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Remanence or remanent magnetization or residual magnetism is the magnetization left behind in a ferromagnetic material (such as iron) after an external magnetic field is removed. Colloquially, when a magnet is "magnetized", it has remanence.  The remanence of magnetic materials provides the magnetic memory in magnetic storage devices, and is used as a source of information on the past Earth's magnetic field in paleomagnetism. The word remanence is from remanent + -ence, meaning "that which remains".

The equivalent term  residual magnetization is generally used in engineering applications. In transformers, electric motors and generators a large residual magnetization is not desirable (see also electrical steel) as it is an unwanted contamination, for example a magnetization remaining in an electromagnet after the current in the coil is turned off. Where it is unwanted, it can be removed by degaussing.

Sometimes the term retentivity is used for remanence measured in units of magnetic flux density.

Types

Saturation remanence

The default definition of magnetic remanence is the magnetization remaining in zero field after a large magnetic field is applied (enough to achieve saturation). The effect of a magnetic hysteresis loop is measured using instruments such as a vibrating sample magnetometer; and the zero-field intercept is a measure of the remanence. In physics this measure is converted to an average magnetization (the total magnetic moment divided by the volume of the sample) and denoted in equations as Mr. If it must be distinguished from other kinds of remanence, then it is called the saturation remanence or saturation isothermal remanence (SIRM) and denoted by Mrs.

In engineering applications the residual magnetization is often measured using a B-H analyzer, which measures the response to an AC magnetic field  (as in Fig. 1). This is represented by a flux density Br. This value of remanence is one of the most important parameters characterizing permanent magnets; it measures the strongest magnetic field they can produce. Neodymium magnets, for example, have a remanence approximately equal to 1.3 Tesla.

Isothermal remanence
Often a single measure of remanence does not provide adequate information on a magnet. For example, magnetic tapes contain a large number of small magnetic particles (see magnetic storage), and these particles are not identical.  Magnetic minerals in rocks may have a wide range of magnetic properties (see rock magnetism). One way to look inside these materials is to add or subtract small increments of remanence. One way of doing this is first demagnetizing the magnet in an AC field, and then applying a field H and removing it.  This remanence, denoted by Mr(H), depends on the field. It is called the initial remanence or the isothermal remanent magnetization (IRM).

Another kind of IRM can be obtained by first giving the magnet a saturation remanence in one direction and then applying and removing a magnetic field in the opposite direction.  This is called demagnetization remanence or DC demagnetization remanence and is denoted by symbols like Md(H), where H is the magnitude of the field.  Yet another kind of remanence can be obtained by demagnetizing the saturation remanence in an ac field.  This is called AC demagnetization remanence or alternating field demagnetization remanence and is denoted by symbols like Maf(H).

If the particles are noninteracting single-domain particles with uniaxial anisotropy, there are simple linear relations between the remanences.

Anhysteretic remanence
Another kind of laboratory remanence is anhysteretic remanence or anhysteretic remanent magnetization (ARM). This is induced by exposing a magnet to a large alternating field plus a small DC bias field. The amplitude of the alternating field is gradually reduced to zero to get an anhysteretic magnetization, and then the bias field is removed to get the remanence. The anhysteretic magnetization curve is often close to an average of the two branches of the hysteresis loop, and is assumed in some models to represent the lowest-energy state for a given field. There are several ways for experimental measurement of the anhysteretic magnetization curve, based on fluxmeters and DC biased demagnetization. ARM has also been studied because of its similarity to the write process in some magnetic recording technology and to the acquisition of natural remanent magnetization in rocks.

Examples

See also
Coercivity
Hysteresis
Rock magnetism
Thermoremanent magnetization
Viscous remanent magnetization

Notes

References

External links
Coercivity and Remanence in Permanent Magnets
Magnet Man

Computer engineering
Rock magnetism
Magnetic hysteresis

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AgenciesUpdated July 19, 2019
Unlike last time, captain Virat Kohli will have no say in the selection of the Indian team's new head coach, a senior BCCI official told The Indian Express. — AFP/File
NEW DELHI: Unlike last time, captain Virat Kohli will have no say in the selection of the Indian team's new head coach, a senior BCCI official told The Indian Express.
The final decision will be taken by a steering committee, headed by former India skipper Kapil Dev, and approved by the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA), the official said according to the newspaper.
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In another departure from the process followed last time, the BCCI has decided that the senior selection committee will pick the support staff to assist the coach.
"Support staff will be picked by the selection committee. Normally, we allow the head coach to do that [pick the support staff] for team building. This time, if the head coach is selected [before the selection of the support staff], he might join the process," the BCCI official further said.
Kumble had quit as head coach following the 2017 Champions Trophy after Kohli expressed reservations over his "style" of functioning. Ravi Shastri was then picked as the new coach, and contracted till the 2019 World Cup, where India lost to New Zealand in the semi-final. The CoA has given the coaching staff a 45-day extension for the West Indies tour that starts on Aug 3.
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I tested if the shutdown also gets triggered when a sim closes due to overlapping regions. It does not trigger the shutdown. This also aplys for a crash of a sim were the application is terminated.
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The airline Air France aims to increase its share of the Kenyan market by adding two new routes to Nairobi. Served weekly, the French airline began flying to the Kenyan capital in April 2019. The connections are scheduled from Paris-CDG. As a reminder, Air France cooperates with Kenya Airways to operate twelve routes (served weekly) between the two capitals, knowing… Continue reading "Air France strengthens its flights to Nairobi"
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Colruyt Group Celebrates 80 Years Of Coffeeroasting And Wine Bottling
Roasting coffee, Colruyt Group has been doing it for 80 years. And this makes us unique, because we are the only Belgian retailer having its own coffee-roasting plant today. We have also been bottling wine for 80 years. Every year we roast 6,500 tonnes of coffee beans. By developing craftsmanship in the company, Colruyt Group can control the production process, price and sustainability aspects of its own coffee. The same goes for wine, as the group has its own bottling plant on the same site at Ghislenghien. Colruyt Group will continue to invest in its own production plants in the years to come.
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The coffee-roasting and wine bottling plants are part of Colruyt Group Fine Food, that combines all production departments of the retail group. Manager Stefan Goethaert explains why in-house craftsmanship is so important to the group: "On the Belgian retail market, we represent 30 % of the sale of coffee. More than half are private label coffees: Graindor, Boni Selection Bio and Everyday. Because we roast them, we can control the quality, sustainability and price. And that is good for our customers, since they can count on tasteful coffees with a correct price/quality ratio."
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Abstract : The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, NASA's newest observatory, has begun its mission of exploring the high-energy space environment in gamma rays. Successfully launched from Florida on June 11, 2008, the spacecraft and its instruments passed their orbital checkout and commissioning with flying colors. Fermi's primary instrument, the Large Area Telescope (LAT), is now surveying the gamma-ray sky at energies from tens of millions to hundreds of billions of times greater than those we see with our eyes. With its unprecedented sensitivity and sky-survey viewing, the LAT is revolutionizing our understanding of the near-Earth environment and distant universe in energetic gamma rays, the most penetrating type of electromagnetic radiation. NRL scientists designed and built the LAT calorimeter, which measures the energies of the gamma rays, and led the commissioning of the LAT on orbit. NRL also provided facilities and technical support for the environmental testing of the instrument and observatory.


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When to my local dealer,collect my DD750 for servicing,& i see they already got the DD1200 for sale..
Initially thought of upgrade to it,but after seeing it live,i think i like my DD750 more,its sleeker,DD1200 like a huge tank,although its has more better equiptment then the DD750..
Personally,if i wanna get a 1000+ motard,i'll go for Hyper 1100 evo sp,its slimmer..
Regarding the better equipment.My DD Factory has the same brakes and suspension fitted as standard.
When i sat on the 1200 i found it too wide with the new tank and to be honest it aint worth £2,500 more than my Factory + i got a set of Arrows free with my bike.
Agreed with everything u say..
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'6 Underground' star Ben Hardy responds to mixed reviews: 'Michael Bay is a Marmite filmmaker'
Yahoo Movies UK 18 December 2019
6 Underground, the new film from action auteur Michael Bay, landed on Netflix last week where it became an instant hit on the streaming service.
Starring Ryan Reynolds as the billionaire leader of an underground vigilante team, the bombastic blockbuster from the Transformers and Bad Boys director has remained in the service's Top 10 most watched where we suspect it will remain for most of the Christmas period.
However, as is often the case with Bay's movies, there's been a divide in opinions between film critics and casual punters (34% approval from critics versus 65% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes).
Actor Ben Hardy, who plays free-running cat burglar Four in he film, says this isn't unusual for Bay.
Read more: The most exciting movies coming in 2020
"Michael [Bay's] films have never been critically praised," Hardy tells Yahoo about the divisive response to the film.
"He's kind of a love/hate... he's definitely a Marmite situation really. But I love his movies. Not to take away from the critics, I think it's important to hear what they have to say, but at the same time, necessarily, they're not the be-all and end-all of what makes a great movie.
"6 UNDERGROUND" (2019) - Pictured: Ben Hardy
"It's obviously completely subjective. I like this movie, I've watched it, I think it's a fun movie, and I hope other people feel the same way."
After making his debut with Bad Boys in 1995, Bay has directed 14 feature films in all, and only one of those – 1996's The Rock – was well-received by critics. However, his crowd-pleasing films have made serious bank at the box office ($6.443 billion in total), making him the fourth-highest grossing director ever behind Peter Jackson, the Russo brothers, and Steven Spielberg.
Read more: Brian May slams 'vindictive' Bohemian Rhapsody reviews
Former EastEnders star Hardy is no stranger to being on the receiving end of mixed reviews though. He also starred as Queen drummer Roger Taylor in Bryan Singer's divisive Bohemian Rhapsody. That film enjoyed a lukewarm reception from critics, but went on to be nominated for a Best Picture at the 2019 Oscars, where it won a total of four Academy Awards.
"6 UNDERGROUND" (2019) - Pictured: Corey Hawkins, Adria Arjona, Ben Hardy, Ryan Reynolds, Melanie Laurent, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo (Photo Courtesy of Netflix)
"Queen were always the people's band, and Bohemian Rhapsody was the people's movie," Hardy shares.
"Queen were always slated by the critics, and Bohemian Rhapsody was slated by the critics, but it went on to be nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars, so it's interesting."
NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 10: Michael Bay attends Netflix's "6 Underground" New York Premiere at The Shed on December 10, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Jason Mendez/WireImage)
It seems unlikely that 6 Underground will be part of the awards season conversation (Netflix has that corner already tied up with Marriage Story and The Irishman), but should it be a hit on the platform, we can expect more Netflix to make more adventures featuring the mercenary team.
Hardy says he's signed up for multiple films (6 Underground 2? 7 Underground?) as has "most" of the rest of the cast which also includes Mélanie Laurent, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Adria Arjona, and Corey Hawkins, but it all depends on how it performs with audiences.
"I would like to explore more," Hardy adds, "I have done television before, but every time I play a part in a film, I think about what else is left on the table, what else wasn't explored, what i'd like to go back and explore, so I hope [a sequel] happens."
6 Underground is streaming on Netflix now.
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Bluegrass Beacon: Congress should evaporate Obamacare's ocean
Health careBy Jim Waters December 30, 2016
Geologists are concerned that the Dead Sea's water level is dropping faster than Santa from the North Pole on Christmas Eve.
Experts estimate the water level in this famous sea separating Israel and Jordan dropped by more than 131 feet since the 1950s and continues to lose more than three feet of water annually.
It's not because too much water is somehow flowing out of the Sea of Salt, as it's known.
One of the sea's unique features is that it's the terminal lake of the equally famous River Jordan. Water flows in from the Jordan but none flows out.
Scientists believe evaporation is a contributing factor.
Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-2nd District, rightly believes Washington's budget process can be used to evaporate another sea – Obamacare's ocean.
This approach allows Congress to use its power of the purse to weaken a dreadful plan while, at the same time, providing a strategy for transitioning millions of Americans who receive some type of subsidized coverage into better – and affordable – policies.
As Guthrie told me, Congress can use the budget process to "repeal everything in Obamacare that's a spending or tax item."
That, of course, includes mandates and their accompanying fines.
While the Supreme Court's ruling allowing Obamacare to proceed was, in the annals of judicial history, as low as the Dead Sea's surface – Earth's lowest point – the black-robed justices at least correctly branded as a "tax" the Obamacare penalty cuffed on certain employers and individuals choosing not to offer or purchase coverage.
Evaporating Obamacare's sea rather than draining its swamp allows Congress to expeditiously exorcise the health-care boondoggle's worst demons while saving its best angels.
"Congress has the power to tax," Guthrie told me. "So, you can choose whether or not you buy it, but if you choose not to buy it, then you have to pay a tax. So, what we (Congress) can say is: you don't have to pay the tax."
Since the budget-reconciliation process, which finalizes the spending plan for our current fiscal year, will be at the top of Congress' agenda when it returns to Washington in January, eliminating this tax by the end of February could provide an economic boost to a lot of Kentuckians.
Congress can – and should – do this.
It would give badly needed breaks for low- and middle-income families who otherwise would receive smaller-than-needed federal tax-return checks this spring resulting from increased penalties for not purchasing unaffordable coverage.
Evaporating Obamacare's swamp by choking it at its point of funding – without necessarily waiting until it has every replacement policy in place – allows Congress to:
Avoid the Senate's 60-vote threshold requirement, which would be enforced on a stand-alone repeal bill. Meeting this bar would be difficult considering the GOP holds only a 52-46 seat majority in the Senate; budgets, however, require only a simple majority vote.
Give providers and insurers the opportunity to recover from Obamacare's disastrous effects and reset plans with some confidence they can survive and stabilize.
Address egregious funding issues created by Obamacare, including the $716 billion worth of Medicaid cuts used to pay for the imploding health-insurance debacle.
Evaporating the sea using this strategy would offer a beautiful constitutional approach toward getting rid of the current health-insurance ugliness.
It would reassert Congress' power of the purse at a time when the unconstitutional growth of both the judicial and executive branches during Obama – and Obamacare's – tenure must be reversed.
Scientists are concerned the Dead Sea might eventually dry up.
It won't happen in our lifetime, but let's hope the worst aspects of Obamacare evaporate into thin air during the next gathering of Congress.
Jim Waters is president at The Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions, Kentucky's free-market think tank. Read his weekly Bluegrass Beacon column at www.bipps.org. He can be reached at jwaters@freedomkentucky.com and @bipps on Twitter.
Bluegrass Beacon: Kentucky's new GOP ready to drain the swamp
Economic Revival, Election, LaborBy Jim Waters December 26, 2016
Speaker-elect Jeff Hoover, R-Jamestown, whose Republican caucus will control the Kentucky House of Representatives for the first time since 1921, made it clear: Frankfort should focus on policies that bring economic growth and employment opportunities to the Big Blue State.
Senate President Robert Stivers, R-Manchester, who presides over a body that's passed pro-growth bills by increasingly larger numbers and wider margins for years concurs with the Speaker, as does Gov. Matt Bevin.
The fact that so many of those bills were blocked by departing Democratic Speaker Greg Stumbo's strong-arm political tactics galvanized Republican senators.
Many senators – even those who didn't face re-election themselves – had grown so tired of working hard to pass sound legislation only to see it die in some obscure House committee without even a hearing that they feverishly campaigned to help their fellow House Republicans win on Election Night and transform Kentucky's political landscape.
Stumbo's obstructionism provided a unifying force in both raising the level of and providing a common target toward which Republicans in Frankfort could aim their collective good-for-the-citizenry frustration.
It also unified and sharpened the GOP's spear, readying the party to bolt from the gate, jabbing with job-friendly legislation while using a retro-but-relevant "it's the economy, stupid" approach rather than simply being satisfied with some election victory, even one that put the finishing touches on making Stumbo – already a political dinosaur – extinct.
Like Max Euwe, the great 20th century Dutch chess Grandmaster and mathematician, observed: "Whoever sees no other aim in the game than that of giving checkmate to one's opponent will never become a good chess player."
Or an effective game-changing majority party, either.
What happened on Election Night is best viewed as an important milestone towards winning future policy battles that ultimately will change Kentucky's economic trajectory from one of decline and dependency to growth and even greatness.
We must make Kentucky – as Hoover put it – "a state that is more attractive to companies wanting to locate here or companies wanting to expand to create jobs."
Opposition now will arise primarily in the form of temptations common to all politicians, including placing a higher priority on getting re-elected than on doing the right thing.
Substantive debate that includes testimony from fiscal conservatives who reformed tax policies in other states – particularly ones with whom Kentucky competes for economic-development projects – is the right thing.
Why not invite former Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, for example, to come and tell about how he led the economic turnaround in the Hoosier State, all while reforming its tax, pension and education policies?
Temptations to limit tax-code debates to endless discussions about feeding crocodiles rather than draining the swamp in a manner that makes compliance simpler, rates lower and the commonwealth more prosperous must be resisted at all cost.
Such temptations can be easily overcome if House Republicans – especially its 23 new members – will just consider how downright fun it will be to cast votes like ones that free up millions of dollars currently sunk in that swamp by costly prevailing-wage requirements on public projects.
School Planning and Management magazine reports that during 2014 school districts in Region 4, which includes Kentucky, spent more than $900 million on construction, primarily new schools.
Tom Shelton, executive director of Kentucky Association of School Superintendents, told a state Senate committee earlier this year that prevailing-wage mandates consume "20 to 30 percent in overall cost for construction."
Wrap it all up with a Big Blue blow consisting of happy legislators dreaming about unlocking millions of these dollars for new schools, textbooks and opportunities, and we're on our way to the commonwealth's best holiday season in at least 95 years.
Jim Waters is president of the Bluegrass Institute; Kentucky's free-market think tank. Reach him at jwaters@freedomkentucky.com. Read previously published columns at www.bipps.org.
Bluegrass Beacon: Provide multiple paths for charter-school creations
Education, School ChoiceBy Jim Waters December 22, 2016
School-choice opponents in my Twitter domain are having 140-character conniption fits over President-elect Donald J. Trump's stellar decision to choose Michigan philanthropist Betsy DeVos as the nation's next education secretary.
They claim their opposition is because DeVos doesn't have "classroom teacher" on her resume.
Yet what's really at the heart of the pushback from DeVos' detractors is her stout support for charter schools, which are public schools that promise a higher level of student achievement in exchange for the freedom from many of the burdensome regulations that often stymie innovation and hinder great teachers and administrators in traditional public schools.
These critics want Kentuckians to believe that any effort to give parents the option of sending their children to high-performing public charter schools is somehow a slap in the face to teachers or public education.
Yet the fact that Trump was handed the presidency and his party the super majority-sized keys to the Kentucky House of Representatives indicates that voters saw through these arguments as being little more than emotional riffraff unworthy of standing in the way of making the commonwealth the 44th state to include charter schools in its public-education universe.
Opponents now have decided that if they can't keep a law from being passed, they will attempt to intimidate policymakers into passing a weak policy limiting the number of charter-school creations and the opportunities for charters that do open to succeed.
Leftover appointees from the previous Beshear administration not only kept the Kentucky Board of Education from endorsing charter schools but also succeeded in recently getting the body to recommend that only local school boards receive authorization to create charters.
Legislators who back a policy restricting charter-school applications to a single path through local school-district bureaucracies where staunch opposition to any type of parental choice often lurks will unwittingly support an approach that limits the number – and likely success – of future charter schools in Kentucky.
Per the Center for Education Reform (CER):
Around 75 percent of America's charter schools are in states offering more than one path to authorization for credible entities applying to open a charter, including universities and local governments.
States with multiple authorizers "are also home to the highest quality charter schools, as evidenced by state test scores, numerous credible research studies and ongoing observation."
CER observes that states limiting authorization of charter schools to local school boards "create hostile environments for charters because school boards often view charter schools as competition and reject applications not based on merit, but on politics."
Without more than one authorizer, applicants who want to open a charter school have no alternative or opportunity to appeal outside the same system that fails many of the students who would find a better education in a charter.
Flashes of the kind of hostility we could expect from Kentucky edu-crats toward charter schools have been on full display in communities that previously had inter-district student-transfer agreements, which allowed parents to choose the best public school for their children to attend – even if the school was in a neighboring district outside the one in which they reside.
For years, hundreds of parents in communities from Jackson in the mountains to Murray in the West – and Corbin and Bowling Green in between – took advantage of these agreements between school districts.
However, because state law requires such agreements be signed by the both districts' school boards in order for state funding to follow students to a neighboring district, bureaucrats and local school boards in failing districts – who were losing students and state education dollars to higher-performing ones – quit signing these agreements, thus denying hundreds of Kentucky children a better education.
What are the chances these same bureaucrats would approve high-performing charter schools in their districts?
Probably about the same as they gave Trump of winning the presidency.
Is this the real reason why Elizabethtown's school board doesn't support charter schools?
Education, News, Transparency and AccountabilityBy Richard Innes December 22, 2016
The News-Enterprise reported (subscription) recently that the Elizabethtown Independent School Board had voted to oppose charter schools.
The main reasons cited included a mix of incorrect information about charter schools plus something probably more telling – an expressed fear that somehow charter schools would take money away from the public school system in Kentucky.
That last item, the money, may really be at the heart of the board's vote.
But, is denying alternative public school choices – choices that work especially well for minority students – really in Kentucky's best interests?
And, why does Elizabethtown's board feel threatened by a plan that seems at present to be mostly targeted at improving the deplorable achievement gaps in Kentucky's large school systems like Jefferson County and Fayette County?
To explore those questions, I compared the white minus black achievement gaps in math and reading from the 2015-16 KPREP testing between Elizabethtown and the statewide averages. The table below shows what I found.
As you can see, except for high school reading, which is actually based on the English II End-of-Course test performance, E'Town has some pretty notable white minus black achievement gap problems that are all much worse than the statewide gaps.
So, if a general charter school bill were to come along, there might be interest in starting one of these alternative public schools of choice in the E'Town area.
But, here's a kicker. Despite the E'Town board's fussing about money, the truth is that there has been a massive increase in real education spending across Kentucky since KERA was enacted in 1990. Part of the justification for that increased spending was a promise that the state's public school system would deal with the chronic achievement gap problem.
Flash forward to the present – more than a quarter of a century later – and it is obvious that both statewide and in E'Town, too, the gap promise was never kept.
So, the idea that we should continue to just throw more money at the same old school system is becoming increasingly unattractive to the rapidly growing group of Kentuckians who want to put kids, not adults in the existing school system, first.
And, despite the considerable amount of incorrect information about charter schools that the E'Town board says it believes, the facts are that charter schools are increasingly demonstrating a superior record of helping minority students to close gaps. That is a trick E'Town's traditional public school system has not been able to learn in more than a quarter of a century.
One thing the E'Town board's action does show is that if Kentucky is going to have a viable charter school program, it will be important for more than local boards of education to be charter authorizers. Otherwise, minority kids in places like E'Town might not have much chance of getting a better education anytime soon.
Herald-Leader sounds like us – bemoans achievement gaps in Fayette County
Education, Media, News, Transparency and AccountabilityBy Richard Innes December 20, 2016
Some at the Herald-Leader might lose their lunch over the idea that they sound like the Bluegrass Institute, but their recent article, "Analysis: Fayette schools stall on achievement gap," does exactly that. The article presents data on the white minus black achievement gaps in math and reading in each of the district's high schools, concluding:
"Lexington high schools have been unable to close large, sometimes enormous, achievement gaps between minority students and their peers despite years of effort, according to a Herald-Leader analysis of the latest test results."
Yup, definitely sounds like us.
Can anyone in Lexington say "school choice?" Since the traditional school system has failed to produce during more than a quarter of a century of KERA-enabled school reforms, it's certainly about time to add this term to all Lexingtonians' vocabulary.
Does anarchy reign at Jefferson County middle school?
Lawsuit alleges it does
One of the state's most successful and talented lawyers, Teddy Gordon, just filed a lawsuit against the Jefferson County Public School District (JCPS) that immediately received major coverage in the Courier-Journal under the headline "'Anarchy' alleged at JCPS middle school."
Some of the incidents supposedly taking place at the Crosby Middle School as described in the Courier's article certainly sound very serious.
One child was "left 'a bloody mess on the floor'" following an attack. Kids were robbed, punched, slapped and pushed down stairs while complaints to administrators went unheeded.
In one case, a parent is seeking another school for her son, but JCPS has denied a request for transfer.
The families suing are also represented by three other lawyers in addition to Gordon. Involvement of so much legal talent further indicates that this seems likely to become a very major case. If even a portion of the serious charges are sustained, the impact on schools in Louisville could be considerable.
Certainly, given that at least one of the lawsuit parents already discovered that even bullying won't get her child a school transfer adds to concerns about the lack of school choice in Kentucky. How can forcing a bullied child to remain in the same school possibly be in the best interests of education?
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In precedenza ha giocato nella National Hockey League con le squadre di Anaheim, Atlanta, Nashville e New Jersey

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Hello everyone. This is my comic strip "Bruno", which I ran for eleven years, and now am re-running here again for you. Images will be larger (and much cleaner, especially the first year or so), more original artwork will be for sale, and there will be annotations.
The old archive is still available, and the book set is also current available (not sure how many are left).
I will also be using "tags" for all the characters in each strip, so you can more easily follow a specific character's story or reference them, especially useful since there are literally hundreds of characters.
Bruno's history?… Back in 1994 I began Bruno for my college newspaper, the Daily Collegian. After a couple years it almost fizzled out, but a friend of mine had a website which needed content, and so in 1996 I restarting the strip from the beginning, re-drawing much of the first half year, and re-lettering even more.
Bruno then ran online from 1996-2007. A hell of a run, but after 11 years, it was time for me to try something new. That "something" was Little Dee, which I am also beginning a re-run of today, so read that too!
And, of course, my current strip Spacetrawler, which runs Monday and Wednesday.
It's funny to think that I felt the news was too much propaganda back in 1996, I fear it perhaps has gotten considerably worse.
Part of this strip was about the fact that I pretty much gave up watching television around 1990, and have never looked back. Of course, there are some excellent programs and excellent writing, but i get too consumed by it.
I really haven't watched television since the early nineties. On rare occasion I might get the first dvd or two of a show from the library and watch a few episodes to know what a show is about, but that's pretty much it.
I actually find a certain level of escapism is great, to quiet my mind from going in unhealthy circles, but not to escape my life. I only got one life, and I'm a big advocate of appreciating it.


In past, I have received a lot of emails and messages asking this: Is there a tool for Spying on the Facebook Ads of Competitors? or some techniques for Facebook ads research? I replied many emails and messages but then I decided to write a blog post on this topic, so everyone can eat the fruits. Also, we can then reverse engineer which competitors ads on Facebook are successful.
Now to spy on competitors Facebook Ads, you don't need to be Sherlock but you want to be a smart Facebook ads spy.
There's a clever way of going about it. A good Facebook ads spy knows that Facebook and other social media platforms present great opportunities to learn about what your competitors are doing.
Facebook's answer will uncover your competitor's audience targeting strategy and adding new ideas in your Facebook ads research box.
So, as you can see below, Infusionsoft is trying to reach the audience interested in Email marketing. Plus, people aged 21 and older who live or have recently been in the United Kingdom.
Not only that, but the real magic starts here – when you tell Facebook that this add is useful! Now, Facebook will start sending/showing you similar kind of ads in your news feed. Thus, it will help you understand the overall theme, copy, image and structure of ads that your niche or competitors are implying in general.
Once you get the feel of your competitors Facebook ads in your newsfeed, you can head over to AdEpresso Facebook Ads gallery for more inspiration and examples.
AdEspresso's Ads Gallery includes not a hundred but thousands of Facebook ads. You can filter the ads by different metrics, industries, placements and objectives.
Ad placement: Newsfeed Desktop, Newsfeed Mobile, Right column.
Industry: B2B, B2C, food, entertainment, startup and so on.
Campaign objective: Brand awareness, lead generation, page likes, conversions.
Attributes: carousel ads, videos, retargeting, photos etc.
Filter and click on "Find Ads now" Boom!
Facebook Ads Gallery will show you all the ads related to your search criteria.
Want to know whether your competitor is using Facebook retargeting strategy or not? Easy!
First, visit their website, visit their sign up page, visit their product pages, try to do check out and abandon the checkout process and wait for retargeting.
Well, if they have the retargeting funnel set up then you will be retargeted and if not then no.
Don't limit yourself to ad copy, image and styling! Go deep down and understand your competitor's exact Facebook ads strategy by analysing their both Facebook ads and ads landing page.
Good news is – it is possible to spy and find out the designated ads landing page using AdEspresso.
Visit AdExpresso Facebook ads gallery, then filter and click on find the ads. Now click on the ad that you want to analyse.
When you click on the ad it takes you their designated landing page assigned to the ad.
It is a smart landing page with a clear image, message, call-to-action button and no distraction at all.
This is a great tool that Facebook has built for advertisers to do audience research before they launch their ads. It will help you discover a lot of things about your niche, audience and even competitors.
I have written the blog post in past and made a video showing how to use this tool.
These Facebook ads research tips and techniques are great and can help you gather cool insights about your competitors Facebook Ads strategy.
So, your takeaway is – just get the feel and taste about your competitors Facebook ads strategy using these Facebook ads research tips. But don't completely rely on those insights.
Excellent tips. I will definitely be using your great ideas for my client's competition analysis.
You've suggested cool tools, thank you. If you want to get more accurate information about your competitor's audience you can go for LeadEnforce.com. This platform provides a custom list from your competitor's Facebook groups.


The United Nations 10-Year Framework of Programs on Sustainable Consumption and Production (10YFP), adopted 2012, calls for voluntary action by governments and stakeholders worldwide to accelerate the shift towards sustainable consumption and production.The Working Group for Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP), under the Nordic Council of Ministers, has been catalyzing the process by engaging in common activities with relevance for the implementation of 10YFP.To help define relevant future actions, the SCP Working Group initiated this report to present an overview of current challenges together with a set of recommendations for future Nordic initiatives to be taken. The point of departure has been the Swedish Laboratory on Sustainable Lifestyles conference in Umeå 2017. The impressions gained at this conference have been supplemented by a literature review.


In the current competitive scenario, the race to get to the top is rigorous. One needs to have complete and sound knowledge about their field of specialization in order to be successful. With many professional courses coming up, management programs have attained great importance all over the globe. Employers today look for candidates who not only have sound knowledge about their area of interest but also possess excellent leadership skills and team work. To achieve this purpose, candidates prefer enrolling their name in a good management course from the top management colleges in India.
Management programs are one of the most preferred courses in the field of business management for job seekers. Management courses prepare candidates to face the challenges of corporate world and also offer efficient people management abilities. These programs focuses not just on creating good supervisors but also on enhancing practical as well as theoretical exposure of the candidates. Management education offers intense corporate exposure through international and national internships and several industrial tours and company visits. These courses not only enhance the entrepreneurial and leadership qualities but also instill the power of team work. There are many top management colleges in India providing quality education but choosing the best one requires thorough research and study by the candidate.
• Best faculty – The faculty associated with top management institutes in India are industry leaders and experts, which enable the candidates to understand the basics of management in the best possible way.
• Ethics and values – Top management colleges imbibe values like integrity, accountability, punctuality and discipline into their candidates, which help to transform them into better executives and human beings.
• Better grooming – In these top institutes, candidates are groomed through mock tests, personal interviews, group discussions and public speaking sessions.
• Placement opportunities – Top management colleges in India provide good placement opportunities to the students.
• Industry insights – Through corporate visits, top colleges provide their students real life insights about the corporate world.
• Basic amenities – Top management institutes offer the candidates learning favoring amenities like AC classrooms, Wi-Fi enabled classrooms, sports facilities, recreational facilities, modern library and labs etc.
Adarsh Group of Institutions is one of the top management Colleges in India offering various programs like BBA, B.Com, BCA and M.Com . The management programs at Adarsh Group offer candidates with qualitative and quantitative knowledge and help them to identify and understand business problems and create and manage business opportunities. These management programs of the institute also addresses the legal, moral, ethical and social values through case studies, role plays, live projects, group discussions and industrial visits.


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Home » Travel » 83 of the Most Beautiful Bucket List Destinations Around the World
83 of the Most Beautiful Bucket List Destinations Around the World
We're not kidding you – these travel destinations actually exist and aren't a figment of your imagination. The world is a wild and wonderful place, full of stunning natural wonders and ancient ruins that exceed our wildest dreams. We've pulled together the most gorgeous bucket list destinations from around the globe that will have you awestruck at their beauty and rubbing your eyes in amazement. From sparkling caves to cloud castles, rainbow hills to pink waters, a stairway to heaven to a door to hell, these incredible marvels are a testament to Earth's beauty. If you have major wanderlust, these beautiful places will inspire you to experience what's out there.
– Additional reporting by Lauren Harano, Hilary White, and Emily Co
Great Blue Hole, Belize
The Great Blue Hole is a huge submarine sinkhole off the coast of Belize that Jacques Cousteau named one of the top scuba diving sites in the world.
Laguna Salada de Torrevieja, Spain
Laguna Salada de Torrevieja is a natural phenomenon, where the water looks pink due to a type of special algae.
Plitvice Lakes, Croatia
The oldest park in Southeast Europe and the largest national park in Croatia, Plitvice Lakes National Park is known for its cascading lakes. The lakes dazzle with their vast array of beautiful colors, which range from green to blue.
Santorini is an island remaining after a volcanic eruption with a unique landscape of steep cliffs surrounding the beautiful blue waters of a lagoon that connects to the sea.
Seven Colored Earth of Chamarel, Mauritius
The multicolored earth in Chamarel was formed when volcanic rock cooled at different temperatures.
Northern Lights, Alaska
The Aurora Borealis is a concentration of charged particles entering the atmosphere and creating incredible lights in the sky when they ionize.
Cappadocia, Turkey
This region of the Eastern European country is known for its history and interesting geography such as the rock formations called "fairy chimneys."
Antelope Canyon, USA
These incredible canyon walls are a unique marvel to check out in Arizona.
Glendurgan Garden, England
The cherry laurel maze at the Glendurgan Garden makes the place one of a kind.
Fairy Pools in Isle of Skye, Scotland
Stroll to the rushing waters of Scotland's famous fairy pools.
Lavender Fields, France
Take in the wonderful scent of the flowers as you frolic through the lavender fields in Provence.
Horseshoe Bend, USA
One of the most beautiful natural attractions to see in Arizona, known for its horseshoe-shaped river and the glass-like surface of the water.
Canola Flower Fields, China
These sprawling fields of yellow flowers will brighten any trip you take.
Champagne Pool, New Zealand
This geothermal pool is a hot spring that gets its boozy name from the bubbly nature of its waters.
Ait Benhaddou, Morocco
Ait Benhaddou is an impressive fortified city (or ksar) made up of many kasbahs, earthen buildings made from mud and straw.
Katikies Hotel Cave Pool, Greece
This Greek hotel pool boasts crystal-clear water and views of the sea from the confines of a white concrete cave.
Tulip Fields, Netherlands
These sprawling tulip fields near Amsterdam are the definition of picturesque.
Sea of Stars, Maldives
This stunning sight is caused by bioluminescent phytoplankton that emit light when stressed, giving the appearance of a starry night in the sea.
Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
The world's largest salt flats. When it rains, the water makes it look like a giant mirror.
Tunnel of Love, Ukraine
This tunnel is actually still used today – trains chug through it three times a day to deliver wood to a factory. It's believed that if couples who are truly in love hold hands and cross the tunnel, their wishes will come true.
Lake Natron, Tanzania
This beautiful salt lake with reddish crusted salt on the surface is positively otherworldly.
The black, dead trees against the orange sand dunes in the Namib-Naukluft National Park make the Deadvlei landscape look like a scene out of a painting.
Wisteria Flower Tunnel, Japan
The wisteria flower tunnels in Kawachi Fuji Gardens are beautiful structures to take a stroll through.
Eben Ice Caves, USA
Adventure into the Eben Ice Caves in Michigan.
Glacier Ice Cave, Iceland
Take a stroll in one of the many awe-inspiring glacier ice caves in Iceland.
Black Forest, Germany
If Germany's Black Forest looks like something out of a fairy tale, that's no coincidence. The Brothers Grimm set many of their stories – including "Little Red Riding Hood" – in the dark depths of the evergreen region.
Dragon Trees, Yemen
On the Socotra island of Yemen, you'll find some odd and unreal-looking dragon blood trees. The name of the tree hails from its alarmingly red sap.
Glowworm Caves, New Zealand
Watch the glowworms light up caves in Waitomo, New Zealand.
Blue Lagoon, Iceland
Fun fact: the Blue Lagoon is actually not a natural wonder. The water averages 98 to 102 degrees and is said to have curative benefits.
Marble Caves, Chile
Accessible only by boat, the Marble Caves or Cuevas de Mármol are situated on a solid marble peninsula and change colors depending on the time of year and water levels.
White Sand Dunes, Yemen
On the Socotra island of Yemen, you'll see some of the most unreal-looking sand dunes – so white, they look like talcum powder from a distance.
Fingal's Cave, Scotland
This Scottish sea cave is made up of hexagonally jointed basalt columns created by intense volcanic activity. It's Gaelic name means "the melodious cave" due to its haunting cathedral-like atmosphere. Creepy.
Arashiyama Bamboo Grove, Japan
This bright green bamboo grove will transport you to a magical world. It's located in Kyoto, Japan.
Kelimutu Volcano, Indonesia
The lakes on the volcanic peaks are constantly changing color.
Trollstigen, Norway
This winding road in Norway is one of the most spectacular manmade views in the country.
Pamukkale, Turkey
Pamukkale is aptly named, as it means cotton castle in Turkish.
Huacachina Oasis, Peru
The Huacachina Oasis is an actual oasis and not a figment of your imagination.
Kjeragbolten, Norway
Kjeragbolten, a boulder in the Kjerag mountain located in Norway, is wide enough for you to stand on. The rock measures five cubic meters, and the drop to the bottom is 3,228 feet.
The Grand Canal, Italy
Venice is truly a one-of-a-kind city.
Petra, Jordan
This ancient city is famous for its buildings that are carved from stone.
Giant's Causeway, Ireland
This cool formation came as a result of volcanic activity.
Chateau de Chillon, Switzerland
A picturesque castle that looks like it came straight from a storybook.
Danxia Landform, China
The Danxia landform in Zhangye, China, gets its color from red sandstone and mineral deposits.
Strokkur Geyser, Iceland
This fountain geyser located east of Reykjavík, Iceland, is one of the country's most famous geysers.
Chand Baori, India
With 3,500 narrow steps, it's one of the biggest stepwells in the world.
Door to Hell, Turkmenistan
Scientists had the bright idea of burning up this gas field to prevent noxious gas from escaping. They figured it'd burn out in a few days, but it's been more than 40 years (and counting) since it was first lit.
Rolling Hills, Czech Republic
The rolling hills of the Czech Republic look like fabric.
Stone Forest, China
The tall rocks give the illusion of petrified trees, which is where the name shilin – or stone forest – comes from.
Edge of the World Swing, Ecuador
The swings hanging from La Casa Del Arbol in Baños, Ecuador, will make you feel like you're on top of the world – literally.
Floating Lantern Festival, Thailand
Though there are many festivals of light celebrated throughout Thailand, the Yi Peng celebration is perhaps the most unique because lanterns are released into the sky rather than over water.
Dead Sea, Israel
The Dead Sea is the deepest landlocked salt lake in the world, and its extreme levels of saline means it cannot sustain animal life – hence the name. Because of the high density of the water, swimming in the lake is more like floating on the top of the water.
Stonehenge, England
This famous stone monument is in Salisbury, England, and is believed to have been built as long as 4,000 to 5,000 years ago.
Victoria Falls, Africa
These famous falls are located in southern Africa at the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe. Victoria Falls are considered the largest (not tallest or widest) in the world because when measured by width and height, they form the largest sheet of falling water.
San Alfonso del Mar Resort, Chile
This pool is the largest pool in the world. The pool covers 20 acres and cost about $2 billion to construct.
Havasu Falls, USA
We're aware of the Grand Canyon in Arizona, but there's another lesser-known sight – the Havasu Falls – that you shouldn't miss out on. The red rocks and vibrant blue waters make a really stunning contrast.
Grand Canyon, Arizona
This American landmark is well-known but has plenty of quiet spots that travelers can escape to and spend time with one of nature's most incredible wonders.
Grand Prismatic Spring, Wyoming
Located in Yellowstone National Park, Grand Prismatic Spring is the largest hot spring in the United States and is known for its vivid gradient of colors.
Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, China
This plush national forest is known for its unique geography and rock pillars that have formed as a result of physical erosion.
Paddy Fields, Vietnam
This terraced land is built into hillsides and used to farm and cultivate semiaquatic rice.
Leshan Giant Buddha, China
The Buddha statue's toe is as tall as you are!
Trolltunga, Norway
Trolltunga translates as troll's tongue and perfectly describes the piece of jutting rock.
Bigar Waterfall, Romania
One look at this waterfall and you'll see why traveling to it is a must. The stream falls from a cliff onto the moss, which makes the water fall in the interesting patterns you see.
Abraham Lake, Canada
This unique lake in Alberta, Canada, has cool-looking bubbles frozen near the surface. But be careful: the bubbles are full of methane gas, so don't light a match near them, or there will be an explosion.
Haiku Stairs, Hawaii
Haiku Stairs are also called the Stairway to Heaven, and many say it is worth the 3,922 steps it takes to get to the top. The view is said to be quite heavenly.
Lake Baikal, Russia
You can't miss the giant shards of ice of lovely turquoise on Lake Baikal in Russia – they just may be the best-looking ice cubes ever.
Hitachi Seaside Park, Japan
So many unique varieties of flowers and plants abound in the Hitachi Seaside Park.
Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina
Visit Los Glaciares National Park and admire the large glaciers at this awe-inspiring World Heritage site.
Danakil Depression, Ethiopia
The Danakil Depression is the hottest place on earth year-round. You'll be better off going in the Winter than in the Summer, but keep in mind that it's still really hot during the colder months, although it's more bearable.
Sadan (or Saddan) Cave, Myanmar
This majestic cave holds a Buddhist temple inside its depths.
Ik Kil Cenote, Mexico
A cenote is a natural sinkhole that fills up with water – many people in past civilizations would use it as a natural well for water. Ik Kil is one of the more famous cenotes in Mexico and is well worth a visit.
Caño Cristales, Colombia
This amazing river is also called the River of Five Colors because of its vast array of hues.
Spotted Lake, Canada
Large spots appear on the British Columbian lake during the Summer when the water evaporates.
Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
An archipelago off the south of South America, Tierra del Fuego has plenty of natural wonders for tourists to gawk at, including glaciers, forests, and mountains. Some of the island's trees grow horizontally because of the strong gusts of wind from the Antarctic, and they are a sight to see.
Mount Roraima, South America
Mount Roraima is a mountain range that borders Venezuela, Brazil, and Guyana. What's unique about this mountain is its flat, tabletop surface, which in the midst of clouds looks like something really magical.
Meteora, Greece
Monasteries precariously perched on top of sandstone rock pillars make Meteora a must-see sight.
Chittorgarh Fort, India
One of the largest forts in India, Chittorgarh has amazing views, incredible ruins, and tons of history.
Basilica Cistern, Turkey
The largest of hundreds of ancient cisterns that lie under Istanbul.
Angkor Wat, first a Hindu and then Buddhist temple in Cambodia, is the largest religious monument in the world.
Preikestolen, Norway
Preikestolen, or the Pulpit Rock, is a huge destination point for hikers, adventurous travelers, and anyone else willing to brave the heights for some amazing views.
Shotover River in New Zealand
You can take a jet boat through the winding scenic Shotover River in New Zealand.
Mara River, Kenya
Mara River is definitely worth a visit during the time of the wildebeest migration. Watch the large herd cross the Mara River while battling hungry crocodiles.
Take a trip back in history to the time of the Incas in 1450 when you visit the ancient ruins of Machu Picchu. The structures were thought to serve as a royal retreat, ceremonial site, or military stronghold, according to National Geographic. Today, the ancient ruins provide a breathtaking contrast against the backdrop of the Peruvian Andes.
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Many Water Utilities around the world have the problem of having to maintain water extraction sites in very remote and inaccessible areas.
This particular site is one of many wells in a remote area far from town. With the help of Boreline, The Water Company has modified a spooler to assist with installing Boreline for their wells.
This entire job, from beginning to end, was completed in 37 minutes! All that was now required was to connect the system to the electricity supply.
Once again we experienced the speed, safety and efficiency of Boreline. It really does make sense.
Here the pump is lifted and lowered into the well. A further slight modification to the spooler would make even this job simpler and require no manhandling.
A final check was done before the lowering process started. The spooler is lowering the pump, Boreline and Power cable.
No effort was required from the operators as this spooler is powered by a generator and does all the work. Shortly afterwards the base plate was attached and lowered into place on the wellhead.
256m of Boreline was connected and attached to the pump and power cable off-site and wound onto the spooler. This trailermounted spooler unit was then driven to site and backed up to the well.
A final check was done before the lowering process started.
The spooler is lowering the pump, Boreline and Power cable. No effort was required from the operators as this spooler is powered by a generator and does all the work.
Shortly afterwards the base plate was attached and lowered into place on the well head.


The toddler years are exhilarating and exhausting. Your little one's budding personality, interest and excitement for all they are learning, as well as their neediness and desire for independence are bound to make for both amazing and trying times. Following are a few tips about development and how to best raise a capable and confident child based on Positive Discipline, The First Three Years.
Feeling a sense of belonging and significance is a basic need.
Engage your toddler by giving them helpful tasks that are age appropriate (holding the clean diaper while being changed, helping put toys into the bath tub, etc). Welcome and encourage their innate desire to be helpful.
We all have mirror neurons that fire when we see an action performed.
If you want a kind, compassionate, thoughtful child, you must demonstrate this in your own behavior by being patient, loving, and caring toward your child and others.
Your child will have feelings. Your job is to help them develop their emotional intelligence.
Help your child understand emotions by using words to label the feeling(s) they are experiencing. Validate their feelings (there is no such thing as a wrong emotion, only actions that are not), and then provide appropriate ways for them to express their feelings (ie. scribble with markers or run around the backyard, cry, etc).
Use positive time outs for children over the age of three and a half.
Little children are not capable of recognizing and managing their emotions so sitting in time out to think about what they have done wrong isn't fair or helpful. A positive time out, however, can be a great way to teach your child to calm down when s/he is angry or upset. Click here to learn more about positive time outs.
Children do better (and will be more cooperative) when they understand what is expected of them and what will happen.
Even if your child is preverbal, take time to explain what will happen or what is expected from them. This is particularly important if you need to do something quickly or if things will be out of the norm for the child.
Say no with actions instead of words.
Instead of telling your child no, ask yourself what you do want to have happen and then tell your child what you want. If you must say no, use distraction and redirection (it is helpful to remember that "no" is an abstract idea that little ones don't really get until they are about four). Toddlers aren't trying to be disobedient- they are exploring their world and following their developmental intuitions to do so.
Be firm and kind while focusing on love and relationships.
Remember that your child is working toward autonomy.
Remind yourself of your child's developmental abilities and calm yourself before responding. Make time to enjoy the process of raising your little one. Avoid power struggles by offering limited choices (all of which are acceptable to you) and giving them opportunities to say no when appropriate. Teach by doing and being kind and firm.
Remember in moments when there are impossible messes, tantrums and meltdowns, you are shaping little hearts and minds, and with a little patience and grace, there is sure to be a heartwarming, sweet and tender moment right around the corner.