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High Tech Leak Detection
High-Tech Leak Detection
How technology is making it easier to stop the drip, drip, drip of wasted water
By Meredith Rutland Bauer
It's one of the slowest-moving problems that water managers are likely to face, yet one that could cost a significant amount of money if left untreated. This money-leaking conundrum seeps along year after year, completely undetected, yet the impact is felt across the service area. What is this unseen issue? Pipe leaks—an industry-wide frustration that is as old as the industry itself. However, new technologies are trying to remedy the headaches caused by pipe leaks by making detection easier and faster than ever. Let's explore the various leak detection methods that range from traditional techniques to high-tech options that allow operators to find leaks without moving an ounce of dirt.
Methods for leak detection include the following:
Manual inspection following water surfacing
Listening sticks/acoustic sticks
Noise correlators
Advanced metering infrastructure (AMI)
Satellite detection
Finding water pipe leaks has been a laborious job since the early days of water treatment and water delivery into businesses and homes. When a pipe springs a leak—either from corrosion or from being struck—it might not be obvious right away. The hissing of water as it escapes from metal pipes is quiet, dampened by the dirt and mud around it, and covered by several feet of soil. It can be days, weeks, or even months before that water works its way up to the surface, creating a puddle that is then reported to the city or water management authority. Only then does a crew dig down to that pipe and fix it. Sometimes a patch will do—other times a new pipe is in order. Regardless of the solution, it is always clear that solving this problem much sooner would have prevented damage and the loss of a significant amount of water.
Proper water management has become a lifeline for people across the country whenever droughts cover states. During the Dust Bowl era that lasted from the 1930s to the 1950s, well-pumped water and unlined reservoirs fueled by rain dried up. It's these reminders of days when irrigation water only fell from the sky that show the life-and-death importance of piped water and maintaining access to that precious supply. Perhaps water loss due to leaks wasn't as much of a concern a century ago in regions where piped water was the norm, but today's droughts in California, the American Southwest, and Wyoming bring the point back home. Every drop of water lost to water pipe leaks could have been allocated to water important crops, used for cooking or drinking, or returned to streams and rivers to maintain ecological health.
Water loss due to pipe leaks can cause significant impacts. James Perry, vice president of business development at Utilis Corp, an Israel-based leak detection company with a US offi ce in San Diego, CA, says industry analysts estimate pipe leaks run unattended 18 months before they're discovered and fixed. "All of that water loss is significant," he says. The consequence isn't just the lost water. In certain regions, especially in the Rockies and the Appalachians, significant power resources are dedicated to pumping water up high elevations. California alone allocates 20% of its power supply to pumping water, Perry says. All of that power comes with greenhouse gas costs—both figurative and literal in terms of carbon taxes—and delayed maintenance could require a more expensive fix than if the pipe had been fixed right away. "Those associated costs are very expensive. Usually it's not just the cost of water loss," he says.
David Solomon, founder and CTO at Aquarius Spectrum, an Israel-based water leak detection company, says quick evaluation and resolution of pipe leaks could prevent larger bursts. If a small leak appears, it creates a vulnerability that could turn into a larger burst in the future. "The most valuable asset of a water utility is its infrastructure," he says. "Water flows, but the pipes deployed at a very high cost remain. Monitoring the water pipe network on a regular basis is essential for detecting and fixing underground leaks before they develop into large leaks and possibly bursts that cause substantial damage is crucial for maintaining a healthy distribution network.
Being able to find and fix leaks quicker also can mean better customer service because water suppliers can avoid unexpected water shutoffs necessary when large pipe breaks occur. With more data and more reliable ways to locate leaks, they can be built into regular maintenance schedules without extra customer disruption.
Dave Johnston, director of Echologics, a Canada-based leak detection company owned by Mueller Water Products, adds that preparation and swift responses to pipe leaks can avoid greater trouble down the road. After all, he says, "leaks are inevitable." "An effective leak detection program allows water network managers to locate leaks when they are still small and haven't had a chance to cause a significant amount of damage to the surrounding environment and infrastructure," says Johnston. "This drives down maintenance cost and decreases non-revenue water loss." This is especially true in the US, where water pipes are being used far beyond their expected replacement dates. Perry says developing technology to find water leaks is necessary because replacing water pipes in total is simply too expensive for most municipalities, so water managers have to make do until certain sections of pipes are scheduled for much-needed replacements.
"It's really based on a need," he says. "Metal pipes were made to last about 75 years, and some of them are 100 years old. The overall cost of these systems and maintaining them—it's too expensive to just replace the pipes—so we've had to find alternative ways of dealing with it." Leak detection across the US varies drastically in terms of technological ability. The most popular method—waiting for leaks to surface—harkens back to water management methods more than a century ago, says Perry. He says that worldwide, the way most leaks are found is by just waiting until the water comes up to the surface. The passive approach is cheap in the short-term but very costly in the long-term due to loss of water. Methods developed slightly with the introduction of listening devices. "Believe it or not, that is the predominant way things are done today, and it goes back to the early 1900s," he says of listening sticks. Listening sticks, or acoustic sticks, are made up of a long metal rod with a cylindrical "head" that is typically made up of wood or rubber. Th e operator sticks the edge of the rod onto a pipe and puts their ear to the head. They then listen for tell-tale sounds that indicate a water leak along that pipe. Sometimes, listening sticks are used to isolate the cause of a reported problem so repair crews will know which water main to check out, especially in dense rural area where water pipes crisscross each block. Digital versions of listening sticks are also on the market and operators can use them in much the same way to search for sound wavelengths that indicate escaping water.
Listening sticks can be used to isolate a leak by finding an area that indicates the loudest sound relative to the other spots measured. Additional methods are typically used after this, such as a correlator. To use a correlator, microphones or sound sensors are placed onto a pipe at two points to detect and record sound given off by an ongoing leak. The correlator can then pinpoint the location of the leak by running the sound data through an algorithm that evaluates the difference in the sound and frequency of each sensor. The first acoustic correlators, also known as leak noise correlators, were created in the 1970s. Much like the first personal computers, correlators were 10 or 20 times the size of current models. While a correlator might fit inside a small briefcase today, in the 1970s these instruments were so large that they would take up all the space in the back of a municipal water van.
Leak detection has been transformed by cloud computing, sensor technology, and the IoT.
Palmer Environmental created one of the first leak noise correlators in 1979, according to HWM Water, a United Kingdom-based water and gas leak detection company that now owns Palmer Environmental. This correlator was a giant step for leak detection staff at the time, and correlators continued to get smaller and more efficient over the decades. While acoustic correlating may seem like a relatively simple solution, it's a method that has kept cities' and towns' water supplies running for decades. "Acoustic technology has become the most practical and reliable method for monitoring underground water pipe infrastructure on a regular basis," says Solomon. "In addition to detecting leaks that may have gone undetected for a long period, continuous monitoring and collection of acoustic data from the network allows for the generation of valuable information regarding the sanity of the network and preventive measures that can be taken in order to further improve the water network." He adds that in an Aquarius-Spectrum project in Jerusalem, acoustic correlators that were set up to monitor the city's water network led to the detection of hundreds of underground leaks, which have now been fixed.
"There were two main revolutions in the field of acoustic leak detection. First, the mobile tools for leak detection moved from heavy and expensive equipment to smartphone-based tools that use cloud computing, GPS positioning, and GIS pipe information," says Solomon. "Another revolution is continuous pipe monitoring with correlating sensor. Cellular communication enables [us] to transmit data that is needed for performing high-quality correlation between sensors." Digital and touchscreen correlators came onto the market in the 2010s, bringing correlators into the 21st century. By this point, correlators could detect lower frequencies, were significantly smaller, and delivered results much faster than the earliest iterations of the device. Johnston says correlators have improved significantly and make it possible to find and fix leaks quickly. "A modern correlating fixed leak detection system is by far the best way to detect leaks in distribution systems," he says. "It's non-invasive and non-disruptive and can find leaks long before they are detectable by conventional methods. Through permanent monitoring and notification, it delivers critical information in a timely manner wherever you are, mitigating issues before they escalate and reducing response times to lessen infrastructure damage and water loss."
Advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) via cloud computing transformed the leak detection industry. AMI uses IoT meters on water meters, gas meters, and electric meters to digitally analyze the efficiency of the entire system. This data is uploaded to a specifi c server, which uses AMI software, called a Meter Data Management System (MDMS) to analyze the data. Using data from these smart meters, AMI software analyzes the data and determines if a specific line is experiencing an issue. This reveals where a leak could be, and crews go onsite to isolate and fix the leak. AMI technology has become significantly cheaper since its inception. From 2002 to 2007 alone, AMI technology costs declined by about a fifth, according to the Electric Power Research Institute, a California-based power industry research firm.
Aaron Beasley, vice president of sales at WaterSignal, a Georgia-based leak detection company, says AMI technology has made it possible for cities to track their water use with more specifi city. This ability to carefully track water usage is important in an era where cities are seeing more impacts from climate change and cities are implementing initiatives to reduce their water use to protect reservoirs and aquifers. Atlanta has an ongoing initiative to reduce its water consumption and energy use by 20% by 2020, and AMI and IoT technology give them the data necessary to plan toward that goal, he says. He explains that the introduction of smart meters among their clients—which also text operators when a leak is detected—has made the search for water leaks less complicated, even if the process isn't perfect.
"We're starting to see people pay more attention, so there's a lot more data," he says. "When you're looking for a leak, it's like a needle in a haystack, but if you can identify the haystack, that's at least a step…. You can't manage what you can't monitor." The introduction of IoT into leak detection has significantly improved the industry, Johnston says. "The biggest advance in leak detection technologies in the past few years has been the addition of cellular communication technologies to send large quantities of information quickly without using much power," he says. "In addition, cloud computing has allowed for large amounts of data to be processed simultaneously. Leak detection has essentially become part of the IoT wave of the smart water utility, enabling operators to monitor and manage their water networks remotely and, most importantly, make the best decisions based on real-time data analysis."
Solomon adds that IoT is helpful, but data is only as powerful as the data analytics software that comes with it. "It is important to understand that sensors just provide data; you need advanced big data analytics to detect and predict pipe failure with high reliability," he says. The latest development to shake up the world of leak detection is the use of satellite microwave scans to find pipe leaks across an entire municipality. Perry says that his company focuses on this new method. It works by emitting L-band microwaves from a satellite currently in orbit around the Earth. The microwave bands can penetrate 12 feet underground, he says, and the waves bounce back to the satellite, which sends information to Utilis Corp for analysis. The method detects underground water signatures, making it possible to find every significant water leak in a large area at once. The satellite orbits Earth once every 14 days.
Perry says he's seen more interest in the technology in California, especially since a 2015 state law required state utility companies to report water loss. In Duarte, CA, near Los Angeles, a satellite scan revealed dozens of leaks that needed fi xing. "We found a huge number of leaks, something in the order of 70 leaks," he says. "Th at's a huge amount of water recovery." Perry says the concept of "smart cities" hasn't been robustly deployed, so market solutions like satellite scanning aim to fi ll that need. "Aggressive start-up innovation fi lls that void [through] unique ways of looking at it," he says. "We're able, with multiple technologies, to get a handle and manage the system attributes, as well as look for breakdowns." Other creative methods, like adding cameras inside meters, have proven helpful to customers, Beasley says. Th is method uses time-lapse photography to fi gure out when the meter is spinning —to evaluate a timeframe for particularly tricky cases.
He says a client once had an issue with their water bill staying high, even after reduction measures had taken place. The manager of an apartment complex had seen a $20,000 increase in his water bill in the past few weeks. Beasley's company was able to figure
out that the apartment complex normally used just 3 gallons of water per unit, but at 3 a.m. the usage jumped to a whopping 8 gallons of water per unit every day. The combined increase meant the complex was using 2,500 gallons a day. The complex manager inspected the units and discovered that scores of his college-age tenants hadn't noticed or had failed to report the fact that their toilets were leaking often at night—whoops! The fix was able to significantly reduce the complex's water bill and water usage, and the manager was able to breathe a sigh of relief.
Perry says at the end of the day, all of these methods work together to produce a robust solution for finding water pipe leaks. "All of them complement each other. It's really like several arrows in your quiver," he says. Beasley says all of these methods to detect leaking water are essential to avoid wasting the precious resource of fresh, potable water. In today's world, water may be taken for granted by some people, but water managers and utility staff are all too aware how prized this resource has become over the past years. "Water is not a renewable resource," he says. "If we're not careful, then we'll be up the creek without a paddle." As the effects of climate change have made water conservation a reality—both due to drought and due to saltwater intrusion into freshwater aquifers—environmentally conscious customers have made personal goals to reduce their water usage. These personal goals give customers the feeling of ownership of the problem, and data analytics give them the feedback necessary to know whether they're meeting their goals.
Beasley says some medical facilities and schools that are clients have been excited to see how much water they're able to save once they can find the weak links in their water-saving chain. He says it gives users a sense of pride about their environmental impact. Sometimes, leak detection is a water pipe that's broken, but sometimes it's from a toilet, a faulty AC unit, or even a bathroom tap that's been running for two days straight. Once customers have a detective tool to solve these water-wasting mysteries, they feel more empowered, he says. They also like the fact that their water bill decreases, especially if their state or city has enacted drought-related fines on maximum water usage. The ability to decrease water also gives customers a success story that they can boast about in their marketing and public relations campaigns. "We're giving our end-users the ability to monitor and manage their water consumption. It does give you a different picture of where your water is going," he says. "They start to get really excited about how much water they're saving…. Efficiency comes into place with leak detection. Not only is it helpful to the planet, but we're also helping people save money."
Meredith Rutland Bauer is a freelance reporter in the San Francisco Bay Area. She focuses on environmental, science, and technology reporting.
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Summary Report to Faculty Senate - June 2021 BOV Meeting
Ellen Bassett, Faculty Representative to the BOV - June 5, 2021
Meeting dates: June 3 and 4 – Boar's Head Inn
The BOV resumed in person meetings for the first time since September 2020, when one socially distanced meeting was held. The agenda was very full—with many end-of-year items, including reports on budgets, audits, and other financial reporting.
Here are highlights of interest to Senate members.
Day One: June 3
Health System Board Meeting:
There were numerous announcements, many of which have been covered by UVA Today amongst other sources. Dr. L.D. Britt, who chairs this board, was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the American College of Surgeons. During the 108-year existence of the American College of Surgeons, only four other surgical leaders have received this coveted distinction.
COVID-19 patients are at a minimum in the hospital. There has been positive publicity of the work of various UVA researchers. Dr. Taison Bell was called out due to his work convincing people to get vaccinated.
The health system will be turning toward its Strategic Planning process; Dr. Kent said there was a strong sense of excitement and optimism in the system due to the drop in COVID-19 cases and the prospect of widespread vaccination. The system has currently acquired complete ownership of three hospitals which had previously be in joint ownership with Novant. This expansion makes UVA's health system more competitive (including for attracting faculty and residents) as our major competitors are multi-hospital systems.
A medical school faculty member, Dr. José Oberholzer, presented on the future of transplantation at UVA. Amongst other accomplishments were a string of high caliber publications (Nature and its variants) on the center's work in transplantation. The growth of the center was facilitated by investment in state-of-the-art facilities.
Full BOV Meeting
In the full BOV meeting all the committees reported. Highlights include:
College at Wise: An end of year report was presented by the Chancellor, Donna Henry. Amongst other items of interest, Wise has set up a joint program with our School of Nursing and is looking to identify other places for collaboration in degree programs with UVA-Charlottesville that help meet the needs of Southwest Virginia. Wise's new faculty representative, Priscilla Brame, spoke about the challenge of getting adequate childcare for UVA Wise faculty members. The Cavalier Daily did very nice coverage of the Wise report, which can be read here.
Audit, Compliance, and Risk Committee: Their report highlighted the two-year internal audit plan as well as its updated charter. State auditors, Eric Sandridge and David Rasnic, reported on the outcome of the University's audit which met the required standards.
Academic and Student Life Committee: The main actions were to approve some newly established professorships and to approve curricular actions that had already run through our AAC, EXCO and Full Senate. The Provost introduced Robyn Hadley who has started as the new VP and Chief Student Affairs Officer. She comes to UVA from Washington University in Saint Louis. Stephen Farmer presented data on the incoming class for 2021; we are having the most diverse class yet in terms of racial and ethnic diversity. 13% of the class are first- generation college students, however, 58% of the students indicated their parents had a graduate degree. A small discussion took place relative to standardized tests. Mr. Farmer likes to know as much as possible about students, which I took as a sign that standardized tests may return. Maite Brandt Pierce ended the first day and presented the COACHE Survey. Her presentation was essentially the same as she has shared with the Senate.
Day Two: June 4
Advancement Committee: The report included an update from Mark Luellen, the VP for Advancement. He reflected on the year including the unexpected opportunities for engagement that the shift to online activities and Zoom created. Advancement is very prominent at UVA (as you all know); I learned that combined we have around 500 FTE working in fund-raising. The big news was a $50 million gift from Martha and Bruce Karsh (previous donors to the School of Law/University and law school graduates) to create, through a full match from the University, a new institute, the Karsh Institute of Democracy. Martha Karsh provided a compelling backstory to the gift that underlined the importance of public education (K-12 and university.). Again, Cavalier Daily has good coverage found here. BOV member John Griffin who has steered this committee is stepping down from this role as his BOV term has come to an end and he is term limited.
Finance Committee: Shared its recent work and the COO, JJ Wagner-Davis, presented budgetary details including the budget for Y 21-22. Some expenditures for building improvements were passed. In general, it is suffice to say the University is in good financial position and the COO's office is paying very close attention to the bond market and financial trends in general. She reiterated that we are one of only 4 public universities to have a Triple A bond rating (also UT-Austin, Texas A&M, and UNC-Chapel Hill.). JJ also acknowledged the very hard work of key staff who kept the university running this past year, including the team that dealt with quarantine and isolation of COVID-19 positive students or those exposed.
Buildings and Grounds Committee: Probably the most interesting aspect for the faculty was the actions around memorials. The replacement of the Frank Hume Memorial Wall inscription with different colored stone was approved. The wall will now be officially the Whispering Wall. Additionally, the removal of the George Rogers Clark statue, which was approved in September 2020, will be done this summer. The estimated cost is $400,000. Collette Sheehy provided an update on the sustainability plan. The University will be facing a big challenge meeting an executive order from Governor Northam to eliminate all single use plastics. Water bottles are the big challenge; ARAMARK is working on this statewide. Again, see our very informative student newspaper's article here.
Full Board: Finally the meeting of the full board took place. The Rector provided some summary remarks about the unusual year and the competence of UVA leadership. He noted that the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection is going to be returning several key items from the collection to Australia. The dashboard, which is intended to be a portal through which the public can track key information on the University is still under development.
The new student representative to the Board, Ms. Sarita Mehta, spoke. She focused her substantive comments on challenges associated with undergraduate advising and the importance of getting student advising right, given the variation/gaps in academic preparedness of our UG student body. Joel Hockensmith, in his role as outgoing chair, provided remarks that reviewed the past year of the Faculty Senate and the work ahead. He stressed the streamlining/improvement of items like the by-laws, the creation of a Faculty Senate Handbook, and the passage of several resolutions including Open Access.
The key action item in full session was the endorsement by the Board of the statement on free speech and inquiry, please see a related news article. This is the work of a University-level committee, on which Susan Kirk was a member. The statement recognized that the University can still have "time, place and manner" restrictions and there will be size limitations on signage for Lawn doors next year.
President Jim Ryan spoke briefly in regard to the strategic plan and our status in implementation. A new timeline and dashboard for monitoring progress has been created. Finally the four winners of the Thomas Jefferson Award (for service and research) received their awards and made short remarks, and coverage of the winners is available.
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The Museum's permanent collection started in 1958 when the first Chilliwack Museum was opened in a room in the local police station. The founders of the historical society had deep roots in the community. Brothers Oliver Wells and Casey Wells were the grandsons of A.C. Wells who settled on a farm in Sardis in 1865. As amateur historians and anthropologists they left us with our foundation collection, biographies of early settlers, interviews with Sto:lo elders, oral histories from a wide variety of people and much more.
Their influence was profound and helped propel the museum and archives on a course that continues today.The holdings of the museum and archives have expanded greatly since those early days but the spirit of the Wells brothers still guides the staff in daily decision-making.
Since 1958 the Museum has moved several times. The current configuration has the Museum housed in the City's former City Hall building while the object storage and Chilliwack Archives are housed in a municipally owned structure three blocks from the museum. The Museum and Archives are governed by the Chilliwack Museum and Historical Society. The Board of Trustees are elected at a yearly annual general meeting.


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Chae, Y. Ricles, J.M., and R. Sause, "Collapse Resistance of Buildings with Large-Scale Magneto-Rheological (MR) Dampers," Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Corfu, Greece, May 2011.
Chae, Y. Ricles, J.M., and R. Sause, "Probabilistic Evaluation of Collapse Potential of Structures with Magneto-Rheological (MR) Dampers," Proceedings 8th International Conference on Urban Earthquake Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan, March 7-8, 2011.
Chae, Y., Dong, B., Ricles, J.M., and R. Sause, "Development of Simplified Design Procedure for Structures with Magneto-Rheological (MR) Dampers," Proceedings 8th International Conference on Urban Earthquake Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan, March 7-8, 2011.
Chae, Y., Ricles, J.M. and R. Sause, "Maxwell Nonlinear Slider Model for Seismic Response Prediction of Semi-Active Controlled Magneto-Rheological Dampers," Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Corfu, Greece, May 2011.
Chae, Y., Ricles, J.M., and R. Sause "Performance-Based Seismic Design and Assessment of Structures with Magneto-Rheological Dampers," ATLSS Report No. 11-01, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, March 2011.
Chancellor, N.B., Roke, D.A., Sause, R., Ricles, J.M., and N. Gonner, "Performance of a Self-Centering Steel Braced Frame System During Intense Earthquake and Aftershock Ground Motions," Proceedings 8th International Conference on Urban Earthquake Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan, March 7-8, 2011.
Chen, C. and J.M. Ricles, "Analysis of Implicit HHT-α Integration Algorithm for Real-Time Pseudodynamic Testing," Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, Published online in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com). DOI: 10.1002/eqe.1172, 2011.
Chen, C. and J.M. Ricles, "Development of a Family of Unconditionally Stable Explicit Direct Integration Algorithms with Controllable Numerical Damping using Discrete Control Theory," Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Corfu, Greece, May 2011.
Chen, C., and J.M. Ricles, "Improved Adaptive Actuator Control for Real-Time Hybrid Simulation," Proceedings, 2011 American Control Conference (ASCE). San Francisco, California, June 10-12, 2011.
Chen, C., and J.M. Ricles, "Real-Time Hybrid Simulation Involving Multiple Experimental Substructures," Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, Published online in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com). DOI: 10.1002/eqe.1144, 2011.
Chen, C., and J.M. Ricles, "Real-Time Hybrid Simulation of a Steel MRF with Large Scale Passive Magneto-Rheological Fluid Dampers under Selected Ground Motions," Advanced Materials Research, Vols. 243-249, pp. 3962-3965, doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.243-249.3962, 2011.
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Karavasilis, T., Ricles, J.M., Sause, R., and C. Chen. "Experimental Evaluation of the Seismic Performance of Steel MRFs with Compressed Elastomer Dampers using Large-scale Real-time Hybrid Simulation," Engineering Structures, 33(6):1859-1869, 2011.
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Lin, Y.C., J.M. Ricles and R. Sause, "Seismic Performance of a Steel Self-Centering Moment Resisting Frame: MCE-Level Hybrid Simulations and Quasi-Static Pushover Experiments," Proceedings 8th International Conference on Urban Earthquake Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan, March 7-8, 2011.


They're never going to let him testify. Have you ever seen an interview with him? He can't go 2 or 3 minutes without a blatant lie, or contradicting himself.
They're never going to let him testify.
I agree, it's highly unlikely. I remember his TV interview when he said on-camera that he fired James Comey for that Russia thing; he admitted to obstruction of justice.
Republican rebels backed a measure revoking the president's emergency declaration.
The long-awaited report on alleged Russian election meddling has been submitted to the justice department.
What might Mueller report look like?
Now, at last, we will see the full manuscript of what the special counsel has discovered. Or maybe we won't.
"I am reviewing the report and anticipate that I may be in a position to advise you of the Special Counsel's principal conclusions as soon as this weekend," he writes.
Robert Mueller's report finds no evidence of collusion; but does not exonerate Trump of obstruction.
A redacted report will be released…let the court battles ensue.
Democrats will issue subpoenas to obtain full Mueller report.
Agreed. Trump is a certified nut job.
Mr Trump's lawyers hit back after a Congressional committee demanded to see six years of his returns.
Kirstjen Nielsen oversaw some of President Trump's controversial US border policies.
I was genuinely surprised about these charges against Mr. Anenatti. If true, he is a brilliant conman.
House Democrats give revenue officials until 23 April to hand over the president's tax returns.
The guy's more despicable every day.
What happened was in 2016 Americans were so scared of a woman President they elected an actual c**t instead.
Some things ought to be sacred -- but not to Trump.
A very good question. His supporters are not bothered by the fact that Trump has no moral center. I hope that he's voted out in 2020.


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The Conduit Review
Here is the other review that was supposed to be published in November, The Conduit. After this review is published, the reviews for December will go up starting next week.
Nostalgia is a tricky concept; I say this because there are titles that people have grown up with, whether it be movies or games, which can still be said to have held up well even to this day. However, there are also titles that people may have liked when they were younger, but now that they are older and their tastes have matured, they realize that a particular title that they may have liked when they were younger has not held up well. That was a realization I had replaying The Conduit for the purpose of this review. When I was fourteen, I really liked this game, as it was one of the first FPS's that I had every played, but since I have gotten older and have matured both as a person and as a gamer, playing this game now made me realize that The Conduit is not as good as I remembered it too be; rather, the game is mediocre.
Conduit's story follows Michael Ford, a Secret Service agent who has been enlisted into a mysterious organization called The Trust, led by John Adams, in order to find and stop a terrorist known as Prometheus. In the midst of this hunt for the terrorist, Ford runs into many strange things; a mysterious gas that can resurrect fallen soldiers, Trust agents who have gone rogue in order to help Prometheus, and worst of all, an alien invasion by a race of aliens called the Drudge. Yet, nearly a third of the way into the game, Prometheus contacts Michael Ford and tells him that Adams is the one responsible for the gas, the rogue Trust agents, and the alien invasion that is gradually taking over Washington, D.C. With no other choice left, Ford decides to work with Prometheus in order to stop Adams from taking over Washington and possibly, the world.
The Conduit's story is uninspired and generic; the story feels like it was largely pulled from The Big Book of Science Fiction Clichés, and the writers did not do anything interesting with the familiar territory that the plot treads. At times, there are glimmers of uniqueness in this predictable story, but such moments don't happen until late in the game, and it isn't helped by the abrupt, cliffhanger ending, which deliberately hints at a sequel. Characters are also forgettable as well; Michael Ford is a dull protagonist who spends a large portion of the game asking Prometheus why these events are happening, and Prometheus either gives him a response or none at all. John Adams is an equally uninteresting bad guy; his reasons for wanting to take over Washington are predictable and he remains absent for most of the campaign; not reappearing until near the end of the game.
In spite of the weak story and characters, one of The Conduit's biggest strengths are the controls, which are great. The most impressive part of the controls are the large amount of options you are given to adjust them to your liking. You can swap buttons around, alter the aiming speed, and even adjust the placement of the game's HUD.
Despite having impressive controls, The Conduit's other big issue, besides the lackluster story and boring characters, is the gameplay, which isn't terrible, just uninspired. The main issues with the gameplay are a lack of variety during the campaign, very linear levels, and bad AI. Most of the campaign is spent heading from one point to another, shooting any human or Drudge forces that get in your way. The few instances of variety in the campaign come from a device, the All-Seeing Eye. In the second level, Ford acquires this sorely underutilized device. I call it that because this device is primarily used to open doors; though the ASE does have a few other functions. Most of the levels contain hidden messages that can only be seen and deciphered by using the ASE; there are also floating discs hidden in each level that unlock concept art, but my favorite usage of the device is when it acts as a puzzle solver for hidden symbol puzzles that when solved, reveal a secret room containing ammo and a special prototype weapon. However, this device could have been used for more creative purposes besides for unlocking doors and finding hidden secrets; if anything, there should have been hacking puzzles that could have been solved using this device; unfortunately, such possibilities were wasted.
As for the shooting, it's good. Ford gets access to a large variety of weapons over the course of the campaign. He can use standard human weapons like assault rifles, shotguns, and SMGs, but he can also acquire interesting weaponry used by the Trust and the Drudge. Drudge weapons include the Strike Rifle, which can fire regular shots, but by holding the fire button, this weapon can launch a more powerful shot that can instantly kill most enemies, and the Warp Pistol, which functions a lot like the Strike Rifle, yet when the fire button is held down, it can fire shots that can bounce off of walls. With the Trust weapons, there's the TPC Launcher, which launches plasma grenades, and the Carbonizer MK16, which can launch powerful beams of energy that instantly decimate any enemy types.
Going back to the issues with the gameplay, the levels are very linear and only a few sections of the levels are more open areas. The last problem with the gameplay is the bad AI. Most of the time, enemies stand out in the open, rarely relying on cover; it makes sense when the smaller enemies like the mites, both normal and explosive, run and charge at Ford to attack him, but when the regular human and Drudge enemies are rarely relying on cover and instead are absorbing bullets, then it means the game is a relative cakewalk, even after raising the difficulty up. However, in the last two levels there's a sharp spike in difficulty and soon I'm facing multiple, unfair deaths, which surprised me, given how easy the game had been prior to those levels. In addition to lacking variety and having very linear levels, The Conduit is also very short, taking me about four hours to beat the campaign, and it could have probably taken me three hours weren't it for the multiple deaths I encountered during those last two levels.
However, while the gameplay may be functional, but largely unspectacular, the visuals of The Conduit are quite good, almost near HD, but even the graphics have a few problems. Even though the game is set in and around Washington, D.C., with some of the levels set in iconic landmarks such as the White House, the Pentagon, and the Library of Congress; the levels all feel alike and aside from the novelty of fighting humans and aliens within such landmarks, nothing else about these levels stands out. Also, a common glitch in this game is when enemies, particularly the small enemies like the mites, get frozen in time either before or after they've been killed. It's a little amusing seeing an enemy frozen in time, occasionally flinching if you go near them. The sound is nothing to write home about; while the guns sound good, the voice acting and music are fairly average.
Time has not been fair to The Conduit; from a technical standpoint, the game is good due to its solid graphics and great controls, but the story is predictable and weak and the gameplay could have been more fun and varied. When this game was first released, one of the aspects of The Conduit that was praised a lot was its online multiplayer, but since I never got the chance to try it out, and for that matter, Nintendo shut down online multiplayer functionality for the Wii and DS, I can't say for myself what it was like. Then again, my reviews focus on the single player content of the game, and rarely have I mentioned the multiplayer aspect of a game. In the end, the best way to describe The Conduit is that it had potential to be something great, but that potential was wasted and instead, we got a mediocre game.
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Dales, John H.. "Protectionism". The Canadian Encyclopedia, 08 June 2015, Historica Canada. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/protectionism. Accessed 21 January 2022.
Dales, J. (2015). Protectionism. In The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/protectionism
Dales, John H.. "Protectionism." The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Article published February 07, 2006; Last Edited June 08, 2015.
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Protectionism
Article by John H. Dales
Last Edited June 8, 2015
Protectionism refers to government policies that shield domestic production (and producers) from foreign competition.
Protectionism refers to government policies that shield domestic production (and producers) from foreign competition. For example, a Canadian tariff of 15% on an automobile that costs $5000 in a foreign country means that a tax (customs duty) of $750 will be levied on the car when it is imported to Canada. The Canadian price will be $5750, and Canadian producers of similar vehicles who can operate profitably at a price of $5750, but not $5000, will be able to compete with imports in the Canadian market. Producers dependent on protection cannot normally export, since their costs are above world prices, and they therefore depend almost entirely on the home market. (The effect of the 1965 Canada-US Automotive Products Agreement is that automobiles produced in Canada can be exported to the US, although the price in Canada is higher.)
Economic analysis shows that economic losses from a tariff exceed its benefits. Theoretically, a tariff is wasteful because it leads to a substitution of higher-cost home production for lower-cost imports; if tariffs were repealed, manpower and capital in protected industries would shift to other employments, at home or abroad, and everyone, in their role as consumers, would gain from lower prices. Owners having to change the employment of their resources would suffer losses: landowners and shareholders in the contracting industries would lose more as owners than they would gain as consumers; specialized workers in the contracting industries would probably face retraining or lower-paying jobs; and others would bear the "transitional" costs of reorganizing their economic lives. Probably the many net winners would each gain a relatively small amount, while the relatively few net losers would suffer fairly heavy losses. Nevertheless, in principle it should be possible for a government to compensate losers and still produce a net social "profit" by repealing tariffs.
The debate about protectionism has revolved around attempts to find an intellectually respectable rebuttal to the economic argument, but none has been found. Public discussion of protectionism would be better if its proponents would argue that, although it involves economic costs, these are outweighed by noneconomic benefits. The intriguing question is why virtually all governments have passed laws known to reduce their citizens' economic well-being.
Protectionist policies may confer benefits that cannot be bought in the marketplace, such as increased military security, a larger population and more diversified production, and a heightened sense of national identity. These vague contentions cannot be definitively refuted, but they seem not to fit the Canadian situation. The defence argument is largely irrelevant in countries of small populations. Belief in the virtues of size and diversification, although given no credence by economists, seems widely shared by politicians. Voters may view size and diversification as matters of national pride, in which case the "diversification" argument merges with the "national identity" argument. In Canada, arguments for protectionism are generally not supported by residents in 8 provinces who observe that the tariff diversifies production mainly in Ontario and Québec.
A second explanation may be that political dynamics almost ensure protectionist policies. Politicians are likely to support tariffs where the "protectionist" vote is concentrated, and ignore tariffs or pay lip service to "free trade" elsewhere. Even voters who would gain by repeal may vote against it in compassion for those "vested interests" whose lives would be disrupted. But this explanation is not fully satisfying. Practical techniques exist for compensating the losers from a change in government policies, so that the "compassion" argument loses force; and the "vote-getting" argument begs the question of why a political party could not promise both to raise the standard of living by phasing out tariffs and to adopt policies to ease the transition.
A third possible explanation for protectionism suggests some deep psychological or biological "imperative" compelling people to favour domestic producers and protect production in the "home territory."
Although the British North American colonies had relied upon relatively low tariffs on specific commodities for government revenues, the first coherent Canadian system of protection was established well after Confederation. Sir John A. Macdonald won the 1878 general election largely on the strength of the National Policy, a policy of Economic Nationalism designed to protect Canadian businesses against competition from lower-cost US firms. Since that time, although the 1911 general election was contested over the question of free trade with the US (see reciprocity), protectionism in some form has always been part of Canada's international economic relations.
After WWII Canada signed a General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) that obligated member nations to reduce tariffs and other barriers to trade by multilateral negotiations. GATT has been effective in reducing tariff rates, but not in reducing "nontariff barriers." Indeed, the decline of tariffs has been accompanied by a growth of other barriers: import quotas; threats of quotas or other measures that induce foreigners to accept "voluntary export restraints" when shipping specific goods to Canada; administrative protection, by which customs officers restrict or impede the entry of imports; and many other policies ranging from exchange controls to health and safety regulations.
Canada can perhaps claim to have pioneered another form of protection: "content" provisions, which make it easier for firms to import when they produce in Canada a certain proportion of the content of the goods they sell. Content provisions have been applied to automobile firms since 1926 and are also used in the broadcasting industry.
Since WWII, several tariff substitutes have been adopted by Canadian provinces in a pronounced movement to "provincial protectionism." Marketing boards have been established to raise the incomes of certain farmers (notably milk, egg and poultry producers) by restricting provincial production, and by persuading the national government to apply tariffs to imports from abroad and "production quotas" to all provinces. Provincial governments also favour provincial producers in letting government contracts by accepting "domestic" bids even if they are higher than bids from other provinces. Recently some provinces have required firms bidding for contracts to abide by "provincial-content" rules, and some have required that particular industries give priority in hiring to applicants who reside (or perhaps were born) in the province.
The phenomenon of provincial protectionism, and the suspicion that there would also be municipal protectionism if it were feasible to restrict trade between cities - as it was in the Middle Ages when local protectionism flourished - suggests that protectionism is not simply a matter of national economic diversification or national identity.
See also Foreign Investment; Free Trade; International Trade.
John H. Dales, The Protective Tariff in Canada's Development (1966); Economic Council of Canada, Looking Outward (1975).
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See that little tail? It belongs to a cute chipmunk who likes to hang out in the bird feeder eating seeds. Said chipmunk is darned lucky that there are 2 panes of glass between him/her and the cat who is watching this alien invader. He or she runs up and down the screens, which happen to be on the outside of the windows in this house, coming and going from the feeder. Sometimes the chipmunk and a little red squirrel who does the same thing (although never at the same time) will go sprinting up or down the screen right in front of one of the cats. You can just bet that Pepe is on the job monitoring the yard and alerting the human to this insulting behavior. If Pepe could get through the glass panes and the screen, he'd make fast work of that little creature. How disappointing that the human doesn't help him do so.


She is Aya's mother. She is the comforting type. She is in her 30's.
No matter what, Aya......always smile, okey?
No one will have him but me!!
She is a girl from a poor village who appears at the end of the game. She visits the Drevis Clinic to get cured of her inborn feebleness.
The Old Man appears to be delirious or mentally broken. When spoken to, he doesn't acknowledge Aya, but mutters to himself.
She's even crazier than the doctor!
Aya! How many times have I told you not to come to the basement?


Although my grandmother has passed away now, caring for her was one of the most demanding, yet most satisfying experiences of my life. Gran came to live with me for two years when she got fed up of all of her daughters-in-law squabbling amongst themselves. I think part of her also enjoyed the company of young people and she wanted a change.
The first change that I had to make was cooking regularly and regular mealtimes. Previously it was just me and hubby and we ate when and what we felt like, if at all at home. With an elderly person at home we had to have three set mealtimes and sensible food. This was good preparation for better habits for when we had children.
Another change in our lives was the amount of visitors that came traipsing through our doors. The whole family had to come to our home to visit their mum. As she was well-known in the community, we also had all sorts of people we didn't know coming to visit at all sorts of times (sitting with her late into the night). This taught me a lot about taking care of guests, being gracious when you didn't want to be and providing for guests despite an almost empty kitchen. An aspect of this I also loved was the control it gave me over my family – whether you liked me or not, you still have to come to my house to see your mum/mother-in-law/gran.
One of the things I found much harder was my grandmother's dependence. She suffered from severe and crippling rheumatoid-arthritis, which meant that I had to help her with getting her bath ready, bringing her meals to her, and smaller tasks like cutting her nails or washing her walking stick (don't ask me why!). I was wary of leaving her alone for long and this also curtailed my freedom somewhat. A typical afternoon out would begin with me telling her I wanted to go out and being called back from the door half-a-dozen times to ask me a question, to remind me of something, to make her a cup of tea before I went. This was usually coupled with Little Lady, who was a baby at the time, dirtying her nappy as we were finally about to step out the door.
There were also the good things. I spent many hours listening to my gran reminisce. I learnt so much about my family, my roots and about the lessons that life brings. I and my husband gained the respect and friendship of my entire family which have stayed with us until today.
I also learnt some lessons. I learnt what it is to be elderly, in pain and the torture of being dependent on others after a lifetime of being strong, competent and hard-working. I learnt what it is to have a sharp, lucid mind trapped inside a body that will not do what you tell it. I was also reminded by living with my gran that elderly people, do still have a sense of humour, being elderly does not take away your sense of appreciation for things that are good or beautiful.
The biggest lesson I learnt was to ask for help and to take it where offered. The care of each of us is the job of our community and family, as it is our job to care for our family and community. I asked my sisters to help with shopping for things Gran needed. My husband made her breakfast and my mum made lunch which dad brought round. The lady who was lodging with us at the time made her afternoon tea everyday.
Traditionally the elderly lived with their children until they passed away. This taught us humility and compassion and reminded us that any one of us could be in that position with nothing to assist us but sabr (patience) one day. I think we are in loss if we have changed the way we live so much that we are unable to foresee this and have to learn it the hard way.
I strongly believe that having an elderly person in your home brings the blessings of Allah, or barakah, into that home. For us these included finding our roots, the lessons that experience brings and the barakah that guests bring into a home.
Jazak'Allah for the post sis, very helpful. May Allah reward you.
Beautiful post mashaAllah it brought tears to my eyes.
It is said that with ibadah you gain jannah but kidmet gains you Allah(swt).
First time on this blog and I would like to follow .. I liked your views on elderly people ..
I read couple of other posts and found maturity in your opinions and views..
Hopefully, I will get to know about life in Pakistan..Eagerly waiting for new posts..


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GILLINGHAM FC V WIGAN ATHLETIC: MATCH PREVIEW
We bring you the latest team news, manager comments, odds and officials ahead of Wigan's trip to Priestfield
GILLINGHAM V WIGAN
MEMS Priestfield Stadium
Saturday August 22
Kick-Off, 3pm
Aaron Morris (hamstring), Emmanuel Osadebe (calf), Doug Loft (calf) and Cody McDonald (knee) are likely to be missing for the weekend's game.
It could be another week before any can be considered for first team consideration, although McDonald has trained this week.
As for Wigan, midfield duo Emyr Huws and Tim Chow (ankle) are still absent, as are Don Cowie (calf) and Grant Holt (knee).
Defender Jason Pearce (leg) could return after playing for the club's development team midweek.
Manager Comments:
Justin Edinburgh – "Until we get 12 or 15 games in I don't think you can really look at form, I expect a tough encounter as we have had in all four games played so far.
"We want to replicate the performance and atmosphere that we had against Sheffield United, we are full of confidence and looking forward to the game."
Gary Caldwell – "I went to Port Vale last Saturday to watch them and they're a good side. They've had a good start, they're playing with confidence and they're physical.
"I played at their stadium many years ago for Coventry City and it's a tight ground with quite a big atmosphere so we have to be ready for that and try and control the game."
Previous Meetings:
The clubs haven't met for over a decade, the last match taking place in February 2005. A brace from Darius Henderson giving Gills a 2-1 win over the Latics – Nathan Ellington on target for the visitors.
In total the teams have met on 32 occasions – both sides have won 13 of these matches with the other six being a draw.
Betting:
Gillingham Win – 6/4
Draw – 23/10
Wigan Win – 7/4
Special Bet: Bradley Dack to score first in a 2-0 home win – 60/1.
You can still purchase tickets online for collection, or visit the ticket office on Redfern Avenue prior to the game.
Wigan supporters can purchase on the day from the away turnstiles with cash only.
Referee – Trevor Kettle
Assistants – Richard Kendall and Mark Mellor
Fourth Official - Ashvin Degnarain


This Women's History Month, we honor the creativity, voices, and achievements of women in film not only on the big screen, but also behind the camera.
Bleecker Street is excited to announce new acquisitions and release dates for our 2019 slate.
Bleecker Street is pleased to announce the U.S. distribution rights to Max Minghella's directorial debut of TEEN SPIRIT starring Elle Fanning, for a 2019 release.
Bleecker Street and ShivHans Pictures are co-acquiring domestic rights to Anthony Maras' Hotel Mumbai.
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Discovered in January 2005, Eris is the furthest dwarf planet from the Sun and the largest and most massive of the dwarf planets.
As the 9th largest/most massive object known to directly orbit the Sun, Eris was briefly referred to as the 10th planet. Eris was officialy classified as dwarf planet in August 2006.
Its highly eccentric orbit takes Eris up to over three times as far from the sun as Pluto. Apart from long-period comets, Eris and its moon are currently the most distant known natural objects in the Solar System.
Eris is often so far from the Sun that its atmosphere collapses and freezes on the surface in an icy glaze. As Eris moves closer to the Sun, it is expected that the surface will warm up and reveal a rocky surface.


Brandao joined the Portugese military academy in 1891 and began working for the Ministry of War. In 1896, he published Historia de um Palhaco while still with the Ministry. That year, he was also commissioned an officer in Guimaraes. He married in 1897 and settled there until 1912 when he retired from the army and moved to Lisbon. From then until his death, he was a prolific author and was very popular in Portugal. His most famous and successful work, Humus, was published in 1917 to critical acclaim. Brandao's work, which included some plays and a vast array of journalistic work, is still popular and widely read in Portugal. Some of his work has been translated into English. His works include O Padre (1901), El-Rei Junet (1912), Memorias (1919-25), Teatro (1923), As Ilhas Desconhecidas (1926), O Avejao (1929) and O Pobre de Pedir (1931 Posthumous).


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After months of design and construction, Island Sotheby's International Realty has opened a new, South Maui Headquarters.
The new office is located in the heart of South Kihei, perfectly situated in the midst of shops, businesses, restaurants and condominiums. In February, the company celebrated the office's opening by having it blessed and welcoming the public into the space.
Situated on 2463 South Kihei Road across the street from the azure waters of Kamaole II Beach Park, the office is centrally located to serve Maalaea, Kihei, Wailea and Makena markets. With more than two dozen agents who specialize in both residential and vacation properties, the firm is poised to connect extraordinary estates with extraordinary clients.
The new space offers the best of modern design, where potential buyers and sellers can seek expert-level advice from experienced agents on all price-points in homeownership.
The Kihei office is Island Sotheby's International Realty's third office on Maui; the other two are located in Makawao and West Maui.
Island Sotheby's International Realty is an affiliate of Sotheby's International Realty, a worldwide real estate network that offers unprecedented reach with a network of 20,000 agents scattered across 69 countries and territories. Stop by our new office to explore the opportunities that await!


The person you message has to agree to talk to you before you can communicate.
downloaderfastliftop.gq is tracked by us since April, Over the time it has been ranked as high as in the world, while most of its traffic comes from USA, where it reached as high as 44 position. Kik isn't just a messaging app, it is a mini ecosystem within which you can surf the net, chat, share media and ideas, buy stuff, sell stuff and hook up. Kik is all about connecting people and what they.


Can a Muslim woman lead prayers for a group of Muslim women?
Is zakat due on women's jewelry?
is it wrong for a muslim woman to remove her hijab in front of non-muslim women?
the conditions under which a woman can initiate divorce?


Built NY has a fantastic line of lunch bags and totes made from neoprene (yup, wet suit material). They fold flat, last waaay longer than standard lunch bags (which I tend to replace annually).
The bags come in funky colours and can be bought online from the manufacturer or even some Canadian vendors (including Canadian Tire!). For a list of stores, check the Built NY Store List or just Google it.


Toenail fungus (onychomycosis) is an infection of your toenails. It's caused by several common types of fungi that are everywhere in our environment. Like any other infection, it's always possible to be re-infected, which is why it's important to follow all of the protocols and instructions set up by your doctor for the best long-term results. Genesisplus Laser offers the safest and most effective treatment for your fungal infection.
Nail fungus is an embarrassing chronic condition that impacts your quality of life and can lead to serious health problems for those with diabetes or immune disorders. Nail infection can start as a result of a family history of susceptibility, increasing age, poor health, nail trauma, warm or moist climates, exposure to infected nails in sports/ fitness and communal bathing areas, and tight shoes.
While lasers may seem scary to some, they use safe light energy and are used daily for cosmetic procedures. Now that same state-of-the-art technology can be used to treat toenail fungus. This safe and painless laser treatment treats the fungus and kills it without any damage to surrounding nail or skin.
You can visit our office for a consultation where you will be evaluated as a potential candidate for care. The laser treatment will take about 30 minutes to treat both feet. As each toe is treated by the laser you will feel a mild, warming sensation. The laser treatment may potentially consist of up to 3 sessions beginning at day 1, 4 months after the first treatment and 8 months after the second treatment, if necessary. Shoes and nail polish can be worn immediately after treatment. The doctor will discuss post-treatment care to avoid fungal re-infection.
Significant improvement can be seen over one year, but many times you will notice results within 2-4 months, depending on how quickly your toenails grow. New, clear growth begins to appear at the bottom portion of your nail (by the cuticle) as the diseased portion of your nail grows out. The nail must complete a full nail growth cycle to assess complete results, which can take up to one year.


A judge who spearheaded the use of paperless trials in Ontario says the justice system is moving too slowly to embrace technology after a justice of the peace banned a lawyer from using his laptop in court.
Sean Robichaud says he was speechless when a justice of the peace ordered him to turn his laptop off.
Nevertheless, Superior Court Justice Thomas Granger says the case is an isolated incident since almost all judges allow laptops. But while the general trend is towards greater acceptance of technology, that embrace isn't as strong as he would like.
"It's a paperless world we live in," says Granger. "Expectations have changed for everybody except the court system. If I walked into a bank, and they had all my records on paper, I'd walk straight out of there.
The renewed debate over technology comes after a justice of the peace ordered criminal defence lawyer Sean Robichaud to switch off his laptop during a stunt-racing trial in Whitby, Ont. The Crown prosecutor objected to the laptop's potential use as a recording device.
Robichaud says he informed the justice of the peace that the computer contained all of his notes on the case. As a result, he had to ask for an adjournment because continuing the trial would have compromised his client's defence.
Later that day, Robichaud says he got a call from prosecutor Veronica McGuire saying she had changed her position after talking with colleagues and wouldn't object to the laptop when the case returns to court in August.
"I really don't have any comment to make on it at all," McGuire tells Law Times.
Ontario Chief Justice Warren Winkler brought the technology issue to the fore at the opening of the courts ceremony last September, when he urged the courts to adapt to the electronic age.
It's an argument that resonates with Granger. Last October, he delivered his judgment in a complex trial involving almost 3,000 exhibits and about 70,000 pages (see "Case ends in $11-million judgment against Ottawa executives").
Each document was scanned into a litigation support program, saving thousands of dollars in photocopying costs alone. Granger says electronic storage can also improve advocacy because judges can immediately access relevant information.
Edward Prutschi, a lawyer with Adler Bytensky Prutschi in Toronto, also sees the Whitby case as an outlier. He finds increasingly complicated disclosure now routinely comes in digital format and that a significant shift in lawyers' attitudes has become apparent in recent years.
"I think the bulk of judges, counsel, and all actors in the process are moving slowly to adoption of technologies that will make the process more manageable. You do get some of the old guard who get disclosure on CD and request that it be printed out. But there's starting to be some push back to that.
For his part, Robichaud says laptop use has become the norm for most lawyers in court and traces his own dependence on it to his time in law school less than a decade ago.
Pulat Yunusov, a student who has just completed his third year at Osgoode Hall Law School, says the trend has only intensified since Robichaud graduated in 2004.
Of course, it's not only students who are embracing technology. Professors run web sites for courses, and the school has a large audio archive of lectures and talks available online. Yunusov fears any restriction on technology risks limiting access to justice for those who can only afford representation by smaller firms.
"When a solo lawyer comes up against a powerful party like the Crown or a large firm, this cheap technology levels the playing field, at least a little bit," he says.
Still, Granger says he's surprised more lawyers, especially younger ones, don't bring laptops into his courtroom.
"I think some lawyers see the tradition of courtrooms with paper and books and they've yet to move into this new era of electronic technology," he notes, adding they sometimes seem to be waiting for a sign.


Mamavation Mama Asks- Are You Living Green Enough?
A rising tide lifts all boats. Learning the deep meaning of these sage words of wisdom, I invested particular attention into the ripples and rushes of the ever-changing tides of modern culture. Let's be honest, there are trends that we watch suddenly sink with the start of their five minutes of fame countdown. With that being said, how rewarding is it to be part of a trend that not only floats your boat, its floating on the rising tide of sustainability. Following the lead of Mamavation mastermind, Leah Segedie, author of newly released, GREEN ENOUGH, I'm encouraged to make a greater green living effort. This Mamavation Mama asks, are you living "Green Enough"?
Thank you to Leah Segedie and her promotional team for the courtesy of providing an Advanced Reader Copy of Green Enough for editorial content purposes.
Yes, I'm that Crunchy Mama with the stylish vegan leather Mommy Bag. I'm a Mamavation Mama, too, one amidst multitudes of moms, like myself researching was to offer our families the healthiest lifestyle options. Informative and lively, Green Enough (affiliate) serves as a conversational guide toward making smarter, healthier choices for yourself and your family. Parenthood brought to the forefront the need to more closely investigate her family's food choices and household products, facilitating the detoxification of their home, diet, and lifestyle.
How surprised would you be to know that an increasing number of the food we eat and products we use contain harmful chemicals and toxins research shows to negatively impact our health? Determinedly embarking on a journey toward non-toxic, green living, Leah committed herself to informing and inspiring others in pursuit of wellness.
Popular lifestyle blog, Mamavation created by Segedie, demonstrated initial research studies of thousands of consumer products evaluating their safety. Green Enough is a guide to "Eat Better, Live Cleaner, Be Happier*", by making informed choices based upon factual information for better health.
Leah Segedie is the creator of Mamavation.com, which reaches 4.4 million unique visitors a year, and CEO of the eco-wellness conference ShiftCon. She has spent the last decade uncovering the deceptive marketing and fallacious propaganda embedded in our everyday lives from corporations and the food industry. Through her blog, thousands of moms have detoxified their lives and the lives of their children. She lives in Simi Valley, California.
*Reprinted from Green Enough by Leah Segedie. Copyright ©2018 by Leah Segedie. By permission of Rodale Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC. Available wherever books are sold.


There are two opinions on whether there needs to be women-specific bicycles.
One camp states there is no need to brand women-specific products as most of these are simply "shrink and make it pink" versions of regular products. Some frame manufacturers like Cervelo insist that their frames fit men and women equally well and the belief that women are built differently and therefore require equipment designed to accommodate their proportions is a myth.
On the other hand, the size of women's hands, how they sit on the saddle, and how their weight is distributed on the bike are factors that cannot be taken for granted. The turn of the century, in fact, introduced a lot of higher-end, women-specific products like Trek's WSD (Women Specific Design) series, which remain relevant to this day.
Women in general have shorter torsos than men, and the length of the top tube (not the seat tube) is the most critical measurement in fitting a frame. We can argue about standover height—that is, how high the bike is under you—but once you're off and riding, it's the length of the top tube that will determine your fit and comfort on the bike. Regardless of the stated size of the bike, be it extra small, a 48, or a "women-specific size," make sure that the top tube is one that matches your torso.
Women generally want to sit farther back on the saddle and put more weight on their sit bones. More than the difference between men and women, each person has a different anatomical profile so it's best to experiment. It's easy to recommend women-specific saddles, which are generally wider and softer, but some may actually find a slim, less-padded, but highly flexible racing saddle that works for them. Soft and cushy can actually be uncomfortable when you sit for an extended period. Everybody's sit bones are different, so try different saddles.
Too often I find people, women especially, fitted with a bar that is too wide and sometimes too deep for them, even if they are women-specific. Ideally, your handlebar width should match the width between both of your acromion, identified by the bump you feel at the end of your clavicle. I err on the narrower side as your arms and elbows actually rotate into a narrower position once you're hunched over on the bike. Most women I've fitted usually require bars with a width of 34cm to 38cm. A narrower bar may mean you need a longer stem as the new position will stretch you out a bit, allowing you to breathe better. And no, wider bars don't necessarily make you breathe better.
For women in general, a shallow bar will allow them to reach and use the drops more. I often see riders install a regular or deep drop handlebar but never get to use the drops to get into a more aero position. This means they deny themselves of the most aerodynamic and, if fitted right, one of the most comfortable positions for cruising. Being in the drops is also a superior position for braking and descending, as it lowers your center of gravity. Be sure you are not missing out on this by getting a handlebar that is shallow enough to allow you to use different positions.
Most women have shorter legs and are put on a smaller frame, so it is important to match their proportions. For most women, I would recommend 165mm cranks and nothing more than 170mm. While there is an argument for longer cranks giving more leverage, shorter femurs need something to match them. Installing long cranks on a small frame means the legs go up higher on the top of the stroke, which limits how low the torso can bend forward to achieve a comfortable aerodynamic position.


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The history of UW's Friday Harbor Labs
By UW Sustainability | Aug 17, 2015
UW's ENVIR 480: Sustainability Studio class in the Program on the Environment presents students with a sustainability topic which they engage in as part of an experiential learning course. The topics change each quarter - this spring, the students researched the UW's environmental history. This is part of a series of posts by the students on some of the information they uncovered.
The early years of the University of Washington's Friday Harbor Laboratories were marked by a number of moves until a suitable permanent location was found.
The labs provide a base for marine research on San Juan Island. The first incarnation was in 1904 as Puget Sound Biological Station in a single cabin loaned to UW Zoology professor Trevor Kincaid and UW Botany professor Theodore C. Frye. In 1906, studies moved to a cannery building whose operations had been suspended for lack of sufficient water supply. In 1909 there was another move to a location on land donated by Friday Harbor resident Andrew Newhall. This location hosted professors and students from over 30 different colleges study zoology, ecology, botany, embryology, and more.
In 1916, however, UW President Henry Suzzallo received a letter from Frye, then the director of the Friday Harbor research station, detailing the problems with the location of the labs. Frye stated that the steep hillsides on the property often became slippery and muddy in the rain, and that their site (which only included 400 feet of shoreline) was too small to conduct proper field experimentation studies. Most notably, Frye stated that nearby sewage and cannery effluent polluted the water, requiring them to leave their site to acquire usable seawater samples. The next year, the UW Board of Regents applied to the U.S. War Department for it to grant land at Point Caution to the university. The land was finally granted in 1921, when President Warren G. Harding signed House Resolution 1475, which stated that the land was "for the use of the University of Washington, some four hundred and eighty four acres of land on the east side of San Juan Island," for "a biological station and general university research purposes." Work began immediately and in 1924 - despite construction not being complete on all buildings - some classes began at the new location. Since 1924, the Friday Harbor Labs have continued to grow and expand, and in 1930, officially became a part of the newly-formed UW Oceanographic Laboratories.
In the more than 100 years since being founded, the Friday Harbor Laboratories have been a source of pride for not only the University, but also the people of Friday Harbor. The research station is a driving force in the biological exploration of the region and has passed along the love of outdoors to all those who have attended its summer sessions. The Friday Harbor Labs continue to be a source of knowledge in environmental and conservation issues.
By Sarah Geyer
For more information on the environmental history of UW, see our interactive timeline "A Century of Sustainability" at green.uw.edu/timeline, including this photo of students at the early Friday Harbor research station:
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Seer debut new song "Antibody"
A new track by Seer titled "Antibody" is available online. The song is taken from the band's upcoming debut Vol. 1 & 2, which is due January 22nd through Art Of Propaganda. Pre-orders are available at the label's webstore and Bandcamp.
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Seer set early 2016 release for Vol. 1 & 2 via Art Of Propaganda


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