Camp Manitowa has gates, but our commitment to you does not. We will continue to work with your family through a variety of off-season programs. We believe that commitment also means excellent customer service. We are here for you. When you need something you go straight to the top and WE get back to you.
To learn more about an organization we have committed to, visit Gateway to the Great Outdoors whose mission is to empower underserved youth to access the natural environment through classroom and field-based environmental education and leadership development. Their programs allow students to experience the natural wonders of the outdoors while also providing them with mentorship and academic support. They bring kids to Camp Manitowa every spring and fall to give them the opportunity to grow and learn in new capacities by connecting classroom science to local and accessible outdoor opportunities.
Gateway to the Great Outdoors offers character building and life lessons for low-income students in the St. Louis region.
Teambuilding on Camp Manitowa's climbing wall and high ropes course builds confidence for Gateway Great Outdoors students.
May 14-15, 2016. Designed for mothers and daughters to break barriers, build bridges, & strengthen their bond while creating memories to last a lifetime.
Several area churches call Camp Manitowa their retreat headquarters.
Women's Weekend with Dianna Lucas two times per year.
Contact us for your Youth Ministry retreat.
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May 2-3, 2015. Designed for mothers and daughters to break barriers, build bridges, & strengthen their bond while creating memories to last a lifetime.
You will be blessed in your new sisterhood.
Yurts are dwelling spaces at Camp Manitowa Rend Lake.
Campers are all water tested the first day of each session.
Zip line down after climbing the wall up and making your way through the maze of our ropes course.
Create your wedding or other celebration on our 40 acre property.
Built in 2011 by Debby Siegel and her kids, this is set back in the woods on the art meridian.
Our camp is a manageable size with great camper:counselor ratios.
Let the Camp Olympics begin!
Campers participate in all sorts of group challenge activities.
Camp Manitowa has Lake Hamilton on the property. Kayaking and Aqua Trampolining are both popular here.
A hippie bus ride to the nearby Benton Custard Stand..
Gaga is a very popular activity at Camp Manitowa.
Hoola Hooping girls on our basketball court.
Music and song are key elements in a camper's experience. Our music directors lead the group regularly in fun numbers.
Just a hippie bus ride away, Rend Lake offers water skiing, tubing, camping, and all sorts of beach activities.
Many of our staff members prefer to remain the whole summer.
The olympic sized pool is 3 1/2 feet deep all the way around. Dive in movies happen here.
Camp Manitowa is a summer camp for 2-10th graders in Southern Illinois near Rend Lake.
Lake Hamilton offers campers water sports right on Camp Manitowa's 40 acre property.
Camp Manitowa - Cedar Point is a Summer Camp and Retreat Center in Southern Illinois that can accommodate up to 400 people for reunions, weddings, retreats, festivals, and sleep away camp.
Hogans are octagonal, open air camping homes. There are 3 villages of hogans at our southern Illinois property.
Family retreats and reunions offered all year long with air conditioned & heated accommodations.
Commercial kitchen and dining hall that seats up to 400.
Air conditioned and heated bunk style lodging with showers and kitchenettes.
Host an outdoor yoga festival in southern Ilinois.
Tent camping is abundantly available on the 250+ acre property at Camp Manitowa - Cedar Point Retreat Center in southern Illinois.
Cedar Point can host groups up to 400 at this midwest facility in southern Illinois.
Host your family reunion or retreat in the midwest in southern Illinois.


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Centralized service for multi-region OpenStack deployments.
Kingbird is an centralized OpenStack service that provides resource operation and management across multiple OpenStack instances in a multi-region OpenStack deployments. This service is part of the OPNFV Multisite project that intends to address the use cases related to distributed cloud environments.
Kingbird provides features like centralized quota management, centralized view for distributed virtual resources, global view for tenant level IP/MAC address space management, synchronisation of ssh keys, images, flavors, security groups, etc. across regions.


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How to See Air Quality on Maps for iPhone & iPad
Want to know what the air quality index is at a particular destination? The Apple Maps app on iPhone and iPad can give you this information.
Those who are concerned about air quality will find it useful to know that the Maps app on iPhone and iPad has an optional feature that allows you to see the Air Quality Index (AQI) and accompanying color code directly in the Maps app, but first you must enable the feature, and have a compatible version of iOS system software on the device. This is obviously helpful for planning trips and maps routes for groups who impacted by air quality, and offers another way to see air quality information on an iOS device.
Finding the optional Air Quality Index information in the Maps app of iOS requires iOS 12.2 or later to be installed on the iPhone or iPad, as earlier versions do not support AQI index (though they do support weather). iPhone users with earlier iOS versions can get air quality information in the Weather app on iPhone, and both iPhone and iPad users can find AQI index info from Siri, whereas iPad users with earlier iOS versions will want to use either a website or dedicated weather app for this same information. Assuming you're on iOS 12.2 or later though, here's how you can enable and see AQI details in Apple Maps.
How to View Air Quality Index in Maps on iPhone or iPad
Open the "Settings" app on the iPhone or iPad
Go to "Maps"
Find the setting for 'Air Quality Index' and toggle that switch to the ON position
Exit Settings
Launch the Maps application in iOS
Search for a location or destination in Maps as usual
Note the 'AQI' score in the corner of Maps app as you search and use the Maps app on iPhone or iPad
You'll also notice the weather is shown in Maps directly above the AQI index, offering further information about the destinations and locations you're viewing in the Maps app of iOS. If you don't see the weather in Apple Maps, then you may have it turned off in the Maps Settings, directly above the Air Quality Index information.
Any Air Quality Index rating between 0-50 is considered to be 'Good', while anything over 50 is of declining quality, over 100 to be considered 'unhealthy for sensitive groups', with increasing severity of air quality health concerns from numbers beyond that. You can refer to the below chart from AirNow.gov for reference of air quality index, color codes, and the health concerns associated with them:
While AQI information may be irrelevant to some iPhone and iPad users, others will find it to be a very helpful feature, especially if you or someone else has trouble with particulate matter, air pollutants, or even allergies, asthma, COPD, or the myriad other conditions where the quality of air matters tremendously.
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David Robison says:
That's good to see as climate change has made it so smoke is going to be a likely annual phenomenon out here in the west. The last few years have been brutal, requiring us to wear masks when going outside even though the fires have been hundreds and hundreds of miles away. 😥😡
ith says:
I know the concern and feeling all too well. AQI is terrible when fires are near or the wind is blowing even from many hundreds of miles away. Brush, forest, and wild fires have been terrible the last few years in the west, I have never seen anything like it before up until recently. Between fires, smog, pollution, particulate matter, pollen, and all the other stuff that can end up in the air, air quality index is more important than ever, and so many cities, states, and regions around the world are impacted by this.
Unfortunately not all countries report AQI data, at least that is available through Apple Maps, and some probably don't report unflattering data for a reason… but when it's smokey or smoggy, probably a good idea to stay inside, or wear a mask.
Visiting parts of Asia several times I noticed many of the locals wear masks all the time outside because of pollution, and I saw the same thing in western US states last summer too from fire smoke. It can really impact breathing and health, so best to stay on the safe side.
LexS says:
In a lot of countries in Europe the AQI index is not displayed, not even for big cities like Paris Amsterdam e.a.
In Mexico it is displayed but uses the US scale, which makes me think TWC isn't getting the information from the mexican government but rather they might already have their own measuring equipment deployed here.
If AQI index appears or does not appear I believe it depends on the local government reporting such data.
That information is obtained from The Weather Channel, so seeing it there depends on whether or not TWC has that information for the particular location being viewed.
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Q: Mounting a folder from other machine in linux I want to mount a folder which is on some other machine to my linux server. To do that i am using the following command
mount -t nfs 192.xxx.x.xx:/opt/oracle /

Which is executing with the following error
mount.nfs: access denied by server while mounting 192.xxx.x.xx:/opt/oracle

Do anyone knows what's going on ??? I am new to linux.

A: Depending on what distro you're using, you simply edit the /etc/exports file on the remote machine to export the directories you want, then start your NFS daemon.
Then on the local PC, you mount it using the following command:
mount -t nfs {remote_pc_address}:/remote/dir /some/local/dir

Please try with your home directory as per my knowledge you can't dump anything directly on root like that.
For more reference, find full configuration steps here.

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Policy Bites: Housing affordability
John Hewson takes a look at the major parties' home loan promises
Economics and finance, Government and governance, Social policy, Arts, culture & society | Australia
In this Australia Votes 2019 Policy Bite, Crawford's Dr John Hewson looks at the possible impacts of the Coalition's first homebuyers scheme, and whether it will make housing more affordable, or whether it will drag more young Australians into debt.
Dr John Hewson is an economic and financial expert with experience in academia, business, government, media, and the financial system. He has worked as an economist for the Australian Treasury, the Reserve Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and as an advisor to two successive Federal Treasurers and the Prime Minister. In 2014, Dr Hewson joined the Australian National University as Professor at the Crawford School, and Chair of the Tax and Transfer Policy Institute.
This podcast is part of Policy Forum's Australian Election coverage, and published in partnership with The Australian National University.
Former Federal Opposition Leader Dr John Hewson is Professor and Chair in the Tax and Transfer Policy Institute at Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University.
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Home Deep State Peter Navarro Won't Comply With Dem COVID Subcommittee Subpoena
Peter Navarro Won't Comply With Dem COVID Subcommittee Subpoena
Democrat witch hunts continue to get stalled.
Former White House trade adviser Peter Navarro is not going to comply with the subpoena issued by the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis.
This is nothing more than another Dem witch hunt.
Navarro cited Trump's executive privilege claim as the reasoning for not complying.
From Newsmax:
Former White House trade adviser Peter Navarro has refused to comply with a subpoena for documents related to the Trump administration's response to the coronavirus, saying the former president ordered him not to, according to his response to a congressional request released on Saturday.
The subpoena was issued in November by the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis as part of its probe of whether former Trump administration officials mishandled the federal response to the pandemic by interfering with its own health agency's work. Nearly 800,000 people have died in the United States from the pandemic.
Navarro, a Republican, also served as one of former President Donald Trump's pandemic response advisers and was responsible for procurement in the coronavirus response, among other things. Navarro said in a letter to the subcommittee he would not cooperate because Trump told him to "protect executive privilege."
"It is a direct order that I should not comply with the subpoena," Navarro said in a letter to the committee, a copy of which was seen by Reuters.
Peter Navarro helped expose the 2020 election steal and this is likely one of the major reasons he is being targeted.
Back in November, Rep. James E. Clyburn, Chairman of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis issued a subpoena to Navarro.
Here is the full release:
Today, Rep. James E. Clyburn, Chairman of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, issued a subpoena to Peter Navarro, former Director of the White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy and an Assistant to President Trump.
In a memo to Select Subcommittee Members explaining the reasons for issuing the subpoena, Chairman Clyburn wrote:
"As Director of the White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy and an Assistant to the President, Mr. Navarro was integrally involved in the prior Administration's pandemic response including its procurement efforts. Documents previously released by the Select Subcommittee show that rather than implement a coordinated national strategy to alleviate critical supply shortages, Mr. Navarro and other Trump Administration officials pushed responsibility to the states and pursued a haphazard and ineffective approach to procurement—contributing to severe shortages of critically needed supplies and putting American lives at risk. White House officials, including Mr. Navarro, also appear to have sidelined career procurement officials and exercised inappropriate influence over contract awards, leading to the award of contracts without adequate diligence or competition. As cases surged in the autumn of 2020, Mr. Navarro and other Trump Administration officials appear to have prioritized politics over the pandemic response—focusing their attention on the 2020 presidential election and promoting former President Trump's Big Lie that the election results were fraudulent."
The subpoena orders Mr. Navarro to appear for a deposition and produce documents related to his work on the Trump Administration's pandemic response, after Mr. Navarro refused to cooperate with requests set forth in a September 14, 2021 letter. Chairman Clyburn's memo continued:
"Mr. Navarro has refused to voluntarily comply with the Select Subcommittee's requests—ignoring repeated attempts to gain his voluntarily compliance and otherwise failing to communicate with Select Subcommittee staff. … Given his central role in the pandemic response, the importance of the Select Subcommittee's investigation, and his continued refusal to cooperate voluntarily, this subpoena is necessary."
The Select Subcommittee has been investigating the federal government's response to the coronavirus pandemic since 2020. These investigations have uncovered extensive evidence that Trump Administration officials prioritized political concerns and took actions that undermined the nation's ability to successfully respond to the pandemic in crucial early months. As outlined in Chairman Clyburn's memo, the Select Subcommittee has previously uncovered evidence showing that Mr. Navarro played a central role in these efforts, including:
Mr. Navarro Was Centrally Involved in the Trump Administration's Haphazard and Ineffective Approach to Procurement
On March 30, 2021 and September 23, 2021, the Select Subcommittee released documents that shed light on the Trump Administration's awareness of the impending crisis in the early weeks of the pandemic and failure to execute an effective strategy to contain the virus—including a dire warning that Mr. Navarro sent to President Trump on March 1, 2020, urging the Administration to take immediate steps to address the pandemic. Rather than heed this warning and implement a coordinated national strategy to alleviate critical supply shortages, senior White House officials, including Mr. Navarro, abdicated responsibility to the states and pursued a haphazard and ineffective approach to procurement. Among other things, the Select Subcommittee has found that Mr. Navarro's adviser, Dr. Steven Hatfill, appears to have refused to pursue leads to purchase critically needed N95 masks in the spring of 2020 because the goods were not manufactured in the United States—a refusal that not only risked further exacerbating PPE shortages but that also put American lives at risk.
Mr. Navarro May Have Exercised Inappropriate Influence over the Award of Lucrative Contracts
On March 30, 2021, the Select Subcommittee released evidence that raises questions about whether Trump White House officials, including Mr. Navarro, exercised inappropriate influence over contracts for PPE and medical supplies that should have been handled by career procurement staff—leading the previous Administration to award lucrative contracts without adequate diligence or competition. These documents also raise questions about the Trump Administration's use of unaccountable outside advisers, rather than career federal procurement and public health experts, to manage the federal government's pandemic response.
Mr. Navarro and Trump Administration Officials Neglected the Pandemic Response to Focus on the Election and Promote the Big Lie
On September 23, 2021, the Select Subcommittee released emails that raise questions about whether Mr. Navarro and other Trump White House officials working on the coronavirus may have allowed the pandemic response to take a "back-seat" to focus their efforts on the 2020 presidential election and to promote former President Trump's Big Lie that the election results were fraudulent. For instance, when asked by an academic colleague on January 5, 2021, why he was not "fixing the virus," Dr. Hatfill admitted: "Because the election thing got out of control. I go where my team goes." Former White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx confirmed during a transcribed interview with the Select Subcommittee that Trump White House officials "were actively campaigning and not as present in the White House as previously" in the fall of 2020, and that the narrow focus on campaigning "took people's time away from and distracted them away from the pandemic."
On September 14, 2021, Chairman Clyburn sent a letter requesting documents and information from Mr. Navarro by September 28, but Mr. Navarro has failed to comply.
Chairman Clyburn's memo outlined evidence indicating that Mr. Navarro possesses documents and communications relevant to the Select Subcommittee's investigation that he has been purposefully withholding, including:
Mr. Navarro has stated publicly that he maintained a "daily journal" during his tenure at the White House, in which he "dictated what had happened that day," including events related to the prior Administration's response to the pandemic.
Mr. Navarro exchanged more than 80 messages with White House personnel about official business relating to the pandemic through an encrypted ProtonMail account between February 2020 and January 2021. This evidence, which was released by the Select Subcommittee on September 23, 2021, raises troubling questions about whether Mr. Navarro and other Trump Administration officials used personal accounts to intentionally shield official communications about the pandemic.
The subpoena compels Mr. Navarro to produce by December 8, 2021, all documents and communications in his possession related to his involvement in the pandemic response; documents sufficient to identify non-government accounts used for official business related to the federal government's response to the coronavirus crisis; and documents sufficient to identify any steps Mr. Navarro took to timely comply with federal law relating to the preservation of Presidential records. It also requires Mr. Navarro to appear at a deposition on December 15.
Click here to read Chairman Clyburn's memorandum.
Click here to read the subpoena to former Director of the White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy and Assistant to President Trump, Peter Navarro.
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Huayi shuns R449A as potential drop-in
SPAIN: Huayi has announced that lower GWP refrigerant R449A is not a suitable drop-in replacement for R404A in its Cubigel compressors.
Developed by Chemours and marketed as Opteon XP40, R449A has a GWP of 1282 which, although not low GWP, is significantly lower than R404A.
Following tests carried out on alternatives to R404A, the Barcelona-based hermetic compressor manufacturer says it cannot consider R449A as a drop-in solution due to the high discharge temperatures it produces. In a statement on the issue, Huayi says that this can cause motor overheating and overload protector tripping.
"The use of this refrigerant means a complete redesign of the application (increasing the fan air flow, increasing the condenser size, etc) in order to reduce the temperatures and obtain same results as using R404A," it says.
However, R452A, a higher GWP alternative to R404A is a potential drop-in solution for R404A, the Spanish manufacturer says.
Also manufactured by Chemours and sold as XP44, R452A is said to present a performance more similar to R404A and could be considered as a drop-in solution. However, Huayi cautions that its use must be validated on a case-by-case basis and warns that the working envelope of the compressor using R452A will be restricted.
"The use of the compressors outside the envelope defined by Huayi Compressor Barcelona can cause a reduction in the life and reliability of the compressor," it says.
Huayi also points out that these new refrigerant blends are only a transitional solution.
The company makes no mention of whether it has or is testing Honeywell's alternative blends, nor whether it will produce compressors specifically optimised for use with any of these refrigerants in the future. It has, however, repeated its support for the hydrocarbons R290 and R600a as the long-term solution for light commercial refrigeration
"From a chemical point of view, hydrocarbon is the simplest organic compound, consisting entirely of hydrogen and carbon," it says, insisting that hydrocarbons are safe, with proper handling.
UPDATE: 1 September 2016
Pedro Olalla, sales director of Huayi Compressor Barcelona, told the Cooling Post that the company was not planning to develop specific products for use with R449A or R452A as they were not considered to be long-term solutions. "Of course, depending on the market trend we could revise our decision," he added.
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Georgian 9 mm submachine gun "Iamani"
26 May 2015 in Tbilisi hosted the already traditional exhibition of military equipment and armaments, which were created by specialists of the Scientific and Technical Center (STC) Delta, which is under the control of the Georgian Ministry of Defense. The main production base of STC "Delta" is Tbilisi aviation plant. Among other novelties at the exhibition, a promising 9-mm submachine gun, called "Iamani", was also presented.
It is worth noting that at present the state scientific and technical center "Delta" is the main developer of light armored vehicles, small arms and artillery weapons and ammunition. In addition, aviation equipment for the armed forces and the Georgian police are produced here. The center was founded in 2010 year, including 6 major defense plants and research centers in the country, the center's staff exceeds two thousand employees. Today "Delta" is known mainly for its Didgori armored vehicles, which are widely presented in different versions. At the same time, at the same exhibition, which took place on 26 in May of the current year, the company also presented an unmanned reconnaissance-attack helicopter, so the list of products manufactured here is quite extensive.
Returning to the 9-mm Iamani submachine gun, it can be noted that it is intended primarily for arming the police and intelligence services of the country, where it can completely replace foreign submachine guns and the Soviet AKS-74U. In this case, use a submachine gun Iamani in the military units, apparently, is not planned. Most likely, the submachine gun presented in Tbilisi is designed mainly for the domestic Georgian market.
The new submachine gun of Georgian manufacture was named Iamani (Iamani is a Georgian male name, in the local epic about the hero Amirani, this name was worn by the father of the hero). In general, this small weapon It is very unusual for a country that does not have big weapons traditions. Usually such countries are engaged in copying foreign samples or releasing them in their home countries under license, or trying to make various compilations based on them. In Georgia, they hope that the submachine gun they have created can help replace weapons purchased in Germany and the Czech Republic - MP5K, MP5SD, HK UMP 45 and CZ 61 Scorpion machine guns. According to the official website of the enterprise developer, the pistol-machine gun was created primarily for special purpose units and the police.
"Iamani" refers to the machine guns of the so-called "heavy" class, such as CZ Scorpion EVO 3, MP5 or Russian "Vityaz", according to the thematic internet resource all4shooters.com. This submachine gun is made according to the classical scheme with a free gate. Despite this, various modern materials were widely used in the construction of the Georgian submachine gun. So his receiver was made of alloy steel, and the pistol grip and butt - from high-strength polymeric materials. Externally, this submachine gun stands out for its rather large receiver, which has an angular shape, which the Georgian gunsmith designers apparently wanted to maximally simplify, eliminating as many of the complex and protruding parts. For this reason, the Iamani receiver has a characteristic "brick-like" appearance.
The advantages of the submachine gun rightly include the fact that the control was made two-way: the reloading handle of the weapon, the reflector and the ejection of the sleeves can be rearranged on both sides of the weapon, which allows firing from both the right and left shoulder. For this reason, on the receiver, the cut-out for the passage of the reloading handle and ejection sleeve is made on both sides. The shop latch key also has a two-sided performance. This makes the submachine gun convenient for both right-handers and left-handers. The fuse is located at the top of the pistol grip. It has two fixing positions: S - protection and F - fire.
The entire length of the upper part of the receiver of the submachine gun is a standard Picatinny rail MIL-STD-1913, which is designed for installation: mechanical, optical and collimator sights. Another three much shorter Picatinny trims are in the front of the receiver. They are designed to install a laser pointer, tactical flashlight, additional front handle and other tactical accessories widely represented on the modern weapons market.
At the front of the barrel of the Georgian submachine gun mounted muzzle compensator slotted type. Installing such devices on small arms can reduce tossing the barrel when fired, as well as improve the accuracy of automatic fire and reduce the time of aiming when firing single ammunition. The Iamani submachine gun is equipped with a box magazine designed for 30 cartridges. This shop is identical to the one from the German MP5 submachine gun. The weapon is equipped with a plastic butt "skeleton" type, which is folded on the right side of the receiver. In the folded position, the butt does not close access to the trigger guard, so in an extreme situation the shooter can open fire with a submachine gun, even without folding the butt.
Detailed information about the novelty of the SEC "Delta" does not yet provide, mainly for acquaintance only the main tactical and technical characteristics of the weapon are presented. The lack of detailed information indirectly testifies to the fact that this is a prototype, which is still far from being introduced into production. This is confirmed by the fact that at the exhibition in Tbilisi was presented a submachine gun, which has a serial number - 00001. At present, the future of the Georgian Iamani submachine gun seems rather vague, especially considering that in recent years Georgia has been significantly reducing its defense spending.
Performance characteristics of the Iamani submachine gun:
Caliber - 9 mm.
Used cartridge - 9x19 Luger.
Weight - 3,2 kg.
Length with the butt spread out - 570 mm, with the butt folded - 380 mm.
Weapon Width - 90 mm.
Rate of Fire - 600 shots / min.
Magazine capacity - 30 cartridges.
https://www.all4shooters.com/ru/strelba/pistolety/2015-novosti/NTTS-Delta-Iamani-pistolet-pulemet
http://delta.gov.ge/en/product/iamani/ (производитель)
http://www.russiadefence.net/t3254p30-georgia-ilitary-modernisation
http://www.postsovet.ru/blog/russia/569851.html
Perspective gun for army and policeFinnish submachine gun JaTiMatic
Igor39 25 November 2015 06: 37
Ugly, the receiver is like a machine gun)))))
paxil 25 November 2015 07: 27
Quote: Igor39
Well, whose production is that? It's clear from the design that the hand-made guys did it, they would be good at making wine, for example, but after 08.08.08 I announced a baykot to the Georgians, since then I haven't bought a single bottle of wine like that.
bazilio 25 November 2015 12: 26
Quote: paxil
Well, whose production is that? It can be seen from the design that the hand-made ones did.
Gentlemen, let's at least discuss politics and politics without politics and personal hostility !!!!!!
Ratmir_Ryazan 4 December 2015 21: 53
I also stopped buying everything Georgian ...
vkl-47 25 November 2015 08: 57
I think at 80 percent this is the same mp5.
Major_Vortex 25 November 2015 09: 42
Quote: vkl-47
The MP5 has a semi-free shutter. And the Georgian - free. Inside, these are different submachine guns.
PSih2097 25 November 2015 15: 57
Quote: Mayor_Vikhr
a mix of MP5 and ultrasound ...
Well, yes, yes, yes, this is the only main parameter of the weapon, beauty !!!!!!
Juborg 25 November 2015 15: 17
Guys, I am surprised you! What kind of talk, or product policy or obser? Where is the adequate assessment presented?
Of course, it's too early to talk about anything, given its number 00001. But what I want to note is only good ergonomics, the rest is in question. First of all, the project itself. The trunk in this business is the main element, apparently it will be a purchased item. In addition, for such a crumb, the weight of 3.2 kg is heavy. Even if you take into account the series, a milling box (and it's just milled!) Will cost too much for a small state like Georgia (for the dull, this is the place where Georgians live). Well, and most importantly, the appropriateness of its release. For them, this software will undoubtedly be too expensive, it is clearly not a competitor for export, even for the old MP5. The application is not bad, but practically not feasible, competitors in the arms market do not tolerate, it is already divided.
Quote: juborg
Even if you take into account the series, a milling box (and it's precisely milled!) Will cost too much,
I think the milling box is only in prototypes, if it comes to the series there will be stamping
For them, this software will undoubtedly be too expensive, it is clearly not a competitor for export, even for the old MP5
They can make this barrel at an "affordable" price - stamping, using cheaper materials and technologies (refusal to chrome the barrel, etc.). It is better not even to try to export this PP. For internal use only. Options with cutting the budget are possible
Respected bazilio, here the whole structure is held on a milled base and box. What is stamping, no need to explain. Plus, stamping is a big tolerance, and this is a minus in such a product, quality and accuracy. The same AK has a stamped receiver cover, while the BCC or AC milled, the price is different, but the accuracy is also different.
While this is all fortune-telling on water, there is no machine gun, there is a certain experimental box, not bad in appearance, but it was not even known to shoot from it at all. SIMPLY TO SAY THERE IS A CONCEPT, OR LAYOUT, AND THIS IS EXPRESSLY NOT AUTOMATIC.
Time will tell. Here the only positive moment is that the Georgians decided to develop their own product, and not to rework junk from warehouses (like their friends from the "ukroboronprom"). For now, that's all.
gross kaput 25 November 2015 17: 44
The same AK has a stamped receiver cover, but BCC or AC milled
Show me the milled BCC / AC receiver cover. If you touch directly the receiver itself, then the SVD is also milled, but the BCC and SVD are sniper rifles and not PP.
but the accuracy is also different.
For PP it's absolutely on the drum - since the ranges are absolutely not sniper, and as it were, a massive blank of the shutter and only the automatic mode of accuracy do not contribute.
SIMPLY TO SAY THERE IS A CONCEPT, OR LAYOUT, AND THIS IS EXPRESSLY NOT AUTOMATIC.
Dear Juborg, I agree with you! We are doing fortune telling here))) But this is a fascinating process, isn't it
But what I want to note is only good ergonomics.
Ergonomics are also in question. A pistol grip with recesses under the fingers is more a minus than a plus. Because the sizes of the hands and the thickness of the fingers are different for different people, and if you make similar recesses, then you need to do them for the specific hand of a particular shooter. Otherwise, such a handle can be extremely inconvenient for holding weapons and aiming firing. And in general, holes for fingers and indentations are far from for every weapon plus. For PP, which is intended for primary use in short-range melee combat, all sorts of bumps and outgrowths on the handle can be just a disadvantage, not an advantage. The fuse is in the right place, but its convenience can only be judged after you personally experience this weapon in normal mode. The location of the fuse may be correct and the implementation unsuccessful and inconvenient.
Judging by the photographs, the center of gravity of this PP is high, the mass of the free shutter is rather big, which is not very good for comfortable and accurate shooting, especially when shooting without focus on the butt. A pistol grip for the left hand is good, but such handles can now be mounted on a ton of modern weapons.
It is difficult to judge from the photos about the convenience of holding this weapon when firing, and even less about the quality of the descent. But certain flaws can be seen even in the pictures. Ergonomics of the weapon is not only a fashionable design.
AlNikolaich 25 November 2015 07: 25
A kind of unit ... By design, a classic, should work fine. Yes, and in terms of
Ergonomics, bloopers seem to be absent. And in any case, cheaper than import will cost ...
luiswoo 25 November 2015 09: 59
Come on, it's cheaper, the receiver looks milled - this, by definition, can't be cheap. At first it seemed like plastic, but in the text it was steel.
Quote: luiswoo
Come on, cheaper, the receiver looks milled - by definition, it can't be cheap
This is a pre-production sample. Surely under the series the stamping will be
inkass_98 25 November 2015 07: 30
There are no details, but it can be assumed from a number of details that we have the same MPNUMX in a different package - a lot of details speak for this version. It is possible that the local Kulibishvili put their hands to the structure, but the traditions of the Georgian weapons school are not that great to create an original structure from scratch.
Ugly, machine gun receiver
And as for ugliness, it's hard to surprise with this in the weapons world, there's even more terrible:
Quote: inkass_98
There are no details, but it can be assumed from a number of details that we have the same MP5 in a different package
I doubt it. 1- it is stated that this software has a free shutter, while for MP5 it is semi-free.
They probably could have copied the MP5, but economically it would be unprofitable - the production of a PP with a semi-free shutter with rollers is definitely more expensive ... Whether it's a free shutter. The simplified form of the receiver hints at the manufacturer's desire to make a PP with an affordable price.
sery volk 25 November 2015 08: 15
and why did you get that the Georgian wine is good at
Rus86 25 November 2015 08: 53
let's say, not everything is so good.
Quote: sery volk
let's talk about ballet, football and the influence of Kant's work on the migration of emperor penguins !!!!! If there is nothing to say on the topic, it is better to be silent at all !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1
ship 25 November 2015 11: 46
Heavy and at the same time a magazine with 30 pistol rounds.
Vladimirets 25 November 2015 13: 40
Quote: brod
30 pistol cartridges.
This is actually PP.
homedition 25 November 2015 11: 59
They are designed to install a laser target indicator, tactical flashlight, additional front handle and other tactical accessories
An error in the text, you need this:
They are intended for tactical install tactical laser pointer, tactical flashlight, additional tactical front grip and other tactical accessories
Well here, with an offtopic figured out, now directly to PP
-Appearance is necrosis, but it does not play any role in weapons at all.
Simple forms are cheaper production, which is good for the budget.
- The cartridge is standard, so the main performance characteristics of this software will be at the level of many other brothers in the class
- Automation. Since it is a question of a free shutter, and knowing which cartridge and weight of the PP itself, most likely the PP fires with the shutter open, which is easier to execute but negatively affects the accuracy of the shot.
- Ergonomics. The article talks about the "button" of the magazine lock, which can be placed on either side of the box barrel. Honestly, I never saw this button in the photo. If this button is within the reach of the index finger of the hand holding the fire control handle, it will be generally great. It will be possible to significantly speed up the reloading process. If, however, you cannot reach this button with your index finger, you can do everything in a classic way - a lever between the release bracket and the magazine.
The cocking handle of the shutter - if the designers realized the idea like the MP5 is also very good. The essence of the idea is that when shooting, the handle remains stationary.
It would be worth adding a regime with a cut-off of 3 shots, although the sample will turn out to be more expensive.
That's all I wanted to say!
Massik 25 November 2015 12: 51
In terms of design and governing bodies, HC UMP 45 most of all recalls that an interesting flame arrester will be thrown all the gases onto the sighting line.
I am interested in another question, how does this software understand ??
Logic suggests that it can be disassembled as MP 5 - the trigger is disconnected with the handle and the receiver shaft of the store, the butt with the back of the trunk of the box is disconnected. But as they say HZ
voyaka uh 25 November 2015 17: 17
Something I did not understand the purpose of the slots in the upper part
the trunk. Flame arrester? Unbalance Compensator?
Quote: voyaka uh
Flame arrester? Unbalance Compensator?
Exactly the same as the mini-ultrasound - compensator.
Right! Thank. I did not hold mini-ultrasound in my hands.
And from the old, with a wooden butt, he even shot.
Alexander Romanov 26 November 2015 10: 50
To Hamas? Oh you villain
atalef 26 November 2015 10: 56
old with a wooden butt
It was the same thing, but a mini-Uzi. mini-Galilov, and now
Mini Tavor - at our guard, at the checkpoints.
When we leave for the guard on the territory, in general there's no shooting, and so, to drag and take apart - please.
Shop from MP-5, the general design is clearly with an eye on Deutsche - HUK once made UMP as a cheaper version of the MP-5, they abandoned the semi-free shutter, the receiver was made of plastic - but in order not to greatly lower the performance characteristics they left a shot from a closed bolt and a trigger trigger with an interpreter. This is clearly an attempt to make an even simpler and cheaper version - I put a box of vodka against a dead raccoon - since there is no single mode, this miracle of engineering shoots from the rear sear. In general, so far this is quite an ordinary PP at the level of a Volkssturm weapon of the WWII era or bandit homemade products - for even the "plumber's dream" of STEN had a translator, only now it was made in the most expensive way - by milling.
Stoler 25 November 2015 21: 09
It is a pity not shown in the analysis. And so it looks convenient for use. BUT for "advertising" choose other boxes on which the product is removed - is it EXPLOSIVE?
the47th 25 November 2015 22: 39
After World War II, those who had at least some industry (as well as some that didn't have it at all) produced free-bolt submachine guns for their armies - simply, cheaply, angrily. It was commonplace, its own army is armed with its own PP. And now this is nonsense: the country has mastered the release of PP with a free shutter! But still some 70-75 years ago, schoolchildren collected submachine guns.
Georgovi4 26 November 2015 09: 12
So-so, plagiarism of Western samples.
dzeredzavkomimu 26 November 2015 09: 36
talking about plagiarism of weapons is just as funny as talking about plagiarism in automotive technology, the appearance seems to be different, and the principle is the same for everyone. It was the original designs in the 19th century, now there is a difference in nuances
alex shnajder 6 December 2015 23: 27
hmm ... and if the trunk is more authentic and the store is bigger (capacity)? it might be more interesting.


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Project acronym BUCOPHSYS
Project Bottom-up hybrid control and planning synthesis with application to multi-robot multi-human coordination
Researcher (PI) DIMOS Dimarogonas
Host Institution (HI) KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLAN
Summary Current control applications necessitate the treatment of systems with multiple interconnected components, rather than the traditional single component paradigm that has been studied extensively. The individual subsystems may need to fulfil different and possibly conflicting specifications in a real-time manner. At the same time, they may need to fulfill coupled constraints that are defined as relations between their states. Towards this end, the need for methods for decentralized control at the continuous level and planning at the task level becomes apparent. We aim here towards unification of these two complementary approaches. Existing solutions rely on a top down centralized approach. We instead consider here a decentralized, bottom-up solution to the problem. The approach relies on three layers of interaction. In the first layer, agents aim at coordinating in order to fulfil their coupled constraints with limited communication exchange of their state information and design of appropriate feedback controllers; in the second layer, agents coordinate in order to mutually satisfy their discrete tasks through exchange of the corresponding plans in the form of automata; in the third and most challenging layer, the communication exchange for coordination now includes both continuous state and discrete plan/abstraction information. The results will be demonstrated in a scenario involving multiple (possibly human) users and multiple robots. The unification will yield a completely decentralized system, in which the bottom up approach to define tasks, the consideration of coupled constraints and their combination towards distributed hybrid control and planning in a coordinated fashion require for new ways of thinking and approaches to analysis and constitute the proposal a beyond the SoA and groundbreaking approach to the fields of control and computer science.
Current control applications necessitate the treatment of systems with multiple interconnected components, rather than the traditional single component paradigm that has been studied extensively. The individual subsystems may need to fulfil different and possibly conflicting specifications in a real-time manner. At the same time, they may need to fulfill coupled constraints that are defined as relations between their states. Towards this end, the need for methods for decentralized control at the continuous level and planning at the task level becomes apparent. We aim here towards unification of these two complementary approaches. Existing solutions rely on a top down centralized approach. We instead consider here a decentralized, bottom-up solution to the problem. The approach relies on three layers of interaction. In the first layer, agents aim at coordinating in order to fulfil their coupled constraints with limited communication exchange of their state information and design of appropriate feedback controllers; in the second layer, agents coordinate in order to mutually satisfy their discrete tasks through exchange of the corresponding plans in the form of automata; in the third and most challenging layer, the communication exchange for coordination now includes both continuous state and discrete plan/abstraction information. The results will be demonstrated in a scenario involving multiple (possibly human) users and multiple robots. The unification will yield a completely decentralized system, in which the bottom up approach to define tasks, the consideration of coupled constraints and their combination towards distributed hybrid control and planning in a coordinated fashion require for new ways of thinking and approaches to analysis and constitute the proposal a beyond the SoA and groundbreaking approach to the fields of control and computer science.
Project acronym gRESONANT
Project Resonant Nuclear Gamma Decay and the Heavy-Element Nucleosynthesis
Researcher (PI) Ann-Cecilie Larsen
Host Institution (HI) UNIVERSITETET I OSLO
Summary THE GRAND CHALLENGE: The "Holy Grail" of nuclear astrophysics is to understand the astrophysical processes responsible for the formation of the elements. A particularly challenging part is the description of the heavy-element nucleosynthesis. The only way to build the majority of these heavy nuclides is via neutron-capture processes. Unaccounted-for nuclear structure effects may drastically change these rates. MAIN HYPOTHESIS: Nuclear low-energy gamma-decay resonances at high excitation energies will enhance the astrophysical neutron-capture reaction rates. NOVEL APPROACH: This proposal is, for the first time, addressing the M1 scissors resonance in deformed, neutron-rich nuclei and superheavy elements. A new experimental technique will be developed to determine the electromagnetic nature of the unexpected upbend enhancement. Further, s-process branch points for the Re-Os cosmochronology will be studied for the first time with the Oslo method. OBJECTIVES: 1) Measure s-process branch point nuclei with the Oslo method 2) Radioactive-beam experiments for neutron-rich nuclei searching for the low-energy upbend and the M1 scissors resonance 3) Develop new experimental technique to identify the upbend's electromagnetic nature 4) Superheavy-element experiments looking for the M1 scissors resonance POTENTIAL IMPACT IN THE RESEARCH FIELD: This proposal will trigger a new direction of research, as there are no data on the low-energy gamma resonances neither on neutron-rich nor superheavy nuclei. Their presence may have profound implications for the astrophysical neutron-capture rates. Developing a new experimental technique to determine the electromagnetic character of the upbend is crucial to distinguish between two competing explanations of this phenomenon. Unknown neutron-capture cross sections will be estimated with a much better precision than prior to this project, and lead to a major leap forward in the field of nuclear astrophysics.
THE GRAND CHALLENGE: The "Holy Grail" of nuclear astrophysics is to understand the astrophysical processes responsible for the formation of the elements. A particularly challenging part is the description of the heavy-element nucleosynthesis. The only way to build the majority of these heavy nuclides is via neutron-capture processes. Unaccounted-for nuclear structure effects may drastically change these rates. MAIN HYPOTHESIS: Nuclear low-energy gamma-decay resonances at high excitation energies will enhance the astrophysical neutron-capture reaction rates. NOVEL APPROACH: This proposal is, for the first time, addressing the M1 scissors resonance in deformed, neutron-rich nuclei and superheavy elements. A new experimental technique will be developed to determine the electromagnetic nature of the unexpected upbend enhancement. Further, s-process branch points for the Re-Os cosmochronology will be studied for the first time with the Oslo method. OBJECTIVES: 1) Measure s-process branch point nuclei with the Oslo method 2) Radioactive-beam experiments for neutron-rich nuclei searching for the low-energy upbend and the M1 scissors resonance 3) Develop new experimental technique to identify the upbend's electromagnetic nature 4) Superheavy-element experiments looking for the M1 scissors resonance POTENTIAL IMPACT IN THE RESEARCH FIELD: This proposal will trigger a new direction of research, as there are no data on the low-energy gamma resonances neither on neutron-rich nor superheavy nuclei. Their presence may have profound implications for the astrophysical neutron-capture rates. Developing a new experimental technique to determine the electromagnetic character of the upbend is crucial to distinguish between two competing explanations of this phenomenon. Unknown neutron-capture cross sections will be estimated with a much better precision than prior to this project, and lead to a major leap forward in the field of nuclear astrophysics.
Project acronym JUSTEMOTIONS
Project The construction of objectivity - An international perspective on the emotive-cognitive process of judicial decision-making
Researcher (PI) Stina BERGMAN BLIX
Summary This project is the first comprehensive study of how objectivity is construed in different legal systems, in Sweden, Scotland, USA and Italy. Objectivity is operationalised as the applied emotive-cognitive process of judicial decision-making. This definition challenges the prevailing positivist legal notion of objectivity, which implies a separation of emotion/reason as opposites. Previous research has shown this dichotomy to be problematic; reason depends on emotions and 'feeling' the consequences of alternative action is fundamental to form rational decisions. For legal actors this means that objective decision-making relies on emotional information and that sensibilities influence allocation of culpability. Through a comparative multi method qualitative design (court observations, shadowing, interviews and text analyses) we will follow criminal cases from prosecution, lower court, to the court of appeal focusing on: 1) The emotive-cognitive construction of objective decision-making; 2) Dimensions of encoding subjective lay narratives in a legal case into objective judicial categories; 3) Emotive-cognitive components of changed decisions. By contrasting the judicial decision-making process in different legal systems (common and civil criminal law) and in varying emotional regimes (e.g. subtle Swedish regime, outspoken American regime), we will dissect differences and similarities in the construction of objectivity in countries that all share the ideal of judicial dispassion. The project is path breaking by addressing problems with relying on a positivist notion of objectivity which tends to preclude legal actors from reflecting on how they do use emotions at work, thereby obscuring when personal sensibilities interfere with professional decisions. Since judicial objectivity serves as the quintessence of rational decision-making, this project will be of applied as well as theoretical relevance in the understanding of rational action outside of the legal context.
This project is the first comprehensive study of how objectivity is construed in different legal systems, in Sweden, Scotland, USA and Italy. Objectivity is operationalised as the applied emotive-cognitive process of judicial decision-making. This definition challenges the prevailing positivist legal notion of objectivity, which implies a separation of emotion/reason as opposites. Previous research has shown this dichotomy to be problematic; reason depends on emotions and 'feeling' the consequences of alternative action is fundamental to form rational decisions. For legal actors this means that objective decision-making relies on emotional information and that sensibilities influence allocation of culpability. Through a comparative multi method qualitative design (court observations, shadowing, interviews and text analyses) we will follow criminal cases from prosecution, lower court, to the court of appeal focusing on: 1) The emotive-cognitive construction of objective decision-making; 2) Dimensions of encoding subjective lay narratives in a legal case into objective judicial categories; 3) Emotive-cognitive components of changed decisions. By contrasting the judicial decision-making process in different legal systems (common and civil criminal law) and in varying emotional regimes (e.g. subtle Swedish regime, outspoken American regime), we will dissect differences and similarities in the construction of objectivity in countries that all share the ideal of judicial dispassion. The project is path breaking by addressing problems with relying on a positivist notion of objectivity which tends to preclude legal actors from reflecting on how they do use emotions at work, thereby obscuring when personal sensibilities interfere with professional decisions. Since judicial objectivity serves as the quintessence of rational decision-making, this project will be of applied as well as theoretical relevance in the understanding of rational action outside of the legal context.
Project acronym MC2
Project Mixed-phase clouds and climate (MC2) – from process-level understanding to large-scale impacts
Researcher (PI) Trude STORELVMO
Call Details Starting Grant (StG), PE10, ERC-2017-STG
Summary The importance of mixed-phase clouds (i.e. clouds in which liquid and ice may co-exist) for weather and climate has become increasingly evident in recent years. We now know that a majority of the precipitation reaching Earth's surface originates from mixed-phase clouds, and the way cloud phase changes under global warming has emerged as a critically important climate feedback. Atmospheric aerosols may also have affected climate via mixed-phase clouds, but the magnitude and even sign of this effect is currently unknown. Satellite observations have recently revealed that cloud phase is misrepresented in global climate models (GCMs), suggesting systematic GCM biases in precipitation formation and cloud-climate feedbacks. Such biases give us reason to doubt GCM projections of the climate response to CO2 increases, or to changing atmospheric aerosol loadings. This proposal seeks to address the above issues, through a multi-angle and multi-tool approach: (i) By conducting field measurements of cloud phase at mid- and high latitudes, we seek to identify the small-scale structure of mixed-phase clouds. (ii) Large-eddy simulations will then be employed to identify the underlying physics responsible for the observed structures, and the field measurements will provide case studies for regional cloud-resolving modelling in order to test and revise state-of-the-art cloud microphysics parameterizations. (iii) GCMs, with revised microphysics parameterizations, will be confronted with cloud phase constraints available from space. (iv) Finally, the same GCMs will be used to re-evaluate the climate impact of mixed-phase clouds in terms of their contribution to climate forcings and feedbacks. Through this synergistic combination of tools for a multi-scale study of mixed-phase clouds, the proposed research has the potential to bring the field of climate science forward, from improved process-level understanding at small scales, to better climate change predictions on the global scale.
The importance of mixed-phase clouds (i.e. clouds in which liquid and ice may co-exist) for weather and climate has become increasingly evident in recent years. We now know that a majority of the precipitation reaching Earth's surface originates from mixed-phase clouds, and the way cloud phase changes under global warming has emerged as a critically important climate feedback. Atmospheric aerosols may also have affected climate via mixed-phase clouds, but the magnitude and even sign of this effect is currently unknown. Satellite observations have recently revealed that cloud phase is misrepresented in global climate models (GCMs), suggesting systematic GCM biases in precipitation formation and cloud-climate feedbacks. Such biases give us reason to doubt GCM projections of the climate response to CO2 increases, or to changing atmospheric aerosol loadings. This proposal seeks to address the above issues, through a multi-angle and multi-tool approach: (i) By conducting field measurements of cloud phase at mid- and high latitudes, we seek to identify the small-scale structure of mixed-phase clouds. (ii) Large-eddy simulations will then be employed to identify the underlying physics responsible for the observed structures, and the field measurements will provide case studies for regional cloud-resolving modelling in order to test and revise state-of-the-art cloud microphysics parameterizations. (iii) GCMs, with revised microphysics parameterizations, will be confronted with cloud phase constraints available from space. (iv) Finally, the same GCMs will be used to re-evaluate the climate impact of mixed-phase clouds in terms of their contribution to climate forcings and feedbacks. Through this synergistic combination of tools for a multi-scale study of mixed-phase clouds, the proposed research has the potential to bring the field of climate science forward, from improved process-level understanding at small scales, to better climate change predictions on the global scale.
Project acronym NAPOLI
Project Nanoporous Asymmetric Poly(Ionic Liquid) Membrane
Researcher (PI) Jiayin Yuan
Host Institution (HI) STOCKHOLMS UNIVERSITET
Summary Nanoporous polymer membranes (NPMs) play a crucial, irreplaceable role in fundamental research and industrial usage, including separation, filtration, water treatment and sustainable environment. The vast majority of advances concentrate on neutral or weakly charged polymers, such as the ongoing interest on self-assembled block copolymer NPMs. There is an urgent need to process polyelectrolytes into NPMs that critically combine a high charge density with nanoporous morphology. Additionally, engineering structural asymmetry/gradient simultaneously in the membrane is equally beneficial, as it would improve membrane performance by building up compartmentalized functionalities. For example, a gradient in pore size forms high pressure resistance coupled with improved selectivity. Nevertheless, developing such highly charged, nanoporous and gradient membranes has remained a challenge, owing to the water solubility and ionic nature of conventional polyelectrolytes, poorly processable into nanoporous state via common routes. Recently, my group first reported an easy-to-perform production of nanoporous polyelectrolyte membranes. Building on this important but rather preliminary advance, I propose to develop the next generation of NPMs, nanoporous asymmetric poly(ionic liquid) membranes (NAPOLIs). The aim is to produce NAPOLIs bearing diverse gradients, understand the unique transport behavior, improve the membrane stability/sustainability/applicability, and finally apply them in the active fields of energy and environment. Both the currently established route and the newly proposed ones will be employed for the membrane fabrication. This proposal is inherently interdisciplinary, as it must combine polymer chemistry/engineering, physical chemistry, membrane/materials science, and nanoscience for its success. This research will fundamentally advance nanoporous membrane design for a wide scope of applications and reveal unique physical processes in an asymmetric context.
Nanoporous polymer membranes (NPMs) play a crucial, irreplaceable role in fundamental research and industrial usage, including separation, filtration, water treatment and sustainable environment. The vast majority of advances concentrate on neutral or weakly charged polymers, such as the ongoing interest on self-assembled block copolymer NPMs. There is an urgent need to process polyelectrolytes into NPMs that critically combine a high charge density with nanoporous morphology. Additionally, engineering structural asymmetry/gradient simultaneously in the membrane is equally beneficial, as it would improve membrane performance by building up compartmentalized functionalities. For example, a gradient in pore size forms high pressure resistance coupled with improved selectivity. Nevertheless, developing such highly charged, nanoporous and gradient membranes has remained a challenge, owing to the water solubility and ionic nature of conventional polyelectrolytes, poorly processable into nanoporous state via common routes. Recently, my group first reported an easy-to-perform production of nanoporous polyelectrolyte membranes. Building on this important but rather preliminary advance, I propose to develop the next generation of NPMs, nanoporous asymmetric poly(ionic liquid) membranes (NAPOLIs). The aim is to produce NAPOLIs bearing diverse gradients, understand the unique transport behavior, improve the membrane stability/sustainability/applicability, and finally apply them in the active fields of energy and environment. Both the currently established route and the newly proposed ones will be employed for the membrane fabrication. This proposal is inherently interdisciplinary, as it must combine polymer chemistry/engineering, physical chemistry, membrane/materials science, and nanoscience for its success. This research will fundamentally advance nanoporous membrane design for a wide scope of applications and reveal unique physical processes in an asymmetric context.
Project acronym single-C
Project Automatized Catalysis and Single-Carbon Insertion
Researcher (PI) Abraham MENDOZA VALDERREY
Summary This project is aimed at accelerating the synthesis of important organic molecules through key enabling technologies towards automatized catalysis and single-carbon insertion reactions. Transferring the simplest carbon units to organic molecules has the potential to change the way we approach synthesis planning through new asymmetric skeletal homologations and rearrangements of simple raw materials, for which only long workarounds exist now. These methods can reduce to half the manipulations required to access relevant medicines, organocatalysts, ligands, bio-molecular tools and photovoltaic devices. They target unreactive functions to introduce fundamental one-carbon units (CO or C) that are present in virtually any organic compound. New powerful reagents that resemble these basic single-carbon units in excited electronic configurations are to be developed for this purpose. The new catalytic methods needed are based on the solid grounds of carbene-transfer reactions and the recent advances of my group in the development of new homogeneous catalysts. Moreover, a new catalyst platform will be developed to complement our existing portfolio for success in the challenging processes targeted in this proposal. We aim to pioneer a fully automatized workflow for research in catalysis that devoid the synthesis of organic ligands replacing them by combinatorial assemblies built in situ from un-structured simple molecules. The new reactions arising from these new catalysts and reagents will expedite the valorization of raw materials (such as carbonyls, olefins and hydrocarbons) into important chiral molecules in a single transformation. This bold aim is a priority of the European Commission for the coming years as it will save time, protect the environment and reduce cost at once. Thus, these innovative technologies have the potential of transforming the research workflow in homogeneous catalysis and the logics of retrosynthesis of organic molecules at a fundamental level.
This project is aimed at accelerating the synthesis of important organic molecules through key enabling technologies towards automatized catalysis and single-carbon insertion reactions. Transferring the simplest carbon units to organic molecules has the potential to change the way we approach synthesis planning through new asymmetric skeletal homologations and rearrangements of simple raw materials, for which only long workarounds exist now. These methods can reduce to half the manipulations required to access relevant medicines, organocatalysts, ligands, bio-molecular tools and photovoltaic devices. They target unreactive functions to introduce fundamental one-carbon units (CO or C) that are present in virtually any organic compound. New powerful reagents that resemble these basic single-carbon units in excited electronic configurations are to be developed for this purpose. The new catalytic methods needed are based on the solid grounds of carbene-transfer reactions and the recent advances of my group in the development of new homogeneous catalysts. Moreover, a new catalyst platform will be developed to complement our existing portfolio for success in the challenging processes targeted in this proposal. We aim to pioneer a fully automatized workflow for research in catalysis that devoid the synthesis of organic ligands replacing them by combinatorial assemblies built in situ from un-structured simple molecules. The new reactions arising from these new catalysts and reagents will expedite the valorization of raw materials (such as carbonyls, olefins and hydrocarbons) into important chiral molecules in a single transformation. This bold aim is a priority of the European Commission for the coming years as it will save time, protect the environment and reduce cost at once. Thus, these innovative technologies have the potential of transforming the research workflow in homogeneous catalysis and the logics of retrosynthesis of organic molecules at a fundamental level.
Project acronym SNOWISO
Project Signals from the Surface Snow: Post-Depositional Processes Controlling the Ice Core IsotopicFingerprint
Researcher (PI) Hans Christian Steen-Larsen
Host Institution (HI) UNIVERSITETET I BERGEN
Summary For the past 50 years, our use of ice core records as climate archives has relied on the fundamental assumption that the isotopic composition of precipitation deposited on the ice sheet surface determines the ice core water isotopic composition. Since the isotopic composition in precipitation is assumed to be governed by the state of the climate this has made ice core isotope records one of the most important proxies for reconstructing the past climate. New simultaneous measurements of snow and water vapor isotopes have shown that the surface snow exchanges with the atmospheric water vapor isotope signal, altering the deposited precipitation isotope signal. This severely questions the standard paradigm for interpreting the ice core proxy record and gives rise to the hypothesis that the isotope record from an ice core is determined by a combination of the atmospheric water vapor isotope signal and the precipitation isotope signal. The SNOWISO project will verify this new hypothesis by combining laboratory and field experiments with in-situ observations of snow and water vapor isotopes in Greenland and Antarctica. This will enable me to quantify and parameterize the snow-air isotope exchange and post-depositional processes. I will implement these results into an isotope-enabled Regional Climate Model with a snowpack module and benchmarked against in-situ observations. Using the coupled snow-atmosphere isotope model I will establish the isotopic shift due to post-depositional processes under different climate conditions. This will facilitate the use of the full suite of water isotopes to infer past changes in the climate system, specifically changes in ocean sea surface temperature and relative humidity. By establishing how the water isotope signal is recorded in the snow, the SNOWISO project will build the foundation for future integration of isotope-enabled General Circulation Models with ice core records; this opens a new frontier in climate reconstruction.
For the past 50 years, our use of ice core records as climate archives has relied on the fundamental assumption that the isotopic composition of precipitation deposited on the ice sheet surface determines the ice core water isotopic composition. Since the isotopic composition in precipitation is assumed to be governed by the state of the climate this has made ice core isotope records one of the most important proxies for reconstructing the past climate. New simultaneous measurements of snow and water vapor isotopes have shown that the surface snow exchanges with the atmospheric water vapor isotope signal, altering the deposited precipitation isotope signal. This severely questions the standard paradigm for interpreting the ice core proxy record and gives rise to the hypothesis that the isotope record from an ice core is determined by a combination of the atmospheric water vapor isotope signal and the precipitation isotope signal. The SNOWISO project will verify this new hypothesis by combining laboratory and field experiments with in-situ observations of snow and water vapor isotopes in Greenland and Antarctica. This will enable me to quantify and parameterize the snow-air isotope exchange and post-depositional processes. I will implement these results into an isotope-enabled Regional Climate Model with a snowpack module and benchmarked against in-situ observations. Using the coupled snow-atmosphere isotope model I will establish the isotopic shift due to post-depositional processes under different climate conditions. This will facilitate the use of the full suite of water isotopes to infer past changes in the climate system, specifically changes in ocean sea surface temperature and relative humidity. By establishing how the water isotope signal is recorded in the snow, the SNOWISO project will build the foundation for future integration of isotope-enabled General Circulation Models with ice core records; this opens a new frontier in climate reconstruction.
Project acronym SONGBIRD
Project SOphisticated 3D cell culture scaffolds for Next Generation Barrier-on-chip In vitro moDels
Researcher (PI) Maria TENJE
Summary The blood-brain barrier is a sophisticated biological barrier comprising several different cell types, structured in a well-defined order with the task to strictly control the passage of molecules - such as drugs against neurodegenerative diseases - from the blood into the brain. To reduce the ethical and economic costs of drug development, which in EU today uses ~10 million experimental animals every year, we must develop in vitro models of the blood-brain barrier with high in vivo correlation, as these are completely missing today. SONGBIRD aims to achieve this with the scientific approach to - Develop advanced microfabrication methods to handle biologically derived materials - Structure the materials into heterogeneous 3D multi-layer suspended cell culture scaffolds - Incorporate blood-brain barrier cells with precise control on location and order - Integrated the 3D scaffolds into a microfluidic network as a miniaturised screening platform The vision is to develop and validate versatile microfabrication methods to mechanically structure and physically handle soft biological materials to unlock the use of next generation animal-free barrier-on-chip models that can be used to speed up drug development, serve as screening platforms for nanotoxicology and help medical researchers to gain mechanistic insight in drug delivery. During SONGBIRD, I will focus on the blood-brain barrier due to its urgent relevance for drug development for the ageing population but the final processing tool-box will be suitable for realising in vitro models of any biological barrier in the future. SONGBIRD is proposed to run for 60 months and will include researchers with expertise in microsystem engineering (PI), hydrogel synthesis and drug delivery. The expected output is a validated 3D barrier-on-chip model as well as a microfabrication toolbox for biological materials enabling transformation from 2D to 3D cell cultures in several other life science research areas.
The blood-brain barrier is a sophisticated biological barrier comprising several different cell types, structured in a well-defined order with the task to strictly control the passage of molecules - such as drugs against neurodegenerative diseases - from the blood into the brain. To reduce the ethical and economic costs of drug development, which in EU today uses ~10 million experimental animals every year, we must develop in vitro models of the blood-brain barrier with high in vivo correlation, as these are completely missing today. SONGBIRD aims to achieve this with the scientific approach to - Develop advanced microfabrication methods to handle biologically derived materials - Structure the materials into heterogeneous 3D multi-layer suspended cell culture scaffolds - Incorporate blood-brain barrier cells with precise control on location and order - Integrated the 3D scaffolds into a microfluidic network as a miniaturised screening platform The vision is to develop and validate versatile microfabrication methods to mechanically structure and physically handle soft biological materials to unlock the use of next generation animal-free barrier-on-chip models that can be used to speed up drug development, serve as screening platforms for nanotoxicology and help medical researchers to gain mechanistic insight in drug delivery. During SONGBIRD, I will focus on the blood-brain barrier due to its urgent relevance for drug development for the ageing population but the final processing tool-box will be suitable for realising in vitro models of any biological barrier in the future. SONGBIRD is proposed to run for 60 months and will include researchers with expertise in microsystem engineering (PI), hydrogel synthesis and drug delivery. The expected output is a validated 3D barrier-on-chip model as well as a microfabrication toolbox for biological materials enabling transformation from 2D to 3D cell cultures in several other life science research areas.


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FCC orders a crackdown on auto warranty robocall scam
By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times
The Federal Communications Commission has ordered phone companies to stop carrying the traffic of a robocall scam hawking auto warranties.
The agency announced an order to all U.S. voice service providers on Wednesday to stop carrying the traffic of a robocall operation involving "Roy Cox Jr., Aaron Michael Jones, their Sumco Panama companies, and international associates."
The FCC specified in its press release that, "The robocalls include … prompts to speak with a 'warranty specialist' about extending or reinstating their car warranty."
The FCC initially contacted eight service providers with cease-and-desist letters to stop carrying this traffic on July 7. These companies' nonresponse prompted the FCC to order all service providers to refuse the robocalls.
Mr. Cox, Mr. Jones and their international partners are accused of "making more than eight billion unlawful pre-recorded message calls to American consumers since at least 2018," according to the FCC's order.
The group is also accused of hiding its true caller identification from recipients by making it appear as if the calls originated locally. This practice is known as "neighbor spoofing."
The FCC order states that "the Cox/Jones/Sumco Panama Operation purchased nearly 500,000 numbers from at least 229 area codes in November and December 2020 apparently to make the calls appear to consumers as if they were originating locally."
Up to this point, Mr. Cox, Mr. Jones, and their co-conspirators were still sending out millions of illegal robocalls on a daily basis.
In addition to this order, the robocall operation is also subject to an FCC Enforcement Bureau investigation and a lawsuit from Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost.
In a press release on July 7, Mr. Yost said, "Our lives are plagued by robocalls like a swarm of flies. This particular operation prompted more than 1,600 unwanted-call complaints to my office. It's time to get out the fly swatter."
FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel agreed, saying, "billions of auto warranty robocalls [came] from a single calling campaign."
"Auto warranty scams are one of the top complaints we get from consumers and it's time to hold those responsible for making these junk calls," she said.
• Brad Matthews can be reached at bmatthews@washingtontimes.com.


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I'm using a Spry Accordion and have it working as intended in Chrome however both Firefox and more importantly IE only partially work. Rather than move to JQuery straight off, I'd like to see if I can fix this with the help of any experts here. Thanks in advance.
You'll notice that the accordion on the right side goes 4, 3, 2, 1 with the last panel (1) open.
When viewed in IE and FF the accordion goes 4, 3, 2, 1 however the first panel (4) is open.
I can provide the page code and all helper files as needed. I am hoping someone will know of a IE/FF work around to save me from recreating this accordion. NOTE: This accordion has a repeat section inside a repeated section and was difficult to create so that's why I'd like to see if I can fix this Chrome vs IE/FF issue if I can.


This story begins nearly four thousand years ago, when Kadriosa IV, King of Scorn, invaded the southern territories and pushed back the Elven barbarians that lived there.
The elvish people fled, and many of them settled in a place they called Vkovzerov , "The Country of the Three Waters", as it was a rather unique meeting point between a river, a lake, and the sea. There they enjoyed a great prosperity, working with the local sprites to build Tashkeren-tah, The City of the Wooden Towers.
Two centuries passed, then three. The elven princes of Tashkeren-tah had become powerful - and never in their hearts was the thirst of revenge and hatred towards the people of Scorn extinguished. Now very familiar with the various water creatures that inhabited their territory, they had developed great skills in commanding rivers, and the beasts inside them, and the creatures made from them. They knew that Scorn was highly dependent on its seaport, and they had planned for the many years their long life gave them to use the great power of water spirits to crush and flood the city.
But despite all their accumulated knowledge, their powers were too limited to direct the most powerful entities of the seas, the Mouthes of the Mariner, none other than the Greater Aquomons.
For a long time, they were hesitant to call those, as they were dangerous, treacherous creatures born during the darkest ages of the world, when Haemdel the Legendary was crushed and the Three Artifacts lost. But so strong was their flame of hatred that it soon burned the ropes of their carefulness. Using their most powerful summoning spell, they convocated one of the Greater Aquomons before them.
Elven Princes exposed what they wanted to Vërno, and the creature seemed very interested at the idea of grabbing all the riches of Scorn, and bringing them back into his dark kingdom of the depth of the sea.
The Elven Princes quickly discussed the matter, and came to the conclusion that it was a rather fair price to pay - after all, their territories weren't very large, and there was a lot of empty space all around, so it wasn't really a problem for them. Maybe it would for a couple of peasants, but who cared about them more than of the vengeance against Scorn ?
What happened then is too long to tell in details here, as it belongs to another story. In short, Jovidjevska the elven girl, who had heard everything, traveled to Scorn, and convinced the city wizards of the truth of the menace. And when Vërno came to crush the city, they moved it two days into the future, and the water hand of the Fourth Drop grabbed only emptiness.
And that said, he selected the area on which the Elven City itself was built, and covered it with water, its inhabitants trapped and killed there without understanding what was happening.
Two thousand years passed. The lineage of the kings of Scorn died, and another dynasty came, and another one after that. Wars were conducted. Wizards of Scorn fled, and most of the knowledge disappeared, and there were nothing but lakes and forests above the dead city of the elves.
And then, a man came. Where did he come from ? Nobody knows for sure. Butakis was his name.
For years, he studied the Arcanes, hunting for traces of the city, as he was convinced that the lost wisdom of the elves of Vkovzerov would give him a great power. And, finally, after 20 long years of searching, he concluded that the secret was in the area now called "Lake Country".
And there, he came, and there was a small house made of wood, and there was a tree, and there was a young elvish woman, dreaming at the stars, under the tree. And Butakis fell in love, and the elvish lady fell in love, and they both watched the stars. But soon, Butakis felt the need of getting back into action, and finding the lost city and getting its power.
But Butakis had already made up his mind, and he brought back engineers, and sappers, and miners, and they all worked to build a huge machine to pump the water, and discover the city. During ten years, Butakis worked on this, hoping that in the end, the elvish lady would be at his side, and that she would be his wife, princess of the restored city.
During all the work, he was perpetually annoyed by a small group of bandits, lead by Twak the Red Fox. Twak and his men conducted a real guerilla war against Butakis, as they saw him as a danger for the whole country, because his plans were damaging nature and could also have awaken dark power sleeping in the sunken city. Several times, they sabotaged the machine, stole tools, raped engineers and designers. But each time, Butakis and his followers repaired the machines, engaged new people, and increased security.
And now, ten years after the beginning, the work was completed, and he invited the elvish lady to come and see the accomplishment of a lifelong dream.
The Elvish lady came, as beautiful as ever. And on the balcony at the top of the pump, they watched the stars, and she kissed him, and she when they were in the bed he had prepared for that very special night before the pumping started, she whispered at his ear.
That, Butakis had waited for long, but he didn't expect what she told him then.
Butakis understood that he had been fooled, that she only kept her attention away enough for Twak and three of his faithful men to sabotage the pump. And so came a great rumble from the basis of the huge building, and so the huge engines exploded, and so was his dream reduced to smoke, smoke that still covers most of Lake Country nowadays. The Elvish lady probably died, as nobody saw her again after that. And so did the brave Twak, but his spirit survived in the wind - or so say some people.
Butakis, so strange as it may look, managed to survive, although in bad shape, as one would expect. Disfigured, he survived until now using black magic or machines to keep him alive, and he tried to gather again men to restart his project. But it was now said all around that it was a doomed, broken man - and so he in fact was Lake country was said to be haunted by Twak, and several travellers saw a young elvish lady, watching the stars at night, under a tree, near the lake.
Nobody ever accepted to work on the foolish project again. Butakis now awaits in his sinister castle, ruling a shattered kingdom lost in the fog his machine left behind. A tormented man, that is said to look in the direction of the lake from the highest tower of his castle, every night.
But for him never came again the Elvish girl, and forever his soul stays alone. And so ends what we know about Butakis and Twak, and so dies my story.


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