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UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES)
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Economy, State and Society: History and Society MA
The International MA in Economy, State and Society is a unique, innovative, dynamic yet firmly established postgraduate programme offered by a consortium of leading European universities. It leads to the award of a highly prestigious double degree. All students will spend their first year at UCL SSEES and their second year at a partner university of their choice.
Full time: 2 years
Scholarship applicants
Close: 24 March 2019
UK/EU: £10,663 (FT)
Overseas: £18,976 (FT)
Note on fees: The tuition fees shown are for the year indicated above. Fees for subsequent years may increase or otherwise vary. Further information on fee status, fee increases and the fee schedule can be viewed on the UCL Students website. The tuition fees shown are for the year indicated above. Fees for subsequent years may increase or otherwise vary. Further information on fee status, fee increases and the fee schedule can be viewed on the UCL Students website. Fees for this programme are set by agreement with IMESS Management Board.
Location: London, Bloomsbury
Normally an upper second-class Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard.
The programme combines rigorous research methods training, discipline-based and area studies training, and intensive language tuition. Students develop cultural and linguistic knowledge of Eastern and Western Europe, and acquire the skills to identify and critically analyse key factors shaping the economies, states and societies of the expanding European region. All students will spend their first year at UCL SSEES and their second year at a partner university of their choice.
Students take modules to a total value of 120 ECTS, with 60 ECTS taken in year one at UCL and 60 ECTS taken in year two at their chosen institution.
Year one compulsory modules
Historical Methods and Approaches (12 ECTS)
Political Sociology (6 ECTS)
AND ONE OF THE METHODS MODULES:
Qualitative Methods (6 ECTS) OR Introduction to Discourse Analysis (6 ECTS) OR Understanding and Analysing Data (6 ECTS)
*If not taken in year one, a Language module is compulsory in year two.
Optional modules include
36 ECTS or 48 ECTS if no language taken in year one
Anthropology, Politics, Intimacy
Baltic Politics and Society
Comparative Analysis in Social and Political Research
Languages in Contact along the Danube
Metropolis: History of Berlin 1871-1990
Migration in the European Union
The Crisis Zone: Central Europe 1900-1990
Understanding 'Transitional Justice'
Introduction to Discourse Analysis
Nations, Identity and Power
Contemporary Cultural Studies
Year 2 modules will vary depending on second year destination choices. Please visit the IMESS website for further information.
All students undertake an independent research project in their second year, which culminates in a dissertation of approximately 20,000–25,000 words.
The programme is delivered through a combination of lectures, seminars, tutorials and research supervision. Assessment is by written examination, coursework and dissertation; language courses involve an oral examination.
IMESS Scholarships for Home/EU and Overseas applicants are available. For funding opportunities please visit the IMESS website
Graduates of this programme are qualified to progress to doctoral research in the European area; others may advance to careers in governmental or international organisations, and may specialise in finance, commerce, analysis or consultancy. Others still may seek a career in diplomacy, or in journalism, or in non-governmental organisations. Indeed, the scope of IMESS is broad and so too, correspondingly, are the post-IMESS possibilities.
Graduates of the programme have taken leadership positions in distinguished private and public sector organisations including in the IMF, European Bank for Reconstruction & Development, OSCE, NATO, United Nations, risk control, banks and financial institutions, diplomacy, media, and civil service, and many have also continued on into doctoral studies. Scholarships, internship opportunities and excellent links with other universities in the region provide further benefits.
This degree is fast becoming the programme of choice for students with a serious interest in the economies, states and societies of the wider European region.
Students benefit from an integrated study programme, with the first year spent at UCL SSEES and the second at one of the partner universities in the Czech Republic (Prague), Estonia (Tartu), Finland (Helsinki), Poland (Kraków) and Serbia (Belgrade).
Our unparalleled specialist library and central London location provide an ideal environment for research, while our close contacts with employers, policymakers and alumni afford excellent opportunities for networking and career development.
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This programme is designed to attract and challenge the brightest European Union and international students as well as professionals wishing to retrain to acquire European expertise and meet the challenges of the changing global environment. Evidence of English language ability is essential but there are no other language pre-requisites.
All applicants must complete the IMESS Supplementary Questionnaire which substitutes the personal statement. Applicants in the final stages of their undergraduate degree may apply but must present their transcript of marks no later than 31 August for the year of entry.
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A new European agenda for climate resilience
Luca Bergamaschi (E3G), EURACTIV
As the May 2019 EU elections loom and a new European Commission takes office, climate action can become a key driver of a reformed EU project for more solidarity, protection and innovation, writes Luca Bergamaschi, Senior Associate at E3G.
SDG 12: Its importance for foreign policy objectives
Lukas Rüttinger, adelphi
Resource consumption has grown exponentially over the past: between 1970 and 2010, the quantity of extracted materials has tripled. Not only the overall amount of resources extracted and consumed has risen rapidly, but also the diversity of resources has grown. While half a century ago, only a few materials such as wood, brick, iron, copper, and plastics were in high demand worldwide, today products are more complex and require a wide range of materials.
Why we need to protect biodiversity from harmful effects of war and armed conflict
Times of war can result in rapid environmental degradation as people struggle to survive and environmental management systems break down resulting in damage to critical ecosystems. For over six decades, armed conflicts have occurred in more than two-thirds of the world's biodiversity hotspots thus posing critical threats to conservation efforts. [...]
World pledges to protect polluted, degraded planet as it adopts blueprint for more sustainable future
More than 4,700 delegates, including environment ministers, scientists, academics, business leaders and civil society representatives, met in Nairobi for the UN Environment Assembly, the world's top environmental body whose decisions will set the global agenda, notably ahead of the UN Climate Action Summit in September.
EU Foreign Ministers welcome vision for climate neutral Europe, call for strengthened global response to climate change
Mid february, the EU's foreign affairs ministers welcomed the Commission's strategic long-term vision for a climate neutral Europe. Ministers also called for urgent and decisive action to strengthen the global response on climate change and restated the EU's determination to lead the way on accelerated climate action on all fronts.
SDG11 on cities – what can its role be in foreign policy and sustaining peace?
In an increasingly urbanised world, global resilience cannot be achieved without cities. Separating a local from a national or international sustainability issue is increasingly difficult – be it climate change, migration, or economic development.
In 2019, Climate Diplomacy Needs to Challenge 'Systemic' Politics
Climate diplomacy needs to release itself from the shackles of 'systemic' politics in order to achieve a climate agenda that is driven by human security interests, including equity and justice, and strengthen climate change initiatives at local, national and regional levels, in order to bridge the gap caused by the slow pace of progress at the international level.
Water stress and inequality – why foreign policy must be more inclusive
Leaving No One Behind is the mantra of the 2019 UN-Water campaign. Foreign policy agendas of countries should apply the principle and integrate the voices of the most marginalised into the decision-making process, argues Dhanasree Jayaram.
SDG 6: An essential element in the quest for international security
Benjamin Pohl, adelphi
Water is a matter of survival and plays a critical role in social, economic and environmental activities as well. With a rise in global demand for water, water crises have consistently featured among the World Economic Forum's top global impact risks. Water insecurity, i.e., the lack of water availability for basic human needs and socio-economic development, undermines billions of livelihoods and poses significant risks for peace and prosperity by thwarting progress and fuelling displacement and conflict.
Climate Diplomacy Podcast 1: The UNSC's role in addressing climate related security risks
With climate change increasingly being seen as a security issue, we ask what role the United Nations Security Council could and should play. To answer this question, we are joined on the Climate Diplomacy Podcast by UN expert and Chatham House Associate Fellow Oli Brown. In this podcast, Oli explains some of the challenges that the UN Security Council has had in tackling climate change and outlines the prospects for action in the future.

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Q: Can anyone tell me how to remove the 'proceed to checkout' button from the cart page on my site I just want to have paypal checkout, which is working, but the proceed to checkout button causing trouble.
I have tried adding code to the functions.php on my child theme as follows -
remove_action( 'woocommerce_proceed_to_checkout','woocommerce_button_proceed_to_checkout', 20);

but it doesn't work. Any help gratefully received.

A: remove_action was a good idea, may there is something wrong with your child theme or the functions.php. Maybe this function gets called before there comes the function which will add it again.
You can try to hide the button using CSS and the class of the button. Put this in the style.css of your child theme:
.wc-proceed-to-checkout { display: none !important; }

Another way would be to change the template of your cart, so there is no button inserted.
This requires a view steps.
First create a plugin (if you don't know how, see my answer here: Wordpress: code added to functions.php disappears after update) with this code:
/*****************************************************************************************************************
/**
* Override WooCommerce templates with plugin
*/

add_filter( 'woocommerce_locate_template', 'woo_adon_plugin_template', 1, 3 );
    function woo_adon_plugin_template( $template, $template_name, $template_path ) {
        global $woocommerce;
        $_template = $template;
        if ( ! $template_path )
            $template_path = $woocommerce->template_url;

        $plugin_path  = untrailingslashit( plugin_dir_path( __FILE__ ) )  . '/templates/';

        // Look within the theme - has priority
        $template = locate_template(
        array(
        $template_path . $template_name,
        $template_name
        )
    );

    if( ! $template && file_exists( $plugin_path . $template_name ) )
        $template = $plugin_path . $template_name;

    if ( ! $template )
        $template = $_template;

    return $template;
}

Inside of your new plugins folder put beside the plugin php file a folder called 'templates' and inside of this another folder called cart.
Now go to the woocommerce plugin folder wp-content -> plugins -> woocommerce -> templates -> cart -> and copy the proceed-to-checkout-button.php
Insert the php file inside of the cart folder of your custom plugin.
You can now delete the markup of the button
<a href="<?php echo esc_url( wc_get_checkout_url() ); ?>" class="checkout-button button alt wc-forward"> <?php esc_html_e( 'Proceed to checkout', 'woocommerce' ); ?> </a>
and save the file.
If you now activate your plugin, the file in your plugin will overwrite the default file of woocommerce. So the button will be missing.

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The cost is $6,340 per person double for two (less for larger groups) and includes hotels, meals, transportation and entrance fees. Airfare there is extra.
For a shorter stay, Key Tours in Fairfax, Va., (www.keytours.com) has a six-day "Ancient Wonders" tour of western Turkey that includes Istanbul, Gallipoli, Troy, Pergamum, Kusadasi and Ephesus. Cost for the land-only tour is $725 per person/double in mid-September and includes hotels, meals and ground transportation.
For a high-end but tempting tour, take a look at Peter Sommer Travels (www.petersommer.com).
Sommer, a British archaeologist and filmmaker, walked 2,000 miles across Turkey in 1994, following in the footsteps of Alexander the Great. Now he offers tours and "quiet cruises" for small groups, with expert guides leading the way. Many of his tours are full for this year, but "In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great," offered next May, includes stops in Troy, Ephesus and Termessus.
Cost for the 19-day tour is $6,750 per person/double, not including airfare, and includes accommodations, meals and entrance fees.


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NDC Editions, Inc. was founded in 1999 to furnish choral singers with reliable, reasonably priced editions of significant and attractive a cappella masses, motets and other works drawn from the lesser-known areas of the sacred choral music repertory. Appearing under the imprint Notre Dame Choir Editions, our catalog features polyphonic compositions from the early to late Renaissance that have not been published before, or have appeared in editions that are relatively inaccessible, cost prohibitive or difficult for modern performers to use. Each composition has been chosen for its intrinsic beauty, singability, and usefulness in liturgical contexts or concert settings.
Our scores balance the demands of historically informed scholarship with practical considerations for the non-specialist mixed-voice choir. This modern approach to the presentation of the musical texts stems from our experience rehearsing and performing Renaissance polyphony with moderately experienced amateur and semi-professional choral groups.
Keeping to the sound-ideal of an unaccompanied mixed voice choir, we also publish a select number of pieces from later periods, including quality contemporary works.
Notre Dame Choir Editions feature:
large-size, easy-to-read format (8.5 x 11" folios)
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Notre Dame Choir Editions are distributed exclusively by C. F. Peters Corporation of New York and Peters Edition Limited of London.
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WHIM syndrome is an acronym for a rare immunodeficiency disorder with each letter representing a predominant feature of the condition: (W) = warts; (H) = hypogammaglobulinemia; (I) = infections; and (M) = myelokathexis (retention of neutrophils in the bone marrow). Symptoms usually begin in early childhood with recurrent bacterial infections such as respiratory infections and cellulitis. In later childhood, individuals develop widespread warts that often become persistent despite treatments that are normally effective. Warts that involve the genital area may eventually cause cancer. It is caused by mutations in the CXCR4 gene and is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner. Treatment may include medications that replace antibodies (intravenous immunoglobulin) or increase the number of neutrophils; vaccinations; and prophylactic antibiotics to reduce the risk of infections.
Early diagnosis and aggressive medical management are very important for individuals with WHIM syndrome. Treatment of the condition currently includes G-CSF (a medication that stimulates the production of neutrophils); intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIG) for hypogammaglobulinemia; prophylactic antibiotics to prevent infection; and aggressive surveillance for, and treatment of, skin and mucosal HPV-related lesions. The dose of G-CSF should be determined for each individual, and adjustments may be needed periodically. IVIG has been shown to be effective at decreasing risk of infections, and it has also been reported that the hypogammaglobulinemia may improve following treatment with G-CSF. The use of prophylactic antibiotics in individuals affected with WHIM has not been specifically studied, but the benefits have been assumed based on studies on other types of immunodeficiency disorders. Infections should be diagnosed and treated as soon as possible.
A new study sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) found that a drug called plerixafor, already approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use in patients undergoing a bone marrow transplant, may also have promise for treating people who have WHIM syndrome. Plerixafor blocks the activity of CXCR4 (which is increased in affected individuals) and may become a targeted therapy for WHIM syndrome. To read more about this ongoing study, click here.
Differential diagnosis of diseases with myelokathexis include autosomal dominant severe congenital neutropenia, autosomal recessive severe congenital neutropenia due to G6PC3 deficiency, epidermodysplasia verruciformis, and monocytopenia with susceptibility to infections (see these terms).
ClinicalTrials.gov lists trials that are related to WHIM syndrome. Click on the link to go to ClinicalTrials.gov to read descriptions of these studies.
The National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is conducting a study titled "A Phase I Study of Mozobil in the Treatment of Patients with WHIMS" (Protocol no. 09-I-0200). To learn more about the study, you can contact the person listed below.
PubMed is a searchable database of medical literature and lists journal articles that discuss WHIM syndrome. Click on the link to view a sample search on this topic.
Hagan JB, Nguyen PL. WHIM Syndrome. Mayo Clin Proc. September 2007;82(9):1031.
DH McDermott, M.D., National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, personal communication, August 2009 .
George Diaz, Virginia Gulino. Whim syndrome. Orphanet Encyclopedia. June 2004; http://www.orpha.net/data/patho/GB/uk-Whim.pdf. Accessed 11/13/2011.
Kawai, Toshinaoa; Malech, Harry L. WHIM syndrome: congenital immune deficiency disease. Current Opinion in Hematology. January 2009; 16(1):20-26.


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Maya Wilsens
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In 2011 Kris Verdonck realised two research projects. TALK sets out to explore language while EXIT, a project in collaboration with Alix Eynaudi, aims to tackle theatre as a medium.
TALK is a combination of two performances: one 'old' performance and one 'new' performance, both created by Kris Verdonck.
The first part, created in 2001, is 'a play for two plasterers'. On the stage we see a wall of 8 square metres into which twenty little microphones are attached. Two plasterers are at work: they cover the wall. The audience 'hears' how the work progresses, how the material changes.
Everything is authentic and functional in this performance: the plasterers are there because they were hired to plaster a wall, the set light shows the bumps in the plaster, there is a pause to let a new layer dry, etc. This first part is about smoothing, ironing, hiding unevennesses. It is about civilization: people that build houses first live in a sort of cave. Until the plasterers arrive. After their work is done the house is habitable, civilised, cleansed. A white square.
In the second part an actor tries to tell his story in the most authentic, objective way. No fringes, no interpretations. The naked truth. He stands before a wall, a white square, but apposed to the light. He is like a shadow, as an anonymous witness on the television, his voice slightly altered. In his discourse he explains the Business Plan for a country on a continent far away: 'Rwanda Inc. 2010'. The plan contains the prognosis for the future of this nation. A radiant life seems to be lying ahead. A victory march. No price is too high, no means are too extreme. The end justifies àll means. Although in the past it seems there was only war, genocide, famine, poverty,...
How do you get from point A to point B and what happens along the way? How can you get rid of the unevennesses on the wall. Layer above layer above layer. Covering the holes, making the cracks disappear. Hiding, concealing, bragging, lying, ignoring, accusing, suppressing, destroying... Underneath lies a murmuring of voices.
TALK is the next step in the research that encompasses the whole of Kris Verdonck's oeuvre. This time, the point of departure for TALK was the further exploration of a notion which, to use big words, we might define as 'theatrical functionality'.
The starting point in ACTOR #1 (2010) was the question 'can a robot recite a text onstage?' In TALK the question might be 'how can an actor – imitating his mechanical brother, the robot – speak his lines as functionally as possible on stage?' People who work with their hands, like plasterers asked to plaster a wall, do their work as functionally as possible: their movements are well thought out, the breaks in their work are necessary to allow the wall to dry, the lamp shining over the surface is to reveal any unevenness, and so on. This functionality leads to 'authenticity': everything done is 'genuine', honest and without ulterior motive.
But what then is functionalacting? How can an actor match the functionality of a robot? Does 'acting/playing' come to an end if the 'pretending' is eliminated? In recent theatrical practice, there has been greater pressure on the 'pretending' element. One can quote plenty of examples which show that acting without emotional, aesthetic or any other sort of 'coloration' actually strengthens communication between actor and audience, and makes them affect each other more. This means leaving out everything that's in the way or might distract. Putting the actor onstage without all sorts of extraneous images, information, value judgements, associations and so on that attach themselves to him like burrs to a coat. Also, for example, without his prior history, his career, his previous productions, etc., and thus opting for the 'anonymous actor'.
In K, a Society (2010) Kris Verdonck showed images of a Kafkaesque society: a society like a closed bastion, fulfilling the cast-iron logic of a nightmare. There are similar images in every society that currently exists. Rwandan society has virtually all of them and to an extreme degree: it even exceeds the picture of society George Orwell outlined in 1984. The most inhuman aspects of both capitalism and communism are united at its heart. The 'double-speak' and 'double-think' of Orwell's characters, the lies and the pretence, in other words the 'pretending', forms the basis of everyday life there. Beneath lies a dreadful pain, and sorrow, and frustration, and rage, and despondency...
The actor in TALK who tells the story of this society and its recent history does so anonymously. Does he do this out of fear or as a precaution? Does his communication involve any danger? To him? Or to others? Does he want to make this statement in spite of this, in the hope of provoking a reaction from his audience? What is said here is in fact 'widely known'. It is based on a great many verified sources that anyone can consult and on what one can see, hear and experience when one visits that country. Yet this information does not elicit any reaction. So it is 'known' and at the same time 'not known', or rather, the knowledge does not penetrate to that core inside us where words are converted into deeds, when we ourselves move into action. How do you tell this sort of story? How can you tell this sort of story in a way that will elicit a reaction?
And can a medium like theatre play a part in this? The research carried out in TALK also raises the question of how a political analysis in words can function on stage. The author Joris Verhaegen was asked to write a journalistic piece containing as many verifiable figures as possible, a piece that comes as close as possible to unattainable objectivity, by bringing together as many – inevitably subjective – voices as possible so that it gives rise to a new quality. Bringing the final result of this assignment to the stage in full would result in a marathon performance. It would probably make the listener give up on it and thus would not stir up any reaction at all, except perhaps boredom and frustration. So we edited and edited some more and then some, and this means that many of the subtleties of the discourse have gone. What the anonymous actor tells the audience is just the tip of the iceberg. But the complete berg does exist: it can be sensed beneath the words and, after the show, the spectator can take the whole story home with him in printed form.
If the medium of theatre can only function by editing so much out, is it actually worthwhile opting for it as a form? And what is it actually able to offer in return? In addition to the words there are also images, but they too are reduced to their essence, to a minimum. There is the image of the plasterers plastering the wall, letting it dry and then smoothing it off again. There is the anonymous actor sitting in an armchair and talking. And there is one major image in the script: the investigation of Rwandan society is done on the basis of a single all-encompassing metaphor, that of the 'Business Plan'.
This 'Business Plan' shows that the Rwandan state has two major sources of income: the damages for the genocide paid by the international community and the proceeds from plundering the wealth of the Congo, its neighbouring state; but the latter is deposited in a separate account. This story probably arouses a certain indignation. But, in this story, isn't it rather its cynicism that offends us, its shameless insensitivity? After all, we can't be that insensitive. And while we are considering our own feelings, we once again avoid the reality which really is so cynical…
We do not want to or are not able to conceive of it. We cannot imagine 'extreme poverty'. We cannot imagine that for a family the death of a goat is a greater loss than the death of one of the eight children. Nor the hundreds of thousands of men slaughtered with machetes, the raped women, the battered babies, and so on.
« Verdonck's experiment is to make theatre that does not simply shatter theatrical illusion, as is done quite commonly, but actually eliminates it. This functional approach corresponds with the content. […] But of course the tight, sleek business plan is full of cracks and imperfections, even if only because the death toll resulting from racial hatred cannot simply be smoothed over like the irregularities on that plastered surface. The deliberate mistakes and slips of the tongue by the actor, who is enveloped in darkness, also show that something is not quite right. One might call it 'ideological façadism'. […] I would never have thought that a neatly plastered white wall could in my perception become such a problematic image. »
Michael Bellon in Brussel Deze Week, 03/02/2011
« There is one common theme in all Kris Verdonck's work: man beset by powerlessness and thereby losing his 'humanity'. TALK, his latest production, is another radical exploration of this theme. »
Pieter T'Jonck in De Morgen, 29/01/2011
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Text:Joris Verhaegen
Plasterers: Czeslaw Wnorowski & Andrzej Gasiewski
Sound: Felix Luque / Chris Segers
Light design and technique: Luc Schaltin (Kaaitheater)
Construction: Bart Verhaegen
Production: A Two Dogs Company
Coproduction: Kaaitheater
With the support of: the Flemish Authorities, Pascal Decroos Fund, the Flemish Community Commission
Thanks to: Johan Wambacq, Céline Broeckaert


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Home / Tech & Security / Apple has committed $300 million for the development of green energy in China
Apple has committed $300 million for the development of green energy in China
articles | Aug 08, 2018 | Tech & Security | 60
by Evan Mcbride
Apple is trying to be both the largest and coolest technology company that cares about the environment. Most Apple devices are assembled in China so the corporation decided, along with their partners, to...
Apple is trying to be both the largest and coolest technology company that cares about the environment. Most Apple devices are assembled in China so the corporation decided, along with their partners, to create the China Clean Energy fund and invest $300 million in it.
China leads the way in implementing renewable energy sources, especially in the transport sector. Peolpe who buy electric vehicles can receive significant government subsidies, for example.
Apple decided to support this trend. The company will transfer $300 million to China Clean Energy over the next four years in order to attract new developers to the green energy sector in the country. The fund will be managed by the European DWS Group.
Apple representatives say that despite the rapid development and promotion of renewable energy, many Chinese companies do not have the opportunity to introduce it into their production. The fund will make green technologies more accessible.
In the spring of 2018, Apple announced that all of the company's operations are powered by renewable energy sources. Apple is now motivating its partners to take such actions.
To make the production of their devices more environmentally friendly, Apple has increased the use of recycled materials in their production. The company is also developing a new method of melting metal and investing in the Elysis program, which is aimed at combating the problem of greenhouse gases.
What about the other IT giants?
In November of 2017, Google reported that all of their offices had moved to renewable energy sources. The company's official tweet said that their recent purchases of "clean" energy - more than 3 gigawatts, now cover 100% of the company's needs.
New clean energy purchases bring our total wind and solar capacity to over 3 gigawatts—enough renewables to match 100% of the energy it takes to run our products in 2017. pic.twitter.com/8ykaWO9LU0
— Google (@Google) November 30, 2017
The corporation has already invested $ 3.5 billion in "green" energy and is the largest consumer of renewable energy. The major part of the electricity they require is generated by wind farms, and the rest – by solar.
Google set out to acquire new energy sources in 2010. At the time, the company got all of its electricity from wind turbines in Iowa.
Amazon consumes up to 1.1 gigawatts of renewable energy, which is second only to Google. In 2016, Amazon was able to change over 40% of their energy consumption to green sources, and in 2017 - 50%. Recently, the company opened their fifth wind power plant which produces 253 megawatts. Amazon already owns four other wind farms - 100, 150, 189, and 208 megawatts each.
IT companies' interest in "clean" energy is not only associated with concern for the environment. In recent years the cost of energy from solar and wind power plants has decreased by 60-80%. As a result, companies are actively participating in projects related to renewable energy.
For example, in 2016 Google participated in 20 such projects, one of which is Google Sunroff, which helps those who want to install solar panels on their roof. The service helps to calculate the solar panel configuration, the cost of installation, and operation and the benefit from its use depending on the location of the house.
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United States Obituary Notice > Michigan > Grand Haven > Vanzantwick Bartels & Kammeraad Funeral Homes Inc > Francis Richard Anthony Dick Dolack August 6 1936 December 29 2018
Francis Richard Anthony Dick Dolack August 6 1936 December 29 2018
Obituary for Francis Richard Anthony "Dick" Dolack Francis Richard Anthony "Dick" Dolack, age 84, passed away at home on Saturday, December 29, 2018. He was born on August 6, 1934 to Michael and Rose (Dojcak) Dolack in Chicago, IL. Dick was a graduate of Ferris State University, where he obtained a Bachelors degree in Pharmacy. He retired in 1999 as a pharmacist from Brookhaven Medical Facility and retired in 1991 as an NFL Official after 26 years. Dick was a council member for the City of Norton Shores for 40 years, a board member for Goodwill Industries for 40 years, a member of the Muskegon County Airport advisory board, a board member for the Muskegon Community College Foundation, and a lifetime member of the Elks, Knights of Columbus, and Michigan Sport Sages. He has also been inducted into many Sports Halls of Fame throughout the State of Michigan and Illinois. Dick also owned D&B Sport Center for 38 years and continued to work scouting officials for the NFL after his retirement. Dick was a loyal member of St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church. On August 20, 1955 he married Patricia Smith and she survives him along with 3 children, Rick (Cheryl) Dolack, Janet Dolack-Eckerle and David (Joy) Dolack; 8 grandchildren, 1 great-grandchild, and brother, Michael (Sandy) Dolack. Dick was preceded in death by his parents and son-in-law, Glenn "Skip" Eckerle. A MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL will take place at 11:00 AM, Thursday, January 3, 2019 at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church (2929 McCracken) with Rev. Fr. Julian Reginato and Rev. Msgr. R. Louis Stasker presiding. VISITATION with the family will be 5PM – 8PM on Wednesday at The Lee Chapel, 6291 S. Harvey St., 231-798-1100. MEMORIALS can be directed to Norton Shores Fire and Police Departments and Harbor Hospice Foundation. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Francis Richard Anthony "Dick" Dolack please visit our Sympathy Store. Upcoming Events Visitation JAN 2. 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM The Lee Chapel 6291 Harvey St. Norton Shores, MI, US, 49444 Order Flowers for the Visitation Guaranteed delivery before Francis Richard Anthony's Visitation begins. Visitation JAN 3. 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM St. Francis deSales Catholic Church – Marian Chapel 2929 McCracken St. Muskegon, MI, US, 49441 Order Flowers for the Visitation Guaranteed delivery before Francis Richard Anthony's Visitation begins. Mass of Christian Burial JAN 3. 11:00 AM St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church – Main Church 2929 McCraken Muskegon, MI, US, 49441 Order Flowers for the Mass of Christian Burial Guaranteed delivery before Francis Richard Anthony's Mass of Christian Burial begins.
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2019 was Worst Year on Record for Retail as Sales Fall for First Time
Home | News | 2019 was Worst Year on Record for Retail as Sales Fall for First Time
Annual retail sales fell last year for the first time since records began in 1995, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC).
The UK's top trading association for the retail industry revealed that total retail sales fell by 0.1% in 2019 compared to the previous year. The BRC said that especially poor sales figures from November and December – 0.9% lower than 2018 – contributed to the worst annual sales performance since the BRC started recording the data 25 years ago.
"2019 was the worst year since our records began in 1995 and the first year to show an overall decline in retail sales," said Helen Dickinson, chief executive of the BRC. "This was also reflected in the CVAs, shop closures and job losses that the industry suffered in 2019.
"Twice the UK faced the prospect of a no-deal Brexit, as well as political instability that concluded in a December general election – further weakening demand for the festive period.
"Black Friday overtook Christmas as the biggest shopping week of the year for non-food items. Retailers also faced challenges as consumers became both more cautious and more conscientious.
"Looking forward, the public's confidence in Britain's trade negotiations will have a big impact on spending over the coming year. There are many ongoing challenges for retailers: to drive up productivity, continue to raise wages and cut waste.
"However, this takes resources, so it is essential the new Government makes good on its promise to review, and then reform the broken business rates system which sees retail pay 25% of all business rates, while accounting for 5% of the economy."
The BRC's data notably excluded sales figures from certain online retailers. For example, Amazon's sales figures, which are believed to make up around a fifth of all online sales in the UK, was not included in the report. Despite this, Ms Dickinson stressed the accuracy of the BRC's findings.
"These figures are not an estimate, they are full sales data from retailers that represent the majority of retail sales," she said. "While it is not 100% of retailers in the country, some businesses that aren't included will also be compensated by those that have gone bust."
According to a separate report from credit card provider Barclaycard, sales figures were subdued over the Christmas period, despite the boost to consumer confidence coming from the general election result and increasing Brexit certainty. But Esme Harwood, director at Barclaycard, was optimistic about future retail sales heading into 2020.
"Consumer confidence is finally improving after a long period of political uncertainty," said Ms Harwood. "This optimism hasn't yet translated into high street sales, but spending on experiences continues to grow, with Brits enjoying box office hits and trips to the pub. While consumers remain reluctant to spend on big ticket items, the mood seems to be changing."
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Jeremy Beck is an attorney with Ackerson & Yann, PLLC, where his practice includes entertainment and art law, intellectual property (copyright and trademark), contracts and general business law. His clients include musicians, visual artists, writers, graphic designers and those working in theater and the film industry. Previously a tenured associate professor of music at California State University-Fullerton and the University of Northern Iowa, in addition to his law degree from the University of Louisville, Beck holds degrees in classical music composition from the Yale School of Music, Duke University and the Mannes College of Music in New York. His music is frequently performed and has been presented by such organizations as New York City Opera, American Composers Orchestra, the Louisville Orchestra, and IonSound Project in Pittsburgh. A winner of numerous awards and honors for his music, including a 2009 Al Smith Individual Artist Fellowship, Beck's orchestral, chamber, and vocal music is commercially available on the Innova label of the American Composers Forum.


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"I'm really honoured to be a part of it" Celeste on recording Soul soundtrack
In an exclusive interview Celeste Epiphany Waite, more commonly known as 'Celeste', recently talked to Melan about lending her vocals to the original soundtrack of major motion picture Disney Pixar's Soul.
Rounding off a spectacular couple of years in music where she celebrated winning a BRIT and BBC Music awards as well as scoring the annual Christmas John Lewis advert soundtrack, the 26-year-old has come a long way since her debut in 2014.
A prodigious talent in the world of neo-soul and jazz, Celeste has now lent her vocals to the original soundtrack of major motion picture Disney Pixar's Soul, which will be released on Disney+ on Christmas Day. Celeste features alongside Jon Batiste on their rendition of the 1963 Curtis Mayfield classic 'It's Alright'.
Brighton-based Celeste began her musical career at 16, when she "accidentally" wrote her first song, inspired by the passing of her father the same year. Celeste took on a dynamic, DIY approach to music after being gifted an Apple MacBook on her 18th birthday, initially using the music editing software GarageBand to record her vocals, before uploading her recordings to music-sharing platform SoundCloud.
"I was so refreshed to hear something that comes from a world that I'm inspired by on a film like this."
She's certainly come a long way since then. Throughout 2018 and 2019, Celeste would release a number of critically acclaimed singles, including, 'Both Sides Of The Moon', 'Father's Son', and 'Strange', before releasing her second EP, 'Lately' in March 2019. In December 2019, Celeste made headlines after winning the coveted BRIT Rising Star Award, which in the past has been given to now-household names such as Adele, Jessie J and Sam Smith. Shortly after her win at the BRIT Awards, Celeste was announced as the winner of the BBC's prestigious 'Sound Of 2020' award in January 2020.
With the hotly anticipated release of her first studio album, 'Not Your Muse' on the horizon, Celeste along with Jon Batiste, features on the original soundtrack for Disney Pixar's latest film Soul, which we reviewed here. Their interpretation of the Curtis Mayfield's classic provides a perfect complement to the film's optimistic themes.
In the run up to the release of both the soundtrack and the film, Celeste spoke exclusively to Melan Editor in Chief Joy Joses, talking at length about her love of jazz, her appreciation of Curtis Mayfield and much more.
She said: "I love Curtis Mayfield, and I've listened to him since I was a child. I think a lot of the time with big films that are headed for the mainstream, the soundtracks can be quite clean and sometimes, quite pop, and I was so refreshed to hear something that comes from a world that I'm inspired by on a film like this. It just felt really right to be a part of this, and when you watch the film and you hear the music, it feels so natural and you genuinely feel like you're amongst it – you feel like true, real jazz musicians have been a part of bringing that all together. I'm just really proud and honoured to be a part of it, really."
"The thing that I gained from watching the film is that it made me find comfort in some of my own ideals and ideologies around life and afterlife…"
Expounding on the film's existential topics, Celeste said: "The thing that I gained from watching the film is that it made me find comfort in some of my own ideals and ideologies around life and afterlife and these sort of big conversations, and for it to then end with the song 'It's Alright', – it kind of said to me, 'don't worry, try not to control everything – let things happen the way that they will and trust that it's how it's meant to be'. So, when you hear that song at the end, it's another soothing moment that comes into your psyche which also echoes what I took from the movie."
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On the Quayside in Newcastle the streets were bedecked with large English flags (St George's Crosses) defaced as follows: In the center and obscuring the actual intersection of the crosses was a large mounted figure of St George in gold, with his sword upraised in his right hand and his shield on his left arm. The Sinister Chief quarter was defaced by an escutcheon of England Proper, viz a field gules with three lions rampant or, one above the other and facing front. Dexter Base quarter was defaced by the Red Rose of Lancaster on a long green stem with three leaves, two to the left and one to the right. There were at least a dozen of these flags suspended from lampposts on the Quayside, but no one seemed to know what they meant or who had put them up. This banner has no connection with the [surrounding regions].
This is the Rose and Lion Flag. I don't know if I've seen the exact design before, but I've seen some crosses the sea with sports enthusiasts. A slightly different design is to be found at e.g. http://www.wearetheenglish.com/store/flags.html.


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First doses administered at Dallas mega COVID vaccine site without major issues – FOX 4 Dallas
First doses administered at Dallas mega COVID vaccine site
Monday's recipients were mostly an older crowd who were deemed some of the most vulnerable.
DALLAS – The new mega vaccination site at Fair Park in Dallas administered its first doses Monday, reporting only minor issues.
One of those issues is that it's not moving along very quickly.
The mega-site opening is a step in the right direction. More sites are coming online, but the process is slow. And getting the vaccine into the hands of providers is even slower.
MORE: Mega COVID-19 vaccine site opens at Fair Park in Dallas
Dallas Fair Park ushered in people eager for their first dose of vaccine.
"We are trying to put out locations in the places that are traditionally underserved by healthcare," said Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins.
Two other vaccination locations also went live on Monday at Eastfield College and Ellis Davis Field House. The goal for each site is to administer 500 doses a day, but they're run by Parkland and only for its patients.
RELATED: What's the best way for North Texans to get the COVID-19 vaccine?
The Fair Park site started the day with about 1,800 appointments for the general public in groups 1A and 1B.
"We wanted to get people in slowly and not overwhelm the system at first," said Dallas County Health Director Dr. Philip Huang.
County leaders say the site will progressively ramp up with a goal of 2,000 doses a day and can scale up well beyond that. But the county's state allotment this week is only 6,000 doses and likely not enough to finish the week.
Along with the Dallas County Health Department, UT Southwestern was designated by the state as one of five distribution hubs in North Texas. It received 10,000 doses this week, contacting its most vulnerable patients to receive them.
Additional providers also receiving vaccines include some clinics associated with hospitals, but no pharmacies, grocery store chains or private practice doctor's offices.
"Be patient. Sign up" Jenkins urged. "We'll get with you."
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As the vaccine trickles out from the state, county leaders are working out the kinks at the mega-site, like the long walk from the parking lot. It's a burden for elderly people with walkers and wheelchairs.
One woman stopped to rest until a wheelchair came to pick her up. Golf carts are also available to help.
But despite the hike, there was a general feeling of appreciation. It's a small shot that's a large victory for some.
"I am very happy, especially for my mother. She is 89 years old," said Alejandra Villa, who received the vaccine with her mother.
The county has contacted the state for more vaccines. It's unclear if they'll get more.
The city says it will open more sites as vaccines become available.
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For centuries, it has been a custom in Southern Italy to present a newlywed couple with an intricately designed knife containing fascinating designs both handle and blade, with scenes personalized to the couple and symbols of love and protection of the relationship. Handles are made of buffalo horn or ox horn, with hundreds of sterling silver and horn inlays. This knife is handmade by artisans who dedicate more than 2 weeks to its creation. This is a favorite among Italian Americans as wedding gifts and favored by knife collectors for its unique significance and stunning workmanship.


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În stilul muzical heavy metal, umlautul este folosit ca o metodă de branding extern (acțiunea de a da nume străine unor produse autohtone pentru a amplifica impactul asupra potențialilor cumpărători; de exemplu nume franțuzești pentru vinuri și parfumuri, sau nume italiene pentru pizza și spaghete). Trupele care folosesc umlautul în numele lor evocă stereotipuri de forță, curaj și sete de aventură caracteristice triburilor germanice cum ar fi vikingii, vandalii și goții. În acest context, umlautul are doar valoare simbolică și nu modifică pronunția numelui formației care îl folosește. În mod ironic, în limbile în care este folosit, vocalele modificate de umlaut sunt percepute ca mai "rotunjite" sau mai "ușoare" decât vocalele originale, deci nu dau impresia de forță, ci chiar din contră.

Prima trupă care a folosit umlautul în cadrul numelui este Blue Öyster Cult în 1970. Mai multe formații au urmat acest exemplu, printre cele mai cunoscute fiind Motörhead și Mötley Crüe.

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Lenovo Unveils 'World's First Foldable PC' That Bends In Half Like a Book
A "full-fledged laptop with a foldable screen" is coming in 2020.
While Samsung, Motorola and Huawei race to launch production smartphones with foldable screens, Lenovo has entered the bendy tech space with the "world's first foldable PC."
The Chinese electronics company revealed a prototype of the yet-named device as a part of the ThinkPad X1 line at its sold-out Accelerate conference in Las Vegas.
A press release categorizes it as a "full-fledged laptop with a foldable screen," that's powered by Intel and runs Windows, adding that "this is not a phone, tablet, or familiar hybrid."
The OLED 2K polymer display measures 13.3 inches diagonally unfolded and 9.6 inches when doubled over on a torque hinge.
Other details are sparse, but Lenovo offered a host of possible uses for a foldable PC, all of which revolve around it being a powerful, portable alternative to everything else on the market.
One possible issue that could prevent it from being a big hit with mobile workers is the lack of a physical keyboard.
Per Wired:
One of the challenges with building a foldable-display PC, as opposed to a foldable phone, is that users will be looking for adequate keyboard solutions.
With this device you can use it as a clamshell laptop, but the default keyboard is an on-display, touchscreen keyboard.
You can also use it as a two-in-one, where you prop it up as a tablet and then use a Bluetooth keyboard. You can use it as a large tablet, or slightly folded like a book.
Considering that review copies of the Samsung Galaxy Fold smartphone fell apart almost immediately and caused the company to push back its full roll out indefinitely, it's probably a good thing that Lenovo is waiting to launch the foldable PC until 2020.
Hopefully it'll be worth the wait.
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Cameron Duncan, 2007 Honoree
"The ECAs are amazing. If anything it has instilled confidence to chase the dream."
Daniel Sol, Director of the Hollyshorts Film Festival
"The Emerging Cinematographers panel and screening has provided HollyShorts with a great showcase of the future of cinematography for our audience and filmmakers to connect with."
George T. Marshall, Director of the Rhode Island Film Festival
"I truly appreciate you thinking of us and including us in this wonderful salute to such talented artists."
Greg Wilson, 2011 Honoree
"The Emerging Cinematographer Awards is a great opportunity to meet fellow up-and-coming DP's, and get exposure out to our peers that you're making the move to get behind the lens. The recognition made a huge difference in getting talented crew on board with my projects, which makes all the difference in the world. Having the support of the ECAs was incredibly helpful in learning how to make the right decisions as we move forward. It's a very open and question friendly week where the focus is on how to move your career ahead."
Sherri Potter, Technicolor
"Up and coming cinematographers are our future and it is up to us to support them, which is why I am thrilled to be a part of the Emerging Cinematographer Awards."
Steven Poster, Local 600 President
"This is one of the warmest industry events I have ever been to. To be able to honor the newest and brightest talent as cinematographers on the rise is a great gift for all of us. To help these emerging artists launch their careers is a privilege. The ICG should feel proud to offer this to our members."
Jim Matlosz, ECA Committee Chairman
"I was thrilled and excited to see such a wonderful turn out for our films, from the film makers to the audience to our esteemed guest cinematographers. I would like to send out a personal thanks for supporting our future cinematographers and the ECA."
Rob Kositchek, Founding ECA Committee Chairman
"We, the membership of Local 600, should be very proud of the evolution of this event and the direction our Guild is taking towards its future."
Rachel Levine, 2004 Honoree
"I have never been more proud to have been selected for this years Emerging Cinematographer event. Local 600 really put a lot of effort into the advancement of the careers of this year's winners. It is really special to support the up and coming talent within our union."
Josh Ellis, 2008 Honoree
"This was quite a magical experience. To be honored on stage in front of so many of my heroes was more exhilarating than I had expected."
Layton Blaylock, 2008 Honoree
"Wow, what a thrill it was when I received the call from Steven Poster that I had been selected as an Emerging Cinematographer Award honoree! My stay in LA and the awards ceremony were fabulous. The guild and the sponsors did a great job of making us all feel very special. What a treat!"
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"The setting was very impressive. I feel lucky to have the opportunity for the film I shot to be screened among some incredible work by other emerging cinematographers."
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Multiple relief valves for a hydraulic system can help prevent major safety incidents and keep operations running smoothly.
Hydraulic oil can do an incredible amount of work very efficiently. However, it also can cause extreme damage to pumps, motors, hose, and fittings when there is no safety relief valve. Every hydraulic system should have at least one, if not two, relief valves. One functions as the primary and the other is a backup. The main relief ensures the system does not work above a certain pressure. The backup relief valve kicks in should the main relief fail. Also, the backup valve usually is set 200-300 psi higher than the main relief.
In a mobile system, the control valves have pressure relief built-in to either the end stations or each individual operating station. This lets the machine designer customize the operation to the function rather than having one pressure set for all functions. In this example, we'll consider a track-driven excavator. There may be 10 valves together in a manifold that are operating cylinders and motor functions. The system pump may deliver up to 5,000 psi, but the relief valve will limit it to 3,500 psi.
The cylinders operate the boom arms and the motors turn the turntable to get the bucket into the correct position. Motors also run the tracks, which propel the device. If a seal in one of the cylinders tears up internally, it can send debris into the hydraulic valve. This will clog the valve's internal relief passage and cause the relief valve to not open.
When the system relief valve does not open, the pump will go to full pressure and a hose connection, which is only rated for 4,000 psi, will burst. Hydraulic fluid will spray onto the concrete around the machine and may inflict serious injury to those working nearby.
How long would it take in your machine's environment before techs discover the cause?
Will the relief valve or the cylinder seal be replaced?
Is the replacement hose connection at risk to blow again?
How much does this downtime cost?
How much do the oil, hose, and parts cost?
All of these questions prevent companies from moving forward with their operations.
A secondary safety relief valve, partnered with a pressure sensor or over-pressure warning device, would have safeguarded this system. When the primary relief fails, the secondary relief would only allow the system to go slightly above the working pressure and not high enough to fail components. Instead of going to 5,000 psi, the system might only have gone to 3,700 or 3,800 psi.
In this situation, the operator likely would have noticed a change in function efficiency from the equipment and have notified management or maintenance. Further investigation by maintenance would have solved the problems and the system would be fixed without any critical system failures, oil leakage, or injury.
To install a secondary relief in most systems, all that is required is to tee into the pressure line with the relief valve and add a line from the relief valve back to the reservoir. You should also add a gauge, but that's optional. A few hoses and fittings can save hundreds or thousands of dollars.
Any time you are running over the relief valve, you are adding heat to the hydraulic system. The relief valve should be large enough to handle the flow of the system pump(s). The secondary relief valve can be smaller since it only will be used in an emergency. However, it still needs the ability to divert the complete amount of the pump flow.
Relief valves come in many shapes and sizes. Many designs start with a ball covering a hole called a spring relief valve. The ball is held in place by a spring and varying the amount of spring pressure will vary the amount of pressure that the ball will hold back.
Some valves are direct-acting, that is, with the media pressure acting directly against the ball or spool. There are pilot-actuated relief valves that use a much smaller operating surface and a spring to open and close a flow path, which operates the mechanism of a secondary flow path.
This secondary flow path can have a high flow or require precise operation. Direct-acting valves may experience system shock and bounce as they are "directly" in the flow path and the ball may bounce up and down off the seat as the pressure changes during the cycle. The pilot-operated valves act as a buffer against the bounce.
Relief valves can come with multiple settings. These are selectable by either solenoid valves such as on/off or proportional solenoid valves, or unlimited settings driven by programmable logic controller (PLC) input.
Paul Badowski, Cross Company. This article originally appeared on Cross Company's blog. Cross Company is a CFE Media content partner. Edited by Chris Vavra, production editor, Control Engineering, CFE Media, cvavra@cfemedia.com.
Users should have at least two relief valves in a hydraulics application: one as a primary and one as a backup.
Relief valves can help prevent major safety incidents from occurring.
Knowing what kind of relief valve is best for a particular application is also part of the selection process.
What else needs to be considered when implementing or adding relief valves in a hydraulic application?
Author Bio: OEM account manager, Cross Co.


Plain envelopes in bold colours just might be my favourite canvas for sending pretty mail. While simple doodles can make a striking piece of mail, I thought "colouring in" a few elements with washi and glitter tapes would make an even bigger impression. I've left a hunk of blank space on each one for addresses.
I was feeling Autumn-y with this first envelope and filled in a few petals with harvest shades and added a few falling leaves here and there.
Have you ever read The Rainbow Fish? I was thinking about the lovely illustrations and multicoloured scales while crafting this one.
And, finally, a bevy of pretty bows and beads. Mainly because bows are oh so fun to doodle!
For note cards, simple index cards dressed up with a strip of coordinating glitter tape is my favourite quick and easy stand-by. Perfect when you're investing lots of creative energy (and time) in the envelopes. Love how each of these envelopes turned out so differently even though they all came from the same spark!
And, of course, a little extra doodling on the back!
Have you sent any pretty mail lately?
ooh so pretty! I used to love the rainbow fish when I was younger!
Thanks Kim! It's so fun dropping a handful of pretty envelopes into the mail box!


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Q: PulseEffects sound only comes out of left speaker I recently switched to using Ubuntu 20.04 from Windows 10. After some searching, I found PulseEffects for audio enhancements. However when I use PulseEffects, sound only comes out of my left speaker. I already checked my sound settings and the balance settings are fine.
If I turn PulseEffects off, both speakers work, so I know it isn't hardware.
Suggestions?
Thanks.

A: Check out this thread.
My issue was with pulseEffects set for the left side only in sound settings, just had to move it to center and it works fine now:


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The first time I looked for the wall, I couldn't find it. I had heard comparisons with the Great Wall of China, and had assumed that I would be able to see it from fifty miles away, maybe more. I had imagined there would be concrete fortresses all along its length, which was already 600 miles across the Sahara desert. It was said that more of the wall was being built all the time. No one knew how long it would finally be.
The idea was inconceivable: a wall built to protect the territory of Western Sahara that Morocco had occupied since 1975. It was the invention of Morocco's King Hassan: what better way to keep out Polisario's guerrilla army? It was the Hadrian's Wall of North Africa, with 120,000 troops stationed on it. I imagined that it would rise sheer out of the desert.
In the event, it was quite different.
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Saints add new kicker Graham,rookie Armstead to start at LT
METAIRIE – In addition to bringing in a new kicker for Sunday's pivotal NFC South clash with Carolina, the Saints wi...
Saints add new kicker Graham,rookie Armstead to start at LT METAIRIE – In addition to bringing in a new kicker for Sunday's pivotal NFC South clash with Carolina, the Saints wi... Check out this story on theadvertiser.com: http://usat.ly/JK1OtD
AP Published 11:03 p.m. CT Dec. 18, 2013
New Orleans Saints rookie offensive tackle Terron Armstead (72) is shown talking with offensive line coach Brett Ingalls during the team's training camp last summer. The Saints will start Armstead at left tackle in Sunday's pivotal NFC South clash with Carolina. (Photo: AP )
METAIRIE – In addition to bringing in a new kicker for Sunday's pivotal NFC South clash with Carolina, the Saints will have a rookie who hasn't played a single offensive snap protecting Drew Brees' blind side.
Sean Payton announced Wednesday that veteran Shayne Graham was New Orleans' new kicker, and that Terron Armstead would get his first start at left tackle. The coach also asserted that the moves were aimed at improving performance at certain positions — not at getting the attention of his team after a 27-16 upset loss at St. Louis.
"These aren't decisions you make for effect," Payton said. "You don't do that. At least we don't."
That doesn't mean it didn't have an effect.
"When you make a move like that, it's telling everyone: 'You're accountable … and when you don't go out and execute and play the way you should play, then there are consequences,'" said middle linebacker Curtis Lofton, a defensive captain.
The Saints also have signed veteran safety Eric Frampton, who played under current Saints defensive coordinator Rob Ryan in Dallas last season, and is expected to help on special teams.
New Orleans can capture its division crown and secure the No. 2 seed in the NFC by winning at Carolina. However, the Saints also could slide to a wild card spot with a loss, or even miss the playoffs by losing their last two games.
Graham, 36, replaces Garrett Hartley, who was released on Tuesday afternoon, two days after failing to convert two field goals against the Rams. Armstead assumed a starting role previously held by Charles Brown, who was benched during the second half of Sunday's game.
Graham is a 12-year veteran who played at Houston last season. His last field goal try in the NFL was a converted, career-long 55-yarder at New England in a playoff loss on Jan. 13.
"It's hard when you feel like you've done well and then you're twiddling your thumbs for the next few months," Graham said. "I've been training just as hard as if I was on a team, if not harder. So I don't feel like there's any physical concern … and luckily there's no playbook to learn."
Armstead was a third-round draft choice out of Arkansas-Pine Bluff. His pro playing career thus far consists of 17 special teams snaps and he's been inactive for 10 games, but the Saints have high hopes for the 6-foot-5, 304-pound lineman with a quick first step and what Saints coaches consider to be exceptional athleticism for his size. Whether his blocking technique is refined enough to keep Carolina defensive end Greg Hardy — who has eight sacks — away from Brees remains to be seen.
Hardy said he'd never heard of Armstead, but seemed impressed when informed he was a third-round pick.
"Geez, he got drafted higher than I did," said Hardy, a 2010 sixth-round pick. "He's got a good game, I guess. A little competition. It will be exciting."
Payton said Armstead "has a pretty good feel of what we're doing."
"Certainly there'll be growing pains when you play a young player," Payton added. "I'm anxious to see him compete."
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A good friend from Oregon, Joel- @Joelmt on twitter, who gave me idea to tell this anecdote in a Tales post.
Last week the fetching Mrs. B and I returned from our great Montreal adventure. In this post I do not, in any way, want to demean the city or people of Montreal or Canada as we had a wonderful experience there. They have a beautiful city and the people are very nice. We also had an interesting and nice taxi driver that took us from the airport to our hotel. He started a conversation on health care and then we really got into politics. What was interesting is that from his questions and some of his comments, you could tell he was coming at it from a liberal perspective. Unlike most of the left in our country, he was very interested in our answers and our comments and didn't just dismiss them out of hand. He was really listening to what we had to say. Sorry American liberals but most of you just aren't as tolerant of conservative views as this Canadian liberal was.
The taxi driver asked us where we were from and we told him Houston, TX. "Ah", he said, "Texas." "Where's your cowboy hats, he said laughingly." Then he asked, weren't we lucky to soon be getting free health care for all. We said, no. First of all, we told him it won't be free, and second we weren't looking forward to the government getting control of our health care and in fact we are doing everything we can to make sure Obamacare never happens. "But what about the poor people?" he blurted out. "Don't you want them to get health care too". We told him no one gets turned away from health care when they really need it, this was about health insurance. He seemed surprised when we told him that. We also told him America has the best health care system in the world and we don't want the government to get involved and mess it up. Then we asked him about health care in Canada, can the people see a doctor when they need to. Unbelievably, he just happened to have a letter from the Canadian health care board or whatever it was about treatment he needed on his knee that was hurting. He pulled it down from the sun visor and told us he just received the letter that told him it would be two years or longer before he could see the specialist. We said, wow two years. He added quickly-or longer. We told him that's what we were talking about-we didn't want that in America. I asked him, couldn't he come to America and get it taken care of. He said yeah, for the money. I wish I would have remembered to tell him the joke going around in America from conservatives that if we establish Obamacare, where will Canadians go to get their health care.
Sheralyn told him we are worried that with Obamacare that when you get in your 70s and 80s they will determine that you can do without an operation you might need for financial savings. She asked the driver if an elderly person in Canada would break their hip, for example, would they get the operation they need. He said yes they will. Then he added, and I kid you not, he was not joking when he said this, that everyone gets care, but they might have to wait a couple of years. Again we emphasized we added that is why we don't want Obamacare in the United States. We told him millions if not a majority of people in this country don't want to see Obamacare implemented. He said, yeah but then how did Obama get re-elected, they must have liked him. We told him about how the mainstream media was in the tank for Obama and covered up for him. We said that is why we watch Fox News where at least a different point of view is allowed. He said, oh yeah, Fox News-Bill O'Reilly...and started laughing.
Then we brought up the different scandals in America--especially the IRS and the Benghazi. He said that was really a shame that Americans were killed in Benghazi. He said, "shouldn't they have had some security there to protect them?" We told him not only wasn't there security there but some soldiers wanted to come and help but they were told to stand down. This time the taxi man almost jumped out of his seat and said loudly, "What?" "That's not American." We told him it didn't used to be America, but that is America under Obama.
He asked us why weren't the people outraged. We told him again, "you don't understand, the mainstream media covered up for this guy, and still does." We told him a lot of us are outraged and that is why we can't wait until this guy is out of the White House and hope we [Republicans] can win the house and senate in the 2014 elections. We told him, I think you can tell we are conservative Republicans...he laughed and said, yeah, he kind of got that feeling.
One funny thing, he knew all about Mitt Romney's so-called faults [as portrayed from the liberal perspective]-how he couldn't relate to the people and about his 47% remark, etc. We told him that Romney got a bad rap, was a good man and he was looking at it only from how the American mainstream media portrayed Romney. While this Canadian knew all about Romney [from the way Obama portrayed him], he didn't seem to know as much about his own government as Sheralyn asked him when the next Canadian major elections would be-he wasn't sure.
I really believe we got through to him on three points. The fact that no American, or even non citizen for that matter, is denied critical medical care when needed even if they have no money or insurance. The fact that Benghazi was a true outrageous dereliction of duty by the president to protect Americans he put under his command. And that the mainstream media totally covers-up for Obama and acts like his presidential spokesman instead of like a responsible media being a watchdog of executive abuse.
About that time we reached our destination at the beautiful Le Crystal Hotel in Montreal. I gave him an extra large tip for being such a friendly, willing to listen, Canadian liberal. Although it won't help in America's elections, I think we may have just moved his views a little to the right.
I read several newspapers, listen to different points of view and arrive at the same place.
We can (and need) do better!
Thank you so much for sharing this story! The exchange with the cabbie illustrates two points well: what we don't want in Obamacare (really, two years or longer??) and the bias and power of the MSM in that he did not know about Benghazi but did know Mitt's faults (as you pointed out). I am so glad that you had the conversation. At least he listened, and you and Sheralyn presented a different point of view! Well done!
Thank you Joel and thanks for giving me idea to post this.


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JV Article: Magna Mining aiming to capitalize on a once in a generation nickel cycle
Aerial view, Shakespeare mine, Ontario. Credit: Magna Mining.
By: Northern Miner Staff September 13, 2021
Nickel sulphide deposits are currently the most reliable source for the Class 1 nickel products required to produce battery-grade nickel.
As the demand for battery-grade nickel steadily climbs with each passing year, the lack of new nickel sulphide discoveries becomes more acute.
According to S&P Global, between 1990 and 2019, of the 10 major sulphide discoveries globally, only Vale's Voisey's Bay in Canada was in production in 2020. Of the remaining nine, only three have a completed feasibility study and could move towards production over the next several years (S&P Global, 2020).
The inescapable conclusion is that the structural shift towards electric vehicles (EVs) should underpin strong nickel prices for the foreseeable future. More specifically, the primary beneficiaries would appear to be producers with nickel sulphide deposits who can cost-effectively produce the class 1 product required by the rapidly growing battery industry.
However, the associated implications for nickel demand from this structural shift haven't always been as apparent as they are today. In fact, it was only five years ago that the outlook for nickel was markedly different as prices hit a 10 year low in 2016. Surprisingly, this was only six years after the incredible success of Sudbury nickel and copper miner FNX had culminated in a $1.7 billion buyout from Quadra.
For the Sudbury-based former FNX Mining team who founded Magna Mining (TSXV: NICU), the market apathy towards nickel as prices hit their troughs in 2016 was the opportunity for which they had been patiently awaiting. After identifying the past-producing nickel-copper-platinum-group metals (PGM) Shakespeare mine as an asset of strategic importance for the Sudbury region, the Magna team approached the owners subsequently agreed to sell Shakespeare to them to focus on other core projects in their portfolio.
Drilling at the Shakespeare mine. Image from Magna Mining.
"We knew from our experience in the region that high quality, easily accessible nickel sulphide deposits like Shakespeare are incredibly hard to find, and there are very few places in the world that can boast the nickel mining history of Sudbury," CEO and director Jason Jessup tells The Northern Miner.
Initially, the Shakespeare property was owned by Falconbridge (now Glencore) before being optioned to junior explorer Ursa Major in 2000. Under the ownership of Ursa Major, the open-pit mine was briefly in production from 2010 to 2012. A combination of low nickel prices and the non-renewal of a toll milling contract with Xstrata (Glencore) forced the open-pit mine to go on care and maintenance in early 2012. As long-term Sudbury miners and geologists, the team at Magna Mining soon recognized the opportunity to buy a permitted mine and mill site with an existing resource at the bottom of the market.
Now, four years later, after a recent $7 million successful capital raise and listing on the TSXV, Magna Mining is well positioned with an advanced stage project that also includes 180 sq.km. of exploration potential adjacent to the world-famous Sudbury basin, host to some of the most significant nickel sulphide deposits ever to be discovered.
Shakespeare has an existing compliant National Instrument 43-101 resource and major permits in place to construct a 4,500 tonne per day mill and the restart of open-pit mining. According to Jessup, these permits and the prior production at the brownfield Shakespeare mine provide a potential fast track back to production.
The project is 70 km from Sudbury, and there is toll milling and smelting capacity within trucking distance of the mine. "It is this existing capacity which could potentially allow us to get started on production at reduced capex because we wouldn't necessarily need to construct a mill immediately," says Jessup.
The prior production at the project also served to de-risk the metallurgy at Shakespeare. Jessup notes that previous processing at an existing Sudbury mill (via toll milling) demonstrated "excellent recoveries" using standard flotation processing. While in commercial production, the mine produced ore that had payable nickel, copper, cobalt, platinum, palladium and gold.
Shakespeare currently has an open-pit resource of 14.436 million tonnes grading 0.34% nickel, 0.37% copper, 0.02% cobalt, 0.34 gram per tonne platinum, 0.37 gram per tonne palladium and 0.19 gram per tonne gold in the indicated category.
It also has 1.7 million tonnes of open-pit resource grading 0.29% nickel, 0.31% copper, and 0.74 gram per tonne PGMs in the inferred category.
Notably, Magna's existing resource draws upon only two deposits on the large land package, which is highly prospective for other nickel, copper and PGM discoveries. While a mining restart is actively being evaluated, the current Shakespeare deposit is open for expansion on strike, depth, and footwall.
"Regionally, there are more than 12 targets identified which have potential to host economic deposits that could feed Shakespeare or potentially be toll-milled in Sudbury," says Jessup.
Drill rig at the Shakespeare mine. Image from Magna Mining.
This year, diamond drilling has been aiming to increase the existing resource by targeting the Gap Zone and extensions of the West deposit. The company has also conducted borehole electromagnetics from platform holes in the central footwall area of the deposit to identify new zones beneath the existing resource.
The early results have been encouraging; initial 2021 drilling intersected 33.8 metres of nickel-copper-PGM mineralization in hole MMC-21-15, which targeted the Gap Zone. These results were outside of the current mineral resource and extended outside of the 2021 open-pit resource shell.
The ongoing focus on exploration looks promising. An inversion of airborne gravity data had identified a dense anomaly in the footwall of the East Deposit, which may be related to the Shakespeare Intrusion. The gravity anomaly will be drill tested as part of the current drill program.
"Fieldwork has identified a mafic-ultramafic rock unit to the south of the deposit which could be a low-sulphide-PGM target, as well as a potential heat source and feeder system for the Shakespeare mineralization and potential footwall mineralization," says Jessup.
Additional drilling and follow-up will be conducted before the end of this years' exploration program. Meanwhile, the rest of the 180 sq.km. land package includes 30 km of strike of underexplored, prospective geology for multiple base and precious metal commodities.
Springer pit at the Shakespeare mine. Image from Magna Mining.
Some of the exploration targets that Magna has prioritized in their regional drill program include the Springer Pit, the P-4 target and the past-producing Spanish River copper mine site.
The Springer pit is a copper-gold target about 5 km southeast of the Shakespeare deposit. At the same time, P-4 is a highly prospective target five kilometres to the west, which exhibits similarities to the Shakespeare deposit. "Recent work at the past-producing Spanish River copper mine site provides encouraging visual samples," says Jessup.
Assay results for these targets remain pending.
Jessup also believes that the land package remains highly prospective for making new discoveries, noting that the extensive magmatic system has the potential for high grades. The multiple untested new targets are supported by electromagnetic plates defined as early as 2015 by a versatile time-domain electromagnetic survey and confirmed by a 2021 ground EM survey.
"These electromagnetic geophysical targets have good accessibility and are all within less than 200 metres from the surface. These types of systems have the potential for deep roots. We will be systematically testing additional regional targets over the next 18 to 24 months," says Jessup.
Within two years of the Falconbridge and Inco takeovers in 2006, and following record-high nickel prices in 2007, plunging nickel prices amid the great financial crisis of 2008 led to a severe curtailment of nickel exploration and development around Sudbury. But suddenly, the emerging battery metals paradigm gives nickel explorers and developers a new lease of life. The unprecedented increase in implied demand for class one nickel from the EV sector and a subsequent rebound in the nickel price finally seem to have created the right environment for new exploration and mine development to flourish once again in Canada's historic nickel production capital.
Indeed, the emergence of a new wave of corporate activity seems to bode well for the immediate future of the nickel sector.
So far this year, Tesla has signed offtake agreements in anticipation of battery-grade nickel supply shortages. Australia has also witnessed constant speculation surrounding the consolidation of two of its largest nickel miners, Western Areas and IGO. The ongoing battle for Canada's Noront Resources (TSXV: NOT) between BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) and billionaire Andrew Forrest's Wyloo Metals is just the most recent catalyst pushing the sector into uncharted territory.
Perhaps another conclusion to draw from this recent flurry of corporate activity is that EV manufacturers seem to be highly selective when executing supply and offtake agreements for nickel. Anecdotally, it is becoming increasingly apparent that EV manufacturers are keen to avoid sourcing nickel supply derived from production processes with a high carbon footprint and a significant environmental cost, an accusation often made against the nickel products that are sourced from laterite ores in Indonesia and the Philippines. This is not a surprise to the Magna team.
"We are not surprised to see the EV sector steer away from signing supply agreements with projects in these countries," added Jessup. "It's inconceivable that both EV manufacturers and consumers will ignore the supply chain for these critical battery metals.
"As a result, we're highly confident that nickel sulphide deposits, such as Shakespeare, in jurisdictions with established frameworks for environmental impact mitigation such as Ontario, will be at the top of the list as mining companies and EV manufacturers look to secure future metal supplies. We certainly expect to see more M&A activity in the sulphide nickel space as producers look to secure their next nickel development project," says Jessup.
Magna's Toronto-quoted shares last traded at $0.47 per share, giving it a market capitalization of $27.6 million. The $7 million financing, concurrent with the reverse takeover transaction in May, was priced at $0.40.
The preceding Joint Venture article is PROMOTED CONTENT sponsored by Magna Mining and produced in cooperation with The Northern Miner. Visit magnamining.com for more information.
COMMODITY: CopperNickelPlatinum Group Metals
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You not seen the weather forecast??
good luck everyone on the last day of the month !
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I totally agree with your prediciton of West Ham and Southampton.Something isnt going on at Newcastle,Rafa didnt get extraction of his contract,from his body language I can tell that he isnt impresed,he told that he will be profesional at he will get maximum of his player but really question is how are they motivate at the moment at how will he motivate them?


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David Tregidgo – Vice Chair of Governors
I have three children, two of whom are at St James with my third due to start in September 2022. I currently work in HR at a large FMCG company and prior to this I have had a variety of roles in HR, change management and IT. I am really passionate about making St James school the best it can be for everyone in the school community.
Appointed by: the parents of St James School
First Appointed: July 2019
Term of Office: 4 years
Committee: Personnel & Equality (Chair) and Learning & Welfare
Position of Responsibility: Vice Chair of Governors, SEND
Register of Interest: None
Alex Guest
I am currently a full time mum to my two sons, and have lived in Weybridge for 8 years. I was elected as a parent governor in the summer of 2019, and am the governor for EYFS/Reception. My youngest son is currently at St James in the juniors. I have been a class rep and have helped in my sons' classes, and I am now thrilled to be supporting our wonderful school as a governor.
Committee: Learning & Welfare
Position of Responsibility: EYFS Governor
Greg Pearce
I have two daughters, one currently at St James with my second to commence in 2022. I have been a Project Financier for more than 20 years, during which time I have invested in and led the financing of projects involving the construction and refurbishment of social infrastructure including secondary schools. I currently run a management consulting business and have previously led a team of 40 and held the position of Head of Infrastructure Finance at a global city-based bank.
I'm delighted to offer my assistance to continue to build on the "family" ethos within the school and hope my skills prove useful to the Governing Body, staff, parents and of course the children in supporting St James' evolvement alongside the requirements of the local community.
First Appointed: November 2020
Committee: Finance & Accommodation
Position of Responsibility: Year 5 Governor
Andrew Short
I have two boys, one currently in Year 2 at St James and the other in Reception. I am a solicitor with over 10 years' experience in commercial litigation and crisis management. I feel passionate about the vital role that St James plays in enriching our children's early years, providing them with learning opportunities and supporting the wider community. As a governor, I am delighted to be able to work with the staff, parents and children to help St James fulfil this amazing potential as we emerge from a very challenging period for the school.


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