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iPhone 5se : Everything We Know So Far
by Sushant TalwarFebruary 21, 2016
In what will be a major shift from tradition, Apple has set its sights on launching three iPhones in a calendar year. It had almost become a tradition for Apple to release two variants of its flagship phone, a cheaper variant along with a more expensive one in the past years. It was the case for the iPhone 5 series, and so was the strategy followed for the last set of iPhones from 2015.
For weeks now we have been hearing rumours that Apple is working on a 4-inch iPhone. The device is likely to be called the iPhone 5se and according to reports will be unveiled at an Apple event on 18th March 2016. Here's a roundup of everything we know so far from the various rumours that have been going around about this still to be confirmed phone.
This device which is believed to be a replacement for the current entry-level iPhone 5s, has already managed garner a lot of attention. Many analysts predict that it could even turn out to be the years hottest model. The 4-inch display is expected to be a great asset to the iPhone 5se's design. The idea behind this small form factor is what the company's founder Steve Jobs believed was to give the user a comfortable experience of navigating across the phones display with just one hand.
According to reports, the sharp, angular edges of the iPhone 5s are rumored to be replaced by smooth, curvier designs that Apple debuted on the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. The phone is expected to come out in three color variants, "Rose Pink", "Space Grey" and " Silver". The Gold hue is expected to be given a miss for the cheaper iPhone 5se.
Processor and Other Specification
The new iPhone 5se, as rumours suggest, will come with solid processing power so that it can keep pace with the best flagships available in the market. The phone is said to pack under the hood either an A8+ M8 combo, or the more poweful A9 SoC which is currently used on the latest and greatest iPhones that Apple can offer in 2016. The phone will come equipped with 1 GB of RAM, 16 GB internal storage. A 1642 MaH will come housed inside the phone.
Having said that, taking in perspective the phone's relatively small 4-inch display, and Apple's previous track record of being a bit economical with the firepower they add to their phones, betting on the new smartphone to be equipped with the A8 would seem more plausible.
Apple which has always been known for bringing to the users phones with great cameras, plans to shower the iPhone 5se with good specs. Reports suggest the iPhone 5se to get the same 8-megapixel rear and 1.2-megapixel front-facing cameras from Apple's iPhone 6. Sadly, the better 5-megapixel front camera from the 6s will fail to make the cut.
The new phone though will be able capture large panorama shots, along with getting the capability of capturing Live Photos.
An interesting rumour doing the rounds about the iPhone 5se is that the phone will support a sapphire display, which is highly scratch and shatter resistant. In fact, some of the higher-end Apple Watch models have sapphire display as well as OLED technology, which Apple is rumoured to bring to its next flagship device, but will not likely be seen in the iPhone 5se.
One thing that is also expected is the phone to miss out on the 3D touch display which the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus come equipped with, which shouldn't come as a big surprise considering the expected low price point of the iPhone 5se.
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Nenagh and Kenmare Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade Schemes, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary and Kenmare, Co. Kerry
Proposed upgrade works at both Nenagh and Kenmare
Nenagh and Kenmare Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade Schemes
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[email protected] +353 1 233 4455 Dublin, local time - 6:17 AM
Nenagh, Co. Tipperary and Kenmare, Co. Kerry
Irish Water
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Arup was appointed by Irish Water to deliver upgrade works to the sewerage schemes for two mid-sized agglomerations in the midlands and southwest of Ireland. The schemes, while similar in scale, present very different design challenges related to providing future-proofed and resilient processes for a 30-year design horizon.
Kenmare is one of Ireland's most popular tourist towns, situated on the Ring of Kerry. Tourist numbers to the area are substantial, creating a need for multiple food outlets in the town. The increase in numbers puts pressure on the existing plant which currently discharges into Kenmare Bay (bathing water status). The original Wastewater Treatment Plant (WwTP) was situated in the heart of the small town, making accessibility challenging. Increasing the capacity of the plant will require an assessment of the impact of associated traffic to import and export sludge loads and residuals by road through the busy centre of the town. Other challenges include provision of a robust solution for the existing network which is currently in poor condition with significant infiltration issues.
Nenagh
The design challenges for Nenagh are mainly related to the protection of the biological system from excess surface water, either in the form of (i) storm water ingress at the head of the works due to a lack of storm water management facilities, and (ii) increasing flood levels in the receiving water, meaning that the outlet pipe from the plant can become submerged during intense rainfall events, thus inhibiting free discharge and potentially surcharging the network. The effects of climate change, seen as significantly more severe storms, need to be addressed as part of the upgrade works at the plant.
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Amarista, Rox reportedly agree to 1-year deal
By Manny Randhawa MLB.com
The Rockies have agreed to a one-year Major League contract with veteran utility player Alexi Amarista, according to MLB Network insider Jon Heyman. The club has not confirmed the deal.
The 27-year-old Amarista was non-tendered by the Padres after hitting .257/.295/.271 in 65 games last season. In six seasons with the Angels and Padres, Amarista hit .230/.276/.320. He's played both middle-infield positions, and he has also spent time at third and in the outfield.
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Science pursues knowledge, but consequent results can be unpredictable, as German photographer Jens Sundheim suggests. Depending on your point of view, you can call the results of research dubious, worrying, promising or illuminating. They can enrich understanding, cure diseases and make life easier, but can also help destroy mankind. In this series, Sundheim recorded this complexity at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum, using his camera as a scientific instrument to discover the visual traces of scientific research.
Jens Sundheim (b. 1970, West Germany) studied photography at the HAW Hamburg, received grants from the Goethe Institute in Moscow and the cultural funds of the Sparkasse in Unna, and worked as curator for the Künstlerhaus Dortmund. Sundheim's work was previously to be seen in the Noorderlicht exhibition The Pursuit of Happiness.


Debates : Blue wave or voter fraud?
Blue wave or voter fraud?
that the sole mission is to promote the agenda of President Trump.
journalism on this website there are also unproven conspiracy type stories.
Some provisional ballots weren't counted and this proves that the Democrats only won because of voter fraud.
We have overwhelming, conclusive, documented evidence that thousands of perfectly legitimate ballots cast by Georgia citizens would have been tossed aside, uncounted, stripping those citizens of their voice, if not for a series of federal court decisions insisting that the right to vote be protected.
We also have evidence that many of the ongoing problems are the result of Kemp's own incompetence in his recently resigned job as Georgia secretary of state. For example, many more Georgians were forced to vote a provisional ballot this year because of discrepancies with their voter registration. According to the federal courts, that increase is not the fault of voters, but is "reasonably likely to have been the result of persistent problems and/or errors in the state's voter registration system and ineffective administration of the provisional balloting scheme," both of which were Kemp's responsibility.
That's a pretty slick trick on Kemp's part, if you think about it. Either by design or incompetence, you force the casting of tens of thousands of additional, slow-to-count provisional ballots, then accuse the other side of committing fraud and election theft when those ballots naturally take longer to process and count.
Out of 67 counties in Florida only TWO with democrat election supervisors had problems. seems your theory is full of holes.
Without cheating and lying to achieve political victory, they would be flipping burgers somewhere for a living.
The "problems" are largely creations of the right wing propaganda machine which wants to shut down the counting of votes in those Democratic counties.
what about the other 65?
When the votes are fully counted, it seems likely that something like 8 million more Americans will have voted for Democratic candidates than Republican ones in the House, 15 million in the Senate (though one should exclude California which had two Democratic candidates though this still would mean about 7 million more Dem votes) and at least 3 million more in Governor races.
The People have rejected your party and its backward looking philosophy by smashing margins and all the attempted gerrymandering, voter suppression and trying not to count the votes isn't going to solve the GOP's basic problem; its ideology is clearly out of step with the People's.
Fox News doesn't care about them.
At any rate, Republicans and Trump are making baseless claims of fraud in pretty much every election they lost throughout the nation.
Oh Whodey, you just can't admit your golden boy and his little minions got their butts handed to them on a silver platter. Go cry somewhere else!
When the votes are fully counted, it seems likely that something like 8 million more Americans will have voted for Democratic candidates than Republican ones in the House, 15 million in the Senate (though one should exclude California which had two Democratic candidates though this still would mean about 7 million more Dem votes) and at least 3 million more in Governor ra ...[text shortened]... isn't going to solve the GOP's basic problem; its ideology is clearly out of step with the People's.
There are bloody monkeys in Rotterdam zoo who have more up-to-reality politics than the GOP.
Trump's ego is clearly not Bokito-proofed.


liveClinic MyRecords - How do Doctors Get Paid for Healthcare Treatment?
How do Doctors Get Paid for Healthcare Treatment?
Whenever we visit a doctor, we assume they are getting paid well for their care and expertise.
But exactly how doctors get paid is pretty unclear to most Americans.
A 2015 study by Gallup revealed that almost 90% of Americans now have some form of health insurance. Most Americans pay a small deductible and then an insurance company picks up the bill in some form. From this process, we generally assume somehow the funds go directly back to the doctor.
But is this always the case?
To try to simplify the process, here 6 models through which a doctors get paid for treating patients.
Under fee-for-service (FFS) the insurance payer pays whatever the physician, hospital or other health care provider charges, without prearrangement of fees, once the provider of care submits an insurance claim.
Fee-for-service payment is also the basis of early forms of managed care payment, in what is called 'discounted fee-for-service' managed care. This simply means that providers agree to provide health services at prearranged discounts off their regular fee-for-service fees. This is the usual arrangement for PPOs (Preferred Provider Organizations), which are essentially a group of available providers joined together into a network.
Fee-for-service reimbursement is potentially on its way out, which means more complex payment models are continuing to emerge.
When a doctor, medical group, hospital or integrated health system receives a certain flat fee every month for taking care of an individual enrolled in a managed health care plan, regardless of the cost of that individual's care.
Given that the majority of people enrolled in a health plan will never use health care services within any given month, capitation arrangements should naturally balance out the high utilizers in health plans with those who use little or no health care every month.
A pay-for-performance model where the physician's training, skills and time expended to provide a given service are taken into account when establishing compensation. With this model, the actual care provided by the physician is the driving force of compensation more so than the number of visits.
With this pay structure, a physician caring for a handful of high-profile patients has the ability to earn more than a physician working with very general patient cases. This is because a basic checkup would be assigned a lower RVU than a specialist procedure.
The RVU model focuses on value-based healthcare, rather than the fee-for-service volume-based model.
A payment model where physician and hospital expenses are joined to make a single payment for an episode of care.
A quick example would be an outpatient surgery. Many surgeons will often receive a single payment for pre-op, post-op and the surgery. However, bundled payments can also be much broader, encompassing longer periods of time and multiple providers.
Bundled payments encourage value-based medicine and efficiencies required by the Affordable Care Act; however, this model also creates complexity and incentives for hospitals and practices to withhold care and procedures.
A model that encourages physicians to keep patients healthy by establishing a single risk-adjusted price for all healthcare services needed by a group or individual for a fixed period of time. With this model, physicians are offered incentives based on better patient care.
The primary benefit of this payment model is that without the constraint of fee codes, healthcare providers are given increased flexibility in deciding what the patient requires and the needed resources to deliver them. However, as a physician, the concern lies in how administrators manage under such a payment system.
An alternative to traditional payment models, where medical practices have a direct financial relationship with patients. They typically charge a monthly or annual fee so that the patient receives additional access and personalized care. These practices are known by a variety of names: concierge healthcare, direct primary care, direct care, direct practice medicine, retainer-based, membership medicine, cash-only medicine, cash-only practice, boutique medicine, personalized healthcare.
The range of access and amenities depends on the physician and the fee charged. For example, the patient may receive 24-hour physician availability by having the doctor's phone number and email, as well as telephone consultations; executive-type physical examinations that last up to three hours long; expedited appointments, such as same-day or next-day appointments and no wait time at the office visit; longer appointments, personal visits in the hospital and sometimes in-home visits; follow-up calls after a specialist referral and/or hospital stay; and customized treatment plans including lifestyle and preventive plans.
There are two main types of concierge medical practices – retainer-based (what is commonly called 'Concierge') and direct primary care (commonly called DPC). Both of these models typically do not have co-pays, deductibles, or co-insurance fees, but instead, work on charging patients a retainer. Many of them are hybrid models, meaning that they also accept insurances.
These 6 methods may seem like quite a lot to take in, but it helps to have a basic understanding of how doctors get paid.


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Q: Facing problems Inserting multiple records in a continuous form in access from a query I have a continuous form where I need to populate all employees' ID & names to set their yearly target. I don't want to manually add them through a combo box because it can create duplicate records for a single employee. The form contains two fields named EMPID(employee ID) and EmpName(name of the employee). I want all the EMPID and EmpName to auto populate in that continuous form from a Query named "InsertNameTarget". After watching some YouTube videos, I came up with something like the following:
Dim i As Integer

Dim db As DAO.Database
Dim rs As DAO.Recordset

Set db = CurrentDb
Set rs = db.OpenRecordset("InsertNameTarget")

For i = 0 To rs.RecordCount - 1
    DoCmd.GoToControl "EMPID"
    DoCmd.GoToRecord acDataForm, Me.Name, acNewRec
    EMPID = rs.Fields("EMPID")
    EmpName = rs.Fields("EmpName")
    rs.MoveNext
Next i

rs.Close
Set rs = Nothing
db.Close

It doesn't work as intended. It gives me the following result:

It is giving the first record out of 10 records and doesn't insert the EMPID properly to all records. I don't know what I'm doing wrong here. Can you point me in the right direction?

A: Continuous forms are difficult to work with. Since each control is only represented once, you can't assign values to it reliably.
Instead, work with the forms recordset:
Dim i As Integer

Dim db As DAO.Database
Dim rs As DAO.Recordset
Dim frs As DAO.Recordset

Set db = CurrentDb
Set rs = db.OpenRecordset("InsertNameTarget")
Set frs = Me.Recordset

Do While Not rs.EOF
    frs.AddNew
    frs!EMPID = rs.Fields("EMPID")
    frs!EmpName = rs.Fields("EmpName")
    frs.Update
    rs.MoveNext
Loop

rs.Close
Set rs = Nothing
db.Close

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Fox, a widely-sought expert in Construction Law, is making waves in what she calls the "underrepresented" field of Interior Design. "More and more, Interior Designers are taking over the traditional role of general contractors. Individuals building and looking to remodel spaces want someone who can do it all, so Interior Designers are tasked with not only designing a kitchen but then making sure that kitchen becomes a reality. Many times, these creative geniuses are unaware of the legal risks they are taking on when they coordinate, manage, and oversee this type of project. All too often, I am only contacted after there is a major problem or a lawsuit. Presentations like the one I gave at MetroCon17 are designed to get interior designers thinking along these lines and encourage them to be proactive in protecting themselves," explains Fox.
The presentation gives an overview of liability that can be either apparent or hidden in the design process, as well as outlines the important steps in contracting. It also briefly explains insurance and design agreements.
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21st Century Cures Act: No Cure for an FDA Patent Bias
Reproduced with permission from Pharmaceutical Law & Industry Report, 15 PLIR 31, 01/06/2017. Copyright 2017 by The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. (800-372-1033) http://www.bna.com
One of the more controversial provisions in the legislative behemoth known as the 21st Century Cures Act, signed into law by President Obama on December 13, 2016, involves an overhaul of the regulatory approval process for new uses for old drugs, a fertile target for private investment in the important field of precision medicine. To incentivize investment in drugs that have already gone (or soon will go) generic, the Act makes it cheaper and easier for brand manufacturers to negotiate the FDA approval process. Instead of requiring multiple randomized well-controlled clinical trials, the current gold standard for all drug approvals, FDA will be allowed to rely on data from ''observational studies, registries, and therapeutic use'' to approve new indications for already-approved drugs. In addition, the legislation streamlines and expedites the review process for precision medicines and ''qualified indications,'' defined by the Act as cancer and other therapeutic uses ''to be determined'' by FDA.
Critics point out that this is Congress, once again, meddling in science; that a forced speeding up of FDA regulatory reviews will artificially short cut an approval process that has served the public for more than half a century; and in the end will lead to compromises in patient safety. But the real question is why these legislative incentives are needed in the first place. Here, some of the blame can be squarely placed on FDA. For years, FDA has promoted policies that discourage investment in new uses for drugs already on the market specifically, albeit unintentionally, undercutting its own efforts to spur advances in precision medicine. These policies target method of use patents and stem from an historic misreading of the Hatch-Waxman Act and FDA's kowtowing to political pressure to help reduce public health care costs even if it means undermining the patent system on which much of the U.S. pharmaceutical business is based.
Source of FDA's Patent Bias
Studies have shown that, on average, it costs $2.6 billion and takes 14 years to bring a new drug product to market. During the time the drug compound is protected by patent, the brand manufacturer enjoys a monopoly. New uses discovered during this period are protected by the compound patent as well as any patents that may be issued for the new methods of use. Method patents, for example, might be obtained for new therapies or to improve drug safety and efficacy and might be based on new dosing regimens, combination uses or companion diagnostics used to identify specific patient genotypes as is the case of many precision medicines. But getting such new uses on the brand label can still be very expensive. While not as significant as obtaining the initial drug approval, investments in new uses can still run into the tens or hundreds of millions of dollars needed to fund R&D and the randomized clinical trials required for FDA approval.
If the brand manufacturer believes its investment can be safely returned, the company will have all the incentive it needs to develop new uses and precision medicines. If, however, generics are allowed to ''free ride'' on those investments the brand's capital will go elsewhere. New uses would then become the responsibility of government agencies and non-profits, which have limited resources and few of the market-driven incentives for their efficient allocation. This is where patent protection becomes critical.
Congress recognized the problem when it enacted Hatch-Waxman in 1984. For drug compounds no longer protected by patent, Congress wanted to make sure that generic entry would not be slowed down or precluded by new patented indications added to the brand label. It did this by permitting generic manufacturers to ''carve out'' such indications and receive approval for only the non-protected uses. This would allow copycat generic drugs to be ''skinny labeled'' for the non-protected indications and marketed in parallel with the brand, which would be labeled for the patented indications. In theory, the public would benefit from early entry of low cost generic drugs and brands would still be incentivized to invest in new patented uses that would appear only on the brand label. In reality, it has never worked this way.
The problem centers on FDA's policy of granting an AB ''therapeutic equivalence'' rating for generic drugs including skinny labeled generics. This all-important rating, listed in the FDA's Orange Book, signifies that the generic is fully substitutable for the brand. Under the public health laws in many states, pharmacies are required to fill brand prescriptions with AB rated generics unless instructed otherwise by the prescribing physician. In most other states, pharmacies are merely required to request patient permission to substitute the generic – requests that are rarely refused due to the lower copay requirements imposed by most insurance companies. The upshot is that AB rated generic drugs are automatically substituted for the brand regardless of what the brand was prescribed for or how it was intended to be used. In the case of a skinny labeled generic, it means a ''free ride'' on the brand prescription even for the patented indications for which it was explicitly not approved. It is no wonder, therefore, that brands have shied away from investing in new therapies and precision medicines that cannot be protected by patent.
Whether the 21st Century Cures Act will alter current investment trajectories remains to be seen. If well controlled clinical studies are no longer essential for approval and FDA reviews can be expedited, the Act may well stimulate private investment in ''new cures'' and precision medicine. However, that raises an even thornier issue involving patient safety. If critics of the
Act are truly concerned about patient safety being compromised by a watered down FDA review process, they should be doubly concerned that the current process allows safety information to be deliberately removed from generic labels when method of use patents are being avoided.
Terry G. Mahn
Drug and Medical Device Regulation


The four-time Olympian is helping teach people of color how to swim.
About 64 percent of African-American children and 45 percent of Hispanic children have little to no swimming ability, according to a 2017 study by the USA Swimming Foundation.
While those numbers have decreased since 2010, drowning is still the second leading cause of unintentional injury death in all children ages 1 to 14, according to the foundation.
As for African-American children, the fatal drowning rate for kids ages 5 to 14 was almost three times higher than that of white children in the same age range between 2005 and 2009, the most recent years for which Centers for Disease Control (CDC) data is available.
(Martin Bureau/AFP/Getty Images) In this file photo, U.S. swimmer Cullen Jones poses on the podium after he won the silver medal in the men's 50m freestyle final during the swimming event at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Park, Aug. 3, 2012, in London.
The gold medalist and four-time Olympian is all too familiar with the importance of learning how to swim. As a 5-year-old, he nearly drowned at a Pennsylvania amusement park.
Jones would spend the next 30 seconds underwater before being rescued by a lifeguard and getting resuscitated, he said.
"Fear is the number one problem"
Jones was terrified to get back in the water, he said, a feeling that keeps many people of color from ever learning how to swim.
Historically speaking, stereotypes, discrimination and lack of access to pools, regardless of economic status, have kept black people out of the water, Jones said.
But it's not a thing of the past given recent incidents of alleged racism in public places and pools making headlines.
It's not only the fear of the water keeping certain people from the pools and beaches but fear of how they might be treated when they get there, Jones added.
(AP) People march in protest of the all-white policy at a segregated swimming pool in Cairo, Ill., July 23, 1962.
White people also often viewed blacks as unclean, Parker added.
"What was seen commonly in a lot of the pools was the sense of hygiene that a number of whites believed that black people weren't as clean," he said.
After experiencing blatant racism at pools and public spaces, Parker said he believes some parents don't want to risk putting their children in similar situations.
(Rachel Scott/ABC) Olympic swimmer Cullen Jones poses with a young child after a swim class in New York.
The stereotypes have been cemented in U.S. black history over generations, Parker said.
Even Jones still feels the sting.
"The stigma of, 'Black people don't swim' is something that bothers me," Jones said.
(Rachel Scott/ABC) Olympic swimmer Cullen Jones teaches young children how to swim at a New York Pool.
Jones is hoping to not only change stereotypes but to save lives. Formal swimming lessons can reduce the likelihood of childhood drownings by almost 90 percent, according to the USA Swimming Foundation.
He has partnered with the organization, which provides free or low-cost swimming lessons throughout all 50 states.


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Browse Researchers
Zeeshan Aziz
Dr Zeeshan Aziz
Room 508 B, Maxwell Building, Manchester , M5 4WT.
Z.Aziz@salford.ac.uk
Key Memberships
Member of Faculty: Faculty of Business, Law & the Built Environment
From January 2010 to September 2010.
Member of School: School of the Built Environment
From January 2010 to present.
Full Member of Research Centre: Centre for Built Environment Sustainability and Transformation (BEST)
From September 2015 to present.
Full Member of Research Centre: Centre for Construction, Property Management and Economics (CCPME)
From October 2013 to August 2015.
Full Member of Research Centre: Management in Construction Research Centre (MIC)
From March 2012 to October 2013.
Dr. Zeeshan Aziz has over nine years research experience in the application of advanced IT techniques within integrated construction informatics environments. The experience was acquired at the University of Illinois, London South Bank and Loughborough University. His research interests include information technology support for collaboration in preparedness, response, and recovery during disasters involving critical physical infrastructures. He is also involved in application of novel technologies such as Remote Sensing, Virtual Reality, Building Information Modeling and Geographic Information Systems in major civil engineering projects, infrastructure condition assessment and intelligent automation of construction tasks. He has been involved in teaching at both post-graduate and under-graduate levels and has provided commercial consulting services in infrastructure deployment projects.
PhD Construction Informatics (from Loughborough University).
MSc (Distinction) Software Technology (from Robert Gordon University).
MSc Construction Project Management (from Robert Gordon University).
BSc Civil Engineering (from NWFP University of Engineering and Technology).
Subjectification of UK and Russian Smart Cities
British Council, £51,940.00.
Principal Investigator: H Elkadi (40%). Co-Investigators: Z Aziz (20%), S Biscaya (40%).
Developing Jordan's Roadmap for Energy Efficient and Carbon Neutral Buildings
Principal Investigator: Z Aziz (90%). Co-Investigators: H Elkadi (10%), J Underwood (0%).
UK Vietnam Higher Education Partnership
Principal Investigator: Z Aziz (60%). Co-Investigator: H Elkadi (40%).
Increasing Traffic Management Efficiency
Highways England, £35,000.00.
Principal Investigator: Z Aziz (100%).
Smart Transport System and Asset Management
Connecting to the smart cities - Developing a roadmap to explore big data analytical solutions to address Mekong Delta¿s current challenges
Principal Investigator: H Elkadi (25%). Co-Investigator: Z Aziz (75%).
Safe, Secure and Sustainable Infrastructure: Water, Energy and Built Environment
Enhancing Road Safety via Improved Traffic Management
HEFCE, £11,144.00.
Developing a research agenda to ensure Vietnam's Secure, Sustainable and Resilient Energy Supply (VS2RES Workshop)
Researcher Links Workshops - Turkey
Principal Investigator: V Ahmed (50%). Co-Investigator: Z Aziz (50%).
Employee motivation and engagement for promoting green behaviour quality leading to energy efficient workplaces
Principal Investigator: M Arif (80%). Co-Investigators: H Yazdifar (10%), Z Aziz (10%).
Earthworks Control - Pilot (2015)
Principal Investigator: Z Aziz (85%). Co-Investigator: M Arif (15%).
Optimising Handover (2015)
Principal Investigator: Z Aziz (80%). Co-Investigators: M Arif (10%), J Underwood (10%).
Visual Controls - Pilot (2015)
Lean in SMEs - Pilot (2015)
Principal Investigator: Z Aziz (70%). Co-Investigators: Y Arayici (10%), M Arif (10%), V Ahmed (10%).
Developing Green Building Guidelines for Occupant Productivity, Wellbeing and Behavioural Change: A BIM based Design Planning Approach
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Hajibabai, L & Aziz, Z & Peña-Mora, F 2011, 'Visualizing greenhouse gas emissions from construction activities', Construction Innovation: Information, Process, Management, 11(3), pp.356-370.
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Aziz, D Z & Anumba, C & Peña-Mora, F 2010, 'Using Context-Aware Wireless Technologies To Support Teaching And Learning In Built Environment', ASC International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 6(1), pp.18-29.
Aziz, D Z & Anumba, C & Ruikar, D & Carrillo, P & Bouchlaghem, D 2010, 'Semantic Web based services for intelligent mobile construction collaboration', ITcon, 9, pp.367-379.
Aziz, D Z & Anumba, C & Peña-Mora, F 2010, 'A Road-Map To Personalized Context-Aware Services Delivery In Construction', Journal of Information Technology in Construction (IT-CON), 14, pp.461-472.
Peña-Mora, F & Aziz, D Z & Albert, C & Albert, P & Stuart, F 2009, 'Assessment During Disaster Response and Recovery', Institution of Civil Engineers, Special Issue on Urban Design and Planning, Urban Design and Planning, 161(4), pp.183-195.
Aziz, D Z & Peña-Mora, F & Chen, A & Lantz, T 2009, 'Supporting urban emergency response and recovery using RFID-based building assessment', International Journal of Disaster Prevention and Management, 18(1), pp.35-48.
Peña-mora, F & Vadhavkar, S & Aziz, D Z 2009, 'Technology strategies for globally dispersed construction teams', Journal of Information Technology in Construction, 14, pp.70-80.
Behzadan, A & Aziz, D Z & Anumba, C & Kamat, V 2008, 'Ubiquitous Location Tracking for Context Specific Information Delivery on Construction Sites', Automation in Construction , 17(6), pp.737-748.
Son, J & Aziz, D Z & Peña-Mora, F 2007, 'Supporting Collaborative Decision Making In Disaster Response And Recovery Through Improved Situation Awareness', Special Issue of Structural Survey on the role of the built environment professional in disaster management, 26(5), pp.411-425.
Aziz, D Z & Anumba, C & Ruikar, D & Carrillo, P & Bouchlaghem, D 2006, 'Intelligent wireless Web services for construction¿A review of the enabling technologies', Automation In Construction, 15(2), pp.113-123.
Aziz, Z 2012 'Mobile and Semantic Web-Based Delivery of Context-Aware Information and Services in Construction', in: Mobile and Pervasive Computing in Construction, 1st edition, John Wiley and Sons, -, US, pp.11-25.
Anumba, C & Aziz, Z 2008, 'Context Aware Virtual Prototyping', in: Virtual Futures for Design, Construction and Procurement##Blackwell Science#Oxford#UK, pp.147-157.
Anumba, C & Aziz, D Z 2006 'Case Studies Of Context-Aware Services Delivery In AEC/FM', in: Intelligent Computing in Architecture and Engineering, Springer, Locarno, Switzerland.


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Since Standing Rock, 56 Bills Have Been Introduced in 30 States to Restrict Protests
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"Meanwhile, the Dakota Access Pipeline itself has confirmed some of the Standing Rock Sioux's fears: After becoming fully operation on June 1, the pipeline has already leaked at least five times."
Source: thenation.com
In the year since the last activists were evicted, the crackdown on journalists and activists has only intensified.
By Zoë Carpenter
February 23, 2017: Law-enforcement officers point their weapons at two water protectors praying near the Sacred Fire of the main resistance camp of the Dakota Access Pipeline protests. Both men were arrested, along with the photographer, shortly after this image was taken. (Tracie Williams)
On February 23 of last year, a day when the frozen ground had started to turn to mud, law-enforcement officers rolled into the Oceti Sakowin camp near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation in North Dakota. Donald Trump had been inaugurated a month earlier, and the new president quickly reversed an Obama administration decision to deny Energy Transfer Partners a permit to finish construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline, a $3.78 billion project running directly under the Missouri River. The water protectors, as protesters called themselves, had been fighting the pipeline since the spring of 2016, concerned that the proposed route cut through ancestral land of spiritual significance, and that a pipeline leak could contaminate the primary water supply to the reservation. The small group who had remained through the bitter winter at Oceti Sakowin had been ordered to leave by February 22 or face eviction and arrest. Most did; a few dozen remained the following the day, when Humvees with snipers on their roofs rolled into camp, a helicopter buzzing above them.
Photojournalist Tracie Williams, on assignment for the National Press Photographers' Association, captured some of what happened next. Officers wearing military fatigues walked through the camp with assault rifles and knives, which they used to slice open the skins of teepees. Rain and fat flakes of snow fell against a backdrop of smoke rising from structures that had been set alight in a ceremonial gesture. Moments after clicking through the last two frames on her memory card—of two men in prayer, weapons aimed at their heads—she was arrested. Williams, who had been documenting life at Oceti Sakowin for three weeks leading up to the raid, told officers she was a journalist—and says she'd previously identified herself as a member of the press to the governor and the Army Corps and let them know that she'd be there, documenting, and obtained a press credential from the Morton County Sheriff—but they confiscated her equipment as evidence and detained her anyway. Williams was later charged with physical obstruction of government function, a Class A misdemeanor that could result in a year in jail and $3,000 in fines. Her trial is scheduled for June.
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Standing Rock: The Documentary
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Black Snake Killaz: a No #DAPL Story
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The main significance of Black Snake* Killaz is the continuous historical record it provides of the 2016 Standing Rock occupation and blockade of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). The occupation drew participation from indigenous supporters all over the world, as well as environmental activists and veterans. It also inspired dozens of support protests in cities around the US.
By engaging in continuous direct action, either placing their bodies in the path of construction equipment, vandalizing it or locking themselves down to it, the Water Protectors succeeded in bring pipeline construction to a total halt.
The Full Scale Military Campaign Launched Against Standing Rock
Exclusive: Michael Wood Jr. On Veterans Stand Group, DAPL, and Surveillance
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by Isiah Holmes • March 1, 2017
Standing Rock, North Dakota (TFC)— The Fifth Column News contacted Michael Wood Jr. regarding his organization Veterans Stand and it's Standing Rock operations. Wood responded shortly before the government issued eviction orders, then raided the remaining camps. He relayed Veterans Stand's goals and its volunteer's experiences at Standing Rock.
Veterans Stand unites US veterans wanting to "defend America from enemies, foreign and domestic", its website reads. Former Baltimore PD Sergeant of 10 years and US Marine Michael Wood Jr. currently serves as the organization's executive director. According to Wood, VS has " a continually growing volunteer staff of 16". It's staff largely consists of military veterans wishing to continue fulfilling their oaths to protect.
This is What American Fascism is Going to Look Like
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"Christian Fundamentalist Dominonist theocracy is hard to distinguish from Islamic Fundamentalist Sharia law (which is condemned so vociferously by conservative Christians). Some call it Christofascism."
"You drop bombs on seven Muslim countries and then you wonder why Muslims are upset. Or you drop bombs on innocent Muslim children with U.S. drones and then you wonder why the gangsters, the fascists that are coming out of the Muslim world, are organizing." – Dr Cornel West – in a recent interview with Amy Goodman on Democracy Now! More


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13 Most Important Points For Design Loads And Structural Framing
1- Loads that engineers must consider in the design of buildings and bridges include dead loads, live loads, and environmental forces wind, earthquake, snow, and rain. Other types of structures such as dams, water tanks, and foundations must resist fluid and soil pressures and for these cases, specialists are often consulted to evaluate these forces.
2- The loads that govern the design of structures are specified by national and local building codes. Structural codes also specify additional loading provisions that apply specifically to construction materials such as steel, reinforced concrete, aluminum, and wood.
3- Since it is unlikely that maximum values of live load, snow, wind, earthquake and so forth will act simultaneously, codes permit a reduction in the values of loads when various load combinations are considered. The dead load, however, is not reduced unless it provides an adverse effect, such as when determining the uplift force on a footing.
4-To account for dynamic effects from moving vehicles, elevators, supports for reciprocating machinery, and so forth, impact factors that increase the live load are specified in building codes.
5- In zones where wind or earthquake forces are small, low-rise buildings are initially proportioned for live and dead load, and then checked for wind or earthquake, or both, depending on the region; the design can be easily modified as needed. On the other hand, for high-rise buildings located in regions where large earthquakes or high winds are common, designers must give high priority in the preliminary design phase to select structural systems (for example, shear walls or braced frames) that resist lateral loads efficiently.
6- wind velocities increase with height above the ground. Values of positive wind pressures are given by the velocity pressure exposure coefficient Kz tabulated.
7- The wind bracing system in each direction must be designed to carry the sum of the wind forces on the windward and leeward sides of the building.
8- For tall buildings or for buildings with an unusual profile, wind tunnel studies using instrumented small-scale models often establish the magnitude and distribution of wind pressures. The model must also include adjacent buildings, which influence the magnitude and the direction of the air pressure on the building being studied.
9- The ground motions produced by earthquakes cause buildings, bridges, and other structures to sway. In buildings, this motion creates lateral inertia forces that are assumed to be concentrated at each floor. The inertia forces are greatest at the top of buildings where the displacements are greatest.
10- The magnitude of the inertia forces depends on the size of the earthquake, the weight of the building, the natural period of the building, the stiffness and ductility of the structural frame, and the soil type.
11- Buildings with a ductile frame (that can undergo large deformations without collapsing) may be designed for much smaller seismic forces than structures that depend on a brittle structural system (for example, unreinforced masonry).
12- Tsunami is a set of powerful waves that generate hydrostatic and hydrodynamic lateral loads on structures. Due to inundation, floors can take on large additional gravity loads due to retained floodwater.
13- Hydrostatic uplift forces affect even partially submerged water-tight structures, which causes tsunami waves to be full of large dangerous and damaging debris. This requires structures to also be designed in consideration of large debris impact loads.
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WELCOME TO ENCORE MUSIC 10TH INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL
Following on from nine hugely successful courses in previous years, we are thrilled that our summer 2023 course will again take place at The Yehudi Menuhin School, one of the most prestigious music schools in the world, renowned for attracting the most gifted young musicians from around the globe.
• We invite students, children and young adults, from all around the world to come and develop their musical talents in a safe and stimulating environment, creating music and friendships.
• We aim to inspire our students with tuition and guidance of the highest calibre, in a friendly and supportive atmosphere.
• We offer our students the fantastic opportunity to listen to and perform with our team of world-class performers and teachers, set in a stunning location.
• We provide our students with outstanding facilities for making music as well as enjoying comfortable living accommodation and high-quality food.
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Encore Music Projects International Summer School was founded in 2013 by pianist Olena Shvetsova and her cellist husband Richard May to create a summer programme in the exclusive setting of a UK Specialist Music School.
Now in its 10th year, our 2023 course will take place at The Yehudi Menuhin School, set in an exclusive and beautiful countryside campus, and only 30 minutes from London Heathrow/Gatwick airports and central London.
The course is for piano, strings, guitar, conducting, composition/theory and chamber ensembles, and is especially designed for intermediate and advanced students. Expert tuition and guidance by our team of world class musicians will focus on the development of technique, musical styles and interpretation, stage performance and presentation, competition and audition preparation. There will be opportunities to explore new as well as current repertoire. The emphasis will be on making music together, and on top of a daily one-to-one lesson, chamber music, piano masterclasses/workshops, cello/violin/guitar ensembles, every student (instrument appropriate) will participate in the String Chamber Orchestra and our Choir.
In the evenings there will be a series of concerts given by our world-class faculty. There will be time for recreation, including free use of the school's covered swimming pool, tennis courts, exclusive access to the wonderful grounds, and our organised "day off". For those parents who may be considering sending their children to The Menuhin School for their education, the course also offers a unique chance to experience the atmosphere of the school. Encore Music Projects very much looks forward to welcoming students to The Menuhin School in the summer of 2023 for a memorable and rewarding musical experience.
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Comprehensive Text Processing and the Papers of Henry Laurens
David R. Chesnutt, University of South Carolina
Newsletter of the Association for Documentary Editing, Volume 2, Number 2, May 1980. ISSN 0196-7134
© Association for Documentary Editing, 1980. Used by permission.
The Laurens Papers will publish its last traditional, hot type volume about fifteen months from now. With the publication of volume 9 in February 1981, the project will have completed an almost comprehensive edition of Lauren's papers prior to the Revolution. Yet these nine volumes contain only one-third of the Laurens papers. Another eight thousand· documents remain to be published. The initial publication plan developed in the 1960s called for a series of highly selected volumes to cover the Revolution and later periods. However, the importance of those materials led to a revised publication plan calling for six . printed volumes and a yet to be determined number of microfiche. We plan to complete the publication of those eight thousand· documents in about the same length of time it took to publish the first nine volumes - about ten years. What makes the new publication format and schedule feasible is the computer, or to be more accurate, the series of computers that we will harness for our needs. Our basic objective is


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In this provocative new book, Peter Latham argues that the UK Conservative Government's devolution agenda conceals their real intention: to complete the privatisation of local government and other public services.
Using illustrative examples from across the UK, including the so-called 'Northern Powerhouse' and the Midlands, the book explains the far-reaching implications of the reorganisation of local government that is already affecting vital public services, including education, health, housing and policing.
Proposing an overhaul of the taxation system to include land value taxation, a wealth tax and more progressive income tax to fund an increase in directly provided services, the author argues that a new basis for federal, regional and local democracy is vital.… Read on ...
Nikolaus Wachsmann, 'A History of the Nazi Concentration Camps'
Wasserman, in this minutely researched tome, addresses many of the myths and misconceptions that have grown up over who were the victims of Nazism as well as the contradictory and shifting impulses behind the concentration camps. An earlier paradigm: to understand the Nazis as primarily focused on destroying Communists and the left (a perspective which was also dominant in E. Germany) has shifted in the last decades to a focus on the extermination of 'Jews'. This review will focus on these narratives, rather than the minute and distressing details of how the CCs operated or attempt to provide an explanatory framework for why the Holocaust happened (which anyway is not Wachsmann's objective).… Read on ...
Iran: Release teacher union leader Esmail Abdi
Esmail Abdi, leader of the Tehran branch of the Iranian Teachers' Trade Association, was unjustly sentenced to six years' imprisonment by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Court.
The February 22 verdict came eight months after he was arrested while en route to Armenia to obtain a travel visa to attend Education International's World Congress in Ottawa, Canada. In custody since his arrest, Abdi was charged with "gathering and colluding with intent to harm public order" and "propaganda against the system." His colleagues say that these charges were prompted by his legitimate trade union activities and leadership role.… Read on ...
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5G coverage inside buildings may be a challenge as signals get transmitted on high frequencies: TRAI
"A time will come when revenue will become secondary for the states and they will push for digital connectivity."
Telecom regulator Trai will soon come up with recommendations that will facilitate in improving telecom connectivity, especially 5G when it is rolled out, a top official has said.
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) chairman PD Vaghela during a virtual event organised by Digital Infrastructure Providers Association (DIPA) said that it will be difficult to get 5G coverage inside the building as signals will be transmitted on high frequencies which cover very small distances.
"Holistic approach will be required to ensure availability of digital infrastructure in building complexes, that also in a non-discriminate manner. There is a huge problem in getting access to the buildings by the infrastructure providers, telecom service providers and other players. We have already prepared a consultation paper and very soon we will come out with a recommendation. This will require change in by-laws and working with the states very closely," Vaghela said.
He said that a time will come when revenue will become secondary for the states and they will push for digital connectivity.
Minister of State for Telecom Devusinh Chauhan said that digital connectivity empowers people on the ground and the government is committed to support telecom infrastructure companies.
He said that while data usage in the country has been rising, the prices have been declining since 2014.
The minister said that the government has taken cognisance of network roll-out issues faced by telecom companies and the Department of Telecom is working to resolve concerns of the telecom infrastructure companies.
Telecom Secretary K Rajaraman said that there is a constant endeavor to bring down the cost of operations of telecom services in the country, and the recently announced telecom reforms are a step in that direction.
He said that the department is further working on measures to enhance ease of doing business in the sector.
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Recently, while trying to track the signal strengths of radio beacons I encountered a difficult problem: getting an accurate and high-resolution measurement of signal strength. Using my Yaesu FT-857D and the Yaesu CAT Interface I tried to sample the S-meter (using rigctl via the get_level command and requesting STRENGTH, if you're interested). This didn't work very well as the S-meter readings were very low resolution and that the pass-band of the radio is too high (the signal is hard to track in noise).
While talking to Dave Mills (G7UVW) regarding the issue, he suggested a digital signal processing approach. I immediately thought of my Third Year Project work and decided to conduct a few experiments.
The two graphs below show the very first results, acting of a "proof of concept" more than anything else. 5 seconds of audio was recorded from the radios's audio output and analysed via FFT in MATLAB. As you can see, the approach showed promise.
Click an image to get more information, or twice to enlarge fully.
In the images above, the very large spike right next to the Y-axis is DC. The smaller spike is the 800Hz signal. The grass along the bottom is the shape of the Yaesu FT-857D's CW filter. The two graphs are scaled exactly the same and so the size of the spike makes for a direct vertical comparison. The left most image shows the FFT analysis when the received signal was about S9 on the meter. The right image shows when the received signal was below the noise floor. However the noise floor was S8 at the time of experimentation, and so it reflects on the coherent and continuous nature of the tone versus the random properties of the noise when the two signals are analysed coherently (as is inherent here).
The graphs above are not scaled. The X-axis values have an complex mapping to the frequency domain which they represent. This section details how I went about getting from these values to values in Hz. The key is the sample-rate in the time-domain, which sets the resolution (bin-size) of the FFT. Engineering Mathematics by A. Croft et al. (ISBN:0130268585) includes some excellent examples of how this works.
In simple terms, the sample rate in the time domain transforms to the frequency in the Fourier (frequency) domain. Here we've a sample rate of 44100 Hz, and so we get a frequency range of -22050 to +22050 Hz. The frequency scale essentially runs from -SampleRate/2 to +SampleRate/2. The negative frequency range is useful for retaining phase information but is essentially a mirror image of the positive frequency region. We create a vector based on the parameters of the input file and plot our FFT data against it. The end result is to have a scaled frequency axis. The graph below shows this. Note that the frequency domain goes on until 22050 Hz, but the radio passband is only 3000 Hz wide and so we cut the graph there.
The process of filtering the input signal through the above filter is to just multiply each element in our original FFT data by the corresponding element in the Hamming-window vector. The image below shows the process flow, going downwards, from getting the raw FFT, creating a filter, and finally filtering the data through the FIR filter. The image below is high-resolution, so click on it twice to get the full high-res image.
Once properly implemented, the filter option takes parameters such as centre frequency, bandwidth and order. In simple these parameters allow for a tight fit of the signal.
An RSSI (receive signal strength indicator) is a numerical value relating to the amount of power present in a received radio signal. This value is ultimately what I need to compare the strengths of beacons. Calibrating this is somewhat meaningless for my application and as a result the values obtained will be related by the same arbitrary (unknown) constant.
This can be done by taking the maximum value of the filtered data, i.e. the peak of the bottom graph. A small piece of code is added to draw a line across the bottom graph (in green) which is the RSSI value.
The program is also modified to output the RSSI value to the calling window in MATLAB, and return the RSSI as the method's return value (suppressed in the below image, with the semicolon on the calling statement).
To get a data for a nice looking, well sampled graph, it is obviously necessary to collect a large number of RSSI reports. This would be a laborious process, as previously the MATLAB script required me to already have sampled the radio's output into a wav file. I wanted something that I could leave running for a week or so and collect data automatically, hence the need to automate the process. I wanted to avoid having weeks worth of wav files on the computer's disc drives as this would use a lot of space. So I set about modifying the MATLAB script again to accommodate these needs.
The AudioSample.m file opens the computer's sound card, and passes a recording object to the CalculateRSSI.m script (based on the earlier Propagation.m file). This enables the CalculateRSSI.m function to sample the soundcard automatically and simply return a numerical value for RSSI. This value is then logged, along with the timestamp by AudioSample.m. The program is now just two MATLAB scripts and everything is done from within MATLAB. There is no need for external sampling. The system will plot pseudo-real-time graphs, as the following YouTube video shows (HD is probably preferable here, to read text).
Once I had everything working in the MATLAB Desktop Development Environment, I decided that I would prefer the long-term data sampling to occur from a terminal window. Fortunately, MATLAB can be invoked with the -nodisplay option (Start the Sun Microsystems JVM software, but do not start the MATLAB desktop. Do not display any X commands, and ignore the DISPLAY environment variable). This means that MATLAB runs entirely in a terminal window, such as below.
The errors presented are minor glitches and do not stop the program from running.
From the CSV output by MATLAB, it is then possible to perform some statistical analysis on the RSSI data obtained. The first step was to plot an averaged version of the RSSI change as a function of time. This is what the image below shows.
After collecting data for a couple of days, it occurred to me that there were patterns in the RSSI readings; these turned out to have a period of about a day. Here the below graph shows the RSSI readings for two consecutive days, the 4th and 5th of September, 2011. The gap around 7 pm is where the recording MATLAB script was stopped, edited, and relaunched to make a slight alteration to functionality. It should be noted that the graph want's to wrap around from end-to-end – although these lines have been removed for the sake of tidiness, there are indeed lines linking the right-hand with the left hand to complete the loop.
Next off I decided to have a look at how the RSSI is distributed. The next plot shows the distribution of RSSI amongst the possible values.
If you're interested in the MATLAB source code, then you're welcome to it! This file includes two MATLAB files and two gnuplot files.
My General Disclaimer and Copyright attributions apply.


BATH Cats & Dogs Home's annual Fun Day returns on August Bank Holiday Monday – with its dog show taking centre stage.
Four-legged fun will be the order of the day at the Claverton Down-based rescue centre from 11am, when the gates will open for families and pet dogs to enjoy a host of games, displays, stalls and food.
The event's much anticipated fun dog show will be getting tails wagging again this year, with visitors and their pets invited to vie for the crown of Best Rescue 2016. Other categories include Prettiest Eyes, Golden Oldie, Waggiest Tail, Best Young Handler and Dog Judge Most Wants to Take Home.
Visitors can also enjoy a host of games, from football penalty shootouts and bouncy castles, to bungee runs, face painting and miniature golf. Live entertainment will come from the Showgirl Academy, Pumped!, City of Bath Rhythmic Gymnastics Display Squad, Somerset Morris Dancers, balloon modellers and magicians. The Avon Fire & Rescue crew will also be providing fire engine tours. Food stalls will range from barbecues to homemade cakes, and there will be a fully stocked bar.
Last year's Bath Cats and Dogs Home Fun Day attracted 1,800 visitors, providing an opportunity for people interested in adopting an animal to find out more and meet rescue cats and dogs looking for new homes.
"This event has been running since 1975 and this year, we're hoping to attract a record number of people and dogs," said Simon Lynn, head of animal operations.
"It was fantastic to see so many of our rehomed rescue dogs return with their owners last year.
Bath Cats and Dogs Home Fun Day raised more than £17,000 in 2015. All funds raised this year will once again go towards the rescue centre's £1.3 million annual running costs. As one of the busiest adoption centres in the South West, it took in more than 1,300 animals from across Bath, Somerset and Wiltshire in 2015 – reuniting 212 strays with their owners and finding new loving homes for 1,348 animals.
Simon added: "At the heart of every Fun Day is the hope that more people will decide to adopt a pet.


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	      -path ./$(BUILDDIR) -prune -o -path ./$(STAGINGDIR) -prune -o \
	      -name "*.rst"  \
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              | sort | uniq | xargs mkdir -p

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	      -path ./$(BUILDDIR) -prune -o -path ./$(STAGINGDIR) -prune -o \
	      -name "*.rst"  \
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	ln -s $(PWD)/conf.py $(STAGINGDIR)/conf.py
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There are 3 college football picks today.
#1: Ole Miss -22.5 spread against UL Monroe for 3% of the bankroll.
The Ole Miss Rebels are a team that many people are not high on, and likely for good reason. In their high-profile matchups this season, they have been easily outclassed by the elite in the SEC. They rolled out to an impressive start, putting up gaudy numbers against inferior competition and then faced Alabama, in a game that they were completely decimated in, 62-7. They won their next game, handily against an inferior opponent and had a chance to atone for their performance against the Crimson Tide, with a matchup against LSU. In that matchup, Ole Miss once again failed to get anything going and were essentially embarrassed in that contest once again.
That seems to be Ole Miss's MO. They roll through inferior teams and fail to show up against the elite of the conference. This should be just the matchup that the Rebels need to get back into the win column and forget their most recent performance. Let's not forget that both Alabama and LSU are two elite defenses; UL Monroe is not. The Rebels offense should be able to score at will in this matchup and UL Monroe is not a team that is known for their offensive explosiveness this season.
The total on this matchup has risen from where it opened and is now up over 75. That shows that the oddsmakers are expecting a high scoring game, we just don't believe a bulk of those points will come from the Warhawks side. Ole Miss has already put up a 76-point outing against Southern Illinois this season and while we don't necessarily believe they will put up that many, there's no reason to believe they can't put up at least 50.
The Rebels should be marching up and down the field all afternoon and can essentially name their score in this one. The spread is just a bit too low in this contest as The Rebels should win this one by 24+ points.
#2: Virginia Tech +7 spread against Notre Dame for 3% of the bankroll.
This is an interesting matchup. At the beginning of the season, everyone was excited to see this matchup between Notre Dame and Virginia Tech, however, no one was talking this being Ian Book versus Ryan Willis. Both teams will be playing their backup quarterbacks, which adds somewhat of an element of surprise in this contest.
Book has been a welcome addition to the ND offense, allowing the Irish to push the ball downfield, which is something that they have lacked under Brandon Wimbush. They are coming off an impressive stomping of the Stanford Cardinal, but let's not forget, that matchup was in South Bend at night, which is an extremely tough place to play. Coming off the big win, and now having to travel to another hostile environment in Blacksburg, will the Irish be in for a bit a hangover? We wouldn't be surprised if that was the case.
There are always one or two shocking upsets in a college football season, and Virginia Tech was on the receiving end of one of those two weeks ago when they were upset by ODU. They also lost QB Josh Jackson in the process. It was a shocking upset, but we believe it made this VT team that much tougher. QB Ryan Willis took control under center and bounced back nicely against Duke last week and will now have a chance to carry that momentum over against ND.
While Book has played well since taking over under center, this will be his toughest test to date and it will take place on the road. The Irish have yet to see a defense like Virginia Tech and they always seem to up their game at home, especially in a nighttime environment. The crowd will be loud and raucous, so it will be interesting to see how Book performs under pressure. The Hokies have been stout against the run which will likely force Book to shoulder a bulk of the offensive load. If VT can put pressure on the youngster and force him into mistakes, it could spell trouble for the Irish.
At lot of people are high on ND this season, and for good reason, however, this is a tricky matchup for them. The Hokies were upset a couple weeks ago and would no doubt like to return the favor and upset the Irish tonight. They are certainly capable of pulling off the upset at home, however, even if they don't, they should be able to keep this game close and within the touchdown spread. The value is with the home team in this one.
#3: Arizona +3 spread (buy the half point) against California for 3% of the bankroll.
These are two teams that have had varying amount of hype surrounding them this season. Of course, the Arizona Wildcats were a team that many were talking about in the offseason with breakout star Khalil Tate returning under center. Tate electrified the college football world a season ago, tearing through the competition with his legs and that brought a ton of hype around the team this season. Naturally, things haven't quite worked out for Arizona, with Tate failing to live up to last season's hype, the Wildcats have fell drastically short of expectations.
The Cal Golden Bears were not a heavily hyped team entering this season, but a good start to the year, including a win over BYU in Provo behind some solid defensive efforts had a lot of people talking about the now re-vamped Cal Bears. We had not bought into the Cal hype train and we were correct, when they were completely run over by the Oregon Ducks last week. We believe the Ducks laid the blueprint for what it takes to beat this team, and they were somewhat exposed.
With everyone down on Arizona and a majority expecting a bounce back performance from Cal, we believe this is a great spot for the Wildcats. Khalil Tate hasn't quite gotten going, but it is only a matter of time before that changes. They also have a sleep Doak Walker candidate in RB J.J Taylor. Taylor was absolutely electric last week putting up record breaking numbers against Oregon State. We believe the newfound focus on Taylor is going to open some things for Tate in this contest. It's hard to trust Cal, especially as a road favorite against a team that many have already written off.
We feel that the wrong team is favored in this contest, and that the Wildcats will win this one outright, so we'll gladly take the free field goal with the Arizona at home.


CEA-LETI is involved in the fabrication of optical concentrators that will be placed between the scintillator crystal and the CMOS sensor, to recover the SPAD fill factor loss. The concentrators under development were fabricated using nano imprint lithography technique on 8'' silicon/quartz wafers.
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The first studied structure was hemispherical polymeric microlenses to focus the emitted light on the SPADs active area.
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On TV, 1971 saw the broadcast of The Power of the Witch, a documentary about Wicca in the UK featuring Alex Sanders and Doreen Valiente. On Christmas day 1972, Nigel Kneale's TV play The Stone Tape was broadcast on the BBC. This tale of a high tech sonic research company uncovering the sounds of past lives buried in the material fabric of an old building is an important foundational text in English hauntology. In 1973, the TV series Leap in the Dark began, a programme that would explore various real life supernatural tales through documentary and drama. And so, through Penda's Fen  (1974) to Children of the Stones (1977), literally dozens if not hundreds of TV shows took the supernatural and the paranormal as subject matter. This occult-infused 70s England was more recently depicted in the film The Falling  (2014), and is really a more enduring and subversive counter current to the deadening effects of post-modernity than that provided by punk.


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Denton Little'S Deathdate
Alfred A Knopf Books for Young Readers
**WINNER of the ILA Young Adult Book Award!**
Get ready to die laughing: this is an outrageously funny ride through the last hours of a teenagers life as he searches for love, meaning, answers, and (just maybe) a way to live on.
Denton Littles Deathdate takes place in a world exactly like our own except that everyone knows the day on which they will die. For Denton, thats in just two daysthe day of his senior prom.
Despite his early deathdate, Denton has always wanted to live a normal life, but his final days are filled with dramatic firsts. First hangover. First sex. First love triangleas the first sex seems to have happened not with his adoring girlfriend, but with his best friends hostile sister. (Though hes not totally suresee, first hangover.) His anxiety builds when he discovers a strange purple rash making its way up his body. Is this what will kill him? And then a strange man shows up at his funeral, claiming to have known Dentons long-deceased mother, and warning him to beware of suspicious government characters. . . . Suddenly Dentons life is filled with mysterious questions and precious little time to find the answers.
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Rubin is really funny but like John Green, he manages to be poignant at the same time. You'll laugh out loud while you read this, but you're probably going to tear up a bit too. --Bustle
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