The following testimonials are direct quotes from former clients. For reasons of confidentiality, no names are featured. All quotes were given with the permission of the client involved.
Nicky's empathic, gentle and honest way of being provided me with a space to talk and to be heard, a space to explore what I think and feel, a space to be understood and connect, a space to change and grow.
It has been so wonderful for me to have someone to talk to, not to criticise but listen. It's not something I've ever done before coming to counselling. You're never too old to do something like this. I am 75 this year. You can turn your life around even at this age!
Nicky supervised me during my counselling training and as I was setting up in private practice. Nicky strikes a really nice balance between challenge and reassurance. She was supportive and nurturing, encouraging me to be more self confident and to find my ground as a counsellor, while challenging me to increase awareness of my blind spots and learning edges. Nicky also provided practical advice and encouragement in setting up in private practice once I had qualified. Thank you Nicky!
When I met Nicky, I arrived with my list of things to 'fix' and only just stopped short of providing a timeline with which she was to achieve it. I also set her impossible unknown hoops to jump through to ensure that I could leave the session assured that therapy would simply never work for me. Over a year later I can honestly say that without the help and tools she gave me I would still be struggling with issues that she helped me understand and put to rest. Nicky offered me a safe environment to talk about events in my life that were both violent and distressing and gave me the time I needed to come to terms with them with no pressure or judgement. Her remarkable acuity also helped me to iron out other issues that I'd chosen to ignore or had been ignorant of. I would encourage anyone struggling to cope with events either past or present to drop her a line.
I was going through what I called 'a meltdown'. Illness in the family, relationship problems and a profound sense of being out of control, led me to seek counselling. Within the first session, Nicky's non-judgemental approach, combined with her warmth and understanding nature, immediately made me feel safe and able to open up. Counselling has enabled me to make significant changes to my life. I have left behind a job and friendships that were unhealthy, drastically improved my relationship with my partner and gained a deeper understanding of myself. I am infinitely more in control of my life and much happier as a result. I would highly recommend Nicky as a counsellor – she's been supportive, educational and inspiring and I feel very lucky to have found her!
I had traumatic experiences from my childhood and over the years I have seen counsellors but my issues remained unresolved. I decided to start seeing Nicky who was able to help me unravel my problems and overcome them. Since then I have become a happier person as I finally got to the root of my issues. Her approach, using the two chair "Gestalt" technique worked fantastically for me. She helped me to feel safe and understood, through her warm personality and comfortable surroundings. Nicky has also helped me to overcome work related stress and now I have a healthier attitude to my job.
I started to see Nicky as I wanted to address some issues I was having before I got married. I felt at ease with her almost immediately due to her friendly and understanding nature, as well as her reassurance that I was in a safe place. As the weeks went by I started to feel so much more balanced and accepting of myself, and that is in no small part due to her. She has helped me to work through my thoughts in my own time in a supportive way. Starting to see Nicky was the best thing I have done for myself in a long time and I can thoroughly recommend her to anyone who feels too hard on themselves.
I first came to see Nicky after loosing my closest family member very unexpectedly. I was in the middle of my bereavement, and Nicky's warmth and compassion towards my situation immediately told me I had come to the right place, it was a huge relief. Nicky made me feel safe, she put me at ease as she has a very humble approach and isn't afraid to have a conversation with you as opposed to just listening, which can be intimidating. This is the approach that immediately made me warm to her. Bereavement never goes away and can affect many things in your life, but two years on I feel I have grown through the experience, learning things about myself and having the inner confidence to know I can make positive decisions in my life. Before seeing Nicky this would never have been possible – I can not recommend her enough.
I felt out of control, drinking heavily, distanced myself from my husband, felt low and a bit helpless. It didn't take long to get things moving. The sessions with Nicky gave me and my husband the platform to talk about where we were at in our relationship and what we needed to do to regain our bond. Nicky was great with respect to alcohol as she has lots of experience in this field. I never felt judged, just understood. We have regained our happy family unit, I feel in control and calm. It's a good place to be. I'd recommend Nicky to anyone who feels they need that extra help to achieve what you need and more importantly what you deserve.
Within a few months, I became my happy self again. I have retrieved my 'joie de vivre', adjusted a few things in my life for the best, and thanks to my newly-retrieved confidence, I am now able to face difficult situations on my own. I shall be forever grateful to Nicky for her amazing support and guidance. Without her, I wouldn't be where I am now!
I was feeling quite lost and very upset due to two different types of break ups: the end of a romantic relationship and the end of a long term friendship. At the time it all felt too heavy emotionally and I didn't feel like I could cope on my own with it. I also didn't really understand why I was feeling deeply upset over two situations that I had gone through before, at some point in my life. The combination of these two break ups had left me feeling incredibly lonely and panicky. Nicky helped me realise that, before I can go into a relationship, I need to have a healthy relationship with myself, respecting myself, my limits and my needs. We went back in the past to find out why I was repeating certain types of behaviours. Hearing yourself saying things you don't really want to admit even to yourself is a huge part of therapy for me. It has improved my relationships with family members and most importantly it has made me comfortable with my own company. I don't fear loneliness like I used to. Nicky has helped me to slow down, to breath and to always seek my own balance.
Nicky was my first ever supervisor and I feel very fortunate that this was the case. I found her to be incredibly encouraging and generous with her support and feedback. Under her guidance I feel I grew in confidence and learnt to trust in my abilities. I experienced her as authentic and openhearted and I am sad to not be working with her anymore.
When I first met Nicky I was 30 and felt like I had suddenly hit a brick wall in my life. I was suffering from anxiety, low moods feeling unsure about my relationship, job and home.I felt like the easy option was to run away, leaving my 9 year relationship, my job and my home! I felt like that was the only way to deal with my problems, like I had done in the past, just run away. Nicky has helped me in many ways with these issues. I have learnt why I react to certain situations the way I do and how to cope when they arise. I always come out feeling like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders. I am truly grateful for Nicky's help, support and guidance through this period in my life.
I had realised that my co-dependancy had been adversely affecting my life for some time. Nicky has been a tremendous help in supporting me to understand how my background and learned behaviours had led me to be a 'people pleaser' and to deny my own emotional needs. She has helped me learn to set appropriate boundaries, to understand my thinking better and to really grasp the concept of 'loving detachment'. I would highly recommend Nicky as she has a deep and empathic understanding of those dealing with addiction problems in a partner or loved one. I'd been unhappy for as long as I could remember, mostly due to family illness when I was very young. I had this hollow or empty feeling in my chest that was emotional, not physical. Seeing Nicky has really helped me. I noticed the other day that walking home from work, in the rain, on a particularly tough day, I felt dejected but only superficially, that emptiness was gone/healed/filled and it felt good. Nicky has really helped me look at myself and face what has been wrong in my childhood and my life so far. Helped me look at how it affected me and how I feel about it now. In each session there is a point she asks me a question that makes me squirm and then I know that that particular thing is exactly what I've never talked about with anyone, even myself, before and a key thing for Nicky to help me with. In short Nicky is amazing, she has helped me develop from being in a bad place to being the me I want to be. If you are reading this far then Nicky can help you!
I first realised that I might need help when I began to become overwhelmed with anxiety, it was affecting every aspect of my life. I attributed this to the fact that I suffered a stroke at the age of 18. After this happened, I threw myself into working hard at university in an attempt to forget and move on with my life. However, I was living in denial. After a particular tough day a colleague of mine recommended I come and speak to Nicky in an attempt to address my fears and anxieties, of which there were many! Nicky made me feel very welcome and comfortable in order to talk about what had happened. It was tough to relive the memories. After a while I began to see an improvement and we started to address other things such as work and family life. I soon realised that a lot of events in my life have left a mark on me and I am slowly coming to terms with them. My latest sessions with Nicky have provided me with the tools to face the highs and lows of life and to realise i have a bright and optimistic future ahead of me.
I have learnt, from seeing Nicky, that I was repeating cycles of behaviour in relationships. I would be the rock-solid emotionally immovable pillar of stability, not realising that by not admitting that I had weaknesses and emotional frailties to deal with too, that I was building issues that would have to erupt. That happened one day, completely out of the blue, when my world collapsed. What I have come to realise is the things that happened as an adult are in fact comprehensively connected to the things I saw, and felt, as a child. The ability to help me to obtain this degree of insight is what makes Nicky so good at her job. You can't change those experiences, but by understanding them, and reflecting on them now, it does ease the pain and, crucially, can be used when, inevitably, new issues face me. Now that I understand all this I am no longer self-destructing or convincing myself that ignorance is bliss. By understanding why past issues arose I am in an infinitely better place to ensure those patters of behaviour are not repeated this time.
Nicky has been a great counsellor to work with and is very welcoming. She makes me feel comfortable every time I have a session. I came for anxiety bereavement and some anger issues. I also wanted to sort out some issues as a parent as I want my family back. It has made me feel a better person. I am more relaxed and feel more able to stay calm and deal with what is ahead.
I first saw Nicky in 2013 for about 9 months as I had suffered terribly with acute anxiety and panics attacks for ten years. Amongst many issues the main one was that I was desperately struggling with being at peace with where I was in life and especially with living down South and had I made the right choice. I was tormented for about two years by my own worries and thoughts to the point where it was affecting my relationship with my husband as well as my health and wellbeing. Nicky helped me to identify the reasons why I was feeling the way I did by looking back at my childhood and the environment that I had grown up in. It was like a light bulb moment and we worked together to unpick everything that was causing my anxiety and how to deal with it. I can't describe how much happier I became and relieved that I had found peace in that aspect of my life.
I then revisited Nicky in 2016 for another issue where I'd been diagnosed with chronic insomnia. This was due to tormenting myself by obessively looking and researching into animal cruelty which was traumatising me and deeply distressing and I couldn't understand why I was doing it as it was emotionally hurting me. Nicky helped me to identify that it was due to feeling trapped by family and friends during the lead up to my wedding. Thanks to Nickys help I am now sleeping again ( and slept through a recent storm!) and my anxiety & panic attacks have lessened considerably since I started seeing her in 2013.
Nicky is an amazing person and i feel like she's a miracle worker! The way she is able to link and identity things is almost ground breaking and she has a unique gift in helping you and tailors the sessions to suit each individual. I feel like she has literally saved me from some extremely distressing and challenging times of my life.
I went through a course of therapy with Nicky when I was troubled about my interpersonal relationships with people and the effects of my Asperger syndrome. By using some powerful techniques, Nicky helped me to identify problems and insecurities which went back to my childhood and early life, including issues which I had never directly faced up to before. I appreciated her openness and directness. I feel that I have been given a new perspective and a new understanding of the true and false elements both of how I see myself and how others see me.
I found my time with Nicky to be very effective in helping me tackle my obsessive thoughts and feelings of anxiety. It was great to talk it out and i am looking forward to applying the learnings from our sessions together to other aspects of my life.
When I first went to Nicky I was a bit broken, a lot overwhelmed and struggling to get past some turbulent years so I could be happy again. I had tried desperately to work it out by myself, but until I went to see Nicky I felt like I wasn't getting anywhere. I knew I needed more than passive style counselling, more than understanding nodding, and had been concerned how hard that would be to find. So it was with real relief that I found that was not how Nicky works. She allowed me plenty of space to talk, judgement free, of course, and she is a naturally empathetic listener, which was important to me. But there were also the practical solutions I craved – and skilful techniques which steered me out of the immediate maelstrom to gain new perspectives. Nicky's calm, kind guidance and wise, warm humour in the right places allowed me to give myself the advice I would a best friend. I would recommend to anyone battling with the hurdles life throws to reach out and let Nicky work the same magic she did with me. Life is short and precious and it's important to be as happy as you can. Don't try and struggle on by yourself if you just can't – here is someone with a big heart who is willing and able to help you get back on your feet. And give you the tools to stay there.
Nicky helped me to address the anger I was feeling about my breakup. She also helped me to communicate in a more calm and considered way with my ex partner which has been transformative for us all. She has also helped me to find ways to support my daughter through her anger. I really appreciated the honest approach that Nicky took during our sessions.
I first came to see Nicky while I was going through a difficult marital breakdown. Over the weeks and months, she really helped me work through the healing process. Two years later, my life has change completely. Counselling gave me more power over my life, and I am a much more confident and level-headed person now.
I was experiencing low self esteem, anxiety and depression triggered as a result of a relationship breakdown when I first started to see Nicky. I have been on a real journey through our sessions in a safe and non judgemental environment, directive yet supportive. Nicky has encouraged a reflective and analytical style which has helped to increase self awareness of my thoughts, emotions, behaviours and ultimately relationships with others. Through my sessions with Nicky I have been able to maintain a sense of control, self awareness and grounding, identifying coping strategies and building resilience in relation to my anxiety and depression, as well as dealing effectively with pressures and stress from work.
I was at a difficult juncture in my life and realised I needed professional help to get past it. Nicky provided a safe place to speak freely without fear, judgement or prejudice and I was able to focus on my own needs by challenging both the situation and myself. With her patience, careful listening and objective assistance Nicky helped me resolve not only the immediate issues but also ones I hadn't realised were there until I had opened up and taken on-board the concept of counselling. As a result I am now looking to the future with a positive and objective state-of-mind. I would thoroughly recommend Nicky if you are at a difficult point in your life because what may seem insurmountable at the time can be worked through with the right guidance and help to become manageable and, most importantly, solvable.
When I first met Nicky I was stuck in a rut – I wasn't truly happy but rather I had settled for what I had and had made no attempt to improve my life. The thing that surprised me most about Nicky was that she is a real person rather than a 'counsellor'; I was able to engage her in a conversation about my situation and my emotions and she never asked the clichéd therapy questions like 'how does that make you feel?'. Likewise, she does not pretend to have all the answers but she is incredibly effective at helping you find them on your own. I might come out of the session feeling relieved, motivated, happy or emotional but the overwhelming sense is one of having achieved another positive step forward in your life. Some of the best sessions I feel I've had have been those where I have arrived in a pretty good mood with nothing really on my mind and wondering what on earth there will be to talk about for the best part of an hour. In those cases often we have explored different aspects of my life – current, past and future and they have led me to making new discoveries about myself and how I interact with those around me. I would have been the last person to have bothered taking time out to write a testimonial on a website, much less to have added a quotation – and yet here I am…"You don't go to a counsellor to find out who you are – it's to find out how to get to what you know you are".
I first came to Nicky a year and a half ago after a sudden traumatic break-up. Nicky helped me to keep strong and see things in a different light and I can honestly say I'm not sure how I would've done it without her. After fixing my initial struggle, I kept seeing Nicky to work on my deeper issues to do with family, relationships and confidence. I realise even more now how much it's working since it finished.
Working with Nicky has meant I feel better able to understand myself and the underlying causes for feelings of anxiety and low self esteem that I experience. I immediately felt comfortable enough in her presence to open up and talk about all sorts of issues including my family, work and relationships, and she was an excellent listener while also gently challenging my existing perceptions and patterns of thought. Sessions were sometimes intense and exhausting, while at other times I struggled to find the right words but Nicky's patience always meant it felt okay to go at my own pace. A year on and I feel like I've made progress. It has been the spur I needed to make some positive changes in my life and also equipped me to manage negative thoughts more successfully when they arise.
After having four miscarriages, I was diagnosed with breast cancer in my fifth pregnancy. I came to Nicky while undergoing chemotherapy with a newborn baby. I had a strict agenda of topics to talk through and process that I didn't want to burden my family and friends with.
Nicky is able to actively listen and picked up on points that I wouldn't have noticed. As we got to know each other I felt comfortable exploring different parts of my life, unearthing feelings and emotions I was not aware of. Nicky has an extremely calming influence. Sessions were a safe haven, just for me, my feelings and thoughts. Nothing was wrong, strange or weird, I never felt judged. Nicky was the perfect person to work through and process an extremely difficult period in my life.
Although sceptical at first, I found two chair work incredibly helpful with a lasting impact, I learnt some extremely valuable lessons about myself. Nicky got to know me very well, I trusted her fully and she gave me renewed confidence. She opened up my potential. I always left sessions feeling lighter and happier about my life, probably the most important gift one person can give another.
Now that our sessions have finished I still feel an ongoing positive impact. I have recommended Nicky and would do so again. She is outstanding.


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News Round-up: Hong Kong's Octopus moves into online payments with Mastercard, VAT rise likely for small businesses with proposed Brexit plan, Google Payment expands into Europe
Here are the week's main news stories in the world of small business and e-payments:
Octopus partners with Mastercard for online payments
The company behind the Octopus Card e-payment system is to launch a virtual prepaid card for online shopping as it attempts to reinvent itself while facing punishing competition in the cashless transactions marketplace. Sunny Cheung Yiu-tong, the CEO of Octopus Holdings, said the Hong Kong firm would join forces with Mastercard, and would issue the new payment option in the first quarter of next year. Tying in with the company's e-wallet offering, O! ePay, the virtual card will require users to top up credit before it can be used for shopping online. The maximum credit limit is expected to be HK$10,000.
Small businesses could face VAT hike under EU withdrawal plans
Campaigners have warned of a VAT shock for small businesses if Parliament approves UK Prime Minister Theresa May's EU Withdrawal Agreement in a vote this month. Proposed changes to EU rules would reduce the threshold for the small business exemption for charging VAT from an annual taxable turnover of £85,000 to £76,700. The People's Vote campaign for a second EU referendum said the change would force hundreds of thousands of traders to slap VAT on their products and services for the first time. A parliamentary report released on Christmas Eve warned if the Withdrawal Agreement is ratified and the changes to EU directives go through, the UK would be forced to lower the threshold even if Brexit has happened.
Google Payment expands into Europe
Google Payment has obtained an e-money licence in Lithuania, which will enable Google to process payments, issue e-money and handle e-wallets. The licence, granted by the Lithuanian central bank, gives it permission to operate throughout the EU. Currently, Google Pay allows customers to store card details in a digital wallet that is used to make purchases online or in an app. It also allows customers to use their mobile phones as payment devices in a store. While an e-money license allows a company to store and transfer customer funds electronically, it does not allow it to offer full banking services, such as deposit accounts, loans or mortgages. Lithuania is positioning itself as one of the fastest-licensing jurisdictions for e-money in the EU, having granted 39 licences, second only to the UK's 128 licences.
Irish SMEs in line for €75m boost
The SME sector in Ireland is set for a €75m cash injection via the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI). The SBCI was set up to ensure favourable loan rates reached SMEs, by funnelling state-sourced money through banks and other lenders, which could then pass on the benefits. The €75m package is going to Finance Ireland, a non-bank entity, and will be used to boost Finance Ireland's offering in areas like hire purchase and working capital products. Finance Ireland chief executive Billy Kane said: "the SBCI funding has been a significant benefit to the many hundreds of SME customers we deal with on a daily basis, and this new facility will ensure that benefit continues into the future".
Scottish small businesses unprepared for climate change
Small businesses in Scotland feel unprepared to cope with the effects of climate change. According to a survey by WWF Scotland, just over three-quarters of larger businesses feel they are either fully or partly prepared for the effects of rising global temperatures, but the figure dropped to just 39 per cent for smaller businesses. Meanwhile, only 15 per cent of smaller businesses agreed they had received clear direction from the Scottish government on how they can help mitigate climate change, compared to 49 per cent that did not. But among companies with more than 250 employees, WWF Scotland found that 66 per cent felt they had received clear direction from the government.
News Round-up: Global digital payments market set to double by 2024, call for public inquiry into RBS small business scandal, crime costs UK SMEs £17 billion per year
News Round-up: Late payments impact for small businesses, HSBC offers green finance, Singapore to issue digital bank licences
News Round-up: British Business Bank small business lending reaches £500 million, JP Morgan launches China digital cross-border payment service, steps announced to minimise late payments
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News Round-up: Managers wasting time on simple tasks, UAE digital payments system launches, SME confidence hits seven-year low
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The National Rural Water Association?s 2016 WaterPro Conference in Orlando, Fla. has been rated as one of the association?s most successful conferences.
?I felt like it was the best venue and had the best content for attendees since I have been attending!?
This year?s conference drew over 2,000 water professionals from across the nation, and drew high praise on post conference surveys.
Steve Fletcher of Illinois was elected as the President of the National Rural Water Association during meetings held at the WaterPro Conference in Orlando, Fla. Fletcher was inaugurated during a luncheon on Sept. 14.
Fletcher will lead an executive board that includes Senior Vice President Steve Wear of Arkansas, Vice-President David Baird of Delaware, Secretary Kent Watson of Texas, Treasurer John O?Connell, III of New York, Immediate Past President Charles Hilton of South Carolina, and board members Phillip Combs of Tennessee, Wilmer Melton, III of North Carolina and Glen Womack of Louisiana.
?My original board of directors encouraged me to participate in water organizations to promote our system. I believe that this is the pinnacle of that effort for myself and the Washington County Water Company.?
Steve Fletcher, President NRWA
Fletcher has been the Manager and Operator for the Washington County Water Company since November of 1981. The WCWC is a not for profit rural water system that serves 5,800 customers in seven counties across southern Illinois.
Fletcher has been a member of the Illinois Rural Water Association since 1986 and was elected as the state director to the NRWA board in 1999. He was elected to the NRWA executive board in 2008.
The 2016 conference debuted the new Are You Smarter Than a Circuit Rider? gameshow, where conference attendees partnered with randomly-drawn Rural Water staff to answer questions about drinking water, wastewater, regulations, utility management and the water industry. HD Supply Waterworks sponsored over $14,000 in prizes for the gameshow. The winning Circuit Rider earned $7,000 for their State Association and the winning attendee won a $7,000 credit with HD supply Waterworks for their utility.
The contest drew an energetic crowd that filled the seating area and spilled into standing room around the edges. Are You Smarter Than a Circuit Rider? received a 100% score in WaterPro app, with all respondents indicating that watching the show was time well spent and that they would like to see the event at future conferences.
?It was a great idea!? A viewer responded. ?I loved that it was right after lunch, it kept the energy up through the conference.?
Hilton Named NRWA?s Man of the Year
Charles Hilton was named the National Rural Water Association?s Man of the Year during the annual Tribute to Excellence awards ceremony, held on Sept. 13 at the WaterPro Conference in Orlando, Fla.
?The Man of the Year award is presented to an individual or an organization that have gone ?above and beyond? the normal scope of activities and support for Rural Water across America based on their loyalty, dedication and outstanding contributions to the Rural Water cause.?
Paul Fulgham, Chair of the National Rural Water Association?s Awards Committee.
Hilton has served as president of the NRWA board since 2014. He began his career in Rural Water in 1974 and has been the general manager of the Breezy Hill Water & Sewer Co. in South Carolina for 27 years. Hilton has served on the board of the South Carolina Rural Water Association in numerous positions, including as president.
Schwartz Wins Cronquist Lifetime Achievement Award
Dennis Schwartz was awarded the Clark Cronquist Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual Tribute to Excellence awards ceremony, held Sept. 13 during the WaterPro Conference in Orlando, Fla.
?There are people in our midst who have worked tirelessly, almost their entire lives, to benefit rural and small systems.We are thankful to each and everyone of you for your work and support of Rural Water.?
Schwartz is retiring from Rural Water after a long and distinguished career.
Schwartz was the General Manager of Shawnee County Rural Water District #8, for 37 years.? He served on the Kansas Rural Water Association Board of Directors for 37 years, holding several offices including serving as president several times.? Dennis has served on the Board of Directors of NRWA for 39 years, serving as president from 2000-2002. He has served on the Water Industry Coordinating Council, National Drinking Water Advisory Council and the Kansas River Basin Advisory Committee, to name just a few.? He is an accomplished photographer and resides in Topeka with his lovely wife, Sharon.
The Clark Cronquist Lifetime Achievement Award was named after one of NRWA?s original board members, who served over 30 years on the NRWA board.
City of Vassar and Centerville City win Environmental, Energy Efficiency Awards
Two cities earned recognition during the annual Tribute to Excellence awards ceremony, held on Sept. 12 during the WaterPro Conference in Orlando, Fla. The City of Vassar, Mich. Won the Environmental Achievement Award and Centerville City, Utah won the Energy Efficiency Award.
?Utilities members have always been the true environmentalists and the 1st line of defense to protect our environment.?
In addition to implementing some unique educational activities, Vassar established a line item in their budget so that they have money each year to use toward environmental protection efforts.
?Vassar established a Wellhead Protection Committee to assist the city with WHPP Information in their Consumer Confidence Report, providing educational giveaways for school children, groundwater models for schools, water and wasterwater plant tours and drinking water placemat design contests.?
The purpose of the Energy Efficiency Award is to recognize a water or wastewater system, on a national level, who has demonstrated exemplary initiatives, projects, or education on the critical role of the utility in Energy Efficiency to the public.
?Centerville City is changing the way things are done! They recognized the potential and need for energy conservation and saving on their system and went to work to make the change necessary. By implementing 15 energy efficiency and water saving strategies, they have realized a savings of over $262,000 per year in energy, water and power costs.?
Both cities are members of their state rural water association.
Texas Wins State Association of the Year at Awards Ceremony
The Texas Rural Water Association received the State Association of the Year award at the annual Tribute to Excellence awards ceremony, held on Sept. 13 at the WaterPro Conference in Orlando, Fla.
?The most prestigious and most honored award is the State Association of the Year. It is presented to the state association that projects a team effort in all areas of professional association operations and membership service. The State Association of the Year has excelled in all categories of the award and this is only accomplished by teamwork, strong leadership and member support.?
Texas Rural Water Association has?an active membership of 750 utilities providing water and wastewater to over 2.5 million customers throughout the state.
?Last year, this association trained over 5,100 individuals in all aspects of water and wastewater management through classroom and online courses, regional workshops and conferences.?


Konami latest financial report shows strong growth despite its ailing, unpopular image, with total profits doubling compared to last year's earnings.
In the past three quarters, Konami has boosted its total profits by 229.8% raking in 20.7 billion yen, or about $182.6 million USD.
These nine-month earnings were accrued by consistent pachinko and pachislot revenue as well as game sales, and Konami recently merged its slot machine and arcade game sectors to form the Amusement Business, which is not unlike SEGA's classification.
As far as specifics, Konami's total six-month operating profit was 29.6 billion yen ($260.6 million USD), up 169.8% year over year. Total revenue boasted 163.9 billion yen ($1.44 billion) which represented yet another substantial 91.5% spike in year-over-year increase.
To give you an idea of how Konami's financials compare with other Japanese competitors, here's a quick rundown of recent nine-month earnings posted by rival companies.
KONAMI HOLDINGS CORPORATION hereby announces that the consolidated total revenue and operating profit for the nine-month period ended December 31, 2016 were ¥163,941 million (91.5% of the same period in the previous year) and ¥29,587 million (169.8% of the same period in the previous year), respectively.
Profit before income taxes and profit attributable to owners of the parent company were ¥28,861 million (168.4% of the same period in the previous year) and ¥20,651 million (329.8% of the same period in the previous year), respectively.
Effective from the six months ended September 30, 2016, we restructured our business by combining the arcade games business segment, which formed part of our Digital Entertainment Business, with another BtoB business, the Pachislot & Pachinko Machines Business, and the segment classification was changed to the "Amusement Business" in order to further strengthen our business operating structure.
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Applications that need to manage and process large scale graph data have become prominent in recent times. Social network analysis, semantic web, bioinformatics, and cheminformatics are some examples of application domains that deal with large graphs containing billions of vertices and edges. Graph processing has attracted significant attention from the high performance computing community due to the complexities involved with the processing and storage of large graphs. Data management systems such as in-memory, distributed graph databases have been introduced for storing and managing large graphs. Graph processing frameworks and libraries have been developed to simplify high performance large scale graph processing. Furthermore, large scale distributed-memory compute clusters, single shared-memory high performance computers, and heterogeneous hardware containing GPUs and FPGAs have been used for carrying out large scale graph data processing tasks. These efforts have been bolstered by graph related benchmarking initiatives such as the Graph 500 and Green Graph 500 benchmarks. Despite these significant research efforts, there still exist significant issues and technical gaps which need to be solved in the area of high performance graph data management and processing.
* Graph processing in manycore processors such as GPUs, Xeon Phi, etc.
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Simulator shim.

Can be used as a standin for a popular system verilog simulator.
Creates a project XML file based on the command line parameters.

TODO:
- use the "-o blah/build-xyz/tb" option to decide where to write the xml file
- handle simulator defines in a better way

"""

import os
import sys

def parse(xmlfile, arglist, defines):
    args = iter(arglist)
    for arg in args:
        arg = arg.strip()
        if not arg:
            continue
        if arg.startswith('+incdir+'):
            incdir = p(arg[len('+incdir+'):])
            xmlfile.write('  <incdir>{}</incdir>\n'.format(incdir))
        elif arg.startswith('+define+'):
            name, _, value = arg[len('+define+'):].partition('=')
            xmlfile.write(
                '  <define><name>{}</name><value>{}</value></define>\n'.format(name, value))
            defines.add(name)
        elif arg == '-y':
            path = p(next(args))
            xmlfile.write('  <moddir>{}</moddir>\n'.format(path))
        elif arg == '-f':
            filelist = p(next(args))
            xmlfile.write('<!-- start: {} -->\n'.format(filelist))
            with open(filelist) as f:
                parse(xmlfile, f, defines)
            xmlfile.write('<!-- end: {} -->\n'.format(filelist))
        elif arg.endswith('.sv') or arg.endswith('.v'):
            # yes, this is fragile, since someone might not call their verilog
            # files .v. Meh.
            arg = p(arg)
            if os.path.isfile(arg):
                xmlfile.write('  <source>{}</source>\n'.format(arg))
            else:
                print("Ignoring non-file option: {}".format(arg))
        else:
            print("Ignoring unknown option: {}".format(arg))

def p(path):
    return os.path.abspath(os.path.expandvars(path.strip()))

with open('stylecheck.xml', 'w') as f:
    f.write('<project>\n')
    defines = set()
    parse(f, sys.argv[1:], defines)
    simulator = set(("VCS", "MTI", "IUS")) & defines
    if not simulator:
        # TODO saner handling of simulator defines.
        f.write("  <define><name>VCS</name><value>1</value></define>\n")
    f.write('</project>\n')

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LONDON (Reuters) - S&P Dow Jones Indices, a division of financial data provider S&P Global Inc, said on Thursday that it will launch cryptocurrency indices in 2021, making it the latest major finance company to enter the nascent asset class.
The S&P DJI-branded products will use data from New York-based virtual currency company Lukka on more than 550 of the top traded coins, the companies said.
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Mitch Barnhart announces new compliance hire, says athletics department budget is approved
By Mrs. Tyler Thompson | June 11, 2013 | 10:45am | 17
Mitch Barnhart has had a busy morning. UK's athletic director went before the media to discuss the department's progress and the 104 million budget for the 2013-2014 fiscal year, which was approved by the board of directors. Barnhart said that budget includes an increase of $3 million for football, $2.4 million of which will go towards higher salaries for new coaches. I'd say they're earning their keep so far; in the understatement of the morning, Barnhart said that football recruiting is going "pretty well" right now.
Of that $104 million, football and men's basketball will be allotted around $25 million. If you think that's way too high (why are you here?), Barnhart pointed out that those two sports create the most revenue for the school. Football creates the most with $30,580,000, and men's basketball the second most with $21,932,500. As Mitch put it, "two programs feed twenty."
Also, UK's got a new member of the compliance department: Rachel Newman Baker, who will serve as the senior associate athletics director for compliance. Newman Baker worked in the NCAA Compliance Office as the managing director of enforcement for development and investigations, and will report to Bell, serving as the liaison between the athletics compliance office and the UK football and marketing offices. Bell, the executive associate athletics director for student services, will shift her focus to the men's basketball team.
Barnhart also noted that it's been nine years since UK Athletics has had an academic penalty (APR) from the NCAA. They're one of only two SEC schools to lay claim to that, along with Vanderbilt. Oh yeah, UK's student athletes' GPA isn't too shabby either–at 3.14, it's the highest it's ever been.
Article written by Mrs. Tyler Thompson
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17 Comments for Mitch Barnhart announces new compliance hire, says athletics department budget is approved
dancing guy at rupp
11:15 am June 11, 2013 Permalink
Mitch Barnhart aint got nothin on me!
Mitch hired Gillispie and Joker. Never Forget.
2) Jurich hired Kragthorpe and Pitino took them 13 years to get where they wanted to be. Point is Cal and Stoops have been home runs to clean up this mistakes.
Also, it looks like Joker did not make it in the Top 100 coaches of the SEC in recruiting.
Will the Harlem shake ever go away?
What a Buster
12:09 pm June 11, 2013 Permalink
Big Carl
Woah, wait a second. We are allocating 52 million to two programs that bring in right at 52 million. If that is the case then those two programs break even. How do they feed twenty again? Am I missing something?
Tyson is an idiot
Mitch hired Cal and Stoops. Never forget.
Will Totten
7. Yeah, you're missing the other $52 Million in the athletic budget
Dc cat
2 tyson – wtf? Surely your just joking!? If not, i'm sure you've never made any errors in decisions for home or work. Also, never forget the circumstances of those hires – joker was on the wish list of many a major program and bcg hire was applauded as a great hire by hoops experts and fellow coaches. Bad hires no doubt but theyve more than been made up for.
8 and 10–Mitch did everything in his power to not hire Cal. He gets no credit for that. And I am very hopeful for Stoops. He is doing a great job so far. But let's wait 3 years or so before we say what a great hire he was. And would he have been on Mitch's radar if he had not actively lobbied for the job?
10–whose wishlist was he on exactly? He was a terrible offensive coordinator and recruiter. I can't imagine he was on any SEC teams HC wishlist.
chief_cat
While Barnhart hasn't hit a homerun every time, he sure has done a great job with the Athletic Dept at UK. Sure he hired Gillispie, but as I recall there weren't alot of high caliber candidates available at the time and Gillispie was a hot commodity, so probably appeared to be the best available at the time. Thank goodness Barnhart and company did a 180 on Cal when the coaching job opened up again a couple of years later. He "righted the wrong". As far as hiring Joker, it was a tough call but certainly one that it appears Rich Brooks strongly endorsed. After the job Brooks did, it would be tough to tell him to pack sand.
Overall when you look at how our programs compete, to include recent success in baseball, golf, tennis, softball, women's b-ball, etc. there is no comparison. Barnhart has made critical hires to help us be competitive in a number of sports, not just men's basketball. And while many fans were loudly calling for him to hire Petrino, he resisted. His choice sure looks good right now!
Combine the performance of the teams at the university along with the fact that we have gone nine years without an infraction and that the overall GPA of our teams is higher than it has ever been… Barnhart is doing an outstanding job! Thanks Mitch!
Clarification for 9 and 7
Tyler's article wasn't quite right. I guess she was bound to make a mistake eventually when you crank out the volume of information that she does.
Basketball and Football weren't allocated $52 million, but are projected to bring in $52 million in revenue. They were allocated a $25 million expense budget, thus 2 hands feeding twenty mouths as the other $27 is split among the other programs and adminstrative expenses.
Mitch would have been fired after the Gillispie/Joker double header fiasco if Lee Todd hadn't given him that huge contract extension as he was heading out the door. Mitch is terrible at fundraising. There are plenty of better ADs out there.
1:36 pm June 11, 2013 Permalink
he wanted to leave us for Kansas…Pratt was instrumental in getting Cal…
Alamo_CatFan
Streeeeeetch, streeeeeetch
Big Blue Coming At You
Never been much of a Barnhart fan but i have to admit things are going pretty well for UK right now. As bad as he screwed up with Joker, he's appeared to have righted the ship. A few years down the road and we'll see how good this recruiting has paid off for football.


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Shards' debut single "Summer Sickness" is a shimmering experiment in ambience
By Sophie Walker / 18 June 2019, 14:44 BST
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In an industry inundated with typical singer/songwriter concoctions and band dynamics, it's rare to see artists even getting close to hitting that glass ceiling – never mind breaking it.
Shards is a London-based vocal group led by composer, singer and producer Kieran Brunt; their innovation lies in understanding that the voice is the most emotive instrument of all, and their success with their debut single "Summer Sickness" lies in understanding how to command it.
"Summer Sickness" is a glimpse of a wider sonic portrait that will be their album, Find Sound, to be released later this summer. The track, which has been premiered by Mary Anne Hobbs on BBC Radio 6, is an exploration into detachment. "Summer Sickness" is being a bystander to the supposed happiness of the rest of the world, while feeling weighed down by your struggles with depression.
Brunt tells us: "I started with the idea of writing a version of the type of song you'd hear at the start of a teen movie, but with a jarring and unsettling feeling bubbling beneath the surface. I love songs which are superficially upbeat and positive, but reveal a darkness and uncertainty upon closer inspection. MIA is one of my favourites for this, an artist who slipped serious messages into the pop mainstream by using bright, colourful sounds and images as a disguise."
Brunt deliberately refrained from giving "Summer Sickness" the seamlessly smooth edge you'd expect from a vocal collective. Instead, each loose thread emphasises the individual; the textures are manifold, and give sincerity to its shimmer.
It is this that has proved an instant attraction to the likes of the pioneering minimalist composer, Terry Riley. His signature style of repetition can be found on "Summer Sickness", with coruscating synth running through the veins of the song. It was Brunt's involvement with Riley in 2016 that gave rise to the Barbican asking Brunt to form Shards. After their success at the ambient music festival, Possibly Colliding, the founder and composer Nils Frahm invited Shards to join him in Berlin for their personal contribution to his most recent album, All Melody. Shards have since gone on to collaborate with other notable artists, including Michael Price on his recent LP, Tender Symmetry.
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Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin gives the inaugural address after being sworn in as the 74th governor of Virginia on the steps of the State Capitol on Jan. 15, 2022 in Richmond, Virginia. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
By Fran Beyer | Sunday, 16 January 2022 10:43 AM EST
GOP Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Sunday defended his elimination of critical race theory in children's education, asserting he used Martin Luther King's own words as the "founding principle" of the executive order.
In an interview on "Fox News Sunday," Youngkin declared "we will teach all history, the good and the bad."
"[We] don't know where we are going until we know where we came from," he said. "But to teach them one group is advantaged and the other disadvantaged because of the color of skin, cuts everything we know to be true. Martin Luther King's words, we must 'judge one another by the content of our character and not the color of our skin' [is the] founding principle of the executive order."
According to Youngkin, his new orders "went at the tenets of racially divisive concepts."
"We have to recognize what the left liberals do here is try to obfuscate the issue saying there is not a course of critical race theory. Of course there are not in elementary school. But it's present in the schools."
The newly sworn-in governor also said he's "disappointed" that the Supreme Court of the United States didn't go far enough in striking down vaccine mandates by limiting its ruling to just federal workers.
"The Supreme Court has ruled, and so we have to go to work to make sure we don't have a further depletion of the resources in our hospital systems," he said, noting the high court upheld the mandate for healthcare workers amid the current COVID-19 surge.
"One of the most important things we can do is expand capacity in Virginia hospitals so people who need care can get it," he said, adding: "We are going to go to work to make sure every power I have as governor is being brought to bear to give the hospitals the flexibility they have to make sure that we have the staffing we need to make sure that we have the intensive care facilities to treat Virginians."
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GOP Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Sunday defended his elimination of critical race theory in children's education, asserting he used Martin Luther King's own words as the "founding principle" of the executive order.
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Moral Tales,
Moral Tales, - Marmontel (Jean-Francois)
Marmontel (Jean-Francois)
Translated from the French by C. Denis and R. Lloyd. In Two Volumes.
Description: engraved frontispiece in each vol., the plates trimmed close at fore-edge, pp. [i], ii, [3-]304; [i], 304, 12mo, contemporary tree calf, flat spines gilt in compartments, red and green lettering pieces, spines partly defective, contemporary ownership inscription on flyleaves of Lucy Hobson Furlong, armorial book-plate inside front covers, sound
Publication Details: Printed for Joseph Wenman, 1788
Notes: A scarce edition, not in ESTC although there are 5 North American locations in Worldcat (not the obvious places). This translation first appeared in 1764, and the third was a Murray co-publication (Zachs 290). Wenman makes no claim as to edition, and skimps on the illustrations - the Murray edition had 16 plates. The tales of Marmontel were hugely successful and played an important part in popularising Enlightenment ideas such as virtue, sensibility, humanity, and equality, even if not all of the tales were as moral as they might at first appear to be....moreA scarce edition, not in ESTC although there are 5 North American locations in Worldcat (not the obvious places). This translation first appeared in 1764, and the third was a Murray co-publication (Zachs 290). Wenman makes no claim as to edition, and skimps on the illustrations - the Murray edition had 16 plates. The tales of Marmontel were hugely successful and played an important part in popularising Enlightenment ideas such as virtue, sensibility, humanity, and equality, even if not all of the tales were as moral as they might at first appear to be. HIDE
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I have a confession: my child can out-stubborn me. He is the prototypical strong-willed child – when he sets his mind to something, nothing is going to change his path. At times, I feel ashamed. After all, I'm a psychologist who works with children. I should have all the answers and all the solutions.
But I don't have all the answers. There is not an easy solution to dealing with a stubborn child. But I do know that God has the same problem that you and I have. He has a stubborn, strong-willed child or two (or 7 billion). By looking to His examples and instructions, I find that parenting my strong-willed little man becomes easier. There are many examples of how God parents us, but two of God's traits seem particularly helpful when facing this challenge: grace and patience.
We need grace. Grace for myself, when I feel overwhelmed, ashamed, annoyed, angry, or hurt. Grace for my child when he is having a rough day. Grace for my husband when he needs a break. Grace for the world we live in, which is not always built for strong-willed children! For my clients, I often define grace as "undeserved favor." Often, a stubborn child will make it difficult to show him or her favor; it is those children, in those moments, who need our grace and favor the most. Remember that love is patient and kind, and that includes the love we have for our children, and the way we should treat ourselves. Matthew 6:14 beautifully states, "for if you forgive others for their transgressions, your Heavenly Father will also forgive you." Is it possible that forgiving ourselves, and showing ourselves grace is also part of living a blessed life? Remember that Christ showed this grace to us by dying while we were yet sinners. That unconditional love is true grace.
What you plant today will not bear fruit until tomorrow. Galatians 6:9 states, "And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up." To deal with stubborn behavior, you may have to respond consistently 5, 10, or even 100 times. You can be just as stubborn as your child. Whether it's ignoring behavior that is annoying but not dangerous, or putting your child in time-out for the 500th time this morning, consistency is the most difficult parenting technique out there. A good therapist will spend time working with you alone, helping support you as you learn to respond patiently and consistently to your child's behavior. A strong willed child needs a strong willed parent who is willing to try new techniques with patience and persistence, rather than look for immediate results.
Parenting a strong-willed or stubborn child is not easy. It is also not a reflection of failure on your part; it simply means you have been given the job of parenting differently than you anticipated. Your parenting will be dependent upon grace and consistency. As you see the fruits of your own grace and patience (and I promise you will!), you will also grow in faith and love. I believe God knows exactly what we are going through, and He wants you to seek out help (in the form of a spouse, friend, pastor, or therapist) so that you can cultivate grace and patience to model for your strong-willed child. As you model these fruits of grace and patience, they will begin to bloom and grow in two hearts: yours and your child's.


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World Top 10 Best Mechanical Engineering Universities | Colleges | Rankings
1 World Top 10 Best Mechanical Engineering Universities | Colleges | Rankings
1.0.0.1 1) MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) | World Top 10 Best Mechanical Engineering Universities
1.0.0.2 2) Stanford University | World Top 10 Best Mechanical Engineering Universities
1.0.0.3 3) University of California, Berkeley (UCB) (UC Berkeley) | World Top 10 Best Mechanical Engineering Universities
1.0.0.4 4) University of Cambridge | World Top 10 Best Mechanical Engineering Universities
1.0.0.5 5) California Institute of Technology (Caltech):
1.0.0.6 6) Imperial College London | World Top 10 Best Mechanical Engineering Universities
1.0.0.7 7) University of Tokyo | World Top 10 Best Mechanical Engineering Universities
1.0.0.8 8) Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) | World Top 10 Best Mechanical Engineering Universities
1.0.0.9 9) University of Oxford | World Top 10 Best Mechanical Engineering Universities
1.0.0.10 10) National University of Singapore (NUS) | World Top 10 Best Mechanical Engineering Universities
Mechanical engineering is the mother of all engineering disciplines. Mass, motion, force, energy, design, and manufacturing – these comprises the world of mechanical engineering. It encompasses the research, design, development, construction and testing of tools, machines and other mechanical equipment. Education from a proper well recognized university, college or school of engineering is vital for all the mechanical engineers due to the highly technical nature of mechanical engineering.
According to the ranking of mechanical engineering universities, the top 10 best universities or colleges for mechanical engineering are MIT, Stanford university, UC Berkeley, University of Cambridge, California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Imperial College London, University of Tokyo, ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology), University of Oxford and National University of Singapore (NUS).
1) MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) | World Top 10 Best Mechanical Engineering Universities
Meche, MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) is perhaps the most renowned and the top best Mechanical Engineering University in the world, and is well known for its cutting edge ideas and philosophies on engineering education. When we talk about mechanical engineering then MIT is the best institute for it. Their mechanical engineering department offers three different undergraduate programs, all with specific occupational trajectories in mind and eight different graduate programs, including doctorate of science.
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MechE attracts and features an extraordinarily rich diversity and quantity of talented individuals, including 400 undergraduates, 500 graduate students and about 75 faculty members.
Website: meche.mit.edu
2) Stanford University | World Top 10 Best Mechanical Engineering Universities
California's Stanford University is another high ranked among top 10 best mechanical engineering university in the world. Mechanical engineering at Stanford University is best known all over the world for its entrepreneurially oriented engineering achievements. Department of mechanical engineering at Stanford university offers degrees at bachelor's, master's and doctorate levels.
Website: me.stanford.edu
3) University of California, Berkeley (UCB) (UC Berkeley) | World Top 10 Best Mechanical Engineering Universities
According to many repor ts and world rankings, UC Berkeley is another top mechanical engineering school in the world. UCB offers undergraduate as well as graduate programs in the field, with specializations and more focuses in ocean engineering, mechatronics, energy and environment, manufacturing, bioengineering, computation and MEMS and NANO.
Website: me.berkeley.edu
4) University of Cambridge | World Top 10 Best Mechanical Engineering Universities
University of Cambridge is one of the best mechanical engineering institutes in the world. The University of Cambridge is one of the oldest universities in the world and one of the largest in the United Kingdom. Its reputation for outstanding academic achievement is known world-wide and reflects the intellectual achievement of its students, as well as the world-class original research carried out by the staff of the University and the Colleges.
They aim at providing young mechanical engineers with all the analytical, design and computing skills that underpin modern engineering practice, while encouraging the creativity and problem-solving skills that are so important to a good mechanical engineer.
Website: eng.cam.ac.uk
5) California Institute of Technology (Caltech):
California Institute of Technology (caltech) is well known best mechanical engineering university. Mechanical Engineering at Caltech has a century-long record of excellence. It brings together three simple elements: exceptionally talented individuals; an emphasis on fundamentals principles of thermal sciences, fluid and solid mechanics, and mechanical systems; and an atmosphere that inspires one to address the critical technological challenges of the day. their particular interests evolve with time, but their core mission of training the leaders of tomorrow and conducting fundamental research to address major technological roadblocks remains constant.
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Today, you will find students and faculty working on nano structured fuel cells, laboratory earthquakes, active ferroelectric materials and devices, neural prosthetics, debris flows, response of structures against accidental explosion, quantum mechanical origins of the strength of materials and genetic algorithms for design.
Website: me.caltech.edu
6) Imperial College London | World Top 10 Best Mechanical Engineering Universities
Another best college for mechanical engineering in the world is Imperial College London. It remains in the list of top ten mechanical engineering colleges of the world since many years. The Department of Mechanical Engineering at Imperial College London is one of the largest and most advanced departments in mechanical engineering in the UK and across the world. They were the top-rated Department of Mechanical Engineering in the recent Research Assessment Exercise 2008, held by the UK Government.
The overall mission of the Department is to deliver world-class scholarship, education and research in Mechanical Engineering, with particular regard to their application in industry, healthcare and commerce. Imperial college offers mechanical degrees at undergraduate, graduate and doctorate levels.
Website: imperial.ac.uk/mechanicalengineering
7) University of Tokyo | World Top 10 Best Mechanical Engineering Universities
University of Tokyo has a long history of providing best mechanical engineering degrees hence producing highly outstanding and technical mechanical engineers in the world. University of Tokyo offers mechanical engineering degrees at undergraduate as well as graduate level.
Website: mech.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/english
8) Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) | World Top 10 Best Mechanical Engineering Universities
Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) has one of the best Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering. They offer best engineering degrees well recognized all over the world. The Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering educates students for excellence and leadership in science and industry through cutting edge research on an international platform to face the challenges of the Swiss and global society and economy by engineering innovation in its technology fields. Their vision is to Reach and maintain excellence and leadership in fulfilling its mission as recognized (e.g. among the top five departments worldwide) by students, industry, peers and the board of ETH Zurich.
Website: mavt.ethz.ch
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9) University of Oxford | World Top 10 Best Mechanical Engineering Universities
Oxford is the oldest university in the English-speaking world and lays claim to nine centuries of continuous existence. As an internationally renowned centre for teaching and research, Oxford attracts students and scholars from across the globe, with almost a quarter of our students from overseas. More than 130 nationalities are represented among a student population of over 18,000. University of oxford produces world's best mechanical engineers who are well appreciated and well recognized in all of the industries worldwide. So University of oxford is one of the best mechanical engineering university in the world.
Website: eng.ox.ac.uk
10) National University of Singapore (NUS) | World Top 10 Best Mechanical Engineering Universities
Acknowledged as one of the finest universities in the world, National University of Singapore (NUS) is a comprehensive university offering a broad-based curriculum underscored by multi-disciplinary courses and cross-faculty enrichment. Department of mechanical engineering at National University of Singapore is known to be one of the best in the world. It remains in top ten best mechanical engineering colleges of the world since a long time. Besides undergraduate, a graduate and doctorate degree, NUS also offers mechanical engineering internships for mechanical engineers during summer vacations. These are research based internships for national as well as international students.
Website: me.nus.edu.sg\
These are the World Top 10 Best Mechanical Engineering Universities | Colleges | Rankings. It's not simple to decide where to pursue mechanical engineering, but it will surely lead to a great career. Please comment below for further interactions.
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kalimuthu 27/07/2011 at 9:36 PM
I want do my master's degree in Thermal Sciences in one of the best university in the world… So which University is specialize in offering that course…?
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i want to do my masters degree in Automobile Engineering one of the worlds leading university… so which is the best for me ???
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hi i want to do m.s in mechanical engineering in the best univ in the world
among m.s in mech engg/production /industrial engg/manufactrng which is best to do in top univ in u.k pls reply
Emeka 22/12/2011 at 2:28 AM
I am a Nigerian and I want to know what I need for successfully gaining an admission into one of these schools…. Can any body help
bita 11/02/2012 at 1:31 PM
hi,im iranian and i love mechanical engeering its my biggest goal to study mechanicl engineer in one of these 10universities,i wanna just know how they give scolership for this major and is it most populer and difficult major in europe or us?
Sachin mugale 15/02/2012 at 1:15 AM
I was completed my diploma in mechanical engineering. Now i want to complete my degree in marine engineering. So plz reply me how can i complete the degree? If you have any suggestions for my questions then plz help me.
MADHAV SINGLA 05/03/2012 at 9:00 AM
want to do mech. engg. in NUS so pl. suggest how to apply.
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Why Republicans wound up with a smaller-than-expected House majority
Published November 9, 2022 at 9:32 PM EST
J. Scott Applewhite
The Capitol is seen as Congress resumes following a break for the midterm elections on Nov. 14.
Updated November 18, 2022 at 1:05 PM ET
Republicans seemed to have everything going for them.
President Biden's approval rating was under 50%.
The economy is at an uncertain place with high inflation and gas prices, as well as rising interest rates.
Generally speaking, Americans have been in a pretty sour mood. Overwhelmingly, people have been saying in polls that the country is on the wrong track.
And they had history on their side — president's first midterms are traditionally bad for the president's party, losing on average a net of more than two dozen seats since World War II.
They only needed to flip five seats. And yet, it took much longer for the House to be called in Republicans' favor than either party was expecting. And, while they will have the majority, Republicans are likely to wind up with a far smaller one than they were hoping for.
It's not as if there was a massive issue-area shift from pre- to post-election. Exit polls showed inflation was the top issue overall and Republicans were far-more trusted to handle the issue than Democrats. And the electorate was whiter than in past elections, reversing a decades-long trend of whites shrinking as a share of the electorate in midterms.
Abortion rights were clearly a huge motivator and
Voters rejected Trump-backed election-denying candidates up and down the ballot.
The two things are related in that it showed voters rejected extremes.
The exit polls also showed big majorities of voters, for example, thought the Supreme Court went too far in overturning Roe. In Pennsylvania, abortion came in as the top issue. In Arizona, 40% of voters said they were angry about the Supreme Court's decision — and anger is a huge motivator.
There were so many close races that the extreme Trump-backed candidates likely made the difference between the slim majority Republicans are likely to attain and something much larger — and in the range prognosticators were expecting. He was able to boost many of these candidates through GOP primaries. But an overwhelming number of them lost in general elections in purple states and swing districts.
And yet the former president, who has fomented distrust in U.S. elections with baseless conspiracies and who inspired the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol in an attempt to hold onto power, announced another run for president Tuesday night.
As it stands:
Republicans are up to 218-212 with five uncalled races.
If current leads hold, Republicans would wind up with a 222-213 majority.
That means, Republicans would only be able to lose four votes to pass legislation out of the House starting in January. That could be a major headache for Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. — or whomever becomes the Republican speaker — and leaves them vulnerable to losing the House in two years.
And though he's wounded by these midterm losses, Trump remains the favorite for the Republican presidential nomination, though less of a sure bet.
It's quite the box for Republican elected officials. They will be in charge of maintaining a fragile House majority that would likely have been bigger without election-denying candidates on the ballot and was attained in spite of a leader who craves being the center of attention and whose brand has repeatedly proven toxic in general elections in competitive states and districts.
But Trump's popularity and influence with the base is going to make separating "Trump" from "Republican" difficult for the party in the near future. That's especially true when he controls so much of the party apparatus nationally and at a state level — unless Republican voters overwhelmingly conclude that Trump is largely to blame for the midterm losses and are convinced he gives them a worse chance at winning the presidency than, say, a Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
To see just how close races are, check out our graphic that shows the margins in each of the remaining uncalled House races.
Here's where things stand, by the numbers (as of Saturday, 9:17 a.m. ET):
Representatives-elect during a group photograph outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. Congressional Republicans returned to Washington this week adrift and questioning their party's leadership after falling far short of expectations in the midterm elections.
Republicans look like a 222-213 majority is the most likely outcome when all the votes are finally tallied. Rep. Lauren Boebert's races in Colorado's 3rd congressional district is headed for an automatic recount because just 554 votes out of more than 327,000 cast separate Boebert from her Democratic opponent Adam Frisch, a former Aspen city councilman. Frisch has already coneded to Boebert saying there's very little chance the outcome will change. Frisch has already filed to run again in 2024.
Republicans also continue to lead in California's 13th and 22nd districts, both Democratic-held. If somehow the final vote turned either of those races around, Democrats could pick up another seat, but the vast majority of vote is in in both.
Reported vote continues to trickle in slowly in California, which has been commonplace in every recent election. The state takes longer to count its mail votes.
Alaska's 1st congressional district is headed to a ranked-choice voting retabulation and will be decided Wednesday. Democrats hold that seat currently and are favored to hold onto it.
Current net pickups: R+8. Republicans have flipped 16 competitive seats to Democrats' 8, according to the AP. (Republicans needed a net gain of 5 pickups to take control this cycle.)
With leads: R+9. Republicans are also leading in CA-13, where just 827 votes separate the Republican and Democrat in this open seat.
Estimated Republican pick up: 8 to 9 seats.
What's left
Here's the list of uncalled races and who leads in them (as of Friday at 1:04 p.m. ET):
CA-3 R+5 (71% in)
CA-13 R+865 votes (95 in)
CA-22 R+5 (86 in)
CO-3 R+554 votes (99 in)
AK-1 D+20 RCV (to be decided Wednesday)
Strength of incumbents
It's notable how well incumbents did in these general elections.
Just seven incumbents lost (Five Democrats: Luria, Axne, Maloney, Malinowski, O'Halleran, and 2 Republicans: Chabot, Herrell)
Democrats picked up a seat this week in the 3rd Congressional District in Washington state, a district that had been held by a Republican, Jamie Herrera Beutler. But she voted for former President Trump's impeachment and was ousted by the right in the primary.
There's an irony in the fact that she was ousted because she voted to impeach Trump and, now, a Democrat has taken over that seat. It's indicative of the broader message in this election.
Of the three dozen toss-up races, Trump backed nine candidates. Only two won.
Note: Please keep in mind that these numbers are fluid and will change as votes continue to roll in. See the latest results here.
The Senate: Democrats 48, Independents 2, Republicans 49
(The two independents caucus with the Democrats.)
With their wins the last two days in Arizona and Nevada, as well as their flip of the Pennsylvania seat, Democrats will retain the Senate.
It's a remarkable accomplishment for Democrats with a president whose approval rating has been below 50% for more than a year.
But base energy over the issue of abortion and a slew of Trump-backed candidates, who failed in purple states, proved to thwart a potential Republican Senate takeover.
Alaska: This has been added to the Republican total even though the race is not settled yet, because both leading candidates are Republicans, so this will stay in GOP hands. The question is at this point: which Republican. Incumbent Lisa Murkowski (R) trails Kelly Tshibaka (R) by less than 2 percentage points, or just under 3,000 votes, with 80% in. If neither candidate gets above 50%, this goes to a ranked-choice re-tabulation Nov. 23. Murkowski would likely be favored to win that.
Georgia: Incumbent Raphael Warnock (D) and Republican challenger Herschel Walker (R) are headed to a runoff because neither surpassed 50% on the ballot. Warnock missed the threshold by just under 23,000 votes. Democrats have the chance to expand their Senate majority with a win there.
What happened since Friday
Nevada: Democratic incumbent Catherine Cortez Masto took the lead after a batch of votes Saturday night were reported in Clark County. Shortly thereafter, she was declared the winner, clinching Senate control for Democrats. There is still vote to count in Nevada, which we will monitor, including 15,000 provisional votes from Clark County, which could also help Cortez Masto extend her lead.
Arizona: Democratic incumbent Mark Kelly's lead expanded by about 8,000 votes with the Friday night batch of about 80,000 votes out of Maricopa County. The race was called in his favor quickly after that, though vote counting continues there, and there is a closely watched governor's race, where Democrat Katie Hobbs currently leads Trump-backed Kari Lake, who has made unfounded allegations of fraud in the election.


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S.O.N | PS4 Review
Gaming · Reviews
April 3, 2019 alyssamarie888
I was craving a good horror game, and I was pleasantly surprised when S.O.N. was announced. It looked the kind of experience I needed, and was lucky enough to be able to play it. The story is based around a father searching for his son, Jay, who has gone missing. As you play, you traverse forests, tunnels, and homes to find him. It's not an easy journey, though. You're constantly on edge about what could jump out at you…
This game has a palpable, uneasy aesthetic, with environments that chill you to the bone and sound effects that add to the anxious atmosphere. Played in the first-person perspective, each jump scare effectively unnerves and the world successfully sucks in the victim… I mean, player. The gameplay is simple: find keys to unlock barred-off areas while avoiding the creatures who desperately want to stop your search. Only two buttons are utilized: the left thumbstick and L2 to interact with objects. This helps immensely and doesn't detract from the experience.
There are a couple of issues, though. Trying to interact with objects can be tedious. You can't just grab a key or a plush rabbit (which saves your game). You have to perfectly line yourself up so the object has a red outline before your interaction will be recognized by the game. This proved frustrating, especially during one sequence where you could perish. This is also an extremely short game, clocking in at under ninety minutes with very little replay value. The other niggle was the lack of story. The backstory isn't explained in the game, and even though there are clues sprinkled throughout the environment, you don't really get enough info to understand why you're doing what you're doing unless you look up the story online.
S.O.N. is a fun, effective, yet short, experience that will satiate any horror fan's cravings for jump scares and an immersive experience. There are a few hiccups, but the devs should be applauded for how well they imbued this game with tension and anxiety.
VERDICT: 7/10
– Incredible atmosphere and audio
– Effective scares
-Extremely short with little replayability
-Finicky controls when interacting with objects
S.O.N. is available exclusively on PS4 for $19.99.
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