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NEW BOARD FOR AVIATION PIONEERS OF THE CARIBBEAN FOUNDATION
AIRPORT, St. Eustatius, July 12th 2009 – On Saturday, July 11th 2009, the Aviation Pioneers of the Caribbean Foundation elected a new Board. Terrance Rey was elected as the new President, taking over from Elizabeth (Elly) Delien, founder of the Foundation and partner of Winair's legendary pilot, the late José Dormoy, affectionately known as "Pipe." Rey is managing director of AirStMaarten, a company specializing in organizing private charters to and from St. Maarten.
Elizabeth Delien handing over chairman's propeller to Terrance Rey
Walter Hellebrand, historian and communications professional, was also newly elected to the board and will take on the role of Secretary. Elly Delien stays on as member of the board in the capacity of Treasurer and the Board's former secretary Nyna Burright, a shipping coordinator working for St. Eustatius Port Services, was also reelected. She will act as substitute secretary.
The Foundation was established on February 12th 2008 by Elly Delien to preserve and promote the history of aviation in the Caribbean - in particular in the Windward Islands – and to pay tribute to the pioneers who opened up the islands to the outside world and thereby played an important role in their development. Some of the ways by which the Foundation tries to achieve its purpose include research and exposure of the history of aviation as well as projects to create more interest in the aviation history of each individual island.
When José Dormoy passed away in 2007, Elly Delien was left with a virtual treasure chest of documents, information and images relating to the early days of aviation in the Windward Islands, an eventful past in which her partner of many years played a very active role. She thought "Pipe's" personal archive would make a valuable beginning of a collection of information about the history of aviation in the islands that was worth sharing with everybody. She therefore decided to start the Aviation Pioneers of the Caribbean Foundation.
In its first year, the Foundation's sizable archive was inventoried and organized. Also, displays commemorating the aviation pioneers were arranged for Saba's airport and Winair's sales office in St. Maarten. The Foundation has a number of projects underway set to launch in August and November of this year and, with the new team on the Board, expects to initiate several more to highlight the pilots who opened up the sky for the northeastern Caribbean islands.
Elly Delien expressed her thanks to all the former board members for their assistance with the establishment of the Aviation Pioneers of the Caribbean Foundation and especially acknowledged the support of Claudie Banare; film maker Pierre Brouwers, Jerry Casius; Leontien Durby; Michael Ferrier; Faustin, Denise and Robert Ledée; Michel Martinon; AirStMaarten, Mazinga Giftshop and Xerox.
The Board would like to encourage everyone with stories, material or images relating to the history of aviation in the northeastern Caribbean to contact the Foundation so that scans or copies can be made in order to increase the knowledge of its fascinating development. A monetary contribution can also be made to the Aviation Pioneers of the Caribbean Foundation via Paypal.com.
For further information contact 599-523-4485 - apotcarib@yahoo.com
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WINAIR MAKING SERIOUS CUT BACKS
AIRPORT-- February 2009. Several workers of the Windward Islands Airways (WINAIR) will be greeted with sad news today as management of the company plans to inform them via a memo of its intention to cut jobs as they already began cutting back on some of their destinations due to the global economic crisis which continues to affect a number of local businesses.
It is understood that due to the global crisis the company is facing a number of challenges which led to the steps that have been taken by management. Some of the routes that are to be affected are Dominica, Tortola, St. Kitts and Nevis.
The airline stopped all flights to Dominica and Tortola on March 1st while the remaining routes will halt by March 29th. Due to the cuts some 20 persons are expected to loose their jobs including twelve (12) pilots and eight (8) ground crew members.
It is understood that management attempted to save the routes as well as the jobs but government at some of the destinations had refused to assist the airline which resulted in the present situation.
Air Jamaica announced earlier this year that they were going to cut some 600 jobs while LIAT has already began reducing flights out of Guyana, Antigua, and Barbuda, Barbados and St, Kitts and Nevis, but so far they have failed to say how many people are going to be under the razor. With this announcement Winair would be the latest airline to take these decisions if they are to continue doing business.
While the global economic crisis has affected all cross-sections of businesses and in the tourism sectors Winair is no different. It is understood that the routes that are now being affected was not doing well and the company was working at a loss since the governments of those islands refused to share the burden even though they want the airline to continue its operations. With these drastic cut backs Winair would only be servicing eight destinations.
US ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR TRAVEL AUTHORISATION
ATTENTION US-BOUND TRAVELLERS
Effective January 12th, 2009, all travelers entering the United States through the Visa Waiver Program are required to obtain an electronic travel authorization prior to boarding a US-bound flight.
If you are a passport holder from a Visa Waiver country, please visit the US Electronic System for Travel Authorization at https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov at least 72 hours prior to departure.
The site is available in several languages; however all responses are required in English. Registration is free, is valid for up to 2 years and does not require your flight information if you have not booked.
If your passport country requires a US visa, this registration is not required. For more information, please visit http://www.cbp.gov.
AIR STATIA OBTAINS BUSINESS LICENSE
ST. EUSTATIUS, November 10th, 2008 -- The possibility of a new commuter airline offering flights to St. Maarten and later to other islands is being investigated on Statia. Last week, the directors were granted a business license by Statia's Executive Council. This is the first step, and it enables the directors to pursue further licensing and approval at the federal level.
The new airline, to be named Air Statia, will be based at Statia's F.D. Roosevelt Airport and will, as far as is possible, be owned and run by Statians. It will be operated Statia Air Services NV.
Air Statia expects to begin offering flights by early 2010. "It takes that long to begin service, because we must build a hanger, acquire our airplanes, hire pilots, engineers, and other employees, train our employees, and comply with numerous safety regulations," Director George Works said.
Air Statia plans to fly Britton-Norman Islanders. The company chose the Islanders because they are well-suited to operate the short flights between Statia and neighbouring islands, and because they are more economical to fly and maintain than most other similar aircrafts. This is the type of airplane St. Barths Commuter Airline and Windward Islands Airways International (Winair) use in their operation. Over 750 of these planes are in commercial service all across the world.
Three managing directors will organise the day-to-day operations of Statia Air Services NV. The managing directors will report to a managing board elected by the shareholders. The managing board will set the airline's policy and oversee its finances. The shareholders, as far as is possible, will be Statians and local Statia businesses.
The managing directors are George and Shelley Works, and Erik Ward. George is a retired United States engineer who was Chief Engineer of a 40,000-person company providing technical services to the US Government and other customers. He is also a pilot.
Shelley is a retired US engineering manager who managed over 100 engineers and technicians and developed the US national law enforcement records system. She is also a pilot.
Erik Ward is a retired Canadian career pilot. He has flown for Air Canada, Qantas Airlines, Winair and others, in aircraft ranging from Alaskan float planes to trans-oceanic jets.
It is planned that managing board and the shareholders will decide on dividend policy. The directors expect Air Statia will provide an attractive dividend return to the shareholders, while still retaining enough earnings to grow with Statia's transport needs. Statia Air Services NV shares will be offered for US $1 per share with an initial offering of about one million shares.
Source: The Daily Herald
BRITISH AIRWAYS TO START DIRECT FLIGHT TO ST. KITTS
St. Kitts, October 9, 2008 -- British Airways will be starting once weekly direct flights on Saturdays from London Gatwick (LGW) airport to St. Kitts (SKB) Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport with a 280-seater Boeing 777 effective January 2008. The strategy is to increase high end tourism travelers with the inclusion of 40 Club World class seats to help upmarket UK tour operators sell St. Kitts & Nevis. AirStMaarten will be providing connecting flights and charters from St. Kitts to St. Barths. Request here.
BA flight 2157 will be departing LGW on Saturdays at 10:30am and arriving in SKB at 4:45pm. BA flight 2256 will be departing SKB at 6:15pm and arriving back in LGW at 7:10am on Sunday the next day. Book here.
INSEL AIR FLIGHTS INTERNET BOOKING RESERVATION SYSTEM
Curacao, October 2008 -- Inselair website is presently offline. Insel air is switching to a new internet booking reservation system. In the meantime, passengers can book all Inselair flights online via www.airstmaarten.com. In the event that flights are not bookable online, passengers can submit a reservation request here.
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WINAIR RETURNS TO MONTSERRAT TODAY
AIRPORT--Montserrat residents and visitors can once again access the volcanic island by fixed wing air service with Windward Islands Airways Winair. The St. Maarten based company restarts scheduled service to Montserrat (MNI) today. The flight schedule logged into the booking system goes up until November 30, 2008. Further booking dates will be added during the coming weeks.
Winair was the first airline to provide fixed wing service in 2005, when the new airport was opened. However, several months ago, the government opted not to renew its contract with Winair, choosing instead to work with Carib Aviation. This venture hit some snags and Winair was able to regain its route. Travellers booked on LIAT or Carib Aviation to travel to Montserrat from October 1 and beyond are urged by the island's tourist department to contract their booking source: travel agent, airline offices or airline website for refunds.
Press Release: The Daily Herald, Wednesday, October 1, 2008
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SURINAME AIRWAYS (SLM) STARTS FLIGHTS PARAMARIBO MIAMI
SURINAME -- Surinam Airways, better known as SLM (Suriname Luchtvaart Maatschappij), will be offering flights between Paramaribo, Suriname, and Miami starting Monday, August 25th.
After approximately sixteen years Surinam Airways has regained permission from the air transport authorities of the Unites States of America to operate flights into the USA.
This joyful event marks the beginning of a new era in the regional flight operations of Surinam Airways. Miami, being a popular destination for many national travellers, can once again be reached without too many hardships.
Meanwhile the flight schedule has already been published and our first flight will be on August 25, 2008. A commercial stop will be made at Oranjestad - Aruba. Surinam Airways has also obtained permission to carry passengers from Aruba into Miami.
We guarantee that we will offer our customers a high-quality competitive product, enabling us to become the main player on the market.
Source: Suriname Airways (SLM)
Philipsburg -- Suriname Airways (SLM) will be offering flights between Miami (MIA) and Paramaribo (PBM), Suriname, twice weekly on Mondays and Fridays via Aruba (AUA), where commercial stops will be made, meaning you can also book flights between Miami and Aruba and Aruba and Suriname with Suriname Airways.
The schedule on Mondays and Fridays is as follows:
Flights from Paramaribo to Aruba:
PY463 07:00-08:30 PBM-AUA
Flights from Aruba to Miami:
PY463 11:00-14:30 AUA-MIA
Flights from Miami to Aruba:
PY462 15:30-18:30 MIA-AUA
Flights from Aruba to Paramaribo:
PY462 19:30-2300 AUA-PBM
The fares averages about $800 for a roundtrip ticket from Miami to Suriname. For the route Miami to Aruba the average fare is about $300. Between Aruba and Suriname the average fare is about $500.
You can make a reservation request with us here at AirStMaarten to fly with Suriname Airways (SLM) on the Miami-Paramaribo (Suriname) or the Miami-Aruba-Paramaribo (Suriname) routes. Click here.
NEW CONCEPT LAUNCHED: SHARED CHARTERS TO ST. BARTHS
AirStMaarten offers 'Shared Charters' from four different connection points via St. Maarten, Anguilla, Antigua and San Juan to St. Barths.
St. Maarten - Terrance Rey, founder of Caribbean's first and only virtual airline called AirStMaarten, launches a new concept in private charter service to St. Barths with connecting flights from St. Maarten, Anguilla, Antigua and San Juan, Puerto Rico. AirStMaarten will offer private charters whereby clients can purchase seats on the aircraft instead of paying for the whole plane as is normal with a privately chartered aircraft. Read more>>>
Anguilla named Caribbean's top world's eight bridal destination
ANGUILLA -- Anguilla is one of the world's best romantic destinations for newlyweds, according to Modern Bride magazine's 11th annual survey of the World's 50 Best Honeymoon resorts.
The survey ranked Anguilla as number one overall for a Caribbean destination and number eight in the world. Italy was rated the number one destination in the world with the other top nine being Hawaii, Tahiti, Costa Rica, Mexico, France, Maldives, Anguilla, Fiji and Greece.
Director of Tourism Amelia Vanterpool-Kubisch said, "To be recognized as one of the top honeymoon destinations in the world by one of the world's leading bridal publications and the travel agents they surveyed is enormous from a tourism perspective. This is a great honour and will hopefully shine the spotlight on Anguilla for many couples planning their honeymoons."
The survey was conducted though a network of 6,000 luxury travel agents who ranked their 50 favourite honeymoon destinations and named Anguilla to the number eight spot in the world. The results appear in the magazine's August/September issue.
Source: The Daily Herald, Wednesday, August 15, 2007 issue, page 17
Jet service to Curaçao restored with Insel Air
AIRPORT--After several years of having to do without jet service between Curaçao and St. Maarten, travellers can make use of direct and fast flights between the islands with Insel Air as of January 5th, 2007. Read more>>>
The Saga of Catching The Spirit for St. Maarten.
Finally Spirit Airlines has announced it plans for St. Maarten. Exactly 2 years ago on January 19th, 2005, I emailed the Senior Director of Marketing and Communications, Lynne Koreman, about the publicized article in The Daily Herald regarding Spirit Airlines considering putting in flights to St. Maarten from 2006. Read more>>>
Caribbean Star Airlines executes first flight to Curacao
WILLEMSTAD - Friday, December 1st, 2006 - This afternoon around 1pm, the first flight of Caribbean Star Airlines landed on Hato Airport. It is the beginning of a daily direct connection between Trinidad and Curacao with a Dash 8-300. Caribbean Star (8B) is maintaining its US$69 special introductory one-way fare until January 15th, 2007. Read more>>>
New PJIAE airport terminal operational from today
It is October 25th, 2006. Your aircraft taxis to a stop, after its touchdown. You literally waltz through one of the four jet bridges and arrive at Immigration control, but rather than the customary long lines, you are processed in a jiffy at one of the 10 immigration and passport control points. Read more>>>
New helicopter service is ready for high season
SIMPSON BAY/St. Maarten--St. Maarten/St. Martin's only helicopter service Heli St. Martin has been operational for a few weeks and is planning its official opening early November. The company has plans to acquire a second helicopter.
Heli St. Martin started operations from Grand Case airport early August after the arrival of its helicopter, a Eurocopter EC 120-B Colibri, a newer and quieter type of helicopter, in July, said Vice-president Corporate Communications, Sales and Marketing Matt Sadler on Tuesday.
"The reception has been great. We are ready to hit the season," said UK-born Sadler, who runs the company with his father, mother and a few others. The official launch party is planned for the beginning of November. That is when a second pilot will be added for the high season, when operations will be increased to seven days per week.
Before starting up its operations, Heli St. Martin acquired all necessary permits and certifications to comply with the rules and regulations of the relevant international and local authorities. "We are fully authorised and insured. There's nothing we haven't done," said Sadler, explaining that running an aviation company was a very complicated affair in which safety and reliability were crucial.
Heli St. Martin offers three types of services: charters, island tours and special services such as aerial photography. Medical evacuation in emergency cases is a possibility, although the company does not specialise in that aspect and can't offer medical assistance on board. "You have to fit the helicopter for that," Sadler said. "But in an emergency situation we can get someone to a hospital. We can respond quickly."
Because the Eurocopter EC 120-B Colibri is a single turbine helicopter, it has its limitations. Commercially it can only fly certain distances over water. Because of regulations, it cannot fly to Saba and St. Eustatius; only between St. Maarten/St. Martin, Anguilla and St. Barths.
To expand its services and have more options, Heli St. Martin plans to acquire a second helicopter within a year and a half. Though no decision has been made on the type of helicopter, the intention is to obtain a twin turbine aircraft. That type could fly commercially and longer distances.
Printed in The Daily Herald, September 6th, 2006.
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InselAir receives Air Operator's Certificate (AOC)
Willemstad/HATO Airport - Friday, August 11th, 2006 – Today InselAir received the long awaited Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) from the Minister of Transportation of The Netherlands Antilles, Mr. Kenneth Gijsbertha, during a special ceremony at the Aeroclub Curacao at the HATO Airport. Read more>>>
easyCRUISE Selects St. Maarten As Home Port Starting in December
Philipsburg - Monday, August 7th, 2006 - easyCruise is returning to the Caribbean with a new itinerary that will take in the island paradises of St. Maarten, St. Barts, Anguilla, St. Kitts–Nevis and Antigua. From December 8th, complete with new livery, easyCruiseOne will take to the seas from as little as £9 or $18 per person per night. Read more>>>
Printed in TODAY, Tuesday, July 18, 2006
TakeAir Dominica makes inaugural flight to St. Maarten
Airport - Seven passengers traveled on the inaugural non-stop, direct flight of Take-Air from Dominica to St. Maarten that arrived at the Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA) yesterday morning at 9:00am. Read more>>>
Printed in The Daily Herald, Tuesday, July 18, 2006
New Scheduled Direct Flights Link Dominica To St. Maarten
Airport – Take Air Lines Dominica started direct flights from Canefield Airport in Dominica to St. Maarten Monday with a nineteen-seat aircraft. The airline will operate scheduled flights every Monday, Wednesday and Friday and is ready to move to daily service as soon as next week should demand increase. Read more>>>
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BC Uses Second-Half Surge to Beat Princeton, Advance to Final Four
May 18, 2019 Peter Kim Lacrosse, Spring, Top Story
Over the course of the last three seasons, the Newton Campus Lacrosse Field has featured several special Sam Apuzzo moments. From a falling away goal to beat the buzzer and complete an undefeated regular season against Syracuse in 2018 to a behind-the-back goal that made the SportsCenter Top 10 earlier this season, the senior has no shortage of signature plays at home.
It was only fitting, then, that in the final home game of her career, the reigning Tewaaraton Award winner came up with one last clip for the highlight reel. With just over five minutes left in the first half of Boston College lacrosse's NCAA Elite Eight matchup against No. 7 Princeton, the Eagles trailed, 6-4, and hadn't scored in over 16 minutes. Apuzzo changed that, however, curling off a screen, receiving a pass from Kenzie Kent, and burying a close-range effort to cut the BC deficit to one.
She wasn't finished there, though. The senior won the ensuing draw control and used some fancy footwork to tally again and knot the game, before nabbing another draw and scoring off another Kent assist. In just two minutes and 15 seconds, Apuzzo had notched a hat trick, turning a two-goal deficit into a 7-6 lead, completely swinging the momentum in the process. The Eagles never trailed from there, pulling away in the second half for a 17-12 victory to advance to the Final Four in Baltimore.
In a sign of what was to come in the circle, No. 1 BC (21-1, 7-0 Atlantic Coast) won the opening draw and raced down the field, immediately getting set up on offense. The Eagles worked the ball around before Cara Urbank cut toward the crease and ripped a shot past Tigers (16-4, 6-1 Ivy League) goaltender Sam Fish to open the scoring. All told, when the final whistle blew, BC had a 21-10 draw control advantage. The performance marked the second straight game where the Eagles had an impressive edge in the circle, after BC was out-drawn, 18-12, in the ACC Championship loss to North Carolina.
"It was great," Eagles head coach Acacia Walker-Weinstein said. "The three or four girls who were rotating on the draw circle are some of the most intuitive athletes. When you pair that with a lot of work ethic, a lot of reps, you're gonna have improvement."
Apuzzo won another draw, and Urbank snuck a pass to Taylor Walker, who scored again for BC. After just two minutes, the Eagles led, 2-0, and looked to be cruising.
But things began to change on the very next draw control. Princeton's Elizabeth George nabbed the 50-50 ball and sprinted to goal, swinging a pass to Julia Haney deep in the BC offensive zone. The Tigers senior wasted no time, finding the net just 12 seconds after the restart to get Princeton on the board. Sheila Rietano dropped the ball on the ensuing draw control, and Allie Rogers ripped twine to knot the game at 2-2.
The teams combined for four goals—two a side—in the span of two minutes to leave the game tied at four with 20 minutes left in the first half, but, after that, all of a sudden neither team was able to find the net. In the next 12 minutes, the teams scored just one total goal, when Princeton's Kathryn Hallett bounced a shot past Abbey Ngai, who finished with seven saves.
Hallett tacked on another goal with 7:52 to play in the period just after Urbank was given a yellow card, providing the Tigers with a 6-4 advantage. The Eagles hadn't scored in nearly 14 minutes, and looked flustered by a strong effort from Princeton's man defense and Tigers netminder Sam Fish, who made five saves during BC's drought.
"I think we were playing at the wrong tempo," Walker-Weinstein remarked of the slow offensive start. "We were playing too fast, too rushed."
That all changed with Apuzzo's hat trick and some excellent goaltending from Ngai. The sophomore denied Tess D'Orsi twice in the waning seconds of the period, helping the Eagles maintain a one-goal advantage at halftime.
BC's slim edge expanded quickly after the break. D'Orsi finally snuck a shot past Ngai to knot the game, but over the next 10 minutes it was all Eagles. Jordan Lappin used a pair of stick fakes to open some space and slide a shot inside the near post. Dempsey Arsenault added a goal, and Apuzzo assisted Kent, before Arsenault and Kate Taylor tacked on two more scores to turn a 7-7 tie into a 12-7 BC lead.
The teams traded scores from there, as Apuzzo capped off a four-goal performance off yet another assist from Kent—who tied her single-game program record with six assists—to put the Eagles up, 14-9. Taylor, Urbank, and Jenn Medjid also got in on the act with the clock winding down, putting the finishing touches on a spectacular second-half performance from BC. After the teams both finished with 18 shots in the first half, the Eagles out-shot the Tigers, 18-11, in the latter period.
The quarterfinal win means, remarkably, that BC has now advanced to the Final Four in three straight campaigns.
"It's a dream come true," Walker-Weinstein said. "These girls work so hard, they sacrifice so much, they do so much for each other and for the program."
Now, the only thing left to see is if all that sacrifice pays off in the biggest way possible: a national championship. If the Eagles keep playing like they did in the second half Saturday, they're certainly capable of overcoming that final hurdle, which starts with a rematch against No. 2 UNC—the only team to defeat BC this season.
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Peter Kim is the assistant sports editor of The Heights. He's from Seattle, will die happy if the Mariners make the playoffs once in his lifetime, and still refuses to watch any of Super Bowl XLIV. Follow him on twitter @PeterKim_4
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The Eagles broke the game open in the second half and staved a late Virginia comeback to beat the Cavaliers in Charlottesville for the first time in program history. […]
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The Hindu temples represent the culmination of social and religious aspirations of a society. Temple is the focal point in the life of a community and often represents its pride, identity and unity. A temple evokes in the visitor a sense of beauty in art and in life as well. It lifts up his spirit, elevates to a higher plane dissolving his little ego. At the same time, it awakens to his insignificance in the grand design of the Creator. It is also a treasure house of art and architecture, designed according to the principle of Vaastu Shastra, characterized by their majesty, serenity and beauty of intricate sculpture and designs.
The appointed priests carry out the worship in the temple on behalf of other devotees. It is hence parartha, a service conducted for the sake of others. Priests, generally, trained in ritual procedures, pursue the service at the temple as a profession. They are trained in the branch of the Agama of a particular persuasion. The texts employed in this regard describe the procedural details of temple worship, elaborately and precisely.
The makings of deities of Gods, consecrating it, performing puja, were all brought under the norms of the Shastras. This is called as 'Agama' Shastra. The term Agama primarily means tradition; Agama is also that which helps to understand things correctly and comprehensively. Agama Shastras are not part of the Vedas. The Agamas do not derive their authority directly from the Vedas. They are Vedic in spirit and character and make use of Vedic mantras while performing the service.
Between the 6th and 12th centuries AD, several agama texts were compiled as part of sakalaradhana (idol worship). All of them give details of construction of temples and ancillary structures. Kamikagama, Vaikhanasagama and Padmasamhita are important agamas giving details of such construction. Several studies have been made after the 12th century AD. They take into account the differences in style based on climate building materials and social and cultural factors.
In Chola period, every temple was built under the Agama tradition. They decided on the goals and planned out the temple in such a way to meet the goals. Madurai Meenakshi temple, for example, has an annual festival of 48 days. In one moth, eight flags are hoisted. In nearby Thiruparangunram, this is not the practice. In the treatise Agama Shastra, which explains the science of temples, Vaastu is considered as the basis for any type of construction. Excavations at Harappa and Mohenjodaro also indicate the influence of Vaastu on the Indus Valley Civilization.
The Shaiva branch of the Agama deals with the worship of the deity in the form of Shiva. This branch in turn has given rise to Shaiva Siddantha of the South and the Prathyabijnana School of Kashmir Shaivisim.
The Shaktha Agama prescribes the rules and tantric rituals for worship of Shakthi, Devi the divine mother.
The third one, Vaishanava Agama adores God as Vishnu the protector.
This branch has two major divisions Vaikhanasa and Pancharatra. The latter in turn has a sub branch called Tantra Sara followed mainly by the Dvaita sect (Madhwas).
The Agama methods are worship of images of God through rituals (Tantra), symbolic charts (Yantra) and verbal symbols (Mantra). Agama regards devotion and complete submission to the deity as fundamental to pursuit of its aim; and hopes that wisdom, enlightenment (jnana) would follow, eventually, by the grace of the worshipped deity. The Agama is basically dualistic, seeking grace, mercy and love of the Supreme God represented by the personal deity, for liberation from earthly attachments (moksha).
The temple worship is guided by its related Agama texts which invariably borrow the mantras from the Vedic traditions and the ritualistic details from Tantric traditions.
This has the advantage of claiming impressive validity from Nigama, the Vedas; and at the same time, carrying out popular methods of worship.
While installing the image of the deity, the Grihya Sutras do not envisage Prana-prathistapana ritual (transferring life into the idol by breathing life into it); but the Agamas borrowed this practice from the Tantra school and combined it with the Vedic ceremony of "opening the eyes of the deity with a needle". While rendering worship to the deity the Agamas discarded the Tantric mantras; and instead adopted Vedic mantras even for services such as offering ceremonial bath , waving lights etc. though such practices were not a part of the Vedic mode of worship. The Agamas, predominantly, adopted the Vedic style Homas and Yajnas, which were conducted in open and in which a large number of people participated. But, the Agamas did not reject the Tantric rituals altogether; and some of them were conducted within the sanctum away from common view.
The Vaikhanasa Vasishnava archana vidhi, which perhaps was the earliest text of its kind, codified the of worship practices by judicious combination of Vedic and Tantric procedures. In addition, the worship routine was rendered more colourful and attractive by incorporating a number of ceremonial services (upacharas) and also presentations of music, dance, drama and other performing arts. It also brought in the Janapada, the popular celebrations like Uthsavas etc, these ensured larger participation of the enthusiastic devotees.
The worship at home is regarded as motivated by desire for attainments and for spiritual benefits (Sakshepa). In the temple worship, on the other hand, the priest does not seek spiritual benefits in discharge of his duties (nirakshepa). He worships mainly for the fulfilment of the desires of those who pray at the temple. That, perhaps, appears to be the reason for insisting that a priest should worship at his home before taking up his temple duties.
Today, most of the shastras have been changed as per the convenience. It is not practiced and followed precisely. People have bent the rules and hence, this sacred and precious knowledge and practice is confined to books.
Today, there is demand for various types of temples and agama tradition is compromised now and devotees' desire takes precedence.


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El asalto al cambio Messina fue un famoso asalto perpetrado en Montevideo el 25 de octubre de 1928 por un grupo de anarquistas expropiadores a una casa de cambio ubicada en la Plaza Independencia, en pleno centro de la ciudad. El asalto dejaría un saldo de 3 muertos y 3 heridos y conmocionaría a la sociedad uruguaya de la época.

Historia

Los hechos previos
El 1 de octubre de 1927 se apostaron a la entrada del Hospital Rawson de Buenos Aires tres anarquistas con vendajes en la cabeza, y un cuarto esperando a unos metros en un auto. Eran Miguel Arcángel Roscigna, Andrés Vázquez Paredes, Vicente Moretti y Antonio Moretti. Cuando llegó el auto con el pagador de los sueldos, bajó con la maleta en la mano acompañado por un policía, los tres vendados se les acercaron y les apuntaron con pistolas. El pagador soltó la maleta, uno de los anarquistas la tomó y corrió hacia el auto, los otros dos los siguieron, pero Roscigna al darse la vuelta notó que el policía había sacado su pistola; entonces, dando una media vuelta disparó instintivamente y asestó un balazo en la frente al policía, que falleció en el acto.

El botín había sido cuantioso: 141 000 pesos argentinos. Roscigna y los hermanos Moretti se trasladaron al Uruguay en lancha por el puerto de Tigre, gracias al lanchero anarquista Bustos Duarte. Los tres prófugos cruzaron el Delta del Río de la Plata, pero fueron delatados por un supuesto colaborador. La policía solicitó ayuda a las autoridades del Uruguay y se movilizaron todos los medios para dar con los acusados. Mientras tanto, Roscigna y los Moretti huyeron en automóvil y a caballo hacia Montevideo, donde se escondieron en un barrio obrero. Además de emplear el dinero para tareas de solidaridad con su causa, Roscigna financió la falsificación de dinero argentino, ya que creía que con el dinero falso se podía derrotar a la burguesía.

El asalto
El 11 de febrero de 1928 recobraba la libertad en Montevideo Emilio Uriondo, acusado de poner una bomba en la embajada de Estados Unidos en Montevideo. Roscigna y Emilio Uriondo se opusieron decididamente a un plan que habían elaborado los dos Moretti junto a tres anarquistas catalanes del grupo de Durruti, los cuales les traían un mensaje a Roscigna: Durruti conocía la capacidad de Roscigna como planificador y su coraje en la acción, y lo requería en España. Roscigna no aceptó la invitación, prefiriendo seguir luchando en el Río de la Plata (Argentina y Uruguay).

Antonio y Vicente Moretti radicaron en Montevideo a sus compañeras e hijos y se instalaron en los altos de una casa de la calle Rousseau de Villa de la Unión, y allí vivían una vida llena de estrecheces, ya que subsistían de la venta ambulante de corbatas. Los tres catalanes eran tres jóvenes del grupo de Durruti a quien éste les aconsejó alejarse de España por estar muy comprometidos.

Sobre ellos pesaba la pena de muerte, y eran los autores de más de cien atentados con bombas en Barcelona. Se llamaban Tadeo Peña, Pedro Boadas Rivas y Agustín García Capdevila. Los tres anarquistas catalanes se lanzaron por su cuenta y realizaron un asalto que concluyó en un desastre.

El asalto a la casa de cambios Messina se llevó a cabo el 25 de octubre y fue extremadamente violento: se llevaron 4000 pesos uruguayos y hubo un saldo trágico de 3 muertos y 3 heridos. Por una confidencia, se llegó a saber que el grupo asaltante se encontraba en los altos de la casa Rousseau Número 41. El Ejército y la policía con 300 efectivos, tomaron por asalto la casa, les cortaron el agua y la luz. Allí se entregaron los 3 catalanes y Vicente Moretti. Antonio Moretti, quemó el dinero para que la policía no se lo apropie y posteriormente se pegó un balazo en la cabeza.

Vicente Moretti y los catalanes fueron apresados en el Penal de Punta Carretas, pero Roscigna continuó prófugo y regresó a la Argentina, mientras Emilio Uriondo se dirigió a Brasil.

Fuga de la carbonería

En Argentina, Roscigna participó en el asalto a los establecimientos Kloeckner en febrero de 1929, y en octubre de 1930, en plena represión uriburista, junto con Severino Di Giovanni, en el atraco al pagador de Obras Sanitarias, en el barrio porteño de Palermo. El botín de 286.000 pesos argentinos, fue empleado en un 70% para la ayuda de anarquistas presos, y Miguel Arcángel Roscigna junto con José Manuel El Capitán Paz viajaron a Montevideo para financiar un plan para liberar a Antonio Moretti, los catalanes y otros anarquistas presos.

En agosto de 1929, una familia italiana se instaló frente a la cárcel de Punta Carretas, el nuevo vecino se llamaba Gino Gatti, y abrió una carbonería, exhibiendo el anuncio: "Carbonería El Buen Trato: venta de carbón, de leña y de piedra". Pero en la primera semana de marzo de 1931, a pesar de que los negocios marchaban bien, el matrimonio decidió marcharse a Buenos Aires.

El 18 de marzo por la tarde los vecinos de la carbonería "El buen trato" avisaron a la policía que estaban asaltando el negocio, ya que habían visto salir a sujetos desconocidos por los fondos, creyendo que se trataba de ladrones. Al entrar al local, la policía se encontró con un profundo pozo perfectamente iluminado y un cuadrado de 2x2 metros apuntalado con maderas. De allí comenzaba un túnel de 50 metros de largo; estaba realizado en forma de bóveda y tenía iluminación eléctrica al igual que caños para su ventilación. Los realizadores del túnel eran además de Gino Gatti (a quién desde entonces se lo apodará "el ingeniero"), Miguel Arcángel Roscigna, Andrés Vázquez Paredes, El Capitán Paz y Fernando Malvicini (anarquista rosarino integrante del grupo Severino Di Giovanni). En la cárcel los únicos que estaban enterados eran Vicente Moretti, su cuñado y los tres anarquistas catalanes. El túnel terminaba en el baño de la prisión. El primero en ir al baño fue Moretti, luego salieron los tres catalanes y detrás de ellos, cinco presos comunes que aprovecharon la oportunidad. Los otros presos que intentaron escapar fueron apresados. Tres eran los coches que esperaban a los prófugos en la calle que daba a los fondos de la carbonería, que huyeron sin dejar rastros. Este hecho pasó a conocerse popularmente como "La fuga de la carbonería".

Retorno a prisión
Luego de pasar la noche en la casa del anarquista Germinal Reveira, Vicente Moretti y los tres anarquistas catalanes tomaron distintos caminos. A Moretti lo esperaba Roscigna en un escondite de la calle Curupí, pero el 27 de marzo de 1931 un funcionario de la perrera municipal que había estado detenido en Punta Carretas reconoce a Vicente Moretti, al que encuentra fortuitamente. Dio aviso a la policía, que envió a 53 agentes y deteniéndolo junto a Roscigna, Andrés Vázquez Paredes, Fernando Malvicini y El Capitán Paz.

Durante el juicio, los anarquistas asumieron ante los jueces ser los autores de la evasión de Punta Carretas y de haber robado tres automóviles para la huida de estos. La justicia uruguaya los condenará a seis años de prisión.

Referencias

Bibliografía
Escanlar, Gustavo: Crónica roja. Montevideo, Santillana, 2001.
Neves, Salvador y Pérez Couture, Alejandro: Pólvora y tinta - Andanzas de bandoleros anarquistas. Montevideo, Fin de Siglo, 2006.

Véase también
Ácratas

Enlaces externos
Diario El País - 1928, asalto al cambio Messina

Anarquismo en Uruguay
Uruguay en 1928
Robos
Crimen en Uruguay

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const size_t Z3DVolumeSource::m_nChannelSupport = 5;

Z3DVolumeSource::Z3DVolumeSource(ZStackDoc *doc)
  : Z3DProcessor()
  , m_stackOutputPort("Stack")
  , m_xScale("X Scale", 1.0f, 0.1f, 50.f)
  , m_yScale("Y Scale", 1.0f, 0.1f, 50.f)
  , m_zScale("Z Scale", 1.0f, 0.1f, 500.f)
  , m_isVolumeDownsampled("Volume Is Downsampled", false)
  , m_isSubVolume("Is Subvolume", false)
  , m_zoomInViewSize("Zoom In View Size", 256, 128, 512)
  , m_doc(doc)
  , m_widgetsGroup(NULL)
{
  int currentAvailableTexMem = Z3DGpuInfoInstance.getAvailableTextureMemory();
  if (currentAvailableTexMem != -1 && currentAvailableTexMem <= 256000)
    m_maxVoxelNumber = 256 * 256 * 256 * 2;
  else
    m_maxVoxelNumber = 512 * 512 * 512 * 1;

  for (size_t i=0; i<m_nChannelSupport; i++) {
    QString name = QString("Volume%1").arg(i+1);
    m_outputPorts.push_back(new Z3DOutputPort<Z3DVolume>(name));
    addPort(m_outputPorts[i]);
  }
  addPort(m_stackOutputPort);

  if (m_doc != NULL) {
    if (m_doc->hasStackData() && m_doc->stack()->channelNumber() > 0) {
      readVolumes();
    }
  }

  addParameter(m_xScale);
  addParameter(m_yScale);
  addParameter(m_zScale);
  m_isVolumeDownsampled.setEnabled(false);
  addParameter(m_isVolumeDownsampled);
  m_isSubVolume.setEnabled(false);
  addParameter(m_isSubVolume);
  m_zoomInViewSize.setTracking(false);
  m_zoomInViewSize.setSingleStep(32);
  addParameter(m_zoomInViewSize);
  connect(&m_xScale, SIGNAL(valueChanged()), this, SLOT(changeXScale()));
  connect(&m_yScale, SIGNAL(valueChanged()), this, SLOT(changeYScale()));
  connect(&m_zScale, SIGNAL(valueChanged()), this, SLOT(changeZScale()));
  connect(&m_zoomInViewSize, SIGNAL(valueChanged()), this, SLOT(changeZoomInViewSize()));
}

Z3DVolumeSource::~Z3DVolumeSource()
{
  for (size_t i=0; i<m_outputPorts.size(); i++)
    delete m_outputPorts[i];
}

void Z3DVolumeSource::process(Z3DEye) {}

void Z3DVolumeSource::initialize()
{
  Z3DProcessor::initialize();
  sendData();
  CHECK_GL_ERROR;
}

void Z3DVolumeSource::deinitialize()
{
  clearVolume();
  clearZoomInVolume();
  CHECK_GL_ERROR;
  Z3DProcessor::deinitialize();
}

void Z3DVolumeSource::readVolumes()
{
  if (m_doc == NULL) {
    return;
  }

  clearVolume();
  int nchannel = m_doc->hasStackData() ? m_doc->stack()->channelNumber() : 0;
  if (nchannel > 0) {
    for (int i=0; i<nchannel; i++) {
      Stack *stack = m_doc->stack()->c_stack(i);
      if (m_doc->stack()->getVoxelNumber() * nchannel > m_maxVoxelNumber) { //Downsample big stack
        m_isVolumeDownsampled.set(true);
        double scale = std::sqrt((m_maxVoxelNumber*1.0) /
                                 (m_doc->stack()->getVoxelNumber() * nchannel));
        int height = (int)(stack->height * scale);
        int width = (int)(stack->width * scale);
        int depth = stack->depth;
        double widthScale = 1.0;
        double heightScale = 1.0;
        double depthScale = 1.0;
        int maxTextureSize = 100;
        if (stack->depth > 1)
          maxTextureSize = Z3DGpuInfoInstance.getMax3DTextureSize();
        else
          maxTextureSize = Z3DGpuInfoInstance.getMaxTextureSize();

        if (height > maxTextureSize) {
          heightScale = (double)maxTextureSize / height;
          height = std::floor(height * heightScale);
        }
        if (width > maxTextureSize) {
          widthScale = (double)maxTextureSize / width;
          width = std::floor(width * widthScale);
        }
        if (depth > maxTextureSize) {
          depthScale = (double)maxTextureSize / depth;
          depth = std::floor(depth * depthScale);
        }

        widthScale *= scale;
        heightScale *= scale;

        Stack *stack2 = Resize_Stack(stack, width, height, depth);
        Translate_Stack(stack2, GREY, 1);

        if (m_doc->stack()->isBinary()) {
          size_t volume = Stack_Voxel_Number(stack2);
          for (size_t voxelIndex = 0; voxelIndex < volume; ++voxelIndex) {
            if (stack2->array[voxelIndex] == 1) {
              stack2->array[voxelIndex] = 255;
            }
          }
        }

        Z3DVolume *vh = new Z3DVolume(stack2,
                                      glm::vec3(1.f/widthScale, 1.f/heightScale, 1.f/depthScale),
                                      glm::vec3(m_xScale.get(),
                                                m_yScale.get(),
                                                m_zScale.get()),
                                      glm::vec3(.0));

        m_volumes.push_back(vh);
      } else { //small stack
        double widthScale = 1.0;
        double heightScale = 1.0;
        double depthScale = 1.0;
        int height = C_Stack::height(stack);
        int width = C_Stack::width(stack);
        int depth = C_Stack::depth(stack);
        int maxTextureSize = 100;
        if (stack->depth > 1)
          maxTextureSize = Z3DGpuInfoInstance.getMax3DTextureSize();
        else
          maxTextureSize = Z3DGpuInfoInstance.getMaxTextureSize();

        if (height > maxTextureSize) {
          heightScale = (double)maxTextureSize / height;
          height = std::floor(height * heightScale);
        }
        if (width > maxTextureSize) {
          widthScale = (double)maxTextureSize / width;
          width = std::floor(width * widthScale);
        }
        if (depth > maxTextureSize) {
          depthScale = (double)maxTextureSize / depth;
          depth = std::floor(depth * depthScale);
        }
        Stack *stack2;
        if (widthScale != 1.0 || heightScale != 1.0)
          stack2 = C_Stack::resize(stack, width, height, depth);
        else
          stack2 = Copy_Stack(stack);

        if (stack->kind == GREY && m_doc->stack()->isBinary()) {
          size_t volume = m_doc->stack()->getVoxelNumber();
          for (size_t voxelIndex = 0; voxelIndex < volume; ++voxelIndex) {
            if (stack2->array[voxelIndex] == 1) {
              stack2->array[voxelIndex] = 255;
            }
          }
        }

        Translate_Stack(stack2, GREY, 1);

        Z3DVolume *vh = new Z3DVolume(stack2,
                                      glm::vec3(1.f/widthScale, 1.f/heightScale, 1.f/depthScale),
                                      glm::vec3(m_xScale.get(),
                                                m_yScale.get(),
                                                m_zScale.get()),
                                      glm::vec3(.0));

        m_volumes.push_back(vh);

      }
    } //for each cannel

    std::vector<ZVec3Parameter*>& chCols = m_doc->stack()->channelColors();
    for (int i=0; i<nchannel; i++) {
      m_volumes[i]->setVolColor(chCols[i]->get());
    }
  }
}

void Z3DVolumeSource::readSubVolumes(int left, int top, int front, int width,
                                     int height, int depth)
{
  if (m_doc == NULL) {
    return;
  }

  clearZoomInVolume();
  int nchannel = m_doc->hasStackData() ? m_doc->stack()->channelNumber() : 0;
  if (nchannel > 0) {
    glm::vec3 scaleSpacing = glm::vec3(m_xScale.get(), m_yScale.get(), m_zScale.get());
    glm::vec3 downsampleSpacing = glm::vec3(1.f, 1.f, 1.f);
    glm::vec3 offset = glm::vec3(left, top, front) * scaleSpacing + getVolume(0)->getOffset();
    for (int i=0; i<nchannel; i++) {
      Stack *stack = m_doc->stack()->c_stack(i);
      Stack *subStack = Crop_Stack(stack, left, top, front, width, height, depth, NULL);
      if (subStack->kind == GREY) {
        Z3DVolume *vh = new Z3DVolume(subStack, downsampleSpacing, scaleSpacing, offset,
                                      getVolume(0)->getPhysicalToWorldMatrix());
        vh->setParentVolumeDimensions(glm::svec3(stack->width, stack->height, stack->depth));
        vh->setParentVolumeOffset(getVolume(0)->getOffset());
        m_zoomInVolumes.push_back(vh);
      } else {
        Translate_Stack(subStack, GREY, 1);
        Z3DVolume *vh = new Z3DVolume(subStack, downsampleSpacing, scaleSpacing, offset,
                                      getVolume(0)->getPhysicalToWorldMatrix());
        vh->setParentVolumeDimensions(glm::svec3(stack->width, stack->height, stack->depth));
        vh->setParentVolumeOffset(getVolume(0)->getOffset());
        m_zoomInVolumes.push_back(vh);
      }
    }

    std::vector<ZVec3Parameter*>& chCols = m_doc->stack()->channelColors();
    for (int i=0; i<nchannel; i++) {
      m_zoomInVolumes[i]->setVolColor(chCols[i]->get());
    }
  }
}

void Z3DVolumeSource::sendData()
{
  for (size_t i=0; i<m_volumes.size(); i++) {
    if (i < m_nChannelSupport) {
      m_outputPorts[i]->setData(m_volumes[i], false);
    }
  }
  for (size_t i=m_volumes.size(); i<m_outputPorts.size(); i++) {
    m_outputPorts[i]->setData(NULL);
  }
  if (m_volumes.size() > 0) {
    m_stackOutputPort.setData(m_doc->stack());
  }
}

void Z3DVolumeSource::sendZoomInVolumeData()
{
  if (m_doc == NULL) {
    return;
  }

  for (size_t i=0; i<m_zoomInVolumes.size(); i++) {
    if (i < m_nChannelSupport) {
      m_outputPorts[i]->setData(m_zoomInVolumes[i], false);
    }
  }
  for (size_t i=m_zoomInVolumes.size(); i<m_outputPorts.size(); i++) {
    m_outputPorts[i]->setData(NULL);
  }
  if (m_volumes.size() > 0) {
    m_stackOutputPort.setData(m_doc->stack());
  }
}

void Z3DVolumeSource::changeXScale()
{
  if (m_volumes.empty())
    return;
  for (size_t i=0; i<m_volumes.size(); i++) {
    m_volumes[i]->setScaleSpacing(glm::vec3(m_xScale.get(), m_yScale.get(), m_zScale.get()));
  }
  for (size_t i=0; i<m_zoomInVolumes.size(); i++) {
    m_zoomInVolumes[i]->setScaleSpacing(glm::vec3(m_xScale.get(), m_yScale.get(), m_zScale.get()));
  }
  emit xScaleChanged();
}

void Z3DVolumeSource::changeYScale()
{
  if (m_volumes.empty())
    return;
  for (size_t i=0; i<m_volumes.size(); i++) {
    m_volumes[i]->setScaleSpacing(glm::vec3(m_xScale.get(), m_yScale.get(), m_zScale.get()));
  }
  for (size_t i=0; i<m_zoomInVolumes.size(); i++) {
    m_zoomInVolumes[i]->setScaleSpacing(glm::vec3(m_xScale.get(), m_yScale.get(), m_zScale.get()));
  }
  emit yScaleChanged();
}

void Z3DVolumeSource::changeZScale()
{
  if (m_volumes.empty())
    return;
  for (size_t i=0; i<m_volumes.size(); i++) {
    m_volumes[i]->setScaleSpacing(glm::vec3(m_xScale.get(), m_yScale.get(), m_zScale.get()));
  }
  for (size_t i=0; i<m_zoomInVolumes.size(); i++) {
    m_zoomInVolumes[i]->setScaleSpacing(glm::vec3(m_xScale.get(), m_yScale.get(), m_zScale.get()));
  }
  emit zScaleChanged();
}

void Z3DVolumeSource::changeZoomInViewSize()
{
  if (m_zoomInVolumes.empty())
    return;
  exitZoomInView();
  openZoomInView(m_zoomInPos);
}

void Z3DVolumeSource::exitZoomInView()
{
  if (m_zoomInVolumes.empty())
    return;

  // copy transform matrix from sub volume, in case it is changed
  for (size_t i=0; i<m_volumes.size(); i++) {
    m_volumes[i]->setPhysicalToWorldMatrix(m_zoomInVolumes[i]->getPhysicalToWorldMatrix());
  }
  clearZoomInVolume();
  sendData();
  m_isSubVolume.set(false);
  m_isVolumeDownsampled.set(true);
}

void Z3DVolumeSource::clearVolume()
{
  for (size_t i=0; i<m_volumes.size(); i++) {
    delete m_volumes[i];
  }
  m_volumes.clear();
}

void Z3DVolumeSource::clearZoomInVolume()
{
  for (size_t i=0; i<m_zoomInVolumes.size(); i++) {
    delete m_zoomInVolumes[i];
  }
  m_zoomInVolumes.clear();
}

void Z3DVolumeSource::reloadVolume()
{
  if (!isInitialized())
    return;

  clearVolume();
  clearZoomInVolume();
  readVolumes();
  sendData();
}

bool Z3DVolumeSource::openZoomInView(const glm::ivec3& volPos)
{
  if (m_doc == NULL) {
    return false;
  }

  if (!m_isVolumeDownsampled.get())
    return false;
  if (!m_doc->hasStackData())
    return false;
  if (!volumeNeedDownsample())
    return false;
  if (getVolume(0) == NULL)
    return false;
  glm::ivec3 voldim = glm::ivec3(getVolume(0)->getCubeSize());
  if (!(volPos[0] >= 0 && volPos[0] < voldim.x  && volPos[1] >= 0 && volPos[1] < voldim.y && volPos[2] >= 0 && volPos[2] < voldim.z))
    return false;

  glm::vec3 offset = getVolume(0)->getOffset();
  m_zoomInPos = volPos;
  if (m_zoomInViewSize.get() % 2 != 0)
    m_zoomInViewSize.set(m_zoomInViewSize.get()+1);
  int halfsize = m_zoomInViewSize.get() / 2;
  int left = std::max(volPos[0]-halfsize+1, 0);
  int right = std::min(volPos[0]+halfsize, m_doc->stack()->width()-1);
  int width = right - left + 1;
  int up = std::max(volPos[1]-halfsize+1, 0);
  int down = std::min(volPos[1]+halfsize, m_doc->stack()->height()-1);
  int height = down - up + 1;
  int front = 0;
  int depth = m_doc->stack()->depth();
  m_zoomInBound.clear();
  m_zoomInBound.push_back(left*m_xScale.get() + offset.x);
  m_zoomInBound.push_back(right*m_xScale.get() + offset.x);
  m_zoomInBound.push_back(up*m_yScale.get() + offset.y);
  m_zoomInBound.push_back(down*m_yScale.get() + offset.y);
  m_zoomInBound.push_back(front*m_zScale.get() + offset.z);
  m_zoomInBound.push_back(depth*m_zScale.get() + offset.z);
  readSubVolumes(left, up, front, width, height, depth);
  sendZoomInVolumeData();

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About City-zen
City-zen stands for City Zero (carbon) ENergy
Amsterdam and Grenoble are frontrunner smartcities
City-zen roadshow
Get the lastest news and follow the project's progress
More info on the innovations in Amsterdam and Grenoble
Residential retrofit
Serious games for youth and decision makers, join the Smart City movement !
GO2Zero
The Age of Energy
City-zen Days
A look back to our key events
Grenoble - January 2018
Amsterdam - April 2019
Closing event - November 2019
PV system with storage : an innovative and experimental device in Grenoble
On May 17, a photovoltaic power plant in self consumption was inaugurated on the roofs of the Grenoble's local energy and climate agency (ALEC). A look back at this innovation with Jérôme Buffière, project manager at the agency.
A few words about the project ?
"This type of installation is both a technical demonstrator and an unprecedented business model.
Equipped with storage, it has been implemented within City-zen in order to experiment the self consumption of the energy produced. The 55 photovoltaic solar panels cover 30% of the building's electricity needs. 80% of the solar system's production is self-consumed on site. Real-time monitoring of production and demand ensure this.
The solar installation allows the agency to benefit from a reduction in condominium charges generated by the reduction in the electricity bill. In a rapidly changing regulatory context, this type of installation allows local production to be better exploited and could constitute a competitive model for other project leaders (tertiary and industrial building, co-ownership, etc.)."
What were the difficulties in carrying out the project and how did you overcome them?
"The challenge was threefold: technical, financial and legal.
The first one was to work with the existing structure of the building while respecting mechanical and waterproofness conditions. A layout study came to conclusion that 5 rows of 11 modules could be installed on the roof. To limit the mechanical charge, we used an innovative support that allows a seamless integration and that is very light, and made in France!
We also encountered a difficulty to connect to the electrical grid as our project is in a configuration that is not well described and covered by the French regulation. In France, for self-consumption, there are two methods of electricity valorisation: total self-consumption or injection of the electricity surplus. We chose to inject the surplus but the system manager required a second counter, which would have generated additional costs. At last, we are expecting the manager agree to program on the existing counters, at our expense but less expensive than installing a second counter.
Financially, the business case remains challenging as we have encountered insurance costs that are too high in relation to the benefits of the installation, and the low price of conventional electricity sold in France to consumers which undermines the profitability of the project.
According legal issues, it is important to consider several questions to ensure the replicability of such a project : who invests? How to contract for benefits? Connection to the grid ?"
Closing remarks ?
"The test phase has started, several things remain to be improved, notably the business model, but we are sure that this experimentation will open the way to other projects, especially on buildings where power demand fits to a large extend to solar production."
Television coverage (in french – at 5:50)
A city operating entirely on clean energy. In theory, it's possible. But in real life? How to integrate new solutions in existing buildings, systems and people's lives? What are the technical, economic or social barriers? And how to overcome these? That's what we've learned by doing in 20 projects in Grenoble and Amsterdam.
building retrofitting
integrated issues
societal issues
Achieved Impacts
20 innovations in Grenoble & Amsterdam
35,000 tonnes CO2 saved per year
76,000 m² renovated residential buildings
10,000 dwellings connected to a Smart Grid
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This project has received funding from the European Union's Seventh Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 608702
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You Are Invited To Join PLAY Management And Project Limelight Society For Our 1st Annual Off To The Races Fundraiser!
Hello Film Industry Friends And Colleagues!
We are honoured and thrilled to announce the 1st annual race for good graces in support of Project Limelight Society.
We hope you will join us in supporting this foundation that is near and dear to our hearts! We are looking forward to mingling with you all and raising a toast to a great organization!
All proceeds will be donated to Project Limelight, a free performing arts foundation for kids living in the Downtown Eastside and Strathcona, aimed to inspire confidence and self-esteem through a quality arts education.
50/50 Cash Draw! $2 for 1 Ticket --- $20 for 20 Tickets!
Thank You So Much for Supporting This Cause and We Look Forward to Seeing You There!
Proudly sponsored by PLAY Management, UBCP/ACTRA and CASTING WORKBOOK!
Project Limelight is a not-for-profit performing arts program in East Vancouver offering residents, ages 8 to 15 years old, programming at no cost. Project Limelight provides youth with a safe place to build an artistic community alongside professional actors, directors, dancers, singers, costume designers, filmmakers and musicians. As part of their commitment to the community, nutritious meals and snacks are provided to every child at each workshop and rehearsal. The mission of Project Limelight Society is to create an environment that will allow youth to develop a strong sense of self and to unleash their imagination. The program provides a nurturing community that supports their development through participation in the performing arts. Project Limelight gives young people a sense of confidence, self-assurance and creative freedom that will be carried forward outside of the initiative and into their school and home life.


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Australian government extends NRL partnership raising profile of VET
The Federal Government is extending support for the National Rugby League's CareerWise VET Pathways program, which launched in 2016, to 2023. CareerWise provides detailed career advice about VET including promoting the success stories of current and retired NRL players who have achieved great success after their playing days through their VET qualification. The CareerWise program...
Translating and interpreting – case for change
Skillsiq Ltd, under the direction of the Public Sector Industry Reference Committee (IRC), is undertaking a project to review the Diploma and Advanced Diploma qualifications in Translating and Interpreting in the Public Sector (PSP) Training Package. A number of key changes relating to workforce demand and the operating environment have meant that the training package...
Government expands support for Apprentices
The Boosting Apprenticeship Commencements (BAC) program is to expand support to help apprentices and trainees finish their training. Under the changes, from October 2021 eligible employers will receive a 10% wage subsidy in the second year of an eligible apprenticeship and 5% in the third year. The BAC wage subsidy supports businesses and Group Training...
2021 Student Survey
Calling all WA students who enrolled at a TAFE or private training organisation in 2021. Now's your chance to have your say. The 2021 student survey is about your personal course experience and should only take about 10 minutes to complete. And everyone who completes the survey is in the running to win one of...
Correctional Services training package – endorsement
The Correctional Services Training Package (Release 4.0) has been endorsed by the Skills Ministers for implementation. The Correctional Services Industry Reference Committee, with the support of its Technical Advisory Committees, has developed new Units of Competency and Skill Sets, and updated existing materials to address skills needs of Correctional Services Officers working with offenders who...
Australian Jobs 2021 released
The 2021 edition of Australian Jobs has just been released by the National Careers Institute and National Skills Commission. This publication helps inform career choices using labour market data and research and provides an overview of trends in the Australian labour market including detailed information for each state and territory and different industries and occupations....
Career practitioners to be employed at WA secondary schools
As part of a new initiative to help students plan for successful futures, from 2022 dedicated career practitioners are to be employed at 70 public secondary schools across WA. Career practitioners will be positioned at schools which have large numbers of students studying vocational education and training and will help provide students with opportunities to...
New Student Council for WA
A new Student Council is to be formed to represent the voices of more than 300,000 public school students in WA. Currently in the planning and consultation phase, from term 2 next year 20 public school students from across the state will form a group of student councillors and inform the Education and Training Minister...
WA Training Awards 2021 winners
Eight individuals and four organisations were named as winners at the 2021 WA Training Awards held on Friday 17 September 2021. Now in its 27th year, the event is the State's premier training awards, showcasing excellence in the VET sector and recognising the outstanding achievements of apprentices, trainees, employers and training organisations. WA Training...
Enterprising young minds meet real business
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My 25th year High school reunion was this Fall…what a hoot to see some of those people again. Sometimes the more things change the more they stay the same. What struck me now that I am in my 40s is the fact that I cared so much less what other people thought of me. It seemed as though I have moved beyond "trying to be" to "just being". The power of self assurance felt life altering.
It seemed as though I was finally old enough and wise enough to let go my need to be loved. It seemed like the need to please had at long last atrophied and set me free. I cannot pinpoint exactly when this happened it was likely a slow, and at times painful process over a number of years and many personal development books.
I remember in my youth being so concerned about what others thought that I had to gather a consensus prior to embarking on any major life decision. It seems so crazy now when I think back.
How can we get to a point where we can trust our own instincts and honor our own truth?
Be Prepared. For any presentation, performance, meeting or talk. If you are prepared and know that you really know what you are talking about you can approach with a greater level of confidence.
Don't be afraid to take risks. For the most part, I would say women are more cautious than men. To enable you to plunge into the uncomfortable realm of risk consider the potential payoff in success as well as personal development. Start with the upside. Most of us approach risk assessment by looking at what could go wrong. Try starting with the positive and write it down to make it tangible. On the other side of your greatest fears lies your greatest growth.
Practice asking for what you want. For instance the next time you are in a store ask for a discount or the next time you are in a restaurant ask for a particular table. Practice asking everywhere. Though it is uncomfortable at first you will soon get the hang of it.
Nurture and sustain your support network. Even though the goal is to be self assured, wharing your dreams and your life with people that are truly rooting for you is energizing. Also the more positive feedback you get the more confidence you gain.
Go easy on yourself. So often we treat others better than we treat ourselves. Stop scolding yourself and practice positive, affirming self talk. As crazy as it sounds try the mirror exercise and look into the mirror and say "I love you. How can I make you happy?" and really mean it.
Approach with confidence any new situation. Even if your stomach is churning and your knees are knocking. If you keep your head held high and a confident air about you, pretty soon you will actually feel it.
Thank you for this post and your tips it will make a difference in the fine tuning of my life.


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Deputy Carolyn Labey wins Kepple Tower/Mary Herold/Steve Luce debate!
Here is a brief report on today's States debate which has been the result of a huge amount of work by Deputy Carolyn Labey and 'The Supporters of Mary Herold.' (That includes SOS Jersey and many of our Save Our Shoreline Facebook followers!)
In a tense and at times emotional debate which started at 12.15 and continued after lunch until 3.40, the long awaited debate about the Kepple Tower / Mary Herold appeal was held.
This was despite an attempt by the Planning Minister, Deputy Steve Luce, last Friday to derail the Proposition. As Deputy Labey succinctly put it, The Minister was trying to confuse the Assembly by an 11th hour change to his appeal.'
Deputy Labey presented the 2,033 signature petition which was collected in only a short time by only a few people (including Mary and her dog) and which demonstrated the anger felt by parishioners and other islanders that an 87 year old lady could be treated so badly.
The Deputy gave a very powerful opening speech and briefly outlined the long history of the Kepple Tower case and the current situation. It was entirely probable (as other speakers pointed out) that if the Minister was allowed to go to the Royal Court even on a 'watered down' clarification of a legal point, then should he succeed that would allow a new application to be submitted by developers which would be approved by officers and then receive fast tracking and Ministerial approval.
Deputy Labey said:
He (the Minister) should be saying: 'The Island plan needs amending-do it here, not through the courts.' … As the Royal Court said in their judgement, 'A legalistic approach is to be avoided.'
The Planning Minister replied, insisting that he was 'only seeking clarification on one point' and apologised for not having had the time to present his notes to the Assembly in reply to the proposition (something that he himself was always cross about when others did it).
The Minster's speech seemed as if it was prepared in part by others and he didn't seem convincing. The COM rallied round to support him and the voting reflects that, with the addition of four constables (to be advised) and one or two others. The full voting list will be published soon here and in tomorrow's JEP.
The Attorney General's legal advice was sought on several occasions, and although he wouldn't be drawn as to the likely outcome if the proposition was defeated (a point chased up by Deputy Montfort Tadier), it was clear that it could result in a developer swiftly following up the 'clarification' and appealing the decision again..
As Deputy Russel Labey pointed out, if the proposition failed, the result would be 'a fast track to achieving the Minister's aims. Rather than deciding an amendment to the Island Plan through the proper route' (ie, The States Assembly)
Deputy Carolyn Labey said in her closing speech, 'The Minister's comments were 'misguided spin' and that his 'misinformation campaign' was verging on scaremongering.'
The Planning Minister can not now go back to the Royal Court, saving the taxpayer countess thousands of pounds on top of the huge sums already spent by his Department. (Can the COM now give the Christmas Bonus back to struggling OAPs?)
We would like to thank everyone who helped write to the Minister as we asked 3 weeks ago.
Did anyone of the 40 of you who also wrote get a reply? We didn't!
And for those of you who signed the petition and otherwise supported our campaign and helped.
Click here to see who voted and how.
After yesterday's news, when we learned that it is quite safe for toddlers in pushchairs to go past guys in hazmat suits and special masks digging pits in known contaminated land (as long that is, as they are about 10 feet away and there is bit of plywood between them and the work), we are relieved that some sanity has returned to those who rule.
Opposition to Esplanade development gathers momentum
Mary Herold – Keppel Tower – Petition
Building 5 passed by planners – SOSJ may seek…
SoJDC add another 100k to Jersey tax payers' bill
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If you click on any of the Experteers cards that look interesting to you, you'll be directed to that their profile, where you can 'request an introduction' if you're interested in connecting directly. If you come across a "free" member who hasn't applied to our Experteer Program yet, you'll see an option to "nudge" them to apply so that you can request an introduction to them once they are a member of our Experteer Program.


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I have finished the upgrade database.
I have try to execute a DBcheck by the DB02 transaction.
13.01.2011 14:40:59 BR0253E errno 5: Access is denied.
I have check on SDN and i found this thread witch is the same but on Oracle 10g.....Is there a similar Patch file for Oracle 11? Maybe there is something to do...in order to solve this case.
>>13.01.2011 14:40:59 BR0253E errno 5: Access is denied.
You are correct, your hint solved my issue, it is user permission problem on that particular file.
Our host is windows, we just added SAPServiceSID user to this file and our problem got solved.
Adopt the OPS$ mechanism according to SAP Note 50088 (Windows) and 400241 (for Unix).
First Thanks all for your help.
My OS is window 2008 x86-64 bit.
Nick, i already have OPS$ user in database.


What is the Engagement Cloud WordPress sign-up form plugin v2?
But hang on, why would I hide a chosen address book?
haven't customised the form yet?
It is the easy way to convert your WordPress blog or website visitors into sign-ups for your newsletter and email marketing campaigns. The plugin will ensure your new subscribers will be added to your Engagement Cloud address books.
Please note: this plugin can only be uploaded to the self-hosted version of WordPress (WordPress.org), not the hosted version. If you would like further information on this, please read WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org.
Installation is easy. If you already have v1 installed, a message will pop up in the admin area of your WordPress account informing you that a new version is available. Simply update from there.
The plugin will appear as 'dotMailer' in your left-hand menu.
When clicking on 'dotmailer' in your left-hand menu, you will have access to tabs which include 'API credentials', 'My address books', 'My contact data fields' and 'Messages'.
The plugin integrates via our API, so you'll need your Engagement Cloud API key. If you already know this, fill in your API username and API password in this tab, then click on 'Save Changes'. This will be followed by a summary of the account details, allowing you to confirm that the form is connected to the correct account.
If you don't have API user credentials, then Setting up your API user on our developer hub outlines how you can create them.
Please note: your API credentials will not be stored if you deactivate the plugin at any point. If you deactivate it, you will need to re-enter them upon reactivation.
This is where you can select which of your Engagement Cloud address books your visitors are added to when they sign up. A selection is made by ticking the checkbox to the left of the address book name. You may want to select one address book or multiple address books, depending upon your requirements.
On the far right-hand side is a checkbox for selecting the visibility of a selected address book on your sign-up form. Upon ticking this, the 'Change label' field becomes active. This allows you to change the name of your address book so it looks visitor-friendly on your site. For instance, your address book may be called 'Offer sign-ups Autumn-Winter', containing all your sign-ups for that period based on subscription to your weekly offer email. To ensure this is more user-facing however, you can change the label to read 'Weekly offers during Autumn and Winter'. This is how it will then appear on your sign-up form, next to a checkbox.
Let's say you have an account full of address books, including one called 'Newsletter subscribers', another called 'Monthly offer subscribers' and a new one you've just created called 'Website sign-ups'. You want your new plugin to populate not only your users' separate subscription choices but also the 'Website sign-ups' address book, however you don't want your users to see them all or change them. In which case you would make 'Newsletter subscribers' and 'Monthly offer subscribers' visible, changing the label to 'Newsletter' and 'Monthly offers' respectively, leaving 'Website sign-ups' invisible.
You can reorder the display of your address books, meaning your sign-up form isn't dictated by the fixed order they are in in your Engagement Cloud account. Simply move over the address book of your choice. It will highlight in pink and a drag-and-drop handle will appear on the far left-hand side of the row. Move over to it and simply drag and drop the row to the new position you require. The other rows will shift up or down accordingly.
To save your selections and edits, click on 'Save Changes' at the foot of the page.
This is where you choose which of your Engagement Cloud contact data fields your visitor fills in upon signing up. This gives you the chance to enrich your contact data. This section works in much the same way as 'My address books'. The data fields you select will display on the sign-up form but you can change their label to make it a visitor-friendly prompt. For instance, LASTNAME can be changed to 'Please enter your last name'. On the far right-hand side you can tick to make the field a required field, which will mark it with an asterisk on your sign-up form. Again, you can change the display order of your contact data fields, meaning your sign-up form display is not dictated by the fixed order of your contact data fields in your Engagement Cloud account. This functions in the same way as in 'My address books'.
This allows you to customise your sign-up form messages to suit your requirements. For instance, if you don't send out a newsletter but are asking your visitors to sign up to something else instead, you won't want the form header default message to read 'Subscribe to our newsletter'! There are seven fields for you to customise – the form header, invalid email error message, required field missing error message, submission success message, submission failure message, no newsletter selected message and form subscribe button.
To save your customised messages, click on 'Save Changes' at the foot of the page.
You've installed and configured the plugin – now you want it up on your site! In the WordPress left-hand menu, just select 'Appearance' and then 'Widgets'. This will display all of your available widgets. Simply drag and drop the 'dotmailer sign-up form' widget to your desired location in one of the widget areas on the right-hand side…and you're done! It will now be available on your site for your visitors to use.
If dragging and dropping the widget from this area is not working for you, there is an alternative way. Click on 'Screen Options' in the top right-hand corner and select 'Enable accessibility mode' which appears over to the left.
'Add' links will appear on inactive widgets and 'Edit' links will appear on active ones. Clicking on 'Add' will allow you to choose where you want to place the widget on your page.
What happens if I drag and drop the widget but haven't customised the form yet?
By doing this, you'll be attempting to activate the widget when it isn't ready to be activated yet. You'll be prevented from doing so, with a message informing you to use your settings in 'Messages' to customise your form first.
What should I do if I'm receiving an error about the 'SoapClient' not being found?
Depending on your host, you may not have access to this file. If you don't, contact your host to ask them to do this for you.
How can I insert the Engagement Cloud form into my posts and pages?
redirection=[URL] - redirects the user to a custom URL after successful submission. The value of this attribute will override the default redirection settings in the plugin dashboard.
This will show the form without a title and description and will redirect the user to www.example.com upon success.
Can I send the user to a custom 'thank you' page after subscription?
Custom URL - with this option you can redirect your user wherever you want to. If you choose this option, please use a valid URL starting with http:// or https:// here.