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Ad tracking: Is anything being done?
Social networks leak your information, study says
Social networking sites leaking personal information to third parties, study warns
Data allows tracking companies to attach unique identities to browsing behavior
By Jaikumar Vijayan
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Many major social networking sites are leaking information that allows third party advertising and tracking companies to associate the Web browsing habits of users with a specific person, researchers warn.
That's the conclusion of a study on the leakage of personally identifiable information on social networks done at AT&T Labs and the Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
The findings (PDF document), which appear to have received scant public attention so far, were presented by the study's two researchers at a conference in Barcelona over a month ago. Earlier this week, civil liberties group Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) referred to the study in a blog post.
The research, by Craig Wills of Worcester Polytechnic and Balachander Krishnamurthy of ATT, presents "some interesting technical details" on how social networking sites are leaking personal data, the EFF blog post said.
"In some cases, the leakage may be unintentional, but in others, there is clever and surreptitious anti-privacy engineering at work," the EFF said.
Wills told Computerworld that he and Krishnamurthy surveyed 12 of the largest social networks for the study. They discovered that 11 of these networks were leaking personal identity information to third-parties including data aggregators, which track and aggregate user viewing habits for targeted ad-serving purposes.
The study shows that most users on social networking sites are vulnerable to having their identity information from their profiles associated with tracking cookies used by data aggregators, he said.
The information allows aggregators to scoop up personal data relatively easily from a user's social network page and to track that user's movement's across multiple Web sites.
While aggregators have typically claimed that a person's movement on the Internet is tracked just as an anonymous IP address, the information from social networking sites allows them to attach a unique identity to each profile, Wills said.
What remains unknown, however, is whether or not data aggregators are actually recording any of the personal identity information being relayed to them from social media sites, Wills said.
He explained that personal identity data or unique identifiers that point to a person's real identity are often relayed by social networking sites to third parties via so-called HTTP referrer headers. HTTP headers basically identify the URLs of any resources that link to a Web page.
In the case of the social networks surveyed, all of the URLs being relayed via such HTTP headers included the user's unique identifier, he said.
When a user's page is being loaded on such sites, third-party tracking and advertising services that have a relationship with the site get not only the data from their tracking cookies but also the data containing the users unique identifier from the HTTP header, he said.
Identity data can also be leaked to third-party providers when a social networking site contains objects from a server that appears to be part of the site, but in reality belongs to the third-party.
At least two of the social networks surveyed were relaying personal identity data to such hidden third-party servers, the report said. Also, five of the 12 social networks surveyed were also leaking unique user identifiers via so-called Request-URIs, which identify pages or objects on a Web site.
"We don't know the specific practice of a third-party tracking site," when it comes to using the information, Wills said. "But this information is available to them. It is particularly worrisome because third party aggregators are creeping into a lot of sites that you and I visit."
EFF staff technologist Peter Eckersley noted in the blog post that there appears to be no easy way for users of such sites to avoid being tracked in this fashion.
To mitigate the risk, users of social networking sites need to disable flash cookies and ensure that all other cookies are deleted when the browser is closed, Eckersley wrote.
Certain Firefox extensions are also available that allow users to control when third-party sites can include content or run code on their browsers and plug-ins are available to help them opt out of targeted advertising cookies, he wrote.
But the steps can be hard to follow and can limit browser functionality. "We're fearful that the vast majority of Internet users will continue to be tracked by dozens of companies: companies they've never heard of, companies they have no relationship with, companies they would never choose to trust with their most private thoughts and reading habits," he wrote.
Jaikumar Vijayan is a freelance technology writer specializing in computer security and privacy topics.
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Welfare plans punish the vulnerable for government's failure
The government's plans to increase the sanctions on benefit recipients will do nothing to alleviate poverty without the creation of more jobs with decent pay, PCS says.
Responding to publication of the welfare reform white paper, the union says the coalition government is unfairly targeting unemployed people and seeking to punish them for the recession and a shortage of work.
Recent claims by work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith that people in Merthyr Tydfil in south Wales could 'get on the bus' to Cardiff to find work were immediately debunked by PCS, which pointed out that for every job vacancy in the city there were nine unemployed people.
Research by the union also showed the vast majority of job vacancies were temporary and part-time work, often doing unskilled jobs for just one or three weeks' duration.
Increasing sanctions on jobseekers and forcing some to do voluntary work to qualify for benefits is unfair, the union says. It is also unfair to ask jobcentre staff, who are already overstretched because of cuts, to police decisions about who should have their benefits cut.
PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said: "This is part of an orchestrated campaign by ministers to portray some of the most vulnerable members of our society as the new 'undeserving poor' to persuade the public that some cuts are fair.
"Not only is this cruel, it is directly at odds with the fact the government has admitted half a million public sector workers are set to lose their jobs, with even more expected in the private sector."
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The Portal was a Baltimore LGBT community center for LGBT African Americans in the Baltimore, Maryland metropolitan area. It was owned and maintained by Empowering New Concepts, Inc. ENC, Inc. is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) community based organization established in 2001 by current CEO Rickie Green. Intended as a safe place for LGBT people of color, they offered health and safety information including AIDS awareness. The Portal "promotes stronger, more effective same gender loving communities of color through access to quality healthcare and economic and educational services." They served men who have sex with men as well as women who have sex with women.

History
It was first opened on August 19, 2002, at 302 Park Avenue, 1st floor, and was reopened on September 16, 2004 at 16 South Calvert Street, in the heart of the Financial District, and again on September 1, 2005, at its current location at 2419 Greenmount Avenue Suites 1 and 4.

In 2005 they participated in the amicus brief supporting "Right to Same Sex Marriage in Maryland" In October 2005 they were awarded a 2006 Annie E. Casey Foundation Families and Children Grant for their direct services program YBU (Why Be You), a "group level intervention for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender youth, designed to address homophobia in the schoolsystem".

In 2007 they presented "Confronting internalized oppression as a barrier to self-care among Black MSM: The RISE intervention" as part of the 138th Annual Meeting & Exposition of the American Public Health Association.

In 2008 they presented "Building On Our Strengths" at the Black Gay Men/MSM and HIV/AIDS: Confronting the Crisis and Planning for Action technical conference convened by The National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD).

In 2009 they organized a HIV Public Forum to coincide with World AIDS Day. They were also selected as a "funded local partner organization" by the NIAID HIV Vaccine Research Education Initiative.

In May 2010, in conjunction with World AIDS Vaccine Day, they presented AESTHETICS: Perception... (& the Eye of the Beholder), theatre, spoken word, music, and dance performances at Maryland Institute College of Art. This was their third year in a row doing so.

See also
 African-American culture and sexual orientation

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African-American LGBT organizations
Buildings and structures in Baltimore
Defunct African-American LGBT organizations
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Halifax, NS – 27 November 2007 – DHX Media Ltd. (AIM & TSX ticker: "DHX"), a leading independent international producer and distributor of television programming and interactive content, has completed a deal for its new live-action series The Latest Buzz with the highest rating children's broadcaster in Germany, SuperRTL. This is the first non-Disney live-action "tween" series acquired by SuperRTL. DHX has also received a second season commission for The Latest Buzz from The Family Channel in Canada, which was previously announced on June 19, 2007.
To date, 39 half-hour episodes of the series, produced by DHX Media's production unit, DECODE Entertainment Ltd, have been licensed to broadcasters around the world, including Boomerang UK, Disney Channel France, Disney Channel Italy and ABC (Australia).


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Happy Friday Friends!! It's such a beautiful day here in New York City, I'm just visiting for Bridal Fashion Week. I LOVE this city, definitely my second favorite city in the country, falling second only to my beloved Detroit.
Anyway, it's so funny, I knew I would be writing this blog today, but when I originally thought it out I had something else planned, but it falls in line pretty well with my currently mental state so if you don't mind I'd like to bring it all together. It's kinda like life, you have one thing planned and then ten other things pop up. So, I hope you don't mind, but I'm going to talk a little bit about love.
Speaking as Detroit's self proclaimed resident fairy god mother, love takes practice. All the love takes all the practice. Self love, loving your neighbor in the general human sense, loving your actual neighbor, loving your family, and of course loving your significant other. All the people, all the love, ALL THE PRACTICE. Social media, movies, and tv make love look easy, even when people are trying to be "real" there's still and element of ease and comfort presented that's just not real life.
Can I just be real for a sec? I struggle major with loving and being kind to myself. I often question my decisions- are these shoes cool? Is what I'm saying making sense? Am I making the right career decisions or like decisions in general? Sure, I love what I'm doing, but like does everyone else? I don't know about you, but when I question myself then I start questioning others, right? Because misery loves company. The truth is, if I love it and have confidence in it so will others and when I'm practice confidence in myself I can encourage others to be true to themselves.
Think about how different the world would be if we practiced self love and practiced actively loving and caring for each other. If we loved, like really loved we could be more patient with ourselves and with others. We could stop comparing our story to the stories of our friends or people we don't know but follow on social media. If we practiced love, is it feasible that we could live in each moment and enjoy each other and uplift each other?
I realize that this post is a bit rambly (yep, made that word up) and quite possibly hard to understand, but the moral of the story is take one second and remind yourself that the most important thing is to love your self and love those around you. Love in the imperfections and frustrations of your day, love in the victories and joys of your day.
Would you join me in slowing down to love? Taking time to remind ourselves about what is important. Reminding ourselves that how we treat ourselves and how we treat others is important.
Hi!! I'm Kristin! I own and operate Detroit Bridal House (as you probably already know if you are reading this). So, I've been away from blogging for a minute, but I want to share a little of my heart and life with you over the next few weeks or even months. I'd like to let you in the "inner circle" of DBH, which consists of me and well... my prayers, blood, sweat, and tears. I want you all to know where this dream began, get to know who has come a long side me on the journey, and where I hope to see it go. Let's do life together. Wanna?
So, every Friday I would like to share a little with you and it may come in the form of my story or the story of another vendor who has been woven in the DBH tapestry or quite possibly a bride who is draggin' em.
I hope you will follow along or pop in and as you please!


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Home > Muslims fret as India's BJP 'Hinduizes' cities
Muslims fret as India's BJP 'Hinduizes' cities
Party panned for engaging in 'politics of appeasement,' sowing religious hatred by replacing Muslim-sounding names.
Posted on November 25, 2018, 9:15 PM
India's ruling pro-Hindu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has embarked on a name-changing spree as it attempts to re-label famous places associated with Muslims and adopt Hindu names instead, in line with its Hindu nationalist ideology.
The BJP government in India's most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, renamed the city of Allahabad as Prayagraj on Oct. 24.
The new appellation is linked to the city's ancient name, Prayag, which means "a place of sacrifice." The Hindi word raj, which denotes a king or regime, was added.
The city, which lies on the banks of the Ganges, among the holiest rivers in Hinduism, got its former name from the Mughal emperor Akbar in the 17th century.
Meanwhile, a train station in the same city formerly known as Mughalserai, which translates as "a Mughal inn," has now been renamed Pandit Deendayal Upadhaya Station, adopting the name of the co-founder of the BJP.
Dinesh Sharma, the deputy chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, told the media on Nov. 15 that the government is also considering changing the name of Allahabad University to Prayagraj University.
"Since the name of Allahabad has been changed to Prayagraj, it's obvious there would be demands to rename other institutions in the district. We will be taking a decision on this after due consideration," Sharma said.
On Nov. 13, Faizabad, another city in the state, was renamed Ayodhya — the ancient city where the Hindu lord Ram is believed to have been born.
Ayodhya is also the name of a tiny town in the state where Hindu groups are pressing to build a temple in tribute to Ram after they demolished a controversial mosque there in 1992.
Hindus claim the Mughal ruler Baber built the mosque in the 16th century after demolishing a Ram temple that had formerly stood in its place.
Faizabad got its name are after the Muslim ruler Sadat Ali Khan was made regional governor by the Mughals in the 17th century.
Now BJP leaders are demanding other cities and towns like Muzzafarnagar and Agra, which also have strong Muslim connections, also be renamed. They want Agra to be called Harigarh, which means "the place of Hari." Hari is another name of the Hindu god Vishnu.
The sweeping move to "Hinduize" key geographical locations on the Indian map has come directly from the state cabinet headed by Yogi Adityanath, Uttar Pradesh's chief minister and a Hindu priest-turned-politician.
Projected as the BJP's new face in India, he also serves as chief priest of the state's famous Gorakhnath (Shiva) temple in Gorakhpur.
Adityanath is known for his hard-line views. In 2005 he was accused of being an active member of a re-conversion drive known as "Ghar Wapsi" where 1,800 Christians were reportedly converted to Hinduism in the town of Etah in Uttar Pradesh.
He is also known to make inflammatory speeches and has gone on record several times urging young Hindus to avenge the "insult of Muslims" marrying Hindu women.
But rights activists have upped the ante and say that if the name-changing trend is allowed to continue unchallenged, it will create chaos in the country.
BJP critics like Christian leader A. C. Michael suggest the move is line with the party's accepted ideology of turning India into a Hindu nation, where people of other religions would be relegated to the status of second-class citizens.
"What is wrong with this move is that it's being done based on hatred. It's being done to deliberately hurt the followers of one religion and appease another," Michael told ucanews.com.
"The government, instead of acting as a champion of one religious group, must act as a neutral body and take care of people who hail from various ideologies and faiths," he added.
Khalid Ahmad, who studies medieval history at Islamic University in the northern Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, told ucanews.com that various reports indicate the BJP-led federal government plans to authorize the renaming of 25 cities and towns that have strong Muslim ties before the national election next year.
"There is a high chance the government will rename the southern Indian state Hyderabad as Bhagyanagar, and Ahmadabad as Karnavati. All this is being done to appease the majority Hindus and make Muslims feel more insecure," said Khalid.
Ishika Gupta, a blogger who writes mainly on history, said that, "a lot of tax payers' money is being wasted on changing the names of these cities. The government could have used those funds for the betterment of the poor."
For Sameer Yasin, a rights activist based in New Delhi, this is just another political tactic aimed at diverting people's attention from more pressing economic, social or political issues.
"The national elections are just five months away and instead of talking about development and the economy, we are debating changing the names of our cities. This is nothing but a government plank to divert attention away from the real issues," Yasin said.
Half of India's 1.2 billion people are younger than 25, with two-thirds under 35, and many are struggling to find jobs.
A recent report by the International Labor organization indicates that 399 million of India's 535-million-strong labor force next year will only be able to land a menial or low-grade position.
"The government wants to run away from such issues and it has found an escape route in the politics of appeasement," Yasin told ucanews.com.
Hindus make up 80 percent of India's population. Muslims account for 14 percent and Christians just 2.3 percent.
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Q: How to best handle file upload failures in selenium webdriver I am looking for any ideas on how best to handle file upload failures in selenium webdriver.
Recently I have been seeing a higher number of failures in my webdriver test suite, the error I am trying to fix is a failure in the Internet Explorer tests caused by a file upload failing.
In webdriver the only way I know to upload a file to an input element is to use the SendKeys() method and pass the file path to SendKeys() this works like a charm in chrome and firefox but periodically have had issues with it in Internet Explorer. What appears to happen is the file upload window gets opened but the path is not typed nor is the file uploaded. This leaves the node with a file upload window open, being this is a native window's window and not a webpage selenium cannot interact with the pop up.
The result is the HttpWebRequest does not get a response back triggering a WebdriverTimoutException. This results in the session getting cleaned up. This causes a cascade of failures for all other tests in the suite as the session has been terminated.
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A: I may be late to answer this question, but someone will benefit.
The file(s) in question should be available on the machine (be it local or remote server) that your program is running on, for example, in your /resources directory
On your local machine, this should work.
chooseFileElement.waitForVisible().type("/file/path/filename.jpg");
clickButton("Attach File");

On Remote Server however, you need to associate a new instance of LocalFileDetector to the <input type=file> element.
LocalFileDetector detector = new LocalFileDetector();
File localFile = detector.getLocalFile("/file/path/filename.jpg");
RemoteWebElement input = (RemoteWebElement) myDriver().findElement(By.id("fileUpload"));
input.setFileDetector(detector);
input.sendKeys(localFile.getAbsolutePath());
clickButton("Attach File");

A: It really depends on how you've written your code. What I would do is when you get down to the end and detect that you've gotten into a bad state, e.g. the File | Open dialog has been left open, close the dialog and start that part of the script over. I'm not sure what start over in your case would mean... maybe it means reload the page and start from there... maybe it means just .sendKeys() to the INPUT again.
You should be able to dismiss the dialog by sending an ESC to the page. You should be able to use .sendKeys() on the BODY tag or whatever.
You should be able to detect the bad state by catching certain exceptions.

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Q: Setting a class property in a shared component in blazor I have a navbar which is a shared component in Blazor ServerSide. I want to set the address in the href to that I can pass the users ID. I have tried this:
<NavLink class="nav-link" href="/student/registerguest/@StudentId">
                 Register Guest
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And several other variations but I am getting an error that says Component attributes do not support complex content (mixed C# and markup). Is there anyway the @StudentId can be put in here?

A: Have you tried using string interpolation for example:
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Home » As the investors, we shouldn't pay attention to Elon Musk tweets. Here's why
As the investors, we shouldn't pay attention to Elon Musk tweets. Here's why
by Dean Dougn December 14, 2021
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. Jae C. Hong/AP
Elon Musk doesn't think his tweets have the power to move markets.
The Tesla and SpaceX CEO and world's richest person said as much in a profile in Time — Musk was named the magazine's Person of the Year for 2021 for his commitment to the environment and to space exploration.
In an interview with Time's Molly Ball, Jeffrey Kluger, and Alejandro de la Garza published Monday, Musk discussed his Twitter habit, a pastime that makes him easily the most famous CEO on the planet and probably the most adored and most criticized in equal measure.
Related: Things to know about doing business in Vietnam as a foreign investor
But it's also a habit that has landed him in hot water with the US government: In 2018, Musk faced the ire of the Securities and Exchange Commission over a tweet claiming he had "funding secured" to take Tesla private at $420 per share — the share price being a drug reference and a joke to impress his then-girlfriend, Grimes. The tweet sent Tesla's share price skyrocketing 14%.
The SEC filed suit against Musk, accusing him of making "false and misleading statements" — Musk and Tesla later settled, agreeing to pay $20 million apiece without admitting guilt. Musk also stepped down as chairman of Tesla's board, and Tesla was required to appoint a new committee that would oversee Musk's communications.
But Musk told Time that he doesn't think he bears much responsibility for what happens after he tweets.
"Markets move themselves all the time, based on nothing as far as I can tell," Musk told Time. "So the statements that I make, are they materially different from random movements of the stock that might happen anyway? I don't think so."
But there are several examples of Tesla's stock moving following a Musk tweet. Last month, Tesla shares dipped after Musk tweeted that the company hadn't yet signed a deal with Hertz, despite the car-rental firm announcing it had ordered 100,000 Tesla Model 3 sedans, the largest-ever electric vehicle purchase.
Also last month, Tesla dropped 7% after Musk asked his Twitter followers whether he should sell 10% of his Tesla stock — 3.5 million people voted in the poll in 24 hours.
And when Musk tweeted in May 2020 that he thought Tesla's stock price was "too high," shares of the automaker dropped by about 9%.
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The LEGO® MINDSTORMS Education EV3 Laboratory book is a collection of integrative material to let the owners of the LEGO MINDSTORMS Education EV3 Core set 45544 (like teachers and students) to enjoy some chapter of the original book. The LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Laboratory focuses on the LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Home Edition set 31313, but its content is very useful for the owners of the EV3 Education set as well. The programming and the building techniques are the same, while the assortment of the LEGO parts and sensors is different. The book compares the sets and provides help to collect the missings parts to make the sets equivalent.
Don't expect the LEGO MINDSTORMS Education version of my original book to be an ebook completely equivalent to the original book. The material include building instructions and programs for some of the cool EV3 robots of the original book, that you can build with the parts included in the LEGO MINDSTORMS Education EV3 set 45544.


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The current Secretary of State of Alabama is James R. Bennett. The Alabama Secretary of State Office is one of the first nations to store records on an optical disk. Uniform Commercial Codes are available to businesses through a dial-up network. The documents stored in Alabama's Secretary of State Office are over 500,000 and they are divided into four categories namely Executive, Elections, Business Records and Lands and Trademarks.
Are you looking for information on any corporation or business entity in Alabama? You have come to the right place. In this article we will describe how to search Corporations, Limited Partnerships (LP), Limited Liability Companies (LLC), and Limited Liability Partnerships (LLP) for availability.
Follow these simple instructions below to make your search simpler. Below steps illustrate assuming you have the entity name handy.
Step 2: Key-in the entity name. You may leave the other fields namely entity type, place of formation, city of principal address and status as they are. However, if you have the details, you may key-in relevant information in respective fields to narrow your search. Consider you want to search 'Star bucks'. Key-in star bucks in the entity name field and click the Search button.
Step 3: Clicking search will show all search results which contains the entity name you just keyed-in. We have 1 record matching our search criteria. Click the entity ID (907-047 in this case) All details like Principal address, Place of formation, formation date etc is displayed.


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Yamuna, o Jumna, è una divinità fluviale della religione indù e trae il suo nome dal fiume omonimo, che scorre nel nord dell'India. È nota anche col nome di Yami, figlia di Vivasvat e di Saranyu.

Nei Veda Yami è la prima donna, e sorella gemella di Yama, il primo uomo ed entrambi figli di Sūrya. Nel decimo maṇḍala del Rig Veda c'è un inno nel quale l'una canta all'altro e viceversa.

In Tibet è la dea della morte e regna sugli spiriti femminili dell'aldilà (Naraka). È la consorte di Yama, anch'egli signore dell'oltretomba.

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A Royal Navy nuclear-armed submarine sits in the dock at its Scottish base in 2006.
Foreign minister says "time right to be open about the weapons we hold"
London, England (CNN) -- Britain has a total nuclear arsenal of fewer than 225 weapons, with 160 currently operational, Foreign Secretary William Hague said Wednesday.
"We believe that the time is now right to be more open about the weapons we hold," Hague said in a statement to Parliament.
"We judge that this will assist in building a climate of trust between nuclear and non-nuclear weapons states and contribute, therefore, to future efforts to reduce the number of nuclear weapons worldwide."
The British disclosure follows similar recent announcements by France and the United States, the other nuclear-armed Western allies. Britain had previously disclosed that it had 160 operational warheads, which since 1998 have been based aboard a squadron of four ballistic missile submarines.
In May, the United States announced its stockpile of nuclear weapons numbers 5,113. In April, Washington decided to swear off the development of new generations of nuclear weapons and announced it would not use its existing warheads to attack non-nuclear states that are in compliance with nonproliferation agreements.
The same month, it signed a new pact with Russia -- its leading rival in the Cold War arms race -- to cut each nation's stockpile by about a third.
France reported an arsenal of about 300 nuclear weapons in 2008.
Three other countries -- China, India, Pakistan -- are known to have nuclear weapons. Israel is widely suspected to have developed the bomb, but has never declared itself a nuclear power.
North Korea says it has produced plutonium with "weapons potential" and claims to have conducted nuclear tests. But the Federation of American Scientists says there is no publicly available evidence that North Korea has operationalized its nuclear weapons capability.
Libya and South Africa have dismantled nuclear weapons programs under international supervision in the past two decades.


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Who Are The Legends of Tomorrow?
With the release of an epic trailer during San Diego Comic Con, the CW and DC Comics have given us a glimpse into their next big project for television, the Legends of Tomorrow.
Drawing from its predecessors, smash hits Arrow and the Flash, heroes and villains will come together to battle a common foe in the form of the immortal Vandal Savage. Under the tutelage of the Time Master Rip Hunter, these individual heroes will come together and become legends.
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Wat Phra Si Sanphet Historical Facts and Pictures
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Grand Palace of Thailand Historical Facts and Pictures
The Grand Palace, a large complex of buildings located at the center of Bangkok, has been the home of the Monarchy of Thailand since 1782. The rectangular riverside palace complex with a total area of 218,400 sq m is situated in the Thai district of Phra Nakhon. The palace includes several buildings, halls, courtyards, gardens, and pavilions with open lawns.
Until 1925, the palace was the official seat of the king, his royal court, and the government. Though the present King of Thailand Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) uses Chitralada Palace as his residence, the Grand Palace still holds state functions and royal ceremonies every year.
Grand Palace of Thailand Map
After King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke (Rama I) took possession of the crown from Taksin (the ruler of Thonburi), he wanted to relocate the capital city of Thailand to Bangkok and establish it as the new seat of power for his Chakri Dynasty. The creation of the Grand Palace was initiated in May 1782, at the royal decree of King Rama I. The royal residence was shifted from the Derm Palace to the Grand Palace in June 1782 when the King formally moved into the new residence.
Grand Palace of Thailand
The Grand Palace was initially constructed of wood because of shortage of funds and building materials, but the wooden structures including the royal residences, forts, gates, and throne halls were later rebuilt with stones and bricks. Some of the materials were taken from the old city of Ayutthaya that was ruined by the Burmese-Siamese War in 1767. These were ferried across the Chao Phraya River by large cargo boats and eventually used for constructing the palace. The palace complex was increased in size, extending up to the Wat Pho, under the rule of Buddha Loetla Nabhalai.
Temple of the Emerald Buddha
Inside the palace complex is situated a royal chapel that is known as the Wat Phra Kaew. The chapel has architectural similarities to a Buddhist temple, but it does not have the residences for monks. Constructed in 1783, the Wat Phra Kaew is detached from the royal quarters conforming to the ancient traditional architecture seen in the historic temples of Wat Phra Sri Sanphet and Wat Mahathat Yuwaratrangsarit. The temple, enclosed by walled cloisters on its four sides, has seven different entrances. It houses the Emerald Buddha, a jade statuette of the Buddha meditating in yogic posture.
Chakri Maha Prasat
Emerald Buddha Statue
Grand Palace Entrance
Grand Palace of Thailand at Night
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Grand Palace Outer Court Entrance
Grand Palace Side View
Grand Palace
Inside of Temple of the Emerald Buddha
Phra Maha Monthien
Phra Maha Prasat
Royal Nine Tiered Umbrella Grand Palace Inside
Siwalai Garden
Other Quarters
Apart from the temple, the palace is divided into other buildings including
The Outer Court: Consists of important buildings like the Office of His Majesty's Principal Private Secretary, the Bureau of the Royal Household, Sala Luk Khun Nai, and Sala Sahathai Samakhom.
The Middle Court: Includes Phra Maha Prasat, Chakri Maha Prasat, and the Phra Maha Monthien.
Inner Court
Museum of the Emerald Buddha Temple
Other Names: Phra Borom Maha Ratcha Wang
Na Phra Lan Rd, Bangkok, Thailand
Coordinates: 13°44'57" N and 100°29'30" E
Created: May 6, 1782
Created by: King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke


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Dr. Vasantha Rupasinghe receives recognition from the national food association
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Dr. Vasantha Rupasinghe
Dr. Vasantha Rupasinghe was recently named a Fellow of the Canadian Instititue of Food Science and Technology (CIFST)
Founded in 1951, CIFST is the national association for food and beverage sector professionals. Its membership of approximately 1,000 individuals is comprised of scientists and technologists in industry, government and academia who are committed to advancing food science and technology.
On behalf of the Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology, it was my honor to bestow the title of Fellow of the Institute to Dr. Rupasinghe for his significant contributions to the Canadian Food and Beverage sector in terms of both outstanding service and research achievements," said President Dr. Michael Nickerson. "His research is at the forefront of understanding the relationships between fruit flavonoids and their linkages to human health and is considered an international leader in this area. His dedication to student training and industry growth has only made the sector stronger for years to come."
Dr. Vasantha Rupasinghe is a professor and Killam Chair of Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals at the Department of Plant, Food and Environmental Sciences of Dalhousie University. Major research contributions to food science and technology include elucidating the mechanism of actions of biologically active compounds present in plant-food especially fruits, vegetables and their proceed products. He has made significant breakthrough discoveries in the interface of food bioactives and their health benefits. For example, cancer chemopreventive, neuroprotective, cardio-protective and anti-inflammatory properties of plant-food flavonoids.
Dr. Rupasinghe's research program, which has attracted over $7M (since 2004) in external funds, has resulted in five patent filings, one license agreement and contributions to the commercialization of over a dozen value-added food products. He has contributed to over 160 peer-reviewed journal articles, 18 book chapters and over 200 abstracts in conference proceedings.
He has trained over 100 highly qualified personnel including M.Sc. and Ph.D. students and post doctoral fellows who are now serving many different professional positions in Canadian Food and Beverage sector. He has been serving as an Adjunct Professor of Food Science related Departments of many Universities worldwide.
As an Expert Advisor within Food Science and Technology, he has served many national committees including the National Food Science Review Panel of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (2008-2010), Science Advisory Council of Canadian Horticultural Council (2009-2013) and Advisory Board of the Canadian Food Innovators.
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Energy and Power Engineering
Vol. 4 No. 2 (2012) , Article ID: 18020 , 10 pages DOI:10.4236/epe.2012.42010
Experimentation of a Plane Solar Integrated Collector Storage Water Heater
Romdhane Ben Slama
Research Unit, Environment, Catalysis and Analysis of Processes National School of Engineers of Gabès (E.N.I.G), University of Gabès, Medenine, Tunisia
Email: Romdhaneb.slama@gmail.com
Received April 19, 2011; revised June 10, 2011; accepted June 20, 2011
Keywords: Heating of Water; Solar Energy; Storage Collector; Tests
In order to popularize the use of the solar-water heaters, especially in the residential and tertiary sectors with the third world, it appears to be necessary to reduce their cost while improving their performances. It is the object of this integrated storage collector thus created and tested in the south of Tunisia. It is simply made up of a tank playing the double part of solar absorber and storage tank of warm water, of a glazing to profit from the greenhouse effect and of an insulating case. Its measured energy performances, by the method of input-output proves its effectiveness to produce hot water, in spite of its simplicity of manufacture, usage and maintenance. Indeed a temperature of water exceeding 70˚C is reached towards the afternoon True Solar Time, and for an efficiency of 7%. Thus, this type of collector with integrated storage is entirely satisfactory and could be available to larger mass.
Tunisia, as all the similar countries of latitude profits from an extremely important sunning even in winter. Indeed, solar flux is on average for the country of 3.5 kWh/m²/d in winter and climbs up to 8 kWh/m²/d in summer while passing by 6 kWh/m²/j with the equinoxes. Thus the heating of water can be easily assured by solar energy without any time to claim to reach a satisfaction of 100% of hot water in winter. Solar heating water standard collector with plane integrated storage can be sufficient considering the strong value of fraction of insolation. The systematic recourse to the thermosiphon solar water heater always is thus not justified. Thus our project of design, realization and tests on the integrated storage collector solar water heater since 1990 meets this need well, more especially as it is reliable, inexpensive, and of easy and local construction [1,2]. Contrary to standard water-heater CPC (Compoud Parabolic Concentrator), our collector while being plane collects the totality of the solar radiation (direct and diffuse) without it not being for as much necessary to constantly direct it towards the sun. In a well shone day, the temperature of water can exceed 70˚C. The other side of the coin is night cooling, but actually it does not constitute a handicap because the sunny days are numerous and the fraction of insolation is high in these areas (0.45 < σ < 0.85).
2. Bibliographical Study
The whole of the bibliography evokes various types of solar water heaters:
-Solar water heaters used in the Scandinavian countries where the collector, placed outside on a sloping roof, is coupled with an inside storage balloon to reduce its cooling with the external ambient air. This range requires a pump and a regulation for its operation.
-Thermosiphon solar water heaters where the balloon is located at the top of the balloon thus allowing a diurnal natural circulation of hot water of the collector towards the storage balloon.
-Integrated storage collector solar water heaters type which have various forms: planes, monotubular or multitubular.
To start with the integrated storage collectors category, let's quote Smyth [3] who summarizes their development on the basis of the parallelepipedic plane collector simple or improved (ICSSWH: Integrated Collector Storage Solar Water Heater) [4,5], with the solar concentrator of various designs (CPC: Compound Parabolic Concentrator) [6] while passing by those which separate the two compartments collector and storage [7-10] while forming the same tank from collector with integrated storage, or those which use a refrigerant to convey the heat of the compartment collector to the compartment storage [9,10].
In addition, Vaxman 1985, Siddiki [6] and Faiman [7] study a plane collector with storage integrated including a slab insulating into its interior to separate the volume of water into two: one for collecting, the other for storage. Mohamad [8] introduced into the integrated storage collector (ISC) a thermal diode to avoid the night circulation of water out of thermosiphon reverses and thus to reduce its cooling which constitutes the greatest handicap of the ICS. Vaxmen [10] experiments an integral compact solar water heater with channel and water tank to mnimise thermal losses.
Goetzberger [11] and Rommel [12] use transparent insulation materials in improved solar water collector for the central European climate. With the polycarbonate honeycomb material, the performance is good in the temperature range of 80˚C to 140˚C.
Hazami [13] built and studied a solar collector storage with a surface of 5 m² and obtain satisfactory results. Henderson [14] studies the natural convection in an air cavity located between the absorber and the cover plate, and in a water cavity formed by the water storage tank. He concludes that a 5 - 10 increase in the angle of inclination for particular latitude would improve the thermal performance of the heater. Smyth [15] proposes an ICS vessel with inner sleever to reduce heat loss at night.
Schmidt et al. [16] studied an ICS with transparent insulation for reduce loss and accuracy the thermal performances. Tripanagnotopoulos [17] use a cylindrical tank which minimizes thermal losses from the absorber to the ambient, and compare it with conventional solar water heater.
Esen [18] experiments a two-phase heating thermosiphon solar collector using different refrigerants.
Tripanagnotopoulos [19] compare ICS solar system with cylindrical water storage tank and different mountings of it in a symmetric CPC or involute reflector trough.
In [20] Tripanagnotopoulos has suggested a type of ICS systems with two horizontal cylindrical storage tanks and studied its performance and thermal losses.
To increase heat retention, Smyth [21] studied an ICS vessel utilizing an inner sleeve arrangement.
The particularity of the CPC compared to the plane ICS is their pressure resistance of water on the one hand, and their reduced night cooling on the other hand. The other side of the coin is that they are more complex to realize than the plane collectors on the one hand. In addition, they use in their concentration only the direct solar radiation; what requires their continuation of the sun normally. But this cannot be possible for the field of heating of low temperature water for obvious economic reasons.
The following Table 1 gives a comparison between the various Integrated Storage Collectors types.
By comparing the various types of ICS, one detects that the best are:
-The plane collectors whose lower part is thin compared to the higher part in order to increase the quantity of water stored in this higher part and to profit from the stratification.
-The Compound Parabolic Concentrator profiting from clear sky of an illumination in any point from surface external of the balloon of storage.
-The existing solar water heaters are characterized mainly by their constitution.
-The plane solar collector whose function is to collect the solar radiation, to transform it into heat, and to transfer it to the liquid coolant (water).
-The hot water storage balloon: these two elements are then connected together to form the standard solar-fired heater with separate elements.
In moderate countries, the hot-water tank is placed inside; a regulation is essential so that the circulating pump is activated if the temperature of the water collector is higher than that of storage. These accessories generate an electric over consumption and a considerable maintenance.
In order to simplify the installations and reduce costs, one prefers to place the balloon of storage raised by plane collector, thus avoiding the use of his regulation and circulating pump, in hot countries. The circulation of water coolant then done naturally by thermosiphon.
Indeed, the Tunisian climate is so favorable for the solar applications. A simple ICS, not sophisticated, can satisfy the requirement out of hot water with an important rate for needs cover.
3. Dimensioning—Design
The rule often used is to consider a water capacity from 50 to 70 liters for a m² of collector. This corresponds to a thickness from 5 to 7 cm.
Prototypes constructed and tested since 1988 in all Tunisia show effectiveness of the system (Figures 1-2). The major technical problem encountered is the corrosion of the storage collector; heated water is no more effective. The materials tested are ordinary steel, galvanized, stainless, but also the glass fibre. The nuance of stainless steel 316 L oxidizes in the presence of tap water, contrary to rainwater (cistern.). As for glass fibre, the mechanical resistance to the level of connections is very weak due to the rise in temperature.
In the design of this ICS, a local heat insulator is used. Its thickness is rather high (8 cm) to compensate for its high thermal conductivity. The fraction of the two sizes constitutes the thermal resistance which remains acceptable.
The ICS can to be with or without exchanger. The direct use of the hot water of the tank makes it possible to reach a temperature of more than 10˚C to 15˚C compared to that from the exchanger; what is important especially in winter. However that requires that the tank is not oxidized.
Table 1. Comparison between the various Integrated Storage Collectors types.
Figure 1. Integrated collector storage with exchanger.
Figure 2. Photo of the ICS realized and installed.
4. Operating Features
These characteristics are very important. They vary according to the slope of the collector and to the climatic conditions on which the user cannot act.
Indeed, in the most of the cases, the solar converters should function in inclined position to intercept the maximum of energy.
This slope has an influence on the operation of these apparatuses from many points of view: radiative exchanges, convectifs exchanges, circulation of the fluid. The optimal slope for our hot countries corresponds to the raised latitude of ten degrees; that is to say around 45˚ for Tunisia.
The influence of the wind speed is not negligible. It intervenes directly on the convectifs exchanges between the cover of the environment. The variation of the wind speed will involve a variation of the front losses.
As for the value of the ambient temperature, it intervenes in the thermal losses of the apparatus, will influence in a direct way the output of the solar furnace. The increase in the ambient temperature involves a reduction in the losses.
5. Determination of Solar Flux by Calculation [22,23]
At a given moment of the day, on a date and in a given place, it is possible to calculate the solar energy received by a solar collector, under conditions of clear sky. To simplify the spots, one gives, which is generally useful: manner of calculating the solar energy, in kWh/m²/d, received by a collector inclined according to an angle "I" compared to the horizontal one (Figure 3).
To know the solar energy received per day by an inclined plane collector of an angle "i" compared to the horizontal one, we calculate successively [20]:
-The height of the sun at true solar midday
The declination of the sun δ (t) is equal to the latitude of the place located between the tropics and for which the solar rays are perpendicular to the horizontal plan at solar midday. Table 2 gives the monthly average of the declination.
-The angle "U" formed between the normal of the collector and the solar rays at solar midday:
-The direct radiation (i.e. coming directly from the sun and not from the atmosphere), under of clear sky conditions:
Figure 3. Position of the solar collector at solar midday.
Table 2. Monthly average solar declination.
-The diffused radiation (i.e., emitted or reflected by the atmosphere, the clouds …) received by the horizontal plan in the case of clear sky conditions:
-The total radiation received by the horizontal plan:
-Diffuse and total radiations receipts by the inclined collector plan:
The albedo α is the coefficient of reflexion of the ground located in front of the collector (usually taken equal to 0, 2).
-Duration of the day:
For a solar collector directed constantly towards the south, and for the period located between the 21/3 and the 22/9, the duration of collecting is to be corrected by:
-Finally received energy:
6. Mathematic Modelling
6.1. Assessment on the Surface of the Absorber
This surface absorbs: a fraction of solar radiation IN transmitted by the glass (τ IN), a fraction reflected by the pane of the radiation emitted by black surface (τv IN ρa) and a radiation emitted by the pane because of its temperature Tv towards black surface (τ IN). It emits by its black face , in direction of the glass.
With the thermal balance of the absorber thus results in the equation:
6.2. Assessment on Glass Cover
At the balance we have:
6.3. Assessment of Operation of a Solar Water Collector
In steady state, the energy balance per unit of the collector area is written:
E: solar flux absorbed by surface of the absorber (W/m2)
Eu: useful flux received by the fluid (W/m2)
P: lost fluxes by convection and conduction towards the back of the collector and by convection, conduction and radiation forwards collector.
We define the instantaneous efficiency of an collector by:
Among the losses P, one distinguishes those which depend only on qualities of the collector: optical losses, and those which depend in other on the operating temperature: losses thermics apart from the absorber.
The efficiecy can be also expressed by:
Or while basing itself to the real measures (method of input-output).
7. Results of the Experimental Study [24]
The tests were carried out during May to June 2006, thanks to measuring instruments provided by the ISSAT Gabès, Tunisia. We measured the various climatic parameters such as the ambient temperature, the wind speed, the temperature in the water-heater and the solar flux. The study of our system is made under real conditions of operation.
The collector is directed towards the south of angle of inclination fixed at 45˚.
The level of temperature and the output reached are comparable with what was published by Souliotis [5], Garg [9], Vaxmen [12] and Smyth [15].
7.1. Temperature Measurement
The temperature measurement is made by mercury thermometers. Measurements begin 8 h until 18 h, we recorded at each hour the temperature in three levels of tank (low, medium and high). The average temperature is calculated and the influence of the ambient temperature, wind speed and the incidental solar flux on the profile of the average temperature are studied.
7.2. Measurement of the Solar Radiation
The apparatus used is a photovoltaic silicon cell whose delivered current is proportional to the solar radiation. Its calibration made it possible to find a proportionality factor of 5.22 between solar flux (W/m²) and the current delivered by the cell (Figure 4). This one is placed in the plane of the collector to have the same orientation and the same slope. Measurement is taken every half an hour.
7.3. Determination of the Efficiency
The collector efficiency is measured by the Input-Output method, this one consists in letting the collector warm up during all the day. Each hour, we measure the water temperature on three levels (low, medium and high) and the incidental solar flux.
m: mass of water CP: specific heat of water T: temperature increase S: absorber surface t: time of measurement IN: incidental solar flux The output enabled us to plot the following curves.
7.3.1. Simple Glazing
The characteristic curve of a solar collector is that of its efficiency according to the standardized gain (rise in temperature brought back to solar flow) (Figure 5). Measurements show that already with a simple glazing, the efficiency reaches 50% for a standardized gain of 0.033, i.e. an increase of 33˚C under a solar flux of 1000 W/m². It is still 30% for a standardized gain of 0.065, the rise in temperature is of 65˚C.
Figure 6 amongst other things shows the evolution of water storage temperature. The difference between the water temperature compared to the ambient one reaches 50˚C in after noon, which is considerable.
The minima of temperature for the ambient and the water of storage are shifted because of the inertia of the ICS. Indeed, in June and for a fixed collector towards the south, for the ambient air, the minimum of temperature is between 3 and 4 h TST, whereas for the ICS water reaches its minimum of temperature to 7 h TST i.e. with the rising of the sun.
In the same way, for the maximum, there is a shift of 4 h approximately, being established towards 13 h for the ambient and at 17 h for the storage water.
As for the sunning, its maximum is to 12 h TST, which is earlier than the ambient air and the water of storage.
It should be noted that, as beyond 12 h, the temperature of water continues to increase during 3 to 4 h, and this is the same if the ICS has a fixed orientation towards the south.
Lastly, it is noted that the storage of heat of the first day increase the temperature of the water of a few degrees for the second day.
Figure 4. Solar cell calibration curve.
Figure 5. Evolution of efficiency according to standardized gain (Simple glazing).
Figure 6. Evolution of temperature according to solar flow during four days.
7.3.2. Double Glazing
With the double glazing, the performances are still better. Even with standardized gain of 0.065, to compare with the simple glazing, the efficiency is still 42%, against 30% for the simple glazing (Figure 7).
The most appreciable interest of the double glazing compared to the simple glazing is the attenuation of the night cooling effect. The difference between the water temperature and the ambient temperature, with the rising of the sun, is 20˚C, against 10˚C respectively (Figure 8). What is quite remarkable, in spite of the simplicity of the system. Finally, let us note that the glazing used is of the ordinary and no selective type.
7.4. Study of Racking
To determine the production of hot water of the collector, we have fixed the temperature of racking at 45˚C since this latter is sufficient for domestic use.
Each hour we measure the of the water tank temperature in low, medium and high, we determine the average
Figure 7. Evolution of energetic efficiency according to the standardized gain (Double glazing).
Figure 8. Evolution of temperature according to solar flux during two consecutive days.
temperature as soon as the desired temperature is reached; we made the total draining of the of the water tank volume.
The temperature of the three levels of the tank since there is stratification of the layers i.e. superposition of increasing layers of temperature. Thanks to this method, one determined the daily efficiency (Figures 9, 10).
In addition, the efficiency of the collector increases with the quantity of heated water, even if the level of temperature decreases because it is precisely where thermal - losses of ISC are reduced.
7.5. Thermal Losses Coefficient
To determine the thermal coefficient of of the system loss, he ICS is let heat all day. We measure the temperature in low, medium and high of the tank to 19 h and we determine the average temperature, one lets the system cool during the night, to 7 a.m. we measure and determine the average temperature.
Figure 9. Evolution of efficiency according to the daily number of racking.
Figure 10. Curves of efficiency according to the volume of tapped water V = 9 litres.
Calculation of U:
From where: U = 5 W/m²k.
We notice that the coefficient of the losses during the night increases proportionally with the speed of wind. We can say that the wind speed has a great effect on the losses coefficient U during the night as shows it the following Figure 11.
In the climate of southern Tunisian, shone upon so well, all the year, we wanted to show that a simple ICS can give satisfaction, while answering the economic requirements and maintenance.
The theoretical and experimental study proves that the plane solar water heater with integrated storage is powerful for the quite sunny sites, or more generally for the quite sunny days whatever the place, even Scandinavian. The results of our measurements join those carried out with the test bench of the INRST Tunis since 1990. A rise in temperature of 44˚C is exceeded and a temperature of 84˚C is reached. The interest of the double glazing is certain to contribute to mitigate the constraint of night cooling. The profit, with the rising of the sun, is 10˚C compared to the simple glazing.
To avoid night cooling we used a double glazing. Other authors use a thermal diode. However, as this type of water-heater is rather intended for the quite sunny countries, it is better to use hot water the very same day not to worry about its posterior cooling nor to resort to complex
Figure 11. Evolution of the loss ratio according to speed of wind, June 15 to 17, 2006.
remedies leaving the sought objective for this of sensor for integrated storage collector type.
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Pakistan Test Captain Misbah-Ul-Haq announced this Sunday that he will be bearing half of the expenses incurred for his Fan's treatment.
His fan, Rohaan from Lahore is young boy passionate about cricket. For all his life he has followed Misbah's career very closely. He loves him so much that he remembers his debut match, all of the centuries he has scored and every other achievement Misbah has earned throughout.
Unfortunately, he suffers from a hole in the heart which makes it unable for him to play cricket, something he direly loves.
His parents, belonging to a poor background are not able to arrange the funds required for the medical treatment of the boy.
Just when they thought they couldn't win the battle for their boy's health, a news strip was run on a local news channel which grabbed the attention of Pakistani captain, Misbah.
Misbah will now share half of the expenses of the treatment of Rohaan. In order to arrange for the funds, Misbah has also put up his bat and shirt for auction. Funds collected from the auction will go directly to the treatment of Rohaan.
Upon hearing this news, Rohaan was very happy and excited that his hero is willing to help him on the road to recovery.
This particular move by Misbah has increased the respect he has within Pakistan and as a national captain.


What are the differences between extinguishing agents?
Halon 1211: Advantages are that it leaves no residue, effective, not thermal shocking and the bottle withstands higher cockpit heat compared to Halon 1301. Disadvantages are that it is toxic, does not quench the fire and is Ozone depleting. This chemical was not designed for system use as it is toxic, designed for hand held fire extinguishers only. This is one of two chemicals used by FireBottle (the other being CEA-614). - for high-heat installations, when the bottle is placed over exhaust systems or stored in an area where the bottle will be subjected to sustained temperatures at or above 130º F.
CEA-614: This is a Halon substitute. Advantages are that it leaves no residue, not thermal shocking, and relatively Ozone safe. Disadvantages are that it does not quench the fire and it takes twice as much material to do the same job as Halon. It is also expensive. It will not do the same job as Halon. This agent is not used very much anymore.
FE-36: This new agent is a Halon substitute. It is not considered Ozone-depleting. It leaves no residue and is not thermal shocking. Disadvantages are the same as CEA-614: it does not quench the fire and it takes twice as much material to do the same job as Halon. It is also more expensive than Halon.
AFFF or ColdFire: These are examples of foaming water-based systems. Advantages are that it quenches the fire. Disadvantages are that systems are heavier, will not spread out like Halon, leaves a mess both in the car and on the track.
Halon 1301: The best product on the market. Advantages are that it is effective, non-toxic, non-caustic, leave no residue, small, lightweight, industry standard with plenty of supply, no thermal shock, leaves no mess. Disadvantages are that it does not quench the fire and it is Ozone depleting.
Always check with your Sanctioning Body/Rulebook for requirements in your class.
to check and confirm the information with Sanctioning Bodies/Rulebooks for specific requirements in your class.
Please contact me with any updates, errors, or omissions.


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Home | E-Cigarette Explosion Injures Girl on Hogwarts Theme Park Ride
E-Cigarette Explosion Injures Girl on Hogwarts Theme Park Ride
by Chris and Frank | Oct 3, 2016 | Defective Product Accidents
E-cigarette Explosion: Police say a teenage girl riding a Universal Orlando amusement park ride suffered burns when an electronic cigarette belonging to another rider exploded and shot a fireball at her.
Police told the Orlando Sentinel the 14-year-old from Tennessee was riding the Hogwarts Express train Saturday with her family when an e-cigarette belonging to a rider in another group blew up in his pocket and the fireball hit her in the face and elsewhere.
Lt. Dan Brady said the explosion wasn't big, but scared everyone on the train.
The girl was taken to the hospital with mild to moderate burns to her face, arm and leg. Her name was not released. The man suffered minor injuries.
If you or a loved one has been injured by an exploding e-cigarette as a result of another person's fault, call our California personal injury lawyers today for a free consultation. We accept personal injury cases on a contingency fee basis. This means that there will be no cost to you, unless we recover. Our attorneys at Guldjian will aggressively fight for you until justice is served, whether it is through a settlement or a trial. Let us help you and your loved ones get through this difficult time. Our dedicated and caring team of California personal injury attorneys will be available to you 24/7. Call us at 888.546.5315 for a free consultation.
Story via NBC San Diego: http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/national-international/E-Cigarette-Explosion-Injures-Girl-at-Universal-Orlando-395577971.htm


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The Soka ("value-creating") school system grows out of the educational philosophy developed by Tsunesaburo Makiguchi (1871-1944), a reformist educator and the founding president of the Soka Gakkai.
Makiguchi coined the term "soka" by abbreviating the Japanese phrase kachi sozo, meaning value creation. For Makiguchi, the ability to create value was synonymous with happiness. "Happiness" was, for Makiguchi, the very purpose of education, and the very purpose of life. All his ideas about education centered on this belief.
Ikeda has defined value creation essentially as "the capacity to find meaning, to enhance one's own existence and contribute to the well-being of others, under any circumstance."2 This capacity then is what Ikeda and Makiguchi mean by "happiness." The concept of value creation is also at the heart of the Soka Gakkai movement.
Makiguchi's humanistic perspective was at complete odds with the militarist ideology that, from the 1930s, held sway over the Japanese educational system and public life. His opposition to the militarist agenda, and specifically to the religious ideology that supported it, led to his arrest and imprisonment as a thought criminal in 1943. He died in prison the following year, prevented from seeing his ideas to fruition. It was Ikeda who revived Makiguchi's ideas, creating a flourishing educational system rooted in Makiguchi's core vision.
While Makiguchi's writings included various revolutionary proposals for restructuring the school curriculum--such as that children spend half their day in school and half in a supervised work environment gaining skills, knowledge and experience of how society actually functions-Soka education today is not defined so much by curriculum elements as by its underlying philosophical stance: its emphasis on close student-teacher relationships, and on each student's unique capacity to learn, grow and "create value."
There is also a strong emphasis on fostering humane and life-affirming values, on peace and on encouraging students to lead contributive lives. "Education must inspire the faith that each of us has both the power and the responsibility to effect positive change on a global scale,"3 [Read full text] Ikeda writes. A list of principles formulated by Ikeda for the Soka schools in Japan demonstrates the general orientation of such values: (1) Uphold the dignity of life; (2) Respect individuality; (3) Build bonds of lasting friendship; (4) Oppose violence; (5) Lead a life based on both knowledge and wisdom. Visiting educators to the Soka schools have noted as characteristic of Soka students a strong sense of commitment to making positive contributions to humanity, a highly developed sense of purpose, concern for others, sincere interest in peaceful values, and strong sense of responsibility.
A key perspective in Ikeda's philosophy is that "the fulfillment of the individual cannot be realized in conflict with or at the expense of others."4 [Read full text] Ignorance of this principle might be said to be at the root of the global problems that humankind faces today, and students are imbued with an awareness of this as a central tenet of global citizenship.
1 Ikeda, Daisaku. 1968. "Dai 31 kai honbu kanbu kai [The Thirty-First Headquarters Leaders Meeting]." Seikyo Shimbun, May 3.
2 Ikeda, Daisaku. 1996. "Columbia daigaku deno SGI kaicho no koen [SGI President Ikeda's Lecture at Columbia University]." Seikyo Shimbun, June 16, p. 2.
3 Ikeda, Daisaku. 2003. "The Challenge of Global Empowerment: Education for a Sustainable Future." In Seeds of Change, 6. Tokyo: SGI.


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THERE IS HELL TO PAY IN THIS NEW SUICIDE SQUAD COMIC SERIES, AND IT BEGINS RIGHT NOW
– Posted on March 21, 2018Posted in: Comic News, COMICS
Today, DC kicks off a brand-new Digital First series with SUICIDE SQUAD: HELL TO PAY, a sequel story to the upcoming animated film from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.
The comic series from writer Jeff Parker (BATMAN '66) will follow Amanda Waller as she looks for an escape—from death. The first chapter is available now.
"Our story picks up immediately after the Hell to Pay animated film, and Waller is still on a personal mission to save her soul—and she's willing to put the Suicide Squad through hell to do it," says Parker. "This time, the Squad goes way out of their element and around the world to face supernatural and ancient forces—and yes, Harley is in there too!"
Amanda Waller's Task Force X has completed another mission—and in her opinion, the prize was worth the price they paid. But with the Spectre closing in to take Waller's soul, she must find a new means of escaping death. Now looking to Jason Blood as a possible ally, Waller may face a revolt from her own team for this latest addition to the Squad. Is membership in the Suicide Squad really better than imprisonment at Belle Reve?
The weekly series will run for 12 chapters, written by Jeff Parker, beginning with illustrations from Matthew Dow Smith, with future chapters from artists Agustin Padilla, Stefano Raffaele and Cat Staggs.
SUICIDE SQUAD: HELL TO PAY Chapter 1 is available today across digital platforms. Check it out on ReadDC.com, comiXology.com, Google Play, Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble Nook and iTunes.
About the movie:
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay is the next film in the popular, ongoing series of DC Universe Movies from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. The new, original story finds Amanda Waller's top secret "Task Force X" on a mission to retrieve a mystical object so powerful that they're willing to risk their own lives to steal it. Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay arrives March 27 on Digital and April 10 on Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD.
Tags: Comic Books, DC Comics, Harley Quinn, Jeff Parker, Suicide Squad, Suicide Squad: Hell To Pay
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Q: Почему линия выстраивается неправильно? Есть код -
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AY = Convert.ToDouble(AYTextBox.Text);

BX = Convert.ToDouble(BXTextBox.Text);
BY = Convert.ToDouble(BYTextBox.Text);
DrawTriangle(AX, BX, AY, BY);

И метод -
private void DrawTriangle(double x1, double x2, double y1, double y2)
    {
        if(Canvas.Children.Count >= 1)
        {
            Canvas.Children.Clear();
        }
        StackPanel stackPanel = new StackPanel();

        Line line = new Line();

        line.Stroke = Brushes.Black;
        line.X1 = x1*30;
        line.X2 = x2*30;
        line.Y1 = y1*30;
        line.Y2 = y2*30;
        //line.HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Left;
        //line.VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Center;
        line.StrokeThickness = 2;
        Canvas.Children.Add(line);
    }

Ввожу такие параметры и вот, что рисуется -

Но ведь должно быть так -

Почему линия рисуется не правильно?
Второй вопрос:
Можно ли потом в canvas добавить текст к линиям, под углом, над линей? Например, чтобы длину линии над ней написать?

A: Все рисуется правильно: просто ордината при рисовании растет вниз, а не вверх, как обычно принято.


Seen At 11: 'Digital Immortality' Could Cloning A Loved One Soon Be A Reality?
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Would you want to live forever? How about your parents? Would you want to be able to ask for their advice long after they're gone?
Like many women, Bina Rothblatt doesn't like to talk about her age, but she does like to talk about the past.
"I used to play piano, and my parents pushed me into a recital," she said.
Rothblatt likes to talk about her future even more.
"I do dream about becoming a great inventor some day," she said.
But Bina is not a real woman — she is actually a robot. She does, however, have a real mind.
"There will come a time when robots like Bina are living among us as our cyber neighbors, as part of our family," said Bruce Duncan, managing director of the Terasem Movement Foundation.
Bina is a clone. She shares the appearance of a very real woman named Bina Rothblatt, as well as her exact memories, attitudes, and beliefs.
"This is one way to start changing the way we look at what it means to be human," Duncan said.
It's technology we've so far only seen in movies.
In real life, Bina is one of the first clones to be implanted with a mind file representing an actual person's consciousness. The robot can even see thanks to facial recognition software, so she actually knows who she's talking to.
Bina is the brain child of the real Rothblatt's spouse who couldn't fathom a life without her.
"They want to be together forever," Duncan said.
The Terasem Movement was started by the Rothblatts to further research cloning minds.
"Maybe even someday, a couple hundred years from now into new bodies that are based on the DNA of the original," he said.
As many as 56,000 people have already signed up on the foundation's website to start uploading the contents of their minds with the hopes of being cloned.
"It's fascinating, but this has a lot of emotional and psychological ramifications," Duncan said.
Neurologist Dr. Sanam Hafeez said while the technology is incredible it has potential to interfere with the natural progression of human life.
"The way this world works is that people pass away, people get divorced, and you move on," he said.
A cloned love one can not only impede that process, it can complicate it, Dr. Hafeez said.
"You're now attached to a non-living thing," he said.
Duncan said you can't put the scientific curiosity back in the box. While they still have decades of work ahead to perfect cloning, in the near future robots will not only be able to make the same facial expressions as the people they're modeled after, they'll even sound like them.


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package rocks.xmpp.extensions.jingle.transports.ibb;

import org.testng.Assert;
import org.testng.annotations.Test;
import rocks.xmpp.core.XmlTest;
import rocks.xmpp.extensions.bytestreams.ibb.model.InBandByteStream;
import rocks.xmpp.extensions.jingle.apps.rtp.model.Rtp;
import rocks.xmpp.extensions.jingle.model.Jingle;
import rocks.xmpp.extensions.jingle.transports.ibb.model.InBandByteStreamsTransportMethod;

import javax.xml.bind.JAXBException;
import javax.xml.stream.XMLStreamException;

/**
 * @author Christian Schudt
 */
public class InbandByteStreamsTransportMethodTest extends XmlTest {
    protected InbandByteStreamsTransportMethodTest() throws JAXBException, XMLStreamException {
        super(Jingle.class, InBandByteStreamsTransportMethod.class, Rtp.class);
    }

    @Test
    public void unmarshalJingleWithTransport() throws XMLStreamException, JAXBException {
        String xml = "<jingle xmlns='urn:xmpp:jingle:1'\n" +
                "          action='session-accept'\n" +
                "          responder='juliet@capulet.lit/balcony'\n" +
                "          sid='a73sjjvkla37jfea'>\n" +
                "    <content creator='initiator' name='ex'>\n" +
                "      <description xmlns='urn:xmpp:example'/>\n" +
                "      <transport xmlns='urn:xmpp:jingle:transports:ibb:1'\n" +
                "                 block-size='2048'\n" +
                "                 sid='ch3d9s71'" +
                "                 stanza='iq' />\n" +
                "    </content>\n" +
                "  </jingle>\n";

        Jingle jingle = unmarshal(xml, Jingle.class);
        Assert.assertNotNull(jingle);
        Assert.assertTrue(jingle.getContents().get(0).getTransportMethod() instanceof InBandByteStreamsTransportMethod);
        InBandByteStreamsTransportMethod inBandByteStreamsTransportMethod = (InBandByteStreamsTransportMethod) jingle.getContents().get(0).getTransportMethod();
        Assert.assertNotNull(inBandByteStreamsTransportMethod);
        Assert.assertNull(jingle.getContents().get(0).getApplicationFormat());
        Assert.assertEquals(inBandByteStreamsTransportMethod.getSessionId(), "ch3d9s71");
        Assert.assertEquals(inBandByteStreamsTransportMethod.getBlockSize(), 2048);
        Assert.assertEquals(inBandByteStreamsTransportMethod.getStanzaType(), InBandByteStream.Open.StanzaType.IQ);
    }
}