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Projects Underway as Part of UK's Hydrogen Plan
The UK has a broad plan to develop a hydrogen economy as a feature of its commitment to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Energy analysts have said hydrogen not only could fuel the country's transportation sector, it also could be used in much the same way natural gas is today—for heating, cooking, and for power generation.
The UK's "Hydrogen Strategy" announced last year detailed what many called a "green industrial revolution," a plan for government and industry to work together to develop at least 5 GW of low-carbon hydrogen production capacity this decade. Analysts said such production would be the equivalent of replacing natural gas to power about 3 million homes annually, in addition to helping fuel the transportation sector and supporting industry. The economic numbers were highlighted; energy experts said the UK could have a hydrogen economy worth£900 million ($1.02 billion) by 2030, with the figure rising to£13 billion ($14.7 billion) by mid-century.
The use of hydrogen to combat climate change also has been featured, with hydrogen seen as important to decarbonizing industry. Government analysis showed as much as a third of the country's energy consumption by 2050 could be hydrogen-based. The UK's independent Climate Change Committee agreed with officials who said hydrogen could support as much as a 78% reduction in country-wide carbon emissions by 2035.
Shubhendra Anand, head of the Chemicals, Materials, and Energy Practice at Market Research Future, a group that researches and analyzes market forces impacting the global economy, told POWER, "The UK's first hydrogen strategy, with the vision of utilizing hydrogen in all modes of transport, including HGVs [heavy goods vehicles], rail, buses, commercial cargo, and aviation, has outlined clear plans for execution over the next eight years. The role of green/zero carbon hydrogen is pivotal to the strategy, with concrete steps taken towards production, distribution, and storage to ensure a supply network of refueling stations and provide for operational assessments of hydrogen-based vehicles for roadways, waterways, as well as aviation."
Said Anand, "The Tees Valley Hydrogen Transport Hub is one of the examples that will provide a unified platform for government, academia, and industry." Tees Valley in October announced it would host a£20 million ($22.6 million) competition, seeking bids from companies interested in seeing how hydrogen could provide the UK with a cleaner and more efficient transportation sector. The first phase of a pilot project already is underway at Teesside Airport in Darlington.
Ben Houchen, mayor of Tees Valley, said, "Thanks to this competition, our brilliant innovative businesses can go further to unlock the potential of hydrogen to transform our transport system and undertake vital research that—alongside plans by BP, Kellas Midstream, Northern Gas Networks and others—will cement our area as a hydrogen powerhouse." Anand noted, "Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is one of the critical objectives of having a hydrogen strategy for the transport sector. Hence, developing green hydrogen facilities will be key to successfully implementing the strategy and moving strongly towards the UK's targets of net-zero emissions by 2050 and cutting emissions by 78% by 2035."
Brian Higgins, director of Advanced Technology at Babcock & Wilcox, told POWER, "Green hydrogen and other low-carbon-intensity methods of producing hydrogen are a great way to reduce the greenhouse gas footprint of heat and power. It can be blended with natural gas, to reduce the immediate carbon intensity. Eventually, it can be a direct one-for-one replacement of fossil fuels." He continued, "The best approach doesn't have to be an 'all or none' strategy as we move through the clean energy transition. The reality is, whether green hydrogen comes from thermal or renewable power, what really matters is the carbon intensity of the hydrogen. When combined with carbon capture utilization and sequestration, the production of hydrogen from fuels can be very 'green.' For example, producing hydrogen from waste biogenic fuels with carbon capture and sequestration is net carbon negative and is arguably greener than 'green' hydrogen."
1. The Gordonbush wind farm in Scotland could be used to produce hydrogen, according to a filing by Scottish utility SSE. Courtesy: SSE Renewables
Producing green hydrogen from renewable energy is part of the UK's plan. SSE, the large Scottish utility, recently submitted an application to produce green hydrogen at its 109.7-MW Gordonbush wind farm (Figure 1) in the northeast Highlands. The installation currently provides power for the local grid. According to plans filed with the Highland Council, the utility wants to install an electrolyzer system at the site "that could produce approximately 1,600 tonnes of hydrogen per annum." The project would be among the first existing renewable energy plants used to commercially produce hydrogen.
SSE in April had announced plans to produce green hydrogen at the site, working in conjunction with Siemens Gamesa and using the latter's Renewable Hydrogen Upgrade solution. The utility at that time had said lithium-ion batteries would be used to store energy in excess of that needed by the local grid, and had said the stored energy could be used as a power source for the electrolyzer. However, there was no mention of energy storage in the planning documents submitted to officials. SSE did not respond by press time to a request from POWER for more information about the project.
Said Anand, "Energy storage is ultra-important for hydrogen success in any economy. Electrolyzers are systems that convert water into hydrogen gas to store energy. The UK government has realized the importance and has taken steps towards ensuring infra[structure] setup for energy storage projects. A hydrogen storage project near Glasgow has been backed by nearly£10 million [$11.3 million] in UK government funding. The investment will help the Whitelee green hydrogen project develop [the] UK's biggest electrolyzer. The project will be located beside Scottish Power's Whitelee Windfarm, the largest in the UK [at 539 MW], with the capability to produce and store hydrogen to supply local transport providers with zero-carbon fuel."
"Hydrogen is an excellent energy storage medium, so [energy storage] absolutely could be included in these projects," said Higgins. "The low-cost production of hydrogen from abundant but intermittent renewable energy can be used to produce electricity when renewable energy is unavailable. Widespread application will require lower costs from more efficient electrolyzers, hydrogen storage, and fuel cells, and fortunately, these technological advances are coming. In the meantime, government incentives can help drive innovation."
Other UK projects include using hydrogen at a natural gas–fired, grid-connected power station, in a one-year trial project announced in late October. Centrica Business Solutions said it would inject hydrogen into a gas-peaking plant in Lincolnshire. Centrica in a statement said the 49-MW plant has been "designed to meet demand during peak times or when generation from renewables is low, typically operating for less than three hours a day." The group noted, "Mixing hydrogen in with natural gas reduces the overall carbon intensity."
Centrica said some of the funding for the project comes from the Net Zero Technology Centre, a group established in 2017 and backed by the UK and Scottish governments. The Lincolnshire project also includes HiiROC, a group that specializes in the conversion of hydrocarbons into hydrogen and what it calls a "solid carbon byproduct," which can be used in plastics, tires, and inks, among other products. Centrica said the trial is scheduled for the second half of 2023, and said it anticipates "no more than 3% of the gas mix could be hydrogen, increasing to 20% incrementally after the project." Centrica added, "Longer term, the vision is to move towards 100% hydrogen and to deploy similar technology across all gas-fired peaking plant[s]."
Cam Hosie, CEO of 8 Rivers, which provides net-zero solutions, told POWER, "Hydrogen is a central pillar of the UK's plan to decarbonize energy supply and hard-to-abate sectors. The development of scalable low-carbon hydrogen infrastructure is a core part of the UK government's Ten Point Plan for a green industrial revolution." Said Hosie, "Hydrogen has the potential to decarbonize heavy industry, future energy supplies, and high-horsepower transportation, a concept backed across the political spectrum. The UK approach may provide lessons for the potential rollout of green hydrogen in the U.S., namely understanding the required scale for green and blue for hydrogen production to meet demand. It also must ensure the hydrogen supply is located near an energy intensive industry—ideally at or near the point of distribution."
Hosie said the use of hydrogen in the ongoing energy transition "needs to be at-scale, and quickly. To get there we will also need to invest in immediately scalable and readily deployable technologies, such as hydrogen with carbon capture. That in turn will create infrastructure for green hydrogen to tap into." Hosie noted that 8 Rivers "has pioneered a new hydrogen production process called 8RH2, generating clean hydrogen while capturing all emissions. Crucially, it is cheaper than other hydrogen methods available today, and provides a scalable low-carbon hydrogen supply. This approach will allow us to decarbonize energy production across many industries as green hydrogen technology matures."
Higgins told POWER, "Transportation applications for low-carbon intensity hydrogen offer both the highest value and highest impact use of hydrogen. This includes Power-to-X applications where hydrogen is combined with biogenic CO2 to produce other green fuels like methanol, which can be used to decarbonize shipping. The use of low-carbon-intensity hydrogen is also a simple and effective way to decarbonize industrial processes that are otherwise difficult to decarbonize. The production of electricity from hydrogen [which is often produced by electrolysis utilizing power generated from another source] is more a method of energy storage than it is a method to decarbonize power production."
Apart from the UK, the European Union (EU) has its own hydrogen strategy, with its governing board recently approving more than $5 billion in public funding for hydrogen projects. The EU's executive branch has said it wants 40 GW of renewable hydrogen electrolyzers to be installed across the EU by the end of the decade. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in her recent State of the Union address said, "Hydrogen can be a game changer for Europe. We need to move our hydrogen economy from niche to scale." The president noted a "2030 target to produce 10 million tons of renewable hydrogen in the EU, each year."
Anand told POWER, "The strategy laid out by the UK is impressive and has grabbed plaudits from industry and policymakers. After its exit from [the] European Union, the government needed to prioritize a localized energy transition policy. Hydrogen strategy is critical to move towards net zero emission by 2050 … it can be a model or inspiration for mature economies such as the U.S. and a few European countries.
Table 1. Several countries worldwide have adopted strategies to produce hydrogen, often as part of a decarbonization plan for various industries. Note: MMTPA = millions of metric tonnes per annum, KTPA = thousands of metric tonnes per annum, GW/a = gigawatts per annum. Source: Market Research Future Analysis
"Moreover, countries such as Australia, China, and Canada are planning for their hydrogen economies [Table 1] and could leave the Gulf Cooperation Council countries behind. Australia plans to increase hydrogen production sharply to supply domestic heating, transportation, electricity, and industrial sectors. The country could potentially export more than 3 Mt [million metric tons] of green hydrogen by 2040 under a high-capacity scenario and earn about $9 billion annually. Followed by this, the province of British Columbia in Canada has developed a plan to produce approximately 1.5 Mt of blue and green hydrogen by 2050 and generate export revenues of $15 billion. Additionally, China is planning to set up a green hydrogen plant that would increase the country's local demand to 60 Mt by 2050 in the transportation, alternative feedstocks, building, heat and power, and industrial sectors."
Said Higgins: "There are pros and cons for each strategy and certainly debates on what strategy should take the lead. In the end though, we all hope that we learn from each other and take the best examples from each strategy [and from others' strategies], which in the end should result in overall lower costs for everyone."
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My wife and I have spent the last 3 weeks in Mexico where I have been receiving alternative treatment for cancer. If nothing else it has been an amazing time meeting people from all over the world, learning, and eating great food. I am so thankful for my time spent here in Baja.
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Musiktheaterwissenschaft ist ein interdisziplinärer Bachelorstudiengang (Bachelor of Arts) an der Universität Bayreuth, an dem die beiden akademischen Disziplinen Theaterwissenschaft und Musikwissenschaft zu gleichen Teilen mitwirken. Studieninhalte sind die unterschiedlichen Ausformungen des Musiktheaters in den Sparten Oper, Operette, Musical, Tanz und experimentelle Formen. Neben Bayreuth kann Musiktheaterwissenschaft im deutschsprachigen Raum als Schwerpunkt auch am Institut für Musikwissenschaft an der Universität Bern studiert werden, sowohl im Grundstudium (Bachelor / Master) als auch in der Doktoratsausbildung, sowie seit 2022 als interdisziplinärer Schwerpunkt im Bachelorstudium am Musikwissenschaftlichen Seminar Detmold/Paderborn.

Geschichte und Besonderheiten
Der von der Fachgruppe MusikTheater der Universität Bayreuth geführte Studiengang wird seit dem Wintersemester 2008/09 angeboten. Die Fachgruppe setzt sich aus den beiden Professuren Musikwissenschaft und Theaterwissenschaft sowie dem Lehrstuhl Theaterwissenschaft unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Musiktheaters der Universität Bayreuth zusammen. Die Verbindung der akademischen Fächer Musikwissenschaft und Theaterwissenschaft in einem Studiengang ist in dieser Konstellation europaweit einzigartig. Es besteht eine enge Anbindung an das Forschungsinstitut für Musiktheater der Universität Bayreuth (fimt), dessen Leiter zugleich Inhaber des Lehrstuhls ist.

Zugangsvoraussetzungen und Curriculum
Voraussetzung für die Zulassung in Bayreuth ist eine Hochschulzugangsberechtigung sowie ein erfolgreich durchlaufenes Eignungsfeststellungsverfahren. Neben der Vermittlung methodischer Grundkenntnisse in Theater- und Musikwissenschaft sowie Theatergeschichte widmet sich das Curriculum der theoretischen und ästhetischen Auseinandersetzung mit dem Musiktheater und dessen Produktionsbedingungen. Schwerpunkte bilden das zeitgenössische Musiktheater (Tanztheater, experimentelles Musiktheater, Performance) und die dramaturgische Praxis. Die Regelstudienzeit beträgt sechs Semester. In Detmold/Paderborn ermöglicht das Universitätsstudium in enger Kooperation mit der Hochschule für Musik eine direkte Verbindung von wissenschaftlicher Betrachtung und praktischer Beteiligung an Theaterproduktionen etwa im Bereich der Dramaturgie.

Berufliche Perspektiven
Der Bachelorabschluss eröffnet Möglichkeiten in den Berufsfeldern Musiktheater (Dramaturgie, Regie/Regieassistenz, Öffentlichkeitsarbeit), Musikjournalismus, Kulturmanagement/-verwaltung und Musikwirtschaft (Musikverlage, Tonträgerindustrie).

Weblinks
Webseite des Studiengangs an der Universität Bayreuth
Infoflyer (pdf; 488 kB)
Website des Institut für Musikwissenschaft, Universität Bern
Universität Paderborn, B.A. Musikwissenschaft mit Wahlschwerpunkt Musiktheaterwissenschaft

Einzelnachweise

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Bildung und Forschung in Bayreuth
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Bill Trotter's Going Coastal blog on the most expensive home for sale in Maine got me thinking about the issue of wealth and environmental quality. In the past I argued that we can know whether we are living sustainably if the over 7 billion people on Earth could live as we do and still leave resources from the planet for future humans to live in that same way. Clearly, anyone who built this Islesboro property or who can afford to buy will fail that test. The excessive consumption of resources by people living like this is just one of the problems created by the large increase in income and wealth inequality in the United States since the mid-1970s.
It is easy to blame the richest people in the world for multiple problems. Yet our relationships with the wealthy are conflicted and part of the problem as well. Envy and guilt in response to rich people contribute to everyone's failure to live in a way that might meet this sustainability ideal. We can do better.
The envy part is clear. Marketers use images of the rich and famous to stir our desire for consumption, consumption of particular goods and services. The classic example of this was Gatorade's ad campaign, "I Want to Be Like Mike." The message was that consuming Gatorade was the path to being like Michael Jordan. Cars, clothing, travel, jewelry, restaurants, mobile phones, and houses are sold to us using images of wealthy and famous people to urge on our consumption. The message is, consuming like these people will make us happy. The problem is that we can't always afford a Rolex watch, Hugo Boss golf shirt, or a new Platinum model Cadillac Escalade. The message is that we should want these goods. We respond to that message with envy for those who can afford them and try to consume beyond our means and beyond what is good for the environment.
This envy is the root of the paradox of happiness uncovered by scholars like economist Richard Layard. It is a puzzle to understand how in the post-World War II era citizens of Western nations could experience growing real consumption and no change in happiness. More stuff was supposed to make us happier. Since the rich grew even richer faster than everyone else, the reference point for happiness went up. It was increasingly harder to be like Mike even as our prosperity increased in real terms. This leaves citizens in the U.S. who experience unprecedented physical wellbeing in historical terms unhappy unless growth in consumption continues.
And growth in consumption for all of us means more matter and energy from the environment. It means we crowd out more plant and animal species, causing increasing rates of extinction. It means we convert more of the planet's surface to meet human wants and needs. The connection is direct. Wealthy people mean more envy from the rest of us, which creates more demand for consumption, which threatens the very life systems on the planet.
To add insult to injury, the wealthy provide us moral cover even when we know deep down inside that we don't need the watch, the car, the bigger house, the fancy vacation. Whatever guilt we may feel from living beyond our needs and the planet's ability to provide for 7 billion humans, at least we are not as bad as the rich. The environmental impacts of their watches, cars, summer houses, and fancier vacations eclipse our impacts. This helps us manage our guilt and quiets that little voice telling us that these are things we might forego.
So when it comes to the impacts of our consumption and whether we are living sustainably, rich people create a thorny problem for us. We envy their consumption, which makes us want to consume more ourselves. Clever marketing can use that envy to get us to make that next purchase. At the same time the rich help us assuage our guilt. At least our environmental impacts are not close to theirs, giving us license to consume just a little bit more.
We need to resolve these issues if we are to find a path to sustainability.


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Which Strings Are Which?
October 30, 2018 Robin Shaikun Blog
String instruments are used in every musical genre from pop to rock to classical. The notes may be the same, but the sounds can be very different. Even when the instruments look alike, there are important differences. For example, the violin, viola, cello, and double bass share the same shape and you're not likely to mistake a violin for a double bass, but, do you know any more about the differences?
The violin is the smallest, and perhaps the most well-known of these four instruments. It's also referred to as a fiddle and can be played using a bow or its strings–usually four strings–can be plucked using your fingers. The violin has the highest pitch and is used in western, country, folk, classical, and jazz music. Contemporary electric violins can be plugged into amplifiers for a different sound.
The viola is larger than a violin, its strings are heavier, and it has a deeper sound. Like the violin, it's held on the left between the shoulder and the chin and played with the right hand. Because the strings are heavier, it takes more time and more weight is required to produce the right tones.
No one will ever put a cello under their chin as this substantial instrument is played from a sitting position. The cello can be played as a solo instrument, in chamber music, as part of an orchestra, or even in some rock bands. Only the double bass is larger and lower (in tone) than the cello. If your child decides to play this instrument in the school orchestra, get ready for a hefty price tag to go with this over-sized string. A beginner's cello can cost as much as $1,000, and that doesn't include the bow.
Last in the string family is the double bass. A full-size bass is about 6 feet from endpin to scroll, though there are smaller sizes for more diminutive players. The double bass is used in as many musical genres as its relatives. Contemporary musicians and their bands using the double bass include Jim Creeggan of "Barenaked Ladies," Sting of "The Police," and Bill Black who played with Elvis early in his career.
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Founded in 1928 in Montreal, initially under the name W.H. Perron & Co. Ltd, NORSECO is now one of the most important vegetable and flower seed, young plants and plugs distributors in Canada.
Thanks to its team of experts in vegetable and ornamental horticulture and its modern and efficient infrastructures, NORSECO is able to commercialize top quality and innovative vegetable and flower varieties well adapted to local growing conditions. NORSECO's strategy for pursuing excellence and leadership is by continuously realizing new commercial agreements with vegetable and ornamental plant breeders and horticultural companies around the world.
The Commercial division of NORSECO serves a clientele of professionals from across Canada through its representatives and commercial catalogues. The Mail Order division responds to home gardeners with two (2), very popular, Mail Order catalogues, W.H. Perron for the Francophone market and Dominion Seed House, for the Anglophone market.
W.H. Perron & Co. Ltd. is founded by Wilfrid-Henri Perron in 1928. The first store is located in downtown Montreal and specializes in the sale of seeds and garden accessories and serves amateur gardeners as well as professionals. In 1930, the first W.H. Perron catalogue is published.
The steady expansion dictates a move from the Montreal store to 515, Curé-Labelle Boulevard in Laval. The purchase of land in Boisbriand, in 1959, allows for plant production and elaboration of experimental fields.
Wilfrid-Henri Perron retires to have his son, Henri Perron, take over the family business. The company confirms its continuing growth.
A group of employees and external investors acquire the shares held by the founding family. Their goal is to modernize the company for a rapid development of the business. 1989 will see the acquisition of Semences Laval Inc. and further on, integrating the company's operations.
In 1990, another relocation in Laval to 2914, Curé-Labelle Boulevard, in a state-of-the-art facility, that meets the requirements of the seed industry. In 1992, the acquisition of Dominion Seed House Inc., and the beginning of a geographical expansion outside of Quebec. A bit later, the garden centers and the W.H. Perron trade mark are sold to White Rose Crafts and Nursery Sales Ltd., an Ontario company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
In 1994, the name NORSECO is adopted. The name is formed from the abbreviations of the words NORth SEed and COmpany. Norseco is one of the most important distributors of vegetable and flower seeds, of young flower plants and various horticultural products in Canada. In 2013, the W.H. Perron trade mark is reinstated for the catalog intended for the Francophone clientele replacing the HortiClub trade mark. Also, the updating of the W.H.Perron, Dominion Seed House and Norseco web sites. They are more user-friendly and better suited for «online» business.


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Bright Days Ahead (2013) Les Beaux Jours
Director/Writer: Marion Vernoux From a novel by Fanny Chesnel
Cast: Fanny Ardant, Patrick Chesnais, Laurent Lafitte
94min French with subtitles Drama
A classic ménage à trois is at the heart of this clever French drama. Director, Marion Vernoux, clearly appreciates and understands the intricacies of female sexuality and particularly those of a beautiful and intelligent woman who has been much admired and who, now in her sixties, still values her powers of attraction and is looking forward to the future. Loosely based on co-writer Fanny Chesnel's book "Une Jeune Fille aux Cheveux Blancs" the film title has a dual meaning: as the 'sixties plus' retirement club in a small French seaside town and the positive outlook of their latest member Caroline (a fabulously luminescent Fanny Ardant) who has recently hung up her dentist's drill but still has a twinkle in her eye and an upbeat frame of mind. Her family are less confident in her social abilities, projecting onto her their own clichéd ideas of retirement as a time of dusting down the zimmer frame, knitting and looking after grand-children. But the languidly sensual Caroline is having none of it: she casts a quietly disdainly eye over her fellow retirees and patronising instructors and makes a beeline for the door. But when the dishy 30-something computer teacher Julien (Laurent Lafitte) gives her some encouragement, and not just with her keyboard skills, she decides that Les Beaux Jours is a club where she definitely wants to be a member.
The appeal of this story lies in the authenticity of the telling. Like most affairs, the success of this one is based on initial spontaneity and chemistry but this is no 'cougar' story: although it just so happens that there is a large age-gap between them. Caroline is not looking for a younger man, or any man, for that matter: she's contentedly married to Philippe (an amusingly laconic Patrick Chesnais) and content to see where her feelings take her. Julien just loves women; he's not obsessed with older women but at nearly 40 is also at a vulnerable turning-point in his life, where he's no longer necessarily seen as marriage material but equally wants to have a relationship rather than just endless conquests. The sex they enjoy is languorously romantic, not desperate or needy. There are some amusing moments when Caroline attempts to hide the romance from members and her local friends, but when Philippe finds out he's not devastated just resigned, disappointed and ready to discuss the future. The denouement is not earth-shattering but completely plausible, reflecting the subtle intricacies of emotion, long-term love and marriage and the realities of life . But there is also wit and warmth here and some really poignant moments that show that, in the end, no matter how experienced we think we are, love still has some surprises in store. MT
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Growth prospects of Iran feed industry
Despite the economic turmoil caused by US-led economic sanctions, Iran's animal feed production is set to more than double in the next five years, gradually improving the capacity utilization factor and developing export supplies, according to industry sources.
Iran has a well-established feed industry with a 70-year history, said Dr. Majid Movafegh Ghadirly, chairman of the Iran Feed Industry Association. As of today, there are 645 production units in the country with a combined production capacity of nearly 21 million tonnes of feed per year.
"The actual production is around 10 million tonnes per year, which means that the industry operates at only 50% of its designed production capacity, while overall feed consumption in Iran is estimated at 20 million tonnes per year," Ghadirly said.
The remaining 10,000 tonnes of demand is met with products manufactured by livestock companies, which in Iran commonly are not reflected in the feed industry statistics. This picture is about to change as the government recently ruled that the country's livestock companies must stop manufacturing feed and close their production units until 2023.
For Iran's feed mills, this would provide access to an untapped market, Ghadirly said.
"In general, Iran's animal feed industry is developing and over the next 10 years, if the operational plans that we have foreseen for the industry (materialize), the animal feed production in the country would reach 26 million tonnes per year," he estimated.
The industry largely depends on government policy and is affected with the price of protein products on the market and subsidies to animal feed manufacturers, both set by the authorities, said Ghadirly.
Biting sanctions
US-led economic sanctions against Iran reinstated in November 2018 have become a burden for the local feed mills. The country is heavily dependent on imported raw materials, primarily corn, barley, soybean meal and feed additives, and soaring devaluation is bad news for all import-dependent business.
"Without sanctions our annual growth should be at least 4%, while our actual annual growth is now at 2%," Ghadirly admitted. "Certainly, the sanctions have not been ineffective, because the production and the pace of technology upgrades in Iran's animal feed industry have been lowered while the price of finished products has been increased."
It is believed that one of the reasons inflation is so high is because of the feedstuffs. Iran imports 80% of all raw materials used in feed production.
Free market on the horizon
In the next decade, Iran's feed industry is set to shift to operating in free market conditions. Many believe this will bring great opportunities "to some leading feed companies and main players of the industry" and be a real threat to "the old and traditional units," according to Iran's Feed Industry Association.
"We forecast that in the next 10 years, the number of feed production units in Iran would halve, while the production capacity would increase," Ghadirly said. "The reason for this claim is the (upcoming) liberalization of the economy, the complete elimination of subsidies and ultimately the formation of a free economy."
Compared to the animal feed market, Iran's poultry concentrate market is not as sophisticated, according to the Iran Feed Industry Association. The industry requires around 300,000 tonnes of feed additives while the domestic production stands at around 30,000 tonnes per year. The livestock industry alone requires 60,000 tonnes of premixes and the domestic production can barely meet 10% of this figure.
Feedstuffs are an issue
Iran needs 72 million tonnes of feed ingredients for feed production per year, including 7.5 million tonnes of feed corn, 3 million tonnes of feed barley, 1.2 million tonnes of soybean meal and so on.
Although import-dependence could be reduced to a certain extent, there's little chance it could be eliminated completely, at least in the coming decades.
"Due to the fact that Iran is located in the dry region and has dehydration and drought problems, self-sufficiency in feedstuffs is not expected," Ghardirly said. "Since more than 80% of raw material and feed ingredients are imported, overcoming the dependence on imported feedstuffs in the near future is impossible."
Nevertheless, Iran's government intends to reduce its dependence on imported feedstuffs. Ghadirly said this is possible through renting the agricultural lands in other countries, such as Brazil, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, and Russia, for cultivation, using alternative feedstuffs, and growing canola instead of soybeans.
Exports are a new target
The fall of the exchange rate of the national currency has another impact — it makes all export suppliers much more attractive. In 2017, Iran exported 186,000 tonnes of animal feed worth $74 million.
"In 2018, 208,000 tonnes of compound feed worth $87 million was exported from Iran to 17 countries in the region," Ghadirly said.
This is the highest figure ever, and all forecasts now say that the export supplies will keep growing in the future.
There are 51 feed producers in Iran engaged in export operations. The target markets for Iran feed includes UAE, Iraq, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Armenia, Tajikistan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Kuwait, Oman, South Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia and Uzbekistan, according to the Iran Feed Industry Association.
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Corrections: What can we agree on?
by Dan Gillmor | Nov 21, 2019 | Blog, Corrections, Homepage
What do journalistic corrections — and policies on how they should work — have in common across the news craft? Not much, apart from a consensus that forthright, prompt corrections of errors are a hallmark of integrity.
Should they have a lot more in common when it comes to best practices, and how corrected information reaches people? You bet.
Those are just two takeaways from the gathering the News Co/Lab hosted in mid-November, when Kristy Roschke, Ted Han and I joined journalists from some of the nation's top news organizations, representatives of the major technology platforms, and a university colleague to talk about making corrections work better in a digital environment. The meeting, at Civic Hall in New York City, helped pull our ongoing corrections initiative into sharper focus even as it raised all kinds of questions to consider as we move forward.
A basic idea with a complex execution
Journalists, technologists and researchers came together Nov. 12 to improve digital journalistic corrections.
The basic idea behind corrections hasn't changed in the analog-to-digital transition. But the complexity of doing them right in a complicated information ecosystem — one that's increasingly defined via social media — definitely has. People can be misinformed in a wider variety of settings, with social media greatly expanding the pathways that mistakes travel. That's one reason we're working on a tool to help corrections follow those pathways — to help ensure that this element of journalistic integrity carries through to all of the places where news is experienced.
Some of the challenges in doing corrections better are about tools. Others are about processes within news organizations. Principles are the hub for both. We wouldn't call the differing thoughts on those disagreements, not when there's such unanimity about fundamental goals, but we heard lots of different approaches to the how as opposed to the why.
The variety of practices — based on a (small) survey we took before the meeting and the conversation during the day — is striking. One reason for the variation: The corrections process is, to a major degree, baked in to the editorial process of the organization making the corrections. Tradition matters. So does how an organization's content-management system (CMS) works in the first place.
Here's an example of how differently things can work. One major news organization, with an ultra-modern CMS, has made each correction a separate entry inside its larger database, the repository of its content (and more). And attached to each entry is information about the entry — metadata — that journalists can use internally for several purposes, including a much better understanding of how errors happen, who commits them, how quickly the mistakes were fixed and more. Another organization has none of those capabilities; the correction is simply appended to the original story at the original web address (URL).
Why metadata matters
For technology companies, corrections with metadata are way, way better. Why? Because one piece of metadata can be a notification, inside the HTML but not visible to someone reading the story, that alerts the technology platform to the error. We believe these kinds of signals should lead to platforms helping news organizations push out corrections more widely. Without such signals, that's unlikely.
Metadata will enable something else that we all need: better information about how to do corrections, including and perhaps especially the ones aimed at people who've shared misinformation and whom we want to persuade to share the corrections as well. Researchers will be much more eager to help out if they can get real data. (Our Dartmouth College colleague on this project, political scientist Brendan Nyhan, has done much of the best research in the field, and his video conference with the New York group was a highlight of the day.)
Improving what happens behind the scenes is vital, but so is what goes on for the journalists creating the corrections — the people in the middle of the process — and, we believe, for the "targets" of the fixes: our readers, viewers, listeners, etc., and the subjects of the corrections themselves. Yes, it's an unalloyed good for journalists to do prompt, forthright corrections, even if just to signal integrity, but isn't the major goal to raise public understanding and knowledge?
Making a useful corrections tool
This goes to what product designers call "usability" — how easily and effectively the creator and especially the so-called "end user" of the product interacts with it. In imagining our social-media corrections tool, we've given a lot of thought to usability for journalists; we want to make it trivially easy, or as near to that as possible, to write and send the corrections. The people in the room at Civic Hall all liked that idea, since a majority were journalists.
But we universally recognized that there's a usability component for the public. That sparked some conversation, too, and it's plain that we all have much more work to do on this.
Improving the stuff going on in the background, foreground, and middle ground had wide support, as you'd expect. But news organizations work at different paces and have differing resources. Some, especially smaller ones facing existential financial woes, may not have the resources to do any of this.
The way forward, we believe, should start with the things we agree on — or at least want to agree on. Here's what I mean.
We'd like to work with the journalism industry to come up with a set of "best practices" that, we hope, evolve into industry standards surrounding the key principles. Then, working with technologists and others, we should collectively come up with processes for putting those practices into tactical operation. Ideally that should include systems that offer flexibility in how corrections work across media, and which create lots of metadata for researchers and practitioners to put to better use.
The News Co/Lab sees part of its role as helping make this happen, assuming journalists want it to happen. Our New York meeting suggested they do. We're looking forward to what happens next.
As always, we thank Craig Newmark Philanthropies for supporting for this project.


Successful businesses, no matter how small or large, are able to focus, like a laser beam, on what's important: innovation, customer service, growth, company culture and winning against their competition.
Finance and accounting, while critical to business operations, is often urgent, but not important. Yet so many executives like you allow themselves to get distracted from these critical success factors by responding to inquiries, tracking down missing checks, making sure the books get closed accurately and reconciling accounts.
If you are looking for better ways to focus on growing your business you should consider outsourcing your finance and accounting operations. Here are seven key benefits of outsourcing accounting and finance.
For one week, keep track of how you spend your day. (You can easily accomplish this with a free tool called toggl. http://toggl.com) How much time do you spend each week on finance and accounting? If it is more than 1 – 2 hours a week…it's too much. You should be spending your time improving operations, better serving customers and growing your business. Removing the daily distractions of accounting will help you do this.
Outsourcing your accounting eliminates all of the costly taxes and fringe benefits associated with full and part time employees. You pay one fixed monthly fee for everything. Research has shown that outsourcing accounting can save up to 40% in monthly costs, when you consider the salary plus taxes, supervision, vacation and health insurance.
Most small businesses have one accounting person that does everything….sends out the bills, collects and deposit checks and reconciled the bank account. When these duties are not separated, you increase your risk of fraud. A recent Association of Certified Fraud Examiner's study showed that the most common victims of fraud are privately owned small businesses with less than 100 employees with an average fraud amount of $147,000. Outsourced accounting provides you with the checks and balances, as well as the oversight that you need to prevent fraud.
By having a team of accountants and CPAs work together to take care of your books, you can take advantage of their significant accounting, tax and compliance expertise which is all included in the monthly cost. By outsourcing you will automatically stay ahead of and comply with the myriad changes in income and sales tax and reporting laws.
By outsourcing finance and accounting, scaling your business becomes easier. Rather than distract yourself by hiring additional finance staff, outsourcing grows automatically with your business. You can focus on hiring the best people to sell your products and service your customers…which goes right to the bottom line.
Outsourcing provides you with access to cloud based tools and technologies that will help you get paid faster and manage payments more effectively. At the simple click of a mouse, you can see an up to minute analysis of your cash.
What type of information are you receiving today from your finance system? Most importantly, how timely is it? When you get last month's financial on the 20th of the following month, how do you support decisions in the beginning of the month? Outsourcing provides you with real time information on all aspects of your business, not just financials, with the click of a mouse.


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New York Restaurant Week, also known as NYC Restaurant Week is an event held twice a year in which participating restaurants in New York City offer prix fixe lunches and dinners. At the finest restaurants, this can be a fraction of the usual prices.

The event is held in early winter (January/February) and summer (June/July). Since its inception, Restaurant Week has seen an increase in appreciation, followers, and footfalls to such an extent that it has inspired people to create their own version of the event in various cities across the globe.

History
Restaurant Week began as a lunch-only promotional event in 1992 and is considered the first "restaurant week" and the price was the year $19.92 (). Tim Zagat and Joe Baum are credited for the "first restaurant week". Tim Zagat in a 2010 The Atlantic article said that he did not see or dream of the possibility of using American Express and Coca-Cola as sponsors for future events at the time.

A letter to the editor of the New York Times was published on July 15, 1992, in the letter Emil William Chynn praised the organization of the first "restaurant week" during the Democratic National Convention, in his letter he suggested that it becomes a yearly event that sponsors like Coca-Cola and American Express could help boost the event.

Restaurant Week celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2017,
The program continues bi-annually as of 2020.

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The client is a low volume, 5* developer that focuses on land across the East/West Midlands and the South West.
Their target market is consumers looking to buy 'executive' homes.
The business has an extensive land bank. They are cash rich and can move quickly on land that supports their product.
Critically, the business has a huge track record of promoting and developing from within.
Lead the Production team and collaborate with other departments heads to ensure a quality build that is delivered on time.
The role will require travel and to be at the coal face.
You will need to manage some tricky sub-contractors in areas where continuity of work may be a challenge. You will need to work and develop the relationships with these guys.
You will have a Contract Manager and 5 site teams reporting into you.
Experience in a leadership role within a house builder is essential. There's no preference as to PLC or SME however in this role, you will need to be more things to less people.
It's essential that you are from an Production background.
You will need to be confident and diligent with reports.
Working closely with the other function heads will form a large part of your day so you'll need to be comfortable working collaboratively.


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Sup. Wiener's April newsletter
April 7, 2011 by Elizabeth Weise
Email: scott.wiener@sfgov.org
District 8 Town Hall Meeting with Mayor Ed Lee
April 14th, 6:30-8:30pm
Mission High School, Auditorium*
3750 18th Street, San Francisco, CA 94114
Please come share your thoughts and concerns at this District 8 Town Hall I am co-hosting with Mayor Ed Lee. Also in attendance will be District Attorney George Gascon, Chief of Police Jeff Godown, General Manager of Recreation and Parks Phil Ginsburg, Director of Public Works Ed Reiskin, Director of the Municipal Transportation Authority Nathaniel Ford, and representatives from the Public utilities Commission and the San Francisco Unified School District. For more information, email adam.taylor@sfgov.org or call our office at 415-554-6968.
*Mission High School is wheelchair accessible. To request real-time captioning, a sign language interpreter or other accommodations for a disability, please contact Mabel Martinez at the Mayor's Office on Disability, (415) 554-6789 or email MOD@sfgov.org.
Maitri Open House at Supervisor Wiener's Office
April 21st, 5:00-7:00pm
San Francisco City Hall, Room 274
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
Join me and the staff of Maitri for an open house at San Francisco City Hall. "Maitri," pronounced "MY-tree," is a Sanskrit word that means "compassionate friendship." True to form, Maitri is an organization that provides compassionate residential care to men and women living with AIDS in need of hospice or 24-hour care. Our doors will be open to friends and supporters of Maitri to enjoy after-work drinks, live music, and fantastic artwork.
Community Meeting On Safeway And Recycling Center
April 11th, 7:15pm
Davies Medical Center, Level B
Duboce Avenue & Castro Street, San Francisco, CA 94114
Next Monday I'm co-hosting a meeting with several neighborhood associations to discuss the Safeway property at Church and Market, including the recycling center. This area is a hub in the neighborhood and provides valuable services to the community. In addition, over the years, some have expressed concern about behavior issues in the area. This meeting will be a good opportunity to discuss all of these issues. We'll have representatives from SFPD's Northern Station, the Department of the Environment, Safeway, and Community Recyclers.
Join Supervisor Wiener's Contingent in the Pride Parade
June 26th, morning
Location TBD
Please join me and your District 8 neighbors as we take to the streets and celebrate the Pride Parade's 41st Anniversary. This year's Pride theme is "In Pride We Trust," and we're looking for interested parade-goers to sign up and join our contingent. Friends, family, children and pets are all welcome to join and take part in the festivities.
To sign up for my contingent, please contact Adam Taylor at adam.taylor@sfgov.org or call our office at 415-554-6968. Please hurry, as spots are filling up quickly.
Coyote Pack in Glen Canyon/George Christopher Playground
Our office has received several reports from the Diamond Heights area about a pack of 4-6 coyotes in the Christopher Playground area. Animal Care & Control has provided information in the past about coexisting with local wildlife, and you may find door hangers at your home. Below are some tools/tips to ensure that we live peacefully alongside the non-human inhabitants of our district. Coyotes play an important role in a healthy ecosystem but they must remain wild. If you make them feel comfortable (for example, by feeding them), they may become aggressive to humans, causing confrontations that may result in their death.
If a coyote is acting aggressively or exhibiting strange behavior, please call Animal Care and Control at (415) 554-9400. Additionally, the Department of Recreation and Parks is hosting an educational community event:
"Living with Coyotes" Seminar with Gina Farr
May 12th, 6:30pm
Hall of Flowers
Golden Gate Park, County Fair Building
1199 9th Avenue, San Francisco
Discover behavior, biology, & the beneficial role coyotes play in our urban ecosystems, common causes of negative encounters & how to avoid them, and why lethal coyote control doesn't work. Get your questions answered by an expert on our native coyotes, tips & tools for coexisting, and more.
Scott, Supervisor Cohen and Supervisor Farrell attend the
Nowruz Persian New Year Celebration
Policy Work & Hearings
Hearing: Off-Leash Dogs in Federal Parks and Regulation of Dog Walkers
San Francisco City Hall, Committee Room 263
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco CA 94102
Next Monday will be the hearing I called on the effect of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area's draft off-leash policy and regulation of commercial dog walkers utilizing city parks. We need to examine whether GGNRA's proposed restrictions on such areas as Fort Funston, Ocean Beach, and Crissy Field will lead to an increase in off-leash dogs in city-owned parks, and how this increase could affect park use and cause operating challenges. Representatives from the Department of Animal Care and Control, the Recreation and Parks Department, the SFSPCA, the GGNRA, and others will be present to deliver remarks. Please come to share your thoughts and comments.
Hearing: Historic Preservation
May 2nd, 1:00pm
One of the first actions I took in office was to call for a hearing to discuss the balance between Historic Preservation polices and other public policy goals. The hearing will take place Monday May 2nd at 1 PM in City Hall Room 264. I strongly encourage anyone interested in this subject to attend.
My goal is to establish an understanding of what constitutes an appropriate balance between historic preservation and other policies, including housing, parks, libraries and pedestrian safety. In attendance will be representatives from City Planning, SFMTA, Recreation and Parks, the Public Library and the Mayor's Office of Housing.
Recap of J-Church Hearing
On March 28, I conducted a hearing on the J Church line. Muni senior management presented information about the line, its challenges, and ways to improve it. Thank you to the members of the public, including students from Mission High School who rely on the line, who testified about the impacts of the J Church's unreliability on their lives. I will be working with Muni on improving the line, including improved double parking enforcement, better spacing of vehicles, and possible structural changes to the line to make it run better.
Good Government Charter Amendment to Reduce Ballot Measures
Under current San Francisco law, the Board of Supervisors cannot alter an ordinance passed by the voters, no matter how old or out of date that ordinance is. This means that any time we need to make a minor tweak to an ordinance to make it more effective, it has to go back to the ballot box. This results in a slow and ineffective legislative process. Indeed, the inflexibility of our ballot measure system has caused significant problems in San Francisco and California generally.
To fix this, I recently introduced a charter amendment to give the Board of Supervisors limited power to alter these ordinances. This good government measure will allow the Board to be more adaptable and do its job more effectively. This is a good first step towards reducing the number of ballot measures at the ballot box every year.
Support for Safe Youth Entertainment Opportunities
I worked with the Youth Commission and Entertainment Commission to pass a resolution at the Board of Supervisors supporting safe entertainment and nightlife for young people. It's important to ensure that young people have outlets and that we don't eliminate their opportunities to enjoy themselves and grow as people. I commend both Commissions for working to ensure that San Francisco remain a vibrant and fun place for people of all ages.
Scott addresses the Youth Commission and Entertainment Commission
Debra Niemann
Noe Valley Neighborhood Leader
In March, the Board of Supervisors celebrated Women's History Month. As part of that celebration, I had the honor of recognizing a great leader in our community: Debra Niemann. Debra is the Executive Director of the Noe Valley Association, a Community Benefits District, and has been a community activist in Noe Valley for years. Debra's leadership and tenacity are exemplary – from leading the effort to renovate the Noe Valley Branch Public Library and public spaces of Noe Valley as a whole. In her own words, "I believe in the power of creating and transforming public space and in being a productive activist and not just an observer."
Upcoming Events to Remember
Castro Country Club 28th Anniversary
April 9th, 11:00am-2:00pm
Castro Country Club
Join the Castro Country Club for their 28th Anniversary celebration! Festivities will begin with a Town Hall Meeting at 11:00am, featuring me, the President of the San Francisco Health Commission, Supervisor David Campos, and moderated by CCC Advisory Board Member Rebecca Prozan. A birthday bash and BBQ with DJ Robbie Martin will follow at noon.
11th Annual Cesar Chavez Parade and Festival
Dolores Park at 19th Street to 24th and Bryant Streets
Come out to celebrate the Cesar Chavez Holiday Parade and Festival! The holiday draws a diverse crowd of Bay Area residents, families, school, religious groups, labor unions, and community organizations to celebrate Cesar's legacy, making it the largest event honoring Cesar Chavez in Northern California. The Parade begins at 11:00am, and will be followed by the Street Festival at noon.
Noe Valley Chamber Music Concert
Holy Innocents Episcopal Church
455 Fair Oaks Street, San Francisco CA 94110
If you are looking for wonderful music in Noe Valley on a Sunday afternoon, the Noe Valley Chamber Music is pleased to present cellist Jennifer Culp and pianist Betty Woo. The afternoon concert will feature Chopin's Cello Sonata in G Minor, works by Beethoven and a world premiere by NYC composer Daniel David Feinsmith. Pastries courtesy of La Boulange will be served, and free childcare will be provided. Tickets are $15-$18, children 12 & under free, and can be purchased online at by phone at 415-648-5236 or at the door.
Jewish Vocational Services 19th Annual Strictly Business Awards Luncheon
April 11th, 11:30-1:30pm
Marriot Marquis
55 Fourth Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
This past year, more than 5,000 people were aided in finding a job through JVS. JVS helped them build the skills needed to succeed in today's workplace and working with local employers, effectively getting these people back to work. I invite you to join me at the Strictly Business Awards luncheon not only to support the critical work of JVS, but to honor those who have beaten the odds.
Neighborhood Prosecutor & Community Courts Program Community Meeting
Centro Latino Community Center
1656 15th Street, San Francisco CA 94103
Come hear District Attorney George Gascón discuss the forthcoming Neighborhood Prosecutor and Community Courts program. DA Gascón is launching a new initiative to quickly resolve low level crimes through community leadership and restorative justice. Low level crimes will be immediately referred to the Community Court neighborhood panels for non-criminal resolutions that combine accountability with neighborhood improvement. I will join DA Gascón at this meeting, as will Supervisor David Campos and representatives from SFPD. Come learn about the new model, get a chance to interact with the DA, and find out how you can volunteer to serve as a community court adjudicator.
For more information about the meeting, please call Jackson Gee at 415-575-6328.
The Harvey Milk Photo Center, 2011 Instructor's Exhibition Reception
50 Scott Street, San Francisco CA 94117
Come see this new exhibition by world traveled photographers and current instructors teaching classes at Harvey Milk Photo Center. Additionally, The Harvey Milk Photo Center invites photography enthusiasts to its newly-renovated facility located on top of Duboce Park in the heart of San Francisco. HMPC offers a wide-range of over 25 traditional and digital classes and workshops. Spring registration is now ongoing with prices at $50 to $100. They offer classes and memberships with rates for teens, adults, and seniors.
4th Annual Dogfest
April 16th, 11:00am-4:00pm
Duboce Park, Duboce and Steiner Streets
Join me as I guest-judge the fourth annual Dogfest competition in Duboce Park. Dogfest is a community dog show and family fun event that raises key funds for art, science, and literacy programs at McKinley Elementary. Show off your dog, register today!
44th Annual Cherry Blossom Festival Grand Parade
Civic Center to Japantown (at Post and Fillmore Streets)
Support the Japanese-American community at the Cherry Blossom Festival Grand Parade. Contingents will include classical (Buyo) and folk dance (Minyo) groups, streams of colorful floats, and the world renowned San Francisco Taiko Dojo will keep the parade upbeat with the thundering sound of the taiko drum.
Openhouse 7th Annual Spring Fling Luncheon
Marines' Memorial Club and Hotel
609 Sutter Street, San Francisco CA 94102
Get your ticket for the Spring Fling to Opehnouse's 7th annual luncheon and silent auction. Openhouse provides crucial housing, services, and community programs to support the health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender older adults. Join me as we support Openhouse and their 2011 honorees: Senator Mark Leno and Rec. Dr. Jane Adams Spahr.
Earlybird Special: Join the Mayor for the 105th Anniversary of the 1906 Quake
Lotta's Fountain, Junction of Geary, Kearny and Market Streets
April 18th, 5:12am
Join Mayor Lee to commemorate the 105th anniversary of the 1906 Earthquake. 105 years ago on April 18th, a 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck at 5:12am in the morning and devastated our city. This April 18th, San Franciscans will gather at Lotta's Fountain to remember the event and honor the remaining survivors. Hosted by the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management.
Join the San Francisco Police Academy
Begins April 19th, Tuesdays 6:30-9:30pm
San Francisco Police Academy
350 Amber Drive, San Francisco CA 94131
The Community Police Academy is a 10-week program that meets once a week and is designed to inform and teach interested participants various aspects of municipal policing, including patrol and investigations procedures, vehicle operations, arrest and control techniques, firearm procedures, and emergency communications. The Academy's goals are to develop community awareness through education and to develop a clearer understanding and working relationship between the San Francisco Police Department and its communities. Members of the community are encouraged to join and learn about the San Francisco Police Department.
Inner Mission North Survey Community Meetings
April 20th, 6:00-8:00pm & April 23rd, 10:00am-12:00pm
The Women's Building/Edificio de Mujerers
The Inner Mission North Survey was an assessment of more than 2,000 individual buildings and several historic districts (existing and proposed) that are located within the area between Duboce Avenue, Market Street, 20th Street, Folsom Street, and Dolores Street. The Inner Mission North Survey report is scheduled to be presented to the Historic Preservation Commission for adoption in May, 2011.
Click here for more information about what this means for the building you live or work in
Community Clean-Up and Tree Planting
April 23rd, 9:00am-2:30pm
San Jose Avenue, between Randall Street and Monterey Avenue
Please join SFDPW, Friends of the Urban Forest, Janet Tarlov, Rick Mordesovich, and Glen Park neighbors in a community clean up and tree planting along San Jose Avenue. For more information and to volunteer, click on the link below.
Financial Empowerment for High School Students
Lincoln High School, Cafeteria
2162 24th Avenue, San Francisco CA 94116
High schoolers! Join Supervisor Carmen Chu and Congresswoman Jackie Speier for a day of free financial workshops, including tops on how to: apply for financial aid, prevent ID theft, avoid the debt trap, boost your credit score, and more. Also featured will be a welcome by Mayor Ed Lee, a keynote speech by Saundra Davis, a Lincoln High alum and expert on money matter, job opportunities, info on credit cards, college loans, and more! To register online for free, click on the link below.
Glenridge Cooperative Nursery School's 40th Anniversary
May 1st, 11:00am-2:00pm
Glenridge Co-op, Elk and Chenery Streets
Enjoy a BBQ lunch in Glen Canyon Park as we celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Glenridge Co-op Nursery School. Glenridge Cooperative Nursery School is dedicated to providing children with a unique child-centered learning program in one of the few natural environments left in San Francisco. There will be face-painting, juggling, and a JUMPY HOUSE for the kids, and live music, raffle prizes, and good times for the adults.
May 12th, time TBD
Jane Warner Plaza
17th Street and Castro, San Francisco CA 94114
Join me for the 17th Annual Bike to Work Day on May 12th. San Franciscans love biking and one of the most fun and rewarding days to bike is the annual Bike to Work Day Celebration. We'll be meeting at the 17th Street Plaza (Jane Warner Plaza) that morning to bike to work as a group. For those who can't join our bike train, energizer stations will be set up in neighborhoods across the city to offer free coffee, snacks, and other goodies (and mechanics will even check out your bike for free at select locations).
California Academy of Sciences Free Days
May 13th, 14th and 15th for ZIP codes 94117, 94127, 94131, 94132
55 Music Concourse Drive
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco CA 94118
Residents of these District 8 ZIP codes can enjoy our world class Academy of Sciences for free! Each visiting adult is limited to six children for free entry. Each visiting adult must also show a valid photo ID with proof of residency. The following items or combinations are acceptable: a driver license of state ID card, photo ID plus postmarked envelope, postcard, or magazine label with name and date, or a photo ID plus utility bill (gas/electric/cable), bank statement, or letter from a government agency with name and home address (not a P.O. Box).
Alert SF
In response to last month's tsunami alert, I would like to share a way for San Francisco citizens to get up-to-date information during an emergency. Alert SF is a free system that allows users to sign up to receive text and/or email alerts from the Department of Emergency Management (DEM) during an emergency in San Francisco. Topics include: major traffic disruptions, watches and warnings for tsunamis and flooding, post-disaster information, and other alerts. I strongly encourage you to promote Alert SF to your friends and neighbors.
Click here to sign up/for more information
Scott at the IMIBE event at the Eureka Valley Harvey/Milk Branch Library
Upcoming Office Hours
My upcoming office hours are listed below:
(Please check with my office before attending office hours,
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Meditation, in its simplest terms, refers to learning how to pay attention. When used properly, meditation allows you to slow down and observe the world without judgment. If you live with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), it can also help to reduce worrying thoughts and bring about a feeling of balance, calm and focus. For the 6.8 million Americans who live with chronic daily anxiety, meditation can offer a way to finally relax.
Meditation has its roots in Buddhist philosophy. When you think of meditation, it probably conjures up images of a room full of people sitting cross-legged and chanting the same word repeatedly.
Popularized by celebrities, transcendental meditation (TM) is one form of meditation that has the goal of helping you enter a deep state of relaxation or a state of restful alertness.
Because meditation helps to reduce stress and fatigue, its helpfulness for those with generalized anxiety disorder -- who suffer with chronic anxiety and often insomnia -- is easy to comprehend.
The concepts of meditation and mindfulness are very similar. While meditation typically involves trying to enter a different state of consciousness, mindfulness means becoming aware of the present moment. In this way, you might think of mindfulness as one step on the path toward meditation.
Both of these practices may be helpful for reducing anxiety because they enable you to reduce worry and be aware without being fearful.
Meditation used in the treatment of anxiety disorders typically takes the form of mindfulness-based meditation. This type of meditation has its roots in the mindfulness movement started by Jon Kabat-Zinn, founder of the mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) approach.
The basic premise of this approach is to learn to detach from anxious thoughts. This is achieved by practicing awareness, identifying tension in the body, understanding your thinking patterns, and learning how to deal with difficult emotions.
MBSR is typically practiced with an instructor, but there are also online courses that you can take such as the free one offered by Palouse Mindfulness.
Research support for the benefits of meditation for generalized anxiety disorder has been positive. A 2013 randomized controlled trial was conducted with 93 individuals with DSM-IV diagnosed GAD comparing an 8-week manualized mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) group program with an attention control (stress management education, or SME).
MBSR was associated with significantly greater reductions in anxiety for three of the four study measures. Participants also showed a greater increase in positive self-statements. Additionally, a 2012 meta-analysis indicated strong support for mindfulness meditation for anxiety.
If you're living with generalized anxiety, practicing daily meditation may help you to overcome anxiety and reduce tension in your body. If you've ever taken a yoga class, you are well on your way to practicing meditation.
You don't need a lot of time to meditate—initially, try to carve out a few minutes each day. You can gradually increase that time as you learn how to relax and what it feels like to be calm.
Sit upright in a chair, and place your feet flat on the floor.
Begin paying attention to your breath. Don't try to change how you are breathing; simply observe your body as you inhale and exhale.
You might feel compelled to shift your focus elsewhere. Resist this urge and continue to focus on your breathing.
Anxious thoughts may pass through your mind. Acknowledge them, but then bring yourself back to awareness of your breathing.
Continue this quiet, nonjudgmental observation for about 10 minutes.
Open your eyes and notice how you feel. Don't evaluate, just observe.
The key to learning to practice meditation is to accept the world around you from a place of curious observation. This meditative practice may soon spill into other areas of your life, as you notice yourself observing rather than reacting during difficult situations or times of worry.
GAD primarily involves unrelenting worry—if you can learn to accept those worries without letting them upset you, then your distress is likely to diminish.
There are many reasons why you might find it hard to meditate or be mindful. You might have trouble observing without judging or you may feel impatient or as though there is "too much to do" to be sitting around breathing. Some people have trouble doing nothing, as they are used to always being on the go. Other times, you might find that you can't stop the negative thoughts from intruding as you try to relax.
Recognize that this will take time. Don't expect your first meditation session to be easy. As silly as it may sound, it takes practice to learn how to do nothing. Eventually, it will come easier.
Make time. Just as this will take time, you need to make time for it. Schedule it into your day just like your job or an appointment. Don't make it an option not to practice; tell yourself that you just need to get it done. Sometimes, when you've got too much to do and can't fit in time for a quiet moment, you may find afterward that the quiet moment helped you to return to your day more centered and better at problem-solving.
Were you able to observe your anxious thoughts without judging them?
Did you achieve a state of focused observation?
Keep a journal to track your progress and note if your anxiety is reduced. If, over time, you still face troubling anxiety that is chronic and severe, be sure to talk with your doctor about treatment options.
Hoge EA, Bui E, Marques L, et al. Randomized Controlled Trial of Mindfulness Meditation for Generalized Aanxiety Disorder: Effects on Anxiety and Stress Reactivity. J Clin Psychiatry. 2013;74(8):786-792. doi: 10.4088/JCP.12m08083.
Lu C-F, Smith LN, Gau C-H. Exploring the Zen meditation experiences of patients with generalized anxiety disorder: a focus-group approach. J Nurs Res. 2012;20(1):43-51. doi: 10.1097/JNR.0b013e3182466e83.
National Institute of Mental Health. Generalized Anxiety Disorder.
Sarris J, Moylan S, Camfield DA, et al. Complementary Medicine, Exercise, Meditation, Diet, and Lifestyle Modification for Anxiety Disorders: A Review of Current Evidence. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2012;2012:809653. doi: 10.1155/2012/809653.
Transcendental Meditation. Eat, Meditate, Exercise - Treating Anxiety Naturally.


I need to figure out exactly what engine it is so I can purchase parts. I have tried some online sources for casting numbers, but have not found my numbers. I think it is a GM motor. Straight 4 cyclinder. Head takes the flat plugs, rather than the beveled plugs. Any help would be appreciated.
I believe the casting numbers are 3937746 "
Is there a model number for the engine on the nameplate on the transom bracket?
We have an online list of year and model numbers for pre-1980 Evinrudes here ("").
Thank-you for quickly answering. I am new at boat owning. I have found two nameplates with model and serial numbers on it. The plate says to reference these numbers when ordering parts. One is on the back wall of the seating compartment next to the capacity rating, and the other is on the back wall of the engine compartment. Is this the tags I need to be looking at?
My mistake.... I saw 1970 Evinrude Sportfisherman and assumed that you had an outboard motor. I think what you are saying is that it is a 1970 Evinrude boat with a 4 cylinder GM inboard or inboard/outboard engine. Is that correct? If so there should be a nameplate on the engine with a model number and the name of the company that "marinized" the engine. Look for it and post the info here.
We can also supply manuals for most of the Evinrude boats if you need one. I would need the length and model number of the boat (that is probably on one of the tags that you already found).
If in doubt post all the tag info and we can probably figure it out.
" Sorry for the confusion.
These are the numbers I have found so far.
If I find any more I will post them.
I greatly appreciate all your doing, and I will be in touch for some manuals sooner or later.
CUFR-19E is a 120HP 1970 OMC Sterndrive "
" I needed to rebuild the carbs on this engine. I took one to my local Napa.
So between your info, and the tewnty minutes of digging, I believe I have determined what the motor is.
So it's an 120hp L4 OMC.
I just have one question, is this a I/0, or a stern drive? What is the difference?
Glad you found what you needed.
Inboard/Outboard and Sterndrive are just two names for the same thing. An inboard engine with a through transom tilting and steering drive unit.
the fellow I bought it from has no idea of the year of manufacture, horse power etc.
The only I.D. I have found is a number cast in the engine block(near the starter). Would you be able to I.D. the unit(s) from this number ?
Your help would be very much appreciate it.
There should be a nameplate on the engine with a Mercury serial number. Most Mercury products are identifiable from the serial number.
Maybe someone can help you with that casting number on the block... but I don't have a way of referencing from them.
I have searched the engine for I.D. plates again but there are no other marking other than the casting number. The only other thing I found on the casting was "Made in Mexico" which may indicate that it is a Chevy Cavelier block.
Thanks again for your reply, I hope that someone out there can identify this package or at least the engine.
I have two questions regarding a mercruiser/ I.O unit.
1- When installing the engine to the transom plate (engine mount) the manual specifies 2 fibre washers and two 'special' split washers. Are these necessary ? and what is the purpose ?
2- What is the distance from the I/O anti cav. plate to the keel of the boat ? Am I correct with 1 inch ?
How critical is this distance ?
" I recently purchased a 1989 thompson sportsman. It has omc on the manifolds and accesories but the engine tag say's mercruiser.It sounded good when I first started it'but after tuning it up using the 1989 omc spec;s it started running awful.I know the timing is different,but I dont;know the point gap or dwell. The motor is a 262 cid and the serial #is B627422.Any help would be greatly appreciated.Can you tell the year by the serial number? "
"I am trying to help my hubby. He is trying to remove the starter unit from a Mercruiser I/O boat. The information he has received states that there are 3 bolts(?) to remove & the unit should slide right out. Well... 2 days & many hours of frustration, & it still won't budge. Any ideas?"
"Just thought I would let you all know, my hubby solved the starter removal problem. Boat is running good, just needs a little carb adjustment.
"I have an Evinrude 18 horse fast twin, serial number 15028-12100, can anyone tell me what year this motor is PLEASE.
My dad has a 1978 model evinrude 115. He is curious as to the reason the model and casting number say 115 hp but it took the 85 hp fuel pump to fit it. Any clues?
"I recently purchased an 18 hp Evinrude outboard motor, SN: 18702R-E13771. I am trying to find the year this motor was made. Any help is appreciated. Thanks."
"I have a johnson 40 hp VRO ,, Mod.# J40ELCUD,,SER.#B 7421100,, WHAT YEAR IS IT,,?"
I have a 18hp 1965 Evinrude"
"Jess Johnson 40hp Electric start, 20in shaft length, 1987 D.
check that out. its a link on the top of the page in my previous post."
I have an evinrude 7.5 hp motor i found the tag and the model EBRCIC and serial E0007650. I have looked all over the net and can't find the year out can you help me.
This question should be in the Johnson/Evinrude section, not the inboard and sterndrive section.
That model is a 1981. The "CI" is "1981 model year".
The model is probably E8RCIC not EBRCIC."
"I have a johnson 50 hp and would like to know where the serial number is located, I can not find it."
"i have evinrude 35hp outboard model nr e35bacig , sr. nr b013265. can you tell me what year is it. THANKS"
"I inherited a Mercury 25 XD outboard, SN 6510527. Can you tell me the model year so I can order the proper repair manual? Thanks"


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A truly autonomous EV is set to appear on roads in the near future.
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Electric vehicle brand Zeekr teamed up with Waymo to develop a truly autonomous ride-hailing fleet.
The robotaxi—designed and assembled in Gothenburg, Sweden, then shipped to the US for Waymo Driver integration—features a flat floor, no B-pillar (the column separating the front and rear doors), fully adjustable seats, and low step-in height for increased accessibility.
But the most striking feature is what the car lacks. "Riders will one day experience an interior without steering wheel and pedals," Waymo boasted, tipping "plenty of headroom, leg room and reclining seats, screens and chargers within arm's reach, and an easy-to-configure and comfortable vehicle cabin."
An Alphabet Inc. subsidiary, Waymo expects to start rolling out its all-electric, rider-first, fully autonomous vehicles on US roads "in the years to come."
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The move marks a step up from Waymo's current fleet of Jaguar I-Paces and Chrysler Pacifica hybrids, which provide rides in Phoenix, Ariz., and contain steering wheels, gas and brake pedals, and sometimes even a safety driver, ready to intervene if necessary.
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This button is a classic 1940s jelly-mould shape, plastic, metallised gold finish.
High domed, divided into 8 moulded sections, with indent at top of each scallop.
Round, 17mm in diameter with self shank (18mm height including shank).


I have been using the newer version of GMail for the last few days and I like it very much. The first thing I noticed is that it's faster than the older version. But the feature that I liked most is the Filter Messages like these action. Its wonderful and is saving me so many more minutes everyday. The other new action Mute takes out the message from my inbox, but I am not sure whether it archives it or deletes it do what with it. The replies by you are marked with a > sign in a discussion thread to easily distinguish between your responses vs the others responses. And of course the Contacts section has changed significantly in terms of visual appearance compared to other parts of the GMail. The embedded google talk now gives optionto show the list of contacts to chat in different sizes – tiny, small, medium, large.
MicroSoft made its Windows Live Hotmail available for general registration. I tool my new live id ashik@live.com . At first look, I think the calendar, calendar sharing and task integration in it will be useful. They are giving 5 GB space to start with which is cool. Let's see how it goes.
August 6 to 9th, I am visiting Philips Lifeline in an official trip with 5 of my other colleagues. I thought it's good time to try a travel planner web site now. After looking around for a while I realized that Yahoo Trip Planner is the best that I have found so far.
I like Yahoo's most of the services more than MSN services and only marginally behind Google's services. But in trip planner application, Google still doesn't have anything although they are wokring on one.
Its so wonderful that I can put all my travel related info in one place and whenever I need any info, I can lookup in my Yahoo Trip Planner. Here is the one that I am using as my first experience on handling travel data.
This cartoon mimics my state of mind very well.