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Stress levels are climbing. Schedules are full. Sleep is decreasing. It's arguably the most difficult time of year for college students everywhere.
All of these symptoms center around two ominous words: finals week.
With the last week of exams quickly approaching, stress levels are spiking increasing the risk negative side effects in students, especially at The King's College.
In a recent survey by the Empire State Tribune, 87.5 percent of students at The King's College who responded to the survey feel as if they have more work (i.e. homework, internship, or work) than they practically have the time and ability to do.
"The number of assigned readings the teachers expect me to do is virtually impossible for me to complete in addition to the other assignments I have to get done," said Annabelle Garrett, a sophomore at The King's College.
Devoting over 30-35 hours a week to non-academic related activities, Daniel Phelps, a sophomore, echoes her comments. "I definitely have to pick and choose what to spend time on and what to skim or skip," he admitted.
87.5 percent of King's students say they find it difficult to engage in hobbies outside of school, according to the EST's survey, but feel like they have to in order to remain at college.
Both Garrett and Phelps represent many King's students. As well as a full time student, Garrett serves on her house's exec team and maintains a part-time internship at a mortgage company. Meanwhile, Phelps balances his time between house exec meetings and responsibilities as House Scholar, his retail job at The Tie Bar, mock trial, a faculty assistant work, and his relationship.
Both live by their google calendars and average five to seven hours of sleep a night, below the recommended eight hours, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for adults ages 18 to 60 years old.
"I have to wake up at 5:00 a.m. to keep up with my coursework," admitted Garrett.
Students like Phelps and Garrett aren't alone. Their experiences echo a growing consensus across the college scene. King's College students aren't the only ones suffering from stress and overwhelming responsibilities. A survey from 2016 found that financial worries, work/school changes and work/school schedules were the leading sources of stress among people in the U.S. In a survey, "The American Freshman: National Norms Fall 2014," of more than 150,000 students nationwide found that those students who "felt overwhelmed" by schoolwork and other non-academic commitments rose from 27.1 percent to 34.6 percent in 2015.
"I have to drink a lot of coffee to stay awake," Garret said.
"I often feel like I don't have a choice," said Phelps. "I have to work the amount of hours that I do in order to pay for school and rent."
Balancing various responsibilities on top of academics can increase the risk of burnout students. Students today are primarily dealing with three major psychiatric conditions: anxiety at 48.2 percent, stress at 39.1 percent and depression at 34.5 percent according to the Association for University and College Counseling Center Directors.
"Last semester, after taking the most stressful semester of classes in my academic career I frequently experienced 'burnout' coming into the spring semester," admitted Garrett.
Burnout isn't a condition that you just "wake up" with. The nature of this condition creeps up slowly, over time. It's often difficult to recognize until it's too late, and you end up sick or suffering various mental health ailments.
And Garrett is one of hundreds of college students who have experienced burnout. A recent Statista survey found that 14 percent of respondents aged 18 to 29 years-old knew a relative or close friend who was diagnosed with burnout.
"Someone who has burnout typically feels exhausted, depleted, and overwhelmed by the stress of demands and have neglected self-care," said Esther Jhun, Director of Counseling Services at the King's College and a New York state licensed mental health counselor. "It is chronic distress that impacts one's mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing. People experiencing burnout are 'running on fumes' and often wonder if there is a point in all their effort as they feel increased levels of discouragement and cynicism."
The signs of burnout include chronic fatigue, insomnia, forgetfulness/impaired concentration and attention, physical symptoms such as chest pain, heart palpitations, shortness of breath, gastrointestinal pain, dizziness, fainting, and/or headache, increased illness, loss of appetite, anxiety, depression and mood swings, according to Psychology Today.
The statistics seem to say some King's students may struggle with these issues with 58.3 percent of King's students reporting that they do not feel fully engaged and present when interacting with family or friends.
"Burnout is a sign to slow down and check-in with yourself," Jhun said. " The body is not designed to run indefinitely; it cannot sustain itself in a constant state of burnout. Typically, a person who feels completely burnt out will shut down."
Why do King's students seem to be predisposed to burnout symptoms? Jhun said the reason may be due to their drive to achieve.
"For many of these students, there is an overdeveloped sense of responsibility that gets in the way of recognizing their own needs as they often put them to the side," Jhun said.
Phelps had two theories. "[King's] students feel pressure to perform...the anxiety comes from pressure to be impressive or successful. The second reason is people, like me, who do so many things in order to be here and survive. For these people the anxiety doesn't come from ambition or pressure to perform, it comes from stress of not being able to pay the bills."
Today's campuses are primarily composed of Generation Z students (born between 1995-2009). According to the Pew Research Center, research shows generation Z students care "very strongly" both about their physical and mental wellness and health, but don't know how or where to receive assistance.
"The best way to prevent burnout is healthy respect for self-care, which means being okay with taking care of you," Jhun said. Healthy boundaries are the key. She continues, "For every 'yes', there is a 'no.' That is to say if you give your 'yes' to everyone/everything else, that will leave nothing but 'no' to yourself."
Do you think you, or a friend may be struggling with burnout? The King's College offers counseling services. Email counseling@tkc.edu to set up an appointment.
The Widening Gap between Organized and Individual Religion
Opinion, ReligionMagdalena Ford April 17, 2019 magdalenaford, religiontoday


qu'est-ce que c'est ⤑ what is it? The Smoke-filled Room public poll – qu'est-ce que c'est ⤑ what is it?
Public poll panel designs commissioned by A Good Citizen for the The Smoke-filled Room exhibition, held at Aliwal Arts Centre, from 25-27 October 2013.
The Smoke-filled Room is a group exhibition inviting artists to explore the topic of Singapore's public policy since its independence. As a way for visitors to provide their responses anonymously, we designed three 1.5×2.1m panels that were inspired by the data collection formats related to the three topics of concern, namely education, transport and money.


Becky Kelly, a charter member of Christ Church, was born on Christmas Day in McComb, Mississippi. Perhaps that fact was prophetic in that she has spent almost her entire life in the lay service of the church. In addition to serving on a plethora of church boards and committees, she has sung in choirs, played handbells and has especially enjoyed teaching children in Sunday school, Bible schools and Bible studies.
Mrs. Kelly is a born and trained educator, having earned a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master's degree in Education from Stephen F. Austin State University (SFASU). She holds several professional certifications and endorsements, including English as a Second Language and Teacher Appraiser Certification. She was employed for 31 years at Slack Elementary in Lufkin, first as a teacher, including 7 years in the Dual Language Program, and then, in her last years, as an Instructional Specialist. During her long tenure at the school, she wrote and received 9 grants and was a frequent presenter at educational conferences, including the Texas Association of Bilingual Education and the Texas Association for the Improvement of Reading. She retired from public school education in 2003 to become an Educational Consultant, and since 2005, she has been a Field Supervisor for the Department of Education at SFASU.
An avid reader, Becky also enjoys hunting, fishing, and gardening. She has been married to Roger Kelly since 1968. They are the proud parents of son and daughter-in-law, Ryan and Kellie Kelly, and are thrilled to be new grandparents to their lovely granddaughter, Keaton!


Yeah, they were a good time! I'll try to figure out why the broke so it works better next stream. I was having audio issues after alt+tabbing.
We'll be trying to stream for at least an hour every day so remember to follow for alerts when I'm live. Will be posting here when live probably as well.
Thanks everyone who came out! It's always a blast. Sorry if I failed to shoutout your follow, still getting used to the number of things which require attention while I stream.
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Xbox One S FIFA 17 Bundles Arrive On September 22
By Brittany Roston/Aug. 16, 2016 5:08 pm EST
Microsoft has announced a pair of Xbox One S FIFA 17 bundles, saying they'll be available soon in the US, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. Both bundles include the FIFA 17 game as a download, as well as a trio of Ultimate Team Loan Legends and more. The big difference between the two bundles is the amount of storage space you get for your games: one bundle includes a 500GB hard drive console and the other includes a 1TB hard drive.
The bundles will be available starting on September 22 in the aforementioned regions, though you can preorder now if you'd like. The smaller of the two bundles, the 500GB option, is priced at $299 USD while the 1TB option is priced at $349 USD. The only other difference between the two is the inclusion of Ultimate Team Rare Player Pack with the 1TB bundle.
In addition to the FIFA 17 game download and the Ultimate Team Loan Legends, both bundles include a month of access to EA Access. By using EA Access, gamers will be able to play FIFA 17 on the September 22 launch date, which is five days before the game launches in general for anyone to play. The membership also brings "The Vault," a collection of free EA games to play.
Those with EA Access also receive 10% off EA purchases, which include the FIFA Points you may be inclined to buy for the game. If you're fond of sports games in general, you'll also get a shot at playing things like NHL 17 and Madden NFL 17 ahead of the launch dates. You can find more information or preorder by heading over to Microsoft's online store.
SOURCE: Xbox News

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I just started experimenting with CityEngine. A great tool to create a town/city of your own. What I want to achieve is to create a "fake" town and use it in an interactive demonstration.
Obviously, normally I can have my arcgis online map and draw/animate pushpins and so on but now what I want to do is to be able to have e.g. cars driving around my fake town but not only driving around but also calling external services to push their location for example.
CityEngine can not directly do these things, only parts of the problem. But in combination with LumenRT, you can create interactive scenes with moving cars.
Let me know if you need more pointers.


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Ryan Foley has written for the school newspaper in both high school and college, with a total of eight years of writing experience. He graduated from Rhode Island College in May 2017 with a B.A. in Political Science. Since graduating from college, he has written for Red Alert Politics and Rouser News in addition to maintaining a personal blog. Ryan was a participant in the National Journalism Center's Spring 2018 internship program. Ryan currently resides in Westerly, Rhode Island and is a native of Elmira, New York.
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VIDEO CNN's Cuomo: 'Make America Great Again' Means 'Make America Hate Again'
By Ryan Foley | July 18, 2019 4:03 PM EDT
A little more than a week after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested that "Make America Great Again" means "Make America White Again," CNN host Chris Cuomo argued that "Make America Great Again" actually means "Make America Hate Again." Cuomo devoted his closing argument Wednesday night to highlighting how "Trump's racist message becomes 2020 rally cry," as the chyron at the bottom of the screen read. Cuomo began by reading Donald Trump's incendiary tweets about the Democratic "Squad" aloud as they appeared on screen. The most controversial parts were highlighted.
VIDEO MSNBC's Wallace: 'We Feel Like We're Fire Hosing Our Viewers' by Taking Trump Live
Nicolle Wallace, host of MSNBC's Deadline: White House, appeared on NBC's Late Night early Wednesday Eastern time to do what Wallace spends most of her life doing nowdays: Trump-bashing. At one point, Wallace suggested that by taking a Trump speech live, she would be "fire hosing" her viewers. As he greeted the self-described "non-practicing Republican," host Seth Meyers told her "we often talk about the same things on our show in slightly different ways."
VIDEO Cuomo: Trump Is 'Far More Dangerous' Than Racist 'Do The Right Thing' Character
By Ryan Foley | July 16, 2019 10:48 PM EDT
CNN host Chris Cuomo used President Trump's tweet criticizing the left-wing Democratic congresswomen known as "The Squad" as an excuse to trash the President and his supporters during his almost always pompous "Closing Argument" Monday night. Throughout most of the segment, the chyron at the bottom of the screen read "Trump Uses Racism as Political Tool to Rally Hateful Voters."
VIDEO FNC's Williams Agrees With Pelosi: Goal of Citizenship Question to 'Make America White Again'
A discussion about the citizenship question quickly got heated on Sunday's edition of Fox News Sunday. While most of the panel seemed to agree that the presence of a citizenship question on the 2020 census was not unreasonable, Juan Williams, columnist for The Hill and liberal co-host of The Five, disagreed with their analysis. Williams made the argument that racial animus motivated the President's decision to push for a citizenship question on the 2020 census, agreeing with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's declaration that the goal of the citizenship question was to "Make America White Again."
VIDEO MSNBC's Hayes Mocks Social Media Summit as 'Ice Cream Social For Trolls'
MSNBC host Chris Hayes devoted a two minute-long monologue to trashing President Trump's social media summit on Thursday's edition of All In. According to Hayes, "instead of social media companies like Twitter and Facebook, they invited a pack of Trump-supporting, race-baiting conspiracy theorists." Hayes also described the event as an "ice cream social for trolls."
VIDEO CNN's Keilar Gushes Over Cartoon Dramatization of Mueller Report
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VIDEO Hannity Slams Liberal Media Attempts to Tie Epstein to Trump
By Ryan Foley | July 9, 2019 10:51 PM EDT
Fox News Channel host Sean Hannity devoted part of his opening monologue Monday night to scorching the media's attempt to make President Trump such an outsized force in coverage of the Jeffrey Epstein case. On a separate topic, Hannity trashed the media's coverage of the President's "salute to America" before commenting: "The press in the country is so corrupt, they will use any and everything to smear this President."
VIDEO Chuck Todd Worries That 'Damage Is Done' Regarding Citizenship Question
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The first panel discussion on Sunday's edition of Meet the Press focused entirely on immigration-related topics. A group of supposedly objective reporters whined about President Trump's immigration policies while moderator Chuck Todd pushed a conspiracy theory that "the damage is done" regarding the citizenship question because even if it does not end up on the census, "many Hispanics may hear that it is on the form and they fear that it's on the form."
VIDEO MSNBC Panel Compares Trump to Archie Bunker and 'Racist Uncle Jerry'
On Friday, Deadline: White House host Nicolle Wallace sat down with her colleague, Joy Reid, to discuss her new book The Man Who Sold America. Not surprisingly, the conversation consisted of nothing more than Reid and Wallace bashing President Trump and his supporters and psychoanalyzing the President. From comparing President Trump to your "racist Uncle Jerry" and Archie Bunker to accusing him of putting on a Roman coliseum with "little brown kids and abuelas" for his base, the MSNBC personalities made it perfectly clear just how much they despise President Trump.
VIDEO MSNBC's Robinson Frets About Trump's 'Kim Jong-un Military Style Parade'
Echoing the concerns of many of their colleagues, the panel on Tuesday's edition of Morning Joe had hyperbolic analysis of President Trump's planned "salute to America" in honor of Independence Day. No one on the panel had harsher rhetoric than The Washington Post's Eugene Robinson, who invoked a tired comparison of President Trump to a dictator while slamming the idea of a President addressing the nation on its birthday as "awful."
VIDEO MSNBC Panel Mocks Trump-Kim Meeting as 'Diplomatic Booty Call'
Echoing many of their colleagues on MSNBC, the panel on Deadline: White House Monday had hysterical analysis of President Trump's impromptu meeting with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un. At one point, one of the guests went so far as to compare the President's meeting with Kim to a "diplomatic booty call."
VIDEO Sharyl Attkisson, Kurtz Slam 'Hostile' Coverage of Trump
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During Friday's Real Time, HBO host Bill Maher and his panel weighed in on the first Democratic debates, so not surprisingly, it did not take long for the guests to start trashing President Trump, calling him an "overt enemy of liberal democracy" and claiming there's "concentration camps" at the border. Believe it or not, Maher had the most rational analysis; repeatedly calling out his liberal guests for their double standards.
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The Late Show host Stephen Colbert devoted his entire opening monologue Thursday night to weighing in on the Democratic debate. From his perspective, the night had a clear winner: Kamala Harris. In addition to repeatedly praising Harris, Colbert trashed Republicans as racist and ignorant multiple times; including by covertly comparing them to the Ku Klux Klan.
VIDEO Late-Night Host Trashes Todd's 'Softball' Trump Interview: Go Do 'F***ing Lasagna' Segments
During Wednesday's Full Frontal, host Samantha Bee accused NBC's Chuck Todd of "dropping the ball" by letting President Trump "off with softball questions about where he's going to build his library without once mentioning his many accusers" during his sit-down with President Trump, which aired on Meet the Press Sunday. Bee had harsh words for Todd and others in the media, whom she slammed for getting "tired of talking about how the President did sexual assault a bunch."
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Vice President Mike Pence appeared on State of the Union Sunday, where host Jake Tapper obsessed over climate change. Channeling his inner Al Gore, Tapper repeatedly used the alarmist and emotionally charged phrase "climate emergency" as he attempted to expose the Vice President as what Joy Behar would call a "climate change denier" multiple times.
VIDEO HBO's Bill Maher Pleads With Oprah to Run for President
On Real Time Friday, host Bill Maher closed his "New Rules" segment by pleading with Oprah Winfrey to run for President of the United States. While the longtime talk show host has faded from the political scene since stumping for Democrat Stacey Abrams to the delight of the liberal media, Maher apparently hoped his monologue would cause Winfrey to reconsider her decision not to seek the White House in 2020.
VIDEO Jimmy Kimmel Gives PSA Trashing 'Strict Anti-Choice Laws'
During his opening monologue Thursday, Jimmy Kimmel trashed President Trump's supporters as well as the "strict anti-choice laws" in southern states such as Alabama. After weighing in on President Trump's re-election kickoff, Kimmel unveiled a public service announcement for the pro-abortion movement.
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Those hoping to tune into a late night show as a reprieve from politics would have been unable to find refuge in Wednesday night's edition of Full Frontal. Host Samantha Bee devoted her opening monologue to attacking Republicans and urging certain Democratic presidential candidates, including Montana Governor Steve Bullock, to drop their White House bids and run for the Senate instead.


Mac computers are strictly based on iOS devices which easily sync with iOS devices. But when it comes to Android devices it has been quite difficult to connect. Many times you need to connect your Android device to your Mac for sharing data. The data may be photos, videos, songs or other files. Therefore, we are going to discuss how to transfer data or file between Mac and Android.
It is one of the most popular tools by Google which is used for file transfer. It is basically used for sharing file between Mac and Android. It is a free tool and you have to just download it on your Mac. Just install it and plug in the Android phone. This Google app will automatically connect with your Android device. After that, you can share files also create or delete folders and also some other tasks. As you are using Mac so you don't need to install and driver.
As the Android file transfer is the most significant way for file sharing between Android and Mac. But still, this app has some reliability issue since Google didn't update this app. That's why handshaker is one the best alternative if Android file transfer. It is a seamless file transfer app which works on Mac. After connecting via this app you can browse your Android files in Mac and share also. The main feature of this app is that is categories the files of your Android phone. This helps in an easier way of sharing the file between Mac and the Android. You have to just install the Handshaker on the Mac and also on your phone. After that, you have to enable the USB debugging option. As this app is not available on the Play Store therefore, you have to search on Google.
If you occasionally transfer files between your Mac and Android phone you can use Cloud services. This is one of the most popular and easiest ways of sharing files. There are many popular clouds storage available like Google Drive, Dropbox etc. It a very fast process but you have to need a good internet connection. This Cloud service not only available for Mac and Android but you can access them anywhere and anytime. In Dropbox, you get 2 GB and in Google Drive, you will get 15 GB of free space. Upload files in this memory and access them on any device.
This app helps in sharing the file and also shows the real time screen of your device. This method works wireless and free. Also, you can check your SMS, Calls, and notifications of your device. You can also manage the notification and can control your Android phone from Mac. This app basically shares and play photos and videos on your Mac.
It is the easiest and convenient method of sharing data between two devices. Whenever you want to share or transfer files between Android and Mac use USB OTG. It is just like a pen drive where you can connect any pen drive through the USB OTG. You can buy this from Amazon or Flipkart at a minimal price.
Thus these are some methods through which you can transfer file between Android and Mac. Some of them are wireless and some needs a connection. Although there are some other methods like using Xender, Software Data cable etc. You can also go with these methods and can transfer file between Mac and Android.


Tech-based brokerage and referral provider Redfin says it's now crunching over 500 pieces of data to identify listings that are likely to sell within 14 days.
Redfin's new "Hot Homes" algorithm pulls together info like square footage, lot size, view, location, buyers' preferences in that location and the trends of similar homes to label homes as likely to sell sooner rather than later, Bridget Frey, vice president of engineering at Redfin, told Inman News.
Hot homes are delineated on a map view with a "Hot" tag and on property detail pages with an estimate of the likelihood the home will sell in a certain number of days, Frey said.
Redfin, which operates as a brokerage and referral site in 29 markets, will label a listing "Hot" when the algorithm calculates that there is an 80 percent chance or higher that it will receive an accepted offer within 14 days of its debut.
Redfin estimates how likely a home is to sell when it first comes on the market, and performs the calculation on a daily basis after that.
"It's the first feature of its kind," Frey said. It helps gives buyers who may not be sure how aggressive to be about a home they love, to jump on it when it's likely to sell soon, she said.
Redfin "Hot Homes" are labeled as "Hot" in map view.
The feature also helps Redfin consumers and their agents determine how they should organize their tour schedule, Frey said. Consumers can click "Go Tour this Hot Home" button for the property to be immediately connected with a Redfin agent to see about seeing the home.
The feature is launching on the Web today and will be available on the firm's iOS apps soon. It has plans to ship the feature on its Android app as well, but doesn't currently have a time frame, Frey said.


Since we're heading into the summer, and it may well be a hot one this year, it's a good time to look at home improvements that can help save energy and make your house more comfortable in those hot, sticky months coming up. Air conditioning installers in Miami and other hot, humid climates are going to get a lot of work this summer. How can you get the most from your investment in air conditioning?
The first thing that homeowners and contractors need to understand is that air sealing is really important. The most common insulation, fiberglass, doesn't work very well when air leaks through it. It's actually a pretty good filter for dirt (you may have noticed that it's used for those cheap furnace filters), when you cut open an old insulated wall you usually see big streaks of dirt where air has been blowing through the insulation for years. Not only do air leaks keep the insulation from working, they let lots of humid air into the house, making your air conditioner work harder. Tightening up those leaks keeps the house more comfortable, keeps the humidity lower, and saves a lot of energy in the process.
So where do we need to air seal, you might ask? Pretty much everywhere, but let's start at the bottom. For now, I'll assume that you have a wood framed floor with a vented crawlspace below it, and probably fiberglass batt insulation installed between the floor joists. Carefully pull out the batts around any big holes like tub drains, pipes, big wires, and any other place where there are holes in the floor decking. Plug those holes with foam boards, spray foam, or anything else that won't let air pass through. Don't jam fiberglass insulation in the holes – it won't air seal anything. Then carefully caulk all the small holes where wires and pipes pass through the floor.
Finally, make sure that all the insulation is pushed up tight against the subfloor and held in place with skinny metal bars called tiger teeth. If you're really ambitious you could seal and insulate your crawlspace, but that's a little too involved for this post.
Then you need to go inside and caulk all the cracks between the walls and the floor. If you're replacing carpet or refinishing wood floors, put a good bead of caulk or spray foam between the baseboard and the subfloor. Next, start moving up the walls, filling in all the gaps in the drywall – around receptacles, pipes, wires, window and door trim, and anything else that makes a hole in the wall finish. You can buy foam gaskets to put behind electrical plates that will help seal them from more air leaks. If you have any knee walls – walls between interior space and attics, make sure that they are well insulated and have a solid air barrier on the attic side – something like drywall or foam board, carefully caulked at all joints and edges. If your house is missing this, all the heat from the attic will flow right through the insulation into the room, making it really uncomfortable.
Finally, we need to fix up the ceiling. This is where we usually get the most air leakage, particularly in the summer. Go up in your attic and start pulling the insulation away from the walls, pipes, wires, and any other openings in the ceiling. Seal those holes the same way you did the ones in the floor, making sure that you get all of them. You should also seal the crack between drywall and the wood wall at the top – that's a big air leak in most houses. But the biggest ceiling leak is the attic stair or access hatch. You can build or buy a nice foam box to seal over the top of them, but you have to be careful about putting them back every time you go into the attic.
If you're not interested in taking on this project yourself, think about hiring a weatherization contractor to inspect the house and make the repairs for you. If you're lucky, your local utility may offer rebates for doing improvements like these – you can be more comfortable, save energy, and get a little money back in your pocket.
Posted on June 12, 2012 by ladyoftheabyssPosted in ArticlesTagged Air barrier, Air conditioner, Air conditioning, Attic, Building insulation materials, Glass wool, Humidity, Knee wall, Miami, Networx, Shopping, Thermal insulation.
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Born to an Irish Catholic family in Wodonga in July 1939, Peter Joseph O'Brien was known as Pete and Stick, but he was Mr O'Brien to countless primary school students during the '70s, '80s and '90s.
His father Mick hailed from Greta in north-eastern Victoria and his mother, Margaret Moloney, was from Wodonga. They later adopted a baby girl, Mary. Though several generations were born Australian, the family identified strongly with its Irish heritage.
Playing marbles, reading, collecting comics and shooting rabbits were a few of Pete's hobbies growing up. The family was not well off – rabbiting was part of life as it brought in food. Like many country kids, he relished shooting as a hobby.
Some of his fondest memories of those early years were of the family dog – "Doggie", a short-haired curly retriever, a formative influence for years to come.
One of Pete's greatest treasures was his collection of books about dogs, including the decidedly un-PC Horrie The Wog Dog. He loved stories about animals, particularly dogs – companions who saved kids who nearly drowned, knew their owners better than any of their human companions and extending to the horses who were so important to Australian soldiers in the early wars.
He cherished the idea that animals were the wordless faithful, the most adoring of all mates.
When still at primary school, he went to live with his aunt, who lived in Steele Street, Moonee Ponds.
At 14, he went to train with the Christian Brothers at in Box Hill – he would stay there four years. Reflecting his rebellious spirit, when he was ordered not to speak for 24 hours as a punishment, he refused to speak for 48 hours.
At one time it seemed he would pursue a career on the stage. He starred in Private Yuk and Death of a Salesman, and then as Ackie in And the Big Men Fly. He worked closely with his lifelong friend and mentor Barry Donnelly in Albury. Later with St Christopher's Parish Players, he starred in Summer of the 17th Doll and Luther, among many others.
In prep at school in Wodonga, Peter would meet his future wife, Colleen Gannon – as he told it, even then Collie was chasing him around the schoolyard.
They married in 1965 and Pete was welcomed into the extended Gannon clan. Many a school holiday was spent in Wodonga, with countless barbecues at Mary Gannon's, with treasured aunties, uncles, cousins and a broad extended circle of friends.
The young O'Brien family moved around country Victoria a lot, with gigs in Pine Lodge, outside of Shepparton, Benalla and Euroa.
Pine Lodge was particularly memorable as Peter delivered his daughter Erin at home. His sister rang the ambos to say "the baby is coming" but she didn't give an address, so he became a midwife for a night.
In the early 1970s a move to Melbourne beckoned, and so a new chapter began. Keilor introduced a whole new circle of friends and a lovely home for many years.
As well as loving books, Pete was an athlete; he particularly loved to play footy and basketball. He also played one game with the Essendon Reserves, and he also coached footy in the country. A Bombers fan for life, he was a huge advocate of Kevin Sheedy and what he did for the game, especially his recognition of indigenous players.
Always the life of the party, he regaled people with songs that moved them to tears. Eric Bogle's And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda, and Green Fields of France were favourites as was Old Shep – he considered it his duty to finish the song with not a dry eye in the house. He invariably succeeded.
Pete's love of story-telling and Colleen's love of literature meant their home was full of stories, poetry and books. They instilled in their children a curiosity about the world and about life.
There was never an absolute directive about what you should believe – Peter never told his children how he intended to vote, for example – but certain fundamentals about how to live your life were underlined again and again.
Sailing was another joy for him in the 1970s and '80s, and it fashioned a map for some years. He built the 12-foot-long Mirror dinghy with the distinctive orangey-red sail that was his launch into that world. Williamstown became a much-loved destination, as did Torquay, Barwon Heads and Ocean Grove.
As a raconteur, a buddy, and a surrogate sibling, Pete had a wonderful network of friends, including his brother-in-law Laurie Moylan, and many mates from teachers college.
Teaching he met many wonderful lifelong mates, and many, many students. Often he ran into kids who came up and thanked him for everything he taught them. He loved those moments and felt immense pride and the joy in having helped kids learn and imbuing a love for learning.
While primary teaching, he also undertook what was then called migrant teaching, at Sunshine, and when he was younger, he taught refugees at Bonegilla to speak English. He believed an education was a basic human right.
In about 2004, now flying solo, Peter moved back to Wodonga, finding some beautiful old mates and forging new friendships.
For almost a decade, he enjoyed his old/new town, riding his bike, reconnecting with his sister Mary and her husband Jim, and paring things back to a fairly simple way of being.
He caught up with mates several times a week, joined the Lions Club, read for the hearing impaired on radio, and volunteered to read stories for children at the library. To his great delight, he trod the boards again in Pirates of Penzance with Hot House Theatre and voiced parts in the radio play The Flight of the Eiger.
At home, his shelty sheepdogs were faithful companions; he kept birds, grew veggies via permaculture, and delighted in cooking for himself. When he stopped driving, his beloved "treadly" got him to and from the main street for years, on the back of which he carted all manner of goodies.
About four or five years ago, Pete was diagnosed with Lewy Body dementia (LBD), so he made the move back to Melbourne – to Mercy Care, Parkville, less than two kilometres away from his childhood home in Moonee Ponds.
He is survived by his four children, Michael, Jacinta, Kerrie and Erin.


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New COVID-19 testing service now available in Boots UK stores
Boots UK today announces the launch of a brand new in-store COVID-19 testing service, specifically offered for those without COVID-19 symptoms, as part of its continued efforts to support the NHS and local communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The service is already available in ten stores in total, which are located in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Edinburgh and Glasgow for customers travelling to UAE, with plans to roll out a wider service to over 50 stores across the UK over the next few weeks. Depending on demand and feedback, the launch may extend to 200 stores over the coming months.
The service is available as a private pre-flight testing service for customers who require a test before travelling abroad. It is also an accessible solution for those who would prefer peace of mind before seeing friends and family.
This is one of several new initiatives at Boots as the company expands its digital healthcare and pharmacy service offerings. Boots is evolving its pharmacy offer as it aims to future proof the pharmacy model and provide further support to the UK healthcare system.
Over the next few weeks, Boots will also be rolling out new LumiraDx devices to selected stores, which will be able to process swab test COVID-19 results in just 12 minutes* giving customers rapid same-day results. Specifically for customers who don't have symptoms, this way of testing will help customers to quickly get peace of mind, revolutionising the speed of testing across the UK and reducing inappropriate use of the Government testing programme.
Seb James, Managing Director of Boots UK and ROI commented: "Boots has supported the government's COVID-19 testing programme from the very start and offering this new in-store service is the next step in our efforts to fight against the pandemic. We hope that by offering this testing option in local community stores, Boots can help ease pressure on the NHS and the Government by providing additional access to testing and crucial reassurances for people across the UK. As part of the UK High Street for over 170 years, Boots is proud to serve on the front line alongside the NHS and we will continue to do our part to support the nation's healthcare needs during this challenging time and beyond."
To obtain a COVID-19 test, patients can simply fill out a registration form and follow the instructions to book an appointment through the Boots online portal, available through boots.com. Once in store, a testing-trained member of Boots expert team will facilitate the swab test, package the swab and send it to a laboratory to be tested, with results usually available within 48 hours**. More information on this service is available on boots.com.
For media, please find our full press release here.
*Note that this test is not currently approved as a pre-flight testing service, which requires a PCR test and for results to be processed via a registered lab
**There will be a different process for the in-store testing using the LumiraDx device
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Jesus said in Matthew 7:1 NKJV, "1 Judge not, that you be not judged." With that being said, I received the 'rod of correction' from God this week. I was doing my devotional and it hit me right between the eyes. Now, let me say this, I try very hard NOT to judge others. I believe the Word when it says God is the Judge. I am not! However, there a a couple of topics that my hubby and I believe the Holy Spirit has convicted us on. These 2 topics are huge...to us. We believe that God has told us that we are not to participate in these particular activities. Over the years I have taken it upon myself to get on my soapbox and speak against these activities. And as a pastor, I believe that we preach from the Word of God, but the message is peppered with our own convictions as we've been led by the Spirit.
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A little further on I read, "The Holy Spirit directs us according to His plan - a pan that could lead two believers in different directions, even though they equally love the Lord...Our responsibility is only to be sure we are following God's leading in our own lives."
Ok, God, I get it! Just because You have directed me and my hubby in a specific direction concerning these 2 activities doesn't mean you've dealt with others in the same way.
So now I have to ask God to forgive me and help me deal with my judgment of others. I didn't think I was judging...it didn't feel like judgment. But in reality, it was. Now, rather than me judging, I will ask God to deal with the hearts of others IF they aren't following His plan for their life. Ultimately, we are all heading to the same destination; we're just taking different paths at different speeds.
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AUTHORITIES in Boston have made new arrests over the marathon bombings, detaining three suspects, including two college friends of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, who is accused of planting the bombs with his elder brother.
Two men, Azamat Tazhayakov and Dias Kadyrbayev, have been charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice by throwing away a backpack containing fireworks and a laptop computer belonging to Dzhokhar, one of two brothers suspected of carrying out the attack on 15 April.
Dzhokhar was captured on 19 April following a massive manhunt that brought the Boston area to a standstill.
His brother, Tamerlan, 26, was killed during an earlier police shootout.
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A Quarter of India's Energy Demand Can Be Met with Renewable Energy - Increasing India's renewables would save 12 times more than it costs
India can raise its renewable energy use to meet a quarter of the country's total final energy demand by 2030, according to the findings of a report presented today by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Renewable energy prospects for India, a study from IRENA's REmap programme, outlines action areas that can unlock India's vast renewable energy potential, ensure clean and sustainable energy for generations to come, and enable the country to fulfill its pledges under the Paris Climate Agreement.
Renewable energy prospects for India describes how solar energy will play a vital role representing the second largest source of renewable energy use with 16 per cent, followed by wind at 14 per cent, and hydropower at 7 per cent of the country's total final renewable energy use by 2030. Biofuels — which can be used across the end demand spectrum, such as for transport, electricity generation and heating — would account for 62 per cent. The country could potentially increase its share of renewable power generation to over one-third by 2030.
"With one of the world's largest and most ambitious renewable energy programmes, India is taking a leading role in the energy transformation both regionally and globally," said IRENA Director-General Adnan Z. Amin. "India possesses a wealth of renewable resources, particularly for solar and bioenergy development, which can help meet growing energy demand, power economic growth and improve energy access, as well as boost overall energy security."
Increasing renewable energy deployment could save the economy twelve times more than its costs by the year 2030, creating jobs, reducing carbon dioxide emissions, and ensuring cleaner air and water, with savings on health-related costs. Furthermore, the renewable energy technologies identified in the report would lower the demand for coal and oil products between 17 per cent and 23 per cent by 2030, compared to a business as usual scenario.
India has some of the world's most competitive levelised costs of electricity (LCOE), even for wind, where the quality of the local resource is lower than in other regions. Financing costs, however, are somewhat higher than in neighbouring countries like China, and this has an impact on the LCOE. Figure 17 gives an overview of ranges and weighted averages for renewable power technologies commissioned or proposed between 2013 and 2015. Hydropower is still the lowest-cost renewable power generation option, with weighted average costs of between USD 0.04/kWh and USD 0.05/kWh for small- and large-scale projects, respectively. Large-scale wind projects have average costs of around USD 0.08/kWh, with a range between USD 0.045/kWh and USD 0.11/kWh, with small-scale
Meeting India's electricity demand, which has grown by 10 per cent a year over the past decade, and attaining the country's economic growth targets will require significant investments in power-generation capacity and related infrastructure, and in transport, buildings and industry sectors, creating important opportunities for renewable energy deployment. IRENA's report shows that investments in renewable energy capacity must more than double to make the most of India's potential. Mobilising affordable financing and adapting new business models will be essential to achieve this. India will also need to accelerate the transformation of its power system to integrate higher shares of renewables by strengthening transmission grids, reducing grid losses, and in general improving the resilience of the power system by investing in more flexible system that values demand-response, interconnectors and storage, as well as greater transport and power-sector synergies.
India's population and economic growth, combined with accelerating urbanisation, is expected to increase the number of people living in cities and towns from approximately 435 million in 2015 to 600 million by 2030. In addition, estimates suggest that 80 million households — roughly 300 million people — have limited or no access to electricity. Renewables can improve energy access for poor communities and bolster energy security through diversified, and largely indigenous, sources of supply.
Renewable energy prospects: India REmap analysis is part of IRENA's renewable energy roadmap programme, REmap, which determines the potential for countries, regions and the world to scale up renewables to ensure an affordable and sustainable energy future. The roadmap focuses on renewable power technologies and technology options in heating, cooling and transport. The India study is the latest in the series of country-level REmap analyses, which includes countries such as China, Germany, Indonesia, Mexico, Russia and the United States.
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There is only a marginal difference between solid fuel (firewood, charcoal) and modern fuel prices, with solid fuels being slightly more expensive. However, the cost savings are significant when the benefits of modern fuels are included (Dalberg, 2013). Biogas cookstoves are the most cost-competitive of all modern and traditional uses of fuels, with levelised costs for household and community-scale ones between 600-900 INR/GJ according to the CEEW (2015b). Firewood and LPG-based cookstoves generate heat slightly more expensively, at between 1 000-1 150 INR/GJ. Electric and induction stoves are more expensive still, with costs in the range of 1 550-1 650 INR/GJ.
The JNNSM (often referred to as the National Solar Mission in this report) was launched in January, 2010 as one of eight missions under the NAPCC. It originally set a target of deploying 20 000 MW of grid connected solar power, and 2 000 MW of off-grid power by 2022, but this was recently revised up to 100 000 MW. The mission aims at reducing the cost of solar power generation in India in order to achieve grid tariff parity by 2022 through: long term policy; large scale deployment goals; aggressive R&D; and domestic production of critical raw materials, components and products,
The National Solar Mission follows a phased approach that allows the government to modify guidelines and policies based on the experiences gained and lessons learnt in earlier phases. It has, thus far, successfully driven investment, taking India from a cumulative installed capacity of grid connected solar photovoltaic of nearly 10 MW in early 2010 to more than 2 500 MW by May 2014.
During its first phase (2010-2013), more than 500 bidders competed for 63 projects allocated during two reverse auctions, driving prices to record lows. New solar energy investments in India increased to more than USD 2.5 billion in 2011. Phase 1 activities focused largely on achieving 1 000 MW of solar energy through an equal split between solar thermal and solar PV project technology.
Competitive bids for the National Solar Mission projects have rapidly driven down tariffs. Phase 1 bids revealed prices as low as INR 7.49 (USD 0.15) per kilowatt-hour for PV projects making it competitive with diesel-fired captive electricity generation. Phase 2 of the National Solar Mission has set tariffs even lower, to stand at INR 5.45/kWh (USD 0.09/kWh) with viability gap funding, and INR 4.75/kWh (USD 0.08/kWh) with accelerated depreciation. Bids in 2015 and early 2016 all came in at around INR 4.2-5.0/kWh (USD 0.06-0.07/kWh) indicating that prices are at the lower range of the Mission's target (Gambhir, 2016).
The economic cost of outdoor air pollution health impacts has reached 3% of India's GDP (World Bank, 2013b) and the estimated number of deaths from ambient air pollution (related to PM and ozone) reached 700 000 in 2010, up from 692 000 in 2005. The Global Burden Disease report has estimated that there are 620 000 premature deaths in India from air pollution-related diseases each year (Down to Earth, 2013). The Years of Life Lost (YLLs) from air pollution reached 18 million in 2010, while the DALYs reached 19 million (OECD, 2014). DALYs from indoor air pollution from biomass combustion stand at 5.5 million Coal used in power generation is alone estimated to shorten life expectancy in India by 2.5 years on average, according to a study that modelled its effects (Burt, Oris and Buchanan, 2013). Changing climate trends and air pollutants also hit agricultural yields. According to Burney and Ramanathan (2013), they had reduced yields by 36% by 2010, and by as much as 50% in densely-populated areas.
Fossil-fuel based heat and power and transport results in outdoor and indoor air pollution. Emissions of fine particulates are some five times higher than the recommended threshold. Domestic sources and waste burning contribute 10-20% of total urban air pollution (Dalberg, 2013).
Traffic growth is the main driver of deteriorating air quality (OECD, 2014). India has been adopting Euro vehicle classes quite ambitiously – Euro 4 had been adopted in 13 major cities by 2009 (UNEP Risoe, 2013).
Half of the 180 cities monitored in 2010, and 60% of their population, are exposed to critical levels of PM10 emissions. Air pollution is increasing in large and small cities alike, thanks to both transport and other emission sources like coal combustion for power generation and polluting industries such as ceramics next to densely populated areas.
One reason that emissions are rising so fast is that rather old emission standards are still in force in India (New York Times, 2012), though new standards are coming into effect. Varying climatic and geographic conditions over India's large territory mean that the economic costs of health impacts vary from place to place. New Delhi, for example, has an air pollution problem when diesel heaters start operating, making it one of the world's most polluted cities in winter. A huge cloud of pollution cloud stands in front of the Himalayas, whereas the effects of coastal coal plants is rather limited since wind disperses their emissions. Burning biomass is a prime source of both indoor and outdoor pollution.
India, concludes a study by Yale and Columbia universities that assessed 132 countries, has the worst air pollution in the entire world. Its high PM2.5 levels are about five times above the threshold considered unsafe for human beings. PM causes acute respiratory diseases – the most common causes of deaths in children under five in India (NY Times, 2012) – and is linked to cancer. The benefits of cleaning up coal power plants are 25 times higher than the costs (Burt, Oris and Buchanan, 2013). Markandya et al. (2009) found much higher benefits from mitigating carbon dioxide emissions from the power sector in India (USD 46-49/t CO2) than for the EU and China (in the order of 2-7 USD/t CO2), but this includes savings from a switch to renewables, which also offer significant benefits.
A shift from burning coal to generate electricity will reduce both greenhouse gas emissions and fineparticulate air pollution. Several studies have estimated the probable health benefits. Roughly 90 000 premature deaths could be averted in India every year (Haines, et al., 2012).
A theoretical case study suggested that a programme providing 150 million low-emission household cookstoves over a decade would provide 87% of Indian households with clean combustion, either through advanced biomass stoves or through graduating to clean fuels. By 2020, some 240 000 children under 5 years would be saved from death from acute lower respiratory infections, and more than 1.8 million premature adult deaths from ischemic heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease would be averted. The total savings for the decade would amount to 55 million DALYs, an average of 5.5 million DALYs per year (Wilkinson et al., 2009)....
India has some of the world's most competitive levelised costs of electricity (LCOE), even for wind, where the quality of the local resource is lower than in other regions. Financing costs, however, are somewhat higher than in neighbouring countries like China, and this has an impact on the LCOE. Figure 17 gives an overview of ranges and weighted averages for renewable power technologies commissioned or proposed between 2013 and 2015. Hydropower is still the lowest-cost renewable power generation option, with weighted average costs of between USD 0.04/kWh and USD 0.05/kWh for small- and large-scale projects, respectively. Large-scale wind projects have average costs of around USD 0.08/kWh, with a range between USD 0.045/kWh and USD 0.11/kWh, with small-scale.
The weighted average LCOE of utility-scale solar PV fell to around USD 0.06/kWh in early 2016 and in early 2017 some PV auction have broken the USD 0.05/kWh mark, but there was still a wide range of costs, and projects with an LCOE of twice this average that are still being built.
The total package of REmap Options identified would result in an incremental cost of substitution of USD 2.3 per GJ for consumers and result in additional costs of USD 3.8/GJ for society, making a total of USD 17 billion per year in additional costs. These exclude savings from the benefits of renewable energy from improved human health and reduced CO2 emissions.
These USD 17 billion total system costs would be outweighed by estimated savings from the effects of reducing air pollution, which amount to USD 46-161/yr, and from a reduction of 750 Mt of CO2 emissions per year by 2030, saving USD 13-63/yr. Most of the savings related to air pollution are associated with the effects of traditional uses of biomass in the residential sector.
The REmap Options would also have positive macroeconomic benefits for India across the board, resulting in higher GDP and significant net employment effects.
Observed from a business perspective, the average cost of substitution with Remap Options is USD 2.3/GJ of final energy. Viewed from the perspective of governments, this cost increases to USD 3.8/GJ of final energy. To put them in perspective, they represent around USD 8-11/MWh in additional cost if the entire portfolio of technologies is deployed. The costs would be borne across the entire energy system, by all energy services that are impacted by the renewable energy technologies, including power generation, heating, cooking and transport.
Substitution costs differ greatly by sector. They are cost competitive in the building sector from both a business and government perspective, with a substitution cost of USD -5/GJ to USD-7/GJ, driven largely by the economics of replacing traditional uses of biomass with modern renewable energy. The transport sector has a very low incremental cost of USD 1.5/GJ from the business perspective, due to the effect of taxation on transport fuels, but increases to USD 6/GJ from the government perspective when these taxes are removed. The industrial sector has a narrow range of costs, from USD 2.5-3.0/GJ from the business and government perspectives, respectively, as a result of relatively low taxation on fuels used in industry. The power sector has the highest average cost of substitution at USD 6/GJ from the business perspective and USD 8/GJ from the government perspective, largely due to the substitution of coal. However, all costs presented here exclude any external cost reductions arising from the REmap Options.
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Q: Оптимальный вариант парсинга строки Делаю запрос на сервер, результатом является byte[] (массив байтов обозвал как data). Не знаю на сколько разумно, но для начала конвертирую в string
string result = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetString(data);

И так, есть уже строка такого типа <par1="value1" par2="value2"...>
К примеру, мне нужно получить значение параметра par7. Какой оптимальный вариант для этого есть? Оптимальный - самый быстрый

A: Мое решение такое:
private static void Main(string[] args)
{
    var input = @"<par1=""value1"" par2=""value2"" par7=""value7"">";
    var parameter = "par2";

    var val = GetValue(input, parameter);

    Console.WriteLine($"{parameter} = {val}");
    Console.ReadKey();
}

/// <summary>
/// Get value of param from specific string
/// </summary>
/// <param name="input">Specific string</param>
/// <param name="sample">param name</param>
/// <returns>Value represented by string. if not found - string.Empty</returns>
private static string GetValue(string input, string sample)
{
    var isInQuotes = false; // Для определения того, находится ли текущий символ внутри кавычек

    for (int i = 0; i <= input.Length - sample.Length - 3; i++)
    {
        if (input[i] == '"')
            isInQuotes = !isInQuotes;

        if (IsSame(input, i, sample) && !isInQuotes)
        {
            var j = i + sample.Length;

            // Идем до открывающейся кавычки
            while (input[j] != '"')
            {
                j++;
                if (j == input.Length)
                    return string.Empty;
            }

            j++;

            var sb = new StringBuilder();

            // Идем до закрытия кавычек, при этом записывая значение в stringBuilder
            while (input[j] != '"')
            {
                sb.Append(input[j++]);
                if (j == input.Length)
                    return string.Empty;
            }

            return sb.ToString();
        }
    }

    return string.Empty;
}

/// <summary>
/// Check equality of sample and src substring
/// </summary>
/// <param name="src"></param>
/// <param name="from">Start index of src</param>
/// <param name="sample"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
private static bool IsSame(string src, int from, string sample)
{
    if (from + sample.Length > src.Length)
        return false;

    for (int i = 0; i < sample.Length; i++)
    {
        if (src[from + i] != sample[i])
            return false;
    }

    return true;
}

Тестирование и ревью этого куска кода приветствуется. Я не вставлял сюда проверку входной строки на открытие/закрытие тега <>.
В остальном все проверки есть (если я ничего не упустил).

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USTH, Vietnam Airlines,Airbus, ENAC, IAS join hands to train aircraft engineers
Tuesday - 27/02/2018 03:10
In order to compensate the big deficiency and imperative demand for skilled and high-quality human resource in aviation industry, University of Science and Technology of Hanoi – USTH (also called Vietnam-France University) is one of the pioneers in Vietnam to launch the Bachelor programme in Aeronautical Engineering and the Master programme in International Air Transport Operations Management from the academic year 2018-2019 with a comprehensive cooperation with "big four" of Vietnam Aviation industry.
High demand for qualified airforce staff
According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Vietnam is among five markets with the highest growth of air passengers, after China, India and Indonesia. The increasing demand of air passengers has brought new job opportunities in this field. However, the aviation transportation of Vietnam has met only 40% of the human resource demand.
According to the development plan of airline companies, Vietnam is in need of 150 to 200 employees including aircraft engineers and flight technicians to the industry every year until 2020, said the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam.
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In terms of facilities, Mr. Duong Tri Thanh - Director of Vietnam Airlines – said the national flag carrier currently owns over 100 aircraft and will add 50-70 aircraft from now to 2015. Especially, Vietnam Airlines imported a number of Airbus A350 aircraft to modernise its airplane crew in 2017. Besides, other airlines in Vietnam and in the region have been expanding their operation. Therefore, there will be high demand of graduates, postgraduates and engineers to enhance the aircraft operation ability and technical maintenance for safety.
However, compared to other countries in the region, the quality of human resource of Vietnam aviation industry is at an average level in terms of specialised knowledge and capacity while working and soft skills only meet short-term demand. In addition, one of prerequisites for airforce employees is a good command of English. However, in fact, many aviation students do not meet this criterion. As a result, it is imperative to implement aviation programmes to provide qualified staff for this industry.
USTH, aviation's big four join hands to launch Aeronautical Engineering Programme
In order to compensate the big deficiency and imperative demand for high-skilled staff of the aviation industry, University of Science and Technology of Hanoi – USTH (also called Vietnam-France University) is going to launch the Bachelor programme in Aeronautical Engineering and the Master programme in International Air Transport Operations Management from the academic year 2018-2019. The programmes are designed with strong support of Airbus Corporation and a comprehensive cooperation with Vietnam Aviation Corporation or Vietnam Airlines, Vietnam Airlines Engineering Company (VAECO), , French Civil Aviation University or École nationale de l'aviation civile (ENAC) and Institut aéronautique et spatial (IAS).
The MoU signing ceremony between USTH, Vietnam Airlines and VAECO to launch the two programmes took place on December 15, 2017 in Hanoi.
The signing ceremony between USTH and Vietnam Airlines in last December (Photo: USTH)
The Bachelor programme in Aeronautical Engineering
The Bachelor programme in Aeronautics aims to train engineers with B1/B2 aircraft maintenance certificates issued by the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam. With participation of European trainers, the programme, which consists of 30 months of theory and practice, focuses on Aircraft and System Maintenance, Technological Support and Control, Aircraft Condition and Quality as aviation operation. There will also be six-month internship at VAECO within the programme. Besides aircraft maintenance, students can study further about aeronautical engineering development and research.
Especially, according to the MoU, each year 30 students from the Bachelor programme in Aeronautical Engineering at USTH will be employed by Vietnam Airlines or VAECO for the first five courses. Also, Vietnam Airlines will provide USTH students with academic assistance and experimental tools as well as act as a place for USTH students to take their internship.
The Master programme in International Air Transport Operations Management
The Master program in International Air Transport Operations Management, designed according to the programme framework of the ENAC, aims to train engineers majoring in aviation engineering, regulations on international civil aviation, aviation environment, economics and management, aviation designing or aerobatics operation.
It focuses on Aircraft Engineering; Aviation System; Aviation Operation and Flight Safety Control; Business and Human Resource, System and Aircraft Maintenance Management. Graduates will be granted internationally-recognised certificates by ENAC and able to work at multinational airline companies around the world.
Designed in English, the programmes will help improve the foreign language skill of not only the Aeronautic Engineering students but also ones of other majors, since many Vietnamese students have failed to find major-related jobs due to their limited English skill.
USEFUL ADMISSION INFORMATION OF THE 2018-2019 AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING PROGRAMME
Admission assessment method
High school record assessment, application form assessment and interview with USTH and Vietnam Airlines
Application dossier
Application form for Bachelor admission in 2018: filled in and signed with 4x6 portrait photo attached
Copy of ID card or passport
Copy of high school record in grade 10, 11 and 12
Official Certificate of National Exam result
Copy of high school diploma of temporary graduation certificate
Copy of certificate of merits, certificate of foreign languages (English, French), and letter of recommendation (if any)
Financial proof paper
Application Period
March 1- 16, 2018
91,000,000 VND (equivalent to 4,000USD) for Vietnamese students
137,000,000 VND (equivalent to 6,000USD) for international students
More information and further details including the study programs, tuition fees, dormitory and degrees can be found in English and Vietnamese at our website or contact:
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Tel: +84-4 37 91 77 48
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On 12 and 13 June 2019, the workshop "From sensor to the Internet of Things in ecological engineering platform" was held at the University of Science...
USTH Space Day 2019 attracted more than 200 attendees
On June 14, University of Science and Technology of Hanoi (USTH, Vietnam France University) successfully held the 2019 USTH Space Day, which attracted...
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On May 29th, 2019, in Paris, Assoc. Prof. Dinh Thi Mai Thanh, Acting Rector of University of Science and Technology of Hanoi (USTH, Vietnam France...
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