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PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT OF MAC LAYER PROTOCOLS IN POLLUTION MONITORING SYSTEM BASED ON UNDERWATER WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS Asst.Prof. Mohammed Najm. Abdallah*1, Ahmed Mosa Dinar *2 *1 Computer Eng., University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq [email protected] 2 * Computer Eng., University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq [email protected] Abstract: When comparing terrestrial wireless sensor networks with underwater wireless sensor networks in terms of challenges, we find that the fundamental difference is the communication medium. Studies in this area indicated that acoustic communication is the typical physical layer technology for underwater networks compared with electromagnetic waves and optical waves. Energy constraint, long delay and limitation in bandwidth are greater challenges in underwater monitoring and other applications. In this paper, we will assess the performance of five UWSN MAC layer protocols of the aquatic environment in terms of energy consumption and received throughput and then nominate three of them based on previous assessment and compare them in terms of total drop packets and average end to end delay. Assessment is carried out by using Aqua-Sim simulators for underwater sensor networks and NS2 based simulator installed in Linux environment Keyword: MAC protocols, Broadcast MAC, Aloha, R-MAC, FAMA, UWAN_MAC, Aqua-Sim
INTRODUCTION Water quality monitoring is essential to control physical, chemical and biological characteristics of water. For example, drinking water should not contain any chemical materials that could be harmful to health; water for agricultural irrigation should have low sodium content; water for industrial uses should be low in certain inorganic chemicals. Water quality monitoring can help with water pollution detection and discharge of toxic chemicals and contamination in water [1]. There are several parameters can monitored such as Potential of hydrogen (pH), Dissolved oxygen (DO), Temperature, Conductivity/TDS and Turbidity. Underwater wireless sensor network contain a number of sensors each one of them to monitor specific pollutants these sensors are connected together by acoustic signals. Electromagnetic waves communication and optical waves are not the best candidate for underwater communication. The propagation characteristics of water dictate that electromagnetic waves propagate at long distances through conductive sea water only at extra low frequencies (30–300 Hz). This requirement requires large antennae and high transmission power, which are not suitable for the deployment of sensor networks. In contrast to electromagnetic waves, optical waves do not suffer from such high attenuation. However, optical wave communication under water suffers from significant scattering. Therefore, optical waves are only used for shortrange communication in the underwater environment. Thus, links in underwater networks are based on acoustic wireless communications [2]. In UAWSN, MAC constitutes one of the major challenges in sensor networks [2]. Such as available bandwidth is © JGRCS 2010, All Rights Reserved
severely limited, Propagation delay in underwater is five orders of magnitude higher than in Radio Frequency (RF) terrestrial channels and Battery power is limited and usually batteries cannot be recharged as solar energy cannot be exploited [3]. The main task of MAC protocols is to provide efficient and reliable access to the shared physical medium in terms of throughput, delay, error rates and energy consumption. However, due to the different nature of the underwater environment, there are several drawbacks with respect to the suitability of the existing terrestrial MAC solutions for the underwater environment. In fact, channel access control in UWSNs poses additional challenges due to the aforementioned peculiarities of underwater channels. However, Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA) is not suitable for UWSNs due to the narrow bandwidth available in underwater acoustic channels, and the Vulnerability of limited band systems to fading and multipath effects. Moreover, Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) shows limited bandwidth efficiency because of the long time guards required in the underwater acoustic channel. Furthermore, the variable delay makes it very challenging to achieve a precise synchronization through a common timing reference [4]. There are two categories suitable for UAWSN: Carrier Sense Multiple Access (CSMA) or Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA). In general, CSMA-based protocols are vulnerable to both hidden and exposed terminal problems. In order to reduce the effects of hidden terminals, MAC proposals should include techniques similar to the ones used in terrestrial networks like MACA [6], that uses RTS/CTS/DATA packets to reduce the hidden terminal problem, and 40
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MACAW [7], which adds to the previous one an ACK packet at the link-layer, which can be helpful in an unreliable underwater channel. FAMA [8] extends the duration of RTS and CTS packets in order to avoid data packet collisions, and so contention is managed at both sender and receiver sides before sending data packets. The efficiency of these protocols is heavily impacted by propagation delays due to their multiple handshakes. CDMA-based protocols aren't useful for acoustic networks because these protocols have some problems such as synchronization and near far problem [9]. Underwater MAC layer protocols should also consider node mobility, low bandwidth, energy efficiency and long propagation delay. Due to the long propagation delay, node mobility and other underwater environment constraints, distributed topologies are used more than centralized topologies. Hence contention based protocols such Broadcast MAC, Aloha, R-MAC, FAMA, and UWAN_MAC are useful for such topologies. In this paper, we will assess these protocols by compared them in terms of energy consume and received throughput, after this we will elect three of them based on previous assessment and then compared between these three protocols in term of total drop packets and average end to end delay. The paper is organized as following: Attributes of five MAC layer protocols in the section (2), performance assessment and simulation in section (3) and finally, conclusion in section (4) ATTRIBUTES OF MAC LAYER PROTOCOLS Fama: FAMA is proposed by [8], the objective of a FAMA protocol is to allow a station to acquire control of the channel (the floor) dynamically, and in such a way that no data packets ever collide with any other packet. This can be viewed as a form of dynamic reservations; however, in contrast to prior approaches to dynamic reservations, which are also called collision avoidance schemes the FAMA protocols presented do not require separate control subchannels or preambles to reserve the channel. Instead, a FAMA protocol requires a station who wishes to send one or more packets to acquire the floor before transmitting the packet train. The floor is acquired using control packets that are multiplexed together with the data packets in the same channel in such a way that, although control packets may collide with others, data packets are always sent free of collisions. There are many different schemes with which stations can acquire the floor, and any single-channel MAC protocol that does not require a station to sense the channel while it is transmitting can be adapted to support floor acquisition for our purposes. A floor acquisition strategy based on an RTS-CTS exchange is particularly attractive in the control of packet- radio networks because it provides a building block to solve the hidden-terminal problem that arises in CSMA. Within the context of using an RTS-CTS exchange for floor © JGRCS 2010, All Rights Reserved
acquisition, there are many ways in which such control packets can be transmitted. We address only two variants in this paper. a. RTS-CTS exchange with no carrier sensing. b. RTS-CTS exchange with non-persistent carrier sensing. The first variant corresponds to using the ALOHA protocol for the transmission of RTS packets; the second consists of using the non-persistent CSMA protocol to transmit RTS packets. We choose to consider non-persistent carrier sensing over persistent carrier sensing, because the throughput of non-persistent CSMA is much higher under high load and only slightly lower under low load than the throughput of p-persistent CSMA. Although the original motivation for MACA was to solve the hidden-terminal problem of CSMA, the basic RTS-CTS dialogue of MACA and even a four way handshake (RTS, CTS, data, acknowledgment) does not solve all hidden- terminal problems. For example, as Figure 1 shows, given three stations S, R and H, if H is "hidden" from S (i.e., S and H cannot hear each other's transmissions) it could happen that S sends an RTS to R in the clear and R sends a CTS to S; the problem occurs when H transmits an RTS to R, or another station that can hear R and H, at the same time that R transmits its CTS to S. If that is the case, S will send data packets to R, and H may transmit an RTS that R can hear and that collides with S's data packets. Clearly, an ad-hoc solution would be to make H wait a very long time before attempting to retransmit, but that would degrade the network throughput. The four-way handshake advocated in the IEEE 802.11 only helps to detect hidden-terminal interference after it occurs, it does not prevent it. The RTS-CTS dialogue can be used as the building block to eliminate the hidden-terminal problem; however, this paper focuses only on using such a dialogue to establish a floor acquisition discipline, and focuses on single-hop networks in which no hidden terminals exist. The design of FAMA protocols for multi-hop packet-radio networks is addressed elsewhere; the basis for such protocols is the use of additional feedback from the receiver, in the form of CTSs and partial acknowledgments to packet trains. Drawbacks of FAMA are the following [10]:a. It's difficult to configure FAMA protocol when a new node com in or moves out of network system. b. It is difficult to implement FAMA protocol in a distributed mode. R-Mac: The major design goals of R-MAC are energy efficiency and fairness. R-MAC schedules the transmissions of control packets and data packets to avoid data packet collision completely. The scheduling algorithms not only save energy but also solve the exposed terminal problem inherited in RTS/CTS-based protocols. Furthermore, the scheduling algorithms allow nodes in the network to select their own schedules, thus loosening the synchronization requirement the protocol. Additionally-MAC supports fairness. R-MAC is divided into three phases. In the initial phase (Latency Detection), nodes measure the distances to neighbors by sending some small control packets. 41
Based on the measurements, every node will randomly choose a period for its data transmission and inform others in Phase 2(Period Announcement). In Phase 3(Periodic Operation), nodes cooperate with each other to schedule data transmissions to avoid collisions [9]. R-MAC is a fair MAC layer protocol. Because an intended receiver can provides equal opportunities for making reservation for all its neighbors using REV and ACK-REV packets. This protocol is good when no new node joins the network and all the nodes are static The main drawback of R-MAC is that there is no technique proposed for the node which wants to change its transmission schedule, or when a node fails or a new node joins the network [11].
Figure.1 hidden terminal example:
The transmission from R and H collide at t2, leading to collision of S's data with H's RTS. Uw-Mac: UWAN-MAC [32] also deploys CSMA-based MAC and has been primarily developed for high density UWSNs. Rather than bandwidth optimization, UWAN-MAC is focused on energy efficiency by introducing sleep schedules similar to its terrestrial counterparts. Each node has a sleep schedule such that each node wakes up periodically in the network to transmit its data. At the beginning of each cycle, a node broadcasts a SYNC packet indicating its period of the sleep schedule. As a result, the neighbor nodes that receive this packet wake up at the next scheduled time to listen to the node. Consequently, every node wakes up for each of its neighbors to receive data in addition to its scheduled wakeup time to transmit data. Note that since relative time information is exchanged by the SYNC packets, UWAN-
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MAC does not require the propagation delay to be known by each node. As long as the propagation time stays constant, the information about the sleep duration of a node helps keep each node synchronized. The operation of the UWAN-MAC synchronization mechanism is shown in Fig.2 When node A broadcasts a SYNC packet, it indicates its sleep period as TA. Accordingly, when node A's neighbors receive this SYNC packet, they schedule to wake up TA seconds after receipt of the SYNC packet. Similarly, node A also receives SYNC packets from its neighbors and schedules wakeup times for them. The data transmission packet structure of each node is shown in Fig.3, which consists of Missing, SYNC, Data Tx, and Listen periods. The SYNC period is used to broadcast SYNC packets as explained before, while Data Tx is used to transmit the DATA packets. Since each of the neighbors of node A is listening to the transmission period of the node, it can transmit its DATA without any collisions. The Missing and Listen periods are used to handle node failures/removals and node joins. At each sleep period, a node collects the list of its neighbors that it has received SYNC messages from. In case there is a change in this list (a SYNC message from a particular node is not received), the node creates a missing node list and broadcasts this information during the Missing period shown in Fig.3. This list serves as notification to the nodes in the missing list that a communication error may have occurred earlier. If a node does not hear from its neighbors in the missing list for a couple of consecutive cycles, it deletes this node from its neighbor list. On the other hand, the node that is in the missing list replies back to the sender of the SYNC message as if it is a newcomer node. The procedure for newcomer nodes is explained next. The Listen period in the transmission period shown in Fig.3 is used to include newcomers to the network. This situation is illustrated in Fig.2 where node D joins the network while node C is transmitting a SYNC packet. When node D joins the network, it listens to the channel for the SYNC packets from its neighbors. When it receives a SYNC packet from node C, it replies to this packet with a HELLO packet to indicate its existence. The Listen period at the end of each transmission period ensures that node C receives this HELLO packet. Then, node C includes the newcomer node D in its list of neighbors. In the HELLO packet, node F also indicates the time left for its next wakeup time, i.e. Node C can then wake up for the scheduled wakeup time of node D and receive its SYNC packet as shown in Fig.2 Node D indicates its schedule to other nodes similarly. The operation of UWAN-MAC so far assumes that the propagation delay between two nodes does not change. This enables the relative wakeup announcements by the SYNC packets to synchronize nodes. However, the underwater acoustic channel suffers from high variable propagation delays and channel fluctuations due to many reasons such as drifts of nodes, scattering objects in the water and multi-path effects. As a result, the propagation delay fluctuates randomly. In order to account for this fluctuation, UWANMAC introduces guard times before and after each listen duration of its neighbors. This ensures that a packet is correctly and fully received even if it arrives earlier or later 42
than expected. A potential problem with this extension is that a node's transmission schedule and its listen period may overlap because of the guard times. In this case, the node changes its transmission schedule and broadcasts this via a SYNC packet.
tolerant applications, the sleep schedules may induce very high medium access delays for communication. Moreover, the throughput of the protocol is decreased due to the overhead in maintaining schedules and the sleep schedule operation [12].
UWAN-MAC achieves significant energy consumption through the sleep schedules. Since it is developed for delay-
Figure.2 The operation of the UWAN-MAC mechanism
Figure.3 the transmission packet structure and the listen duration for the UWAN-MAC mechanism.
Aloha: This protocol is based on the Aloha idea while tailored to underwater network environments: when a node has packets to send, it will send it directly without sensing the channel. The sender then will start a timer and wait for the response from the receiver. If the receiver receives the packet correctly, it will send an ACK back to the sender. If the sender receives an ACK before it times out, the sender knows that this packet has been successfully transmitted and starts to send the next packet. Otherwise, the sender will back off for some time and resend the same packet again. Broadcast MAC: When a node has packets to send, it first senses the channel. If the channel is free, it broadcasts the packets. Otherwise, it backs off. Packets will be dropped if the number of back-off times exceeds the limit. When the receiver receives a packet, it does not need to send an ACK back to the sender. This protocol is simple yet efficient in low traffic networks. In addition, this protocol can take full advantages of the broadcast nature of the underwater acoustic channel and are suitable for geo-routing protocols such as VBF [14]. © JGRCS 2010, All Rights Reserved
PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT AND SIMULATION In this section, we evaluate the performance of Broadcast MAC, Aloha, R-MAC, FAMA, and UWAN_MAC protocols. All simulations are performed using the Network Simulator (ns2) [15] with an underwater sensor network simulation package (called Aqua-Sim) extension [16]. We use the Table 1 parameters in the all simulation scenarios. In our simulations, we consider the scenario in fig.4; in this scenario at first we consider throughput and energy consumption for the five protocols. In the simulation, number of nodes are 7, which 6 nodes are sender and one nodes (sink) are receiver. Positions of each node are chosen as fig.4. Traffic is generated according to a Poisson process. Each sender node sends packets per 10 second, which can help to effectively avoid the interference between two continuous data packets. Through Fig. 5 ,we found that the FAMA protocol is higher than the rest protocols in energy consumption because it does not consider sleep mode and rest they take into consideration, either on Fig. 6 the part of received 43
throughput we found that the higher three protocols are UW-MAC,Broadcast and FAMA protocols. To clarify the issue more about the most appropriate protocols in terms of energy efficiency as well as the rest of the performance specifications we compared between the top three protocols in Figure 6 and compare them in terms of average end to end delay (represents the average time taken by a packet to travel from the source node to any of the sinks) and total drop packets For different times and the same scenario as shown in Fig.7 and Fig.8 respectively. We found that the delay in the FAMA irregular and higher than UW_MAC and Broadcast, either in terms of total drop packets found that Broadcast protocol higher than U_MAC and FAMA protocol Tabe 1 Simulation Parameters Topology area Topology depth Transmission power Receive power Idle power Maximum transmission range Routing protocol Bandwidth Frequency No. of node Channel Propagation Antenna
300 m * 300 m 10 m 0.6 watt 0.3 watt 0.001 watt 50 m VBF(vector based forwarding) Bandwidth 10 Kbps 25 kHz 7 Underwater channel Underwater propagation Omni-directional
Figure 6: Received Throughput
Figure 7: Average End To End Delay
Figure.4 simulation scenario
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CONCLUSION In this paper, we present a Performance assessment of five MAC protocols for underwater acoustic wireless sensor networks. We have carried assessment by using Aqua-Sim simulators and found it achieves most of the protocols parameters. We consider throughput, energy consumption, average end-to-end delay and total drop packets as our performance evaluation parameters. We found that the FAMA protocol is not suitable for UAWSN in terms of energy efficient. And the rest of the four protocols, R-MAC protocol is more energy efficient, either in terms of throughput , it better protocols are primarily UW_MAC and then Broadcast and Aloha. From these results, it has been found that the UW_MAC protocol gave 30% improvement compared with other protocols, in term of energy, throughput, total drop packets and end to end delay. We suggest that the optimum protocol to the scenario presented above is UW_MAC in term of throughput and energy efficient. And I suggest using UW-MAC protocol in our monitoring system.
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Some people suggest that puff pastry originated from France in 1645 where an apprentice baker named Claudius Gelee set to work making a loaf of bread for his father.
His father was sick and had been prescribed a diet of water, flour and butter by his doctors. Claudius combined the flour and water together into a dough and then rolled a layer of butter into it. He repeated this 10 times, shaped the dough into a loaf and placed it in the oven. Much to his surprise the butter did not seep out, but instead, rose into a puffed up loaf of laminated pastry. Puff pastry was born.
Claudius finished his apprenticeship, took a new job in Paris, where his pastry creation gained his new workplace great fame and fortune. He left Paris and moved to Florence, taking his puff pastry recipe with him. Although Claudius is said to have made his puff pastry in 'secret', in a back room, it is believed that his recipe was misappropriated by his new bosses, who went on to gain all recognition for inventing this wonderful pastry.
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Carlo Ancelotti's men won the Premier League title by one point but in emphatic style, thrashing Wigan Athletic 8-0 on the final day of the season to prevent the Red Devils from winning a fourth successive league.
Malouda insists Chelsea will continue to improve in the coming years and believes the confidence in the team will help them dominate again next season.
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Last night 17 High School baseball players signed their national letters of intent at All Stars Academy in Latham. Matt Frey is the head instructor and director of teams at All Stars Academy and he joined us to recap the whole thing. Make sure to listen to the whole interview above and you can read an excerpt from the interview below!
"Every NCAA school is an honor, I think it is something around 6% of high school players go on and play an NCAA sport so that is pretty rarefied air. One percent of those play Division I and we have a bunch of division 1 guys. Of the 17 guys, 4 are Division II and 1 is Division III and the rest are Division I...but yeah a lot of really good schools and baseball programs that are both good academically and athletically."
Jets' head coach Robert Saleh gets off the hook of having to make a tough decision on who starts at quarterback Sunday against the Buffalo Bills. Zach Wilson is not ready to return from his knee injury, and so Mike White gets the nod. If White has another big performance, Saleh can stick with White. If not, the Jets have to give their number two overall draft pick a chance to grow into the position. There is no way the Jets' can give up on Wilson, but at the same time, Saleh has to ride the hot hand of White. I will be shocked if the Jets upset the Bills.


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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator Faisal Javed Wednesday appreciated the Pakistani media for playing an active role to highlight Kashmir issue at international level besides promoting the soft image of the country.
Talking to a private news channel on Kashmir Solidarity day, he said Pakistani media had played effective role in sharing persistent Indian brutalities in the occupied Kashmir to expose the real face of secular India before the world community.
"Pakistan will continue to raise the issue of Jammu and Kashmir at every available forum", he assured.
"The government and the people of Pakistan will continue to extend their political, moral and diplomatic support to the Kashmiri people until they get their legitimate right to self-determination as per the UN Security Council resolutions," he added.
Faisal Javed vowed continued support for Kashmiris till their success, besides urging to build a strong national narrative on Kashmir issue.
He said it was high time for the international community to play its due role and pressurize India to stop human rights violations, custodial killings and genocide of the innocent Kashmiri Muslims.
Faisal said the whole Pakistani nation and government stood with the Kashmiri people to deal with the extremist mindset of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
He said that no decision against the wishes of people of Kashmir would be accepted by the Pakistan. - APP


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4. Regulations 3,8,24,41,46,48,64,67,76 and 77 inclusive and 94 to 97 inclusive of Table A shall not apply to the Company.
(a) Subject to Article 5 below all un-issued shares which are comprised in the authorised share capital with which the Company is incorporated shall be under the control of the directors and for the purposes of Section 80 of the Act the directors are unconditionally authorised to exercise the power of the Company to allot shares grant options over or otherwise dispose of the same to such persons and on such terms as they think fit at any time or times during the period of five years from the date of incorporation and the directors may after that period allot any shares or grant any such rights under this authority in pursuance of an offer or agreement made by the Company within that period.
(b) The authority given above may be renewed revoked or varied by ordinary resolution of the Company in general meeting.
6. In accordance with Section 91(1) of the Act, Sections 89(1) and 90(1) to (6) (inclusive) of the Act shall not apply to the Company.
(a) Subject to any restrictions for the time being imposed by law, the directors on behalf of the Company shall have the power of issuing share warrants to bearer in respect of fully paid shares stating that the bearer is entitled to the shares specified in the warrants as conferred by Section 188 of the Act and may determine and from time to time vary.
(a - i) The conditions on which share warrants to bearer may be issued and replaced; provided that no fresh warrant shall be issued except on proof to the satisfaction of the directors that the original warrant has been destroyed.
(a - ii) The number of days before a meeting of the Company and the place at which a bearer of a share warrant shall be required to deposit his warrant in order that he might be entitled to attend and vote at meetings of the Company or of any class of its members pursuant to article 7(i) below.
(a - iii) The number of days before the signing of a requisition for calling any general meeting and the place at which a bearer of a share warrant shall required to deposit his warrant in order that he be entitled to sign a requisition or aid in the calling of a general meeting of the Company pursuant to article 7(j) below.
(a - v) The method by which a notice shall be brought to the attention of a bearer of a share warrant where the address of the person is unknown and article 111 of Table A shall not apply in such circumstances.
(b) The bearer of a share warrant shall be subject to the conditions relating to share warrants for the time being in force, whether made before or after its issue; but subject to those conditions and to the provisions of the Act the bearer of a share warrant shall be deemed to be a holder of the shares specified in it for all the purposes of these Articles.
(c) The directors shall secure that, on the issue or surrender of a share warrant, the Company complies with the provisions of Section 355 of the Act with respect to the making and deletion of entries in the register of members.
(d) In default of a method being determined pursuant to article 7 (a) v above, the notice shall be placed in the Times newspaper.
(e) Every warrant shall be signed autographically by two directors or by one director and the secretary.
(f) The directors shall determine the number of shares represented by each warrant, and its form and contents. The distinctive numbers (if any) of the shares it represents shall be specified in the warrant.
(g) The shares comprised in a warrant shall be transferred by the delivery of the warrant, and the provisions of these Articles as to the transfer and transmission of shares shall not apply to that transfer.
(h) The bearer for the time being of a warrant shall, subject to these Articles, be deemed to be a member of the Company in respect of the shares represented by the warrant save as mentioned below.
(i) No person shall, as the bearer of a warrant, be entitled to attend, speak or vote at any general meeting of the company or at any meeting of the holders of a class of its members unless he has deposited his warrant, together with a statement in writing of his name and address, at a particular place at least a number of days before attending such meeting; such place and number of days to be determined by the directors pursuant to article 6 (a) (ii) above and unless the warrant shall remain so deposited until after the general meeting, or any adjournment, shall have been held. The Company shall deliver to the person so depositing a warrant, a certificated stating his name and address and the number of shares represented buy such warrant and the certificate shall entitled him to attend and vote at a meeting in respect of the shares specified therein in the same way as if he were a registered member. Upon delivery up of such certificate to the Company the warrant in respect whereof it shall have been given shall be returned.
(j) No person shall, as the bearer of a warrant be entitled to sign any requisition for or aid in calling any general meeting unless before the requisition is left at the office he shall have deposited his warrant at the registered office, or such other place as the directors appoint, together with a statement in writing of his name and address and unless the warrant shall remain so deposited until after the general meeting, or any adjournment, shall have been held.
(k) Notwithstanding anything herein contained or implied, the provisions of Article 5 shall not apply to any bearer of a share warrant unless he has deposited his warrant together with a statement of his name and address at a particular place at least a number of days after the date of the notice of the offer and the share warrant shall remain so deposited until after the shares in question shall have been issued to such bearer or he shall have declined to take up such shares whichever shall be the later.
(l) A bearer of a share warrant shall not for the purposes of Section 125 of the Act be treated as the holder of any share or any class unless he shall prior to any separate general meeting of the holders of a class of shares or prior to a consent in writing have deposited the share warrant and stated his name and address in writing pursuant to paragraphs 7 (i) and 7 (j) above.
(m) Coupons payable to bearer, in such language and form, payable at such places and within such period after advertisement as the directors shall determine, and providing for the payment of dividends on the shares represented by the warrants, may be attached to and issued from time to time in respect of warrants. Every coupon shall be distinguished by the serial number of the warrant to which it belongs, and by a number indicating its place in the series of coupons attributable to the warrant.
(n) When any dividend is declared to be payable on the shares represented by a warrant, the directors shall advertise the declaration.
(o) The Company, notwithstanding any notice or knowledge it may have, shall not be bound by or (save as required by law or ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction) recognise any legal or equitable right or interest in respect of any shares comprised in a warrant except the right of the bearer to the shares specified in the warrant, and of the bearer of an advertised coupon to the payment of the dividend to which it relates.
(p) No warrant shall be issued save on a request in writing signed by the registered holder of the shares in respect of which it is to be issued and delivered to the Companies registered office.
(q) A member requesting the issue of a warrant shall at the time of his application pay to the Company the stamp duty (if any) payable on the warrant and also such fee, not exceeding £10.00 for each warrant, as shall from time to time be fixed by the directors.
(r) If the bearer of a warrant delivers it up to the Company for cancellation and pays the stamp duty payable on the issue of a new warrant, and such fee not exceeding £10.00 as shall from time to time be fixed by the directors, they may if they think fit issue to him one or more warrants to bearer for shares specified in the warrant delivered up; but the directors shall not issue any new warrant for any share for which a warrant has been previously issued unless that warrant together with all unadvertised coupons included in respect of it shall have been delivered up for cancellation, except subject to such guarantee or indemnity as the directors may require.
(s) If the bearer of a warrant surrenders it to be cancelled, and lodges with it at the Companies registered office a declaration requesting registration as a member in respect of the shares specified in the warrant, and stating his name and address, and pays the registration fee fixed from time to time by the directors, he shall be entitled to have his name registered as a member of the Company in respect of the shares specified in the surrendered warrant; but if the directors shall have received notice of any claim by any other person in respect of the warrant, they may refuse the person surrendering it.
8. For the avoidance of doubt, a person who holds a share warrant to bearer and who has not deposited the share warrant and stated his name and address pursuant to Article 7 may transfer his warrant by delivery.
9. Subject to the provisions of the Act and without prejudice to Article 4(a) any shares may be issued which are to be redeemed or are liable to be redeemed at the option of the Company or the holder of such shares on such terms and in such manner as may be provided by the Articles or as the Company may by Resolution to determine. Regulation 3 of Table A shall not apply.
10. Subject to the provisions of Section 162 of the Act the Company may with the sanction of an Ordinary Resolution purchase its own shares (including any redeemable shares) on such terms as the Directors may think fit and make a payment in respect of the redemption or purchase of such shares otherwise than out of the distributable profits of the Company or the proceeds of a fresh issue of Shares and subject to the provisions of Section 173 to 175 of the Act. Regulation 35 shall be modified accordingly.
11. The Company shall have a first and paramount lien on every share (whether or not it is a fully paid share) for all moneys (whether presently payable or not) called or payable at a fixed time in respect of that share, and the Company shall also have a first and paramount lien on all shares (whether fully paid or not) standing registered in the name of any person for all moneys presently payable by him or his estate to the Company, whether he shall be the sole registered holder thereof or shall be one of several joint holders; but the directors may at any time declare any share to be wholly or in part exempt from the provisions of this Article. The Companies lien, if any, on a share shall extend to all dividends payable thereon.
(a) In every notice convening a general meeting of the Company there shall appear a statement that a member entitled to attend and vote is entitled to appoint a proxy and the proxy need not be a member of the Company and Regulation 38 of Table A shall be modified accordingly.
(b) Proxies may be deposited at the Registered Office of the Company at any time before the time of the meeting for which they are to be used unless otherwise specified in the notice convening such Meeting. The Directors may at their discretion treat a facsimile transmission or other machine made copy of an instrument appointing a proxy as a proxy for the purposes of this Article. Regulation 62 of Table A shall be modified accordingly.
13. A Resolution in writing signed or approved by letter, telex, facsimile transmission or cable by all members of the Company, who would have been entitled to vote upon it if it had been duly proposed at a General Meeting or at a meeting of any class of members of the Company, or by their duly appointed attorneys, shall be as valid and effectual as if it had been passed at a General Meeting or at such a class meeting of the Company (as the case may be) duly convened and held. Any such Resolution may consist of several documents in the like form each signed by one or more of the members of their attorneys (or, in the case of a member which is a body corporate, by a director thereof or by a duly appointed representative).
14. All or any of the members of the board or any members of the Company may participate in a meeting of the board or the Company by means of a conference telephone or any communication equipment which allows all persons participating in the meeting to hear each other. A person so participating shall be deemed to be present in person at the meeting and shall be entitled to vote or be counted in a quorum accordingly. Such a meeting shall be deemed to take place where the largest of the group of those participating is assembled, or, if there is no such group where the Chairman of the meeting then is.
(a) If and for so long as the Company has only one member and that member takes any decision which is required to be taken in general meeting or by means of a written resolution, that decision shall be as valid and effectual as if agreed by the Company in general meeting save that this paragraph shall not apply to resolutions passed pursuant to ss303 and 391 of the Companies Act 1985.
(b) Any decision taken by a sole member pursuant to paragraph (a) above shall be recorded in writing and delivered by that member to the Company for entry in the Companies minute book.
(a) The number of Directors shall be determined by the Company in General Meeting, but unless and until so fixed the minimum number of Directors shall be one and there shall be no maximum number. Regulation 64 shall be modified accordingly.
(b) A Director shall not require any share qualification, but shall nevertheless be entitled to attend and speak at any General Meeting of the Company or at any separate meeting of the holders of any class of shares of the Company.
(c) Any person may be appointed or elected as a Director irrespective of whether or not he has attained the age of seventy years or any other age, and no Director shall be required to vacate his office by reason of his attaining or having attained the age of seventy years or any other age.
(d) In the event of the minimum number of Directors fixed by or pursuant of these Articles or Table A, being one, a sole Director shall have authority to exercise all the powers and discretions by Table A or these Articles expressed to be vested in the Directors generally.
(e) The Directors may, by power of attorney or otherwise appoint any person to be the agent of the Company for such purposes and on such conditions as they determine, including authority for the agent to delegate all or any of his powers.
(a) Each Director shall have the power to nominate any other Director or any person approved for that purpose by resolution of the Board and willing to so act as alternate Director in his place during his absence, and discretion to revoke such nomination, and on such appointment being made, each alternate Director whilst so acting shall be entitled to exercise or discharge all the functions, powers and duties and undertake all the liabilities and obligations of the Director he represents but shall not be entitled to receive any remuneration from the Company. An alternate Director shall have one vote for each Director he represents, in addition to his own vote if he is a Director, but shall not be counted more than once in the quorum. A nomination as an alternate Director shall ipso facto be revoked if the appointer ceases for any reason to be a Director.
(b) Notice of all Board Meetings shall be sent to every alternative Director as if he were a Director of the Company or until revocation of his appointment save that it all not be necessary to give notice of such a meeting to an alternate Director who is absent from the United Kingdom.
(c) The appointment of an alternate Director shall be revoked and the alternate Director shall cease to hold office whenever the Director who appointed such alternate Director shall give notice in writing to the Secretary of the Company that he revokes such appointment. Regulations 65 to 68 shall not apply.
(d) Without prejudice to Article 13(i) and save as otherwise provided in the Articles, an alternate Director be deemed for all purposes to be a Director and all alone be responsible for his own acts and defaults and he shall not be deemed to be the agent of the Director appointing him. Directors may meet together for the dispatch of business, adjourn and otherwise regulate their meetings as they think fit. Questions arising at any meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes. A Director may, and the Secretary on the requisition of a Director shall, at any time summon a meeting of the Directors and except where there is a sole director, the quorum necessary for the transaction of business shall be two.
18. Directors may meet together for the dispatch of business, adjourn and otherwise regulate their meetings as they think fit. Questions arising at any meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes. A Director may, and the Secretary on the requisition of a Director shall, at any time summon a meeting of the Directors and except where there is a sole director, the quorum necessary for the transaction of business shall be two.
(a) Of names of the Directors present at each Meeting of the Directors and any Meeting of any Committee of the Directors.
(b) Of all resolutions and proceedings at all meetings of the Company and of the Directors and of any Committee of the Directors.
(c) Of all appointments of officers made by Directors.
(d) Of all documents sealed with the Common Seal of the Company or otherwise executed in accordance with the Act.
(a) The Directors shall provide for the safe custody of the Seal, which shall not be used without the authority of the Directors or of a committee authorised by Directors. Every instrument to which the Seal shall be affixed need to be signed by one Director and the Secretary or by two Directors.
(b) Where the Act so permits, any instrument signed by one Director and the Secretary or by two Directors and expressed to be executed by the Company shall have the same effect as if executed under the Seal, provided that no instrument shall be signed which makes it clear on its face that it is intended by the person or persons making it to have effect as a deed without the authority of the Directors or of a committee authorised by the Directors. Regulation 101 shall not apply.
21. The Directors may exercise all the powers of the Company to borrow money and to mortgage or charge its undertaking, property and uncalled capital, or any part thereof, and subject to Section 80 of the Act, to issue a create mortgages, charges, memoranda of deposits, debentures, debenture stock and other securities whether outright or as security for any debts, liability or obligation of the-Company or any third party.
22. Director may, notwithstanding his interest, vote in respect of any contract or arrangement with the Company in which he is interested, directly or indirectly, and be taken into account for the purposes of a quorum at a meeting at which such contract or arrangement is considered, and retain for his own absolute use and benefit all profits and advantages accruing to him there from. Regulations 94 and 95 shall not apply. The Directors shall not be subject to retirement by rotation and references thereto in Regulations 76 to 79 shall be disregarded.
23. The Directors on behalf of the Company may exercise the powers of the Company conferred the Memorandum of Association of the Company and Regulation 87 of Table A to provide benefit with regards to gratuities, pensions and insurances for any Director or member of his family.
24. Without prejudice to the provisions of Regulation 87 and Article 23 the Directors shall have the power to purchase and maintain insurance for or for the benefit of any persons who are or were at any time directors, officers or employees or auditors of the Company, or of any other company which is its holding company or any other company in accordance with the powers in that behalf contained in Clause 23 of the Memorandum of Association of the Company.
(a) Ceases to be a Director by virtue of any provision of the Act or he becomes prohibited by law from being a Director.
(b) Becomes bankrupt or makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors generally.
(ii) An Order is made by a Court having jurisdiction (whether in the United Kingdom or elsewhere) in matters concerning mental disorder for detention or for the appointment of a receiver curator bonus or other person to exercise powers with respect to property or affairs.
(d) Resigns his office by notice in writing to the Company.
(e) Is absent from Directors' Meeting for six calendar months without reasonable excuse and without the consent of the other Directors and they resolve that he vacate office. Regulation 81 shall be modified accordingly.
26. Subject to the provisions of the Act, every Director or other Officer or Auditor of the Company for the time being shall be entitled to be indemnified by the Company out of its own funds against all costs, charges, expenses, losses or liabilities which he may sustain or incur in or about the execution of his duties or otherwise in relation thereto, including any liability incurred by him in defending any proceedings, whether civil or criminal, in which judgment is given in favour or in which he is acquitted, or in connection with any application under any statue in which relief is granted to him by the Court, and no Director or other Officer shall be liable for any loss, damage or misfortune which may happen to or be incurred by the Company in the execution of the duties of his office or in relation thereto, but this article shall only have effect insofar as its provisions are not avoided by section 310 (as amended) of the Act.


Game Insight has a glut of games for the IPad and Iphone, amongst their renowned titles are "The Tribez" and "Paradise Island". Now that Thanksgiving is upon us the game studios are trying to outcompete each other to bring out updates and goodies for their IOS apps and games. If this is the way that the Festive Season is headed with free apps, updates galore and game bonuses we doubt there'll be any time for family! Game Insight is the first studio going at it big style with a cornucopia of game goodies coming our way. So sit back in your carhartt coats this Thansgiving and beyond and enjoy these updates to your favourite Game Insight apps.
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To complement our engineering services we have a fully equipped modern workshop, for the manufacture and assembly of Wall Mounting, Floor Standing, MCC's and Pneumatic Panels, providing for both standard and bespoke types.
The manufacture and assemble of every control panel is always completed 'In House' guaranteeing the highest quality, and compliance with both our clients standards and specifications, and current legislations.
Assisted by the integration of AutoCAD each Control Panel is carefully planned, manufactured and assembled in compliance with British/European standards, together with customer's specifications and requirements.
Typically our control panels house, electrical distribution, DOL and Star-Delta motor controls, variable speed drives, Instrumentation, PLC hardware, etc, generally forming part of a complete system. However we do manufacture and assemble panels as 'stand alone' contracts either to our design our to our customers design.
Upon completion of the Control Panel, we will generate an inspection report to accompany the final shipment. In addition, an electronic project folder is created for each project to ensure that all relative documents, emails and certifications are traceable for years to come.
Over the recent years Simonswood Automation has strengthened its relationships between many of our customers who require multiple identical control panels. The benefits of these working partnerships have greatly reducing the design and manufacture times and decreased the overall costs of the control panels.


Understanding the five components of a heart healthy diet can help you eat your way to better cardiac health! Check out these recommendations from the Mayo Clinic about which foods to choose and which foods stay away from in each category.
In general, people are not consuming enough raw fruits and vegetables.
According to a study by the United States Centers for Disease Control, only 27 percent of women and 19 percent of men report eating the recommended five servings of fruits and vegetables each day.
In their naked state, most all fruits and veggies are good for your heart, it's the preparation that sometimes makes them not so healthy. Avoid using creamy sauces, sugary syrups or battering and frying.
There's no question that a diet rich in fruits and vegetables is beneficial to heart health and can considerably reduce the risk of coronary heart disease. Medical researchers theorize that antioxidants in fruit and vegetables lower LDL cholesterol levels in the blood. Foods with anthocyanin, a flavonoid (plants known for their antioxidant properties in the skins of dark-colored fruits and vegetables, are best.
One Harvard study found that people who averaged eight servings of fruit and vegetables a day were 30 percent less likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke than those who ate one and a half servings or less per day.
Fiber in unrefined (not processed) whole-grain foods can help lower your blood cholesterol. The American Heart Association recommends soluble fiber from whole-grain foods like bran, oatmeal, and whole- grain bread and pasta for a heart-healthy diet.
Avoid breads, snacks and cakes that are made from refined white flour.
Avoid saturated and trans fats, anything deep fried, processed foods and stick margarines that have partially hydrogenated oil as an ingredient.
Replace trans-fat-laden stick margarine with olive oil, flax oil, or canola oil (without partial dehydrogenation).
Choose healthy fats such as omega-3 fatty acids, found in fish or fish oil supplements, some nuts (such as English walnuts), flax seeds, chia seeds and vegetable oils.
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Olive oil is rich in monounsaturated fats which take care of your heart by decreasing your LDL cholesterol and raising your HDL cholesterol. Virgin olive oil also contains polyphenols (natural substances that have health benefits), making it even better for your heart.
Cut back on fatty red meats and switch to nonfat milk. Choose seafood, skinless chicken, turkey, lean beef, and pork.
The best protein sources include lean meats, seafood, eggs, dairy products, nuts, and legumes.
Substituting soy proteins for animal proteins may also help lower LDL cholesterol, according to the American Heart Association. Fish, nuts and seeds all contain healthful polyunsaturated fatty acids that keep your cholesterol in check. Fish oil (omega-3 fatty acids) is particularly super because it also helps regulate your heartbeat and your blood pressure. We recommend Trim® Omega-3.
It's okay to sprinkle some salt on your foods (some experts think unprocessed sea salt is best), but watch out for extra salt and sodium when dining out and hidden sodium in highly processed and canned foods and most boxed meal mixes. Superfoods in their natural forms are low in sodium. Look for low-sodium versions when dining out and selecting canned and frozen foods.


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If you dislike tofu, but love (or used to love for my vegan friends) scrambled eggs, then this recipe is for you! It's so easy and it takes as long as you want it to take! It can take from 5-20 minutes. Depending on how crisp you like your scrambled tofu.
It's soft from the inside and crispy from the outside. Flavor? Whatever you want. That's my favorite thing about tofu. I highly recommend hot chili pepper sauce, takes it to a whole new level.
If you're unfamiliar with tofu, then click here to read all about it and how much I love it..
Note: Feel free to adjust this recipe by using whatever veggies you have on hand that seem suitable or no veggies at all. Just make sure you adjust the seasoning accordingly.
Turn your oven on broil and heat the tofu and veggies for a few minute o, until you get that toasted texture.
Serve with a side of potatoes and rosemary and chili pepper sauce!
*You can find firm tofu in a glass jar at Biotic!


From the Botswana Government Page.
The public is advised that weather conditions in the Kalahari Game Reserve are very bad due to heavy rains.
Driving in the park is not advisable at the time, therefore those who choose to drive in the park are advised to use no less than two vehicles.
are encouraged to help those who may need assistance. It will be better to cancel all planned self-drives until the weather conditions improve.


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West Virginia regulators OK Mon Power, Potomac Edison rate increase
Combined, the rate changes will increase a typical residential customer's monthly bill from $92.38 to $100.49
FAIRMONT, W.Va. (AP) — Mon Power and Potomac Edison expect to receive about $63 million in additional revenue from a rate case settlement approved by the West Virginia Public Service Commission.
The money will be used to recover storm-related repair costs stemming from the 2012 derecho and Superstorm Sandy, increased investments in environmental compliance and operations at coal-fired power plants, and system enhancements to improve service reliability, the FirstEnergy units said Wednesday in a news release announcing the settlement's approval.
In a separate order, the PSC approved an annual fuel rate adjustment settlement. The fuel rate is the amount charged by the companies to recover the costs of purchased power and coal for power plants. The companies said they receive no profit from this adjustment.
Combined, the rate changes will increase a typical residential customer's monthly bill from $92.38 to $100.49. A typical customer uses 1,000 kWh per month, the companies said.
The new rates are effective Feb. 25.
"We will continue to focus on providing our customers with safe and reliable electric service," Holly Kauffman, president of FirstEnergy's West Virginia operations, said in the release. "The new rates will give our utilities the resources needed to maintain and operate a safe, modern electric system that can reliably deliver power to our customers around the clock."
Under the settlement, Mon Power and Potomac Edison will increase their shareholder contributions to the Dollar Energy Fund or a similar agency by $150,000 annually. The fund helps low-income customers pay their electric bills.
Mon Power serves about 385,500 customers in 34 counties. Potomac Edison serves about 135,000 customers in the Eastern Panhandle.


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The Sims 4 for free; The game will be free soon
Benjamin Blair September 14, 2022 1 min read
The Sims 4 is now a free game. The game will be available for free starting next month.
Electronic Arts announced that The Sims 4 It changes the distribution model. From October 18 The title will be freely available to anyone who has not yet purchased the production. However, please note that This only applies to the base game. DLC will still be paid.
The transition to the free-to-play model applies to all platforms: PC (EA, Origin, Steam app), PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X | S and Xbox One.
At the same time, the Behind The Sims Summit event was announced, where the future will be presented Sims. It will take place on October 18 at 19:00 CET and will be available for viewing at Youtube and on Twitch.
The Sims 4 It is the last installment of the life simulation game series so far. While playing, we control and run the simulation from childhood to late old age. The game gives you complete freedom and allows you to do whatever you want. The title was released in 2014, but it constantly receives updates and additions that introduce new mechanics and content.
Guide for The Sims 4
Maxis Studios – Official Website
The Sims 4 – Official Site
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Spiritual Reading for the Second Saturday after Epiphany ~ St Alphonsus Liguori
THE MARTYRS TEACH US PATIENCE, THE IMPORTANCE OF PRAYER AND THE LOVE OF GOD.
From the Patience which the Martyrs displayed during their tortures, we should learn to suffer with holy resignation the crosses and afflictions of this life. Poverty, sickness, persecution, contumely, injustice, and all other evils are but trifling when compared with their sufferings. The reflection that it was the will of God that they should suffer for His love, was their only solace. We also in our tribulations should remember the necessity of resignation to the Divine will; and, calling to mind the more grievous sufferings of the Martyrs, should blush to complain. St. Vincent de Paul used to say: "Conformity to the Divine will is a sovereign remedy for all our trials."
It may be useful here to remark, with St. Augustine, that it is not the torture but the cause which makes the martyr. Whence St. Thomas teaches that Martyrdom is to suffer death in the exercise of an act of virtue, from which we may infer that not only he who by the hands of the executioner lays down his life for the Faith, but whoever dies in order to comply with the Divine will, and to please God, is a Martyr, since in sacrificing himself to the Divine love he performs an act of the most exalted virtue. We all have to pay the great debt of nature; let us therefore endeavour in holy prayer, to obtain resignation to the Divine will — to receive death and every tribulation in conformity with the dispensations of God's Providence. As often as we perform this act of resignation with sufficient fervour, we may hope to be made partakers of the merits of the Martyrs. St. Mary Magdalen de Pazzi, in reciting the Gloria Patri, etc. in the Office, always bowed her head in the same spirit as she would have done in receiving the stroke of the executioner.
The example of the Martyrs teaches us also to have immediate recourse to the assistance of God by earnest supplication, when we feel ourselves disconsolate or weak under affliction. Thus acted the holy Martyrs. As their torture increased they multiplied their prayers and secured the victory. St. Theodore, after a long endurance of his tortures, was stretched upon burning tiles; feeling the pain penetrating to his very heart, he besought the Lord to sweeten his suffering.; and so persevered to the end. There have been on the contrary examples of Christians, who, failing to invoke the assistance of the Almighty, have fallen off from the confession of the Faith, and forfeited the glorious crown. An example is found in the Acts of the Martyrs of Japan. An aged man, having been condemned to a protracted Martyrdom, endured the torture for a considerable time, but failing to invoke heavenly aid, denied his Faith a few moments before he expired — a startling warning to all, that perseverance in prayer in times of temptations and distress is that which alone can assure us the victory.
But the most important lesson that we learn from the martyrs is to love God: He who loveth not abideth in death (Jo. iii. 14). We cannot manifest our love of God by a multitude of actions performed for His glory so well as by a willingness to suffer for His sake. St. Gordianus replied to the tyrant who threatened to put him to death if he did not deny the Name of Jesus: "You threaten death! But my greatest regret is, that I can die only once for Jesus Christ!" In a similar manner St. Procopius exclaimed to the tyrant, who was directing further tortures: "Torment as much as thou wilt, but know that to one who truly loves Jesus Christ, nothing is dearer than to suffer for His sake." "And did the Saints speak thus," asks St. Bernard, "because they were in a state of stupor or insensible to torments?" No, says the holy Doctor, it was neither stupor nor insensibility, but their love of Jesus Christ which caused them to esteem it all joy to suffer and to die for His glory. This ardent love of God is certainly the greatest spiritual advantage to be derived from the perusal of the Acts of the Martyrs; the recollection of their conduct will make us ashamed to repine under the tribulations Divine Providence sends us, and will strengthen us to receive them with resignation.
Morning Meditation for the Second Saturday after Epiphany ~ St Alphonsus Liguori
Carissimi; Today's Mass: St Agnes, Virgin & Martyr


Head North on I-85. Take Exit 90 (This is the Outlet Mall and Hamricks Exit).
Turn right onto SR-105 (Hyatt St).
Go 2.8 miles until you reach the US 29 (Old Georgia Hwy.) & Hyatt Street intersection .
Go through this intersection (This road becomes Corry Street).
Drive a short distance (0.2 miles) and turn right onto Florence Street.
Go to the end of Florence Street (0.2 Miles) and turn right onto W. O'Neal Street.
Southside will be on your right.
Head South on I-85. Take Exit 90 (This is the Outlet Mall and Hamricks Exit).
Turn left onto SR-105 (Hyatt St).
Go 2.9 miles until you reach the US 29 (Old Georgia Hwy.) & Hyatt Street intersection .
Take Scenic State 11 (Chesnee Hwy.) South until you reach Old Post Road (Stop Light).
Turn right onto Old Post Road.
Go 1 mile and turn left onto Hyatt Street.
Go 4 miles until you reach the US 29 (Old Georgia Hwy) & Hyatt Street intersection .
Take SR-18 (Union Hwy) North.
At the first Stop Light as you approach Gaffney, turn left onto E. O'Neal Street.
Go 1 mile as you wrap around the backside of Limestone College.
At the four way stop sign turn left as you stay on E. O'Neal Street.
Go 1 mile as E. O'Neal Street becomes W. O'Neal Street.
Take SR-150 North toward Gaffney.
At the intersection of E. O'Neal and SR-150 turn left.
Stay on E. O'Neal Street as it becomes W. O'Neal Street.
Go 0.4 miles as Southside will be on your right.


r a Triple Flatspin. He was one of the first skiers ever to have landed a Triple Cork 1440. Luckily, Red Bull managed to grab it all on HD film and get Bobby to take us through his thought process during this insane trick in slow-mo. Enjoy.


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Many divorcing single parents seem to get stuck in dealing with finances, in relationships, in the past, in helping their children and in many other ways.
Have you ever thought about how to get those single parents unstuck? I just had a long conversation with a single mom who feels like she is stuck and can't get unstuck. She has reached out to her church where she is a member. She has reached out to the church where she attended DivorceCare.
YIKES! This loving woman is married and has never had to make it on her own. My comment was how would this woman ever understand walking in the shoes of a single mom? She can't nor will she ever until she experiences something similar.
Why aren't you out there dating and trying to find a father or mother for your kids?
You are such a nice young man, how come you can't find another wife?
You seem to be tired a lot. Maybe you should go to bed earlier at night.
I can't believe you aren't going to your son's soccer games.
The problem with many of the above statements is the lack of empathy in understanding the single parent's dilemma of parenting alone. Let's address each of these, and hopefully it will help you understand the life of a single parent.
Many single parents simply don't have time or energy to try and get out there and date. Other single parents are concentrating on raising their children. A spiritually and emotionally healthy single parent knows they can never replace the child's other parent. Perhaps someday they will find someone to marry and start a new life with but it will be for them, not the child.
Statement number two makes a single parent feel like there is something wrong with them. It might be they don't want another wife at this moment in time. Respect the single parent and encourage them in their singleness. They might be enjoying their singleness.
Many single parents would give their right arm to get a good night's rest.
This single parent might have to work on the nights of the soccer game or perhaps the mom and her new boyfriend are always at the game and they just can't stand to see them together.
Perhaps the issue isn't getting the single parent unstuck but in understanding the single parent's life. If the single parent is having financial problems then the solution might be to host classes in budgeting and financing. The solution isn't giving the parent more things or giving them funds, but helping them obtain a better position. Occasionally a single parent might need assistance with rent or food temporarily until they get on their feet – or they may need assistance with emergency situations.
For the single parent that is exhausted maybe members of the church could help out by taking the children for a weekend. Or, if the single parent can't attend the soccer games or the school concerts, church family could stand in the gap.
For single parents who really are stuck in the past, then seminars or a support group such as DivorceCare is helpful. Bible study classes or group support groups such as Single & Parenting that teach them how to parent alone will also be helpful.
If this post has helped you better understand the single parent life, share your thoughts with us.
This article is updated and adapted from an article originally published on Divorce Ministry 4 Kids on September 20, 2013.
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Red Dead 2: How Long Does It Take To Beat?
You'll be playing for a while.
Red Dead Redemption 2's release for PS4 and Xbox One has arrived, and as we expected, it's a massive game, both in terms of file size and sheer scope. You can take part in a wide variety of side activities at your leisure from hunting to fishing to old-fashion robbery, all of which can provide you with hours of playtime. But just how long does Red Dead 2 take to beat? Even if you plan to skip the game's more ancillary tasks and focus exclusively on the story, you're going to need to set a lot of time aside.
We've played through Rockstar's western for our Red Dead 2 review, and we now know how long its main campaign is. By our estimates, it takes approximately 45-50 hours to clear the story, if you focus primarily on completing story quests and largely ignore its side activities. Of course, individual playtimes will vary, so you can expect to sink considerably more time into the game if you plan on pursuing its many side missions.
Red Dead Redemption 2 casts players in the role of Arthur Morgan, one of the members of the Van der Linde gang, who are traveling across the American frontier to escape the law. During the journey, Arthur will encounter many new and familiar faces, including the protagonist of the first Red Dead Redemption, John Marston. He'll also be able to wield more than 50 weapons, each of which has a range of customization options that affect their performance and appearance.
On top of that, Arthur will be able to visit many of the same areas featured in the previous game; an image of RDR2's full map leaked ahead of the game's release, showing that the world encompasses a fair chunk of the original Red Dead Redemption's map. As a result, the game will require quite a bit of storage space on your console of choice, as it weighs in at approximately 100 GB.
Red Dead Redemption 2 is out now on PS4 and Xbox One. The game is available in several different editions, many of which come with various bonus items; you can learn more in our Red Dead Redemption 2 buying guide. Those who pick the game up on PS4 will also receive early access to some items 30 days before they arrive on Xbox One. The first batch of timed-exclusive content includes an outfit, horse, and gun.


Convenient location for what I wanted to do and see.
The lady serving breakfast was very nice and pleasant.
It is in a fairly useful location with all sorts of places to eat and buy food. Entrance area looked inviting.
Very good location, one block from trendy Florida street and the Galerias Pacifico shopping centre. Can also walk to PLaza de Mayo. If you arrive at Jorge Newberry Aeropark (AEP) buy a Sube card at the kiosk in the airport and upload around 50 pesos. Take bus no 33 to the bus stop close to the Sheraton hotel and DBVA building. Walk 2 blocks to the hotel in San Martin str 918. Catch the same bus back to the airport, walk 2 blocks down Paraguay str to the bus stop.
Muy bueno el trato del personal en el desayuno. Muy amable. Falta mejorar el invertir un poco más en la infraestructura, también el trato de algunos en Recepción y el WiFi. Por lo demás, todo bien con la relación de precios.
Ubicación muy céntrica y bien conectada a los servicios de transporte. Habitación amplia.
Diplomat Hotel This rating is a reflection of how the property compares to the industry standard when it comes to price, facilities and services available. It's based on a self-evaluation by the property. Use this rating to help choose your stay!
Just 3 blocks from touristic Florida Street, the Diplomat has air-conditioned rooms with free Wi-Fi in downtown Buenos Aires. Tango lessons and airport shuttles may be arranged.
The Diplomat Hotel has nicely decorated rooms with floor to ceiling curtains and flowery bedspreads. They have TVs and carpeted floors. Work desks are included.
A full buffet breakfast with coffee and croissants is offered daily at the bar, which features wood furnishings, a large hand-painted mural and decorative tile work.
The Hotel is only 3 blocks from the trendy restaurant district, Puerto Madero. The tour desk can provide tips for exploring the city and arrange car or bicycle rental services.
There is 24-hour front desk assistance. Retiro bus terminal is 3 blocks away.
When would you like to stay at Diplomat Hotel?
Public parking is available at a location nearby (reservation is needed) and costs USD 12 per day.
This triple room offers 3 single beds.
House Rules Diplomat Hotel takes special requests – add in the next step!
One older child or adult is charged USD 12 per person per night in an extra bed.
Diplomat Hotel accepts these cards and reserves the right to temporarily hold an amount prior to arrival.
Please inform Diplomat Hotel of your expected arrival time in advance. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly using the contact details in your confirmation.
Staff were not receptive at all. Even asking for the late check out and receiving yes, they didn't give us the "benefit" as spoken.
Location and hot water in the shower.
The entire hotel (from top to bottom) needs a complete remodel and upgrade (including new elevator). Old tired hotel. Staff was friendly enough but did not over come the old carpet, wallpaper, and drapes thru out the place.
Continental breakfast, but coffee was good.
Frankly this seemed like a business run by confused geriatrics. Until the intervention of a young manager, the old guy burbling on in the background about goodness knows what, was expecting me to pay VAT when using my Credit Card. YOU DONT PAY VAT WHEN USING ONE - THAT'S A ARGENTINE LAW. Booking.com showed a price in dollars yet this hotel added VAT then converted at an unknown rate into Pesos. Breakfast was poor because it was portion controlled and service was slow both days. Yes it was a cheap place, but why was it so grubby? Needs a total refresh. I've had far better in BA along Paraguay and much better service.
The property advertises that they have wifi. They don't. They give you the code from the (good) hotel next door, but the wifi reception doesn't really reach into the hotel. I ended up sat on the floor outside the hotel next door to get internet. I complained to the manager. His response was "It's the internet company's fault. Not mine." On their page they continue to advertise wifi, absurdly. Our sink also leaked, though they were able to fix this. They also say on their page: "Only foreigners who pay with a foreign credit card, debit card or via bank transfer are exempt from this 21% additional fee (VAT) in accommodation and breakfast when presenting a foreign passport or a foreign ID along with a supporting document handed by the national migrations authority, if applicable." This is a lie. We are foreigners with foreign credit cards and passports and they still charged us the 21%.
Upon arrival I offered to pay the bill for 3 nights with the credit card that I had used on booking. com. The 2 men at reception wanted me to instead pay in cash. I had a confirmation on my computer which I showed them saying I was authorized to pay by Visa credit card. Also on the front window of the hotel were emblems with credit cards on them. They called the male manager over and he wanted me to pay with cash, too. I had to insist that the payment be by credit card and showed them the reservation on the computer which proved this. They did not want to read it. The next morning the man at reception tried to charge me and my wife extra for breakfast. I told them that breakfast came with the daily fee (and I also had that on my computer). Finally, none of the 3 spoke or tried to speak English. They were not friendly.
Lovely family hotel, very friendly stuff.
Very little English spoken, but kind old men serve breakfast (white bread, croissants, sweet juice, Corn Flakes and coffee), same each day. Wifi on and off, but there is a computer in the lounge where you can go on the internet. There was no airport transfer, could possibly be arranged before your arrival at a price, if you can speak Spanish.
Very small old tv, remote control not all buttons function.