The Symphony Winter Desert Air Cooler is one of the highest rated water coolers in the market. Designed to cool the areas in the aridest regions in the world, the Symphony Winter Desert can easily make short work of cooling any room you put it is. It is 1150x630x450mm in size, can cool rooms up to 4200 sq ft in size and weighs only twelve kilograms, which is relatively less, considering its massive cooling capacity. The fan diameter is 18 inches, and it can easily output 4000 cubic meters of air per hour. It requires an input of 230V / 50HZ AC and consumes 185W of power.
The air cooler has a variety of convenience features such as electronic humidity control, auto louvre movement, mosquito net, dust filter, empty tank alarm, fully closable louvre and i-Pure technology. It means that it comes with a variety of attached filters such as TiO2 Filter, Antibacterial Filter, Activated Carbon Filter, PM2.5 Wash Filter, Pre-Filter and PU-Filter, which keeps out most pollutants and pathogens, greatly enhancing the quality of air outputted by the cooler. The additional filters are essential as it is rated for desert environments, where the air is often thick with particulate matter.
The Symphony Winter Desert is compatible with inverters, which make ideal for operation in areas with intermittent power supply. It employs Honeycomb cooling media, where evaporative cooling pads in an air cooler are the special filters which hold the water for the air to pass through. It is designed to give the maximum cooling, low-pressure drop, and years of use without breaking down. The unique design also directs more water to the front of the pad, where the air is hottest, driest, dirtiest and where better evaporation occurs. The air cooler also comes with a one-year warranty which covers manufacturing defects.
What is the warranty period of this cooler?
Is this an indoor cooler?
Yes, this is an indoor cooler.
How much area will it cover?
Can we use it on the inverter?
What is the airflow capacity of this air cooler?
Very satisfied with the cooler.
It makes my life cool, I suggest it to all.
Cool and fresh every time.
Good quality product at affordable price.
Very nice cooler and affordable too.


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Do you find yourself refusing to try even the tiniest amount of (what you call) foreign food?
Perhaps your friends have labelled you as an unadventurous eater and avoid inviting you to restaurants that don't serve plain food.
Or you could be suffering from a real phobia of trying new foods.
But of course - until you do try them you will never know if you will enjoy it or not.
This Fear of New Foods MP3 download is aimed at adults and uses a subtle, gentle approach to allow you to discover for yourself what you do and do not enjoy.
Download this Fear of Trying New Foods MP3 today and start to really enjoy trying something different - and perhaps even surprising yourself and those around you.


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Megadeth - Countdown To Extinction Album Review
IronSabbathPriest Lineup:
Dave Mustaine - Rhythm Guitar/Vocals
David Ellefson - Bass Guitar
Marty Friedman - Lead Guitar
Nick Menza - Drums
Countdown to Extinction. The follow up album to Megadeth's famous album, Rust in Peace. Which is often considered by many to be the greatest metal album of all time.
And this is a great follow up. It's their most commercially successful. While Rust in Peace was much more speed oriented, this album I feel focuses more on lyrics. With songs such as "Sweating Bullets" being about schizophrenia.
And there's stuff on this album that you wouldn't expect from a thrash band. The title track is actually about animal rights. And Architecture of Agression being anti war themed.
Another thing I noticed on this album was the songwriting. On previous Megadeth releases, the content had been primarily written by Mustaine. With occasional help from bassist David Ellefson. This album features writing from all four band members, and each of them has a chance to shine.
The solos and riffing on "Symphony of Destruction" is just badass. Megadeth still made way for their classic guitar sound. The songs with the best lyrics are "Sweating Bullets" and "Countdown to Extinction."
The only song I don't really like is "Psychotron" because it seems a bit forced. Plus, their is a better version of this song. And that is Angry Again.
The version of this album that I own is the 20th anniversary edition. With the original album on one disc, and a live album on the other. The live album is amazing as well!
Overall, I would rate this album 9.5/10. Definitely buy this album, you won't regret it.
Thanks for reading! Next up: Pantera's Vulgar Display of Power.
Psychotron is a good song, not Symphony of Destruction. Get it right. - visitor (6/28/2016)
Peasant. - IronSabbathPriest (6/28/2016)
Symphony Of Destruction is, in my opinion, the best Megadeth song. I love Megadeth and Metallica equally. The only thing I disagree with is that Psychotron isn't good, it's my third favorite from the album. - visitor (11/8/2017)
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Q: Error using perl module Parallel::ForkManager I am getting the following error message when I am using the perl module Parallel::ForkManager, and I can't figure out what's wrong in my code.
What's weird is that the program run fine for the first 70 bam files it is sending on the different threads and then it output me the error bellow.
Any help would be so appreciate.
Thanks a lot. :)
Here is the errors:
Cannot fork: Cannot allocate memory at /usr/local/perl-5.24.0/lib/site_perl/5.24.0/Parallel/ForkManager.pm line 52,  line 8260.
The storable module was unable to store the child's data structure to the temp file "/tmp/1341650.1.longjob.q/dZnCgF1MiR/Parallel-ForkManager-28852-28855.txt":  can't create /tmp/1341650.1.longjob.q/dZnCgF1MiR/Parallel-ForkManager-28852-28855.txt: No such file or directory at /usr/local/perl-5.24.0/lib/site_perl/5.24.0/Parallel/ForkManager.pm line 84.
Here is my code:
if ($threads == 1) {
    for my $id (0 .. $nbInputFiles) {
        $self->{$id}->{_currentFile} = $self->{inputFiles}[$id] ;
        $self->readBamInputFile($id) ;
        $self->correctMatrice($id) ;
        print STDERR "INFO $prog $datestring: $self->{$id}->{_currentFile} -> correcting matrice done !\n" ;
    }
}
else {
    my $pm = new Parallel::ForkManager($threads);
    $pm->set_waitpid_blocking_sleep(0);

    $pm->run_on_finish(sub {
        my ($pid, $exit, $id, $signal, $core, $data) = @_;

        $self->{$id}->{cov} = $data->{ret}->{$id}->{cov} ;
        $self->{$id}->{_currentSample} = $data->{ret}->{$id}->{_currentSample} ;
        $self->correctMatrice($id) ;
        print STDERR "INFO $prog $datestring: $data->{ret}->{$id}->{_currentFile} -> correcting matrice done !\n" ;

        $ret[$id] = delete $data->{ret};
        $err[$id] = delete $data->{err};
    });

    for my $id (0 .. $nbInputFiles) {
        $self->{$id}->{_currentFile} = $self->{inputFiles}[$id] ;
        $pm->start($id) and next;

        # here do the child
        # my $res = eval { $task[0]->($self) };
        my $res = eval { &readBamInputFile($self, $id) };
        $pm->finish(0, { ret => $self, err => $@ });
    }
    $pm->wait_all_children;
}

A: Wrapping it in array ref worked for me.
$pm->finish(0, [{x=>1}]);

A: It sounds like the /tmp drive is getting full, or there's some permission issue, or some process is cleaning it up behind your back.
Try using another directory for the temporary file.
To do that, set the environment variable TMPDIR, or pass the name of the directory as a second argument to the constructor:
Parallel::ForkManager->new($max_process, $tmp_dir_qfn)

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1. How do you find wailord and relicanth?
2. Can you get more than 1 masterball if so where?
3. Where are the regi caves and how to find them?
4. Can any one tell me where groudon and rayquaza and Mew and mewtwo are?
5. Where can you find stevens Pokemon you know the champion?
6. How can you get to the moon?
7. How can you get the other starting off Pokemon I have mudkip (swarmpart) meaning treecko and the fire one?
8. Where can you find eevee?
9. Can you get rare candy?
And could I have them in order please I'm really stuck!!!!!
Where do you get a masterball?
I have 7 badges and have been to every city apart from Ever Grande Cit..
Where can you catch fire type Pokemon?
5. What do you mean?
1.Find whailmer first by getting the super rod and fishing.
2.yes!! You can get 1 from team aqua's hideout. And the other one is through prof.birch.
3.First the cave or regice.. Near the dewford. Cave or regirock. South of the desert. And registeel can be found at the forest near fortree city.
4.rayquaza is in sky pillar and groudon can be traded from ruby Mew and mewtwo can also be traded from fire red or leaf green.
5.First you have to know the basic evolution of steven's Pokemon then try to google it for more info. & some Pokemon of steven are fossils.
7. U can't get other starter pokemons except through trading.
9. Yes, one in the lab near the fortree city and one at aqua base.
1. You need to head to Sootopolis and head onto water. Then find the area to dive. Exit and go around in the coral. Eventually you will run into Relicanth. Head to Route 129 and have a Super Rod ready. You can catch Wailord but you will have low chances. So you would need to lvl it up.
2. You can trade one from another Cartridge like Ruby. If not then Sorry.
3. Fly to Pacifidlog Town and head west through the fast currents. Stay close to the southern line of rocks that border the route. With enough luck (or careful planning) you should reach a small calm spot in the currents where you can Dive. Do so and follow the chasm down. You'll reach a Braille inscription instructing you to go up, so resurface and you'll find yourself in a cave.
Fly to either Fortree or Lilycove City. Ensure you have someone who can use Flash. Make your way to Route 120's Ancient Tomb, which is quite near to a log bridge over water. The weather is usually stormy around the Ancient Tomb as well, if you would like that as a guide to it's location. Enter the cave and read the Braille message. Position yourself in the center of the tomb by standing four steps directly above the door. Use Flash, and the entrance to the rear will open, where you'll find a lv40 Registeel. 4. You can't catch Groudon in Sapphire. You can't catch Rayquaza either unless you have emerald version. You need to wait for a nintendo event for Mew and you ant catch Mew Two tin Sapphire.
5. His Pokemon are Skarmory, Claydol, Craydily, Armaldo, Aggron, and Metagross. Skarmory can be found on the east side of Falarbor Town. You need to evolve a Baltoy to get Clatdol which can be found in the desert(Route111) Craydilly is a fossil which needs to be evolved from Lileep. When you enter the desert, there might be a tower around. Head into it a head to the top. There are cracks in te floor so you need the mach bike. At the top, There will be the root fossil and the claw fossil. You can only take one. To ressurect it you need to go to the Devon Corp. Head ot the secon floor and talk to the south eastern scientist. To get the other fossil like Armaldo you need to get to Beat the Elite Four then hea to Falarbor Town There will be a Tunnel maniac in a house in the west of the town. Head in the broken wall then you head to the back of the cave. Head East and you will eventually get to the other fossil. Aggron needs to evolve through Two stages, Aron, Lairon, and then Aggron, Evolutions are aron evolves at lvl 32 then he/she evolves at lvl 42. Metagross is at Steven's house. Well it's a Beldum and you need to evolve it. Beldum evolves at level 20 then evolves at lvl 45. Beldum, Metang, Metagross.
6. Not a way to get there sorry.
8.You can by trade. Not other way but cheat.
9.You can find items balls and can pick them up around hoenn.
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Ukraine has submitted an HIV/TB funding request worth $119.5 million, along with a $39.2 million prioritized above-allocation request. While the government prepares to assume responsibility for more services, Ukraine still faces challenges due to ongoing conflict in the eastern part of the country.
The Global Fund's gender strategy contains a strong commitment to addressing gender inequalities, but there is a major gap between policy and practice, a new study says. The authors found that too few grant agreements contain gender-sensitive or gender-transformative activities.
UNAIDS estimates that ending AIDS by 2030 will cost about $25 billion a year. A quarter (26%) of this amount is required for HIV prevention. A new study from ICASO and EANNASO finds that the Global Fund's current HIV prevention investments in Africa fall short of this benchmark. Across 15 countries, 15% of HIV and TB/HIV Global Fund grants from the 2014-2016 funding cycle are spent on HIV prevention interventions.
The Global Fund's policies on the composition of CCMs have had a big impact in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. The policies have resulted in increased participation of LGBT organizations on CCMs, and greater participation of LGBT representatives in the decisions of the CCMs and even of the governments in these countries, including decisions concerning prevention services, according to a new publication from the Eurasian Coalition on Male Health. ECOM also credits these policies with improving the quality of national HIV programs and with helping to combat homophobia.
The I Speak Out Now! campaign encourages implementers to denounce fraud and other wrongdoing. Phase I focused primarily on three pilot countries. Phase II targets all implementers as well as the Secretariat.
The Regional Center for Technical Assistance, host of the Regional Communication and Coordination Platform in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized a two-day "closing" meeting in Bogota, Colombia. One of the highlights of the meeting was the presentation of the results from three studies on technical assistance provided to CSOs in three countries: Bolivia, Dominican Republic and El Salvador.
The Communities delegation is recruiting new members for the period August 2017 to August 2019.
The Global Fund's anti-corruption initiative, the I Speak Out Now! campaign, is now into its second phase. The purpose of the campaign is to encourage grant implementers and the Secretariat to denounce fraud, abuse and human rights violations in programs financed by the Fund.
The Phase I campaign was designed to raise general awareness of wrongdoing and how to identify it. The campaign included a particular focus on three specific issues piloted in three countries: Côte d'Ivoire, Malawi and Ukraine. Phase II will target a broader audience of implementers as well as the Secretariat. While Phase I was the "Pilot" phase, Phase II is being labeled the "Sustain" phase. The OIG says that it is already moving towards Phase III ("Ingrain"), which is about embedding the anti-corruption initiative permanently within the Global Fund.
Some of the Phase I activities will continue into Phase II.
In Malawi, the I Speak Out Now! campaign was designed to encourage the local population to speak out about drug theft. Mass distribution of flyers through the supply chain – every box of drugs that left the warehouse contained the campaign's flyers and posters – together with billboards and public service announcements on national radio, led to over 100 reports being made to a local hotline within a few months of the launch of the campaign.
The campaign was launched together with a USAID campaign called "Make A Difference," which also targeted drug theft. The OIG and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) agreed to use the same local hotline provider and number to ensure a coherent and clear call to action for the local population.
As a result of the reports to the hotline, an anti-malarial drug theft task force – made up of agents from USAID, the OIG and the Malawi Police Service – was able to act on intelligence from the reports which identified multiple sites allegedly selling stolen anti-malarial drugs.
The task force subsequently found evidence that resulted in a number of high profile arrests, fines and prosecutions. The OIG told Aidspan that acting on leads from the OIG campaign, USAID and Ministry sources, Malawi's Drug Theft Investigations Unit has made dozens of arrests in the past few months, most of which have led to convictions and prison sentences. More information will be made available in an OIG report to be published soon on the actions taken following the campaign.
The budget of the investigations unit included $206,000 from a Global Fund grant. The OIG said that there is evidence that the Government of Malawi is now showing a greater commitment to the effort to reduce drug theft. The Ministry of Health has developed a Drug Availability and Security Action Plan, and the government has renewed funding for its investigations unit.
In 2017 and beyond, the campaign will use the same approach as in Phase I – radio ads, billboards and distribution of flyers and posters. However, the OIG has changed the visuals and the messaging based on feedback that they were a little too "sophisticated" or "western-centric" for the Malawi market.
The objective of the Côte d'Ivoire I Speak Out Now! pilot was to reduce the supply and demand of an unauthorized version of the anti-TB drug, RHZE. This drug was available by prescription through programs financed by the Global Fund. However, "unprescribed" versions of the drug were being sold in street markets throughout the country. The pilot identified that TB drugs were being bought by the public to treat other ailments. This has real public health consequences: It can lead to a multi-drug-resistant form of TB, which is far more difficult to treat.
An investigation conducted by the OIG in 2016 found that the facility responsible for receiving, warehousing and distributing medicines, and a government agency acting as principal recipient for a TB grant, were jointly responsible for a massive theft of TB drugs financed by the Global Fund (see GFO article).
In collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the country coordinating mechanism (CCM), an I Speak Out Now! campaign was launched, designed to raise awareness among the local population of the dangers of taking unprescribed versions of RHZE bought from street markets. The campaign consisted of a targeted distribution of flyers in health centers, together with public service announcements on national radio.
The OIG believes the campaign contributed to a dwindling supply and demand for the illicit drug on the street. In early 2017, after the end of the campaign, nine nationwide street markets were surveyed. These where places where Global Fund–financed RHZE had been found for sale during the 2016 investigation. The survey found that the supply of the drug had dwindled significantly.
Since the objective of the Côte d'Ivoire pilot has been achieved, the pilot will not continue into Phase II.
In Ukraine, the I Speak Out Now! campaign addressed the problem of people who inject drugs being forced to pay bribes to get on to free opioid substitution therapy (OST) treatment financed by the Global Fund. In partnership with the local OST hotline, the campaign messaging focused on the many OST centers. However, although a local hotline received an increase in reports thanks to the campaign, a parallel investigative review by the OIG could not find evidence to indicate if, in fact, people who inject drugs were having to pay bribes. This suggested that the problem, if real, was not widespread. The Ukraine pilot will not continue into Phase II.
Phase II will keep the I Speak Out Now! brand for implementers but will target all implementers. The objective remains the same – i.e. to encourage people to report problems quickly and provide quality information so that the Global Fund can disrupt wrongdoing as rapidly as possible before grant impact is compromised.
At the same time, Phase II is being "repositioned" internally to emphasize the role of the Secretariat as a key player in partnership with the OIG, using the spin-off slogan We Speak Together! (This slogan will only be used internally.) The OIG said that it wants to encourage the Secretariat to come to the OIG more often and more informally to disrupt wrongdoing.
The OIG said that it is beginning to launch new content and materials. The www.ispeakoutnow.org e-learning platform has been refreshed with new case studies, a news section, a resources section and more social media functionalities. As part of the new resources, the OIG has produced an Anti-Corruption and Anti-Fraud Tool Kit for implementers with seven tools in four languages. About 700 hard copies of the kit have been sent to principal recipients and CCMs. Whenever the OIG goes on mission, particularly the Investigations Unit, it uses the materials to train implementers, often through the CCM.
For the Secretariat, the OIG has produced an animation video about the benefits of speaking early to the OIG. The OIG will also be holding internal training sessions and "brown bags" to raise awareness.


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When Lilia's parents fled the cult and its dreadful secrets, Lilia and her many siblings were wrenched away from the only life they knew. Lilia struggled to adapt to life on the outside. Would she be damned to Hell for leaving? How could she learn to navigate this strange place called 'the world'? And w ould she ever find out the truth about her grandfather and the cult that had shaped her life? ...Show more
Southern People - A Dictionary of Otago Southland Biography by Jane Thomson (ed.)
Oscar Garden: An Tale of One Man's Love of Flying by Annamaria Garden
Category: Aviation | Reading Level: near fine
One day in 1930, a man walked into a department store in London and bought an aeroplane. Having just learned to fly, Oscar Garden dreamed of flying to Australia. In his newly purchased aeroplane, he did just that. This adventure and myriad others this risk-taker embarked on are recounted in this book. O scar's love of flying saw him joy riding to many places in the world, including New Zealand, South Africa, and up through Africa to Palestine. While based in London, he joined British Airways and Imperial Airways flying flying boats across the Empire. Finally, he came to rest in Auckland, New Zealand, after delivering the Awarua, the second of New Zealand's flying boats, used during World War II for communication and travel, reducing New Zealand's isolation. He became Chief Pilot of TEAL, the New Zealand airline, for half of the war years and beyond, and eventually resigned due to serious disagreement over management and political agendas. This biography describes Oscar Garden's fascinating journey through these episodes. ...Show more
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Two airmen of Māori descent lie buried together on a hilltop in Dorset, England. They are the grandson and great-grandson of a whaling captain who entered New Zealand waters in 1835, and who became one of the leading pioneers of European settlement in Wellington. The story's main thread covers the four generations involved, and touches on early whaling off New Zealand and in the Pacific, European trading along the East Coast, the settlement and expansion of Wellington, the Thames gold rush and the first sheep stations in the Inland Patea. In 1883 the whaler's natural daughter, her mother a local Māori, inherited her father's wealth and moved with her husband to England, living in some of the country's grand houses. Her eldest son became one of the world's first aviators, winning a posthumous Victoria Cross over France in 1915. His son, also a noted pilot, was killed at the height of the Battle of Britain ...Show more
Lust for Land: James Henry Coleman : His Life, His Fortune, His Descendants by A.J. Coleman
Record of J H Coleman's life from arrival in New Zealand in1859 until his death in 1928 aged 94; acquisition of pastoral land in Hawke's Bay; very early sittings of the Maori Land Court in Hawke's Bay; Royal Commission into land dealings, particularly concerning the Heretaunga block (James escaped); the making of his fortune; his commercial and philanthropic activities; the lives of his four privileged step-children; division of his wealth; the lives his own children and grandchildren. ...Show more
Horncastle's Hero or Hell Raiser by Graeme Horncastle
The Horncastle family is prominent in the New Zealand business world, but their ancestors are far less well known. This new book explores the life of Charlie Jacobsen, grandfather and great-grandfather of generations of Horncastles who, often from humble beginnings, have achieved success in many fields including building, hospitality, fishing, retail, property management and advertising. "Old Charlie" Jacobsen led an extraordinary life of adventure and mayhem - gold miner, fisherman and launchmaster in the remote French Pass and Marlborough Sounds, and the first in New Zealand to discover uranium, in 1955. He had the proverbial nine lives and used up most of them. Spanning the 1880s to the 1960s, this book provides a snapshot of life in New Zealand and an often hilarious background to one of New Zealand's most interesting families. ...Show more
Louise Sutherland: Spinning the Globe by Bronwen Wall
Category: Biography | Series: New Zealand Cycling Legends | Reading Level: very good
Louise was a small woman with a big heart. She knew virtually nothing about bicycles, except what really mattered, and so became a cycling legend without winning a single race. Instead Louise Sutherland planned her own route - one that was far longer and rougher than any Tour de France. She was the firs t person ever to cycle right across Brazil, through the Amazon Jungle. The day she arrived in Brazil in 1978, government officials told Louise that her plan was "Quite impossible!" The Trans-Amazon Highway, connecting one side of Brazil with the other, had just been bulldozed and passed through remote areas inhabited by "primitive" people and wild animals. The idea that this petite woman from New Zealand could ride a bicycle slap bang through the middle of such wilderness was "absolutely crazy". But Louise wasn't any ordinary cyclist. She had already pedalled through 50 countries and solidly believed in the best of human nature, especially in indigenous peoples - around the world she had found them to be the most hospitable. In fact, she was sceptical of modern civilisation. Travelling alone, her small stature and humble mode of transport presented no threat to anyone. And loneliness didn't worry her: "I was never lonely while I was cycling. I had my bicycle to talk to." ...Show more
High Country Family by Betty Dick
Category: Agriculture | Reading Level: very good
The Cradle of Erewhon - Samuel Butler in New Zealand by Joseph Jones
Keeper of the Sheep by Mary Catherine Goulter
The Life and Times of Sir George Grey KCB by William Lee Rees and Lily Rees


Developers working on free tools and editors, focused on a variety of technologies, though overlapping in a variety of ways, have a room of their own, where tools engineers and editor engineers can discuss their common and overlapping requirements, enabling the fostering of a community in support of languages and technologies throughout multiple ecosystems.
The free tools and editors room is an opportunity for developers in this domain to meet, discuss the current state of their projects, and their roadmaps, while also helping others to understand the state of these interrelated projects.
Please join us, regardless of whether you are a core hacker, a plugin hacker, a user, a packager, or a hacker on a project that integrates, extends, or complements any free tool or editor.
Onwards to a united approach to helping developers get the most out of their free tools and editors!


Ground rules are a way of describing how a group needs to work together effectively. They should be in place to prevent events or behaviour affecting the effectiveness of the group, and imposing a barrier to learning. They also ensure there is agreement between teacher and learner on standards of behaviour in the learning environment. There are many activities that could hinder learning such as mobile phones, eating and drinking, poor time keeping, talking over people, rudeness and lack of respect. These can be managed by introducing ground rules at the start of a teaching session. When setting ground rules it is worth considering the underlying causes of the behaviours, such as lack of respect and disinterest in the subject could be due to not understanding the subject. Different people have different values and needs and what they percieve to be acceptable behaviour others would not. This can be counteracted with the introduction of ground rules straight away.
There are different ways of setting ground rules. The most effective time to set ground rules is the start of a session as this will show personal focus on the importance of behaviour for learning and set the standard straight away. Ground rules can be dictated at the start of the session and written up on display to refer back to. This could however be perceived as too authoritarian and as a result the group might not respect them. The tutor can involve the group in a discussion surrounding ground rules and make them feel that their opinion is valued and that they have had some imput in agreeing the ground rules. This method will make them feel that the ground rules were mutual and emphasise the responsibility of each individual to behave appropriately. The discussion can include what the consequences will be if the ground rules are not in place, such as lack of progress and development. The ground rules must be mutually agreeable. Ground rules can also be set by example. The Tutor must abide by the ground rules and set some for them; if they are not following the basic ground rules it will be extremely difficult to expect the rest of the group to.
Ground rules I would set in my practice are that I as the tutor will always come prepared and make sure I am punctual and all feedback is delivered on time. I would expect from the learners that they provide respect and courtusey, listen to others and do not talk over people, are also punctual and have mobile phones on silent.


Home > News > How Do All Those Ants Get Into Your Home?
How Do All Those Ants Get Into Your Home?
There's nothing fun about finding hundreds of ants marching into your house through cracks and crevices that you didn't even know existed. We have received many calls from customers this Summer complaining of particularly bad ant problems. Basically, ants are looking for moisture, food and a home.
Keep shrubs, plants, trees and other vegetation trimmed away from the foundation and siding of your home. Ants can often use vegetation as a roadway to access your home.
Make sure drainage of water around your home is adequate for items such as air conditioning units, pools and hose connections/sprinkler systems.
Repair any leaks right away, both outside and inside.
Store pet food and human food in sealed containers (cereals, baking products, pastas, dry pet foods, etc.).
Seal any gaps and cracks on the outside of your home. Pay special attention to window and door frames, where pipes enter your home (such as around your air conditioning unit), laundry vents, etc.
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Later, the Governor-General received representatives of the National Servicemen's Association of Australia (NSAA), including Mr Earle Jennings AM RFD ED, President; Mr Ron Brandy, National Vice President; and Mr Carl Adams, National Treasurer.
In the afternoon, the Governor-General and Her Excellency Mrs Linda Hurley hosted an afternoon tea for R U OK? Day.


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"We are heartbroken": Industry reacts to Route 91 tragedy
Promoter Live Nation and a host of industry associations are among those to have paid their respects to the 59 people known to have died in Sunday's 'lone wolf' attack
By IQ on 03 Oct 2017
Alison Krauss and the Cox Family perform at the vigil in Nashville
image © CMA
Live Nation, the promoter behind Route 91 Harvest festival in Las Vegas, has issued a heartfelt statement in response to Sunday night's massacre, saying the events are "beyond our comprehension" and promising to do "everything in our power" to support the victims and their families.
More than 59 people are now known to have lost their lives after a gunman, Stephen Paddock, opened fire on the open-air country music festival from the 32nd floor of the nearby Mandalay Bay hotel. His motive is not yet known; jihadist group Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the shooting, saying Paddock converted to Islam earlier this year. US authorities, however, say there is no evidence Paddock was a Muslim, and described him as a "lone wolf" shooter.
"We are heartbroken over the tragedy that took place at the Route 91 Harvest festival. To think that anyone would want to inflict harm on a gathering of music lovers is beyond our comprehension," reads the statement from Live Nation, which has organised the event since since 2014.
"To think that anyone would want to inflict harm on a gathering of music lovers is beyond our comprehension"
"And while we are stunned and grieving over this incomprehensible act of violence, we know that this is a moment when we must come together to prevent more tragedies like this from occurring.
"Live Nation will do everything in our power to support the victims and their families through the aftermath of this horrendous event, and extend our deepest gratitude to the heroic first responders who helped save as many lives as possible. To our Live Nation on-site employees, we cannot thank you enough for your bravery and perseverance over the past 24 hours and will ensure you have the resources and support necessary to heal from this."
Live Nation president and CEO Michael Rapino also tweeted that the company's "hearts are with the victims" of the attack.
Our hearts are with the victims in Las Vegas, their families and loved ones who are grieving this morning and to our @LiveNation employees
— Michael Rapino (@Michael_Rapino) October 2, 2017
In a joint statement, Megan Barry, mayor of country mecca Nashville, Sarah Trahern, the CEO of the Country Music Association (CMA), and Butch Spyridon, president and CEO of Nashville Music City/Nashville Convention and Visitors Corp, offered their "heartfelt thoughts and prayers" to everyone affected by the attack, and announced a candlelit vigil for the victims. The vigil, held last night, was attended by country stars Keith Urban, Vince Gill, Amy Grant and Alison Krauss, who also performed.
"Our heartfelt thoughts and prayers are with everyone involved in the tragic event in Las Vegas, especially the victims, their families and friends and the fans, artists and crews from our country community in Vegas," they say. "This festival brought together people from all backgrounds united in enjoying life through music."
Footage of the vigil can be viewed below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFZiH4aEPJc
Community Foundation Middle Tennessee, a charity based in Nashville, has also announced a fund for Las Vegas to "help with the immediate and long-term needs of victims" of the shooting. Announcing the Music City Cares Fund, foundation president Ellen Lehman comments: "Country music is the heart of Music City [Nashville]. We are reaching out to country music fans who fell victim to this evil. They must know we care and care deeply. Our prayers are with them."
Neil Portnow, president/CEO of Grammys organiser the Recording Academy, says the academy plans to provide counselling and support to those affected by the Route 91 Harvest attack.
"The Recording Academy is deeply saddened by the unthinkable tragedy that occurred last night in Las Vegas," he says. "As members of the music community, we will come together as we always do in defiance of this senseless act, and provide love and support to those affected.
"The Recording Academy's charity, MusiCares, will be working closely with the music industry to provide trauma counselling and support to those in need. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families during this harrowing time."
"As members of the music community, we will come together as we always do"
Music Canada Live, a concert industry association north of the border, similarly offered its sympathy to those caught up in the shooting.
"Music Canada Live, the voice of Canada's live music industry, expresses our heartfelt sympathies to the victims and injured in last night's tragedy in Las Vegas," say chairman Jesse Kumagai and executive director Erin Benjamin in a joint statement. "The power of live music, and the artists that make it, will without question be a guiding light as we seek to heal from this unthinkable act.
"Our thoughts are with the families, festival organisers, fans and artists."
Bonnaroo/Outside Lands co-promoter Superfly, which is launching a new festival, Lost Lake, in Arizona later this month, says its "hearts go out to those impacted by the tragedy in Las Vegas" – and that it's doing all it can to protect patrons.
"At all of our events, and Lost Lake Festival taking place later this month, the safety of our patrons, staff, volunteers and artists is our highest priority," reads a statement. "We will continue to work closely with Phoenix law enforcement officials to assess our safety and security protocols to ensure we host the safest event possible."
"The power of live music, and the artists that make it, will be a guiding light as we seek to heal from this unthinkable act"
Caleb Keeter, guitarist for Route 91 Harvest performers Josh Abbott Band, meanwhile, says the attack has changed his views on gun control in the US.
Writing on Twitter, Keeter says he had been "a proponent of the second amendment [to the US constitution, which enshrines the right of Americans to bear arms] my entire life. Until last night.
"I cannot express how wrong I was."
Keeter describes how he wrote a living will and a note saying goodbye to his parents as he "felt like I wasn't going to live through the night". That, he continues, "was enough for me to realise that this is completely and totally out of hand. These rounds were powerful enough that my crew guys just standing in close proximity [to] a victim shot by this fucking coward received shrapnel wounds.
"We need gun control RIGHT. NOW."
"We will not let hate win over love. We will not be defeated by senseless violence"
As for the festival itself, a statement from local organisers says that while they will never forget the attack, the best way to honour victims is to persevere in the face of violence.
"On behalf of the entire Route 91 Harvest family, we are completely devastated by the event that occurred Sunday night," it reads. "Our deepest sympathies go out to the injured and the deceased and their loved ones; senseless violence has claimed the souls of our fans and we have little in the way of answers.
"Our eternal gratitude goes out to the LVPD [Las Vegas police department], emergency services, security guards and fans for their selfless acts of bravery while trying to help those in need.
"While we will try and move forward, we will never forget this day. We will NOT let hate win over LOVE. We will NOT be defeated by senseless violence. We WILL persevere, and honour the souls that were lost.
"Because it matters."
MGM sues festivalgoers to dodge Route 91 liability
In a bid to avoid liability claims, MGM Resorts has filed pre-emptive federal lawsuits against more than 1,000 victims of the Route 91 Harvest attack
We are Europe takes over Sónar
The Creative Europe-backed festival association will host talks, music showcases and mentoring sessions at the Barcelona event
We are not afraid
In the wake of the deadly terror attacks in Barcelona and later Cambrils, Live Nation Spain's Pino Sagliocco pays tribute to the resilience of his adopted home city
Route 91 Harvest festivalgoers sue for refunds
A class-action suit against Route 91 Harvest promoter Live Nation seeks refunds for all those in attendance at the tragic country music event
We are Manchester benefit raises £270,000+
The Manchester Arena benefit concert raised close to £300,000, which will be put towards a memorial to the victims of the terror attack of 22 May
110,000 attend Rock en Seine 2016
It was an impressive showing for the 14th Rock en Seine as the Paris event mirrored the strong ticket sales seen at other French festivals this summer


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2MASS: 2MASS is the Two Micron All-Sky Survey. 2MASS imaged the whole sky in three filters at infrared wavelengths. The survey produced two catalogues, one for extended sources (such as galaxies), and one for point sources (such as stars or quasars).
Accretion disc: a disc-shaped structure of material formed around a central body (usually a star), where the material is being pulled inwards by the gravity of the central object. The material does not plunge directly onto the object because it has angular momentum which causes it to orbit around the central object getting closer and closer until eventually being deposited on the surface of the central object.
AGN: AGN stands for Active Galactic Nucleus which is the unusually bright compact region right in the centre of some galaxies. Their unusual brightness is thought to come from material that is heated to high temperatures, causing it to glow, as it falls at high speeds into a supermassive black hole in the centre of the galaxy. The brightness of AGN often varies quite a bit in visible light.
AKARI: Akari was a Japanese infrared satellite which imaged almost the whole sky. Akari means light in Japanese.
AM CVn: AM Canum Venaticorum star: This is a rare type of cataclysmic variable star. It is a binary star system where one star is taking material, which does not contain hydrogen, from the other star. Gaia has discovered one AM CVn star so far, called Gaia14aae.
APMUKS(BJ): APMUKS was a galaxy survey made using photographic plates on the UK Schmidt Telescope in Australia. The term (BJ) refers to the filter used on the telescope and the emulsion that was used in the photographic plates.
Arcmin: An arcminute is a measure of angle used by astronomers. There are 60 arcminutes in one degree. The Moon is about 31 arcminutes in diameter as seen from the Earth (or about half of one degree). A 22cm diameter football subtends one arcminute when about 756 metres away.
Arc second: An arcsecond is a small angular distance used by astronomers - often to measure seperations between pairs of celestial objects. There are 60 arcseconds in one arcminute and 3600 arcseconds in one degree. An arcsecond is also the diameter of a 22cm diameter football from 45.4 kilometres (28.2 miles) away.
ASAS-SN: ASAS-SN is the All Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae which is a project operating robotic telescopes in both the northern (Hawaii) and southern (Chile) hemispheres. ASAS-SN uses telephoto lenses and finds many bright supernovae, but not the fainter ones we find with Gaia.
ATEL: ATEL stands for the Astronomer's Telegram. It is a website and e-mail list used by astronomers to quickly share information about celestial events as they happen.
Balmer Absorption: Absorption lines (dips) on a spectrum which show where photons have been absorbed due to hydrogen atoms present in the astronomical source.
Binary System: A binary system contains two stars bound together by gravity, and in orbit around their common centre of mass. Many stars are found in binaries, or in even larger groupings, called multiple star systems.
Black Hole: A black hole is thought to be formed when enough mass gets compressed into a small enough volume to deform spacetime so strongly, that nothing (not even light) can escape. Black holes can be formed by the collapse of a massive star (in a supernova). Supermassive black holes (weighing millions of times the mass of our Sun) are thought to live in the centres of every large galaxy (including our own).
BP/RP: Blue and red photometry as recorded by the Gaia satellite in the form of low-resolution dispersion spectra.
BP/RP Spectrograph: Also known as the BP/RP Photometer, this instrument generates spectra for every object that Gaia observes, and can be used to study the temperature and composition of the star or alerting source. Read more about Red and Blue Photometer.
Chandrasekhar Mass: The maximum mass of a stable white dwarf star. White dwarfs stars with masses higher than Chandrasekhar mass may become neutron stars or black holes. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandrasekhar_limit
CCD: Charge-Coupled Device
CRTS: CRTS is the Catalina Real-Time Transient Survey which searches for transient events in images from the Catalina Sky Survey CSS and publishes them to the world.
CSS: CSS is the Catalina Sky Survey which is searching for moving objects in the sky (Solar System Objects such as comets and asteroids).
Cataclysmic variable star: A Cataclysmic Variable (or CV) is a binary system containing two stars, one of which is an ultra dense white dwarf star which is devouring its companion. CVs can show bright outbursts, appearing then disappearing some time later. Read more about CVs.
CCSN see core-collapse supernova.
Core-Collapse Supernova: Very massive stars will undergo a collapse in their cores when they run out of fuel to sustain nuclear fusion. This collapse can result in the violent ejection of the outer layers of the star which we see as a supernova. The core may collapse to form a neutron star or a black hole. Sometimes this is abbreviated to CCSN.
CV: CV is an abbreviation for Cataclysmic Variable.
Dec: Declination: The angular position of a source as measured with respect to the celestial equator.
Delta Magnitude: Change in magnitude of a source compared to one or more earlier measurements.
Doppler Effect: An increase (or decrease) in the frequency of sound, light, or other waves as the source and observer move towards (or away from) each other. The effect causes the change in pitch noticeable in a passing siren, as well as the redshift seen by astronomers. Electromagnetic radiation emitted by a star moving away from the Earth appears to be shifted towards the red part of the spectrum (a red shift) and towards the blue, for a star moving towards the Earth (a blue shift).
DSS2: DSS2 is the second generation of the Digitized Sky Survey. It was produced by digitally scanning photographic images of the sky taken mostly at Palomar Observatory (US) and the Anglo-Australian Observatory.
Dwarf Nova: A Dwarf Nova is a type of Cataclysmic Variable which displays semi-regular changes in brightness of up to several magnitudes.
Electromagnetic Spectrum: The electromagnetic spectrum is the collective term for all possible frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. Different parts of the spectrum are given different names. Starting from the low-frequency (long-wavelength) to the high-frequency (short-wavelength) end, these parts of the spectrum are called radio, microwave, far infrared, near infrared, visible light, ultraviolet light, X-rays, Gamma-rays.
EPSL: An Ecliptic Poles Scanning Law (EPSL) in which the spin axis of the spacecraft always lies in the ecliptic plane (no precession), such that the field-of-view directions pass the northern and southern ecliptic poles on each six-hour spin. This scanning law has been in place since the start of nominal operations of the spacecraft on 25 July 2014 until 22 August 2014.
ESO: ESO is the European Southern Observatory and is a collaboration between 16 nations for ground-based astronomy. ESO is responsible for building and operating some of the largest telescopes in the world, such as the Very Large Telescope (VLT), and the Atacama Large Milimeter Array (ALMA). ESO observatories are sited in northern Chile.
Field of view: The area of sky which is observable to the telescope or satellite at a specific moment (also referred to as FOV).
Filters: Filters are devices that selectively transmit light of different wavelengths, hence observations in multiple filters can give us an idea of the colour of an object.
Flux: The amount of light observed from an astronomical object, per unit area per unit time.
Frequency: The frequency of a wave is the number of peaks in that wave seen to pass the observer each second. Electromagnetic waves can be distinguished by their frequency; higher frequency waves correspond to blue light (or x-rays and ultraviolet), while lower frequency waves are seen as red light (or radio waves).
G-Band Fluxes: Unfiltered (white) light observed by the Gaia satellite, from about 350 to 1000 nanometres (10-9 metres).
Galactic Plane: In our own Galaxy, the Milky Way, most of the stars live in a disk - or plane - around the galactic centre. The Sun lies about 26,000 Light Years from the centre of the Milky Way (or about half way between middle and the edge of the disk).
Galaxy: A galaxy is a collection of stars, gas, dust and dark matter all held together by gravity. Our own galaxy is the Milky Way, which can be seen as a stripe of fuzzy or unresolved stars across the sky from a dark enough place. Galaxies are usually classified according to their shape. For example, we live in a spiral galaxy, a little like the Andromeda Galaxy (one of nearest neighbours). Other galaxies can be irregular in shape (for example the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds), or even elliptical. Many galaxies are thought to have massive black holes at their centres.
Galaxy names: Galaxies (and stars) are usually named after the survey(s) which catalogued them. Galaxies can have many different names. Some of the names you will see in our Gaia Alerts stream include 2MASS (also 2MASX), SDSS, GALEX. Sometimes we can't be sure if an object is a galaxy or a star, and sometimes we get the classification wrong.
GALEX: GALEX refers to the Galaxy Evolution Explorer satellite which mapped the sky at ultraviolet wavelengths between 2003 and 2012. Just over half the sky was imaged. Typically ultraviolet sources are very hot, for example Cataclysmic Variables or galaxies full of massive stars.
GALEXASC GALEXASC stands for the GALEX (GALaxy Evolution eXplorer) All-Sky Catalogue.
Gamma Ray: Gamma rays are radiation at the high-frequency (short wavelength) end of the electromagnetic spectrum. They contain a lot of energy and hence would be hazardous if you were to encounter them on Earth, but they are blocked by the Earth's atmosphere.
G-band: Unfiltered (white) light observed by the Gaia satellite, with wavelengths between about 350 and 1000 nanometres. There are 1 million nanometres in 1 millimetre.
GSA: Gaia Science Alerts
GS-TEC: (the Gaia spectrophotometry transient events classifier) software, developed by Nadia Blagorodnova as part of her PhD project, for initial Alerts classification based on their prism spectra. More information about GS-TEC can be found in "GS-TEC: the Gaia Spectrophotometry Transient Events Classifier" (Blagorodnova, N. et al (2014), "GS-TEC: the Gaia spectrophotometry transient events classifier", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 442, Issue 1, p.327-342. DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stu837. [Online] Also available from https://arxiv.org/abs/1404.7150.)
Hostless: A hostless transient is one in which we see no obvious underlying host galaxy or star. For example, some supernovae don't seem to be connected with a galaxy, but it could just be that the underlying galaxy is incredibly faint, and hasn't been discovered yet.
IC: IC is the Index Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars dating back to the end of the 19th Century and is a supplement to the NGC catalogue.
ICRS: International Celestial Reference System.
Infrared: Infrared (or IR) light is too long in wavelength to be seen by the human eye. The Sun emits more than half its light at infrared wavelengths. Infrared light can be used to see objects which are hidden in dusty regions of space (for example where stars are being formed), or to study objects at high redshift.
L2: Second Lagrange point of the Sun and Earth-Moon system.
Light Curve: A lightcurve is a graph of brightness against time for an object of interest such as a star or a galaxy. The shape of the lightcurve can help us tell different kinds of transients apart. For example, supernovae get much brighter than cataclysmic variables, but take longer to do so (often staying bright for months instead of days or weeks). Stellar Flares are some of the quickest transient events and can be over and done within a few hours.
LCRS: LCRS stands for Las Campanas Redshift Survey. This was the first attempt to map a large area of the universe out to a redshift of z = 0.2.
Logarithmic Scale: A logarithmic (log, for short) scale is a nonlinear scale used when a quantity can have a very large range of possible values. It is used for easier representation of the data (e.g. when creating a lightcurve). Common uses include the strength of earthquakes, sound loudness, light intensity (magnitude), and pH of solutions.
LBVs: (Luminous Blue Variables) are very massive (typically more than 50 times the mass of the Sun), hot and bright stars, which sometimes undergo outbursts where they eject material into their surroundings. Eta Carina is the best known example of such a star in our own galaxy.
Magnitude: Magnitude is a measure of the brightness of an object. It is inverted, so a smaller number means a brighter object. The brightest objects will have negative values. For example, the Sun has a magnitude of -26.7, while the moon has a magnitude of -12.7. The next brightest object in the sky is usually Venus (which varies between -3.8 and -4.9), while the brightest star in the sky is Sirius at a magnitude of -1.4 in the visible. Many of the Gaia Alerts will be much fainter than this, and need telescopes to be observed. The faintest transients could be magnitude 19, which is 145 million times fainter than Sirius. Magnitude is measured on a logarithmic scale such that 5 steps in magnitude corresponds to a factor of 100 in brightness. (e.g. a magnitude 14 star is 100 times brighter than a magnitude 19 star).
MCG: MCG stands for Morphological Catalogue of Galaxies. It is a Russian catalogue of 30,642 galaxies.
Microlensing Event: Gravitational microlensing can occur when a foreground object passes directly in front of a background object. The light from the background star, or galaxy, or QSO is bent by the gravitational field of the foreground object, and can make it appear to be much brighter. We can use this effect to sudy otherwise invisible or very faint objects in the foreground, such as planets or black holes.
Milky Way: The Milky Way is our own Galaxy which contains about 100 billion stars. The Gaia spacecraft is measuring the positions, distances and motions of 1 billion stars in our Galaxy. The Milky Way is so named because from a dark site we can see a dim glowing band stretching across the night sky, where the individual stars cannot be separated by the naked eye.
MRSS: MRSS stands for Muenster Red Sky Survey.
M Star: Relatively cool star, with a surface temperature of less than 4000K.
NGC: NGC stands for the New General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars and is a well known catalogue of (mostly) galaxies which was compiled during the 1880s.
NSL: A Nominal Scanning Law (NSL) with a precession rate of 5.8 revolutions per year. The transition from the EPSL to this scanning law took place on 22 August 2014.
NVSS: NVSS stands for the NRAO (National Radio Astronomy Observatory) VLA (Very Large Array) Sky Survey. The VLA is a collection of radio telescopes at the NRAO which is in New Mexico in the USA. This survey covers all but the most Southern part of the sky in the radio part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
OGLE: OGLE stands for the Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment which is a Polish astronomical survey using a telescope located in Chile and run by the University of Warsaw. OGLE finds thousands of Variable Stars, Microlensing Events and Supernovae.
Outburst: When a star becomes much brighter, for example due to a flare, astronomers will refer to it as being "in outburst".
Photometry: Photometry means measuring the brightness (or intensity) of an astronomical object. Often we measure photometry in a specific filter, e.g. B (Blue), V (Visible) or R (Red). We can compare the differences between the blue and red photometry to measure a colour. Photometry is usually expressed in an ancient system using units called magnitudes, which is a logarithmic measure.
Photometric Error: The uncertainty assigned to the measurement of light from an astronomical object.
Principal Investigator (PI): A principal investigator is the holder of an independent grant for the grant project.
Quasar: A Quasar or quasi-stellar object (QSO) is a compact region in the centre of a massive galaxy surrounding a central supermassive black hole. A quasar is a type of AGN. The energy emitted by a quasar derives from mass falling into the black hole. Quasar have high redshifts (which means they are very distant) and are some of the most luminous objects in the universe.
QSO Quasi-stellar object - see Quasar.
RA: Right Ascension: The angular position of an object as measured along the celestial equator, measured with respect to the Vernal Equinox.
RCB: RCB is an abbreviation for an R Coronae Borealis star.
R Coronae Borealis: An R Coronae Borealis star (often abbreviated as RCrB or RCB) is a star that occasionally puffs out a huge amount of Carbon soot which hides it from view until the soot is blown away by the stellar wind. The image shows a lightcurve of an RCB star generated from OGLE data.
RCrB: RCrB is an abbreviation for an R Coronae Borealis star.
Redshift A redshift occurs when an object travels away from the observer (the Doppler Effect). However, the redshift we see for distant galaxies is caused by Cosmological Redshift. The spacetime through which the photons of light emitted by the galaxies are travelling is stretched, which increases their wavelength, and this is observed as a redshift.
RV: Radial Velocity
RVS: Radial Velocity Spectrometer
SDSS: SDSS stands for the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, http://www.sdss.org/, which imaged about one-third of the whole sky in 5 optical filters, and took spectra for more than 3 million objects. Many of the faint galaxies which play host to supernovae have been found by SDSS and are named after the survey.
Seyfert Galaxy: Seyfert galaxies are a class of active galaxies which have QSO-like nuclei, but otherwise look like normal spiral galaxies.
Simbad: Astronomical database, http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/
SN: see supernova
SN Ia: SN Ia is a type of supernova (also known as a thermonuclear supernova) is thought to arise from a binary system containing at least one white dwarf, orbiting together with a second star. If the white dwarf is close enough to its companion, it can pull material slowly of it, becoming heavier in the process. If it gains enough material, it can reach a point where it explodes as a supernova. Alternatively, a SN Ia can arise from two white dwarf stars which merge or collide. Thermonuclear supernovae can be used as "standard candles" to measure distances in the Universe.
SN Ib: SN Ib is a class of supernova thought to arise from the core collapse of a massive star which has lost its hydrogen-rich outer layers.
SN Ic SN Ic is a class of supernova thought to arise from the core collapse of a massive star which has lost both its outer hydrogen and helium layers.
SN IIP: SN IIP is a class of supernova thought to arise from the core collapse of a hydrogen-rich massive star where the lightcurve shows a distinctive phase of constant brightness for about 100 days.
SN IIL: SN IIL is a class of supernova thought to arise from the core collapse of a hydrogen-rich massive star where the lightcurve shows a steady decline over time.
SN IIn: SN IIn is a class of supernova thought to arise from the core collapse of a massive star which has exploded inside a dense cocoon of gas and dust.
SN IIb: SN IIb is a class of supernova which is has properties intermediate between a SN IIP and a SN Ib. The star which exploded has lost most (but not all) of its outer hydrogen-rich layers.
Solar System Object: A Solar System Object (or SSO) could refer to anything in our own Solar System. In Gaia Alerts we usually use SSO to refer to asteroids (we also call them rocks). Solar System Objects can usually be identified by their motion in the sky as they orbit the Sun. We are not trying to find SSOs, there is another team dedicated to doing this (see http://gaiagosa.eu), but sometimes they creep into our Alert stream as an object that suddenly appeared when there was nothing there before.
Spectra: When the light from a star (or a galaxy, or even a streetlight) is split into many colours (for example by a prism), we call it a spectrum. Spectra allow us to study the temperature and composition of the object. In Gaia Alerts we use the BP/RP spectrograph to help understand the transients. See Why we take spectroscopy for more.
SSO: see Solar System Object
Starburst Galaxy: While many galaxies are continually forming new stars, a starburst galaxy is doing so at an exceptionally high rate. This high star formation rate leads to many more supernova explosions in these galaxies.
Stellar Flare: Our own Sun is variable - we have seen outbursts and eruptions called solar flares. But the strongest solar flares pale in comparison to the extreme energetics of the flares seen in other stars. The source of energy for these flares lies in the magnetic field of the star. Magnetic fields trace out arcs on the surface of the star, similar to the pattern you can see in iron filings when you hold the pole of a magnet nearby, or the magnetic field lines around the Earth. If the magnetic fields on the surface of a star become tangled and twisted, they can build up a store of energy that is released suddenly in a flare. This process is called "magnetic reconnection".
Supernova: A Supernova (often abbreviated as SN) is the violent, explosive event that signifies the end of a star's life. The plural of supernova is "supernovae". Read more about supernovae.
Super pixel: Part of a digital image with the same qualities as a pixel such as colour and brightness, but however is larger in size.
TDE: TDE is an abbreviation for Tidal Disruption Event.
Tidal Disruption Event: A Tidal Disruption Event (abbreviated as TDE) occurs when a star gets to close to a black hole and is torn apart by the incredibly strong gravity of the black hole. It emits a huge flare in optical light (but also X-rays and the radio) as it spirals into the black hole. Read more about TDEs.
Transient: A transient is anything in the sky which appears, disappears or changes. Some of these transients will be stars exploding as supernovae, or black holes swallowing stars. The Gaia Alerts project is working to find such events in the data from Gaia, and announce them to the world in real time.
UGC: UGC stands for Uppsala General Catalogue of Galaxies. It is a catalogue of 12,921 galaxies visible from the northern hemisphere.
ULENS: ULENS is an abbreviation for a Microlensing Event. The U is supposed to look a bit like the Greek letter 'mu' which is the symbol for micro in the metric system.
Ultraviolet: Ultraviolet (or UV) light is light that is too short in wavelength to be seen by the human eye. The sun emits UV light which can give rise to suntan, freckling or sunburn. UV radiation is at longer wavelengths than X-ray and Gamma-ray radiation.
UTC: The Coordinated Universal Time, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coordinated_Universal_Time.
Vernal Equinox: Position on the celestial equator where it crosses the ecliptic plane, and corresponding to the direction of the Sun at the moment when in spring the lengths of day and night are identical.
Viscosity: Viscosity describes a fluid's resistance to flow. Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viscosity
Wavelength: The wavelength of a wave is the distance between a point on one wave and the same point on the next wave. For electromagnetic waves, long wavelength light is red, and short wavelength light is blue.
WD: White Dwarf (star): A white dwarf is a very dense star. A low to medium mass (mass of up to 8 times the mass of the Sun) star becomes a white dwarf after exhausting its nuclear fuel.
WFAU: (Edinburgh) Wide Field Astronomy Unit
X-ray: X-rays are the same type of radiation used to produce X-rays of bones in hospital. X-rays are not quite as energetic as gamma rays, but they are also at the high-frequency (short-wavelength) end of the electromagnetic spectrum.
YSO: Young stellar object (YSO) refers to a star in the early stages of its life.


The collection of applications has ended for participation in the second round of the Roll-Out Phase for the quality improvement of administrative services, which is implemented by the U-LEAD with Europe Programme. In total, 157 applications have been received from hromadas and small towns representing all oblasts of Ukraine.
The most popular form of assistance is licensed software - 93% of the applicants report their needs in this area, 85% of the applicants needs support in the purchase of computers, 83% ask for support in the purchase of furniture. 62% of the applying hromadas ask for the design project of future ASCs.
22 hromadas have applied for assistance in installing the electronic waiting line management system, 14 hromadas will compete in the second round to receive assistance in launching an electronic ASC.


As technology has allowed bullies to expand the reach and scope of their torment to an ever broader audience, it has also allowed for increasing numbers of others to see and potentially respond. Cruel posts on Facebook or humiliating pictures sent via a cell phone can be viewed by countless individuals, and the question becomes, what does a teen do when he or she sees such behaviors? In our research, we have found that 42 percent of students had witnessed other people being cyberbullied. We suspect this number is a bit lower than expected due to the wording of the question, which reads as though we were interested in experiences that were synchronous: that is, that they saw the cyberbullying as it was happening. In assemblies at schools, we regularly ask students to indicate by a show of hands if they "have seen cyberbullying." Usually most of the hands go up.
Since adults cannot be everywhere to witness every adolescent problem (especially those that occur online), we should equip youth with the tools necessary to take some action. In fact it is likely that students will see or hear about these problems before adults. So what should teens do if they see technology being used in a harmful way? Well, that depends on a lot of factors, including the nature of the incident, the relationships involved, their expectation of future harassment or violence, and their interpersonal skills. We certainly do not want to put more youth at risk by pressuring them to actively intervene in situations that might not be safe (e.g., standing up to a physically aggressive bully), but we should give students guidance about what they can do. Minimally, it would be helpful for bystanders to carefully document what happened and then take the details to an adult they trust will respond appropriately. A bystander might also take the target aside to tell her that what happened was not cool and he is there and available to help make the problem go away. A student could also organize her friends to condemn the behavior without doing anything directly.
Sometimes it can be difficult for students to stand up to a bully, especially if the person doing the bullying is a friend. One way to address this concern is to encourage students who are put in this situation to respond in a way that is supportive of their friend but not of the behavior. So if someone is laughing about an embarrassing picture or mean-spirited video, students can subtly express their disapproval by not laughing along. A concerned student could also try to change the subject or encourage the friend who is participating in the hurtful behavior to do something else (like download a new app to their phone or explore a new website that is becoming popular).
No doubt many teens are more than capable of intervening on behalf of the victimized — by helping the target, redirecting the bully, or informing an adult who can respond. The problem is that most students don't tell adults about their experiences or those of other students. Researchers Stan Davis and Charisse Nixon found that less than 20 percent of students who "saw or heard rumor-spreading, exclusion, harassment based on religion, gender, race and sexual orientation or who witnessed kicking or other physically aggressive acts" told an adult about the experience. Our own research similarly has found that teens are reluctant to tell adults about their experiences with cyberbullying. And whose fault is that? If we are honest with ourselves, we know it is primarily ours. If adults consistently, appropriately, and effectively responded to bullying, cyberbullying, or any other adolescent problem behavior, youth would feel more comfortable coming to us with their concerns.
Encouraging students to stand up for one another can complement broader prevention and response efforts and will result in a better climate at school for a number of reasons. First, it reinforces the mind-set among students that they are all members of the same community where everyone is looking out for one another. How can a school claim to have a positive climate if incidents of harassment are ignored, dismissed, or trivialized by students? Second, there is a greater chance that school personnel will adequately address inappropriate behaviors if students who witness such behaviors are emboldened to take action. If students know that any participation in cyberbullying is likely to be met with disapproval from classmates and, ultimately, potential consequences from school administrators or parents, they will hopefully reconsider their involvement in these behaviors.
Finally, we shouldn't assume that all students will have the skills necessary to move from "standing by" to "standing up." Instead, we should provide them with opportunities to learn what to do in specific situations. Educators can also use role-playing to help students develop strategies or bring students together in small groups to brainstorm and talk about these and other appropriate response techniques for a variety of situations, before they arise, which can help empower students to do the right thing when the time comes. They can also take advantage of the skills, experiences, and knowledge of older students to educate the younger ones about these issues. Taking some time to equip students with effective response skills will pay dividends in the long run as educators work to prevent bullying and develop a positive school climate.


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The basic function of all microwave oven is the same - that is cooking and defrosting. Like all other household appliances it has got some degree of cautions which you need to exercise. Here are a few tips to look after your microwave oven.
Never run it empty: Don't run microwave oven without food, this may damage the microwave oven. This can cause the magnetron to overheat and fail.
Turn off: Turn off or cancel the program timer first before opening the door. Sudden opening of oven door could blow the safety fuse.
Close the door carefully: Take care not to slam the door. Latch mechanisms on microwave ovens generally have three switches that must close in a particular order. Slamming the door may alter the order of the switches' closing, resulting in a blown, internal fuse.
Use only microwave-safe dishware: Only place dishware that's stamped as microwave-safe into a microwave oven. Many glass products are not microwave safe.
Power Setting: Use low power settings for defrosting food and softening butter or cream cheese. Use a medium power setting for reheating food. Use a high power setting for quick cooking and heating water.
Avoid Metal: Never put any metal objects like metal containers, metal utensils or even objects with a metal trim or foil trim inside the oven. Always remember to remove the aluminum foil from food items before putting them inside the microwave.
Sealed Items: Never try to microwave anything that has a seal. Remove the seal of containers and utensils before putting them inside the microwave oven, as they might explode otherwise.
Remove odor: When the microwave has an odor, wipe the interior with water and baking soda. Rinse and wipe dry. Using 3 parts warm water to 1 part lemon juice works well too.
Avoid surge damage: Plug your microwave oven into a surge suppressor to protect its circuitry from damage during voltage spikes or surges caused by lightning and other power fluctuations.
Leave the repair of electronic parts to a professional: Despite its small size compared to other home appliances, the microwave oven can store thousands of volts of electricity in its high voltage capacitor, even after the microwave oven has been unplugged. It is very important to only have a qualified service technician make electrical repairs to avoid shock injury and further damage to the unit.
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The recent scandal with Volkswagen has driven, finally, a lot of attention to the air pollution on our streets and electric cars as the solution to this very dangerous health problem. All major automakers have announced plans to build dozens of new models of electric cars to address this health hazard and ongoing environmental catastrophe.
Maybe you have missed it, but China is now "The Center Of Lithium Universe". China is already the largest market for electric cars. BYD, Chinese company backed by Warren Buffet, is the largest EV manufacturer in the world and Chinese companies are producing the largest amount of lithium chemicals for the batteries. There are 25 companies, which are making 51 models of electric cars in China now. This year we will see over 500,000 EVs sold in China. It took GM 7 years to sell 100,000 Chevy Volts from 2009. BYD will sell 100,000 EVs this year alone!
Chinese companies now control majority of Lithium Hydroxide, critical chemical product (so-called battery grade lithium) that goes into Tesla lithium batteries as well. Panasonic makes lithium cells for Tesla using this product.
Magazine "Industrial Minerals" has reported this month about Ganfeng Lithium and Tianqi Lithium from China and their incredible growth: "Lithium boom continues to fuel Chinese majors" – Tianqi Lithium and Ganfeng Lithium both saw turnovers more than double in the first nine months of 2016.
International Lithium stands out among other companies developing lithium resources with its Strategic Partner – $4.5 Billion dollars Market Cap giant from China Ganfeng Lithium Co. Ltd.
Last week the news came out: Strategic Partner Ganfeng Lithium to Increase Equity Ownership in International Lithium.
"I am very pleased that Ganfeng Lithium is reinforcing its strategic stake in International Lithium. Ganfeng is a worldwide leader in lithium materials production based in China. They provide not only the capital to advance our joint venture projects in Argentina and Ireland, but technology to facilitate potential production to their particular needs as a lithium end-user. Ganfeng holds 19 patents and is the only company producing lithium chemicals both from brine and hard rock spodumene sources" states Kirill Klip, President of the Company.
International Lithium develops lithium projects on three continents: in Europe, Argentina and Canada. This year $17 million Canadian dollars were allocated to all ILC projects for development up to the end of 2017.
Two J/V with Ganfeng Lithium are financed by ILC's Strategic Partner: Avalonia in Ireland and Mariana in Argentina.
Now ILC have entered into the new strategic partnership with Pioneer Resources from Australia for Mavis Lake and Religh Lake in Canada.
This is the implementation of ILC's new strategy developed for the security of lithium supply for North America as well. International Lithium is advancing a multitude of smaller deposits in the Upper Canada region that possess near perfect accessible infrastructure and that can supply a central lithium carbonate processing facility.
With the increasing demand for high tech rechargeable batteries used in vehicle propulsion technologies and portable electronics, lithium is paramount to tomorrow's "green-tech", sustainable economy. By positioning itself with solid development partners and acquiring high quality grass roots projects at an early stage of exploration, ILC aims to be the resource explorer of choice for investors in green tech and build value for its shareholders.


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Petroleum Decommissioning Regulations in Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam
A series of perhaps unrelated drivers have resulted in a renewed emphasis on decommissioning obligations within the energy industry, from government mandates for renewable energy to the end-of-life of many oil and gas concessions and product sharing contracts around Asia and throughout the world. These circumstances have spurred governments and oil and gas interest holders to begin the robust debate on decommissioning obligations and related processes and security arrangements.
In this article, we compare the regulations governing oil and gas decommissioning in Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam—a region in which this context has become especially consequential for investors, operators, and governments and their regulators.
Thailand's oil and gas decommissioning obligations are defined in two main legal documents: the petroleum concession agreement relevant to that concession block and the current form of the PSC, and sections 80/1 and 80/2 of the Thailand Petroleum Act as amended in 2007 (along with implementing ministerial regulations), which applies to both the concessionaire and the PSC contractor.
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