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California Fires Spread, Scorching Over 600 Square Miles
By Peter Hecht
Residents flee communities in the San Francisco Bay Area and California's famed wine country as fires rage in nearby brush lands and forests.
California continues to be ablaze in another extreme fire season. Scores of active wildfires, many caused by lightning strikes, had burned over 400,000 acres, or 625 square miles, by Thursday.
"It's impacted numerous homes, impacted several hundred thousand of the populace here in California," said Fresno County Fire Protection District Asst. Fire Chief Bill See.
Residents have fled several communities in the San Francisco Bay Area and California's famed wine country as fires rage in nearby brush lands and forests.
Those evacuated include non-essential personnel at Northern California's Travis Air Force Base and patients from Adventist Health St. Helena Hospital in the Napa Valley.
By Thursday, more than 130 homes and other structures had been destroyed, with thousands more threatened.
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I discovered this recipe months ago, and over time (and use) have tweaked it from awesome to absolutely mind-bogglingly delicious (it's never too late to start inventing your own words). The best part of this cake is passing it off as homemade.
I know, you're wondering what I do with my time besides bake. I wish I had a good answer for that.
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Pour cake mix and instant pudding mix together in a bowl. Mix in puréed oranges, vegetable oil, eggs and lemon juice. Stir well to dissolve any lumps. Pour into greased cake pan. I used a bundt cake pan; it was perfectly cooked in 40 minutes. This recipe also makes great cupcakes!
To top it all off, I drizzled the warm bundt cake with a mixture of cream cheese, milk, icing sugar and vanilla. Coarsely chopped toasted almonds added the final touch and a bit of elegance to this otherwise simple cake.
Serve warm, or serve cool, or serve with ice cream.


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The Bad: There's no question that he's a talented singer, but more originals over covers would be nice. Bublé left the stage after 90 minutes – he could have easily thrown in another 30 minutes without complaint. Alcohol sales ended at 9:30, but the show went on for another hour and 10 minutes. I could understand if the crowd was rowdy, but it was a freakin' Michael Bublé show!
The Verdict: A vocal showcase from two classy acts. It takes quality to make an arena that large feel more like a jazz club.


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Do not give in to the temptation to run off with hotel towels or sheets. Housekeeping will generally notice when something like pillows, towels or washcloths are missing, which may lead to the hotel charging you for the missing items. If you like them that much, check out the gift shop for new ones.
Don't limit your hotel bed bug inspection to the bed. old hotel mattress can be up to fifteen feet away. So, check any chairs and other furniture around the room. Also look in drawers and closet spaces before unpacking your clothes and risking them. As always, flag someone on the staff down if you find anything.
Before you think you got the best price deal on that hotel, look into whether there are resort fees that you'll be charged. These fees can be up to $25 or more a night. Over hotel shampoo ulta , that's a lot of cash that you weren't expecting to pay. Be sure you know what to expect.


At his restaurant: Pohole salad ($8).
Born and raised in Hilo, Simeon grew up eating pohole (ferns)—at baby luau, parties, from his grandparents' backyard. "When developing the menu [at Star Noodle]," he says, "I knew I wanted something on the menu that ties to my roots." He combines the pohole with dried shrimp, shredded ika (cuttlefish), kombu (kelp), onions, tomatoes and sesame oil for a sweet, salty and umami-filled bite. 286 Kupuohi St., Lahaina, (808) 667-5400, starnoodle.com.
He also recommends: Sansei's shrimp dynamite at Sansei Seafood Restaurant and Sushi Bar ($12.95).
For this pupu, tempura-battered rock shrimp are tossed with masago aioli and unagi sauce. "The creaminess works well with the crunchiness of the rock shrimp," Simeon says. "And it goes well with Kirin Ichiban. Or a couple of sake shots." Sansei, Kihei Town Center, 1881 S. Kihei Road, No. KT-116, Kihei, 879-0004, sanseihawaii.com.


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Q: best way to archive records I have a table which named "RawNews" with the following fields:
[NewsID] [decimal](18, 0) IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL,
[Title] [nvarchar](200) NULL,
[Description] [nvarchar](500) NULL,
[Text] [ntext] NULL,
[RegDate] [nvarchar](50) NULL,
[RegTime] [time](0) NULL,
[Status] [nvarchar](300) NULL,
[Tags] [nvarchar](50) NULL,
[SecurityLevelID] [smallint] NULL,
[IsDeleted] [bit] NULL,
[DelDate] [nchar](10) NULL,
[UserName] [nvarchar](50) NULL,

and another table named "UsedNews" which has the same fields plus
some other fields.
and there are some other tables realted to these tables like uploads,images,newsGroups,NewsRooms,Users and etc.
in the RawNews I have 100 records each day. and these 100 recors for UsedNews.
these information should be kept for like eternity.
I wanted to ask you to advice me for a good way too make archive of records, so the search and filtering performance remains good.
and another question: I have log table which logs every event in the system, should i keep it in a seperate database or not?
thanks a lot

A: I'd suggest table partitioning to solve this. The RegDate can be used to determine whether the  records should be moved to the archive group or not.
You could choose to place the archive table on a separate disk so when searches on it might take place, it'll have the least possible effect on the rest of the "live" database.

A: There are many ways to do this..

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*You can use appropriate "Replication" functionality of SQL Server. In your case Snapshot Replication type seems appropriate for more details Click

*You can create windows service to move data from RawNews to UsedNews.

*You can create an exe to move data and using windows task scheduler you can call that exe at specific time when there is less load on server.

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3-pointers: Takeaways from Rockets' loss to Celtics
Jonathan Feigen, Staff writer
April 2, 2021 Updated: April 3, 2021 12:33 a.m.
Boston Celtics' Jaylen Brown reaches for a loose ball between Houston Rockets' Kevin Porter Jr., right, and Jae'Sean Tate during the second quarter of an NBA basketball game Friday, April 2, 2021, in Boston. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
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Takeaways from the Rockets' 118-102 loss to the Boston Celtics:
The Rockets don't need to tank, as many assume is the covert goal when they lose games or when injured players don't play. That assumption might make it easier to accept all the losing. It offers a reminder that there is a chance to gain from the pain. But it ignores that the Rockets are trying to win.
They should. The organization can consider the lottery odds, 52.1 percent to keep a top four pick if they finish where they are now with one of the league's worst records. The team itself needs to improve, with many of the players now struggling likely to be part of the team the Rockets hope will bring better days.
The road trip to Brooklyn and Boston showed that the Rockets can accomplish both goals the rest of the way. The schedule gets so tough that they can get better without making their draft lottery chances worse. If they can steal some wins against the caliber of teams they will be playing, they will have to play at a level better than through most of the struggles.
In that regard, the tough schedule could be a good thing. People don't get stronger by lifting lighter weights.
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The Rockets go from the games against the Nets and Celtics, a frontrunner and a talented team that has struggled more than expected, to a back-to-back against the Pelicans and Suns, a talented team that has struggled more than expected and a frontrunner.
They beat the Raptors when Toronto was in the midst of losses in 13 of 14 games. They beat the Timberwolves, the only team with a record worse than theirs. But there will not be many wins to be had on the Rockets' remaining schedule without elevating the level of their play, as they have in recent weeks, and keeping it there, which they have not.
"Every game we got stuff to pick apart and get better from," guard Kevin Porter Jr. said. "We had two really good teams, tonight Boston, two days ago the Nets. We had a chance to win both games. We can compete with any team, especially when we're healthy. We just have to play 48."
1. It does not take much to knock the Rockets off track. A close game in Minneapolis and at home against Memphis. A switching defense in Brooklyn. A slow-down style in Boston. If the Rockets hit a challenge other than whatever they had previously handled, they often get away from what they need to do.
Relentlessly sticking to their style might not be enough. It also takes putting the ball in the basket. But they will never win with any regularity until they know how they have to play and then play that way through good times and bad.
The philosophy is clear. Stephen Silas has explained what he wants so often, and it gets repeated by his players so clearly, the message would seem to have gotten through. But once again, the Rockets strayed.
This time, they played slowly, the Celtics' way. The Celtics can execute and shoot well enough to win that way if their defense will allow it. The Rockets cannot.
"That's what I told the team at halftime," Silas said. "We were posting up and isolating and getting to the end of the shot clock. That's not who we are. We're a pace, space and drive-and-kick, pick-and-roll and draw the extra defender type of team."
Trying to force their way into a set defense was not going to work, especially when the Rockets were drawing fouls that way and missing their free throws.
It is not surprising that the Rockets' offense so often stumbles. Their point guard, John Wall, is out. His replacement at the point, Kevin Porter Jr., has little experience and even less at running an offense. Their poor shooting – their 33 percent 3-point shooting is last in the NBA – puts great pressure on their execution, allowing teams to sag or help as much as necessary without concerns that they will be burned from deep.
In wins, the Rockets have made 40 percent of their 3s. In losses, they have made just 30.3 percent. But since there are now 35 losses, it is clear that the Rockets cannot just hope for hot shooting. They have to make the best of what they have, which requires pace and ball movement from start to finish.
"We got to stick with what got us the lead," Porter said. "We kind of changed our tempo of play. We have to stick with it and just turn it up a little more.
"We all know basketball. We haven't played together that much but our IQ on this team is so high, we don't use that as an excuse. Our chemistry off the court is crazy. We just got to figure out how to win."
2. If the Rockets are going to shoot terribly, and they usually do, they have to do nearly everything else right. There is little margin for error when making fewer than 30 percent of 3s, as the Rockets were before the benches cleared and the Rockets hit a few that did not matter.
In Brooklyn, the Rockets did not rebound. The Nets scored 22 second-chance points. The Rockets had seven. The difference was too much to overcome.
In Boston, the Rockets did not get back defensively. The Celtics scored 16 fast-break points (13 in the first three quarters.) The Rockets scored four.
The Celtics turned Friday's game into a romp when Evan Fournier scored 20 fourth-quarter points. But the Rockets were not doing the things so often mistakenly labeled "little things" well enough to win with the way they shoot.
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This is not new. The Rockets allow the second-most fast break points in the league, 15.1. They give up the most points in transition overall, 23.6, adding in the points scored that are in transition but not necessarily on a break.
The Rockets don't score easily. They don't often score three points at a time. They cannot afford to also give up so much so quickly on the other end.
3. Christian Wood seemed to be hurt again. Not badly. Not enough to send him to another long stretch out or even to merit much attention when he made his way to the bench. But he seemed to be struggling, walking slowly off the floor with a slight limp.
He was "OK," Silas said. He was "fine," Wood reported.
He smiled as he said it, indicating that there was nothing too wrong even if he was perhaps a bit facetious. He had seemed to have landed on Marcus Smart's foot and then took a hard fall. But Wood had another explanation for why he was moving so slowly and with so much apparent difficulty.
"I was fine," Wood said. "It was a missed call. The refs told me they missed the call.
"As I'm starting to play, I'm learning not to argue with the refs anymore and play through it. I have to play through stuff like that. I'm all right, though. I'll be ready next game."
Wood lately has seemed to be more visibly frustrated with no calls on drives. He is correct to think he needs to play through that, as he must also play through the contact that does not always generate whistles.
But he has also looked more frustrated in general. That would be understandable. He played in the streak-busting win against the Raptors but has played in the six losses since while sitting out the win in Minneapolis.
Wood expects a lot of himself, enough that he does not expect to be the best player on a 13-35 team. When he reached the bench in time for the benches to be cleared on Friday, his annoyance with taking another loss was clear.
There is nothing wrong with that. It can be a good thing if the young players the Rockets will seek to build around do not accept the losing. But that is also not easy.
Wood was able to smile when he said he was "fine." He laughed just a bit when he said he would play on Sunday because "I'm a warrior." But there are times when the losing hurts.
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Jonathan Feigen has been the Rockets beat writer since 1998 and a basketball nut since before Willis Reed limped out for Game 7. He became a sports writer because the reporter that was supposed to cover the University of Delaware basketball team decided to instead play one more season of college lacrosse and has never looked back.
Feigen, who has won APSE, APME and United States Basketball Writers Association awards from El Campo to Houston, came to Texas in 1981 to cover the Rice Birds, was Sports Editor in Garland before moving to Dallas to cover everything from the final hurrah of the Southwest Conference to SMU after the death penalty.
After joining the Houston Chronicle in 1990, Feigen has covered the demise of the SWC, the rise of the Big 12 and the Rockets at their championship best.
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Ethiopian Airlines delivers third Boeing 737 Max 8 through Dublin Airport
Image courtesy of Boeing
Ethiopian Airlines has taken delivery of the third of 30 Boeing 737 Max aircraft on order.
ET-AVI Boeing 737-8 MAX MSN 62448 Ethiopian departed Seattle 23 September arriving into Dublin 24 September before continuing onto Ethiopian's home base in Addis Ababa arriving 25 August.
The first aircraft ET-AVM was delivered through Dublin on 1st July and second aircraft ET-AVL MSN 62447 was delivered on 30th August.
Ethiopian said the new variant consumes 15% less fuel compared to its current 737-700/800 fleet.
Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam said "We are glad to include the Boeing 737 MAX 8, the latest in Boeing's single-aisle series, in our young and modern fleet of over 100 aircraft with an average age of less than five years. As a customer-centric airline with a high adaptability to emerging technologies, Ethiopian has been pioneering latest-technology aircraft into Africa throughout its 72-year history. In line with the airline's growth targets under Vision 2025, we will keep on investing in further expansion of our fleet in acquiring the latest aircraft the industry has to offer."
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Science Looks at a Common Herbal Medication that Poisons as Well as Cures
By Timothy Boyer Ph.D. Apr 16 2020 - 2:32pm
Discover now a little herbal history and what scientists are recently doing with an herbal plant that poisons as well as cures.
Some Foxglove History
The German-Swiss physician and alchemist "Paracelsus" (1493-1541) is credited for his contribution in establishing the role of chemistry in medicine. He is best known for his quoting of what science refers to today as the basic tenant of toxicology: "All things are poison and nothing is without poison; only the dose makes a thing not a poison."
This quote is oft repeated in a condensed form of: "The dose makes the poison"—meaning that a substance that contains toxic properties can cause harm only if it occurs in a high enough concentration. Other meanings point out more broadly that giving anything in a high enough dose is a poison, such as water for example.
One example of an herbal medication that poisons as well as cures depending on the dose, and that has made the news lately, is the famous decorative plant Digitalis purpurea—known more commonly as Foxglove.
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Foxglove is a biennial belonging to the snapdragon family, of which during its first year of life produces a rosette of green, fleshy, simple leaves that are otherwise unremarkable in appearance. However, in its second year, blooming scapes appear that yield 3-inch long, tubular purple flowers that are quite attractive and grown by many for its aesthetic qualities.
Foxglove reputedly takes its name from old English "foxes glofa" based on an old myth that foxes used the flowers of the plant to magically sheath their paws as they stealthily made their raids into the poultry yards of rural folk during the night.
The scientific name for foxglove gets its first part from the Latin word "Digitalis" for either its finger-shaped (i.e. digit) flowers or for the observation that the finger easily slips into the flower like a glove and thereby pays some reference to its older folklore origins. The second part of its Latin name "purpurea," refers to its distinctive purple coloration.
The use of foxglove as a medicinal herb goes back hundreds of years. Primarily, it was first used as a purging agent by herbal healers due to that giving enough of the plant effused in a tea resulted in bouts of violent vomiting. The belief was that vomiting helped rid the body of whatever was ailing it. It was also used in the treatment of open wounds as a paste applied to the affected areas.
Later on, physicians began to investigate the medicinal abilities of foxglove when it was rumored that aside from the rough purgative properties and sometimes accidental deaths from taking foxglove, that it also appeared to be a remedy for Dropsy.
"Dropsy" is what edema (swelling via fluid retention) of the legs, ankles and face used to be called back in the early days of medicine. Medically, one of the causes of fluid retention is a failing of the muscle of the heart to beat strongly enough, which results in congestive heart failure due to a buildup of fluids in the body. Herbal healers back in the day did not know about the cardiac causes of dropsy, but what they did know was that one of the effects of taking foxglove is increased urination, which alleviated the excessive swelling.
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For a fascinating historical account by one physician in 1785 while investigating foxglove as a potential medicine, here is a Google Books read titled "An Account of the Foxglove and Some of its Medical Uses & Etc." that talks about patient deaths, turkey tests, and other observations made using foxglove as a treatment for disease.
Foxglove's Role in Modern Medicine
Today, however, the use of the foxglove plant has come a long way and is a common medicine known as "Digoxin"—that takes its name from foxglove's Latin genus Digitalis—that is used as a first line of defense against chronic heart related ailments.
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Digoxin works by increasing the force of contraction of the heart muscle by inhibiting the activity of an enzyme called ATPase that controls movement of calcium, sodium, and potassium into heart muscle cells. Calcium controls the force of contraction; hence, inhibiting ATPase results in increasing the amount of calcium entering the myocardial cells that make up the muscle fibers leading then to an increase in the force of contractions.
Incidentally, Digoxin also slows electrical conduction between the atria and the ventricles of the heart and is useful in treating abnormally rapid atrial cardiac rhythms such as atrial tachycardia, atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter.
Foxglove Research Today
As it turns out, "cardiac glycosides" are the active component in Digoxin that gives foxglove its curative properties. However, extracting cardiac glycosides from foxglove is a laborious and time-consuming process that scientists want to improve upon.
Such an improvement is the topic of a recent study announced from a University of Buffalo news piece discussing how researchers are trying to unlock the mystery of exactly how foxglove makes its cardiac glycosides.
"How plants synthesize many natural products is largely unknown," says University of Buffalo biologist Zhen Wang, an assistant professor of biological sciences. "I want to understand how we can harness the power of nature to make the process of producing medicinal compounds more efficient and sustainable. Foxgloves make these powerful compounds, but it takes two years to do so, and they don't make them in a very large quantity. How can we improve this process?"
According to the University of Buffalo news, because each foxglove plant makes only a little bit of the chemical, farmers must grow the crop in huge quantities.
"It takes two years, from the time you plant the seed to the time the leaves are ready to harvest, and then you have to dry it in the silo," says Wang. "Then, the plant is crushed into powder, and the compound is extracted and purified using chemical processes."
To gain a better understanding of how cardiac glycosides are made, Wang's research team has been busy comparing the characteristics of cardiac glycosides found in two foxglove species: Digitalis purpurea, the attractive purple flower typically grown in gardens, and Digitalis lanata, which is the species grown for developing Digoxin due to it has significantly higher levels of the desired compounds. The results of their findings thus far can be found published in two recent papers detailing the characteristics of cardiac glycosides in the two species of foxglove.
If Wang's team can figure out, step by step, how foxgloves make cardiac glycosides, then biologists could possibly engineer fast-growing microbes, such as yeast or harmless strains of bacteria, to produce those same type of cardiac glycosides using the same processes as plants use.
The advantage of this is that it would make synthesizing cardiac glycosides much quicker in greater amounts, and at less cost. However, the significance of their work goes beyond making increased amounts of the active ingredient of foxglove at a cheaper cost, but also extends to the manufacture of other bio-compounds in nature that have medicinal value.
"We can learn from nature," Wang says. "We can study all of the available compounds that are found in the plants and then come up with our own design of compounds that are safer and more effective. That's why I think it's important to not just focus on the current drug digoxin, but to expand our focus to all the compounds in the same class, the cardiac glycosides."
Advice on Growing Foxglove
The thing to know about growing foxglove is that it is a biennial plant, which means they do not bloom until their second year. Come the second year they produce beautiful, bell-shaped flowers, and then die. However, they do reseed easily if the surrounding soil is hospitable to their growth. Therefore, if you want flowering foxglove plants every year, plant them two years in a row.
Foxglove grows in full sun or medium shade and does best in a moderately fertile, well-drained soil that receives some water during the summer. Foxgloves can be grown from seed in containers in May or June. Seed germination is easy and seedlings can usually be transplanted to a more-permanent container after three or four weeks. The first-year plants are then transplanted to their final location in the garden during the early Fall so that they can establish themselves before cold weather arrives.
Because of the potential for exposing yourself to the toxic cardiac glycosides, it is recommended to handle the plant with gloves on. Furthermore, you should be aware that sometimes growers or wildflower scavengers mistake comfrey (Symphytum officinale) for foxglove (and vice versa) due to their similar bell-shaped purple flowers.
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If you have any experience on growing foxglove or know of an instance of adverse exposure to the plant, please let us know in our comments section below.
This story has been reviewed by Dr. Inaam Schneider, MD of Schneider Medical Group. According to U.S. News Health, Dr. Inaam Schneider is an internist in Raleigh, North Carolina. She received her medical degree from Wayne State University School of Medicine and has been in practice for more than 20 years.
Dr. Schneider adds: "Digitalis ( Foxglove) is one of the earliest plants identified to have "medicinal " value. It later evolved for the treatment of what is now referred to as Congestive Heart Failure ( CHF). In modern medicine, Digoxin was used in the treatment of CHF and the treatment of rapid heart rhythm such as Atrial Tachycardia, atrial fibrillation/ Flutter. It has fallen out of favor since more advanced and less toxic meds have been developed."
Timothy Boyer has a Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular Biology from the University of Arizona. For 20+ years he has been employed as a freelance health and science writer. Today, with a background in farming and an avid home gardener, Timothy continues writing about science with a focus on the connection between plant biology and gardening for healthy living. For continual updates about plants and health, you can also follow Timothy on Twitter at TimBoyerWrites.
1.	"Foxglove plants produce heart medicine. Can science do it better?" by Charlotte Hsu for the University of Buffalo, UBNow news; Published April 13, 2020.
2.	"Profiling and structural analysis of cardenolides in two species of Digitalis using liquid chromatography coupled with high-resolution mass spectrometry" Baradwaj Gopal Ravi Et al; Journal of Chromatography A; Available online 22 January 2020; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chroma.2020.460903
3.	"High-resolution tandem mass spectrometry dataset reveals fragmentation patterns of cardiac glycosides in leaves of the foxglove plants" Baradwaj Gopal Ravi, Et al; Journal of Chromatography A; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2020.105464
4.	"Plant of the Week: Foxglove (Latin: Digitalis purpurea)" University of Arkansas, Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service
5.	"An Account of the Foxglove and Some of its Medical Uses & Etc." 1785; Google Books
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AN OAP hounded his married neighbours by taunting them with an unflattering figurine and stringing up a poster on a flagpole during a campaign of harassment.
Barry Carr blasted out the song "Jealousy" constantly in the quiet seaside cul-de-sac in Lancashire as he targeted the pair.
The 66-year-old, who ran fish and chip shops before retiring, used a pottery figurine of a reclining fat lady because it looked like Jennifer Anderson, a court heard.
He moved the three inch figurine so that every time she went to and from her home she saw it, over a period of 18 months.
Miss Anderson said today: "This man has tormented me... he knows that figurine looks like me."
He used the cameras to film Miss Anderson and her partner former Royal Protection Squad bodyguard David Smith every day of the year.
Carr also riled the couple by pointing a false camera with red flashing light into their kitchen.He also played two songs continually on a loud speaker loop.
Blackpool Magistrates, Lancs heard that one song was "Jealousy" and the other was "Strange Lady About Town" which had lyrics designed to torment Miss Anderson.
The pair tried to block their home from Carr's view by raising their fences but he moved various ornaments such as chattering false teeth and a skull higher.
He also installed a 20 foot flag pole and attached a picture of David Smith, Miss Anderson's partner, to it, and ignored police requests to remove it.
Carr was found guilty after a two day trial which heard that between 2016 and 2017 he harassed the couple by the display and position of garden ornaments, watched them on CCTV, played the same songs repeatedly and on occasion followed Miss Anderson and took a picture of her as she walked her dog.
Bench chairman David Hearton told Carr: "Some of these issues may seem trivial individually but together they become much more serious.
Carr was given a ten week jail term suspended for a year and must pay his victims £200 each in compensation and £900 in court costs.
He must not communicate with his neighbours, not display photos of them and not have any camera pointing at the front of their home.
Miss Anderson told the hearing: "We moved in five years ago. The first six months were OK and we exchanged Christmas cards.
"Then we started to distance ourselves from him and realised he was filming us day in day out 365 days a year.
"The next thing is that a figurine of a fat lady in a blue stripy dress like one I wear has been put on his window sill looking at me all the time.
"On the advice of police I kept a diary every day of times and events. When we put up the fence he moved things higher and drilled holes in the fence.
Mr Smith admitted losing his temper with Carr, telling the court: "He kept goading me saying I wasn't a man and that my partner was fat and ugly.
"I am a former member of the Royal Protection Squad and can keep my nerve.
"But I did go up his drive a little and shoved him. I had had enough.
Steven Townley, defending, said: "Some pathetic incidents have been magnified beyond belief. My client has been picked on because he lives alone and has never been married.
After the case Carr said: "I was given that figurine by a woman who lived in the house next door when she moved out as a memento.


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Kantar Worldpanel1, the global market leader in consumer panels, reports 7.1% value growth for the FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) market for the latest quarter up to June 14th 2013 compared to the same period a year ago. The figure is lower than the 8.4% growth for Q1 and also the lowest quarter-on-quarter growth in the last 2 years. This slowdown in growth has mainly been driven by a slower growth in household spending as shoppers are buying less items over the quarter compared to last year. Average prices and shopper numbers continue to increase due to premiumisation and urbanisation.
The growth of FMCG in China has been a story of two halves with the North of China including Beijing seeing the slowest growth at just 3.9% whereas the South has seen a more prosperous quarter with growth of 8.4%. Fujian province has been a key contributor with growth at nearly 15%. Regional and Provincial differences in the performance of FMCG are important for retailers to understand especially when considering where to expand their footprint.
Sun-Art Group has seen yet another quarter of growth further extending its lead over the second largest group: CR-Vanguard which has moved into the number 2 spot. CR-Vanguard Group has one of the largest footprints in China stretching across regions and city tiers through the various formats the different banners offered within the group. Recent share growth has come from the higher city tiers and in ShaanXi province where the group already owns almost one third of the modern trade market.
The Western hypermarket chains struggle to grow share as the local retailers fight back. This trend is very evident in the Northern provinces where the likes of Dashang Newmart in HeiLongJiang province, Jia Jia Yue in Shandong province and Yonghui across the region are rapidly gaining share and becoming increasingly competitive with Wal-Mart, Tesco and Carrefour.
E-commerce growth continues with growing importance across all city tiers but notably in key cities (Shanghai, Beijing, Gaungzhou and Chengdu) where this channel now occupies 3.7% of the total FMCG trade. E-Commerce is now bigger than more traditional channels such as direct sales and Kantar Worldpanel predicts the annual penetration will be more than 60% in key cities within the next 3 years. This will make e-commerce a serious player within FMCG and one manufacturers will need to engage with in order to be successful in China.
Over the last quarter 3 of China's provinces: Henan, Anhui and Fujian have all delivered double digit growth and have withstood the recent slowdown within FMCG. So what differences have we seen in these provinces that have allowed sustained growth.
In Henan modern trade (so hypermarkets, supermarkets and convenience stores) has been a key driver growing at 18% with a number of key local players such as Da Zhang, Century Mart and Vanguard performing very well. Also, RT-Mart and Yonghui have expanded their operations in this province with both retailers doubling their share over the last year delivering strong growth to the hypermarket channel.
Interestingly in Anhui the story is very different with non-modern trade channels being the key contributor. The traditional grocery channel continues to thrive seeing 23% growth year on year, direct sales with 45% growth and even more modern channels are contributing, such as e-commerce at 70% growth.
In Fujian modern trade is also the growth engine with strong performance within the supermarket channel. Yonghui has also grown well here but it's actually been the international players who have outperformed in this province, namely Walmart and RT-Mart which have both seen growth in excess of 50% year on year.
Starting 2013, Kantar Worldpanel is pleased to offer individual reporting of 16 provinces2 to improve the depth of consumer insights. The learning here is that there is no 'one-size-fits-all' strategy for China's FMCG market. How channels and retailers perform is very different from one province to the next and to truly implement a successful strategy in China. Retailers and manufacturers need to be aware of the differences and what it means for their business.
2. 16 provinces: Shandong, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Guangdong, Heilongjiang, Liaoning, Hebei, Anhui, Henan, Fujian, Hubei, Hunan, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunan, Guangxi.


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The Forever Stunning Ayelet Kaznelson Pursues an Empowering Career Path before Getting Back into the Acting Industry
The gift of motherhood is a blessing in and of itself. It is a difficult task that most mothers have to navigate carefully, especially in these trying times. Ayelet Kaznelson has spent over two decades of her life helping mothers through the toughest parts of motherhood, forging her own career path as a professional lactation consultant after taking a break from the acting industry.
Ayelet Kaznelson is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant and a Labor Support Doula. In 1999, she experienced the joys of motherhood for herself when she gave birth to her beautiful daughter, Zoë. After feeling a certain degree of pressure as a first-time mother, she realized that other women might need all the help they can get.
She knew that she wanted to provide support for other lactating mothers who might find their new role to be a little too overwhelming. So, she took it upon herself to become a lactation consultant and help empower other mothers around her. Ayelet trained at the Elizabeth Seton Childbearing Center and passed her boards successfully right after the birth of her second child, her wonderful son, Liam. She fully enjoyed her time as a trainee. However, the birthing center eventually had to close its doors. Luckily, Ayelet's mentors invited her to open a private practice called The Manhattan Lactation Group. After several years, Ayelet Kaznelson traveled to Los Angeles to open another private practice called The Los Angeles Lactation Group.
In 2007, she moved back to New York City and began her own private practice there as well. Apart from her professional skills as a lactation consultant and a labor support doula, Ayelet Kaznelson is adept at teaching at the Prenatal Yoga Center and Manhattan Valley Pediatrics. Throughout her storied career, Ayelet has managed to help over 10,000 women along with their babies.
"My mission is to offer counseling, support, evidence-based information, and help to pregnant and chest/breastfeeding parents during the period in their lives that can be both monumentally exquisite and yet overwhelmingly fragile," explained Ayelet Kaznelson.
After spending two meaningful decades as a lactation consultant, Ayelet Kaznelson feels fulfilled knowing that her support has played a vital role in families across the country. Nowadays, she feels deep inside her that it is finally time for her to pursue her other dreams. After taking a long hiatus from acting, she is confident and optimistic that she can go back to acting and modeling despite her age.
Ayelet Kaznelson has a timeless sort of beauty that knows no age. With her all-natural features and her stunning appearance, she can effortlessly re-enter the acting and modeling industry with relative ease. With her poise, elegance, and beauty, Ayelet can easily grace the runways of major fashion brands and land leading roles in Hollywood movies.
"I'm ready for a change and to take on new exciting endeavors. I think this is my time," said Ayelet Kaznelson. "I have never done anything to alter my body or face. Didn't even fix a broken nose." Ayelet Kaznelson sees herself becoming a full-time actress in the coming years. With the way things are going now, it's all but guaranteed; the only real question is when.
To know more about the dazzling Ayelet Kaznelson, make sure to visit her official website.
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Russia: The Relic of Saint Nicholas Returns to Italy
Today, Friday, July 28, 2017, a mixed Italian-Vatican delegation will bring back from St. Petersburg to Bari the relic of Saint Nicholas, Bishop of Mira, which has been exhibited for the veneration of Russian faithful since last May 21. The delegation is headed by the President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, Cardinal Kurt Koch, who will also meet the authorities of the Moscow Patriarchate.
In a statement on July 27, 2017, the Swiss Cardinal mentioned what is called "€œthe ecumenism of the Saints,"€ which constitutes "€œa very beautiful opportunity for dialogue between the Churches."€ "€œThe veneration of relics can help to involve the faithful in the commitment to dialogue,"€ said Cardinal Koch. The relic of the Bishop of Mira (today Demre, in Turkey) was venerated over these two months and seven days by more than 2.5 million faithful.
Saint Nicholas is invoked by the faithful of different Christian Churches and denominations as Defender of the weakest and persecuted, and as Protector of girls, of sailors and of children.
The universality of his devotion transforms the Paleo-Christian Saint into a true and proper "€œbridge between East and West,"€ said Dominican Hyacinthe Destivelle, official of the Vatican Dicastery, who is part of the delegation.
The event of the temporary translation to Russia of the relic occurred after the historic meeting in Cuba between Pope Francis and Patriarch Cyril I in February 2016. It "€œis very beautiful symbolically,"€ said the Dominican, who referred to it as a "€œsign of friendship, to entrust to Saint Nicholas"€™ prayer the rapprochement between our Churches."€
Saint Nicholas is very popular in Russia. Father Destivelle recalled that a good "€œthird of churches are under his patronage and in all rooms there is his icon before which protection of the family is requested."€ The Bishop of Asia Minor is "€œhe who comes to the aid of all concrete decisions of everyday life."€ Hence, he is "€œthe Saint that points out the good way."€
For his part, the Archbishop of Bari-Bitonto, Monsignor Francesco Cacucci, who is also part of the delegation, welcomed an "€œecumenism of the people"€ as being particularly significant. In his address on the arrival of the relic, the Russian Orthodox Patriarch of Moscow and All Russias , Cyril I spoke, in fact, about "€œan intervention open to Christian unity."€
Saint Nicholas of Mira was born to a Christian family at Patara in Lycia around the year 270. Remaining an orphan after the plague, the future Saint, heir of a large patrimony, dedicated his fortune to good works.
He was one of the 318 Bishops that condemned Arianism during the First Council of Nicea (325). After his death, perfumed oil or essence gushed from his tomb, also called "€œmyron"€ [unguent].
After the fall of Mira to the Seljuk Turks, in 1087 an expedition of Bari businessmen took the Saint"€™s relics from his tomb and brought them to Puglia. Last May 21, for the first time in some 930 years, a 13-centimeter fragment of the Saint"€™s left rib left the Basilica dedicated to him in the center of Bari.


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BUSINESS RESEARCH METHODS 5E
Emma Bell, Alan Bryman, and Bill Harley
Publication Date - February 2019
The gold standard textbook in business research--trusted, comprehensive, supportive
Business Research Methods is the complete introduction to doing business research and an ideal guide for students embarking on a research project.
Developed specifically with business and management students in mind, this textbook explores the nature and purpose of business research and the issues it entails, while also providing students with practical advice through "Tips and Skills" boxes. In addition to a broad range of relevant examples, the book features a substantial discussion of ethics, and a strong emphasis on the most frequent challenges faced by students, such as choosing a research question, planning a project, and writing it up.
Fresh voices and perspectives run throughout this edition. New author, Bill Harley, further internationalizes the book's coverage, based on his expertise in the Australian business and management context. Also hear from an additional five students whose personal insights and advice in the 'student experience' feature help you avoid common mistakes, and follow their successful strategies when undertaking your own research project.
This edition has been extensively revised, updated, and streamlined. Coverage of E-Research is now woven
throughout the entire book to reflect the centrality of internet-based research methods.
The book is accompanied by a suite of online resources that include:
Research Project guide
Interviews with students
Using Excel in data analysis (in Excel)
For instructors:
Test bank
Lecturer's guide
Figures and plates from the text
VLE cartridge
An additional five students provide first-hand accounts of their experience of doing business research, with accompanying videos available online.
Extended material on 'ethics creep', 'big data', and writing academically.
E-Research is now woven throughout the text, better reflecting how internet research methodology is taught.
A new test bank and new discussion questions for lecturers are available as part of the instructor online resources.
This edition has been extensively streamlined to provide even more focused coverage of the key areas of business research.
Jargon has been simplified throughout and clear, full, explanations of methodologies and philosophies are provided.
Highly comprehensive and exceptionally well-written, this book provides a complete and clear guide to the process of conducting business research.
The only business research book to use interviews with real students to provide invaluable insights and advice on potential pitfalls to avoid, and successful strategies to emulate, when undertaking a research project.
Examples from various business functions including marketing, strategy, and human resource management clearly show the relevance of business research to the real world.
"Tips and Skills" and "Checklists" boxes help students progress with their own project, and become equipped with the skills needed to become successful business researchers in life beyond university.
The book is augmented by extensive online resources including interviews with research students, a research project guide, multiple-choice questions, and data sets, all designed to help students excel on their business research course.
Emma Bell is Professor of Organisation Studies at the Open University, UK. She has an enduring interest in methods and methodological issues and has published widely in this area. Emma is a past Co-Chair of the Critical Management Studies Division of the Academy of Management, current joint Vice-Chair of Research and Publications, British Academy of Management, and joint Editor-in-Chief of Management Learning.
The late Alan Bryman was Professor of Organizational and Social Research at the University of Leicester from 2005 to 2017. Prior to this, he was Professor of Social Research at Loughborough University for thirty-one years. His main research interests were in leadership, especially in higher education, research methods (particularly mixed methods research), and the 'Disneyization' and 'McDonaldization' of modern society. Alan was also the author of the bestselling textbook Social Research Methods (Oxford University Press, 2015) as well as contributing to a range of leading journals.
Bill Harley is Professor of Management in the Department of Management and Marketing at The University of Melbourne. Bill's academic research has been motivated by an abiding interest in the centrality of work to human life. His work has been published in journals including the British Journal of Industrial Relations, Journal of Management Studies, Industrial Relations, and Work Employment and Society. Bill was previously General Editor of Journal of Management Studies and is currently on the editorial boards of the same journal, as well as Academy of Management Learning and Education and Human Relations.
"Undeniably the gold standard textbook in research methods" --Charlotte Smith, University of Leicester
"The perfect book for students starting a dissertation or first research project"--Jorge Gutic, University of Chichester Business School
Part 1: The research process
1. The nature and process of business research
2. Business research strategies
3. Research designs
4. Planning a research project and developing research questions
5. Getting started: reviewing the literature
6. Ethics in business research
7. Writing up business research
Part 2: Quantitative research
8. The nature of quantitative research
9. Sampling in quantitative research
10. Structured interviewing
11. Self-completion questionnaires
12. Asking questions
13. Quantitative research using naturally occurring data: structured observation and content analysis
14. Secondary analysis and official statistics
15. Quantitative data analysis
16. Using IBM SPSS statistics
Part 3: Qualitative research
17. The nature of qualitative research
18. Sampling in qualitative research
19. Ethnography and participant observation
20. Interviewing in qualitative research
21. Focus groups
22. Language in qualitative research
23. Documents as sources of data
24. Qualitative data analysis
25. Computer-assisted qualitative data analysis: using NVivo
Part 4: Mixed methods research
26. Breaking down the quantitative/qualitative divide
27. Mixed methods research: combining quantitative and qualitative research


A poll conducted by Engineering UK found that children of today are looking forward to living in a robotic world.
A new survey warns that children of the future will be replacing human friends with bots. It claimed that a fifth of kids between five and 18-years-old say they expect to become friends with a robot in the future.
The survey of 1,246 young people was conducted by Engineering UK ahead of Tomorrow's Engineers Week in November. It also found that a quarter of youngsters use AI assistants at home while 41 percent already have one on their mobile phone. Some even said that they speak to voice-activated assistants like Amazon's Alexa or Apple's Siri like they would to a friend.
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However, there is a concern amongst children of today that their current educational system is not preparing them for a future filled with Artificial Intelligence and robotics. A third of those surveyed feel that they are not ready to tackle technology and computers when they're older.
"What's clear is that almost every job will require a degree of understanding about how robots and AI work, so in that sense, it has never been more important that young people consider engineering in their careers. From fighting diseases and recovering from natural disasters to renewable energy and manufacturing, engineering is a way for young people to pursue their interests," James Law, senior experimental officer at Sheffield Robotics at the University of Sheffield said to Engineering UK.
Anyone from the Terminator generation has an underlying fear of robotics, over half of British adults are far more concerned about the impact of AI intelligence on their jobs in the future. But the kids of today aren't that nervous, only 14 percent of 9 – 18-year-olds surveyed were tentative about working with robots in their office when they grow up. A third of the volunteers were actually excited about the prospect.
Regarding gender, young females seemed more concerned about working with robots than the boys with 19 percent of them showing more worry when it came to a Blade Runner-esque future than only nine percent of the young men.
Luckily engineers from many leading UK universities have compiled their top tips for living in a world with AI and robots.
• Get to know the robot and understand what the robot can do and what it cannot do. The more you understand robots and AI, the more you will get out of them.
• We can achieve more by working together: Robots and AIs have limitations; they can help us with some tasks, but need our help with others.
• Keep your personal information secure. Robots and AIs can be hacked, just like other computer systems.
• Once in a while, turn the robot off (and the internet/email/surfing) to enjoy a social life with other humans!


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cement plants cement from waste materials
Is concrete hazardous waste? Is concrete a hazardous material?
Materials like concrete not used at the jobsite and returned to the plant, fine concrete materials from concrete mixer truck washout, process water from concrete washing and Materials like concrete not used at the jobsite and returned to the plant, fine concrete materials from concrete mixer truck washout, process water from concrete washing and production activities, concrete residue on the ground at a concrete plant, etc. So, is that concrete hazardous waste? That's a bit more of a tricky answer.
Possibilities and effects of using waste materials as
Dec 25, 2017· Today, almost all large cement and building materials producers use waste as fuel, substituting more than 70% of their heat needs (Table 1 and Figure 1). Table 1. Today, almost all large cement and building materials producers use waste as fuel, substituting more than 70% of their heat needs (Table 1 and Figure 1). Table 1. Breakdown of different types of waste used as fuel by the largest international cement companies/groups.
Cement Plants: Cement from Waste Materials
Plants using waste materials are usually geographically disconnected from their raw material's ultimate source. The most significant category of waste usage is the large number of small Plants using waste materials are usually geographically disconnected from their raw material's ultimate source. The most significant category of waste usage is the large number of small plants that grew up using chalk ballast.
What to do with "concrete waste" at any type of concrete
What to do with "concrete waste" at any type of concrete plant. by Doug. Your best solution for excess concrete materials at any concrete plant starts with simply addressing the What to do with "concrete waste" at any type of concrete plant. by Doug. Your best solution for excess concrete materials at any concrete plant starts with simply addressing the issue, and developing a plan. Without a plan, your pile of "concrete waste" will likely continue to grow. With a well thought-out plan, you'll find
Cement production Fruitful
A growing number of cement production plants around the world are reducing energy costs, cutting emissions and improving environmental performance by replacing fossil fuels with A growing number of cement production plants around the world are reducing energy costs, cutting emissions and improving environmental performance by replacing fossil fuels with alternative fuels made of municipal solid waste and commercial and industrial waste.
Hazardous Waste Fuels and the Cement Kilns
Other miscellaneous cement plant waste fuel streams such as wood chips, used tires, rice hulls, and filter cake generally fit within a state's solid waste management regulations. Some Other miscellaneous cement plant waste fuel streams such as wood chips, used tires, rice hulls, and filter cake generally fit within a state's solid waste management regulations. Some materials can be state regulated special wastes or industrial wastes.
Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry: National US EPA
Rule SummaryRule HistoryAdditional ResourcesRelated RulesCompliancePortland Cement is the principal ingredient in concrete, which is used worldwide as the main building block of infrastructure construction as well as for commercial and residential structures. Air toxics, also referred to as hazardous air pollutants (HAPs), are those pollutants that are known or suspected to cause cancer or other serious health effects. Portland cement manufacturing is an energy intensive process in which cement is made by grinding and heating a mixture of raw mat
Cement Plant an overview ScienceDirect Topics
A study utilizing data from cement plants in Germany was done to estimate the emissions of various metals as a function of waste material [83].There are 76 cement kilns in A study utilizing data from cement plants in Germany was done to estimate the emissions of various metals as a function of waste material [83].There are 76 cement kilns in operation, of which 40 are permitted to use alternate fuels such as tires, waste oil, waste wood, and so forth.
Waste materials co-processing in cement industry
Waste materials used for co-processing are referred to as alternative fuels and raw materials (AFR) . Before this waste is put into clinker (the main raw material for cement) furnaces, Waste materials used for co-processing are referred to as alternative fuels and raw materials (AFR) . Before this waste is put into clinker (the main raw material for cement) furnaces, there are pre-treatments to ensure that waste characteristics remain constant and it will not cause adverse effects to the cement produced or to the environment.Cited by: 80
For RDF and SRF production, light materials like plastic products and other dry combustibles are useful, while rocks, cement lumps, sneakers, boots, wet newspapers and metals reduce the calorific For RDF and SRF production, light materials like plastic products and other dry combustibles are useful, while rocks, cement lumps, sneakers, boots, wet newspapers and metals reduce the calorific value. Opening waste bags and reducing the size of waste by pre-shredding ensures that unwanted items can be screened and separated from the process.
(PDF) Impacts of Cement Industry on Environment An Overview
The enormous demand for cement and the large energy and raw material requirements of its manufacture allow the cement industry to consume a wide variety of waste raw materials
The Global Cement Report Online Database of Cement Plants
Welcome to The Global Cement Report™ online database of cement plants. This resource contains listings of over 2515 facilities worldwide (excluding China), and is the most up-to-date listing of Welcome to The Global Cement Report™ online database of cement plants. This resource contains listings of over 2515 facilities worldwide (excluding China), and is the most up-to-date listing of cement plant information available. Basic data is available free of charge.
(PDF) Use of alternative fuels in cement industry
Use of alternative fuels in cement industry to what extent conventional fuels can be replaced by waste materials, such as waste oils, mixtures of non-recycled plastics and paper, used tires
IMPROVING THERMAL AND ELECTRIC ENERGY EFFICIENCY AT
vi Improving Thermal and Electric Energy Efficiency at Cement Plants: International Best Practice Cement is paramount for economic development and poverty reduction in emerging markets. vi Improving Thermal and Electric Energy Efficiency at Cement Plants: International Best Practice Cement is paramount for economic development and poverty reduction in emerging markets. Along with aggregates and water, cement is the key ingredient in the production of concrete, and, as such, is an essential construction material
Concrete recycling Wikipedia
Drags down material and waste transport expenses. Recycling one ton of cement could save 1,360 gallons water, 900 kg of CO 2; Disadvantage of using recycled concrete. There have been Drags down material and waste transport expenses. Recycling one ton of cement could save 1,360 gallons water, 900 kg of CO 2; Disadvantage of using recycled concrete. There have been concerns about the recycling of painted concrete due to possible lead content.
Cement Wikipedia
Green cement is a cementitious material that meets or exceeds the functional performance capabilities of ordinary Portland cement by incorporating and optimizing recycled materials, thereby reducing Green cement is a cementitious material that meets or exceeds the functional performance capabilities of ordinary Portland cement by incorporating and optimizing recycled materials, thereby reducing consumption of natural raw materials, water, and energy, resulting in a more sustainable construction material. One is Geopolymer cement.
Portland cement manufacturing is an energy intensive process in which cement is made by grinding and heating a mixture of raw materials such as limestone, clay, sand, and iron ore in a rotary kiln. The Portland cement manufacturing is an energy intensive process in which cement is made by grinding and heating a mixture of raw materials such as limestone, clay, sand, and iron ore in a rotary kiln. The kiln is a large furnace that is fueled by coal, oil, gas, coke and/or various waste materials.
Recycling = RDF = cement Waste Management World
Waste materials which are generally reusable as RDF include tyres, rubber, paper, textiles, exhausted oils, wood, plastics, industrial waste, hazardous waste and solid urban waste. Cement kilns Waste materials which are generally reusable as RDF include tyres, rubber, paper, textiles, exhausted oils, wood, plastics, industrial waste, hazardous waste and solid urban waste. Cement kilns require a homogeneous RDF composition which is uniform not only in shape and size but also in calorific value.
Cement, concrete & the circular economy
The use of waste materials in the cement industry, also referred to as co-processing, contributes towards achieving these objectives. Co-processing is the use of waste as raw material, or as a The use of waste materials in the cement industry, also referred to as co-processing, contributes towards achieving these objectives. Co-processing is the use of waste as raw material, or as a source of energy, or both to replace natural mineral resources (material
Co-processing waste in the cement industry
• The cement industry co-processes waste as a substitute for primary raw materials and fossil fuels. It offers a safe and sound solution for society, the environment and the cement industry, by • The cement industry co-processes waste as a substitute for primary raw materials and fossil fuels. It offers a safe and sound solution for society, the environment and the cement industry, by substituting non renewable resources with societal waste under strictly controlled conditions. The use of alternative raw materials also has numerous
Cement-free material paves the way for 'green' concrete
Engineers have developed a composite binder made primarily of fly ash—a byproduct of coal-fired power plants—that can replace Portland cement in concrete. The material is cementless and
Cement Kilns: A Ready Made Waste to Energy Solution
Nearly all cement plants have received permits from their local regulators to co-process these waste derived materials. The infrastructure built at the cement plants to handle these imports from Nearly all cement plants have received permits from their local regulators to co-process these waste derived materials. The infrastructure built at the cement plants to handle these imports from Germany, and the experience of operating the cement kilns with these alternative materials, were accelerating factors in Poland's recent developments.
Cement Plants located in United States
Cement plant locations and information on United States can be found below. For full access to the database, purchase The Global Cement Report™, 13th Edition.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF CEMENT PRODUCTION
cement industry has been using large quantities of waste fuels or biomass fuels, for more than 15 years. The production of cement involves the consumption of large quantities of raw materials, energy, cement industry has been using large quantities of waste fuels or biomass fuels, for more than 15 years. The production of cement involves the consumption of large quantities of raw materials, energy, and heat. Cement production also results in the release of a significant amount of solid waste materials and gaseous emissions.
Alternative Fuels in Cement Manufacturing IntechOpen
Historically, the primary fuel used in cement industry is coal. A wide range of other fuels such as gas, oil, liquid waste materials, solid waste materials and petroleum coke have all been successfully Historically, the primary fuel used in cement industry is coal. A wide range of other fuels such as gas, oil, liquid waste materials, solid waste materials and petroleum coke have all been successfully used as sources of energy for firing cement-making kilns, either on their own or in various combinations.
Indian Cement Review Magazine NCB has investigated a
Efforts are ongoing towards utilisation of Refuse-Derived Fuel (RDF) from MSW and effluent treatment sludge from waste water treatment plants. The use of AFR in the Indian cement industry has Efforts are ongoing towards utilisation of Refuse-Derived Fuel (RDF) from MSW and effluent treatment sludge from waste water treatment plants. The use of AFR in the Indian cement industry has been increasing since 2010. Lime sludge from paper and allied industries is being utilised as a source of raw material for manufacture of cement.
Waste converted to fuel to power a cement plant in Rugby
SUEZ recycling and recovery UK works with CEMEX, a leading provider of cement and building materials, to produce an alternative fuel to heat the kiln at its cement plant in Rugby, SUEZ recycling and recovery UK works with CEMEX, a leading provider of cement and building materials, to produce an alternative fuel to heat the kiln at its cement plant in Rugby, Warwickshire. The alternative fuel, called Climafuel®, is produced from household, commercial and industrial waste.
Cement Lafarge Canada
The cities where Canadians live, work, and raise their families along with the community's infrastructure benefit from the solutions provided by Lafarge consisting of aggregates, asphalt and paving, The cities where Canadians live, work, and raise their families along with the community's infrastructure benefit from the solutions provided by Lafarge consisting of aggregates, asphalt and paving, cement, precast concrete, ready-mix concrete and road construction.
Cement plant laboratories check each step in the manufacture of portland cement by frequent chemical and physical tests. The labs also analyze and test the finished product to ensure that it complies Cement plant laboratories check each step in the manufacture of portland cement by frequent chemical and physical tests. The labs also analyze and test the finished product to ensure that it complies with all industry specifications. The most common way to manufacture portland cement is through a dry method.
Cement Kiln Dust Wastes Special Wastes Wastes US EPA
Cement kiln dust (CKD) is the fine-grained, solid, highly alkaline waste removed from cement kiln exhaust gas by air pollution control devices. Because much of the CKD is actually unreacted raw Cement kiln dust (CKD) is the fine-grained, solid, highly alkaline waste removed from cement kiln exhaust gas by air pollution control devices. Because much of the CKD is actually unreacted raw materials, large amounts of it can and are, recycled back into the production process.
Waste Materials Used in Concrete Manufacturing 1st Edition
The output of waste materials suitable as cement replacement (slags, fly ashes, silica fumes, rice husk ash, etc.) is more than double that of cement production. These waste materials can partly be The output of waste materials suitable as cement replacement (slags, fly ashes, silica fumes, rice husk ash, etc.) is more than double that of cement production. These waste materials can partly be used, or processed, to produce materials suitable as aggregates or fillers in concrete.
Cement plant design and production line upgrade LCDRI CN
At present, it has completed over 60 new dry-process cement clinker production lines of various sizes (300-8000 tons day), more than 10 pure low temperature waste heat power generation projects At present, it has completed over 60 new dry-process cement clinker production lines of various sizes (300-8000 tons day), more than 10 pure low temperature waste heat power generation projects for cement clinker production lines and over 20 cement grinding station projects. We are a professional Cement plant design consultant.
11.6 Portland Cement Manufacturing US EPA
from a captive operation by the cement plant. The portland cement manufacturing industry is relying increasingly on replacing virgin materials with waste materials or byproducts from other from a captive operation by the cement plant. The portland cement manufacturing industry is relying increasingly on replacing virgin materials with waste materials or byproducts from other manufacturing 1/95 Mineral Products Industry 11.6-1. Figure 11.6-1. Process flow diagram for portland cement manufacturing.
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Singer Who Kept Endangered Sun Bear In Her Condo Said She Initially "Thought It Was A Dog"
By Katrina Khairul Azman — 10 Jun 2019, 12:09 PM
She found the animal in a weak state by the roadside in Bukit Ampang two weeks ago.
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On 6 June, an injured and endangered sun bear cub was found to be kept in secret in a condominium unit in Kuala Lumpur
The six-month-old cub caught attention of residents after it poked its head through a window and roared loudly.
Image via Facebook
The tenant was later discovered to be Malaysia singer Zarith Sofia.
She was arrested by the Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) for keeping a protected animal under the law, New Straits Times reported.
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Since her arrest, the former reality show contestant has come out with her side of the story.
"At first, I thought it was a dog," Zarith said.
Zarith Sofia on reality show 'Rockanova'.
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The 27-year-old explained that she found the animal in a weak state by the roadside in Bukit Ampang two weeks ago.
She told Kosmo! that she had no intention of keeping the sun bear cub, which she later named Bruno.
After realising that the animal was a bear, the singer decided to only surrender it to Zoo Negara after it recuperated
"I was worried about sending Bruno to the zoo (while it was ill) because the animals there look skinny," she said.
"I know the bear cannot be reared, it can't be kept as a pet. I only wanted to save the bear, I had no intention of exploiting it," she added.
While Zarith was back in her hometown for Hari Raya when the cub was discovered, she explained that she had left enough food for it
"If Bruno could talk, it would surely say the food I gave him was delicious – it ate chocolates!" the singer said, as quoted by Kosmo!
She also claimed that she did not keep the animal in a cage as she thought that it was cruel and she did not intend to keep him for long.
In Malaysia, sun bears are listed as an endangered species and protected under the Wildlife Conservation Act 2010
Image via Hayden's Animal Facts
This makes it an offence to simply possess any specimen of the species, Malay Mail reported.
When residents first heard the cub's roars, they thought it was a prank. Read more about the sun bear's discovery here:
Locked, Hungry, And Left Alone: A Sun Bear Cub's Cries For Help Alert KL Condo Residents
The owner of the unit has been detained for keeping a protected species.
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The Life and Death of E for All (Part 1)	December 8, 2010
Posted by Maniac in Histories, The Life and Death of E For All.
The year was 2006 and the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), the biggest gaming trade show in the world, was starting to get a little long in the tooth. Formerly an essential trade show where companies could court retailers on what products would be coming out in the next year, by 2006 the show had become a media circus full of loud noises, giant screens, and scantily clad women. Oh boy, was it heaven on earth.
The suits were starting to complain. It was becoming harder and harder for the corporate end of gaming to operate. The backroom deals that were essential for game promotion and sales were taking a backseat to the media circus on the outside. They didn't like it was getting harder to navigate through the show floor to go from one scheduled meeting to another.
The gamers were starting to complain. What was originally a venue for game developers to announce major news, show new footage, and premiere new games was getting wrapped up in its own hype machine. While these things were still being done, in order to stand out in the organized chaos and attract attention to their games, the developers and publishers would compete at things like who could have the loudest music, the biggest screen, and the prettiest supermodels to attract publicity and get press to cover their game, instead of the merits of how good the game played. What used to be a show of substance had become a show of hype and little else. What's more, new trailers barely had actual gameplay footage in them and playable demos of games would rarely be provided unless the game was very close to release.
The ESA, who ran E3, decided enough was enough and it was time for a change. They discontinued the E3 as we had known it, instead deciding to shift to a smaller more manageable show and E3 as we knew it was gone. A power vacuum formed among the game trade show organizations. E3 was the unquestionable king of trade shows, and with it gone, another show, either new or currently existing, would have to take the crown as the new leader. TGS, PAX, GAME and GDC were ready to ramp up their shows, and the developers were happy to increase their spending in those shows to make up for E3's loss.
But a new trade show was ready to step in, planning to take E3's crown for themselves by being everything E3 was and more. They were going to be in the exact same place as E3 was, the Los Angeles Convention Center, and they promised their game developers would be there, ready to show their games to the gamers. The improvement they would have with their show was that unlike E3, they promised to open their show to the public. Their name, after being picked in an internet contest, would fittingly be E for All (E4), and they were ready to step in for their first show, which would be in October 2007.
Little did the attendees know that what they were anticipating would end up being a massive disappointment.


Annual reports are boring. All those graphs and charts and "fiscal quarter analytics" are enough to put you to sleep.
That's why the Kauffman Foundation, in lieu of a formal annual report, releases an annual "Thoughtbook" — a collection of essays by thought leaders in the field of entrepreneurship education, describing the Foundation's projects to date.
The Kauffman Foundation is based in Kansas City and has a mandate to foster "a society of economically independent individuals who are engaged citizens, contributing to the improvement of their communities." The 2009 Thoughtbook is full of success stories from the past year of investing in quality entrepreneurship programs.
Merrilea Mayo, the Director of Future of Learning Initiatives at Kauffman, describes some pilot projects funded by Kauffman to investigate the use of video games in the classroom. They found it easy to engage kids through platforms like the Science of Sports quiz game delivered through mobile phones. Other interactive games such as Geography Explorer, River City and Virtual Cell showed significant increases in learning outcomes over the traditional method.
Open Innovation, or open-sourced science, is another initiative Kauffman is supporting. John Wilbanks, Vice President of Science Commons, and Frank L. Douglas, Founder of the MIT Center for Biomedical Innovation, describe how opening up scientific research to the wisdom of the crowds has resulted in new and better drug delivery and health care systems.
The Kauffman Foundation has also been working closely with university campuses to fund entrepreneurship programs including InnovationSpace at Arizona State University and Entrepreneurial Leadership Academy at Purdue. "Entrepreneurship yields improvement of our goods, services and institutions that affects large numbers of people… therefore, entrepreneurship should be both a legitimate subject in… undergraduate education and a pervasive approach to learning," says William Scott Green, Program Director of Kauffman Campuses Initiative.
This year there are some heavyweight names in the book. Muhammad Yunus, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for his work with the Grameen Bank, begins his essay All Human Beings are Entrepreneurs by writing "poverty is not created by poor people." He describes how, with the right incentives, people's natural ingenuity can be used to lift them out of poverty.
Gordon Brown, ex-Prime Minister of the UK, is on hand to describe how Global Entrepreneurship Week has grown out of a small event in the UK to a global force for encouraging kids to turn their ideas into businesses. Sir Ronald Cohen, also from the UK, is the cofounder of Apax Partners, one of the largest VC firms in the world. He describes the work the Kauffman Foundation has been doing to foster social entrepreneurship, the space in which companies have a double bottom-line: one financial and one devoted to social justice or environmental sustainability.
If you want a survey of some of the most exciting work being done in the field of entrepreneurship education, from the field of biotechnology to high school classrooms, pick up the Kauffman Thoughtbook. It doesn't read like a traditional annual report. Promise.