To make this chocolate-amaretto gelato, I start with a chocolate base. I adapted the recipe from Ciao Bella a bit by actually scaling down the amount of bittersweet chocolate to 3 ounces, from 4 ounces.
I surprise myself whenever I use less, rather than more chocolate, for a recipe but I find that with many homemade chocolate ice cream recipes, too much chocolate can make it a bit too rich, too pudding-like for me. It almost seems to be missing that "ice" part of the ice cream when there's too much. I prefer it just a bit lighter and I'm glad I went with a bit less because the end result is there's plenty of chocolate flavor here without being too rich.
The rest of this chocolate gelato base is made with 2 cups whole milk, 1 cup heavy cream, 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa, 4 egg yolks, and 3/4 cup sugar. I also added a teaspoon of instant espresso powder, more to heighten the chocolate flavor than to add a pronounced coffee flavor (though that is not a bad idea at all).
Chill the cooked chocolate base overnight (or at least 4 hours) and add chilled amaretto liqueur right before churning. You can use 1/4 to as much as 1/2 cup. I used a generous 1/4 cup and it was enough for us. You can clearly taste the amaretto in the finished gelato.
Homemade chocolate ice cream tends to be soft but the liqueur in this also contributes added smoothness. My husband particularly loves a smooth, softer textured ice cream so this is right up his alley. I actually don't mind my ice cream nice and icy but this is equally nice with all that chocolate and almond flavor, together with a little kick. It's good stuff!
Serve with amaretti cookies, biscotti, tuiles, or just a cup of coffee/espresso and you have an elegant dessert. Or go casual and plop a scoop over a cone and take it outside and enjoy the sunshine. I think ice cream is like the ultimate "little black dress" of desserts...you can't go wrong!
I can't help but daydream about other gelato flavors I love...hazelnut, gianduja/chocolate-hazelnut, pistachio, chestnut...(chocolate goes without saying). I usually favor Ben & Jerry-style ice cream with tons of bold, crunchy mix-ins but when it comes to gelato, there's usually so much flavor - and so many flavor choices - that I'm totally satisfied with its simplicity.
Place milk and cream into a heavy-bottom saucepan and heat over medium-low, stirring occasionally, until small bubbles begin to form around the edges. Remove from the heat and whisk in the cocoa powder. Add the chopped chocolate and espresso powder and whisk until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is smooth.
Whisk egg yolks together in a heatproof bowl. Gradually whisk in sugar until combined. The mixture should be thick and pale yellow. Whisking constantly, gradually add a few ladles of the hot milk mixture, a few tablespoons at a time, to temper the yolks. Scrape the custard into the saucepan and place it over low heat. Cook, stirring continuously, until custard is thick enough to coat the back of a wooden spoon.
Pour mixture through a fine-mesh strainer into a clean bowl. Let cool to room temperature, stirring occasionally, then cover and chill overnight or at least 4 hours. While custard chills, cover and refrigerate amaretto liqueur as well.
Remove custard and amaretto from the refrigerator. Stir the amaretto into the custard right before churning according to manufacturer's instructions. Let gelato set in the fridge a few hours before serving. Serve with crushed amaretti cookies, if desired.
Oh my, the chocolate amaretto flavors hooked me right into reading your post. Bookmarked this recipe and I'll try it soon. Thanks for the nice blog visit, Monica.
I hope you do try it! I adored it. Thank you, Betty Ann.
The winter was insane but we still managed to eat some ice cream here and there. Now we don't have to pretend it's ice cream season!
Whether it's cold or hot I never say no to ice cream. This recipe would definitely hit the spot any time of the year!!!!!
So glad it's finally warmed up for you!! And this gelato sounds soooo good... love the amaretti cookies crumbled on top!
Thanks, Marie. Enjoying the longer, brighter days for sure!
OMG! This is seriously one of the best looking and tasting flavor combinations. Yummy!!
Chocolate and almond liqueur...a lovely combo. Your gelato looks really smooth and creamy!
It's a treat, thanks Angie.
I have yet to make gelato at home! Absolute craziness ... this sounds wonderful with the chocolate and amaretto. I need to pull out my ice cream maker soon - it's been far too long since I put it to use!
Yummmm, I'm down with ice cream at any time of year, but especially now that it's getting warmer! I also like that this recipe has a higher milk to cream ratio. Now all I need to do is invest in an ice cream machine!
I resisted buying an ice cream maker for a long time. I've gotten a lot of mileage out of mine.
Wow! Monica, this looks amazing, love the flavors that you used. I need to go out and buy an ice cream maker after this. Yum!
Need to get an ice cream maker so I can try this!
Yes, my fellow almond-loving friend. : ) This is definitely creamy and soft, particularly with the liqueur. Homemade ice cream is really fun and delish.
Goodness Monica, this gelato looks heavenly!! I can just imagine how good this tastes. Smooth, chocolates with that Amaretto kick! Yum!! I think I may trade in my KitchenAid ice cream mixer bowl for a regular ice cream maker. Would you recommend the maker you use?
Heavenly is a good description. : ) It's everything you described. I've always been curious about how the KitchenAid bowl works! I have the very standard, 1-quart, Cuisinart ice cream maker. It works just fine for my basic purposes. IThere are far more advanced models but it's good enough for my basic needs.
Thanks Monica. That is the second Cuisinart recommendation I have had. The KitchenAid bowl may have to go. The batter has to be the perfect temperature before it's whipped in the bowl - too warm and it doesn't really whip up and too cold and it freezes far too quickly, unable to churn. Unless I am doing something drastically wrong, it's a bit like hard work instead of fun!!
I love a good dark chocolate gelato and this sounds so good with amaretto cookies on top.
I can't get enough of it. Between this recipe and the chocolate gelato recipe from David Lebovtiz, I'm set on that front.
Wow Monica - this is a beautiful gelato. I wish we had gelato makers at home - but I'm so happy with my ice cream maker too. This looks like it has the perfect texture. Yum!!! I would have never thought to combine chocolate and amaretto - but love both!
And I feel like I didn't break out my ice cream maker enough this winter!! Better start making up for lost time. I love the sound of this chocolatey almond flavor!
I was shocked I used it as much as I did given all that crazy snow. I think I had too much time on my hands.
Adding Amaretto liqueur in the gelato and crushed amaretti cookies at the end would bring this gelato to a whole new level! This week is going to be warm in the Bay Area, and homemade ice cream or gelato would be wonderful! Yours look PERFECT!
Thanks, Nami! I love gelato and chocolate & almonds are two of my favorites. When you mention Bay Area and ice cream, it got me thinking about Ghirardelli Square! My son and I pigged out there for my birthday this past summer. Such fun memories.
Wowo i can imagine how delicious this gelatto is.
What's not to love about ice cream/gelato, right?!
Oh no - snow?? Are you kidding? I am totally not going to complain about the pouring rain today. Hang in there...sun, warmth, and ice cream days ahead!
Delicious looking gelato Monica...love the combination of chocolate and amaretto...so rich, and creamy...yum!
I love it too, thanks Juliana!
Up until now I have somehow resisted the NEED to purchase an ice cream maker. I have drooled over recipes but consoled myself with the knowledge that I could avoid the temptation to make and consume way too much of the ice cream because I simply didn't have the tools. But then you post this dreamy chocolaty concoction, Monica. I find myself thinking that now that my daughter is gluten free, certainly ice cream is the easiest gluten free treat the whole family would enjoy. Don't you think? :) Apparently, I do NEED an ice cream maker. :) As soon as the machine is sitting in my kitchen, this recipe will have its debut! Thanks!
I'll take three scoops, please! Seriously cannot get enough of chocolate ice cream lately. This would be my weakness, Monica!
Ice cream is definitely a major weakness of mine. Good thing my husband and the little one plows right through every quart I make.
You are certainly my sugar twin Monica:-) Chocolate and almonds...what can I say! Next time when you make this, I'm coming. We are almost into winter but I haven't been able to stop making or eating ice pops, granitas, or semifreddos. The ice cream maker is collecting dust but now I will take that one out. Thanks for the inspiration. The gelato looks out of this world.
haha...I am never too cold for ice cream. I drank frappucinos all through the winter, too. Either I'm just crazy (likely) or the heat in my house just works really well.


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Interview on ABC News Breakfast with Virginia Trioli
Interview on ABC News Breakfast…
Topics: Crackdown on dodgy family day care providers; Schools funding
Michael Rowland: Let's come back home now, and the Federal Government will today announce the results of a crackdown on dodgy family day care providers. More than 130 providers have had their licences cancelled just in the past six months and the Government estimates the move has saved almost $1 billion in child care subsidies.
Virginia Trioli: For more, we're joined from Canberra by the Education Minister Simon Birmingham. Minister, good morning. Thanks for joining us.
Simon Birmingham: Good morning, Virginia.
Virginia Trioli: What have you found?
Simon Birmingham: Well, what we've found is that there has been, indeed, rorting misuse of taxpayer funds and we want to ensure that all elements of the child care system, but especially family day care where these problems have been most prevalent, are managed by, of course, reputable people, people who we can trust with our children and trust with taxpayer dollars to subsidise child care. We've acted in the case of around 150 services now, and we've done this in this period of time – there's a real surge before the Turnbull Government's new child care system takes effect on 2 July. To make sure that it's a clean system and that the extra investment – the $2.5 billion extra we're providing to support Australian families – is only going to support the most reputable child care services.
Virginia Trioli: Is there a new accreditation or oversight system in place now to watch this system in the future?
Simon Birmingham: Our new system will allow us to absolutely better monitor what's happening, to identify any problems much faster and we have, over time, really tightened the checks to make sure that people coming in are absolutely reputable. We've done this because, really, what we found was there was a failure in the system previously. You know, over the last year or so we have undertaken around 4,000 checks of child care services, and as I've said, acted, suspended in many cases, against 150 services. In the previous government, there were just a few hundred checks and zero suspensions or cancellations. So we saw a problem. It's going to save taxpayers around $1 billion in terms of funds that would have otherwise gone out the door. But most importantly, there's greater support coming for more Australian families, but we're making sure that people cannot rip off that greater support when it's made available from 2 July.
Virginia Trioli: I want to ask you some other questions on other issues, but just quickly and finally on this one – has the sector lost places, child care places, as a result of the crackdown that now need to somehow be made up?
Simon Birmingham: In many cases, sadly, there was claims being made- claims were being made against invisible children. Children who weren't really existing or didn't really- weren't really being cared for. So that's not really a loss of any place, it's just somebody who was literally ripping off the taxpayer. Now, we have taken action in a couple of dozen cases so far to actually take people to court. So the system overall still has many places. In fact, many providers tell me there's a surplus of places, but I listen to parents who tell me they struggle to find a place. That's why we're putting a fairer, better child care system in, and if I can give a plug, if there's anybody watching who hasn't yet made the transition over to our new child care system, please do so before 2 July. Visit education.gov.au/childcare. Make sure that you're one of the more than 900,000 Australian families who've already registered to get a fairer better payment in terms of child care support.
Virginia Trioli: Well, sure. And you're welcome to put in a plug, but of course the ABC and other media outlets have been reporting that there is a hesitation and it hasn't been completely taken up because there are anxieties about that new system and its fairness. Do you still believe there are any wrinkles to get out of that system in order to completely assure people that it's worth it?
Simon Birmingham: Look, we're really pleased with the transition. As I said, more than 900,000 Australian families have now registered. That's an overwhelming number and it's gone incredibly smoothly to date.
Virtually every service is now transitioned as well, and so we're really pleased in that sense that they're ready to be able to provide the extra support. And of the families, when we did analysis a couple of weeks ago, of those who had registered already to date, they're going to be $1300 per child, per annum better off under these reforms. It's a real demonstration that the reforms the Turnbull Government's put in place are doing what we said they would, which is providing more support to Australians who work the longest hours, earn lower wages, to make sure that they are able to choose to work the hours and days that suit them without child care costs being such an impediment.
Virginia Trioli: Okay. I just want to quickly ask you a couple of questions on the body that you established, I think at the end of last year, which was the National School Resourcing Board, to provide greater independent oversight over Commonwealth school funding. Many people, I'm sure, wouldn't know of this organisation at all. It's chaired by former Woodside Petroleum chairman and chancellor of the University of Western Australia, Michael Chaney. Now, they're recommending to you that the Federal Government payments to private schools should be determined by the income tax paid by parents in each school. Does that idea appeal to you?
Simon Birmingham: Well, this board hasn't finished its work yet, I don't yet have a final report from it. I see the media speculation. We've asked this board to look at what is…
Virginia Trioli: Oh, we'll just pause there for a second. The media's clearly getting this from someone, and one would have to assume someone close to the board. As an idea, does it appeal?
Simon Birmingham: Well, the board's consulting widely and those stakeholders may or may not be talking to individuals. What appeals to me is to ensure that school funding is distributed fairly, consistently according to need. The Turnbull Government, last year, acted on the original Gonski review, put in place the school funding formula that doesn't discriminate against jurisdictions, doesn't discriminate between one part of the non-government schooling sector or another, but treats everybody fairly and equally. This is looking at one element of that. Overall we're investing more than a billion dollars year-on-year growth into the future. Growth rates are fastest for the schools of greatest need, and mostly that's in the public sector. But indeed…
Virginia Trioli: Sure. But let's just pause and try, if we can, focus on the particular issue that they're pointing out here, which is about targeting those student grant payments in a very individual way, or would it be a matter of it being averaged out over the general income tax level of that school or would it be family by family?
Simon Birmingham: The media reporting talks about this as an average and certainly the approach that we've only ever taken in relation to what's currently called the SES score, the Socio-economic Status Score, is a school average determination, and the media reporting's only talking about an average determination from what I can see as well. That's the type of approach I would still expect that it's done at the school average level. But why do we do this sort of thing in terms of the non-government school sector? It's to make sure that the greatest support goes to those school communities in non-government schools who have got the least capacity to contribute towards their school fees. That we want to ensure that in terms of Australian families making a choice that we empower that choice by low-income families not being shut out of the system, and that those families in those school communities who have lower incomes on average get greater support. How you then assess that is what the board's been looking at. It's only one very- it's only one element of school funding. And of course there are many other parts that make up the way school funding is determined. It doesn't impact upon government schools. We'll get the report, I trust, by the end of this month, and the Government will give it consideration, and we will stick to our principles and guns which is to ensure we treat schools according to need and continue to act in a way that is consistent and fair across the board.
Virginia Trioli: Very quickly and finally, Simon Birmingham, now that it looks like you're getting your entire three part tax program through Parliament, and Pauline Hanson has supported that. Is it looking like, now that you've managed to get it across the line, that this Senate is somehow a bit more manageable than it was, say, a few weeks ago?
Simon Birmingham: Look, the Turnbull Government's had great success working with this senate. I know there's been a lot of commentary about the colour and movement in the Senate over…
Virginia Trioli: Well, there's been a lot of- well, let's talk tax. I mean, there's been a lot of changes in the Senate. I mean, it's difficult for any government. And you've got people actually leaping across parties in a small a gap as two hours. So, come on.
Simon Birmingham: As I say, there's been a lot of talk about the colour and movement, but we've got on with the job of legislating. And steadily we have, over the last couple of years, managed to achieve significant policy reforms in school funding, in child care funding as we've been talking about and in tax we hope…
Virginia Trioli: As I said, this is briefly, this is just about this issue.
Simon Birmingham: And in tax, we hope that we will see the Senate ultimately back full implementation of the Turnbull Government's tax policy, because this is about giving hardworking Australians back their money, their taxes, as we've managed to get the Budget back to a point where it's going to come into balance and in surplus over coming years. This is the time to be able to repay hardworking Australians, and fix that terrible issue of bracket creep which affects so many people and stops people from seeing an opportunity or a reward when they work harder and earn a little bit more.
Virginia Trioli: Okay. Simon Birmingham, we'll leave it there, thank you.
Simon Birmingham: Thank you.
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Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences (2004) 41 (7): 775-784.
The South Brenterc'h 9.5 m-thick diabase dyke belongs to the intermediate-Ti quartz-normative tholeiitic magmatism, which has intruded the western end of Britanny (France) near the Trias–Lias boundary. It has been previously identified as a "simple" dyke, resulting from a single magmatic injection. The present study is based on ten samples collected along a half transverse section of this dyke. Geochemical analyses and some textural parameters have been used to point out two flow-related differentiation processes, partially masked by alteration. These late magmatic mechanisms have induced subtle geochemical variations among samples, which sometime counteract each other. The processes pointed out here are (i) expulsion of phenocrysts from the borders during flow differentiation, likely by the way of an hydrodynamic grain dispersive pressure, and (ii) emplacement of a more evolved magma in the central part of the intrusion, probably due to a viscosity segregation mechanism during the flow.


Discussion in 'Pre-Orders, Soft Launches, and Upcoming iOS Games' started by Paul Hutson, Jul 16, 2009.
On another note, how do I get in contact with Eli Hopadd here at touchArcade so that we can get a preview client over for looking at?
Looks really great! Try PM'ing Hodapp. You could also contact Arn as he is the site admin.
I hope the controls works.. Appstore misses games with more depth..
Glad to have a developer to answer most of our questions . So is it possible to tell us the release date? Since you have said it'll be coming out on mid-july.
As you can imagine, things don't /quite/ go as planned sometimes.
Wow, this is sounding fantastic. Best of luck, guys.
Yeah, seems to be an fantastic game. So, please don't destroy this with unresponsive controls and buttons. Many developers have failed on this and it kills sales.
Debating weather to get this when it comes out. I get addicted so easily. Meh I will end up buying it xD.


and currently I have 4gb memory So,is it (2+2) or a single 4gb.
If it is (2+2) then can I remove one 2gb ram and replace it with 6gb?
If it is a single 4gb then can I add another 4gb to make it 8?
On the Dell Support website, enter your Tag number and select "System Configuration", then select either "Original Configuration" and expand the "Components" list or you can select the "Current Configuration" tab and have Dell scan your system. I've never used the "scan" option, so I'm not sure what information it provides. Under "Original Configuration" components list, you can scroll through it looking for information on memory (you may need to expand the line item to see it). Look for a line item with "DDR" in it.
The Crucial System Scanner Tool may be able to provide this information as well.
If your Dell laptop has a memory access door, you can physically check to see if you have an open slot or not. On some laptops both memory slots are together, but on others it will have one module on the bottom and the other located beneath the keyboard.
If you have 2x2GB, then yes you should be Ok with removing one 2GB module and installing a 4GB module.


D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks at press conference on June 15, 2017.
With D.C. primaries less than four months away, Mayor Muriel Bowser is giving voters less reason to vote her into a second term.
The problem is, of course, she has no credible challenger. We are headed for a coronation in what is allegedly a democratic system. "Some competition might be a good idea," was Council member David Grosso's understatement on Friday's WAMU Politics Hour.
Which begs the question: 45 years into limited self-government under the Home Rule Act, are we in need of a course correction? Is it time to double the size of the Council to give aspiring leaders more opportunity and voters more choices?
D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Antwan Wilson has resigned after he bypassed the highly competitive public school lottery system to get his daughter a coveted seat at a top high school. News4's Shomari Stone reports.
When Bowser ran for mayor for four years ago, she made many promises but concentrated on three: strengthen school reform begun by her mentor, Adrian Fenty; improve the economy in downtrodden neighborhoods east of the Anacostia River; and increase transparency and ethics in a government that had been accused of fostering pay-to-play contracting under a veil of secrecy.
On improving the District's public school system, which is under mayoral control, Bowser's grades have been falling fast. School reform has ground to a halt; the system is leaderless and has been beset by scandal.
The mayor touted DC Public Schools' high school graduation rates until she had to face reports last November that principals were graduating students who rarely showed up at school -- not just at Ballou High School, where reporters exposed the questionable diplomas, but across the city.
The mayor, who controls the schools, was shocked. She was surprised, as well, in mid-February when the inspector general's office told her school chancellor Antwan Wilson had circumvented his own rules and bypassed 700 students on a waiting list to get his daughter into Wilson High School.
Bowser was familiar with high-ranking members of her administration going around the lottery system to place their kids into coveted schools. City Administrator Rashad Young and Deputy Mayor Courtney Snowden got their children into prized schools without going through the system that mere mortal residents had to use.
Bowser ignored calls to fire Young and Snowden. Might that work with Wilson?
The mayor disclosed the chancellor's maneuvers on Friday, February 16. She waited over the weekend, apparently hoping it would blow over. Parents and Council members called for his resignation. She waited. On Monday she told reporters she maintained confidence in Wilson. Pressure failed to subside. He resigned the next day.
"There are too many tough decisions in the coming months to have any distractions," Bowser told reporters.
But the damage was done -- to mayoral control. One of those "decisions" will be the appointment of a new chancellor. Ward 3 Council member Mary Cheh suggested the Council should play a more active role in selecting a new leader, bringing Bowser's leadership of the schools into question.
"We have not closed the achievement gap," at-large Council member Elisa Silverman said.
Bowser vowed to close the gap in economic opportunity that has concentrated the urban ills of crime, poverty and unemployment in neighborhoods east of the Anacostia River. She promised to appoint a deputy mayor to concentrate on underserved Ward 7 and Ward 8. That never happened. Instead she appointed Snowden Deputy Mayor for Greater Economic Opportunity, gave her an office in historic downtown Anacostia, and asked her to help lift the fortunes of communities east of the river.
Have Bowser's efforts been successful?
"Not that I can see," said Jauhar Abraham, an activist, businessman and part-owner of Cheers, a restaurant on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue. Council members and other community leaders agree. "The money is here for the projects to rebuild our community, but there's no local participation – on the development or labor side.
"The benefit to the community is sorely lacking," he added, after meeting with Bowser.
Bowser said crime is down east of the Anacostia, which is true for the past year, but residents say they still live in fear. Metropolitan Police Department statistics show an increase in homicides, robberies with a gun and assault with a deadly weapon in the past two months.
"The mayor has no political support over here," Abraham said.
When it comes to open government, the mayor says she supports transparency, but not when it comes to protecting Traci Hughes, the first director of the Office of Open Government. After Hughes -- a veteran, well-respected public official -- took action against two boards controlled by the mayor for violating the Open Meetings Act, the board overseeing Hughes voted not to renew her contract. That board is also under Bowser's control.
The net effect was to oust a leader who had built a reputation for upholding the District's fragile transparency laws.
Barring a last-minute challenge, Bowser will not have to answer questions about schools, economic development or transparency in the heat of a reelection campaign. It appears Bowser will skate.
It's true that three likely opponents faced criminal charges rather than voters. Rising politicians Kwame Brown, Michael Brown and Harry Thomas Jr., could have kept rising in the political hierarchy. And it's true that the D.C. Council has a bevy of promising public officials, but that still doesn't explain why Bowser seems to be running unopposed.
That would never happen in New York, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Baltimore or any self-respecting U.S. city. So, why here?
First, the District is a one-party town. Three in four registered voters are Democrats. There is no Republican Party to speak of, no loyal opposition, just liberals and progressives.
Second, there are precious few public offices. There are a total of 16 elected offices with substantial power: the mayor, the attorney general, one delegate to Congress, and 13 Council members. No governor. No senators. No two-tiered legislature. It's essentially a closed system with a rock-hard ceiling.
Third, the mayor and Council members run on staggered, four-year terms. Half of the Council members who might endeavor to run for mayor would have to give up their seat. That's a disincentive, for sure.
Despite statehood activism and dogma, it does not seem likely that Congress will vote to make D.C. a state, which would give us a voting House member and two senators. And we have no need for a governor.
If the District wants to increase the number of elected officials, there's one choice: double the number of Council members below the chair from 12 to 24. Why not give aspiring politicians more opportunity and voters more choices?
Adding members would make the Council more unruly, but democracy was never meant to be staid. Seen the British Parliament recently?
And we would be much less likely to have a mayor go unchallenged. That's not good for anybody, even the mayor.


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Q: why a thread needs to be associated with the CultureInfo? below is Thread API related to Culture
public sealed class Thread : CriticalFinalizerObject
{
   public CultureInfo CurrentCulture { get; set; }
   public CultureInfo CurrentUICulture { get; set; }
   // ...
}

and inside our web application, we can access client's culture by System.Globalization.CultureInfo.CurrentCulture
My understanding is, when the client makes a request to the web application, the browser sends Accept-Language header based on the client's locale. Then in the web application, this locale is associated with the executing thread's CurrentCulture property, and when we/developers access System.Globalization.CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, we are actually accessing the current thread's CurrentCulture property as System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture
my questions (they are related) are:
Q1. Is my understanding above correct?
Q2. If my understanding correct, then why Thread needs to have CurrentCulture property? for asp.net core application, we can access the Headers from HttpRequest :
public abstract class HttpRequest
{
   public abstract IHeaderDictionary Headers { get; }
   // ...
}

then we can look for the Accept-Language header and then convert it into a CultureInfo object, we can even define a extension/helper method to make this process easier, then why web server needs to assocaite with CultureInfo to "remember" clients' locale?

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Whether you're a frequent flyer or an occasional holidaymaker, knowing the official advice relating to certain subjects – for example, what to do if you lose your passport, or if certain destinations are safe to visit – is essential.
Then there's the other stuff, such as sorting your travel money or finding out about which vaccinations you might need. It's all part of the holiday, even if it's not the most fun bit.
Here's our de-jargoned guide to some of the most important travel-related issues.
Discovering your passport has expired when you're standing at the airport check-in desk is a nightmare scenario you'll hopefully never experience.
Delaying the renewal of your passport until the last minute is a false economy, so note down its expiry date and set yourself a reminder to renew it at least eight months before it expires – many destinations won't let you travel within six months of its expiry date, and the FCO (Foreign & Commonwealth Office) advises ensuring you've got at least two blank pages.
Whatever the reason for the renewal, make an appointment with the passport office at least six weeks before the date of your holiday. It's no longer possible to turn up and queue, so book an appointment by calling the passport appointment line (0300 222 0000). Alternatively, you can renew online or by post.
If your passport is lost or stolen while abroad, you'll need to contact the nearest British Embassy, High Commission or Consulate (the FCO has a list of contact details for British Embassies around the world).
You'll be asked to complete an LSO1 form to cancel your missing passport. Your nearest British Embassy, High Commission or Consulate will then provide you with emergency travel documents which will allow you to return home to the UK.
Depending on the circumstances and the conditions of your travel insurance, you'll potentially be able to submit a claim to recoup costs associated with your emergency documentation. The amount you'll be awarded depends on the terms of your insurance policy, and you'll also need to supply evidence (such as a police report) and proof of the cost of the emergency documentation.
If you're travelling to a country which requires a visa, always purchase your visa well in advance, and ensure you've got adequate space in your passport – some visas take up entire pages, and your passport should always have two blank pages. The FCO website has extensive information relating to the visa requirements for every country in the world. Some of the most popular destinations – including Thailand and Brazil – no longer require travellers to have visas for short stays, while other countries, such as USA, which requires UK travellers to purchase what's known as an ESTA, operate visa waiver programs. These still often come with a fee. For example, the ESTA costs $14 (£11).
As for Brexit, it's important to remember that the European Commission has assured British holidaymakers that they won't need visas for short stays in Europe – even in a no-deal situation. However, from 2021 they'll need a visa waiver, which can be applied for here. It's similar to the ESTA which British travellers need to visit America, and costs €7. This ETIAS visa waiver will last three years and will allow unlimited entries into Europe.
Health advice and vaccinations
Advice relating to what precautions you'll need to take in different countries changes all the time, so it's important to make sure you're up to date on the health-related advice for the destination in question. Do this by visiting the Foreign Office's country guide, which has a section on health for every country.
FCO advice
Advice relating to the safety of certain countries also changes all the time. Brush up on the latest advice by visiting , and remember that the advice relates to all aspects of safety, including the risk of terrorism, civil unrest and natural disasters.The TravelSupermarket blog also regularly covers issues relating to the current safety of high profile destinations, such as , and .
Advice relating to the safety of certain countries also changes all the time. Brush up on the latest advice by visiting the FCO, and remember that the advice relates to all aspects of safety, including the risk of terrorism, civil unrest and natural disasters.
The TravelSupermarket blog also regularly covers issues relating to the current safety of high profile destinations, such as Turkey, Egypt and Tunisia.
Special assistance when travelling
Don't underestimate the ways in which airlines, airports and travel agents can help passengers who need an extra helping hand when travelling. For example, passengers with reduced mobility travelling within the EU are legally entitled to what's known as "special assistance".
This basically means they're entitled to assistance from the moment they arrive at an airport, whether it's access to wheelchairs or help embarking and disembarking flights. The Civil Aviation Authority's website has a directory of every airport in the UK, complete with information relating to the special assistance services they provide. Find it here.
Although passengers travelling further afield aren't protected by the same regulations, there are similar schemes in most countries. Always inform your travel provider – whether it's an airline or travel agent – about any special circumstances which could mean you need extra help.
From safety to sorting your foreign currency, here are our top tips for travel money:
When should I get travel money? Exchange rates fluctuate both ways, making it almost impossible to predict when the best time to buy is. Usually, it's a case of timing and luck. Things to try include keeping an eye on the market rates, buying half now and half later and spitting your money between cash and card. For more information, check out this article.
What are travel money cards? Travel money cards are an increasingly popular way of controlling the amount of money you spend on holiday – you simply load them with money before your trip. However, with so many different types available, make sure you read the fine print. For example, some travel money cards can't be used at petrol stations, and others have hidden fees.
How to keep your travel money safe: Every type of travel money has its risks, but you can minimise these – and enjoy peace of mind – by keeping your purse or wallet out of sight and investing in travel insurance which will ensure you're not left out of pocket if you're a victim of theft. One of the easiest ways to protect your travel money is by using a credit card designed with travellers in mind.
Why do different bureau de change have different rates? Quite simply, exchange rates vary because foreign currency providers want to make a profit. Generally, if you're purchasing foreign currency, you'll get the worst deals at airports. Don't make the mistake of assuming that the Post Office or the bank you do business with offer the best rates – this is no longer the case, so be prepared to shop around to find the best deal on holiday money.
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When it comes to hiring teachers, most schools these days look for candidates from B. Ed colleges in Kathua. When it comes to career in B.Ed, most candidates wish to be teachers in Kathua. The reason for this is that teachers in Kathua are given great respect. The duration of this course is two years, earlier it was 1 year in Kathua, but now it is extended by NCTE (National Council for Teacher Education). To take admission in top B.Ed colleges of Kathua, applicants must have completed their graduation or post-graduation with at least 50% of marks. Not only Bachelor of Education is important to be a teacher in Kathua but the candidate would have to clear exams like CTET, REET, TET, etc. Mr Mukesh Maheshwari, a career expert in Kathua suggest that not just teaching position, candidates passing out of the best B. Ed College in Kathua, can also become education officers and counsellors. In addition, B. Ed holders in Kathua can also start their own school on a small scale basis and then can develop the school. There are many B.
When it comes to admission to B.Ed Colleges in Kathua, most of the institutions make it compulsory that the applicants must be degree holder. Not just UG holders, but also PG holders apply for B. Ed institutes in Kathua. Bachelor of Education is a compulsory qualification for teachers these days in most of the high schools in Kathua. When a candidate, takes up M. Ed in Kathua, after B. Ed, the scope for placement in higher secondary schools is brighter. One of the important skills to become a teacher is good communication skill, such that concepts can be explained to students in Kathua with ease.
Hello. I am from Kathua, I would like to know What are the points to consider when selecting a B. Ed college?
Hii, I am from Kathua, plz tell me What is the general eligibility requirement for admission to the B. Ed course?
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Support for measurement errors in R vectors, matrices and arrays: automatic uncertainty propagation and reporting.
The errors package provides support for easurement errors in R vectors, matrices and arrays: automatic uncertainty propagation and reporting.
The installation from GitHub requires the remotes package.
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Add a new dataset from the Annex H of the Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement (GUM) and associated example (f6e5461, see ?GUM.H.3).
Provide methods for logical values to automatically reinterpret NA as NA_real_ (#30).
Add delayed S3 registration mechanism for R >= 3.6.0 (955e7ad).
Move GUM examples to ?`errors-package` and provide new examples for ?correl (aed40eb).
Simplify object ID handling (#27).
Fix formatting in presence of missing values (as part of #30).
Fix Summary.errors to deal with named arguments (dd4607b).
Implement as.list for errors objects (7aff546).
Implement support for correlations between variables (#26). The correl and covar methods set and retrieve pairwise correlations or covariances, respectively, between errors objects, thereby completing the full first-order Taylor series method of propagation of uncertainty.
Add a new dataset from the Annex H of the Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement (GUM) (as part of #26; see ?GUM.H.2 and examples under ?correl).
Implement all.equal for errors objects (as part of #26), which returns TRUE for different (different internal identifier) objects with the same quantity values and uncertainty. To compare whether two variables are exactly the same object, identical should be used instead.
Fix encoding issues for the plus-minus symbol (#24).
Improve documentation (as part of #26).
New drop_errors method drops errors class and attributes. Equivalent to setting a NULL error (#23).
Implement pillar_shaft for tidy tibble printing and improve type_sum (700f1aa).
Show Ops warnings once (#22).
Drop support for matrix multiplication: no warning is issued anymore (090e953).
Fix cbind/rbind column/row name parsing for named arguments (b8ea6b5).
Fix formatting to take into account the scipen option (9299551).
Show a warning and drop errors in boolean operators instead of failing (#17).
min, max, range return numeric, including the error: value minus error, value plus error and (min, max) respectively (#18).
Use structure instead of set_errors internally (#20).
Improved support for matrices and data frames with the implementation of rbind, cbind, as.data.frame for errors objects (#21).
Improved documentation and testing (#19).
Improved support for arrays and matrices (#4).
Inf, NaN and NA values default to Inf, NaN and NA errors respectively (#10).
Drop errors with a warning in matrix multiplication (#11).
Fix errors defined as integers (#12).
Do not allow boolean operators on errors objects (#13).
Give a default value to set_errors (#14).
Correct plot limits according to error bars (#16).
Fix exponentiation with negative base (#2).
Fix formatting when the value equals zero (#3).
Fix formatting when the error equals zero (#5).
Take digits into account for errors in vector display (#7).
Fix deletion of trailing zeroes in plus-minus notation (#8).


Note: This is a self extracting zip and when you execute the upgrade do you have to browse to the "LoudSpeaker LAB 3 Std" folder which is usually at "C:\Program Files\LoudSpeaker LAB 3 Std".
· Added inverted mute for those with the Soundblaster Audigy 2 (PCI), in advanced measurement settings.
· The program crashed when overloaded and there were no level calibration.
· Added some more import formats, the new CLIO and JustMLS and SoundEasy text formats.
· Kim Girardin's new microphone calibration file format is now supported.
· The levels dialog caused a program crash when a soundcard without windows mixer api was connected and there was no normal windows soundcard.
· The input slider in the Level's dialog wasn't working with the new level calibration method.
· Added a quick T/S parameter dialog in box design for easy test of drivers where the published data is limited.
· Improved the level calibration where each mixer level is measured, the reason is that many soundcards have non linear faders.
· MLS now have a higher resolution at the same length (removed an old work around).
· Microphone compensation did'nt work like it should on calc FFT and CSD from an impulse window.
· QC or Limits test is improved.
· Impedance calibration now has a wider tolerance.
· New: Added an AC Volt meter which can show Volt's, dBV and dBu, note: you must calibrate the levels to get correct readings.
· New: X-Max limited curve in box design is now also showing a dotted non limited curve for easy comparision.
· Fix: The T/S parameter with the added mass method calculated the mass wrong.
· Fix: The driver database didn't accept manually entered T/S parameters.
· Fix: Auto number of curves is working correctly.
· Fix: Frequency domain linearity compensation is now working from 1 Hz instead of 5 Hz as it was before.
· Added export to EMF and BMP picture formats, see the File menu.
· Fixed so the Soundblaster Audigy 2 soundcard works with LspLAB, it has a very strange muting policy.
· Fixed so the M-Audio Transit works with the program.
· Added virtual normalisation to multi-graph.
· Post process smooth didn't work on impedance.


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Spreading in China
A shadowy figure moved closer toward the disciples on the wind-tossed Sea of Galilee. Jesus said, "Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid." Christ shares the same message with believers riding waves of uncertainty in this global pandemic and opens the door to share the hope He offers. Ellen Xi (not her real name), a former Houston's First member baptized at the Downtown Campus last year, has taken the message of hope to friends and family after returning to her home in China several months before the outbreak in Wuhan.
"The Enemy intended to harm us, but God intended it for good," said Ellen. "My parents-in-law and sister-in-law converted to Christ during this pandemic, and friends showed more interest in the Christian articles or Scriptures I posted on social media."
Ellen left China to work on her MBA, initially landing in Singapore, San Francisco, and then in North Carolina. When her dad received a cancer diagnosis in 2018, she came to Houston to lend moral support while he received treatment at MD Anderson Cancer Center. A friend introduced her to Houston's First during their stay.
"The first time I visited the Downtown Campus, I knew it's where I belonged," she said. "I was sincerely welcomed and immediately felt a part of the church."
Four months of sweet fellowship with Ellen's new church family and the release of her dad from MD Anderson took them back to China, where God led her to become a prayer intercessor. She had no idea how important her prayers would become as 2019 came to a close.
As the virus began to spread throughout China, she and her family, like other families worldwide, were faced with quarantine.
"During this pandemic I connected with God more and witnessed more of his presence in my life," said Ellen. "During the stillness, God frequently woke me up during the night or early mornings to pray. I would even say my sweetest experience with God was in this period."
Ellen made virtual connections with non-believers to give them an encouraging word and lift them up from fear, panic, anger, and despair. She encourages her brothers and sisters in Houston to be still and offers verses she leaned on during the height of the outbreak in China.
"The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still." — Exodus 14:14
"Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth." — Psalm 46:10
"Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you. See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the Lord rises upon you and his glory appears over you. Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn." — Isaiah 60:1-3
Life has gradually gotten back to normal and "things are good" in China for Ellen and her family. Three of her friends were infected but have recovered. Provisions are sufficient and she says they lack nothing.
"I believe God's leading us to Houston was not just for my dad's cancer treatment, but also for my rebirth in Christ, my baptism," said Ellen. "I feel that God is preparing a tremendous revival for all of us. Just how COVID-19 broke out, this revival might also begin in China, then spread to Europe and America, and to every corner of the earth."
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Sophisticated elegance best describes this custom built imported English brick and limestone home in the heart of Atlanta's prestigious Buckhead neighborhood. Convenient to schools, shopping and restaurants, this sought after location does not often offer a newer construction home. Designed by Harrison Design and built by Mark Palmer in 2000, the home has 12 ft ceilings w/gorgeous herringbone design wood as well as travertine marble floors. Grand formal rooms w/ custom designed fireplaces, chefs kitchen , separate apartment, custom wine cellar, generator and much more!


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Trails Descriptions with comments by Clinton County Trails Coalition (CCTC)
Luther Warren Peace Path
Urban Trail
4-C Bicentennial Trail
Judy Gano Trail
Lowe's Drive Trail
Dr. Nathan Hale Nature Trail
Lytle Creek Nature Preserve Trail
Paved Trails:
Luther Warren Peace Path (1.2 mi, paved, 10 feet wide).
Enjoy a wooded canopy as you walk this beautiful trail, the first to be built in the City (in 1999). The "Peace Path" as it is known locally crosses two bridges including a covered bridge built by Eagle Scout Jonah Hein and named after local naturalist Dr. Nathan Hale. The second bridge was named after E.E. McKibben, a long-time trail advocate who was instrumental in building this trail. It was resurfaced with the addition of handrails as the Eagle Scout service project of Micah Hein. The Luther Warren Peace Path is almost completely level and accommodating to wheelchair, scooter or stroller users.
This trail has three access points – at Nelson Avenue on the west, at Mulberry Street on the east and from the south end of the Clinton Memorial Hospital parking lot (enter from 616 W. Main) via the Margery Hale Bridge, the Eagle Scout service project of Jeff Cousineau. The Nelson Avenue trailhead is located near 397 S. Nelson Avenue and has parking for about six cars. The Mulberry Street trailhead near 171 S. Mulberry Street has on-street parking. It can also be accessed by foot from the historic Sugar Grove Cemetery which has property adjacent to the trail toward the east end.
To reach the 4-C Bicentennial Trail from the Mulberry street trailhead use the Urban Trail (signed route on city streets – see below for directions).
CCTC Comments: This trail is fabulous and definitely peaceful. In the summer, the tree cover makes it the "coolest" trail in town. The trail is almost completely level — wonderful for wheelchairs, scooters and strollers. The bridge surfaces are wooden planks but can be crossed by wheelchairs, scooters and strollers. The trail is close to downtown restaurants and B&Bs (turn north from the Mulberry Street trailhead and go two blocks to Main Street and Historic Downtown Wilmington). Restaurants within three blocks of the Mulberry Street trailhead – the historic General Denver Hotel, Jen's Deli (inside Books 'n More) and the Mediterranean Restaurant, all on Main Street. If you happen to be visiting someone at the hospital or work at the hospital, take a break with a walk on the trail. It is easily accessible from the south side of the CMH parking lot. The hospital also has a cafeteria that serves healthy meals. Finally, if you enjoy wildlife, deer and many birds can be seen from this trail. The deer like to cross the Margery Hale Bridge from the hospital to Sugar Grove Cemetery. Lytle Creek can be viewed at several points from the trail.
Urban Trail (.7 mile, a signed Bike Route on city streets).
The Urban Trail connects the Mulberry Street Trailhead of the Luther Warren Peace Path to the Southeast Neighborhood Park trailhead of the 4-C Bicentennial Trail. From the Mulberry Street trailhead of the Peace Path, turn right onto Mulberry Street (south) to Truesdell/S.R.730 (go east/left) (go through signaled intersection at S.R. 68) to Charles Street (go south/right) to Hawley Avenue (go east/left), cross railroad tracks to Grant Street (go south/right) to Doan Street (T-stop – go east/left) to Wall Street (go south/right) and then to Marlena Drive (very short, curves to right) into Southeast Neighborhood Park where there is one 4-C Bicentennial Trail trailhead. Sidewalks are available most, but not all of the way. Reverse directions going the other way and follow the signs. Take directions with you in case signage is missing.
CCTC Comments: The Urban Trail is functional. It's not pretty but at least it's short, under a mile. Its purpose is to get you from the Luther Warren Peace Path to the 4-C Bicentennial Trailhead at the Southeast Neighborhood Park. At this time, the only means of connecting the Peace Path and the 4-C Trail is via city streets. While bicycle, skateboard and pedestrians will find it useful, it is not accommodating to wheelchair, scooter or stroller users. There are no sidewalks on Hawley Avenue. Always use extra caution when riding/walking on City streets.
4-C Bicentennial Trail (1.3 mile, paved, 8 feet wide).
This trail was built as a partnership between the City, the County, Wilmington College and the Clinton County Trails Coalition. Built in honor of the State's Bicentennial (2003), it was laid out by trail advocate Lori Williams and designed by Clinton County Engineer Jeff Linkous. It is wooded, gently rolling and has three bridges. The westernmost bridge is the Boy Scout service project of Brice Carpenter. Another bridge, known as the "Farm Bridge", was resurfaced with the addition of handrails as the Eagle Scout project of Chase Yeakley. The west trailhead is at the Southeast Neighborhood Park with entrances/exits from Marlena Dr. and Paris Ave. The eastern trailhead is on Fife Avenue next to the Clinton County Engineer's office, 1326 Fife Ave. (across the street from David Williams Park). Parking is available at both trailheads on city park property. While scooter users regularly use this trail, wheelchair and scooter users are advised to use caution and discuss conditions with the City Parks Director (382-4781) due to the grade in a couple of places on the trail.
CCTC Comments: Another fabulous trail, rolling and beautiful. Often called simply the "4-C Trail," this trail is becoming more popular each year since it opened in July 2004. The adjacent Wilmington College farm property gives the trail a real "country in the city" feel. The trail also passes near the College's Hazard Arboretum. The YMCA parking lot can be reached by foot from the 4-C Trail via the College Arboretum. The five-acre County Prairie is adjacent to the trail and marked by an informational kiosk and a bench. The trail also passes by the County Engineer's property. Horseback riders occasionally use this trail. Horse trailers should be parked at David Williams park and enter the trail at the Fife Ave. trailhead. Horses are permitted on city streets, so it is possible to ride from David Williams park to Nelson Avenue (3.5 mile one way) by using the 4-C Trail, the Urban Trail (city streets, and the Luther Warren Peace Path. The natural surface trails in the 127-acre Lytle Creek Nature Preserve can be accessed from the 4-C Trail (near the westernmost bridge), but these trailheads are not signed at this time. Lytle Creek can be viewed from several points along the trail. If you seek a bit of a thrill, anyone using wheels can build up speed on the two or three grades on this trail. Rating: Mild thrills for some, lots of serenity for those who seek it.
Judy Gano Trail (.4 mile, paved, 10 feet wide).
This trail was opened in 2008 and is named after community activist and attorney Judy Gano. This trail connects the 4-C Bicentennial Trail with the sidewalk on Rombach Avenue, providing an important link to the Lowes Drive Trail and a future Citywide trails system. Note the Indian Trails marker near the Castle Playground parking area, an Eagle Scout project of Cody Clifton.
CCTC Comments: This trail is "small but mighty." Because of its location completely within J.W. Denver Williams Park, it is ideal for use by many people, but particularly families with young children. It is short, paved and it connects some key family attractions in the park such as the Castle Playground (a project organized by Judy Gano), the duck pond, and another playground near the tennis courts. Using this trail makes it easy to move from one playground to the other, via the duck pond bridge.
This trail is also key connector in the future Citywide trail system because it connects the 4-C Bicentennial Trail to Rombach Avenue and the trail alongside Lowes Drive. With the completion of the Judy Gano Trail, it is now possible to enter the trail system from either Prairie Avenue or Nelson Avenue and travel approximately 4.3 miles to the other end, an 8.6 mile round trip. Cyclists have been hoping for more mileage in the City trail system and this helps move toward that goal. Persons living in neighborhoods along the Urban Trail no longer need a car to go to the grocery or to the shops and restaurants on Rombach Avenue. Anyone desiring to use their car less should consider living near the Urban Trail or Southeast Neighborhood Park. For those looking to add a little exercise to their night out for dinner, park at the Castle playground parking lot and walk to one of the restaurants along Rombach. Have dessert because you will walk the calories off returning to your car! Let the kids play before returning home! This trail can add exercise to the family night out. CCTC hopes that a short "Kroger connector" might be built near the tennis courts to make it easier to access the shops near the trail. Thanks to the City for adding this short but important trail to the Citywide trail system.
Lowe's Drive Trail (.7 mile, paved, 10 feet wide).
This trail is parallel to Lowe's Drive and is a connector trail between Rombach Avenue and Prairie Avenue. At this time it does not connect to a sidewalk or trail at the north end.
CCTC Comments: This trail is functional, an important connector between Rombach Avenue and the future Citywide trails system to on the east, north and west sides of town. The best thing about this trail is that you can walk from Denver Williams Park to Generations Pizza, Staples or Lowe's. CCTC hopes that Denver addition and the neighborhoods along Prairie will soon be connected to this trail via a paved surface trail. Many pedestrians walk on Prairie Avenue to reach this trail but they should use extreme caution when doing so as there is no shoulder on Prairie Avenue.
Natural Surface Trails:
Dr. Nathan Hale Nature Trail (.5 mile).
This nature trail is in J.W. Denver Williams Park The trailhead is near the playground that is north of the duck pond and can be accessed from the Judy Gano trail. The trailhead is marked with a sign. Call the City Parks Office for more information (382-4781).
Lytle Creek Nature Preserve Trail (approx 1.5 mile of trail).
The Lytle Creek Nature Preserve has an unmarked trail going through it that can be accessed from the 4-C Bicentennial Trail near the westernmost bridge. Natural surface, gently rolling, some wet areas. Not many improvements have been made to this park yet, so enjoy the woods with that in mind. Call the City Parks Office for more information (382-4781).


This milestone marks another important step forward in the effort to embed virtual sensor technologies into HVAC systems, specifically in rooftop units (RTUs). CBEI researchers write that "studies have shown that RTUs tend to be poorly maintained and significant energy may be wasted annually due to unnoticed or unrepaired equipment faults." This finding is fairly intuitive when we consider that these units are located on rooftops and performance losses are associated with fouling of air intakes and other issues that develop over time. Building on positive early results with FDD, the team has been working to alleviate market concerns that have kept manufacturers from incorporating FDD into their equipment.
Manufacturers are slow to install FDD technology because the technology has not been low-cost and easy enough to install, manufacturers perceive uncertainty about the saving potential and economic benefit of the technology, and there has been a lack of integration and interoperability between FDD and other building technologies. The team is addressing all of these barriers by designing and implementing a suite of virtual sensors – refrigerant charge, cooling capacity, and coefficient of performance – using a low-cost microprocessor with four direct temperature (or pressure) measurements. "Ultimately, this virtual sensor package can be integrated within a RTU FDD system to provide an extensive fault detection and diagnostics capability," the researchers write, and they'll be able to do so without breaking the bank.
A virtual sensor system (compatible with the VOLTTRON platform) has been designed and an initial prototype has been tested. The overall architecture of the virtual sensor system has been described including the data acquisition components and virtual sensor models. Initial prototype hardware has been designed that measures all required sensor inputs and is capable of running all software implementations. The software implementation has been described as well as future testing and evaluation plans to characterize the performance for different systems. Preliminary test results characterizing the virtual refrigerant charge sensor accuracy have also been described.


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Office Water Coolers: A Good Idea?
A water dispenser is a necessary piece of equipment for every office. It provides clean and cold water and the purchase of such a product is usually connected to multiple benefits.
What are Office Water Coolers?
These are machines that dispense cold water either derived from bottles or from the main tap source.
When the main water supply system is used, the dispenser will change the temperature and it will also filter the water to remove chemicals or other health hazards that may be associated to the drinking of tap water.
Dispensers could be either bought or rented. Businesses see benefits in both options. It is important to keep in mind, however, that regardless of the chosen option, the cooler will have to be sanitised on a regular basis.
Do you own a company and are you looking for ways to provide the best working conditions? Buying or renting an office water cooler dispenser is a good idea. This is a necessity, rather than a bonus for the people working for you. Access to fresh, cold water will increase productivity and create a better working environment.
• The office space will determine the type of water dispenser to be purchased.
• The dispenser that relies on bottled water will demand more space.
• A dispenser connected directly to the main water supply will be 100 percent safe because of its filtering system.
• Think about the level of support you will be getting after the purchase.
Think about the level of support you will be getting after the purchase. As already mentioned, the proper sanitising of the water cooler dispenser is essential to guarantee maximum safety. A water cooler that uses bottles has to be sanitised every three months. The dispenser that uses tap water will demand a filter change every six months.
Having an office water cooler dispenser is connected to a number of benefits. Firstly and most obviously, the cooler provides convenience. Water is available all the time. It is cool and fresh. Employees will no longer have to bring their bottles of mineral water or wonder whether the tap water is safe.
The filtering system that water coolers are equipped with guarantees that the water is perfectly safe for drinking. Many people have concerns about the availability of chemicals in their drinking water and the dispenser solves the problem in an efficient way.
Finally, the water coolers will increase the productivity of employees. Instead of having to go to the store for water, they will have unlimited supplies at their workplace. Being provided with good working conditions is also going to stimulate the employees to deliver.
Deciding to buy an office water cooler dispenser is a great idea. You will, however, have to do some research. There are various options available for purchase and rent. Think about the amount of water you will need and about the space you have for the placement of the machine. The quality of the product, its longevity and the sanitation services you will receive in the future will all play a role for the selection of the most appropriate water cooler dispenser.
Nick Swan has over 30 years' experience in the water supply industry and is Managing Director of Love Water Limited, a UK-wide Office and Home Water Cooler company.
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"Someone" needs a caboodle. I am ashamed.
My makeup hoarding sometimes gets out of control, and my stash outgrows my containers. Also - I put makeup on in a variety of places (upstairs, downstairs....in the car) and need it to be portable, which means that basically I can't keep it in a cute tabletop organizer or in a drawer.
Not that this box is any better....especially with the broken sides.
Because my friend Nichole and I go way back (like all the way back to the 6th grade!) - she could psychically sense that I was in a bit of a makeup rut. She is the Younique QUEEN - and in a supreme act of mercy - she surprised me with not just a few items to try - BUT A BOX stashed with some of her Younique favorites. The stash included Illuminate face wash, Divine daily moisturizer, Glorious face and eye primer, Mineral touch pressed powder, Beachfront bronzer, Lucrative lip gloss, and a Fiberlash kit!!!!!!! I can seriously just barely contain my excitement!
This new makeup of course required a full on test run. And so I am going to post for you the amazingness of transforming my early morning dragon face - into a socially acceptable face resembling a human. Brace yourselves! This was no easy task.
Posting a picture of your makeup free face on the internet has to be up there with the scariest and most dreaded of activities. Second only to maybe, say, a swimsuit photo. #nevergonnahappen.
Speechless right???? How is it that a little bronzer and lipgloss can literally turn me from "momzombie" to "acceptable in public" in such a brief amount of time?! Its amazing!
I'm a little late to the Younique party. I've seen it floating around facebook for a few years, and of course have admired it from afar on Instagram. But for some reason, I just hadn't made the investment to try it yet. BIG mistake. HUGE.
This facewash is by far the creamiest and most pearlescent goodness I have ever experienced. A little went a long way, it smelled AMAZING, and my face was soft like a babys bum! I like a good lather and this delivered! Two thumbs way up!
Primer is pretty much my love language. Ill admit it: I'm a primer snob. If you haven't indulged in a good primer yet you are missing out. ORDER THIS ONE. A tiny dab will smooth out your face, and help your makeup glide on flawlessly and STAY ON! This was superb.
I was shocked and pleased with how well the pressed powder foundation covered up my face. I have basically see through skin, tons of red capillaries, acne spots, veins, and hello - check my before picture!!! I basically require some type of spackle to cover everything. This foundation on top of the primer went on smooth as silk and had great coverage that wasn't heavy handed. I would buy this again!
All bronzers are NOT created equal! Are you struggling by with a cheap grocery store bronzer like I have been all my life? Ditch it! This bronzer was PERFECTION! No orange fake bake look - no crazy lines, no need to sit and blend and make sure you dont look like a clown.
This lipgloss (Luxe color) is definitely going on my must have list and is going to become a staple in my makeup bag. I've had it on for 2 hours now, it hasn't dried out my lips, and I can still see it. And it goes on smooth like silk. I really really loved this.
Last but not least....the Fiberlashes. Oh my word. What the heck have I been wasting all my dang money on all these years??? 3 different mascaras in my collection combined dont even give me HALF the length and volume that one easy application of these fibers did. I have previously even been an eyelash extender - but its spendy, high maintenance, and pretty much destroys your natural lashes. I will forever and always forever more be hopelessly devoted to these Fiberlashes!!!!!!!!!!
Head over here to get your own stash of Younique products! You WONT be disappointed!!!!
* This is my BFF Nichole's affiliate link (send her a little love for giving me such a generous gift!). I receive no compensation from this post. The makeup I received was a gift from my friend and I was not paid in any way or asked to post my opinions on these products! So you know I'm genuine with my love and recommendations!!!!!


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