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Me and my favourite florist: Oscar Humphries and Simone Gooch
Curator Oscar Humphries isn't your average floristry fan, but then Simone Gooch isn't your average florist
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"It's normally much more minimal than this," sighs collector and curator Oscar Humphries as he negotiates a long table strewn with boxes of flowers. In his light-filled living room overlooking the never-ending treetops of Hyde Park, Simone Gooch, founder of Fjura, is putting the finishing touches to one of her singular, extraordinarily beautiful floral arrangements.
Taking centre-stage on a stark galvanised-steel Pierced table by Japanese-American artist and designer Isamu Noguchi, the pyramid of blooms is dotted with orchids: butterscotch-yellow Cymbidium, gently arching buff-coloured Phalaenopsis (the "moth" orchid) and speckled florets of Dendrobium (the "Singapore" variety). Underneath them, bunches of velvety, deep-red cyclamen peek out from the base. It's a riot of rich colour and intriguing form. At the centre of it all, the spidery carmine-spotted petals of vivid, magenta Arachnis cultivars pick out the intense violet splashes of an abstract painting by Austrian artist Martha Jungwirth, which hangs on the wall behind.
This artistry and acute attention to detail are what Gooch has become known for since arriving in London from her native Sydney four years ago. At a time when floristry was dominated by romantic and often naturalistic compositions, her bold, intriguing combinations quickly caught the attention of the city's creatives – she has worked for Hermès, Loewe and Burberry among many others, and become one of the most in-demand (and certainly most imitated) florists in the world.
Gooch's tablescape of quince branches, cyclamen and slipper orchids for a Sotheby's dinner curated by Roksanda Ilincic © Simone Gooch
"Few florists do something new and different," says Humphries, who first heard about Fjura via the Sydney-based florist Saskia Havekes, and then later through his friend Alex Eagle, owner of the eponymous London lifestyle store. "I saw something very original in Simone's work. She puts together very brave combinations of flowers – say, English roses and orchids – and has a very distinct way of presenting them."
Her presentations have included a "large, sculptural, garden-esque installation" for a Prada event on the 10th floor of 180 The Strand and a tablescape for Sotheby's annual Collectors' Dinner at which two long tables spanned an incredible colour palette, from rust-red orchids through to bubble-gum pink peonies and tangerine sweet peas. Each arrangement was different, yet they all worked harmoniously together.
"Flowers are my medium. My focus is sourcing the best, most beautiful materials I can find, and they change daily," says Gooch of her pre-dawn treks around south London's sprawling New Covent Garden Market. "I let the shape, form, colour and scale of the flowers dictate, so every commission is different. I'm definitely a less-is-more person."
Simone Gooch with an arrangement picks out the violet splashes of Humphries' Martha Jungwirth painting © Jooney Woodward
Yet her arrangements always seem somehow epic and larger than life – tumbling mounds of frothy china pink and ivory peonies or clouds of gypsophila with perfect pink tea roses. For Humphries' first Fjura commission – at a lunch to celebrate an exhibition of works by postwar Japanese artist Jiro Takamatsu at Stephen Friedman Gallery in 2015 – Gooch filled elegant vessels with pale orchids and punchy pink peonies.
"Simone's compositions often have an asymmetry to them and an eastern element," says Humphries. "It isn't ikebana as such, which is a very strict practice, but there is a definite wabi-sabi element." Her aesthetic was thus a perfect pairing with Takamatsu's playful paintings and sculptures from the 1970s and '80s, which experiment with space, line, form and colour. And, unsurprisingly, says Humphries, "all these art obsessives and collectors fell in love with what Simone had done".
What is surprising, perhaps, is that Australian-born Humphries has become such an avid Fjura fan. The 38-year-old son of satirist Barry Humphries hit the headlines in his 20s for a stint in rehab and as the baby-faced beau of Jimmy Choo co-founder Tamara Mellon, who was 13 years his senior; then again in his 30s with tabloid-fodder family feuds. But in spring 2018 he married Sophie Oakley – a fellow art curator with whom he now has a one-year-old daughter, Honey. For the wedding service at the gothic revival St John the Baptist Church in Kensington, Gooch created an altar installation of blossom boughs and camellias, which, like most of her work, was created on site, responding closely to the soaring interior of the vaulted church and its grand sanctuary.
"Oscar has always considered flowers to be an important part of the experience of an event," says Gooch. "I really appreciate his approach; it's quite unusual." For Humphries, whose recent curatorial subjects include the architectural designs of Charlotte Perriand and Carlo Mollino, his love of living with flowers is tied in with his penchant for vases.
"I think it's a bit boring to collect ceramics and put them into a granny cupboard," he says. "It's far better to take them out and use them." Which is what he does with his own collection, including shelves of rich, luminously glazed 19th-century bowls and vases by Christopher Dresser, as well as Sèvres porcelain pieces and designs by Japanese ceramicist Shozo Michikawa.
This inclination to put rarefied objects to good use was central to the pair's offering at Frieze Masters last year, Sèvres and Japonism – showing more than 40 pieces of the famed French porcelain produced during the late-19th-century wave of Japanese influence. "We broke a golden rule of showing vases and that's that you never put anything in them – we had flowers and grasses in vases, flowers next to vases. And it made a big impact," recalls Humphries. "Simone maintained her own visual values but responded to the pieces. It was a great collaboration between curator, object and florist."
Next up, Humphries and Gooch are plotting a show of the aforementioned Dresser pieces. "We would do something completely different," says Humphries. "But one thing is for certain: I wouldn't do a vase show without Simone."
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Clare Coulson
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The Colour of Money interview: George Monbiot
We had the chance to catch up with writer, environmentalist and campaigner George Monbiot as he set off on his latest book tour across the UK. He will be speaking to audiences about his vision for rebuilding communities and creating a better economic system – one that works for the many rather than the few, without destroying our living planet.
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As well as writing a regular column for the Guardian newspaper, his books include Feral, Age of Consent and How Did We Get into This Mess? His latest book 'Out of the Wreckage. A New Politics for an Age of Crisis' argues that mainstream politics is stuck and fails to articulate a vision of a better world. He is a supporter of Triodos Bank and we were delighted to be able to talk to him about his views on the financial sector, alternative economic thinking and having an optimistic outlook. Watch the video or read his responses below.
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You say we should set about building an "inclusive economy". What do you mean by this?
I mean a far better distribution of wealth than we have today and a far greater control by people over wealth and how it is used. An example would be through participatory budgeting. This has been pioneered in the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre, where the infrastructure budget has successfully been allocated by 50,000 local people. It has been an extraordinary success – better water, sanitation, health, schools and nurseries. People are in charge of their own lives and they ensure the money goes to where it is needed.
You propose more public amenities managed and owned by neither state nor market, but by communities, in the form of "commons". How does this work?
My perspective is there is enough environmental and physical space for everyone to enjoy luxury if that luxury is public. There simply is not enough space for everyone to enjoy private luxury, particularly in cities. Private luxury pushes everyone else to the margins and causes deprivation. Instead, I want to see private sufficiency and public luxury – so tennis courts, libraries, swimming pools, gardens and art collections. Everybody can then enrich their lives without shutting down the opportunities for other people's prosperity and wellbeing.
You have spoken of your support for 'Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist' by Kate Raworth of Oxford University. We also support this alternative way of thinking about economics. What is it that appeals to you?
Out of the Wreckage, George Monbiot
She has reframed the economy, literally through her diagrams, but also through her descriptive writing. She shows how we can ensure that we have a decent standard of living for everyone without bursting through the environmental barriers. Instead of seeking to maximise growth it sets a lower threshold of wellbeing, below which no one should fall, and an upper threshold of environmental limits that economic life should not transgress. In a very visual sense she has shown that safe space in which the human economy should take place.
We must demand that the economy has a function. It cannot just be there to generate more GDP. The metrics we use to measure 'progress' actually measure our progress towards ruin because sustained economic growth on a planet that is not growing means crashing through environmental limits. The purpose of the economy should be to sustain everybody's wellbeing without compromising the environmental values on which we all depend for our survival.
Your message that saving the world should be based on promise, not fear seems more relevant than ever. How can we all support this approach?
If we emphasise only the bad things that are happening, first you feel that people will despair, and that's a very good way of ensuring that they don't take action! Secondly you stimulate people's threat response, and they shut down empathy and altruism and community feeling and concentrate on their own immediate interests.
In my view political failure arrives from a failure of imagination – to see the better ways we can do things and make progress. There is always a way, so I'm concentrated on finding those ways and taking those first steps.
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Trina Hardiman	∙ 2 years ago
Thank you, this is great. We need to hear more of visions such as this
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cee	∙ 2 years ago
I enjoyed listening to George Monbiot. He always makes sense. I would've liked the sound to be louder, so it was good you provided a transcription, thank you.
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Tom Thatcher	∙ 2 years ago
Typical reliable old George, everything is a result of capitalism, advertising or suspect motives. I'd have a lot more time for his Guardianista outpourings if he had more hands-on experience of the subjects he hammers on about. When it comes to food production, he's nearly always wrong and sometimes dangerously wrong. I'm sure his heart's in the right place, but then so was the thinking behind the failed state that is Venezuela. I suggest he reads "Cuisine and Empire" by Rachel Laudan for a history of food production and processing before he says any more on that subject. Is he still recommending veganism as a cure for the world's ills, by the way?
Very good he is associated with you.	∙ 2 years ago
Jane Munro	∙ 2 years ago
What a stunning, sane and sensible idea –obvious really. Hope it happens !
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john	∙ 2 years ago
I think Monbiot is a fraud and do not like Triodos being associated with him (or anyone else at The Guardian for that matter). He may at one time have been an "environmentalist" but now he is merely a mainstream mouthpiece and the colour of his money is obvious
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Q: How are S3 (Amazon Simple Storage System) storage prices calculated? I'm not quite sure if this is the correct stack exchange site for this question, but i've found no site which fits better.
I'm planning to use S3 for my next project, but i'm not sure how the prices for the storage is actually billed. I would have no problem if i would use S3 just for throwing gigabytes of data in and almost never delete data. But thats not the case.
What if I store an 1 megabyte file in S3, delete it after 1 hour and put another 1 megabyte file onto S3? Will I be billed for 1 megabyte of storage for that month, or 2 megabytes?
Amazon states:
First 1 TB / month of Storage Used
I don't think they will just bill whats stored on my S3 account at the end of the month and will bill that. The other way around - bill me for every store request as "storage used" will not work either, because the stored file might be stored for a long time, during multiple billing months.
I hope someone has the answer to that, i couldn't find anything :-)

A: Storage is billed as an average of all data stored per month. From the Amazon docs:

The volume of storage billed in a
  month is based on the average storage
  used throughout the month. This
  includes all object data and metadata
  stored in buckets that you created
  under your AWS account. We measure
  your storage usage in
  "TimedStorage-ByteHrs," which are
  added up at the end of the month to
  generate your monthly charges.
Storage Example: Assume you store
  100GB (107,374,182,400 bytes) of
  standard Amazon S3 storage data in
  your bucket for 15 days in March, and
  100TB (109,951,162,777,600 bytes) of
  standard Amazon S3 storage data for
  the final 16 days in March.
At the end of March, you would have
  the following usage in Byte-Hours:
  Total Byte-Hour usage
  = [107,374,182,400 bytes x 15 days x (24 hours / day)] +
  [109,951,162,777,600 bytes x 16 days x
  (24 hours / day)] =
  42,259,901,212,262,400 Byte-Hours.
Let's convert this to GB-Months:
  42,259,901,212,262,400 Byte-Hours x (1
  GB / 1,073,741,824 bytes) x (1 month /
  744 hours) = 52,900 GB-Months

So in your example (assuming the 2nd megabyte is stored for the remainder of the month) you will be charged for 1MB.
Remember though, that there are other charges to consider too, like data transfer in/out and total requests etc.

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A single-celled organism formed accidentally from non-life.
It is theorized that human life is the direct result of random, evolutionary processes from a single cell formed by chance over a period of billions of years.
The evidence? There is none.
Life has never come from non-life.
A multi-celled organism formed by the purposeful actions of two human beings.
It is theorized that human life does not begin at conception and is not the direct result of the purposeful actions of two, living, intelligent human beings over a period of three to thirteen minutes.
However, that would seem to contradict an overwhelming amount of empirical (observable) scientific evidence. That's a problem because empiricism is a worshiped doctrine of evolutionary belief.
The evidence? Every human being who has ever lived.
Life has always come from life.
And no pregnant woman ever gave birth to anything other than a human.
Humans, by and large, have chosen to worship the created rather than the Creator. That includes ourselves and nature. The constant indulgence in worshiping anything other than the Living God creates a twisted logic, a madness of reason and an abandoning of sense in our minds [Romans 1:18-32; 2 Timothy 2:26]. This confusion is part of the driving force behind the elevating of the planet over mankind in the pantheistic-infiltrated practice of environmentalism.
Behind all bad science is bad philosophy and the bad philosophy being displayed here is belief in the non-existence of God from whom all life comes.


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MANIC-DEPRESSIVE REACTION (THERAPY AND PROGNOSIS)
Thefirst aim in the treatment of manic reactions is to control hyperactivity, and this can often be accomplished through theuse of tranquilizing drugs, particularly chlorpromazine. Mild cases can sometimes be treated in day or night hospitals and some patients can even live at home, although it is important for the family to recognize that the condition is a genuine disorder and to watch the patient lest he invest his money unwisely or engage in sexual improprieties. Electroshock treatment or prolonged narcosis are used in refractory cases. These forms of treatment do not always shorten the duration of the episodes or prevent recurrence, but they do reduce the intensity of the symptoms to a point where the patient becomes accessible to psychotherapy, and where his energies can be directed into constructive channels. In addition, lithium has recently been administered to acutely manic patients, and results have been promising.Patients who suffer from prolonged delirious mania may become so debilitated that they develop severe infectious diseases. In such cases treatment is primarily directed at the infection, but the delirium itself can often be controlled by ice packs, continuous baths or packs, and tranquilizing drugs. These treatments are most effective when they are accompanied by such psychological measures as reassurance, a quiet and unstimulating environment, and the presence of the patient's family. Disorientation for time, place, and person clears up before the hallucinations disappear, and ordinarily the patient returns to normal a short time after the fever subsides. There is no damage to the brain except in rare cases where the illness has been both severe and prolonged.Mild depressions are sometimes treated on an outpatient basis with anti- depressants, such as imipramine (Tofranil) or with one of the MAO inhibitors. The patient should not be cared for at home, however, if there is any danger of suicide. If these drugs prove insufficiently effective, electroshock therapy is administered.In severe cases antidepressants and electroshock are often combined, and chlorpromazine is usually added in agitated depressions. Hospitalization is always required in severe depressions, not only to assure adequate nursing and frequent nourishment, but to relieve the patient of burdens and to guard against suicide.When the patient's symptoms subside, he is given reassurance, emotional support, and psychotherapy directed at relief of guilt feelings and an understanding of the forces that precipitated the depression. Neither the depressed nor the manic patient is amenable to a deeper analytic approach. Social therapy is particularly valuable in helping patients reorganize their lives and return to usefulness.Despite the fact that only one in four patients remains completely free from a recurrence of attacks, the general prognosis in manic-depressive reactions is favorable. The great majority of patients recover within a year without special treatment and active therapy increases the recovery rate to well over 90 per cent. Response to treatment may be slower or less complete where aggravating factors are present, such as schizoid trends, old age, or unfavorable life situations—but the presence of manic-depressive reactions in the family has been found to have little or no effect on the prognosis. See energizer, TRANQUILIZER, ELECTROSHOCK THERAPY, NARCOTHERAPY.
ELECTROSHOCK THERAPY (Elec- troconvulsive Therapy; EST, ECT)
SCHIZOPHRENIC REACTIONS (THERAPY)
ENERGIZER (Antidepressant)
MANIC-DEPRESSIVE REACTION (CIRCULAR AND MIXED TYPES)
MANIC-DEPRESSIVE REACTION (ETIOLOGY)
Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "MANIC-DEPRESSIVE REACTION (THERAPY AND PROGNOSIS)," in PsychologyDictionary.org, November 28, 2018, https://psychologydictionary.org/manic-depressive-reaction-therapy-and-prognosis/ (accessed January 20, 2022).
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Tobit in at number 3 - that's incredibly interesting. I'd always assumed that my love of/interest in Tobit was somewhat unusual. I'm delighted to see how wrong my assumption was!
Tobit is a great book! My wife and I also picked our first reading during our Wedding Mass from Tobit. There is gold in them Deuterocanonicals!
My female friends (almost all of them) love Tobit.
In no particular order, although I tried to order from favourite - least favourite, it's not a "closed canon".
I forgot Acts as well. I also like Ezekiel, Isaiah, and Daniel for the prophecies and attempts to interpret them, but it's something you have to be in the mood for - it's more study and less devotional reading.
I believe Isaac Newton was a massive fan of Ezekiel. Sketches of his of Ezekiel's Temple still survive.
For books that have a "Biblical" style, even though I read Aquinas, etc. (works of exegesis and theology) more than the Bible itself, but I probably read the New Testament in its entirety (excluding Mark), plus the Didache, Shepherd, etc. once every two or three weeks, and the Old Testament two or three times a year, including 20 or so pseudepigrapha (3/4 Maccabees, 1-3 Enoch, Testament of the Twelve Patriarchs, 2-5 Baruch, Leptogenesis, 2-4 Esdras, 4-6 Ezra, Psalms of Solomon).
Everyone seems to skip Mark when they read the Gospels, but when I was little I always read it because it was the shortest.
In the words of my mother "Mark, the Readers Digest Gospel."


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ESI, Inc.
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ESI, Inc. designs and manufactures Pressure Transducers and Transmitters for the Oil & Gas, Subsea, Aerospace, Defense, Automotive, Marine, process and general industrial markets. All our products are rigorously tested to ISO9001 and Mil-I-45208 procedures and conform to CE requirements. EX, & DNV GL certification is also available.
Phone: 561-989-8540 / Email info@esi-transducer.com
Custom Designs for Subsea Pressure Transmitters (Oct 04, 2019)
Many of the customised designs are based on standard products with modifications to allow operation in underwater environments; seals, welded housings conforming to NACE corrosion resistance requirements and subsea connector assemblies ensure high integrity even at extreme depths. ESI's team of qualified engineers have extensive experience in electronic, software and mechanical instrumentation, and by working closely with customers, are able to create unique solutions meeting all of the specifications required.
At the heart of each design is the unique Silicon-on-Sapphire sensor technology; a sensor not only with high sensitivity and stability but also rugged and resilient to high overload pressures and transients. The silicon is grown into the surface of the sapphire, resulting in incredible durability and stability with virtually no hysteresis and outstanding insulation properties, allowing the sensor to operate over a very wide temperature range. The excellent elasticity of the sapphire ensures high repeatability over a long service life.
ESS & Hyperbaric Testing
Pre-conditioning and testing is fundamental to the success of any subsea transmitter. ESI has made significant investment in test facilities, meaning that each unit will be environmentally screened and subjected to 3300 metres of submersion before leaving the factory, confirming at least 20 years of reliable service on the seabed with no concern about leakage or integrity.
Documentation & Certification
Document packages are required more frequently and are quickly becoming standard requirement within the oil, gas and subsea market. Therefore each ESI product is supplied with a complete package of documentation confirming calibration, accuracy, material conformity, hyperbaric test and ESS test certificates.
Meet the products…
PR3913 and PR3915 Series
Housed in fully welded body with Inconel 625 wetted parts, this series is intended for permanent immersion in pressurised dielectic oil and protected from ingress with a high pressure glass-to-metal lead-through. The product can withstand external pressure up to 3,000 metres water depth and provides secondary pressure containment up to 1,650 bar. The PR3915 has two silicon-on-sapphire pressure sensors and electronics for reliable dual redundancy.
PR3914 Series
This design is intended for permanent immersion with external pressures of up to 6,000 metres water depth, with secondary pressure containment up to 1,650 bar. Units can be supplied with hyperbaric test certificates to 3,000 metres water submersion. A range of specialist subsea connections are available.
The PR3920 subsea differential pressure was developed to offer high accuracy differential pressure measurement on chemical injection valves. Typically, differential pressures of 50 bar can be monitored with a high accuracy. The Silicon-on-Sapphire sensor permits high line pressures of up to 1000 bar to be applied independently to either of the two pressure ports without affecting the performance of the transmitter.
Intrinsically Safe or Explosion Proof? (Oct 04, 2019)
Hazardous Zones
First you need to understand hazardous locations. Explosive atmospheres can be caused by flammable gases, mists, vapours or combustible dusts. If there is enough of the substance mixed with the air, even the smallest of sparks could cause an explosion. The ATEX directive categorises hazardous areas like this:
Hazard - Gas / vapour / mist
Zone 0 - A place in which an explosive atmosphere consisting of a mixture with air of dangerous substances in the form of gas, vapour or mist is present continuously or for long periods or frequently
Zone 1 - A place in which an explosive atmosphere consisting of a mixture with air of dangerous substances in the form of gas, vapour or mist is likely to occur in normal operation occasionally.
Zone 2 - A place in which an explosive atmosphere consisting of a mixture with air of dangerous substances in the form of gas, vapour or mist is not likely to occur in normal operation but, if it does occur, will persist for a short period only.
Hazard - Powder / dust
Zone 20 - A place in which an explosive atmosphere in the form of a cloud of combustible dust in air is present continuously, or for long periods or frequently.
Zone 21 - A place in which an explosive atmosphere in the form of a cloud of combustible dust in air is likely to occur in normal operation occasionally.
Zone 22 - A place in which an explosive atmosphere in the form of a cloud of combustible dust in air is not likely to occur in normal operation but, if it does occur, will persist for a short period only.
Many environments require intrinsic safety, but many transmitters may only be classed as explosion or flame proof or similar. The ATEX categories are;
i intrinsic safety (Limitation of electrical ignition energy by limiting current and voltage)
ia or iaD for Zone 0 or Zone 20
ib or ibD for Zone 1 or Zone 21
ic for Zone 2
d flameproof / explosion proof enclosure, suitable for zone 1/21 and 2/22
n non-incendive, suitable for zone 2/22
m encapsulation suitable for zone 1/21 and 2/22
There are many methods of protection that can be used to make a pressure transmitter safe in a hazardous area. Most will allow the sensor to be installed in areas classified as Zone 1 or 2. However, only intrinsically safe (ia) and encapsulated devices (m) can be used in Zone 0 locations.
At ESI we manufacture intrinsically safe pressure transmitters that are ATEX and IECEx certified. We are often asked for Explosion proof transmitters, but what are the differences?
The first and most notable difference is how the transmitters are built. An Ex-d pressure transmitter must have a flameproof or explosion-proof enclosure. This means that the transmitter's electronic components should be mounted inside a housing which is designed to contain the flame, should it explode or catch fire. This method is used where it is impossible to reduce the electrical circuit energy by means of an isolated barrier for example.
Intrinsically Safe (IS) describes a sensor that is designed and wired to work on such a low current and voltage that it cannot possibly ignite flammable material. Used together with an intrinsically safe isolated barrier, the transmitter can operate safely even in the most hazardous areas.
Wiring for hazardous areas
Explosion proof wiring is much more expensive than intrinsically safe wiring because it requires explosion proof conduit and seals to isolate the circuit from hazardous gases. The seals prevent the hazardous media from flowing into the conduit. If the circuit were to ignite any hazardous dusts or gases that made their way into the explosion proof wiring, the housing and conduit are capable of containing the explosion. Any escaping hot gases would be cooled enough so that they would not be able to ignite any of the hazardous media outside of the explosion proof conduit or fixtures.
Intrinsically safe wiring does not require the conduit and seals, but you will need an intrinsically safe barrier. This device is wired between the sensor and the power source. It controls the amount of energy that the power source sends to the sensor transmitter.
Still unsure? We're happy to help you select the best pressure transmitter for your hazardous application. Contact sales at 561-989-8540 / email us at info@esi-transducer.com
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The GD4200-USB© Digital Pressure Transducer has been designed to measure, analyse and record pressure directly on your computer without the need for costly I/O interface boards. It allows the user to measure up to 16 pressure inputs simultaneously and easily create customised test certificates.
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A much-needed accessible introduction to the most famous work of a re-emerging major Victorian poet.
Description: Best known for his sexually provocative Poems and Ballads (1866), Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837-1909) was much admired throughout the nineteenth century for his daring subject-matter and superb poetic craftsmanship. After a decline in popularity in the twentieth century, his reputation has steadily recovered, and he is now becoming more widely read and studied. This book introduces the reader to the work for which Swimburne is most famous, concentrating on three major collections - Poems and Ballads 1(1866), Songs before Sunrise (1871) and Poems and Ballads 2 (1878) - as well as a number of his most influential essays. Representative close-readings of selected poems and essays reveal the often complex webs of reference and allusion which give his work depth and richness. Throughout, special emphasis is placed on the ways in which Swinburne challenges and compels his readers to move beyond their regular viewpoints to experience new insights and perspectives.


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Association Of Nail Dystrophy With Capillaroscopic Abnormalities, Anti-Endothelial Cell Antibody, Endothelin-1, Activity and Chronicity In Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Violeta Higuera1, Luis M. Amezcua-Guerra2, Felipe Massó3, Mariana Patlan4, Hugo Montoya5, Araceli Paez4 and Luis H. Silveira6, 1Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez, Mexico city, Mexico, 2Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City, Mexico, 3Immunology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City, Mexico, 4Immunology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez, Mexico city, Mexico, 5Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez, Mexico city, Mexico, 6Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City, Mexico
Keywords: Clinical, endothelial cells, nailfold capillaroscopy, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and vasculogenesis
Session Title: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus-Clinical Aspects III: Biomarkers, Quality of Life and Disease Indicators, Late Complications
Session Type: Abstract Submissions (ACR)
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease of unknown etiology, characterized by a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations. There is a large variety of nail abnormalities described in SLE; these abnormalities were detected with a frequency of 25-31% in different series of patients with SLE. Although nail changes have been rarely considered a specific sign of the disease, they have been associated with an increased disease activity, higher incidence of Raynaud's phenomenon and oral ulcerations. It has been postulated that vascular damage plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of SLE, so many studies have focused on the role of angiogenesis activity markers and endothelial damage. We suggest that the nail dystrophy (ND) could be a reflection of the damage to the microvasculature in patients with SLE.
Objectives: To evaluate the possible association between nail dystrophy (ND) and disease activity, damage index, capillaroscopic abnormalities, autoantibody profile, and endothelial cell activation markers in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
Analytical and transversal study of SLE patients from a Rheumatology Clinic in a tertiary care hospital. The patients have been divided in two groups, one with, and the other without ND (control group). Clinical, demographic, activity, chronicity, serologic, nailfold capillaroscopy (NFC) characteristics, serum levels of anti-endothelial cell antibodies (AECA), and plasma levels of endothelin-1 (ET-1), were compared between groups. Activity was determined by the SLEDAI-2K and damage by the SLICC/ACR Damage Index. The AECA and ET-1 were determined by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).
The probability of differences in the variables frequency distributions was determined by χ2 test, and the significance of the differences between the means was determined using Mann-Whitney test. P-values less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant. The unpaired t-test was used to assess differences between SLE subgroups.
Sixty one patients were included; 50 (82%) were female. Thirty two (52.5%) patients showed ND and 29 did not (control group). The sex, mean age and disease duration were similar in both groups. A significant association of ND with an increased damage index was found (p=0.04). Cyclophosphamide was more used in the ND group (p=0.03). Onycholysis was the most frequently nail change, it was reported in 40% of the patients. NFC changes were detected in 43% of the ND patients and in 13% of the controls (p=0.02). The most frequent NFC finding in the ND group was elongated capillaries (40%). There was not an association of autoantibody profile, ET-1, and AECA with ND.
ND is associated with a greater index of chronicity and with capillaroscopic abnormalities. This might suggest that ND is caused by microvascular damage.
V. Higuera,
None;
L. M. Amezcua-Guerra,
F. Massó,
M. Patlan,
H. Montoya,
A. Paez,
L. H. Silveira,
ACR Meeting Abstracts - https://acrabstracts.org/abstract/association-of-nail-dystrophy-with-capillaroscopic-abnormalities-anti-endothelial-cell-antibody-endothelin-1-activity-and-chronicity-in-systemic-lupus-erythematosus/


Goodness is a noble quest, but the pursuit of good is another form of living an illusory life. We must be wise in our understanding of the ethical reality in the meaning of the Three Pure Precepts and how we connect with others. If an individual wishes for others what is good for themselves without really knowing what that good is, then the potential for doing harm is real. We know in principle that happiness can not be found in hedonism or utilitarianism (the profit motive). A life pursuing pleasure, ambitious self-centered interests alone, or riches results in a kind of intolerable servitude where what we seek will be always out of our grasp. This type of life-path is always about trying to find ways of surviving in the future and may be incapable of living in the moment. The Buddha would say that a life only motivated by profit and pleasure is unworthy of one walking the Path.
Yet we need to be careful in thinking that a heroic, virtuous, and self-sacrificing life is an ideal one. Considering a life based on "being good" can be fraught with ambiguities surrounding the notion of what is good. What one considers good can be making another value statement. History teaches us that the goodness of the good and the nobility of the great may contain the hidden seeds of ruin. What is interesting about a Buddhist practice of perfecting doing good is that it often reflects that same ambiguities as the hedonist or even the utilitarian. Why? Because working to achieve doing good as an object is engaging in a self-conscious and intentional pursuit to do good in a belief that one's actions are right and therefore will achieve happiness. This way of social engagement is putting happiness and the notion of what is good as something to be attained, and thus places them outside selfless action and into the world of object, as though good was a commodity. This results in a life-dilemma between one not yet in possession of what they seek as good, and the future in which one things they will have what is desired in order to counter unsatisfactoriness. This dilemma is about how an individual interprets what is right or wrong, as opposed to the notion of right and wrong held by others.
We can find resolution of this dilemma in our practice by not debating with ourselves on what is happiness or unhappiness by trying to find what "should be done". Doing good should never be debated if we also have an adequate understanding of the situation and not try to over-think the karmic consequences. We can never know for sure how any good action will work out in our mutual-causal world. The more we seek doing good from the perspective of desired consequences, we enter into the weeds of over analyzing the nature of the importance of just trying not to do harm.
An awakened Buddhist practice recognizes that our body-mind is ready to do good as an expression from our Buddha natures. Instead of self conscious cultivation of what is good, we grow quietly in the humility of a simple, ordinary life, and this way is trusting that our actions come from a cultivated body-mind rather than seeing it as the fruit of our efforts. This is a practice not intent upon results and is not concerned with consciously laid plans or deliberately organized endeavors. It is a life awakened to how each moment is and how we are reflected in it. It is about learning to find the harmony in each moment, and between the elements we meet in those moments. If one is in harmony in the moment, happiness and goodness will make itself clear when the time comes to act, for then one will act not according to the human and self-conscious mode of deliberation, but according to the awakened social-self that is the source of goodness. The other way of acting is conscious striving, even though it may claim to be a way of virtue, is fundamentally a way of self aggrandizement and pride, and will be in conflict with the path away from suffering. This is not an easy lesson to comprehend, as it takes time to realize how to act from a deeper place cultivated from our silence. Thus we sit in silence to cultivate serenity from which compassionate action arises.


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When you think of cute animals and the internet, you would probably automatically think of the cat videos that are popular with almost everyone or well-known felines such as "Grumpy Cat". However, there are also a collection of dogs that are taking the internet by storm.
Boo is frequently referred to as "the cutest dog on the internet". With over 17 million likes on Facebook, he is one of the most popular too. His owner has surprisingly managed to remain anonymous and is not pictured anywhere with Boo, adding to his mystique. He is described on his website as a "Pomeranian who's energetic and loves attention".
Marnie was rescued by animal control in Connecticut in 2012. She was nearly 10 years old and vets discovered that she used to have an illness called Vestibular Syndrome which left her with a head tilt. She was adopted and has become a YouTube star, with videos posted regularly of her enjoying her new life as a much loved pet. Marnie has over 100,000 followers on Twitter, 1.7 million followers on Instagram, 370,000 Likes on Facebook, and 26,000 subscribers on YouTube.
Tuna is a Chihuahua/dachshund mix, also known as a Chiweenie. He was adopted in 2011 by a lady named Courtney Dasher, who shared photos of him on an Instagram account. Tuna's overbite and lower jaw dysfunction give him a unique look which has led to him getting 1.5 million followers on Instagram.
A video of Mishka the husky appearing to say "I love you" has been watched almost 100 MILLION times on YouTube. The video went viral earlier in 2015, with many national news websites picking up the story. There's even a Mishka app available for Android phones!
Beast is famous because of his owner, Mark Zuckerberg, the man who created Facebook. Beast has over 2 million followers on Facebook. His breed type is a Puli, which is a type of Hungarian Sheepdog.
It is wonderful to see rescue dogs like Marnie and Tuna bringing happiness to so many people across the world. They help to raise awareness of rescue dogs and help people realize that they can get just as much love and affection from an older dog as a puppy.
Other famous dogs such as Beast bring attention to rarer dog breeds that people might not have heard of before, which stops them from becoming endangered.
Many of the dogs above have licensed merchandise available, with a percentage of the profits going to dog rescues and animal charities.
So, not only do they bring joy to people seeing their photos or videos, but they are changing the lives of thousands of dogs for the better.


Tech Discussion TPB under DDOS Attack.
Tech Discussion: TPB under DDOS Attack.
Once we've awaken our tech guru Winston Q we'll get on the issue.
Quote: File-sharing website The Pirate Bay has dubbed distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks by the Anonymous collective on telcos ordered to blacklist the site as censorship.
The Pirate Bay responded on its Facebook group to the DDoS attacks and said it did not encourage the actions and believed "in the open and free internet, where anyone can express their views. Even if we strongly disagree with them and even if they hate us".
"So don't fight them using their ugly methods. DDoS and blocks are both forms of censorship. If you want to help, start a tracker, arrange a manifestation, join or start a pirate party, teach your friends the art of Bittorrent, set up a proxy, write [to] your political representatives, develop a new p2p protocol, print some pro-piracy posters… support our promo bay artists or just be a nice person and give your mum a call to tell her you love her," it said.
(05-16-2012, 10:34 AM)CerberusStyle Wrote: It was not a ddos at all, it was routing issue thats all.
so its one to one. the blog says ddos, cerby says routing issue... nobo continues anti-anoning.
i really doubt its anon since their irc channels are lulz'n about something else at the moment. its probably just some coked up russian.
I'm pretty sure it was a routing issue. While it was happening, I did a trace and found that I lost packets long before getting to TPB's server.
tpb seems to be confirming it was a ddos now with the phoenix logo that directs to their facebook page which reads "took a ddos in the knee"
I still can't access TPB directly. Can you guys?


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Udderbelly Festival and London Wonderground 2013 bring cream of comedy and cabaret to London
Al Murray , Andi Osho , Ardal O'Hanlon and Doc Brown are just part of the huge line-up, on sale now
This year will see the return of an upside-down purple cow, pitched on London's South Bank and with it, the annual temporary home of the biggest comedy gathering in the capital. Udderbelly has become the capital's largest comedy festival since its launch in 2009 and has grown into a 14-week programme of hilarity and entertainment for young and old alike, rivalled only by Edinburgh's Fringe (Underbelly, the creators of this and London Wonderground, will also be present during the Scottish capital's summer shindig).
But that's not all - as well as comedy in the famous bovine Udderbelly building, you can also sample top cabaret in the nearby Spiegeltent courtesy of sister-festival London Wonderground.
The London version of Udderbelly will open its, er, udders on 12th April with a grand opening gala, followed by numerous shows, with a few highlights suggested below.
Andy Zaltzman
A regular on Radio 4 and star of The Bugle podcast, Zaltzman will bring his acclaimed 'Political Animal' show to the Thames-based venue for three shows on 25th April, 13th June and 11th July (£15.50), as well as presenting his spin-off '60 Minutes With' show on 27th June (£12.50).
Always a favourite when he visits London, the ex-Father Ted star brings observational eccentricity to the capital with just two shows on 12th and 13th July. Tickets cost £17.50 per night and are sure to sell through quickly.
Now a hilarious hot property after his 2013 Comic Relief appearance with Ricky Gervais (sorry, David Brent) and Miranda, Brown will rock up to the purple cow on 26th April and 3rd May (£15.50) with tales of hip-hop and humour.
'Get Involved' suggests Marks and that's precisely what you can do at his two shows. Dates to remember are 29th May and 12th June (£17.50), with both shows featuring more tales from his time as a drugs baron and a member of the Secret Service.
Nick Helm
If raucous rock balladry and roaringly funny stories are your bag, best grab some tickets as soon as possible - he's only performing one slot of his 'One Man Mega-Myth' routine on 11th May (£15.50).
The Boy with Tape on His Face
After performing several sold-out shows of his latest award-winner 'More Tape', the lad will perform a string of shows from 25th June till 14th July inclusive. His tickets cost from £15.50 - don't miss this!
Susan Calman
Familiar to QI and News Quiz audiences, Calman's style is proving to be a hit on the circuit. To quote the blurb, "Susan says all the right funny words, just not necessarily in the right order". Calman will perform on 4th and 18th May (£12.50)
See the listings, below for even more Udderbelly action, including dates featuring kids' favourite Big Howard and Little Howard plus the 'man of 1,000 voices', Michael Winslow, a circus face-off with Circus Maximus and much, much more.
London Wonderground
As mentioned above, this partner festival to Udderbelly runs from May to September and features Al Murray, Frisky and Mannish, Shlomo, The Horne Section, The Fitzrovia Radio Hour, Tina C, Limbo and many more musical, cabaret and circus-style acts at various prices.
Paul Pledger
Thursday, 28th Mar 2013
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UNODC, UAE Work towards Closer Ties to fighting Crime, Drug Threats
Abu Dhabi. 28 November 2010 - The Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Yury Fedotov, has held meetings with senior officials in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Mr. Fedotov's meetings with representatives from the Ministries of Presidential Affairs (Ahmed Al Hamery, first deputy minister and secretary general of the ministry ), Interior (Lt Gen. Saif Al Shafar, deputy minister and head of the supreme council )and Foreign Affairs ( Dr Anwar Gragash Minister of state for foreign affairs ) were held against the backdrop of an enhanced working relationship which looks set to strengthen the country's responses to the interconnected threats of drugs, crime and terrorism in the region.
UNODC has established a sub-regional office in Abu Dhabi, which will officially be launched in first quarter of 2011 in partnership with the ministry of Interior.
Mr. Fedotov noted that "the relationship between the United Arab Emirates and UNODC is an expanding one. Abu Dhabi's leadership have expressed their interest to further the emerging partnership between the country and my Office - something which we are keen to do. As a critical area in the region, the United Arab Emirates is positioned both geographically and economically to make a tangible difference in fighting crimes such as in the trafficking of drugs and humans"
In recent years several critical initiatives have been developed between UNODC, the UAE and its neighbours in the Gulf. These include:
The first grant by the UAE for the establishment of the United Nations Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking (UN.GIFT). Since its creation in March 2007 through money provided by Abu Dhabi, UN.GIFT has been instrumental in raising awareness about human trafficking amongst Governments, individuals and the private sector.
The signing of an agreement in 2010 between the UAE's National Rehabilitation Council and UNODC on drug demand reduction and treatment .based on a human rights-based approach. The formation of the council is a critical move given the UAE's position as a drug trans-shipment country from Afghanistan.
The partnership agreement with the Institute for Naturalisation and Ports which aims to build capacity amongst competent authorities dealing with trafficking in all its forms and to become the region's centre of excellence and computer-based training to tackle these crimes.
The hosting of the Gulf Criminal Information Centre by Qatar. Within this structure, UNODC is providing technical assistance to build the capacity of Gulf countries in information software in order to tackle organized crime in the region in a coordinated, intelligence-driven manner.
The partnership with Naif Academy for Law Enforcement in Saudi Arabia which promotes the exchange of knowledge and capacity-building for law enforcement and criminal justice officials in the region.
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Hatem Aly,
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In Vienna
Preeta Bannerjee
(+43-699) 1459-5764
preeta.bannerjee@unodc.org


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UAV Surveying & Mapping
Hommel Vermessungssysteme Now Offers Drone Surveying Equipment from Microdrones
Microdrones welcomes Hommel Vermessungssysteme to our global distribution network.
Hommel Vermessungssysteme, an official Geomax distributor from Jena, Germany has joined the global distribution network of Microdrones and will be providing drone surveying equipment and Microdrones as a Service to their customers.
The company, which has been in business for over 20 years, was recently acquired by Mark Kuerner, who plans to oversee continued growth and innovation for Hommel Vermessungssysteme. The business offers products and services for geomatics professionals including rental, repair, support, and calibration.
"We are a full-service provider in the field of surveying," explains Kuerner. "Now, we are pleased to add drone surveying equipment to our strong portfolio. Lately, we've received much more interest in drone surveying. So, in searching for a long-term partner that could provide high-quality, reliable solutions with the best data quality and reliability, we selected Microdrones. We look forward to this new relationship and showing our customers how they can save time and grow their business with the complete, integrated solutions from Microdrones."
Samuel Flick, the Microdrones sales manager for Central Europe, worked closely with Kuerner. "Hommel was receiving more inquiries for drone surveying solutions and wanted to provide their customers with the best options in the market," said Flick. "So, we are happy to be in a partnership with a company that is innovative, demands high-quality services, and prioritizes service and support to keep their customers satisfied."
Hommel Vermessungssysteme has been in business for over 20 years and in early 2021 was taken over by Kuerner from Mr. and Mrs. Matthias Hommel as the new CEO and Owner. "The two have successfully managed the company for 20 years," adds Kuerner. "I would like to thank Mr. and Mrs. Hommel for their trust and support as I look forward to growing the business."
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The Australian Aged Care Group recognises that your privacy is important and is committed to ensuring the privacy and confidentiality of your personal information. As part of our longstanding commitment to safeguarding your right to privacy, the Australian Aged Care Group has implemented a program to ensure compliance with all applicable Commonwealth and State privacy laws and a range of existing legal and ethical obligations regarding privacy, security and confidentiality of personal information.
The following statement explains how the Australian Aged Care Group manages personal information. This Privacy Statement is general in nature; however, you may request a more detailed statement regarding any particular aspect of our business.
This Privacy Statement applies to all entities that comprise the Australian Aged Care Group.
We need to collect a range of personal information depending upon the services provided or requested by you or the nature of your dealings with us. The information may be collected by our organisation in the capacity as a provider of aged care services, or as an employer.
Personal information is any information or an opinion that, directly or indirectly, identifies a person such as a person's name, address date of birth or Medicare number. It can also include bank account details, tax file number and other financial information. The definition of personal information also encompasses health information and sensitive information.
The type of health information we collect includes information about a person's health or disability, and any health service that is provided to a person. It covers information that may be stored in paper form (such as medical records and reports), electronically or visually (such as x-rays).
We may also collect sensitive information such as details of a person's race or religion.
All personal information collected by the Australian Aged Care Group will be collected by fair and lawful means.
Use and Disclosure of Information
We collect personal information that is necessary:
To provide services appropriate to the residents and employees of our aged care facilities.
To meet legislative and regulatory requirements of an approved provider under the Aged care Act 1997 (for example, Australian Federal Police Checks);
for us to hold as an employer.
The Australian Aged Care Group will not sell, rent or trade personal information to or with third parties. Parties to whom the organisation may be required to disclose personal information include:
When you have consented to the disclosure or a competent person with appropriate authority has consented, to the disclosure on your behalf.
When the disclosure is in accordance with, or directly related to, the purpose for which we collected the information. For example, we may disclose a resident's health information to a health professional if the information is needed to treat that resident.
When specialised functions as part of our health services are performed by parties outside the Australian Aged Care Group, such as where one of our facilities outsources those functions. The Australian Aged Care Group takes reasonable steps when contracting with those third parties to ensure that your personal information is handled in accordance with this policy and all applicable privacy laws.
When we have a legal obligation to disclose personal information such as to government agencies (including the Australian Taxation Office, Medicare, and or Centrelink) or as required under health regulations, or where such disclosure is permitted by law (including under privacy law).
Quality, Storage and Security of Personal Information
The Australian Aged Care Group will take reasonable steps to ensure the information we hold is accurate, complete and up-to-date as well as relevant to the function for which it is held. We also safeguard the security of personal information we hold. We may store personal information electronically on our computer databases as well as in hard copy documents kept at our premises. We have procedures to ensure that your personal information is protected from unauthorised access, use, modification or disclosure. Our employees are provided with access to personal information on a 'need to know' basis.
Access and Correction
You can contact our organisation if you would like details of your personal information, which we may hold, about you or if you would like us to correct it.
To ensure the integrity and safety of personal information, the Australian Aged Care Group will only disclose to you such information if our internal procedures and satisfied. Depending on the nature of your request, we may ask you to complete a personal information request form. In certain cases we may charge you a fee for this service but we will inform you at the time.
Except for certain special circumstances, individuals have the right to request access to their personal information and have that information corrected or annotated if it is inaccurate, misleading, incomplete or out of date.
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Kate Sharma Wiki – Age, Boyfriend, Height, Weight, NetWorth and More
Kate Sharma is a Mumbai-based Indian actress and model, born on 19 July 1997, and at present, she is 24 years old. She belongs to a simple middle-class Hindu family.
Her career began as a model and became an actress after winning Miss Pune's title in 2016. Kate is also a very popular social media influencer with millions of followers eagerly awaiting her new posts. Check out her wiki below for more about the glamorous Kate Sharma.
Kate Sharma Wiki
Real Name Komal Sharma
Nickname Kate
Profession Model, Actress
Famous For Modeling
Date of Birth/Birthday 19 July 1997
Birthplace Mumbai
Hometown Mumbai
Zodiac Sign/Star Sign Cancer
Debut 2016
Kate Sharma, Source: Instagram
Height, Weight & Physical Stats
Height in Feet-Inches – 5' 7" in meters – 1.73 m in centimeters – 173 cm
Weight (approx.) in Kilograms – 62 kg in Pounds – 136 lbs
Family Members And Relatives
Father Unknown
Mother Meena Sharma
Brother Prakash Sharma
Husband/Spouse None
Affairs, Boyfriends & Marital Status
Affairs/Boyfriends N/A
Education, School & College
Educational Qualification N/A
School Sri Satya Sai Niketan
College/ University Mumbai University
Favorites Things/Like & Dislike
Favorite Actors N/A
Favorite Actresses N/A
Favorite Singers N/A
Favorite Colors N/A
Favorite Food N/A
Favorite Movies N/A
Favorite Songs N/A
Food Habit N/A
Hobbies N/A
Kate Sharma, the talented model and actress, enjoys a salary of around 1-5 million Indian rupee per annum, and her total net worth is 1.5 billion Indian rupee. She is a lover of Mercedes cars, and herself owns an all-new luxurious Mercedes Benz.
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Net Worth US $1,000,000
Kate Sharma Biography
Kate Sharma was born on 19 July 1997 in Mumbai to a Hindu Brahmin middle-class family. Although his name was still not public, her father is a businessman, while her mother, Meena Sharma, is a housewife. You can easily spot her accompanying Kate on her sets. The real name of this glamorous selfie queen is Komal Sharma, while Kate is her nickname. Kate grew up in Mumbai itself, along with her younger brother Prakash Sharma.
Although Kate hails from a conservative middle-class family, she was still attracted to the film industry's glamour since her childhood. She always wanted to be an actress. Kate finished her schooling at Sri Satya Sai Niketan high school, Ullashnagar Mumbai. Then she joined Mumbai University for her graduation. While pursuing her degree, she auditioned for ads and TV shoots.
Kate's career dramatically rose after she won the title of Selfie Queen Pune. Her selfies went viral on social media and received more than 500,000 views. Within few months, she was roles in films like Magical Love Saga, Being Psycho, and TV serials like Kasam Tere Pyar Ki, Meri Durga, and Paramavtar Shri Krishna.
She is also famous for being a part of the 'Me Too' movement, having filed a complaint about molestation and blackmailing against director and producer Subash Ghai in 2018.
In the very initial stage of her career, she won Miss Pune award and gained the title of selfie queen in that competition. She is one of the famous social media influencers with 1.75 million followers on Instagram. She has many upcoming albums and short films in her pocket.
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Kate is very close to her parents and brother and enjoys spending time with her family. Her marital status is unmarried, and at present, she is not officially dating anyone. She says that she wants to devote her time to shaping her acting skills and focusing on her career before jumping into any relationship. She declares herself to be a girl on a mission, which is also a tagline of her Instagram and Facebook page.
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Did enforcement officers know about Armstrong's doping?
15-Oct-2012 by THF in Hoot's Corner | Comments Off on Did enforcement officers know about Armstrong's doping?
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — World Anti-Doping Agency Director-General David Howman said Lance Armstrong pursued what appears to be a systematic doping program for a decade "probably with the knowledge" of people who were charged with detecting drug cheats.
Howman told New Zealand's LiveSport Radio on Friday that Armstrong's repeated claim he has never tested positive for a banned substance could no longer be regarded as proof of his innocence.
"What seems to have happened in this particular scenario is that it went on for many years under the noses of those who were supposed to be detecting it and at times probably with their knowledge," Howman told the New Zealand program from WADA's headquarters in Montreal.
Howman said Armstrong had finally been caught because fellow cyclists had broken a code of omerta (silence) and confessed their parts in a "conspiracy to defraud the sport."
He did not specifically identify the agencies or individuals he suspected may have turned a blind eye to doping by Armstrong or his teams. But he referred to "suggestions" contained in the report of the United States Anti-Doping Agency that irregularities in some Armstrong tests might not have been investigated as rigorously as they should have been.
Howman said failed doping rug tests were no longer the benchmark needed to identify cheats.
He used the case of Olympic track and field athlete Marion Jones to illustrate flaws in the system. Once considered the fastest woman in the world, Jones served prison time and gave back her five medals from the 2000 Sydney Olympics after being convicted of lying to federal investigators about using performance-enhancing drugs.
"Marion Jones didn't fail a test either and she competed for seven years, won all sorts of gold medals and world championships, was tested about 160 times and none of them was positive," he said.
"Lance Armstrong has (been) tested more than a couple of hundred times. None of them were positive in terms of recorded positives. There have been suggestions that there may have been a couple of them that were not fully investigated so they remain at the moment suggestions.
"What we have to say is the science can catch some but it doesn't catch them all. What we've been talking about over the last few years is that where there is evidence gathered in relation to cheating – and it can be gathered by the police or by customs or by other people – then it should also be brought together to sheet home a sanction process against the cheating athlete. That's what they've done in this case."
Howman said the result of USADA's investigation of Armstrong was a "compelling" case against the seven-time Tour de France winner.
"It's compelling, it's very thorough and you can't just sit back and say it's a collection of statements from liars," he said. "It just doesn't read like that.
"It reads like 10 years of systematic doping and that's been through the mill of sworn testimony so if anyone is found out to have lied under oath they can face charges of perjury – and in the United States you can go to prison for that.
"This is compelling. This is a very compelling series of informants who have given evidence, trying to help their sport get clean and what they've done is broken the (code of silence) to do that and I suppose that's taken quite a bit of courage."
Howman said the USADA investigation had struck a significant blow against drug cheats in cycling but "I think it will take a while to get rid of the culture that still pervades the whole sport."
"From our perspective it's showing that cheats don't really prosper and we don't want them to," he said. "To support the clean athletes you've got to make sure that those who have cheated for a while, when they are found out are brought to heel."
Armstrong's decision not to defend or contest the charges made against him was surprising, Howman said.
"To be honest I was surprised when he decided not to take part in the whole hearing process. There was his chance to tell everybody what the situation was, he would be able to cross-examine all of those who were giving evidence against him," Howman said. "I guess he decided on the advice of his lawyers not to partake and so it has led to this.
"It's a bit difficult now to see how he can sit on the sidelines and criticize it when he didn't even front up. That's not really the mark of the clean athlete."
Howman said WADA was now waiting to see whether cycling's governing body, the UCI, would support the sanctions against Armstrong recommended by USADA which could include a lifetime ban and the annulment of his seven Tour de France titles.
"The answer now is in the hands of the international cycling union because they have a right to appeal this and I'm sure they they'll look at it very carefully to decide whether they accept the jurisdiction of the U.S., whether they accept the process they've followed and whether they accept the results they've achieved," he said. "If they don't, then they'll appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. If they elect not to do anything, then we (WADA) have got a right to appeal as well.
"We'll consider that in the same light. But at the end of that if nobody does anything the penalties remain, the sanctions remain and Armstrong remains the recipient of the report which shows him to be a cheat for all of his career."
In an earlier statement, WADA President John Fahey welcomed USADA's "reasoned decision" in the Armstrong case. But the statement said it would be inappropriate to comment further until the UCI had decided whether it would take the matter to appeal. It had 21 days to do so.
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/more/10/11/wada-lance-armstrong-detectors-knew-doping.ap/index.html#ixzz29NLyDWTn
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The campaigns and preparations for the Mar 22, 1992 election in Thailand are characterized by extravagant spending and continuous shifts in political alliances. The issue of the next prime minister's allegiance either to political parties or to the military has also caused much debate. Supporters are doing their best to make military candidates prevail in the elections. The Chart Thai Party, the Samakkhi Tham Party and the Social Action Party are expected to support Army Commander General Suchinda Kraprayoon. Another political coalition may involve the popular former Bangkok Governor Chamlong Srimuang.
Thailand's politicians easily succumb to the lures of money. They may readily jump to another party when financial aspects are involved. Thus, in the country's upcoming parliamentary elections in 1992, several candidates are shuffling from one political group to another looking for the highest bidder. The party's strength in numbers does not guarantee victory since members do not profess to any ideology or political platform. Thus, Thai politics is a confusing, continuously surprising activity where the distinguising line between parties does not exist.