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A Saudi Campus to Rival Stanford
Places / October 8, 2010
Twenty-nine-year old Megan Holder is a record-setter.
The HOK master planner and landscape designer helped lead a team of 450 to design and build a 6.5 million-square-foot campus for science and technology in Saudi Arabia.
They started in 2006 and finished in 2009. Construction was handled locally, with HOK making only occasional site visits.
"It'll be the biggest project I'll ever work on," she said of what's now acknowledged the largest LEED-Platinum project on the planet. "When we started the master planning in the first five months, there were only seven people. Sleep was so overrated at that point."
Their assignment was to design a campus to rival MIT and Stanford – and attract and retain the best possible talent globally. "There was serious attention paid to amenities, so that students would be able to live and play in one spot."
The result is the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST).
Because of its focus on research in graduate studies, 60 percent of the campus is laboratory space. Ironically, much of that research leans toward solar energy, in a nation with the world's largest oil reserves. It also features a commercial center with retail, theaters, library and two neighborhoods: the Island and the Golf Course.
"The Island's on the Red Sea, with a linear park running through its center," the landscape architect with a degree from Texas A & M said. "And the Golf Course is part of a nine-hole course with 72 pocket parks throughout."
Because of temperatures that average 110 degrees on a good day, the entire complex was planned for use both night and day. A Bedouin tent inspired the roof of one building, while a souq, or Middle Eastern market, inspired patterns for another.
"In the commercial center, the roof is made up of tiny squares and rectangles and light," she said. "The client wanted traditional patterns, so in the walkways and pathways in the market area, and on the buildings and hardscape, there's a geometric pattern. It's a traditional market interpreted in a modern way."
If she's pleased to have educated her client about the virtues of sustainability in the 21st century, she's more impressed that KAUST is the first university in the kingdom where men and women study side-by-side.
"Personally, it's something that really gave me inspiration on the project – to know that this kind of possibility would be there for the people of Saudi Arabia," she said.
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Dear Mr Welton,
i work as a picture editor for an swiss internal magazine called GLOBE for a company called Georg Fischer.I would like to recommemd a picture from your article about KAUST, cause GF build piping systems for this building and would like to show a picture in the magazine. Is there a chance to get this picture from you or do you have a contact to the photographer, who did them? Thank you very much. Benno Sänger
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Following a series protests against tourism in tribal villages in recent months, Aboriginal rights activists say the problem lies in their lack of land rights
By Ho Yi / Staff reporter
Residents of Mqmgi Village in Hualien County's Sioulin Village fire hunting rifles early last month.
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There has never been a "tour" in Taiwan quite like the one given earlier this month at the Tourism Bureau headquarters in Taipei.
"Now, everyone, let's take a look over there. You can see the staff are performing the act of working," a tour guide said, pointing to employees behind a glass door.
"Wow, so that is what they wear at the Tourism Bureau. But where is your buttoned Mandarin jacket?" a curious "sightseer" observed.
At another spot, a young Aboriginal woman dressed in high heels and a summer beach hat, snapped a few "selfies." Other tourists asked the civil servants to sing and dance.
Several bureau employees protested that it is a workplace, not a tourist attraction.
"Tribal villages are where we live, not tourist attractions either," a "tourist" answered back.
Surprise protest
Namoh Nofu, an Aboriginal rights activist who acted as the "tour guide," said that what started as a chat with friends on Facebook turned out to be a successful surprise protest against the agency's plan to promote Aboriginal ceremonies and rituals as tourist events.
"We got upset talking about it and came up with the idea of touring the bureau," he says.
The "tour" of the Tourism Bureau ingeniously encapsulates what Namoh Nofu and other activists have tried to do to raise awareness of Aboriginal rights that they say are often overlooked in Taiwan's Han-centric society.
"Since the education system fails to integrate our cultures [into the public school curriculum] ... we need ... to expose the public and our own people to the Aboriginal issues," Namoh Nofu notes.
What 'harvest festival?'
This includes targeting the type of tourism promoted by authorities to encourage vacationers to visit tribal events such as the "harvest festivals" (豐年祭) held in Pangcah (Amis) communities along the island's east coast every summer.
It may come as a surprise to Han tourists, Namoh Nofu says, but there is no such thing as a harvest festival as promoted by tourism pamphlets. The Pangcah communities in different regions have rituals known by various names, such as Ilisin, Malalikit, Malikoda and Kiluma'an. While each one is distinct, the rituals are important occasions where a tribe's cultural inheritance is passed down to younger generations.
Take Namoh Nofu's hometown, the Pangcah village of Tafalong (太巴塱) in Hualien, for example. The Ilisin ritual was originally about offering sacrifices to the hunted heads of the tribes' enemies. During the ritual, which lasts several weeks, tribal youth would carry out community projects such as mending thatched roofs and learning how to hunt, all of which culminates in a ceremony dedicated to expressing respect to ancestral spirits and the elderly.
"These rituals are important because they encompass the whole aspect of our culture. So are they a performance?"
Yes they are — at least in the eyes of government officials. Every year, local governments allot some money to each tribal village — usually, Namoh Nofu says, around NT$150,000 — through government-funded community development associations managed by tribal leaders in the village, who will then recruit villagers to learn songs and dances that are promoted by the local government to tourists as an Aboriginal festival.
Each participating performer receives "NT$1,000 and a lunchbox" on the day of festivities, which is presented to tourists who are brought in by dozens of tours buses, who "walk right into the middle of the ceremony with cameras and snap away or start dancing with villagers without being invited."
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Criminal Procedure (Legal Assistance, Detention and Appeals) (Scotland) Act 2010
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6Time limit for lodging bills of advocation and bills of suspensionS
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(a)to appeal to the High Court under section 191(1) of this Act by bill of suspension against a conviction or by advocation against an acquittal, or
(b)to appeal to the High Court against, or to bring under review of the High Court, any other decision in a summary prosecution by bill of suspension or by advocation.
(2)The party must lodge the bill of suspension or bill of advocation within 3 weeks of the date of the conviction, acquittal or, as the case may be, other decision to which the bill relates.
(3)The High Court may, on the application of the party, extend the time limit in subsection (2).
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(ii)the proposed grounds of appeal or review, and
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(5)If the other party so requests within 7 days of receipt of intimation of the application under subsection (4)(b), the other party must be given an opportunity to make representations before the application is determined.
(6)Any representations may be made in writing or, if the other party so requests, orally at a hearing; and if a hearing is fixed, the applicant must also be given an opportunity to be heard.".
(2)In the case where the date of the conviction, acquittal or other decision referred to in subsection (1) of section 191A of the 1995 Act (as inserted by subsection (1) of this section) is before the date on which this Act comes into force, subsection (2) of section 191A (as so inserted) has effect as if, for the reference to the date of the conviction, acquittal or, as the case may be, other decision, there were substituted a reference to the date on which this Act comes into force.


Erica Campbell spoke about her grandmother, who passed away and faced very rough times in her life. Her grandmother grew up in a very strict household and in her first marriage was abused by her husband. She got a divorce and ended up meeting another man, they fell in love and got married, but the church she was going to didn't like it.
They believed she was living in sin, but Erica mentioned that he loved her until the day she died even after the divorce. Erica wants everyone to know God doesn't want you to stay in an abusive relationship and that you can find love after divorce. People will tell you that you can't have a lot of things in life, but if God wants you to have it you will.


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We had a great time catching up with friends and enjoying some much needed downtime.
So onto this week. It has still been about settling back into our "new" old routine.
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Everton Transfer News & Rumours
Everton linked with Flamengo's Brazilian youngster Reinier
But the 17-year-old wouldn't be able to make an immediate move to Goodison Park
By matthew.chandler@chandler98_ Jul 19, 2019, 12:08pm BST
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Everton are believed to be in talks with Brazilian club Flamengo's 17-year-old attacking midfielder Reinier.
Brazilian publication Globo has reported that the Blues are the latest club to join the race to sign the youngster, who has also said to have attracted interest from Manchester City, Juventus and Manchester United, as well as AC Milan and Borussia Dortmund
But a deal for Reinier, which could involve a fee of about £35 million, would see him not be eligible to make the move until January, when he turns 18.
FIFA regulations prevent South American players younger than 18 moving to European clubs unless their parents have moved to the same country.
Everton in talks to sign Reinier (@ReinierJesus_10) from Flamengo. The offer could exceed £40 million. The 17 year old is the best Brazilian talent of the next generation.
— AllThingsSeleção (@SelecaoTalk) July 19, 2019
Reinier has not yet made his senior debut for Flamengo, but is likely to appear at the under-17 World Cup in Brazil in October, representing the host nation.
He is taller than most attacking midfielders at 6'1″, and would become the latest player to join Everton's growing South American contingent including Yerry Mina and Brazilians Bernard and Richarlison should he move to Merseyside. The interest in the player is likely a result of the enhanced scouting in that part of the world the Blues have been doing.
There are some concerns about a work permit for the player, but the size of the transfer fee that will be required as well as his participation in international competition for Brazil should ensure that the Toffees don't undergo another fiasco as has happened with Henry Onyekuru and Santiago Sosa.
Reinier has a well-rounded skillset for a youngster his age, and as this report from Football Talent Scout shows, he will fit in best where Gylfi Sigurdsson currently roams, in the #10 spot.
He already has five goals in nine appearances for the Under-17 national side, captaining the team in all of them. An advanced playmaker that brings in his teammates, he is renowned for composure on the ball, with an excellent first touch, technique, and balance.
It is certainly very interesting to see the diverse range of players the Toffees have been linked with this summer, but it definitely shows Marcel Brands' focus on youth and planning ahead beyond just the upcoming season.


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Somalian refugee Abdikheir Ahmed is thriving, but most Canadian immigrants don't, he warns, and they will continue to struggle in poverty unless governments act.
Ahmed, program co-ordinator for the Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization of Manitoba, is calling on the federal and provincial governments to make policy changes to curb the vicious cycle of poverty that traps many immigrants.
At the top of his list is increasing the availability of affordable housing, offering affordable child care and eliminating repayment of transportation loans.
Ahmed immigrated to Canada five years ago after spending 12 years in a Kenyan refugee camp.
He and his family fled his native Somalia in 1991 after civil war broke out and two of his brothers were abducted.
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Q: Evaluating the indefinite Harmonic number integral $\int \frac{1-t^n}{1-t} dt$ It is well-known that we can represent a Harmonic number as the following integral:
$$H_n = \int_0^1 \frac{1-t^n}{1-t} dt$$
The derivation of this integral doesn't need you to derive the indefinite integral  first, so now I'm wondering what the indefinite integral is and how one can derive it. According to WolframAlpha the indefinite integral is:
$$\int \frac{1-t^n}{1-t} dt = \frac{t^{n+1}{}_2F_1(1,n+1;n+2;t)}{n+1} - \ln(1-t) + C$$
where ${}_2F_1(a,b;c;z)$ is a Hypergeomtric function. I understand why $-\ln(1-t)$ is at the end, that's the result of splitting up the integrand, but I don't understand how a Hypergeometric function ends up there.

A: Note that for $n\in\mathbb{N}$, we have
$$\frac{1-t^n}{1-t}=1+t+t^2+\cdots+t^{n-1}$$
It follows that
$$\int\:\frac{1-t^n}{1-t}\:dt=t+\frac{t^2}{2}+\frac{t^3}{3}+\cdots+\frac{t^n}{n}+C$$

A: The hypergeometric function appears as a "correction" cutting off the infinite tail of the series of $\log(1-t)$ to leave a polynomial in $t$.
Without loss of generality we can consider the definite integral
$$i(t) = \int_0^t \frac{1-x^n}{1-x}\,dx\tag{1}$$
On the one hand we have (as has been shown in other answers here)
$$i(t) = s(t) = t+\frac{t^2}{2}+\frac{t^3}{3}+\ldots+\frac{t^n}{n}\tag{2}$$
On the other hand we can write
$$i(t) = \int_0^t \frac{1}{1-x}\,dx-  \int_0^t \frac{x^n}{1-x}\,dx\\=-\log(1-t) - f(t)\tag{3}$$
where
$$f(t) = \int_0^t \frac{x^n}{1-x}\,dx\tag{4}$$
From $(2)$ and the expansion
$$\log(1-t) = -\sum_{k=1}^{\infty} \frac{t^k}{k}$$
or directly from $(4)$ by expanding the denominator we find that
$$f(t) =  - \log(1-t) -s(t)=  \sum_{k=n+1}^{\infty}\frac{t^k}{k}=t^{n+1}\sum_{k=0}^{\infty}\frac{t^k}{n+1+k}\tag{5}$$
Now consider the definiton of the hypergeometric function (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypergeometric_function)
$$_2 F _1 (a,b;c;z) = \sum_{k=0}^{\infty} \frac{(a)_k (b)_k}{(c)_k} \frac{z^k}{k!}$$
Where the Pochhammer symbol is defined as
$$(a)_k = \frac{\Gamma(a+k)}{\Gamma(a)}$$
It can easily be shown that we can match the infnite sum $(5)$ with the hypergeometric series with the parameters $(a,b,c,z) = (1,1+n,2+n,t)$
Indeed
$$(1)_k = \frac{\Gamma(1+k)}{\Gamma(1)}=k!$$
$$\frac{(n+1)_k}{(n+2)_k} = \frac{\Gamma(n+1+k)}{\Gamma(n+1)}\frac{\Gamma(n+2)}{\Gamma(n+2+k)}\\= \frac{n+1}{n+1+k}$$
Hence we find
$$f(t) =\frac{ t^{n+1}}{n+1}  \;_2 F _1 (1,1+n;2+n;t)\tag{6}$$
as given in the OP.
Discussion
§1. $f(t)$ in the form $(4)$ can also be expressed through the incomplete Beta function defined as
$$B_t(a,b)= \int_0^t x^{a-1} (1-x)^{b-1} \, dx\tag{7a}$$
with the parameters $a=n$ and $b=0$ as
$$f(t) = B_t(n,0)\tag{7b}$$
§2. It is interesting that the formula analogous to $(1)$ with the integration path changed from $[0,t]$ to $[0,-t]$ gives the (negative) of the alternating harmonic sum
$${\overline H_n} = \sum_{k=1}^n \frac{(-1)^{k+1}}{k}= a(t=1)
\tag{8a}$$
where instead of $f(t)$ we have now
$$a(t) = -\int_0^{-t} \frac{1-x^n}{1-x} \, dx= \int_0^{t} \frac{1-(-1)^n x^n}{1+x} \, dx \\=B_{-t}(n+1,0)+\log (t+1)\\=\frac{(-1)^{n+1} t^{n+1}}{n+1} \, _2F_1(1,n+1;n+2;-t)+\log (t+1)
\tag{8b}$$

A: $$\int \frac{1-t^n}{1-t} dt=\int \frac{(1-t)(1+t+t^2
+t^3+\ldots+t^{n-1})}{1-t} dt$$
$$=\int (1+t+t^2
+t^3+\ldots+t^{n-1})dt$$
$$=t+\frac{t^2}{2}+\frac{t^3}{3}
+\ldots+\frac{t^{n}}{n}+C$$

A: The integrand is (in the complex field) a meromorphic function, with one pole coinciding with one of the zeros, and therefore removable,
leaving a polynomial defined over the whole complex field. So it is its integral.
A) polynomial form
Let's define
$$
\eqalign{
  & I_{\,n} (x,a) = \int_{t\, = \,a}^{\;x} {{{1 - t^{\,n} } \over {1 - t}}dt}  =  - \int_{t\, = \,a}^{\;x} {{{1 - \left( {1 - u} \right)^{\,n} } \over u}du}  =   \cr
  &  = \int_{u\, = \,1 - a}^{\;1 - x} {{{\left( {1 - u} \right)^{\,n}  - 1} \over u}du}  = \int_{u\, = \,0}^{\;1 - x} {{{\left( {1 - u} \right)^{\,n}  - 1} \over u}du}  - \int_{u\, = \,0}^{\;1 - a} {{{\left( {1 - u} \right)^{\,n}  - 1} \over u}du}  =   \cr
  &  = J_{\,n} (1 - x) - J_{\,n} (1 - a) \cr}
$$
so that the integration constant is inglobated in $a$.
Concerning $J_{\,n} (x) =$ we have
$$
\eqalign{
  & J_{\,n} (x) = \int_{u\, = \,0}^{\;x} {{{\left( {1 - u} \right)^{\,n}  - 1} \over u}du}  =   \cr
  &  = \int_{u\, = \,0}^{\;x} {\sum\limits_{1\, \le \,k\, \le \,n} {\left( { - 1} \right)^{\,k} \left( \matrix{
  n \cr
  k \cr}  \right)u^{\,k - 1} } du}  = \int_{u\, = \,0}^{\;x} {\sum\limits_{0\, \le \,k\,\left( { \le \,n - 1} \right)} {\left( { - 1} \right)^{\,k + 1} \left( \matrix{
  n \cr
  k + 1 \cr}  \right)u^{\,k} } du}  =   \cr
  &  = \sum\limits_{0\, \le \,k\,} {{{\left( { - 1} \right)^{\,k + 1} } \over {k + 1}}\left( \matrix{
  n \cr
  k + 1 \cr}  \right)x^{\,k + 1} }  = x\sum\limits_{0\, \le \,k\,} {{{\left( { - 1} \right)^{\,k + 1} } \over {k + 1}}\left( \matrix{
  n \cr
  k + 1 \cr}  \right)x^{\,k} }  \cr}
$$
Indicating by $c_k$ the coefficient of $u^k$ we have
$$
\eqalign{
  & c_{\,k}  = {{\left( { - 1} \right)^{\,k + 1} } \over {k + 1}}\left( \matrix{
  n \cr
  k + 1 \cr}  \right)\quad c_{\,0}  =  - n\quad   \cr
  & {{c_{\,k + 1} } \over {c_{\,k} }} =  - {{n!} \over {\left( {k + 2} \right)\left( {k + 2} \right)!\left( {n - k - 2} \right)!}}{{\left( {k + 1} \right)\left( {k + 1} \right)!\left( {n - k - 1} \right)!} \over {n!}} =   \cr
  &  = {{\left( {k + 1} \right)\left( {k - n + 1} \right)} \over {\left( {k + 2} \right)\left( {k + 2} \right)}} \cr}
$$
and therefore we can put $J_{\,n} (x) $  into a hypergeometric form as
$$
J_{\,n} (x) =  - nx\sum\limits_{0\, \le \,k\,} {{{1^{\,\overline {\,k\,} } \left( { - n + 1} \right)^{\,\overline {\,k\,} } 1^{\,\overline {\,k\,} } } \over {2^{\,\overline {\,k\,} }
  2^{\,\overline {\,k\,} } }}{{x^{\,k} } \over {k!}}}  =  - nx\;{}_3F_{\,2} \left( {\left. {\matrix{ {1,\;1,\; - \left( {n - 1} \right)}  \cr
   {2,\;2}  \cr
 } \,} \right|\;x} \right)
$$
which, having a negative upper term, is in fact a polynomial.
B) recursion
Splitting the binomial gives
$$
\eqalign{
  & J_{\,n} (x) = \sum\limits_{0\, \le \,k\,} {{{\left( { - 1} \right)^{\,k + 1} } \over {k + 1}}\left( \matrix{
  n \cr
  k + 1 \cr}  \right)x^{\,k + 1} }  =   \cr
  &  = \sum\limits_{0\, \le \,k\,} {{{\left( { - 1} \right)^{\,k + 1} } \over {k + 1}}\left( \matrix{
  n + 1 \cr
  k + 1 \cr}  \right)x^{\,k + 1} }  - \sum\limits_{0\, \le \,k\,} {{{\left( { - 1} \right)^{\,k + 1} } \over {k + 1}}\left( \matrix{
  n \cr
  k \cr}  \right)x^{\,k + 1} }  =   \cr
  &  = J_{\,n + 1} (x) - \sum\limits_{0\, \le \,k\,} {{{\left( { - 1} \right)^{\,k + 1} n^{\,\underline {\,k\,} } } \over {\left( {k + 1} \right)k!}}x^{\,k + 1} }  =   \cr
  &  = J_{\,n + 1} (x) - {1 \over {n + 1}}\sum\limits_{0\, \le \,k\,} {{{\left( { - 1} \right)^{\,k + 1} \left( {n + 1} \right)^{\,\underline {\,k + 1\,} } } \over {\left( {k + 1} \right)!}}x^{\,k + 1} }  =   \cr
  &  = J_{\,n + 1} (x) - {1 \over {n + 1}}\sum\limits_{0\, \le \,k\,} {\left( { - 1} \right)^{\,k + 1} \left( \matrix{
  n + 1 \cr
  k + 1 \cr}  \right)x^{\,k + 1} }  =   \cr
  &  = J_{\,n + 1} (x) - {1 \over {n + 1}}\sum\limits_{1\, \le \,k\,} {\left( { - 1} \right)^{\,k} \left( \matrix{
  n + 1 \cr
  k \cr}  \right)x^{\,k} }  =   \cr
  &  = J_{\,n + 1} (x) - {1 \over {n + 1}}\left( {\sum\limits_{0\, \le \,k\,} {\left( { - 1} \right)^{\,k} \left( \matrix{
  n + 1 \cr
  k \cr}  \right)x^{\,k} }  - 1} \right) =   \cr
  &  = J_{\,n + 1} (x) - {1 \over {n + 1}}\left( {\left( {1 - x} \right)^{\,n + 1}  - 1} \right) \cr}
$$
i.e.
$$
\eqalign{
  & J_{\,n + 1} (x) - J_{\,n} (x) = \int_{u\, = \,0}^{\;x} {{{\left( {1 - u} \right)^{\,n + 1}  - \left( {1 - u} \right)^{\,n} } \over u}du}  =   \cr
  &  = \int_{u\, = \,0}^{\;x} {{{ - u\left( {1 - u} \right)^{\,n} } \over u}du}  = \int_{u\, = \,0}^{\;x} {\left( {1 - u} \right)^{\,n} d\left( {1 - u} \right)}  =   \cr
  &  = {{\left( {1 - x} \right)^{\,n + 1}  - 1} \over {n + 1}} \cr}
$$
and thus
$$ \bbox[lightyellow] {
J_{\,n} (x) - J_{\,0} (x) = J_{\,n} (x) = \sum\limits_{k = 0}^{n - 1} {{{\left( {1 - x} \right)^{\,k + 1}  - 1} \over {k + 1}}}
}$$
C) truncated logarithm
If we limit the range of $x$ in $(-1,1)$ then $ I_{\,n} (x,0)$ corresponds to the truncated expansion of $\ln{ \left( \frac{1}{1-x} \right)}$ .
So we may express it as
$$
\eqalign{
  & I_{\,n} (x,0) =   \cr
  &  = \int_{t\, = \,0}^{\;x} {{{1 - t^{\,n} } \over {1 - t}}dt}  = \int_{t\, = \,0}^{\;x} {\sum\limits_{k = 0}^{n - 1} {t^{\,k} } dt}  = \sum\limits_{k = 0}^{n - 1} {{{x^{\,k + 1} } \over {k + 1}}}  =   \cr
  & \quad \left| \matrix{
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  &  =  - \ln \left( {1 - x} \right) - \int_{t\, = \,0}^{\;x} {{{t^{\,n} } \over {1 - t}}dt}  =   \cr
  &  =  - \ln \left( {1 - x} \right) - \sum\limits_{k = n}^\infty  {{{x^{\,k + 1} } \over {k + 1}}}  =   \cr
  &  =  - \ln \left( {1 - x} \right) - x^{\,n + 1} \sum\limits_{0\, \le \,k\,} {{{x^{\,k} } \over {\,k + n + 1}}}  =   \cr
  &  =  - \ln \left( {1 - x} \right) - {{x^{\,n + 1} } \over {n + 1}}{}_2F_{\,1} \left( {\left. {\matrix{
   {n + 1,\;1}  \cr
   {n + 2}  \cr
 } \;} \right|\;z} \right) =   \cr
  &  =  - \ln \left( {1 - x} \right) - x^{\,n + 1} \hat \Phi \left( {x,1,n + 1} \right) =   \cr
  &  =  - \ln \left( {1 - x} \right) - x^{\,n + 1} \int_{t = 0}^\infty  {{{e^{\, - \left( {n + 1} \right)t} } \over {1 - xe^{\, - t} }}dt}  = \; \cdots  \cr}
$$
where
$\hat \Phi $ denotes the Lerch transcendent.
Of course, many other manipulations and transformations may be applied.
However it is to underline that the connection with the logarithm may be deceptive, since the combination
with the hypergeometric, Lerch t., etc. finally shall return a polynomial.

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Utah is known for "The Greatest Snow on Earth," and was home of the 2002 Winter Olympics. Besides skiing, what else is there to do in Utah during the winter time? Below are some of our favorite activities.
Cross Country Skiing and Snowshoeing: Your guide to cross country skiing and snowshoeing in Utah.
Snowshoe Classes and Adventures: Learn all about snowshoeing in this class, then go out on a snowshoe adventure with a group.
Let's See Your Snow Creations! Visit this page to see all the snow creations submitted to us by our readers, and submit your own! This is going to be a winter-long collection.
Family Fun Winter Events in Utah What is there to do besides skiing in Utah?
Winter Exercising: Snowshoeing A great segment on Studio 5 all about snowshoeing.
Homemade Hot Chocolate: Stay warm this winter with yummy homemade hot chocolate!
SMMart Art: Snow Colors: A snow project idea from SMMart ideas!
Cooking Classes at Gardner Village: Learn how to make Warm Winter Soups and other favorites.
Winter Bingo: A fun activity to participate in all Winter long. Challenge your family and friends and see who can be the first to get bingo!
Snowmamas: Let's face it: Taking your family to the mountains for some fun in the snow can be overwhelming! What to pack? Where to go? How to get kids from the condo to ski/snowboard lessons on time? The questions are endless! That's exactly why Park City Mountain Resort created Snowmamas.com, a unique online community of snow-loving parents, where real parents provide all kinds of tips, tricks and deals that make planning winter vacations fun and easy! Snowmamas was created to serve as a valuable resource for family winter travel planning. Are you a lover of winter sports? You are a snowmama...or snowpapa.
Winter Emergency Car Kit: It's always best to be prepared in the Winter, and being in your vehicle is not exception. Here are suggestions for what to keep in your car during Winter in case of an emergency.


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Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) and Biomolecules in Supersonic Jet Expansions
We have developed a sensitive spectrometer to study astrophysically relevant species in the expansion of supersonic jets. It includes a heated pulsed valve that can be equipped with a discharge device. The sample, which is solid at room temperature in the case of PAHs, can be heated to temperatures higher than 400 °C. The vapor released by the sample is then carried by a flow of argon through a round nozzle and the electrodes of the discharge device. PAH cations are created by soft Penning ionization in the discharge and are cooled down when the gas mixture expands in a supersonic jet [1].
The laboratory technique chosen for recording absorption spectra of molecules in the gas phase is cavity ring-down laser absorption spectroscopy (CRLAS or CRDS) [2]. It is a technique several orders of magnitude more sensitive than the classic absorption spectroscopy. Instead of measuring the intensity attenuation of a light beam which has traveled through an absorbing medium, CRDS measures the decay of the intensity during that travel. Moreover, in the best conditions, CRDS yields a direct measurement of the absorption cross section.
Fig. 1. Setup of the CRDS device.
The absorption spectra of several neutral polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were studied with a heated valve [3-6]. We also studied the absorption spectra of the cations of naphthalene and anthracene by using a discharge just in front of the heated source [7].
Fig. 2. PAHs studied so far with the heated source. The three PAHs marked by
red frames were used for testing the laser vaporization source.
A laser vaporization source was built to study molecules which are difficult to vaporize just by thermal heating (like big PAHs) or which decompose at moderate temperatures (like some biomolecules). The sample in form of a pellet is placed outside of the valve close to the nozzle. When the valve opens the light from a pulsed Nd:YAG laser is directed onto the surface of the pellet. This source was tested by measuring the known spectra of the three PAHs fluorene, anthracene, and phenanthrene. The used laser vaporization source leads to higher internal temperatures. By applying this source to the biomolecule tryptophan, we could show that the decomposition of tryptophan into tryptamine can be avoided [8]. With the heated source, one cannot avoid the decomposition, but the signal to noise ratio is somewhat better compared to the laser vaporization source. To obtain a better signal to noise ratio and lower internal temperatures, the vaporization should take place inside the nozzle (before the expansion starts). We also built such a laser vaporization source and tested it by studying the carbon cluster C3 which is produced during the vaporization of graphite. Further studies regarding biomolecules and bigger PAHs are in progress.
Fig. 3. Comparison of the absorption spectra of anthracene using the laser vaporization
source (blue and violet curves) and the heated source (red and gray curves).
[1] L. Biennier, F. Salama, L. J. Allamandola, and J. J. Scherer: Pulsed discharge nozzle cavity ringdown spectroscopy of cold polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon ions, J. Chem. Phys. 118, 7863-7872 (2003).
[2] A. O'Keefe and D. A. G. Deacon: Cavity ring-down optical spectrometer for absorption measurements using pulsed laser sources, Rev. Sci. Instrum. 59, 2544-2551 (1988).
[3] A. Staicu, O. Sukhorukov, G. Rouillé, T. Henning, and F. Huisken: Cavity ring-down laser absorption spectroscopy of jet-cooled anthracene, Mol. Phys. 102, 1777-1783 (2004). [DOI]
[4] G. Rouillé, S. Krasnokutski, F. Huisken, T. Henning, O. Sukhorukov, and A. Staicu: UV spectroscopy of pyrene in a supersonic jet and in liquid helium droplets, J. Chem. Phys. 120, 6028-6034 (2004). [DOI]
[5] G. Rouillé, M. Arold, A. Staicu, S. Krasnokutski, F. Huisken, Th. Henning, X. Tan, and F. Salama: The S1(1A1) ← S0(1A1) transition of benzo[g,h,i]perylene in supersonic jets and rare gas matrices, J. Chem. Phys. 126, 174311/1-174311/11 (2007). [DOI]
[6] A. Staicu, G. Rouillé, Th. Henning, F. Huisken, D. Pouladsaz, and R. Scholz: S1 ← S0 transition of 2,3-benzofluorene at low temperature in the gas phase, J. Chem. Phys. 129, 074302/1-074302/10 (2008). [DOI]
[7] O. Sukhorukov, A. Staicu, E. Diegel, G. Rouillé, T. Henning, and F. Huisken: D2 ← D0 transition of the anthracene cation observed by cavity ring-down absorption spectroscopy in a supersonic jet, Chem. Phys. Lett. 386, 259-264 (2004). [DOI]
[8] G. Rouillé, M. Arold, A. Staicu, Th. Henning, and F. Huisken: Cavity ring-down laser absorption spectroscopy of jet-cooled L-tryptophan, J. Phys. Chem. A 113, 8187-8194 (2009). [DOI]
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Valcent Products Inc. Develops "Clean Green" Bio-reactor
October 6th, 2006 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Cultivation, Algae-Energy-Companies, Algae-Photobioreactor
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Press release: (taken from Market wire)
Valcent Products Inc. (OTCBB: VCTPF) announced today that it has developed a proprietary high density vertical bio-reactor for the mass production of oil bearing algae. While removing large quantities of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere This new bio-reactor is tailored to grow a species of algae that yields a large volume of high grade vegetable oil, which is very suitable for blending with diesel to create a bio-diesel fuel.
The system consists of a series of closely spaced vertical bio-reactors constructed of thin film membranes allowing high levels of light penetration. The membrane is configured for an optimum flow for the growth of algae. This dynamic system produces much higher algae growth rates than conventional static systems. When fully operational, the system yields a constant supply of algae which is harvested, dried and processed to remove the oil, leaving a residue of some 50% by weight, which can also be sold for a variety of commercial products. The system will be a closed loop, which allows for a greater retention of water in the system, and eliminates cross contamination by other algae species.
For purposes of comparison only, an acre of corn will yield approximately 18 gallons per acre per year of oil, whereas Valcent's new system, using extrapolated data from its own test bed facility, indicates a production yield of up to 150,000 gallons per acre per year. In doing so, up to 90% of the algae, by weight, is sequestered CO2, which will become an additional revenue source, either in the emerging voluntary green credit markets within the USA, or under the Kyoto protocols elsewhere.
Today Valcent announced that it has entered into an agreement with Global Green Solutions Inc. Who will fund the next phase of development of the technology including the completion and testing of a fully operational demonstration pilot plant over the next 9 months. Global Green expects to invest approximately $2,500,000 in development and has named the joint venture "Vertigro". In consideration of their investment GGRN will earn a 70% joint venture interest while Valcent's 30% interest will be wholly carried for commercial industrial use. Valcent retained the right to carry Global Green for a 30% Joint Venture interest if Valcent elects to produce a model for a consumer market. The joint venture interest are subject to third party royalties of 4.5%. Doug Frater, CEO of Global Green, noted, "We are experiencing significant early interest for Vertigro from power utilities, oil and gas production and petrochemical companies, as well as international government institutions. We are looking forward to working with Valcent's engineering group during the commercialization process."
Glen Kertz, CEO of Valcent, also commented, "In addition to its obvious commercial advantages, we are gratified to be assisting in reducing greenhouse gas emissions while producing a secure source of energy within the USA. We are also proud to note that Vertigro plants will not be built on existing agricultural lands." He also noted, "The development of this product could be a big step towards improving our environment, by creating cleaner air, and producing bio-diesel fuels in a dramatically more efficient and less costly method."
Valcent Products Inc. designs and creates some of the most technologically advanced and highest quality products on the market today – products that not only improve quality of life, but promote overall good health. With targeted innovation, the company creates products that everyone will use every day. Valcent is committed to providing superior products and services which provide explicit and definable benefits while advantageously interacting with the environment. By sound application of these principles, Valcent's scope and abilities range from daily use consumer products to global environmental projects, all of which address large and proven markets.
Oilgae – Oil & Biodiesel from Algae
Oilgae Blog
algOS – Biodiesel from Algae Open Source
Oilgae – Oil & Biodiesel from Algae provides links, provides directory and web links resources for the algae-based biofuels & biodiesel. It is intended to be useful for research, information, inputs, news for buyers, sellers, manufacturers, traders, suppliers, producers, exporters and importers of algal oil and algal fuels. It will make an effort to provide info on biofuel feedstock, algal feedstocks, algae oil info and link, details on fuel from algae, bio-fuel, bio-diesel, bio-fuels, algal oils production and uses, and biofuels trade & market resources, data, statistics such as price, prices, demand-supply for buyer, seller, manufacturer, trader, supplier, exporter and producer
Oregon State University develops biodiesel from algae
Valcent technologies – Nearing Completion Of Its First Commercial H.D.V.G. Vegetable Production Plant
Holcim Spanish Cement Plant Gets GreenFuel, Aurantia Algae CO2 Recycling Project
An Integrated Approach for Biodiesel and Bioethanol Production from Scenedesmus bijugatus Cultivated in a Vertical Tubular Photobioreactor
Valcent Initial Test Results Indicate at Least 33,000 gallons of Algae Oil per Acre Possible
Reuse of Algal Biomass Waste as Fertilizer for Algae Cultivation
Greenfuel Algae CO2 Recycling Project With Aurantia Enters II Phase
Algal Sciences – Growing, Harvesting, Processing Algae for Food, Fuel, Research
Algae-Covered Buildings Boost Biofuel Production
Green Plain Renewable Energy Inc.(GPRE) forms algae venture


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Story Geek: Rokkir Saga Book 2 Title Reveal + Progress Bar!
Rokkir Saga Book 2 Title Reveal + Progress Bar!
Hello there peeps, fans, curious bystanders, and welcome to the title reveal for Rokkir Saga book two! The last year and a half since Overshadowed's release has been a wild ride of the Mr. Bones variety. I moved three hundred miles away from where I'd lived for eight years, got into an MFA program that starts next week (eep!), and of course, I've been working hard on my second book. I'm extremely excited to share it with you all.
The Rokkir lost the battle, but not the war.
Two months after the events of Modnik, Tayel is still being hunted by the Rokkir. When a desperate situation forces her to choose between staying hidden or Shy's life, Tayel reveals herself, and the Rokkir come in force. After months of training, fighting them back should have been a breeze, but Tayel's escape goes wrong. The Rokkir chase her and her friends to the raider-controlled planet, Sinos, where she soon finds herself caught in a three-pronged war between the Rokkir, the Raiders, and an insurgency that wants nothing more than their raider oppressor's heads.
In addition to this title reveal, I've added progress bars! You can check out my writing progress in the side bar whenever ya like!
But what's a bunch of bars without an explanation of my process?
Currently, I'm working on draft three, which will be the first draft I present to my writing partners for critique. For me, the first draft is about getting to know the story - what should happen, how it happens, who grows or regresses, and in what way. Draft two is me finally settling on those answers, and tying all the various plot threads and arcs together. Draft three is where I polish and make things readable, so that my writing partners don't throw my manuscript across the room.
After draft three is done, and my critique buddies have their hands on it, I'll take a break from the story for a few months before coming back. That allows feedback to accumulate, and also gives me the space I need to come back to the material with fresh eyes.
Draft four will be born of many long writing hours based on the feedback draft three received, and then it will go up for yet another round of critique.
After the feedback on draft four, I turn it into draft five, and then it's a bit of an unknown. If there were still major problems pointed out in the feedback of draft four, it'll probably go for another round of critique. And another, if the feedback comes back mostly negative again.
While all creative things have some level of subjectivity, I put a lot of trust in my writing partners and beta readers. If issues keep popping up for them, I feel it's in the story's best interest to keep working them out. That said, at the end of the day, when I feel good about the draft and the feedback it's getting, I move on to finalizing the manuscript and pushing toward publication.
Some of you are probably wondering: well, then, when the heck will the book come out? And that's a fair question. The reality is: when it's done. There is a date I'm aiming for, but because of the possibility of a sixth, seventh, maybe even eighth draft, I don't want to promise anything just yet.
But someday soon, I will.
Until then, hope you'll all stick around for Overthrown updates, teasers, and crazy blog posts in between. Thanks for swinging by!


Mother Angelica (Mother Mary Angelica of the Annunciation) departed this world at the age of 92 on March 27. Mother suffered from a debilitating stroke in 2001 and had been long absent from the TV screen, so her passing may not have been much of a surprise, and perhaps met with a sense of relief after a long and difficult decline. Mother's funeral attracted many Catholic luminaries (including papal nuncio to the U.S., Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, who delivered Pope Francis' prayer for the repose of her soul, and Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia). She was a remarkable woman of faith. But she was ever so – and wonderfully – ordinary.
I remember Mother's talk at a seminary in the 1980s – a couple years after her founding of Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) in a converted garage in Birmingham, Alabama. Her unscripted remarks were mashed potatoes Catholicism, taking playful and casual swipes at the theological fashions of the day, to the chagrin of some of the local academics. I do not recall the substance of her gibes (probably having to do with the historical-critical method of Scripture research), but I remember her relaxed, confident demeanor, not at all arrogant or angry, but motherly and kind if a bit crusty, firm and joyful. She asked for our prayers, I recall, so that going forward in her newfound success she "wouldn't blow it." Her faith was straightforward and unsophisticated like the rough and tumble Galileans of the Gospel who followed Christ, but unlike the sophisticated and more frequently skeptical Judeans.
Mother's encounter with Cardinal Roger Mahony of Los Angeles upon the release of his document on the celebration of the Eucharist is a good example of her pattern of resisting attempts to "nuance" (i.e., tinker with) her faith. But after promising, with her signature huff, "zero obedience" to Cardinal Mahony (because of ambiguities in the discussion Mother Angelica: Requiescat in Pace! of the Real Presence) she found herself in a serious damage control situation, with ecclesiastical threats of censure. The following week she responded like a prizefighter that can take a punch, but punches right back. If her "zero obedience" response lacked the necessary ecclesiastical nuances, Mother responded with an acknowledgement of her excess, but added a few nuances of her own, all in defense of the Church's orthodox understanding of the Real Presence. Mother never allowed a crisis to go to waste.
During the liturgical (Roman Missal and Lectionary) "translation wars" of the 1990s, I appeared with her on "Mother Angelica Live" two or three times, first as a representative of CREDO, a society of priests dedicated to the faithful translation of the Liturgy, and then with CREDO's daughter organization, Adoremus. (Our founding editor, the late Helen Hull Hitchcock, appeared far more frequently and for a time was on the Board of EWTN.) On those occasions, like a kindly grandmother, Mother made me feel at home with her attentiveness and good humor. Her relaxed confidence in basic Church teaching drew out healthy orthodox – and often erudite – discussions on the controversial ecclesiastical issues of the day. (The hot-button topic of so-called "inclusive language," for example, was unexpectedly important and fascinating in its impact on the translations of biblical and liturgical texts.) For such a basic, simple and good woman, her performance was a relentless display of media genius that could only come from the inspiration of the Holy Spirit working through a heart that was without guile. Still, I got the sense I didn't want to find myself on her wrong side.
When secular celebrities die the world mourns in various ways, usually as pagans without hope. They're "devastated" and "shocked" or lament that the world "lost an icon," as if the intrusion of death comes always as an unwelcome surprise. Maybe it's because I myself am entering into the fourth quarter of my life according to the actuarial tables, but Mother's passing after a long and beautiful life brings me a sense of happiness. Her death, to my eye, was just another step in the right and necessary direction.
"Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband; and I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, 'Behold, the dwelling of God is with men. He will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself will be with them; he will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning nor crying nor pain any more, for the former things have passed away'" (Rev. 21: 1-5).
Fr. Jerry Pokorsky is a priest of the Diocese of Arlington who has also served as a financial administrator in the Diocese of Lincoln. Trained in business and accounting, he also holds a Master of Divinity and a master's in moral theology. Father Pokorsky co-founded both CREDO and Adoremus, two organizations deeply engaged in authentic liturgical renewal. He writes regularly for a number of Catholic websites and magazines. Father Pokorsky also serves as a director and treasurer of Human Life International.
Father Jerry Pokorsky is a priest of the Diocese of Arlington who has also served as a financial administrator in the Diocese of Lincoln. Trained in business and accounting, he also holds a Master of Divinity and a Master's in moral theology. Father Pokorsky co-founded both CREDO and Adoremus, two organizations deeply engaged in authentic liturgical renewal. He writes regularly for a number of Catholic websites and magazines. Father Pokorsky also serves as a director and treasurer of Human Life International.


Quick Summary: Today we talk with Alexander Sumner about the Difference between Style and Fashion, The Grateful Dead, Vintage Shops as well as the Four Components of a Well Made Suit.
If you know me, you know I'm not the most stylish person in the world. I mean that in the sense of being suited up to the nines. I think my style is more sporty or efficient… if you will. Or better yet, ninja like or unassuming. When I'm out capturing the places I visit, I don't really want to be seen. I don't want any kind of attention from anyone, I just want to get my shots and get the hell out of there… A lot of what you'll see me in is dark muted shirts, dark jeans, some Air Max 1s or some all black chucks.
That being said, if there ever comes a time that its necessary for me to get dressed up, its not a foreign concept because of today's guest, Alexander Sumner.
I met Alex a few years ago when this little voice in my head was going on and on about getting a real suit. So I started cruising the net and social media for men's style. Visiting tumbler as well as sites like JJJJound and Instagram hashtags like #MensStyle. One day I came across this picture of a red button hole on a suit jacket. For some odd reason I thought it the coolest thing I've ever seen. It was nice touch that you're not going to find on the $100 dollar suits I was used to back then. I'm telling y'all the truth, so judge me all you want about rocking a baggy $100 suit, but it was more of check box than anything else.
Anyway, I commented on how much I liked the detail and I would like to see it in person. Alex's response was pretty much come on by the studio. So I did and the rest is what the young people are calling, uhh history.
I met Alex in SoHo and we talked about the difference between style and fashion, The Grateful Dead, vintage shops as well as the four components of a well made suit and much much more.
Toward the end of the conversation Alex turned the tables and inquired about New York Said: Volume Three. I ranted a bit about it and if your were curious to know what's up with the new book, that info is there.
1. In your wardrobe, what's your favorite piece of clothing, favorite shoe and favorite accessory?
2. Who, both inside & outside of your circle, had the greatest influence on your style?
3. Which musical group (or solo artist) most defines your sense of style?
4. Which would be your decade of choice to spend your prime in, style-wise?
5. As for creative inspiration; when was a time when you spotted someone or something and said, "I am going to incorporate that myself (and did) and when was a time when you spotted someone and said, "I'll never be caught dead doing that," and you ended up doing so?
6. How have you seen style expressed in ways that have nothing to do with what a person wears?
7. What do you feel is the difference between style and fashion?


The maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky, a major insect pest of stored grain, infests kernels in the field and is brought into storage where damage continues. To evaluate damage by maize weevils to different maturity stages of kernels of sorghum, Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench, five adult weevils were put into each of 10 vials with 5 g of kernels collected from 'Pioneer 86G08' sorghum at different stages of maturity in the field. Statistically significant differences were found among the maturity stages of sorghum in the percentage of damaged kernels and numbers of live and dead maize weevils 7 days after infestation. At 7 days after infestation, 6.1, 15.4, 23.1, 17.4, 12.0, and 8.0% of the grains that had 50 (milk), 34 (soft dough), 32 (hard dough), 24, 16, and 14% moisture (physiological maturity), respectively, were damaged by maize weevils. Sorghum grain at the hard-dough stage (approximately 32% moisture) was most vulnerable to maize weevils.


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Alfold
Developers submit plans to build up to 400 homes at Alfold's Springbok Estate
Proposals include the construction of hundreds of homes, a shop and a café, as well as community facilities
Georgina Townshend
Plans for the Springbok estate owned by Care Ashore (Image: Care Ashore)
After two public consultations, developers have submitted plans for up to 400 homes at the Springbok Estate, in Alfold.
The charity Care Ashore, together with its development partner Thakeham, has submitted the application which includes part-full and part-outline plans.
The site is close to Dunsfold Aerodrome, which has recently announced proposals to build 1,800 homes, along with a primary school, shops and restaurants.
The full proposals for Springbok include a building to provide a 60-unit independent living care facility with 20 associated bungalows, following the demolition of part of a care home.
They also include the construction of 125 homes, a shop and a café, as well as community facilities such as sports pitches, public open space and associated works.
In addition, two new accesses, one on Dunsfold Road and one on Loxwood Road, is included.
The outline application is for up to 275 dwellings, a care home and primary school.
Care Ashore was established in 1920 to provide support and assistance to seafarers in need. Through the proposed development it hopes to raise 'much-needed' capital to improve and expand its sheltered accommodation facilities, most of which, according to the charity, are 'not currently fit for purpose'.
Robert Boughton, managing director at Thakeham, said: "Thakeham is proud to work alongside Care Ashore on a project that will not only secure the future of the charity but also sustain and enhance the future of the community in Alfold.
"These proposals have received some outstanding local support, for which we are grateful.
"Our supporters tell us that the new homes, drainage infrastructure, school, shop and café are just what the village needs and they are keen to support a local charity that has been an integral part of the village for so many years."
According to the charity, Care Ashore has faced government and local council funding reductions and many grant-making organisations no longer have the finances to provide the level of support previously available.
The charity has enlisted the services of Thakeham to utilise some of its estate, enabling it to renew and expand Care Ashore facilities and accommodation as well as provide various amenities for the wider community.
Trevor Goacher, chief executive of Care Ashore, said this was an 'exciting' project for Care Ashore.
"If approved, these proposals will allow us to not only provide fit-for-purpose accommodation but also secure the future of the charity in Alfold and the support we have been able to provide for seafarers in need for almost a century," he said.
"We are grateful for local support we have received and hope to be able to call Alfold our home for many years to come."
The application has split the opinion of residents in the area, with supporters stating the village is 'desperate for something big to inject some life back into it', while objectors have said the development, if approved, would 'blight views from the village across to the woods and result in a loss of privacy to existing houses in the village settlement'.
Dunsfold


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Cartmel and Windermere take cup honours
By Tony Dawber Reporter
FOR the second time in three weeks, the entire Westmorland Cricket League programme was washed out last weekend.
All across the area, grounds were waterlogged and the continuing downpours prevented any play being possible in ay of the games scheduled for Saturday.
However, the elements eventually relented and the sterling efforts of the Ingleton club meant that the Division 2 and Division 3 Cup Finals were played on Sunday.
In the Division 2 final, Cartmel triumphed after posting a formidable 170/7.
William Anderson (17) and Jono Cooper (10) gave their side a flying start, which was built on by 49 from 26 balls from Jan Jacobus Weir who hit 3 fours and 5 sixes.
Joe Cowperthwaite (21) and Tom Harvey (30 not out) maintained the pressure on the bowlers, Harvey scoring 28 from the last 9 balls he faced as 40 came from the last 2 overs.
Gary Baxendale (2/17) was the pick of the bowlers.
Carnforth needed a quick start, but Joe Atkinson (1/21) and Cooper (1/12) didn't allow it with some fine accurate bowling.
Captain Neil Dugdale made a valiant 57 from 36 balls, but although he added 52 in 7 overs with Sam Lister (21) the asking rate was always a problem.
John Burton (3/34) eventually broke the partnership and with Stuart Baines (2/21) bowled out Carnforth for 125 in the 18th over, with Glenn Russell unable to bat because of a finger injury.
Dugdale was named man of the match, but it was Cartmel who were celebrating long into the night their greatest achievement since they won the Division 1 Cup in 1980, which was the last hurrah for the golden generation of the 1970s.
In the Division 3 Final, sponsored by Kendal Trophies, man of the match Sam Harrison's 87 not out enabled Windermere to total 181/5.
Harrison hit 12 fours and 2 sixes, adding 68 with Sam Fletcher (33).
Dan Sykes (19) and Will Aspinwall (11) provided good support.
Kristian Petterson with 1/25 was the pick of the bowlers for Holme A.
Holme's reply was strangled by Fletcher (1/6) and Aspinwall (1/10).
Denzil Henderson (3/31) and Zak Gillespie (2/3) took wickets and that meant that although Charlie Outerside, Mike Hunter, Trevor Metcalfe and Mike Halhead all made double figures, the innings eventually fizzled out with the scoreboard showing 99/8.
Finally, a reminder that the replayed Hackney and Leigh Final between Arnside and Carnforth will take place this Sunday, August 18.
Start time is 2pm.


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Stones wobbles and Sterling shines as VAR has final word
Two of England's Manchester City stars turned in contrasting performances as VAR helped Italy to snatch a 1-1 draw at Wembley.
Dom Farrell at Wembley
England v Italy - Getty Images
Jamie Vardy put England within three minutes of victory over Italy at Wembley before VAR and Lorenzo Insigne struck.
The Napoli forward's penalty earned Italy a 1-1 draw and some encouragement for the substantial rebuilding job ahead.
For England there were more positives on the countdown to the World Cup in Russia following Friday's 1-0 win over Netherlands.
Here, we look at some of the major talking points from Wembley.
Stones struggles
John Stones told reporters this week he has found his spell out of the Manchester City first XI to be "difficult". It cannot have been any more trying than the opening quarter of an hour he inflicted upon himself, his team-mates and the Wembley public. Inside the first minute, Stones errantly looked to step out from his position at the heart of Gareth Southgate's three-man defence but managed to recover in time to dispossess a hesitant Ciro Immobile.
The former Everton centre-back then dithered on the ball to present Immobile with another chance, before the Lazio striker found a yawning gap between Stones and club-mate Kyle Walker to head wastefully over. Southgate has shown he will not pick solely on reputation but, for the calm passing style the manager has instilled in this young England squad, an on-form Stones for Russia 2018 would be a huge boost. On this evidence, how much action the 23-year-old should expect to see in crunch club games between now and the end of the season is debatable.
Sterling shines
England's performance improved significantly following Stones' early trial – thanks in no small part to his City team-mate Raheem Sterling. The livewire attacker tore repeatedly at Italy's backline with palpable menace, while defenders grasped for means fair or foul to halt his attacks. Sterling won the free-kick that, combined with Jesse Lingard's quick thinking, allowed Vardy to emphatically break the deadlock.
The 23-year-old's international goal drought now stands at 19 matches, but that anomaly, for a player who has scored freely at club level this season, should not persist with him in this mood. Sterling's tribulations in England colours have been well documented, yet there was a telling response from the stands – one of encouragement, not derision – when he lifted a 67th-minute shot over. It was the welcome sound of bridges being built.
Southgate's vision taking shape
Sterling was part of a sharp and bright attacking line operating behind Vardy, who found company for himself in the nuisance stakes from Lingard and Alex-Oxlade Chamberlain. In the period between the Leicester City favourite's goal and half-time, England looked a horrible proposition for any defence, always on the move. It was vindication for Southgate's bold decision to leave Dele Alli on the bench and select the players best suited to carrying out his tactical vision, in accordance with their current form.
A repeated folly of England at major tournaments over recent years has been an absurd desire of the man in charge to shoehorn every star name into an XI at the expense of tactical cohesion. Southgate seems determined to make a clean break from this nonsense and it is to his immense credit.
Immobile blows his chances
Another regular gripe for this generation of Three Lions fans has been players who shine for their clubs and perform as imposters when the national team comes calling. Unfortunately for Italy, Immobile showed this is not a uniquely English disease. A stunning return of 24 goals in 26 Serie A games for Lazio this season meant there was no better person to be close at hand during Stones' early generosity.
However, Immobile simply joined the England man in undergoing a Wembley ordeal – hesitant, lacking sharpness and off-target. The 28-year-old also drew blanks during Italy's play-off humiliation against Sweden and looked on from the bench as the Azzurri rallied. Andrea Belotti leading the line, fellow substitute Federico Chiesa winning the penalty and Lorenzo Insigne converting looked a lot more like the future.
That's VAR more like it
Whisper it quietly and fetch me a tin hat as you do so, but the video assistant referee system actually worked pretty well for the penalty that led to Italy's equaliser. It was hard not to feel for James Tarkowski, who enjoyed an accomplished international debut until that point, but the Burnley centre-back grabbed at Chiesa and trod on his foot. Whether the Fiorentina winger was already on his way down is a moot point, but referee Deniz Aytekin was afforded a clearer view on the monitor than he had on the field and the reasons for his prompt decision were clear, whether you agreed with them or not. No VAR "shame", "farce" or suchlike here.


At a drone conference in Atlanta, everyone was looking for the next big thing in UAV design. Here's a look at some of the most interesting, innovative and outlandish drones Defense One came across.
In the past year, drones have crashed onto the White House lawn, hauled radioactive cesium to the roof of the Japanese prime minister's Tokyo office, and swooped above battlefields in Iraq and Ukraine . The future of drone design is an area with huge importance for companies and for the military . At the recent Unmanned Systems 2015 show in Atlanta, Georgia, that future was on display.
Hosted by the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International, the show brought together drone makers, military types, and business leaders from around the globe. (Google founder Larry Page was spotted briefly on the showroom floor.) All were looking for the next thing in UAV design. Here's a look at some of the most interesting, innovative and outlandish drones Defense One ran across.
1. The SnowGoose BRAVO from Canada-based Mist Mobility Integrated Systems Technology , or MMIST, is an update to the company's SnowGoose CQ-10A cargo drone. The original played a role in U.S. Special Operations Command missions for years. The Bravo may look like a helicopter with that big rotor up top, but notice the large back propellor? The SnowGoose is an autogyro, an aircraft whose rotor serves as a stabilizer while motive power is delivered to the propellor. Unlike a helicopter the main rotor of the BRAVO does not need mechanical power once the drone is flying. Before takeoff, shaft power is applied to the main rotor to get it spinning then the system hops into the air like a helicopter. The pusher propeller gets it moving forward to maintain rotor flying speed. MMIST president and SnowGoose creator Sean McCann said the SnowGoose BRAVO can carry 600 pounds of cargo, reach 18,000 feet, and accelerate past 70 mph. And it uses less energy than would a conventional helicopter design, he said.
2. There are two types of Hummingbird drones. First, the famous nature-mimicking AeroVironment Nano Hummingbird, developed under a grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Then there's this one, which looks more like an enormous, six-propelled pressure cooker. Reference Technologies is marketing this Hummingbird II for airborne delivery and situational awareness. It has a ceiling of 14,000 feet and a top speed of 60 mph.
Hummingbird II from Reference Technologies.
Defense One was on hand to view the Indago demo. No, it's not the most creative-looking design, but the Indago requires much less setup time than many other commercial quadcopters. It's far quieter and more rugged but — starting at $48,900 — also more expensive than similar consumer drones. Indago has not undergone full US Military Standard Environment testing but the perceptor sensor package affixed to the bottom has been mil-speced.
4. The Eturnas D , a semi-solar-powered drone from DII, has a seven-foot wingspan and weighs just 10 pounds. Solar-powered drones aren't new, but integrating them into new frames is an ever-evolving art. The Eturnas can fly for six hours at 27 mph or 1.2 hours at 45 mph.
5. The diesel-powered TANAN , marketed by Airbus Defense and Space, represented here at about one-quarter its actual size, stands 17 feet long and 6 feet high. It requires one operator, looks like something from a Saturday morning cartoon show, can carry a maximum payload of 176 pounds, and can reach 93 mph—but not all at the same time.
7. The flying disc-shaped Radeus from Radeus Labs features two sets of counter-rotating blades. During vertical lift, the blades spin at 60 mph, pulling the saucer off the ground. But when the drone moves forward in the air, the top portion of the vehicle converts to an autogyro. Its maker, Ray Hayden, says that he's achieved the vertical lift portion on a similar model but not this one. He came to Atlanta seeking partners and investors.
8. The ECA/ Infotron IT 180 features a strange looking counter-rotating propeller design, giving it the appearance of a spinning top or, perhaps, a mutant dragonfly. The electric version is good for an hour's flight before recharging and reaches a ceiling of 14,700 feet.
9. Looking like a cross between the IT-O interrogator droid from Star Wars and a disco ball from hell, the All-Terrain Land and Air Sphere, or ATLAS , from Unmanned Cowboys is a rotorcraft with a spherical "exoskeleton." The frame protects it when it crashes and enables the operator to adjust it and put it back into flight without touching it. (See video below). It's ideal for those situations when you may want to throw a drone into a room to collect intelligence but don't want to go in and pick it up when you slam into the doorframe.
White House meeting with Arab leaders looking shaky; Time for the Carter Doctrine?; Disco ball drones; ISIS at a crossroads; And a bit more.


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PATRONAGE OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
Every May 8th, the entire Order of Preachers recalls the patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary over the whole of the Order. Dominican life is marked by Marian devotion—we wear her scapular, pray her Rosary, and daily seek her intercession. She is the model Dominican—one who contemplated the Word in her heart, and who lived "to praise, to bless, and to preach" God's goodness. Blessed Humbert of Romans in his Commentary on the Constitutions of the Order of Preachers states: "From the events surrounding the beginning of our Order many reasons can be adduced why the Blessed Virgin Mary herself may be considered the special patroness of our Order. From what I have heard with my own ears and from the many accounts in the Lives of the Brethren, it seems that she is our special Mother, bringing forth, advancing, and defending the Order whose purpose is to praise, to bless, and to preach her Son. She is our Mother by what she brings forth, by what she advances, and by what she defends. Blessed Dominic commended the Order to her special protection in his prayers." Our Lady, Queen of Preachers, pray for us!
THE VISION OF SAINT DOMINIC
The following vision was told by Blessed Cecilia Caesarini, OP and the nuns of San Sisto who were told it by Saint Dominic:
One night, after prolonging his prayers until midnight, [St. Dominic] left the church and came to the dormitory, where he completed what he had come to do and, taking his place at one end of the dormitory, continued to pray. As he stood praying, he glanced at the other end of the dormitory and saw three beautiful women enter, but noticed that the one in the middle was a venerable lady far more beautiful and dignified than the other two. One of them was carrying a beautiful, shining vessel and the other an aspersorium which she handed to the lady in the center, who went from bed to bed sprinkling the brethren with holy water and blessing them. As she went along in this way, she passed by one of the brethren without sprinkling him or blessing him. Blessed Dominic observed this and took note of the brother they had neglected.
Then rising from his prayer and walking as far as the lamp which hung from the middle of the dormitory, he fell at the lady's feet and began to entreat her to tell him who she was, although he already knew. At that time the beautiful and devotional antiphon Salve Regina was not being sung but only recited kneeling, by the brothers and sisters in Rome. When the lady answered, she said to Blessed Dominic: "I am the one you call upon in the evening. When you say, 'Turn therefore most gracious advocate thine eyes of mercy toward us,' I prostrate myself before my Son and ask him to preserve this Order." Then Blessed Dominic asked her about her companions. "One is Cecilia and the other Catherine," she answered. After that Blessed Dominic inquired about the brother she had passed by as she had sprinkled and blessed all the others. "Because he was not properly disposed," she said. After this she continued to sprinkle and bless all the others and then disappeared.
When she was gone Blessed Dominic returned to pray in the place he stood before. Suddenly he was rapt in spirit before God and saw Our Lord and the Blessed Virgin sitting at His right. It seemed to Blessed Dominic that Our Lady was wearing a cape of bright blue, the color of sapphire. As Blessed Dominic looked around, he could see religious of all the orders but his own around the throne of God, so that he began to weep bitterly and stood far away, not daring to approach the Lord and His mother. Then Our Lady motioned for him to come near. But he would not dare, until Our Lord Himself also called him. Then Blessed Dominic cast himself before them weeping bitterly. But Our Lord told him to rise, and when he did, Our Lord asked him, "Why are you weeping so?" "I am weeping because I see all the other orders here but no sign of my own." And the Lord said to him, "Do you want to see your Order?" and he answered, "Yes, Lord." Then Our Lord, putting his hand upon the shoulders of the Blessed Virgin, said to Blessed Dominic, "I have entrusted your Order to my Mother." Then he asked him again, "Do you still wish to see your Order?" and again he answered "Yes, Lord." Then the Blessed Virgin opened the cape which covered her and spread it out before Blessed, Dominic, to whom it seemed vast enough to cover the entire heaven and, under it, he saw a large multitude of the brethren. Then prostrating himself, Blessed Dominic gave thanks to God and to Blessed Mary His Mother. After that the vision disappeared and he returned to himself just as the bell rang for Matins. When Matins were over, he called the brethren to chapter and gave them a long and beautiful talk, exhorting them to love and pay reverence to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Among other things he related this vision to them.
On May 8th of each year, it is customary for members of the Order to prayer together this prayer of consecration.
Prayer Dedicating the Order of Preachers to the Blessed Virgin Mary
Virgin Mother Mary, with trust we approach you. We, your preachers, fly to you who believed in the words sent from heaven and pondered them in your heart. We stand close around you, who are always present to the gathering of apostles.
In you the Word was made flesh, that same Word which we receive, contemplate, praise together and preach. Therefore, under your guidance we today devote ourselves anew to the ministry of the Word. Furthermore, we declare to you that, hearing with you the Word within ourselves and anointed by the Spirit, whose sacred vessel you preëminently are, we are consecrated in the name of Jesus Christ to the evangelization of the world.
With the eyes of your heart enlightened, you understood the mystery of the Word. Through you we, too, are able to perceive the presence of that same Word in the history of our time, so that we may finally contemplate him face to face.
Through you the Father sent his Son into the world that he might save it. Through you we will be powerful in the sight of your people, becoming witnesses of that truth which frees and of that love which unites.
To this place we have brought our needs and here we ponder them. Do you, Mother, give us strength and preserve the harmony of our family, so that what was begun by our profession may be brought to completion by our love for one another, for the salvation of the world and to the praise and glory of God. Amen.
—Mass Formula for May 8: Patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary (PDF)
—Dominican Hymn Most Pure and Lowly Virgin, suitable for May 8 (PDF)


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Oct 08, 2019 / 11:56
Over 100,000 Vietnamese sent to work abroad in nine months
Anh Kiet
The Hanoitimes - In September alone, 12,656 Vietnamese workers got a pass to work overseas, an increase of 8.45% year-on-year.
Some 104,317 Vietnamese laborers were sent abroad in the first nine months of 2019, up 2.15% against the same period last year, according to latest data of the Vietnam Association of Manpower Supply (VAMAS), local media reported.
Among them, Taiwan (China) and Japan currently receive the most Vietnamese employees, with nearly 91% of the workers chosing as destination in the past nine months.
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In September alone, 12,656 Vietnamese workers got a pass to work overseas, an increase of 8.45% year-on-year.
VAMAS said that in the first nine months of this year, only four markets namely Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and Romania each approved around a thousand Vietnamese or more guest workers.
The Overseas Labor Management Department under the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs said that Japan, Taiwan and South Korea are the most attractive labor markets for Vietnamese workers.
Meanwhile, fewer workers were sent to the Middle East and Malaysia due to the worsening security and working conditions.
Among these, the Japanese market is currently at the top of the list, becoming an attractive destination for Vietnamese workers not only because of good wages, but also for the chance for them to upgrade their science-technology knowledge and skills.
Some other markets such as Europe and the United Arab Emirates are also expanding their orders. High-income countries such as Australia, the United States, Canada, Finland and Italy are also targeting Vietnam's labor export in the coming time.
Deputy Director of the Overseas Labor Management Department Nguyen Gia Liem said that although there is still a need for recruiting unskilled Vietnamese workers to do less qualified jobs, the upcoming trend will be the preference for skilled laborers.
According to the report titled "Finance for sustainable development in Vietnam" by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in 2018, Vietnam was among the top 10 countries in remittances in the world. Of the total remittances sent to Vietnam, the United States is the largest source, accounting for 55%, followed by Australia, Canada, France, Germany and South Korea.
The main groups sending remittances to the home country are overseas Vietnamese and guest workers. The overseas Vietnamese in the US, Canada, Germany and France account for the majority or 80-90% of the total remittances.
Labor export accounts for a small proportion of 6-7% of total remittances, but it is increasing with the rapid growth in labor export to countries like Japan and South Korea.
Nearly 6,300 drivers in Vietnam fined for drunk driving amid stricter regulation
Air pollution costs Vietnam US$13.6 billion a year
Vietnam aims to send 130,000 laborers overseas in 2020
Vietnam to raise salaries for civil servants from July 1
Stricter penalties for drunk driving help reduce road accidents
Vietnam takes drastic actions to implement Paris agreement: JICA
Bicyclists in Vietnam to be fined if caught drunk driving
Vietnam's voluntary social insurance coverage expands dramatically
Vietnam seized 41 tons of wildlife specimens and products in 2013-2017
Rampant cigarette smuggling in Vietnam defyies law


Many years ago, I found myself at rock bottom.
My marriage of 7 years ended.
I no longer lived under the same roof as my two daughters.
There is no pain in the world like the pain a divorced father has to endure. It's a wound that never heals.
I made up my mind that I'd get to the bottom of why my marriage failed. I was absolutely hell bent that I'd never go through that again. I was cognizant enough to realize that I was at least half of the problem, but I didn't yet understand the mechanics of my marriage and divorce.
I became a student of "men's coaching". I have read countless pages, listened to thousands of hours of podcasts, and spent vast amounts of time in various men's groups learning about how to be a better man. Beyond that, I've subjected many girlfriends to my attempts at being a better man. God bless them. They've been wonderful teachers, whether they realize it or not.
I'm endlessly fascinated by the human condition. I lay awake at night wondering how to fix it all. This is why I am interested in politics. I want to know how things work, so that I can hopefully get involved in fixing them.
It's broken men that aspire to power for the wrong reasons.
It's broken men that abuse their kids.
It's broken men that neglect their wives.
It's broken men that put profit over principle.
Healthy men aspire to political leadership out of service, rather than a desire to dominate.
Healthy men put the needs of people above profit motive.
Healthy men choose healthy women to marry.
These healthy couples have babies.
These babies grow up in homes where healthy is the norm.
These children tend to perpetuate the cycle of healthy manhood when they leave the house.
I believe that the world can be saved by healing our men.


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The SL400Q raises the bar in Wire EDM technology. The machine features a high quality design, rigid cast construction and a ceramic work-zone. The SL400G includes Sodick's revolutionary 10-year positioning accuracy guarantee and is rigid linear motor driven.
The TT1-400A is a High Speed Electrode Machining Center. It is designed and built for precision graphite and copper electrode productions; designed to achieve maximum speed and acceleration by utilizing the latest in motion control and rigid linear motor drive technology.
Sodick Inc., established in 1976, has sold over 60,000 EDMs worldwide and has had over 35,000 linear motor EDM deliveries. Sodick machines are used for the production of dies and molds as well as other various applications that cannot be produced by standard machining methods. Sodick has five ISO certified manufacturing facilities with over 3,100 employees worldwide and technical centers located in Illinois, New Jersey and California. Sodick offers the industry's first 10-year positioning accuracy guarantee on all of its rigid linear motor driven EDM machines.


I'm sure you all remember last year's April Fool's Day post and are expecting something similar today. Well, the rehash-a-press release thing is really only funny once, so I thought I'd take a break from satire and offer my sincere thanks to all of you for the support you have given to Autoblopnik.
This site will celebrate its second birthday next month, and thanks to your shares and links and retweets, we've managed to build a loyal and and supportive audience. I've gotten lots of positive feedback and surprisingly little crap when I post something that isn't that funny or when the site goes weeks without an update. In the harsh reality of the Internet, such respect and appreciation is a rare and special thing, and it is very much appreciated.
I am lucky to have such a kind audience, and if I can bring just a bit of joy and laughter into your day, then I have accomplished my goal, and that leaves me feeling deeply fulfilled.
APRIL FOOL! Truth is, I do this purely for my own amusement and the hope that I can someday sell out for a fuckload of cash.


Cream City Motion's laid-back lyricist EMAAD made a dent in 2016 with his EMAADNESS EP. Now, the emcee is back with the perfect track to slap in the back of your car, 'MAAD MAN'. Spitting over a NIKKO BUNKIN instrumental, the song serves as a move-making anthem. Calm and confident, EMAAD doesn't hide behind catchy cadences. The rapper spits it nice and slow so you can hear every bar.
Throughout the three and a half minute track, the line "I don't care, I'm a work harder" repeats. Plain and simple, a message that applies to anyone overcoming their obstacles. As the CCM dynasty continues, make sure to keep your ears open for EMAAD's come-up.