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THCP: A newly discovered, potentially more potent, cannabis compound
A new study has described the discovery of a previously unknown cannabinoid. Dubbed THCP, the molecule is significantly more potent that its well-known counterpart THC, however, it is unknown how present it is in common cannabis strains.
Genetically-engineered yeast produce beer that staves off staleness
Nothing ruins a session like stale beer, but it's a common problem. Now researchers from Jiangnan University have found a way to keep beer fresher for longer, by genetically engineering lager yeast to produce certain compounds that slow staleness.
Coldest-ever chemical reaction reveals molecules in ultra slow motion
At the atomic scale, things happen much faster than we can see. Now Harvard researchers have slowed things down by cooling molecules to almost absolute zero – the coldest chemical reaction ever recorded, capturing never-before seen molecular actions.
Exoplanets of quiet stars most likely to sustain extraterrestrial life
For the first time, atmospheric chemistry and 3D climate modeling have been combined in a way that could help identify planets beyond our solar system which could host life.
DNA's building blocks could be created in interstellar clouds
A new Japanese study simulated interstellar clouds of dust and gas, and managed to produce some of the building blocks of DNA.
Life's building blocks spontaneously self-assemble in primordial soup experiment
Exactly how life sprung out of non-living matter is one of biology's biggest mysteries. In new research, scientists cooked up a "primordial soup" and found that some of the crucial building blocks of life spontaneously stacked themselves in a surprisingly efficient way.
Chemists concoct polyester "cells" that may plug gaps in origins of life
The biggest missing link lies between non-living matter and the earliest living cells. A new study has found a mechanism that may have helped droplets transition into early cells, taking place in ponds, puddles and waterways that dried out and refilled repeatedly over time.
Directed evolution gets bacteria designing new antibiotics for us
In the 1990s, the lab of Frances Arnold showed how we can turn evolution to our advantage by manipulating microbes into evolving in a certain way. Now Arnold's team is using the technique to develop new antibiotics.
Eco-friendly plastic crystals take the gas out of refrigeration
Scientists led by the University of Cambridge have developed a way to replace the organic gases used in most conventional refrigerators with plastic crystals. By using crystals of neopentyl glycol under pressure, it may be possible to build safer, greener, and more efficient cooling systems.
Astronomers finally find the first molecule ever formed in the universe
Astronomers have finally found the very first molecule to ever form in the universe. The helium hydride ion (HeH+) has long been a key theoretical part of how the chemistry of the cosmos kicked off. Now the first unambiguous evidence of the molecule in a planetary nebula has been found.
Oldest known periodic table of elements undergoes restoration
The oldest known periodic table has been restored after a major conservation effort. Discovered in 2014 by Dr Alan Aitken during a clean out of old stores, the classroom table of chemical elements dates from 1885 and accurately reflects the level of knowledge for the time of its printing.
Ancient enzymes resurrected to take the heat and make better biocatalysts
Researchers at the University of Queensland have looked to the past to help with the future of biochemistry, resurrecting enzymes from almost half a billion years ago to fill in where current ones can't.


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Japan H-2A rocket was successfully launched with observation satellite on Saturday. Launch success rate is 95.8%
New Daichi satellite put into orbit
TANEGASHIMA, Kagoshima (Jiji Press)—An H-2A rocket was successfully launched on Saturday carrying the No. 2 Daichi land observation satellite, which is to aid disaster prevention by monitoring seismic crustal deformation, volcanic eruptions and landslides triggered by typhoons and heavy rain.
The rocket was launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture at 12:05 p.m., Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said.
After separating from the rocket about 16 minutes after the launch, the No. 2 Daichi satellite was put into orbit around the Earth.
The new satellite is a successor to the No. 1 Daichi, which was decommissioned in May 2011.
While the large original Daichi was equipped with radar and an optical camera that could take stereoscopic photographs, its medium-sized successor carries only a high-performance radar that can be used even during the night and in bad weather, so that it can make smaller turns.
So far, 23 out of 24 H-2A rockets have been successfully launched, with Saturday's launch the 18th success in a row.
The success rate is now 95.8 percent—above the 95 percent reliability standard widely accepted around the world.
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That's right! 'Mystery Repeats' reached 3.000.000 streams on Spotify last week! And since we're talking about streams: Jeangu Macrooy's first single of debut album 'High On You' called 'Step Into The Water'; produced/co-written by yours truly, has now more than 1.5 streams! Check out both songs below!
Jeangu Macrooy - Horizon out now!
'Shake Up This Place' out now!
Today Jeangu's third single 'Shake Up This Place' was released! The song was written and composed by Jeangu, his brother Xillan and me and was inspired by Jeangu's experiences in the Berlin nightlive scene. Check it out on Spotify or any other digital service platform!
Film music magazine 'Score' interviewed me about the music that I made for 'Niemand In De Stad'. Read the full article here (Dutch only).
'Across' released eight years ago today!
I can't believe that today it's already been eight years since I released my album 'Across'. I had a great time working together with all these talented artist such as Torre Florim (De Staat), Janne Schra, Cato van Dijck (My Baby) and Maurino Alarcon (TénTemPiés)! Celebrate this day with me and listen to the album on Spotify or order the limited edition cd-book in my webshop for just € 7,50!
Check out this mini-documentary by Dubbelglas.tv / FabFilter in which I tell about the process of composing the music for the film 'Niemand in de Stad' by director Michiel van Erp! The film will be playing in cinemas as of October 4th. The music will be released on Unexpected Records and available through all digital platforms as of September 21st 2018.
Jeangu Macrooy and Unexpected Records announced today that Jeangu's second album will be presented at the big hall of the Paradiso, Amsterdam on February 7th 2018! This Friday the pre-sale will start. Meanwhile we're working hard in the studio to record the new album. Tickets for the show are for sale right here.
'How Much I Love You' released today!
Jeangu Macrooy's new single 'How Much I Love You' was released today! It's the first single of Jeangu Macrooy's second album that is due for release in the beginning of 2019. Jeangu and I wrote the song together and besides that I also did the production and mix. Enjoy!
'High On You' celebrates it's birthday today!
'Niemand In De Stad' opening Dutch Film Festival!
Today it was announced that the feature film 'Niemand In De Stad' by renown director Michiel van Erp, where I composed the music for, will be opnening the Dutch Film Festival (NFF) this year! The movie will also play in cinemas across the country as of October 4th. I'm really looking to the response of the audience!
For your listening pleasure, I made a playlist on Spotify with a selection of 45 songs I produced and mostly wrote or co-wrote as well. Listen right here!
Click here to listen to the full album on Spotify.
'High On You' nominated for Edison 'Best Album'!
Great news!! Last night Dutch TV show 'Shownieuws' announced that Jeangu Macrooy's debut album 'High On You', that was produced/co-written by yours truly, is nominated for the Edison Pop Award for 'Best Album'! The award ceremony will be held on February 12th 2018.
'Mystery Repeats' turns 10 years old!
Exactly ten years ago today, Pete Philly and I dropped our second studio album 'Mystery Repeats'! I'm still proud of what we made back then! Listen to the album on Spotify and let me know if it survived the test of time :) Perq.
Single 'High On You' by Jeangu Macrooy out now!
Last Saturday Jeangu Macrooy played for the very first time at Lowlands! It was awesome! Also, he announced live on stage that 'High On You', the title track of his debutalbum that I produced and co-wrote, is gonna be his new single and will be released today! Listen here!
Rapper/singer GMB aka Gery Mendes is one of the many artists I have had the pleasure to work with over the years. Six years ago today we released our song 'Blackbird', that came with a pretty cool animated video, made by Jihaa & 21bis!
Unexpected just released the video of 'Crazy Kids', the new single of Jeangu Macrooy feat. Xillan, that was produced/co-written by yours truly :) The animation was done by Martine Rademakers and Rosa Vos.
Today it is exactly three years ago that Kris Berry and I released our single 'Birds On Branches'. We wrote the song especially for the 'Night of the Refugee', a Dutch charity event organising a walk from Rotterdam to the Hague to raise awareness for the refugee crisis in Syria. Here's footage of us performing the track live at Dutch talkshow 'Pauw & Witteman'. Also watch out for Kris Berry's new solo album, dropping May 19th!
'High On You' by Jeangu Macrooy out now!
I'm really proud to let you know that today Jeangu Macrooy's debut album 'High On You', that I co-wrote and produced, has been released! We had a great journey creating this album and I feel blessed to be able to work with such a talented artist (and awesome guy) as Jeangu!
Listen to the album on Spotify, i-Tunes or Deezer or buy it on cd or vinyl at your local record store!
Single Release: 'Step Into The Water'!
Today we released the first single from Jeangu Macrooy's upcoming debut album, which was co-written and produced by me! The track, titled 'Step Into The Water', is now available on all major streaming platforms! Have a listen on Spotify, iTunes, YouTube, etc.
Also, NPO Radio 2 announced yesterday that Jeangu and his band have been confirmed for North Sea Jazz 2017! He'll be performing alongside some amazing names like De La Soul, Erykah Badu, Robert Glasper, Wayne Shorter, Norah Jones, George Benson, Herbie Hancock and many more…! Check out the line up here.
Debut album Jeangu Macrooy out on April 14th!
The debut album of Jeangu Macrooy, where we've worked on since the spring of 2016, is finished! Afther three weeks of final mixing in the studio, we mastered the album last week at Amsterdam Mastering. The releasedate is set for April 14th which will be celebrated with an album release show in Bitterzoet on April 13th. Hope to see you all there!
Jeangu Macrooy nominated for Edison!
'Gold' nominated for 3VOOR12's Song of the Year!
Jeangu Macrooy's track 'Gold', for which I did the production and arrangement, has been nominated for 3VOOR12's Song of the Year! Give him a vote by clicking here. Thanks! New stuff is coming soon, as we've been very busy in the studio lately recording for Jeangu's debut album... Stay tuned!
The last few months Sliderinc and I have been working on the music for Dutch feature film 'Hartenstrijd', follow up of successful 2014 film 'Hartenstraat'. Hartenstrijd will go in premiere next Monday, the 24th, and will be in cinemas throughout the Netherlands from the 27th!
In the studio with Jeangu Macrooy & Remy van Kesteren!
Jeangu and I are currently working hard in the studio to create the songs for his upcoming debut album! Today we had a very special guest in the studio: Remy van Kesteren, internationally renowned harpist - and besides that just a great guy to hang out with - joined us on a new song :-) Stay tuned!
Last weekend I visited Cannes for the international film festival. I met a lot of interesting people and watched some great movie's! Dutch broadcasting association VPRO made this little report about my visit!
Jeangu Macrooy - Brave Enough EP out now!
For the past couple of months I've worked with Jeangu Macrooy on his debut EP 'Brave Enough' as a producer/musician, mixer and arranger. Today is the day that we can finally share the result with you! Listen right below or on Deezer, Apple Music etc. and let me know what you think! Also, there are still tickets left for his EP release show this Saturday in Splendor, Amsterdam.
Party time! It's exactly fifteen years ago this month that I established Unexpected Records! I was 18 back then... 33 right now but still not wiser ;-) Check out this short 10min. documentary that we made to celebrate!
We've just announced that Jeangu Macrooy's debut EP, that I've been producing, will be released on April 7th! To celebrate, Jeangu will give two EP releaseshows with his band. One in his hometown Hengelo on April 7th, and one in Splendor, Amsterdam on April 9th! Buy your tickets for Splendor right here!
I'm really looking forward to the premiere of 'Brasserie Valentijn' tonight! After four months of hard labour together with my man Sliderinc, the movie is finally finished and ready to be screened! If you're planning to go see it, also pay special attention to some of the songs playing in the restaurant :-) In cinemas this Thursday!
For the last couple of months, Sliderinc and I worked on the music for 'Brasserie Valentijn', the new film by Sanne Vogel. Our part of the job is done and the movie will hit theaters this January! For now, check out the trailer below!
Trailer BRASSERIE VALENTIJN from TDMP on Vimeo.
It's official: the very talented singer/songwriter Jeangu Macrooy is signed to Unexpected Records and I will have the honour of producing his debut EP which will be released this spring! Stay tuned!
Good news! A newly updated Unexpected Records webshop containing all previous releases and merchandise! Now PayPal and Creditcard friendly. Check it out here!
Stormy weather the last few days in Amsterdam... perfect for staying in the studio and finishing the last bits and pieces for a new project! Together with my man Sliderinc, I've been composing the film music for Sanne Vogel's new film 'Brasserie Valentijn'. The film will see its premiere in February and features Dutch actors Georgina Verbaan, Egbert-Jan Weeber, Géza Weisz, Sigrid ten Napel and many more. Stay tuned!
Last Friday at the Royal Concertgebouw Amsterdam was a blast! I'm honoured to have been able to work with such talented and passionate musicians! And besides that, we had a lot of fun too :-) Thanks to everyone who was there, on stage and in the audience! Check the pictures by Rinse Fokkema right here!
FUSE PLAYS PERQUISITE AT THE CONCERTGEBOUW!
I am very proud to let you know that on October 9th my music will be heard for the very first time at the famous Royal Concertgebouw in Amsterdam! To celebrate the 21st birthday of Entree (the youth organisation of the Royal Concertgebouw) the Fuse string ensemble, known for their boundary crossing approach, will perform the reprise of my very first string quartet together with drummer Jelle Huiberts. Besides that, singers Kris Berry, Renske Taminiau and Tjeerd Bomhof (Dazzled Kid) will join Fuse on stage to perform a selection of the music that we made together over the years. All of this in specially written arrangements for string quartet, double bass and two drummers!
Buy your tickets, starting at just € 10,-, right here!
Mystery Repeats 8 years old!
Today it's exactly 8 years ago that Pete Philly and I dropped our album Mystery Repeats! Still proud of it!
Last week Unexpected Records released North West Metropolis' 'Expressions EP' digitally for the first time. This project is where it all began for Pete & myself. Check out the interview below in which we discuss our first encounter and the North West Metropolis project in general!
North West Metropolis - Expressions EP re-released digitally!
The third release on Unexpected Records back in 2003 was the 'Expressions' EP, by North West Metropolis. North West Metropolis was a hip-hop collective consisting of three producers (Omar Rey, Ane and myself) and three MC's (Pete Philly, Kain Slim and CeeMajor). Being really young at the time, we made the EP on a small budget with limited resources. However, hip-hop lovers around the world were positively surprised that this stuff was coming from the Netherlands. It was also my first creative encounter with Pete Philly; eventually resulting in our duo collaboration that would go on for years after. At the time, 'Expressions' was only released physically. So now, 12 years later, we decided it deserved to be released digitally as well, via all major platforms like Spotify, iTunes, Deezer etc. A very limited amount of the EP on vinyl is available in the webshop. Enjoy!
Ten years, ten euro T-shirts!
Ten years ago, around this time, Pete Philly and I released our debut album 'Mindstate'. To celebrate, all Pete Philly & Perquisite T-shirts are on sale for €10,- in the webshop. The offer is for one week only, so be quick!
Time Flies! This week it's exactly 10 years ago that Pete and I dropped our debut album 'Mindstate'! To celebrate, we've put the entire show we did on December 6th 2008 in a sold out Paradiso, Amsterdam online on youtube! Watch it right here!
New album out: Collected Works!
Today 'Collected Works' was released! Collected Works is an album that I made in collaboration with Sliderinc. The album consists of 12 instrumental electronic tracks that we created during the past three years. Each individual track was composed for a specific artistic project, complementing or setting the tone for a non-musical creative expression; think film, dance, photography etc. For example, the track 'La Vie Sauvage' was made for a short video promoting Dutch fashion label Ceizer for the acclaimed Parisian fashion store Colette; 'Bello' was composed for a short movie by famous Dutch director Johan Kramer and 'Netropolis' accompanied a work of art by Michael Najjar, commissioned by the Kunsthal in Rotterdam. The album also contains six tracks originally composed for the dance show 'Freedom' by the Kiss Moves. All songs have been rearranged, remixed and remastered by us specifically for this release. The album is available through Unexpected Records on Spotify, i-Tunes, Deezer etc. We also made a Tumblr specifically for this release, so you can check out the songs with the accompanying media they were originally created for: www.perquisiteandsliderinc.tumblr.com.
New album out next week: Collected Works!
Exciting news... next week will see the release of 'Collected Works', an album that I made in collaboration with Sliderinc. The album consists of 12 instrumental works that we created during the past three years. Each individual track was composed for a specific artistic project; think film, dance, photography etc.! All songs have been rearranged, remixed and remastered by us specifically for this release. The music will be available through Unexpected Records next week on Spotify, i-Tunes, Deezer etc. but for now, I can already reveal the artwork to you that was made by FromTheHill. Check it out right below!
The pictures of last Sunday's second sold out 'Perquisite vs Dudok' show at Doka, Amsterdam, are online right now. Check them out right here!
First 'Perquisite vs Dudok' show sold out!
The first show of 'Perquisite vs Dudok', where my String Quartet No. 1 will have it's world premiere, is sold out! Fortunately, there are still some tickets for the second show in Volkshotel on Sunday January 11th. You can buy your ticket right here!
To celebrate the fact that my first string quartet is going to be performed live this January at Volkshotel, I especially selected my 24 favorite chamber music pieces for 24classics.com. Listen to them right here and experience the music that inspired me!
I'm proud to let you know that my first String Quartet will be performed live by the Dudok Quartet and drummer Jelle Huiberts this January! The world premiere will take place on Thursday January 8th and a second concert is planned on Sunday January 11th. Both concerts will take place in Doka, the new cocktail bar in the basement of the Volkshotel in Amsterdam.
Besides 60's and hiphop, I grew up with classical music and I've always been a big fan of the string quartet. That's why I decided I wanted to write one myself. It started out as a project I worked on in my spare time where I hadn't planned anything concrete around. That is, untill the Volkshotel reached out to me, asking me if I could do something unique at their venue. So that's how it all worked out! Of course I'm very honored that such gifted musicians will be playing my piece. Both evenings Dudok will also play the 'String Quartet in F major' by impressionist composer Maurice Ravel, one of my all time favourite strings quartets. Tickets for the concerts go on sale as of tomorrow through this link.
It's already 3 weeks ago that we gave the final Kris Berry & Perquisite show in a sold out Bitterzoet in our hometown Amsterdam. Eline Soumeru was there and made this awesome little report for all of you who weren't there and like to catch some of the vibes.
Together with SilderInc, I've made the music for the new corporate film of the Amsterdam Fund for the Arts. Check it out right below and have a look at all the nice art projects the AFK fund supports.
This week not only the movie 'Wiplala' came out, but also it's soundtrack became available. Besides the songs I did with Ruben Hein and Alain Clark, the soundtrack also contains the finale I composed for the movie, as well as the rest of the film score by André Dziezuk. The soundtrack has been released by Riva Records in collaboration with BosBros and Unexpected Records and is available on i-Tunes and Spotify.


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By 1912 a significant business had been established providing garments designed to cope with the rigours of life 'Down Under', all assured by Barbour's famous 'Safeguard' guarantee of satisfaction. Empire builders, explorers, engineers, stockmen and drovers relied on Barbour for their weather and terrain protection knowing that nothing else was equal to the task.


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Bay State Biden fans seek Patrick alliance
Former governor, a friend of Obama, could be key to Massachusetts donors and votes.
By KYLE CHENEY
Massachusetts supporters of Joe Biden are seeking to forge an alliance between the vice president and former Bay State Gov. Deval Patrick, a close friend of President Barack Obama and prominent African-American leader whose support could open pathways to the state's potent Democratic donor network.
Their outreach underscores a dilemma for Patrick, who is now a managing director at Bain Capital: He has political ties to both the vice president and Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton, whose allies have been in touch with the ex-governor too.
Patrick has been a rare prominent Democrat to criticize Clinton's air of "inevitability," warning repeatedly that the absence of a serious competition for the Democratic presidential nomination could alienate voters, comments that have irked Clinton loyalists. His continued fence-sitting in the primary has fueled rumors — taken seriously by some Massachusetts Democrats, but dismissed outside the state — that he could be Biden's running mate if the vice president decides to run for president.
More significantly, prominent members of Patrick's political network have shown little interest in lining up behind Clinton. Some have gravitated, for now, toward former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, who's gained no traction in the race so far. That leaves large untapped pockets of potential support for Biden.
Clinton races to pad campaign wallet with coast-to-coast events
By GABRIEL DEBENEDETTI
"Key people who were Patrick fundraisers are on board with O'Malley," explained one Boston-based Democrat who is familiar with the Clinton campaign. "It wouldn't surprise me if [Biden] has been doing outreach to Patrick, because the people close to him are not going to be with Hillary."
Patrick, 59, has largely eschewed politics since he left office in January, but members of his former political network are still active in state-level and national campaigns.
A handful of former Patrick fundraisers and bundlers have been in contact with Larry Rasky, a former Biden spokesman who supports efforts to draft him into the presidential race. Norm Gorin, who co-chaired Patrick's 2006 and 2010 campaigns for governor, also backs Biden, though he told POLITICO that he hasn't raised the vice president's potential candidacy in conversations with Patrick. The former governor, through a Bain spokesman, declined requests for comment.
Patrick is a significant prize in a state viewed as the ideological hub of Democratic politics — and a state whose other elite political leaders have also been on the sidelines of the presidential primary, from Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey to Boston Mayor Marty Walsh. Walsh is joining Clinton next week at a Boston event on opiate addiction, and he reportedly fielded a call from Biden in recent weeks. Warren, meanwhile, met privately with Biden as he began laying the groundwork for a possible bid, and she has also met with Clinton.
But Patrick is uniquely positioned to influence the Democratic primary. His close relationship with Obama would give his endorsement the appearance of the president's tacit support. And his historic tenure in office — he was just the second elected African-American governor in the nation's history — gives him a powerful voice in the black community. Biden has engendered goodwill among black leaders for his loyal support of Obama, but Clinton has racked up a slew of endorsements from members of the Congressional Black Caucus and been counting on energetic support from black voters, who play a critical role in Democratic politics.
Patrick also has a long and complicated relationship with the Clintons. President Bill Clinton appointed him as the civil rights chief in his Justice Department in the early 1990s before Patrick went on to hold corporate jobs at Coca-Cola and Texaco. Yet, in 2007, a year after his first election as governor, Patrick shocked Clinton supporters by endorsing Obama, despite the state's heavily pro-Clinton tilt. (Clinton won the 2008 primary there 56 percent to 41 percent.)
Biden, however, is a potentially stronger candidate for Massachusetts than Obama; he could draw support from the state's large number of blue-collar Democrats, who went for Clinton in 2008. A Patrick endorsement of Biden could help him attract support among the state's minority voters and high-income liberals.
In two terms as governor, Patrick solidified his hold on the state's political establishment. Its plethora of wealthy donors and strategic proximity to early-voting New Hampshire lend extra significance to a nod from high-level leaders.
Biden will have chance to appear in first Democratic debate
By HADAS GOLD
"Deval Patrick is an inspiring figure with a wonderful record in public life," said David Axelrod, a longtime adviser to Obama who also helped steer Patrick's 2006 ascent to the governorship. "I'm sure his endorsement would be welcome and appreciated by any of the candidates."
One complicating dynamic is the emergence of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders as a force in the Democratic primary, particularly in New England, where he's better known and has found support in New Hampshire for his willingness to break free of the Democratic establishment.
Sanders — who leads Clinton in New Hampshire and Iowa, and whose team sees Massachusetts as one of the states where he could compete seriously on Super Tuesday — will be in the Bay State for a pair of rallies just two days after Clinton. His lead strategist, Tad Devine, is no stranger to Massachusetts politics himself: he worked on Michael Dukakis' 1988 campaign and helped lead John Kerry's 2004 presidential bid.
Gabriel Debenedetti contributed to this report.
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This weekend in Serie A Juve continue their quest to retake lo Scudetto and will be in the Stadio Delle Alpi to welcome lowly Brescia in what I expect to be a one sided afair. Juve are unbeaten in Serie A this term and have come back from deficits in their last 3 matches,and with players like Buffon,Thuram,Davids,Nedved and Del Piero playing some of the best football of their lives they will be hard to stop,especially by a team that went down 4-0 in their last encounter.
sorry to disappoint you, but the match will be played in stadio rigamonti, brescia.
i still don't think it should be a very hard match for us!!!
Last encounter was 5-0, not 4-0. Hat for Trez and double for Alex.
Yeah, this one will be easy for us. We're in good form, while Brescia struggles as always. Besides, that team was one of our easiest opponents last season, when we won both matches, 4-0 and 5-0!! I don't really see any other possibility than a win for us.
good form ? in the last 4 matches we drew 3 time and won once !
we should win this match and don't play the b team like what we did with bologna !!!
trezeguet must wait lippi must not include him with the squad before lazio game .
Besides, that team was one of our easiest opponents last season, when we won both matches, 4-0 and 5-0!!
thats not mean anything. every game stands for itself. can you be sure it going to be easy because last year it was easy?
Baggio has yet to have a breakout game, hopefully this wont be it !!!!
we MUST win this game, milan lazio and inter will probably draw and we have the relativly easy fixture so a win will be the most convincing result.
3-0 or 4-0 I reckon.
I don't think Juve should ever underestimate its opponent.
i second that magnus, it won't be easy.
come on Tom a little more optimist!
but i won't expect optimism like this. i hope so DP'A, that would be a great result. hatrick for salas i hope!


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There is great interest in the launch of 5G networks across many industries, including wind power. One of the reasons for the focus on 5G technology is that it will be used to connect thousands of industrial IoT (IIoT) sensors and devices. These sensors have special communication characteristics that 5G has been specifically designed to handle. What many don't know, however, is that many "5G" applications can actually be handled by today's 4G/LTE networks. This opens up some intriguing applications of IIoT sensors and analytics in the wind power industry not only in the future, but already, today.
Wind turbines can fail very expensively. It isn't unusual for the total repair bill for a single failed gearbox to be in excess of $200,000. Half of that price is the crane roll alone, then there is the labor to remove blades, lower, fix and re-raise the rotor. Finally, there is the lost energy, which may account for a quarter of the bill in lost revenue.
There is a lot of incentive, in other words, to better understand the causes and timing of turbine issues, such as planetary bearing failures, and reduce the likelihood of failure before they occur. For instance, to what extent are they being exposed to overloading or underloading, yaw, wind gusts, braking and grid faults? What designs perform better under what conditions? Can you predict failures and attend to them before they occur?
The industry is building models for trying to understand the complex interactions that come to bear on turbines, but what is really needed is lots of data. This is where IIoT sensors step in. Sensors exist across a wide spectrum of operating conditions such as temperature, vibration, humidity and current. Once this operational data is collected, it can be fed into analytic engines that use machine learning to develop more and more accurate models of turbine performance and failure.
These analytics can also create and adjust your asset maintenance programs in real time by integrating into your existing IT infrastructure. They take inputs about your crew, turbine operations, failure time predictions, energy demand and generation forecasts, parts availability, maintenance records and requirements, weather, traffic, and more to find the optimal schedule for each asset, worker, and wind farm.
How then to collect all of this information from the various sensors? Most wind farms typically have optical fiber networks that are used by the control networks such as SCADA systems. But putting optical interfaces into sensors would make them far too expensive both to manufacture and, also, to install. 5G-ready private wireless networks, based on current 4G/LTE technology, provide a far less expensive approach.
A private, unmetered wireless network can provide umbrella coverage within 3.5 miles of each wireless radio or access point. That means pervasive coverage, even in remote areas, is not costly. The asset and environmental data are relayed by IoT gateways, which do preliminary data processing before passing it onto the edge cloud where deeper analytics are performed and machine learning occurs. Processing the data at the edge of the network, close to the wind farm, solves connectivity costs for reaching distant data centers, keeps data secure on the wind farm operator's network and makes it possible to enable low latency, time-sensitive applications such as automated early shutdown of turbines to avoid cascading damage.
Moving from calendar-based to a predictive maintenance approach based on the real-time condition of the asset is a big step forward for most wind farm operators. It will especially help them to lower the levelized cost of energy (LCoE), which will be key to meeting ambitious targets for growing wind power in the future.
Nokia has collaborated with companies like Advantech, Dianomic and OSIsoft to demonstrate an end-to-end solution for collecting, relaying and processing sensor data for wind farms. Based today on 4G/LTE, and on 5G as it becomes available in the future, the Nokia solution provides an unmetered, "all-you-can-eat," highly reliable private wireless broadband network. The solution includes applications for improved operational efficiencies, worker safety, drone inspection, site security and personnel communications, including push-to-talk and push-to-video using 4G/LTE devices. The Nokia Digital Automatic Cloud (NDAC) provides a flexible, hybrid business model for network services and edge computing for everything from small remote sites to large, international projects and networks. The plug and play network can be easily expanded. Operations do not require special telecommunications skills.
Get more information about the Nokia Wind Farm solution and how it can help you to leverage IIoT, 4G/LTE and 5G technologies for your operations.
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Malibu High, Juan Cabrillo tested for PCBs and radon
by Daniel Archuleta November 7, 2013 November 10, 2014
MALIBU — Malibu High and Juan Cabrillo Elementary campuses were tested for environmental contaminants over the weekend, nearly a month after some teachers complained the middle school campus could be causing them health problems.
Juan Cabrillo and MHS were tested for radon from Thursday to Sunday last week, while MHS was also tested for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).
Concerns over PCBs flared in early October when a number of MHS teachers expressed fear in a letter to the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) that the diagnosis of three teachers with thyroid cancer and health problems among other teachers could be related to contaminants on campus.
Soil from the middle school quad containing elevated levels of PCBs was removed in 2011.
Radon is a radioactive gas known to cause lung cancer, which is found in many buildings, as well as soil, rock and water. The Malibu area is known to have a high, naturally occurring level of radon, and several staff requested the district test for its presence near the campuses.
Results from the testing should be available by Nov. 22, according to Mark Katchen, an environmental consultant hired by SMMUSD.
Katchen met and agreed to work with Dr. Paul Rosenfeld, an expert hired by concerned parents on the specifics of the testing, according to a press release from SMMUSD superintendent Sandra Lyon.
"The discussion was positive, productive and yielded agreement on refined testing protocols for PCBs," Lyon said.
Katchen and the district were planning on applying standards set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding acceptable levels of PCB exposure in schools and the workplace to the testing results, Katchen said Tuesday in a telephone interview. Rosenfeld requested that Katchen and the district instead apply the EPA standard for residential exposure, which occurs over a longer period of time.
The two sides reached an agreement to modify the calculation, somewhere in the middle.
"With adjustment for the duration of exposure, the group agreed to test for this extremely conservative limit," Lyon wrote in the press release.
Ken Miller, a spokesman for the group Malibu Parents for Healthy Schools, said the parents felt progress was made at the meeting but that concerns over the testing protocols were valid. Miller referenced the district's hiring of McDaniel Lambert Inc., a Venice-based risk assessment firm that has done business for companies such as Chevron and British Petroleum and testified in defense litigation.
"They are unabashedly, undeniably a company that represents companies accused of contamination," Miller said Tuesday in a telephone interview. "That's who their clients are. You can call them. I don't think they'd deny that. So their orientation is to excuse or minimize contamination."
Miller said parents wanted to make sure that Rosenfeld would be given the opportunity to view the raw data from the testing in case there is any question about data or its interpretation.
When told of the concerns over McDaniel Lambert, Katchen said there had been a misunderstanding. McDaniel Lambert would not be involved in the test results, he said, but rather in the PCB testing protocols.
"[McDaniel Lambert] have nothing to do with the testing," Katchen said. "The results are generated by a laboratory that comes to me. But McDaniel has nothing to do with those numbers. For ease, they already have a spreadsheet that runs these calculations. But they have nothing to do with the data."
Katchen said that McDaniel Lambert had worked for a range of clients, also including the U.S. government and various cities.
"This is business. Dr. Rosenfeld does most of his work for the plaintiff's side. I'm not casting any aspersions. We're all scientists, we're all trying to find the truth.
"If you stick with established EPA practices and established risk assessment practices, which we're doing, then there's a level of scientific integrity, then it doesn't matter who your client is."
Despite his concerns over testing, Miller said the parent group was pleased with the task force meeting.
"I think we were very happy with it," he said. "We're happy that Paul [Rosenfeld] was invited. We're happy that the group kept working. We think it was a successful meeting. I think it should be a blueprint for how the rest of the process is conducted."
editor@www.smdp.com
This article originally appeared in the Malibu Times.
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