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Welcome to Crouch End & District u3a
Bulletin no. 12 (November 2018)
Crouch End and District U3A Bulletin no 12	November 2018
First Anniversary Open Day
Our first anniversary Open Day, in September, was a great success, with a wonderful turn-out of over 300 people, at least half of whom were new. So far 101 have gone on to join our U3A, giving us a current membership of 671. A warm welcome to our new members and thank you to all those who came, and to all our conveners and helpers who have worked so hard to make Crouch End and District U3A such a thriving concern in just one year.
We will shortly be sending you a renewal request if your membership expires at the end of December 2018. This will come by email, or by post if you don't have email, and will include details of how to make your payment for the coming year.
We expect to have a large number of membership renewals to process in December and January. The membership secretary would greatly appreciate assistance with the clerical work involved – addressing envelopes etc. If you can spare some time to help, please contact membership@cedu3a.org.uk.
These meetings are held on the second Thursday of the month at Union Church & Community Centre Weston Park N8 9PX.
Francine Bates: The golden age of the music halls – the stars, the theatres and the song.
The talk will briefly cover the history of the music hall, culminating in their heyday in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and the emergence of superstars such as Marie Lloyd and Gus Elen.
Francine Bates, accompanied by Ben Coleman on piano, will illustrate the talk with some popular songs of the era. Audience participation will be expected!
Elizabeth Woodcraft: Hi-Heel Sneakers – Morals, Motown and Milkshakes in the early 60s.
As Britain moved from the shadow of World War II into the light of the welfare state, morals and society were changing. In this talk Elizabeth will describe how – through music, coffee bars and fashion – young working-class people made their way in this rapidly changing and uncertain world.
The monthly talks are open to all members, who are welcome to bring a guest. Please bring your membership card. It is possible to join at the meeting. Talks start at 10.45am, doors open at 10am for tea and coffee. Union Church is a plastic-free zone, so please bring your own cup or mug
Science of Health meeting
Inside Lives: a talk and discussion with Margot Waddell
Monday 26 November 2018 12.00 – 1.30 p.m.
This talk and discussion, the last of this year, will focus on our inner realities and how they relate to resilience and the capacity to stay engaged with our world in a hospitable way.
Margot Waddell is a fellow of the Institute of Psychoanalysis, where she is currently the Chair of Publications. She brings a wealth of theoretical knowledge and clinical practice to her understanding of the journeying of the personality through life's stages. The later and last years of life are particularly close to her heart.
Venue: Union Church and Community Centre, Weston Park N8 9PX
Refreshments are not provided but you are welcome to bring you lunch if you want to munch and listen.
'First Monday' Pub Lunches
As announced in the October bulletin we are launching our monthly pub lunches on Monday 5 November 2018, 1 p.m. at the Mossy Well in Muswell Hill. This will be an opportunity for members t o meet and chat in an informal and social atmosphere.
As the name suggests, the pub lunches will be held on the first Monday of the month, so our second date will be Monday 3 December, also at the Mossy Well. We plan to try out other local pubs next year. Members will, of course, have to pay for their own food and drinks.
If you are interested in coming along on either date, please email crouchendanddistrictu3a@gmail.com or just turn up.
These monthly get-togethers, held in people's homes from 11 a.m. to 12.30 p.m., are a great way to meet other members.
There is one space for the next morning, on Wednesday 14 November, in Muswell Hill. Thursday 6 December, in Crouch Hill, is currently full, but sometimes people drop out, so if you'd like to go on the waiting list contact Jacki via https://cedu3a.org.uk/coffee-mornings/
There are places for the first morning of 2019, on Thursday 17 January in Crouch End. Contact Jacki if you'd like to book (please note that access to this venue involves two flights of stairs).
If you would like to host a coffee morning next year please contact Jacki. Expenses can be reimbursed.
Members' Ceilidh
There are still a few tickets (£10.50, pay bar) still available for our first ceilidh, with the Muswell Hill Ceilidh band and caller, on Friday 16 November 2018 at the Royal British Legion, Muswell Hill Road, N10 3NG, 7.30-11.00pm. No experience needed – just come along and have fun. Members are welcome to bring guests. Book at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cedu3a-ceilidh-tickets-49278663810
Three new groups have been formed since the publication of the last Bulletin – Book Group 2, Futurology and Opera.
Guitar, Mental Health and Persuaders – are still in preparation. You can register your interest by contacting Jane Clarke at groups2@cedu3a.org.uk or, if you do not have email, on 020 8341 1239 or 07948 273960.
The following groups are in the pipeline. Their web pages will be up soon, but in the meantime you can also register your interest via Jane, as above.
Finance/economics
Polish conversation
Several people would like groups on the following topics, but we don't have members to convene them. If you'd like to help set up any of these, please contact David at groups@cedu3a.org.uk
Life in 1939/45
If you have ideas for other groups, please contact David, as above.
We have been overwhelmed with interest from would-be ukulele players and have had to disappoint a number of members. If anyone would be willing to lead a second (and, possibly, third) group, please contact the convener via https://cedu3a.org.uk/ukulele/
Art Appreciation 1
Art – Beginners
Art – Intermediate
Book Group 1
Crime Fiction Book Club
Exhibitions and Galleries
Felt Making
French Book Club
French Conversation
Gentle Exercise (Feldenkrais)
Italian Conversation 1
Jazz and Improvised Music
Local History: Introductory Course
Local History: Further Research
London Loop Walk
Longer Walks
Machine Embroidery/Surface Textiles
Pétanque (Boules)
Poetry for Pleasure
Shorter Walks
Singing for Fun
Singing: Part Songs and Harmonising
Spanish Conversation
Theatre Visits: Fringe
Theatre Visits: West End
Wine…and more
An introduction to exercise for older people
In the new year Helen Maestranzi will be leading a free short talk/interactive session for anyone interested in learning about exercising successfully as we get older. It will include how to exercise safely, different types of exercise, how to know when exercise is effective, how chronic illness can affect exercising and how to sustain exercise. There will also be an opportunity to try different types of exercises (not compulsory) with an experienced exercise professional. This session will be aimed at people who are new to exercise, feel unconfident about exercising and who can walk freely and unaided. We can offer this to the first 12 members who apply. More details on date, time, venue and how to book will be in the next Bulletin.
Volunteering – coordinator needed
We need someone to be the main contact point for those members who express an interest in offering time, skill or expertise to our U3A. You would liaise with them, help them decide what they might like to do, forward their contact details to the relevant committee member or organiser and make sure this information is entered on our newly- formed volunteer database.There is a lot of scope to develop this area: all ideas are welcome. We estimate it will only involve a few hours a month. To find out more, contact Sue at suepicano@yahoo.co.uk
New members' get-together socials – organiser(s) wanted
We'd like to offer get-togethers – either coffee mornings or afternoon teas – to new members to welcome them and let them know more about what's on offer in our U3A. We would hope to run these about three times a year, with smallish gatherings of up to 12 people. Members of the Steering Committee will be there to provide support and answer questions. You'll need to book a venue (don't worry, we have a list), send out invitations, arrange tea/coffee, cakes and biscuits and confirm which Committee members are available to attend. This role can be shared and is a really nice way of meeting our newest joiners. If you'd like to find out more, contact Sally at vicechair@cedu3a.org.uk.
Help with setting up audio visual equipment at the monthly meetings
We have a great, reliable team but need additional help to cover absences. It involves help with either the projector/screen/laptop or sound and mic system. You won't be needed at every meeting and can shadow for a few times if necessary. We also have full notes and a video of setting up the sound system. Contact Sue at chair@cedu3a.org.uk.
We are exceptionally pleased with the number of people who have recently posted photos of their group activities on our new Facebook group page. Groups including Architecture, Art Appreciation, Outings, Pétanque, Singing for Fun and Walks have provided us with interesting insights into what is going on in our U3A world. However, some of our interest groups are under-represented on Facebook and it would be lovely if we could have a wider range. We currently have 116 members in the Facebook group so there is potential for plenty more.
Please note that our old Facebook page will be deleted on November 8. We will then be focusing on the group page where anyone can post comments and photographs without submitting them to admin first. It is YOUR Facebook page, so please share your enthusiasm by joining the group here:
Crouch End Festival Christmas Market
The Christmas Market takes place on Saturday 1 December, 11-4.30 in the town hall square. Crouch End and District U3A will be there in the morning so come along and meet us.
A great deal of work and commitment went into setting up our U3A, and the Steering Committee would like to thank Jayne Forbes for all her help and for taking on the role of treasurer for our first year. Our new treasurer will be Andrew Sich: treasurer@cedu3a.org.uk.
Our Team 2021/2022
Executive Committee summaries
Monthly talks online
National & regional u3a talks/events 2022


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Highstead works in close collaboration with partners throughout the region to advance the Wildlands & Woodlands vision which calls for conserving 70% of New England as forest free from development and seven percent as farmland by 2060. Highstead serves as a co-leader of the W&W initiative, working in close partnership with the Harvard Forest at Harvard University, the New England Forestry Foundation, and the Northeast Wilderness Trust, along with an active advisory group of conservation and academic leaders.
A bold vision for New England
W&W began with the 2005 Harvard Forest report, Wildlands and Woodlands: A Vision for the Forests of Massachusetts, which called for the protection of 50% of Massachusetts as forestland. Recognizing the importance of forests on the regional scale, Highstead identified W&W as an opportunity to serve as a leader in land conservation throughout New England and expand the scale of our research efforts.
In response to forest cover declines in every New England state, the vision was expanded in 2010 with Wildlands and Woodlands: A Vision for the New England Landscape, which established the goal of conserving 70% of the region as forest. The vision recommends that 90% of the protected forest land should be conserved through voluntary, community-driven efforts as sustainably managed woodlands, and the remaining 10% as wildlands to protect biodiversity and wilderness.
Broadening the vision
The vision was expanded again in 2017 with Wildlands and Woodlands Farmlands and Communities: Broadening the Vision for New England. This update reaffirmed that the goals outlined in the 2010 report were still attainable and also sought to connect forests and farms to climate resilience and economic sustainability. This update guides the W&W vision today, with groups all across the region working to protect farmland and support sustainable agriculture, compact development, and more sustainable transportation, energy, and land-use policies.
W&W today
Today, W&W serves as the guiding vision for land conservation throughout New England and eastern New York.
The vision has grown to include hundreds of partner organizations and several related initiatives, including:
Regional Conservation Partnership (RCP) Network
Academics for Land Protection in New England (ALPINE)
Northeast Forest Network (formerly the New England Forest Policy Group)
Land-Use Scenarios Initiative
Stewardship Science Initiative
Highstead supports W&W by providing staffing and research capacity, convening partners, guiding communications and outreach efforts, and coordinating the RCP Network. The Highstead property is managed to serve as an on-the-ground example of the W&W vision, embracing the belief that we can double the pace of conservation to protect the natural resources that sustain our region.
Learn more about W&W
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I went from Level 19 to Level 3 yesterday after a match. I still got the xp from the match, but I lost all other progress. I also lost the cosmetic items that I had unlocked. I'm able to keep wearing the items that I had on before the progression loss, but they come up as needing to be purchased in the customization screen now.
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Tag Archives: Medical Device Vulnerability
U.S. agencies investigate medical devices for cyber flaws
According to a recent report from Reuters, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is currently investigating nearly two dozen cases of suspected cybersecurity vulnerabilities in medical devices and hospital equipment that officials fear could be exploited by hackers.
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The vulnerable products include implantable heart implants and drug infusion pumps, thus leaving members of the Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT) concerned these flaws could be used to induce heart attacks and drug overdoses, among other things.
Without naming companies, the ISC-CERT team announced last year that a vast assortment of these medical devices contain backdoors making them quite susceptible to potential life-threatening hacks. These hard-coded password flaws affected roughly 300 medical devices — ranging from ventilators and patient monitors to surgical and anesthesia devices — across approximately 40 vendors.
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"The senior DHS official said the agency is working with manufacturers to identify and repair software coding bugs and other vulnerabilities that hackers can potentially use to expose confidential data or attack hospital equipment," Reuters stated.
While there are still no known deaths as a result of such malicious behavior, officials claim that it certainly isn't "out of the realm of possibilities," comparing similar incidents to those seen on TV like the show Homeland. In this Showtime Network spy drama, a fictional U.S. vice president is killed via cyber attack on his pacemaker. Coincidentally enough, former Vice President Dick Cheney has revealed that he once feared a similar attack and to prevent such thing from happening, disabled the wireless connectivity of his pacemaker.
Reuters points out that security officers are increasing their vigilance around cyber threats and that medical facilities throughout the country have beefed up their networks to protect from intruders. Furthermore, the report notes that security vulnerabilities in medical devices are exposed so manufacturers can fix them, and that there was no need for patients to panic. Nevertheless, as one can imagine, this still leaves many uneasy.
As scenarios such as these continue to emerge, it is becoming increasingly clear that embedded system insecurity affects everyone and every company, not just those in the healthcare world. Products can be cloned, software copied, systems tampered with and spied on, and many other things that can lead to revenue loss, increased liability, and diminished brand equity… or in this case, injury or death. Worry no more! Thanks to ultra-secure defense mechanisms and security at its core, Atmel devices can protect firmware, software, and hardware products from future threats. Register for a chance to receive a free CryptoAuthentication tool kit here!
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By Charlie Coombs
Music streaming platform Spotify is to cut 6% of its 10,000 employee work force, after hiring aggressively over the pandemic period. It is line with other tech companies who have stripped back their workforces.
Spotify will be letting 6% of its work force go after major cuts to improve company 'efficiency'. CEO Daniel Ek has said that he was 'too ambitious' and expanded the company too quickly.
It follows similar setbacks from other tech companies such as Microsoft and Google. Last week, Google said it was shedding 12,000 jobs and Microsoft let roughly 10,000 employees go.
Ek said that he 'took full accountability for the moves that got us here today' in a company-wide statement. The company hired twice as quickly as its revenue growth in 2022, leaving a financial vacuum that it is unable to fill, at least for now.
It's worth noting that Spotify makes 85% of its revenue from its subscription model, with the rest coming from ad revenue. One individual subscription costs £10 GBP a month – it has never increased since it first launched.
Spotify is also an industry titan, boasting 456 million monthly users. The company has never posted a full-year net profit and routinely faces accusations of underpaying artists per stream. Ek himself has a net worth of over $2 billion USD.
f*ck it, i was laid off from spotify 🥲 https://t.co/VxQDCiFLej
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Media By Jessica Byrne London, UK
Should banning phones at live shows become the norm?
Why Gen Z is ditching their smartphones on nights out
News of job losses and down sizing work forces is not all that shocking.
The pandemic saw unprecedented growth for many tech companies, as the world relied more heavily than ever on digital, remote, virtual, and streaming services. Some, like Spotify, responded to this new demand by upscaling, though it may have happened too quickly to be sustainable long-term.
Now that demand has slowed and stabilised, tech firms like Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and more are finding themselves overstaffed. Layoffs are hitting the industry hard.
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Of course, this is not to disregard Ek and his ambitions. He is not free from criticism. In fact, Ek has come under fire multiple times for showing a general lack of empathy toward the creative process, prioritising engagement and revenue above artistry. In 2020, he said that it was 'not enough' for acts to release new material 'every three to four years'. This was met with deserved derision.
It's also hard to avoid Ek's net worth. The disparity between the head of Spotify's bank account and the artists making it worthwhile in the first place is perhaps indicative of a wider issue with modern business models. Wealth is not evenly distributed and the creative process takes second place to data, metrics, and user experiences.
Lofty ambitions have caused disruption for thousands at top companies, and we're only a few weeks into the year. This should be indication that we rely on too few companies to provide products that affect billions of us around the world. When one individual expands too quickly, it causes job losses for thousands.
Is this a fair and balanced system? The risks and inevitable fallout suggest otherwise.
Editor In Chief London, UK
I'm Charlie (He/Him), the Editor In Chief at Thred. I studied English at the University of Birmingham and as a music and gaming enthusiast, I'm a nerd for pop culture. You can find me curating playlists, designing article headline images, and sipping cider on a Thursday. Follow me on Twitter, LinkedIn and drop me some ideas/feedback via email.
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JBL's team of engineers have backgrounds spanning traditional mechanical engineering disciplines
Bryan Lane
Wasy Akhtar
Holley Love
Bryan Lane
Bryan Lane is an engineering consultant specializing in product development with emphasis on innovative improvement of mechanical systems. Bryan's 36 year career has focused on solving product challenges in emerging technologies from oil field equipment to medical devices. With expertise in computational and experimental analysis techniques, Bryan has repeatedly reduced time to market. He is co-inventor on 16 US patents in the areas of well completions, sealing technology, and sensor development.
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Q: An 802.3af PoE splitter/injector pair has failed. How can I diagnose if the injector or splitter is at fault? I have a wireless bridge that is USB powered in a remote location.  I have a standard 802.3af PoE injector on one side of an ethernet run, and PoE splitter on the other side of the run.  The POE splitter then provides USB power for the bridge.  This has worked fine for ~3 years.  Exact parts: injector, splitter.
This has stopped working, and I do not know how to diagnose if it's the splitter or injector that has failed.
I've used a USB meter to try to diagnose the problem and this is what I've found.

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*The bridge works fine when powered by a standard USB power bank.  It draws 0.14A @ 5V.

*When nothing is plugged into the splitter, it reads 5.05V 0A, which is within tolerance.

*However when I plug the bridge into the splitter, the voltage sags immedietly going as low as 4.20V, and it shows 0A being drawn.

What are the next steps to diagnose this, or can you already tell which device is at fault?

A: The PoE detection phase uses a voltage of 3 to 10 V - you should be able to measure it between the pairs 1-2 and 3-6.
In order to measure the actual 48 V power supply, the detection and classification phases need to complete successfully, so you'd need another powered device (PD) or a PoE tester. The only other indication would be something getting unusually warm.

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One more year, one more set of changes to the National Construction Code (NCC)! So what's new this time with regards to Energy Efficiency? Well, let's find out.
One of the largest changes is the handling of Class 7, 8 & 9b buildings as well as atriums & solariums. These now included and are required to be energy efficient, and this is reflected in sections J1.1 Building Fabric Application of Part, J2.1 Glazing Application of Part and J3.1 Building Sealing Application of Part.
In table J1.5b, Walls, a clarification note has been added. As a consequence of this, envelope walls will need insulation if the adjacent enclosed non-conditioned space needs roof lights. Additionally, the adjacent enclosed non-conditioned space needs insulation if there is more than 1.5 air changes per hour during occupied hours, not averaged over the entire day.
In section J2.4(a)(iii), Glazing, Glazing in the internal fabric with a shading P/H less than 2 must be assessed.
In table J5.2, Maximum Fan Motor Power, the maximum fan motor power limits have been increased in all areas to align with the redefinition of "fan motor power".
In section J5.2(b)(iii)(A), the maximum fan motor power limits for non air-conditioning mechanical ventilation systems larger than 1000L/s have also been increased to align with the redefinition of "fan motor power".
In section J5.4(b)(ii)(H), Heating and cooling systems, this section has been reorganised so that complying electric heaters are allowed as part of a combination of systems.
In section J5.4(b)(iii), electric heaters less than 1.2kW are now allowed in the bathrooms of Class 3 or Class 9c aged care buildings.
In specification J1.6 Figure 2, Floor Construction, standard insulation values for 100mm and 150mm concrete slab on ground have been added to the table.
Aside from small formatting alterations, there are no major changes to this section this year.
In South Australia, sunrooms are now considered to be an attached Class 10a building and need to comply with the relevant code requirements.
An explanatory box has been added which clarifies the code's definition of illumination power density plus lamp power density and the differences between these two numbers.
SA), or are located in certain local government areas.
Also in section 3.12.0.1, an explanatory information has been added about regards to Outdoor Living Areas with columns, balustrades and other obstacles that impede the breeze path. They are are now allowed if they don't represent a large impact to the breeze path, or if the outdoor living area's size is increased. However, no specific numbers are listed in the code so this is up to the certifier's discretion.
In section 3.12.1.5(c), Floors, in climate zone 8, concrete slab-on-ground flooring now requires slab edge insulation of at least R1.0.
In section 3.12.5.5, Artificial Lighting, an explanation box has been added that lists the ways to comply with the code & how to calculate lamp power density vs. illumination power density. Additionally, artificial lighting outside a building doesn't need to comply with the maximum power density requirements – they just have to be on sensors or efficient lights.
In section 3.12.5.6, Water heater in a hot water supply system, wood-fired thermo-siphon or direct-fired water heaters are allowed Australia-wide, assuming they comply with the relevant standards. This replaces the previous exemptions for just South Australia & Tasmania.
In summary, a couple of areas have been tightened and some vague areas have been clarified.
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Materials for the furnace lining.
At ISD Dunaferr, Hungary, on 08.07.2016 blast furnace No. 2 was successfully commissioned <http://www.dunaferrmagazin.hu/index.php/rovatok/aktualis/1307-befejezodoett-a-kohofelujitas>. A full set of carbon and graphite part of the blast furnace lining, that is more than 750 tons of products was manufactured by PJSC "Ukrgrafit" in 2015-2016.
3 grades of graphite and carbon blocks, including micropore blocks, and also 2 grades of carbon-based pastes were used.
Technical divisions of PJSC "Ukrgrafit" were involved in the development of the design of the furnace lining, namely the central research laboratory, the technological department, the design department, etc.
ISD Dunaferr possesses two operating blast furnaces. For today both furnaces contain lining materials produced by PJSC "Ukrgrafit". The management of the integrated works prefers those material on the basis of their experience in operation of products to European and Chinese manufacturers of similar products.
In 2015-2016, manufacturing of graphite monoelectrodes Ø 200-250 mm started.
After successful tests of trial lots of monoelectrodes we received an order for their commercial delivery.
The monoelectrodes performed well that allowed us to gain a new sales market.
For measuring geometrical dimensions of electrodes modern measurement instrumentation has been purchased. Machining is carried out by modern VIPER NC lathe.
PJSC "Ukrgrafit" launches manufacturing of a new type of large - block rectangular Soderberg electrode paste (LBEP). At present LBEP 400-900 mm in diameter, 850-1100 mm long is produced. The distinguishing feature of the rectangular LBEP is that the above product does not require packaging and this makes it possible not to use expensive wood. Also the LBEP storage area at the consumer will be considerably reduced.
Launching of the rectangular LBEPs will make it possible to enter new sales markets in America, Africa, etc.
Cathode blocks for the most powerful electrolysis cells in the world.
In February 2016, PJSC "Ukrgrafit" delivered 3 sets of PB10 graphite bottom blocks 3980 mm for RUSAL, intended for a new РА-550 electrolysis cell, fundamentally new design for future RUSAL's plants and modernization of its existing plants. According to calculations, the capacity of the new equipment will increase in comparison with the previous versions of electrolysis cells - РА-300 and РА-400 by 50-80 % and will exceed four tons of metal per day.
Previously, it is with the use of bottom blocks manufactured by Ukrgrafit the production of РА-300 electrolysis cells was launched which were installed at the Khakassky and Boguchansky aluminium plants. In 2006-2007 for start-up of the Khakassky aluminium plant Ukrgrafit delivered 8 thousand tons of bottom blocks.
Cathode blocks with improved resistance.
According to arrangement with one of the world leaders in the production of aluminium in the Middle East, for 2016 delivery of two grades of graphitized bottom blocks with the increased resistance to abrasive wear for operational tests was planned.
It is common knowledge that graphite bottom blocks have one disadvantage, that is 1,5 to 2 years shorter life time, than that of anthracite and graphite blocks, accordingly, due to higher wear. Better resistance to abrasive wear of graphite blocks solves the problem of low life time of electrolysis cells.
RUSAL, Krasnoyarsk performed laboratory tests of MHNP cold-ramming bottom paste manufactured by PJSC "Ukrgrafit". The results have satisfied RUSAL requirements, operational tests, two railcars with MHNP paste at Krasnoyarsk and Sayanogorsk aluminium plants are being carried on.
Within 2013-2015, in comparison with the preceding periods, PJSC "Ukrgrafit" has built up production volumes and sales of cold-ramming pastes for use in blast and other metallurgical furnaces.
Consistently high quality of the product made it possible to obtain such results and, as a consequence, long-term contracts with consumers from Ukraine, Kazakhstan and the EU countries were concluded.
In 2015, the central research laboratory at PJSC "Ukrgrafit" manufactured samples of carbon blocks for the lining of metallurgical furnaces with additives which improve resistance of the material to penetration of liquid melted products. The above work was performed with the purpose of increasing the service time of the lining in the most stressed areas, for example, tap hole areas of blast and ferroalloy furnaces. At present search for proper methods of assessments of resistance of the carbon block samples in industrial conditions.
Anodes for the magnesium industry.
In 2015, within a special program of development we continued testing of new anodes out of bars with increased dimensions: up to 2921 mm long, up to 703 mm wide and with thickness of up to 250 mm, and also glued "standard" top (AV) and bottom (AN) mounted anodes with various widths out of separate anode bars.
Trial industrial tests of AN anodes glued out of two bars of AN and AV anodes (with protective impregnation against oxidation) are carried out.
Trial industrial consignments of AN and AV anodes (with protective impregnation against oxidation) out of bars of BN grade are being tested by foreign consumers.
- AV and AN up to 1650 mm wide out of BN, BV and BMV bars up to 660 mm wide.
The process was developed and semifinished products for the consequent manufacturing of trial ВN anode bars with dimensions 183х686х2921 mm, 183х457х2921 mm, 250х600х2420 mm, 60х703х1250 mm and 60х691х1250 mm designed for advanced electrolysis cells on the existing and new markets.
Graphite electrodes for ultra high power steel furnaces.
In 2014, we started manufacturing of EGSP Ø650 mm graphite electrodes for which a new die was manufactured. Also a recipe was found, using which good well-formed electrodes were produced at the first attempt.
The above electrodes are intended for large UHP steel furnaces (over 150 mt of metal in one heat).
In 2014, Dneprostal, Dnepropetrovsk successfully tested EGSP (UHP) electrodes Ø 650 mm 2700 mm long. Those electrodes performed similarly to European analogues (UCAR, SGL Carbon).
Bottom blocks with the increased resistance to abrasive wear.
In 2014, the technology for graphitized bottom blocks with the increased resistance to the abrasive wear was developed and a trial lot of blocks was manufactured. Assessment of the abrasive wear of blocks was performed in an independent laboratory (R&D, Switzerland). The resistance to the abrasive wear of the trial lot of the graphitized bottom blocks is 44,5 % higher than that of the blocks manufactured with the use of the common technology.
In order to satisfy the requirements of consumers and to expand the sales market of cathode products, in 2014, independent laboratory of ELTER Scientific and technical center carried out high-temperature test (20-1000ºС) of PB3, PB10, PBG, PBG-2 bottom blocks. Test results confirm conformity of the characteristics of the products with the consumers' expectations.
In 2014, within the programs of development fine-tuning of the technology, manufacturing and testing of standard and trial anodes out of bars with increased dimensions up to 2921 mm long, up to 703 mm wide and up to 250 mm thick, and also glueing of "standard" anodes having various widths out of separate anode bars.
Efficient operation of the enterprise is impossible without introduction of the latest technologies and modern process equipment, without development of new carbon of materials and expansion of the range of products, without constant increase of technological level and quality of fabricated products.
Over the last few years a lot of work has been done to improve products and manufacturing processes, a lot of programs and projects have been implemented.
High-efficiency screening units of new generation ensuring high purity of useful fractions of raw materials during their processing; automated control systems for classification, mixing and extrusion in a mixing and pressing workshop; an apparatus for monitoring bulk density of blanks by hydrostatic weighing have been introduced.
The systems of vacuum degassing of moulding mix during the moulding of raw materials on the graphite production line, and also a special modern baking furnace with automated system of running the process have been introduced. The line for machining large-sized electrodes (400 mm and over ) with capability of machining of blanks up to 3000 mm long has been modernized. For updating the graphitization technology the 3-d mathematical model of temperature fields of the graphitization furnace has been developed and introduced which will allow achieving optimization of the manufacturing process and improving technical and economic indicators of the graphitization workshop.
High-efficiency high-speed EIRICH mixer (including dosing units for auxiliary materials, preheater for the working mixture, high-speed mixer with cooling system and conveyors for supply of paste to presses) on the carbon and graphite product production line, efficient and precision automated Wassmer line for machining of cathode blocks have been put into operation.
A test ground for dry test preassembly of the elements of the lining has been modernized, which allows test preassembly of carbon linings for any existing designs of industrial furnaces.
At present PJSC «Ukrgrafit» has large technological and intellectual potential, there is a team of professional managers and experts, the enterprise is equipped with modern research equipment such as: NETZSCH dilatometer, EIRICH mixer, apparatus for determination of bulk density and thermal conductivity of loose materials, Brookfield viscosimeter etc.. The metrological base of the enterprise has been re-equipped and today we have up-to-date measurement tools, control and measurement instruments, systems of marketing research, development of new types of products and launching of technology of their production at the enterprise have been created.
• implementation of technology and starting production of new grades and types of products to satisfy the present and future demands of traditional consumers of carbon and graphite products.
At present PJSC «Ukrgrafit» has far-going ideas in the field of improvement of commercially produced products, and in the field of creation of new kinds of products focused on the future requirements of consumers, expansion of the range of application of materials and products based on carbon.


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Dr. Nancy Kohn Joins Cottey's Biology Department
- September 24, 2018 By Desirina Frew
Do salamanders have social lives? Do they remember? Do they learn? Do they ever invite the whole extended family over for an old-fashioned salamander shindig?
Cottey's newest biology professor can answer all those questions — and more. Dr. Nancy Kohn's expertise lies in animal social behavior and cognition, and how their social interactions impact learning and memory.
Dr. Kohn is especially knowledgeable about the red-backed salamander, since she studied with one of the world's foremost researchers on salamander behavior: Dr. Robert Jaeger. Together with a few of her colleagues, Dr. Kohn co-authored a book with Dr. Jaeger that summarizes his lab's fifty years of research.
"I was his last graduate student," Dr. Kohn says. As his retirement drew near, colleagues urged Dr. Jaeger to write a book. Dr. Kohn volunteered to help make it happen. "And the organization of the book happened on his front porch."
Published by Oxford University press in 2016, Behavioral Ecology of the Eastern Red-Backed Salamander: 50 Years of Research can answer all your questions about salamanders' social skills… and probably more.
Salamanders aren't the only target of Dr. Kohn's study. She's also worked with guppies — "I had a lot of fish to try to jump out of the fish tank" — as well as fruit flies, who also have social interactions and can learn from each other. "With fruit flies, the physical environment is really important, and how they act also depends on the time of day," Dr. Kohn explains.
Dr. Kohn has always been interested in the natural world. She says her interest in science began when she was young, as she loved to go outside and explore. At Cottey, the Environmental Studies Area in Radio Springs Park will offer a whole new ecosystem for Dr. Kohn and her students to examine.
This fall semester, Dr. Kohn will be teaching Intro to Ecology and Intro to Botany Through Art — a brand new course offering at Cottey! Dr. Kohn is a practicing artist herself, and her undergraduate double-major in biology and fine art provided her with the perfect background to teach aspiring botanical artists the ropes.
"I tend to study animals… and draw and paint plants," Dr. Kohn says. The convenient thing about drawing plants, she observes, is that "they're much better about sitting still."
After completing undergrad at Albright College, Dr. Kohn obtained her masters at St. Louis University and her doctorate from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. She also completed postdocs at the University of Missouri-St. Louis and the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique) in Gir sur Yvette, France. Her research has been published in Current Zoology and PLOS one. She joins Cottey as an Assistant Professor of Biology.
In her spare time Dr. Kohn enjoys cooking, gardening, and spoiling Katy, her well-traveled cat.
Minding Their Own Business: Students Take Charge of the Chellie Club
- July 22, 2019 By Steve Reed
If anyone should ask where the next generation of female business leaders are, look no further than Cottey College. Members of the College's business club Enactus have taken their education way beyond book-learning–they run a business! Led by students Allyson Williams and Karlie Acton, a team of future business professionals took over the operation of the campus snack bar, The Chellie Club, last semester. Allyson Williams and Karlie Acton led the student team that managed the ChellieClub: An Entrpreneurial Lab. Getting to the point where the students could even propose managing the Chellie Club required an entrepreneurial effort. Dr. Tammy Ogren, Assistant Professor of Business Administration-Management, took students on a field trip to Kansas City to visit different startup companies. "Students expressed the fact that they didn't feel like they had hands-on business experience at Cottey," said Acton. "She [Ogren] saw a need and decided to fix it by starting Enactus." "Enact
Seniors Remember their Four Years at Cottey
- May 07, 2019 By WeAreCottey
By Kidest Ketema, Class of 2019 Marketing Department Intern The Class of 2019 eagerly awaits walking across the stage at Commencement on Sunday! After studying four years in classes, pulling all-nighters for exams, and spending hours to finish a 15-page paper, we should be proud of everything we have accomplished and will accomplish in the next chapter of our lives. After all of this hard work, every student has a story to share about what led them to the degree they are earning. In light of that, we introduce you to two outstanding 2019 Cottey graduates. Melanie Dillon of Kent, Washington, is earning her bachelor of science degree in biology. Melanie has accomplished much at her time at Cottey. She is involved in the Student Government Association (SGA) and served as president two-and-a-half years and treasurer one year. Melanie won the SGA leadership award in 2016 and 2017. She was recognized as Freshman of the Year, a scholar-athlete on the volleyball team, and a top 10
Spring Break in Barcelona, part IV
- May 02, 2019 By Steve Reed
Steve Reed, Cottey's director of public information, traveled in Barcelona, Spain, with Cottey students, faculty and staff over spring break. He reported back with a series of articles written as letters home to his mother. This is the fourth of five letters. Buenos Dias, Mama! I cannot believe it is already Friday. It will be a busy day today. Mari Anne and I are tagging along with Priscilla and Tammy on their module: The Camp Nou (pronounced new) Experience. Camp Nou is the stadium of the world-famous soccer team FCB, which stands for Futbol Club Barcelona. Imagine the success and popularity of the New York Yankees in baseball or the New England Patriots in American football. Now add them together and double it and you have an idea of how popular this team is around the world. Going to Camp Nou is like going to the Mecca of European soccer. It is also the second-largest soccer stadium in the world with seats for 99,000 fans. It's hard to imagine that many people in
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UCLA Tests Congress
Published in National Review Online on March 3, 2009
By Stanley Kurtz
In August of 2008, Congress resolved a hard-fought five-year battle over the system of federal subsidies to programs of Middle East Studies. In past years, in addition to subsidizing language instruction, millions of federal dollars have funded intensely biased university-run programs of "public outreach." In effect, the taxpayer has subsidized the public political agitation of university professors, even as those professors have discouraged their students from contributing badly needed language expertise to our defense and intelligence agencies. Wealthy Saudi donors now exercise substantial influence over these federallyfunded centers of Middle East Studies, often using them to promote Saudi-designed curricula for America's K-12 students. Fortunately, Congress has at longlast taken steps to curb these abuses.
U.S. lawmakers acted not a moment too soon, because the first test case for this new law may be playing out even now at UCLA's government-designated "National Resource Center" for knowledge of the Middle East.On January 21, 2009, UCLA's federally subsidized Center for Near Eastern Studies (CNES) staged a public symposium on "Gaza and Human Rights" in which four noted critics of Israel unanimously condemned its Gaza incursion in front of an audience of largely non-student supporters chanting "Zionism is racism" and "F— Israel."(I say four "critics" of Israel, but many would characterize all or most of these speakers as extremist opponents of Israel's very existence.) In the weeks since that event, many students and leading faculty at UCLA (including several critics of Israeli policy) have condemned this symposium's one-sidedness and bemoaned the transformation of CNES from an honest broker of debate into a one-sided advocacy group. That is exactly what the new federal legislation was meant to prevent (without interfering in the classroom). The question is whether and how the new law will work.
A LAW REFORMED
What exactly does the new law do?Title VI of the Higher Education Act has long subsidized selected university programs of "area studies" (such as Middle East Studies, African Studies, and LatinAmerican Studies). The idea is to encourage the study of little-known languages and cultures, in the expectation that a sizable number of students will bring their knowledge of strategic languages into the U.S. Foreign Service and our defense and intelligence agencies.As with other federal higher-education grants, subsidized area-studies programs are required to extend their activities beyond the college classroom by staging programs of "public outreach" (such as public symposia and K-12 teachertraining).
To remedy abuses, the new law requires federally subsidized programs to conduct post-graduation placement surveys. That creates accountability, making it easier for departments that regularly place students in government service to renew their grants. Unfortunately, many area-studies programs and professors boycott scholarships that enable students to serve in America's defense and intelligence agencies. (See my "Boycott Exposure.")The new law counters those boycotts by requiring federally subsidized programs to encourage students to enter government service in areas of national need.Finally, Title VI of the Higher Education Act now calls on all federally subsidized programs of area studies to "reflect diverse perspectives and a wide range of views and generate debate on world regions and international affairs." (To read the text of the new law, go here. The key section is at pp. 3333-3345.)
This may be the first time that Congress has gone on record affirming the value of "intellectual diversity." The very purpose of academic freedom is to promote and protect an active "marketplace of ideas" on campus. All Congress is doing, then, is ratifying classic principles of intellectual liberty. More than that, the new legislation includes a "rule of construction" that explicitly prevents the government from mandating, directing, or controlling the content of college curricula. (See my "Opening the Classroom Door.")
The "public outreach" activities of federally sponsored Middle East Studies centers are not part of the college classroom curriculum. Instead, they are federally sponsored and mandated activities, directed to students on campus, but even more so to the general public. Until now, these congressionally mandated public-outreach programs have been almost entirely without oversight. That is why foreign donors have been able to use them as a sort of Trojan horse to evade local curriculum safeguards and gain influence over America's K-12 education system. (See my "Saudi in the Classroom.")
By explicitly calling on federally subsidized "public outreach" activities to encourage debate and reflect diverse perspectives and a wide range of views on international issues, Congress has created a lever for redress against programs that violate these fundamental values.
For many years now, inspired by Martin Kramer's path-breaking work, I have campaigned for reform of Title VI of the Higher Education Act. I testified before the House on this topic in 2003. (See my "Hearing Both Sides of Title VI.") Now that reform has passed, special thanks are due to Congressman Pete Hoekstra (R., Mich.), the great supporter of this legislation in the House, and to Senators John Ensign (R., Nev.), Judd Gregg (R., N.H.), and Mike Enzi (R., Wyo.), all of whom provided critical support. A compromise forged between Senator Enzi and Sen. Edward Kennedy (D., Mass.) more than two years ago largely held together this past summer, clearing the way for agreement on the bill. Congressman Howard Berman (D., Calif.) was a key player in hammering out a bipartisan compromise on the H
ouse side.
UCLA BLOWUP
Reform of Title VI subsidies to Middle East Studies may now be facing its first test at UCLA. It's all well and good that Congress has endorsed the principle of intellectual diversity in federallyfunded public-outreach programs. But will the Department of Education actually do anything when that principle is violated? Although the one-sided symposium on Gaza sponsored by UCLA's Center for Near Eastern Studies hasn't quite turned into a controversy on the level of Columbia University's 2005 flap, it may be headed in that direction. What the critics of CNES need to understand is that the new law greatly strengthens their position. By registering a public complaint against CNES for bias in its public-outreach programs, critics can put the reform of Title VI to its first significant test.
January's federally subsidized UCLA symposium on Gaza featured four sharp critics of Israel, but not a single supporter. (You can view podcasts of the four lectures here.) Unfortunately, the reportedly contentious question period was not recorded. Campus critics of the symposium, and of bias at CNES, include Judea Pearl, a prominent professor at UCLA and president of the Daniel Pearl Foundation, established in memory of his son (a reporter murdered by Islamist terrorists in Pakistan). Pearl first raised the conference issue in a Wall Street Journal op-ed, and detailed his concerns in a follow-up column in the Jewish Journal. Pearl and other critics of the CNES argue that the Gaza symposium was deeply biased, more a political rallying session than a reasoned debate between critics and supporters of Israel's actions in Gaza. (See "UCLA Symposium on Gaza Ignites Strong Criticism.") Critics also contend that CNES has only recently shifted from being a forum for genuine debate to being a politicized advocacy group.
The appointment of a new CNES director, Professor Susan Slyomovics, may have had something to do with this shift. A CNES critic present at the symposium approached Slyomovics privately after the panel and asked if she was planning any events that might present an alternative point of view. Reportedly, Slyomovics said she wasn't. (See "Reviving 1920's Munich Beer Halls at UCLA, Courtesy of California Taxpayers.") In general, critics fear that the center as a whole has shifted toward a one-sided political perspective — a bias it did not previously have.
Even defenders of CNES seem to concede the bias of the presentations. Sondra Hale, chair of CNES's Faculty Advisory Committee, has defended the symposium by bemoaning the presence of "neo-conservatives" in the audience and by affirming the need for "criticizing the state policies that have led to this calamity." Of course, there's nothing wrong with presenting thoughtful criticism of "state policies," but the invited critics were overwhelmingly one-sided. Sondra Hale herself is a lead organizer of the American academic movement to boycott Israel, a boycott that embodies a rather one-sided perspective on the Middle East.
A NEW LAW TESTED
While the anti-Israel boycott strikes me as extreme, it's important to affirm that thoughtful advocates of an anti-Israel boycott do have a place in programs of Middle Eastern Studies. And we should not object to exposing students or members of the public to the four critics of Israel who spoke at the UCLA symposium. The problem is that perfectly respectable opposing views were excluded, and that this exclusion may well be part of a broader and intentional pattern of political bias at UCLA's Center for Near Eastern Studies. While individual professors might want to personally advocate a boycott of Israel, it's hard to see how a federally subsidized Middle East Studies center — as a center — could boycott Israel and still encourage balanced debate. (I'm not suggesting that CNES is boycotting Israel, but simply raising a hypothetical question.)
Responding to the flap over the Gaza symposium and bias at UCLA, Chancellor Gene Block issued a statement on academic freedom. Block's statement affirms that "scholarly balance" is central to the ethos of academic freedom at UCLA. Yet he attempts to placate critics by claiming that overall balance is achieved at the university level. The Gaza symposium may have been stacked against Israel, he implies, but visiting Israeli officials have addressed the law school and other sections of the university. As Judea Pearl points out, however, at a university, visiting officials aren't on a par with scholarly panelists. More important, Congress has now called for intellectual diversity and balanced debate within federally supported centers (at least in congressionally mandated and supported public-outreach programs).
So Judea Pearl and other critics of UCLA's Center for Near Eastern Studies now have the option of assembling a carefully documented and calmly reasoned complaint about a pattern of bias in CNES's public-outreach programs. Such a complaint could then be referred to the Department of Education, which is now legally obligated to consider the issue when renewing area-studies grants. Not that a failure to renew UCLA's grant would be the best outcome. The best outcome would be a return to CNES's longstanding policy of hosting wide-ranging debate on politics and policy in the Middle East.
TOUGH OPTIONS
The messy matter of federal subsidies to university programs of Middle East Studies leaves us with few good options. Although the new legislation shelters the college classroom from interference, focusing instead on minimum standards of fairness for congressionallymandated public-outreach programs, some will advocate cutting off all federal subsidies to university programs of area studies. That would avoid federal in
volvement, leaving universities entirely on their own.
The problem is that there is no realistic prospect of ending those subsidies. Even the Reagan administration, after seriously considering the option, declined to zero out Title VI. Given Democratic control of Congress and the White House, cancelling the program isn't even a remote option right now.
Of course, nobody is forcing universities to take federal subsidies. The funding is part of what is effectively a voluntary contract between a given school and the federal government. In exchange for subsidies, area-studies programs agree to promote the goals and follow the broad guidelines laid down by Congress. Only a small portion of area-studies programs nationwide actually receive federal subsidies, and any given program is free to decline federal funding, thereby rejecting all constraints.
Given all this, the best legislative course is to protect the professor's autonomy in the classroom, while restoring reasonable oversight to congressionally funded and mandated programs of public outreach in those universities that have voluntarily joined the program. Congress has done exactly that, and UCLA may well pose the first test of its reform.UCLA's Center for Near Eastern Studies is now obligated to encourage debate and discussion from a wide range of perspectives in its programs of public outreach. So it must either convince a skeptical UCLA community that it has not been one-sided, or reverse its troubling new policies, or face the withdrawal of federal subsidies.
Then again, UCLA could simply choose not to reapply for further Title VI grants. Let's see what actually happens.
— Stanley Kurtz is a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center.
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Art. 7 (1) The statistical information shall be disseminated according to the Release Calendar, which is approved annually by the President of the NSI within 10 days after the adoption of the NSP by the Council of Ministers.
(2) The results of statistical surveys shall be disseminated via Internet site of the NSI and via Information System Infostat at 11.00 am on the date specified in the Release Calendar.
(3) The Release Calendar may be updated during the year by the President of the NSI order, due to changes in the NSP in the production of statistical information.
(4) Changes in the Release Calendar shall be published on the Internet site of the NSI.
(5) The employees of NSI shall not be allowed to provide anyone in any way and cause information prior to its official dissemination.
(6) The information to the President, Prime Minister and President of the National Assembly shall be sent by courier one hour prior to the official dissemination under strict embargo of data disclosure.
(7) The list of press releases under par. 6 shall be approved annually by the President of NSI.
Section II
FREE AND PAID DISSEMINATION OF STATISTICAL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
Art. 8 Statistical information products and services shall be provided free of charge or against payment.
Art. 9 The NSI shall provide free of charge:
1. The results of statistical surveys included in the NSP, coverage and relevance in accordance with the list of the standard statistical indicators approved annually by the President of the NSI order and published on the Internet site of the NSI;
2. Statistical information of international organizations and similar institutions in other countries if provided in an international treaty in which Bulgaria is a party.
Art. 10 (1) The NSI shall provide against payment:
1. Statistical information from the list of the standard statistical indicators beyond the classification levels (including regional) described therein;
2. Statistical information on request by users resulting from a specialized service requiring extraction and/or additional processing of statistical data collected for the purposes of the surveys included in the NSP;
3. Statistical information obtained as a result of statistical surveys included in the NSP, on request by users according to the Art. 24, para 5 of the Law on Statistics;
4. Representative samples of different statistical units (enterprises and households);
5. Certificates of economic activity and validated statistical reports;
6. Anonymised data.
(2) The prices of services under para 1 shall be determined based on "Pricelist and pricing for the prepared and submitted standard and specialized statistical products and services", approved by the President of the NSI (Annex № 3).
PROTECTION OF SECRECY OF INDIVIDUAL DATA
Art. 11 (1) Individual data related to individual identifiable statistical units shall be statistical secrecy.
(2) Received and collected individual data in statistical surveys can be used only for statistical purposes.
(3) Individual data obtained for the purposes of statistical surveys can not be used as evidence before the executive and the judiciary.
Art. 12 The NSI shall not provide:
1. Individual data related to individual identifiable statistical units (individuals and legal entities), except in cases under Art.13;
2. Statistical information which summarizes the data in less than three units or population in which the proportion of studied parameter of a unit is over 85 per cent of the total value of this parameter for all population units;
3. Statistical data that can be linked in such way as to identify a specific statistical unit.
Art. 13 Individual data related to individual identifiable statistical units may be disseminated only if the entity for which such data relate has given consent. The consent shall be given in writing and it must be clear about which data concerns. The subject for which the data refer may withdraw his consent at any time, but this shall not affect the implemented action prior the withdrawal.
Art. 14 Variation groupings and ranking of statistical units by specific criteria without indication of their individual data can be delivered to users as their ranking shall be made in a random manner.
Art. 15 (1) Only the NSI employees directly involved and responsible for specific statistical surveys and processing shall have access to individual data.
(2) The procedure for access, use, storage and disposal of individual data provided to NSI employees in relation to the implementation of specific tasks as well as the procedures to protect their secrecy shall be subject to separate rules for each specific case.
Section IV
Art. 16 The NSI shall publish on its website a press release in Bulgarian and English language for each survey included in the NSP, for which it is noted that the results of the survey are announced in this way.
Art. 17. (1) The press release shall be published at 11.00 am on the date announced in the Release Calendar.
(2) "Press centre" department shall send the press release at 11.00 am on the date announced in the Release Calendar by email to the national media and regional statistical offices (RSOs), which in turn shall provide it to the regional media.
Art. 18. The territorial structures of the NSI shall prepare press releases with regional data and shall transmit them to the regional media for publication.
PRESS CONFERENCES AND MEDIA RELATIONS
Art. 19 (1) Press conferences and briefings shall be organized by the "Press centre" department.
(2) Press Conferences of the NSI are public and there is no accreditation for them.
(3) Announcement for the press conference shall be published on the website of the NSI and invitations shall be sent to the media and other interested individuals and legal entities not later than 24 hours before the event.
(4) The RSOs shall organize press conferences at regional level.
(5) Extraordinary press conferences shall be organized by order of the President of the NSI and according to the particular circumstances.
Art. 20. (1) In the event of specific issues, "Press Center" department organizes meetings and consultations between media representatives and experts from the NSI.
(2) The "Press centre" department organizes interviews and participation in media events of the top management and experts from the Head Office of the NSI and RSOs.
(3) The "Press centre" department together with "Relations with users and e-services" department may provide statistical information to the media also via email.
SECTION VI
STATISTICAL PRINTED AND ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS
Art. 21. (1) The NSI shall prepare and disseminate general and specialized printed and electronic publications.
(2) The RSOs shall prepare and disseminate regional general and specialized printed and electronic publications.
(3) The NSI shall issue quarterly specialized scientific-practical "Statistics" journal. Organization of the issue of the "Statistics" journal is a subject of separate regulations.
Art. 22. (1) The list of titles of printed and electronic publications of the NSI for the next calendar year, as well as their circulation, prices and terms of preparation, printing and dissemination shall be determined annually in the Editing Plan of the NSI.
(2) A Catalogue of statistical publications of the NSI (in Bulgarian and English) shall be prepared on the base of the approved Editing plan and shall be provided to users up to 15 September of the previous year.
Art. 23. (1) The "Publications, library and archives" department together with the directors of the RSOs shall organize and carry out the subscription campaign of the NSI's publications.
(2) Dissemination against payment of printed and electronic publications of the NSI shall be performed by:
1. subscription by electronic and/or postal mail;
2. direct sales;
3. request of consumers, paid by bank transfer (domestic and foreign).
Art. 24. (1) The price of the printed and electronic publications for dissemination in the country shall be determined by Order of the President of the NSI based on actual production costs, VAT included.
(2) The price of the printed and electronic publications for dissemination abroad shall be determined by Order of the President of the NSI. The price includes VAT and the additional costs of sending the publication to consumers abroad.
(3) The prices shall be published in the Catalogue of statistical publications of the NSI.
(4) 25% discount shall be is provided on subscription or purchase of publications amounting to over 200 BGN.
Art. 25. Periodic printed and electronic publications of the NSI shall have an international standard number as required by the Bulgarian national ISSN center in cooperation with "The St. St. Cyril and Methodius National Library".
Art. 26. All electronic publications of the NSI shall be published on the website of the NSI where they can be downloaded for free.
Section VII
DISSEMINATION VIA INTERNET
Art. 27. (1) The website of the NSI (www.nsi.bg) shall be the main channel for the free of charge dissemination of official statistical information in Bulgarian and English.
(2) IS "Infostat" (https://infostat.nsi.bg/infostat) is a unified web-based application in Bulgarian and English which shall implement functionality on provision of results from statistical surveys conducted by the NSI in the form of reports, graphs and cartograms.
Art. 28. (1) The following information shall be published on the website of the NSI:
1. statistical data - results from statistical surveys included in the NSP;
2. statistical metadata - information describing the statistical data, including classifications and nomenclatures;
3. methodologies of statistical surveys included in the NSP;
4. press releases;
5. news related NSI's activities;
6. documents regulating the activity of the NSI;
7. information about the NSI and its territorial structures;
8. information about the activity of the NSI within the European Statistical System;
9. documents and information materials about the respondents of the NSI;
10. electronic publications;
11. other information - contacts, useful links, useful materials, etc.
(2) IS "Infostat" shall provide access to the following information:
1. statistical data - results from conducted statistical surveys in the form of reports, graphs and cartograms;
3. methodologies of statistical surveys included in the NSP.
Art. 29. The website of the NSI shall provide links to:
1. information systems of the NSI related to the online collection of data from respondents for the statistical surveys;
2. information systems providing specialized statistical services to the users of statistical information;
3. registers maintained by the NSI and regulated by legal act;
4. national or international classifications and nomenclatures approved by a legal act;
5. useful links to information resources of the European Statistical System and international statistical offices and organizations;
6. statistical resources and services of the NSI.
Section VIII
RELATIONS WITH USERS
Art. 30. The relations with users of statistical information products and services from the country and abroad shall be conducted by the specialized departments at national and regional level via:
1. IS "Infostat";
2. telephone;
3. electronic and/or postal mail;
4. in the reception rooms at the HO of the NSI and territorial structures.
Art. 31. The NSI shall maintain a National centre to support users of European statistical information (ESDS Help Desk) as part of the network of national centers to Eurostat.
Art. 32. (1) The NSI shall provide statistical information to ministries, departments and other institutions through signing of an agreement on information exchange.
(2) Information beyond the agreements on information exchange shall be requested by the ministries, departments and other institutions under the established general procedures – by a letter to the President of the NSI.
ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS
§ 1. This Rule shall repeal the current Rules for dissemination of statistical products and services of the National Statistical Institute (adopted by Order № РД-07-398/02.12.2014).
§ 2. This Rule shall be adopted by Order № РД-05-65/22.01.2016 of the President of the NSI and shall enter into force on the date of its approval.
§ 3. The Annexes to this Rule are as follows:
1. Annex № 1 - Contract Draft
2. Annex № 2 - Agreement Draft
__Annex № 2 - Model 1
3. Annex № 3 - Pricelist and pricing for the prepared and submitted standard and specialized statistical products and services.
Bulgarian Legal Basis
Law on Statistics
Strategy for Development of the National Statistical System 2013 - 2017, amended by an extension until 2020
Strategy for Development of the National Statistical System, 2013 - 2017
National Statistical Programme for 2019
Rules of Procedure of the NSI
Budget of the National Statistical Institute for 2017
Report on Implementation of the National Statistical Programme and the Activity of the NSI in 2018
Rules for Provision of Anonymised Individual Data for Scientific and Research Purposes
Rules for the Library-Informative Activities of the NSI
Rules for the Structure and Activities of the Scientific-Expert Council in the NSI
2021 Population Census and Housing Census in the Republic of Bulgaria Act
2011 Population Census and Census of Housing in the Republic of Bulgaria Act
Instruction on Document Registry and Document Flow at Head Office of the NSI
Instruction on Measures and Means for Protection of Personal Data Collected, Processed, Stored and Provided by the NSI
Rules of the Status and Structure of the Statistics Journal Issued by the NSI
European Legal Basis
Strategies and Assessments
Protection of Statistical Secrecy


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2 Stallone Release Dates Confirmed by Lionsgate
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Lionsgate has been kind enough to announce the release dates for not one but two Sylvester Stallone films currently in the works – The Expendables 3 and Escape Plan.
The former is the third entry in Stallone's stellar ensemble action property and, as has been the case to date with this franchise, the film will be hitting screens on August 15th , 2014. Although Arnold Schwarzenegger's alliance with Stallone is still unknown Jason Statham, Jackie Chan, Wesley Snipes, Nicolas Cage and Milla Jovovich are just some of the names currently attached to the threequel, directed by Patrick Hughes (Red Hill). Further casting updates are expected before the film starts shooting.
The other film in question, Escape Plan (previously known as Exit Plan and The Tomb), does indeed involve Schwarzenegger and has been bumped from a September 13 release date to October 18, pitting it against the likes of Carrie, Don Jon and Seventh Son. Escape Plan is directed by Mikael Håfström (Derailed, The Rite) and follows the exploits of a security expert (Stallone) finding himself having to escape from a state-of-the-art hi-tech prison built to his own specifications. Schwarzenegger will play an inmate at the secret facility, starring alongside quite the ensemble cast with the likes of Jim Caviezel, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson and Vinnie Jones.
We'll leave you with an interview with both Stallone and Schwarzenegger, dressed as inmates, as they chat about Escape Plan for Entertainment Tonight.
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String Poet
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Vol. VI, Issue 1
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Studio Series Performances
A Tribute to Nassau County Poets Laureate
10 January 2012 20 February 2012
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String Poet is proud to open the 2012 Studio Series season with a tribute to Nassau County's Poets Laureate. Featuring the poetry of Linda Opyr, Gayl Teller, and Maxwell Wheat, and a program of music for violin and piano featuring violinist Janet Packer and pianist Geoffrey Burleson. Hosted by Annabelle Moseley, with opening remarks by Paula Camacho, Chair of the Nassau County Poet Laureate Committee.
Saturday, February 18th at 5:00 PM
The Long Island Violin Shop
8 Elm Street
Huntington, NY 11743-3402
Open Mic to follow
Linda Opyr is the Nassau County Poet Laureate (2011-2013). She is the author of six collections of poetry. Her work has appeared in numerous anthologies, journals, magazines, and newspapers, including The Hudson Review, The Atlanta Review, The Paterson Literary Review, and The New York Times. Dr. Opyr holds a Doctor of Arts degree in English and American Literature from St. John's University. She is an adjunct professor at Nassau Community College and chairs the English Department at Sewanhaka High School.
Nassau County Poet Laureate for 2009-2011, Gayl Teller received an MA from Columbia University and another MA from Queens College, CUNY. Her poetry collections are At the Intersection of Everything You Have Ever Loved, Shorehaven, Moving Day, One Small Kindness, and most recently, Inside the Embrace, which was selected in national competition and published by WordTech/Cherry Grove in 2010. She is the editor of Toward Forgiveness, an anthology of poems (Writers Ink Press, 2011).
Maxwell Corydon Wheat, Jr. was the first Poet Laureate of Nassau County (2007-2009). In 1980 he received the first Herman Melville Annual Award from the New York State Marine Education Assocation, whose journal, Ripples, he edited for many years. Author of several poetry chapbooks, he is known for his support of the Paumanok Poets, and tireless encouragement of young writers. For years he conducted an October salt marsh (when the marsh's Spartina grasses turn golden) round-robin participatory poetry reading program at Cedarmere, Roslyn Harbor, home of the 19th Century poet William Cullen Bryant, where Maxwell volunteered in programming.
Janet Packer has established a unique career as a concert violinist and educator. Her performances demonstrate a mastery of a wide range of musical styles. As soloist with orchestra, recitalist, and recording artist, Ms. Packer's musical intelligence and personality have won the accolades of audiences, critics, and musical colleagues. Janet Packer's major orchestral appearances include performances with the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, National Symphony of Panama, Rochester Philharmonic, and Boston Pops Orchestra. She was chair of the Conservatory string department of the Longy School of Music, Cambridge, Massachusetts, for twelve years. She gives frequent master classes at universities, music schools, and string seminars.
Geoffrey Burleson is Director of Piano Studies at Hunter College. Mr. Burleson has performed to wide acclaim throughout Europe and North America, and is equally active as a recitalist, concerto soloist, chamber musician and jazz performer. The New York Times has hailed his solo performances as "vibrant and compelling", furthermore praising his "rhythmic brio, projection of rhapsodic qualities, appropriate sense of spontaneity, and rich colorings." A graduate of the Peabody Conservatory, New England Conservatory, and Stony Brook University (D.M.A.), his principal teachers include Gilbert Kalish, Leonard Shure, Veronica Jochum, Lillian Freundlich, Tinka Knopf, and Audrey Bart Brown.
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Carly Muscaro To Be Awarded Honda Division II Athlete of the Year Tonight on CBS Sports Network
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Graduating senior sprinter Carly Muscaro (Ashland, Mass.) of the Merrimack College women's track & field team will receive her prestigious Division II Honda Athlete of the Year award presented by THE Collegiate Women Sports Awards (CWSA) presented by Honda on Monday night in Los Angeles.
Muscaro will be presented with this honor on a live telecast on CBS Sports Network on June 26, 2017, (6 pm PT /9 pm EST) in the Founders' Room at the Galen Center on the campus of the University of Southern California in downtown Los Angeles. The honor was voted on by national balloting among 1,000 NCAA member schools as part of the CWSA program, now in its 41st year.
Merrimack fans can tune into the event live on CBS Sports Network. Please use the following channel finder link to see whether or not CBS Sports Network is on your cable television package; click here to access CBS Sports Networks' streaming package.
"I am so grateful to be receiving this distinguished award!" said Muscaro. "I have been extremely fortunate to have so much support from my family, coaches, friends and the entire Merrimack College community and administration. Without them, this would not have been possible. I also want to thank those who thought I was worthy of such a prestigious honor; to be considered the Division II Honda Athlete of the Year is humbling and incredibly gratifying, and I cannot think of a better way to conclude my time at Merrimack. I cannot wait to see where the next steps of my track and field career take me and having this award has made my journey that much more special."
THE Collegiate Women Sports Awards has honored the nation's top NCAA women athletes for 41 years, recognizing superior athletic skills, leadership, academic excellence and eagerness to participate in community service. Since commencing its sponsorship in 1986, Honda has provided more than $3.1 million in institutional grants to the universities of the award winners and nominees to support women's athletics programs at the institutions.
Mike McMahon is in his 13th year covering Merrimack College for The Eagle Tribune and is the founder and managing editor of The Mack Report. Mike also serves on staff as a senior writer at College Hockey News. Follow him on Twitter @MikeMcMahonCHN
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