You can travel through most of this website without giving any information about yourself. But sometimes we do need information to provide services that you request, and this statement of privacy explains data collection and use in those situations. This privacy statement explains data collection and use practices by this website's owner.
We will ask you when we need information that personally identifies you. Generally, this information is requested when you are registering for e-mail newsletters, joining a limited-access section of the website, or when signing up for an event.
Personal information collected is typically limited to e-mail address, but may include other information when needed to provide the service you requested. All information is held securely within our database and will not be given to others or used for purposes beyond the website.
We will provide you with the means to ensure that your personal information is correct and current. You may review and update this information at any time. This website strictly protects the security of your personal information and honours your choices for its intended use.
Cookies are simply little text files, and are commonly used across the Internet. For full use of all website features your browser options must be set to "accept cookies".


This entry was posted in Shopping and tagged attico by Carolina Engman. Bookmark the permalink.
This is such an amazing collage!
Such a beautiful grouping of styles. I especially love that silk pouch!
Loving this moodboard, the earrings are just everything!
Love this. Such a pretty ensemble!


text:
Crystal Palace – stacja kolejowa w Londynie, na terenie London Borough of Bromley, zarządzana i obsługiwana przez London Overground jako część East London Line. Na stacji zatrzymują się również pociągi firmy Southern. Bryła budynku stacji nawiązuje do wyglądu zniszczonego w pożarze w 1936 roku Kryształowego Pałacu, od którego stacja (i cała okolica) czerpie swą nazwę. W roku statystycznym 2008/09 ze stacji skorzystało ok. 1,62 mln pasażerów.

Przypisy

Stacje i przystanki kolejowe w London Borough of Bromley

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


Be A Part of the MatchMove Family! (Check us out at MatchMovers at Work!) Send your resume to joinus@matchmove.com with the subject "Senior PHP Developer". Kindly state your availability, current and expected salary.


text:
Q: Equation of Normal I'm struggling to get the same answer as the book on this one. I wonder if someone could please steer me in the right direction?
Q. Find the equation of the normal to $y=x^2 + c$ at the point where $x=\sqrt{c}$
At $x = \sqrt{c}$ then $y = 2c$, so the point given is $(\sqrt{c},2c)$
The gradient of the tangent is $2x$ so the gradient of the normal is $-\frac{1}{2}x$ and the equation of the normal will be $-\frac{1}{2}x + v$
Where $x=\sqrt{c}$
then $y = -\frac{1}{2}\sqrt{c} + v$
We know $y = 2c$ therefore $2c = -\frac{1}{2}\sqrt{c} + v$ and so
 $v = 2c + \frac{1}{2}\sqrt{c}$
So the equation of the normal is $y = -\frac{1}{2}x +2c +\frac{1}{2}\sqrt{c}$
We can tidy this up to get $2y = -x + 4c + \sqrt{c}$
Unfortunately the book tells me the answer is $2y\sqrt{c} = -x+\sqrt{c}(4c+1)$
It looks like I lost a $\sqrt{c}$ somewhere? Where did I go wrong?
Thank you
Gary

A: Hint: at the point $x_0=\sqrt{c}$ the slope of the tangent is $2x_0=2\sqrt{c}$, the slope of the normal is $k=-\frac{1}{2x_0}=-\frac{1}{2\sqrt{c}}$. Now use the fact that you know the point coordinates to get the normal equation as $y=kx+m$.

A: You misinterpreted the gradient of tangent: it is  $2x$ at the point with abscissa $x$. At the point with abscissa $\sqrt c$, it is therefor $2\sqrt c$, and the slope of the normal at this same point is $\color{red}{-\frac1{2\sqrt c}}$.
On the other hand, you shouldn't have to solve an equation to find the constant term: you should know the equation of a straight line, given its slope $m$ and the coordinates $(x_0,y_0)$ of a point on the line:
$$y=m(x-x_0)+y_0.$$
In the particular case of a tangent to a curve $y=f(x)$ at a point $(x_0,f(x_0))$, it is
$$y=f'(x_0)(x-x_0)+f(x_0)$$
(i.e. the right-hand side is the Taylor polynomial near $(x_0)$ of degree $1$ near $(x_0)$).
Therefore, an equation of the normal at the point with abscissa $x_0$ is
$$y=-\frac1{f'(x_0)}(x-x_0)+f(x_0).$$

A: Your statement about the gradient of the normal should have been as follows:
The gradient of the tangent is $2x$ so the gradient of the normal is $ \frac {−1}{2x}$ which will be  $ \frac {−1}{2\sqrt c}$
You will get the book's answer with this new slope.

A: HINT:
The gradient is $2x$ but you have that $x=\sqrt{c}$ so the gradient is equal to $2\sqrt c$

A: Equation of normal is
$$y-y_0=-\frac{1}{f'(x_0)}(x-x_0)$$
In your case as you said $x_0=\sqrt c$ and $y_0=2c$.
$$f'(x_0)=2x_0=2\sqrt c$$
When we put all this back to the equation of normal we get:
$$y-2c=-\frac{1}{2\sqrt c}(x-\sqrt c)$$
$$y=-\frac{1}{2\sqrt c}(x-\sqrt c)+2c$$
$$2y\sqrt c=-x+\sqrt c+4c\sqrt c$$
$$2y\sqrt c=-x+\sqrt c(4c+1)$$

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


5% Broken Rice Exporters for Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Pakistan (5% Broken) White Rice Exporters for Freetown, Sierra Leone.
In Sierra Leone, rice is one of the main cereal crops grown by smallholders in this water-abundant country. Very little of their harvest reaches the major cities. It is either consumed by farm families or traded at the village level. Sierra Leone consumes an estimated 530,000 tonnes of rice annually, or more than 200 kg per capita.
In Sierra Leone, rice imports constitute less than 25% of total rice consumption. Pakistan rice is the preferred origin for imported rice due to its high quality and competitive prices.
Pakistan 25% broken white rice and Pakistan 100% broken white rice is very popular due to its excellent quality & taste in Sierra Leone. Our company, HAS Rice Pakistan specializes in exports of Pakistan 25% broken white rice and Pakistan 100% broken white to Freetown, Sierra Leone.
HAS Rice Pakistan is a leading Pakistan rice exporter to Freetown, Sierra Leone amongst other West African nations. We are known for excellent quality white rice, competitive pricing, enormous rice processing and milling capacity and state-of-the-art infrastructure - enabling us to deliver value for money for our esteemed customers time and time again.
Should have at least 2 years remaining shelf life upon arrival in Sierra Leone.


A fabulous opportunity to purchase a very well established car garage in a very good location on the North Costa Blanca. The garage has 5 vehicle ramps, a paint & body workshop and ample storage space.
The garage does all aspects of vehicle maintenance and has a continued to service vehicles of owners from all nationalities.
There is a genuine reason for sale, and this is a super opportunity for any mechanic.
Monday – Friday – 9am – 6pm.


Our Silent Curved Sliding Stay is a quadrant stay with a pivoting fiber lined friction slider. No metal-to-metal contact allows for smooth function. The stay is 5". It is handed, lefts and rights. The stay is constructed of steel with a bronze plated finish.


text:
Publications of A. von Keudell
Annen, A.; Keudell, A. v.; Jacob, W.: Erosion of Amorphous Hydrogenated Boron-Carbon Thin Films. Journal of Nuclear Materials 231, s. 1-2, pp. 151 - 154 (1996)
Groudeva-Zotova, S.; Jacob, W.; Keudell, A. v.: Secondary electron emission coefficient of C:H and Si:C thin films and some relations to their morphology and composition. Diamond and Related Materials 5 (10), pp. 1087 - 1095 (1996)
Keudell, A. v.; Jacob, W.: Growth and erosion of hydrocarbon films investigated by in situ ellipsometry. Journal of Applied Physics 79 (2), pp. 1092 - 1098 (1996)
Fukarek, W.; Keudell, A. v.: A novel setup for spectroscopic ellipsometry using an acousto‐optic tuneable filter. Review of Scientific Instruments 66 (6), pp. 3545 - 3550 (1995)
Keudell, A. v.; Jacob, W.; Fukarek, W.: Role of hydrogen ions in plasma‐enhanced chemical vapor deposition of hydrocarbon films, investigated by in situ ellipsometry. Applied Physics Letters 66 (11), pp. 1322 - 1324 (1995)
Möller, W.; Fukarek, W.; Lange, K.; Keudell, A. v.; Jacob, W.: Mechanisms of the Deposition of Hydrogenated Carbon Films. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics Part 1: Regular Papers, Short Notes & Review Papers 34 (4B), pp. 2163 - 2171 (1995)
Keudell, A. v.; Möller, W.: A combined plasma‐surface model for the deposition of C:H films from a methane plasma. Journal of Applied Physics 75 (12), pp. 7718 - 7727 (1994)
Hytry, R.; Möller, W.; Wilhelm, R.; Keudell, A. v.: Moving‐coil waveguide discharge for inner coating of metal tubes. Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A: Vacuum Surfaces and Films 11 (5), pp. 2508 - 2517 (1993)
Keudell, A. v.; Möller, W.; Hytry, R.: Deposition of dense C:H films at elevated substrate temperature. Diamond and Related Materials 2 (2-4), pp. 251 - 254 (1993)
Keudell, A. v.; Möller, W.; Hytry, R.: Deposition of dense hydrocarbon films from a nonbiased microwave plasma. Applied Physics Letters 62 (9), pp. 937 - 939 (1993)
Jacob, W.; Hopf, C.; von Keudell, A.; Schwarz-Selinger, T.: Surface Loss Probabilities of Hydrocarbon Radicals on Amorphous Hydrogenated Carbon Film Surfaces: Consequences for the Formation of Re-Deposited Layers in Fusion Experiments. In: Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop "Hydrogen Recycling at Plasma Facing Materials", St. Petersburg 1999, pp. 331 - 337 (Ed. Wu, C.H.). Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht (2000)
Keudell, A. v.: The role of ions the deposition of hydrocarbon films, investigated by in situ ellipsometry. In: Film Synthesis and Growth using Energetic Beams, pp. 355 - 366 (Eds. Atwater, H.; Dickinson, J.; Lowndes, D.) (1995)
Mayer, M.; von Keudell, A.; Rohde, V.; Coad, P.: Mechanism of Hydrocarbon Layer Formation in Remote Areas of Fusion Devices. In: 30th EPS Conference on Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, O-2.6A (Eds. Koch, R.; Lebedev, S.). 30th European Physical Society Conference on Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, St. Petersburg (RU), July 07, 2003 - July 11, 2003. European Physical Society, Geneva (2003)
Meier, M.; von Keudell, A.: Assessment of Ion Surface Scattering (ISS) as in-situ real-time diagnostic tool in low temperature plasmas. In: Workshop Frontiers in Low Temperature Plasma Diagnostics V, pp. 126 - 129 (Eds. DeBenedictis, S.; Dilecce, G.). Frontiers in Low Temperature Plasma Diagnostics V, Specchia (IT), April 03, 2003 - April 07, 2003. Organizing Comittee Workshop FLTPDV-Bari-Italy, Specchia (2003)
Meier, M.; von Keudell, A.: Formation of Polymer-Like Hydrocarbon Films from Radical Beams of Methyl and Atomic Hydrogen. In: Proceedings of the 15th International Symposium on Plasma Chemistry, pp. 239 - 244 (Ed. Bouchoule, A.). 15th International Symposium on Plasma Chemistry, Orleans, 2001. CNRS (2001)
von Keudell, A.; Meier, M.; Hopf, C.: Fundamental Growth Mechanisms during PECVD of Carbon Thin Films. 13th International Colloquium on Plasma Processes, Antibes, June 10, 2001 - June 14, 2001. CIP'2001 proceedings, pp. 137 - 141 (2001)
Keudell, A. v.: Surface Mechanism during Growth of a-Si:H Films from Low Temperature Plasmas. In: 14th International Symposium on Plasma Chemistry, pp. 1263 - 1265 (Ed. Kopecky, M. H. /. M. K. /. V.). 14th International Symposium on Plasma Chemistry, Prague (CZ), August 02, 1999 - August 06, 1999. (1999)
Von Keudell, A.; Atwater, H.A.; Dickinson, J.T.; Lowndes, D.H.; et al.: The Role of Ions for the Deposition of Hydrocarbon Films, Investigated by In-Situ Ellipsometry. MRS 1995 Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA(US). Film Synthesis and Growth Using Energetic Beams Vol. 388, pp. 355 - 366 (1995)
Moeller, W.; Keudell, A. v.; Engelhardt, M.: Simultaneous Plasma and Surface Modeling of the Deposition of Hydrogenated Carbon Films from Methane. In: 11th International Symposium on Plasma Chemistry. Symposium Proceedings, pp. 1662 - 1667 (Ed. Harry, J. E.). 11th International Symposium on Plasma Chemistry (ISPC 11), Loughborough, August 22, 1993 - August 27, 1993. (1993)
Jacob, W.; Bauer, M.; Schwarz-Selinger, T.; von Keudell, A.: Growth precursors for amorphous hydrogenated carbon films. 6th Workshop on Frontiers in Low Temperature Plasma Diagnostics, Les Houches (2005)

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
import ExtraWatchWebpackPlugin = require("extra-watch-webpack-plugin");

new ExtraWatchWebpackPlugin();
new ExtraWatchWebpackPlugin({});
new ExtraWatchWebpackPlugin({ files: "string", dirs: "string" });
new ExtraWatchWebpackPlugin({ files: ["array"], dirs: ["array"] });

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


We're committed to North Carolina.
We host and co-host many events each year, but we also like to let you know about non-sponsored events with other organizations that we think you'll love!
We use multiple media to share these events. Check out the descriptions below to find the perfect calendar for you! Note: Membership in the national Sierra Club is NOT REQUIRED to join our group or participate in our events!
To suggest an event or volunteer to help, get in touch!
Sign up to receive biweekly details about upcoming events as well as campaign and group updates.
Subscribe to our Google Calendar to view all our upcoming events + suggested events hosted by like-minded organizations.
Like our Facebook page to see posts about our campaigns, as well as suggested events hosted by like-minded organizations.
Join our MeetUp page to receive notifications about upcoming events that we're hosting (excluding political events).


It's official! Little Green House is pleased to announce that we have recently won the <Best Literacy Programme> by Parent's World Magazine for the 2nd year running!
Our LITERACY SMART ™ programme was developed to coach the gradual and sustained development of a child to become a fluent reader, a confident speaker and a budding writer by the age of six. We were heartened to witness the differences in our little ones since the launch of the programme, and the winning of the award for the second year was a cherry on top of our achievements.
Register for a School Tour!


Based on twelve years of research, she argues that vulnerability is not weakness, but rather our clearest PDF path to courage, engagement and meaningful connection. Reviews of the Fragil Up to now regarding the publication we now have Fragil suggestions end users haven't yet left the writeup on the action, or otherwise make out the print yet.... use the title of a book or newspaper for an anonymous work). The Harvard guide advises that page numbers are required for all direct quotations (and paraphrasing where available) but not when referring to the source as a whole.
15/11/2012 · The Power of Vulnerability is a very personal project for me, Brene explains. This is the first place that all of my work comes together. This audio course draws from all three of my books it s the culmination of everything I ve learned over the past 12 years. I'm very excited to weave it all into a truly comprehensive form that shows what these findings and insights can mean in our lives.


things to build around the house. Many thanks for visiting here. Listed below is a fantastic image for things to build around the house. We have been hunting for this image through internet and it originated from professional source. If youre searching for any different fresh concept for your home then this things to build around the house photo has to be on top of resource or else you might use it for an optional thought.
This picture has been uploaded by admin tagged in category field. And we also trust it could possibly be the most well liked vote in google vote or event in facebook share. Hopefully you like it as we do. If possible promote this things to build around the house picture for your buddies, family through google plus, facebook, twitter, instagram or any other social bookmarking site.
You might also leave your comments,review or opinion why you like this image. So we could bring more helpful information on next content. We thank you for your visit to our website. Make sure you get the information you are looking for. Do not forget to share and love our reference to help further develop our website.
13 Bizarre And Eerie Things About The Real Winchester Mystery .
Minecraft 5 Cool Things To Add To Your House Base EP 3 YouTube.
Top 10 Cool Things To Build In Minecraft IT Informer Gaming.
Cool Things To Build In Minecraft House Things To Build In Minecraft .
15 Things You Can Sell To Make Money Fast All Items From Around .
33 DIY Dog Toys From Things Around The House BarkPost.
45 Cool Things To Build In Minecraft Minecraft Blog.
Cool Things To Build In Minecraft Xbox Www Prophecyplat Com.
Tips For Buying Land To Build A House Analyst Consult.
Outrage Build Page 2 Glen L Com.
Small Minecraft House Ideas Inspirational Outstanding Things To .
Cool And Easy Minecraft Houses Beautiful Outstanding Things To Build .
The House Illustration Home Design Rhneobbinfo Famous Things To .
Tuscan Home Floor Plans Lovely 6907 Best Cool Ideas And Things For .
The Sims 4 Speed Build Swedish House Around The World YouTube.
Fences Everywhere Around Your House Or No Minecraft Amino.
Famous Quotes On Name Something You Might Build Around The House .
Images Of Cool And Easy Minecraft Houses Beautiful Outstanding .
A House Around An Olive Tree Rotterdam The Netherlands OBSiGeN.
How To Build A Super Simple Electric Motor Out Of Stuff You Already .
Cool Things To Make Around The House Diy Projects For Junk Around .
Quiet Corner House Archives Quiet Corner.
New Home Is A Welcome Departure House And Room.
5 Things To Know About Build A Guest House From Planning To .
Build Your Own Fire Extinguisher From Things Around Your House.
Things To Know When Building A House Build A Guest House Building 3 .
Just Started Simracing Build A DIY Rig All Out Of Things I Had .
To Build Or To Buy 5 Things To Consider Before You Go Tiny.
10 Things To Consider Before Building A New House.
Lego Building Ideas Practical Things Around The House Fatherly.
Tips For Choosing The Best Builder To Build Your House.
Building A Homemade Trailer By Vernon My Wife And I Needed A Small .
Important Things To Consider When Building A Home Pepperdign Homes.
10 Things To Consider When Building A New Home Daybreak Utah Homes.
Five Things To Do Before You Build Your Tiny House The Tiny Life.
THINGS YOU CAN T DO WITHOUT GOVERNMENT PERMISSION BUILD A HOUSE .
Before You Build A Log Home Custom Timber Log Homes.
3 Things To Consider About House Excavation Sites Before You Build .
Buying A New Build 7 Things Nobody Tells You The Maxine Diaries.
What To Know When Building A House Dream Custom Home You Need And 11 .
27 Best Of Things To Build Around The House HOUSE INTERIOR AND .
10 Things You Must Know About Retaining Walls DIY.
The 10 Most Important Things I Learned Building A House The Sunny .
Building Things In Minecraft Fancy Two Story House Episode 1 .
Top 10 Small Things To Put In Your New Build Home ListAfterList.
5 Things You Didn T Know About Insulated Concrete Form Construction .
Five Things Nobody Told Us About Life Change Kristy Sullivan.
Beautiful Glass House Is Built Around A Tree Adventures Of Yoo.
Things To Know To Build A Home Using A VA Construction Loan .
8 Things Not To Miss At The National Self Build Renovation Show .
Custom LEGO Stranger Things Byer S House Instructions Build Better .
Exciting Things To Build Around The House Gallery Best Image .
How Six Things Will Change The Way You Approach Cheap House Plans To .
Things To Consider When Building A House MT Projects Controls Corp .
Things To Do Around The House Www Urunincelemedergi Com.
Amazing Survival House Schematic Minecraft Project Minecraft .
My Tiny House Story The Wanderlust Tiny House Blog.
Veranda Living In Co Leitrim.
Home Building Tips Things Not To Forget Just Plum Crazy .
3 Things You Need To Consider Before Building A Home HomeAdvisor.
Planning To Build A Conservatory Things You Need To Know Stormclad.
How To Build A Simple Platform King Bed Frame For Cheap She Who Can.
Architecture And All Things Bold Cool Triangular House.
Things To Consider Before You Build A House Military Com.
6 Things Around Your Home You Can Totally Build Yourself.


State Farm Insurance's nearly 9 percent homeowners premium increase instituted late last year in Louisiana could increase significantly if a home is hit by a hurricane this season, by some estimates. Policies now include a mandatory 5 percent hurricane deductible that came as an unwelcome surprise to some of the 308,000 Louisiana homeowners State Farm insures this hurricane season, though insurance officials say they'd been warning of the increase for months.
If a hurricane hits a Louisiana State Farm Insurance homeowner this season, the amount of money they'd have to shell out before their insurance kicks in could significantly increase, some estimate.
Policies now include a mandatory 5 percent hurricane deductible that came as an unwelcome surprise to some of the 308,000 Louisiana homeowners State Farm insures this hurricane season, though insurance officials say they'd been warning of the increase for months.
"I wish it were not happening, but it is the world of hurricane deductibles that we live in. It's the same deductible that Allstate put in about five years ago," said Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon.
State Farm Spokesman Gary Stephenson said the mandatory hurricane deductible was included on new policies in November of last year, then added to existing customers' policies as they renewed them on or after Dec. 1. New policies also included an average statewide rate increase of 8.8 percent on premiums policyholders would pay for insurance.
According to him, the more commonly purchased homeowners policy deductibles are either ½ percent or 1 percent. "Those deductibles would apply on the most frequent (non-hurricane) claims that we see every day—fire, accidents, wind/hail, lightning, burglary, liability, water-damage claims and so on—that are not associated with a hurricane. Those types of claims are the majority of our claims in any given year," Stephenson said.
But there are discrepancies as to whether the mandatory 5 percent hurricane deductible increase would actually raise or lower the rates for Louisiana homeowners.
Robert Hunter, insurance director for the Consumer Federation of America reportedly said the 5 percent hurricane deductible would make State Farm's average rate increase more like 15 percent or 20 percent.
However Donelon says, "that's absolutely not the case. Lowering the coverage by having a higher deductible decreases the cost by 11 percent in Louisiana."
Stephenson said the cost of State Farm's 5 percent deductible increase is included in the normal rate increase, of nearly 9 percent last year. "The 5 percent is included in our normal pricing for our policy. It has a zero percentage effect on the cost of the policy. It's just figured in the normal pricing of our policy," he said.
The mandatory 5 percent hurricane deductible is part of a series of actions State Farm is doing to keep business operating costs down. "That's one step we're trying to take to keep our product as affordable as possible for all of our customers," he said, referencing the billions of dollars State Farm has paid out in insurance coverage from hurricanes over the last 10 years.
The mandatory 5 percent hurricane deductible was not on State Farm Insurance's most recent rate filing, but the company's not required to include it and it doesn't need the Louisiana Insurance Department's approval. "They can do it as long as they do it statewide and to all policyholders," said Donelon.
The deductible increase means that a homeowner with a $200,000 home and a 5-percent hurricane deductible has hurricane damage, they'll have to pay the first $10,000 in damages before the insurance kicks in. That's compared with $4,000 the customer would have paid under last year's average 2 percent deductible.
"The 5 percent hurricane deductible only comes into play only in the event of damage," Stephenson said.
Donelon says he's working with numerous congressmen and senators to craft legislation to enable citizens have storm deductible savings accounts akin to health savings accounts, where funds would be stored pre-tax to meet hurricane damage needs.
Renita D. Young is a business reporter based in Baton Rouge. Email her at ryoung@nola.com or call 504.352.2548. You can also keep up with all of her local updates on Twitter @RenitaDYoung and through NOLA.com Baton Rouge on Facebook.


The LGBT community in The Palmetto State is taking lemons and making lemonade out of the outrageous behavior of the administration of Governor Mark Sanford (R) earlier this year. It pulled a pro-gay tourism ad that was slated to run during London's Pride.
The controversy led to international, mostly negative, attention to the state, including ridicule on a segment of "The Colbert Report". While Sanford and Thomas backtracked from their original comments, the state refused to pay the nearly $5,000 share of the ad campaign. SC Pride stepped in and offered to raise this money to pay South Carolina's debt and has raised over $1,000 to date.
Ryan Wilson, president of the SC Pride Movement, says a framed version will be delivered to Sanford's office. Perhaps it should be sent along with a fruit basket for good measure.
More Abramoff And Ring: Tipping Point For Republican Corruption Dominoes?


In a new post for The Farm Club, I preview the wild card round game between Indianapolis and Baltimore. You can read it here.
In a new post over at The Farm Club, I preview tomorrow's game between Indianapolis and Detroit. Click here for the full article.


OBJECTIVE: Acquisition costs of palivizumab have increased in Canada since 2007. This analysis aims to re-evaluate the cost effectiveness of palivizumab in Canada for premature infants born between 32 and 35 weeks' gestational age using updated 2010 healthcare costs compared to those used in a 2007 decision analytic model. METHODS: New costs (CAN$) were acquired from the same Health Canada and Ontario Ministry of Health sources that were utilized in the previously published 2007 model. Palivizumab prices were acquired from Abbott Laboratories Ltd., current as of August 2010. RESULTS: Incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICERs) rose by $742, going from $30,618/QALY to $31,360/QALY. ICER changes increased from a range of $801,297 to $820,701 for infants with zero risk factors to a decrease from $808 to $192 for infants with four or more risk factors. CONCLUSIONS: Palivizumab ICERs remained fairly stable from 2007 to 2010. The original recommendation stating that palivizumab is cost effective in infants born between 32 and 35 weeks' GA with two or more risk factors, or who are at moderate-to-high risk based on a risk assessment model, does not change. Analyses founded on evolving country-specific variables are needed in order to accurately reassess the cost effectiveness of interventions as costs change worldwide. LIMITATIONS: There are a limited number of publications reporting mortality in premature Canadian infants with RSV as a primary outcome. In addition, conclusions drawn from this analysis are country-specific and limited to premature infants dwelling in Canada.


text:
"Servants of the People" propose to form state television and radio broadcasting group of companies with NPTU
Photo credit: golos.com.ua
Oleh Dunda, a MP from the "Servant of the People" faction, proposes to the Verkhovna Rada to establish the State Group of Companies of Television and Radio Broadcasting of Ukraine on the basis of the National Public Television and Radio Company of Ukraine, the State Enterprise Multimedia Platform of Foreign Broadcasting of Ukraine and the State Film Agency of Ukraine. This is said in his bill #6430, which he registered in parliament on December 15, as Ukrinform reported.
According to the bill, the State Information Concern of Television and Radio Broadcasting of Ukraine is formed in the form of a joint-stock company, 100% of the shares of which belong to the state.
The concern is subordinated to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.
The formation of the concern is carried out by the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine in accordance with the legislation, taking into account the features defined by this bill.
The charter of the concern is approved by the government.
The state information concern can be financed thanks to:
sale of TV and radio content created in accordance with technical tasks, fees for the use of copyright and related rights;
state and local budgets;
rent for the use of technical and studio equipment of the State Information Concern;
other revenues not prohibited by law.
The explanatory note to the bill mentions that in modern conditions "the protection of our media landscape, the creation of high-quality national content is a matter of national security and protection of our citizens from the consumption of information spam imposed by the Kremlin."
The author of the document notes that Ukraine "has almost no quality national content, and artists who are ready to create this content are almost completely ignored."
"The proposed bill completely changes this order of things. It enshrines in law the mechanism that allows creating quality national content, the formation of the state's information field in accordance with the perspectives of modern development and security priority on the principle of "national importing it in every home", - said in an explanatory note.
The explanatory note emphasizes that the state is not a producer of information content, it is only the customer of such content.
As IMI reported, on December 15, Oleh Dunda, a People's Deputy from the Servant of the People faction, registered in parliament a bill #6430 "On the State Information Concern of Television and Radio Broadcasting of Ukraine" initiating the creation of a State Information Group of Companies to be a customer of the national news product.
On November 30, Oleh Dunda, announced the development of a bill to restore the institution of state television and radio broadcasting.
On December 15, the Rada parliamentary TV channel aired in an updated format, with a modern parliamentary studio and an additional studio in the Cabinet. Political technologist Volodymyr Petrov has joined the parliamentary TV channel Rada.
On November 30, Vadym Perenchuk, director of the Rada parliamentary television channel, said the channel could upgrade its broadcasting network as early as mid-December if it received an additional 43 million hryvnias. According to him, creative competitions for the production of talk shows and other programs have already been announced. Competitions are already in the final stage.
On March 1, 2020, the state TV channel Dom started broadcasting, which was created to broadcast to the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine on the basis of the UATV foreign broadcasting channel. UATV continued to broadcast on one of the satellites, broadcasting reruns of programs.
On January 20, 2021, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted an order transferring the Multimedia Platform of Foreign Broadcasting of Ukraine to the Ministry of Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories.
In August 2021, the president Volodymyr Zelensky said that he wanted Dom to speak not only to the occupied districts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions and the occupied Crimea, but also for internally displaced persons in Ukrainian-controlled territory.
On October 28, 2021, Detektor Media reported that the Dom TV channel had spent over UAH 31 million on advertising services in 2021, almost all of which went to the channel's promotion of the temporarily occupied Dom territories.


text:
JSUTILS.namespace('BO.io.MagnetometerHMC5883');

BO.io.MagnetometerHMC5883 = (function () {

    var MagnetometerHMC5883;

        // private static constants
    var RAD_TO_DEG = 180 / Math.PI,
        DEG_TO_RAD = Math.PI / 180,
        ADDRESS = 0x1E,
        CRA = 0x00,
        CRB = 0x01,
        MODE = 0x02,
        DATAX0 = 0x03,
        NUM_BYTES = 6;

    // dependencies
    var I2CBase = BO.I2CBase,
        MagnetometerEvent = BO.io.MagnetometerEvent;

    /**
     * Creates an interface to an HMC5883 3-axis magnetometer. Use the
     * magnetometer to obtain a compass heading or rotation in relation to
     * a fixed point. See [Breakout/examples/sensors/hmc5883.html](https://github.com/soundanalogous/Breakout/blob/master/examples/sensors/hmc5883.html) for an example
     * application.
     *
     * @class MagnetometerHMC5883
     * @constructor
     * @extends BO.I2CBase
     * @param {IOBoard} board The IOBoard instance
     * @param {Number} address The i2c address of the compass module
     * @param {Number} numSamples The number of samples averaged per
     * measurement output. Options are: `MagnetometerHMC5883.SAMPLES_1`,
     * `MagnetometerHMC5883.SAMPLES_2`, `MagnetometerHMC5883.SAMPLES_4`
     * `MagnetometerHMC5883.SAMPLES_8` (default = `MagnetometerHMC5883.SAMPLES_1`)
     * @param {Number} outputRate The data output rate in Hz
     * (default = `MagnetometerHMC5883.HZ_30`)
     */
    MagnetometerHMC5883 = function (board, address, numSamples, outputRate) {
        address = address || MagnetometerHMC5883.DEVICE_ID;
        numSamples = numSamples || MagnetometerHMC5883.SAMPLES_1;
        outputRate = outputRate || MagnetometerHMC5883.HZ_30;

        I2CBase.call(this, board, address);

        this._x = 0;
        this._y = 0;
        this._z = 0;

        // To do: scale is currently fixed. allow user to change this value?
        this._scale = 0.92; // mG/LSb

        this._isReading = false;
        this._debugMode = BO.enableDebugging;

        this.name = "MagnetometerHMC5883";

        var measurement = 0x00;
        var CRAVal = (numSamples << 5) | (outputRate << 2)  | measurement;

        // 1 sample, continuous measurement rate 30 Hz, normal measurement config
        this.sendI2CRequest([I2CBase.WRITE, this.address, CRA, CRAVal]);
        // startup in continuous measurement mode
        this.sendI2CRequest([I2CBase.WRITE, this.address, MODE, 0x00]);

        this.startReading();

    };

    MagnetometerHMC5883.prototype = JSUTILS.inherit(I2CBase.prototype);
    MagnetometerHMC5883.prototype.constructor = MagnetometerHMC5883;

    Object.defineProperties(MagnetometerHMC5883.prototype, {
        /**
         * [read-only] The heading in degrees.
         * @property heading
         * @type Number
         */
        heading: {
            get: function () {
                return this.getHeading(this._x, this._y);
            }
        },

        /**
         * [read-only] The x-axis measurement
         * @property x
         * @type Number
         */
        x: {
            get: function () {
                return this._x;
            }
        },

        /**
         * [read-only] The y-axis measurement
         * @property y
         * @type Number
         */
        y: {
            get: function () {
                return this._y;
            }
        },

        /**
         * [read-only] The z-axis measurement
         * @property z
         * @type Number
         */
        z: {
            get: function () {
                return this._z;
            }
        }
    });

    /**
     * @private
     * @method handleI2C
     */
    MagnetometerHMC5883.prototype.handleI2C = function (data) {
        var xVal,
            yVal,
            zVal;

        // data[0] = register
        if (data[0] === DATAX0) {
            xVal = (data[1] << 8) | data[2];
            zVal = (data[3] << 8) | data[4];
            yVal = (data[5] << 8) | data[6];

            // correct for negative number
            if (xVal >> 15) {
                this._x = ((xVal ^ 0xFFFF) + 1) * -1;
            } else {
                this._x = xVal;
            }
            if (yVal >> 15) {
                this._y = ((yVal ^ 0xFFFF) + 1) * -1;
            } else {
                this._y = yVal;
            }
            if (zVal >> 15) {
                this._z = ((zVal ^ 0xFFFF) + 1) * -1;
            } else {
                this._z = zVal;
            }

            // a value of -4096 indicates an ADC overflow or underflow

            this.dispatchEvent(new MagnetometerEvent(MagnetometerEvent.UPDATE));
        } else {
            console.log("Warning: MagnetometerHMC5883 received data from unknown register");
        }
    };

    /**
     * @private
     * @method getHeading
     */
    MagnetometerHMC5883.prototype.getHeading = function (x, y) {
        var heading = 0.0;

        // algorithm from Applications of Magnetoresistive Sensors in Navigation Systems
        // by Michael J. Caruso of Honeywell Inc.
        if (y > 0) {
            heading = 90.0 - Math.atan(x / y) * 180 / Math.PI;
        } else if (y < 0) {
            heading = 270.0 - Math.atan(x / y) * 180 / Math.PI;
        } else if (y === 0 && x < 0) {
            heading = 180.0;
        } else if (y === 0 && x > 0) {
            heading = 0.0;
        }

        // alternate algorithm
        // heading = Math.atan2(y, x);
        // if (heading < 0) heading += 2*Math.PI;
        // if (heading > 2*Math.PI) heading -= 2*Math.PI;
        // return heading * RAD_TO_DEG;

        return heading;
    };

    /**
     * Get a tilt-compensated heading. Pitch and roll values from an accelerometer
     * must be passed to this method.
     *
     * Note: this method is not working properly. Marking it private until resolved
     * @private
     * @method getTiltCompensatedHeading
     * @param {Number} pitch The pitch value (supplied by an accelerometer)
     * @param {Number} roll The roll value (supplied by an accelerometer)
     * @return {Number} tilt-compensated heading direction
     */
    MagnetometerHMC5883.prototype.getTiltCompensatedHeading = function (pitch, roll) {

        pitch = pitch * DEG_TO_RAD;
        roll = roll * DEG_TO_RAD;

        //var xH = this._x * Math.cos(pitch) + this._z * Math.sin(pitch);
        //var yH = this._x * Math.sin(roll) * Math.sin(pitch) + this._y * Math.cos(roll) - this._z * Math.sin(roll) * Math.cos(pitch);
        //var zH = -this._x * Math.cos(roll) * Math.sin(pitch) + this._y * Math.sin(roll) + this._z * Math.cos(roll) * Math.cos(pitch);

        // algorithm from: Applications of Magnetoresistive Sensors in Navigation Systems
        // by Michael J. Caruso, Honeywell Inc.
        var xH = this._x * Math.cos(pitch) + this._y * Math.sin(roll) * Math.sin(pitch) - this._z * Math.cos(roll) * Math.sin(pitch);
        var yH = this._y * Math.cos(roll) + this._z * Math.sin(roll);

        return this.getHeading(xH, yH);

    };

    /**
     * Start continuous reading of the sensor.
     * @method startReading
     */
    MagnetometerHMC5883.prototype.startReading = function () {
        if (!this._isReading) {
            this._isReading = true;
            this.sendI2CRequest([I2CBase.READ_CONTINUOUS, this.address, DATAX0, 6]);
        }
    };

    /**
     * Stop continuous reading of the sensor.
     * @method stopReading
     */
    MagnetometerHMC5883.prototype.stopReading = function () {
        this._isReading = false;
        this.sendI2CRequest([I2CBase.STOP_READING, this.address]);
        // set idle mode?
        //this.sendI2CRequest([I2CBase.WRITE, this.address, MODE, 0x03]);
    };

    /**
     * Sends read request to magnetometer and updates magnetometer values.
     * @method update
     */
    MagnetometerHMC5883.prototype.update = function () {
        if (this._isReading) {
            this.stopReading();
        }
        // read data: contents of X, Y, and Z registers
        this.sendI2CRequest([I2CBase.READ, this.address, DATAX0, NUM_BYTES]);
    };

    /**
     * for debugging
     * @private
     */
    MagnetometerHMC5883.prototype.debug = function (str) {
        if (this._debugMode) {
            console.log(str);
        }
    };

    // public static constants

    /**
     * @property MagnetometerHMC5883.DEVICE_ID
     * @static
     */
    MagnetometerHMC5883.DEVICE_ID = 0x1E;

    /**
     * @property MagnetometerHMC5883.SAMPLES_1
     * @static
     */
    MagnetometerHMC5883.SAMPLES_1 = 0;
    /**
     * @property MagnetometerHMC5883.SAMPLES_2
     * @static
     */
    MagnetometerHMC5883.SAMPLES_2 = 1;
    /**
     * @property MagnetometerHMC5883.SAMPLES_4
     * @static
     */
    MagnetometerHMC5883.SAMPLES_4 = 2;
    /**
     * @property MagnetometerHMC5883.SAMPLES_8
     * @static
     */
    MagnetometerHMC5883.SAMPLES_8 = 3;

    /** 0.75 Hz
     * @property MagnetometerHMC5883.HZ_0_75
     * @static
     */
    MagnetometerHMC5883.HZ_0_75 = 0x00;
    /** 1.5 Hz
     * @property MagnetometerHMC5883.HZ_1_5
     * @static
     */
    MagnetometerHMC5883.HZ_1_5 = 0x01;
    /** 3 Hz
     * @property MagnetometerHMC5883.HZ_3
     * @static
     */
    MagnetometerHMC5883.HZ_3 = 0x02;
    /** 7.5 Hz
    * @property MagnetometerHMC5883.HZ_7_5
     * @static
    */
    MagnetometerHMC5883.HZ_7_5 = 0x03;
    /** 15 Hz
    * @property MagnetometerHMC5883.HZ_15
     * @static
    */
    MagnetometerHMC5883.HZ_15 = 0x04;
    /** 30 Hz
     * @property MagnetometerHMC5883.HZ_30
     * @static
     */
    MagnetometerHMC5883.HZ_30 = 0x05;
    /** 75 Hz
     * @property MagnetometerHMC5883.HZ_75
     * @static
     */
    MagnetometerHMC5883.HZ_75 = 0x06;

    // document events

    /**
     * The update event is dispatched when the compass heading is updated.
     * @type BO.io.MagnetometerEvent.UPDATE
     * @event update
     * @param {BO.io.MagnetometerHMC5883} target A reference to the MagnetometerHMC5883 object.
     */

    return MagnetometerHMC5883;

}());


text:
All this racial nonsense comes from the mouths of Democrats
By Perly Viasmensky
Even though I am Catholic and oppose the changes that occur in the Catholic Church and the many Catholics going against the teachings of the Church in favor of abortions, I have always admired the Salvation Army for their charity duties, helping homeless youth, having special programs for addicted people, helping them to get out of the world of drugs and alcohol.
I have even donated when I see members of the Salvation Army in front of supermarkets during the Christmas holidays, and I happen to be White.
Several people and media outlets have criticized the organization with comments that they discriminate against homosexuals even though the Salvation Army has received and accommodated under their roof numerous gay teen runaways.
Now the Christian charity wants White donors to repent for their racism. There was never those feelings of hate or racism among us
until the era of Michele Obama, who instigated that separation between Blacks, White or any other color of race they now have invented.
I read with great interest some news from Central Nova News, which states: "The Salvation Army wants its White donors to give it more than just money this Christmas season. Its leadership is also demanding they apologize for being racist. It's part of a push by the Christian charitable organization to embrace the ideas of Black Lives Matter, an activist group working to, among other things, 'dismantle White privilege.'"
The Salvation Army was founded by William Booth, an English Methodist preacher in 1880. To many parts of the world, the Salvation Army is known for being one of the largest distributors of humanitarian aid.
Now after 141 years of its foundation the Salvation Army recognizes and is of the opinion that: "Christianity is institutionally racist,
calling for White Christians to repent and offer a sincere apology to Blacks for being antagonistic to Black people or the culture, values,
and interests of the Black community."
The Salvation Army considers that all Whites are racist, even if they don't realize it.
Do we need to ask the Almighty God to repent for sending to this world people of different colors?
If this is the way they consider us, why take donations from White people? When the soldiers of the Salvation Army stand in front of supermarkets with their red buckets and the little bell, they don't look at me when I deposit a bill in their bucket, and tell me, "No, I cannot accept your donation because you are White and a racist." They take my donation regardless of whether I am White, Black, brown, or whatever.
All this racism comes from the nonsense of the Democratic people. Listen to the words of Joe Biden after the murder trial of Ahmaud
Arbery, when three White men were found guilty: "Arbery's killing was a devastating reminder of how much more the country has to do in the fight for racial justice. While the guilty verdicts reflect our justice system doing its job, that alone is not enough. Instead, we
must recommit ourselves to building a future of unity and shared strength, where no one fears violence because of the color of their
skin."
Contrary to what he said then, Joe Biden called Kyle Rittenhouse a White supremacist domestic terrorist.
My mother taught me since my very tender years that a person is not judged by the color of their skin, but by the color of their soul.
All those people instigating racism don't have a clear color of their soul, and they have the audacity to call themselves Christians.
Perly Viasmensky is the General Manager of the Las Vegas Tribune. She writes a weekly column in this newspaper. To contact Perly Viasmensky, email her at pviasmensky@lasvegastribune.com.
Tags: Catholic ChurchChristmas holidaysEnglish MethodistI am CatholicMichele ObamaSalvation ArmyWilliam Booth"Black Lives Matter"
Previous story The Sun tries to burn Joe Lombardo
Next story "My heart goes out to…" a lovely sentiment, but what does it mean?
By Perly Viasmensky Even though I am Catholic and oppose the changes that occur in the Catholic Church and the many Catholics going against the teachings of the Church in[...]


Twenty-three people were injured amid clashes between supporters on the sidelines of a Champions League match in Basel interrupted by a Greenpeace protest, police said on Wednesday.
Twenty-seven people were also arrested at the game, including 17 Greenpeace campaigners taking part in a demonstration inside the stadium against sponsor and Russian energy giant Gazprom, police said.
Supporters of Switzerland's Basel and Schalke of Germany clashed outside the Saint Jakob-Park Stadium before the match began Tuesday evening, and local police intervened, using rubber bullets and teargas, police spokesman Andreas Knuchel told AFP.
"Police were between the two groups and were trying to avoid an escalation, and also to protect themselves," he said, adding "it was violent."
Three people were sent to hospital, but the extent of their injuries remained unclear, while nine others were treated on site for smaller injuries.
Another 11 people were also treated for cuts and bruises as well as discomfort related to drunkeness, police said.
Police had briefly detained 10 of the troublemakers, and had separately arrested 17 Greenpeace campaigners protesting inside the stadium against Gazprom.
Four of the protesters had briefly interrupted the match when, clad in orange jumpsuits, they abseiled from the roof of the stadium and unfurled a massive yellow banner reading "Gazprom, Don't Foul the Arctic," and "Free the Arctic 30".
The campaigners then climbed back onto the stadium's roof, allowing the game to continue.
Schalke, whose players wear the Gazprom logo on their shirts, won the match 1-0.
The four protesters and their fellow campaigners were detained by security staff on the roof of the stadium and were handed over to police, Knuchel said.
"Police checked their identities and released them," he said.
The Greenpeace protest came shortly after news that Russia would formally charge 30 Greenpeace activists detained there with piracy.
The crew of Greenpeace's Arctic Sunrise icebreaker was detained last month as they protested close to a Gazprom oil rig.
If found guilty, the activists could face a maximum punishment of 15 years in jail.


Motherfathers & b! is the Moscow trio of Dmitriy Syrtsov on drums, Dmitriy Peitsch on guitar, and Maxim Elizarov on electronics. This 24 minute album is basically one long improvised jam where the band has arbitrarily decided to divide it into eleven separate tracks with names that do not appear to have any relevance to what you hear. Some "music" is really hard to listen to, and Doggy is one of those albums. And this album was spontaneously recorded live in concert, but there are no audience sounds, so perhaps they drove off everyone with their distorted clanging, banging guitars, noise, and utter chaos. This is a difficult listen, with self-indulgent playing resulting in bleeding ears and general malaise. Their Bandcamp page is generous in labeling them as acid rock, avantgarde, experimental, improv, jazzcore, neopsychedelia, noise rock, progressive rock, stoner rock, etc. Looks like they just chose those keywords to lure people to their page. So caveat emptor, if any of those labels, other than noise, appeal to you, this album is not for you.


Game uses 4 separate folders for 2 resolutions and 2 languages. For 1920x1080 resolution SD part of folder name is missing, for English language Ger part is missing.
E.g. for English 1920x1080 folder name would be JULIAAtSR and for German 1280x720 - JULIAAtSSDRGer. Save files are incompatible between different versions.
16:9 only. Available resolutions locked to 1280x720 and 1920x1080.
Can be set by modifying game settings file or pressing Alt+↵ Enter.
Closing open applications before starting the game or running the game with lower priority reduce cracking.
Press Alt+↵ Enter twice to exit fullscreen and set game back to fullscreen with window manager hotkey.
This page was last edited on 6 February 2019, at 20:40.


Beso Weddings is a team of friends, Kenia Quiroz and Brenda Unzueta. We design and coordinate special events in Los Cabos, Mexico; turning our client's ideas, personal expectations into reality with detail and attention. We have lived in Los Cabos for 8 years; the tranquility of here keeps us.
Communications and Public Relations Major Design & Decoration specialist I worked in one of the most recognized newspapers in the country as published editor. I have coordinated several fashion events and photo shoots. I also performed creative awarded designs on the publications. For the last five years I have been very involved in the art and design community, working with some of the most important artist and decorators.
Hotel industry management Major Public relations & On site wedding coordinator specialist I have worked in the hotel industry for seven years as wedding coordinator in renowned resorts in Los Cabos. This time brought me a lot of satisfaction and the opportunity to know all the logistics to execute a succesful event… your wedding!


text:
This supposed Lamar Jackson-Joe Flacco feud? A silly NFL summer storyline
There probably wasn't a rift between Lamar Jackson and Baltimore Ravens starting quarterback Joe Flacco.
This supposed Lamar Jackson-Joe Flacco feud? A silly NFL summer storyline There probably wasn't a rift between Lamar Jackson and Baltimore Ravens starting quarterback Joe Flacco. Check out this story on courier-journal.com: https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2018/06/07/lamar-jackson-joe-flacco-feud-silly-nfl-storyline/677689002/
Gentry Estes, Louisville Courier Journal Published 6:29 a.m. ET June 7, 2018 | Updated 6:37 a.m. ET June 7, 2018
A look at the seasons leading to Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson's selection in the first round of the NFL draft by the Baltimore Ravens. Mary Ann Gerth/Courier Journal
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson throws a pass during an NFL football organized team activity at the team's headquarters in Owings Mills, Md., Thursday, May 24, 2018. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)(Photo: Patrick Semansky, AP)
It speaks to the relatively mundane nature of offseason OTA (organized team activities) practices in the NFL that the juiciest news to come out of the Baltimore Ravens' edition so far this year – at least until Wednesday's news of team punishment for violating NFL contact rules in OTA practices – was probably a smile and a hand slap.
Yes, the Ravens' social media team made sure to capture and promote a couple of weeks ago this exchange between incumbent quarterback Joe Flacco and his new Heisman Trophy-winning challengers – Robert Griffin III and then, of course, first-round draft pick Lamar Jackson.
QBs 😄 pic.twitter.com/aIJBQiTr0C
— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) May 21, 2018
Let's assume this was intended to confront a notion that had made its way into social media, that a rift had developed and Flacco had been ignoring Jackson, who one might assume had been drafted to ultimately replace him sooner or later on a Ravens offense that struggled last season.
Flacco himself disputed that same storyline, which seemed to grow from Jackson's initial Ravens interview, during which Jackson said he and Flacco had not spoken.
That somehow became this ...
Saw the news today that Joe Flacco still hasn't returned Lamar Jackson's calls/texts or otherwise spoken to him. I get the competition factor, but between him and Big Ben can only imagine the media reaction if certain other QBs acted in the way these guys are
— Chris B. Brown (@smartfootball) May 10, 2018
... and off we go.
OK, a few thoughts on this topic:
► First off, anyone who thinks Jackson was just sitting around waiting for calls and texts to be returned doesn't know Jackson very well. Here's a guy who said at the NFL combine that he hadn't found time to call Deshaun Watson back.
"He reached out to me," Jackson said of Watson, "but you know, I've been busy."
So not only was Jackson probably not trying repeatedly to reach Flacco, he certainly wasn't getting upset about it if he wasn't able to reach him.
► Where did this come from? Who leaked this anyway? Was it the Ravens? You'd have to think it wasn't Flacco, and ... again ... anyone who thinks Jackson has any interest at all in media narratives doesn't know him very well. He resisted media demands, even when he was a candidate for the Heisman Trophy.
► Media soapbox time: I'm not sure anyone did leak this. This whole thing probably did have some truth. I mean, it makes sense that Flacco wouldn't appreciate being blindsided by a newcomer that could threaten his starting job. So maybe he was a little cool to the rookie. That happens in a lot of jobs, really.
But the way this particular story progressed spoke more about the nature of the post-draft NFL offseason than Flacco or Jackson. There is still an intense demand for coverage and talking points, but there simply isn't much actual, meaningful NFL news right now. So gossipy angles like these tend to dominate the discussion and go national, even it originated as nothing more than vague Twitter chatter, which honestly was the case for the supposed Flacco-Jackson feud.
(And yes, I'm aware of the irony in my saying all this while, in fact, writing an entire post about the same topic.)
► And ... well ask Flacco. He gets it ...
"If you're you guys, then no, too much wasn't made out of it because I'm sure you got a lot of attention for it," Flacco told reporters covering the Ravens when asked if he thought too much was made of it. "I think it's unfortunate that that's what happened. ...
"Me and (Jackson have been good. Nothing has really needed to be said. Who knows, Lamar might have hated me two weeks ago because he was listening to you guys and he might have thought I hated him."
Social Hour
"We're gonna be 2 Legit 2 Punt, man." pic.twitter.com/KSNDGrpD1s
— Vic Tafur (@VicTafur) June 6, 2018
► Some huge, breaking news Wednesday night for Louisville's baseball program. Danielle Lerner with the scoop.
► Outstanding profile on Louisville's own Justin Thomas by Sports Illustrated, including a story about Thomas once helping Michael Jordan win a golfing bet.
► Here's why each Belmont horse can and can't win on Saturday.
► Meanwhile, Justify's jockey is ready for his shot at history.
► A very nice win Tuesday night for Louisville City FC over an MLS opponent. What's next now?
► Get caught up on local players and the MLB draft, courtesy of Justin Sayers.
For The Road
Trainer Bob Baffert throws out the first pitch at the Mets game Tuesday night at Citi Field. The Belmont Stakes draw was held at the stadium just prior to the game and @PreaknessStakes and @KentuckyDerby winner Justify will break from position 1 for @BelmontStakes. pic.twitter.com/fjr2KxGVmS
— Michael Clevenger (@MClevenger_CJ) June 5, 2018
Gentry Estes: 502-582-4205; gestes@courierjournal.com; Twitter: @Gentry_Estes. Support strong local journalism by subscribing today: www.courier-journal.com/gentrye
$5,000 worth of equipment stolen from a Little League park
Former U of L players help pay for Jared Lorezen's funeral
Life is pretty good these days for former Louisville star Montrezl Harrell
Meet the 2020 basketball recruits UK is targeting
Louisville women's basketball star Sam Fuehring will go pro in Germany
The leading cause of horse racing deaths in Kentucky is ...


Children from all minority groups are predicted to attend higher poverty schools than whites, though the differential is much smaller for Asians than for Blacks or Hispanics.
After controlling for all variables in the model they continue to find large disparities between groups, with whites and Asians able to attend the highest performing schools at a given poverty level and charter/non-charter category, and blacks and Hispanics generally in the worst performing schools.
The difference between charter and non-charter schools for white students (elementary or high school) shows that whites' charter schools have lower average math scores, though there is no significant difference on reading.
In every charter vs. non-charter comparison of test scores in low- poverty schools, non-charter schools do better. In almost every comparison between in high-poverty schools, charter schools do better.
Almost all white students are in schools with low enough poverty that non-charters outperform charters. But for blacks and Hispanics well over half of students are in schools that are poor enough for a charter school advantage to take effect.
The black*charter interaction shows that black students in both elementary and high schools are more racially isolated in charter schools than in non-charter schools regardless of their poverty level. Native Americans are also more isolated in charter schools, but as noted earlier there are very few Native Americans in charter schools.
Asians in charter high schools are significantly less isolated than in non-charter schools, but again this may be because there are very few Asians in charter schools in general.


To most of the students in attendance, the ASDA Annual Session Dental Expo last Thursday evening was all about trying to get their "Bingo Cards" stamped as quickly as possible for a chance to win some of the fantastic raffle prizes they were giving away. For THE NEXTDDS, the Dental Expo was a challenging, exciting, and rewarding opportunity to connect with student leaders and representatives from across the country.
For nearly three hours, we had a valuable opportunity to network with ASDA national leaders, chapter executives, even future ASDA movers and shakers, and to tell them all about the peer-reviewed educational resources (articles, videos, podcasts, clinical images, etc) and social features offered by THE NEXTDDS website. Students' interest seemed particularly piqued by our Student Ambassador Blogs, and a surprising number of people were able to immediately recognize the Ambassador from their university by name alone. This unique event afforded us the chance to talk about THE NEXTDDS with dental students who flew in all the way fromCalifornia, as well as dental students from theBostonarea who could literally walk to the hotel where the event was taking place.
It was particularly exciting to finally meet and shake hands with many of the people whom we had only spoken to over the phone or through email correspondences in the past. Putting a face to a name, and having the chance to be in the same room with someone is an irreplaceable way to reinforce an existing relationship, or forge a new one.
We had the chance to meet THE NEXTDDS Student Ambassadors who were in attendance, continue to expand the Ambassador network, and even meet District Trustees and ASDA student executives. The atmosphere was truly special; after all, where else are you going to have ASDA President Kris Mendoza as a captive audience on a random elevator ride?
As the Expo went along, it became clear that everyone we spoke to was excited by the idea of THE NEXTDDS; who wouldn't like the idea of free, scientifically sound educational content? This experience only further strengthened our belief that the appetite for adjunct education is real among the dental student population, and that we have the means and the technology to deliver it to them.
As we continue to build THE NEXTDDS and our rapport with the dental students across the country, we know it will be important to attend more events like the ASDA Annual Session and individual school Vendor Fairs. If this event proved anything, it is that personal relationships are vital in such a relatively small community as we encounter in dental students, and we look forward to the challenge of bolstering these relationships in the months and years to come.


text:
Veteran educator, prolific researcher named ACE Fellow
Contact: Jeanne Baron
KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Dr. Andrea Beach, Western Michigan University professor of educational leadership, research and technology, has been named a fellow of the American Council on Education for the 2018-19 academic year.
The prestigious ACE Fellows Program strengthens institutions and leadership in American higher education by identifying and preparing faculty and staff for senior positions in college and university administration. In that way, it serves as a powerful engine fueling the expansion of a talented and diverse higher education leadership pipeline.
Although details about her fellowship assignment have yet to be announced out, Beach will join just 44 other fellows who were selected following nomination by the senior administration of their institutions and a rigorous application process to spend 2018-19 working at another college or university.
"I follow in the footsteps of WMU colleagues I deeply respect," Beach says of the University's previous fellows, "and I look forward to this opportunity to help WMU grow as much as I do personally."
ACE Fellows program
The ACE Fellows Program combines retreats, interactive learning opportunities, visits to campuses and other higher education-related organizations, and placement at another higher education institution to condense years of on-the-job experience and skills development into a single year.
During the placement, fellows observe and work with the president and other senior officers at their host institution, attend decision-making meetings, and focus on issues of interest. They also conduct projects of pressing concern for their home institution and seek to implement their findings upon completion of the fellowship placement.
More than 2,000 higher education leaders have participated in the ACE Fellows Program over the past five decades, with more than 80 percent of fellows having gone on to serve as senior leaders of colleges and universities.
Beach, who joined WMU's faculty in 2003, is co-director of the Center for Research on Instructional Change in Postsecondary Education, which she co-founded in 2014. In addition, she founded the Office of Faculty Development and was its director from 2008 to 2015.
Her research centers on organizational change in higher education, support of innovation in teaching and learning, faculty learning communities, and faculty development as a change lever. She has been the principal investigator or co-principal investigator on several NSF-funded grants.
Beach has been PI and co-PI on several NSF-funded grants focused on instructional change strategies that have produced articles and book chapters, as well as instruments to self-report instruction and academic department climate for instructional improvement.
As co-director of the Center for Research on Instructional Change in Postsecondary Education, she helps lead an organization that has a portfolio of projects totaling $6.7 million. Beach serves as co-principal investigator for development of the Accelerating Systemic Change Network, a national network funded by the NSF and also directs a $3.2 million project funded by the U.S. Department of Education's First in the World program. That program seeks to undertake, document and measure outcomes of institutional transformation aimed at improving the persistence and academic success of students from low-income backgrounds.
Beach earned bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees from Michigan State University.
ACE, which is celebrating its centennial this year, is the major coordinating body for all of the nation's higher education institutions and represents nearly 1,800 college and university presidents and related associations. It provides leadership on key higher education issues and influences public policy through advocacy.
For more WMU news, arts and events, visit wmich.edu/news.


1. Participants share their work with others. Traditionally, schools have a system that has students create work and share it with a teacher. No one sees what is written on a test, and essays are rarely shared with classes except perhaps in creative writing courses. But outside of a school, work has to be shared. Marketing, sales, business proposals, any kind of writing in academia or for publication, the media: everyone has to share what they create.
In my proposal, assignments would be created and posted on a website – think of it as an online student portfolio. Part of the classroom feedback would be from other students who would read or watch and comment on the work each student creates. Ideas could be selected and shared more widely in a newsletter or publication on Leadership for the community or, in these days, for any interested person around the globe. The portfolio would eventually be a great talking point for future job interviews or for providing real-world proof of what the person can do.
Leading Yourself (with Psychology and Art) The more effective you are at managing yourself, being creative, promoting your own good ideas, and understanding decision making, the better the base you have for leading others. This module would focus on personal skills from assessment to practice. There would be an introduction to areas such as creativity, problem solving, publishing your own work, and being more effective when working in groups.
Leading Others (with Business) This module would explore management and leadership styles, theories of leadership, and look at various leadership experiences from history and practice. There would be more in-depth work on concepts appropriate to future leadership including the Japanese-style lean management techniques, collaborative leadership, and the pros and cons of using various analytic and measurement processes.
Leadership and Learning (with Education) The one key variable for leaders today is that what we learn today will change in the future. Learning is the way humans deal with change. Leaders have to learn new skills; they have to learn to get their teams to try, experiment with, and adapt new processes and ideas. They will also have to learn about leading people who are not like them: people who are much younger or older; people who are from a different culture or country; people with different educational backgrounds or beliefs.
Leadership in Practice (with Social Science) This culminating module will focus on leadership through real engagement with others. Experiences in early modules with direct leadership will be expanded through team and individual projects. Challenges, problems, and ideas would be brought into the learning group to discuss and brainstorm best practices. Students would also learn from more readings and in-depth examples of how leaders have solved problems in the past, and how insights from the social sciences can help us be better leaders today.
3. I would link each student with a participant in a similar program in another country. This would give a chance to get some very different and direct perspectives on the work, encourage contacts with other countries and other ways of thinking about projects, and potentially set up an opportunity for future travel or collaboration.
There are countries such as Singapore, Hong Kong, South Africa, and Ireland which are diverse and primarily English-speaking; in most other countries, English is a second language, particularly among the students who would be working in the Leadership domain. A cross-country exchange program is now relatively easy and very inexpensive to do via text and video.
These core ideas all contribute to an externally focused, practical curriculum with roots in several dimensions of the liberal arts.


text:
Free Picks » MLB Picks » Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals 5-6-2016 Free MLB Picks & Odds
Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals 5-6-2016 Free MLB Picks & Odds
Probable Pitchers: Francisco Liriano vs. Carlos Martinez
The Pittsburgh Pirates visit Busch Stadium on Friday to play the St. Louis Cardinals. The probable starters are Francisco Liriano for the Pirates and Carlos Martinez for the Cardinals. The opening line for this matchup has Pittsburgh at +115 and St. Louis at -125. The over/under was set at 7. The Pirates have a 19-9-0 over/under record and a 14-14-0 run line mark, meaning they cover 50% of the time. The Cardinals are 14-15-0 against the run line and have a 17-10-2 over/under record. They cover the spread 48% of the time.
The Pirates head into this matchup with a 15-13 record, including 8-6 on the road. Starting pitcher Francisco Liriano has a 2-1 record with an earned run average of 3.86 and a WHIP of 1.46. He has 29 strikeouts over his 28 innings pitched and he has given up 24 hits so far this season. He has allowed 7.7 hits per 9 innings and he has a FIP of 5.35. The bullpen this year has an earned run average of 4.17 and they have given up 96 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .238 against the bullpen while being struck out 90 times and walking 51 times this season. As a team, Pittsburgh has allowed 8.81 hits per nine innings while striking out 7.94 batters per nine. They are 20th in the league in team earned run average at 4.23. The Pirates pitchers have collectively given up 252 base hits and 121 earned runs. They have allowed 34 home runs this season and they allow 1.2 homers per nine innings as a staff. Pittsburgh as a pitching staff has walked 124 batters and struck out 227. They walk 4.3 men per 9 innings while striking out 7.9 per 9. They have a team WHIP of 1.46 and their FIP as a unit is 4.60.
As a team, Pittsburgh is batting .282, good for 1st in the league while putting together a .292 average away from home. The Pirates hold a .431 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .366 which is good for 1st in baseball. They rank 1st in baseball with 10 hits per game. Andrew McCutchen comes into this game hitting .229 and his on-base percentage is at .339. He has 25 hits this season along with 19 runs scored and 12 runs batted in. He's struck out 29 times and has walked 16 times. Starling Marte is hitting .315 and he has an on-base percentage of .372. He has totaled 35 hits so far while scoring 16 runs and he's driven in 13. He has walked 4 times and has struck out 25 times. The Pirates have 280 hits, including 58 doubles and 26 home runs. They've stolen 17 bases while they've been thrown out stealing 10 times. Pittsburgh has walked 118 times this season and they've struck out 219 times as a unit. They've left 239 men on base and have a team OPS of .797. They score 4.93 runs per contest and have scored a total of 138 runs so far this year.
St. Louis comes into this matchup with a 8-8 home record and a 15-14 overall mark. With an earned run average of 2.60, Carlos Martinez has a 4-1 record and a 0.89 WHIP. He has 28 strikeouts over the 34.2 innings he's pitched during which he has given up 23 hits. He has allowed 6 hits per nine innings and his FIP stands at 3.73. So far this season the bullpen has an earned run average of 2.85 and they have given up 65 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .217 against the Cardinals bullpen while being struck out 86 times and walking 32 times this season. As a team, St. Louis has allowed 7.97 hits per nine innings while striking out 7.97 batters per nine. They are 15th in the league in team earned run average at 3.88. The Cardinals pitchers as a team have surrendered 220 base knocks and 107 earned runs so far this season. They have given up 25 home runs this year and they give up 0.9 home runs per nine innings as a staff. St. Louis as a staff has walked 87 hitters and struck out 220. They give up a walk 3.2 times per 9 innings while they strike out 8 per 9. Their team WHIP is 1.24 while their FIP as a staff is 3.77.
As a team, they are batting .271, good for 5th in the league while putting together a .270 average at home. The Cardinals hold a .473 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .344 which is good for 4th in baseball. They rank 4th in baseball with 9.46 hits per contest. Matt Carpenter comes into this matchup batting .230 and he has an OBP of .366. He has 23 hits this year along with 15 runs scored and 17 RBI. He's struck out 25 times and has walked on 19 occasions. Yadier Molina is hitting .323 and he has an OBP of .404. He has collected 31 hits so far while he's scored 9 runs and drove in 10. He has earned a walk 12 times and has punched out 13 times. The Cardinals as a unit have 265 base hits, including 56 doubles and 40 homers. They have 9 stolen bases while they've been thrown out 4 times. St. Louis as a team has walked 99 times this year and they have struck out 233 times. They've had 208 men left on base and have an OPS of .817. They score 5.64 runs per game and have totaled 158 runs so far this season.
Pittsburgh Pirates Betting Trends
The Pittsburgh Pirates are 19-9-0 against the over/under so far this season
The Pittsburgh Pirates are 14-14-0 against the run line so far this season
St. Louis Cardinals Betting Trends
The St. Louis Cardinals are 17-10-2 against the over/under so far this season
The St. Louis Cardinals are 14-15-0 against the run line so far this season
Injuries to Watch
04/14/16 P Cory Luebke Hamstring 15-day DL (4/14)
04/04/16 3B Jung-ho Kang Knee 15-day DL (3/25)
03/31/16 C Elias Diaz Elbow 15-day DL (3/25)
04/04/16 C Brayan Pena Knee 15-day DL (4/1)
04/04/16 SS Jhonny Peralta Thumb 15-day DL (3/25)
04/04/16 P Jordan Walden Abdominal 15-day DL (3/31)
04/04/16 P Lance Lynn Elbow 60-day DL; out for season
04/04/16 P Mitch Harris Elbow 15-day DL (3/25)
04/04/16 CF Thomas Pham Oblique 15-day DL (4/4)
Guy's Pick: Take the Cardinals


text:
Home >> Airports >> India's cities and the need for multi-airport systems
Renovated T2 at New Delhi IGI airport
India's cities and the need for multi-airport systems
Devesh Agarwal August 28, 2019	Airports, Analysis and Features Leave a comment
Satyendra Pandey is the co-author of this article.
Airports are strategic assets for any country. As airport impact growth and connectivity impacts that lend themselves to improving tourism, trade, technology, transport and talent. Consider India's lacklustre trade figures – currently at 1.2 percent of global trade; innovation – where no Indian university lists amongst the top twenty globally; and slowing economic growth.
As policymakers and economists rush to propose solutions, multi-airport systems must be considered. Yet this remains a distant dream. BangaloreAviation presents a comprehensive overview of why this is the case.
Comprehensive airport capacity expansion has just not happened
All the airports in the country are operating as monopolies, be it public monopolies like the Airports Authority of India, or the private ones like DIAL, MIAL, BIAL, GHIAL, CIAL etc.
Till date, almost all the capacity expansion at Indian airports has focused on the terminals. Ask any Indian airport operator for capacity details and they will promptly recite their terminal capacity numbers along with glossy photographs of their latest construction. Missing is the total capacity of the airport which includes land-side capacity (catering, cargo, office, and crew facilities, car parking, drop-off and pick-up areas etc.), the airside capacity (runway, taxiway, parking bay capacity), in addition to the terminal capacity.
For a truly comprehensive picture, one should also include the capacity of the airspace around the airport to ensure planes can arrive, hold, land, depart and exit in a smooth flow.
Contrary to popular claims, it is the airside and airspace capacity that is most critical to overall airport capacity, and our slot-constrained airports reflect the lack of focus on this crucial aspect.
Added to this, most airports across the country are single-runway operations which provide no resiliency in the event of an emergency. With amazing regularity we see a complete disruption of our national air transportation system if even one runway at a major airport is shut-down.
Read: Only one runway in 50 years. India's lagging airport expansion.
If existing airports are lagging in ramping up to meet the needs, the government should initiate a determined effort towards encouraging airport competition and restricting monopolies.
Catchment areas are large but only catered to by single airports
Catchment areas are large enough to justify multiple airport systems. Yet, in a testament to lobbies and vested interests multiple airports have not come up. This situation is not sustainable. Failing the development of multiple airports, expanded airport monopolies will continue to impact affordability. This will impact demand and impede the growth of India.
For instance, Bengaluru's catchment covers Chikaballapura to the North, Hosur to the South, Ramanagara to the Southwest and everything in between. A total population in excess of 12 million+ and growing. Served by only one airport. Ironically, the government agreed to close HAL airport to commercial operation thereby limiting competition and impacting passenger convenience. The current Kempegowda airport will saturate by 2031-2032. Even the existing airport operator agrees the state must start planning for a second airport. To achieve the government's goal of de-congesting Bengaluru, and develop industry in the Mysuru and Hassan areas, the airport should be ideally located somewhere around the towns of Ramanagara and Channapatna.
This challenge is not limited to Bengaluru. Most metro cities including Mumbai and Delhi also need secondary and tertiary airports to come up. Mumbai has already seen the commissioning of Navi-Mumbai airport but with the same developer for both airports it is simply an extension of the airport monopoly. One only hopes that the same situation does not play out with Jewar airport.
Airports are economic multipliers
Additionally, airports are economic multipliers. And the very presence of an airport leads to growth in the immediate area. It follows that that multi-airport systems will provide for growth that is not concentrated to one area of the city. Once again using Bengaluru and Delhi as examples it is evident that the airport is clearly benefits residents of certain parts of the city while making for "uneasy-connectivity" for other parts. When layered with hotel capacity growth and other numbers like housing, safety and spending – there is a clear and visible impact.
The Bengaluru airport serves seven key areas where population is concentrated.
Due to the closure of HAL airfield (marked in blue) all traffic is forced to use Kempegwoda airport north of the city (in black).
The Delhi airport serves ten key areas where population is concentrated.
The Hindon Airbase (marked in blue) was opened to limited operations.
Majority of traffic is forced to use a single airport.
Multi-airport systems are the need of the hour
Professor Richard de Neufville of MIT, a world leader in airport systems defines a multi-airport system (MAS) as, "a set of two or more significant airports that serve commercial traffic within a metropolitan region." MAS are critical to the overall economic growth and health of any large metropolis.
Traditionally the argument against having multiple airports was the small number of flyers. In 2005 India saw a national total of 51 million annual domestic passengers. Today, the top three Indian airports handle over 112 million, and this includes the totally saturated Mumbai airport. Delhi is already in the league of the world's "mega airports". Bengaluru has seen its annual passenger traffic triple to 32 million in the last decade, and will reach 70 million in the next decade.
Multi-airport "networks" based on choice, convenience and affordability
In aviation jargon there are two types of passengers. O&D and Transit. O&D (origin and destined) are passengers who take-off and land at a particular city. They may use surface transport to reach their ultimate destination within the catchment area. Transit passengers connect through an airport.
Cities with large transit traffic have large hub airports, while cities with higher O&D traffic have multiple smaller airports. In multi-airport cities, passengers tend to choose airports based on matrix of their destination and the nature of the trip (overseas or domestic, business or leisure).
The domestic passenger wants efficient airports that minimise process times, and they do not expect elaborate eating and shopping facilities. The same person on an international business trip would like duty-free shopping, lounges, and restaurants. The leisure segment wants affordable eating options and loathe paying the exorbitant prices for even something basic like a bottle of water.
London has five airports – Heathrow, City, Gatwick, Stanstead and Luton. Heathrow is home to full-service carriers British and foreign and facilitates both O&D and transit traffic. City, despite being the smallest airport, has the highest percentage of business travellers who value its in-city location, compact size, speedy processing, and maximum productivity. Gatwick is the home to ultra-low-cost Easyjet, and has the lowest percentage of business passengers. Stanstead is the home to ultra-low-cost Ryanair, while Luton caters to those living in the north-west suburbs around London. The same person may choose to use City for a European business trip, Heathrow for a trans-continental business trip, and Gatwick or Stanstead for a family vacation. Similarly airlines tend to offer flights from Gatwick to primarily leisure destinations, and from Heathrow, the business destinations.
Even in the economically bracketed BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India, China) we see similar patterns. Shanghai's distant airport, Pudong, caters to international flights, and in-city airport, Hongqiao, flies domestic and regional routes. In Brazilian capital, Sao Paulo, in-city Congonhas caters domestic flights, while out-of-city Guarulhos handles all the international traffic and some domestic connections. Similarly New York-Newark, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas Fort Worth, Bangkok, Tokyo, Osaka, and others, operate multi-airport systems – fostering competition, and enabling choice and affordability for their citizens.
Why should passengers in India be denied?
The "everyone pays for everything" model is not fit for purpose
The "all-in-one airport" business model of the current crop of Indian airports is driven by everyone paying for everything – whether required or not. The passengers at New Delhi and Mumbai airports pay the same fees, despite a majority of passengers using the low-cost terminals, compared to luxurious full featured new terminals (3 and 2 respectively). Economy-class passengers pay for the lounges they do not use. Airport charges taxis for the "privilege" of picking up passengers. The international traveller pays for improving infrastructure at the domestic terminal. Aircraft pay for landing on their Maximum Take-Off Weight (MTOW) regardless of the actual weight. Virtually every airport in India is under-going some form of construction. Even if it is demolishing something that was just recently constructed or renovated. Return on investment is guaranteed. The list goes on and on, but it is heavily weighted in favour of the monopoly airport operator.
India needs time to catch up with the aviation leading markets, the United States and China, and the success of low-fare airlines shows the price sensitivity of the Indian passenger who is neither expecting, nor willing to pay for, extra features and facilities.
As air travel is becoming more accepted, this "all-in-one" approach is beginning to impede the country's growth.
How soon will we see multi-airport systems
As the demand continues to grow the current commercial fleet of 500+ aircraft is likely to double within the next 7-10 years. As such, a focus on building multi-airport systems is critical. Multi-airport systems is the way to make airports compete. For demand, for airlines and against each other – thereby driving choice, convenience and affordability.
Simply put: when airports compete, passengers win.
Single airport systems will not only hamper growth but will have other impacts that flow through to the cities they serve.
There are some developments in cities that will lead to a second airport being built. Jewar airport in Noida if planned judiciously can compete with Delhi airport; Navi-Mumbai ideally should compete with the existing Mumbai airport (though unlikely); and Bengaluru certainly should start planning for a second airfield in addition to pushing for the re-opening of HAL. Cities like Kolkata, Chennai and Pune are wanting for airport capacity and additional delays will only hamper the growth prospects for the cities.
Airport Expansion at current airport New airport and issues
DELHI (DIAL) 4th Runway by 2021 Jewar airport – in Uttar Pradesh. Bid document was approved by the Ministry of Civil Aviation on May 6th, 2019.
MUMBAI (MIAL) Not possible Navi Mumbai airport – underway. Challenges remain. Likely completion 2024. Navi Mumbai awarded to existing airport operator – thus will not lead to additional competition
BANGALORE (BIAL) 2nd Runway by end 2019 None planned. Should be evaluated including opening up HAL airfield which is not available for commercial flights per agreement with airport operator
KOLKATA Efficiency improvement project underway Extreme challenges with land identification (and acquisition) for a second airport
HYDERABAD (GHIAL) 2nd Runway to be commissioned. Date not determined
Existing second airport not available for commercial flights per OMDA with airport operator
CHENNAI Not possible in current scenario 2 sites identified. Consultants to be appointed. Completion date in 5 – 7 years
PUNE Not possible in current scenario Site identified in Purandar, no clarity on land acquisition and timelines
AHMEDABAD Not possible in current scenario Second airport to come up in Dholera with a target completion date of 2022
GOA 2nd Airport by 2020 New airport at Mopa awarded to GMR
It is time for the country to embrace multi-airport systems. They are needed and needed fast. For growth. For affordability. For connectivity.
Tags Airport slider
Previous The engines that power Indian aviation
Next Ultra-long haul flying: will Qantas succeed?


Find out about some key staff vacancies at Christ Church, as well as details of our theme for Spring 2019, and events taking place this term.
An update on all that's happening at Christ Church over Christmas and New Year including opening hours for the church office and The Spire coffee shop.
Read on for details of our Gathering for Remembrance Day, some advance news about Christmas and an update from the October PCC meeting.
All the latest news from Christ Church including the next prayer gathering, how to get your hands on Who?, and details of our Tearfund partnership launch.
All the latest news from Christ Church including what's happening over the summer, news about Roberto and Susanne and an update on the Associate Vicar appointment process.
Find out what our PreSchool have been up to and how you can share your stories at our Harvest Festival on 22nd July.
Read on for an update on our Vision from Paul, some important news about communications and GDPR and more.
For those who weren't present at one of our Gatherings on Sunday 29th April, Paul made the following sad announcement regarding Jill.
With news of a prayer meeting, our Annual Meeting, an update on the appointment of our next Associate Vicar and a special collection to help young people attend our youth residentials.
We're recruiting and Associate Vicar! Find out more, along with details of our Easter services and events here.
Find out about the next part of our Year of Growth, what's been going on at the PCC, what's happening in church and an offer from Ecclesiastical Insurance.
Welcome back to a New Year at Christ Church with details of our Year of Growth, the arrival of our new Youth Pastors and three exciting events coming up in January.
Introducing our Year of Growth with details of all the resources to accompany it.
Graham Stuart shares his personal reflections on the November PCC meeting plus news of the Christmas Experience.
A big Thankyou, A Christmas Market, A challenge to pray and invite and a CD you can download. All in this week's news.
Christmas is coming and we need a whole army of people to help make our services and events so wonderful. Find out how you can get involved.
Get a lie in this Sunday, plus a thankyou from BISC and a request from the Mayor of Bristol.