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Investigation of a chemically regenerative redox cathode polymer electrolyte fuel cell using a phosphomolybdovanadate polyoxoanion catholyte
Gunn, Natasha; Ward, David B.; Menelaou, Constantinos; Herbert, Matthew A.; Davies, Trevor J.; University of Chester (Elsevier, 2017-03-06)
Chemically regenerative redox cathode (CRRC) polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEFCs), where the direct reduction of oxygen is replaced by an in-direct mechanism occurring outside of the cell, are attractive to study as they offer a solution to the cost and durability problems faced by conventional PEFCs. This study reports the first detailed characterization of a high performance complete CRRC PEFC system, where catholyte is circulated between the cathode side of the cell and an air-liquid oxidation reactor called the "regenerator". The catholyte is an aqueous solution of phosphomolybdovanadate polyoxoanion and is assessed in terms of its performance within both a small single cell and corresponding regenerator over a range of redox states. Two methods for determining regeneration rate are proposed and explored. Expressing the regeneration rate as a "chemical" current is suggested as a useful means of measuring re-oxidation rate with respect to the cell. The analysis highlights the present limitations to the technology and provides an indication of the maximum power density achievable, which is highly competitive with conventional PEFC systems.
Investigation of size, concentration and particle shapes in hydraulic systems using an in-line CMOS image matrix sensor
McMillan, Alison; Kornilin, Dmitriy V. (University of ChesterWrexham Glyndŵr UniversityUniversity of Chester, 2018-09-21)
The theoretical and experimental investigation of the novel in-line CMOS image sensor was performed. This sensor is aimed to investigate particle size distribution, particle concentration and shape in hydraulic liquid in order to implement the proactive maintenance of hydraulic equipment. The existing instruments such as automatic particle counters and techniques are not sufficiently enough to address this task because of their restricted sensitivity, limit of concentration to be measured and they cannot determine particle shape. Other instruments cannot be used as inline sensors because they are not resistant to the arduous conditions such as high pressure and vibration. The novel mathematical model was proposed as it is not possible to use previously developed techniques based on using optical system and complicated algorithms. This model gives the output signal of the image sensor depending on the particle size, its distance from the light source (LED) and image sensor. Additionally, the model takes into account the limited exposure time and particle track simulation. The results of simulation based on the model are also performed in thesis. On the basis of the mathematical model the image processing algorithms were suggested in order to determine particle size even when this size is lower than pixel size. There are different approaches depending on the relation between the size of the particle and the pixel size. The approach to the volume of liquid sample estimation was suggested in order to address the problem of low accuracy of concentration measurement by the conventional automatic particle counters based on the single photodiode. Proposed technique makes corrections on the basis of particle velocity estimation. Approach to the accuracy estimation of the sensor was proposed and simulation results are shown. Generally, the accuracy of particle size and concentration measurement was considered. Ultimately, the experimental setup was used in order to test suggested techniques. The mathematical model was tested and the results showed sufficient correlation with the experiment. The zinc dust was used as a reference object as there are the particles within the range from 1 to 25 microns which is appropriate to check the sensitivity. The results of experiments using reference instrument showed the improved sensitivity and accuracy of volume measured compared to the reference one.
Island Coalescence during Film Growth: An Underestimated Limitation of Cu ALD
Hagen, Dirk J.; Connolly, James; Povey, Ian M.; Rushworth, Simon; Pemble, Martyn E. (Wiley, 2017-05-31)
Isolation of a Ferroelectric Intermediate Phase in Antiferroelectric Dense Sodium Niobate Ceramics
Yang, Bin; Zhang, Hangfeng; Yan, Haixue; Abrahams, Isaac (Elsevier, 2019-08-22)
Switchable ferroelectric/antiferroelectric ceramics are of significant interest for high power energy storage applications. Grain size control of this switching is an interesting approach to controlling polarization and hence dielectric properties. However, the use of this approach in technologically relevant ceramics is hindered by difficulty in fabricating dense ceramics with small grain sizes. Here an intermediate polar ferroelectric phase (P21ma) has been isolated in dense bulk sodium niobate ceramics by grain size control through spark plasma sintering methods. Our findings, supported by XRD, DSC, P-E (I-E) loops and dielectric characterization, provide evidence that the phase transition from the antiferroelectric (AFE) R-phase, in space group Pnmm, above 300 C, to the AFE P-phase, in space group Pbma, at room temperature, always involves the polar intermediate P21ma phase and that the P21ma to Pbma transition can be suppressed by reducing grain size.
Jazz on the border: Jazz and dance bands in Chester and North Wales in mid-twentieth century
Southall, Helen; University of Chester (Equinox, 2013)
There was a high degree of overlap between western popular music and jazz in the mid- twentieth century. However, histories of jazz and histories of popular music are often puzzlingly separate, as if divided by strict borders. This article looks at some of the rea- sons for this (including those proposed by Frith (2007) and Bennett (2013). The impor- tance of musical pathways and hidden histories (Becker 2002, 2004; Finnegan 2007; Nott 2002; Rogers 2013) in the context of local music scenes is considered. The importance of taking live music scenes and provincial areas into account when discussing genre his- tories is discussed, in the context of examples from an oral history study of dance-band musicians and promoters in the Chester (UK) area. These examples help to demonstrate that boundaries between jazz and popular music are frequently less abrupt in practice than they are in theory.
Laser melting of NiTi and its effects on in-vitro mesenchymal stem cell responses
Waugh, David G.; Lawrence, Jonathan; Chan, Chi-Wai; Hussain, Issam; Man, Hau-Chung; University of Chester ; University of Chester ; University of Lincoln ; University of Lincoln ; Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Woodhead Publishing, 2014-10-14)
Laser sealing of HDLPE film to PP substrate
Shukla, Pratik; Lawrence, Jonathan; Waugh, David G.; University of Chester (2015-01)
Laser surface engineering of polymeric materials and the effects on wettability characteristics
Waugh, David G.; Avdic, Dalila; Woodham, K. J.; Lawrence, Jonathan; University of Lincoln (Scrivener/John Wiley & Sons., 2014-12-23)
Wettability characteristics are believed by many to be the driving force in applications relating to adhesion. So, gaining an in-depth understanding of the wettability characteristics of materials before and after surface treatments is crucial in developing materials with enhanced adhesion properties. This chapter details some of the main competing techniques to laser surface engineering followed by a review of current cutting edge laser surface engineering techniques which are used for wettability and adhesion modulation. A study is provided in detail for laser surface treatment (using IR and UV lasers) of polymeric materials. Sessile drop analysis was used to determine the wettability characteristics of each laser surface treated sample and as-received sample, revealing the presence of a mixed-state wetting regime on some samples. Although this outcome does not follow current and accepted wetting theory, through numerical analysis, generic equations to predict this mixed state wetting regime and the corresponding contact angle are discussed.
Laser surface engineering: Processes and applications
Waugh, David G.; Lawrence, Jonathan; University of Chester (Woodhead Publishing, 2014-10-14)
Lasers can alter the surface composition and properties of materials in a highly controllable way, which makes them efficient and cost-effective tools for surface engineering. This book provides an overview of the different techniques, the laser-material interactions and the advantages and disadvantages for different applications.
Laser surface induced roughening of polymeric materials and the effects on Wettability characteristics
Waugh, David G.; Lawrence, Jonathan; Shukla, Pratik; University of Chester (2015-01-15)
It has been thoroughly demonstrated previously that lasers hold the ability to modulate surface properties of polymers with the result being utilization of such lasers in both research and industry. With increased applications of wettability techniques within industries there is greater need of predicting related characteristics, post laser processing, since such work evaluates the effectiveness of these surface treatments. This paper details the use of a Synrad CO2 laser marking system to surface roughen polymeric materials, namely: nylon 6,6; nylon 12, polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and polyethylene (PE). These laser-modified surfaces have been analyzed using 3D surface profilometry to ascertain the surface roughness with the wettability characteristics obtained using a wettability goniometer. From the surface roughness results, for each of the samples, generic wettability characteristics arising from laser surface roughening is discussed.
Laser Surface Modification of NiTi for Medical Applications
Man, Hau-Chung; Lawrence, Jonathan; Avis, Nicholas; Waugh, David G.; Shi, Yu; Ng, Chi-Ho (University of Chester, 2017-11)
Regarding the higher demand of the total joint replacement (TJR) and revision surgeries in recent years, an implant material should provide much longer lifetime without failure. Nickel titanium (NiTi) is the most popular shape memory alloy in the industry, especially in medical devices due to its unique mechanical properties such as pseudo-elasticity, damping capacity, shape memory and good biocompatibility. However, concerns of nickel ion release of this alloy still exist if it is implanted for a prolonged period of time. Nickel is well known for the possibility of causing allergic response and degeneration of muscle tissue as well as being carcinogenic for the human body beyond a certain threshold. Therefore, drastically improving the surface properties (e.g. wear resistance) of NiTi is a vital step for its adoption as orthopaedic implants. To overcome the above-mentioned risks, different surface treatment techniques have been proposed and investigated, such as Physical Vapour Deposition (PVD), Chemical Vapour Deposition (CVD), ion implantation, plasma spraying, etc. Yet all of these techniques have similar limitations such as high treatment temperature, poor metallurgical bonding between coated film and substrate, and lower flexibility and efficiency. As a result, laser gas nitriding would be an ideal treatment method as it could overcome these drawbacks. Moreover, the shape memory effect and pseudo-elasticity of NiTi from a reversible phase transformation between the martensitic phase and the austenitic phase are very sensitive to heat. Hence, NiTi implant is subjected to the following provisions of the thermo-mechanical treatment process, and this implant provides desired characteristics. It is important to suggest a surface treatment, which would not disturb the original build-in properties. As a result, the low-temperature methods for substrate have to be employed on the surface of NiTi. This present study aims to investigate the feasibility of applying diffusion laser gas nitriding technique to improve the wettability and wear resistance of NiTi as well as establish the optimization technique. The current report summaries the result of laser nitrided NiTi by continuous-wave (CW) fibre laser in nitrogen environment. The microstructure, surface morphology, wettability, wear resistance of the coating layer has been analysed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffractometry (XRD), sessile drop technique, 3-D profile measurement and reciprocating wear test. The resulting surface layer is free of cracks, and the wetting behaviour is better than the bare NiTi. The wear resistance of the optimised nitride sample with different hatch patterns is also evaluated using reciprocating wear testing against ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) in Hanks' solution. The results indicate that the wear rates of the nitride samples and the UHMWPE counter-part were both significantly reduced. It is concluded that the diffusion laser gas nitriding is a potential low-temperature treatment technique to improve the surface properties of NiTi. This technique can be applied to a femoral head or a bone fixation plates with relatively large surface area and movable components.
Laser surface modification of polymeric materials for microbiological applications
Gillett, Alice R.; Waugh, David G.; Lawrence, Jonathan; University of Chester (Elsevier, 2016-04-15)
Laser surface structuring of ceramics, metals and polymers for biological applications: A review
Shukla, Pratik; Waugh, David G.; Lawrence, Jonathan; University of Chester (Elsevier, 2014-10-14)
Laser Surface Treatment of a Polymeric Biomaterial: Wettability Characteristics and Osteoblast Cell Response Modulation
Waugh, David G.; Lawrence, Jonathan; University of Chester (Old City Publishing, 2014)
Biotechnology has the potential to improve people's quality of life and holds the key to-many unmet clinical needs. In the UK alone the biotechnology market is worth £4.5 billion and estimates of future growth ranks from 10 to 15%. This growth can only be driven by the increased use of inexpensive and easy to manufacture polymeric biomaterials. Although polymer science is a rapidly developing area of research, it remains that one of the most intractable problems encountered in biotechnology is that the performance of polymeric biomaterials depends both upon the bulk and surface properties. In this book the authors describe Their work using lasers to modify the wettability characteristics of nylon 6,6 (as wetting often is the primary factor dictating the adhesion and bonding potential of materials) as a route to enhancing the area in terms of in vitro osteoblast cell response. What is more, modifying wettability characteristics in this way is shown to be a highly attractive means of estimating the biofunctionality of a polymer. The book demonstrates and explains how the generation of a biomimetic polymers and is surface using laser beams provides an in vitro platform on which to deposit and grow cells for either the development of implants or to reconstitute functional tissue. The correlative trends and generic characteristics which are identified are in the book between the laser treatment, wettability characteristics and osteoblast cell response of the nylon 6,6 provide a means to estimate the osteoblast cell response in vivo. The book shows clearly that laser surface modification of polymeric materials has tremendous potential for application within the field of regenerative medicine.
Laser surface treatment of polyamide and NiTi alloy and the effects on mesenchymal stem cell response
Waugh, David G.; Lawrence, Jonathan; Shukla, Pratik; Chan, Chi-Wai; Hussain, Issam; Man, Hau-Chung; Smith, Graham C.; University of Chester ; University of Chester ; University of Chester ; Queen's University, Belfast ; University of Lincoln ; Hong Kong Polytechnic University ; University of Chester (2015-03-18)
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are known to play important roles in development, post-natal growth, repair, and regeneration of mesenchymal tissues. What is more, surface treatments are widely reported to affect the biomimetic nature of materials. This paper will detail, discuss and compare laser surface treatment of polyamide (Polyamide 6,6), using a 60 W CO2 laser, and NiTi alloy, using a 100 W fiber laser, and the effects of these treatments on mesenchymal stem cell response. The surface morphology and composition of the polyamide and NiTi alloy were studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray photoemission spectroscopy (XPS), respectively. MSC cell morphology cell counting and viability measurements were done by employing a haemocytometer and MTT colorimetric assay. The success of enhanced adhesion and spreading of the MSCs on each of the laser surface treated samples, when compared to as-received samples, is evidenced in this work.
Waugh, David G.; Lawrence, Jonathan; Shukla, Pratik; Chan, Chi-Wai; Hussain, Issam; Man, Hau-Chung; Smith, Graham C.; University of Chester (Waugh, Lawrence, Shukla, Smith), Queen's University Belfast (Chan), University of Lincoln (Hussain), Hong Kong Polytechnica University (Man) (SPIE, 2015-07-01)
Lateral crushing and bending responses of CFRP square tube filled with aluminum honeycomb
Liu, Qiang; Xu, Xiyu; Ma, Jingbo; Wang, Jinsha; Shi, Yu; Hui, David; Sun Yat-Sen University; Hunan University; University of Chester; University of New Orleans (Elsevier, 2017-03-18)
This paper aims to investigate the lateral planar crushing and bending responses of carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) square tube filled with aluminum honeycomb. The various failure modes and mechanical characteristics of filled tube were experimentally captured and numerically predicted by commercial finite element (FE) package LS-DYNA, comparing to the hollow tubes. The filled aluminum honeycomb effectively improved the stability of progressive collapse during crushing, leading to both hinges symmetrically occurred along the vertical side. The experimental results showed that energy absorbed (EA) and specific energy absorption (SEA) of the filled CFRP tubes could be significantly increased to 6.56 and 4 times, respectively, of those measured for the hollow tubes without fillings under lateral crushing. Although an improvement of 32% of EA and 0.9% of SEA were obtained for the lateral bending, still the design using aluminum honeycomb as filling was remarkably capable to improve the mechanical characteristics of CFRP tube structure. A good agreement was obtained between experimentally measured and numerically predicted load-displacement histories. The FE prediction was also helpful in understanding the initiation and propagation of cracks within the filled CFRP structure.
Layer Dynamics for the one dimensional $\eps$-dependent Cahn-Hilliard / Allen-Cahn Equation
Antonopoulou, Dimitra; Karali, Georgia; Tzirakis, Konstantinos; University of Chester; University of Crete; IACM/FORTH (Springer, 2021-08-27)
We study the dynamics of the one-dimensional ε-dependent Cahn-Hilliard / Allen-Cahn equation within a neighborhood of an equilibrium of N transition layers, that in general does not conserve mass. Two different settings are considered which differ in that, for the second, we impose a mass-conservation constraint in place of one of the zero-mass flux boundary conditions at x = 1. Motivated by the study of Carr and Pego on the layered metastable patterns of Allen-Cahn in [10], and by this of Bates and Xun in [5] for the Cahn-Hilliard equation, we implement an N-dimensional, and a mass-conservative N−1-dimensional manifold respectively; therein, a metastable state with N transition layers is approximated. We then determine, for both cases, the essential dynamics of the layers (ode systems with the equations of motion), expressed in terms of local coordinates relative to the manifold used. In particular, we estimate the spectrum of the linearized Cahn-Hilliard / Allen-Cahn operator, and specify wide families of ε-dependent weights δ(ε), µ(ε), acting at each part of the operator, for which the dynamics are stable and rest exponentially small in ε. Our analysis enlightens the role of mass conservation in the classification of the general mixed problem into two main categories where the solution has a profile close to Allen-Cahn, or, when the mass is conserved, close to the Cahn-Hilliard solution.
LDL-C levels in older people: Cholesterol Homeostasis and the Free Radical Theory of Ageing Converge
Mc Auley, Mark T.; Mooney, Kathleen M.; Univeristy of Chester; Edge Hill University (Elsevier, 2017-05-17)
The cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factor, low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) increases with age, up until the midpoint of life in males and females. However, LDL-C can decrease with age in older men and women. Intriguingly, a recent systematic review also revealed an inverse association between LDL-C levels and cardiovascular mortality in older people; low levels of LDL-C were associated with reduced risk of mortality. Such findings are puzzling and require a biological explanation. In this paper a hypothesis is proposed to explain these observations. We hypothesize that the free radical theory of ageing (FRTA) together with disrupted cholesterol homeostasis can account for these observations. Based on this hypothesis, dysregulated hepatic cholesterol homeostasis in older people is characterised by two distinct metabolic states. The first state accounts for an older person who has elevated plasma LDL-C. This state is underpinned by the FRTA which suggests there is a decrease in cellular antioxidant capacity with age. This deficiency enables hepatic reactive oxidative species (ROS) to induce the total activation of HMG-CoA reductase, the key rate limiting enzyme in cholesterol biosynthesis. An increase in cholesterol synthesis elicits a corresponding rise in LDL-C, due to the downregulation of LDL receptor synthesis, and increased production of very low density lipoprotein cholesterol (VLDL-C). In the second state of dysregulation, ROS also trigger the total activation of HMG-CoA reductase. However, due to an age associated decrease in the activity of cholesterol-esterifying enzyme, acyl CoA: cholesterol acyltransferase, there is restricted conversion of excess free cholesterol (FC) to cholesterol esters. Consequently, the secretion of VLDL-C drops, and there is a corresponding decrease in LDL-C. As intracellular levels of FC accumulate, this state progresses to a pathophysiological condition akin to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. It is our conjecture this deleterious state has the potential to account for the inverse association between LDL-C level and CVD risk observed in older people.
Learning to combine multiple string similarity metrics for effective toponym matching
Santos, Rui; Murrieta-Flores, Patricia; Martins, Bruno (Informa UK Limited, 2017-09-06)


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Q: How to find all file paths in a directory with bash I have a script that looks like this:
function main() {
  for source in "$@"; do
    sort_imports "${source}"
  done
}

main "$@"

Right now if I pass in a file ./myFile.m the script works as expected.
I want to change it to passing in ./myClassPackage and have it find all files and call sort_imports on each of them.
I tried:
for source in $(find "$@"); do
    sort_imports "${source}"
  done

but when I call it I get an error that I'm passing it a directory.

A: Using the output of a command substitution for a for loop has pitfalls due to word splitting.  A truly rock-solid solution will use null-byte delimiters to properly handle even files with newlines in their names (which is not common, but valid).
Assuming you only want regular files (and not directories), try this :
while IFS= read -r -d '' source; do
  sort_imports "$source"
done < <(find "$@" -type f -print0)

The -print0 option causes find to separate entries with null bytes, and the -d '' option for read allows these to be used as record separators.

A: You should use find with -exec:
find "$@" -type f -exec sort_imports "{}" \;

For more information see https://www.everythingcli.org/find-exec-vs-find-xargs/

A: If you don't want find to enumerate directories, then exclude them:
for source in $(find "$@" -not -type d); do
 sort_imports "${source}"
done

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Kevin (Probably) Saves the World: Season One Ratings
From 2003 to 2005, Jason Ritter played Kevin Girardi on Joan of Arcadia, which was cancelled after two seasons on CBS. On that show, his character's sister Joan (Amber Tamblyn) was visited by God, who gave her assignments which at first seemed inconsequential, but generally caused positive ripples in the lives of those she touched. This year, Ritter debuts on ABC as another Kevin. Now, it is his turn to complete celestial assignments. Can he work miracles? Will Kevin (Probably) Saves the World be cancelled or renewed for season two? Stay tuned. *Status update below.
An ABC comedy-drama from creators Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters, the Kevin (Probably) Saves the World TV show stars Jason Ritter, JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Kimberly Hébert Gregory, Chloe East, J. August Richards, Dustin Ybarra, and India de Beaufort. The fantasy TV series centers on Kevin Finn. While he is not the world's worst person, Kevin is self-involved and materialistic. While wallowing in his own misery, Kevin experiences a sequence of unbelievable events, then meets Yvette (Gregory), his heavenly guide. She informs him that he is the last of the 36 righteous born into his generation. Without the 36, everyone on Earth will begin to lose the only thing keeping them going — hope. Now, it is up to Kevin to "power up" his soul by committing selfless acts of kindness, so he can locate and anoint the next 36 and (probably) save the world.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show's likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings (particularly in the 18-49 demo), the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available — typically around 11:30am EST/8:30am PST. Refresh to see the latest.
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Note: These are the Live + Same Day Ratings which include "live" viewing plus delayed DVR viewing, up until 3am local time that same night. Ratings marked with an "*" are the fast affiliate ratings and will be updated with the Live+SD numbers when they are made available. Typically, networks get paid for C+3 ratings which includes DVR viewing within three days of the original airing when commercials are watched. Those numbers are rarely released to the press.
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I am so disappointed this was cancelled! Looked forward to another season. This was a decent family show that taught meanings of kindness to others and lending a helping hand. What kind of programs are people looking for??? Maybe they need different executives
looking into the kind of programs that they deem suitable!!!!
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Cindy Downes
I liked this show. We need more shows like this one.
Please keep Kevin Probably Saves The World on. We need more shows like this on tv. Our society is falling apart. Kindness is what we all need. If we don't receive it in our daily lives at least you may bear witness on tv.
Television is a very powerful forum.
PLEASE renew Kevin (Probably) Saves the World! One of my favorite show on television. Love the actors and truly enjoy the premise. It is the best thing on ABC!
I sure hope y'all find it in you to allow us at least another year to enjoy Kevin Probably Saves the World! This is a great series that deserves more time to build its audience. Very positive and funny! Please let us have another year!
May 3, 2018 10:04 pm
Thank goodness that there are two Healthy shows on TV. Kevin (Probably) Save the World. Great acting. Makes the unbelievable believable. Fun. Pleasing. Family type show. New ideas. Positive. Please keep this show going.
Love this show.
Love the show!! Please renew it for another season!
Love this show. Hopped on board late but watched all On Demand and I'm hoping for another season!!
I love this show! I believe it is full of hope, love, and joy. Something that the world could stand to have a lot more of. Kevin is funny. The show revolves around what God wants us to do to help this world become a better place. Show a little love, kindness, encouragement, self sacrifice, humility. Clearly we don't have to be perfect, just willing to try. His selfless acts begin to rub off on others. One willing person can create ripple effect. Let's root for Kevin Probably Saves The World!!
I can't believe this show is cancelled – it was awesome! I looked forward to it every week and there are so many story lines they could do to continue it! Why….? One of the only shows on TV that was positive and not full of gore and murders!
I'll never understand why they don't try changing the time slot on a show before canceling it! This is a GREAT show that should be on in an earlier time slot for families, I'd bet the ratings would go up and it could say on!!
I love the show. I think Jason Ritter is terrific. His depth and complexity is superb. We need shows that inspire and this one does it. Not sure if I'm enjoying the humanizing of the "angel". Wouldn't keep going with that… very much hope it's not canceled.
Christopher S.
One thing that I have been wondering all season is what is the religious/spiritual basis for this show? I thought maybe Christian with them having the courage to talk about God, but I wasnt so sure due to all the talk about the universe & the 36 righteous ones. And then in the finale, Jason Ritter says who cares if God exists or not or if it even matters, you should just try to do what is right. Thats clearly not the Christian view that it does matter and that the only path to heaven is through belief in Jesus… Read more »

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Kylie Jenner threw a massive party for her daughter Stormi.
Next time we have a birthday party, please can we be blessed with Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott's budget? They threw a bash for their one-year-old daughter over the weekend that was pure #LifeGoals.
With rides, a butterfly garden, inflatable jumping castles and dancing pixies - it was literally like partying in another world.
And the internet was totally here for it.
The party was turned into a replica of daddy Travis Scott's Astroworld. Except this was Stormi World, obvs.
It made going to Spur for a free birthday ice cream look like a waste.
Forget about dolls or tea sets, DJ Khaled gave Stormi her first Chanel handbag.
So how many diapers does this handbag fit in it?
What's a lavish party without a moving cake, though? I mean... it's a must.
Stormi's cake had a mini carousel on it and enough decorative flowers to fill a florist.
That time we had to buy our own cake for our birthday, and it was on special at Checkers.
Stormi birthday cake was moving tho ... how do you even make a cake move it was a freaking ? carousel !!!!!
Whether you liked it or not, Kylie didn't care.
She took to Instagram to tell everyone straight: She had to go "all out" for her baby.


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Let's work together like the cyber attackers do
Illena Armstrong January 22, 2004
Foremost on the minds of IT security experts is the frequency and viciousness of attacks we'll witness in coming months and how we will deal with them.
Most agree that cyber attacks are becoming more innovative. Criminals use whatever vulnerabilities they can to take down as many organizations as possible. To help combat this, private organizations and government officials met at the National Cyber Security Summit in California last month. Sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security, the Business Software Alliance, the Information Technology Association of America and others, the event saw some 300 infosec professionals come together to spearhead ways to implement President Bush's National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace, now about a year old.
Advocating cooperation among organizations and public entities to help protect the nation's IT infrastructure, DHS secretary Tom Ridge told attendees from the private sector that they not only need to partner with government, they must take the lead role in the effort. After all, some 85 percent of the critical infrastructure is owned and operated by private industry. If private industry fails to do its part, further legislation and regulation is not out of the question, according to Amit Yoran, director of national cyber security division at the DHS.
There is no doubt that business and government must cooperate with one another and share information so they can continually improve the country's security. But how much talk about who's playing what position is really necessary? And how do veiled threats of further regulation help forge feelings of trust and camaraderie?
While most agree that the summit, a kind of preliminary meeting of the minds, might be a good way to get the infosec ball rolling, others point out that, a year after the release of what many saw as a "toothless" national strategy, not much has been done.
No one can argue that all groups connected to the internet need to develop proactive strategies and employ various security technologies to help contend with more innovative attacks. Drafting policies, investing in protective tools, establishing a response team, auditing security mechanisms once in place, updating patches, using a system to detect and prevent intrusion... all these things demand constant diligence and an enduring commitment by everyone - equally.
Executives in both private and public arenas are predicting more innovative and harsh attacks will assail us in coming years. And while they continue to debate who's following what leader and
what must be done to secure the country's infrastructure, malicious hackers are sharing information. They are working together in ways that government and industry have yet to perfect.
Illena Armstrong is US and Features Editor
Illena Armstrong
Malicious hybrid cloud campaign uses 0Auth apps to target C-level executives
Proofpoint researchers say after the attackers take over accounts, organizations face data leakage, continued phishing, lateral movement, brand abuse and malware threats.
DeFi thefts beget DeFi for money laundering
The amount of cryptocurrency transferred from illicit wallets to decentralized finance (DeFi) services spiked 1,964% between 2020 and 2021, according to a preview of an upcoming annual report from Chainalysis.
Attacker-controlled devices can launch lateral phishing attacks, Microsoft warns
The Microsoft researchers found that the second stage of the campaign was successful against victims that did not implement multi-factor authentication (MFA).


OMS is a design led practice, first established in the 1980's. The architecture of OMS is contemporary, respectful of context and the environment, makes full use of technology, is sustainable and innovative. OMS has evolved over time, responding to market changes, developing skillsets and expertise across all areas of architectural practice. It has a combination of experience coupled with the energy of a young practice and is led by Cathal Donnellan, Kate McDermott, Siobhán Murphy and John Smyth.
OMS has won numerous awards from accredited bodies within the profession including the Downes Medal for Architecture from the RIAI and many awards for retail, institutional and housing in particular.


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however, the usual file tree for the app "files,cache,databases" doesnt seem to be available through this user.
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General News Mon, 10 Dec 2018
We've delivered on many of our promises – Bawumia
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government has delivered on most of its promises to Ghanaians within the short period of its administration.
Speaking at the 10th-anniversary durbar to commemorate the enskinment of Buipewura Abdullia Jinapor II at Buipe over the weekend, he said there is a lot of evidence of the work government has done to ensure economic transformation for all Ghanaians.
He said the government so far, was on course to deliver on all its promises in various sectors of the economy.
"We pledged to build a society anchored on fairness, decency and integrity. We committed ourselves to serving our countrymen and women with dedication and honesty…. The Government of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is absolutely on course. We are systematically working to deliver on each of our promises," he said.
"We promised to restore economic growth and we have. We promised to reduce inflation and we've reduced inflation. We promised to reduce interest rates, we've done just that. We promised to reduce the debt burden, we've reduced the debt burden. We promised to increase agricultural production, we have delivered that."
Listing other things he described as remarkable achievements of the NPP government, Dr Bawumia said key promises such as the reduction in electricity tariffs has also been fulfilled by the government.
"One District One Factory, we promised, we are delivering. One Village One Dam, we are delivering. Free SHS, we have delivered. Reducing electricity prices, we have delivered. Restoring nursing training allowances, we have delivered. Restoring teacher training allowances, we have delivered. Establishing the Nation Builders Corps, we have delivered."
"Issuing the national ID card, we are delivering. The Digital Address, we are delivering. The Paperless Ports, we have delivered. Mobile Payments Interoperability, we have delivered. Zongo Development Fund, we have delivered. Reviving our Railways, we have delivered. The Special Prosecutor, we have delivered," Bawumia said, to loud cheers and applause from the gathering.
The Vice President further assured the gathering at the ceremony of the completion of ongoing construction works for dams under the One village, one dam programme.
He also said that government was constructing boreholes at Buipe, Kpabuso, Kusawgu and Gbirigi as well as CHPS compounds at Tosinape, Bigma, and Kigbripe to serve the healthcare needs of the people there.
Source: citinewsroom.com


Way back in 2005, it seemed the jatropha movement was in it's infancy. Even the biodiesel industry was just picking up steam back then. There were many new refineries being built in the US. And farmers and big businesses were investing heavily in the industry. While it is not so popular to use B100 in your car or truck today, blends of B5 or B10 are almost at every pump these days which is a good thing.
Warning: Since 2005, there have been some problems in the production cycle in countries like India and South Africa. India had problems where the jatropha trees did not yield as much oil as before (if progated via seed). In countries such as South Africa, there is an outright ban on jatropha. So... DO YOUR OWN DUE DILIGANCE! Biodiesel oil in the US is mainly soybean oil followed by animal fat and used cooking oil. It is interesting to note that corn oil can be used even as a byproduct after making ethanol.
In the summer of 2005, I bought some jatropha curcas seeds just to see if I could grow the plants in Savannah, GA. I know it gets too cold here for the plant to thrive, but I sprouted some seeds and planted them anyway. What I found out is that these things are practically indestructible! They froze solid over the winter and all their leaves fell off. Nothing but a stem was sticking out of the ground. But in the spring of 2006, they sprouted leaves again! I even accidentally broke one of the stems completely off and put it in water for a couple of weeks till it sprouted some roots. Then I stuck it in a pot of dirt and left it there over the winter. The stem strangely stayed green in the pot of dirt. It had no branches or leaves at all. Guess what?... in the spring it sprouted leaves and started growing again!
It's practically indestructible and needs very little water and will grow in semi arid soil. And on top of that... it produces a lot of oil. The only negative things I have heard about it (other than the yield problems in India) are that people in some countries are chopping down virgin rainforests to plant the jatropha trees and also there's the problem of it being poisonous (sometimes kids eat the nuts and get sick). I have heard that it may irritate the skin of harvesters, but I'm not too sure about that. Anyway, the world is adopting jatropha like never before.
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Improving your English language skills is easier today than it has been ever before, since most companies and many individual tutors have an online presence. Finding good, free ESL tutors on the web shouldn't be too difficult, as online tutors and translators exist for almost every major language.
If you've made the decision to learn English as a second language, the first thing you'll want to do is determine your current level. If you're still in the beginning stages of learning, ESL free tutors should be quite easy to find with a quick online search of tutors and sites that meet your criteria. If you're at a higher English level, don't be surprised if a cost is attached to the intermediate or advanced English courses. If you want to fully master the language, take time to research course requirements and costs so that you know what you will be getting yourself into.
Since ESL tutors might be anyone from a professional tutor or teacher to a college student, it will help to go through the various links in your search engine and look for reviews and references. Do a deeper analysis of the course and programs you find and what you're most interested in. Don't just opt for a particular course simply because it advertised ESL free tutors. The most important thing is that you pay attention to what works best for you and your learning style. If the course is designed and structured to take you from point A to B and you feel comfortable and challenged by the lessons and learning structure offered, then stick with that one.
If the ESL free tutors' course appears confusing, slapped together, dysfunctional or not following a logical progression, then skip that one as it could end up wasting your time. Worse yet, courses that confuse you can have the tendency to cause you to get discouraged and end up throwing in the towel. Don't give in; spend a little time to find a teacher you like and are comfortable with.
There are a number of websites online that do have excellent simple programs to get you started improving; some offer free ESL tutors and some don't. Other sites offer you resources and materials that you can use to practice on your own, such as Vocabulary, which offers free English learning games or BBC's Learn English, which provides a wide range of free resources on various topics.
Learning English as a second language with an in-person tutor is usually the preferred method. Many great ESL teachers and tutors offline can be found in your local area, and it is beneficial to find an ESL tutor that knows your native language, as they are better able to understand the difficulties in grammar and pronunciation that you may have when learning English. These are the kinds of nuances someone without the same cultural background as you wouldn't necessarily be able to pick up. Therefore, the first place to look would be in your local community for tutors and teachers from your native country who have lived in an English speaking country for many years and have assimilated and understand both cultures.
Finally, don't discount practicing with a language partner. Use a site like LRNGO to find someone to sit down with regularly, practice with you, and give you feedback. Remember, only half of mastering a language is learning: the other half is practice. With the right language partner, you can do both at once.


Replacing a previously destroyed piece of public art, the long-awaited unveiling of the Bronze Pink Bunny will officially take place this Saturday at 5pm, at the entrance of the new Haight Street Art Center at 215 Haight St. (between Laguna and Buchanan streets).
It's been over three years since an earlier version of the pink bunny sculpture was deliberately destroyed to make way for a massive apartment development. Back then, the bunny's destruction led to a public funeral for people to pay their respects.
Cast in solid bronze and standing 10 feet tall, artist Jeremy Fish took nine months to create the new sculpture. He raised over $50,000 from the Lower Haight Merchant and Neighbor Association for its re-creation at Berkeley's Artworks Foundry.
The bunny has been ready since last August, and the original plan was for a reveal last November. However, multiple reschedules and "a lot of red tape" have delayed the bunny's return.
"Every time we'd get close, some new hiccup would happen, and we'd have to postpone it," Fish told us.
The ceremony will be held during this weekend's art walk in the Lower Haight. The bunny will stand outside the new Haight Street Art Center, which Fish says will honor the San Francisco tradition of the rock poster.
Since the sculpture is a "greeter to the neighborhood," Fish would like to attract a large number of people this weekend for its return to the neighborhood. He also wants people to support other local artists and merchants in the area.
"The Lower Haight is going through a weird transition, just like a lot of neighborhoods are," he told us. "It was of great importance for me to to send energy and attention and enthusiasm back into the neighborhood."
Immediately following the ceremony, Fish will be giving away 100 numbered and signed commemorative screen-printed posters of the bronze bunny on a first-come, first-serve basis at Lower Haight's Upper Playground at 220 Fillmore St.
"Part of the motivation for me to give away these screen prints is not just so that people remember the day," he told us. "but so people spend money in the Lower Haight, which is caught in limbo at the moment."
To join the festivities, head over to the Haight Street Art Center on Saturday.


Home / Blog / Summer's here, it's Conservatory Season!
As the days get longer and the trees blossom back into life, it looks like summer is finally on its way. And with it, the promise of garden parties, barbeques and Pimms on the lawn. It is no surprise that many people decide to invest in a self-build conservatory at this time of year. They are the most affordable way to really get the best out of your home, your garden and the great British summer…all year round!
Our self-build conservatories feature a range of modern features and innovations, designed to ensure you really enjoy everything summer has to offer.
A beautiful Ultraframe glass roof ensures your new conservatory is light and airy. With its controllable ventilation, you can always relax and entertain guests at a perfect comfortable temperature.
Our roofs and windows feature modern solar-control technology. Reflecting 78% solar radiation and 90% UV rays, your conservatory will feel bright and welcoming, without ever feeling overheated or uncomfortable.
Why not check out our bi-fold doors? These allow you to really open up your house to the garden on those warm summer days, and bring the outside, inside!
But this is Britain. How many times has a summer garden party been spoiled by that inevitable rain shower or freak cold snap? Once again, our affordable self-build conservatories are designed not only to allow you to throw a great party even on the dullest summer day, but to help you enjoy your home and garden through the worst of the British weather.
Our uPVC profiles and double-glazed windows and roofs are extremely durable, and provide efficient insulation to keep your conservatory at a pleasant temperature throughout the year.
Ultraframe glass roofs are rigorously tested to withstand the very toughest weather conditions.
Indeed, you should not be too surprised if you find yourself relaxing in your conservatory, enjoying a cool beer or summer cocktail on those dark February evenings.


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Christian Moerlein Brewing Company - Friend of an Irishman Brewer's Stout
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Alcohol by Volume: 4.70%
Int'l Bittering Units (IBUs): 27
Serving Temperature: 45-50° F
Suggested Glassware: Pint Glass
Malts: 2-Row Pale, Roasted Barley, Chocolate, Caramel, Flaked Oats
Hops: Mt. Hood
The era of the original Christian Moerlein Brewery was one of European immigration to the major cities of the United States. Cincinnati became the foreign home for waves of German and Irish immigrants. The two groups overcame cultural differences, and may have banded together to some extent in response to the temperance movement—the precursor to prohibition—which vilified the Germans and the Irish who were alleged to be well-known for their supposedly heavy drinking. Their friendship and alliance are celebrated by this beer. This is an example of an Irish-style dry stout. Traditionally modest in alcohol content, dry stout suffers from the misconception that it is a highly caloric, overly intoxicating, heavy beer. Quite the contrary, the style tends to offer up fewer calories than most far-paler Belgian-style ales or amber IPAs, for example, mainly due to the fact that it has far less alcohol. The heaviness comes from people equating depth of color with "strength"—a connection that only works when you compare color of straw-water macrobrews against everything else, and the lingering flavors left on the palate by dark malts. On the nose, expect notes of roasted coffee beans. Also look for fresh oats, which are used to enhance the dryness and to bolster the mouthfeel of what would otherwise be a fairly thin beer. Flavorwise, this is a coffee-driven malt profile—all coming from the use of highly kilned malts (there is no coffee used in the brewing process, it's all malted barley baby!). The feel is moderately light and even crisp in the mouth, right in line with the style. Roasty notes and lightly astringent bitterness linger in the coffee and faint chocolate notes in the finish. A highly drinkable domestic Irish-style Dry Stout. Sláinte!
About the Brewery
Cincinnati, Ohio, is home to a rich brewing tradition. One particular region, north of downtown, was a focal point for German immigrant settlers and, by no coincidence, became a brewing center. Many of the settlers to the area made a daily trek across bridges over the Miami and Erie Canal, which separated the area from downtown Cincinnati. In homage to their homeland they called their neighborhood "Over-the-Rhine," imagining the canal to be the Rhine River. In its heyday, Cincinnati's brewing industry boasted 36 operating breweries, many based in the "O.T.R." area. One of the gents who kicked off the brewing-centric nature of the Cincinnati area was Christian Moerlein, a Bavarian blacksmith who immigrated to America in 1841. Within a year he had settled in Cincinnati and in 1853 established the Christian Moerlein (pronounced "more-line") Brewery. Moerlein became the most prominent brewer in the city, and ranked among the top ten in the nation, selling his product across the United States as well as to other countries, which is notable because at the time, no other Cincinnati brewer had entered the international marketplace. The brewery continued to operate after his death in 1897. However, in 1920, Prohibition dealt the brewery a fatal blow. In the late 1970s, another famous Cincinnati German-brewed beer brand, Hudepohl, founded in 1885, resurrected the Moerlein brand. But Hudepohl eventually folded and the brands passed to the Snyder International Brewing Group, who kept the brand alive (barely) and moved production of this key Ohio brand to Maryland. In 2004, Greg Hardman, a greater Cincinnati resident and successful beverage industry veteran, hatched a plan to bring this beer back home to Cincinnati and purchased the Christian Moerlein brands and recipes. Takin' it back to the people! For more information about the Christian Moerlein Brewery check out www.christianmoerlein.com.
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Proof of overnight accommodation may be required in order to bring your vehicle to the island.
During Spring & Fall Schedules -Vehicles must be in line before 5:00 pm Monday through Saturday and in line before 4:00 pm on Sundays and Holiday Mondays in order to be guaranteed passage off Put-in-Bay.
Anticipate possible "Island Rush Hours" – these peak vehicle travel times may include going to Put-in-Bay on Friday afternoons / evenings, and returning from Put-in-Bay on Sundays and Holiday Mondays. During these peak times, Miller Ferries will sometimes run extra trips.
We reserve the right to limit vehicles in order to accommodate passengers.
Commercial vehicles over one half ton must have reservations made by 4:00 pm at least a day prior to passage. Please be in line 20 Minutes before departure time.
Motorcycles are taken with vehicles on a first come first serve basis.
Two tie-downs and wheel chocks are provided per trip.
It is the Captain's discretion to choose to carry motorcycles during high winds.
It is the Captain's discretion to choose to carry more than two motorcycles without tie-downs.
A limit of two 5-gallon appropriated containers of gasoline/propane can be brought on board the ferry.
All containers must be inside a vehicle. No gasoline/propane containers may be carried on.


Police Stories is tense, exciting, and ideally not so deadly.
ABOVE: Raw gameplay footage of a hospital level.
I like it when action games like Metal Gear Solid and Dishonored challenge me to minimize how much violence I dish out. One of my recent favorites, Watch Dogs 2, gives me every opportunity to tackle fun action scenarios with non-lethal melee and a stun gun. Other times, I have to be more creative or simply give up the playstyle altogether.
But with Police Stories, that constraint is the game. It's a cop game that looks and plays like Hotline Miami but has more in common with the slower, more tactical first-person SWAT series in practice. To achieve the best score in a given level, not a single shot should be fired, nor a single body dropped. Instead, it's about arresting suspects while utilizing a kit of police gadgets, like tactical cameras, stun grenades, pepper spray, and breaching charges.
It's a strong concept backed up by some solid mechanics, but the preview build I played still has plenty of kinks to be sorted out.
I lit up the room with full-auto fire. Not at the guy, but into the wall right next to him. He dropped to his knees and pushed the gun away. I commanded my partner to cuff him. Finding a way to solve that scenario without bloodshed felt cool, but that's not how it always turned out. Sometimes after multiple failed attempts I would burst into a room impatiently, see a suspect, and panic. A few times, I shot someone who was in the process of putting down their weapon, mistaking them for trying to shoot. Every time, my heart sank. The way they fell, screamed, and bled out was crushing. I expected to fail the mission. I wanted to, even. I wanted the game to tell me, "This is not OK. You're done." But instead, I just got a little penalty on my score.
Police in the United States killed 1,129 people in 2017, but just 12 officers were charged with a crime related to a shooting death. For how much Police Stories aims to make your actions matter, it's unfortunate that it doesn't better represent the consequences of needlessly taking a person's life. I might have gotten an "F" grading, but I still got a high score and a "mission complete."
Most action games like this build their depth from a variety of weapons, powerups, or whatever it may take to make its action more exciting. Police Stories pulls off that same depth by making guns a worst-case option and keeping all the real fun in the non-lethal gadgets. You can only see what's within your line-of-sight, so the tactical camera that lets you peek under doorways is essential. If the next room had a suspect with a gun already pointed at a hostage, I knew there would be no time to detain them like normal. Instead, I commanded Rick to open the door while I immediately tossed in a stun grenade. After it exploded, I rushed in, pepper-sprayed them to the ground, and cuffed them.
Little anecdotes like this are what makes Police Stories work so well. It's a strong concept backed up by some solid mechanics, but the preview build I played still has plenty of kinks to be sorted out. The controls for commanding Rick around are a little buggy. Sometimes when asking him to use the camera on a door, he'd simply walk right in instead, often getting him or a hostage killed in the process. He can also only use his grenades on doors, even though it's often useful to toss one around a corner or through a window. But these are pretty minor things in a game that's shaping up really well.
The preview build I played featured four missions out of a total of 18 that are planned for launch. The objectives in the ones I played ranged from simple hostage rescue to drug busts and an eventual bomb defusal, which can be seen in the video above. The layouts of each level are set, but the placement of objectives, hostages, and suspects are random. This was definitely welcome as a way to keep a mission feeling fresh after multiple failures. There doesn't seem to be any overall story, but each mission is introduced with a brief synopsis of the situation. A two-player online co-op mode allows a friend to take control of your partner.
Police Stories has the potential to be a cop game that handles its genre with some nuance. It's an action game that leverages the tension and finality of death and makes it the enemy. But when you do kill someone by error or otherwise, Police Stories doesn't go far enough to make you feel the consequence of that mistake.


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Thales draws on Indian tech talent with Engineering Competence Center
By Alasdair Morton on	 February 22, 2019 Industry News
Thales is expanding its presence in India with the opening of its Global Engineering Competence Centre (ECC) in Bengaluru. The facility is intended to accelerate innovation and digital transformation to serve the needs of both the Indian market, and the Thales group's wider global objectives. The centre will be headed up by P Satish Menon, who brings 30 years of expertise in the fields of engineering, R&D and program management.
Initially, the ECC will dedicate activities to high value-added systems in inflight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC), as well as air traffic management, avionics, cockpit, flight management, radar software, and various defense sector systems. The ECC will also concentrate on the creation of capabilities in advanced hardware technology such as radar and communication equipment, high-performance processing units and in airborne digital processing functions.
Thales views the ECC as playing a major role in job creation and skill development in India, with a target to hire 3,000 engineers in the next three to five years, along with its partners. This recruitment drive will benefit from the Indian government's proactive policy to develop R&D and create high value-added infrastructure, with hundreds of thousands of highly qualified engineers trained in the country every year with a view to India positioning itself as the largest engineering resource in the world.
"India is an innovative country with a great pool of skilled engineers. This is why we extend our 65 yea- long journey in the country and our global engineering footprint with the launch of our Group Engineering Competence Centre in Bengaluru," stated Pascale Sourisse, senior executive vice-president of international development at Thales. "This center is uniquely positioned to serve all domains that Thales operates in and cater to worldwide markets. With our plans of hiring over 3,000 engineers in the coming years, we look forward to significantly contributing to the 'Skill India' initiative and innovation in the country."
Alasdair Morton
Alasdair joined the team in 2015 and works across a number of titles and websites for UKi Media & Events. He has been a journalist for 10 years, covering everything from travel and technology to sport and entertainment, and brings a wealth of experience, and pedantry, to the team. Away from the office, he is a celebrated snood connoisseur, determined to cycle no matter what the weather decides to hurl from the sky, and driven by a quest to find the very finest, and more importantly the next, slice of cheesecake.
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Northfield Area Climate Summit
Climate, Community, Colleges
Paul Douglas. Minnesota's first CBM broadcast meteorologist with a meteorology degree from Penn State, Paul has spent 33 years in broadcasting, radio, television, web production, print and reporting. He has taught college classes on broadcast meteorology, lectured extensively on climate change, and he still writes a daily weather column for the Star Tribune newspaper. His software was used Steven Spielberg's movies "Jurassic Park" and "Twister", and his reporting and television weathercasting has garnered AP Awards and a local Emmy.
Paul presented the keynote speech entitled: Climate Change: Natural Cycle or Troubling Trend?
Breakout Session Speakers
Ellen Anderson, Senior Policy Advisory to Governor Dayton for Energy and Environment
Bruce Blair, Owner, Welch Permaculture Gardens
Greg Carlson, Carlson Capital Management Group, Northfield
Robert Collett, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Rabbi Shosh Dworsky, Associate Chaplain for Jewish and Interfaith Life, Carleton College
John Farrell, Director, Institute for Local Self Reliance
Katy Gillispie, Corporate Environmental Manager, MOM Brands, Inc.
Michele Gransee, Department of Commerce: Division of Energy Resources
J. Drake Hamilton, Science Policy Director, Fresh Energy
Adam Hoffmann, Carlson Capital Management Group, Northfield
Robert Jacobel, Professor of Physics, St. Olaf College and Climate Scientist, U.S. Antarctic Research Program
Jeremy Kalin, Eutectics, LLC; House Author of MN PACE Program
Beth Kallestad, Cannon River Watershed Partnership
Mark Kulda, Vice President, Insurance Federation of Minnesota
Tim Madigan, City Administrator, City of Northfield
Erin Meier, University of Minnesota, Director SE Regional Sustainable Development Partnership
Philipp Muessig, Program Coordinator, GreenSteps Cities Program
Julia Nerbonne, Minnesota Interfaith Power and Light
Patty O'Keefe, MN350.org
Emma Schriver, Program Coordinator, MN Energy Challenge
Barb Thoman, Executive Director Transit for Liveable Communities (TLC)
Ellen Anderson, Senior Policy Adviser to Governor Mark Dayton for Energy and the Environment
Ellen Anderson serves as Senior Advisor on Energy and Environment to Governor Mark Dayton, and works at the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. She also assists the State Environmental Quality Board (EQB) on energy and environmental issues. Anderson is currently coordinating a state climate change plan, and led the implementation of Governor Dayton's Executive Order 11-32, including organizing the EQB's Minnesota Environmental Congress and issuing Minnesota's Environment and Energy Report Card.
In March 2011 Governor Mark Dayton appointed Anderson Chair of the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, where she served until early 2012. She was a member of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) Committee on Energy Resources and the Environment.
Anderson served in the Minnesota Senate from 1993–2011 and was re-elected five times, representing several neighborhoods of St. Paul and the City of Falcon Heights. She chaired the Jobs, Energy and Community Development Committee, the Commerce Committee, the Energy and Telecommunications Committee, and the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources Finance Committee. Her signature legislation includes many energy and consumer protection laws, including the Renewable Energy Standard and the Community Based Energy Development (C-BED) laws; raising the minimum wage; co-authorship of the Clean Water, Land, and Legacy Amendment; the Mortgage Foreclosure Prevention Act; and the first law in the nation, now in federal law, protecting nursing mothers in the workplace.
Anderson holds a B.A. from Carleton College and J.D. cum laude from the University of Minnesota Law School. She was an Adjunct faculty member at Metropolitan State University and the University of Minnesota, teaching courses in law, energy, and sustainability. She is a member of the Advisory Board for the U of MN Joint Degree Program in Law, Health & the Life Sciences. She has served in numerous leadership and community volunteer positions and received dozens of awards for her leadership in energy, environment, and economic and social justice issues, most recently the 2013 Ecological Society of America Regional Policy Award for Informing Policy with Ecological Science.
Ellen is married and has two teenage sons. She enjoys reading, travel, gardening, bicycling, hiking, and the great outdoors.
Brittany Baurle, Past President Restoring Creation, Bethel University
Brittany Baurle served as President of Creation Restoration while at Bethel University. A lifelong environmentalist, she continues to blend her faith with her environmental morals as she earns her Masters of Divinity at Bethel Seminary. She currently teaches high school English in Minneapolis.
Bruce has been a park professional for 34 years, serving in maintenance, management, operations, and design capacities for national wildlife refuges and federal, state, county, and local parks. From 1999 to 2013 he served as the Manager of Facility Development and Natural/Cultural Resources for Dakota County (Minnesota) Parks Department where he played a leadership role in advancing creative park development offering unique experience rooted to place.
Parallel to his park work, he intensively studied permaculture design with a focus on developing perennial crop dominated landscapes which yield an abundance of food while ecologically intensifying degraded landscapes. His work also reflects the values he finds in his Cuba studies as that country is a world leader in low-input local food production. He is the designer and owner of Homestead Gardens of Welch, MN, a two acre permaculture demonstration project started in 2000. He now operates Homestead Gardens Design, designing ecologically-based food production systems using permaculture methods.
Greg Carlson, Carlson Management Group, Northfield
Greg is a founding principal of Carlson Capital Management. and a 1982 graduate of St. Olaf College, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics. Greg went on to earn his designation as a Certified Financial Planner™. He worked for four years as a Financial Planner with IDS/American Express before establishing Carlson Capital Management in 1987. Greg has provided investment counsel and advice to clients for three decades and is a speaker on the topics of financial, estate and philanthropic planning. In the fall of 2005, when Carlson Capital Management reached the milestone of having $500 million in assets under management, Greg was featured on Boomer Market Advisor magazine's cover, and was interviewed on the importance of being disciplined, diversified and tax efficient. Greg has also been recognized by Medical Economics magazine as one of the nation's Best Financial Advisers for Doctors. Greg's most recent publication is "Evidence Based Investing, A Scientific Framework for the Art of Investing," which he co-authored with fellow members of the Zero Alpha Group.
Greg is an active community member and has served in leadership roles on local boards including the Northfield Rotary Club, American Center for Philanthropy, Northfield Area Foundation, Bethel Lutheran Church, Mt. Carmel Ministries, St. Olaf College, and TIAA-CREF Institute. Greg is also the co-founder of 5th Bridge, an organization whose mission is to encourage the habits of volunteerism and philanthropy. Greg, his wife Nancy live in Northfield, where they have raised their three daughters.
John Farrell – Institute for Local Self Reliance | jfarrell@ilsr.org, or follow his occasional post on Twitter.
John is the Director of Democratic Energy at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, specializing in energy policy developments that best expand the benefits of local ownership and dispersed generation of renewable energy. He has written extensively on the economies of scale of renewable energy, the benefits of decentralized energy generation, and the policies and rules that support locally owned and distributed generation of renewable energy.
John Farrell directs the Energy Self-Reliant States and Communities program at ILSR and he focuses on energy policy developments that best expand the benefits of local ownership and dispersed generation of renewable energy. His latest paper, Democratizing the Electricity System, describes how to blast the roadblocks to distributed renewable energy generation, and how such small-scale renewable energy projects are the key to the biggest strides in renewable energy development.
Farrell also authored the landmark report Energy Self-Reliant States, which serves as the definitive energy atlas for the United States, detailing the state-by-state renewable electricity generation potential. Farrell regularly provides discussion and analysis of distributed renewable energy policy on his blog, Energy Self-Reliant States (energyselfreliantstates.org), and articles are regularly syndicated on Grist, Renewable Energy World and Clean Technica.
hamilton@fresh-energy.org
J.'s responsibilities include scientific analysis, policy development, and advocacy of clean energy solutions to global warming that will maximize economic opportunities for the Midwest. Each year, she gives more than 50 invited presentations on solutions at the scale of our energy problems. Her recent audiences around the country include the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Xcel Energy, Target, Medtronic, Boston Scientific, and Great River Energy. J.'s frequent media appearances include television, Minnesota Public Radio and many other stations, and the Star Tribune and Pioneer Press. J. earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in physical geography from Dartmouth College and the University of Minnesota, with an emphasis on climatology and water resources. She was formerly assistant professor at The George Washington University, and relishes using her science communications skills in advocating global warming solutions. J. was awarded an international leaders fellowship from the European Union, and used that award to study climate policy solutions. She serves on the board of directors of the U.S. Climate Action Network. J. joined Fresh Energy in 1995. She and her husband grow organic peaches and plums that have won blue ribbons at the Minnesota State Fair.
Adam Hoffman, Director of Investments and Research, Carlson Capital Management, Northfield, MN
Adam leads the Carlson investment team in the areas of trading, investment research, portfolio design and technology support for investment applications. Adam oversees the analysis of new and existing client portfolios and helps communicate the firm's investment philosophy and approach by writing for firm publications. Adam is a member of the CCM investment committee, represents the firm with strategic partnerships in the investment community, and serves as the firm's liaison to the Zero Alpha Group investment committee. Adam holds the Certified Financial Planner™ designation granted through the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards and is pursuing his Chartered Financial Analyst designation. In addition, Adam has served as a subject matter expert for the CFP Board, contributing to the development of examination questions for the CFP Certification Examination.
Adam graduated cum laude with Honors Program distinction from Augsburg College, where he earned a Bachelors of Arts degree in Finance with a minor in Business Administration. While at Augsburg, Adam participated in four years of varsity football and was honored by his teammates by being elected captain for both his junior and senior seasons. He also earned all-MIAC and pre-season All-American honors. In addition, Adam served as a student mentor and peer tutor. Adam, his wife Rachel, their daughter and their dog Lottie, live in Northfield, Minnesota.
Robert Jacobel, Professor of Physics and Environmental Studies, St. Olaf College (http://www.stolaf.edu/other/cegsic)
Bob Jacobel is a geophysicist who uses the tools of ice penetrating radar and satellite remote sensing to study the evolution and response of ice masses to climate change. He does research in polar and alpine environments around the world and has been a participant in the US Antarctic Research Program since 1987. At St. Olaf, Jacobel teaches in both the physics and environmental science programs including a course on global climate change, and heads a research group of students and a post doc. He has published numerous papers relating internal structures within the ice to glacier dynamics and history, and appeared in a recent BBC television special on Antarctica and climate change. In 2003 an Antarctic glacier was named in recognition of Jacobel's contributions to scientific research on the continent. Professor Jacobel encourages the public to visit the website for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change at http://www.ipcc.ch/
Mark Kulda, Vice President of Public Affairs, Insurance Federation of Minnesota
Mark Kulda has been with the Insurance Federation of Minnesota for more than 14 years. He also spent more than 12 years as an award-winning television reporter, weather anchor and news manager in seven television markets in the Midwest and Southwest, including at both KSTP-TV and WCCO-TV in the Twin Cities. He now handles lobbying and media relations for the IFM. Mark has a Bachelor's Degree in broadcast management from Park University in Kansas City and a Master's Degree in public affairs reporting from the University of Illinois-Springfield.
Mark's presentation will focus on the looming potential crisis in homeowner's insurance due to large and less than predictable catastrophe losses.
Erin Meier, University of Minnesota SE Regional Sustainable Development Partnership
Erin holds an MS in Sustainable Agriculture from Iowa State University and is a geographer (BS, University of Illinois) with past experience as a cartographer and geographic information systems analyst. Erin directs the U of M Southeast Regional Sustainable Development Partnership. The five citizen-led Partnerships, located throughout Greater Minnesota, work to foster active citizenship; achieve sustainable development in the areas of natural resources, renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, regional food systems, and sustainable tourism; and create a vital relationship between the citizens of Minnesota and their land grant university.
Phillipp Muessig, GreenStep Cities Coordinator, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Philipp Muessig's background is in science and community development, with previous jobs in minerals exploration, cooperative business development and neighborhood association management. A graduate of Carleton College, he is currently with the MN Pollution Control Agency's assistance division where he coordinates the GreenStep Cities program and assists with the MN GreenCorps. Prior work includes writing the MN Sustainable Communities (NextStep) newsletter, MN Design Team small town planning charrettes, and coordinating the Twin Cities Living Green Expo.
Julia Frost Nerbonne, Director, Minnesota Inter-faith Power and Light
Julia has an undergraduate degree in Religion and Ph.D in Conservation Biology and serves as an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Conservation Biology Graduate Program at the University of Minnesota. Her research focuses on citizen empowerment and social movements. She comes to the climate movement after 15 years of teaching ethics and sustainability studies to college students at the UMN's Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs. She is a member of St. Mary's Episcopal Church in St. Paul. When she is not working, Julia enjoys teaching her children how to paint large banners. She is also nuts about history!
Patty O'Keefe- MN350.org
Bio: Patty O'Keefe graduated from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities with a Youth Studies degree in 2012. Currently she works for MN350 as the Fossil Fuel Divestment coordinator for Minnesota, and sits on the steering committee for the Minnesota Youth Environmental Network. Through her work, she supports student groups on college campuses working with administration to divest fossil fuel holdings; in 2014 her work will be expanding to support off-campus campaigns.
As the Minnesota Energy Challenge coordinator Emma's focus is to educate people of all ages on how to reduce their energy use. This includes managing social media, writing blogs, and community presentations. A particular focus is teaching youth about energy through the TOLBY® program. Emma received a BA in psychology with a minor in environmental studies from the College of Wooster in Ohio.
Barb is the co-founder and executive director of Transit for Livable Communities, Minnesota's leading nonprofit working to develop a better connected transportation system with a greater reliance on transit, bicycling, and walking. Thoman's work is grounded in expert knowledge about the critical role multi-modal transportation and more compact development plays in making our state a healthy, vibrant, and prosperous place for all to live and work. She has written a number of TLC's reports and serves regularly on advisory committees on transportation, land use, and traffic safety. Barb, her husband, and daughter have been a one-car family for nearly 20 years—using a combination of bicycling, walking, and transit and HOURCAR to save money and reduce their impact on the environment. Before starting TLC in 1996, Thoman was employed by the State of Minnesota, the State of California, and Winona County, Minnesota, doing work in recycling, waste reduction, and waste management. She has a BA in finance from Michigan State University.


Ooooh yeah that, well to tell you the truth the condensation hasn't been too bad recently... it clears up after an hour or so now. Because of this I didn't get anything to reduce humidity slightly so yeah... I just haven't got anything to reduce humidity right now.
Like I was saying to you earlier - get a sheet of toughglass to fit, and sili on some marbles for handles.
lol, you will be surprised actually, I will either get a couple of large pieces and break it up or get quite a few small pieces.


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La photographie de Philippe Ramette à La Part-Dieu est une photographie de Philippe Ramette, installée de façon temporaire en 2015 place Charles-Béraudier devant la gare de Lyon-Part-Dieu. Son installation prend part au masquage du chantier du bâtiment B10 (désamiantage puis destruction totale) dans le cadre du réaménagement du quartier de la Part-Dieu.

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La photographie a remporté le concours lancé par la métropole de Lyon : ses dimensions sont de 45 mètres de large et de 25 mètres de haut.

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La photographie n'a pas fait l'objet d'un photomontage ni d'un traitement informatique.

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Himachal has done well in the field of education and has become the most literate state after Kerala.For Which credit goes to hard working ,honest people of Himachal.Only problem which Himachali's always faced was Higher education.With Only three Universities and only one Eng. college Himachali's had to go Punjab,Haryana,Jammu,Agra,MP,Banglore etc for higher studies.This shortage of educational institutes and Universities also paved way for some people to fool innocent people of Himachal and cheat huge sum of money in order to get them admmitted to heigher education courses in other states.
But Now it seems that heigher education will not be an issue and Himachali's don't have to send their children outside the state.
On January 23 Himachal government issued letters of intent (LoI), allowing three private universities to start campus in Himachal Pradesh.Permission has been granted to the Chitkara Education Trust, the Amity and the Institute of Chartered and Financial Analysts of India (ICFAI).
Earlier 21 organisations, some of them well known had submitted proposals to establish private universities in Himachal Pradesh following enactment of private universities Act early last year.
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The Amity is keen to set up a university in Dharamsala and sent a proposal to the government. The Apeejay Group, which runs about 36 educational institutions, has even identified 400 bighas of land near Parwanoo.
The government had written to all applicants to complete the formalities under the Act and submit the complete structure of the university along with details of manpower and infrastructure to be created.
As per the Act, a private university will only be a residential, "unitary" institution, which cannot affiliate other institutions.
The Jaypee University of Information and Technology was the first private university to be set up in the state in 2002. It was set up under a specific Act. Subsequently, the government decided to have a legislation to pave way for a number of such institutions.
Chitkara Education Trust is now opened there university in himachal too..and i made say university is too good.


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Alphabetical, Other Pony Type OC, Earth Pony OC,
(This page is a mix of jokes and fact. Trust what you read at your own risk.)
How can you hate a face like that?
Digibrony
Vida, Vido, You-Know-Who, Hitler, Defender of Limbo, Astral Cancer, Savior of Furry Femboys
Crystal Pony
Joshua Vida
Monthly (On Average)
One of the most likable veterans of the Rift, Vida is infamous for being one of the founders of the analysis community. A constant subject of harassment, backstabbing, and betrayal he is considered a paragon of determination for having tried to return to the Rift in 2015, despite the overwhelming bias and ignorance of the moderators. He has also been accused of deleting the Rift's OC files in protest. He's regarded by most to be the best thing to ever have happened to analysis.
Despite all of the efforts by the higher ups to make it look like Vida is actually unlikable, he still has a persistent cult following (one member of which even created a theme song for him) consisting of generally weird people who really want attention and think being one of Vida's self proclaimed "Chaos Marines" will make them seem cooler.
It does not.
It just makes you a sheep.
Vida himself is writing this part, and is incredibly biased in this matter, so he took to Skype and asked people about what his personality was. It's unanimously agreed amougnst the people who speak to him regularly and have known him for several years that he's abrasive and perhaps a bit of a jerk at times, maybe even enjoying causing controversy, but he's by no means unintelligent or a bad person.
To quote one four-year friend of his that goes by the nickname Newt, "[He has] a kind heart wrapped in a vicious exterior. [He's] a great guy, but people think [him] as rude and just a troll. But I don't see that anymore. [He's] good people."
In addition to these traits, he's also been shown to exhibit large amounts of generosity, even when he has little to give, leading to occasional serious financial issues as he struggles to assist those with a hard life. Even if, at times, his life may seem worse.
Youtube Career/Relationships
Vida started his Youtube career a long time ago when he was 14. Although he did random stick figure animations and other various cringeworthy things at that young age. At age 16, he made a new channel and started a "Mind Series," which is a series that follows the same format as Freeman's Mind. Although he wasn't one of the more popular mind series, he formed a small community between fellow Mind Series creators, who collaborated on various projects. Yes, you heard correctly. He collaborated before collaborations were cool.
He really got into the pony Youtube scene when he befriended Digibrony in early 2013. The two were close friends until some major event happened. Digibrony now harbors a burning Hatred for Vida and has expressed interest in "obtaining his still beating heart." When lovers feud, they feud hard. They haven't been on speaking terms since New Year's of 2013 when Vida spent over a week at his house.
The Rift Café Controversy
In mid-2014, Vida was kicked from the Rift Café. To make a long story short, he accidentally stepped on someone's toes and they ended up crying, thinking he was targeting him. Although Vida tried to explain that he had no clue the person would have a negative response to his actions, they removed him from the Rift. While his punishment was originally supposed to be removal for a few weeks, the members of the Rift and it's moderators have refused to let him back in. Vida, not taking this lightly, proceeded to delete the Rift Café's public OC depository.
The following weeks in the Café were intense. Many people were interrogated by moderators, one of which being brought to tears, as they began searching for any and all of Vida's collaborators. As a form of damage control, they forbid anyone in the chat from mentioning his name. Although this didn't stop Vida from having some degree of influence in the Rift and having others act on his behalf. Members took to referring to him as "You-Know-Who" as a means of getting around the ban on his name.
For a while after this, the members of the Rift made sure to tell any new members to avoid Vida at any cost and to not listen to anything he has to say, because he would be likely to deceive you. Many people are contacted by Vida and willingly engage in conversation with him, however. The majority of them report back that he's a pretty cool and laid back guy, although not all of them. At this point in time, it doesn't seem to be the end of the world.
It was also in this span of time that Vida created the metaphorical/fictional location known as The Void.
Going mostly off the map for more than a year, he randomly contacted various people and more often than not befriended them. With a new generation of analysts in the Rift and many of the people will a grudge against him gone, he admitted he was interested in regaining his membership back, and he was doing so by proving to one person at a time that he's "virtuous" at heart. After some time, he managed to return to the Rift for a brief time to the applause of his fans and followers. While the hate against him was once great, it had mostly faded by that point.
Time heals all wounds, after all.
The High Horse on a Low Road
After the year of mostly silence and self-reflection (spent mostly in The Void), Vida started a new series on his channel called On The High Horse. While most in the analysis community attempt to analyze and review the show, movies, and merchandise, Vida took another approach. One that he had a lot more experience with.
The Drama.
His new series talks about various people and drama in the fandom to both enlighten and entertain the viewers. His humor, while often crass or dark, is certainly effective. In each video, he's accompanied by one of the many friends he made during the year of silence.
"Dude, I love you. Thanks for not giving two !@#$s about what people say! There needs to be more people like you!"
- Joshua Archer, A Fan of On The High Horse
However, the surprising part is that nobody he's hit as of this page update (6/11/2016) has been upset at him. If anything, they enjoyed his video. No matter how hard he hit them or how he made fun of them. Although most people would consider this a very good thing, all it did was convince him that he had no clue how the fandom worked anymore. The people in it were actually loving and tolerating.
The Worst Thing Ever
He's basically Hitler. Only worse. He's like Double Hitler.
HE'S HITLER.
People Vida Is Like
Barrack Obama
Kevin from School
Marilyn Monroe (Citation Needed)
My Abusive Stepfather
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/vidapony
DeviantArt: http://vidoxdarkling.deviantart.com
Skype: vidox-productions
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