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\section{Background and Related Research}
This demonstration presents a new software system that combines a range of artificial intelligence techniques for planning, analysis and decision support for investigation of hazardous crime scenes. It is linked to a new virtual environment model of a critical incident.
While our work uses a virtual environment as a testbed for AI tools, virtual environments have been more widely used to train responder personnel in near-realistic yet safe conditions. As noted by Chroust and Aumayr \shortcite{chroust2017resilience}, virtual reality can support training by allowing simulations of potential incidents as well as the consequences of various courses of action in a realistic way. Mossel \emph{et al.} \shortcite{mossel2017requirements} provide an analysis of the state of the art in virtual reality training systems which focuses on CBRN disaster preparedness. Use of virtual worlds, such as Second Life and Open Simulator \cite{cohen2013emergency,cohen2013tactical}, have led to improvements in preparation and training for major incident responses. Gautam \emph{et al.} \shortcite{gautam2017human} studied the potential of simulation-based training for emergency response teams in the management of CBRNE victims, and focused on the Human Patient Simulator. \\
\indent CBRNE incident assessment is a critical task which can pose dangers to human life. For this reason, many research projects focus on the use of robots such as Micro Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (MUAV)  to carry out remote sensing in such hazardous environments \cite{marques2017gammaex,baums2017response,daniel2009airshield}. Others include CBRNE mapping for first responders \cite{jasiobedzki2009c2sm} and multi-robot reconnaissance  for detection of threats \cite{schneider2012unmanned}.

\section{Decision Support for Critical Incidents}
This work was undertaken as part of a project called ROCSAFE (Remotely Operated CBRNE Scene Assessment and Forensic Examination), see Drury \emph{et al.} \shortcite{rocsafe}. As described in the following sections, we have implemented a baseline set of decision support systems and developed 3D world models of CBRNE incidents using a physics-based game engine to model Robotic Aerial Vehicles (RAVs).
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\indent The operator can issue a command to have the RAVs survey the scene. The RAVs operate as a multi-agent robot swarm to divide up work between them, and relay information from their sensors and cameras to a central hub. There, our Image Analysis module uses a Deep Neural Network (DNN) to detect and identify relevant objects in images taken by RAV cameras. It also uses a DNN to perform pixel-level semantic annotation of the terrain, to support subsequent route-planning for Robotic Ground-based Vehicles (RGVs). Our Probabilistic Reasoning module assesses the likelihood of different threats, as information arrives from the scene commander, survey images and sensor readings. Our Information Retrieval module ranks documentation, using TF-IDF, by relevance to the incident. All interactions are managed by our purpose-built JSON-based communications protocol, which is also supported by real-world RAVs, cameras and sensor systems. This keeps the system loosely coupled, and will support future testing in real-world environments.

\subsection{Contributions}
The key contributions of this work are: (1) an integrated system for critical incident decision support, incorporating a range of different AI techniques; (2) an extensible virtual environment model of an incident; and (3) a communications protocol for information exchange between subsystems. These tools are open-source and are being released publicly. This will enable other researchers to integrate their own AI modules (e.g. for image recognition, routing, or probabilistic reasoning) within this overall system, or to model other scenarios and evaluate the existing AI modules on them.

\subsection{3D Model of Criticial Incident}
To facilitate the development and testing of the software system, we have designed and publicly released a virtual environment \cite{repo}. It is built with Unreal Engine, a suite of integrated tools for building simulations with photo-realistic visualizations and accurate real-world physics. UE is open source, scalable and supports plugins that allow the integration of RAVs and RGVs into the environment. We chose an operational scenario to model that consists of a train carrying radioactive material in a rural setting. This is shown in Figure \ref{fig:rav}. We used Microsoft's \emph{AirSim} \cite{airsim2017fsr} plugin to model the RAVs. AirSim exposes various APIs to allow fine-grain control of RAVs, RGVs and their associated components. We have replicated a number of APIs from real-world RAV and RGV systems to facilitate the application of our AI tools to real-world critical incident use-cases in the future, after testing in the virtual envionment.
\begin{figure}[H]
    \centering
    \includegraphics[width=3.3in]{Option-2}
    \caption{RAV flight paths for surveying and data collection.}
    \label{fig:rav}
\end{figure}
\subsection{Communications}
We developed a purpose-built JSON-format protocol for all communications between subsystems. There are a relatively small number of messages which are sent at pre-defined intervals, so we use a RESTful API \cite{Richardson:2013:RWA:2566876}.
Our communications protocol is designed to support various vehicles with significant autonomy and is flexible enough to integrate with various components, using different standards, protocols and data types. In this demonstration, we concentrate on RAVs. Since decision making may happen within each RAV's single-board computer, we have also facilitated direct communication between the RAVs.
\subsection{Autonomous Surveying and Image Collection}
Our multi-agent system supports autonomous mapping of the virtual environment. This involves discretizing a rectangular region of interest into a set of grid points. At each of the points, the RAV records a number of images and metadata relating to those images. Four bounding GPS coordinates, that form the corner points of a rectangle, can be passed in through a web-based interface.
\\ \indent Our initial route planning algorithm develops agent routes at a centralized source and distributes the planned routes to each agent in the multi-agent system \cite{gem}. Our current implementation uses a greedy algorithm, which generates subsequent points in each agent's path by minimizing the distance each agent needs to travel to an unvisited grid point. Current state of the art multi-agent routing algorithms use hyper-heuristics, which out-perform algorithms that use any individual heuristic \cite{hyper}. We intend to integrate this approach with learning algorithms such as Markov Decision Processes \cite{ulmer2017route} in order to optimize the agent routes in a stochastic environment, for example where RAVs can fail and battery usage may not be fully known.
\subsection{Image Processing and Scene Analysis}
Our Central Decision Management (CDM) system uses a DNN to identify relevant objects in images taken by the RAV cameras. Specifically, we have fine-tuned the object detection model \emph{Mask R-CNN} \cite{he2017mask}, using annotated synthetic images that we collected from our virtual scene. This kind of training on a synthetic dataset has been shown to transfer well to real world data: in self-driving cars \cite{pan2017virtual}, pedestrian detection \cite{hattori2015learning}, 2D-3D alignment \cite{aubry2014seeing} and object detection \cite{tian2018training}.
\\ \indent \emph{Mask R-CNN} is an extension of \emph{Faster R-CNN} \cite{NIPS2015_5638} and is currently a state-of-the-art object detection DNN model that not only detects and localizes objects with bounding boxes, but also overlays instance segmentation masks on top, to show the contours of the objects within the boxes. The goal of this is to draw the crime scene investigator's attention to objects of interest within the scene, even if there are overlapping objects, and the object labels are an input into the probabilistic reasoning module. We plan to further enhance the performance of this technique by retraining/fine-tuning the network on other relevant datasets, for example, Object deTection in Aerial (DOTA) images \cite{xia2017dota}.

\subsection{Reasoning and Information Retrieval}
To synthesize data and reason about threats over time, we have developed a probabilistic model in BLOG \cite{blog}. Its goal is to estimate the probabilities of different broad categories of threat (chemical, biological, or radiation/nuclear) and specific threat substances, as this knowledge will affect the way that the scene is assessed. For example, initially, a first responder with a hand-held instrument may detect evidence of radiation in some regions of the scene. Subsequent RAV images may show damaged vegetation in those and other regions, which could be caused by radiation or chemical substances. RAVs may be dispatched with radiation sensors to fly low over those regions, subsequently detecting a source in one region. Using keywords that come from sources such as the object detection module, the probabilistic reasoning module, and the crime scene investigators, the CDM retrieves documentation such as standard operating procedures and guidance documents from a knowledge base. It ranks them in order of relevance to the current situation, using Elastic Search and a previously-defined set of CBRNE synonyms. These documents are re-ranked in real-time as new information becomes available.
\section*{Acknowledgements}
This research is funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 Programme under grant agreement No. 700264.
\bibliographystyle{named}

\section{Background and Related Research}
This demonstration presents a new software system that combines a range of artificial intelligence techniques for planning, analysis and decision support for investigation of hazardous crime scenes. It is linked to a new virtual environment model of a critical incident.
While our work uses a virtual environment as a testbed for AI tools, virtual environments have been more widely used to train responder personnel in near-realistic yet safe conditions. As noted by Chroust and Aumayr \shortcite{chroust2017resilience}, virtual reality can support training by allowing simulations of potential incidents as well as the consequences of various courses of action in a realistic way. Mossel \emph{et al.} \shortcite{mossel2017requirements} provide an analysis of the state of the art in virtual reality training systems which focuses on CBRN disaster preparedness. Use of virtual worlds, such as Second Life and Open Simulator \cite{cohen2013emergency,cohen2013tactical}, have led to improvements in preparation and training for major incident responses. Gautam \emph{et al.} \shortcite{gautam2017human} studied the potential of simulation-based training for emergency response teams in the management of CBRNE victims, and focused on the Human Patient Simulator. \\
\indent CBRNE incident assessment is a critical task which can pose dangers to human life. For this reason, many research projects focus on the use of robots such as Micro Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (MUAV)  to carry out remote sensing in such hazardous environments \cite{marques2017gammaex,baums2017response,daniel2009airshield}. Others include CBRNE mapping for first responders \cite{jasiobedzki2009c2sm} and multi-robot reconnaissance  for detection of threats \cite{schneider2012unmanned}.

\section{Decision Support for Critical Incidents}
This work was undertaken as part of a project called ROCSAFE (Remotely Operated CBRNE Scene Assessment and Forensic Examination), see Drury \emph{et al.} \shortcite{rocsafe}. As described in the following sections, we have implemented a baseline set of decision support systems and developed 3D world models of CBRNE incidents using a physics-based game engine to model Robotic Aerial Vehicles (RAVs).
\\
\indent The operator can issue a command to have the RAVs survey the scene. The RAVs operate as a multi-agent robot swarm to divide up work between them, and relay information from their sensors and cameras to a central hub. There, our Image Analysis module uses a Deep Neural Network (DNN) to detect and identify relevant objects in images taken by RAV cameras. It also uses a DNN to perform pixel-level semantic annotation of the terrain, to support subsequent route-planning for Robotic Ground-based Vehicles (RGVs). Our Probabilistic Reasoning module assesses the likelihood of different threats, as information arrives from the scene commander, survey images and sensor readings. Our Information Retrieval module ranks documentation, using TF-IDF, by relevance to the incident. All interactions are managed by our purpose-built JSON-based communications protocol, which is also supported by real-world RAVs, cameras and sensor systems. This keeps the system loosely coupled, and will support future testing in real-world environments.

\subsection{Contributions}
The key contributions of this work are: (1) an integrated system for critical incident decision support, incorporating a range of different AI techniques; (2) an extensible virtual environment model of an incident; and (3) a communications protocol for information exchange between subsystems. These tools are open-source and are being released publicly. This will enable other researchers to integrate their own AI modules (e.g. for image recognition, routing, or probabilistic reasoning) within this overall system, or to model other scenarios and evaluate the existing AI modules on them.

\subsection{3D Model of Criticial Incident}
To facilitate the development and testing of the software system, we have designed and publicly released a virtual environment \cite{repo}. It is built with Unreal Engine, a suite of integrated tools for building simulations with photo-realistic visualizations and accurate real-world physics. UE is open source, scalable and supports plugins that allow the integration of RAVs and RGVs into the environment. We chose an operational scenario to model that consists of a train carrying radioactive material in a rural setting. This is shown in Figure \ref{fig:rav}. We used Microsoft's \emph{AirSim} \cite{airsim2017fsr} plugin to model the RAVs. AirSim exposes various APIs to allow fine-grain control of RAVs, RGVs and their associated components. We have replicated a number of APIs from real-world RAV and RGV systems to facilitate the application of our AI tools to real-world critical incident use-cases in the future, after testing in the virtual envionment.
\begin{figure}[H]
    \centering
    \includegraphics[width=3.3in]{Option-2}
    \caption{RAV flight paths for surveying and data collection.}
    \label{fig:rav}
\end{figure}
\subsection{Communications}
We developed a purpose-built JSON-format protocol for all communications between subsystems. There are a relatively small number of messages which are sent at pre-defined intervals, so we use a RESTful API \cite{Richardson:2013:RWA:2566876}.
Our communications protocol is designed to support various vehicles with significant autonomy and is flexible enough to integrate with various components, using different standards, protocols and data types. In this demonstration, we concentrate on RAVs. Since decision making may happen within each RAV's single-board computer, we have also facilitated direct communication between the RAVs.
\subsection{Autonomous Surveying and Image Collection}
Our multi-agent system supports autonomous mapping of the virtual environment. This involves discretizing a rectangular region of interest into a set of grid points. At each of the points, the RAV records a number of images and metadata relating to those images. Four bounding GPS coordinates, that form the corner points of a rectangle, can be passed in through a web-based interface.
\\ \indent Our initial route planning algorithm develops agent routes at a centralized source and distributes the planned routes to each agent in the multi-agent system \cite{gem}. Our current implementation uses a greedy algorithm, which generates subsequent points in each agent's path by minimizing the distance each agent needs to travel to an unvisited grid point. Current state of the art multi-agent routing algorithms use hyper-heuristics, which out-perform algorithms that use any individual heuristic \cite{hyper}. We intend to integrate this approach with learning algorithms such as Markov Decision Processes \cite{ulmer2017route} in order to optimize the agent routes in a stochastic environment, for example where RAVs can fail and battery usage may not be fully known.
\subsection{Image Processing and Scene Analysis}
Our Central Decision Management (CDM) system uses a DNN to identify relevant objects in images taken by the RAV cameras. Specifically, we have fine-tuned the object detection model \emph{Mask R-CNN} \cite{he2017mask}, using annotated synthetic images that we collected from our virtual scene. This kind of training on a synthetic dataset has been shown to transfer well to real world data: in self-driving cars \cite{pan2017virtual}, pedestrian detection \cite{hattori2015learning}, 2D-3D alignment \cite{aubry2014seeing} and object detection \cite{tian2018training}.
\\ \indent \emph{Mask R-CNN} is an extension of \emph{Faster R-CNN} \cite{NIPS2015_5638} and is currently a state-of-the-art object detection DNN model that not only detects and localizes objects with bounding boxes, but also overlays instance segmentation masks on top, to show the contours of the objects within the boxes. The goal of this is to draw the crime scene investigator's attention to objects of interest within the scene, even if there are overlapping objects, and the object labels are an input into the probabilistic reasoning module. We plan to further enhance the performance of this technique by retraining/fine-tuning the network on other relevant datasets, for example, Object deTection in Aerial (DOTA) images \cite{xia2017dota}.

\subsection{Reasoning and Information Retrieval}
To synthesize data and reason about threats over time, we have developed a probabilistic model in BLOG \cite{blog}. Its goal is to estimate the probabilities of different broad categories of threat (chemical, biological, or radiation/nuclear) and specific threat substances, as this knowledge will affect the way that the scene is assessed. For example, initially, a first responder with a hand-held instrument may detect evidence of radiation in some regions of the scene. Subsequent RAV images may show damaged vegetation in those and other regions, which could be caused by radiation or chemical substances. RAVs may be dispatched with radiation sensors to fly low over those regions, subsequently detecting a source in one region. Using keywords that come from sources such as the object detection module, the probabilistic reasoning module, and the crime scene investigators, the CDM retrieves documentation such as standard operating procedures and guidance documents from a knowledge base. It ranks them in order of relevance to the current situation, using Elastic Search and a previously-defined set of CBRNE synonyms. These documents are re-ranked in real-time as new information becomes available.
\section*{Acknowledgements}
This research is funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 Programme under grant agreement No. 700264.
\bibliographystyle{named}

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Posted by tmycann on Feb 17th, 2016 in Review | 0 comments
I received this book as part of my Netgalley membership last year, and am finally getting around to posting my review. The premise is intriguing: Descendants of U.S. southwestern native tribes remain hard at work terraforming a new planet and trying to retain the faith of their forebears regarding the Kachina preparing a better place for them. Against this backdrop, the mega-corporation that sent them is returning to check on their progress at the same time the original terraformers are returning to the planet. In theory, this sets up a three-way polarity among factions that are each vying for their way to win. It's a highly unusual mix of space opera with native lore:
The pueblo people who landed on the Fifth World found it Earthlike, empty, and ready for colonization . . . but a century later, they are about to meet the planet's owners
One hundred years ago, Sand's ancestors made the long, one-way trip to the Fifth World, ready to work ceaselessly to terraform the planet. Descendants of native peoples like the Hopi and Zuni, they wanted to return to the way of life of their forebears, who honored the Kachina spirits.
Now, though, many of the planet's inhabitants have begun to resent their grandparents' decision to strand them in this harsh and forbidding place, and some have turned away from the customs of the Well-Behaved People. Sand has her doubts, but she longs to believe that the Kachina live on beyond the stars and have been readying a new domain for her people.
She may be right. Humans have discovered nine habitable worlds, all with life that shares a genetic code entirely alien to any on Earth. Someone has been seeding planets, bringing life to them. But no other sign of the ancient farmers has ever been discovered—until one day they return to the Fifth World. They do not like what they find.
Because of the multi-polarity and shifting perspective, it is sometimes difficult to track the narrative flow, but I was captivated by the unique take on how a First People might reinterpret their myths and legends in the context of living in a space age. In these few key ways, it reminded me of Louise Marley's Child Goddess. On the other hand, the insertion of an alien who takes on the form of one of the protagonists' mothers into the mix, and the delicate balancing of political needs versus emotional needs added a whole other dimension to the tale.
Each of the characters has unique voices and perspectives, but the one closest to the current human condition is Alvar:
Alvar smiled. "Right continent, wrong tribe. Some of the plains Indians of North America used to say that, not the Hopi. 'Today is a good day to die.' They mostly did, too, poor fuckers. Did you know that there was a whole movement that believed they were immune to bullets? The Ghost Dancers."
Teng had a fierce little grin on her face. "I like that. That's beautiful."
Alvar glanced back at the speculative ship and shrugged. They sat in silence for awhile.
From the perspective of a memorable tale, this could fit the bill for anyone who likes their scifi flavored with space opera overtones, but Marion Zimmer Bradley-like characterizations. However, I would be careful about recommending this to a general audience since the language is dense and some of the scenes are quite graphic.
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Several years of various treatments never cured my acne until i used the correct contraception. After being on birth control Diannette for a year, i have recently been advised to switch to another pill: Marvelon or Yasmin. But i am not sure which is best for acne nor their difference in terms of their progestatin quantity as well as their risks/benefits for weight gain, depression, breast size, sweating, blood clots etc..?
Last edited by ndp; 02-13-2007 at 11:06 AM.
Its great that Dianette cleared up your acne. I am on Yasmin but its not really helping after 3 months of use - I might try Dianette if I don't see an improvement after 6 months.
Yes, Yasmin and Marvelon are both recommended if you are prone to acne. I was on Marvelon for 3 years when I lived in the UK and was very happy with it. My skin was clear (though it wasn't bad before), and no side effects (although I think my small breasts got bigger - which was a huge bonus!). I asked for it here in Cayman after having my kids but the Dr said there was a scare about Marvelon a few years ago and blood clots, so they don't prescribe it here. I researched it on the internet and the scare (in 1995) turned out to be unfounded (sorry I can't post the websites or this post will be deleted - so annoying!!). So search for Marvelon to reassure yourself. But I was very happy with that pill.
Yasmin is a new kind of pill with an anti-androgen as the progesterone part, similar to spiro which can be taken orally to treat acne. Hence it is approved to treat acne in the states. I have read lots of good things on this board about it too - though some people have had side effects such as hair loss (I think this is rare though). It has anti-water retaining properties, so no weight gain, though no breast increase either . I've heard it is a good choice to switch to from Dianette. You can't stay on Dianette for too long because its strength is quite high.
I just found a good thread on this board about it... but since I can't type the web address, you need to search for "MARVELON - like Yasmin??" in the healthboards seach box above.
Hope you find the pill that works for you, and thanks for the tip about Dianette.
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Just wondering whether either Marvelon or Yasmin have a limited period of usage (like Dianette?).
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I personally wouldn't take Yasmin, as i've heard bad things about it, but it's ok for some people, so it's your choice. I think one of the side effects of Yasmin is that it acts like a dieretic.
I haven't heard of Marvelon having a limited period of usage. I think Dianette is the only one.
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Ocean Tomo LLC, the Intellectual Capital Merchant Banc™ firm, publishes an annual study of intangible asset market value. The most recent, published in early 2015, includes a rather eye-popping chart. But first a couple of definitions.
Intangible Asset (also from Invetopedia): An intangible asset is an asset that is not physical in nature. Corporate intellectual property (items such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, business methodologies), goodwill and brand recognition are all common intangible assets in today's marketplace.
Something to think about during this week's heat wave.
Hi there, I'm reading the chart as intangible assets making up 17% of the number in 1975 – not 83%. Am I not seeing that correctly? Either way, great post!


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What's so great about 'The Great Outdoors'?
Would you like to live in the topsy turvy world of the Twits? Perhaps you'd like to live in Matilda's magical world? Could you handle George's grumpy old Grandma or would you help him to create a mysterious marvellous medicine?
Don't forget to get planning your outfits for our Dahlicious Dress up day on Friday 25th September!
Make sure your P.E kit is in school every day. Our timetabled slot for outdoor games is Monday afternoon. Please bring tracksuit bottoms and a jumper for days when the weather is cooler.
You should bring your reading book and reading record into school every day. You may be asked to read with an adult or change your books during the day.
Every Friday, a set of 10 spellings will be given out in our Literacy lessons. As your homework, you are expected to write each of these words in an interesting sentence. This should be completed in your purple spelling books. You may also use these books to practise your spellings in any way you find helpful.
You will be tested on these spellings during Wednesday's literacy lesson. Your purple books also need to be handed in on Wednesday's lesson so that we can prepare your next set of spellings.
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Q: Minecraft commands CanPlaceOn - Granite I have a problem. I'm trying to make a command to give a block that can only be placed on granite:
/give @p wool 1 6 {CanPlaceOn:["minecraft:stone[variant=2]"]}

However, this isn't working. Can someone help me?

A: {CanPlaceOn:["minecraft:stone"]} will allow you to place the block on all stone variants.
Unfortunately CanPlaceOn (and CanDestroy) do not support only specifying a specific data value of a block. A bug report on it was marked as invalid.

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As a Senior Broker and 38 year resident, George is exceptionally qualified to help you navigate all aspects of Aspen / Snowmass real estate. He is intimately involved in the leadership, lifestyle and legacy of his community. His expertise and warmth guarantees that finding the perfect property will be an enjoyable and easy experience.
Whatever your passion, I know all the ins and outs of real estate in this area and will respond to your needs with enthusiasm and integrity. So, if you are looking for the perfect place in our magical valley, I am happy to be your guide.


Matteo Renzi is the youngest person to serve as Italian Prime Minister and was the youngest leader in the G7. He was also the first serving Mayor to become Prime Minister. In 2014, the American magazine Fortune ranked Renzi as the third most influential person under 40 in the world, and Foreign Policy listed him as one of the Top 100 Global Thinkers.
Matteo has a wealth of experience in the field of political and economic issues, both at home and abroad. Decision makers from all fields benefit from his wide-ranging knowledge of international affairs, the environment and most of all his keen insight and grasp of global economic issues.
Following the results of the Italian parliamentary election, in March 2018 he resigned as Leader of the PD.
Matteo Renzi is currently Senator for the Electoral College of Florence, Scandicci, Signa, Lastra a Signa and Impruneta. His activity as a politician has been accompanied by his writing: "Fuori!" (2011), "Stilnovo" (2012), "Oltre la rottamazione" (2013), "Avanti! Perchél'Italia non siferma" (2017).


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About National Paralegal College
Founded in N/A, National Paralegal College is a 4-year	college. Located in Phoenix, which is a city setting in Arizona, the campus itself is Urban	. The campus is home to 776 full time undergraduate students, and 92 full time graduate students.
Admissions Requirements for National Paralegal College
Admissions at National Paralegal College	are considered N/A, with 100% of all applicants being admitted. In the 2017/2018 school year, of the students who applied to the school, only N/A of those who were admitted eventually ended up enrolling. N/A of incoming freshmen are in the top half of their high school class. N/A were in the top quarter, and N/A were in the top tenth.
The National Paralegal College Academic calendar runs on a semester basis. In the 2017/2018 school year the student to faculty ratio was 39:1.	There are 5	full time instructional teachers. Degrees awarded at National Paralegal College include: Bachelor's Degree, Masters Degree, Post-master's certificate, Doctor's degree.
The total cost to attend on campus is $16,867. Let's break that cost down. Room and board will run $8,072 annually. Books and Supplies will cost another $800. And lastly, in state tuition and fees is $7,995. Additional cost elements for out of state students are as follows:
77% of students attending National Paralegal College receive some sort of financial aid. 61% were awarded federal grants. While 69% received federal loans. Many students do also need to apply for additional private student loans.


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pi-top goes retro
March 13, 2019 March 13, 2019 Andrew at pi-top
The team that plays together, stays together.
It's been a busy few months for everyone at pi-top. We've launched a new product, refreshed a current one, designed and built several hero projects, updated our website, shot a jaw-dropping promo video unlike anything else in the industry, and smashed it at both the Bett Show and GESS in Dubai. And on top of all that, we also somehow found time to move offices!
So we thought we deserved a little day trip as a break, and headed to the Centre for Computing History in Cambridge to explore their collection. The museum houses a vast collection of computer hardware, software and consumer technology from the late 1960s pretty much up to the present day, and best of all, you can play with and interact with pretty much most of it.
We were invited by the centre in return for donating a lot of our old stock and demo units we no longer have space for in the new office. One of their amazing volunteers, Keith, was able to mix and match parts and, with the Raspberry Pis we'd also given them, assemble over a dozen fully working pi-top units.
The centre plan to use this as a new part of their outreach programme, where they visit schools that find it hard geographically, logistically or financially to come to Cambridge. Consequently, they're looking to appoint someone based in the North or South West of the country who has the technical skills to deliver a computer history and coding session in schools. If that sounds like you or someone in your network, get in touch with Jason at the museum to find out more.
But back to our visit. We're not the first company to design and bring a piece of hardware to market. Lots of other very smart people have tried and succeeding in doing this. And to a certain extent, what we're doing is building on their prior efforts. This was a chance for the product and engineering team to examine and play with old hardware. The learning team meanwhile explored the 80s Classroom, stuffed with BBC computers, the machine on which Raspberry Pi CEO Eben Upton learned to code (listen to our podcast with Eben here). The museum also has a Valiant Turtle, programmable via Logo. Also in there is The Domesday Book project from 1986 on laserdisc, which is now less accessible than the original 1,000 year old book in the national archives (even the BBC's 2012 Domesday Reloaded project is now also archived!)
Finally, a few of us stayed on to take part in one of the museum's monthly gaming nights, where I lost badly at Goldeneye on the Nintendo 64.
If you're a school and would like to find out more about the museum's education projects and outreach programme, there's plenty of information on their website. It really is a great space that does fantastic work in explaining to the current generation of school children the history of personal computing and bringing it to life.
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Top 11 European Technology Failures of all Time
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Europe may be home to CERN—the birthplace of the internet—but it's also where numerous less-than-stellar inventions were developed and subsequently abandoned. That said, technological advancement is never without its setbacks, and the modern marvels of this day and age make the small missteps along the way seem trivial.
Here are the top 11 European technology failures of all time.
11. Concorde Planes
Source: Richard Smith / Flickr Creative Commons.
The Concorde was a supersonic aircraft jointly developed and manufactured by the French and British (Aérospatiale and the British Aircraft Corporation) for trans-Atlantic flights. They were decommissioned due to a myriad of technical issues and structural failures.
10. Flying Tanks
Source: Wikimedia Commons.
Flying tanks were invented by the Soviets and Americans in the 1930s for transporting heavy weaponry behind enemy lines. Unfortunately, flying around all that heavy machinery made them extremely prone to overheating and therefore unreliable in battle.
9. Vespa 150 Tap
The Vespa 150 Tap was a scooter developed for French paratroops during the 1950s. Unfortunately, sporting an oversized gun meant that it had to stop every time the weapon was fired.
8. Phone-answering Robot
Source: Flickr Creative Commons.
The phone-answering robot was invented in 1964 and became an immediate failure for obvious reason: it picked up the phone, but wasn't capable of speaking.
7. Vacuum Beauty Helmet
The beauty helmet or "Glamour Bonnet" was created in 1941 for improving the complexion of the wearer. It also was an immediate flop.
6. Robot Readamatic
The Robot Readamatic was a contraption created to help slow readers improve their reading speed by automatically revealing one line of a book's page at a time. The poor man's version of this device: a ruler and human hand.
5. Monowheel
The monowheel was a single-wheel vehicle similar to the unicycle; in this case, the rider was seated inside the wheel, instead of on top of it. Once considered a serious mode of transportation, these vehicles are primarily used these days for entertainment purposes.
4. Cigarette Umbrella
Cigarette umbrellas were widely used by Englishmen in the 1930s to ensure that their cigarettes remained lit—even in the pouring rain.
3. The Isolator
This device was invented by science fiction writer Hugo Gernsback to do exactly what its name advertises: isolate the wearer from the outside world, presumably so one can write better.
2. Cyclomer
The Cyclomer was an amphibious bicycle used in France during the 1930s. Design and structural limitations led to its eventual abandonment.
1. Puckle Gun
The Puckle Gun was invented in the 1700s by James Puckle, an inventor, lawyer and writer from London. It was decommissioned early on because of its low firing rate and lack of investor interest.
As you can see, technological failures are as numerous as they are comical, but one thing is for certain: without them, we wouldn't be where we are today. In this sense, the above 11 mishaps are not so much mistakes as they are stepping stones to better technology.
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Hollywood Actor, Mark Wahlberg, Appears in the Official Trailer of "Manny", Manny Pacquiao's Documentary Movie
February 8, 2014 by jio-admin
Acclaimed Hollywood actor, Mark Wahlberg, has appeared in the Official Trailer of "Manny", Boxing Superstar Manny Pacquiao's documentary movie. He talked about Pacquiao's "magic."
Wahlberg said:
"I don't care who he is…"
"He just comes out with his big smile, and he just waved and everybody… and it's like…"
Apparently, the lead star of the latest blockbuster movie, "The Lone Survivor" could not find the exact words to describe Pacquiao's magic effect on his fans.
Another famous actor, Liam Neeson, also acts as the narrator of the film. Liam Neeson narrates:
"If you are a fighter, truly a fighter, then you get back up, and you fight again."
Manny Pacquiao's coach Freddie Roach reveals that:
"Manny Pacquiao is the best thing that ever happened to me."
At the end of the trailer, Manny Pacquiao proclaims:
"Why do I box? Because it is God's will."
Watch the Official Trailer of "Manny" the movie below.
"Manny" the movie, Official Trailer
Video credit: Manny Pacquiao Movie/YouTube
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Jamestown woman gets grant to learn German, Polish paper-cutting arts
Sabrina Hornung comes from a family with a strong German heritage. She is exploring some of that heritage by learning the German art of cut paper called scherenschnitte. Hornung is also learning the Polish version of the same art called wycinanki...
By Christopher Olson
Sabrina Hornung comes from a family with a strong German heritage.
She is exploring some of that heritage by learning the German art of cut paper called scherenschnitte. Hornung is also learning the Polish version of the same art called wycinanki.
"The difference between the German and the Polish (art of cut paper) is the German work is primarily in black and white and deals with silhouettes," Hornung said. "In wycinanki, the layered paper tends to be more colorful."
Horning received a grant through the North Dakota Council on the Arts' folk art and traditional apprenticeship program. Hornung said the grant's purpose is for people to learn folk arts and pass on that knowledge. She said she has been working with Meridee Erickson Stowman of Tower City, N.D., for about two months.
"We're (Hornung and Stowman) hoping to get a show together," Hornung said. "We have to go out into the community and do a lecture or demonstration of some kind."
Hornung said growing up in family where German traditions are observed piqued her curiosity about German folk art and culture.
"My family is mostly German," she said. "My grandmother came over from Germany in 1955 and is always showing me different German traditions. She cooks the German food. We have closets full of drindls , the traditional German dresses."
Hornung said she originally applied for the folk art and traditional apprenticeship program to get a grant to learn rosemaling, the Norwegian folk art that involved painting a floral motif of pieces of wood like a bed headboard or above the entrance to home. She said Troy Geist, folklorist with the North Dakota Council on the Arts, suggested she apply for a grant to learn scherenschnitte.
Hornung said while scherenschnitte and wycinanki look like they would be easy art forms to learn, she said they are actually intricate and complicated. Hornung said the woman who taught Stowman had a book of patterns that she used for here scherenschnitte pieces.
"Works are done free hand, some are designed," she said about the forms used in scherenschnitte. "We have glue and dab it on with a toothpick, then hold the pieces together."
Hornung said when she told her grandmother about the grant and that she would be learning how to do scherenschnitte, her grandmother got really excited.
"'Oh, everybody loves scherenschnitte,'" Hornung said about what her grandmother told her.
Born and raised in Jamestown, Hornung had been living in Fargo for two years before moving back to Jamestown in January. She works at the All Vets Club and said she is starting work this week as editor of the High Plains Reader, a weekly independent publication that covers the Fargo-Moorhead area.
Hornung said she and Stowman hope to do teach some sort of class or have an exhibit of their work later in the fall. One possibility they are looking at is teaching the craft to elderly people in nursing homes and assisted-care facilities.
After graduating high school in 2002, she attended Minnesota State University Moorhead to study art.
"My main area of interest was photography," Hornung said.
When she dropped out after the first year, she lost her access to a darkroom for developing film. She said she delved into alternate forms of developing photographs, mainly making cyanotypes. Cyanotypes is an older photograph-developing process, which is essentially how blueprints are made.
Hornung works in mixed media, usually collages using photographs and transforms the photos into another work of art. She said her work includes a lot of Western imagery.
"I guess you could call me a Coca-Cola cowgirl," Hornung said.
Her work has won awards in juried art shows in the Arts Center.
An exhibit of her mixed media work will be part of a traveling display through the North Dakota Art Gallery Association starting October. The exhibit will be in Ellendale, Mayville and Minot.
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Berlin-Orange Fire Chief Matt Bennett tells FOX 17 the passersby had reported seeing flames in the roof of the house at 1455 W. Riverside Drive around 11 a.m. That's west of Harwood Road.
He says two people inside the home were able to evacuate, but four cats inside died.
Chief Bennett says the cause of the fire is still being investigated. He tells us it was a ranch-style house.
Also responding to the fire were crews from the Ionia, Saranac and Lyons-Muir fire departments. Bennett says the fire was put out by 2 p.m.


The lucky guy who got to sit with so many female bloggers, Ernest Ng!
The baked chicken's meat is a bit tough. I love the lasagna potatoes though.
Tiger Crystal FTW! Refreshingly different wor!
Although it was a really tough day for me, I'm glad it ended with something good (BTW, I also found a needle inside my dress FML) 😀 After NAPBAS, we went to the after-party at Zouk and the three of us (Michelle, Celine and I) lost our (clubbing) virginity on that fateful night HAHAHAHA!
For more official photos, please visit NAPBAS' Flickr account.


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Fourth Annual Skeletal Research Symposium 2018: Invited Speakers' Biography
Dr. Brendan Lee is the Robert and Janice McNair Endowed Chair, Professor, and Chairman of the Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Director of the Center for Skeletal Medicine and Biology at Baylor College of Medicine, and co-Director of the Texas Medical Center Bone Disease Program of Texas. As a pediatrician and geneticist, Dr. Lee studies structural birth defects and inborn errors of metabolism. Dr. Lee identified the first genetic causes of human skeletal dysplasias and their implications for cancers of the skeleton. In the area of metabolic disease, he has studied nitric oxide dysregulation and developed new treatments for maple syrup urine disease and urea cycle disorders. Dr. Lee has been recognized by election to the National Academy of Medicine, Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the Association of American Physicians (AAP), the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI), and the Society of Pediatric Research (SPR). He has also been awarded the American Society of Human Genetics Curt Stern Award for Outstanding Scientific Achievement, the Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science and Technology (TAMEST) Peter and Edith O'Donnell Award in Medicine, the SPR E. Meade Johnson Award for Pediatrics Research, the Michael E. DeBakey Excellence in Research Award, the American Philosophical Society's (APS) Judson Darland Prize for Patient-Oriented Clinical Investigation, and Best Doctors in America. Dr. Lee was previously an Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute prior to his appointment as Chair of the Department of Molecular and Human Genetics in 2014. The Department is the leading genetics program integrating basic, translational, clinical, and diagnostic laboratory activities. It is composed of over 180 primary faculty members encompassing research, clinical, laboratory diagnostic, and genetic counseling missions. It ranks #1 in total NIH funding and number of NIH grants.]
Dr. Dolores Shoback is Professor of Medicine and Associate Program Director of the Fellowship Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine. She attended the University of Pennsylvania (BA, Biology) and obtained her MD from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She completed Internal Medicine residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital and her fellowship in Endocrinology and Hypertension at the Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School where she developed career-long interests in endocrine hypertension, metabolic bone disease and parathyroid disorders. In 1983, she joined the Endocrine Research Unit at the San Francisco Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the University of California, San Francisco and joined the faculty in endocrinology in 1985. Dr. Shoback is active in basic and clinical research involving calcium-sensing receptors and parathyroid disorders. She has authored more than 150 research papers, reviews and chapters. Dr. Shoback served as Associate Editor for the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism and co-edited the last 3 editions of the Textbook of Endocrinology and Metabolism. She has been honored as a Master Clinician in the UCSF Department of Medicine (2014), with membership in the UCSF Gold-Headed Cane Society (2015), with the UCSF Class of 2015 Teaching Award for Clinical Faculty, with the Sidney Ingbar Award for Distinguished Service of the Endocrine Society (2016), and with the Parathyroid Medal from Fondazione Raffaella Becaglia in Florence (2017). She chaired the Endocrine Society's 2009 Annual Meeting and is currently Secretary-Treasurer elect of the Endocrine Society. Her research interests involve the application of therapeutics targeting the calcium-sensing receptor to bone and parathyroid cells in the treatment of human disorders of system calcium and mineral metabolism.
Dr. Frank Ko is an Instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School and conducts his research at the Endocrine Unit in Massachusetts General Hospital and at the Center for Advanced Orthopaedic Studies in Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He attended Rice University (BS in Bioengineering) and completed his PhD training in mechanical engineering under Dr. Marjolein van der Meulen at Cornell University, where he developed a novel load-induced osteoarthritis mouse model. Dr. Ko then pursued postdoctoral training in molecular biology and endocrinology at Massachusetts General Hospital under the mentorship of Dr. Marie Demay and determined that phosphate restriction decreases bone and increases marrow adipose tissue. His main interest is in investigating the molecular basis of musculoskeletal changes due to dietary or mechanical interventions, and currently examines the role of mTOR signaling in phosphate/caloric restricted mice and the effects of partial weight bearing on muscle and bone. His research efforts led to several awards, including the National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship and the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research Young Investigator Award.
Dr. Michaela Reagan has been a Faculty Scientist at the Maine Medical Center Research Institute in Scarborough, Maine since September, 2015. She leads group of 6 researchers focused on studying multiple myeloma, specifically myeloma cell interactions with osteoblasts and bone marrow adipocytes. She completed her post-doctoral fellowship training under the mentorship of Dr. Irene Ghobrial at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute where she studied myeloma in the bone marrow niche with in vivo and tissue-engineered 3D models. Dr. Reagan earned her in PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Tufts University in 2011 under the mentorship of Dr. David Kaplan, where she studied breast cancer bone metastasis in tissue-engineered and in vivo models. She earned her BS in Engineering from Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, California in 2006.
Dr. Reagan is on the Advances in Mineral Metabolism (AIMM) Board and has published 42 articles mainly in the field of cancer and bone. She believes strongly in collaboration and enjoys mentoring and teaching the next generation of scientists in her lab. Current projects in her lab include: targeting sialylation on myeloma cells, developing NK cells for myeloma immunotherapy, developing therapeutic carbon nanotubes, and blocking myeloma-induced osteolysis and drug resistance through modulating the bone marrow adipocyte.
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CHAFFEY'S LOCK, ON
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The Chaffey's Lock and Area Heritage Society looks after two cemeteries, the Chaffey's Lock Cemetery (see below)
and the Clear Lake Cemetery (click on this link)
The Chaffey's Lock cemetery was established before the construction of the Rideau Canal. On September 21, 1825 Joseph Poole, a recently arrived settler from Somersetshire in England, was the first person to be interred here. Joseph's daughter Mary Anne had recently married the mill owner of the Chaffey's complex. Traces of his gravestone have recently been uncovered near Mary Anne's monument. Although Samuel Chaffey, the founder of the mill site, died in July, 1827 at Edmund's Lock, the Brockville newspaper recorded that he was buried in Chaffey's. At this point, the cemetery was a family plot similar to many family plots in this era. However, when local canal construction began in 1828, the purpose of the little cemetery changed.
Malaria was an ongoing problem during the construction of the Rideau Canal. John Sheriff, the original contractor, and many unnamed workers lost their lives that year. The canal allotted half an acre as a burial ground and used the existing site where Poole and Chaffey were resting. Most lock stations had land requisitioned for this use as deaths from malaria, other diseases and industrial accidents were common. We know that one man, Charles McLaren, expired from a kick from a horse in August, 1830 and is probably buried here. Martha Whalen from Clear Lake drowned crossing Indian Lake and she, too, may have been buried in this cemetery
There were few cemetery records kept until the 1880s although settlers were known to be interred there. Following her death in 1888, Mary Anne Chaffey Scott was buried here beside her father and presumably her first husband. Mary Anne had tragically lost two husbands by the time she was 30. Her second husband, John Scott, drowned in a canoeing accident in the early 1830s, but it is uncertain if he was buried in this cemetery. Mary Anne raised her two children near Newboro and continued to keep house for her bachelor brother John until she died. Her monument is the only one visible today.
From Catholic records we know that Thomas Doyle was buried in Chaffey's in 1893. We believe members of the Brady, Simmons, and Doyle families are there as well, but wooden crosses were often used at the time and eventually rotted. In the 1960s, there were several broken stones obvious in the cemetery. The last known internments were Thomas Simmons, the ship's captain, and his brother Charles in 1930, according to the recollections of family members. Considering that these deaths occurred during the depression, many families did not have the income to erect memorial stones. Another factor contributing to the lack of gravestones was the practice in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s of cleaning up old cemeteries and disposing of the markers. We know that the Chaffey's cemetery was cleaned up several times over the years.
The cemetery was rehabilitated by members of the Chaffey's Lock and Area Heritage Society in the 1990s. The area was cleared and 79 grave sites were identified. Many of the field stones markers were restored.
Adjacent to the cemetery, a memory wall was constructed to honour those who have loved and contributed to the community. A winding path leads from the road (next to Brown's Marina) to the memory wall and cemetery.
The memory wall continues to provides a link to Chaffey's for all local residents and cottagers. Individuals and families can purchase a space on the Wall and install a plaque in memory of those who love Chaffey's Lock.
The original wooden markers have long since rotted away leaving some of the old graves marked only by field stones
Chaffey's Plot (left) and headstone & fieldstone markers.
The Chaffey's Lock & Area Heritage Society events and projects in our community could not happen without the tireless support of our volunteers and the sponsorship support from our Business Community.


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Tourism creates 1.3 million jobs for Saudis
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Hail rock art is one of the big tourist attractions of Saudi Arabia.
RIYADH: Statistical and survey studies conducted by the Tourism Information and Research Center of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTNH) showed that the tourism sector is one of the largest job-generating economic sectors.
It ranks second in terms of providing jobs to Saudis after the banking sector, according to a report in Aleqtisadiah, a sister publication of Arab News.
Job nationalization ratios in the sector exceeded 28 percent, indicating that the direct job opportunities in the tourism sector until the end of 2015 amounted to 841,000 jobs, while indirect jobs amounted to 420, 000, bringing the total to 1.261 million jobs.
The studies forecast, according to the working paper submitted by Nasser bin Abdulaziz Al-Nashmi, director general of the National Center for Tourism Human Resources Development (Takamul) in Jeddah, at the Human Resources 2016 forum, that jobs will reach more than 1.182 million direct jobs and 591,000 indirect ones, a total 1,773,546 jobs by the end of 2020.
Al-Nashmi stressed the fact that the initiative of SCTNH to establish an integrated center came to found a regulatory and supervisory body on education, training and employment in the tourism sector, and aimed to develop national tourism manpower capable and qualified to work in the sector.
He stated that these figures were achieved through joint efforts supported by more than 100 agreements and memorandums of cooperation that address mostly the development and rehabilitation of national cadres to work in the tourism and national heritage sector. He noted that joint work and efforts are ongoing to reach the objectives set in the National Transformation Plan 2020.
The Takamul general manager noted the executive regulations recently issued by SCTNH to organize work in the tourism and national heritage field, explaining that Takamul participated in the preparation of such regulations through the inclusion of articles that mandate the tourist accommodation facilities, and travel and tourism agencies, to nationalize leadership jobs, allowing a grace period ranging from three to four years according to the title mentioned on the list.
"The next step for Takamul will involve cooperation efforts with the Ministry of Labor and Social Development to launch the job Saudization program directed toward a number of tourism professions," said Al-Nashmi.
His working paper cited the center's efforts and accomplishments in the areas of professional standard setting and building training packages for careers in the tourism and national heritage field, and in the scholarship program for national competencies to study tourist specialties through the King Abdullah Scholarship Program.
The paper also addressed the issue of supporting and stimulating the establishment of colleges and departments and institutes for tourism and for advanced training centers in the public and private sectors.
The number of tourism training and education facilities in the Kingdom by the end of 2016 reached 44 facilities, which served more than 4,000 students and trainees, compared to only 12 facilities in 2002.
On the training and development side, Al-Nashmi reviewed in his paper the efforts of Takamul in the preparation and implementation of more than 350 programs until the end of October this year in the areas of training, education and professional knowledge, and skills development for employees in the tourism sector, or the other relevant tourist service sectors, where the number of beneficiaries of those programs amounted to 7,200 men and women.
The paper also reviewed the initiatives to be launched by the beginning of 2017 aiming at supporting professional awareness and familiarizing the public on the promising future for careers in the tourism and national heritage field.


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Agra Police To Spread Awareness Regarding No-Fly Zone Around Taj Mahal
HomeAll IndiaAgra Police To Spread Awareness Regarding No-Fly Zone Around Taj Mahal
The areas where the awareness will be created are Mehtab Bagh, Taj Mahal and Agra Fort, which receive the maximum tourist footfall.
Police will put up banners in five languages to aware people about Taj Mahal's no-fly zone
Agra:
Agra police has decided to create an awareness among tourists about the no-fly zone in the vicinity of the Taj Mahal after drones were spotted flying near the monument in the past week.
The areas where the awareness will be created are Mehtab Bagh, Taj Mahal and Agra Fort, which receive the maximum tourist footfall. In the past week, two cases of drones flying near the Taj Mahal were reported.
On Wednesday, five Russians were detained for attempting to fly a drone in the restricted airspace. They were released after the submission of a written apology.
Similarly, on November 16, a drone was spotted in the restricted airspace. Its owner was never identified and a report against an unidentified person was registered.
"The step is being taken to create awareness among tourists that the Taj Mahal is a no-flying zone," senior police official Mohsin Khan said.
He said banners would be installed in five languages-Chinese, Russian, Korean, English and Hindi- to make tourist aware of it. Tourists from Russia, China and Korea are involved in most violations.
Archaeological Survey of India's Superintending Archaeologist Vasant Kumar Swarnkar said at the entry points of the Taj Mahal, a 52-second animation film was being shown about the dos and don't s.
In addition, visuals have already been put up for tourist, informing that arms, ammunition and drones cannot be taken to the historic monument.
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