Arrive Delhi meet Office Representive at the airport Or Railwaystation & transfer to hotel . Over Night stay in Delhi.
NEW DELHI - An extensive sight-seeing tour of New Delhi would include a visit to the Humayun's Tomb, the Qutub Minar, a drive along the ceremonial avenue - Rajpath, past the imposing India Gate, Parliament House, the President's Residence and would end with a drive through the Diplomatic Enclave. Night stay in Delhi .
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Morning After breakfast drive to Jaipur- the fabled "pink city" of the desert named after Jai Singh, the former Maharaja of Jaipur. This is the only city in the world symbolizing the nine divisions of the universe through the nine rectangular sectors subdividing it. The palaces and forts of the yesteryears, which were witnesses to the royal processions and splendors are now living monuments enroute visiting Fatehpur Sikri-a perfectly preserved red sandstone "ghost town" which was the estranged capital of mughal emperor Akbar, built in 1569 and deserted when its water supply failed. Arrive Jaipur in late evening & transfer to hotel. Night stay in Jaipur.
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Holiday season is a tough time for single people or those who are in "complicated relationship," especially women since we always attach so much meaning to Holidays. But you will survive!
This will be my fourth winter holiday season in Katarina Phang's Feminine Magnetism Group. I joined after purchasing her book He's Really That Into You, He's Just Not Ready. As a group moderator, I have witnessed all kinds of breakdowns and breakthroughs in this 2800+ member group over the years, but I don't think I've ever seen as much anxiety and joy going on at the same time as I have this month.
Now that I think about it, Christmas did occur on a Full Moon this year, so perhaps it's related. But the anxiety expressed in the group this holiday season is one that I will not soon forget. On one hand, we had at least NINE engagements this month, December 2015.
I should probably mention that we also had SEVEN engagements last month. This happens to brings the total of Kat's engagements – this year alone- to 49. THIS YEAR ALONE.
So there was lots of happiness and joy and congratulations being expressed in the group. Women who had fretted over their men now were receiving engagement rings from the guy that brought them to the group, or to someone even better!
Earlier this year, one woman had even received two proposals from two different men!!! (Here's her interview).
The women took the time to follow Kat's teachings, and refocus on themselves, and shift happened! I am all about transformation, and when I see these women make incredible turnarounds in their romantic relationships, I am overwhelmed with joy.
But it IS the holiday season, and we ladies are also often fraught with anxiety at this time of year. Will he call? Is he spending time with HER? Should I get him a present? Will he propose? So there was a lot of uncertainty being shared in the group.
And then there were the break-ups. Going through a break up during the winter holiday season feels the worst, because everyone else seems so gosh darn happy.
Suffice it to say…there was a lot of romantic drama this month.
So while I'm glad that Christmas is over, I'm now keeping an eye on New Year's Eve. That is the next big holiday that some women will struggle with. Many women use that holiday to beat themselves up, and I'd like to offer another option.
If you are focused on any kind of outcome with your guy this holiday season, then that means that you are not focused enough on yourself. Take the time to love yourself up, and pamper yourself extra when dudes screw up at this time of year. Make sure that your BFFs are on speed dial. Participate in RUTHLESS self-care and self-love. Make sure to offer gratitude for the blessings that you already have.
Most importantly, this is the end of the year, and time to release what (or WHO) is not working in your life.
So let 2016 be the year we let go. Let's do this!
If you want to be Hard to Get and Easy to Lose, and get your guy to step up, check out Katarina's audio classes.
MORE: What Is Your New Year's Resolution? What About Mastering Feminine Magnetism?


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The following Dryden High School students had their art work selected for the 76th Annual New York/Pennsylvania Scholastic Art Awards. The awards ceremony took place on Saturday, January 27 at the Clemens Center in Elmira, NY, followed by an opening reception at The Arnot Art Museum where the selected pieces were on display. Congratulations to all!
Congratulations to Tennyson Sprout who won a Regional Best in Show Award for his Self Portrait at the 76th Annual New York/Pennsylvania Scholastic Art Awards!


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Newsletter No. 78
Three Legislative Councillors Become University Council Members T h e Legislative Council has elected three of its members into the University Council under The Chinese University Ordinance Statute 11.1(1)and 11.4. They are Dr. C.K. Law, research director of South China Brokerage Ltd. and a member of the Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood; Mr. Chan Kam-lam, shipping manager of Fidelity Shipping and Agencies Ltd. and a member of the Democratic Alliance for Betterment of Hong Kong; and Dr. John W.L. Tse, senior lecturer at the City University of Hong Kong and a member of the Democratic Party. They will serve as members of the University Council for three years from 20th October 1995. Architecture Historian Gives Wei Lun Lecture In a Wei Lun lecture entitled 'Critical Regionalism Revisited: the Case of Iberia', Prof. Kenneth Frampton, Ware Professor of Architecture from Columbia University, used Spain as an example to illustrate the thesis of an essay he wrote in 1983. In thatessay,entitled'Toward sa Critical Regionalism: Six Points for an Architecture of Resistance', Prof. Frampton argued that in the late modem period, a critical culture of architecture could be best pursued by inflecting the legacy ofthe modem movement in respect ofregional conditions such as topography, climate, light, materials, and even the local mores and myths. His lecture attempted to give a survey of the development of contemporary architecture in Spain over the last two decades seen as a manifestation ofa very similar regional strategy. The lecture was delivered on 2nd November in the lecture theatre of the Science Museum in Tsimshatsui. Prof. Frampton worked as an architect in England, Israel, and the United States before joining academia. He has been awarded numerous fellowships of distinction: fellowship from the Graham foundation from 1969 to1972 ,the Harvard University Graduate School of Design Loeb Fellowship in 1972, and the Guggenheim Fellowship in 1975. Prof. Frampton has also been the recipient of numerous awards: L'Academie d'Architecture Gold Medal 1987, the Phi Beta Kappa Award 1987, AIA N e w York Chapter Award of merit 1988, A C S A Topez Award 1990, and an Honorary Doctorate of Technology from the Royal Institute of Technology of Sweden 1991. Consortium Founded on CUHK Initiative to Promote Electronic Information Services in Hong Kong Toencourage the development of electronic information in Hong Kong, the Electronic News Media and Publishing Consortium (ENMPC) was founded in October on the initiative ofthe University. Among its other founding members are prominent local news organizations. 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The scope of internal auditing at the University covers the following: ・ Review the reliability and integrity of financial and other operating data and the means to identify, measure, classify, and report such data. ・ Review the systems established to ensure compliance with policies, procedures, regulations, ordinances and other relevant laws governing University operations, and determine if the University is in compliance. ・ Advise on new system and procedure development and recommend appropriate control. ・ Review the means of safeguarding University assets and verify the existence of such assets. ・ Appraise the economy and efficiency in the employment of University resources. ・ Review operations and programmes to ascertain whether procedures and results are consistent with plans and established goals. The selection of audit subjects and the frequency of audit are determined by risk analysis. Unit heads' concerns and requests are also included in this determination. The Internal Audit Office reports directly to the vice-chancellor. Mrs. Kim Cheng is the contact person on daily matters. She can be reached at Ext. 7280. Getting a Close-up on Vision An opening ceremony on 7th October officiallykicked offthe Pre-schoolers Eye Screening Study undertaken by the University's Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and Tsui Tsin Tong Kindergarten of the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals. The main objective of the eye- screening is to investigate the relative roles of genetics and environment in the development of myopia in pre-school children. Although these factors have been postulated as possible causes of myopia, they have not been adequately quantified to yield meaningful behavioural approaches for its prevention. The study will also evaluate the effectiveness of implementing an eye- screening programme for preschoolers. 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How does your outer environment affect your unique inner nature? So many of life's questions about health and healing can be answered and addressed by understanding the fundamentals of Ayurveda. Discovering your dosha acts as a guide post for recognizing how and why you relate to the world in the way you do and can help guide your actions towards proper diet and lifestyle choices that bring an abundance of healing. Today, Ayurvedic Wellness Practitioner, Melissa Yaden will share valuable tools and provide insight into one of the world's oldest comprehensive sciences; allowing you to make empowered decisions regarding your health.


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En el campo de la física, el movimiento armónico simple (M.A.S.), es un movimiento periódico de vaivén en el que un cuerpo oscila de un lado a otro de su posición de equilibrio y en intervalos de tiempo iguales. Algunos ejemplos de este movimiento son el movimiento de un péndulo simple o el movimiento de una partícula oscilante sujeta a un resorte que se ha comprimido.

En el caso de que la trayectoria sea rectilínea, la partícula que realiza un m.a.s. oscila alejándose y acercándose de un punto, situado en el centro de su trayectoria, de tal manera que su posición en función del tiempo con respecto a ese punto es una sinusoide. En este movimiento, la fuerza que actúa sobre la partícula es proporcional a su desplazamiento respecto a dicho punto y dirigida hacia este.

Mecánica clásica

Movimiento armónico simple (MAS)

El movimiento armónico simple es un movimiento periódico de vaivén, en el que un cuerpo oscila de un lado al otro de su posición de equilibrio, en una dirección determinada, y en intervalos iguales de tiempo. Por ejemplo, es el caso de un cuerpo colgado de un muelle oscilando arriba y abajo. El objeto oscila alrededor de la posición de equilibrio cuando se le separa de ella y se le deja en libertad. En este caso el cuerpo sube y baja.

Es también, el movimiento que realiza cada uno de los puntos de la cuerda de una guitarra cuando esta entra en vibración; pero, pongamos atención, no es el movimiento de la cuerda, sino el movimiento individual de cada uno de los puntos que podemos definir en la cuerda. El movimiento de la cuerda, un movimiento ondulatorio, es el resultado del movimiento global y simultáneo de todos los puntos de la cuerda.

Respecto a su posición de equilibrio. En un desplazamiento a lo largo del eje Ox, tomando el origen O en la posición de equilibrio, esta fuerza es tal que  donde  es una constante positiva y  es la elongación. El signo negativo indica que en todo momento la fuerza que actúa sobre la partícula está dirigida hacía la posición de equilibrio; esto es, en dirección contraria a su elongación (la «atrae» hacia la posición de equilibrio).

Aplicando la segunda ley de Newton, el movimiento armónico simple se define entonces en una dimensión mediante la ecuación diferencial:

Siendo  la masa del cuerpo en desplazamiento. Escribiendo  se obtiene la siguiente ecuación donde  es la frecuencia angular del movimiento:

La solución de la ecuación diferencial.  puede escribirse en la forma

donde:
  es la elongación o desplazamiento respecto al punto de equilibrio.
  es la amplitud del movimiento (elongación máxima).
  es la frecuencia angular
  es el tiempo.
  es la fase inicial e indica el estado de oscilación o vibración (o fase) en el instante t = 0 de la partícula que oscila.

Además, la frecuencia de oscilación puede escribirse como esto:

La velocidad y aceleración de la partícula pueden obtenerse derivando respecto del tiempo la expresión .

Velocidad
La oscilación instantánea de un punto material que ejecuta un movimiento armónico simple se obtiene por lo tanto derivando la posición respecto al tiempo:

Aceleración

es la variación de la velocidad del movimiento respecto al tiempo de espera y se obtiene por lo tanto derivando la ecuación de la velocidad respecto al tiempo de encuentro:

Amplitud y fase iniciales
La amplitud  y la fase inicial  se pueden calcular a partir de las condiciones iniciales del movimiento, esto es de los valores de la elongación  y de la velocidad  iniciales.

Sumando miembro a miembro las dos ecuaciones  y  obtenemos

Dividiendo miembro a miembro las dos ecuaciones  y  obtenemos

Dinámica del movimiento armónico simple
En el movimiento armónico simple la fuerza que actúa sobre el móvil es directamente proporcional al desplazamiento:

Un ejemplo, sería el que realiza un objeto unido al extremo de un muelle. En ese caso k sería la constante de elasticidad del muelle. Aplicando la segunda ley de newton tendríamos:

Comparando esta ecuación y la que teníamos para la aceleración  se deduce:

Esta ecuación nos permite expresar el periodo (T) del movimiento armónico simple en función de la masa de la partícula y de la constante elástica de la fuerza que actúa sobre ella:

Energía del movimiento armónico simple

Las fuerzas involucradas en un movimiento armónico simple son centrales y, por tanto, conservativas. En consecuencia, se puede definir un campo escalar llamado energía potencial (Ep) asociado a la fuerza. Para hallar la expresión de la energía potencial, basta con integrar la expresión de la fuerza (esto es extensible a todas las fuerzas conservativas) y cambiarla de signo, obteniéndose:

La energía potencial alcanza su máximo en los extremos de la trayectoria y tiene valor nulo (cero) en el punto x = 0, es decir el punto de equilibrio.

La energía cinética cambiará a lo largo de las oscilaciones pues lo hace la velocidad:

La energía cinética es nula en -A o +A (v=0) y el valor máximo se alcanza en el punto de equilibrio (máxima velocidad Aω).

Como sólo actúan fuerzas conservativas, la energía mecánica (suma de la energía cinética y potencial) permanece constante.

Finalmente, al ser la energía mecánica constante, puede calcularse fácilmente considerando los casos en los que la velocidad de la partícula es nula y por lo tanto la energía potencial es máxima, es decir, en los puntos  y . Se obtiene entonces que,

O también cuando la velocidad de la partícula es máxima y la energía potencial nula, en el punto de equilibrio

Ejemplos

Medición de masa en ingravidez
En condiciones de ingravidez no es posible medir la masa de un cuerpo a partir de su peso. Sin embargo, se puede recurrir al principio del movimiento armónico simple para realizar tal medición.

Para ello se instaló en la estación espacial Skylab un dispositivo (experimento M172) destinado a medir la masa de los tripulantes consistente en una silla oscilante capaz de medir su periodo de oscilación  electrónicamente. A partir de este dato, y conociendo la constante de fuerza del resorte unido a la silla, es posible entonces calcular la masa del individuo:

Mecánica relativista y mecánica cuántica
En mecánica relativista el análogo del movimiento armónico simple, es un movimiento en el que la fuerza es proporcional a la elongación pero debido a las peculiaridades de la teoría de la relatividad el movimiento resultante es sólo cuasiarmónico, y no exactamente armónico. En mecánica cuántica no puede hablarse propiamente de trayectorias, pero existe también un análogo cuántico de dicho movimiento.

Mecánica relativista
El problema del oscilador en mecánica relativista no admite una solución analítica simple debido a que la ecuación del movimiento implica integrar la siguiente ecuación:

Sin embargo, puede una solución aproximada con las condiciones de contorno  dada por:

donde:

Mecánica cuántica

Una partícula de masa m sin espín sometida a un potencial cuadrático ejecuta en mecánica clásica un movimiento armónico simple, el equivalente cuántico de este movimiento, es el de una partícula sometida al potencial:

Por lo que por lo expuesto anteriormente el espectro de posibles energías de la partícula será puramente puntual (es decir, será una combinación de funciones de niveles energéticos separados). Los posibles valores de la energía son:

y las funciones de onda asociadas son:

donde  son los  polinomios de Hermite.

Véase también
 Péndulo
 Péndulo simple
 Péndulo físico
 Oscilador armónico
 Movimiento circular uniforme
 Movimiento armónico complejo

Referencias

Bibliografía

Enlaces externos
 Física Universitaria – Abundante información para el nivel de la Física Universitaria. Incluye textos y animaciones.
 Curso Interactivo de Física en Internet – Ángel Franco García.
 Fórmulas del movimiento armónico simple – Cinemática, Dinámica y Energía del M.A.S.
 Script de Física de Ingeniería Mecánica, desde la página 50, movimiento armónico simple.
 Simple Harmonic Motion – Splung (en inglés)

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I have followed MapBox Documentation
secret token in gradle.properties file:
MAPBOX_DOWNLOADS_TOKEN=MY_SECRET_MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN_IN_PAIN_TEXT_WITHOUT_QUOTES

Download Token is generated from MapBox site with DOWNLOAD:READ permission, as they mentioned in the documentation and it was starting with sk.
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After Syncing Gradle Files.
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A: I was struggling with this for two days. Version 9.2.6 works with the same documentation. Also make sure you change your settings.gradle to PREFER_SETTINGS. Add  maven {url 'https://mapbox.bintray.com/mapbox' } to your project level gradle under maven central. your MAPBOX_DOWNLOADS_TOKEN will start with "sk" instead of "pk". When downloading your private key, check the DOWNLOADS:READ

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A randomized trial of mesenchymal stem cells in multiple system atrophy
Phil Hyu Lee, Ji E. Lee, Han Soo Kim, Sook K. Song, Hye Sun Lee, Hyo Suk Nam, June Won Cheong, Yong Jeong, Hae Jeong Park, Dong Joon Kim, Chung Mo Nam, Jong Doo Lee, Hyun Ok Kim, Young H. Sohn
Objective: Neuroprotective or regenerative strategies are invaluable in multiple system atrophy (MSA) due to its rapid progression with fatal prognosis. We evaluated the efficacy of autologous mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) in patients with MSA-cerebellar type (MSA-C). Methods: Thirty-three patients with probable MSA-C and baseline unified MSA rating scale (UMSARS) scores ranging from 30 to 50 were randomly assigned to receive MSC (4 × 10 7/injection) via intra-arterial and intravenous routes or placebo. The primary outcome was change in the total UMSARS scores from baseline throughout a 360-day follow-up period between groups. Secondary outcomes were changes in the UMSARS part II scores, cerebral glucose metabolism, gray matter density, and cognitive performance over a 360-day period. Results: The mixed model analysis of neurological deficits revealed a significant interaction effect between treatment group and time, suggesting that the MSC group had a smaller increase in total and part II UMSARS scores compared with the placebo group (p = 0.047 and p = 0.008, respectively). Cerebral glucose metabolism and gray matter density at 360 days relative to the baseline were more extensively decreased in the cerebellum and the cerebral cortical areas, along with greater deterioration of frontal cognition in the placebo group compared with the MSC group. We found no serious adverse effects that were directly related to MSC treatment. However, intra-arterial infusion resulted in small ischemic lesions on magnetic resonance imaging. Interpretation: MSC therapy could delay the progression of neurological deficits in patients with MSA-C, suggesting the potential of MSC therapy as a treatment candidate of MSA.
https://doi.org/10.1002/ana.23612
Cell- and Tissue-Based Therapy
Neurological Models
Intra-Arterial Injections
Intra Arterial Infusions
Lee, P. H., Lee, J. E., Kim, H. S., Song, S. K., Lee, H. S., Nam, H. S., ... Sohn, Y. H. (2012). A randomized trial of mesenchymal stem cells in multiple system atrophy. Annals of Neurology, 72(1), 32-40. https://doi.org/10.1002/ana.23612
Lee, Phil Hyu ; Lee, Ji E. ; Kim, Han Soo ; Song, Sook K. ; Lee, Hye Sun ; Nam, Hyo Suk ; Cheong, June Won ; Jeong, Yong ; Park, Hae Jeong ; Kim, Dong Joon ; Nam, Chung Mo ; Lee, Jong Doo ; Kim, Hyun Ok ; Sohn, Young H. / A randomized trial of mesenchymal stem cells in multiple system atrophy. In: Annals of Neurology. 2012 ; Vol. 72, No. 1. pp. 32-40.
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In: Annals of Neurology, Vol. 72, No. 1, 01.07.2012, p. 32-40.
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Lee PH, Lee JE, Kim HS, Song SK, Lee HS, Nam HS et al. A randomized trial of mesenchymal stem cells in multiple system atrophy. Annals of Neurology. 2012 Jul 1;72(1):32-40. https://doi.org/10.1002/ana.23612
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Eat, learn, live: unforgettable holidays in France
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When you think 'science', do you recall school projects and baking soda volcanos? Perhaps it's time for a change of scene – a trip to Chantilly, France, for instance.
Green fields stretching as far as the eye can see. A glass of golden, gleaming chardonnay. Days spent languishing in the sun as it draws playful shadows across the façade of the Chateau de Chantilly.
You've got to admit it sounds a bit more picturesque than the high school science lab you remember.
But this October, expats from across the globe will be flocking to France for a unique vacation aimed at giving guests more than a tan and a new selfie collection.
"There are a lot of people quite interested in science, but who don't really have time for it," says Sergey Kuznetsov, who, along with his partner Katya, founded the Science & Vacation programme.
But rather than dissecting frogs and memorizing the periodic table of elements, guests who sign up for the event will spend their days eating their way through Gallic gastronomy while learning about the future of food.
"It's a programme for adults who are interested in science – not on a professional level, but who are curious. People who have many fields of interests," Sergey explains.
The Russian couple is based in Paris, and Sergey says the idea was inspired by their own love of science as well as requests they heard from other expats.
"There are a lot of successful expats who have good jobs, have families, have great lives," he says. "But a lot of people still want to learn something new and interesting. So we thought, why not a short science course?"
Photo: Shutterstock/Grantibo (licensed by Science&Vacation)
And if you're wondering why on earth you would spend your hard-earned vacation days learning – well, you don't have to choose. The vacation part of the programme's name is just as important as the science part.
"Guests will have free time to go hiking, go the spa, relax in the sun, visit art museums… whatever they like," Sergey says. "We chose Chantilly because it's a brilliant place for vacation. It's easy to get to and has plenty of restaurants as well."
Chantilly – "famous for its crème" - is just about a half-hour drive from Paris, he adds.
And of course, a gorgeous village in France is the perfect place to talk about food.
"It's one of the most interesting cuisines in the world," Sergey exclaims.
Guelia Pevzner, journalist, scientist, restaurant critic, will be leading the programme.
"Madame Pevzner is an expert in regional French cuisine and a specialist in food science," Sergey says. "With such expertise, she's truly the best person for the job."
Find out more about the Science & Vacation experience in France
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Pevzner will give lectures about the history and future of good, organic food, GMOs, and much more – but she will also accompany guests to some of the region's very best restaurants.
"We'll discuss the science of food – questions like, can we feed the entire human race with organic food? Will we eat insects in the future? Will fish vanish from our dinner tables within 50 years? And of course enjoy the regional food."
And if Michelin-star cuisine in the French countryside just doesn't do it for you, there's always the next programme later in October – focused on the science of the sense of smell. That course will be held in the lavender fields of Luberon, Provence – naturally.
"In that programme we will talk about scents and perfume, right there in the homeland of so many interesting perfumes," Sergey says.
He emphasizes the fact that guests don't need to have any previous scientific knowledge – they just have to be curious, open-minded, and ready to meet other expats from around the world in a relaxed and enlightening environment.
"The main thing we expect from participants is curiosity," he says. "Our goal is to get people involved, sharing their experiences with others. It's an incredible opportunity, scientifically and socially."
This article was produced by The Local and sponsored by Science & Vacation.
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2. Secondly, login into your cpanel account or go to hosting account , then in file manager then get in public_html folder.
3. Thirdly, upload your wordpress zip file to public_html folder then unzip it in the same folder.
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Home / What We Do / Land Rights / Coal Moratorium and Renewable Energy in Myanmar
As Myanmar develops its energy sector, the country faces a tremendous and unique opportunity: as a net sink for carbon emissions, it has the potential to focus on green energy and become a global leader in renewables. Today, only one-third of the country is connected to the central electricity grid. But current plans to power the country are built on coal-fired plants, mines and large-scale hydropower. Myanmar already has the highest air pollution levels in ASEAN. These "dinosaur" technologies contribute significantly to climate change and threaten public health, biodiversity and livelihoods across Myanmar's fast-growing economy. ERI works to build a counter-narrative to international and domestic actors pushing "clean coal" and big dams. Instead of costly, ineffective and damaging centralized projects, ERI supports diversified, decentralized, clean energy based on the voices of the people.
Existing coal-fired power plants and mines in Myanmar have damaged the livelihoods, health and natural resources of frontline communities. The country now operates two coal-fired plants, Kawthaung and Tigyit, but currently has plans to build eight more, though the country has no emission standards for coal plants. According to a May 2017 study by Greenpeace and Harvard University, pollution from currently-proposed coal plants could lead to health problems causing 7,100 premature deaths per year, or a total of 280,000 over a possible 40-year operating life for a given plant.
The Tigyit power plant has already been polluting water sources, farmland and ecosystems for years. It was constructed in 2002 as a joint venture between the Myanmar government and a Chinese company but is still not fully operational. Villagers impacted by pollution from the plant have organized protests, both locally and all the way to the Myanmar Parliament. Responding to pressure from the affected communities, Myanmar's Ministry of Electrical Power and Energy investigated their complaints and confirmed that waste from the plant has impacted the villagers' livelihoods and health. The Ministry ordered the plant's operators to stop all work until the impact of the pollution could be adequately mitigated. As a result, the Chinese developers pulled out of the project, though Myanmar-owned firm Wixi Hua Guang soon bought the license to operate the plant.
Proposed coal plants and mines in Myanmar threaten to continue these harms, ignoring the voices of frontline communities and jeopardizing their health and livelihoods. In Ann Dinn village, Ye Township, Mon State, a proposed 1,280 MW coal-fired power plant has been met with strong, organized opposition from local activists. The proposal, sponsored by a Thailand-based Japanese company, Toyo-Thai Corporation, also outlines plans for a new deep sea port to Indonesian and Australian coal to fuel the plant. But the people of Ann Dinn are firm in their stance against coal, pointing out that, as the village is already electrified and the plant poses large threats to their livelihoods, the proposal doesn't make sense economically. A recent survey estimated that the six villages that will be most affected by the power plant generate about 5.8 billion kyat (4.5 million USD) every year in income from betel nut, rice, and fishing. The communities use these figures in their campaign to demonstrate the severe economic loss the communities would suffer if the plant is built and the inadequacy of the one-time 1.5 million kyat offer made by the developers.
ERI supports campaigns to develop renewable energy policies in Myanmar and works with communities affected by proposed and existing coal projects as they call for access to information, compensation and the cancellation of projects. Developing coal power means missing an opportunity to be a leader in sustainability, but it also means fueling future climate disasters in a country that is the second-most vulnerable in the world to the impacts of climate change.
As Myanmar develops its energy plans, ERI advocates for public participation at the policy level and around individual projects. ERI works to ensure that communities across Myanmar have their voices, needs and concerns heard by the government. Public participation is necessary to ensure that electrification strategies reflect social needs. In reality, 80 percent of coal-generated electricity is earmarked for export and won't actually serve the so-called "energy poor" of Myanmar. For all energy projects, there must be fair environmental impact assessments and public consultation processes. If Myanmar skips these steps, the country's people and environment will end up paying the cost of damaging and short-sighted fossil fuel-driven energy plans, and the Myanmar government will lose some of its legitimacy and power as a net sink for carbon emissions. ERI also monitors coal projects that have been proposed for Thilawa and Dawei Special Economic Zones.
To support frontline communities facing coal projects, ERI organized a training in 2016 for grassroots advocates from seven areas where coal projects have been proposed. The training focused on the impacts of coal, documenting these impacts and community organizing. ERI now works with frontline communities as they map their own energy resources and build an understanding of the potential for localized projects and of the benefits and consequences of connecting to a national grid.
In late 2016, ERI co-organized a Green Energy Forum which brought together renewables and anti-coal campaigners from across Myanmar. The forum resulted in a statement by 422 organizations, representing Myanmar's diverse ethnic communities as well as national and international NGOs, urging the National League for Democracy government to abandon plans for coal and big hydropower projects in Myanmar. Civil society groups pushed a similar message at a renewable energy roundtable in July 2017 with international lenders, the private sector and government stakeholders, including the Ministry for Electricity and Energy.
In February 2017, ERI, Myanmar Alliance for Transparency and Accountability and 172 other organization sent an open letter to the International Finance Corporation (IFC), calling on them to refuse to fund an expansion of the Shwe Taung Cement Factory in Mandalay Region. Because the Shwe Taung firm operates a coal mine in Sagaing Division exclusively for the purpose of powering the cement factory, funding the factory would contradict the IFC's commitment to support the Paris Agreement and their own energy-sector strategy which restricts the financing of coal-fired power plants.
https://www.earthrights.org/media/open-letter-ifc-regarding-its-proposed-financing-crony-owned-cement-factory-and-coal-mine
https://www.earthrights.org/blog/myanmar-say-no-coal-and-big-hydropower
https://www.earthrights.org/media/myanmar-government-missing-renewable-energy-opportunity-1


Students support for our campaign for fair pay in higher education is growing across the country. In Bath, an open letter calls on the Students Union to follow the example of students unions in Bristol and elsewhere by supporting our strike action next Tuesday. Bath Chronicle has a feature on this breaking news.
Today the employers said they would be prepared to talk to unions about the pay dispute.
With employers refusing to budge on pay or any other matters, all three unions representing staff in HE are being called to take further strike action on December 3rd. Some employers have already 'imposed' the 1% offer we rejected in our ballot in September. UCU have responded to this by confirming that it makes no difference to the fact that we are still in dispute over pay and a range of pay-related matters.
There will be a local meeting for members on Wednesday 27th November in 3E2.4. The three unions are also inviting students to a meeting on Monday 2nd December 1.15 (3E2.1) to explain our action. The majority of our members supported the strike action on October 31st. It is up to all of us to persuade the minority to support the action and to recruit new members so that the action is as effective as possible.
As a member of UCU who urges UCEA to reopen meaningful negotiations over the pay award I am participating in "Work to Contract" action.
To ensure that I meet my contractual obligations I would be grateful if you could forward to me all documents relevant to my employment with the University (e.g. Letters of appointment, terms and conditions, contracts and HERA assessments). As you will understand it is important I get these documents urgently to ensure I am not in breach of my obligations.
In instances where these documents do not stipulate specific duties I may seek written clarification from my line manager to ensure there is no misunderstanding. I will share this information with UCU who may use it both to advise me during the "work to contract" action and to conduct an equalities audit across UCU members.
This will take place on Monday 9th December 1 pm 8W2.5. Refreshments provided.
The three campus trade unions have been in touch with the new University Chancellor about the Fair Pay in HE campaign. See his private secretary's reply to our letter and coverage of this in the Bath Chronicle.


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Q: Running Linux commands in Android to communicate via serial I'm trying to run a command in Android to send output to a serial port.  If I use adb shell and enter the following:
busybox echo -ne 'testMessage' > /dev/ttymxc1

I receive 'testMessage' on a terminal connected to the board's serial port.
I then run the following command in an Android app:
    try
    {
        Runtime.getRuntime().exec("busybox echo -ne 'testMessage' > /dev/ttymxc1");
    } catch (IOException e)
    {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }

However, I receive no output and no errors this time.
I've tried running without busybox, simply
echo -ne 'testMessage' > /dev/ttymxc1

But this results in a null working directory, null environment error.  This does work in adb shell though...
Is there a reason the output from running the command in the app doesn't do the same as running the command in adb shell?  Is there a correct way to get this working?
EDIT: please note I'm running as a root user.  I've also ran the following prior to this command and ensured super user rights have been granted:
    try
    {
        process = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("su");
    }
    catch (IOException e)
    {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }

A: I think you should wait the result of your command as long at it is async process.
In your code the command is in process but you don't wait enough to get any result from it, so you got no error/result.
try this :
try
{
    process = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(YOUR COMMAND HERE);
    process.waitFor();
}
catch (IOException e)
{
    e.printStackTrace();
}


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JPO Rejected Colormark of Louboutin's red soles
On June 7, 2022, the Appeal Board of the Japan Patent Office (JPO) decided to reject a red color mark used on the soles of high heels by Christian Louboutin due to a lack of inherent and acquired distinctiveness.
[Appeal case no. 2019-29921]
Louboutin's Red Soles
Fast on the heels of the introduction to register color marks in Japan, Christian Louboutin filed a trademark application for a color mark consisting of a red (Pantone 18-1663TP) colored in soles (see below) for use on high heels in class 25 on April 1, 2015 (TM App no. 2015-29921).
The JPO examiner refused the color mark based on Article 3(1)(iii) of the Japan Trademark Law by stating red color has been commonly used on shoes to enhance the aesthetic appearance and attract consumers of high heels. Red-colored heels and shoes have been widely distributed before the launch of Louboutin shoes in 1996 in Japan and even now. Under the circumstance and trade practice, the examiner had no reason to believe the color mark perse has acquired distinctiveness as a source indicator of Louboutin among relevant consumers in Japan. If so, the mark shall not be registrable under Article 3(2).
Louboutin filed an appeal against the refusal and disputed the inherent and acquired distinctiveness of Louboutin's red soles as a color mark on October 29, 2019.
To bolster the acquired distinctiveness of the red soles, Louboutin conducted an online brand awareness survey to target 3,149 females, aging from 20 to 50 and having a domicile in Tokyo, Osaka, or Nagoya where Louboutin have stores. The survey demonstrated that 43.35% of the interviewees conceived of Louboutin in the answer to an unaided open-ended question (Q1). 53.99% associated the color mark with Louboutin in the answer to a closed-ended question, where it mentioned Louboutin along with other close competitors (Q2). Louboutin argued, that from the survey, it is obvious that Louboutin's red soles have acquired distinctiveness among relevant consumers and shall be registered under Article 3(2) even though lacking inherent distinctiveness.
JPO Appeal Board decision
The Appeal Board affirmed the examiner's findings and found the color mark perse lacks distinctiveness in relation to the goods in question by taking into account of fact that a lot of shoes with red-colored soles have been distributed by other shoemakers in Japan.
In the assessment of acquired distinctiveness, the Board pointed out a fact that more than half of the interviewees who live in the region where Louboutin stores are could not conceive of Louboutin in the answer to Q1. The survey was insufficient to admit acquired distinctiveness of the applied mark among relevant consumers nationwide, the Board found.
Even among the consumers who could associate the color mark with Louboutin, the Board had an opinion that as a matter of fact, they will be unable to distinguish Louboutin high heels from competitors' shoes simply by means of red-colored soles without the aid of another source indicator, a wordmark "Louboutin", used on the shoes given a lot of red-soled heels and shoes have been distributed by competitors as follows.
Besides, under the current trade practice, the Board considered it will inevitably cause a severe disorder and excessive restriction to competitors if it allows registration of a red color that has been freely used in the relevant industry to enhance the aesthetic appearance of shoes.
Based on the foregoing, the JPO concluded the color mark shall not be registrable under Article 3(2) as well.
Categories2022, Acquired distinctiveness, Article 3(1)(iii), Article 3(2), Color mark, Colormark, Famous mark, Inherent distinctiveness, New type of trademark, Position mark, Refusal appeal, Trademark AppealTagsAcquired distinctiveness, Article 3, Article 3(1)(iii), colormark, inherent distinctiveness, JAPAN PATENT OFFICE, Japan Trademark Law, Louboutin, Position mark, Red soles, Secondary meaning, trademark appeal
Less than 1.5% Success Rate for Getting Color Mark Registration in Japan
Posted on 2020年11月15日 2022年1月3日
Japan opened the gate to Non-Traditional trademark, namely, color, sound, position, motion, hologram, in April 2015. It seems true that, beyond expectation, JPO has a significantly high hurdle to clear.
543 applications for color marks were filed with the Japan Patent Office (JPO) as of now (Nov 15, 2020). Among them, only 8 color marks are allowed for registration.
1. Tombow Pencil "MONO" (stationery)
2. Seven-Eleven (convenience store)
3. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (financial service)
5. Mitsubishi Pencil "UNI" (pencil)
6. Mitsubishi Pencil "HI-UNI" (pencil)
7. Family Mart (convenience store)
8. UCC Ueshima Coffee (canned coffee)
All the registered color marks consist of more than two colors. JPO has yet to register a single case of color per se.
Most single-color marks are rejected due to a lack of distinctiveness and failure to demonstrate acquired distinctiveness. Surprisingly, 492 applications (90.6%) are already rejected or voluntarily withdrawn by the applicant.
Red Bull was unsuccessful in registering a combination of dark blue and silver on energy drinks in class 32.
Hermes also failed to register a three-color combination over various goods in class 14, 18, and 25.
43 applications are in review with the JPO as of now. Remarkably, Christian Louboutin fights for the appeal against the refusal of its iconic red-sole.
Categories2020, Acquired distinctiveness, Article 3(1)(iii), Article 3(2), Colormark, Inherent distinctiveness, New Trademark Law, New type of trademark, Trademark AppealTagsChristian Louboutin, colormark, Hermes, JAPAN PATENT OFFICE, Japan Trademark Law, non-traditional trademark, Red Bull
Japan IP High Court Refuses Trademark Protection for Orange Color Mark
Posted on 2020年7月12日 2022年1月3日 1 Comment
On 23 June 2020, the Japan IP High Court decided a case concerning a single color mark that was rejected for registration by the Appeal Board of the Japan Patent Office ("JPO").
Single Color Mark
On 1 April 2015, Hitachi Construction Machinery ("Hitachi") filed an application for trademark registration with JPO consisting of a single color per se, namely orange (Munsell: 0.5YR5.6/11.2) over the goods of hydraulic excavators, wheel loaders, road loaders, loaders [earch moving machines] in class 7, and rigid dump trucks in class 12 (TM Application no. 2015-29999).
TM Application No. 2015-29999
By the decision of 19 September 2019, the Appeal Board of JPO declared the applied color mark to be refused in contravention of Article 3(1)(iii) and Article 3(2) of the Trademark Law, finding that the graphic representation of the color mark constituted the "mere single orange color, without contours". If so, the mark is not inherently distinctive and it is lacking acquired distinctiveness. In the course of the appeal trial, Hitachi amended and restricted the designated goods to "hydraulic excavators".
Article 3(2) is a provision to allow registration of any mark with which the relevant public will associate a particular source, manufacturer, or producer over time through the trademark owner's usage.
On 30 October 2019, Hitachi appealed against the JPO decision.
IP High Court decision
At the outset, the court stated it is inevitable on the case concerning single color mark to take the interest of competitors who deal with the goods in question into consideration since allowing one trader to exclusively use this color would likely to cause unjust competitive practice in form of monopolistic power of use in favor of one trader only.
From the produced evidence, Hitachi has allegedly used the color in question on hydraulic excavators and other construction machines since 1974.
Hitachi Hydraulic Excavators
Hitachi consecutively holds a 20% market share (14.6%) of hydraulic excavators over the past four decades in Japan. The research showed that approx. 95.9 % (185 out of 193) of traders in the construction industry were able to associate the color with Hitachi.
In the meantime, several competitors use similar color on hydraulic excavators
In the decision, the court found orange color is one of the colors commonly seen in our daily life. Besides, the Japan Industrial Standard (JIS) adopts orange as a safety sign-color aiming to prevent harm to the human body and damage to properties. Because of it, at construction sites, we often see several items colored in orange, e.g. helmets, rain suits, guard fens, work clothes, tower cranes, construction vehicles.
Hitachi Hydraulic Excavators have other colors, in fact, namely, a house mark "HITACHI" colored in white, buckets (attachments), cockpits, and crawlers colored in black. If so, the applied mark shall be capable of playing the role of source indicator in combination with these. Thus, the court would not find reasonable grounds to believe that the orange color per se acquired distinctiveness as a source indicator of Hitachi's Hydraulic Excavators.
The court even suspected credibility of the research by finding that it narrowly targeted traders or consumers who own more than 10 hydraulic excavators, precisely it showed 36.8% in light of initial research number of targets, 502 persons, and the questionnaire 'Please answer. What maker do you think hydraulic excavator is?" was insufficient to conclude acquired distinctiveness since its answer may simply suggest one of the colors of Hitachi's Hydraulic Excavators.
Even if hydraulic excavators market in Japan is an oligopoly with five makers accounting for 90 % of the industry share, and the orange color has been consecutively used by Hitachi only, it does not mean every competitor agreed to refrain from using the color given orange has been used on various goods in the construction and agriculture industry in general.
Based on the foregoing, the court affirmed the JPO decision and dismissed Hitachi's allegations in contravention of Article 3(1)(iii) and 3(2).
Click here to see the court decision in Japanese.
Thus, it is obvious that a very high standard of distinctiveness needs to be attached to a single-color mark if the same has to be claimed for trademark protection.
This case was a second court decision concerning a single color mark.
The first case, Reiwa1(Gyo-ke)10119 ruled on March 11, 2020, also ended with the rejection of a single orange color mark in contravention of other ground, Article 3(1)(vi).
How JPO Examines Color Marks
As of now (12 July 2020), 543 color marks were applied for registration with JPO since the commencement of the Non-Traditional trademark application in April 2015.
So far, only 8 marks are successfully registered. See below.
In sum, the registration rate of color mark is barely 1.5%!
It is noteworthy none of a 'single' color mark has been granted to registration.
Categories2020, Acquired distinctiveness, Article 3(1)(iii), Article 3(2), Colormark, Inherent distinctiveness, IP High Court, New type of trademark, Trademark AppealTagsAcquired distinctiveness, Article 3(1)(iii), Article 3(2), colormark, hitachi, inherent distinctiveness, JAPAN PATENT OFFICE, Japan Trademark Law, non-traditional trademark, Secondary meaning, single color


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The Musical Instrument Museum would be easy to miss on a first trip to Berlin. But all that are interested in classical music (especially keyboard) or fine cabinetmaking should consider making a stop here.
At one end is a tracker pipe organ with clear plastic walls surrounding the works. (A tracker organ is one in which there is a direct mechanical connection between the keys and the valves of the pipes, allowing more sensitive playing than the later electro-mechanical assemblies in pipe organs of the last century.) The plastic walls (opposite to side shown) permit one to view the mechanic in action.
This organ was built by William and John Gray, Englishmen. Though early-nineteenth century, they preserved the Baroque voicing of the organ tradition.
One should be so lucky as to happen upon the museum while Mr. Klaus Pandrick is on duty.
Shown here is Herr Pandrick demonstrating the Gray organ.
He also played a number of harpsichords, virginals, chamber organs, and various other keyboard instruments.
Quite frankly, his solicitousness instantly bridged the gap of continents and language (the special vocabulary of musical instruments put my German in the dust compared to his English; so English it was) and became a highlight of my tour of Berlin.
Several keyboard instruments predated the modern piano.
The clavichord, which looks like a small table outfitted with keyboard, works by a device that lands on the string and remains sitting there. This allows a player to actually use vibrato (Bebung) by wiggling the key as it is held down with a finger, similar to how acoustic guitar players achieve the effect.
This one is probably a late clavichord, perhaps the sort that CPE Bach might have played: it has a wide range of 4 1/2 octaves, or 56 notes, suggesting the tail end of the history. It also is made to look like a piece of furniture, unlike earlier instruments, which were of rougher construction. Notice that there are nowhere near 56 tuning pins on the right side, which would mean that there are several notes assigned to each string; whereas a virginal would have one string per note.
The harpsichord sets the strings vibrating by a mechanism that plucks the string in response to a key being depressed.
Note the "soli deo gloria" painted into the flyleaf of this harpsichord (above). Many early keyboards were built by pious Dutch Reformed and other Protestants.
The double- keyboard instrument shown to left here is not standard enough to have its own name. One keyboard is a harpsichord; the one on the right is evidently a virginal.
I would judge the cabinet work of this particular creation a failure. The legging is weak — both inadequate in the feel of strength compared to the ponderous cabinet above, and the need for spreaders is usually a defect in my opinion.
The cabinet itself is heavy and boxy; but what could they do? I guess, given that I needed two keyboards in a small chamber, I would accept it, however reluctantly.
The Hammerflügel (below, in foreground, in front of organ) is an early wing-shaped precursor to the modern piano; note similarity to the shape of the later grand piano.
The museum also has strings, winds, and brass, but I focussed chiefly on the keyboards on this visit. It is near the home of the mighty Berlin Philharmonic, near the train stop Potsdamer Platz, and can be conveniently combined with a stop at the St Matthew church (Matthäuskirche).
Note how the Germans, during "advent" season, are incapable of not having a Christmas tree in every nook and cranny.
Downstairs is a nice little cafeteria, so that the lunch problem can be solved as part of the same excursion.
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CHARLOTTE— If all goes according to plan and a proposal is approved, there could be a new Novant Health hospital in Ballantyne by 2023.
The hospital is slated for 15825 Marvin Road on an existing property belonging to Grace Christian Church. The church is selling only part of the land, which they've owned since 1997, and will still operate out of their current building. The site is zoned only for religious uses, but it is being rezoned in order to allow the hospital.
According to a Novant Health spokesperson, the 161,000-square-foot medical center will have 36 beds, two operating rooms and a dedicated C-section operating room. The campus will have access points from Highway 521, as well as Marvin Road and Providence Road West.
Novant filed an application with the Department of Health and Human Services and is still awaiting approval. The expected investment is $154 million.
Ray Eschert, founder of the Ballantyne Breakfast Club, described plans for the hospital as "fantastic." Eschert is known as the "Mayor of Ballantyne" and his breakfast group meets periodically to discuss the area's growth.


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