglas-Hamilton/Fry engagement
_.The engagement was announced 2 Oct, 2013, between the Hon Charles Douglas Douglas-Hamilton (b 1979), scion of the Earls of Selkirk (disclaimed) and Dukes of Hamilton & Brandon, & Katherine Elizabeth Fry (b 1980), daughter of Lt-Gen Sir Robert Alan Fry, KCB, CBE (b 1951), of Sherborne, Dorset, by his wife the former Elizabeth Anne Woolmore. Charles Douglas-Hamilton is the second son of the life peer the Baron Selkirk of Douglas, PC, QC (b 1942), of North Berwick, East Lothian, by his wife the former Hon (Priscilla) Susan Buchan (b 1949), daughter of the 2nd Baron Tweedsmuir (1911-96)by his 1st wife the LP Baroness TWEEDSMUIR OF BELHAVIE (1915-78) &c. (*) NOTE: Lord Selkirk of Douglas, having succeeded as 11th Earl of SELKIRK &c on 23 Nov 1994 - as a consequence of the title's famous 'shifting remainder' which precluded any Duke of Hamilton & Brandon from holding the earldom whilst enjoying the higher honours and if there was an heir available for the earldom - (a claim subsequently admitted by Lyon Court in 1996), disclaimed his peerages for life some five days later on 28 Nov 1994. -=-
Wentworth Louis Canning Beaumont (b 2013)
_.Vanessa Beaumont (nee Webb), wife of the Hon Wenworth Ambrose Ismay BEAUMONT (b 1979), scion of the Viscounts Allendale, gave birth to a son and heir, Wentworth Louis Canning, 18 September, 2013. The Hon Wentworth Beaumont is the only son and heir apparent of (4th) Viscount ALLENDALE (b 1948) by his wife the former Theresa (Tessa) Mary Magdalene More O'Ferrall (b 1950), & Vanessa is a daughter of Mr and Mrs Peter Webb, of Kensington, London. Viscountess Allendale is a dau of Francis Ambrose MORE O'FERRALL, scion of that Irish gentry family, and Angela Mary (b 1925) dau of Sir Anthony Henry Mather MATHER-JACKSON 6th Bt (1899-1983) and Evelyn Mary (dau of Lt-Col Sir Henry Kenyon STEPHENSON 1st Bt). --==--
8th Earl Temple of Stowe 1924-2013
_.The 8th Earl Temple of Stowe (Peerage of the UK, cr 1822), died 17 September, 2013. He was 88. Walter Grenville Algernon TEMPLE-GORE-LANGTON was b 2 Oct 1924 son of Cdr Hon Evelyn Arthur Grenville Temple-Gore-Langton DSO RN (1884-1972) and Irene Maria (d 1967) d of Brig-Gen Cavendish Walter GARTSIDE-SPAIGHT (d 1934) of Derry Castle, Killaloe, Ireland. He succeeded to the earldom on the demise of his cousin, a travelling salesman in Australia, 28 August, 1988. He m 1stly 1954 Zillah Ray (d 1966) d of James BOXALL of Tillington, Petworth, Sussex. He married 2ndly, 1968 Margaret Elizabeth Graham d of Col Henry William SCARTH of Breckness, of Skaill House, Orkney. He had 2 sons and a dau by his 1st marriage. The peerage devolves upon his elder son, James Grenville Temple-Gore-Langton, styled Lord Langton, who was born 11 September, 1955. Service of Thanksgiving at St. Mary's, Easton, near Winchester, on 1st October, 2013. -=-
Sybil Sabrina Ernestine von Hofmannsthal (b 2013)
_.The Lady Frances von Hofmannsthal (née Armstrong-Jones) b 1979, wife of Rodolphe von Hofmannsthal, gave birth to a daughter, Sybil Sabrina Ernestine, 29 Aug, 2013, a sister for Rex Antony Octavian, who was b 2 May, 2008, and for Maud Dolores Diamond, who was b 1 December, 2009. Rodolphe is a son of Mr Octavian Charles Hugo von Hofmannsthal (b. 1946), and Mrs von Hofmannsthal, and Lady Frances is the only child of the 1st Earl of Snowdon, GCVO (b. 1930), by his 2nd wife, the former Lucy Mary Davies. Rodolphe von Hofmannsthal is a great-grandson of the 6th Marquess of Anglesey. Rodople's father is a son of Raimund von Hofmannsthal (d. 1974), who married (as his second wife) in 1939, the Lady Elisabeth Hester Mary Paget (b. 1916), daughter of the 6th Marquess of Anglesey (1885-1947). -=-
+ Baroness Pender, wife of the 3rd Baron
.The Baroness Pender, of Tilmanstone, Kent, who died 26 September, 2013, was the wife of John Willoughby Denison-Pender, 3rd Baron Pender (b 6 May 1933) (Peerage of the UK cr 1937). She was the former Julia Cannon, daughter of Richard Nevill Cannon, OBE, of Coombe Place, Lewes, West Sussex, and married in 1962. She is survived by her husband, a son, and two daughters. Service of Thanksgiving at the Church of St Clement, Sandwich, Kent, Wednesday 9 Oct. -=-
The 6th Earl Grey 1939-2013
_. Richard Fleming George Charles Grey, 6th Earl Grey (Peerage of the UK, cr 1806), died 10 September, 2013. He was 74. He was born 5 March, 1939, son of Albert Henry George Campbell Grey (1912-42), by his wife the former Vera Helen Louise Harding (d 1964), and succeeded to the peerages on the demise of his second cousin twice removed, 2 Apr, 1963. mar. (1)26 Mar 1966 (div. 1974) Margaret Ann Bradford, 1st dau. of Henry G Bradford, of Ashburton, co. Devon mar. (2)2 Aug 1974 Stephanie Caroline Denham (former wife of Surgn Cdr Neil Leicester Denham RN), only dau. of Donald Gaskell-Brown, of Newton Ferrers, co. Devon. The heir presumptive to the earldom is Lord Grey's younger brother, the Hon Philip Kent Grey, who was born 11 May, 1940. -=-
Adrian Dodd-Noble (c1922-2013)
_.Adrian Dodd-Noble, who died 22 September, 2013, aged 91, was a grandson matrenally of the 1st (and last) Baron Kirkley. He was a son of Capt Cecil Kingsley DODD (1888-1971) and Hon Phyllis Margaret NOBLE (1898-1964) yr d of 1st & last Baron KIRKLEY (1863-1935) and Margaret (c1859-1928) d of William DIXON of Humshaugh, Northumberland. He m 1947 Lady Elizabeth Theresa BOYLE (1920-81, raised to the rank of an earl's dau 1967), descended from the 8th Earl of CORK & ORRERY, and from the 1st Earl of COTTENHAM, and from the 1st Duke of LEINSTER and from the barons DE ROS, etc, etc. They had 4 sons and a dau. Thanksgiving at St Cuthbert's, Allendale, Northumberland, 2 Oct 2013. -=-
Bazany/Keenan engagement
The engagement was announced 27 September, 2013, between Philip S.D. Bazany, son of Mr & Mrs Brano Bazany, of Bray, Berkshire, & Rosalind Jane Keenan (born 1983), daughter of Brigadier David H. Keenan, of Stourton Caundle, Dorset, by his wife the former Wendy Margaret Wuerzer (b 1951), descended from the Earls Temple of Stowe (Earl, UK, cr 1822). -=-
Teddy Renwick (b 2013)
-. Jennifer E. Renwick (nee Reid), wife of Rory Eustace Deuchar Renwick (b 1975), scion of the Renwick Baronets (Bt, UK, cr 1921), gave birth to a son, Teddy, 23 Aug, 2013, a brother for Beatrice. Rory is the youngest son of Sir Richard Eustace Renwick, 4th Baronet, and Lady Renwick (a scion of the Milburn Baronets), of Whalton House, Whalton, Northumberland, and Jennifer is the elder daughter of Mr and Mrs John Reid, of Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire. ==--==--
Kinvara Rose Cooper Wilkinson (b 2013)
Lora Wilkinson (née Noel-Paton), wife of Anthony J.C. Wilkinson, & scion of the Barons Ferrier (extinct), gave birth to a daughter, Kinvara Rose Cooper, in Singapore, 9 September, 2013, a sister for Alec and Saskia. Anthony is a son of Mr & Mrs John Wilkinson, of Chedworth, Gloucestershire, & Lora is a dau of the Hon (Frederick) Ranald Noel-Paton (b 1938), of Abernethy, Perthshire, by his wife the former Patricia Stirling, scion of Stirling of Cadder landed gentry (dau of Gen Sir William Stirling, GCB). Lora Wilkinson is a granddaughter paternally of the Baron Ferrier (1900-4 June 1992), life peer. --==--
Lt-Col John Cecil (Johnny) Howard-Vyse 1947-2013
_.Lieutenant-Colonel John Cecil (Johnny) Howard-Vyse, North Yorkshire landowner, scion of a landed family, & descendant of the Barons Middleton, died at his home, 22 September, 2013. He was 65. He was born 5 Dec, 1947, second son of Lt-Gen Sir Edward Howard-Vyse, KBE, MC, DL (1905-92), of Langton Hall, Malton, North Yorkshire, by his wife the former Mary Bridget Willoughby (1910-2003), scion of the Barons Middleton; married 1972, Jennifer (Jenny) Anne Collin (b 1951), dau of Maj-Gen Geoffrey de Egglesfield Collin, CB, MC, DL (1921-2009), of Roecliffe, Boroughbridge, by his wife the former Angela Stella Young; by whom he had issue, Georgie, James and Vicky. Thanksgiving Service on Tuesday 1st October at St Lambert's Church, Burneston, DL8 2JB. -=-
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Straddling the Rooftop: Finding a Balance between Traditional and Modern Views of Chemistry †
William B. Tolman, Scott J. Miller, Paul J. Chirik, Amos B. Smith
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b02237
10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b02237
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Tolman, W. B., Miller, S. J., Chirik, P. J., & Smith, A. B. (2018). Straddling the Rooftop: Finding a Balance between Traditional and Modern Views of Chemistry †. Inorganic Chemistry, 57(18), 11299-11305. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b02237
Tolman, William B. ; Miller, Scott J. ; Chirik, Paul J. ; Smith, Amos B. / Straddling the Rooftop : Finding a Balance between Traditional and Modern Views of Chemistry †. In: Inorganic Chemistry. 2018 ; Vol. 57, No. 18. pp. 11299-11305.
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Professor Williams started her independent career in 2003 at Imperial College London as Head of Materials Chemistry before joining the faculty at Oxford in 2016. Her research has been recognized by the 2018 Otto Roelen Medal from DECHEMA, the 2017 Sir John Meurig Thomas Medal by the UK Catalysis Hub, and the 2016 Corday Morgan Medal from the Royal Society of Chemistry, among other awards. Recent selected ACS Publications: Macromolecules: Pentablock Copolymer from Tetracompo-nent Monomer Mixture Using a Switchable Dizinc Catalyst (DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b01224) Journal of the American Chemical Society: Indium Catalysts for Low-Pressure CO2/Epoxide Ring-Opening Copolymerization: Evidence for a Mononuclear Mechanism? (DOI: 10.1021/ jacs.8b01920) Inorganic Chemistry: Thermally Stable Zinc Disalphen Macrocycles Showing Solid-State and Aggregation-Induced Enhanced Emission (DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b00300) Karsten Meyer Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-N{\"u}rnberg Associate Editor, Organometallics Karsten Meyer (born in 1968) is Chair of the Institute of Inorganic & General Chemistry at Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-N{\"u}rnberg (FAU), where his research focuses on the synthesis of new chelating ligands and their transition-and actinide-metal complexes. With these complexes, the Meyer group seeks out novel coordination modes and unusual electronic structures and, consequently, enhanced reactivity toward small molecules such as O2, H2O, and CO2. Professor Meyer received his diploma in 1995 at Ruhr University Bochum and his Ph.D. in 1998 at the Max Planck Institute in M{\"u}lheim/Ruhr, working on high-valent transition-metal nitrido complexes under the direction of Professor Karl Wieghardt. He then conducted postdoctoral studies in the laboratory of Professor Christopher Cummins at Massachusetts Institute of Technology before joining the faculty of the University of California, San Diego, in 2001. In 2006, he accepted an offer as Professor at FAU. Among his awards and honors, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry in 2011 and, in 2017, received the Elhuyar-Goldschmidt Award from the Royal Society of Chemistry of Spain, the Ludwig-Mond Award from the Royal Society of Chemistry, and the Chugaev Commemorative Medal from the Russian Academy of Sciences. Recent selected ACS Publications: Journal of the American Chemical Society: Electrocatalytic H2O Reduction with f-Elements: Mechanistic Insight and Overpotential Tuning in a Series of Lanthanide Complexes (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b11532) Organometallics: Formation of a Uranium-Bound η1-Cya-phide (CP−) Ligand via Activation and C−O Bond Cleavage of Phosphaethynolate (OCP−) (DOI: 10.1021/acs.organo-met.7b00590) Inorganic Chemistry: Uranium Tetrakis-Aryloxide Derivatives Supported by Tetraazacyclododecane: Synthesis of Air-Stable, Coordinatively-Unsaturated U(IV) and U(V) Complexes (DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b02123) Viktoria Daschlein-Gessne{\"r} Ruhr University Bochum Editorial Advisory Board, Inorganic Chemistry Viktoria Da{\"s} chlein-Gessner (born in 1982) studied chemistry at Marburg and W{\"u}rzburg, receiving her diploma in 2007. She continued her studies at Technical University Dortmund, receiving her Ph.D. degree in 2009 working with Professor Carsten Strohmann on lithium organic compounds. She then joined the research group of Professor Don Tilley at the University of California, Berkeley, as a postdoctoral fellow, followed by postdoctoral work with Holger Braunschweig at the University of W{\"u}rzburg. Professor Daschlein-Gessne{\"r} began her independent career at W{\"u}rzburg, where she completed her Habilitation in 2015. She is now Chair of Inorganic Chemistry at Ruhr University Bochum. Her work has been recognized by several grants and awards, including a 2010 IUPAC Prize for Junior Scientists and an Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship. Professor D{\"a}schlein-Gessner{\textquoteright}s research interests involve intriguing main-group and transition-metal carbon-centered ligand systems, such as meth-andiides, carbenoids, and ylidic compounds, that exhibit versatile functionalities and unusual chemical and electronic properties for bond activation and catalytic applications. Recent selected ACS Publications: Organometallics: Cooperative Bond Activation Reactions with Ruthenium Carbene Complex PhSO2(Ph2PNSiMe3)CRu(p-cymene): RuC and N−Si Bond Reactivity (DOI: 10.1021/ acs.organomet.7b00254) Inorganic Chemistry: Metalated Ylides: A New Class of Strong Donor Ligands with Unique Electronic Properties (DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b00099) Ryan Gilmour Westf{\"a} Wilhelms University M{\"u}nster Ryan Gilmour (born in 1980) was educated at the University of St. Andrews and the University of Cambridge, earning his Ph.D. with Professor Andrew Holmes. He held research fellowships at the Max Planck Institute for Kohlenforschung with Alois F{\"u}rstner and ETH Z{\"u}rich with Peter Seeberger before being appointed Alfred Werner Assistant Professor at ETH Z{\"u}rich in 2008. In 2012, Professor Gilmour moved to Westfalisch{\"e} Wilhelms University M{\"u}nster, where he currently is Chair of Organic Chemistry and CiM Professor of Chemical Biology. Among his recognitions, he received the 2002 Organon Prize for Biological Chemistry and in 2015 was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. Professor Gilmour and his group concentrate on exploiting physical organic principles to design novel materials with predictable conformational behavior and/or reactivities, utilizing enantioselective organocatalysis, fluorine chemistry, preparative glycochemistry, and carbohydrate mimesis. Recent selected ACS Publications: Accounts of Chemical Research: Informing Molecular Design by Stereoelectronic Theory: The Fluorine Gauche Effect in Catalysis (DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.8b00192) Organic Letters: Vitamin Catalysis: Direct, Photocatalytic Synthesis of Benzocoumarins via (−)-Riboflavin-Mediated Electron Transfer (DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.8b00052) The Journal of Organic Chemistry: Deconstructing the Catalytic, Vicinal Difluorination of Alkenes: HF-Free Synthesis and Structural Study of p-TolIF2 (DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.7b01671)",
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Tolman, WB, Miller, SJ, Chirik, PJ & Smith, AB 2018, 'Straddling the Rooftop: Finding a Balance between Traditional and Modern Views of Chemistry †', Inorganic Chemistry, vol. 57, no. 18, pp. 11299-11305. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b02237
Straddling the Rooftop : Finding a Balance between Traditional and Modern Views of Chemistry †. / Tolman, William B.; Miller, Scott J.; Chirik, Paul J.; Smith, Amos B.
In: Inorganic Chemistry, Vol. 57, No. 18, 17.09.2018, p. 11299-11305.
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AU - Miller, Scott J.
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AU - Smith, Amos B.
N1 - Funding Information: Charlotte K. Williams University of Oxford Editorial Advisory Board, Organometallics and Inorganic Chemistry Charlotte Williams (born in 1975) is Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Oxford, leading a team working on polymerization catalysis, polymer chemistry, and nano-particle synthesis with an emphasis on learning how to use renewable resources to make useful new polymers. Professor Williams obtained her B.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from Imperial College London, working with Professor Vernon Gibson and Professor Nicholas Long on ethene polymerization catalysis. She subsequently worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Minnesota with William Tolman and Marc Hillmyer on zinc catalysts for lactide polymerization, followed by work at the University of Cambridge with Professor Andrew Holmes and Professor Richard Friend on organometallic polymers for electronics. Professor Williams started her independent career in 2003 at Imperial College London as Head of Materials Chemistry before joining the faculty at Oxford in 2016. Her research has been recognized by the 2018 Otto Roelen Medal from DECHEMA, the 2017 Sir John Meurig Thomas Medal by the UK Catalysis Hub, and the 2016 Corday Morgan Medal from the Royal Society of Chemistry, among other awards. Recent selected ACS Publications: Macromolecules: Pentablock Copolymer from Tetracompo-nent Monomer Mixture Using a Switchable Dizinc Catalyst (DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b01224) Journal of the American Chemical Society: Indium Catalysts for Low-Pressure CO2/Epoxide Ring-Opening Copolymerization: Evidence for a Mononuclear Mechanism? (DOI: 10.1021/ jacs.8b01920) Inorganic Chemistry: Thermally Stable Zinc Disalphen Macrocycles Showing Solid-State and Aggregation-Induced Enhanced Emission (DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b00300) Karsten Meyer Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg Associate Editor, Organometallics Karsten Meyer (born in 1968) is Chair of the Institute of Inorganic & General Chemistry at Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), where his research focuses on the synthesis of new chelating ligands and their transition-and actinide-metal complexes. With these complexes, the Meyer group seeks out novel coordination modes and unusual electronic structures and, consequently, enhanced reactivity toward small molecules such as O2, H2O, and CO2. Professor Meyer received his diploma in 1995 at Ruhr University Bochum and his Ph.D. in 1998 at the Max Planck Institute in Mülheim/Ruhr, working on high-valent transition-metal nitrido complexes under the direction of Professor Karl Wieghardt. He then conducted postdoctoral studies in the laboratory of Professor Christopher Cummins at Massachusetts Institute of Technology before joining the faculty of the University of California, San Diego, in 2001. In 2006, he accepted an offer as Professor at FAU. Among his awards and honors, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry in 2011 and, in 2017, received the Elhuyar-Goldschmidt Award from the Royal Society of Chemistry of Spain, the Ludwig-Mond Award from the Royal Society of Chemistry, and the Chugaev Commemorative Medal from the Russian Academy of Sciences. Recent selected ACS Publications: Journal of the American Chemical Society: Electrocatalytic H2O Reduction with f-Elements: Mechanistic Insight and Overpotential Tuning in a Series of Lanthanide Complexes (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b11532) Organometallics: Formation of a Uranium-Bound η1-Cya-phide (CP−) Ligand via Activation and C−O Bond Cleavage of Phosphaethynolate (OCP−) (DOI: 10.1021/acs.organo-met.7b00590) Inorganic Chemistry: Uranium Tetrakis-Aryloxide Derivatives Supported by Tetraazacyclododecane: Synthesis of Air-Stable, Coordinatively-Unsaturated U(IV) and U(V) Complexes (DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b02123) Viktoria Daschlein-Gessner̈ Ruhr University Bochum Editorial Advisory Board, Inorganic Chemistry Viktoria Das̈ chlein-Gessner (born in 1982) studied chemistry at Marburg and Würzburg, receiving her diploma in 2007. She continued her studies at Technical University Dortmund, receiving her Ph.D. degree in 2009 working with Professor Carsten Strohmann on lithium organic compounds. She then joined the research group of Professor Don Tilley at the University of California, Berkeley, as a postdoctoral fellow, followed by postdoctoral work with Holger Braunschweig at the University of Würzburg. Professor Daschlein-Gessner̈ began her independent career at Würzburg, where she completed her Habilitation in 2015. She is now Chair of Inorganic Chemistry at Ruhr University Bochum. Her work has been recognized by several grants and awards, including a 2010 IUPAC Prize for Junior Scientists and an Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship. Professor Däschlein-Gessner's research interests involve intriguing main-group and transition-metal carbon-centered ligand systems, such as meth-andiides, carbenoids, and ylidic compounds, that exhibit versatile functionalities and unusual chemical and electronic properties for bond activation and catalytic applications. Recent selected ACS Publications: Organometallics: Cooperative Bond Activation Reactions with Ruthenium Carbene Complex PhSO2(Ph2PNSiMe3)CRu(p-cymene): RuC and N−Si Bond Reactivity (DOI: 10.1021/ acs.organomet.7b00254) Inorganic Chemistry: Metalated Ylides: A New Class of Strong Donor Ligands with Unique Electronic Properties (DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b00099) Ryan Gilmour Westfä Wilhelms University Münster Ryan Gilmour (born in 1980) was educated at the University of St. Andrews and the University of Cambridge, earning his Ph.D. with Professor Andrew Holmes. He held research fellowships at the Max Planck Institute for Kohlenforschung with Alois Fürstner and ETH Zürich with Peter Seeberger before being appointed Alfred Werner Assistant Professor at ETH Zürich in 2008. In 2012, Professor Gilmour moved to Westfalischë Wilhelms University Münster, where he currently is Chair of Organic Chemistry and CiM Professor of Chemical Biology. Among his recognitions, he received the 2002 Organon Prize for Biological Chemistry and in 2015 was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. Professor Gilmour and his group concentrate on exploiting physical organic principles to design novel materials with predictable conformational behavior and/or reactivities, utilizing enantioselective organocatalysis, fluorine chemistry, preparative glycochemistry, and carbohydrate mimesis. Recent selected ACS Publications: Accounts of Chemical Research: Informing Molecular Design by Stereoelectronic Theory: The Fluorine Gauche Effect in Catalysis (DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.8b00192) Organic Letters: Vitamin Catalysis: Direct, Photocatalytic Synthesis of Benzocoumarins via (−)-Riboflavin-Mediated Electron Transfer (DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.8b00052) The Journal of Organic Chemistry: Deconstructing the Catalytic, Vicinal Difluorination of Alkenes: HF-Free Synthesis and Structural Study of p-TolIF2 (DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.7b01671)
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Hello to you all! I feel like I've been away for years, though I know I've only been gone since August! I have finally completed my move to a new area and resolved all those little life issues that were destroying my peace of mind! On to the next chapter in my life– the begining of a new book in my life series! Ha ha!
Now that I am settled in my new home for the most part, I can finally resume keeping this blog updated, reading all of the books that I love so much, and writing my poetry!
But wait… what's this that happened while I was gone? Nice! Kent Wayne's Echo Volume 4: The Last Edge of Darkness is now available for my reading pleasure! What an awesome surprise! Just purchased my digital copy and put on my read list!
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Sanju is just a handful of Sanjay Dutt's life. One must know him better before judging him.
"My confinement days have been nothing less than a roller coaster ride. To look at the positive side, it has taught me a lot and made me a better individual."
~ Sanjay Dutt
The movie Sanju is genuinely one of the awaited films of 2018. The trailer has already created buzz and the movie looks really captivating and promising.
A biopic on the Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, the movie circumspects almost all major happenstance in the actor's life. This is inclusive of different phases from his drug addiction to his underworld connections, his father Sunil Dutt's infinite faith in him, his '308 girlfriends' and others instances from his life.
Initially, it was a rumour that Ranbir Kapoor cannot live up to the audience's expectations but when the teaser was released, it created endless buzz among the crowd. His incarnation of the actor is truly remarkable. From Sanjay's looks to manners, dialect and accent, Ranbir rocked it all!
The trailer did throw light on various incidents in his life. Nonetheless, there is still a lifelong spirit that we are unaware of.
Reasons for imprisonment
Sanjay Dutt earned paramount fame with his début in 1981 with his movie 'Rocky'. Just as he became an emerging star in Bollywood, he jeopardized his career and put his life in harm's way owing to his drug addictions. He was taught another life changing lesson when he was allegedly arrested and convicted for illegal possession of weapons. This emerged into an even graver offense when his crimes related to the case of 1993 Mumbai serial bombings!
The jail trauma
"Staying away from my family and my loved ones was a challenge. During those days, I learnt how to keep my body in perfect shape, used trash cans and mud pots in place of weights and dumbbells. We also used to do a cultural function every six months in jail where I taught convicts serving out life sentences to mouth dialogues, sing, dance and express themselves through skits. These people became my family during the hard times and came to encourage me when I was giving up."
~Sanjay Dutt
Even in the worse situations, he avoided the worst. He revealed that he completely severed company or communication with inmates who were convicted for rape, for murdering their wives and committing heinous crimes against women. He said that he firmly believes that women are the embodiment of the divine and they must not be stripped off their divinity.
He resorted to reading and used to read extensively. He would borrow books every week front the prison library, mainly in Hindi literature. Apart from Munshi Premchand, he also read a handful of spiritual accounts which gave him courage and strength to bear his punishment.
Radio YCP
He saw a brief escape from real life to his reel life through the Yerewada Central Prison's Radio station. The jail's internal radio station welcomed him as a host for which he would recite his own scribbles and manuscripts. He would bring up the topics about revamp and reformation in his sessions. He would speak about the difficulties in prison life, how to bear and survive it and how to reform and rehabilitate, once set free.
The actor would repeat his famous dialogues from Munnabhai movies and keep his listeners entertained.
"The time I spent in jail made me realize a lot of things. It broke my ego."
From serving as prisoner number 16656 to completing 5 years of imprisonment, from being kept in solitary confinement to earning a daily wage of Rs.50 from making paper bags, Sanjay Dutt has seen it all.
"It was no easy walk to freedom" he says. Given his determination and renaissance, he has truly earned his freedom and a place in our hearts!
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The 1,000 points post instantly, and anyone can earn these, even if you don't have any points in your HHonors account. If you want to take part in the actual competition, you have to submit a screenshot to them, which is easy enough (or if you're technologically challenged you can mail or fax it to them). It'll be interesting to see how many points are needed to be in the top 20,000. I can't imagine it'll be that many, given that not everyone is going to be taking part in this promotion. After burning quite a few HHonors points I'm still sitting at a little over 100,000 points, so I'm hoping that's enough….
Some more about my latest mileage run….
Hey I finally beat your numbers! I have over 300K. Woo hoo!!!
@whakojacko — There's no need to register with Hilton. As long you aren't a candidate for the "Luckiest Loser", they're not going top confirm your information. Just enter anything, and you'll get the 1,000 points.
sadly, 600K hilton honors points, enough?
I see your 600K and raise it to 800K!
(Maybe my laziness/stupidity of not cashing in more of those points before 15 Jan will turn out to be a benefit rather than a liability).
Glad to see others have more. I'm in at 450k but will have probably 40-50k more by the end of the month. I was considering holding off (and quite possibly forgetting) if I had a shot at the top spot but figured that I didn't. Seeing others with more points means I at least don't have to worry about that.
What's to stop someone from editing the source of the page before taking a screenshot?
If you are sitting on 100,000 Hilton Honors Points, then you realistically have about 80,000!!!
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Engineer (00137758);8/9/2002, Vol. 291 Issue 7609, p26
Profiles Reading University head of cybernetics Kevin Warwick. Warwick's implantation of a chip to his left arm median nerve; Career background of Warwick; Achievements of Warwick in the field of mini-robotics.
I Am Cyborg. Quain, John R. // Popular Science;Mar2000, Vol. 256 Issue 3, p56
Focuses on the experiment of cybernetics professor Kevin Warwick, wherein his arm is implanted with microprocessors. Risks of becoming a temporary cyborg; Objective of his foray into cybernetics; Potential benefits of cybernetic implants.
Thought leaders. Shead, Sam // Engineer (Online Edition);3/2/2012, p6
The article reports that Kevin Warwick, professor of cybernetics from Reading University, has claimed that the defence industry is already exploring the development of weapons and vehicles that can be remotely operated by thought control. According to the author, Warwick had earlier revealed...
The Bionic Man. Underhill, William // Newsweek (Atlantic Edition);10/7/2002 (Atlantic Edition), Vol. 140 Issue 15, p61
Describes the work of British researcher and cybernetics professor Kevin Warwick. Operation that installed a chip in Warwick's wrist to track his nervous system with a computer; Warwick's public attention and background; Application of his work to amputees and other handicapped people;...
I, robot. Hay, Ashley // Bulletin with Newsweek;08/08/2000, Vol. 118 Issue 6236, p74
Profiles Kevin Warwick, professor of cybernetics at England's University of Reading. Operation to have an implant connected to the nerve fibers of his left arm; Study of cybernetics and robotics; Comparison between human and machine intelligence.
The Bionic Man. Underhill, William // Newsweek (Pacific Edition);10/7/2002 (Pacific Edition), Vol. 140 Issue 15, p53
I, Cyborg. Coppinger, Rob // Engineer (00137758);8/9/2002, Vol. 291 Issue 7609, p36
Reviews the book 'I, Cyborg,' by Kevin Warwick.
I, Robot. // W Magazine;Jan2011, Vol. 45 Issue 1, p30
The article focuses on Kevin Warwick, a British scientist and a professor of cybernetics at the University of Reading in England, and his mission to become the world's first man-turned machine. Under an initiative called Project Cyborg, Warwick had a microchip embedded in his arm in 1998 that...
First person singular. Langford, David // New Scientist;9/7/2002, Vol. 175 Issue 2399, p55
Man into machine. Sampson, Ben // Professional Engineering;1/16/2008, Vol. 21 Issue 1, p26
The article focuses on the effort of Kevin Warwick, professor of cybernetics at Reading University in England. It is said that he declared hi mission to become the world's first man-machine and since then, as part of the Project Cyborg. His research intends to develop telepathic communication... | {
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Andre Davis and Koi Woods had excellent games. Davis had 166 yards rushing , and 95 yards in receptions.
Davis joined former Frog greats Tony Jeffery and Kenneth Davis with his 13th 100 yard game of his career. He should have the record to himself shortly.
The defense showed more speed and were able to make some big plays. However, they had difficulty in the second and third quarters stopping the Iowa State running game. Troy Davis of the Cyclones had 180 yards rushing.
The Frogs did not give up many big plays. Jeff St. Clair was unable to spot some open receivers finding holes in the Frog secondary.
TCU was able to play a number of different players on defense, showing more depth than in the past. This will also help the team recover in time to play Thursday night.
Chris Jeffery, a key contributor to special teams, tore the anterior cruciate ligament and sprained the medial collateral ligament in his right knee and will be lost for the season.
Michael Janak blocked a first quarter field goal, and registered a big third down sack.
Over 35,000 were in attendance on a perfect night for football.
Lenoy Jones returns an interception 28 yards for a touchdown on Iowa States first offensive play with 12:02 remaining. TCU 7, Iowa State 0.
Reeder makes a 44 yard field goal with 8:51 remaining. TCU 10, Iowa State 0.
Reeder 34 yard field goal with 14:47 remaining. TCU 13, Iowa State 0.
Jamie Kohl 40 yard field goal with 5:58 remaining. TCU 13, Iowa State 3.
Andre Davis 1 yard run with 9:45 remaining. Davis gains 61 yards on a drive that Frogs attempt no passes. TCU 20, Iowa State 3.
Davis 3 yard run with 8:19 remaining. TCU 27, Iowa State 3.
Troy Davis catches 7 yard touchdown pass from St. Clair with 4:12 remaining.
TCU 27, Iowa State 10.
TCU- A.Davis 28-166; Woods 13-82; Bruce 5-10; Moore 1-10; Knake 2-(-6).
Iowa State- T.Davis 31-180; Norris 4-11; St. Clair 7-10; Guggenheim 2-4.
Iowa State- St. Clair 34-17-1-161. | {
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Try telling that to the folks at Element Electronics, a South Carolina company that assembles televisions.
One day after Trump's tweeted chest-thump, Element announced it was closing its plant in Winnsboro, S.C., and laying off most of its workers — 126 people.
This is working big time?
Of course not, and Element is just one example of how the tariffs are causing real harm to real Americans. Others include the layoff of 130 workers by Mid-Continent Nail, the largest domestic producer of nails; the layoff of 75 workers at the Indiana-based lawn care manufacturing company Brinly-Hardy; and staff reductions at a number of newspapers because of a tariff on Canadian newsprint.
Stories like these are piling up.
Tariffs on solar power components prompted Washington-based REC Silicon, which supplies silicon materials for solar panels, to lay off about 100 employees and cut its production by 25 percent. In Wisconsin, Harley-Davidson announced it was planning to move a portion of its U.S. motorcycle manufacturing operations outside the U.S.
Elsewhere in South Carolina, Volvo cited the tariffs as the reason it might scale back its hiring plans for its new production plant there. As many as 4,000 jobs might not be created.
Businesses big and small are feeling the heat. A Wall Street Journal story last week opened with a look at a five-person electric bike startup in Asheville, N.C., which was forced to postpone plans to establish a dealership network after the tariffs drove up the cost of the motors it uses.
Meanwhile, the tariffs are affecting Americans in the agriculture and food production industries, from Kansas soybean farmers to Florida lobstermen. And while farmers lose critical access to foreign markets and lucrative trading contracts, Trump wants American taxpayers to fund $12 billion in aid to ag producers to offset some of the damage his tariffs have done to their industry.
Then there's Nevada. The steel tariffs have already prompted concerns here over their effect on the price of steel for buildings and infrastructure projects, but as Trump threatens to tax every product coming from China, the effect in Nevada could be worse than in other states. Nevada is among 23 states for whom China is the largest trade partner.
That being the case, some congressional Republicans — especially from ag country in the Midwest — are watching Trump closely and are making sure the White House is aware of concerns they're hearing from their constituents.
Whether Trump can be swayed on the issue is anybody's guess, but Nevada's congressional delegation, especially Republican Sen. Dean Heller, should be letting him know how the tariffs are affecting Americans. Consumers are already feeling the effects in the form of higher prices, but if Trump follows through on his reckless threat to apply tariffs to $500 billion worth of goods from China, Nevada could be hit especially hard when the Chinese government inevitably strikes back.
Thus far, Nevada has suffered relatively little of the collateral damage that Trump's trade war has inflicted on businesses nationwide. But if Trump goes all in, that could change.
Nevada's congressional delegates need to help sound the alarm. | {
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Harry Jans was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Jans began his career with a role in "Grand Jury" (1936). Jans began to focus on film after appearing in the comedy "The Last Outlaw" (1936) with Harry Carey and "The Smartest Girl in Town" (1936). Later in his career, Jans acted in "Racing Lady" (1937). Jans passed away in February 1962 at the age of 64. | {
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Teeth grinding, technically called bruxism, occurs when a patient forcefully clenches his teeth together during sleep. Sometimes this is audible and makes a grating sound. Other times it is more subtle and silent. Either situation carries the potential for problems. While many people do this on an occasional basis with no damage done, some patients develop a habit of grinding until there is damage to the teeth or jaw. This can develop into other health complications over time. A big part of the problem is that people are often unaware that they have this problem because it usually happens during their sleep. It does, however, occasionally happen while the patient is awake.
What Problems Can Bruxism Produce?
While it is possible that teeth grinding may produce no problems for some patients, it can also become serious for others. A habitual problem with teeth grinding can eventually produces some serious dental complications. These complications can include loose teeth, fractured teeth, or even the eventual loss of teeth. If this situation is not dealt with, teeth grinding can wear down teeth until dental procedures are required. The procedures can include dental implants, crowns, bridges, root canals, or dentures. In some cases, teeth grinding can damage the jawbone. Teeth grinding has even been known to bring about a loss of hearing, cosmetic changes in the appearance of the patient's face, and difficulties for the temporomandibular joint (the joining of jaw to skull).
Why Do I Grind My Teeth While I Sleep?
There are several possibilities when it comes to contributing factors for bruxism. Children may grind their teeth do to an infection or a cold. Sometimes teeth grinding can be attributed to the pain that comes with teething or an earache. For adults, stress and anxiety are often contributing factors. In some cases, an abnormality in bite or teeth alignment can be a factor.
While it is important to diagnose and address any root problems such as stress, earaches, or misaligned teeth, it is also important to stop the grinding while these problems are being addressed. A common solution is the use of a night guard which protects your teeth while you sleep. Your dentist can custom fit a mouth guard for you. | {
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La Direcció general de Política Econòmica és un òrgan de gestió de la Secretaria d'Estat d'Economia i Suport a l'Empresa del Ministeri d'Economia i Empresa.
Funcions
La Direcció general exerceix les funcions que l'encomana l'article 5 del Reial decret 531/2017:
L'anàlisi i proposta de les directrius i orientacions de la política econòmica general i, en particular, l'estudi i elaboració de propostes normatives sobre reformes estructurals en matèria econòmica.
L'estudi i anàlisi de la incidència en la política econòmica general de la regulació del mercat de treball, de la formació professional, del sistema de pensions i del sistema de dependència i altres actuacions en matèria de protecció social.
L'estudi, anàlisi i seguiment de la dimensió econòmica dels següents àmbits: sistema sanitari, sistema educatiu, sistema judicial i seguretat jurídica exdavant. Així mateix, li correspon la valoració i informe de les propostes normatives per a la seva reforma.
L'estudi, anàlisi i seguiment de les propostes i actuacions dirigides a millorar en Espanya el tractament de la insolvència. Així mateix, li correspon la formulació de propostes per a la seva reforma i informe de les presentades per altres departaments.
L'impuls i coordinació de les iniciatives orientades a la millora del clima de negocis en general. També li correspon la formulació de propostes per a la seva reforma i informe de les presentades per altres departaments, així com la representació internacional de l'Administració General de l'Estat en aquest àmbit.
L'estudi, anàlisi i iniciativa de propostes de reforma de la regulació de les reserves d'activitat, les professions regulades i els col·legis professionals.
L'anàlisi, la proposta i la defensa, conjunyeix amb la Direcció general d'Indústria i de la Petita i Mitjana Empresa, dels preus industrials màxims i preus regulats dels medicaments i productes sanitaris que vagin a ser inclosos en la prestació farmacèutica del Sistema Nacional de Salut, amb l'objecte d'establir la posició del Ministeri d'Economia i Empresa en la Comissió Interministerial de Preus de Medicaments.
El seguiment de la regulació econòmica aplicada en l'exterior en matèria d'ocupació i mercat de treball, clima de negocis, serveis professionals, sanitat i educació, així com dels informes, estudis i recomanacions que sobre la política econòmica espanyola s'emetin des de la Unió Europea, l'OCDE o un altre organisme internacional.
La vigilància per la coherència de les polítiques econòmiques sectorials amb la política econòmica general, donant suport a la coordinació de les diferents polítiques sectorials.
L'anàlisi, preparació i proposta de les actuacions relatives a la participació del departament en la Comissió Delegada del Govern per a Assumptes Econòmics, sense perjudici de la funcions de tramitació i coordinació de la Secretaria General Tècnica.
L'emissió d'informes preceptius sobre la definició i anàlisi de mercats de comunicacions electròniques d'acord amb el que es disposa en la normativa sectorial.
La proposta conjunta amb el Ministeri d'Energia, Turisme i Agenda Digital d'Espanya dels preus dels serveis inclosos dins del servei universal de comunicacions electròniques.
L'anàlisi i l'elaboració d'informes sobre la incidència econòmica de les propostes de regulació de tarifes, preus i peatges, així com de retribució de les activitats dutes a terme en el marc del sector energètic, d'acord amb la legislació vigent.
L'anàlisi i l'elaboració d'informes sobre les tarifes del transport públic regular de viatgers per carretera i les tarifes de Renfe Operadora de transport de viatgers de rodalies i de mitja distància, d'acord amb la legislació vigent.
L'anàlisi i l'elaboració d'informes, entre altres, sobre les tarifes aeroportuàries i el Document de Regulació Aeroportuària, en els termes establerts en la Llei 18/2014, de 15 d'octubre, d'aprovació de mesures urgents per al creixement, la competitivitat i l'eficiència.
Amb caràcter general, l'estudi i la supervisió de les accions de política econòmica amb implicacions sobre tarifes, preus regulats, altres preus del sector públic i sobre el nivell general de preus.
La preparació, coordinació, tramitació i supervisió de les instruccions que, conforme al Reial decret-llei 12/1995, de 28 de desembre, sobre mesures urgents en matèria pressupostària, tributària i financera, el Govern atorga a l'Institut de Crèdit Oficial.
L'estudi, anàlisi i seguiment de les propostes i actuacions dirigides a millorar a Espanya l'accés al finançament. Així mateix, li correspon la formulació de propostes per a la seva reforma i informe de les presentades per altres departaments.
El seguiment de la regulació econòmica aplicada en l'exterior en matèria de sectors econòmics, així com dels informes, estudis i recomanacions que sobre la política econòmica espanyola s'emetin des de la Unió Europea, l'OCDE o un altre organisme internacional.
L'estudi i foment de la millora de la regulació econòmica, en particular en el sector serveis i el seguiment i participació en iniciatives comunitàries i internacionals relacionades amb la millora de la regulació econòmica.
La representació d'Espanya en el Grup d'Experts per a la implementació de la Directiva 2006/123/CE del Parlament Europeu i del Consell, de 12 de desembre de 2006, relativa als serveis al mercat interior i seguiment de les iniciatives acordades en aquest Grup.
L'exercici de les funcions de Secretaria del Comitè per a la Millora de la Regulació previst en la Llei 17/2009, de 23 de novembre, sobre el lliure accés a les activitats de serveis i el seu exercici.
L'anàlisi, foment i proposta d'iniciatives de reducció o eliminació de barreres a la unitat de mercat i a l'accés i a l'exercici de les activitats econòmiques. Així mateix, l'exercici de les funcions de Secretaria del Consell per a la Unitat de Mercat prevista en la Llei 20/2013, de 9 de desembre, de garantia de la unitat de mercat.
La valoració de les concentracions econòmiques, d'acord amb el que es disposa en la Llei 15/2007, de 3 de juliol, de Defensa de la Competència.
L'elaboració de les propostes normatives en matèria de defensa de la competència.
L'elaboració d'informes de valoració relatius a la concessió d'ajudes públiques sense perjudici de les funcions atribuïdes a la Comissió Nacional dels Mercats i la Competència.
La representació d'Espanya en l'àmbit internacional en matèria de competència sense perjudici de les funcions atribuïdes a la Comissió Nacional dels Mercats i la Competència.
Estructura
De la Direcció general depenen els següents òrgans:
Subdirecció General d'Ordenament Jurídic Econòmic.
Subdirecció General d'Anàlisi Sectorial.
Subdirecció General d'Unitat de Mercat, Millora de la Regulació i Competència.
Titulars
Luis Martí Álvarez (2018- )
Rodrigo Madrazo García de Lomana (2015-2018)
Ignacio Mezquita Pérez-Andújar (2012-2015)
Antonio Carrascosa Morales (2011-2012)
Juan Enrique Gradolph Cadierno (2006-2011)
Ángel Torres Torres (2004-2006)
José Luis Pascual Pascual (2003-2004)
Belén Romana García (2000-2003)
Luis Albentosa Puche (1990-1996)
Antonio García de Blas (1985-1990)
José Montes Fernández (1984-1985)
Pedro Pérez Fernández (1982-1985)
Crisanto Plaza Sayón (1978-1979)
José Luis Leal Maldonado (1977-1978)
Referències
El contingut d'aquest article incorpora material publicat al Butlletí Oficial de l'Estat, que es troba al domini públic de conformitat al que es disposa en l'article 13 de la Llei de Propietat Intel·lectual espanyola.
Ministeri d'Economia d'Espanya
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Sydney, 6 July 2009: The Commonwealth Bank today announced it would use its 1,009 strong branch network to accept foreign coins from the public throughout July in support of UNICEF – the United Nations Children's Fund.
Mr Ross McEwan, Group Executive of the Commonwealth Bank's Retail Bank, said he was pleased the Group could help UNICEF make a difference for children around the world.
"We applaud all the good work UNICEF is doing and we are committed to helping vulnerable communities where we can," he said.
Mr McEwan said all foreign coins collected would go directly to UNICEF, one of the largest development agencies dedicated to working exclusively with the world's most vulnerable children.
UNICEF Australia Chief Executive, Carolyn Hardy, said that now, more than ever, loose change, no matter how small, could make a big difference.
"The timing and impact of the catastrophe caused by the global financial crisis is proving extraordinarily cruel for some of the poorest people on the planet. We're very grateful for the Commonwealth Bank's support for children through UNICEF," she said. | {
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Alanya Residence Permission( İkamet)
Migration, Residence Permit
Located on the routes of migration throughout history, the geographical position of Turkey has made it a bridge that connects East to West.¬¬ In addition, as a result of the increasing economic power and political stability, the "transition zone" status of Turkey for migration has changed in recent years and Turkey has become a "destination country" as well. As a heritage of our civilization, Turkey opens its doors to those who flee wars and cruelty
regardless of their race, color, religion, or denomination. Today, more than 3,000.000 citizens of the Syrian Arab Republic under temporary protection, and more than 250.000 foreigners
from various countries under international protection live peacefully in Turkey. In addition to them, thanks to social and economic developments we have achieved in recent years, there are more than 800.000 foreigners who came to Turkey for work, education, health, or other purposes and remain here under a residence permit. Turkish people have always been tolerant towards migration and migrants and live in peace and welfare with more than 4 million foreigners today. A human-rights-oriented competent organization with qualified staff and a strong infrastructure, which develops and implements strategies and current policies with regard to its field of duty as done by its global counterparts has become necessary to manage migration effectively.¬¬ For such reasons, Law no. 6458 on Foreigners and International Protection was passed on April 4, 2013, and the Directorate General of Migration Management was established to develop and implement more effective policies on migration.
The Directorate General of Migration Management performs actions and procedures related to the entry of foreigners into, their stay in, and their departure from Turkey as well as international protection, temporary protection, and protection of human trafficking victims. Provincial Directorates of Migration Management were established in 81 provinces and District Group Offices were established in certain districts in Turkey to carry out the procedures for foreigners. Provincial Directorates of Migration Management grant status for foreigners based on certain criteria such as the reason for entry into Turkey. The rights and responsibilities of foreigners depend on their
status.
COMMUNICATION CENTER FOR FOREIGNERS
Communication Center for Foreigners (YİMER 157) is a call center and emergency hotline that provides consultancy and support to foreigners. YİMER operates under the Directorate General of Migration Management and guides foreigners about relevant procedures in Turkey. YİMER is accessible 24 hours a day and 7 days a week at 157 hotline from within Turkey and +90 312 157 11 22 from abroad. YİMER provides consultancy about visas, residence permits, international protection, and temporary protection in Turkish, English, Arabic, Russian, German and Persian. YİMER also serves as a report line and assistance line for the identification of human trafficking victims and rescuing victims of migrant smuggling.
For further information: https://en.goc.gov.tr/
For Residence Permision : https://en.goc.gov.tr/residence-1
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package org.corundummc.biomes.overworld.aquatic.potamic;
import org.corundummc.world.Location;
import net.minecraft.world.biome.BiomeGenBase;
import net.minecraft.world.biome.BiomeGenRiver;
import org.corundummc.biomes.interfaces.instances.ColdBiome;
import org.corundummc.biomes.interfaces.types.ColdBiomeType;
import org.corundummc.biomes.overworld.aquatic.potamic.PotamicBiome.PotamicBiomeType;
import org.corundummc.biomes.overworld.aquatic.potamic.RiverBiome.RiverBiomeType;
public class FrozenRiverBiome extends PotamicBiome<FrozenRiverBiome, FrozenRiverBiome.FrozenRiverBiomeType> implements ColdBiome<RiverBiomeType> {
protected FrozenRiverBiome(Location location) {
super(location);
}
/** This class represents one single {@link BiomeType}; classes like this are used instead of
* simple instances of their parent types because of the self-parameterization <tt>S</tt>. */
static class FrozenRiverBiomeType extends PotamicBiomeType<FrozenRiverBiomeType, FrozenRiverBiome> implements ColdBiomeType<RiverBiomeType> {
public static final FrozenRiverBiomeType TYPE = new FrozenRiverBiomeType();
private FrozenRiverBiomeType() {
super((BiomeGenRiver) BiomeGenBase.frozenRiver);
}
@Override
public FrozenRiverBiome fromLocation(Location location) {
return new FrozenRiverBiome(location);
}
@Override
public RiverBiomeType getWarmRelative() {
return RiverBiomeType.TYPE;
}
}
@Override
public RiverBiomeType getWarmRelativeType() {
return getType().getWarmRelative();
}
@Override
public FrozenRiverBiomeType getType() {
return FrozenRiverBiomeType.TYPE;
}
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Alessio Lorandi became the seventh different race winner in nine FIA European Formula 3 Championship races as he held off the challenge of Lance Stroll to take victory in Sunday's Pau Grand Prix.
The Italian started the race from pole position and after a good start was able to avoid the carnage behind him that saw five cars eliminated on the opening lap.
Whilst fighting for third place heading down the kink on the front straight, Nick Cassidy and Sergio Sette Camara collided, pushing both into the outside barriers, and causing havoc behind them. David Beckmann's rookie weekend ended with damage at both ends of his car, while both Zhi Cong Li and Nikita Mazepin were also eliminated from proceedings.
With cars stranded on track, the safety car was called upon, and after the cars were removed out of harms way, Lorandi led away at the restart, with Stroll in close contention.
Prema Powerteam's Stroll put pressure on the Carlin driver for the first few laps, but was forced to settle for second, allowing Lorandi to secure his maiden car racing victory and the title of Pau Grand Prix winner.
George Russell, who secured victory in race two of the weekend on Saturday, secured the final spot on the podium for Hitech GP, finishing not far behind Stroll having started the race relatively slowly before attacking over the closing laps.
Callum Ilott took fourth for Van Amersfoort Racing ahead of Mücke Motorsport's Mikkel Jensen, while Joel Eriksson of Motopark got the better of Carlin's Ryan Tveter just after the restart to take sixth.
Red Bull-backed Niko Kari was eighth for Motopark, while Arjun Maini of ThreeBond with T-Sport and Pedro Piquet of Van Amersfoort Racing completed the point's scorers. | {
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Chris Brown's Daughter Royalty Looks like a Model in Matching Outfits with Her Mom & Sister
By Bettina Dizon
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Royalty Brown may have a future career as a model as she posed in a denim corset above a white tee and army printed pants.
Through Instagram, Chris Brown's fans are able to see his daughter, Royalty slowly growing up and turning into a beautiful and talented young lady. Not only did she acquire her dancing skills from Chris, but she also inherited her mom, Nia Guzman's modeling abilities.
Recently, the six-year-old posted a series of photos, posing in a denim corset-like top and army printed pants from Fashion Nova Kids. The pop star's daughter also rocked a pair of yellow Nike sneakers and a green purse.
Chris Brown and Royalty Brown during the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center on January 26, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. | Source: Getty Images
In the last photo, Royalty smiled with her mom and younger sister who were both wearing the same outfits like hers. This is not the first time Brown's daughter donned matching outfits with Guzman on Instagram.
Previously, the mother-daughter-duo took a twinning photo in an olive green one-piece swimsuit with cut-out detail and a ribbon in front. "Mommy and RoRo on vacation in the backyard," the caption read.
In another post, Guzman and Royalty wore matching tribal printed maxi dresses in light-colored shades. The Bold Belles outfits looked chic and comfortable for the duo during summertime.
Royalty, dressed in a white tank top and black joggers in the video, flawlessly danced on the side of the road.
If she's not matching with her mom, Royalty is probably having a twinning moment with her little sister, Sinatra. In one of her posts, the proud mom caught her girls in matching tie-dye outfits and shoes.
Royalty looked like a natural posing in different angles while flaunting her long braided hair and see-through shades. "My Queens," Nia captioned the post.
Apart from her Instagram modeling, Royalty showed fans and followers that she inherited her father's groove in dancing. The star's daughter immediately went viral after she took part in Brown's dance challenge.
Guzman captured the video of her daughter going out of the car to bust out dance moves to Brown's "Go Crazy" that featured Yung Thug, only a day after her dad posted his own clip.
Chris Brown's Look-Alike Daughter Royalty Goes to 1st Grade Wearing a Cute Checkered Dress
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Check Out Chris Brown's Daughter Royalty Posing in a Printed Jumpsuit with Matching Sneakers
Royalty, dressed in a white tank top and black joggers in the video, flawlessly danced on the side of the road while her supportive mom cheered for her from the car.
The viral dance challenge came after the "With You" singer's friend, Drake, came out with his "Tootsie Slide" challenge which became an internet hit in the weeks prior. | {
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A business that fails to grow is doomed to fail. However that growth need not necessarily be linear or constant. Some industries experience frequent cycles of growth and recession while others have to manage seasonal changes.
Even a rapidly growing company will slow down at some point and a stagnating one may experience a sudden spurt for which they are completely unprepared.
However traditional phone companies as well as equipment manufacturers seem to ignore this reality. Business phone contracts do not take into consideration whether the company will grow or downsize in the future and lock the company into paying the same for services no matter what happens.
Similarly enterprise equipment is sold to clients on the basis of 5 or 10 year lifecycles disregarding the possibility of changes in technology as well as the needs of the organization.
Frequently, companies find themselves accommodating aging hardware or multiyear contracts rather than the providers catering to business needs. Hosted VoIP on the other hand is predicated on change – whether it is positive or negative.
If your business grows, the phone solution can scale along with you. If the company stagnates or downsizes, hosted VoIP can accommodate that as well.
It is practically impossible for a business to accurately predict when and how it will grow. Human nature being what it is, entrepreneurs frequently pitch higher than expected sales/growth numbers to investors while conservatively estimating the same figures when it comes to investing in phone equipment or services.
This means that expected growth may be more or less than what was initially determined.
Regardless of the actual specifics, hosted VoIP vendors can provision extra numbers, lines and bandwidth as and when it is required by clients. A company does not have to wait for technicians, buying new licenses or upgrading hardware right when employees need to concentrate on work.
In fact, businesses can usually upgrade to higher paid plans through the online dashboard or over the phone with the new resources being provisioned almost immediately or in a few hours.
Business growth may stop or reverse for a number of reasons – economic recession, slowdown in demand, inefficient processes or poor quality products. Whatever be the reason, there is no need for the company to continue paying for services that it is no longer using. In many cases, the organization can no longer afford to do so.
Suppose an enterprise downsizes from 500 to only 350 employees. The organization can turn off features and decommission lines immediately.
Hosted VoIP provider will only bill for what is being used, rather than what was included initially in a multi-year contract. If the company bounces back in a few months or even years, it is just as easy to upgrade.
Hosted VoIP offers the scale and flexibility required for businesses today. Organizations are free to focus on core business related processes instead of dealing with outdated equipment or stubborn phone service providers. | {
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With so many changes in LSAT Land is your head spinning?
Now that you can take the LSAT as many times as you wish, it's going to be offered ten times a year, and you will soon be taking it digitally, should you just bury your head in the sand or take the GRE instead?
Watch this 30 minute video interview I did with Steve Schwartz of LSATUnplugged for all the details.
I submitted my applications on 12/31/18. I have taken the LSAT 3 times. I did not do well the 1st time, did well the 2nd time, and did not do well the 3rd time (November 2018). My grandmother, who I live with and am extremely close with became ill while I was studying. 2 weeks before the test she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. I was devastated but decided to go ahead an take the test anyway, as I had been studying for months. I greatly underestimated the toll it took on my emotions and was unable to focus. I submitted my applications without an addendum regarding my score but am now regretting my decision. Would it be okay to submit the addendum now, even though I have already submitted my applications?
Im so confused about addendums. Where do they go in your application ?
Most schools offer a place w/in the application to upload them.
Thank you! I haven't seen space for it in some applications, how do we deal with that ?
I'm desperate for some advice here. I'm a veteran, former paralegal, URM. Graduating with a 3.4 from my current university this year. Prior to the military I had a chaotic family life complete with kidnappings, assault and jail time for my parents. This lead to my grades completely bombing before I eventually withdrew, leaving my cumulative gpa around a 2.5. I have a 150 lsat score. Should I attempt to take another LSAT in March or June for lower schools or attempt to get by? I have my GI Bill so money is not a factor.
Thanks for sharing your story. If you feel you can do better on the LSAT, you should retake it. If you feel this is the best you can do, move forward. I hope this helps. | {
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A Encyclopaedia Judaica é uma enciclopédia em língua inglesa compreendendo 26 volumes e que se dedica ao povo Judeu e sua fé, o Judaísmo. Cobre diversas áreas da cultura e civilização judaica, incluindo a história judaica em suas diversas eras, as tradições, as celbrações, língua, escrituras e ensinamentos religiosos.
Foi publicada pela primeira vez em 1971-72 em 16 volumes. Foi publicada em Jerusalém pela Keter Publishing House e em Nova Iorque pela Macmillan Company.
Judaica, Encyclopaedia
Textos judaicos | {
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Investors to explore business opportunities at India - Việt Nam investment forum More than 300 Indian companies and 200 Vietnamese companies are expected to explore opportunities for economic engagement, investment and trade at the India - Việt Nam Investment Forum to be held in HCM City on Friday (Jan 22).
Strategic long-term partnership between MASTERISE HOMES MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL
Italian Film Festival in HCM City attracts 500 guests Around 500 visitors were excited to explore Italian culture, lifestyle, arts and history through six Italian movies screened during the Italian Film Festival 2020 in HCM City from December 18 to 20.
K-Food festival promotes Vietnamese-Korean cultural exchange The K-Food contest drew five teams from Quảng Nam, Quảng Ngãi, Thừa Thiên-Huế and Đà Nẵng to compete in the final on Thursday.
HCM City to host Italy's Culture Days
Italy's Culture Days in Saigon 2020 will take place from December 18-27, featuring a review of movies and short-film screenings, thematic conversations on design, and a music performance to celebrate the holiday season with an Italian twist.
Korean investors seek opportunities in Đà Nẵng IT Park Representatives of almost 30 Korean firms have been seeking investment opportunities in the Đà Nẵng Hi-tech Park after paying a field visit to the new operated surface-mount technology (SMT) factory on December 4.
TESOL practitioners update teaching skills for 4.0 industry era Domestic and international TESOL practitioners exchanged information about English language teaching skills in the new technology era at a two-day international symposium that wrapped up on Friday in HCM City.
Thriving forward together: Sharing of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great's Light for resilient nations
On the occasion of the birthday anniversary of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great, the National Day of the Kingdom of Thailand and Thailand's Father's Day, Việt Nam News presents an article by the Royal Thai Embassy in Hà Nội.
S Korea to boost investment and tourism in central Việt Nam South Korea officially inaugurated its Consulate General in Đà Nẵng on Friday (November 6), aiming to boost tourism and investment between S Korea and central Việt Nam in the coming years.
Six Vietnamese killed, five injured in traffic accident in Cambodia Six Vietnamese citizens were killed and five others injured after a traffic accident on Thursday in Chi Kreng District, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia. | {
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An introduction to utilities
Regulated utilities are known for their ability to generate predictable returns regardless of market conditions.
For this reason, we often describe utility stocks as the 'lead in the keel' of our infrastructure portfolios. They allow us to navigate volatile global equity markets with confidence.
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What are utilities?
Utilities are companies that produce and deliver basic essential services such as electricity, natural gas and water. These services are delivered by a network of assets that require the use of public rights-of-way. Crucially, these networks exhibit attributes of a natural monopoly: the extensive capital required to construct the assets make it difficult for another company to compete profitably against the incumbent.
Due to this natural monopoly, governments have generally operated utilities but in recent decades they have handed the responsibility to private operators under licence.
To gain this licence, a utility agrees to submit to economic regulation governing the rates it can charge customers. In return, the regulator commits to set prices in a manner that allows the utility to recover efficiently incurred costs and earn a rate of return commensurate with the risk borne. While returns set by regulators can be modest compared with other sectors, utilities are often assured a minimum return regardless of how the economy is performing because demand for their services is constant. The minimum returns provide an incentive for future or potential asset owners to invest in new or existing infrastructure. Thus, utility stocks can provide stable earnings and cash flows.
Electricity is delivered over a network where each segment serves a specific function and thus displays different economic characteristics, as displayed above:
Generation: Electricity is generated using fuels such as nuclear, coal, natural gas or renewables (hydro, solar, wind and biomass). Many companies making electricity are merchant generators, which means their output is sold at competitive prices in unregulated markets. As such, earnings can fluctuate due to unexpected changes in demand (e.g. weather) and input costs. Some generation assets, however, are regulated. Power prices from these assets have typically been set or agreed upon by the regulator.
Transmission: The power plant or substation provides electricity to a local distribution network. This is facilitated via high-voltage lines that carry electricity over long distances. Most transmission assets are common carriers, which are entities granted a licence by the regulator to provide services to the public. As common carriers, transmission owners sell access to their network under regulated terms. The terms of these contracts usually allow the transmission owner a fair return regardless of demand, while ensuring that the company operates without discrimination or preference.
Distribution: This is the stage when electricity is delivered to the end user. Distribution assets are lower voltage and cover shorter distances. Like transmission, owners of distribution lines charge a regulated rent for access to the network irrespective of demand. In most cases, the distribution company is owned by the utility that exclusively services an area.
Retail: This stage covers the companies interacting with electricity users. In some cases, the customer chooses a provider from a number of competitors. This occurs in markets where third parties can compete with the incumbent utility. While competition benefits customers (through lower prices), it can be difficult for the utility and third-party retailers to generate stable earnings because of customer switching.
The natural gas value chain can be broadly viewed in three segments; upstream, midstream and downstream.
Upstream (exploration and production): The value chain begins where natural gas is extracted from the ground. Natural gas exploration activity is typically determined by prices, which are influenced by: i) the balance between supply and demand, ii) the ease of extraction, iii) the price and availability of alternative fuels, iv) the weather, v) government regulations; and vi) macroeconomic conditions. Revenues of upstream producers will fluctuate as producers typically take ownership of a commodity whose prices can change at any time.
Midstream (pipelines and storage): Natural gas pipelines move gas to local distribution networks. Pipeline operators tend to have stable and predictable revenue across the network for three reasons: i) demand needs to be high to justify the capital cost, ii) pipeline operators don't own the natural gas; and iii) revenues are typically regulated or are under contract. Contract terms and length can vary though, most owners will seek fee-based or 'take-or-pay' provisions. The midstream segment also includes storage assets, which play an important role in the value chain by balancing supply and demand. This balancing role, along with limited commodity exposure, tends to result in relatively stable earnings for storage owners.
Downstream (local distribution companies): Distribution involves the delivery of gas to the consumer. While some customers (commercial and industrial) receive natural gas directly from high-capacity pipelines, the majority of users receive gas from local distribution companies. Due to their highly regulated nature (as a result of their natural monopoly), these distributors benefit from stable and predictable cash flows.
Unlike electric and gas, the water network is typically fully regulated – from the assets collecting water to the waste-water treatment plants. Regulated water utilities will usually own the physical assets needed to store, pump, treat and transport water to users as well as the assets used to collect, treat, transport and recycle waste water.
Water utilities, generally, do not own the water, but rather, own the access or property rights that allow them to divert water from a source for public consumption. These rights can include the licence to recycle the wastewater or return it to the environment. The defined supply sources may include reservoirs, lakes, rivers and streams, as well as ground water sources such as wells.
As shown above, the water network begins with water collection from the supply source. From there, the water is transported to the water-treatment facility where it is treated and conditioned for consumption. Once treated, the water is distributed through water mains to users. After use, the wastewater is collected via sewer lines and transported to the waste-water treatment facility. The waste water is then treated to meet regulatory standards before it is reused for consumption or returned to the environment.
Key earnings drivers
Under the regulatory compact, the utility submits to rate regulation in exchange for exclusive rights to operate within a market. Regulation allows the utility to recover its costs, as well as earn a reasonable rate of return. For its part, the regulator defines what costs can be recovered and what is a fair rate of return, which help determine the prices a utility can charge.
Determining rates
The process by which utility charges or rates are determined differs across countries and jurisdictions. At its core, a utility's rates are a function of its rate (or asset) base and the authorised rate of return.
One of the more common approaches used (particularly in North America) is 'cost of service'. This approach requires the regulator to determine the revenue requirement, which reflects the amount a utility must collect from its customers to recover its costs and earn a fair and reasonable return.
To put it another way: Revenue requirement = operating expenses + (asset base multiplied by the rate of return).
The utility tends to focus on its 'rate base' and the rate of return, as these factors typically exert the greatest influence on the company's long-term earning power. By contrast, operating expenses have less impact on returns, as these costs are typically passed through to consumers (i.e. utilities do not earn a return on expenses).
As noted above, the approach to determining rates can differ across markets. In the UK, regulators use performance-based ratemaking to determine customer charges. While similar to cost-of-service ratemaking in some ways, performance-based ratemaking provides the utility with opportunities to increase earnings by reducing or limiting costs (instead of increasing rates). The regulator, for example, may allow a utility to adjust its rates based on pre-determined productivity measures or other factors. The exhibit below provides a comparison of cost-of-service and performance-based rates.
Table 1: Different ways to calculate rates.
Incentive ratemaking is another regulatory approach that uses mechanisms to reward utilities for achieving certain operating targets (as opposed to performance-based cost metrics). Incentives may range from higher allowed returns for meeting energy-efficiency goals to return-on-equity adders for making specific investments. Conversely, (negative) incentives are tools used to penalise utilities for failing to meet certain operating standards.
The rate base
The rate base represents all capital employed by the utility to serve its customers. These might include
buildings, power plants, poles, wires, transformers and pipelines.
Over time, the rate base declines as the capital base depreciates. Equally, the rate base grows whenever the utility invests in its capital base. For this reason, investors typically view most (regulated) capital investments as positive for earnings growth.
In countries such as Australia, Chile, NZ and the UK, the regulated asset base is the comparable reference used by regulators. It is, however, a term that carries no legislative backing. The regulated asset base, unlike the US 'rate-base' model, allows the regulator to amend contracts via an ordered review, the revision or
the renegotiation of licences.
A utility's rate of return is an aggregation of costs for the different sources of funding (i.e. weighted-average cost of capital based on the utility's capital structure).
As each source of funding has different costs, the mix can have a sizeable effect on the overall weighted rate of return. Moreover, a higher share of equity will usually translate into higher rates for consumers because of the higher cost of equity. This often requires regulators to establish limits on a utility's capital structure.
US utilities have a capital structure that ranges somewhere between 40% and 60% equity, although this can
be higher in other parts of the world. Moreover, US utilities often only concern themselves with their return on equity as the cost of debt is passed through to the customer. In jurisdictions such as the UK, however, regulation considers the entire return on capital.
Those unfamiliar with utilities might find any company with debt comprising more than 50% of the capital structure surprising as other industries typically carry less leverage. But the ability to have a more highly levered balance sheet is a function of earnings predictability, which is borne out of regulation.
Table 2: How rates of return are derived.
Key risk to investing in utilities
There are three key risks for investing in regulated utilities:
Regulatory risk
Utility investments are sensitive to changes in the rate-making and regulatory process. This could come in the form of changes to inputs for determining the rate of return to disallowances for cost recovery. The regulator could amend ratemaking such that it becomes difficult for the utility to earn its authorised return.
Financial results can also be affected by changes in environmental regulations, as well as changes to local, state and federal government policies. Jurisdictions where regulators are elected (as opposed to appointed) will tend to have more customer-friendly rates.
Interest-rate risk
Changes in interest rates can affect how investors view utility stocks. Rising interest rates, for example, can lead to underperformance for the sector. This can happen because income-seeking investors shift to higher-yielding investments and away from stocks with lower income growth such as utilities or because higher rates increase interest payments for companies that are capital intensive and more heavily indebted.
Technological advancements pose a long-term risk for utilities, particularly for electricity utilities. Disruptive technologies such as rooftop solar and battery storage may lead to some customers disconnecting from the grid, which would reduce the value of transmission and distribution assets. In such a scenario, regulators could argue for less investment in the grid, therefore disrupting the reliable earnings profile from these assets.
Why does Magellan consider regulated utilities infrastructure?
For an asset to meet Magellan's definition of infrastructure, it must have two traits. The first is that it must be essential to the efficient functioning of a community. The other is that it must have earnings that are not sensitive to competition, movements in commodity prices and regulatory risk.
Regulated utilities are a staple holding for any infrastructure portfolio because of their highly stable and predictable stream of earnings that are secured by a lack of competition, regulation and their limited exposure to commodity prices and the economic cycle.
Magellan believes infrastructure assets, when properly defined, should generate reliable earnings and cash flows from the provision of essential services. Over time, the stable and reliable earnings derived from transmission and distribution assets should deliver income and capital growth for investors.
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Rhode Island » Northeast » Woonsocket
Cato Hill
Charles A. Proulx House
Charles Welles House
Church of the Holy Family
Congregation B'nai Israel Synagogue
Desurmont Worsted Yarn Mills
French Worsted Company Mills
Gasometer
George H. Baker House
George Welles House
Globe Mills Housing
Grove Street School
Harris Warehouse
Jenckes Mills
Kendrick Avenue School
Lafayette Worsted Company Mills
Monument Square
Museum of Work and Culture (Barnai Worsted Company Dye Works, later Lincoln Textile Corporation)
Précieux Sang
Privilege Mill Housing
Providence & Worcester Railroad Station
St. Ann's Church
St. Charles Borromeo
Swedish-Finnish Lutheran Church (Former)
Thomas Thurber–Rachel Harris Rathbun House
Triple-Decker Tenements
Triple-Deckers
Walter F. Fontaine House
Woonsocket Armory
Woonsocket City Hall (Harris Institute)
Woonsocket Courthouse (Former)
Woonsocket Manufacturing Company Mill Buildings (Bernon Mills)
Woonsocket Rubber Company, Alice Mill
William H. Jordy et al., "Woonsocket", [, Rhode Island], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/essays/RI-01-0003-0003.
Legend has it that Woonsocket means "thundering mist," in celebration of the largest waterfall on the Blackstone River. But mist hovers as much over the legend as over the falls. The name seems to have been given to nearby Woonsocket Hill (in the adjacent town of North Smithfield) before it was extended to the area around the fall. The architectural pilgrim who nevertheless chooses to embrace the myth and seeks out the Thundering Mist as a spot sacred to the Industrial Revolution will again be frustrated. If Pawtucket's fall is buried beneath a highway bridge, Woonsocket's grander fall has, since an early 1950s flood, been dammed to flow over metal gates which can be lifted when there is danger of flooding.
Woonsocket began as a cluster of six independent mill villages along the southern border of Massachusetts: Bernon, Globe, Hamlet, Jencksville, Social, and, at the falls itself, Woonsocket Falls. The villages depended not only on the water of the Blackstone, but, to a lesser extent, on that from the confluence in the vicinity of three tributaries: the Mill River, Peter's River, and Cherry Brook. Except for Jencksville, located on one of the tributaries, the villages clustered in a rough arc on the Blackstone at and below the fall. They had more riverfront because the Blackstone here interrupts its generally southerly course by making an abrupt eastward shift in a loose, winding W—a sign, perhaps, to those searching for the magic of legend in "Woonsocket," that, whatever the name for this place, it was fated to begin with this letter.
At least until the latter quarter of the nineteenth century, the six villages were distinguishable as entities. Five took their names from the companies which dominated them, except that the owners of the Woonsocket Manufacturing Company named their village Bernon (formerly Danville, a derivative of the name of a former owner) and the mills there were commonly known as the Bernon Mills. Woonsocket Falls, however, contained a cluster of mills with various owners. Here, the commercial and professional center for the future city developed.
During much of the nineteenth century, what is now Woonsocket belonged to two other towns. East of the Blackstone it was part of Cumberland; west of the river, part of a very much larger Smithfield than the Smithfield of today. Public clamor for independence in what was becoming an urban enclave amidst agricultural surroundings severed Woonsocket first from Cumberland, in 1867, then from Smithfield, in 1871. In 1888 it was incorporated as a city.
Still, the six villages long maintained their identity as sections of the city centered in the grandly grim prominence of their leading mills, which also elicited competitive pride from those who lived around them. At the beginning of the twentieth century, no Rhode Island industrial center better displayed the emergence of the mill city from a cluster of mill villages. Unfortunately, the greatest mills are mostly gone. The old village labels linger on among the city's oldest inhabitants, but disembodied, as though searching for something to identify—and for how much longer?
Mention of a few of the principals in the changing cast of owners among the mills can wait until we reach the buildings they commissioned. But two towering figures among Woonsocket's industrial elite deserve special notice in connection with this tour. By the mid-nineteenth century Edward Harris, a member of the enterprising quarrying family in Lime Rock (see under Lincoln), rose to power as both an industrial and a civic leader. Starting as a clerk in a relative's firm, he soon owned mills in Woonsocket Falls which introduced woolen manufacture into what had been up to then a cotton manufacturing town and, by his example, ultimately made Woonsocket a major center for woolens. After buying up a number of nearby mills, he eventually built a new complex on a nearby site on a tributary of the Blackstone, which he called the Privilege Mill. On the slope above it, he also provided an extensive village of brick housing in the manner pioneered by the Blackstone industrialists downstream (see under Lincoln and Cumberland). From an Italianate mansion, eventually mansarded (and long gone) at the center of an extensive hillside estate in the northwest corner of the city between his two plants, he overlooked his factories, where the bulk of production gradually shifted to the Privilege plant and away from the congestion of the older operations. The site of his estate—roughly bounded by Harris Avenue and Winter, Prospect, Spring, and Blackstone streets—as subdivided after his death became, around the turn of the century, the city's choicest residential district. It maintains this character today. As a philanthropist, Harris sponsored a number of projects in Woonsocket. The most conspicuous, the Harris Institute, served as a combined educational and social institution for mechanics.
During the latter nineteenth century and into the twentieth, Joseph Banigan was Woonsocket's leading industrialist. Beginning as an Irish immigrant, he enjoyed a Horatio Alger rise to wealth and prominence even more substantial than Harris's. From a small rubber operation which he established with other partners to provide rollers for a clothes wringer manufacturer in the city, he reportedly became the leading manufacturer of rubber footwear in the world. Eventually, he was among the founding members of the consortium which organized U.S. Rubber, of which his Woonsocket Rubber Company was a major component. He also celebrated his success by building the first "skyscraper" in Providence (see PR023).
As elsewhere in industrial Rhode Island, Woonsocket shared in the successive waves of immigration beginning with the Irish, who came to work on the Blackstone Canal and stayed to work in the factories. But French Canadians, who began to arrive in substantial numbers beginning in the late 1860s, have played a particularly conspicuous role in Woonsocket's history. By 1930 those of French Canadian descent made up 70 percent of Woonsocket's population. As the city with the largest French-speaking population in the state by 1880, it long supported the only French-language newspaper in Rhode Island. By 1900 French predominated as the language of the city. The Union Saint-Jean-Baptiste, founded in 1900 and eventually located in a well-designed Neo-Renaissance commercial and club block (1926), was organized primarily to provide vigorous support for French language and culture and for Catholicism. Designed by an important local architect of French Canadian descent, Walter Fontaine, the building still stands (with a 1975 entrance and front on what had been its rear elevation in order to orient it to the new downtown). In 1924–1929 the Sentinelle movement (abetted by the Crusaders, a secret society organized in 1920) came close to violence in upholding French Canadian interests. It was not surprising, then, that earlier, Aram J. Pothier, banker, manufacturer, staunch Republican, the first French Canadian mayor of Woonsocket in the 1890s, and later governor of the state, also became the United States commissioner to the Paris expositions of 1889 and 1915. In this capacity, he convinced French and Belgian manufacturers to build worsted mills in his "French" city, which resulted in several French-influenced mill designs, as well as two very French-inspired mill office buildings that are unique to the state. The French hegemony in Woonsocket did not abate until the 1950s, although French language and culture remain substantial but dwindling forces in the city.
Because it began as a cluster of self-contained and self-aware villages in a fairly isolated location, Woonsocket probably had more company-built housing than either Providence or Pawtucket during the early decades of textile manufacturing. What remains of consequence are fragments of housing erected by two companies only, the Globe Mills and Harris's Privilege Mill, the latter especially well preserved. As in other areas which became urbanized, Woonsocket manufacturers increasingly left their workers to fend for themselves in the free rental market. Two-family houses were the rule until the appearance of the triple-decker around 1885. This Massachusetts import appeared in all northern Rhode Island industrial towns, but seems to have been most prevalent, in terms of total residential building, in Woonsocket and Central Falls, followed by Pawtucket and Providence. Most have been painfully modified, especially their difficult-to-maintain stacks of spindly porches, which, of course, are their preeminent mark of distinction. Even so, Woonsocket, where they were built through 1930, is still the best place in the state to see the type in all its variations, and especially its extra-large versions designed for more than the typical three-family capacity.
Although many of the old commercial buildings along Main Street dating from around 1870 through the 1930s survive, with some gaps, the street had already become moribund before the displacement of the city's downtown. This occurred with the demolition of a run-down area of what was once the village of Social (including two blocks of fine mill housing shown in Henry-Russell Hitchcock's Rhode Island Architecture) to set up a listless mall type of commercial district which is neither downtown nor mall. Too bad, because Woonsocket's Main Street was enlivened by a dogleg angle with public squares at either end and another at the angled joint. Each celebrated a community function: Monument Square with its memorial of 1870 to the Civil War dead (the first such monument erected in Rhode Island) at one end; Market Square, with its backdrop of mills, at the other; Depot Square, with its Victorian station and the nearby Harris Institute, at the hinge. Just a shade too late, there is revived interest in the old Main Street as a possible tourist attraction and as a visible center to the city.
With the demolition of the majority of Woonsocket's most interesting nineteenth-century mills and the substantial loss of its commercial buildings, the largest Roman Catholic churches assume exceptional visibility as monuments in the city. They are threatened, too, by their grand size and declining congregations, and their adjunct complexes of rectories, convents, schools, and community centers are, in many cases, already substantially devoted to other uses. New waves of immigrants may replenish them.
Our tour circles first through what remains of the village clusters, then some of the big houses up on "the hill," and concludes downtown near the tamed fall.
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Digital Tools for Teaching Early Medicine to a New Generation: Part 1
At this year's AAHM annual meeting in Columbus, OH, Emily Clark, Kathleen Crowther, Elaine Leong, and Lisa Smith convened a lunchtime panel to talk about using new digital tools to teach undergraduates early medicine. This post, the first in a series of four, will cover one of the methods discussed.
Visualization with Voyant and the Reading Early Medicine Website
Emily J. Clark
The Reading Early Medicine, or REM, website and database aims to engage students, teachers, and researchers with early medicine in its varied and rich forms, and to facilitate their interactions with printed sources. It is a comprehensive bibliographic database of works about health and healing (defined broadly) published in English from the dawn of print to 1700, with additional resources to help students and researchers find and interpret texts of interest to them. Bibliographic data on over 2,500 printed works can be searched with key-terms, author names, booksellers, printers, and more. Searchable data include additional categories coded by the project team, such as genre, topic, and the advertised occupation of an author of the work. Such occupational titles were claims to authority over the body and health—writers variously describe themselves as "Masters of the Art," "Doctors of Physick," "occultists," "doctor's wives," "gentlemen," "chirurgeons" and more. Genres and topics include deliberately anachronistic search terms like "reproduction" that can help novice students find texts.
REM continues to add syllabi, classroom exercises, and peer-reviewed context essays to the site to support teaching on early-modern health and healing. Strong student work— brief biographical essays, for example—will be included on the site to deepen the knowledge base, acknowledge students' research, and build interest in the subject.
REM includes a suite of visualization tools, including Platin to create histograms; Voyant for text mining; and for network visualizations, with step-by-step instructions for each. Voyant creates word clouds that instructors and students can use to reveal trends in any given genre of early modern print. Take this example, drawn from the titles of printed works under the topic of "Beauty and Cosmetic" from the REM database.
Word cloud generated from the "Beauty and Cosmetic" topic in the REM database
Visualizing this data with the Voyant word cloud fosters discussions about the place of gender in early modern print and healing practices; it can also complicate the ways we might think of beauty and medicine. As this word cloud makes clear, beauty and cosmetic manuals were as much about practices that we think of as "medical" (surgery, physick, apothecary, experimentation) as they were "non-medical" (beauty, cooking, youth). The largest words in the cloud indicate those which appear most frequently in the titles of beauty manuals— "physick," closely followed by "preserving" and "candying." Care of the exterior of the body—including skin, hair, and nails—through washing and beautifying were important aspects of early modern medicine, or physick. The means used to care for the body, in terms of both illness and cosmetics, often called for tools and procedures found in early modern kitchens. Similarly, we see the importance of qualities like experience, secrecy, and trustworthiness to early modern readers when it came to cosmetics and the body. The authors of these manuals touted their authority in terms of class or social standing (as words like "countesse," "gentlewoman," and "honorable" demonstrate). Word clouds such as these promote discussions about the intended users of such books, the nature of domestic healing, the importance of secrecy, and a host of other topics.
Emily J. Clark is a PhD candidate in the History of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University. She studies the history of the body, with a particular focus on sexuality, race, and reproduction in the early modern Atlantic world. Her dissertation explores the everyday experiences of sex, intimacy, and labor among poor, servant, and enslaved women in colonial New England.
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Bass, Foster Youth Caucus Co-Chairs, Urge Inclusion of Additional Supports in COVID-19 Response Package
"Foster youth may be particularly vulnerable to financial hardship and food and housing insecurity during this time," they wrote to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy.
The COVID-19 Digital Resource Guide, Foster Care & Adoption, Health Care
Rep. Bass, Nadler Demand Answers from DOJ About Federal Bureau of Prisons & U.S. Marshals Service Response to Coronavirus
On March 12, 2020, Chairman Nadler originally requested information from DOJ about their handling of the health crisis. To date, he has not received a response. Given the urgency of the global health pandemic, Nadler and Bass are renewing the request.
The COVID-19 Digital Resource Guide, Criminal Justice, Health Care
Rep. Bass Offices to Begin Serving Constituents Remotely
Effective Wednesday, March 18, 2020, Congressmember Karen Bass' team members will be principally working from home during normal business hours. Both offices have instituted continuity of operations procedures (COOP) to ensure constituent services are not interrupted during this extraordinary period.
Health Care, Local Issues
PASSED: Rep. Bass Resolution Encouraging Reunions of Divided Korean American Families Agreed To By House
March 9, 2020 Press Release
"Last year, I had the opportunity to meet with Kyung Joo Lee, a 90-year-old Korean American man who has not seen his three older brothers and his older sister since he fled North Korea more than 70 years ago," said Rep. Bass. "Tears streamed down his face during that meeting as he held my hands and urged me to do what I can to help Korean families to be reunited.
Rep. Bass Responds To Reports Regarding Immigration Hearing Protocol
"Imagine you're an 8 year old child in a country you've never been to hundreds of miles from a home you will never see again and you're walked into a courtroom with zero people in it. All that's there is a TV screen showing you a judge, an ICE attorney and your interpreter.
Bass Hosts Hearing Focusing On Returning Citizens
February 27, 2020 Press Release
Bass, Quiet Skies Caucus Disappointed with FAA Response on Noise
During a meeting with Administrator Dickson in October 2019, Caucus members expressed serious concerns about airplane and helicopter noise and the FAA's lack of responsiveness to impacted communities.
Airplane Noise, Local Issues, Transportation
Rep. Bass at the Kingdom Day Parade 2020
January 23, 2020 In The News
LOS ANGELES - Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) reflects on the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King at the Kingdom Day Parade. Watch Below.
Foster Care & Adoption, Local Issues
Rep. Bass Talks War, Impeachment, and Black Caucus Summit with Trevor Noah
January 6, 2020 In The News
NEW YORK - Today, Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.), Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, joined Trevor Noah on the Daily Show to discuss rising tensions in Iran, impeachment and the Congressional Black Caucus preparing for the census and voter outreach. Watch below.
Foreign Policy, Census 2020, U.S.-Africa Policy
Rep. Bass: "You cannot tell me that the federal government does not have money for toothpaste and soap."
WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) joined Alisyn Camerota on CNN's New Day to discuss the latest reports of family separation at our southern border. Watch the interview below:
Rep. Bass Slams NIMBYism on NBC 4
LOS ANGELES - Today, Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) discussed impeachment, homelessness and Foster Youth Shadow Day with Conan Nolan on NBC 4. Watch the interview below.
Rep. Bass Talks Impeachment, Homelessness on Fox 11
LOS ANGELES - Today, Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) joined Elex Michaelson on Fox 11 to discuss impeachment and homelessness. Watch the interview below.
Rep. Bass Marks 8th Annual Shadow Day On House Floor
WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) marked the 8th Annual Foster Youth Shadow Day on Capitol Hill. Each year, Rep. Bass brings current and former foster youth from more than 30 states ranging from Alaska to Maine to DC for them to shadow their Member of Congress. Watch her remarks below.
Rep. Bass Talks Foster Youth Shadow Day on MSNBC
WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Karen Bass and the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth brought current and former foster youth from more than 30 states ranging from Alaska to Maine to DC for them to shadow their Member of Congress. Watch her discuss this important event below.
Rep. Bass Talks International Impact Of Mueller Report & Path Forward For Dem Agenda
LOS ANGELES - Today, Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) joined Rev. Al Sharpton on MSNBC's PoliticsNation to discuss the international impact of the Mueller Report and also what the next step was for the Democratic agenda. Watch the interview below.
Rep. Bass Responds To Trump's Reaction to New Zealand Attack
WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.), Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, responded to President Trump's lackluster condemnation of the terrorist attacks in New Zealand and his inability to criticize the rise of white nationalism.
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Rep. Bass Discusses Family Separation with Rachel Maddow
February 26, 2019 In The News
WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.), Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, discussed the Trump administration's policy of family separation with MSNBC's Rachel Maddow. Watch the interview below. | {
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Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) today announced it has joined the Alliance for Wireless Power (A4WP). TI will continue to develop new bqTESLA wireless power receiver and transmitter integrated circuits that comply with existing and future versions of the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) Qi standard, and also create products that support the A4WP magnetic resonance specification.
"TI is actively bringing advanced wireless power capabilities to the market," said Sami Kiriaki, senior vice president of TI Power Management. "The WPC Qi specification is clearly the standard for wireless power today, and there is an emerging trend toward loosely coupled technologies - something both WPC and A4WP are exploring. We believe that working closely with both initiatives will help us continue to lead in wireless power." | {
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Q: Jmyron and Windows 8 I am running into hardware issues that perhaps someone here knows a workaround. I am using a PC and windows.
For several years I have been making interactive installations using video tracking: the Jmyron library in Processing, which has functioned marvelously for me. I use this set up: cctv type microcameras to a multiplexer, the I digitize this signal via a firewire cable to a pci card. Then Processing reads these quads (sometimes more) as a single window, and it has always worked (from windows xp all the way to 7). Then comes windows 8: Processing seems to prefer the built-in webcam to the firewire bus. On previous version of windows, the firewire bus would naturally override the webcam, provided I had first opened a video capture in Windows Maker, and then shut it down before running the Processing sketch. In Windows 7, which had no native video capture software, I used this great open source video editor called Capture Flux. The webcam never interfered. With Windows 8, no matter what I try, Processing defaults to the webcam, which for my purposes is useless. I have an exhibition coming up real soon, and there is no way I am going to have the time to rewrite all that code for Open CV or other newer libraries.
I am curious if anyone has had similar problems, found a work around? Is there a way of disabling the webcam in Windows 8 (temporarily of course, because I need it to be operational for other applications), or some other solution?
Thank you!
A: Try this:
type "windows icon+x" choose device manager (or use run/command line: "mmc devmgmt.msc")
look for imaganing devices, find your integrated webcamera
right click on it and choose disable - now processing should skip the device.
Repeat the steps to reenable the device.
Other solution would be using commands in processing:
println (Capture.list()); (google it on processing.org) this way you will get all avaliable devices and you can choose the particular one based on its name.
Hope this helps.
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Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar Atiku, has described public services in Nigeria as a travesty and a tragedy.
The former vice president, who was declared winner of his party's presidential primary on Sunday, said more than half of the population in rural and urban areas, lives below the poverty line without access to basic amenities. Electricity is scarce, sanitation is poor, Police and security presence is patchy and health services are grossly inadequate.
According to him, children have to walk long distances to poorly equipped and overcrowded schools, only for their teachers not to turn up for work. Few trust the government and most believe that the only time officials and politicians visit is during the election season when they buy votes and make promises that never materialise.
All these, he says, have to stop.
"As President, I promise to undertake the following urgent measures: we will develop a simple data model that can be used in websites, posters, and electronic displays to document federal budget allocations for basic infrastructure (water, power, sanitation, roads) and services (food, housing, healthcare, education, and social security).
"We will compare allocations with actual MDA (state, local government) expenditures. We will show residents how much infrastructure and services they got for a given amount of federal monies spent then show how 'their' infrastructure and basic services costs compare to those incurred by other MDAs and local and state governments.
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14. TRANSPORTING LIVE FISH
1. Transport of live fish is common practice on many fish farms, used for example:
after harvest, during grading or sorting (see Chapter 12);
to take fish to short-term live storage (see Chapter 13);
to stock ponds in the same or other farms for breeding or growing;
to bring live fish to market.
2. The duration of transport varies according to the distance to be covered and the methods being used:
on the farm, transport time is usually very short (a few minutes) to short (up to 30 minutes);
beyond the farm, transport time is usually longer, varying from a few hours to one or two days.
3. Depending on available equipment, any means of transport can be considered. The simplest is by foot, horse and bicycle. Faster ways for longer distances involve motorcycles, cars, pickups, trucks and public transport by bus, train and air.
4. At the end of this section, you will learn how to select the best way to transport your fish, according to these various factors (see Table 32). But first, you should learn and understand basic facts about the transport of live fish.
Changing water quality during transport
5. Live fish are generally transported in water. The quality of this water changes progressively during transport. Major changes occur in the concentration of the chemicals:
a) Dissolved oxygen (DO) is mainly used by fish for their respiration (see Sections 2.0 and 2.5).Bacterial activity and oxidation processes will also use oxygen in the presence of organic matter. DO consumption by fish varies as shown in the chart below.
Examples of variations in consumption of oxygen by fish
(a) with species (see Section 2.5);
(b) with water temperature (for 100 g common carps at rest)
Water temperature (�C)
Oxygen consumption
In mg 02/kg/h
Percentage of consumption at 20� C
Note: that DO consumption increases greatly as temperature increases
(c) with fish size (for common carps at 20 �C)
Live weight (g)
Routine DO consumption (mg O2/kg/h)
Active DO consumption (mg O2/kg/h)
Note: that 1 kg of small fish uses more DO than 1 kg of larger fish.
(d) with fish activity (see above, routine versus active consumption of DO); for example at 20�C, 100 g common carps require:
50 mg O2/kg/h at complete rest;
240 mg O2/kg/h for routine metabolism;
440 mg O2/kg/h when active or restless/stressed.
Note: that quiet fish consume much less oxygen than active or nervous fish.
(b) Ammonia is excreted by fish and produced by bacteria in different forms. The most toxic form, free or non-ionized ammonia (NH3), becomes more important as water temperature and pH increase (Section 2.1).
The percentage of total ammonia present in the water as toxic free ammonia is shown below.
For example, at 20 �C and pH 7, only 0.40 percent of total ammonia is present as NH3, while at 30 �C and pH 9, as much as 44.6 percent of the total ammonia is under that toxic form.
20�C
(c) Carbon dioxide (C02) is produced by fish as a by-product of respiration, at the rate of about 1.35 mg for each mg of DO consumed (0.9 ml per ml of DO). Bacteria also produce C02 .Carbon dioxide exists in different forms; the most toxic form, free C02, increases as water pH decreases.
The approximate percentage of the total carbon dioxide present in the water as toxic free C02 increases as pH decreases:
pH 8 pH 7 pH 6 pH 5 pH 4
6. Other changes in water quality may also take place during transport.
(a) Increased water temperature in warm climates increases oxygen consumption and the content of toxic free ammonia.
(b) Increased carbon dioxide content and thus decreased pH, reduce toxic free ammonia but increase the content of toxic free C02.
(c) Increased suspended solids from fish waste.
Selecting water for transport
7. For long transport periods, it is best to start off with water with the following properties.
(a) It is cool, so fish and bacteria will be less active, thus reducing DO consumption and production of ammonia/carbon dioxide. (Use ice if necessary as described in paragraphs 11 to 13.)
for coldwater fish such as trout, use water at 5 �C to 10 �C;
for warmwater fish such as common carp and tilapias, use water at 15 �C to 20 �C.
Note: do not expose the fish to a sudden change in temperature; condition them properly, if necessary, both before and after transport (see paragraph 11 to 13).
(b) The pH is about 7 to 7.5, and toxic free C02 and free ammonia are relatively low. Avoid especially water with extreme pH values.
(c) The water is rather alkaline, with total alkalinity (see Section 5.0) of at least 90 mg CaCO3/l, which helps pH to remain more stable.
(d) It is free from silt or suspended solids, to reduce stress to the fish gills, to reduce bacteria in organic solids, and to reduce risk of low oxygen levels caused by decomposition of organic material.
(e) It is free of harmful chemicals, such as hydrogen sulphide, dissolved iron, pesticides and various pollutants.
8. During long transport, it is sometimes useful to check on water quality by using simple chemical equipment and test kits. Remember that your fish are in danger under the following conditions:
temperature approaches upper limits of tolerance (see Section 2.4);
dissolved oxygen content goes below 3 to 5 mg/l;
total ammonia content builds up above 5 mg/l;
pH becomes extreme, indicating either acidity (toxic CO2) or alkalinity (toxic NH3) (see Section 2.2).
9. These conditions have much more dangerous outcomes if several occur at the same time.
Organizing live fish transport for best results
10. The longer the duration of the transport, the more carefully it should be organized. Plan well ahead, taking into account the following points.
(a) Take good care of your fish during harvest (see Chapter 11) and grading/sorting (see Chapter 12), to reduce stress and injuries. Local transport during these operations should be done under the best possible conditions.
(b) Hold your fish in storage (see Chapter 13) without food and long enough to empty their digestive tract completely. The transport water will then remain cleaner. Minimum duration of fasting depends on water temperature and species:
in warm water, 12 to 24 hours may be enough;
in cool water, 48 hours or more may be necessary;
Chinese carps need to fast longer, preferably 48 hours or more.
Note: you can reduce this storage time by stopping any distribution of feed 6 to 12 hours before harvest.
(c) Treat your fish to get rid of external parasites (see Chapter 15) after their stomach is empty and at least 12 hours before any transport of more than five hours duration.
(d) Measure the quantities of fish to be transported as efficiently as possible:
for larvae and fry, use the equivalent-volume method (see Section 8.5);
for larger fish, count them or weigh batches, on the basis of the average individual weight (see Section 8.6).
(e) Gradually acclimatize your fish whenever there is a more than a 2 �C to 3 �C difference between the harvest or storage water and the transport water temperature. Do it gradually at the rate of at least 20 minutes for each difference of 5�C
(f ) Clean your fish well in good water before loading them in the transport container.
(g) Keep your fish quiet during transport. Keep them in the dark and away from sudden noises.
(h) Keep your fish cool during transport:
in warm climates, transport them at night or early in the morning;
avoid direct sunlight, and shade the containers;
use cool water, if possible (see paragraphs 11 to 13);
use well-insulated containers;
keep containers covered with wet sacks or cloth to increase the cooling effect of evaporation.
(i ) Reduce total transport time, by avoiding delays and by keeping stops to a minimum. Good advanced planning is essential.
(j ) Keep transport containers moving so that the regular agitation of the water helps improve its quality by increasing DO content (see Section 2.5) and decreasing free toxic carbon dioxide content. Limit any stop to 15 minutes at the most.
(k) Avoid jolting containers too much because very strong water movements and splashing may hurt your fish badly.
(l ) Do not feed your fish during transport.
(m) Exchange transport water with better-oxygenated and cooler water:
during prolonged stops;
if your fish appear distressed or start to come to the water surface to breathe instead of staying quietly near the bottom;
when transport lasts more than 24 hours without additional oxygen supply (see paragraph 15).
(n) Make sure water quality is acceptable. Avoid using deoxygenated water from wells and cisterns, polluted water and water which is too acid. Proceed gradually exchanging not more than half the water volume at first. Wait for at least 10 minutes before continuing with the water change, allowing at least 20 minutes per 5 �C of temperature difference.
(o) Choose the loading rate carefully, depending on species, travel time and transport conditions (see paragraphs 16 and 17).
(p) On arrival, gradually acclimatize the transported fish to the water in which they have to be stocked:
check temperature difference and if greater than 2 �C to 3 �C, proceed at the rate of at least 20 minutes per 5 �C difference;
after a long transport, gradually exchange transport water with new water to condition the fish to any great difference in chemical composition, for example pH, ammonia and carbon dioxide contents.
(q) Clean and disinfect your transport equipment regularly, including containers, handling nets, etc. (see Chapter 15).
Lowering transport water temperature
11. You can easily lower the temperature of transport water in the following ways.
(a) Before loading the fish in the containers, add ice to their water: 600 g ice per 10 l of water reduces its temperature by about 5 �C.
(b) After loading the fish you may also use ice:
either outside the container, on top or around it;
or inside the container, taking care to place the ice within a plastic bag first to avoid direct contact with the fish.
12. Remember to condition your fish gradually to a lower temperature, at the rate of at least 20 minutes for every 5 �C. Warmwater fish such as tilapias should not be transported in water cooler than 15 �C. For common carps, minimum temperature is about 10 �C.
13. On arrival you will have to condition your fish again if water temperatures are too different.
Note: never use ice for transporting early fry.
Improving the water oxygen content during transport
14. Even transport over a short distance cannot be successful if an adequate content of dissolved oxygen (DO) is not maintained throughout its duration. You have learned earlier (see Section 2.5) and again in the previous paragraphs that the DO requirements of fish greatly vary with species, size, activity, water temperature, etc. It is safe in all cases to keep fish in water with a DO content of at least 5 mg/l. The higher the overall level, the better the condition of the fish will be during and after transport. To improve the DO content you have also learned that you can:
lower the water temperature;
exchange transport water with better-oxygenated water;
keep the transporter moving to create water movement.
15. To be able to increase the duration of transport and the loading rate of the containers, you need to provide supplementary DO, in addition to the amounts normally present in the water. You can do this in three different ways.
(a) You can increase the agitation of the surface water, mixing atmospheric air into the water, for example with a 12-volt DC agitator/aerator. You may buy such equipment from specialized suppliers.
(b) You can add atmospheric oxygen from a pressurized (compressed) air supply, in the form of small air bubbles rising through the water, created by a simple air diffuser, such as an air stone (from an aquarium shop) or a home-made device. For compressed air, you may use:
a bicycle hand-pump or a foot-pump, such as that used for car tyres;
a car/truck/tractor tyre or inner tube filled with air;
a 12-volt aquarium air pump, which can be bought from specialized suppliers;
bottled compressed air and a pressure regulator.
(c) You can add pure oxygen from a cylinder containing compressed oxygen and equipped with a medical pressure regulator. A special diffuser should be used to produce very fine oxygen bubbles. Pure oxygen is relatively expensive and is usually reserved for long transports; to conserve oxygen, it is best to use it in well-sealed transport tanks.
How many fish to transport in a container
16. The number (N/I water) or weight (g/I water) of fish which you can safely transport in a certain container under a specific set of conditions (especially fish size, water temperature and transport duration) is usually called the loading rate or carrying capacity.
17. In the following sections, average values of loading rates will be given as guidelines. These should not be used automatically. Revise them upward or downward to adapt them to your own set of transport conditions, taking into account the basic factors you have learned earlier. Consult Table 32, which summarizes the practical application of these factors. Always remember:
it is better to transport a small number of healthy fish than a larger number of fish in dubious condition, with a high risk of mortality;
if you lack practical experience do not hesitate to test the selected loading rate first, under your set of conditions, before attempting any major transport.
Main factors affecting loading rates of transport containers
Choosing a transport method
18. Select the method of transport according to the kind of container available and the kind of fish to be moved:
(a) Broodfish are the most difficult of all. You should only transport them within the confines of the farm. Leave the organization of longer journeys to specialists. Handle broodstock with particular care. Restrain them from jumping out of the water.
(b) Fry and fingerlings can be transported in many ways, both on the farm and off. Routine transports involve small fish.
(c) Food fish are transported to markets or processing plants. If a healthy and lively appearance is a selling asset, reduce loading rates accordingly.
19. To select the method best suited to your needs, consult Table 33. Each of the methods mentioned is fully explained and illustrated in the following sections.
Simple methods for live fish transport
Boodfish bag/hammock
Hammock/pool
200-l metal drum
Tank with agitator
Sealed plastic bag
14.1 Broodfish transport on the farm
1. To transport fish breeders on the farm, you may use one of the following devices according to size, number and distance:
a small bag made of waterproof canvas or strong plastic;
a larger canvas bag hung from two wood or bamboo poles;
a double hammock, also made of waterproof canvas or strong plastic attached to a solid frame. Design its dimensions according to the individual size of your broodfish. If necessary, add a flap to cover the top and prevent the fish from jumping out.
Double hammock on a wooden frame
Note: use plastic or waterproof canvas to hold sufficient water during transport.
Note: a cover flap or a piece of cloth hung over the hammocks will prevent fish from jumping out during transport.
2. You may also use a simple hammock or canvas pool (see Section 14.3), or one of the transport tanks to be described later (see Section 14.5).
Remember: it is better to handle broodfish with an open-end dip net (see Section 8.4).
14.2 Transport of juvenile fish in small containers
1. Various small containers made of fired clay, wood/bamboo, plastic or metal may be used for transporting small fish. Generally, distances are relatively short, and transport within the farm usually lasts no more than 30 minutes. But, with careful handling and frequent renewal of water, these containers can also be used for beyond the farm transport over longer periods ranging from a few hours to one or two days.
2. The following methods can be considered.
(a) Small baskets, made of various vegetal materials, can be used to carry small numbers of resistant fish such as tilapias without water over very short distances. They can be carried by hand or on the head. Keep the fish moist and protect them from the sunlight with wet grass. Do not overload the basket. Limit transport time to a few minutes at the most.
(b) Earthenware round containers are very popular in Asia. They have the advantage of keeping the water cool and can be carried either as a head load or hanging from a bamboo shoulder pole. The chart below describes their use for Indian major carp fry.
Number of Indian major carp fry to be safely transported in earthenware jars of approximately 27-l capacity under tropical conditions
Transport in small containers
Note: baskets or wooden crates can be lined with plastic to hold water.
(c) Metal containers with a similar shape to the above or square or rectangular-sided metal boxes have the advantage of being unbreakable. Water warms up more rapidly unless the container is insulated. A perforated lid is usually added to close the top.
(d) A tightly woven, round bamboo container can be made watertight from inside with tar and closed with a lid. It is easily carried from a bamboo sling over short to medium distances.
(e) Metal, wood or plastic buckets with at least 5 l of water are commonly used for on-farm transport. They can be carried as a head load, by hand or from a shoulder yoke (see Section 4.1,Construction, 20).
(f) Jerry cans with a 20-l capacity made of metal or plastic may be easily carried on the back of a bicycle, a motorcycle or a pack animal such as a donkey or horse.
(g) Half of a metal drum containing water is easily carried by two people over short distances, if it is fitted on two sides:
with short handles made of welded pieces of 10-mm iron bar;
or with welded iron supports for long wooden handles.
Take care to clean the metal drum thoroughly before using it for carrying live fish.
(h) A metal or plastic garbage bin holding 20 to 40 l of water can be carried by two people. Support handles can also be used to make carrying easier.
(i) Rectangular plastic fish boxes can be used by two people for short distances. They should be covered to control splashing and escape of fish.
3. Some of these small containers can easily be fixed on the back of a bicycle or motorcycle for faster and more distant delivery. Donkeys, mules and horses can be used in a similar way, particularly in hilly terrain, if they are equipped with a good pack harness.
14.3 Hammock and pool for live fish transport
1. You have learned above how to transport broodfish in a double hammock. In a similar way, you can transport smaller fish for short distances in a simple hammock. Make a strong but light frame with metal tubes or wood. Hang a pocket 30 cm deep from it, made from impervious canvas or strong plastic and half-filled with water. After each transport, rinse it out well.
2. If you have a cart or a trailer or the back of a pickup truck, you can easily transform it into an artificial pool by lining its bottom and sides with a large piece of impervious canvas or strong plastic. Carefully fix the liner over the top of the side boards. Fill partly with clean water and introduce the fish. Cover the pool, preferably with a frame (or several smaller ones) made from wood or bamboo and woven vegetation to protect from direct sunlight and to keep the fish from jumping out. You can safely carry live fish for up to a few hours, especially in cool weather.
A single hammock
Note: for additional information on building this kind of fish transport see a double hammock in section 14.1 para. 1.
14.4 Barrels and drums for live fish transport
1. Large wooden barrels or metal drums loaded on an oxen-drawn cart, a simple platform trailer or a light pickup truck are very useful for fish transport.
Using a standard oil drum for transport
2. Standard metal oil drums (with a capacity of approximately 200 l) are widely available and can easily be adapted by:
cutting half the top away; or
cutting the top off completely and adding a wooden lid with holes.
3. When using the drum for carrying fish, proceed as follows.
(a) Clean the drum well, using a detergent soap if necessary and rinsing it away thoroughly.
(b) Place the drum vertically on the floor of the cart or trailer, in its intended transport position.
(c) Fill it half full with clean water, about 100 l.
(d) Add the batch of fish to be transported. Estimate loading rate according to what you have learned in Section 14.0. For example you can safely transport 5 to 7 kg of young tilapias for several hours.
(e) Add water until the drum is about two-thirds full. The total volume (water + fish) is then about 135 l, of which 120 to 125 l is water.
(f) Fix the drum well, so that it does not slide during transport.
(g) Take the usual precautions for live fish transport (see Section 14.0). If necessary, add water to compensate for loss. Keep the drum about two-thirds full.
Metal drum transport
Increasing the loading rate of an oil drum
4. You can modify an oil drum by fitting a 12-volt electric agitator/ aerator to increase loading rate and transport time. Proceed as follows.
(a) Make the access hole:
cut out a large circle in the top of the drum leaving a lip 5 to 6 cm wide all around. Bend it round or file it to make the inside edge safe;
on this lip, glue a strip of thick and soft synthetic foam rubber to seat the lid.
(b) Make the lid:
get a piece of 1-cm thick plywood, preferably marine grade;
cut a circle with a diameter 2 cm less than the drum top for the lid;
in the middle of the lid, cut out an opening just large enough to contain the electrical agitator/aerator to be used as described in (d) below;
somewhere to the side of this opening, drill a small hole just large enough to fit a piece of pipe, about 2 to 2.5 cm diameter and 10 cm long, which brings air into the drum.
(c) Attach the lid:
fasten the lid on the top of the drum with a strong hinge you can easily make yourself from square metal tubing, heavy belting or rubber;
fix a strong metal piece on top of the lid, opposite the hinge, to support the closing bonnet spring described below;
secure a strong bonnet spring (truck model) to the side of the drum, just below the support and at the right distance to ensure a tight fitting lid on the foam strip around the top of the drum.
(d) Set up the agitator/aerator:
obtain a 12-volt DC electrical agitator/aerator from a specialized supplier and connect it through a 16-amp fuse and a switch to the vehicle's 12-volt battery (see paragraphs 7 and 8, Section 14.5) or to a separate battery;
lower the agitation paddles through the lid hole and fix the supports of the agitator/aerator to the lid with bolts or screws.
(e) Secure the drum:
place an old car tyre slightly larger than the diameter of the drum underneath it to help absorb excessive bouncing or jolting during transport, or use heavy foam rubber or a strong cushion made of canvas and straw;
make a support frame from heavy timber to fit exactly around the car tyre about 58 x 58 cm and 35 to 40 cm high;
place the box on the floor of the transporting vehicle and fit the drum into the box on top of the tyre;
fasten the drum tightly to the body of the vehicle with strong ropes, as necessary.
Diagram of an assembled improved drum transport
Using the improved oil-drum transporter
(a) Fill the drum three-quarters full with water.
(b) Transfer the fish to the water. Adjust the loading rate to transport conditions (see Section 14.0). Usually 20 to 30 kg of tilapia juveniles can be safely transported for 30 minutes to two hours (see also guidelines in Table 34).
Guidelines for the weight of warmwater fish to be transported
in an improved drum transporter
(in g/I of water)
water depth about 90 cm
water temperature 25 �C
decrease loading rate by 25% for each 5 �C increase in water temperature
Note: do not transport very small fish in this type of transporter; if smaller than 8 to 10 g they can be injured by the strong water movements generated by the fast-rotating paddles of the agitator/aerator.
(c) Add enough water to fill up the drum.
(d) Tightly close the lid with the spring.
(e) Start the engine of the vehicle (or connect the independent battery) and switch the agitator/aerator on. Check that water does not leak around the lid.
(f) Take the usual precautions during transport (see Section 14.0).
(g) To unload, switch the agitator off, open the lid and catch the fish with a dip net. Water can easily be drained out by siphoning.
Note: you can fit a holding net (for example with 6-mm mesh) inside the drum to make it easier to remove fish after use.
5. Remember the following points.
(a) Make sure the agitator is properly shielded with a suitable protection screen to prevent the fish from being damaged by its paddles.
(b) Most agitators also require a minimum water level around the protection screen. Check this level and mark it with paint inside the drum. Make sure the water level does not go below this during operation.
(c) If the agitator is running from the vehicle battery, never switch it on for more than one minute if the engine is not running. It is best to keep the engine running at all times. During transport, switch off the agitator before starting the engine.
(d) Always carry a few spare 16-amp fuses in the vehicle.
14.5 Specialized transport tanks
1. Road transport of medium duration is most commonly done using specialized rectangular tanks, in which additional oxygen is made available through agitation, aeration or oxygenation. Such transporters are also very useful for shorter transport of fish on the farm, particularly on large farms where distances are longer and many activities involve transport. Tanks can simply be mounted on the back of a pickup truck or on a small tractor-pulled trailer.
2. You can easily make a simple transporter which will fit in the back of most pickup trucks, leaving space for a 200-l spare fuel drum. Keep the transporter shaded, for example by a canvas awning over the back of the truck.
3. To remove fish more easily from the transporter and to protect them from excessive jolting and water movement, hold them in a 6-mm mesh net suspended in the tank. This net should be as smooth as possible to avoid damaging the fish. Knotless netting is preferable (see Chapter 8).
Making a wooden tank with two compartments
4. This simple wooden tank, with overall dimensions of 120 x 90 x 67.5 cm, consists of two compartments. Each has a total capacity of about 270 l. Two 12-volt DC agitators/aerators are used to move and oxygenate the water. This is more efficient in shallower water, and makes it possible to use slightly higher loading rates than for the drum transporter described earlier. You may also use this type of transporter coupled to a cylinder of compressed air or oxygen as described below.
5. To make this fish transporter, use preferably marine plywood and hard wood framing. You also need four strong hinges, some waterproof glue and coal tar or aquarium or other non-toxic sealant, and good quality waterproof paint. If available, fibreglass can be used to make the tank stronger and more durable. If required, obtain two agitator/aerators as described earlier (see Section 14.4) from a specialized supplier.
6. To make the tank proceed as follows.
(a) Make the two-compartment box:
assemble five pieces of 15-mm plywood using strong waterproof glue to form a box with overall dimensions of 120 x 90 x 66 cm;
fasten a plywood partition with glue across the middle to form two equal compartments; make it 3 cm lower than the sides of the box;
on the top of this partition, attach with glue and screws a 3 x 3 cm square slat;
attach with glue and screws a similar 3 x 3 cm slat along the upper edge of each end panel;
reinforce the eight vertical joints and the eight bottom joints with strong framing (fillets) triangular sections (3 x 3 cm), using glue and a series of 2 cm screws; screw these in from the outside but make sure they do not stick through on the inside;
pack around these joints with coal tar or other sealant;
paint (or place fibreglass on) inside and outside surfaces of the box with several coats (you will not need the sealant if you use fibreglass);
fix three 4 x 8 x 120 cm hardwood runners or skids underneath, along the bottom of the box, and protect them with used motor oil.
(b) Make the two lids:
cut two plywood pieces 90 x 59 cm;
at the centre of each piece, cut a hole of a suitable size for the agitator/aerator;
on each side of these holes, fix a wooden or wire clamp suitable for holding the agitator securely in the tank;
on one side of each hole, drill a 1.5 to 2 cm hole and fix through it a 10 to 15 cm long piece of pipe which should reach just a little below the lid and extend 5 to 10 cm above it; this is the air vent;
attach three pieces of 3 x 3 cm framing on the underside of each lid with glue and screws as shown, to ensure a tight fit around the edges of the box when the lid is closed and make it more watertight;
paint (or put fibreglass on) the inside and outside surfaces of the two lids with several coats.
(c) Fix a lid to each box with two strong brass hinges. You may also use a 90 x 10 cm strip of strong but supple material such as thick rubber, leather or canvas. Carefully check that the lid closes tightly against the top edges of the box.
(d) Along the central edge of one of the lids, fix a 5-cm wide slat, which overlaps by about 3 cm. This will cover the gap between the two closed lids and will improve watertightness.
(e) In the middle of the opening edge of the lids, fix a handle.
(f) On each side of the two lids and close to the opening edge, place a door or latch to attach the lids securely.
Making a two-compartment storage tank
Connecting the agitators/aerators to a power supply
7. This transporter uses two electrical agitators/aerators. It is important to connect them properly to the battery of the vehicle and to be able to switch them on and off according to needs, without damaging the electrical system of the vehicle. The following instructions are for a negative-earth vehicle, now by far the most common. Check with a mechanic if in doubt.
8. Proceed as follows.
(a) Place two electrical sockets near the electrical control panel or fuse box of the vehicle. It is best if you can find a type which accepts a plug in only one position.
(b) Connect the sockets together with two electrical wires. Use different coloured wires if possible:
a negative wire from one negative pole to the other;
a positive wire from one positive pole to the other.
(c) Connect the above negative wire to the "earth", for example to any point of the vehicle's metal body. Drill a small hole to fix a bolt, nut and spring washer. Carefully remove all dirt and paint around the hole and scrape it to bare metal. Loop the end of the wire between the metal and the spring washer before tightening the nut and bolt.
(d) Connect the positive wire to an electrical switch easily accessible from the driver's seat.
(e) Connect the electrical switch to a fuse box holding one 16-amp fuse.
(f) Connect this fuse box to the positive pole of the vehicle battery. Make sure that the voltage of the battery is the same as the voltage of the agitators/aerators, usually 12 volts.
(g) Connect the two wires of each agitator/aerator into a plug fitting the sockets used in (a) above. Preferably use a one-way, non-reversible plug, otherwise mark clearly the correct way to fit the plug into the socket. Be careful to make the right connections:
connect the negative wire to the negative (-) pin of the plug;
connect the positive wire to the positive (+) pin of the plug.
How to connect two agitator/aerators
to the battery of a vehicle
Using the two-compartment tank
9. Fix the wooden tank safely on the floor of the transporting vehicle/ trailer, using strong ropes as necessary (see Section 14.4).
10. To transport live fish proceed as follows.
(a) Rinse the tank well.
(b) Suspend a holding net inside each compartment.
(c) Fill the tank three-quarters full with clean water.
(d) Load the fish. Adapt the loading rate to local conditions (see Section 14.0). Guidelines for warmwater fish are in Table 35, which you may apply for an average water volume of 220 l in each compartment.For example 25 to 35 kg of young tilapias may be safely transported in each compartment for several hours.
(e) Add water to fill the compartments near to the top.
(f) Close the lids and fasten them with the latches.
(g) Clamp the agitators/aerators in the central holes.
(h) Plug them in the sockets, making sure they are plugged in correctly.
(i) Start the engine of the vehicle.
(i) Switch the agitators/aerators on.
(k) Check for any water leaks around the lids.
11. You are now ready to start your transport. Observe the recommendations given earlier (see Section 14.0), and in particular for using electrical aerators powered by a vehicle battery (see Section 14.4).
Guidelines for the weight of warmwater fish
to be transported in a wooden tank equipped with agitators/aerators
(in g/l of water)
decrease loading rate by 25% for each 5 �C
Making a simple transporter from a plastic barrel
Adapted from a design by G. Mievis, Fao Aquaculturist, Central African Republic
12. Large plastic barrels are sometimes available locally, for example from wine or chemical importers or food traders. Such barrels, which typically have a total capacity of up to 225 l, can easily be made into cheap and efficient transporters. Proceed as follows.
(a) Place the barrel horizontally.
(b) On the top, draw a 36 x 50 cm rectangle and cut it neatly out.
(c) At least 10 cm away from the opening, cut a hole in the top of the barrel suitably sized for an electrical agitator/aerator.
(d) Reinforce the edges of the main opening with a metal frame:
cut four pieces of 25 to 30-mm wide angle iron (3 mm thick), two straight pieces about 50 cm long and two pieces which will have to be curved; estimate their length by stretching a piece of string around the curve of the opening;
on one side of the straight pieces drill two or three holes of 3 to 5 mm diameter;
for the curved pieces, saw a series of vertical cuts along one side, on the other side, drill two or three holes (3 to 5 mm in diameter);
bend these two angle irons to fit the curves and trim them if necessary;
check the fitting of the four pieces over the opening so that they form a frame, which fits neatly round the opening with its inner edge lining up with the inner edge of the opening; weld them together into a solid frame;
in the plastic edge around the opening, mark the location of the frame holes and drill them to size;
Prepare the plastic barrel
Make a wooden cradle to support the barrel
cut four strips of 25 to 30-mm wide flat steel (3 mm thick), matching the size of the steel frame; bend two of these so they will fit inside the barrel under the curved ends of the frame, while the other two will be under the straight sides of the frame;
drill two or three holes through each of the four pieces matching exactly those of the plastic edge;
place the frame over the opening and bolt it securely through the plastic to the steel strips inside the barrel (bolts should be tightened down, preferably with a lock or spring washer, to give a tight and firm join between the upper frame and the surface of the barrel);
if necessary seal this join with tar or a suitable non-toxic sealant.
(e) Fasten some synthetic foam rubber 2 to 3 cm thick with glue to the top surfaces of the frame.
(f) Make a lid from wood or metal to fit exactly inside the metal frame and rest on the foam rubber. Protect it with several coats of paint, if necessary.
(g) Fix the lid to the frame with two strong hinges. On the other side, fix one or two bonnet clips (truck model) to ensure a watertight closure.
(h) Make a strong wooden cradle to support the plastic barrel, for example with 25 to 30 mm planking or 50 x 50 mm timber and long screws as shown.
(i) Make sure that the barrel sits firmly on the cradle, and that the lid is held tightly in place. Attach one or two strong ropes from one side of the cradle over the barrel and its lid, and tighten down to the other side. You can fix hooks to the cradle base so that you can attach the ropes easily.
(j) In the plug hole, glue a 5 cm plastic pipe fitted to a 90� elbow pipe and extending slightly above the top of the barrel. This is the air vent.
Using the barrel transporter
13. Secure the cradle safely on the floor of the transporting vehicle using strong ropes as necessary (see Section 144). Place and fix the barrel in its cradle with the opening and lid firmly positioned at the top of the barrel.
14. Prepare the electrical connection for the single agitator/aerator (see paragraph 8). You may bolt its supports to the top of the barrel, on each side of the opening. To transport live fish, proceed as described for the two-compartment tank, except that:
a holding net cannot be used in this case;
the water level should never reach above the plug-hole level;
adjust the level of the agitator/aerator with small wedges placed under its supports so that its paddles are immersed at the recommended depth;
whenever you need to remove fish, it is not necessary to switch the aerator off, although you should remember to keep the engine of the vehicle running, unless the aerator is run from an independent battery.
Using a specialized transporter tank
15. Various transport tanks usually made from fibreglass, are available from specialized suppliers. They are usually fitted with one or more top-loading hatches, and often have a bottom discharge port at the side or at one end. This is normally fitted with a simple pipe valve, a sliding shutter, or for very delicate fish, a special cloth diaphragm valve (Mucar valve). These tanks have a very smooth inside surface and do not normally need an inner holding net. The discharge port is particularly useful with drop-sided or flat- bed trailers, as it can be connected to a simple fibreglass or wooden chute or a delivery pipe, to discharge the fish directly into the pond or holding area.
Oxygenating water with compressed air or oxygen
16. As you have learned earlier (see Section 14.0), there are several ways to improve the DO content of transport water. A simple and efficient way is to use compressed air or pure oxygen, continuously supplied from a storage cylinder. You may use this type of system with the transporters already described (see Section 14.4) or with fibreglass tanks available from specialized suppliers.
17. You can rent or buy such a cylinder from specialized stores, where it can be refilled with gas or exchanged for a full one. Be careful to ensure you are getting the gas you require.
Note: compressed oxygen gives four to five times as much oxygen as compressed air, but is much more expensive. For short to medium distances, compressed air is usually sufficient.
18. When using this oxygenation system remember the following points.
(a) You do not need an electrical agitator/aerator. You can either disconnect existing aerators or keep them ready as backup. Cover aerator openings securely if the aerator is removed.
(b) Make an additional small hole in each lid to introduce the oxygenation pipe into the tank.
(c) If you are using pure oxygen, make the tank as airtight as possible to avoid waste.
19. At the bottom of the tank, place a horizontal gas diffuser, which you can buy from specialized suppliers. These diffusers are quite efficient but can be expensive. You can also make simple ones.
(a) You can use a metal or plastic T- or Y-junction and a flexible rubber or plastic tube or rigid plastic (PVC) pipe (0.6 to 1 cm in diameter), in which you make a series of small holes, for example using a red-hot needle. These holes should ideally be about 1 mm in diameter and 1 cm apart over the upper surface of the diffuser pipe.
(b) You can construct a rectangular frame made of metal or plastic pipe (1 to 1.5 cm in diameter), with cross-pieces of flexible rubber, plastic tubing or plastic pipe perforated with small holes.
(c) A rectangular metal frame with eyes or hooks fixed to the inside can also be used. A strong rubber or plastic pipe with small holes is attached as shown.
(d) You can also make a quite efficient diffuser from pumice (a light volcanic rock with many holes trapped inside it) or from coral rock, as follows:
cut a suitable piece, for example 20 cm long x 5 cm x 5 cm and, at the centre of one end, drill a hole about one third of the way into the length of the piece, large enough to take the supply tube;
fit the supply tube into the end and glue it or seal it (e.g. with aquarium sealant) in place;
be careful when handling the diffuser as it can be chipped or broken if knocked.
Using a compressed air or oxygen system
20. Apply the general recommendations given earlier in Section 14.0 as well as those listed in the box below. In addition, proceed as follows.
(a) Calculate the safe loading rate according to local conditions and experience. Guidelines are given in Table 36. This table applies to the combined volume of water and fish used for the transport.
(b) Place the diffuser at the bottom of the transporter and connect it.
(c) Fill the transporter with water, up to three-quarters of its volume.
(d) Gradually open the valve of the gas cylinder. Carefully adjust the air or oxygen supply, so that small gas bubbles slowly rise through the water. Do not supply too strong a flow of gas.
(e) Load the fish and fill up the transporter with water. Close it tightly.
(f) Start the transport. Ten to 15 minutes after departure, stop and check the behaviour of the fish.
BE CAREFUL when using gas cylinders:
Store and handle gas cylinders carefully. Do not drop them or expose them to excessive heat. Do not use cylinders that are damaged or defective.
Attach a good pressure regulator to the top of the cylinder with screws. Handle it with care and keep it in good condition. Make sure that sealing washers are in good condition.
Fix the gas cylinder well, with strong ropes or metal collars. Usually, it is placed vertically in a corner of the vehicle or trailer.
Between the cylinder and the diffuser, use a good quality high pressure pipe. It should be long enough to reach the bottom of the transporter. Use wire, or preferably screw-and-clamp, for example "Jubilee" clips, to attach the pipe to the cylinder and diffuser.
If you use pure oxygen: never use oil or grease on the gas cylinder or its pressure regulator. Do not smoke or light a fire in its vicinity.
Guidelines for the transport of unfed fish in a well-oxygenated tank
Warmwater fish to be transported at 16 �C to 20 �C
for 2 to 6 h (as number of fish per 100 l water)
for 6 to 12 h (as number of fish per 100 l water)
Rainbow trout to be transported for 4 to 8 h (loading rates in g/l)
14.6 Sealed plastic bags
1. Large plastic bags are now commonly used to transport live fish particularly small fry and fingerlings, when the duration of the trip is relatively long. Fish are transported in a small volume of water in the bottom part of the bag, the remaining volume being filled up with compressed air or pure oxygen. The pressurized gas allows oxygen to diffuse slowly into the water. Transport may last up to 48 hours after which it is preferable to change the water and to refill the bag with gas.
Plastic bags suitable for fish transport
2. You can obtain plastic bags either as ready-made plastic bags from specialized stores, or by making them from a roll of plastic sleeve as explained below.
3. Look for plastic material which is clear, so that you may easily observe the behaviour of the fish.
4. It should also be strong, with a minimum thickness of:
0.04 to 0.05 mm for larvae and fry;
0.06 to 0.08 mm for fingerlings;
0.10 to 0.15 mm for larger fish.
5. The plastic should be wide enough, from 45 to 55 cm, providing a diameter of 28.6 to 35 cm for the bag.
6. You can usually buy plastic bags with these characteristics and with a total length of 80 to 110 cm.
7. To transport very small fish, you should look for plastic bags with rounded bottoms to eliminate corners where fish can become trapped and die.
Making plastic bags from a plastic sleeve
8. You can make either single- or double-walled bags. Obtain a roll of clear, thick plastic sleeve 45 to 55 cm wide. To make single bags from it, proceed as follows.
(a) Cut a length of 90 to 100 cm.
(b) Fold together one extremity of the sleeve.
(c) Tie this fold together tightly with a piece of string.
(d) Melt and fuse the ends of the fold with the flame of a candle or lighter.
9. To make double bags cut a length of 180 cm. Make a tight knot in the middle. Pull the bottom half of the sleeve up over the top half.
Using plastic bags to transport fish
10. To prepare fish for transport proceed as follows.
(a) Pour clean water into the bag, up to a little less than one-third of its total volume. This is usually about 10 to 20 l of water. If the transport is to last more than 24 hours, reduce this to about one-quarter of the bag volume (see below).
b) Check that there is no water leakage.
(c) Place the fish in the water. Loading rate varies, as you will be shown in the next subsection.
(d) Take the bag to a gas cylinder:
for transport lasting less than 20 hours you may use compressed air; the loading rate is then reduced by half (see below);
for transport longer than 20 hours, use pure oxygen; transport may then last up to 48 hours.
(e) Close the top of the bag together in your hand, and push the high pressure tube from the gas cylinder through it into the bag, so that its lower end lies below the water level.
(f) Hold the bag loosely around the tube and deflate the upper part squeezing the air out through the top opening.
(g) Slowly open the valve of the gas cylinder and let gas bubble through the water for 20 to 30 seconds.
(h) Close your hand tightly around the top of the bag, lift the tube out of the water and inflate the upper part of the bag fully.
(i) Close the valve of the gas cylinder and quickly remove the tube from the bag while twisting the top of the bag tight to avoid gas escaping.
(j) Fold the twisted part on itself and tie it tightly together, so that the bag is well sealed. You could use strong twine or light wire. A strong rubber band such as a 1.5 to 2 cm wide piece of inner tube is also convenient. If you are using wire, be careful that the ends are well secured so they do not burst bags.
(k) Check for possible water leaks again.
(l) For additional safety, place the bag into a second bag and close this separately using similar techniques.
(m) To cool the water in the bags, you may use crushed ice, at 5 to 10 percent of the water volume. Do not use ice for transporting early fry.
11. When transporting sealed plastic bags you should protect them well using, for example:
a cardboard box for air transport;
a wooden box for road transport, in a truck, a cart or on the back of a motorcycle;
a well-woven basket, with no sharp internal edges, for light road transport; or
a canvas bag when using pack animals.
12. This will protect your plastic bags from being accidentally punctured. It will also make your fish quieter by keeping them in darkness, and will reduce their oxygen consumption.
13. You can improve transport conditions further by using:
insulation material Such as cork or polystyrene sheet on the inside of the box, or packing with loose polystyrene granules, old newspapers or fine sawdust, but do not use straw, which might damage the plastic bag;
ice in small plastic bags placed between two layers of insulating material, at the bottom of the box. Use enough ice, equivalent to 10 to 20 percent of the water volume in the bag.
14. Handle the bags with care, especially during transport. If the water splashes too much, it may kill your fish, particularly when they are very small.
Remember: when handling bags, do not smoke or light a fire. Not only can cigarettes and hot ash easily puncture plastic bags but, in the presence of pure oxygen, they may also cause an explosion.
Handling sealed plastic bags on arrival
15. When the sealed plastic bags reach their destination, the fish inside should be gradually acclimatized to the quality of the water where they are to be stocked. Temperature and chemical characteristics may both be very different from those of the transport water, especially if the transport has lasted relatively long (see Section 14.0).
16. To acclimatize your fish safely to the new conditions, proceed as follows.
(a) Make sure the receiving water is suitable for the fish.
(b) On arrival, do not open the bags. Float the sealed bags in the receiving water to equalize temperatures slowly. You will need about 20 minutes for each 5 �C difference.
(c) When water temperatures inside and outside the bags are about equal, open the bags.
(d) After a long transport, or if it is known or suspected that the chemical composition of the receiving water is notably different from that of the transport water, gradually equalize the water quality as follows:
add some of the receiving water into the bags at regular intervals, so as to double or triple the water volume in each bag within half an hour;
place the opening of the bag under water and let the fish swim out;
check the reaction of the fish carefully during this procedure and adjust the exchange or mixing of water accordingly.
(e) Clean the bag well so that it may be reused.
Acclimatize fish to local temperature and water quality
Determining the loading capacity of plastic bags
17. You may determine loading capacity in two ways.
(a) You may calculate it on the basis of the average weight of the fish. This method can be applied with a ratio of three volumes of gas to one volume of water, either:
with pure oxygen, for a transport time of up to 48 h; or
with compressed air, for a transport time of up to 20 hours.
(b) You may refer to standard tables on the basis of average weight of fish, water temperature and duration of transport. For best results, you should use plastic bags filled with 20 l of water and at least 20 l of pure oxygen.
18. If you have little experience with the kind of transport to be organized, do a trial run using a few bags to test first loading capacities for the expected transport duration. Adjust loading rates accordingly.
Calculating loading capacity
19. To use the calculation method proceed as follows.
(a) Obtain the average weight (AW) of your fish (see Section 8.6).
(b) Calculate the loading rate (LR) of a bag, either in g/I or in number of fish/I of water in the bag:
If you use compressed air (12 to 20 h transport): LR (in g/I) = 19 �(AW) or LR (in fish/I) = 19 � �(AW)
On average, the fish to be transported weigh AW = 27.7 g each. If you use three volumes of compressed air per volume of water, the loading rate of each bag is:
LR = 19 �(27.7 g) = 19 x 5.26 g = about 100 g/I; or
LR = 19 �(27.7 g) = 19 � 5.26 g = 3.6 fish/I;
If you use pure oxygen (up to 48 h transport): LR (in g/I) = 38 �AW or LR (in fish/I) = 38 � �AW.
Note: the loading rate with pure oxygen is twice as much as with compressed air.
On average, each fish weighs AW 6.5 g. Using pure oxygen for transport, the loading rate is:
LR = 38 �6.5 g = 38 x 2.55 g = 96.9 g/I; or
LR = 38 � �6 5 g = 38 � 2.55 g = 14.9 fish/l
(c) If necessary adjust the calculated loading rate LR according to your own conditions:
for transport times less than 12 h, you can raise LR by up to 30 percent;
for very sensitive fish such as rainbow trout and silver carp, reduce LR by 30 percent.
To transport 27.7 g common carps under compressed air but for only 5 h, you may increase LR as follows:
100 g/I + (100 g/I x 0.30) = 130 g/I or
3.6 fish/I + (3.6 x 0.30) = about 4.7 fish/I.
However, to transport 27.7 g silver carp under compressed air for 12 to 20 h, you should decrease LR as follows:
100 g/I - (100 g/I x 0.30) = 70 g/I or
3.6 fish/l - (3.6 x 0.30) = about 2.5 fish/I.
(d) Estimate the total volume V of each bag, when filled and sealed.
A plastic bag is 55 cm wide and 80 cm long. After sealing, its height will be reduced by about 15 cm to become 80 cm - 15 cm = 65 cm:
diameter of the sealed bag is (2 x 55 cm) � 3.14 = 35 cm;
the cross-section of the sealed bag is (35 cm � 2)2 x 3.14 = 961.6 cm2;
the volume V is 961.6 cm2 x 65 cm = 62 504 cm3;
this is equivalent to about 62 dm3 or 62 l = V.
(e) Estimate the available water volume in each bag, on the basis that the gas: water ratio should be 3:1, i.e. gas occupies three-quarters and water one-quarter of the total volume V of each bag.
For the plastic bags above (V = 62 l), the available water volume = 62 l x 0.25 = about 15.5 l.
(f) Calculate the loading capacity of each plastic bag by multiplying the loading rate LR, as shown in (b) and (c), by the available water volume as shown in (e).
From the examples above and using compressed air, you may load each bag with:
either common carp (27.7 g each, 12 to 20 hour transport): 100 g/I x 15.5 l = 1550 g, or 3.6 fish/I x 15.5 l = 56 fish
or common carp (27.7 g each, 5-hour transport): 130 g/I x 15.5 l = 2 015 g, or 4.7 fish/I x 15.5 l = about 73 fish
or silver carp (27.7 g each, 12 to 20-hour transport): 70 g/I x 15.5 l = 1 085 g, or 2.5 fish/I x 15.5 l = about 35 fish
Using loading capacity tables
20. The second way to determine the loading capacity of plastic bags is based on standard tables, to be used in the following way.
(a) Obtain large plastic bags, with a total sealed volume of about 60 l.
(b) Obtain the average weight (in g) of your fish (see Section 8.6).
(c) Estimate the total duration (in hours) of the transport, including possible delays.
(d) Estimate the average water temperature (in �C) during transport.
(e) Enter these data in one of the following tables to obtain the loading capacity LC (in number of fish) for each plastic bag containing 20 l of water and at least 20 l of pure oxygen:
for coldwater fish such as rainbow trout, use Table 37;
for warmwater fish such as tilapia and carp, use Table 38.
(f) Adjust these loading capacities, if necessary, for different-sized bags, and also:
for very sensitive warmwater fish such as silver carp, reduce LC by 30 percent;
if you have to use compressed air instead of pure oxygen, reduce LC by half and limit transport duration to about 20 hours.
(g) If you prefer to define the loading capacity by weight, multiply the above LC value (number of fish) by the average weight of your fish (AW in g) to obtain LC (in g) for each plastic bag.
At 20 �C and for up to 15 h transport under pure oxygen, LC for 0.5 g tilapias is determined from Table 38 as LC = 2600 fish per bag. This is equivalent to LC = 0.5 g x 2600 = 1300 g/bag. If you use compressed air instead of pure oxygen, LC = 2600 fish x 0.50 = 1300 fish/bag or 1300 x 0.5 g = 650 g per bag.
Guidelines for the transport of rainbow trout juveniles
in sealed plastic bags filled with
20 l water and at least 20 l oxygen
(loading capacities as number of fish per bag)
Example: at 15�C, 10 to 15 g fish for 10 h transport = 150 fish/bag
Guidelines for the transport of warmwater fish juveniles In sealed plastic bags filled
with 20 l water and at least 20 l oxygen1
1 For very sensitive fish such as silver carp, reduce loading rate by 30 percent
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Other principles which guide the design of the booster are safety, cost, and integration into the overall program. It seems certain that the best design is an unmanned two stage booster with oceanic recovery. The second stage docks at the station; then reenters and lands in the ocean. The first stage lands downrange in the ocean.
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Individuals (as opposed to businesses) will only be able to claim an itemized deduction of up to $10,000 ($5,000 for a married taxpayer filing a separate return) for the total of (1) state and local property taxes; and (2) state and local income taxes. To avoid this limitation, pay the last installment of estimated state and local taxes for 2017 no later than Dec. 31, 2017, rather than on the 2018 due date. If you are subject to Alternative Minimum Tax in 2017, paying the additional property tax payment in 2017 may not lower your 2017 tax at all though. Also don't prepay in 2017 a state income tax bill that will be imposed next year – Congress says such a prepayment won't be deductible in 2017. However, Congress only forbade prepayments for state income taxes, not property taxes, so a prepayment on or before Dec. 31, 2017, of a 2018 property tax installment is apparently OK.
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2 Performance of Solar Lamps
3 General Experiences Field Tests
3.1 Aspect's Customers
3.2 Willingness to Pay (WTP)
4 Specific Country Experiences
4.1 Kenya (ITC)
4.2 India (Stanford University)
4.3 Tanzania (GIZ)
4.4 Ethiopia (GIZ)
4.5 Rwanda (RENEW IS-Academy)
As experience with other renewable technologies show, lack of social acceptance and incongruity with cultural values and norms are common barriers during the implementation phase. Therefore, it is important to investigate in users needs and behavior patterns. Additionally, experience show, that laboratory test have to be complemented with field tests in order to test the solar lanterns under real-life conditions. Due to the fact, that many bad quality products exists, it is important to test selected products in a field test.
Performance of Solar Lamps
More than 100 firms are offering PicoPV products in developing countries today, but most products are of very low quality, with serious implications for consumer trust in the new technology. Early lab tests have focused the awareness of governments and donors on the importance of quality control and customer information – however, field tests in sufficient countries with sufficient sample sizes are needed for a better understanding of PicoPV performance under real-life conditions, and to identify gaps in the emerging draft lab test procedures. Field tests show, that lab testing does need to be complemented through long-term testing under real-life conditions.
Occurence rate of technical problems (10% to 50%) during a field test in Uganda confirm this statement. Furthermore, the Uganda data highlight the urgent need to introduce quality labeling mechanisms, based on proven test procedures, on international as well as local levels: Almost all lamp models, including top-end products with high quality claims by manufacturers, did not meet expectations in terms of durability and robustness – in spite of the fact that they had been picked as "best of class" in the previous lab test (which in turn was based on the lab test draft methodology currently in use by Solar Laterns Test as well as Lighting Africa Outstanding Products). Particular technical improvements concluded from the Ugandan field tests are: manufacturers need to improve products' solar fraction, equip lamps only with advanced charge controllers, and work on the robustness of the products, and of the connection parts in particular. Problems were: frequent deep-discharge of batteries, low battery life-spans and overall unsatisfactory lighting service were the frequently observed. Apart from that, the components that most often caused lamps to fail were cables, plugs, input jacks and switches. These parts are obviously under extreme stress when lamps are in everyday use by extended families with several children, and when modules are put down for charging on the ground in the courtyard (while lamps are kept inside to protect them against thieves). [1]
In Ethiopia, broken switches and deeply discharged batteries were a frequent problem. Robustness has to be improved as well, because users often carry their systems around due to fear of theft.
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Aspect's Customers
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In Ethiopia, a large angle of radiation was preferred over a high number of lumens. Portable lamps were favored. Users preferred a built-in switch instead of a pull switch. Furthermore, bright, white light was clearly chosen over yellow colored light. Regulators in order to adjust the level of brightness are an additional feature people liked. Importance of mentioned characteristics, such as light quality and good quality of the system itself can be confirmed. Moreover, duration of light and robustness played an important role in the decision to buy a PicoPV system
Willingness to Pay (WTP)
The willingness to pay (WTP) for PicoPV products in general, and for certain lamp models in particular, differed enormously between the countries. African users indicated a higher willingness to pay than users in Bolivia and Nicaragua (again, leaving much room for future validation of applied methods and ways to account for potential behavioural differences between survey countries). The figures obtained through Dutch auctions indicate a WTP of 50-90 USD for lamps of the highest value class from a consumers' perspective. Lanterns falling into a medium value category were bought at 25- 50 USD. The remaining lanterns were sold for 5-25 USD. In spite of these high willingness to pay indications, a central finding from all the country surveys was that many households at the bottom of the income pyramid, which are in fact the main target population for PicoPV lamps, often lack the required cash availability. Even though the purchase of a lamp would pay off within a few months due to savings on running costs of conventional lighting solutions, consumers, notably in rural areas, mostly do not have the cash available to pay the upfront investment and have no access to financial services which could support by-passing this problem. This is a major a hurdle for the large-scale distribution of PicoPV lamps in LDCs. This is particularly true for the more expensive PicoPV lamp models, which range between 80 and 150 US$ per piece.
A consumer credit scheme piloted in Uganda suggests that offering the possibility of payment in rates enhances affordability of the lamps by rural households tremendously. The willingness to pay (WTP) figures collected in the GIZ PicoPV field survey by far exceed the respective figures resulting from household surveys under the Lighting Africa Market Research programme. This high deviation may be partly due to the very different research approach used by Lighting Africa in this part of the survey, where households were asked to indicate their WTP statements for different lamp types without having had a chance to test-use them.
Table shows how much people spend monthly for traditional lighting devices and how much they are therefore able to pay. Furthermore, degree of substitution of conventional lighting is presented.[2]
Ethiopia 4.2
the use of batteries.
candles – US$ 2.3
batteries for torches (linternas) – US$ 3.2
(lamperas) – US$ 1.6
duration of use / month
Uganda (NACWOLA test users)
90% of test users completely replaced
batteries for lanterns – US$3.7
Specific Country Experiences
In a study conducted by ITC in Kenya in 1998 people in urban and rural areas were asked for what purpose they would use solar lanterns:
The main priority was given to (1) ambient lighting in households. This was followed by the desire for (2) studying and reading, using the light to (3) conducting housework during the dark hours and improving the (4)perceived security by having bright light in or in front of their houses. The least importance was given to (5) business. If only rural areas had been taken into account security would have had the lowest ranking[3].
Ethiopia (GIZ)
In a quantitative study in Ethiopia in 2010, users report improvements in education, health and economics after a field test of three months. Thus, these findings are in line with benefits contributing to the MDGs, presented in the EnDev Report on Impacts. Furthermore, benefits in social community were reported by users: socializing and visits in neighbor's houses were enhanced due to an improvement of security outside (e.g. avoidance of injuries by thorns or dangerous animals). Since solar lamps could be used simultaneously by various people, less conflicts arose about the usage. Furthermore, parents start having discussions and sharing ideas with their children. Thus, relationships between family members improved. Parents are reassured, because their children can use the solar lamps without fear of accidents (e.g. fire). Particularly women are relieved from their worries about energy supply (planning, management and procurement of light sources as well as a fear of emergencies without light).
The proposed research question "How do Solar Portable Lighting (SPL) products affect the amount of time spent on educational activities in Rwanda?" examines the impacts of SPL products on educational activities undertaken by teacher and student households in rural Rwanda.
The primary indicators for the research question are;
- Days a week spent on educational activities at home
- Hours a day spent on educational activities at home
- Household attitudes toward education
- Attendance levels at schools by students
- Resources and physical environment available for households to conduct educational activities
- Do households have access to educational materials to study with?
- Baseline kerosene and candlelight expenditure
- Avoided cost of kerosene and candlelight with the introduction of the SPL
- Willingness to pay and payback period of the SPL
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↑ GTZ, iidevelopment. 2010. GTZ Solar Lamps Field Test Uganda - Final Report.
↑ GIZ. 2010. What difference can a PicoPV system make? Early findings on small Photovoltaic systems - an emerging low- cost energy technology for developing countries: GIZ PicoPV Booklet
↑ ITC, 1998
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"Although you might expect any extension to hasten the point of calving, it actually remains impossible to predict when it will break because the fracture process is so complex.
"My feeling is that this new development suggests something will happen within weeks to months, but there is an outside chance that further growth will be slow for longer than that.
EDIT: Though, oddly, there's always more detail in the BBC report than on their own blog. I guess the reporter gets more out of them!
That rift width chart is perhaps the more concerning one right now. 500m is very large.
I'm not sure if this is an advance, or just the change in satellite view, but it's only a couple of days difference.
But it looks like the earlier image (20170118) has the longer crack. Must be a trick of the lighting.
One puzzling aspect is how it managed to plow through areas of softer ice, called suture zones, that bind the ice from neighboring glaciers into one giant sheet.
"There's something different about that ice that slows it down or causes it to hang up for some period of time," says Dan McGrath, a glaciologist at Colorado State University. But, starting in 2014, that soft ice did very little to slow down this rift.
"We need to get to the bottom of understanding what changed that allowed this rift to progress as it has, and will other rifts follow suit," says McGrath, who spent four field seasons camped out on the Larsen C ice shelf.
best explanation that comes to my mind immediately is the stone that damages a car's front window and one thinks he can live with that small crack, only to find out that the crack will spread with each movement of the car (torsion) after all this is what happens, there is swell action, there is currents action and there is glaciers pushing out to sea action, sufficient sources for movement that will widen each crack until a part of the structures will detach one or the other way.
heading down from the highs of the peninsula and sooner or later pusch that entire ice sheet out into the southern atlantic or beyond.
I would have thought the most obvious solution is the weight of unsupported ice. The ice is melting from the bottom and presumably most at the edges. As this occurs the ice has to drop or the ratio of the ice above sea level to below sea level will increase. Somewhere this is going to cause a crack across the ice and the creation of the crack will cause extra pressure at the ends of the crack causing the cracking to accelerate. This rate of cracking would be greater that that caused by swell and currents. If the crack occurs at a point that has been thinned by under-ice currents it is easy to imagine that after the first section breaks off the next section is also vulnerable.
The soft ice might prevent the propagation of the crack if it was due to normal tides and currents but would not halt a crack caused by the weight of the ice seaward of the crack.
Excellent point DavidR (novice to novice...). Basal melt seaward of the crack is a very good explanation. I wonder if there are any papers on this issue.
a very logical and hence valid point IMO, most probably as usual it's a combo of factors while i would second your opinion to have the greater impact than the factors i mentionend. i'd put this on top of the list.
The New York Times webpage has an article on the rift, with excellent graphics, front and center today.
I think the rift goes just to the left of your arrows. Time will tell.
Using this "Sentinel Playground" image, I see the rift going to the circle in the general location image and the enlargement that has two pairs of arrows pointing to the rift. (The lineation - rift - extends slightly above the top pair.) Tealight and I show different orientations, but the end point may be 'the same'.
Interestingly, at the end the rift appears to 'split' into several separate rifts. I'm not sure whether this is simply an artifact or real.
The rift is currently about 25km from the shelf edge. How would we describe the series of rift-like features approximately 100km north and south of the rift end?
It would be amazing to be near the end of it and to hear it groaning and crackling.
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I find it curious that the crack keeps going "up" (the image) and not "out" (to the coast). Does anybody have ideas, or knowledge, about the stresses on or weaknesses in the ice shelf that would cause the crack to continue to propagate quasi-parallel to the coast?
My experience with cracks in glassy materials is that they do not kink but smoothly change direction. So the crack would curve but not take a right turn unless there is a significant defrct. For the shelf a big hill ?
has to do with the structure from where the ice originates. glaciers for example use to crack more or less 90 degrees to their flowing direction and i could imagine that this ice is built on or close to land and drifting out, similar like a glacier's ice flows down the valley. there are many experts on glaciology in this forum who can certainly explain it better and/or rectify what's wrong with my assumption.
Also the stress profile depends on the anchor points of the shelf.
The British Antarctic Service has posted an article with an attached video of the rift - quite striking footage.
"On Tuesday, researchers with the British Antarctic Survey released new aerial footage showing the widening rift that threatens to tear the ice shelf asunder at any moment. The footage makes the immensity of the crack clear, as the yawning chasm stretches off into the horizon."
The bathymetry around Antarctica has lots of places where, as one moves towards the continent from the off-shore grounding line, the depth actually increases for a while. That means that glaciers/ ice shelves are prone to serious undercutting. That would put the top surface of the ice into tension, whilst the bottom surface is in compression. This is a classic way to produce a fracture, and, like so many other aspects of climate change, it has a nasty feedback mechanism. As the crack propagates, it leaves less of the ice unfractured, with increasingly more of the bending moment being resisted by an ever-decreasing amount of ice.
I've vaguely outlined in orange the end of the rift in the shelf and outlined in black a lineation that crosses the rift and goes to the coast.
Sentinel screenshot from PolarView Acquired: 05-03-2017 19:14:40.
Is the "in black" lineation a weakness of some sort?
I noticed what looks like a warm foehn wind forecast for the 10th, blowing off the ice shelf. Maybe that will help things along?
I guess to state another way....there seems to be 3 "types" of ice talked about: Land ice, ice shelves, and sea ice. For purposes of the various organizations that measure the "sea ice".....are the ice shelves included or excluded from their calculations?
So what that means.....if someone is just looking at the "sea ice numbers" to study "albedo" for instance......those numbers are UNDERSTATING the downturn in the albedo effect from sea ice.....because any shelf ice "lost to melting" doesn't impact the sea ice numbers.
Now....I don't FOR A MINUTE believe that the scientists don't know that (I'm sure they do)....and hopefully work THAT into THEIR calculations.....but for a science novice such as me, it is one more piece of the puzzle that "goes the wrong way".
Because not only are we continuing to have less reflective sea ice.....we're losing ice shelves as well. Just more "bad news" to plug in......unless ice shelves are GROWING somewhere else in the Antarctic.
Well, they get included when they break off, so sea ice will have a big jump soon (I think a year at least).
But the ice shelf masks stay the same? So the floating iceberg counts as sea ice but the sea ice replacing it counts as ice shelf!
In the sea Ice around Antarctica thread the area is currently (record minimum) around 1,500,000 km2 so 5,000km2 - the size of the potential loss of the shelf is quite small in area % terms - probably lost within normally daily increase / decrease figures though it obviously represents a massive volume compared to thin, surface ice.
In 2014, a crack began opening in the Larsen C Ice Shelf—a huge slab of floating ice along the Antarctic Peninsula. By April 2017, only 16 kilometers (10 miles) of ice separated the tip of that crack from the open sea.
Predicting when the cracking shelf will set loose an iceberg is a challenge because ice fracturing depends on several factors, some of which are poorly understood. The iceberg, which is likely to be the size of Rhode Island, could break off any time from days to years from now, according to scientists from Project MIDAS, a United Kingdom-based group that is monitoring the event.
though mainly about foen winds being more prevalent that realised.
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Cheekpoints Textile industry of the late 18th C
One of the industries that grew up in Cheekpoint in conjunction with the Mail Packet station was textiles. Nothing now remains, except some brief mentions of the trade and local lore. It appears that the Cheekpoint venture was part of an initiative in the 1780's to move textile industries out of large towns like Dublin, which provided hefty subsidies to landlords. The local landlord was Cornelius Bolton, who we have met before. 1
The one most tangible piece of evidence apart from written sources is a local placename. It's been speculated that the Green in Cheekpoint owes it's name to a bleaching green. Bleaching was a process of whiting material to remove stains from the textile manufacturing process. During the industrial revolution the process had been cut from months to days but newly spun cloth still needed to be laid out in the sun. The Green seems a modest size compared to some of the greens, such as the photo below. It's worth speculating that many of the fields around could have been employed in the past, but surely south facing would have been more productive.
Bleaching green. Accessed from
http://www.oldandinteresting.com/history-of-laundry.aspx
Julian Walton drawing from Matthew Butler mentions in this excerpt from I was a Day in Waterford "…A report of 1788 states that there were thirty stocking frames in operation, though there were only twenty-two looms in linen and cotton." (Fewer: p49)
Stocking Frames gives some sense of the type of activity happening in the village. The industrial revolution saw the creation of many mechanical solutions to what had previously been a hand crafted skill. One such invention was the Stocking Frame, which could make socks, albeit of poorer quality, but obviously much quicker and cheaper. The actual invention went back to 1589 and was credited to a man named William Lee. It would eventually give rise to the term Luddites – those who rose up and fought against the machines and the displacement of their work and income.
The machines saw a trade in stocking frame looms emerged, where they were purchased by the wealthy and were then leased out to workers to make the socks. These were then sold on by the wealthy merchant. Looms were installed in the cottages of the poor and with minimum training they could soon be turning out socks for export. In the case of Cheekpoint, it is likely that the product was exported directly to the army, then fighting in the Napoleonic war, which ended in 1815 and which would have seen the market shrink. In November of 1788 such product was sold and exported "…300 dozen plain, ribbed and ribbed and figuered cotton stockings at a profit of 25%… " In November of 1789 Daniel Malone, possibly the manager of the textile business, reported that the Bleach Green had been robbed of "…39 pairs of cotton stockings, 28 yards of calico, and 24 yards of linen, and offered a reward of £10 for information" In 1792 Malone was advertising for "..six apprentices for his hosiery business" (Fewer: p49)
Accessed from: http://faculty.humanities.uci.edu/bjbecker/SpinningWeb/lecture15.html
The mention on cotton or linen looms is also telling. Hand looms have a long tradition and here's a good example of how the machinery of the time may have operated. But if you have more time, here's a longer clip showing the entire process from flax harvesting on.
I grew up with rumors of a cotton mill in the village and some have speculated that it was close to the Green. However, the remains of any building of such a size have not been found either around the green or elsewhere in the village. No signs of same on any old maps either. Is it possible that over the years the hand loom operation were mistaken for a cotton mill? Probably.
Anthony Rogers could tell me that his mother remembered as a child the remains of rusting machinery in a field where Tommy and Maura Sullivan now live. These she was told were the remains of the old cotton mill, and that pits used in the soaking of flax and other materials was near the site too. There's certainly plenty of running water nearby. Maybe there was, or maybe what was seen were some remains of the hand looms or other related apparatus.
The industry must have been impacted by the loss of the mail packet station and the financial pressures which it caused for Cornelius Bolton. We don't know exactly when the industry closed but Samuel Lewis writing in 1837 noted that that Cheekpoint was "formerly the Waterford post-office packet station, and the seat of a cotton and rope manufactory, which since the removal of the packets to Dunmore have been discontinued." (Fewer: p49)
Please join us and the Cheekpoint Fishing Heritage Project on Saturday 22nd August at 5pm at Cheekpoint Quay to explore more of the Mail Packet station and Cheekpoint's Industrial Age as part of Heritage Week 2015
We will also provide our regular walks, as part of Heritage week, Cheekpoints Maritime Trail will run on Wednesday 26th and the Faithlegg Heritage Tour will run on Sunday 23rd & 30th. Details on our website at www.russiansidetours.com or via the links above from the Heritage Council website for the week.
1. Aalen. F.H.A. et al Atlas of the Irish Rural Landscape. 2003. Cork University Press
Fewer T.N. (Ed) I was a day in Waterford. 2001. Ballylough Books. Waterford
August 15th, last day of the salmon season
The salmon driftnet season traditionally closed on August 15th, and it was always brought mixed feelings. Grateful to have a break after the rigor of 24hr a day fishing, but conscious that within a week you'd be longing to be back into the familiar rhythm of tides and currents, moon and sun, wind, rain and shine.
One of the closes I recall best was the year Michael "Spud" Murphy had come fishing with me in my own punt. T'was a season that had blurred past. Weekends couldn't come fast enough, some indeed starting on a Thursday and finishing late on a Sunday night/Monday morning on the windy stool at Jack Meades. During the week was almost as bad, there was always a chance of drink from many of the ships anchored at Cheekpoint, either in exchange for fish, or hard currency.
That particular year we stopped short as high water was at 9pm and many crews decided to call it a season at that point. The close meant that the drift nets had to be removed from the punt, it was illegal to have them aboard thereafter. Some would fish out the ebb tide later, only to finish at 6am next morning, but t'wud mean leaving the nets until high water and dragging yourself out of bed a few hours after getting home, which sounded like a lot of hard work. Besides, getting home at 9.30 meant Jacks by 10, the place would be only getting lively!
Punts were lined up along the quay, the earlier boats in, taking plum spots beside the railings, which made it easier to get the nets out of the punt and over the jagged cement edges of the quay. We were working on the shore, so made our way to Moran's poles, hauled the nets out on the Strand above high water mark and "tripping off" the punt, turned heals for home!
Next morning, a little the worse for wear, we started the job of "ranging over" the nets and separating them out for bringing home. Cheekpoint boats generally carried 6 nets. Sometimes a net was "mounted" individually to a rope, measuring about 22 fathoms in length. Sometimes two nets were "mounted" or "roped" together. The individual nets were then tied together to form a train of nets and the ends of each net was "sconeded" (at least I think that was the term and possibly a derivative of Selvidge, the meshs that are roped onto the nets) into each other using a piece of roping twine. To separate them out, the Head and Foot rope was untied, the "Sconding" was removed and the individual nets were then tied up. Being separated meant that carrying them up off the strand was a less back breaking task. On the quay this was also done, but fishermen there also had the choice to leave them together and hoist them into the back of a car or into a trailer.
"ranging" the nets
Once home, the nets were generally washed. At home we filled a barrel with warm water and some washing powder, to try remove the dirt and grime of the river. They were then rinsed in clean water and hung up to dry, perhaps out of a nearby tree or even across the washing line. This practice was not as common once the monofilament netting came in the mid to late 1990's. Many fishermen believed that monofilament was better once there was a new shine on them, and some took that to the extreme as they "stripped off" the old nets and remounted new nets.
When the nets were dry they were "lofted" or stored away in a shed, and would be taken down during the long winter months to be mended and repaired in preparation for the next season to come. The task was as much a social affair as a task, and some of the sheds were as comfortable as a kitchen, with a fire, natural light and many's the time a drink to be had too.
All now gone since the closure of the Salmon fishing. Gone but not forgotten.
Cheekpoint's era as an industrial village
In 1785 Cornelius Bolton along with other investors bought out the Mail Packet Station, then based at Passage East and moved it upriver to Cheekpoint, Co Waterford. Around this business, Bolton built a vibrant industrial village. The man who came to run the Packet, a Welsh Quaker named Thomas Owen arrived in 1787 with two cutters and his family. His youngest daughter Elizabeth recorded her observations of the village and her family in poetry and in 1826 published a book entitled "Poetical Recollections".
A Cutter, picture accessed from
https://southayrshirehistory.wordpress.com/tag/smuggling/
For this years Heritage week, Cheekpoint Fishing Heritage Project, which has participated in Heritage Week since 2005, will partner with Russianside Tours to provide a walk and talk entitled Cheekpoints Industrial Age as perceived through the poetry of Elizabeth. It will be held on Saturday 22nd August 2015 at 5pm and commences at Cheekpoint Quay.
Waterford has a wealth of early Industrial Heritage which we can sometimes ignore, despite the evidence being right before our eyes. A report from Dublin Civic Trust highlights this in the county of Waterford but alas doesn't include much of what occurred at Cheekpoint.
We have met Cornelius Bolton and the list of his and his fathers achievements before. Cheekpoint would see the development of a cotton mill and textile industry, a rope walk, brick kiln, cobalt and slate mining, a new road alignment, hotel and a regular coach service to connect the city with the packets. There has also been rumor of ship building in the village.
All of these developments centered around the Packet, but from early on, there was criticism. Given that the ships relied on wind power, and that Cheekpoint was so far up the harbour, there was much disquiet and criticism. The authorities were looking at moving the station further down the harbour to Dunmore East. We will look at this, and some of the enterprises mentioned above, in more detail on the blog in the coming weeks.
What of Elizabeth however. Well her parents Thomas and Jane Owen had ten children, but many died in childbirth or very young. Four survived to adulthood; Eleanor, Elizabeth, William and Samuel.
Her mother Jane died at Cheekpoint in 1811 and her father followed his wife in 1813. These times are reflected on by Elizabeth and there is much sadness and loneliness evoked. There is also, of course, many pieces that give a sense of the village, the maritime connection, her love of nature and and her privileged position within the community.
The death of Thomas Owen, was a prelude to what would befall the village, Cornelius Bolton and the packet. Following his death, but probably not because of it, the Mail Packet station moved back to Passage East. Bolton was forced to sell off parts of the business and his land to repay his debts, culminating in the sale of his mansion at Faithlegg to Nicholas Mahon Power. The Packet would later be taken from private enterprise when in 1823 the Post Office took over the role and of course Steam was on the way too! Coincidentally, Thomas died on July 24 1813. To borrow a phrase from a man very popular here in Waterford – On this day!
Please join us on Saturday 22nd August at 5pm at Cheekpoint Quay to explore the poetry of Elizabeth Owen and Cheekpoint's Industrial Age.
We will also provide our regular walks, as part of the week, Cheekpoints Maritime Trail will run on Wednesday 26th and the Faithlegg Heritage Tour will run on Sunday 23rd & 30th. Details on our website at www.russiansidetours.com or via the links above from the Heritage Council website for the week.
A brief history of Daisybank House, Bolton, Cheekpoint
Daisybank house, was a derelict three story Georgian mansion when I was growing up. Its only saving grace to me with its shattered windows and crumbling brickwork was an old orchard at its rear, with some very flavorsome apples. A visit to those apple trees was one of the mainstays of our summer schedule.
There is a wonderful architectural description on the listing of the buildings of Ireland. There are additional images here. Its interesting to note that it considers the property to date between 1750-1780 and speculate that it may have been built as a harbour masters home or a constabulary barracks. Despite searching, I haven't yet found any evidence of same.
Photo from Buildings of Ireland (above)
Daisybank opened as a Coaching Inn in 1793, serving the mail packet station at Cheekpoint which originated with the local landlord Cornelius Bolton. We know the date as the hotelier, J. Sly advertised his new Inn in the Waterford Herald. The advertisement is dated as January 21st 1793 By calling it a new Inn, I think it safe to assume that the old inn is what we now know as McAlpins, Suir Inn.
The next mention that we find is an advertisement from May 12th 1801, The lease is open to be filled immediately, and states that it was lately occupied by one William Jackson.
Jackson we learn elsewhere had only days previously "rose early, went down to the pier, threw himself in the river and was drowned"1
In 1808 James Howley was running the hotel and the venture was expanding. He was overseeing the erection of new stables for as many as ten horses. 2
I have read three accounts or reviews of those who stayed at the Hotel, none of them were very positive and one is blunt and to the point "It was dark before we reached Cheek Point – where there is a large dirty inn – for the reception of Packet Passengers"3
The mail Packet moved to Passage East in 1813 and with it the hotelier Howley.4 His reputation must not have been all bad as a hotelier!
Frustratingly there is no record to be found from 1813 to 1848, But in 1848 Patrick Tracy was leasing this property from the Power estate when it was valued at over £18. He was still there two years later, and interestingly, it was then being used as a hotel. We can only speculate that it remained so during this period.
Although you might think that there was not a lot of call for a hotel in the village at that time, accounts of shipping and other happenings on the river highlight a vibrant level of trade in and out of the harbour. A piece from the Waterford News 7th June 1850 gives an example of a Sunday afternoon in the village. We learn that the quay was "crowded with boats of all kinds and sizes" The monied class of the city were escaping downriver to spend a day boating, walking "beauteous walks"to the Minaun and there views that "could hardly be excelled" Tracey is running a table d'hote which on the day is "filled to overflowing" The entire piece is given below.
The Waterford News 7/6/1850
I could only find one other mention of the house, dated 1886. The Advertisement is below, but in brief a certain Captain Coffey is putting up the lease on his "charming residence". The lease is for 8 years and the present owner (Patrick Power of Faithlegg House) has expended £500 on improvements. The rent is £29 per annum.
Aggie Power came to live in the house in 1888 according to her grandson Deaglán. she was four months old at the time. Wonder did the family move in as a result of the above add. Aggie lived to be a great age and had a lifetime of stories connected to the house. Alas I never knew the lady but Pat Murphy told me before of her remembering workers employed on the building of the Barrow Bridge staying as boarders in the house. The Bridge opened in 1906.
In the 70's it was bought by a Londoner named Bert Almond, a gentleman, who had a holiday home on the road below beside the pub. Bert could see the potential that others could not, but in the early 1990's he sold it to a developer named Pat Fitzgerald, who had the skills and the cash to turn it into what it is now, a fully restored and eye pleasing family home. It's now the family residence of the Nevin McGuires and long may they happily reside there.
1,2,3&4 All references are taken from I was a day in Waterford edited by TN Fewer from a piece by Julian Walton called Cornelius Bolton and the Packet Service. pp49 – 53
My thanks to my cousin James Doherty for all the new paper clippings contained in this piece.
Thanks also to Deaglán De Paor and Susan Jacob for information on the Power family.
The origins of Faithlegg
It is reputed that one of the earliest of the parishes to be
founded under the Norman system was at Faithlegg. The lands (some 4000 acres [including 199 at
Cheekpoint and 353 at Faithlegg]) were granted by Henry II to Aleward Juevinis. Henry had landed at Passage East in 1171. Aylward was a merchant from
Bristol who had apparently donated a number of ships towards Henry's imposing
entrance to Waterford harbour. Aylward
built a Motte and Baily to secure his position and it became the centre of Faithlegg Parish, which existed until amalgamated with Crooke & Killea in the mid 18th Century.
old gates to Faithlegg House 1969. Brendan Grogan
The name has featured widely down the ages, probably because of its strategic importance and the presence of Aylward and latterly his Bolton and Power successors. Frustratingly however, each time it featured it seems to have had either variations of its present name, or widely different names.
These are very helpfully gathered on the Logainm website for your perusal, Initially it seems to have been spelled as Fathelig and this name has had several corruptions. But it has also been called BalyFalyng, Whalyng and even Thatlegg.
In equal measure with the spelling, there seems to be as many variations with the origins of the name. For example I came across this account many years back online. As far as I can recall it comes from the Journal of the Waterford & South East Archaeological Society. Full account here. The excerpt below:
Faithlegg.-In your January number, Miss
Hickson's interesting paper on (( Danish Names in Waterford
and Cork" discusses the probable derivation of the name '(
Faithlegg." I think she
rightly assigns it to be of Gaelic and
not Scandinavian origin. Dr.Joyce ((' Place Names," Vol. I., p. 494) Fethard (Fioth-ard) signifies (I High-wood." In the County
Donegal there is a wellknown mountain called (I Slieve-league,"
which signifies (( The Mountain of Slates." Following these
two clues, we make Faithlegg (Fioth-league)–" The Wood of the
Slates." Anyone who has
observed the geological stratum of the
wooded hill of Faithlegg will at once perceive that this name,
as Miss Hickson says of Gaelic place-names generally, gives a perfect
word picture of the physical
features of the place, the hill being
composed of layers of thick slates or flags. It is not necessary, I
think, to go further for an explanation of the name.
I think that this account is a bit wide of the mark. From a desk you might think it makes sense, but knowing the geography of the area and the amount of pudding stone found on the summit, would challenge it. The slate mentioned is found on the Northside, but down towards the river on the Glazing wood side. I'd imagine it's related to the quarrying that went on to build the marsh embankments, than anything older.
Pudding stone, old volcanic rock on the summit of the Minaun
Br Lawrence O'Toole (responsible for the creation of the secondary school in De La Salle College) in his "The Faithlegg Story" agrees. He goes on to consider that Minan Fheilinn may be an origin. The Minaun obviously which he equates with height, but who or what is Fheilinn. A person perhaps? Br O'Toole also considers that it might be a Gaelic term for Woodbine or Honeysuckle. Woodbine does grow on the Minaun presently but I don't think anyone would say that it grows to such an extent that you would name the area after it. Perhaps in the past?
View from the Deerpark of Faithlegg and the river
Canon Power tends towards the woodbine theory, but interestingly he also thinks that the name may not be gaelic at all! His Place Names of the Decies here. So is it an old danish name or the tongue of some other tribe, who settled the area in the past and left a name to posterity.
None other that John ODonovan of the original ordnance survey, and noted Irish placename scholar was of a similar opinion. But he felt that the anglicised spelling of the placename as he found it, was closest to the original meaning, whatever it was, as listed in the older documents that he had access to.
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Genesis of a tracked submarine
The Seeteufel "Monkfish" was an evolution of the concept of human torpedoes and midget submarines that could be thrown out on the coastal areas when U-boats failed to achieve their objectives and survive to the allied total mastery of the skies and sea at that point. Launch and recovery of these was a particular problem. Ferrying midget submarines on standard railway carriages subjected to air attacks was bad enough, and finding a launching sport was also not easy.
And after completion of their short mission, it was extermely hard to have them secured for recovery on the coast. Some developed the idea that adding a way for a midget submarine to move itself could work. And to bear the load, rather than wheels, tracks seemed the obvious choice. This addition would grant the ability to go from land to water and the other way around. Tracks could be propelled by the same engines that drove the propeller.
Tracks would allow these submarines to effectively operate from any spot, and not be tied to railways or docks, allied targets of choice. To be precise on the topic these were tracked submarines, and not "submersible tanks". They had no armour, nor any gun armament, their sole purpose was to attack allied shipping. There was no previous attempt of the genre, but WW1 saw tracked MTBs like the Grillo, or the Versuchsgleitboot, unorthodox solutions aimed at crossing the defensive nets protecting harbours, like Pola and Cattaro.
A camouflaged Seeteufel, operational in 1944. Ntice there is a detail on the photo looking like a transparent structure over the deck, encompassing the periscopic/snorkel mast, which led to misinterpretations in later drawings
The first Seeteufel (1856)
The Seeteufel was not the first of the name. Indeed the first one was designed by genius Bavarian inventor Wilhelm Bauer (see the german subs lineage).
After the failure of the Brandtaucher (1851) which almost killed him, he completely revised the design and went with the "Seeteufel" in 1856, first of the name. He had trouble finding a client for it, but eventually secured a contract with the Russians later. This Seeteufel as 52 feet long, with a crew of 12 trained to use diving suits as the boat had a diving chamber to enter or exit the submerged boat, which save the crew after an operator error.
It worked perfectly and made 133 dives around Saint Petersburg before being lost, salvaged later and retired. For such an early stage, this was a resounding success, and the name was reactivated for the 1944 experiment. This one is also quite amazing and will motive a dedicated post in the future.
Development of the Seeteufel
The second new Seeteufel was a completely new animal, born after submarine warfare did not need any more proofing, and in Germany at the end of the war, through K-Verband and Walter's experiments, submarine warfare was going to enter a brand new leap forward in development. A tracked submarine was very much in the ideas of the time, avoiding many issues of operating midget submarines in a largely allied-dominated environment.
The prototype also known as "Elefant", or "Loedige Projekt" was developed in just four months at the Kiel-Eckernförde torpedo testing center. The team was directed by Alois Loedige and saw the participation of Borgward at a later stage, planned to produce the Seeteufel in serie, and which effectively built armoured vehicles and unmanned wire-guided demolition tanks like the Goliath.
Seeteufel – a front view, early photo of the prototype examined by Kriegsmarine officers. Notice there is an unidetnified structure at the front, and still no deck, added later for seaworthiness
The Seeteufel was a two-man crew submarine, reminiscent of British X-Crafts midget subs in design, averaging 20 tons when diving, tanks full.
A simple double-hull profile tube with a small deck above and cutter bow fitted above the tube. This is perhaps what led to some errors in dimensions, 13.5 being the "between parrallels" waterline figure and 14.2m the overall figure, from the bow to the tail. It was given an interesting double propulsion system, with a classic diesel electric system but also a schornchel.
The 80 hp gasoline engine provided a 10 knots speed on water but an asthmatic 10 km/h on land. The 25 hp electric motor when submerged gave the Seeteufel a cruising speed of 8 knots. The Seeteufel carried standard G7e torpedoes, or four naval mines. The G7e naval torpedo was developed to replaced the earlier G7a, standard Kriegsmarine model, 53.3 cm (21 inches) in diameter, 7.16 m in length, carrying a Schießwolle-36 mixed explosive warhead, 280 kg heavy. It was powered by 100 hp (75 kW) electric motors fed by massive lead-acid batteries, sensitive to handling and which needed pre-heating.
This was however a real progress compared to the previous G7a steam-driven model as the T2 left no visible stream of bubbles. The T3 and T4 were further improved and by 1944 the final model was likely to be the T4 or even the brand new G7es/T5 "Zaunkönig" the world's first acoustic-driven torpedo if produced.
Photo of the early Seeteufel model
The Seeteufel had a displacement of circa 18.0 – 20.0 t when submerged, was 13.5 m (44.55 ft) -or 14.2 m according to other sources- by circa 2.0 m (6.6 ft) in beam, 2.9 m (9.57 ft) in depth,
and 5.5 m (18.15 ft) in height with the Schnorkel mast deployed. It was capable of a top speed of 10 knots submerged (18 kph) thanks to a (Borgward?) petrol/gas engine coupled with a Snorkel, or 8 knots on Electric power AEG E-Motor alone.
Its radius of action when surfaced was 30 hours at top speed, and 80 hours in cruising speed, which allowed to reach any destination on the coastal area. Its max diving or crushing depth (as designed) was 50 m (165 ft) while the prototype was tested to 20 m or 66 ft (25 m from another source). It could look feeble in comparison to the average u-Boats (up to 250-270 m), but as a reminder, this was a coastal submarine. Neither its diving time, stationary, or alarm moving, or the gasoline figures it carried are known. The Seeteufel was too small to carry torpedo tubes but had external drop-collars for two standard 553mm G7e (T2) torpedoes or four mines. It has no gun, only onboard Kriegsmarine crew own pistols.
3-views of the Seeteufel
Seeteufel's trials were preformed at Kiel-Eckernforde, and showed very good agility and handling when submerged. Land operations however proved it woefully underpowered. It could onlty reach 10 kph on flat, and was barely able to climb obstacles or slopes, which proved really a problem when trying to land ashore. As stated by the report, it was decided to fir the production model with a proper 250 hp diesel engine, which would have also probably greatly improved the surface speed. Land tests showed also its under-keel tracks system were way too narrow, making the submarine unstable and potentially prone to toppling over, while the narrow tracks were a liability on soft grounds.
The new production design would have include larger tracks with a wider separation to spread the load and decrease ground pressure. After testing was completed, K-Verband submitted the report to the Kriegsmarine, which approved a standardized preserie ordered at the Borgward factory at Bremen. But as 1944 went to its fall, the definitive order never came. It was planned on land to use flamethrowers and machine guns for aphibious operations but it never materialized and was anyway no longer a priority back then. The only prototype made was taken to a facility near Lübeck, and destroyed by explosives in April or May 1945 to prevent its capture.
Large-scale blueprint reconstruction of the Seeteufel (wikimedia commons)
Seeteufel specifications
Dimensions 13.5 x2.9 x5.5 m
Displacement 18t/20t FL
Propulsion 1 propeller, 1 gas. engine 80 hp, electric motor
Speed 28 knots (42 km/h; 20 mph)
Armament 2x 533 mm G7e T4 torpedoes/4 mines
More accurate rendition of the camouflage by the Author
Read More/Sources
http://strangevehicles.greyfalcon.us/BORGWARD%20SEETEUFEL.htm
http://www.submarine-history.com/NOVAtwo.htm
https://wikivisually.com/lang-de/wiki/Seeteufel_(U-Boot)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G7e_torpedo
http://deacademic.com/dic.nsf/dewiki/1269444
https://en.valka.cz/topic/view/20575/Seeteufel
http://my.fit.edu/~swood/History_pg2.html
The Seeteufel, Or Sea Devil. Germany's Midget Two Man Amphibious Submarine.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seeteufel
https://uboat.net/types/steufel.htm
http://web.archive.org/web/20110927182658/http://www.dataphone.se/~ms/ubootw/boats_type-seeteufel.htm
Eberhard Rössler: Geschichte des deutschen U-Bootbaues. 2. Auflage. Bernard & Graefe Verlag, Bonn 1996, ISBN 3-86047-153-8.
Richard Lakowski: Deutsche U-Boote geheim 1935–1942. Mit 200 bisher unveröffentlichten Dokumenten aus den Akten des Amtes Kriegsschiffbau 3. Auflage. Brandenburgisches Verlagshaus, Berlin 1997, ISBN 3-89488-030-9.
Hans H. Hildebrand, Albert Röhr, Hans-Otto Steinmetz: Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe. Biographien, ein Spiegel der Marinegeschichte von 1815 bis zur Gegenwart. Mundus Verlag, Ratingen 1995, ISBN 3-88385-028-4.
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Clock Work [Part One]
Clock Work
Howard Shore Discusses Hugo with Doug Adams
Hugo takes place in Paris in 1931 and tells the tale of an orphan who lives behind the walls of the Gare Montparnasse railway station. Befriended by a young girl named Isabelle and hunted by the Station Inspector, Hugo seeks to solve the mystery his father left behind – a mystery embodied by an imperturbable automaton. Hugo eventually encounters Papa Georges, who grieves for his own past and, like Hugo, is haunted by what he has lost to time and circumstance.
Martin Scorsese's adaptation of Brain Selznick's 2007 book The Invention of Hugo Cabret is many things. It is a love letter to mid-twentieth century Parisian culture; an ode to the early days of film; a tender story about loss, loneliness, and deliverance; and an experiment in modern cinematic technique. But most of all, it is a story of characters and passions. The same can be said of Howard Shore's score. It is an amalgam of forward-thinking technique and old-fashioned storytelling. It's both an homage to a fascinating period in the budding art of film music, and a continued evolution of Shore's deeply personal compositional voice. However, as befits the story, the score's primary concerns are place, people, and heart.
"Hugo is very detailed in its use of motifs and themes," says Shore. "It's an older style as we know, but Hugo had a pretty traditional type of approach to using themes for characters and objects. Marty really got into it. It's such a nice way to work.
"It started off right away. I wrote the first reel, and it had seven themes in it. And I thought, 'Oh ok, I know where we're going!'"
The score's first theme is built of interlocking fragments of ticking arpeggios, which represent the great clocks behind which Hugo builds his home. "It's all eighths and quarters working together like the gears of a clock."
The clockwork theme often underpins Shore's mystery theme, which depicts the puzzle Hugo inherits from his father. Here the melodic line passes slowly and steadily, falling by recurrent octaves in piano.
"Hugo's theme is a waltz that turns into 'Coeur Volant,'" Shore describes. "It was written by me, Elizabeth Cotnoir and Isabelle Geffroy, whose professional name is 'Zaz.' She's a French artist who lives in Paris. She worked with us and performed the song. It was similar to the way we worked with Annie Lennox. We had some melody, we had some lyrics, and then we worked with the artist who was actually going to perform it. Zaz added some nice elements."
Isabelle's theme is closely related to Hugo's in spirit and flavor. Each has a lonely, isolated quality that warms as the score progresses. "Isabelle comes into the toy store and you hear the solo musette for the first time.
"There's also a theme that's heard in the tunnels. It's a traveling piece. I used it in various places in the film for Hugo's movement."
The automaton that Hugo's father left behind is decorated with the most exotic orchestrations in Shore's score, but they're subtly applied. The short motif for the machine rotates through and around B minor tonalities, and is often orchestrated for strings, celesta, harp, and the delicate electronic tone of the ondes Martenot, a kind of French theremin that was created in 1928 and employs a standard piano-like keyboard with a sliding metal ring.
Finally, the Station Inspector's theme is a rigid marche comique featuring cornet, bassoon, and snare drum, which is heightened then expanded into any number of burlesque contortions as the inept Inspector chases Hugo throughout the station. "I experimented with many different trumpet sounds, and I ended up trying a cornet. At the same time I was also experimenting with different mutes – wooden mutes, paper mutes, brass mutes – and found a certain sound that I loved: cornet with a wooden mute. I used that in many scenes."
With these seven themes assembled, Shore was prepared to start into the 105 minutes of score that Hugo would eventually require – an unusual amount for a Scorsese project.
Doug Adams: There's a real depth to the writing in this score. At times it feels like it's a smaller ensemble folded into a larger ensemble. It's such a beautiful way to do it because it puts you in the mindset of three-dimensional imagery. You think of things in proximity to the listener. Intimate things are close-up, larger-scale things are broader.
Howard Shore: That was one of the things I wanted to do very early on. I had not previously worked on 3D films, but I wanted to make sure I had a lot of depth to the sound of the recording, so I used a pretty big orchestra: triple winds, brass in threes, 60 strings, and percussion.
The orchestra was about 88 total, and then I used a second smaller group, which became its own little band in the middle. It was the sextet: the ondes Martenot, musette, gypsy guitar, piano, bass, and drums. We used an old 30s drum-kit.
DA: That's great. All the old woodblocks and that …
HS: Right, there's woodblock, and old cymbals, and snare drum.
I also used a variety of pianos. The tack piano is actually Mrs. Mills' piano. It's a very famous piano that McCartney used on "Lady Madonna." They've had it in Abbey Road's Studio Two for years, so they rolled that out. I used that quite a lot. It's a beautiful old Steinway. It has a good tuning, but it's got that 'tack' sound. I don't think they've done much to it; it's just an old beat-up piano!
Mrs. Mills had a TV show in the UK. Everybody knew the piano. They all called it "Mrs. Mills' piano" and made a whole thing of bringing it out! I actually tried other pianos – small uprights –but we ended up with Mrs. Mills'. A lot of the ivories are gone, and when the ivories are missing the keys are very rough. So Simon Chamberlain's hands would be raw and sore! He'd be playing all these very fast things, and the piano had no ivory or plastic or anything on the keys.
The sextet was really the core. I did twelve sessions with the sextet on its own before I worked with the orchestra. I did a lot of recording with them over the course of about five months; I would write, and then I would do a live session with the group. Marty never uses temp – he never puts anything in the film that doesn't belong in the film – so whatever I was writing and recording, he would put in the film. He likes to screen the movie a lot. So it was a way to watch the film with the right music in it.
DA: I loved the use of the ondes Martenot in the sextet, because it doesn't play a novelty role. You're just using it as another woodwind; it sits right in that family. It has that beautiful color but it doesn't draw undue attention to itself.
HS: That's right. It's used like a woodwind, exactly. It's such a beautiful instrument. It's subtly used.
DA: The sextet is creating a very 'French' type of sound, but it still feels like it's entirely connected to the score. It doesn't feel like you're using a different voice and then going back to the score proper. It's all one self-contained sound. That's got to be a tough thing to accomplish.
HS: Well, I think that's just from orchestrating it myself. I get into these grooves. It would have been a hard score to do with a lot of different people. The completeness is why I like to do the orchestration.
DA: The other thing that struck me about the consistency of the score was the harmonic language. If you look at Hugo's theme, even when it transforms into the song, it never becomes a I-IV-V-I thing. You're not just doing a folk tune. It still has the changes that are so much a part of your voice, things like the augmented chords and so on. That made it feel like it was an extension of the score.
HS: I think that's because you've heard this music all through the film, so it seems it's most satisfying to hear a lyric at the end. When you hear that voice come in, it's like: "Ah, we're home!" It just feels so good … if you get it right!
DA: It's a sense of completion, like all the parts came together to make something – a last statement.
HS: Exactly. I love that. The lyric by Elizabeth is so beautiful, and hearing Zaz sing the song in French is just so gorgeous.
DA: It's such a beautiful language anyway.
HS: Exactly. And it just feels so natural. The lyrics are really beautiful. They're about the boy and the girl, and about time and healing. It's a nice completion.
One of the things I love about writing film music is that I can delve into these musical periods. They're so interesting. Like the world of Naked Lunch, or Ed Wood, or Georges Méliès, or The Aviator. That was always a major attraction – to be able to live in these worlds. I mean, why wouldn't you want to work in 1930s Paris? Or with the Lumière brothers or Méliès' in the late 1800s.
DA: The last themes in the score deal with Méliès, yes?
HS: Yes. With Georges Méliès in the last half of the film I started to develop the Nostalgia theme. It has to do with the past. So that's the theme of his magic show, and the early days of cinema. It's used all throughout the ending of the film.
You know, people forget that the silent film era was actually over 30 years long.
DA: Yes, we think of that period like a flash in the pan, but it was around a long time.
HS: From around 1895 – that was the Lumière brothers – up to the beginning of recorded dialogue and The Jazz Singer in 1927. But the silent era was never silent. It always had music. That's fascinating to me. In Hugo they show the Lumière brothers' film A Train Comes into the Station [(L'Arrivée d'un train en gare de La Ciotat)], and it has a man playing a piano into a tent. It's in a sideshow, like in a carnival. He's playing Saint-Saëns' Danse Macabre. I really wanted to get Saint-Saëns into the film because, as we know, Saint-Saëns was the first film composer.
DA: That's right. Just about the very first, The Assassination of the Duke of Guise [(L'Assassinat du duc de Guise]).
HS: You hear his work predominantly in a couple of key spots. Danse Macabre was from 1874, and it was a popular classical piece. It was a very dark piece – people weren't used to that kind of music evoking rituals.
DA: The figure of death on his violin and all that.
HS: Yeah, exactly! So it was a very popular piece, and of course the Lumière brothers' silent films were also a popular type of entertainment. And people were frightened by it! A Train Comes into the Station was tremendously frightening to people. People thought the train was going to run them over! That sort of reminds me of 3D. Méliès was an early experimenter with stereoscopic images, and coloring the film, and creating special effects around the turn of the century. It was a pretty unusual thing to be doing, but he was such an innovator.
It's so fascinating, the silent era. It was the birth of all film music. What was played in those movie theaters became what we associate now with film. It went up through Waxman, Korngold, and Steiner. Everybody that came after the silent films started with this classical idea of music in film.
DA: It's such a fascinating period. We think of that as such a logical combination now – a film will almost always have music whether it's an original score, or songs, or source, or whatever. But somebody had to have that idea. They had to think, "We'll use music, it'll help the storytelling." People take that for granted, "Of course it's there, it has to be." But somebody thought of that. That was an idea; that was an innovation.
Hugo puts you right back in that world of large productions and traditional narrative music. That's a good place to be as you move into the next year, yes?
HS: Yes, Hugo was a good lead-up for The Hobbit.
DA: It puts you in that thematic mindset again?
HS: Exactly, yes. It brought me back into that whole process. It was a bigger film score than I had done for a while in terms of the amount of music, and how the music was used in the film. It's not quite as long as The Hobbit will be, but it was a very similar process in terms of composing. The composition took basically five months, and the production was pretty extensive – two months of orchestration, two months of recording/editing/mixing. So Hugo was like a mini Rings score.
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Hugo PR
UPDATE: Track samples available HERE
HOWE RECORDS TO RELEASE HUGO SCORE
Music By Academy Award® Winner Howard Shore
Featuring Zaz on the Original Song "Coeur Volant"
(November 15, 2011—New York, NY) Howe Records is pleased to announce the release of the Hugo – Original Score, available in stores and digitally on November 22, 2011. Hugo marks the sixth collaboration between director Martin Scorsese and composer Howard Shore. Like Scorsese's film, Shore's score to Hugo is a love letter both to the French culture in the 1930s and to the groundbreaking early days of cinema.
Hugo tells the story of Hugo Cabret, a boy who lives behind the walls of a Parisian train station. Shore's music is composed for two ensembles – one nested within the other – to create a sense of layering in the musical palette. Inside a full symphony orchestra resides a smaller ensemble, a sort of nimble French dance band that includes the ondes Martenot, musette, cimbalom, tack piano, gypsy guitar, upright bass, a 1930s trap-kit, and alto saxophone. "I wanted to match the depth of the sound to the depth of the image," says Shore.
The Hugo score is based around a family of primary musical themes. "The themes are used for clarity of storytelling and they develop over the course of the film," says the composer. The score's central theme is a Parisian waltz that develops into the song "Coeur Volant." Howard Shore invited renowned French singer Zaz to collaborate with Elizabeth Cotnoir and him on the song, which captures the lyrical essence of the world of Hugo.
The theme for Hugo's quest begins the score with clocklike precision in piano octaves. A figure for strings, celesta, and ondes Martenot rotates downward through minor modes to depict the mysterious automaton that Hugo's father left behind. The Station Inspector is portrayed by a marche comique featuring bassoon and striding snare drum, while the cinematic innovations of Georges Méliès – "Papa Georges" to Hugo and Isabelle – receive Shore's most theatrical flourishes, which recreate the spirited energy of live theater orchestras and the very first film scores.
Academy Award®-winning composer Howard Shore is among today's most respected, honored, and active composers and conductors. His work with Peter Jackson on The Lord of the Rings trilogy stands as his most towering achievement to date, earning him three Oscars® and four Grammy® awards. Since 2003 Shore's music from the beloved trilogy has been constantly performed in concert halls around the world. Howe Records recently released a live recording of The Lord of the Rings Symphony: Six Movements for Orchestra and Chorus, which continues to appear on Billboard Magazine's classical charts.
As one of the original creators of Saturday Night Live, Shore served as the show's music director from 1975 to 1980. At the same time, he began collaborating with David Cronenberg, and has since scored 13 of the director's films, including The Fly, Dead Ringers, Crash, Naked Lunch, Eastern Promises, and 2011's A Dangerous Method. Shore continues to distinguish himself with a wide range of projects, from Martin Scorsese's The Departed, The Aviator, and Gangs of New York, to Ed Wood, The Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia, and Mrs. Doubtfire. He is currently working on his second opera, and is returning to Middle-earth with J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit.
Through the years, Academy Award® winner Martin Scorsese has transported us to extraordinary places. This Holiday season he will take audiences to a magical time and place as only he can, in his first ever 3D film, based on Brian Selznick's award winning and imaginative New York Times bestseller, The Invention of Hugo Cabret.
Hugo is the astonishing adventure of a wily and resourceful boy whose quest to unlock a secret left to him by his father will transform Hugo and all those around him, and reveal a safe and loving place he can call home. The film stars Ben Kingsley, Sacha Baron Cohen, Asa Butterfield, Chloë Grace Moretz, Ray Winstone, Emily Mortimer, Christopher Lee, Helen McCrory, Michael Stuhlbarg, Frances de la Tour, Richard Griffiths, with Jude Law.
Paramount Pictures will present Hugo in theaters on November 23, 2011. The Hugo – Original Score from Howe Records will be available in stores and digitally on November 22, 2011.
A Dangerous Method PR
SONY MASTERWORKS RELEASES ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK
OF A DANGEROUS METHOD
ORIGINAL MUSIC BY AWARD-WINNING COMPOSER HOWARD SHORE
FEATURES LANG LANG'S PERFORMANCE OF WAGNER'S SIEGFRIED IDYLL
Available on November 21, 2011
Sony Masterworks is proud to announce the release of the original soundtrack picture soundtrack of A Dangerous Method. Howard Shore, a leading composer for movies, wrote the music for this dark and dramatic tale set in Zurich and Vienna on the eve of the First World War. Available on Monday, November 21, the soundtrack also features a recording of Richard Wagner's Siegfried Idyll by one of the most exciting pianists of our time, Lang Lang.
A Dangerous Method is the story of the relationship between two of the great pioneers of modern psychology, Carl Jung (played by Michael Fassbender) and Sigmund Freud (Viggo Mortensen), and of Jung's relationship with his brilliant and beautiful young patient Sabina Spielrein, a wonderful role for Keira Knightley. Jung successfully treats Sabina, who with his encouragement becomes a psychiatrist herself, and through correspondence about her case Jung gains the friendship of Freud. When Jung breaks off his love affair with Sabina, she becomes Freud's patient, and differences on moral and intellectual issues open a gap between the two men.
Director David Cronenberg has chosen Howard Shore to write the score for all but one of his films in the last 30 years. Shore has composed music for more than 80 films in all, also working with directors such as Martin Scorsese and Jonathan Demme, with whom he collaborated on Silence of the Lambs and Philadelphia. His outstanding success was the Lord of the Rings trilogy, for which he received three Academy Awards. Furthermore, he is the winner of two Golden Globe and four Grammy Awards for his film scores. He has also composed a number of concert works and an opera, The Fly, which premiered in Paris in 2008.
Featured on this soundtrack is Shore's arrangement of Richard Wagner's Siegfried Idyll. Wagner composed the Idyll as a birthday present for his wife Cosima after the birth of their son Siegfried in 1869. It is a highly personal piece of music: its first performance, by a small ensemble in Wagner's home on Christmas Day 1870, woke Cosima on that morning from her sleep. Later Wagner incorporated music from the Idyll into his opera Siegfried, the third of the four parts of The Ring.
Lang Lang, one of the world's most renowned pianists, performs the 20-minute Siegfried Idyll on this soundtrack. His meteoric career has taken him around the world for performances in front of huge audiences and even into the White House.
A Dangerous Method with its many-layered story of sexual and intellectual exploration and its star cast has the potential for great box-office success. Shore's music and the superb playing of Lang Lang will delight listeners who have seen the movie and fans of piano music and Wagner alike.
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AM Northwest Flashback
This is undeniably out-of-date, but I'm leaving it here purely out of posterity .. and because I just released it was online! If my disclaimer hasn't yet put you off, enjoy my appearance on AM Northwest (and click through if you want to see the "Pumpkin Workout" I referenced on Twitter at the time).
Labels: Appearances, Book News, Performances, Video
Hugo and the Orchestrion
Late this past summer I received a call from Howard Shore, who was then in London working on Hugo with Martin Scorsese. I'm not even sure it was public knowledge that Shore was on the project at that point. Maybe it was. He'd been involved for a while; in fact, he'd even visited the set when he and I were in London in September 2010 for the release of The Music of the Lord of the Rings Films and the Royal Albert performance of The Return of the King. By the time we met up in Luzern in March, he was deep into the writing – if you attended the Skype lecture at the KKL, those were Hugo sketches he quickly flashed before the camera's eye.
Orchestrion Detail
Regardless, it wasn't the score itself he was calling about. Rather it was a bit of source music that had proven to be a sticky wicket for the post-production team. In mixing the source music – that is, the music in the film that comes from an on-screen source – the post team had used a recording of Strauss' Radetzky March. However, appropriate to the world of Hugo, this Radetzky was performed by an orchestrion. An orchestrion is a sort of a self-contained automated orchestra. Complete with internal pipe organs, triangles, snare drums, xylophones, and bell-striking automatons, orchestrions were all the rage in nineteenth century Europe. Hugo takes places in Paris in the early twentieth century, and its plot is partially constructed around a mysterious automaton left behind by the central character's father. So you can pretty easily trace the team's thoughts. This was the perfect sound for the film.
They had located a French recording of an orchestrion playing Radetzky, and it was everything they wanted. The tone was right, the energy was right, the orchestrion on the recording was even of the correct period. However, as is often the case, there was a catch. For one reason or another, the recording could not be licensed, thus it was unusable in the film. But the performance was so perfect, the team decided that, rather than seek out a different recording of a different orchestrion, they would try to track down the actual orchestrion used in the original recording.
The instrument had gone to a private collector in France, but after that it was sold into another private collection in the States. This collection, as it turned out, was located on the north side of Chicago, not too terribly far from my home. Since I was nearby, Shore asked if I'd be interested in producing a new recording of the orchestion for Hugo.
I said "yes" … which was strange, because I was actually thinking "yesyesyesyesyes!"
The orchestrion was now in a collection belonging to the Sanfillipo Estate. The Sanfilippos had made their fortune as the owners of Fisher Nuts. Along the way, the family had begun collecting orchestrions, and player pianos, and phonographs. They own the world's largest restored theater organ, which resides in a room full of chandeliers and art glass, and is just a stone's throw from the building that houses their salon carousel. The collection, which you can see in the video below, is truly a sight to behold.
I immediately got in touch, but found there was another issue. Yes, the orchestrion was here, yes they were happy to participate … but no one was sure where the Radetzky book was. Orchestrions, as I would learn, read perforated pages like player pianos. However, orchestrion books, unlike piano scrolls, fold end-to-end in tall rectangular heaps, thus are referred to as "books." There was no time to create a new Radetzky book since the Hugo producers needed the new recording before the second half of September. The clock was running. The original French owners were contacted to see if the book had indeed been shipped with the instrument years ago. (It had, they said.) Other private collectors in the States were contacted, though their numbers were prohibitively small. Finally, the book was found in the back of a Sanfilippo storage room along with other non-musical materials that had come over from France when the instrument was originally obtained. We had what we needed!
So, on the afternoon of September 8, I met my recording engineer, Josh Richter of Victorian Recording, at the Sanfilippo's Place de la Musique to record the same orchestrion that had played the Radetzky that the filmmakers had loved so much. As we set up a couple of high-tolerance ribbon mics, Gregory Leifel, the Foundation Director who oversees the collection like a proud papa, cheerfully warned us: "Stand back!" The instrument was shockingly loud – charmingly so, of course, but if you weren't ready for the slap-in-the-face dynamics of the live performance, you could easily be caught unprepared.
After a few runs, we stepped over to the on-site recording studio and quickly mastered what we'd captured. We tweaked the tempo, shifted the pitch a few cents, and warmed up the recording until I felt it was a close enough match for the original. It was quick work. Once Josh and I were pleased with the results, we began uploading the audio files and Pro Tools elements. While we waited, I was given a private tour of the Sanfilippo's collection, which is every bit as beautiful as it is extensive. I can't tell you how much I appreciated the time they took with me. They're clearly quite proud of their collection, and they have every reason to be.
Josh soon texted me that the files had all been successfully uploaded to the server, so I started back home to inform the production that we were all set on our end (ahead of schedule and under budget!) I heard back almost immediately: the new Radetzky was a perfect fit!
Last week I received my confirmation that our Radetzky recording is in the final Hugo edit. It only lasts about ten seconds, but it takes over the soundscape during its moment upon the stage, and fills the entire 7.1 mix ... and it's still really loud! You'll know it when you hear it. Maybe it's not really much in the long run, but it was a chance to be a part of a Scorsese film, an excuse to see a truly outstanding collection of instruments … and it will be my first on-screen credit in a studio film. I'm incredibly honored to have been asked to assist, and incredibly proud to be associated – even in a tiny way – with such a wonderful project.
Thanks to Howard Shore, Jennifer Dunnington, the Sanfilippo Estate, Gregory Leifel, Josh Richter, and Alan Frey for helping to coordinate this project. I'll be back with more Hugo talk in the near future … and maybe a little Hobbit news, you know, just to justify our URL!
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LOTR: FOTR -- In Concert Coming to Paris
Le Seigneur des Anneaux – la Communauté de l'Anneau en ciné concert : Le film est projeté dans son intégralité, avec les dialogues et les effets sonores, mais sans l'œuvre musicale. Cette dernière étant interprétée en direct (en parfaite synchronisation avec la bande sonore originale du film) par un orchestre symphonique et un chœur. L'intégralité du film est diffusée sur un écran géant en fond de scène, les dialogues sont en VO sous-titrés. La bande originale est interprétée par le 21st Century Orchestra, un orchestre symphonique de 90 musiciens, dirigé par Ludwig Wicki, accompagné du Chœur de l'Orchestre Colonne de Paris (100 adultes et 50 enfants) avec le soliste Kaitlyn Lusk. Cette production a déjà rencontré un immense succès à Londres, Lucerne, Munich, Cracovie, Luxembourg, Lyon, Tampere, New York, Sydney et St Louis. Rappelons que Le Seigneur des Anneaux est une des œuvres les plus primées de toute l'histoire du cinéma avec pas moins de dix-sept Oscars dont deux pour la meilleure musique. La musique composée par Howard Shore a su créer un environnement sonore propre à chaque univers du film (le Pays de Mordor, les collines d'Emyn Muil, la Terre du Milieu etc) En remportant l'Oscar de la "Meilleure Musique de Film", la bande originale d'Howard Shore est devenue l'une des plus emblématiques de l'histoire du cinéma.
Merci à Guillaume!
Labels: News, Performances
Hobbit Production Diary #4
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Ongoing Discussion [November 2011]
Official Hobbit news has now begun to trickle in from writers embedded in the production. If you haven't read the report on AICN, I strongly encourage you to do so. (And as ever, if you're sensitive to strong language, I suggest you remain above the Talkback section -- both literally and metaphorically.) As announced in Ghent, Howard Shore has recently been down to New Zealand as well, but that's all the Hobbit news that's fit to print for the moment.
Anyway, it's not as if there's a Shore drought right now. A Dangerous Method is out in Europe, and will be circulating in the States soon enough. Hugo is on its way as well -- and the impatient among us can hear some preview snippets on the official Hugo site. Another Cronenberg picture, Cosmopolis, is currently in production. Canadian band Metric recently revealed that they'll be collaborating with Shore on that score.
As for me -- I think I'm now fully recovered from my recent press tour. Maybe. While October's travels and concerts are still recent memories, my mind has actually turned back a few pages to early September. For the past few months I've held my tongue regarding a fun little excursion I enjoyed in the waning days of summer 2011. I can't reveal the story quite yet, but if you'll check back later this month, I'll tell you a bit about my involvement with Hugo.
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Wine Review: Pelee Island Winery "Secco" (Prosecco) | Wine Splash!
Daisy gives this sparkler 4 out of 5 Paws!
We enjoy visiting wineries and drinking wine from all of the Great Lakes Region! And Canada is no different. In fact, from where we live in Southeast Michigan, Canada is actually our closest wine region. We recently visited one of the largest Canadian wineries called Pelee Island Winery and they produce an excellent amount of quality, flavorful wines! One of our favorites is the Pelee Island "Secco" sparkling wine which is made in the Prosecco style! Light bubbles, very fruity, festive, and fun! On sight, this sparkler is a daybright yellow and clear. On the nose, nuances of tropical fruit, apple, and citrus fill the glass and our senses! A promise of good things to come! On the palate, the wine is medium weight, small bubbles, and soft. Flavors of pear, Macintosh apple, tropical citrus, and even a hint of peach. The finish had a nice length which shows good acidity. We had this "Secco" on our deck after a long day at work so it was perfect to balance the day out. We would consider this prosecco an Extra Dry style since there was a hint of sweetness from all the ripe fruit. We would pair this with a mild cheese, seafood, salads, or as an apertif.
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Z test or T test?
Thread starter RO94
Tags #help #hypothesistesting #statistics #stats
Looking at a spider diagram I assumed that i should use a Z-test for this hypothesis test however the solutions are saying a T-testing using an F-test to see if the variances are the same. Someone please help me understand :shakehead:shakehead
. A survey was conducted on attitudes towards speed cameras. Random samples were
selected from two groups of people. People in Group A all had a valid driving licence
at the time of the study, whereas people from Group B had never held a driving licence.
Attitudes towards speed cameras were measured on a scale from 0 to 10, with 10 being
the most positive attitude. The results of the survey were as follows:
Group A Group B
5-----------0
6-----------10
x¯ 4.111------6.778
s^2 2.361------7.944
(The dashes are there to help make sense of the table because the thread reformats everything)
(a) Using an α-value of 0.05, test the hypothesis that people who have a driving licence have a different attitude towards speed cameras than people who do not have a driving licence. You may assume that the population data are normally distributed.]
(b) Test the hypothesis that people who have a driving licence have a more negative
attitude towards speed cameras than people who do not have a driving licence (use
α = 0.05). Is your procedure different from the procedure used in part (a)? If so,
explain the difference
JesperHP
TS Contributor
What you want to focus on is:
1) It is different people in the two sample, in other words you have independent samples (you need to use another test for dependent sample often arising with before after measurements on the same group of people - as in before and after treatment in order to measure effect of treatment).
2) The samples are small --> hence you cannot call upon the central limit theorem to justify asymptotic normality of the estimator and then use z-test.
If it were a one sample - not a comparison between two samples - you could the assume normality of the population hence the sample average would be normal and divided by the estimate of the standard deviation adjusted for degrees of freedom you would be dividing by an independent chi^2. A standard normally distributed variable divided by an independent chi^2 adjusted for df is t-distributed. Hence you would use a t-test.
Since we now are comparing groups we apply the same logic - assuming normality of populations - but the application of this logic requires the samples have equal variance. Therefore we assume equal variances and we test for equal variances (using an F-test). If the test is not rejected we go on and conduct the "Independent samples t-test" used for small sample. If you google independent samples t-test you can probably find the further information you need. | {
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Bright Aqua, 14mm round Millefiori, with pure Silver Foil, handmade Venetian beads. These round silver foil beads have a lot of silver foil, and multicolored mosaic canes, Millefiori, which means "Thousand Flowers". Since each bead is made one-by-one under the flame, (lampworked beads), the color combination of the mosaic canes vary on each Venetian bead; and the millefiori is in an abstract pattern. | {
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As demonstrated by different galactic surveys, the star-formation process is intimately connected to the formation and evolution of filaments. Using large-scale observations from both single-dish and interferometers such as IRAM and ALMA, we carried out a systematic study of the molecular emission of several filamentary clouds like Taurus, Perseus, and Orion. The analysis of the internal gas kinematics of these regions indicates a complex substructure in both low- and high-mass filaments. Independently of the environment, filaments are revealed as bundles of fibers of different complexity. The local properties of these fibers (internal motions, distribution, and mass) set the initial conditions for the formation stars within all these clouds. Based on these findings, we propose a unified star-formation scenario where the observed differences between low- and high-mass clouds, and the origin of clusters, emerge naturally from the initial concentration of fibers. | {
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All New – Featuring the personal websites of Grow-a-brain's readers! Today – Mr. Natural at Informiorium. He is selling his home in Cape Columbia, Washington, in order to move to New Zealand. Submit yours for consideration.
Holy smoke! New Pope elected!
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Журути () — муниципалитет в Бразилии, входит в штат Пара. Составная часть мезорегиона Байшу-Амазонас. Входит в экономико-статистический микрорегион Обидус. Население составляет 47 086 человек на 2010 год. Занимает площадь 8 305,454 км². Плотность населения — 5,67 чел./км².
Демография
Согласно сведениям, собранным в ходе переписи 2010 г. Национальным институтом географии и статистики (IBGE), население муниципалитета составляет:
По данным оценки 2015 года население муниципалитета составляет 53 989 жителей.
Статистика
Валовой внутренний продукт на 2003 составляет 68.756.602,00 реалов (данные: Бразильский институт географии и статистики).
Валовой внутренний продукт на душу населения на 2003 составляет 2.000,25 реалов (данные: Бразильский институт географии и статистики).
Индекс развития человеческого потенциала на 2000 составляет 0,630 (данные: Программа развития ООН).
Важнейшие населенные пункты
Ссылки
IBGE Cidades
Confederação Nacional de Municípios (CNM)
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Q: error: not found: value assemblyJarName in assembly I am new to big data and hadoop, I am trying to make use of hadoopcryptoledger library to do some bitcoin graph analysis, I followed this tutorial Using spark-scala-graphx to analyze Bitcoin transaction graph
While executing the command
sbt clean assembly test it:test
I ran into an issue:
/home/jnikhil/hadoopcryptoledger/examples/scala-spark-graphx-
bitcointransaction/build.sbt:30: error: not found: value assemblyJarName
assemblyJarName in assembly := "example-hcl-spark-scala-graphx-bitcointransaction.jar"
Does anyone know why am I facing this issue?
A: These instructions give the answer.
Add the following to project/assembly.sbt:
addSbtPlugin("com.eed3si9n" % "sbt-assembly" % "0.14.8")
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Lisa has been to the chateau many times, and it is not exactly her cup of tea. Fortunately at Savigny-les-Beaune that's not a problem. If you don't like tea then drink wine, and that's exactly what Lisa, Lovita and Cherolyn did while the guys checked out all the man toys.
Our friends Jon, Cherolyn, Lovita, and Scott at Chateau Savigny-les-Beaune.
Lovita and Cherolyn checking out the vineyard.
Just a small portion of the aircraft collection.
Of course after all that sightseeing and wine tasting we needed sustenance. Our next stop was a small restaurant in the village of Savigny-les-Beaune.
Yummy steak with a creamy mushroom sauce.
Cherolyn tells me that little wine enhances any meal.
Spending time with our friends always passes too quickly. They were headed home, but we would also be going home to California for our six-month winter sojourn in just a few days. We needed to get Rabelo ready for the French winter. While it's not nearly as cold as many parts of the U.S. compared to Southern California it's freezing. Beds needed to be stripped, furniture covered, and many of the systems on Rabelo winterized. It was a busy few days.
Jon, myself, and Scott trying to figure out how to tie up Rabelo for the winter.
Many of our friends ask us about security in Europe after the terrorist's attacks that have happened over the last few years. They want to know is it safe, and do we see more signs of heightened security? The short answer to both questions is yes. There is a much greater presence of both police and military in the major cities. The smaller towns and villages haven't changed much. The biggest change we've noticed are the trains. When traveling between countries there are military personnel on the trains. Check-in is now more like an airport, where as you use to just walk on a train now you have to go through security. We flew out of Brussels where there were military or police everywhere we looked. It is disconcerting to see so many armed soldiers and police, but then again it is also reassuring that they are there.
Here I am waiting in the security line to get my bags X-rayed.
These four troop carriers were parked in front of our hotel in Brussels.
This will be my last installment of Living barge until Lisa and I return to Rabelo in May 2017. We have great things planned for this coming year. I hope you will join us. Have a wonderful 2017. Living Barge should be back online by the end of May.
A fond farewell to beautiful Burgundy.
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This special Insider's-only feature includes several exclusive photos to give you an inside look at what happened at last week's hearing in the SweetCakes case. As we wait for a final decision, we're also giving you a breakdown of our legal team's oral argument.
FLI Reclaims Right of Senior Couple to Host Bible Study in Their Home
First Liberty Institute recently settled a federal lawsuit against a senior living community in Virginia that had banned FLI clients Ken and Liv Hauge from hosting a Bible study. Learn how this victory will help us win more cases to protect your right to live out your faith at home.
Interactive Map: Ten Critical Legal Battles We're Fighting to Defend Your First Freedom
2020 will be the start of a new era for religious freedom and this special feature contains an interactive map with numerous legal battles we're fighting nationwide. Start the New Year by becoming familiar with the key cases that will have a profound impact on your first freedom.
First Liberty Begins 2020 with Two Critical Oral Arguments, Including SweetCakes by Melissa
As predicted, 2020 is already off to a roaring start as First Liberty presents oral arguments in the First Circuit to challenge the state of Maine's School Choice program, and in the Oregon Court of Appeals for one of the nation's most highly-anticipated cases, SweetCakes by Melissa.
FLI Team Attends 22nd Annual Prayer Breakfast at European Parliament in Brussels
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MBTI has helped millions of people worldwide gain insights about themselves and how they interact with others and improve how they communicate, learn and work.
– Where we get our energy –Extraversion vs Introversion.
At this moment, You should have done the MBTI assessment, lets get to know our real character based from the 4 types of dichotomies. | {
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Baby Ariel
Baby Ariel is a recording artist and social-media phenomenon. She was recently named one of the most influential people on the internet by both Time and Forbes magazines. Ariel got her start creating lip-synching videos in May 2015 on the popular app musical.ly.
Ariel won the 2017 Teen Choice Award for "Choice Muser." She has been dubbed "The Queen of Gen Z" by Adweek. She has been featured on the cover of Billboard magazine alongside top musical.ly influencer Jacob Sartorius, as well as on 60 Minutes, Good Morning America, CNN, and Rolling Stone. She was nominated for "Breakout Creator" and "Entertainer of the Year" at the 2016 Streamy Awards. The People's Choice Awards nominated her for "Favorite Social Media Star" in 2017, and the iHeart Radio Music Awards nominated her for its "Social Star Award." Ariel launched an anti-bullying campaign called #ArielMovement to combat bullying and encourage her followers to stay confident in who they are. People magazine recognized her for her support in the #hackharassment movement to stop internet trolls and negativity on the internet.
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Santos Anjos da Guarda na Città Giardino (em latim, Sanctorum Angelorum Custodum in regione vulgo "Città Giardino") é uma diaconia instituída em 5 de fevereiro de 1965 pelo Papa Paulo VI, por meio da constituição apostólica Quandoquidem Sacrorum Cardinalium. A igreja titular deste título é Santi Angeli Custodi, no quartiere Monte Sacro.
Titulares protetores
Alfredo Pacini (1967)
Sebastiano Baggio, título pro illa vice (1969-1973)
Agostino Cacciavillan (2001-2011); título pro hac vice (2011-2022)
Ligações externas
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Character Profile: Sephiroth
USA Info
Japanese Info
Sephiroth Sefirosu(セフィロス)
The One Winged Angel The One Winged Angel
Human/Jenova hybrid Human/Jenova hybrid
Male Male
29 years old(at time of death) 29 years old(at time of death)
Mako Green Mako Green
6'1"(source: videogame's booket) 185 cm(source: videogame's booket)
Ex-General of ShinRa's company Ex-General of ShinRa's company
"I will..never be a memory." "I will not just become a memory..."
"On your knees. I want you to beg for forgiveness." "Kneel. Beg for forgiveness."
George Newbern Toshiyuki Morikawa
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
Final Fantasy VII: Last Order Final Fantasy VII: Last Order
Last I checked, this character's cosplay outfit was available at Milanoo, Costume Family, and Xfancy.
The above info came from Sandoishi Sondasho, and was edited by yours truly (contact me). The image came from Photobucket.
Character Description: Sephiroth
Sephiroth is the main villain in the Final Fantasy VII series. He was the product of ShinRa's "Jenova Project"; injected with Jenova's cells while in the fetal stage by his own father, Professor Hojo. He was separated from his mother Lucrecia and was raised by ShinRa, who had him believe Jenova was his mother. Sephiroth became a quiet and strict member of ShinRa's SOLDIERs during the Wutai war.
Five years prior to Final Fantasy VII, Sephiroth, Zack, and Cloud (a ShinRa MP at the time) were sent to Nibelheim to investigate the old Mako Reactor in the mountains. When he sees the preserving area of Jenova, Sephiroth's world is turned upside down. From reading Gast's findings on the Jenova Project, Sephiroth learned he was nothing more but a experiment. The horrible truth drove Sephiroth genocidally insane, brutally murdering the 'traitors' of the Planet; the regular humans. He is responsible for the death of Cloud's mother and Tifa's father. He injured Tifa and Zack while was mortally wounded himself by Cloud. But Sephiroth dived into the Lifestream below the reactor with Jenova's head on him. As far as everyone knew, Sephiroth was dead....
But in truth, Sephiroth drifts through the Lifestream and ends up in the Northern Crater, frozen. However, from integrating some of Jenova, Sephiroth learned that he controlled the "Sephiroth Copies" with his mind, as they possess Jenova's cells in them like Cloud. He also can manipulate the rest of Jenova to take on his appearance, taking over Jenova's body and using it to kill President ShinRa.
Taking Cloud and company on a wild goose chase with his "puppets", Sephiroth had them get the Black Materia which Cloud gave to him at the "Reunion" Sephiroth arranged at he Northern Cave. While Meteor was heading to the Planet, Sephiroth absorbed every remaining piece of Jenova (the copies that were slaughtered and his "puppets") to assume a cocoon-like stage (Bizzaro Sephiroth) and by the time Cloud and gang arrived, Sephiroth emerged as an angelic figure from absorbing some of the Lifestream (Seraph Sephiroth).
Though he was killed, Sephiroth's spirit intended to kill Cloud and take over his body. But Cloud overcame Sephiroth, whose soul was taken by the Lifestream. But by Advent Children Sephiroth's scattered spirit became the three Remanent, who are to find Jenova's head, and once absorb become Sephiroth. Kadaj succeeded and Sephiroth was reborn. In the end, Cloud performs the Omnislash 5.0, the new version of Omnislash. Sephiroth shows his infamous black angel wing at his defeat, whispering his final farewells as he fades back to the Lifestream for good.
Side Note: Seeing as how Sephiroth is 6'1" tall, that would make his sword, the Masamune, 7'1" tall.
The above description came from Sandoishi Sondasho and fractyl2, and was edited by yours truly (contact me).
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Top Kids is an evangelistic and teaching programme that reaches children in the slum area of Tungsonghong in northern Bangkok. Every Saturday the children are loved and have fun as they learn about moral living and the Bible. The "Through the Bible" curriculum, written and illustrated by Prasert Taksin and her team, is used to lay a foundation to present the gospel. After the lesson, the children receive a meal they eat together. Around 80 children have been converted and are being discipled through this programme. Children who make a commitment to Christ are encouraged to study a Bible correspondence course (THA01a), and a number of older children who have come through the Top Kids programme stay on as leaders.
The effects of the programme are felt in the wider community too, as Prasert and others visit the families of the children involved during the week to spend time and minister to their needs.
The Heart of Mercy project is another of the ministries of the Muangtong Mission Centre, working under the oversight of World Outreach Thailand, which provides support for children and families living in slum areas in north Bangkok. Housing, sanitation and the basics of life are often in short supply as families struggle with the many problems affecting the urban poor. Where employment exists it is often poorly paid menial or factory work and the families are often transient, putting a heavy burden on the children especially.
Thai schools require that children have the school uniform in order to attend class, and commonly one school has several different uniforms. Heart of Mercy commonly provides a uniform and stationery to poor children, allowing them to have access to basic education.
Heart of Mercy also steps in to assist in crisis situations, whether it is providing transport to hospital or food for those not able to afford it or in times of disaster, such as the 2011 flooding which inundated the poor communities around where Top Kids is located.
In 1978 two women from New Zealand went to Thailand and started the Good News Team. They believed the way to impact the nation for Christ was to establish a ministry sharing the Good News with the Buddhist children throughout the nation. Bright Hope World has now partnered with them for a number of years, providing financial assistance so this work can continue to grow and reach out to more Thai children.
Children living in the slums of north Bangkok who benefit from the opportunity of going to school through the Heart of Mercy project and then also get the additional tutoring and spiritual input on Saturday with Top Kids.
The leadership team of this project have such an awesome love for children and a real desire to transform whole communities in Thailand by reaching out to the children. The commitment and dedication of the team is inspiring and we are excited about the potential here to raise up many young men and women for God.
Prasert Taksin is a Thai from Northern Thailand who came to Bangkok and was trained by Lorraine Dierck, one of the two missionaries from New Zealand, following graduating from Bible School in 1990. Together they planted a church in the northern suburbs of Bangkok which was the only church amongst 500,000 people. Prasert heads up both the Top Kids programme and the Heart of Mercy ministry. She has a special anointing to share God's love with children and has led hundreds of children to Christ. She is the founder and co-director of the Top Kids and Heart of Mercy programmes.
20 million Thai children and youth have not yet heard a meaningful presentation of the gospel. Thai youth are the key to the future of the church in Thailand yet at the same time thousands of them are being exploited and abused. They desperately need to hear that God loves them and can give them a new life in Jesus Christ. Top Kids and Heart of Mercy seek to get alongside many of these children, show them God's love, care for them and teach them.
Pooky is 13 years old and has been coming to Top Kids since she was six. She became a follower of Jesus when she was nine years old. Following Pooky's conversion, her school teacher was very angry when she refused to pay homage or worship the Buddha image during prayers at school. The teacher threatened her with expulsion and forced her to clean toilets whenever she refused to join the Buddhist worship rituals. In 2006 Pooky asked Prasert if she could be baptised in water. She said "Even if everyone in my school is Buddhist, I have decided to follow Jesus Christ with my whole heart". On the day she was baptised her Buddhist mother felt God's love touch her heart and on that day she gave her life to Christ. Both mother and daughter constantly encourage one another to remain faithful to Jesus Christ.
Mim is eight years old and has been attending Top Kids for two years. Her mum left when she was young. She lived by herself during the day while her dad worked. When a Good News Team member first met her, she was very dirty and infested with lice. She didn't go to school because kids would pick on her because of her appearance. After some hygiene skills and basic school skills at Top Kids, she now attends school, has moved out of the slum, and is very happy with a great heart for God.
Miw began coming to the Top Kids programme in January 2007. She enjoyed the programme very much and invited her three sisters. Her eldest sister May became a Christian in July. Her mother, Mrs Chin, was so amazed at the change in her daughter that she began attending Muangtong Church and three weeks later she gave her life to Jesus Christ. | {
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