A computer controlled scientific dry process which relieves stress in firearm barrels. Stresses cause a barrel to bend or warp as it heats from repeated firing. This warping causes a stringing, walking or wandering effect in the shot group. After the Deep Cryogenic Tempering process, the barrel will no longer bend or warp. The end result is a firearm barrel with proven, increased performance (both improved accuracy and extended barrel life).
What is the best method to ship to you?
As long as the trigger assembly is removed you will be shipping a "GUN PART". So you can ship via UPS or USPS Priority Mail. UPS includes $100 insurance with each package, USPS does not. A FFL is not required to ship gun parts. The US Postal Service has triangle tubes for Priority Mail and Express Shipping. There are 2 sizes; the smaller (0-1098S) is just the right size for a Mini-14 rifle barrel with plenty of room for packing.
Since we normally start our processing on Fridays, there is no need to pay extra for expedited delivery to get it delivered earlier in the week. Click HERE to print a shipping label and fill out the contact information on the top of the page and enclose this information inside with your barrel. Do NOT use Duct Tape to tape any of the packaging. We Cryo the parts in the package as received, Duct Tape becomes very sticky and messy after the Cryo process. We recommend using towels and rubber bands or string instead of tape to wrap barrel in.
You can pay by check or credit card over the phone or include your email address for PayPal. (DO NOT send any credit card information with order). If paying by check, be sure to include the return shipping and insurance costs. For return shipping, weigh and measure your shipping package and goto either ups.com or usps.com for shipping estimate. Be sure to add the additional insurance if desired. Payments will show up as GREATRAZORS on your credit card statement.
What is the price for treating other types of barrels?
There is no extra charge for the receiver, bolt, sight bases or gun parts that are attached to the barrel.
Allow 1 to 2 weeks for processing. We normally run our processing over the weekend. Depending on current order volume, it could take as little as three days and up to 2 weeks. Call (417) 595-4425 for more information on the exact processing time needed.
What do I need to do to my barrel to send it in?
The barrel should be removed from the stock and cleaned and oiled well. Muzzle breaks are not a problem and can be treated with the barrel. Remove any plastic or glass sights and scopes. Mounts are ok.
Does the process help Stainless Steel barrels as well as Blue (Chrome Moly)?
YES - The Deep Cryogenic Process will relieve the stress in all types of steel.
Does the freezing process affect the cleaning of the barrel?
YES - You will notice that it stays cleaner and cleans in half the time.
Should I treat the blank or finished barrel?
Both can be treated for different reasons. The blank or round is treated for the benefit of the gunsmith because it improves the machineability and dimensional stability. The finished barrel of course is treated for the benefit of the shooter because of the stress relief and wear resistance.
Will the cryogenic process affect the barrel finish?
Is the stress relief permanent?
YES - the stress relief is a permanent, one-time, irreversible process.
Barrel Freezing PS columnist Geza Nagy first mentioned the idea of barrel freezing in our December, 1994 issue... wherein he described a barrel that was shooting in decidedly mediocre fashion for 500 rounds or so... at which point it was removed from the rifle... "frozen"... and suddenly it began shooting like the proverbial hammers of hell. Geza is a dispassionate writer by nature, and not at all inclined to go off on emotional tangents, or following the little red wagons of life. We contacted the company.. and persuaded their president to author an article for us, explaining just what the heck their process entailed. That article appears in this (March) issue. Now, flash forward to January 31st, and the plot commences to thicken... at a remarkable rate... when Merrill Martin called us. For some reason, Merrill was speaking at what was just about a (conspiratorial) whisper. (Is it possible that he is being held for ransom, and he has somehow gotten to a phone?) "Uh... David... that Gena Nagy report about rifle barrel freezing in the December issue... it... uh... was of some interest to me... so I sent a couple of barrels off to them". "Okay, Merrill. So...?" (Dammit, now he's got me whispering as well...). "Uh... David... I've now had six barrels treated by them... and every confounded one of them has shot better... some much better... after the treatment. These were not new barrels... each and every one of them, I knew quite well exactly what it was... or was not... capable of. What the treatment did to a couple of previously ho-hum rimfire barrels was just about amazing". Before Merrill rung off (still whispering), I had promised... on mother's grave... that the new barrel that Jim Borden was about to install on my Hickory Egg Shoot gun rifle would go off (for processing) .. immediately. I called the company president to tell him that the barrel was coming... and he remarked that all the sudden... rifle barrels were coming through the door like there was no tomorrow.


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Snowboarder dead in blizzard at Tahoe; avalanche warning
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Heavy winds blow snow as Ryan Foster, 25, scrapes snow from his car in the parking lot where he lives at the Donner Summit Lodge in Norden on Thursday, March 1, 2018, near Donner Summit, Calif. A major winter storm ... more >
By SCOTT SONNER - Associated Press - Friday, March 2, 2018
RENO, Nev. (AP) - A snowboarder was found dead Friday at a Lake Tahoe ski resort after a blizzard packing winds gusting to nearly 150 mph over the ridge tops dumped 3 feet (1 meter) of snow in the mountains, shutting down area highways, canceling school in Reno and closing state offices throughout northern Nevada.
With another foot (30 cm) of snow in the forecast into Saturday, an avalanche warning was posted throughout the Tahoe backcountry and in neighborhoods on the lake's north shore along the California-Nevada line.
A blizzard warning expired Friday but whiteout conditions were still possible around Lake Tahoe, where a winter storm warning remained in effect until 10 a.m. Saturday, the National Weather Service said.
The Placer County Sheriff's Office identified the dead snowboarder as 42-year-old Wenyu Zhang of Rocklin, California. His body was located by Squaw Valley Ski Patrol members after friends reported him missing late Thursday night at about the same time a 146 mph (235 mph) wind gust was reported at the top of the resort south of Truckee, California.
The search was suspended overnight due to high avalanche danger but resumed at daybreak Friday. The effort was aided by a tracking program at the resort that reads a computer chip or reflector attached to clothing, boots or helmets.
Zhang was wearing a helmet when he was found. His death has not been determined, the sheriff said.
Interstate 80, which was closed several hours on Thursday, reopened Friday morning but chains or snow tires were required from west of the California-Nevada line across the top of the Sierra, and on all major mountain passes.
"Strong winds will cause whiteout conditions in blowing and drifting snow at times," the Weather Service in Reno said Friday. "Avoid travel if possible. You could be stuck in your vehicle for many hours."
Gov. Brian Sandoval ordered all state offices in the northern half of the state closed Friday due to the inclement weather from Reno east to the Utah line.
Four feet (120 cm) had already fallen early Friday at Mammoth Mountain south of Yosemite National Park. Three feet (90 cm) of snow was measured at the Kirkwood resort south of Lake Tahoe and at the Mount Rose ski resort on the southwest edge of Reno.
Washoe County's Emergency Management division in Reno said no evacuations were required when it issued the avalanche warning for Tahoe's north shore late Friday afternoon, but said pedestrians should avoid activity in subdivisions in the Crystal Bay area along Highway 28.
The weather service said another foot (30 centimeters) or more of snow is possible by Saturday at lake level. Up to 20 inches (50 cm) is forecast in the upper elevations.
Up to 6 inches (15 cm) of snow fell in the Reno area, which remains under a winter weather advisory until 10 a.m. Saturday. An 82 mph (132 kph) gust of wind was recorded Thursday on the west edge of Reno near Verdi.
The biggest storm of the season prompted one area ski resort to postpone a ceremony planned Saturday to celebrate the accomplishments of several Lake Tahoe-area Olympians just back from the Winter Games in South Korea.
Snowboarders Jamie Anderson, who won gold and silver medals, Maddie Bowman and Hannah Teter were among those scheduled to attend the daylong event at Sierra-at-Tahoe south of the lake.
The weather system was making its way east toward Utah Friday evening. A winter storm warning continues Saturday in northeast Nevada along U.S. Interstate 80 until 4 p.m. and further south until 7 p.m. along U.S. Highway 50 where more than a foot (30 cm) of snow is expected at Great Basin National Park on the Utah line.
In Utah, the National Weather Service posted storm warnings through late Sunday morning for the Great Salt Lake Desert, Cache Valley and Wasatch Front. Forecasters predicted snowfall amounts of up to 1 foot (30 cm) in Cache Valley, up to 20 inches (50 cm) in the Wasatch Mountains and western Uinta Mountains, and localized amounts topping 2 feet (60 cm) in some places.
The Utah Avalanche Center warned of avalanche danger Friday near Logan, Ogden, Salt Lake, Provo, Skyline and the Uintas, and moderate danger near Moab and Abajo.
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Milton Powell, beter bekend onder zijn alias Big Pokey (Houston (Texas), 4 december 1977) is een Amerikaans rapper. Hij is lid van de groep Screwed Up Click. In de jaren negentig ging hij om met DJ Screw en maakte mixtapes. In 2005 bracht hij een single uit met Paul Wall genaamd "Sittin' Sideways". Hij is nu nog steeds een actief lid van de groep.

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1999: Hardest Pit in the Litter
2000: D-Game 20002001: Tha Collabo (met The Weckshop Wolfpack)
2002: Da Sky's Da Limit2005: Mob 4 Life (met Chris Ward)
2005: Since The Grey Tapes Vol. 3'' (met Lil' Keke)

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Victoria Generals Win 2018 TCL Championship
Victoria, TX – August 11, 2018 – For the first time in six seasons, the Texas Collegiate League has a new champion, as the Victoria Generals overcame a 1-0 series deficit to win the TCL Championship 2-1. The Generals not only made a comeback in the series by winning both games at Riverside Stadium, but also overcame a 4-0 deficit in the deciding game three matchup to defeat Acadiana 7-4.
Cole Secrest started the scoring for Acadiana, driving home Mason Corbett to give Acadiana a 1-0 lead in the first inning. Nathan Grabryszwski then drove home a run on a RBI single in the third inning to double the Cane Cutters lead. Kyle Bayles continued to increase the Acadiana lead in the 4th inning, as he drove home Chandler Morris with a RBI single of his own to push the lead to 3-0. The final run for the Cane Cutters came in the fifth inning, when Grabryszwski notched his second RBI of the game on a solo home run to give the Cane Cutters a 4-0 lead after 4 and a half innings of play.
The bottom of the 5th is when the Generals bats woke up in a hurry, as the team scored three runs in the inning to cut the deficit down. Michael Morissette brought home Luis Vargas for the first Generals run of the game on a bases loaded walk. Chase Evans would then score the second run on a wild pitch, followed by a Reese Johnson sacrifice fly to make the score 4-3. The Generals were not done, as they would come back in the 6th inning for three more runs to take over the lead. In the 6th, Luis Vargas drove home Michael Williams on a RBI triple and Chase Evans crushed a two run home run to give the team a 6-4 lead. The final run of the game came in the 7th inning as Luis Vargas doubled home Michael Williams to give us our final score of 7-4.
The win gave the TCL their first champion that was not the Brazos Valley Bombers since 2012, as the Generals took advantage of having the home field edge in games 2 and 3 to win the series.


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BD has announced the UK launch of its Micro-Fine Ultra with 5-bevel needle technology, clinically demonstrated to improve injection comfort for diabetes patients, and enhance the injection advantages of the current BD Micro-Fine+ Pen Needle.
A patient study found the five-bevel pen needles to be less painful, easier to insert and more comfortable when compared with current three-bevel pen needles. This new Pentapoint 5-bevel technology is the next in a series of innovations to come from BD Medical – Diabetes Care, resulting in a BD Premium Pen Needle product line which will be called BD Micro-Fine Ultra.
Studies suggest that as many as one-fifth to one-third of people with diabetes are hesitant or unwilling to give themselves insulin injections for reasons that include needle anxiety. Also, patients who reported injection-related pain or embarrassment intentionally skipped insulin injections more often. The BD Micro-Fine Ultra Pen Needle with Pentapoint technology reduces skin penetration force by 23% on average, and is clinically demonstrated to reduce the pain of injections. This may help people with diabetes adhere to an insulin injection regimen and improve outcomes with greater comfort and ease of use.
The BD Micro-Fine Ultra with Pentapoint needle tip is specially designed with five-beveled edges to create a flatter, thinner surface to penetrate the skin with significantly greater ease, for a smoother and more comfortable injection experience, compared to previous generation three bevel needles. Pentapoint technology is available in 4mm pen needles.
Matthias Borst, vice president/general manager for Europe at BD Medical's Diabetes Care unit, said: "BD Diabetes Care has been a leader in diabetes injection devices for almost 90 years and is committed to helping improve the injection experience for the millions of people living with diabetes through ongoing patient education, the constant pursuit of innovation and improvement, and the development of high-quality products that make a difference.
The BD Micro-Fine Ultra 4mm Pen Needle is proven to be as effective as longer needles for patients of all body types, and provides equivalent glucose control by more effectively delivering the insulin dose to subcutaneous tissue (the layer of fat below the skin), the recommended site for insulin injections, and reducing the risk of injecting into muscle. Intramuscular injection can accelerate insulin absorption and increase the risk of hypoglycemia (abnormally low blood sugar). Subcutaneous injection allows the insulin to be absorbed at an appropriate rate, resulting in better glycaemic control.


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Q: Add an AND condition Where clause in query SQL let's take an example that i have a query like this  :
SELECT emp.resource_calendar_id, emp.name,rc.name, rcl.* from hr_employee emp
left join hr_department dep on dep.id = emp.department_id
left join hr_job job on job.id = emp.job_id
left join resource_calendar rc on emp.resource_calendar_id = rc.id
left join resource_calendar_attendance rcl on rcl.calendar_id = rc.id

and i want to add condition like this
if job.name == 'SECURITY':
  # add more condition in query
  where rcl.hour_from <= 18
  and rcl.hour_to >= 18
  and rcl.dayofweek = '6'
else job.name != 'SECURITY':
  #doesnt add any condition

the question is, how do i write that condition in sql query?

A: You need to write this condition in left join and rearrange tables in join as follows:
SELECT emp.resource_calendar_id, emp.name,rc.name, rcl.* from hr_employee emp
left join hr_department dep on dep.id = emp.department_id
left join resource_calendar rc on emp.resource_calendar_id = rc.id
left join resource_calendar_attendance rcl on rcl.calendar_id = rc.id
left join hr_job job on job.id = emp.job_id
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It's not that dogs don't want to do what you say. They just don't know what you're trying to tell them. So can you get your dog to understand and obey your commands?
Remember your dog is motivated by treats and praise. Punishment won't work nearly as effectively. Your dog is likely to get confused about what they're being punished for and end up learning the wrong thing. They could even learn to be naughty just to get your attention.


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Q: Duplicate Worksheet but keep values only in google sheets I have a google sheets doc linked to another sheets document via IMPORTRANGE.
I wish to have a duplicate which mantains Values only without the link data, since i am lookin to update the data and make like monthly reports based on that.
Is there a way to duplicate the sheets via script or another function or either break the links but mantain the values?

A: Make the copy and enable the IMPORTRANGE(s).
Then select the entire sheet by clicking the blank rectangle just above the left-hand row numbers and to the left of the top column letters. With the sheet selected, click Ctrl-C to copy to clipboard.
With the full-sheet selection still active, hit Ctrl-V for "Paste Special." Look for a clipboard icon to appear lower-right on the visible screen area. Click it and choose "Paste values only."


The Aarhus Convention (UNECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters) has been ratified by 46 countries and the EU.
It is rights-based, enabling current and future people to access information in government decision-making on any matters concerning the local, national and transboundary environment. It also promotes public participation in decision-making and provides the right to access to justice through judicial or administrative redress if a public body fails to meet the Convention's principles or environmental law in general.
There is an Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee with a Review Mechanism that enables people to communicate their concern over a public bodies' non-compliance.
The focus of the Convention is on procedure rather than on standards, something which as become a point of criticism, as have the exclusion of private bodies as well as concern over the extent to which NGOs represent people effectively. A useful paper from a 2009 Conference on reviewing the implementation of the Convention can be accessed here.


LISTEN: HALSEY Releases New Track "Strangers" Featuring LAUREN JAUREGUI - MYX | YOUR CHOICE. YOUR MUSIC.
Halsey's much-anticipated collaboration with Lauren Jauregui has finally arrived! The song - which talks about "a love song for the LGBT community" - has made Halsey even more happy to have the proud "bisexual Cuban-American woman" and Fifth Harmony member on board.
The 22-year-old singer previously dropped two cards from her forthcoming album Hopeless Fountain Kingdom namely "Now Or Never" and "Eyes Closed"! We can't wait to hear the rest of the tracks but for now, "Strangers" is sending off a message of empowerment and that's what counts the most.
"Said that we're not lovers, we're just strangers / With the same damn hunger / To be touched, to be loved, to feel anything at all / We're not lovers, we're just strangers / With the same damn hunger / To be touched, to be loved, to feel anything at all"
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Quality Control – Town & Country 2: Thrilla's Surfari
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There are certain games which lend themselves very well to speed runs, and videos thereof. For some of them, it's because the game's a non-linear game like Metroid, where the player has multiple ways in which they can jump ahead of the path and find various hidden items in the game. For other games, because of their visual style and speed of the game, they just fit in perfectly with this type of video–the classic example being Sonic the Hedgehog. When I saw the maps of Town & Country 2: Thrilla's Surfari, this seemed like a perfect fit for the latter category, which is why I picked it.
Maybe I should have picked something else.
You play as the mascot for the Town & Country Surf Shop, Thrilla the Gorilla, as you skateboard and surf through various jungle environments.
If you manage to get up to speed, and if you've got the course memorized, and if you hit everything just right, this could look really cool. As you may notice, that's a lot of ifs.
The health power-ups in the game are pretty well hidden, which is a problem because you've only got 3 spots on your health bar, which leads into.
Here comes the problems. I've said it before, I'll say it in the future, and I'll say it again right now – trial and error gameplay is not good game design. It makes the game artificially difficult by requiring you to memorize each level. The "difficulty" for this game depends on the use of trial and error. If you don't memorize the stage, you'll never beat the game. Period.
This is a terrible, terrible game. If you really, really want to buy this game and try to beat it, feel free. However, I don't recommend playing this game for any reason.
Also, to give you an idea about what the game looks like, I'm going to embed a you-tube video of some gameplay footage so you can see what it looks like.
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Q: Dynamic Graphic with a goniometric circumference, angle and tangent I would like to make a circle with radius 1 with axeses showed.
I would like to dynamically select a point on the circle, draw a line from that point to the center and draw the tangent line to that point.
Should I use a ParametricPlot[] in some way?
Is it possible to make that, dynamic moving the point with the mouse or a slider is needed?

A: Here's a simple version:
DynamicModule[{pt = {1, 1}/Sqrt[2]},
              LocatorPane[Dynamic[pt, (pt = Normalize[#]) &],
                          Graphics[{{Blue, Circle[]},
                                    {Dashed, Line[{{0, 0}, Dynamic[pt]}]},
                                    {Red, InfiniteLine[Dynamic[pt], Dynamic[Cross[pt]]]}},
                                   Axes -> True, PlotRange -> 3/2]]]

I'll leave the fancy styling up to you.

A: This version is virtually identical to J.M.'s fine answer. It uses Manipulate rather than DynamicModule.
Update
Edited as per suggestion from Michael E2 to use TrackingFunction which eliminates the use of Dynamic entirely (neglecting the fact that the first argument of Manipulate is internally wrapped in a Dynamic).
A locator with the point initialized to lie on the circle at a 45 degree angle is used as the Manipulator control. Further the position of the point is constrained to lie on the circle using TrackingFunction.
Manipulate[

 Graphics[{
   {Blue, Circle[]},
   {Dashed, Line[{{0, 0}, pt}]},
   {Red, InfiniteLine[pt, Cross[pt]]}
   },
  Axes -> True,
  PlotRange -> 3/2
  ],

 {{pt, {1, 1}/Sqrt[2]}, Locator,
  TrackingFunction -> ((pt = Normalize[#]) &)}
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One trend that surely heated up the Spring 2013 runways were bold statement sunglasses. We saw them everywhere from Dior to Ksubi, and they're quickly becoming a must have off the catwalk. These chic shades come in a variety of colors, patterns, and shapes and are a great way to punch up your Spring wardrobe.
Have fun with this trend by trying an assortment of colors and shapes. Match them to your outfit or use the shades as an accent! Which sunnies are you lusting after?


Enjoy miles of splendid walking trails in this stunning 18th century landscaped park in Cobham, Surrey. There's 158 acres to explore with lovely waterside footpaths along the large Serpentine Lake and a number of peaceful woodland trails. The River Mole also runs through the southern side of the site.
The park includes several interesting 18th century buildings including The Ruined Abbey, Turkish Tent, Gothic Temple and Gothic Tower. There is also a vineyard, a large working waterwheel and a fascinating crystal grotto with thousands of crystals including calcite, gypsum and quartz.
The park is also great for flora and fauna. There are many fine specimen trees in distinct areas including the amphitheatre, water meadow and alpine valley. Look out for frogs, toads, various fish and birds around the lake.
Most of the paths are fairly flat but you can enjoy a climb to Tower Hill on the western side of the park. Here you'll find a gothic tower with nice views across the surrounding woodland.
If you'd like to extend your walk you could head to the nearby Wisley Gardens. It's a stunning garden and located only a couple of miles away, on the other side of Wisley and Ockham Common.


Corino was top dog in ECW's later days and is arguably the biggest indy-level heel ever. Andre main evented the biggest US wrestling event ever as a heel.
Quite the contrast, but who was the superior heel?
Eh, Andre was a face for most of his career. His time as a heel was Bobby Heenan getting the heat while Andre just threw around faces instead of heels. Corino easily.
Andre was a likeable guy and really was a face in a heel's role. He could speak to well because he was french and due to his massive size, could effectively get over without the work of Heenan. Corino gets the nod for me also.
Corino claimed to be "The King of the Old School" by taking a gimmick that originated with "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, the Original "Legend Killer" [Watch some promos he had when in a feud with Sammartino, he had a black t-shirt with the words "Legend Killer" on it.] and progressed with Randy Orton. He thought he was better than those who paved the path for him.
Meanwhile, I remember watching WrestleMania III with my ex-girlfriend. She cheered for Andre and booed Hogan, because Andre was Fezzik in The Princess Bride. Seriously, only Andre could be the most beloved movie character and hated professional wrestler in the same year. Albeit, I was like 2 and a half at the time, but Andre ripped off the crucifix, made Hogan bleed and ripped the holy yellow & red t-shirt of Hulk Hogan. That is downright kayfabe sacrelige (?). Andre gets the minor nod, but only because he was Fezzik. Otherwise, he would be the bigger heel and not just in size.


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There are few products that have a history dating back so far with a role of great importance in the history of the world. Salt is one of these and, although today it is an almost insignificant product, it was once synonymous with wealth and power.
Instinct for survival
High in mineral salts without which we would not survive such as sodium chloride, the demand for salt began when mankind began to develop agriculture and farming some 10 thousand years ago.
By domesticating and fencing in animals in limited spaces, it was realised that they sought to consume salt and the observation of this instinctive search lead to the discovery of the importance of the product for the survival of the species.
Curious by nature it didn´t take long for mankind to realise the effect of salt on everything, including the conservation of food, the usefulness of which was considerably increased.
This realisation was revolutionary for the times by allowing food to be stored and for hard times to be survived and bringing power to negotiate and to subjugate whoever did not have this product.
Means of exchange
Over time the product became extremely valuable and a means of exchange or was subject to high levels of taxation in many nations.
Without these the Great Wall of China or the city of Venice might not exist as we know them today with their imposing and artistic beauty, the latter only being possible by its being a major port city in the Middle Ages.
The importance of salt was also recorded in history during the Roman Empire when the infantry was paid in salt rations – Salarium Argentum – which gave rise to the term ´salary`...
Symbolism and superstition
The power and value attributed to salt were such that it became a symbol for various religions and an element in many superstitions and if for some it was a symbol of fertility, purity or health, for others it became a bad augury.
Whether absurd or not, the truth is that even today there are those who throw salt over their shoulder as a way of protecting against bad luck or the evil eye and there are still those who don´t pass the salt shaker without first resting it on the table.
A source of discord
As with anything that is rare or of value, over the centuries salt has also been the cause of war and conflict between peoples and nations.
Salt was present in the Hundred Years war, in the luxury of the Palace of Versailles and the French Revolution, in the rule of Portugal over Brazil and even the independence of India from England in 1948 along with many other instances.
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The constant value of salt was due in essence to the versatility of its use and the amount of benefits to be derived, it being a product that was fundamental to the process of mummification as well as serving as a disinfectant and a cure for wounds; salt was likewise an important seasoning for food as well as being an unrivalled preservative for ingredients.
Although more indirectly, without salt there would be no chloride and caustic soda which are fundamental for many of today´s industries; products without which access to potable water, paper, a range of paints and varnishes, plastics, medication, fertilisers and dynamite would be difficult if not impossible.
The importance of salt remained unchanged until new preservation techniques and equipment began to appear such as vacuum-packing, pasteurisation and freezing. Later on, with the globalisation of markets the consumption of salt became generalised opening up a new era.
With the increase today in diseases related in part with the consumption of salt and with the recommendations and warnings from the World Health Organisation and governments throughout the world of the need to reduce the consumption of salt, the public is more aware of the risks to health associated with high levels of consumption.
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PA police attack IDF forces in Hebron, riot ensues
Around 250 Palestinians throw rocks at IDF soldiers patrolling Hebron; PA officer denies policemen attacked IDF.
By YAAKOV LAPPIN, KHALED ABU TOAMEH
Published: DECEMBER 6, 2012 18:32
IDF Soldiers disperse Palestinian rioters in Hebron 390
Clashes erupted in Hebron on Thursday when a Palestinian mob joined Palestinian police in attacking IDF soldiers on routine patrol in the area, military sources said.
The Palestinian Authority police and the soldiers became involved in mutual pushing, and one of the Palestinian officers threw a punch, military sources said.
Soldiers used stun grenades to distance the PA officers. At that stage, a 250-strong crowd rapidly formed and began rioting and throwing rocks, before being dispersed by the small IDF unit.
"This is a serious incident. It is being investigated by the army," an IDF spokeswoman said.
The incident occurred in the H1 area of Hebron, a section of the city that is under PA control.
Army sources said the fact that Palestinian police confronted an IDF patrol is a worrying development.
The IDF has refused to disclose further details due to the ongoing investigation.
A PA security officer in Hebron denied that Palestinian policemen had attacked soldiers.
The officer said the incident began when IDF soldiers tried to arrest an off-duty PA policeman in the center of the city. The policeman claimed the soldiers stopped him after he tried to prevent them from assaulting residents.
According to the PA officer, "Residents who were at the scene tried to stop the soldiers from arresting and harassing the policeman." The officer said that the soldiers responded with tear gas and live and rubber bullets, wounding 23 Palestinians.
"The Palestinian police did not attack the Israeli army," the PA officer stressed. "This was a clash between residents and the Israeli army. The policeman was only trying to prevent the soldiers from assaulting the residents."
The Palestinian Ma'an News Agency said five Palestinians were injured in the disturbances and taken to a Hebron hospital.


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You've planted tomatoes this year and they taste delicious and grew harmoniously? If you want to enjoy the same harvest next year must learn how to keep seeds from the current harvest.
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Put the seeds in a clean bowl and cover it with a napkin, so insects won't come into the bowl. Seeds covered with pulp will ferment naturally. The entire fermentation process takes between 2 and 4 days. When you notice bubbles that rise to the surface means that the fermentation process is complete. Don't extend the fermentation because the seeds will germinate! Remove the crust on the surface and drain the water. Put the remaining seeds on a flat surface covered with paper and let them dry.
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When Your Boyfriend Gets Your Lingerie, You'll Probably Have These 15 Thoughts
By Sydnee Lyons
Buying lingerie for yourself is sort of a spiritual experience. You get to pick out personal items that you know will make you feel sexy and confident in the bedroom (or on the couch watching Netflix). Plus, the whole "Treat Yo Self" philosophy really gets you going and who could blame you? Not me. But it's different when your boyfriend gets you lingerie — good different... but still different.
If he surprises you with a black, lacy number on Valentine's Day, it's safe to say he's trying to up his romantic game — a respectable move on his part. Chocolates and flowers are a bit overdone, anyway. Lingerie says, "I have after-dinner plans that involve you, me, and this very thoughtful gift." It's a bold move but let's be honest, it's got a vague Christian Grey from Fifty Shades undertone to it that holds your interest.
Turns out, lingerie isn't exactly high on the list of most popular Valentine's Day gifts. According to a recent survey, only seven percent of Americans buy lingerie for their partners on Valentine's Day while 44 percent opt for candy and 33 percent exchange greeting cards. So you really should give your boyfriend credit for daring to be different.
Still, I've had boyfriends buy me lingerie without any special occasion on the horizon and my thought process typically goes a little something like this.
Aww, he got me a gift for no reason.
Don't feel bad that you didn't get him anything in return. You are the gift.
Wait, I feel like this is more of a gift for him than it is for me and there is definitely a reason.
There's always a catch, isn't there?
Ooo, I like.
Knowing that it's from your partner makes it even sexier.
Um, question — did he have help picking this out?!
I'd rather not know the answer to this but if he did, I hope it was from his sister.
How the heck do I put this on?
Don't even bother asking him for help.
Do I model it for him or...?
That's a nice gesture but he's probably more interested in taking it off of you.
Should I save it for a special occasion?
Nah. He gave it to you spontaneously so feel free to wear it whenever you like.
If we break up, do I get to keep it?
Yes. A thousand times yes.
Does this mean he's tired of our sex life?
Actually, it means the opposite. No one turns him on like you do.
Never mind, I look amazing in this! I would do me.
Self-love is the best love.
Is this because I took him to see Fifty Shades Freed?
Honestly, it probably is, which means you should be getting your very own eco-friendly mansion in the countryside soon.
I feel obligated to do something sexy in return. Is that weird?
You're not obligated to do anything but if you want to, by all means, rock his world.
Maybe I'll get him a gift, too.
Did you know you can buy actual Fifty Shades sex toys?
Do guys like lingerie? Like for guys?
Couldn't hurt to ask.
OK but seriously, this is a super sweet (and sexy) gesture.
It is and you're a lucky girl.
If lingerie just isn't your thing, don't be afraid to explain this kindly to your partner and quickly move the conversation along to a more agreeable topic. But if it is, hopefully your boyfriend gets your style and size just right because nothing is more awkward than telling a partner you hate their gift. Above all, remember it's the thought that counts.
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FRANKFURT, Sept 27 (Reuters) - BASF said its battery materials business would likely generate more than 1.5 billion euros ($1.76 billion) in sales by 2023 and more than 7 billion euros by 2030 as electric vehicle production surges.
The market for cathode materials, the most complex chemical component of an automotive battery, is estimated to grow by about 21% per year until 2030, the German chemicals group said in presentation slides posted on its website on Monday.
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07:00 Departure from Ha Noi to Ba Be National Park.
10:00 Stop at Duom Temple. Lunch in a local restaurant in Ba Be dist.
14:00 Arrival at Nang River, boat trip to the lake. Stop at Puong cave, An Ma Temple then enjoy the bamboo rafting and swimming in Ba Be lake.
17:00 Cycling to Pac Ngoi village. Check in the Ba Be Lake View homestay.
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When coming in for meetings, please make your way to the reception area in the West Wing and ask for WillB.
Our landlines, mobiles, emails and web address all remain the same.
In 1539, the land where Somerset House stands was bought by the Duke of Somerset. He then began to build himself a palatial residence. However, before it was finished, in 1552 he was executed and the site came into possession of the crown.
Queen Elizabeth I lived there during the reign of her half-sister Queen Mary I (1553-1558). After a few more centuries the building fell into disrepair and then in 1776 an extensive rebuild was started. 44-years later it was complete. At a cost to the Government of around £500,000 (£29m in today's money) it became a list of public offices. This including the Salt Office, the Navy Office, the Stamp Office and the Tax Office. The latter two of these went on to become the Inland Revenue, which continued to be there in one way or another up until 2009.
Somerset House is now a new kind of arts centre in the heart of London. The ground floor of the buildings includes art galleries, restaurants and of course the famous ice-rink in the winter. These are all publically open to the 3 million visitors each year. However, all other floors are privately rented out to creative business, one of which is of course… WillB.


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Whale Shark - The Worlds Biggest Fish!
The whale shark, Rhincodon typus, is a slow moving filter feeding shark that is the largest living fish species. It can grow up to 12.2 m. (40 ft.) in length and can weigh up to 13.6 tonnes (15 short tons). . The shark is found in tropical and warm oceans and lives in the open sea and can live for about 70 years. The species is believed to have originated about 60 million years ago.
This distinctively-marked shark is the only member of its genus Rhincodon and its family, Rhincodontidae (called Rhinodontes before 1984), which is grouped into the subclass Elasmobranchii in the class Chondrichthyes.
The species was first identified in April 1828 following the harpooning of a 4.6-metre (15.1 ft) specimen in Table Bay, South Africa. It was described the following year by Andrew Smith, a military doctor associated with British troops stationed in Cape Town. He proceeded to publish a more detailed description of the species in 1849. The name "whale shark" comes from the fish's physiology; that is, a shark as large as a whale that shares a similar filter feeder eating mode. Known as a deity in a Vietnamese religion, the whale shark is called "Ca Ong", which literally translates as "Sir Fish".
In Mexico, and throughout much of Latin America, the whale shark is known as "pez dama" or "domino" for its patterns of spots. Whales sharks go by the name of "Sapodilla Tom" in Belize due to the regularity of sightings near the Sapodilla Cayes on the Belize Barrier Reef. In Africa, the names for the whale shark are very evocative: "Papa Shillingi" in Kenya came about as it is believed that God threw shillings upon the shark which are now its spots, and in Madagascar whale sharks are known locally as "Marokintana" which means "Many stars". In Indonesia, Javanese also called this species referring to star as "geger lintang" which has meaning "stars in the back".
The whale shark is a filter feeder — one of only three known filter feeding shark species (along with the basking shark and the megamouth shark). It feeds on phytoplankton, macro-algae, plankton, krill and small nektonic life, such as small squid or vertebrates. The many rows of teeth play no role in feeding; in fact, they are reduced in size in the whale shark. Instead, the shark sucks in a mouthful of water, closes its mouth and expels the water through its gills.
During the slight delay between closing the mouth and opening the gill flaps, plankton is trapped against the dermal denticles which line its gill plates and pharynx. This fine sieve-like apparatus, which is a unique modification of the gill rakers, prevents the passage of anything but fluid out through the gills (anything above 2 to 3 mm in diameter is trapped). Any material caught in the filter between the gill bars is swallowed. Whale sharks have been observed "coughing" and it is presumed that this is a method of clearing a build up of food particles in the gill rakers.
Whale sharks congregate at reefs off the Belizean Caribbean coast, supplementing their ordinary diet by feeding on the spawn of giant cubera snappers, which spawn in these waters between the full and new moons of March through September.
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AFCA for Arts and Culture is organizing an arts management training in the Performing Arts. This program is made with the support of the Supreme Council of Culture and the US Embassy in Cairo.
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These drugs should be reserved for treatment of serious infections, particularly those likely to be caused by organisms resistant to other antimicrobial agents. For prolonged operations (>4 h) or those with major blood loss, additional intraoperative doses should be given at intervals 1 to 2 times the half-life of the drug: ampicillin-sulbactam, every 2-4 h; cefazolin, every 2-5 h; cefuroxime, every 3-4 h; cefoxitin, every 2-3 h; clindamycin, every 3-6 h; vancomycin, every 6-12 h; and metronidazole, every 6-8 h102 for the duration of the procedure in patients with normal renal function. If vancomycin or a fluoroquinolone is used, the infusion should be started 60-120 min before the initial incision to minimize the possibility of an infusion reaction close to the time of induction of anesthesia and to have adequate tissue levels at the time of incision. Even when the drug is administered for a period of 60 min, hypotension may occur; treatment with diphenhydramine and further slowing of the infusion rate may be helpful. Some experts would give 15 mg/kg of vancomycin to patients weighing more than 75 kg, up to a maximum of 1. For operations in which enteric gram-negative bacilli are common pathogens, adding another drug, such as an aminoglycoside (gentamicin, tobramycin, or amikacin), may be reasonable. If manipulation of the bowel is involved, prophylaxis is given according to colorectal guidelines. Infusions should be completed before the tourniquet is placed with orthopedic surgeries. Vancomycin and fluoroquinolone infusions should be started 90 to 120 minutes before surgical incision because these require at least 1 hour to infuse. Therapeutic concentrations of antimicrobial agents should be present in the tissue throughout the period that the wound is open. Additional antibiotic doses may need to be administered intraoperatively for prolonged procedures or with antimicrobial agents with short half-lives. Antimicrobial prophylaxis should be limited to specific, well-accepted indications to avoid excess cost, toxicity, and antimicrobial resistance. Clinical characteristics and antibiotic utilization in surgical patients with -associated diarrhea. Prevention of rheumatic fever and diagnosis and treatment of acute streptococcal pharyngitis: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association Rheumatic Fever, Endocarditis, and Kawasaki Disease Committee of the Council on Cardiovascular Diseases in the Young, the Interdisciplinary Council on Functional Genomics and Translational Biology, and the Interdisciplinary Council on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research. Practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of skin and soft-tissue infections.
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The implication of these findings is that the early colonizers in a substrate succession (in this case Chaetomium which has the highest temperature optimum for growth) can be displaced by fungi that occur later in the succession. We noted earlier that Phanerochaete is induced to synthesize lignin-degrading enzymes in response to nitrogen limitation; and in Chapter 12 we will see that Basidiomycota such as Coprinus disrupt the hyphae of other fungi on contact, which perhaps provides a source of organic nitrogen. So it seems that nitrogen availability is a key factor in fungal successions, and that the later colonizers have special abilities to obtain (recycle) the nitrogen that earlier colonizers have utilized. Fungal decomposers in the root zone Living roots provide a continuous input of nutrients into soil, evidenced by the fact that motile pseudomonads and zoospores of Oomycota or plasmodiophorids accumulate near the root tips. Amino acids, sugars, and other organic molecules are found frequently in root exudates, and the total microbial population increases progressively with distance behind the tips until it reaches a plateau. At this point the population level is likely to represent the "carrying capacity" of the root  in other words, the rate of continuing nutrient release is matched by the rate at which these nutrients are utilized by the existing population. As we saw in Chapter 10, fungal spores can be induced to germinate by the presence of root exudates or even by small signalling molecules that may not serve as nutrients. But this is only the start of a continuous process of root colonization by saprotrophs, parasites, and pathogens until, eventually, the roots die and their nutrients are returned to the soil. The behavior of roots is difficult to investigate in field conditions, but this can be done in a glasshouse if plants are grown in soil containers with a sloping transparent face so that periodic observations can be made (the roots being blacked out except during periods of observation). The whole visible part of the root system was traced at weekly intervals, and the individual roots were scored as being either alive (white roots) or dead (brown decaying roots or roots that had disappeared). Although the total (cumulative) root length increased throughout the period of observation, up to plant maturity at 14 weeks or 20 weeks (depending on the groundnut cultivar), the maximum length of living (white) roots on any plant was reached at between 2 and 4 weeks after sowing the seeds. Beyond that time, the taproot continued to grow and produced more root laterals, but the rate of root death (disappearance) exceeded the rate of new root production, leading to a decline in total root length. An early onset of root lateral death, 5 weeks after sowing, was also recorded in a field plot of groundnuts in Malawi. So, at least for this crop, there is a continuous process of "root shedding" which would provide a continuous input of organic matter for fungi and other soil microbes. Other studies have focused on the roots of cereals and grasses, using vital dyes to follow the progressive death of the root cortex. Nearly identical results were obtained for five different groundnut cultivars (two replicates of each). For glasshouse-grown wheat seedlings, the outermost root cortical cell layer dies first  typically in root regions that are 710 days old  and then the successively deeper cortical cell layers die at approximately 34 day intervals, until only the innermost cortical cell layer (next to the root endodermis) remains alive. This progressive root cortical death behind the extending root tips is seen when roots are grown in soil or in aseptic conditions. It is faster in some cereals than in others, faster in cereals than in grass roots, and faster in laboratory than field conditions. But in all cases the root cortex dies, and this does not affect root function, because the root tips continuously extend into new zones of soil, while the older root regions serve a transport function, with a largely redundant, senescent root cortex. Fungal invasion of cereal and grass roots the pattern of root cortical cell death, described above, precisely matches the pattern of fungal invasion in the roots of perennial ryegrass, Lolium perenne (Fig. The sequence is summarized below, but essentially it involves the successive invasion of roots by parasites, weak parasites, and saprotrophs, responding to the progressive natural senescence of the root cortex: 1 the growing root tips are virtually free from fungal hyphae, but an increasingly complex fungal community develops with distance (age) behind the tips. Root distribution was traced onto a transparent overlay at weekly intervals, but only the tracings at 6 weeks (a) and 13 weeks (b) are shown. Solid lines represent roots that were white (alive) at the times of these tracings.
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A Favela Transformed
Favelas evolve organically and often exhibit a strong sense of community, extraordinary innovation and extensive economic activity. Only on the surface do they appear to be hopeless slums.
ByRoberta Brandes Gratz, Contributor
Journalist and urban critic
08/22/2013 12:12am EDT | Updated October 21, 2013
Last Fall, Urban Ecology Professor Stephen A. Goldsmith, Director of the Center For the Living City, led a group of University of Utah students on an urban innovation study tour to Curitiba, Brazil. I went along as visiting faculty and we shall be returning this October. The following is the second of what will be a series of reports on our observations.
Stand in front of the modest 360 square foot stucco house in the Brazilian suburb of Piraquara on the outskirts of Curitiba and watch the grin on the face of Josinete Gomes da Silva, known as Anna, and you begin to glimpse the full value of an extraordinarily innovative program that seamlessly integrates affordable housing with environmental and social values. Listen as she speaks of the dignity she feels directing the trash collection and recycling operation in this city of 93,000 that gives jobs to 30 low-income families. On average, the operation collects and processes 60 tons of trash per month with separated materials sold to industry. Profits are shared equally among the 30 families, an unbeatable combination.
Then watch the pride on the face of Wilma Miranda De Souza Da Silva as she shows her family's home of four months with its energy efficient refrigerator and lights, bathroom shower, terrazzo tile kitchen floor and her daughter's hand painted flowers on several walls. Until she first saw the house she was being relocated to, Wilma was quite angry that the city government was forcing her to leave her illegal and frequently flooded house along the Iguacu Canal that feeds the water supply of Curitiba. She had been building the house for her family of eight "with my own hands for 16 years." When you have almost nothing, what you have is of course everything; to lose it all is painful beyond words. But hers was one of 212 families to be removed from this fragile environment, location of the largest favela south of Brazil's second largest natural and planted forest with more biodiversity than a rain forest.
The families of Wilma and Anna are only two of the hundreds of families benefiting from a rare government housing program that uniquely integrates affordable housing, public health, new business creation and recycling, a potential model for any government that truly values the life of its citizens and not just the production of housing units.
Residents pay $40 monthly, can alter the floor plan, and expand outside. They own it after 10 years but can't sell it. So far 240 homes are built and occupied out of 694 in construction and more elsewhere. Already the streets are filled with children biking, flying kites and simply playing with a joyful dance in their step.
Involved government officials and representatives of Cohapar, the state-owned company developing the program, exhibit as much pride as Wilma and Anna when they speak more of families served than units built. They seem as astonished as visitors that it truly is possible and makes so much sense to integrate affordable housing, public health, infrastructure upgrade and social improvements. The overall program actually started in a limited way and grew unexpectedly into a powerful collaboration among governmental and social agencies with 100 churches and 20 neighborhood groups all playing a role.
This well-integrated program started with a simple challenge: improve the basic living conditions of numerous poor families. In 2004, the local public health department wanted simply to evacuate all illegal occupants where electricity, clean water and basic infrastructure did not exist along a canal bringing drinking water into Curitiba. The city of Piraquara then developed a plan that would fix sewage and water infrastructure, develop real streets away from the canal to accommodate new homes and create a greenway in its place.
But in 2007, a new federal affordable housing program called My House, My Life changed everything providing subsidies for utilities, social programs and home ownership. The city provides infrastructure and land. The state gives a $1,500 subsidy per house. Occupants take 10 years to pay for the dwelling with 10 percent of the family income.
What started as a critical need to remove squatters from a fragile, flood-prone environment evolved into a multi-layered strategy that can best be understood as a veritable community building strategy that weaves fundamental human needs and physical development into a finely meshed social fabric. Families are resettled not far from where they are moving from, still close to jobs and mass transit. Infrastructure is improved. Home ownership is advanced. Best of all, displaced family networks -- often a critical support system -- are kept together but away from a risky environment.
Occupants in each new house are assigned to a local heath clinic where regular check ups are scheduled. Both the health and education departments check on families making sure monthly health appointments are kept and kids are in school. If getting to the health facility is difficult, home visits are made. A program called Curitibano Mother provides monthly visits by a public health nurse if someone in the household is pregnant.
But this strategy is being applied both to the mile-long canal stretch and the adjacent much larger "irregular" neighborhood where occupants do not yet own their homes. Several meters in from the canal, deteriorated housing is being modestly upgraded, ownership deeds are being secured for occupants so they become property owners and infill houses are replacing the scattered homes too decayed to repair. Dirt paths are being converted to real streets with underground conduits for water, sewage and electricity and the whole neighborhood is being integrated into the larger city, especially through mass transit. Through these layers of change, people who never felt they were part of society are now integrated into it.
The challenge of favelas like this are a familiar story throughout the developing world. As with so many, this one is primarily populated by poor people from the countryside who came looking for work. The growth of favelas on the outskirts of Curitiba exploded in the 1970s with the construction boom in the city pushing poor people out and the rural exodus bringing farmers into the city looking for work and a place to live. "Irregular settlements" had no public services or infrastructure and in this case, they settled on the banks of the canal, thus contaminating it.
By 2010, an estimated six percent of the Brazilian population lived in such communities. Curitiba, with a population of three million, is the fifth largest city in Brazil in its number of slums and the fastest growing. It has become an international model of sensible, humane and cost-effective planning ever since Jaimie Lerner's three terms as mayor, starting in 1972, and two as governor. Known best for its creation of the Bus Rapid Transit system in the 1970s, Curitiba, under Lerner's leadership, has been an international leader in garbage recycling, employment of the homeless, flood plain conversions into parks, pedestrianization of traffic-clogged streets and, as shown above, wise strategies to deal with favelas.
Favelas around the world usually develop in areas unsuitable as human habitats. They are frequently subject to landslides, floods, infectious diseases, electrocutions, chemical contamination and other life threatening events. But methods to deal with favelas are rarely as humane and innovative as evidenced here. When they interfere with private developments, as they often do in places like Mumbai, bulldozing is the official solution with little thought to what is being destroyed.
Favelas evolve organically and often exhibit a strong sense of community, extraordinary innovation and extensive economic activity. Only on the surface do they appear to be hopeless slums. Insertion of streets and provision of running water and electricity would go a long way to steer the development into a reasonably normally functioning place. Bulldozing such settlements and either scattering the residents or offering them alien accommodations in high rise towers only atomizes the functioning social and economic networks.
It is always difficult to change a paradigm, even when a more suitable strategy reveals itself. How to deal with favelas in a humane way without social and economic disruption is particularly challenging. Curitiba provides a model applicable in variations worldwide. Maybe it will become the change agent for housing the poor like the BRT has been for urban transportation.
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Rescheduling and Train Control: A New Framework for Railroad Traffic Control in Heavily Used Networks
The paper explains a new advanced rail traffic management system that combines real-time rescheduling with an advanced train control tool being developed by the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) in cooperation with the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH). The system is designed to increase network capacity and stability in heavily used mixed traffic networks while minimizing the cost of new infrastructure. The system combines real-time rescheduling, train control, and a new strategy for train operations into a coordinated traffic management system. The approach is based on saturated use of network capacity bottlenecks, which is implemented by ensuring that every train always has an up-to-date, conflict free schedule containing time, speed and route information. These schedules must have an accuracy of seconds. As part of the research, a simulation of rail operations in the Lucerne main station area was performed to test the potential benefits of this approach. The simulation showed that the approach significantly increased stability and capacity.
Titolo: Rescheduling and Train Control: A New Framework for Railroad Traffic Control in Heavily Used Networks
Luethi M.
Weidmann U.
Laube F.
MEDEOSSI, GIORGIO
Abstract: The paper explains a new advanced rail traffic management system that combines real-time rescheduling with an advanced train control tool being developed by the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) in cooperation with the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH). The system is designed to increase network capacity and stability in heavily used mixed traffic networks while minimizing the cost of new infrastructure. The system combines real-time rescheduling, train control, and a new strategy for train operations into a coordinated traffic management system. The approach is based on saturated use of network capacity bottlenecks, which is implemented by ensuring that every train always has an up-to-date, conflict free schedule containing time, speed and route information. These schedules must have an accuracy of seconds. As part of the research, a simulation of rail operations in the Lucerne main station area was performed to test the potential benefits of this approach. The simulation showed that the approach significantly increased stability and capacity.
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Qatar Airways to take 60% stake in new Rwandan international airport
KIGALI (Reuters) – Qatar Airways has agreed to take a 60% stake in a new $1.3 billion international airport in Rwanda, the state-run Rwanda Development Board said on Twitter on Monday.
The board said a first phase of construction would provide facilities for 7 million passengers a year in the Bugesera district, about 25 km south east of the capital Kigali. A second phase, expected to be completed by 2032, would double capacity to 14 million passengers a year.
The country's infrastructure minister Claver Gatete told a news conference that a construction company was still being sought to build the airport, and that once work starts, the first phase would take five years to complete.
Qatar Airways declined to immediately comment outside of normal business hours.
The plans for the new airport are a modification of those drawn up in 2017 for a smaller facility with a maximum capacity of 4.5 million passengers a year in the same location.
Company and government officials said at the time that Rwanda had signed a deal with the African division of Portuguese construction firm Mota-Engil to build an international airport at a cost of $818 million.
Gatete said the investment from Qatar Airways would enable it to build the larger airport.
"We are looking for a bigger sized airport. That's why we are looking for a bigger investor," he said.
Qatari ruler Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani is currently visiting Kigali for the presentation of the International Anti-Corruption Excellence (ACE) Award.
Gatete said there was also a possibility that Qatar Airways would help state-run carrier RwandAir to expand, but gave no more details.
Reporting by Clement Uwiringiyinana; Additional reporting by Eric Knecht; Writing by George Obulutsa; Editing by Kirsten Donovan
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