Play the only Carolina course awarded Golf Digest's Value and Service award as well as a prestigious four star rating. Designed by Tom Jackson, the course opened in 1989 and features three brilliantly designed nine hole courses.
Arcadian Shores might be one of the Grand Strand's oldest golf courses, but it still holds its grounds as one of the toughest. Combining the best Mother Nature has to offer, the course is highlighted by sparkling lakes and looming pines and oaks.
For visiting golfers in the Myrtle Beach area, you may be puzzled as to which course to choose to play on the Grand Strand. With such an overwhelming number of choices, Arrowhead Country Club has something the others don't.
Where can you find smooth greens, visually pleasing holes, player friendly layouts, and a pristine atmosphere unmatched by any other course on the Grand Strand? At Azalea Sands, of course.
"The Beast," designed by Tom Jackson, has successfully puzzled golfers since its opening. Now, with the help of fantastic renovations, this wild animalistic course just got ten times better!
The centerpiece of Brick Landing Plantation is its championship 18-hole Ocean Isle Beach golf course, affectionately known as "The Brick". The Brick Landing Plantation golf course offers enticing challenges to all levels of players.
A beautiful 27-hole golfing complex awaits you in one of the world's most breathtaking areas. Calabash, NC, generally known for its spectacular seafood, is now on the brink of becoming the Strand's main golfing area.
Voted the 2006 Myrtle Beach Golf Course of the Year, and the South Carolina Golf Course of the Year, Burning Ridge has a lot to brag about. With elegant landscaping, strategic mounding, and luxurious putting surfaces.
Carolina Shores Golf & Country Club is located in Calabash, North Carolina adjacent to Calabsh. The club is open to the public.This beautiful golf course was built in 1974 by Tom Jackson.
You'll be sure to feel the "Touch of Royalty" at Crown Park Golf Club. This beautiful 18-hole Robbie Byers design winds its way through a serene pine forest.
Diamondback Golf Course is set in the lowcountry woodlands just outside of North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The golf course is a modern Russell Breeden design.
Dunes Golf & Beach Club is easily one of the most intriguing courses on the Grand Strand. Also one of the oldest courses, Robert Trent Jones has designed a course that will continue to have great influence on the game of golf for years to come.
Pete Dye created a golfing masterpiece with the Barefoot Resort Dye Course. This is a course built for difficulty. The Dye course is the longest of the four Barefoot courses.
Eagles Nest is the only course on the Grand Strand where you'll find the three toughest finishing holes. Recently renovated, the course now features all new Miniverde Bermuda Grass Greens.
Originally opened in 1988, this 6200 yard Dennis Griffiths designed gem will challenge you with its personality. Not a typical beach layout -- but a finesse course.
Farmstead Golf Links, designed by Willard Byrd and Dave Johnson, comes packing a punch with its famous 18th hole. Wide open fairways, beautiful layouts, a full-service pro shop, and a fantastic clubhouse all await you at Farmstead.
Located at the heart of one of the most popular area's on the Grand Strand, the Fazio Course at Barefoot Resort is a classic Lowcountry course that is sure to please and challenge all golfers.
Grande Dunes Golf Club is a course that truly lives up to its name. A pure slice of golfing heaven located right here on the Grand Strand. You'll find that nothing falls short of greatness here, from the landscaping to the layout.
Nestled outside of Conway, South Carolina, The Hackler Course is the only university golf course on the Grand Strand. This par 72 golf course is operated by the University's PGA Golf Management program.
When two architects get together to design a golf course, you know you're in for a resulting masterpiece. That's what you'll find at Heather Glen Golf Links. Designed by prestigious architects Clyde Johnston and William Byrd, Heather Glen brings a truly old-fashioned Scottish influence to the Grand Strand.
After undergoing an extensive renovation project, Indian Wells golf club has regained its standing among the beaches greatest golfing locations. Indian Wells is also home to two of the Grand Strand's Dream 18.
The finest low country golf in the area, Indigo Creek has it all: captivating wildlife, the perfect location, sparkling lakes, and dazzling views. Indigo Creek was nominated as one of the best new courses in the country upon its opening.
Built on gently rolling terrain accented with an abundance of azaleas and dogwoods, there are two different nine holes- the front being The Tall Oaks and the back nine being The Holly.
Step back in time to the "Old Country" at the Heathland Course at Legends. A Tom Doak design, the course has been modeled to reflect the image of the British Isles links courses.
Ocean Ridge Plantation is famous for their award-winning animalistic courses: Tiger's Eye, Panther's Run, and Lion's Paw. Get ready for a brand new ferocious challenge at Leopard's Chase Golf Club.
One of the first eight courses built on the Grand Strand, Litchfield Country Club has withstood the test of time and still stands as one of the most requested courses in the area.
The golf course and community borders the Lockwood Folly River, the Intra-Coastal Waterway and is so close to the Atlantic Ocean that the roar of the surf often remains with golfers long after their round is completed.
Jack Nicklaus doesn't just lend his name to any course. Long Bay Club is clearly a Nicklaus design and is considered by many to be one of the most difficult courses on the Grand Strand.
Play a course designed by a Carolina native himself. Davis Love III used the Lowcountry tradition as an influence on the Love Course at Barefoot Resort. The greens and landing areas are very similar to those found at the 1999 U.S. Open.
Welcome to the only course in Myrtle Beach that will offer you such an extreme challenge. Go to war in Myrtle Beach at the Man O' War golf course, a one-of-a-kind Dan Maples designed course.
Arnold Palmer has done it again! Myrtle Beach National's King's North course has been the most requested and renowned course on the Grand Strand for the past twenty-five years!
Known as the "fitness" course of the trio at Myrtle Beach National, Arnold Palmer's Southcreek course provides golfers with one of the most memorable golfing experiences available.
The Palmetto course at Myrtlewood has been a long-lasting golfer's favorite! For over 25 years, returning golfers have continued to play at their favorite Grand Strand course, which has continued to be ranked as one of the top courses.
Always a must-play of visiting golfers, the course has been chosen to host many major events throughout its existence.
Architect Greg Norman has left a lasting impression on the Grand Strand, one that will be extremely hard for other golf architects to top. The Norman Course at Barefoot Resort stands alone as one of the most beautiful courses in Myrtle Beach.
Panther's Run is another Tim Cate design which fails to disappoint and challenges even the most avid of golfers. The course is specifically designed to test a golfer's skills, not break and demolish their game.
The East course, otherwise known as the "Jewel of Brunswick," at the Pearl Golf Club boasts a traditional layout with a relaxed setting and challenging holes.
Pine Lakes Country Club is a course fit for the best. Its superior design and upscale layout makes you feel as though you're playing with the best of the best. The antebellum clubhouse is one of the most elegant clubhouses in the area.
Pete and P.B. Dye never knew what they were getting themselves into when they teamed up to design Prestwick Golf and Country Club.
River Club is the epitome of excellence. With two holes named to "The 100 Greatest Holes Along the Grand Strand," it's no wonder that Golf Digest awarded it a 4.5 STAR rating.
Tom Jackson has created a wonderful 18-hole design that winds through a perfectly wooded rolling terrain. River Hills Golf and Country Club is the perfect environment and setting for a perfect day of golf.
Sunset Beach courses never seem to disappoint visiting golfers who come looking for a challenge and an enjoyable day of golf. Sea Trail Golf Resort's Maple Course may not be the toughest of the 3 courses but it is challenging for all skill levels.
The Jones Course at Sea Trail is just one of the beautiful and challenging courses housed within the golfing complex. Designed by Rees Jones, the Jones course is a favorite to local.
Shaftesbury Glen gives you the perfect chance to experience the flawless blend of world-class golf and nature. A Clyde Johnston design, the traditional look makes this 18-hole championship course a must play.
Pawleys Island may be home to some of the highest-rated courses on the Grand Strand, but one stands proudly above the rest. The Tradition Golf Club is a course that will truly leave you desiring more!
Mesmerizing, magical, and mystical thrills await you at The Wizard! Mountains have magically sprung up at the site of The Wizard, giving you the perfect elevation challenge in the most unlikely of places!
Tucked away between the Intracoastal Waterway and quiet Cherry Grove where man and nature seem to merge from two separate entities into one.
The Tournament Players Club of Myrtle Beach is truly a golfing masterpiece. Designed by Tom Fazio, this course is the only one on the Grand Strand to have been awarded five stars from Golf Digest.
Whenever a new "best of" golf list comes out, you'll surely find True Blue Plantation somewhere on that list. A Mike Strantz design, True Blue continuously racks up award after award.
With a million reasons to visit Georgetown, South Carolina, it can't hurt to add one more! Wedgefield Plantation Country Club rests on this beautiful old southern land.
A long-time local favorite has stepped it up and is flaunting a new facelift! Whispering Pines, which recently underwent an upgrade, is quickly becoming one of the must-plays on the Grand Strand.
Avocets are generally known for their royal stature and presence. It's only fitting that the crown jewel course at Wild Wing Plantation be named after this majestic bird. The Avocet course is the most demanded of the four Wild Wing courses.
Willard Byrd has surely left his mark on the Grand Strand with his design and layout of several of the highest-rated and esteemed courses.
True Southern charm and beauty can be found at one of the area's most prestigious golf courses. Willbrook has accumulated many awards over the years, including being named one of the "Top 100 for Women" by Golf for Women Magazine.
Myrtle Beach's World Tour Golf Links awaits to give you the opportunity of a lifetime! You'll find three nines here ready to give you a taste of some of the greatest golfing legends. World Tour draws inspiration from courses in six different countries.


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Bears won't pick until second round
Andrew Seligman
Chicago comes in with no first-round picks for the second year in a row, having traded them to Oakland for star linebacker Khalil Mack prior to the 2018 season. But with two second-rounders at numbers 43 and 50 and seven selections in all, the Bears hope to add some key pieces as they try to shake off a disappointing season.
"It puts it on us as evaluators and scouts and coaches to maximize the draft picks we have," Bears general manager Ryan Pace said Tuesday. "Fortunately we have two twos and it is a deep draft, and we just gotta capitalize at that point."
The Bears went 8-8 and missed the playoffs for the eighth time in nine years, a huge letdown after winning the NFC North at 12-4 in 2018. While a defense that has ranked among the league's best in recent years continued to perform at a high level, the offense was one of the least productive in the NFL.
Though the Bears have been busy, bringing in pass rusher Robert Quinn to take the load off Mack and former All-Pro tight end Jimmy Graham, they still have some big question marks.
The Bears need help on the offensive line and more playmakers to go with receiver Allen Robinson. The wish list also includes a cornerback and safety to go with Kyle Fuller and Eddie Jackson.
Pace credits the Bears' technology staff for a "seamless" transition to working at home. He said they boosted the bandwidth in his house about a week ago, so he no longer has to worry about a slow WiFi connection when his daughter, Cardyn, uses her iPad. He just hopes no one trips over the cord running from the router down the stairs to the dining room, where he has seven monitors, or knocks out a wire again. His wife Stephanie did that the other day while vacuuming, causing each screen to go blank.
"There will be a lot of fun stories to tell when this is all said and done," Pace said. "It's been a really unique circumstance, but they've been awesome through the whole process and I'm just very thankful for them."
The Bears released veteran tight end Trey Burton last week after an injury-riddled year.
Burton had a solid first season with the Bears in 2018 after signing a $32 million, four-year contract, but played in just eight games last year. He dealt with a groin problem and then went on injured reserve in November after hurting his calf.
Pace also said Tuesday the team has not decided whether to exercise quarterback Mitchell Trubisky's fifth-year option, with the deadline in May. The Bears acquired former Super Bowl MVP Nick Foles in a trade with Jacksonville to challenge for the starting job after Trubisky struggled in his third season.
"We'll cross that bridge once we get through this weekend," Pace said.

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Nell Battle Lewis
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Nell Cornelia Battle Lewis (1893-1956) was a journalist, feminist, lawyer, educator and a strident human rights advocate in Raleigh, N.C., in the early twentieth century. Nell Battle Lewis was born into a family deeply-rooted in the history of North Carolina. Her ancestors included an early landholder in the colonial Carolina settlement, the secretary of the Edenton Tea Party preceding the American Revolution, and an early member of the North Carolina Supreme Court. Nell was the daughter of Richard Henry Lewis, a well-known physician and public health pioneer, and Mary Gordon of Charlottesville, Va. She was named for her father's first wife, Cornelia Battle.
Nell Battle Lewis briefly attended St. Mary's College in Raleigh and graduated in 1917 from Smith College in Northampton, Mass., where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. In 1918-1919 she served in the YWCA's canteen service with the American Expeditionary Force in France. Upon her return to the states she soon began working as a newspaperwoman on the staff of the Raleigh News and Observer. In 1921 she began writing an editorial column called "Incidentally." Except for a brief leave of absence due to illness in the 1930s, she remained on the staff of the News and Observer until her death in 1956. Each week, Lewis used "Incidentally" to provide analyses of such topics as: women's political, legal, and educational rights and opportunities; working conditions of laborers, especially women and children; academic freedom and separation of church and state; criminal justice and penal reform; and mental health.
It was through her writings that Lewis became a leader in the death penalty abolition movement in North Carolina. Lewis frequently challenged the use of capital punishment in the state, pointing out especially the racial disparities inherent in the practice. Lewis also assumed a direct role in penal reform when, in the 1920s, she became publicity director for the State Board of Charities and Public Welfare under the administration of Commissioner Kate Burr Johnson. In 1929, Lewis edited a special bulletin published by the State Board called "Capital Punishment in North Carolina." The bulletin was a landmark study of the capital system in North Carolina (the first of its kind in state history) that included 26 individual case studies of death row inmates, analysis of the racial and socio-economic makeup of all prisoners on death row from 1909-1929, and a comprehensive history of the death penalty in the state.
Later in her life, Nell Battle Lewis's political views became increasingly conservative. This was most evident in the years following World War II, when she renounced many of her earlier efforts for freedom of expression and thought, social justice, and reform. She raged against communism in her column. Lewis even launched an attack on many of her old "liberal" friends - particularly Frank Porter Graham, former president of the University of North Carolina. Her actions in her later years earned her the nickname "Battling Nell." However, through this period of her life Lewis remained consistent with her advocacy of penal reform and in her concern for mental health. Nell Battle Lewis died of a heart attack in Raleigh, N.C., on 26 November 1956.
Biography of Nell Battle Lewis excerpted from Mollie C. Davis's entry in the Dictionary of North Carolina Biography (edited by William S. Powell).
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Keyence has introduced its new 'Drive Scan' IX Laser Scanning Sensor offering camera-based target position detection. The laser-based tracking and height detection system irradiates the laser to the specified location and calculates the distance with its CMOS sensor. The laser angle is adjusted through high-accuracy control of a MEMS mirror, based on the position information obtained by the camera enabling real-time, direct detection of height information for specified points even if the target position shifts.
Line laser scanning is performed throughout the specified detection location, providing height data at multiple points. This height data is then averaged to ensure stability, which is especially useful when inspecting rough surfaces.
Automatic adjustment of the light emitted from the laser and the light-receiving sensitivity of the CMOS enables a high dynamic range of x1.9 million which ensures stable detection with no influence from the target's color or gloss. Multi-point height data is obtained by adjusting the light intensity and the light-receiving sensitivity. That data is used to extract an optimized composite result ensuring accurate measurement regardless of the reflectance of the part under measurement.
Stable detection is possible without changing the position or orientation of the target. Real-time position correction eliminates the need for a jig or fixture to keep the target repeatable. A tilt correction function accommodates when the sensor head or target is tilted correcting the measured values. Exact heights can be detected by registering a reference plane.
Images captured with four different lighting patterns are combined to make a single image with reduced glare ensuring optimal images can be captured for detection using only built-in lighting. With up to 16 detection tools that can be configured in a program, judgment can be performed for multiple locations for a given target. In addition, up to 32 programs can be saved and switched between, allowing for quick transition when production changes.
The sensor enclosure is IP67 sensor rated ensures protection against dust and water; the cable connector can be rotated up to 330 degrees, allowing for easy cable routing during install.
The IX-055 sensor model offers a measuring range 45-65mm and a repeatability of 10 µm while the IX-150 has a 100-200mm measuring range and a repeatability of 50 µm.


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Science Astronomy Juno, a NASA spacecraft, has discovered the dark sources of one of...
Juno, a NASA spacecraft, has discovered the dark sources of one of Jupiter's spectacular light displays
Rahul Bhardwaj
New findings from the NASA Juno instrument Ultraviolet Spectrograph show for the first time that auroral dawn storms are formed – dawn unprecedented for the dazzling auroras of Jupiter. These huge, intermittent light displays occur in each of the Jovian poles. Only land and earth-orbiting observers, including the NASA Hubble Space Telescope, have previously observed this. The findings of this analysis have been published in AGU Advances on 16 March.
Dawn storms are short-lived but extreme brightening and broadenings of Jupiter's main auroral oval—and an oblong curtain of light that circles both poles—near where the atmosphere emerges from the darkness in the early morning area, first discovered by Hubble's Faint Object Camera in 1994. Prior to Juno, reports of Jovian ultraviolet auroras provided only side images, concealing anything unfolding on the planet's nightside.
"Observing Jupiter's aurora from Earth does not allow you to see beyond the branch, into Jupiter's poles at night. Other spacecraft explorations—Voyager, Galileo, and Cassini—occurred from comparatively great distances and did not travel over the poles, so they could not see the whole image" Bertrand Bonfond, the study's lead author and a professor at the Belgium's University of Liège. "That's why Juno data is such a game-changer, giving us a deeper view of what's going on on the nightside, where dawn storms are born."
Researchers discovered that dawn storms form on the nightside of the gas giant. The soon-to-be dawn storm rotates with the earth into the dayside, where these diverse and extremely bright auroral characteristics become much more luminous, releasing hundreds to thousands of gigatonnes of ultraviolet light into space. The increase in visibility indicates that dawn storms are depositing at least ten times more energy into Jupiter's upper atmosphere than normal aurora.
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"When we looked at the whole dawn storm series, we couldn't help but find that they are very similar to a kind of terrestrial aurora called substorms," said Zhonghua Yao, co-author of the study and a professor at the University of Liège." Substorms are the consequence of short disruptions in the magnetosphere of the earth—the magnet field-controlled area of space—which release energy high in the ionosphere of the world. The correlation between Jovian and earthly substorms is remarkable because of the vastly different magnetospheres of Jupiter and Earth.
On earth, the main link between the Solar Wind, the flux of charged particles from the Sun, and the magnetic field are dominated by the magnetosphere. The magnetosphere on earth. The magnetosphere of Jupiter is mostly inhabited by ions fleeing from the volcanic moon lo, which are then ionized and frozen by its magnetic field around the gas giant.
These recent discoveries would enable scientists to investigate the variations and similarities that drive the emergence of aurora, offering a deeper explanation of how these most spectacular of planetary events occur on worlds both within and outside our solar system.
"Jupiter is blessed with immense strength. The energy in these dawn aurorae is yet another demonstration of how powerful this vast planet really is" said Scott Bolton of the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, Juno's principal investigator. "The Juno project is actively updating the book about how giant planets operate, and the dawn storm discoveries are yet another surprise. We're looking forward to evening more new insights and findings thanks to NASA's latest mission expansion."
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The science of the stomata of plants: a continuously growing list of references, abstracts and illustrations, helping researchers to data on publications.
Scanning electron micrograph (sem) of lilac leaf stomata (Syringa vulgaris). Stomata are pores that open and close in order to regulate gas exchange in a plant. A stoma comprises a pore, the aperture of which is controlled by a pair of specialised cells known as guard cells. These cells swell to close the pore and shrink to open it. Stomata are found mainly on the underside of leaves. Magnification x6590 (x1622 at 10cm wide).
As evaluated before, understanding the pore mechanism play a key role to explore the evolution and behavior of plants. Although the study of stomata in dicots species of plants have advanced, there is little information about stomata of cereal grasses. In addition, automated detection of these structures have been presented on the literature, but some gaps are still uncovered.
Figure 4: In-depth explanation of the stomata identification process.
This fact is motivated by high morphological variation of stomata and the presence of noise from the image acquisition step.
Figure 5: Fifteen different microscope images of Maize Cultivars used in this work.
Herein, we propose a new methodology of an automatic stomata classification and detection system in microscope images for maize cultivars. In our experiments, we have achieved an approximated accuracy of 97.1% in the identification of stomata regions using classifiers based on deep learning features.
The main purpose of this book is to consider the patterning of plant tissue using available concepts of the controls of patterning wherever possible, and to identify where modifications to these concepts are required, the general aim being to define broad principles concerning the specification of biological form.
This book comprises a series of related research essays, each chapter dealing with a defined problem and meant to be as self-contained as possible. Titles of the chapters are as follows: Interactions of developing organs; Hormones as correlative agents; Callus and tumor development; The polarization of tissues; The canalization of vascular differentiation; Cell lineages; Stomata as an example of meristemoid development; Expressions of cellular interactions; Apical meristems; The localization of new leaves; A temporal control of apical differentiation; and Generalizations about tissue patterning. Author and subject indexes are provided.
The study of morphology has been based on the concept of homology or the assignment of different structures to one category. Categories based on intuitive groupings have been successful to a degree that merits explanation.
A possible definition of homology that would include both ontogenetic and evolutionary considerations relates not to mature structure but to shared developmental processes.
Since different processes cannot be expected to evolve at the same average rate, the conservative ones should be used as a basis for morphology. Developmental programs operating early in ontogeny are usually conservative from an evolutionary point of view because when they change there are many important consequences often leading to a disruption of the functional integrity of the mature structures. In plants this conservatism is apparent in meristematic stages of organ development and not in embryos or seedlings.
The evolution of controls for the location, duration and timing of developmental processes could be expected to restrict plants to a limited number of morphological organ categories and to various intermediate organs: the observed facts can therefore be accounted for.


The WCHA Player and Defensive Player of the Year, respectively, were also named CCM/AHCA Hockey All-Americans, as Bemidji State goaltender Michael Bitzer earned first-team West region honors and Minnesota State defenseman Daniel Brickley garnered second-team accolades.
The 2016-17 WCHA season once again saw a bevy of fantastic individual and team performances, including efforts by a pair of marquee players that earned national acclaim. Indeed, the WCHA Player and Defensive Player of the Year, respectively, were also named CCM/AHCA Hockey All-Americans, as Bemidji State goaltender Michael Bitzer earned first-team West region honors and Minnesota State defenseman Daniel Brickley garnered second-team accolades.
Bitzer backstopped Bemidji State to the program's first MacNaughton Cup as WCHA regular season champion, solidifying his place as one of the nation's top goaltenders with an exceptional junior campaign – one of the best-ever by a league netminder. The Moorhead, Minn. native led the NCAA with a 1.71 goals-against average and tied for tops with six shutouts, emerging as a top-10 finalist for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award and a top-five finalist for the Mike Richter Award (honoring the nation's top goaltender). He also finished second nationally with 2355:22 minutes in net, third with a .932 save percentage, tied for ninth with 22 wins and 14th with 912 saves. Bitzer's victory total was the most by a Bemidji State netminder since Steve O'Shea (22-12-1) in 1986-87, while the Beavers won their most league games of the program's seven WCHA campaigns and posted their most overall triumphs since 2009-10.
His league season was nothing short of historic, as Bitzer set the all-time WCHA record with a sparkling 1.40 goals-against average in his 27 league games. The first-team All-WCHA goaltender also paced the circuit with a .940 save percentage (second in league history), 20 wins (tied for seventh), a .778 winning percentage, five shutouts (tied for third) and 1625:40 in net.
Brickley was the top two-way player in the WCHA, pacing league defensemen with 19 assists, 26 points and 14 power-play points in just 22 league contests, while ranking second with 55 blocked shots. The first-team All-WCHA performer nearly became the first blue-liner in 20 years to lead the league in scoring, falling just four points shy – despite missing six games due to injury.
The sophomore from Sandy, Utah wrapped up his campaign with eight goals, 23 assists and 31 points in 31 games, ranking second among NCAA defensemen with 1.00 points-per-game (trailing only the 1.14 average by Harvard freshman and Calgary Flames prospect Adam Fox). His overall point total tied for 10th among blue-liners (third for underclassmen). Brickley also added 72 blocked shots (ranking 10th nationally with 2.32 blocks per game) and a plus-9 rating, helping Minnesota State to a 22-win season and a trip to the WCHA semifinals.
WCHA student-athletes excelled in the classroom as well. Two Bemidji State teammates – Bitzer and senior forward Brendan Harms (the focus of a later "Top Shelf Moment") – were two of the six D-1 men's college hockey players to be named Academic All-Americans by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).


How hard is Domain Mapping and Using The Blogging Template For The Klatu Blog?
1) first I typed in yourfirstjobever.com and did not include the www in front of it and it did not work. once I did add the www it worked fine.
6) then I added a captcha to it followiung directions in the system. Maybe I'll do a video showing how easy that is tomorrow.
This just shows you about how easy it is to use the templates.
It really is easy to use the Klatu Blogging platform. The tutorials are so easy to follow that even a 52-year-old, tech-challenged, regular guy could figure it out.
If I can do it, this will be easy for you.
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Looking for nominations for a special family this holiday season. I would love to offer a free photoshoot to a well deserving family who has had a tougher then normal year. Whether its dealing with illness, loss of a loved one, financial...please send me an email telling me why this special family would love and appreciate a photoshoot this Christmas season.
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What Are Work Accident Injuries?
Work accidents are one of the most common misfortunes by which a person can injure himself. While we are working, we often take it for granted that our employers will take care of all the necessary precautions.
If you have suffered any kind of personal injury, you can make a claim. All that you need to do is provide adequate proof. If you have the required documents with you, you can make a claim successfully. Accident injury lawyers can provide you the required guidance on making a claim. If you are suffering from any work accident injuries in Bowmanville, then you should search for the best clinic. Spinewise is one of the best clinics in Bowmanville for accident injuries.
As well as reporting work-related accidents and illnesses, your worker also has an obligation to carry out a risk assessment and do what's needed to take care of the health and safety of employees and visitors.
This includes deciding how many first aiders are needed and what kind of first help equipment and facilities should be provided.
First aiders have no constitutional right to extra pay, but some employers do offer this. Workers must also take reasonable care of their own health and safety.
If you have been involved in an accident at work due to faulty equipment, consult a specialist work accident advocate.


Some bands like to change their sound from release to release. Other bands stick faithfully to what they know – they'll change a little here and there, but essentially evolution is slow. Skeletonwitch most definitely fall into the second camp. Serpents Unleashed, Skeletonwitch's fifth album, is a gristly offering in much the same vein as Forever Abomination and its predecessors.
Skeletonwitch have turned to the production skills of Kurt Ballou, with the result ia denser, darker sound than previous albums, with Evan Linger's bass given more prominence. Skeletonwitch's music feels more powerful for it and none of the atmosphere is sacrificed; there are a lot of black metal bands that could learn a lot from listening to this.
Title track 'Serpents Unleashed' opens on the charge like an annoyed rhino, setting the tone for the rest of the album. The thrash-inspired riffing of Nate Garnette and Scott Hedrick is coldly savage and is complemented well by Chance Garnette's raspy yet intelligible snarling. All this is propelled forward by Dustin Boltjes' drumming, showing that he can both blast and know when not to.
But it's when Skeletonwitch take their foot off the accelerator that they deliver some of the album's most memorable moments. The elegiac intro of 'Unending, Everliving' is a particular standout with its Candlemass vibe. 'Beneath Dead Leaves' opens with a very strong black metal influence, while 'From a Cloudless Sky' segues seamlessly from an intro that wouldn't sound out of place on Amon Amarth's catalogue to an old-school thrash riff. Unfortunately, the solo feels slightly out of place, but that's one of the few possible criticisms you could level at Skeletonwitch's songwriting.
Serpents Unleashed is unashamedly old school in attitude. No theatrics, no long and thoughtful interludes, no breakdowns. This is an album where everything ties together into a single coherent, idiosyncratic sound. That won't be for everyone, but Skeletonwitch will continue to attract plenty of fans with this.


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Q: app does not show login page even when user isn't signed in So i want my app to be able to detect if the user is logged in, I've implemented firebase authentication and the setup and login functions all in alr. When the app launches, it goes to the home page, and its supposed to segue to the login page from there if it detects that there isn't any user logged in. But for some reason even when there aren't any users logged in,the app still doesn't perform the segue!code for home page is below
import UIKit
import Firebase
import FirebaseAuth
import FirebaseFirestore

class HomeViewController: UIViewController {
    @IBOutlet weak var ExerciseBtn: UIButton!
    @IBOutlet weak var ExerciseData: UIButton!
    @IBOutlet weak var shopbtn: UIButton!
    @IBOutlet weak var leaderboardbtn: UIButton!
    @IBOutlet weak var profilebtn: UIButton!

    override func viewDidLoad() {
        super.viewDidLoad()
        ExerciseBtn.layer.cornerRadius = 10
        ExerciseData.layer.cornerRadius = 10
        shopbtn.layer.cornerRadius = 10
        leaderboardbtn.layer.cornerRadius = 10
        profilebtn.layer.cornerRadius = 10
        ExerciseData.setBackgroundImage(UIImage(named: "data"), for: UIControl.State.normal)
        shopbtn.setBackgroundImage(UIImage(named: "shop"), for: UIControl.State.normal)
        leaderboardbtn.setBackgroundImage(UIImage(named: "leaderboard"), for: UIControl.State.normal)
        profilebtn.setBackgroundImage(UIImage(named: "profile"), for: UIControl.State.normal)

        if Auth.auth().currentUser == nil {
            self.performSegue(withIdentifier: "notlogin", sender: self)
        }
        // Do any additional setup after loading the view.
    }

    /*
    // MARK: - Navigation

    // In a storyboard-based application, you will often want to do a little preparation before navigation
    override func prepare(for segue: UIStoryboardSegue, sender: Any?) {
        // Get the new view controller using segue.destination.
        // Pass the selected object to the new view controller.
    }
    */

}

A: nvm i found a way that would work, instead of checking if the currentuser is nil or not, I just used Auth.auth().addStateDidChangeListener instead as it would run only after app initilization was done.


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A  Laguna Balonas é um lago localizado na Guatemala. Localiza-se no departamento de Retalhuleu, Município de Champerico.

Ver também
Lista de lagos da Guatemala

Ligações externas

 Balonas

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26th January 2018 Marie
Children's Uniforms: A Journey Through Time!
Even over the past few decades, school uniforms have changed significantly — so can you imagine how different they looked when children first started attending regular school around 150 years ago?
We've teamed up with River Island — a leading retailer of fashion for girls and boys — to discover how much school uniforms have transformed since the start of formal education…
Where did school uniforms start?
If you thought uniforms started as soon as it became law for all kids to attend school, you'd actually be wrong. In fact, the trend for this dress code began in 1222, when the then Archbishop of Canterbury declared that students had to wear a certain robe called a "cappa clausa". Essentially, this was reportedly our first school uniform!
A few centuries later, we reach another milestone in the school uniform journey. Christ's Hospital School in Horsham was the first to formally adopt a uniform for its pupils back in the 1500s. And even today, pupils attending this establishment wear yellow socks, leather belts and blue coats — which makes this the oldest school uniform still in use.
During the Industrial Revolution, society was rapidly changing in the UK — and this included the movement towards education for all. The Elementary Education Act of 1870 made education available to all pupils in England and Wales. Unfortunately, you had to pay, so many children from poor families couldn't attend.
Ten years later, it became law to send all children aged 5-10 years to a primary school. As you can imagine, this caused a huge rise in school attendances, with some inner-city schools having up to 80 pupils in one class!
But what did this mean for the uniform and were there any differences between classes? The UK was still a very segmented society during this era and social status held a lot of weight — which is evident in the uniform situation of the time.
For example, working-class children went to 'board schools', which didn't require uniforms unlike children who attended public schools. Typically, schoolgirls attending public schools wore a blouse under a tunic dress or pinafore, while schoolboys donned shorts, blazers and long socks.
Another interesting aspect of education during this era was that Victorian schools were very strict — most notably when it came to how children should dress for school. For instance, if you looked at images during these years, you'd see all boys with very short hair and every girl with theirs tied back.
The beginning of the 1900s
Moving into the 1900s, the situation was still rather bleak for a child's education, unless you were wealthy. At the beginning of last century, the UK had no state-supported schools for low and middle-income families. However, by the 1920s, even board schools required pupils to wear a uniform.
So, what did school uniforms look like in the early 20th century? It seems that they reflected social status like never before! Not only that, but it appeared as if many private schools adjusted their uniforms to help their pupils look as different — or superior — as possible from poorer schools.
During this era, schools began allowing male pupils to wear trousers instead of shorts. As for young ladies from rich families, they were sent to school in straw boaters, pleated pinafores, ankle socks, and black Alice shoes with white socks. If you were an upper or even middle-class boy, you most likely wore a stiff 'Eton' collar that folded flat over the top of your jacket or waistcoat for school. Polished off with a pair of shorts or trousers, high socks and a tie.
Although the situation still seems pretty unfair for working class kids, it's worth noting that uniforms were possibly the most diverse and 'interesting' they've ever been in this era. In fact, there is evidence that shows male public-school students in top hats and tails, with starched aprons and gloves for girls!
As the calendar reached the midway point of last century, we started to see the state take education more seriously. The Butler Reforms raised the school leaving age to 15 years, which meant that kids had to learn and develop their academic skills for longer than ever before. However, another interesting aspect of education in the 1950s was the great divide between grammar schools and secondary modern schools, which were prominent during this decade and started causing a lot of debate — both for and against.
With regard to uniforms, most education establishment's implemented dress codes that we'd recognize today. There was also a growth in mixed-gender schools and many establishments started to tweak their uniforms depending on the season. During the 1950s, girls often wore knee-length dresses, ties and tucked in blouse, while boys donned ties, blazers, shirts, trousers, and leather satchels.
Once society entered the 1960s, fashion seemed to rocket in influence and importance — and we can even see this in the style of school uniforms that were worn during this time.
Young schoolboys rejoiced in finally being allowed to wear trousers (before this point, it was only the older male pupils who could swap shorts for trousers) and most girls dressed in pleated skirts, tights, blouses, ties, and blazers when headed to school.
Perhaps a reflection of the era, but many schools had a more laidback approach to uniforms during these two decades. For example, boys could have longer hair and wide shirt sleeves and collars. Although, girls still had to wear skirts, not trousers.
By the late 1960s, the government encouraged local education authorities to replace grammar schools and secondary modern schools with comprehensives (or 'comps') — believed to have been a great step into fairer education regardless of wealth and class.
If we compared uniforms from the early half of the century to those in the 1980s and 1990s, we'd perhaps see our greatest dress code contrast. These decades were all about rebellion and customisation — from how kids wore their tie knots, to the way they accessorised pieces of their uniforms.
Looking at images from this time period, we can see that girls' skirts got shorter and a large portion of pupils opted to tweak their blazers and bags with badges, keyrings and other props. Fashion-conscious footwear dominated the school shoe department, and more casual forms of attire — such as trainers and polo neck shirts — were allowed instead of traditional shoes and formal shirts.
Positively, girls were finally allowed to wear trousers!
As we examine the school uniforms situation today with that of a few decades ago, it appears as if many schools are reverting back to the more conventional and conservative mentality of the pre-1970s' days. To elaborate, schools seem to have refocused on a professional image, for example, requesting that all pupils don a blazer and tie every day. What's more, many establishments have stopped letting pupils wear sweatshirts instead of blazers, as was common in the 1980s and 1990s.
However, this doesn't mean that fashion trends play no part in how kids dress for school. Now, you can get polo shirts, dress shirts, trousers and jackets from top high-street clothing brands that have the ideal uniform-to-fashion balance. Plus, kids go to school in clothing like non-scuff shoes, stain-resistant shirts, slim-fit jackets, and tailored shirts, showing that technology-enhanced clothing has a place, too.
Currently, the Department of Education appears to be pushing the idea that uniforms 'contribute to school ethos, are great value for money, eliminate issues of discrimination, and set the right tone for a schools'. However, there are ongoing debates between parents and educators alike regarding the validity of this idea.
https://www.theguardian.com/education/gallery/2009/may/16/school-uniforms-through-the-ages
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29047752
http://www.historyextra.com/article/premium/school-uniforms
https://www.wix.com/blog/2013/09/school-uniform-through-time-and-space/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools
https://victorianchildren.org/victorian-schools/
https://school-uniforms.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=006507
https://visual.ly/community/Infographics/education/school-uniforms-through-decades
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/0/ww1/25268181
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/mother-tongue/11062985/Why-do-the-British-get-school-uniforms-so-wrong.html
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Member of Parliament for Bantama, Henry Kwabena Kokofu, is calling for the implementation of effective security measures at all Metro Mass Transit yards across the country.
According to the MP, this will ensure that incidents such as fire outbreaks does not occur at the terminals to clear evidence as investigations into the missing 12 Metro Mass Transit buses proceed.
Hon. Kokofu says he is drawing lessons from the fire that ravaged the Central Medical Stores in Tema destroying equipment and drugs worth several millions of Ghana Cedis, just before investigations was to be carried out into the missing malaria drugs which was being kept at the stores.
Speaking on Peace FM's Kokrokoo show on Wednesday, Hon. Henry Kwabena Kokofu who has taken personal interest in the missing buses saga, commends the Police in Techiman for intercepting of one of the 12 missing buses which had been changed from its original orange and black colour to cream.
He notes that the interception of the bus vindicates the position of the Metro Mass Transit workers who recently embarked on a nationwide strike to demand the dismissal of the Board Chairman and Deputy Managing Director of the company over the disappearance of the 12 buses belonging to the company.
The Lawyer turned Legislator further applaudes the Ashante Regional Minister, Dr Samuel Sarpong and the Ashante Regional Fire Service Commander for swiftly taking action in ensuring enhanced security at the MMT yard in Kumasi to forestall any eventuality.


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BAGHDAD, Iraq, Jan. 25 A powerful cleric's demand for quick elections has delayed the drafting of an interim constitution and created a serious new split in the Iraqi Governing Council, officials said Sunday, further undermining the Bush administration's troubled plan for a political transition in Iraq.
Without an interim constitution, which is supposed to be completed in less than five weeks, the entire timetable for an American transfer of power to an Iraqi government by June 30 could be disrupted. And the divide in the Governing Council has presented the American authorities with a new complication in pushing their plan for a caucus-style process for selecting a transitional national assembly, which now seems increasingly endangered. Many Shiite Arab council members are supporting direct elections, while Sunni Arab and Kurdish members say it is impossible to hold them.
The underlying obstacle to the Bush administration's plans is the unrelenting demand of Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iraq's most influential Shiite cleric, for direct elections for the assembly.
American officials and the reclusive cleric, through his representatives, say they are counting on the United Nations to send a team to Iraq to determine whether direct elections are possible, given the continuing insurgent war and lack of voter rolls. Kofi Annan, secretary general of the United Nations, is expected to announce as early as Monday whether he will send such a team.
The deadline for an interim constitution is Feb. 28, but a drafting committee of about 10 people has slowed its work because the outcome of the wrangling over elections will affect how the constitution is written, said Feisal al-Istrabadi, the senior legal adviser to Adnan Pachachi, head of the Governing Council.
The drafting committee has also not formally met in the last few weeks because several members, including Mr. Pachachi, have been traveling abroad. He led a delegation of council members to the United Nations and Washington to discuss the impasse over direct elections. If a United Nations assessment team is sent and reaches a conclusion quickly enough, then the writers of the interim constitution, called the fundamental law, may be able to finish it by the Feb. 28 deadline, said Mr. Istrabadi, a law professor at DePauw University.
He said Mr. Pachachi had hoped that the committee, which usually meets once a week, would finish the document several weeks before the deadline so it would not appear that the authorities were "dropping it on the heads of the Iraqi people."
But there is little chance now for completing it so soon, Mr. Istrabadi said.
"We need the U.N. here very quickly," he said. "Most of us would like to adhere to the Feb. 28 deadline."
The deadline for an interim constitution was set in an agreement outlining the transfer of sovereignty that was reached on Nov. 15 between the Coalition Provisional Authority and the Governing Council.
Dan Senor, a spokesman for the authority, said American officials still intended that the document be finished by Feb. 28.
The Nov. 15 agreement states that the interim constitution needs to be approved by the occupation authority. But Ayatollah Sistani said on Jan. 11 that the interim constitution and any agreement to keep American soldiers in Iraq must be approved by a directly elected assembly.
The interim constitution is supposed to include a bill of rights, details of a federalist governing structure for Iraq, a mechanism for judicial review and a timetable for the drafting of a permanent constitution and elections under that constitution.
Governing Council members have struggled to keep the document on track. Earlier this month, several members met with Kurdish leaders in the mountain town of Salahuddin to listen to demands for a federalist structure that would allow the Kurds to retain broad autonomy in northern Iraq.
Kurdish leaders want such rights enshrined in the interim constitution, and Governing Council members reportedly agreed in principle at the meeting to honor many of the Kurdish demands.
On the Governing Council, whose 25 members were picked by the occupation authority, the clear division that has emerged is over the election issue, with many Shiite Arabs pitted against the Sunni Arabs and Kurds, said an occupation official. Most Shiite members are supporting Ayatollah Sistani's call for direct elections, he said, while representatives of the other groups are against the idea. The council has 13 Shiite Arab members, 5 Sunni Arabs, 5 Kurds, a Turkmen and a Christian.
"The caucuses were getting a lot of support immediately after the council signed the agreement with the C.P.A.," said the official, who agreed to speak on the condition of anonymity. "But when Sistani spoke about elections, some people out of respect, and maybe not even too enthusiastic about elections, began to say they respect what he's saying."
Prominent Shiite members of the council often visit Ayatollah Sistani in the holy city of Najaf. Any sign of support by the ayatollah instantly bestows legitimacy on a politician, and American and Iraqi officials are questioning the motives of some council members who now say they support the call for direct elections.
Direct elections for the transitional assembly would favor the Shiites, who make up more than 60 percent of the population. Sunni Arab and Kurdish officials have privately said that they fear that an overwhelmingly Shiite assembly will not honor the rights and requests of minority groups in Iraq.
The occupation official's assessment of the council split is supported by statements made by council members in interviews and news conferences. Prominent Shiite members say they want direct elections, while Sunni Arab and Kurdish leaders including Mr. Pachachi argue they do not believe such elections are possible given the June 30 deadline.
Military and United Nations officials say the continuing war may be the biggest obstacle to holding elections, though the Bush administration has yet to publicly acknowledge that. On Sunday, an American soldier died of injuries suffered during a rocket-propelled grenade attack on Saturday night while on patrol in the town of Bayji, the American command said.
Also on Sunday, a Kiowa helicopter crashed in the Tigris River in Mosul while searching for a missing soldier from a capsized boat, and both crew members were reported missing, The Associated Press said. A military spokeswoman said the cause was under investigation.


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Report on Environmental Market In Singapore by New Zealand Trade & Enterprise Singapore
1.0 MARKET STRUCTURE
In 1968 Singapore introduced the concept of a "clean and green garden city." Since then the
Ministry of the Environment has carefully monitored the environmental impact of urban
growth and industrialisation.
The government is a key driver for change in Singapore and in 1992 introduced the
"Singapore Green Plan 2002." This plan outlined the steps required for cleaner air, water
and land in Singapore. A draft plan of SGP 2012 was released in November 2001 with an
emphasis on environmental sustainability. SGP 2012 focuses on areas including optimizing
resources through recycling and conservation, minimizing environmental impact through
creative use of technology, and the sharing of ideas with countries in the region.
Over the past three decades, Singapore has transformed from a labour driven economy to
an advanced high-tech country. Driven by the "Greener Singapore" policies, upgrading
chemicals, electronics and petrochemicals plants are a requirement in order to meet
environmental standards.
The Prime Minister of Singapore has urged the private sectors of Singapore and a handful of
European nations to work together on developing environmental technology. As a
consequence, a number of joint-ventures have formed between local companies, such as
SembCorp Engineering, and leading waste management firms including Sita from France.
Singapore has accumulated considerable experience and know-how in environmental
management, protection and infrastructure. Specific skills in environmental planning and
development, environmental skills in environmental planning and development,
environmental public health, operation and maintenance of environmental facilities and
legislation were developed. Capabilities such as engineering construction, procurement,
mechanical equipment control and maintenance, water and wastewater treatment, pollution
control measurement and control technology, instrumentation, laboratories and consultancy
services have also been built up.
Singapore is also building up its capabilities in research and development in environmental
technology. An Environmental Technology in Institute was set up in 1996 to spearhead the
R&D in ET in Singapore. There are more than 100 ET companies in Singapore comprising
mainly small local companies and a few major engineering companies which are public listed
companies Companies in the engineering services, wastewater and waste treatment
dominate the environmental technology industry. Some of these companies have been very
successful in establishing a niche in the regional market.
1.3 Growth Rate
Government policies and national legislation are the main drivers for the growth of
environmental market. In order to sustain the engineering sector's growth, the Singapore's
Economic Development Board (EDB) is promoting four new industries, one of them being
Environmental Technology.
No data is available for the market growth rate within Singapore but the global growth rate is
estimated to be between 15% and 30%.
1.4 Known Factors Influencing Growth Rate
Singapore is developing itself as a hub for environmental technology and infrastructure. The
drive to become a recognised hub is being lead by the Government who recognises the
economic and social value of such an endeavour.
The significant electronics and chemical clusters in Singapore require large quantities of
water. As water is a scarce and precious resource in Singapore, these industries have use
industrial water as much as possible for their supporting activities such as cooling towers,
and component washing. Environmental technology companies which are involved in the
manufacturing of high value-added treatment facilities and media, such as membranes, and
water treatment chemicals, are expected to be sought after.
The rapid urbanisation in the region and rising demand for consumer goods is leading to a
vast market for municipal solid waste collection, disposal services and facilities. Singapore is
producing three times more waste than it was 20 years ago, and pressure is mounting on the
solid waste collection facilities.
Incineration disposes of almost 90% of the solid waste produced in Singapore. The resulting
ash is typically used for landfill, however Singapore is now investigating converting the ash
into roading materials as is done in several European countries.
The Environmental Technology Institute of Singapore is also using marine-clay unearthed
from the North-East MRT line's (underground subway) construction to transform it to building
Singapore's Nanyang Technological University (NTU) recently joined an alliance of 5 of
Asia's top universities to research environmental technologies.
2.0 ENVIRONMENTAL OVERVIEW
Minister of the Environment Associate Professor Yaacob Ibrahim
Total Energy Consumption (1999E) 1.4 quadrillion Btu* (0.4% of world total
energy consumption)
Energy-Related Carbon Emissions (1999E) 25.5 million metric tons of carbon (0.4% of
world carbon emissions)
Per Capita Energy Consumption (1999E) 341.7 million Btu (vs. U.S. value of 355.8
million Btu)
Per Capita Carbon Emissions (1999E) 6.4 metric tons of carbon (vs. U.S. value of
5.5 metric tons of carbon)
Energy Intensity (1999E) 19,455 Btu/$1990 (vs U.S. value of 12,638
Btu/$1990)**
Carbon Intensity (1999E) 0.36 metric tons of carbon/thousand $1990
(vs U.S. value of 0.19 metric tons/thousand
$1990)**
Sectoral Share of Energy Consumption
(1998E)
Transportation (61.2%), Industrial (30.8%),
Commercial (4.8%), Residential (3.2%)
Sectoral Share of Carbon Emissions (1998E) Industrial (58.3%), Transportation (26.5%),
Fuel Share of Energy Consumption (1999E) Oil (95.9%), Natural Gas (4.1%), Coal
Fuel Share of Carbon Emissions (1999E) Oil (96.9%), Natural Gas (3.1%), Coal
Renewable Energy Consumption (1998E) 2.9 trillion Btu* (60% decrease from 1997)
Number of People per Motor Vehicle (1998) 6 (vs. U.S. value of 1.3)
Status in Climate Change Negotiations Non-Annex I country under the United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change (ratified May 29th, 1997). Not a
signatory to the Kyoto Protocol.
Major Environmental Issues Industrial pollution; limited natural fresh
water resources; limited land availability
presents waste disposal problems; seasonal
smoke/haze resulting from forest fires in
Indonesia.
Major International Environmental
A party to Conventions on Biodiversity,
Climate Change, Endangered Species,
Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Nuclear
Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection and Ship
Pollution.
* The total energy consumption statistic includes petroleum, dry natural gas, coal, net hydro,
nuclear, geothermal, solar, wind, wood and waste electric power. The renewable energy
consumption statistic is based on International Energy Agency (IEA) data and includes
hydropower, solar, wind, tide, geothermal, solid biomass and animal products, biomass gas
and liquids, industrial and municipal wastes. Sectoral shares of energy consumption and
carbon emissions are also based on IEA data.
3.0 COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT
3.1 Major Players in the Market
Major players in this market are mainly government owned companies or foreign companies.
These are consultants, waste management companies, infrastructure development,
environmental engineering, products and services related companies.
Some of the major players in Singapore are:
• Altvater Jakob (Germany),
• Endress+Hauser (SEA) Pte Ltd (Holland),
• Binnie Black & Veatch (SEA) Pte Ltd (USA),
• Montgomery Watson Asia (USA),
• Belt Collins (USA),
• Edeleanu Asia Pte Ltd (Germany),
• Shimadzu (Asia Pacific) Pte Ltd (Japan),
• Dredging International Asia Pacific Pte Ltd (Belgium),
• Sembcorp Waste Management Pte Ltd (Singapore),
• SEMAC Pte Ltd (Singapore),
• Singapore Environmental Management & Engineering Services Pte Ltd (Singapore),
• Intraco Ltd (Singapore),
• Natsteel Envirotech Pte Ltd (Singapore), and
• Eco Industrial Environmental Engineering Pte Ltd (Singapore).
3.2 Distribution Channels
Distribution can either be direct, through a representative, or by setting up a base in
Singapore (commonly through a joint venture partnership.) Singaporean companies are
often much more comfortable dealing with a local representative than direct.
3.3 Pricing
Major projects are usually through open tender where price and capability of the applicant is
of prime interest. Despite price being an important cog in the procurement process, New
Zealand companies should also emphasise quality products and after-sales service.
4.0 REGULATORY OVERVIEW
4.1 Duties/Taxes
Singapore is a duty free port, however a 5% Goods and Services Tax (GST) is applicable to
all goods and services sold in Singapore.
4.2 Regulatory and Licensing Restrictions or Difficulties
Singapore is a transparent market, and in general terms there are few restrictions on the
entry of goods. Product standards are often the same, or similar to, those enforced in the UK
and to a lesser degree, the United States.
Local companies involved in environmental technology need to be certified by approved
agencies like the Singapore Productivity and Standards Board (PSB). There are 16
organizations, including the PSB and the Building and Construction Authority, that can certify
companies as being environmentally friendly.
4.3 Quotas
5.0 RECOMMENDED STRATEGIES
5.1 Possible Points of Differentiation for New Zealand Companies
New Zealand has a reputation as a nation with substantial natural resource and
environmental awareness, however education may be required in some instances to convey
the depth of technological expertise within the private sector. Singaporean companies are
familiar with the options presented by larger European or North American organisations, yet
the flexibility, ingenuity, quality of New Zealand companies needs promotion.
The relatively recent Free Trade Agreement between the two countries places a further
incentive for bilateral trade in products and services.
5.2 Tactical Recommendations on Market Entry
With emerging consciousness among Asia Pacific countries on the need to balance
economic development with environmental protection, New Zealand companies can use
Singapore as a base from which to market and provide their environmental engineering
services to the region and exchange skills and expertise in environmental management and
5.3 Recommendations on Long Term Strategic Issues for Exporters to Consider
Business in Singapore is highly relationship dependent. New Zealand companies should
take a long-term view when forging partnerships and be prepared for bilateral exchanges.
Many Singapore companies have extensive links into the Asian region that can be tapped for
future market development.
Prepared by: New Zealand Trade & Enterprise Singapore
While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the information contained herein, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise, its
officers, employees and agents accept no liability for any errors or omissions or any opinion expressed, and no responsibility is
accepted with respect to the standing of any firms, companies or individuals mentioned. New Zealand Trade and Enterprise
reserves the right to reuse any general market information contained in its reports.
The OECD Environmental Outlook to 2030
Greening on the Go: A Pocket Guide to Green Productivity. APO, Japan, 2005.
Japan: International Project for Improving Infrastructure for Rationalization of Energy Use, ECCJ
Energy Conservation Center, Japan (ECCJ): Energy Conservation Tutorial, Kouri (in Japanese)
Energy Conservation Center, Japan (ECCJ): Energy Conservation Tutorial (in Japanese)
Japan Environmental Management Association for Industry (JEMAI).
E-book: Working Manual on Energy Auditing in Industries. By APO, Japan, 2008.
Chronicles of Energy Conservation Laws. Energy Conservation Center, Japan (ECCJ).
Fundamental Law on Energy Policy Measures. The Energy Conservation Center, Japan.
Green Productivity and Green Supply Chain Manual. By APO, Japan, 2008


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Q: Loading the data for a Simulink Lookup Table from a file I've built a Matlab/Simulink model that I'm using to simulate the performance of an underwater robotic vehicle that uses acoustics for various key navigation and localisation functions.
Since the characteristics of the ocean change with seasonality and geolocation, I would like this data to be dynamically loaded into the model from an ASCII data file (space separated data organized in rows and columns).
Simulink has a number of Lookup Table Blocksets, but none of them seem to provide a "read from file" option directly.  Having to use the Table Editor would be taking the model in the wrong direction.
Is there another way, perhaps using Matlab, to load data into the Blockset from a file?
For a 1-D table, I'm looking for something akin to the Matlab commands
A = load(filename)
A(:,1)  % for the index
A(:,2)  % for the table values

AKE

A: If I understand correctly, it sounds like you want to have a Lookup Table block with index and table values that can be dynamically updated during the course of the simulation. I believe you can do this using a From File block, a Demux block, and a Lookup Table Dynamic block. Let's say you have a .mat file containing an array of the following form:
[  time_1   time_2   time_3 ...;  %# Time stamps
 index1_1 index1_2 index1_3 ...;  %# Index 1 for all time stamps
 index2_1 index2_2 index2_3 ...;  %# Index 2 for all time stamps
 ...
 indexN_1 indexN_2 indexN_3 ...;  %# Index N for all time stamps
 value1_1 value1_2 value1_3 ...;  %# Table value 1 for all time stamps
 value2_1 value2_2 value2_3 ...;  %# Table value 2 for all time stamps
 ...
 valueN_1 valueN_2 valueN_3 ...]  %# Table value N for all time stamps

For each column, there is a time stamp, N elements for the lookup table indices, and N elements for the table values. Once loaded using the From File block, the output of length 2*N can be split into two outputs each of length N (i.e. the indices and the table values) using the Demux block. These two arrays can then be used for the xdat and ydat inputs to the Lookup Table Dynamic block, thus creating a lookup table whose index and table values can be updated from a file as the simulation runs.
Response to comment from AKE...
The time stamps are present in the above array because I was under the impression that you wanted to change the lookup table data as a function of simulation time (e.g. use one set of indices and table values for 0 to 10 seconds, then a different set for 10 to 20 seconds). If you want to do this, it will require some specification of the times at which the data will be changed.
However, if you only want to load one set of table data from a file at the start of the simulation, then your .mat file should only need one column with a time stamp of 0. Your sample data in A can be easily modified accordingly:
A = load(yourDataFile);  %# Load your data
A = [0; A(:)];           %# Convert it to a column vector and add a time stamp
save(yourMatFile,'A');   %# Save A to a .mat file for the From File block

With regard to your concern about the Demux block, you actually shouldn't need to specify N. You only need to specify that it will have 2 outputs, and it will thus divide the input in half. For example, if the input is a 10-element vector, and you have two outputs specified for the block, you will get two 5-element vectors as the output.

A: The table data can be a variable in the MATLAB workspace, and you can populate the workspace by loading any file you want before running the simulation.  So in your example, the variable A can be used as the table data.
Write a startup script to populate your workspace before running the simulation, in that script you can load the data from any mat file you'd like.


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Star Indian Player Reveals Success Mantra behind T20I Series Win
The Men in Blue led by the iconic Virat Kohli won the three-match T20I series against England by winning the final game by 7 wickets.
Cricket news: The player ended the series as the leading wicket-taker
The series win was a historic one as this was India's first ever T20I series win on English soil and sixth consecutive T20I series victory.
India won the final game by chasing down a target of 199 with an over to spare, thanks to an absolute effortless and stunning century from opener Rohit Sharma.
The openers of England started the game on a positive note by hitting all around the ground and scoring 72 runs in the first six overs of the powerplay.
But they soon lost the momentum and were restricted to under 200, thanks to Hardik Pandya's bowling, who took four wickets.
Later during the chase skipper Virat Kohli and all-rounder Hardik Pandya contributed through some valuable cameos and helped Rohit to secure the target.
Hardik Pandya's first over: 0/22
His next three overs: 4/16
The India all-rounder explains why the third #ENGvIND T20I was his best performance ever 👇 https://t.co/shhqMOPjGt pic.twitter.com/rzvXVYASpW
— ICC (@ICC) July 9, 2018
Pandya later revealed that it was the basic idea of enjoying the game and not stressing about what will happen, helps the whole team to achieve positive result.
He also said that in modern cricket, one needs to enjoy the game, and also praised the support staffs for their guiding roles and for giving the players confidence enough to express freely on the ground.
"We are just enjoying the game rather than thinking about what has got to happen. We are just playing our best cricket and when you do that you end up doing well. We have a fantastic supporting staff and leaders who give us immense confidence to go and express ourselves," said Pandya in the post-match press conference after the final T20I game.
The all-rounder became the leading wicket-taker of the series with six wickets to his name and also contributed with his bat whenever his team needed him. He also spoke about his shortcomings and said that he needs to improve.
"I am always learning the game and making sure I am always learning from my mistakes in every game I play in," he added. Hardik got smacked for 22 runs in his first over by the England opener Jason Roy who looked to be in top form in the game. However, the 24-year old all-rounder came back strongly in his next spell to pick up his career-best T20I figures (4/38), which also turned out to be a decisive point in the game.
"When I went for 22 in an over I thought the T20 is a funny format and the only thing to do was to come back and bowl my best balls. Virat Kohli (captain) asked me and I told him I was okay – if you come and take wickets on this type of wicket and ground it will stop the runs. I just had to make sure I kept it simple," concluded the Indian all-rounder.
"See this T20 format, it's a funny game. You need to back yourself and come and bowl your best balls" – Hardik Pandya #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/9arhXoZyA2
— Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) July 9, 2018
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MENLO PARK, Calif. – In an effort to strengthen the linkages between HIV/AIDS and family planning and reproductive health programs, the Population Program at the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation has announced $1,175,000 in grants to several organizations working at the intersection of these two important areas of health care.
In the developing world, many HIV infections are sexually transmitted or associated with poor reproductive health. However, HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment programs have only recently begun to build on those linkages in order to reach more people and address the factors that make them more vulnerable to infection, such as lack of access to adequate health care and education and gender inequality.
In order to help reverse the tide of the AIDS pandemic and provide comprehensive services to those in need, the Foundation has awarded grants to four organizations working in this field: the International HIV/AIDS Alliance ($450,000), the Global AIDS Alliance ($150,000), the International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS ($200,000), and the International Planned Parenthood Federation ($375,000).
The Hewlett Foundation's Population Program makes grants to promote good family planning and reproductive health outcomes for people around the world, and especially in the poorest regions of sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The Program seeks to improve access to family planning and reproductive health care and supports direct services, research, and policy development in this field.
The four organizations receiving Foundation support will work on projects that help women gain greater access to HIV prevention and treatment programs, enable local communities to more effectively respond to the HIV/AIDS crisis, advocate for greater political and financial support from Western nations to reduce the incidence of AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa, and develop a common agenda across organizations for linking HIV/AIDS and reproductive health care and policy.
The mission of the Global AIDS Alliance, http://www.globalaidsalliance.org, is to slow, and ultimately stop, the global AIDS crisis, especially in poor countries hardest hit by the pandemic. The Alliance seeks to ensure that the United States contributes its fair share to worldwide efforts to combat HIV/AIDS, speed progress toward universal access to treatment, encourage the education of young people about the disease, and promote the integration of HIV/AIDS and reproductive health programs to help address the epidemic's disproportionate impact on women.
The International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS, http://www.icw.org, is the only international network of women living with HIV/AIDS. Established in 1992 by more than 50 HIV-positive women, the organization now has more than 5,000 members from 130 countries who work to focus the attention of the international community on ensuring more funding and political commitment to help women access treatment for HIV/AIDS and campaigning for the sexual and reproductive rights of HIV-positive women.
The International HIV/AIDS Alliance, http://www.aidsalliance.org, established in 1993, is Europe's largest organization focused on HIV/AIDS and international development. It works through a network of organizations in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe to mobilize and strengthen local communities to respond to the HIV/AIDS crisis. The Alliance provides technical and financial support to civil society and other organizations that support the communities most affected by HIV/AIDS.
The International Planned Parenthood Federation, http://www.ippf.org, formed more than 50 years ago, has a global network of member associations in 148 countries, making it the largest NGO in the world that works on family planning and reproductive health. In 2004, International Planned Parenthood Federation facilities served approximately 36 million clients with reproductive health counseling and services. Integrating HIV/AIDS prevention, care and support into its family planning and reproductive health services is a key part of the Federation's new strategic framework.


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By Patrick Connor @PatrickMConnor · On August 27, 2015
What a difference three years can make. Leo Santa Cruz was calling for a battle against Abner Mares back in November of 2012, immediately after having made the second defense of his bantamweight belt over Victor Zaleta at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Santa Cruz vowed to fight his way into a mandatory slot for Mares' super bantamweight belt, and though the idea wasn't ludicrous, it seemed a lofty goal for a young, green champion.
Mares would overwhelm Anselmo "Chemito" Moreno in the main event of the card, and all the victor wanted to talk about was fighting Nonito Donaire, joking that he would go down to Top Rank's offices himself to demand the fight. Santa Cruz wasn't even on his radar. "I can't take a step back," Mares said in his post-fight interview. "No disrespect to what's his name, Santa Cruz, he's a great champion and a great fighter, but we want to fight the best."
Both fighters return to the Staples Center this Saturday on ESPN among the best at 122 and 126 pounds, but now Santa Cruz, 30-0 with 17 knockouts, is the undefeated champion and a 2-to-1 favorite; his name, previously unfamiliar to Mares, is first on the fight poster. Mares, now 29-1-1 with 15 knockouts, is still shaking off the residual effects of being demolished in less than a round by Jhonny Gonzalez in 2013, and ironically Santa Cruz now represents a large step forward from the opposition Mares used as comeback fodder. Indeed the last three years have changed matters.
Mares once overlooked Santa Cruz, then Johnny Gonzalez knocked him out.
With Santa Cruz from Michoacan and Mares from Guadalajara, this is a showdown between two usually-aggressive Mexicans in front of Southern California fans that have already embraced them several times before. On paper Santa Cruz-Mares leaves little to be desired. But one reason why the fight's promotion hasn't gained much steam and plenty of tickets remain is what's happened in the last three years to the careers of both fighters.
Still young at only 27, the level of Santa Cruz's opposition had been steadily increasing until his move to super bantamweight. Pickings were considerably slimmer at bantamweight, but three of his six fights at 122 pounds were against opponents who began their careers at 115 pounds or below. He defended a belt there, but could Santa Cruz be called champion in a division that houses Guillermo Rigondeaux, Scott Quigg, Carl Frampton and Nonito Donaire without having fought any of them? Whatever the reason behind pumping the brakes on his career, doing so has not earned him any new fans.
The rebuilding process Mares has undergone since being walked over by Gonzalez is at least understandable; having the rug yanked out from under him as a 10-to-1 favorite on a hot streak could have done funny things to his mind. And maybe that's why none of his opponents since his lone loss have sported a knockout ratio much higher than 50 percent, but it's almost assuredly why he hired trainer Virgil Hunter and began fighting with a much more cautious approach. Mares has since ditched Hunter and gone back to old trainer Clemente Medina, and still questions about his durability and confidence remain.
Santa Cruz is 30-0 but has fought poor opposition. Will his volume trouble Mares?
With a game based more on volume and pressure than punching power, Santa Cruz is unlikely to provide a serious test to Mares' chin or psyche straight away. Mares has faced bigger punchers and better fighters before, while Santa Cruz will certainly be stepping in with the best fighter he's ever faced. Tack on that this will be the younger man's first showing against a real featherweight (who appeared really jacked in recent photos), and anything past even money in favor of Santa Cruz feels off.
Whatever the outcome, fans are likely to tab a win in their column during the bout, as both fighters are known for a good punch output and haven proven themselves to be sturdy. If there is ground to give, Mares would be the one with the option to give it and still win. Still, the fighter able to maintain forward momentum has the better chance of winning over the fans, and likely the judges as well, should the fight make it the distance.
As of now Mares has the experience and just enough versatility to prevail and doesn't appear sufficiently chewed up to be in danger of falling apart. Maybe three years from now that will change.
– Patrick Connor
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Wayne Kerr says: August 29, 2015 at 7:45 am
'Momentum' is a key word for both guys insofar as both have thoroughly lost the impetus that they had around 3 years ago now. Mares' comeback from the Gonzalez KO has been extremely uninspiring in terms of both the level of opposition and the nature of the victories. I'm glad he decided to ditch Hunter as Hunter was not the right trainer for him at all. But I still question whether Mares has managed to get over the shell shock of his only loss. Sometimes fighters never fully get over a bad stoppage defeat, and then you question whether the many wars Mares has endured have taken away sharpness that will never return.
Santa Cruz's list of opponents since his win over a past his prime Mijares has been frankly laughable and cannot have done him any good in terms of his own development.
I firmly believe that Mares is the much more accomplished and skilled fighter. I've always seen Santa Cruz as one dimensional, he has one speed and that's high intensity, high volume attacking. Of course, if Mares truly is shot, then one can imagine the naturally bigger man imposing his high volume style on him and winning the fight.
But this is the biggest fight Mares has had in a long time, and is in both fighter's home town, so the atmosphere will be electric and I see Mares raising his game and winning a tough, exciting fight.
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LIVE FROM GSMA MOBILE 360 SERIES – MENA, DUBAI: Hatem Bamatraf, CTO at Etisalat (pictured), believes 5G offers the industry a chance to rectify past mistakes and generate higher returns from huge data demand, but warned operators must get on the front-foot to identify lucrative use cases.
Citing an Analysys Mason report, Bamatraf said the CAGR of retail revenue in MENA between 2013 and 2023 is forecast at 1.2 per cent. Comparatively, data traffic over the same period is projected to grow by more than 30 per cent, which "is not healthy from a business point of view".
He explained the only way to move forward was to "go back and fix those mistakes, and have a different revenue growth trend, so we can at least be close in terms of data traffic growth".
The UAE is tipped to be a global leader in 5G: the operator launched fixed wireless access in its home market this year and a mobile rollout is on-track for 2019.
In Saudi Arabia, where Etisalat operates through Mobily, the company is expecting a similar launch timeline.
However, Bamatraf warned "5G is not like any other mobile-generation that we launched", making the route to monetisation trickier.
"Finding the proof of concept, the architecture and rollout is the easy part," he said. "The monetisation and the actual use case of 5G is harder. It is not like 2G or 3G or 4G. It is not going to address consumers. It needs to be more directed and steered towards enterprise use cases and enterprise solutions.
He said Etisalat had already started to engage with sectors and industries to design relevant use cases in preparation for the 5G era and urged fellow global operators to do the same.
"My advice to other service providers is to take a proactive approach if you want a successful launch and business case for 5G," he said.


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