The focus for energy efficiency and sustainability at King's Cross is the on-site Energy Centre with its Combined Heat and Power Plant (CHP). The centre is now up and running with two huge, gas powered Jenbacher engines generating electricity. The heat from the engines is captured and used to provide heating and hot water for the development.
Each building at King's Cross is connected to the Energy Centre through a hot water distribution network. This is a very energy efficient way to heat the buildings and it means that there will be no need for conventional boilers in the buildings themselves. The district heating network is one of the biggest in the country.
This low carbon heat and power supply, combined with cleverly designed, energy efficient buildings helps to make King's Cross one of the most sustainable developments in the UK. Not only is this fantastic for the environment, but if you live in an apartment at King's Cross or own a business here, your energy bills will be cheaper too!
Other renewable technologies like solar panels are also being used here.The aim is to reduce carbon emissions by at least 50% relative to 2005 levels.
CHP – how does it work?
Power plants emit heat during electricity generation. This heat is usually "wasted" and released into the atmosphere. At a Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plant, this "wasted" heat is captured and put to good use.
At King's Cross, two huge, gas powered Jenbacher engines generate electricity. The heat from the engines is enough to provide heating and hot water for the entire development. It will be fed to the buildings via a site-wide hot water distribution network. This means that there will be no need for conventional boilers in the buildings themselves. CHP is one of the most efficient ways of reducing carbon emissions from heating.
As well as providing electricity, hot water and heating, the CHP plant also helps to meet the cooling requirements of the office buildings using a process called trigeneration. Here absorption chillers use waste heat to provide the energy needed to drive the cooling system. This is much more energy efficient than traditional cooling methods.
Why are the engines pink?
The first Jenbacher engine to arrive at King's Cross was nick-named the Pink Panther, painted bright pink in support of breast cancer research. When it was making the journey from Jenbach in Austria, the team trailed the engine by bike in a 750 mile charity cycle ride. The team's ride saw them cycle on average 85 miles per day through the Alps, Germany and France. The plan was to raise £30,000 for two charities – Breast Cancer Research and Global Generation, a local charity which gives young people opportunities to play a part in creating a sustainable future.
● The CHP system is one of the largest of its kind in the UK.
● 99% of the development's heat demand is met from the Energy Centre.
● 79% of total power demand is offset by CHP engines.
● Conventional electricity supply in the UK is 30% efficient while CHP is 80% efficient.
● Estimated carbon savings of over 45%.
● Circa 5% saving on fuel bills for residents.
● King's Cross will have 6MW of CHP.


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SC strongly condemns UP minister's comment on court (2nd Lead)
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday took a strong view on the statement of a Uttar Pradesh Minister that "SC is ours" in reference to the Ayodhya case and cautioned against the irresponsible conduct.
Uttar Pradesh minister Mukut Bihari Verma on Tuesday said that the temple will be constructed in Ayodhya since "Supreme Court is ours".
Addressing a press conference in the state's Bahraich two days ago, he had said: "Construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya is our resolve. The Supreme Court is ours. The judiciary, this country and the temple are ours too."
This was apprised to the top court by Sunni Waqf Board's counsel and senior advocate Rajeev Dhavan saying that a minister has also said that they "own" the disputed site and the Supreme Court.
Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi strongly condemned the threat and said that this things should not happen.
"This should not be happening in the country. We deprecate such statements. Both sides are free to put their arguments before court without any fear," he said.
Dhavan also told the court that even his law clerk has been issued a threat in the apex court premises and said: "Let me make it absolutely clear that I don't argue against Hindu faith."
As soon the hearing began, Dhavan told the court that a week ago, he received a threatening message on Facebook warning that "they will see him outside the court".
Some people also messaged him asking which side he was on and whether he is against the deity (Lord Ram), Dhavan said adding that these things did not create a good atmosphere and that he is under pressure.
Citing a contempt petition filed against an octogenarian for cursing him, he said that he cannot file a contempt petition after a contempt petition.
As the court asked Dhavan whether he wants security and protection, the senior counsel said that he did not need these as the court's assurance is enough for him.
He said he had been non-partisan when it comes to arguing a case, which he did while arguing the Kashi and Kamakhya cases in the past.
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Colts unravel; all signs point to Dungy's departure
Following the Colts' 28-24 playoff loss to the Chargers, many Indianapolis players and coaches were fearing the worst -- that head coach Tony Dungy will step down and head off into retirement. Andy Lyons/Getty Images
John ClaytonESPN Senior Writer
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INDIANAPOLIS -- The defending champion Indianapolis Colts lost more than a playoff game on Sunday to the San Diego Chargers. The vibe coming out of the Colts' locker room following their devastating 28-24 loss to the Chargers was that Tony Dungy might have coached his last game.
As expected, fans said goodbye to the RCA Dome on Sunday -- a new stadium is rising in the dome's parking lot and opens this summer. Dungy, meanwhile, wouldn't say anything Sunday night about his coaching future. He will continue his discussions with owner Jim Irsay about returning next season, but he's probably going to say goodbye this week.
"We love coach Dungy,'' safety Bob Sanders said. "We definitely want him around here. I don't know the situation. I don't know what's going to go on. We'll know and we'll see.''
"He's a great coach and a great person,'' cornerback Kelvin Hayden said. "I really don't know to give a call on it. I hope he does come back. He didn't say anything after the game. We don't know. I'm concerned about it because he's the guy who brought me in.''
Some assistant coaches were teary-eyed as they left the RCA Dome. They sensed Dungy could be stepping down. He hasn't even said anything to the coaches who have been around him the longest. They honestly don't know. Two years ago when Dungy lost his son to a suicide, everyone sensed he wanted to continue coaching. He did and the Colts won a Super Bowl last February.
Maybe the thought of losing Dungy short-circuited the Colts against the Chargers. The Colts pride themselves on efficiency, but their offense made many uncharacteristic mistakes.
Leading 7-0, Marvin Harrison fumbled after making his first catch of the game at the Chargers' 25. At the end of the first half, Peyton Manning threw high to Reggie Wayne. The ball slipped off Wayne's hands and into those of cornerback Antonio Cromartie for an interception (it was returned for a touchdown that was negated because of a holding call). In the third quarter, rookie RB Kenton Keith bricked a quick pass from Manning at the Chargers' 2 that was intercepted by safety Eric Weddle.
Three turnovers in scoring position don't typically happen to a Tony Dungy-coached team. Those weren't the only blunders by the Colts. Defensive breakdowns allowed Darren Sproles to race 56 yards for a touchdown after catching a screen pass and Legedu Naanee to gain 27 yards on another screen. Sanders drew a 15-yard penalty for jumping on his former college teammate, Chargers place-kicker Nate Kaeding, after a missed field goal. Cornerback Marlin Jackson committed a costly facemask penalty on a third-down incompletion during the Chargers' game-winning touchdown drive.
"We said all week it would be a matter of moving the ball well and we felt confident about that.'' Dungy said. "We couldn't allow them to win the takeaway battle and we didn't get points in the red zone. We got down there a few times and had some giveaways and that is what they thrive on.''
Like his mentor, Chuck Noll, Dungy teaches professionalism and efficiency. Noll's Steelers were almost always the best prepared team on the field and rarely faltered in big games. In Tampa Bay, Dungy turned a one-time expansion team into an annual playoff contender with a Cover 2 defense and a consistent offense. In Indianapolis, he turned a team built around Manning into a winner.
His formula works. His teams force turnovers and annually rank at the bottom of the league in penalties committed.
Dungy teams win with class, poise and skills. He drills into his players not to use anything as an excuse. Pro Bowl left tackle Tarik Glenn retired unexpectedly before training camp opened. Dungy preached no excuses, and the offense ran smoothly without Glenn. The Colts lost defensive tackle Anthony McFarland to a knee injury, but the team's defensive tackle play improved this season. They lost defensive end Dwight Freeney to a season-ending injury, but overall, the team had a great year on defense.
"It's pretty well documented through the years of the things I've said about coach Dungy,'' Manning said. "It's clear how I feel about him as a person and a head coach for what he's done for our team and for me in my career since his arrival.''
The most-telling stat about the Dungy-Manning relationship is that they are 73-23 in their six regular seasons together. Each helped the other to a Super Bowl ring.
For a while Sunday, all signs appeared to be pointing to the Dungy-Manning relationship lasting at least one more week. Manning, who finished with 402 yards passing with three touchdowns and two interceptions, was particularly sharp early. He completed his first 14 passes and gave the Colts a quick, 7-0 lead.
After Harrison's fumble, however, the Colts failed to display some of those
Dungy-like qualities. To help stop the Chargers' running attack, the Colts used less Cover 2 and had eight men near the line of scrimmage. They blitzed a little more than usual on third down, but they couldn't get to Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers, who fought back with a three-touchdown performance.
On some third-down plays, a Colts defender was slightly out of position, giving Rivers the chance to make plays. The lead changed hands seven times. All the team needed was one more Manning drive to win the game in the fourth quarter.
How could the Colts lose? LaDainian Tomlinson and Rivers were on the sidelines for a good portion of the second half because of knee injuries. Tight end Antonio Gates, playing with a dislocated big toe, wasn't much of a factor.
To everyone's surprise, the Colts' defense let backup quarterback Billy Volek and backup halfback Michael Turner march 78 yards in eight plays to take a 28-24 lead with 4:50 left in the game.
Manning drove right down to the Chargers' 9, but he threw three incompletions and the Colts lost the ball on downs. After holding the Chargers to a three-and-out, the Colts got the ball back at their own 32 with 90 seconds left. But they couldn't get a first down.
"We did a good job of moving the ball,'' Manning said. "San Diego tightened up there in the red zone. Of course, it's disappointing that we couldn't get it in there in the end. We got down there, did a good job getting it down there and just couldn't quite finish it. That was certainly disappointing.''
As he dressed by his locker, Manning looked lost, almost out of sorts. If this was Dungy's last game, too many players will feel as though they let their coach down.
"This game won't really affect anything,'' Dungy said of the loss' impact on his decision about coming back. "You are always disappointed when you lose your last game. We'll analyze it, sit down and talk to my wife, talk to Jim and come to a decision.''
The Colts fear the worst. There's a good chance they could have lost their coach Sunday.
John Clayton, a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame writers' wing, is a senior writer for ESPN.com.


Hello ladies! Marina is here with new cards.
Mixed here 2 different collections - Sherlock III and In the Watercolour Garden.
The first one with vintage base and accents.
The second one is soft and bright, used Sherlock III paers only as small accents.
can't wait to see what you could create!
Hello. I have made some girlie cards for you to look at.
Making ladies cards are lots of fun as you can never have to much lace and flowers.
I chose cool blues and lavender to go with megs papers.
Paper dollies frame pictures really well and if you cant find the right colour ribbon you can always layer them to create the right colour you want.
I like to add gold or silver to projects because it goes with any colour.
I just love these butterflies they seem to just jump of the page. The detail makes them look like they are hovering above the page.
Don't ever be afraid of drawing on projects. I wanted some little love hearts on this card so I just drew them.
Today I have a Christmas card that I would love to share with you.
To create this card I started with a 21x21cm piece of white cardstock. Fold & score in half to create a card base. I then trimmed some of the gold leaf background paper, then added this to the card base. Lace and gold trim were added next. My cut out image was matted to brown card stock before adhering in place. I have fixed the Merry Christmas to brown cardstock, then cut around this to create a shadow effect before adhering in place with 3D foam tape.
I created a large and a small organza bow. I then fixed these to the image. A white flower, a green leaf, gold stamens and gold pearls were added to finish this card.
I would like to wish everyone A Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year.
For my next creation, I did something a little different.
I had a pack of slide cards that I had put aside in the 'too hard' basket. Then I thought Meg's new Spring Flowers Collection would be the ideal way to show off both the card and stunning papers.
Hidden inside the pocket is a beautiful portrait of a woman, cut from the ephemera sheets, coordinating with the new collection.
Using ribbon, laces, flowers and pearl trim - the card has turned out far better than I thought - thanks to Meg's Spring Flowers Collection.
Veronika here to share my new three albums with Spring Flowers Paper Collection from Meg's Garden . I made wedding and family albums, which are good for presents for friends and relatives. This time my covers were made with suede and fabric and all the bookends inside are from the Spring Flowers Papers.
I used a silver organza ribbon to lift the card to life. Once again a perfect finishing touch from Meg's collection!
Did you know Meg has 3 Classes available for sale with the products & class all in a beautifully packaged box?!
I normally do not work with blues, as you can tell by my previous cards in shades of pinks and creams!
But Meg's new Spring Flowers Collection papers are absolutely beautiful - inspiring me to work outside my comfort zone.
As the quote says - Colour is Food for the Soul!


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Of shrubs and espresso
Shrubs are a cocktail ingredient, but why stop there? That's what Caitlin "Corky" Corcoran, a barista at Parisi Artisan Coffee, figured. So she's now combining all manner of fruits, vinegars and sweeteners into shrubs, and then matching them with espresso.
"The cafe's been letting me go wild," Corcoran says.
Caitlin "Corky" Corcoran with her shrubs at Parisi Artisan Coffee in Union Station.
And for good reason. Corcoran first tasted coffee when she was a toddler, stealing sips from her mother's cup. She's been in love with the stuff ever since, working as a barista for the last 9-1/2 years and recently qualifying for the U.S. Barista Championship competition, to be held in Portland, Ore., this weekend.
Her entry isn't so much a drink as it is a tasting menu that explores espresso's bitter, sweet and acidic characteristics. She starts with a straight-forward Parisi-roasted Guatemalan espresso with bright green apple at the start, followed by walnut bitterness. The second round is sweet, topped with a dollop of foam to highlight the espresso's vanilla and caramel notes.
But it was Corcoran's third "course" that captivated me. Her signature drink pairs a half-ounce of apple-honey shrub with one shot of espresso—something you'd think would clash, but that instead it brightens the beans, lifting each sip to bring out the fruit and nuts.
It would be interesting stuff, even if it was Corcoran's only shrub. It's not. She's been playing with shrubs for months, and when I stopped by a couple weeks ago there were five jars lined up on the counter. Continue Reading
Shrubbin' it at Westport Cafe & Bar
Shrubs are a free-form thing. The basic formula's pretty simple: fruit, sugar and vinegar. How much, what kinds, how they're combined and how they're used is then all up to the bartender. Arturo Vera-Felicie continues pushing the shrub envelope at The Farmhouse, most recently by bottling a fizzy cocktail called Ophelia's Lament that combines aquavit… Continue Reading
A clever new coffee toy
Coffee looms large in my imagination lately, thanks to an upcoming article about the Broadway Cafe & Roasting Company's 20th anniversary. I had a deeply satisfying cup of Mexican Chiapas there yesterday when I stopped to interview co-owner Jon Cates and head roaster Brian Phillips. But today I'm alone in my office, and the closest… Continue Reading
Wanna meet for a coffee?
I love that phrase, and all it implies—sitting down with a friend, sipping coffee from a real cup and chatting in a way I rarely take time to do these days. It's a communal experience, one that hasn't changed much over the centuries. Farmers in small Kansas towns like the one I grew up in… Continue Reading
Quote: I'm not drinking bad coffee. Ever.
"I'm not drinking bad coffee. Ever." This from Jason Burton, owner of The Lab, a specialty beverage marketing company. Happily, he recently opened to the public, so we don't have to either. You won't find a coffee shop inside The Lab, just off 31st and Southwest Boulevard. What you will find is half a dozen… Continue Reading
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Research led by a psychologist at the University of California, Riverside, shows that bilinguals regulate, or suppress, their native language when reading in a second language.
Many in media and in science often assume that reading or speaking in a second language — one that has been learned later in life than the native or first language — is always going to be difficult.
But a study led by psychologist and cognitive neuroscientist Megan Zirnstein shows that bilinguals who are highly proficient in their second language, such as international students who have come to the United States to pursue higher education, can not only overcome the difficulty that being immersed in their non-native language imposes, but also engage in reading strategies in their second language just like their monolingual peers.
"When we account for the challenges that proficient bilinguals must face due to knowing more than one language and being exposed to variable language input, we see evidence in brain activity that some proficient second-language readers can actively predict the meaning of upcoming words, and even quickly adapt when their predictions are wrong, just like their monolingual peers," said Zirnstein, an assistant research psychologist working in the laboratory of Judith F. Kroll, a distinguished professor of psychology at UCR. "In order to explore how bilingualism might impact cognitive and brain health later in life, we first need to understand what cognitive and environmental pressures bilinguals face when using language every day."
The study, published in the journal Cognition, highlights the need to acknowledge the variability and diversity inherent in bilingual communities – an approach that has the potential to significantly alter conceptions of what it means to use language.
Zirnstein and her colleagues tested 24 English monolinguals and 28 Chinese-English bilinguals in their study. Participants – all highly proficient in English — were students at Pennsylvania State University, where the research was performed. Each participant was given sentences to read in English and tested for prediction skills – that is, how much the participant expected a particular word to come next in the sentence. For example, if someone read, "She had a great voice, so we knew she would one day become a famous — " it would be logical to expect the word "singer" to appear next. This strategy can help readers, or it can lead to difficulty if the ending is changed to unexpected words such as "actress."
The students hailed from similar backgrounds and were recruited at similar times during the semester to control for bias. Monolingual and bilinguals read sentences in English one word at a time on a screen while their brain responses were recorded using electroencephalography (EEG). The sentences varied in the predictability of an upcoming word, which could be expected, like "singer" in the above example, or unexpected, as in "actress." These words should lead to different effects in brain activity, especially for unexpected prediction errors.
"We were interested in examining the language performance and brain activity of bilinguals to see how, with all the pressures of English around them at university, they were able to simultaneously maintain their use of Mandarin (their native language) and engage in highly proficient second language reading," Zirnstein said. "Questions we were interested in addressing include: How do bilinguals maintain use of their languages? How is this ability impacted by the language(s) they are immersed in? And how does this impact something quite difficult, like predicting words during second-language reading? Bilinguals often find themselves immersed in different cultures and language contexts. We want to understand how this relates to reading comprehension."
Zirnstein explained it was widely believed bilinguals would be less likely to engage in prediction in the second language. There is also much debate about the extent to which lifelong bilingualism impacts brain and cognitive health, with some research demonstrating a protective effect of bilingualism in older adulthood.
"That's what motivated our research," she said. "In order to begin to understand how bilingualism can impact cognition and health, we have to first understand how bilinguals use their languages every day."
The researchers found that the monolinguals in their study showed sensitivity to prediction error when they encountered unexpected words; for bilinguals this effect was more complex. The researchers also found that the bilinguals' ability to predict in the second language was determined by how well they were able to regulate or control their native language, which could have caused interference and made reading more difficult. After this was taken into account, brain activity in response to prediction error was associated with both monolinguals' and bilinguals' performance on a motor inhibition task.
The study is the first to show that control ability on this type of task can help readers overcome prediction errors, and that it can be demonstrated across people who come from very different kinds of linguistic backgrounds.
"The ability to regulate the native language when immersed in a second language environment can support the prediction process when reading in the non-native language," Zirnstein said. "We argue in our paper that the mechanisms engaged during prediction in native and non-native languages are fundamentally the same, and that what differs for bilinguals are the additional demands imposed by their language experience and language use."
She explained that language regulation (suppressing or reducing interference of the native or dominant language and bringing it up again when the non-native language is not being used) plays an important role in how bilinguals comprehend and speak their languages.
"Using production fluency measures, we were able to capture how capable the bilinguals were at bringing the activation of their dominant Mandarin up and down in a way that benefitted them when using English," Zirnstein said. "Their ability to do this is crucial for freeing up resources to be able to predict when reading in English, their second language.
"We went in thinking second-language readers may not be able to predict the way monolinguals do," she added. "But when we take into account that some bilinguals are very skilled at negotiating the environmental and linguistic pressures that are exerted on them, we can see that their ability and brain activity in their second language mimics that of monolinguals. In other words, some bilinguals can comprehend in their second language just as well as monolinguals do."
There is some controversy about whether the use of two or more languages confers advantages to bilinguals' minds and brains.
"This new study suggests that bilinguals acquire the skills to navigate the complexity of the language environment in ways that may enable them to solve basic language problems," Kroll said. "Those skills go beyond resolving simple conflict between the two languages and may hold important consequences more generally. To understand those consequences, this work shows that we need to understand how bilinguals use language."
Zirnstein and Kroll were joined in the research by Janet G. van Hell at Pennsylvania State University.
The research was supported by grants from the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health.
The University of California, Riverside is a doctoral research university, a living laboratory for groundbreaking exploration of issues critical to Inland Southern California, the state and communities around the world. Reflecting California's diverse culture, UCR's enrollment is now nearly 23,000 students. The campus opened a medical school in 2013 and has reached the heart of the Coachella Valley by way of the UCR Palm Desert Center. The campus has an annual statewide economic impact of more than $1 billion.
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Jeff Payne Has Joined Our Team
Athens is proud to announce that Jeff Payne has joined our team as Vice President of Packaging.
Jeff has been in the paper and packaging business for nearly 20 years, and looks forward to building a team of packaging-focused, solution-selling individuals at Athens. With Jeff's wealth of experience and knowledge in the industry, he looks forward to bringing value and providing outstanding service to Athens customers.
Since graduating college at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC, Jeff has utilized his degree in Communications and Business Administration in a wide variety of sales/management roles in the service and distribution industry. Most recently, he served as Packaging Sales Manager at Veritiv Corporation.
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The Complainant is Thaigem Global Marketing Limited, a company organized and existing under the laws of the Cayman Islands, British West Indies, and having its principal office located at Scotia Center, 4th Floor, P.O. Box 2804, George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies as well as a contact address at c/o 35/111-115 Moo 7 Trirat Road , T. Chanthanamit, A. Muang, Chanthaburi, 22000, Thailand.
The Respondent is Sanchai Aree, of 9/298 Suvinthawong Road, Kratumrai, Bangkok, 10530, Thailand.
The dispute concerns the domain name <thaigem.net> (the said Domain Name) registered with NamesDirect.com of P.O. Box 637, Los Gatos, CA 95031 United States of America.
On April 8, 2002, the Complainant submitted a copy of the complaint in hardcopy to the World Intellectual Property Organization Arbitration and Mediation Center (the Center) for a decision in accordance with the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the Policy), the Rules for Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the Rules) and the WIPO Supplemental Rules for Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the Supplemental Rules).
On April 18, 2002, the Center sent the Acknowledgment of Receipt of Complaint to the Complainant and copied it to the Complainant's authorized representative and the Respondent. On the same day, the Center requested for an electronic version of the complaint from the Complainant.
On April 19, 2002, the Complainant's authorized representative submitted the required copy of the complaint by e-mail to the Center. On the same day, the Center sent a Request for Registrar Verification to the Registrar.
On April 20, 2002, the Complainant's authorized representative submitted the required four (4) copies of the complaint to the Center by courier since the Complainant had only submitted one (1) hard copy of the complaint on April 8, 2002. The Center received the said four (4) copies on April 24, 2002.
On April 23, 26 and May 7, 2002, the Center sent reminders to the Registrar to reply its request for Registrar Verification.
On May 7, 2002, the Center received confirmation that the Registrar of the said Domain Name was NamesDirect.com and the registrant was the Respondent.
On May 8, 2002, having found that the Complainant had satisfied the formal requirements of the Policy, the Rules and the Supplemental Rules, the Center sent the Notification of Complaint and Commencement of Administrative Proceeding (the Notification) by post/courier (with enclosures) and by e-mail (with the complaint but without attachments) to the Respondent and transmitted by e-mail the complaint (without attachments) to the Complainant's authorized representative. It also extended a copy of the Notification to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and the Registrar. The said Notification set the formal date of the commencement of this administrative proceeding as May 8, 2002, and required the Respondent to submit a response to the Center within 20 calendar days from the date of receipt of the said Notification, failing which the Respondent would be considered to be in default.
The Respondent failed to file the response with the Center by May 28, 2002. On June 6, 2002, the Center sent the Notification of Respondent Default to the Respondent by post/courier and by e-mail and copied it to the Complainant's authorized representative by e-mail.
As the Complainant had elected to have the dispute decided by a single-member panel (the Panel) in the complaint, on June 18, 2002, the Center appointed Mr. Hariram Jayaram to be the panelist after receiving a Statement of Acceptance and Declaration of Impartiality and Independence from him and sent a Notification of Appointment of Administrative Panel and Projected Decision Date to the Complainant's authorized representative, the Respondent and the Panel by e-mail. On the same day, the Center sent the Transmission of Case File to the Panel.
On June 27, 2002, the Panel, through the Center, made a request for the Complainant to supply documentary evidence to show that the Complainant and Nuntiya Care Stone Co. Ltd are one and the same entity since the trade mark "Thaigem.com" was registered in the name of Nuntiya Care Stone Co. Ltd. The request was conveyed to the Complainant by e-mail. The Complainant was asked to give its reply by June 29, 2002.
On June 28, 2002, the Panel, through the Center, made a further request for the Complainant to supply an English translation of the documents which it had submitted as exhibits earlier.
On the same day, the Center received a reply from the Complainant's authorized representative with documents to show the transfer of intellectual property rights in the "Thaigem.com" trade mark from Nuntiya Care Stone Co. Ltd to Thaigem Holdings Limited and subsequently to the Complainant but the Complainant did not provide the requested English translations.
On June 29, 2002, the Panel, through the Center, directed the Complainant to amend its complaint and file the amended complaint by July 8, 2002. The Respondent was given a week to file his response (if any) to the amended complaint. The deadline for the Panel's decision was extended to July 17, 2002.
The Panel finds that the Center has discharged its obligations and responsibilities under the Rules. The Panel will give its decision based on the amended complaint, the Policy, the Rules and the Supplementary Rules, without the benefit of any response from the Respondent.
In its complaint, the Complainant states that it and/or its related companies have been actively involved in the creation and operation of the Thaigem.com trade mark ("the trade mark") for over three years, with the first commercial use of the trade mark taking place on August 18, 1998, and the Thaigem.com website being launched on September 15, 1998. The trade mark is well known both locally and internationally with prominent coverage in the local and international media. The Complainant is recognized as being one of the most successful e-businesses in Asia and the undisputed e-commerce leader in Thailand. Morgan Beard, editor-in-chief of US-based Colored Stone magazine, confirms that the Complainant handles "the lion's share of the online gem trade, in which few other companies have succeeded". It has made a substantial investment in sourcing products, developing the facilities and systems to market, sell and deliver such products and providing a high level of service to its customers. It has created goodwill in the trade mark. It owns the registered trade mark right in the United States and has protection under common law internationally. It also has a United States service-mark application for the registration of the trade mark for retailing of gemstones, jewelry, bead strands, gemstone carvings, arts, antiques, artifacts, handcrafts and statues and a European trade mark application in Class 14 for gemstones, jewelry and gemstone carvings and in Class 35 for retailing of gemstones, jewelry, bead strands, gemstone carvings, arts, antiques, artifacts, handcrafts and statues. The trade mark was originally registered by Nuntiya Care Stone Co. Ltd. The intellectual property rights owned by this company were initially assigned to a holding company in May 2001 during a corporate restructuring exercise needed in preparation for an initial public offering. This restructuring necessitated the forming of a third company to handle the marketing obligations of the holding company, and the intellectual property rights were assigned to the Complainant. Notification of the above has been made to the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and the Complainant is currently awaiting a new certificate to be issued.
As the Respondent has not filed his response, the available facts about him are that he has registered the said Domain Name with the Registrar and his address is 9/298 Suvinthawong Road, Kratumrai, Bangkok, 10530, Thailand.
- the Respondent seeks to pass on the said Domain Name, based on the underlying value of the Complainant�s trade mark, for an amount far in excess of his out-of-pocket expenses.
The Complainant refers to Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin v. The Polygenix Group Co., WIPO Case No. D2000-0163, to support its contention of bad faith. In this case, it has been held that if a domain name is so obviously connected with a complainant and its product, use by anyone else would suggest "opportunistic bad faith."
The Respondent has not filed a Response to enable the Panel to ascertain his contentions.
Paragraph 5 (a) of the Rules requires the Respondent to submit his response to the Center within twenty (20) days of the commencement of the administrative proceeding.
"draw such inferences�as it considers appropriate."
The Complainant is a company organized and existing under the laws of the Cayman Islands and has its principal office there. It has also supplied a contact address in Thailand. The Respondent resides in Thailand.
To show that it is the owner of the trade mark "Thaigem.com", the Complainant has produced the Certificate of Registration No. 2,528,741 obtained from the United States Patent and Trade Mark Office on January 8, 2002, for jewelry, precious and semi-precious gemstones, precious and semi-gemstone carvings in Class 14. The registrant as shown in the Certificate is Nuntinya Care Stone Co. Ltd. However, pursuant to a restructuring exercise, the rights and interests in the trade mark are now with the Complainant and the recordal of the assignment is pending before the United States Patent and Trade Mark Office. Taking note of the decision in Hotel Corp. of America v Inn America Inc., 153 U.S.P.Q. 574 (TTAB 1967), the Panel is of the view that although the documents regarding the assignment have not been recorded in the said Office as yet, rights in the mark have been acquired by the Complainant by virtue of the assignment except against a subsequent bona fide purchaser. These rights acquired in the United States are relevant for this administrative proceeding although the Complainant is from the Cayman Islands and the Respondent from Thailand. As indicated by the panel in Bennett Coleman & Co Ltd v Steven S Lalwani, WIPO Case No. D2000-0014 and Bennett Coleman & Co Ltd v Long Distance Telephone Company, WIPO Case No. D2000-0015, "the essence of the Internet is its world wide access". The propriety of a domain name registration may be questioned by comparing it to a trade mark registered in any country.
The Complainant has also produced evidence to show extensive use of the trade mark in Thailand. It has submitted copies of press coverage in the Thai and English languages. The Panel is unable to pay heed to the documents in Thai since the Complainant has not made available the English translations although the language of the Registration Agreement pertaining to the said Domain Name is English. The Panel will ignore the documents in Thai and will merely rely on the documents in English. There are sufficient facts in the English documents to establish that the Complainant has rights in Thailand in the trade mark by virtue of its use there although it has not registered the trade mark in that country.
When a comparison is made between the said Domain Name and the trade mark, the Panel finds that the said Domain Name is confusingly similar to the trade mark "Thaigem.com".
The Complainant asserts that the said Domain Name merely points to a page maintained by the Registrar for domain name parking purposes. The Respondent has not availed himself of his rights to respond to the complaint. The Panel concludes that the Respondent has no evidence to rebut the assertion of the Complainant. The Panel also finds that the Respondent is not commonly known as "Thaigem" or "Thaigem.net". He has no rights or legitimate interests in the said Domain Name.
To support its contention that the registration and use of the said Domain Name is in bad faith, the Complainant says that it tried to contact the Respondent by e-mail with the aim of asking for the said Domain Name to be transferred to it. It had also offered to pay USD500.00 to defray the expenses which might be incurred for the transfer. There was no reply to this e-mail. When the Complainant made an attempt to locate the Respondent at the address he had given to the Registrar, it was not successful. It is open to the Complainant in such circumstances to conclude that the Respondent has filed incorrect information with the Registrar to confuse the ownership records relating to the said Domain Name. The Respondent's failure to reply to its communication has forced the Complainant to conclude that his conduct is calculated to mislead the trade and public into believing that the said Domain Name is connected with the Complainant and that he is seeking to pass on the said Domain Name for an amount far in excess of his out-of-pocket expenses.
Although the documents relating to this administrative proceeding were sent to the e-mail and physical addresses of the Respondent, he has neither acknowledged receipt of them nor filed a response to the complaint to refute the Complainant's statements. The allegations of the Complainant remain unchallenged.
It is not possible for the Panel in the circumstances to make a finding that the Respondent's registration of the said Domain Name or his passive use is bona fide.


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Photo: A vehicle suspected to belong to the security outfit riddled with gun bullets along Ikpaora, Arondizuogu road.
By Chinonso Alozie
Suspected members of the community Security outfit have engaged in a gun battle with kidnapping syndicate suspected to be laying ambush for their victims along Ikpaora, Arondizuogu road in Okigwe local government area of Imo state.
Vanguard gathered from Arondizuogu, that the incident which happened last Monday, has generated tension in the community, especially among villagers plying the community roads.
The men of the security team said they got information about the activities of the bandits from motorists and commuters who encountered the said kidnappers.
As a result of which the community security outfit swung into action to apprehend the bandits from where the gun battle started.
According to an eyewitness they got information while they were escorting a stakeholder from the community who he said was popularly known as Mazi Omekaodimma, "On our way, we got information that armed robbers, kidnappers have blocked the way. We diverted to another route and later disguised ourselves as passengers and moved towards the location of the armed robbers.
"On getting to their position they opened fire on us and we responded to them. They fired their bullets on our vehicles that damaged the engines of our car and parts of the body of the car.
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"We were six in number but when the gun battle became too much we called for reinforcement. During the gun duel, some of the bandits got bullet injuries and they escaped. For now, we don't have the number that was affected. We were able to conquer them and they ran into the bush."
He alleged that; "We have identified two groups doing kidnapping on this Ikpaora road. He claimed they were suspected of "Fulani terrorist and our Igbo brothers. They work together. One group will come in the morning and the other one will come in the night. We are still going to fight them."
At the time of filing this report efforts to reach out to the Imo state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mike Abattam, did not pick his phone.


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The Green Party of the United States (GPUS) is a green political party in the United States founded in 1984 as a federation of state green parties. With its founding, the Green Party of the United States became the primary national Green organization in that country, eclipsing the Greens/Green Party USA, which emphasized non-electoral movement building. The Association of State Green Parties (ASGP), a forerunner organization, first gained widespread public attention during Ralph Nader's Presidential run. At the state legislature level the party had several members elected, including in California, Maine and Arkansas. A number of Greens around the United States hold positions on the municipal level, including on school boards, city councils and as mayors. The party promotes environmentalism and social justice with policy principles in nonviolence, grassroots democracy and participatory democracy, gender equality, and anti-racism.
1 Ideology
2.1 Early years
3 Fundraising and position on super PACs
4 Structure and composition
4.1 Committees
4.2 Green National Committee
4.3 Caucuses
4.4 State parties
5 Geographic distribution
6 Electoral results
6.1 President
6.2 Congress
6.2.1 House of Representatives
6.2.2 Senate
7 Office holders
8 Presidential tickets
9 List of national conventions/meetings
The Green Party follows the ideology Green politics which is based on the Four Pillars of the Green Party: Ecological Wisdom, Social and Economic Justice, Grassroots Democracy, and Nonviolence and Peace. It emphasizes environmentalism, non-hierarchical participatory democracy, social justice, respect for diversity, peace, and nonviolence. Their "Ten Key Values,"[3] which are described as non-authoritarian guiding principles, are as follows:
Social justice and equal opportunity
Community-based economics
Respect for diversity
Personal and global responsibility
Future focus and sustainability
The Green Party does not accept donations from corporations, political action committees (PACs), 527(c) organizations or soft money. The party's platforms and rhetoric harshly criticize any corporate influence and control over government, media, and society at large.[4]
Main article: History of the Green Party of the United States
The political movement that began in 1984 as the decentralized Committees of Correspondence[5] (GCoC) evolved into a more centralized structure by 1990, opening a national clearinghouse, and forming governing bodies, bylaws, and a platform under the name The Green Committees of Correspondence (GCoC) and by 1990, simply, The Greens. The organization conducted non-electoral grassroots organizing efforts, educational activities, and electoral campaigns.
Internal divisions arose between members who saw electoral politics as ultimately corrupting and supported the notion of an "anti-party party" formed by Petra Kelly and other leaders of Die Grünen in Germany,[6] vs. those who saw electoral strategies as a crucial engine of social change (organized as The Green Politics Network in 1990 and The National Association of Statewide Green Parties by 1994). A struggle for the direction of the organization culminated a "compromise agreement," ratified in 1990 at the Greens National Congress in Elkins, West VirginiaTemplate:Spaced ndashin which both strategies would be accommodated within the same organization under a 527 political organization renamed The Greens/Green Party USA (G/GPUSA).
The compromise agreement subsequently collapsed and two Green Party organizations have co-existed in the United States since the mid-1990s, now operating independently as the Green Party of the United States and the G/GPUSA, which is no longer registered as a political party.
Fundraising and position on super PACs
In the early decades of Green organizing in the United States, the prevailing U.S. system of money-dominated elections was universally rejected by Greens, so that some Greens were reluctant to have Greens participate in the election system at all, because they deemed the campaign finance system inherently corrupt. Other Greens felt strongly that the Green Party should develop in the electoral arena; many of these Greens felt that adopting an alternative model of campaign finance, emphasizing self-imposed contribution limits, would present a wholesome and attractive contrast to the odious campaign finance practices of the money-dominated major parties. Over the years, some state Green parties have come to place less emphasis on the principle of self-imposed limits than they did in the past. Nevertheless, it is safe to say that Green Party fundraising (for candidates' campaigns and for the party itself) still tends to rely on relatively small contributions, and that Greens generally decry not only the rise of the super-PACs but also the big-money system, which some Greens criticize as plutocracy. Some Greens feel that the Green Party's position should be simply to follow the laws and regulations of campaign finance.[7] Other Greens argue that it would injure the Green Party not to practice a principled stand against the anti-democratic influence of money in the political process. Candidates for office, like Jill Stein, the 2012 Green Party nominee for the President of the United States, typically rely on smaller donations to fund their campaigns.[8]
Structure and composition
The Green Party has two national committees recognized by the Federal Election Commission:
the Green National Committee (GNC)
the Green Senatorial Campaign Committee (GSCC)[9]
Green National Committee
Main article: Green National Committee
Four identity caucuses have achieved representation on the GNC:
Black Caucus[10] - Acting Co-Chairs: Thomas Muhammad, George Friday
Lavender Greens[11] (LGBTIQ)- Co-Chairs: Starlene Rankin, Justin Crockett Elzie
Women's Caucus[12] - Co-Chairs: Nan Garrett, Sylvia Inwood
Youth Caucus[13]
Three other caucuses are working toward formal recognition by the GNC:
Disability Caucus[14]
Latino Caucus[15]
Labor Caucus[16]
The Blue Greens (workers' caucus) and the Native American caucus also exist, but have not established organizing committees yet.[citation needed]
State parties
The following is a list of the accredited state chapters of the Green Party of the United States as listed on the Party's official website.[17]
Green Party of Alaska[18]
Arizona Green Party[19]
Green Party of Arkansas[20]
Green Party of California[21]
Green Party of Colorado[22]
Green Party of Connecticut[23]
D.C. Statehood Green Party[24]
Green Party of Delaware[25]
Green Party of Florida[26]
Georgia Green Party[27]
Green Party of Hawaii[28]
Idaho Green Party[29]
Illinois Green Party[30]
Indiana Green Party [31]
Iowa Green Party[32]
Kentucky Green Party[33]
Green Party of Louisiana[34]
Maine Green Independent Party[35]
Maryland Green Party[36]
Massachusetts Green-Rainbow Party[37]
Green Party of Michigan[38]
Green Party of Minnesota[39]
Green Party of Mississippi[40]
Green Party of Missouri[41] (formerly Progressive Party of Missouri)
Montana Green Party[42]
Nebraska Green Party[43]
Green Party of Nevada[44]
Green Party of New Hampshire[45]
Green Party of New Jersey[46]
Green Party of New Mexico[47]
Green Party of New York State[48]
North Carolina Green Party[49]
Green Party of Ohio[50]
Pacific Green Party of Oregon[51]
Green Party of Pennsylvania[52]
Green Party of Rhode Island[53]
South Carolina Green Party[54]
Green Party of Tennessee[55]
Green Party of Texas[56]
Green Party of Virginia[57]
Green Party of Washington State[58]
West Virginia Mountain Party[59]
Wisconsin Green Party[60]
Green Party of Wyoming[61]
The Green Party does not currently operate state chapters in Alabama, Kansas, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Utah, or Vermont. Its Presidential candidates have been able to appear on the ballot in some of those states, however. In addition, the Green Party operates a chapter in the US Virgin Islands.[62]
The Green Party has its strongest popular support on the Pacific Coast, Upper Great Lakes, and Northeast, as reflected in the geographical distribution of Green candidates elected.[63] Californians have elected 55 of the 226 office-holding Greens nationwide as of June 2007. Other states with high numbers of Green elected officials include Pennsylvania (31), Wisconsin (23), Massachusetts (18), and Maine (17). Maine has the highest per capita number of Green elected officials in the country, and the largest Green registration percentage with more than 29,273 Greens comprising 2.95% of the electorate as of November 2006.[64] Madison, Wisconsin, is the city with the most Green elected officials (8) followed by Portland, Maine (7).
In 2005, the Green Party had 305,000 registered members in states allowing party registration, and tens of thousands of members and contributors in the rest of the country.[65] One challenge that the Green Party (as well as other third parties) faces is the difficulty of overcoming ballot access laws in many states.
Electoral results
# of overall votes
% of overall vote
# of electoral votes
Ralph Nader Winona LaDuke 684,871 0.71
Ralph Nader Winona LaDuke 2,882,955 2.74
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David Cobb Pat LaMarche 119,859 0.10
Cynthia McKinney Rosa Clemente 161,680 0.12
Jill Stein Cheri Honkala 468,907[66][archive verification needed] 0.36
# of overall seats won
134,072 0.14%
52,096 0.07%
685,289 0.9
94,702 0.2
152.555 0.32
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John Eder, elected in Maine in 2002, was the first Green Party candidate elected to a state legislature to serve a full term as a Green.
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Musician Jello Biafra ran for several offices with the Green Party, including for President in 2000.
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Malik Rahim, former Black Panther Party activist, ran for the U.S. Congress in 2008 with the Green Party.
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Psychiatrist Joel Kovel ran for the Green Party's presidential nomination in 2000.
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2012 Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein
As of October 18, 2012, there were 134 elected Greens across the United States.[67] Positions held varied greatly, from mayor to city council, school board to sanitation district. Twenty-three states had Greens elected at the municipal level, representing every region of the country except for East South Central. Greens held mayorships in California and New York, and positions on city, neighborhood, or common councils in the West, South, Midwest, and Northeast. Major cities with a Green presence were spread throughout the country and included Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Cleveland, Oklahoma City, and Washington, DC.
The Green Party in the United States has won elected office at the local level; most winners of public office in the United States who are considered Greens have won nonpartisan elections.[68] The highest-ranking Greens ever elected in the nation were: John Eder, a member of the Maine House of Representatives until his defeat in November 2006; Audie Bock, elected to the California State Assembly in 1999 but switched her registration to Independent seven months later[69] running as an independent in the 2000 election;[70] Richard Carroll, elected to the Arkansas House of Representatives in 2008 but switched parties to become a Democrat five months after his election;[71] and Fredrick Smith, elected to the Arkansas House of Representatives in 2012,[72] but re-registered as a Democrat in 2014.[73]
In November 2010, Ben Chipman, a former Green Party leader, ran for Maine House of Representaitves as an unenrolled candidate and was elected. Chipman was re-elected in 2012 and 2014.[74]
As of 2014, Mayor Gayle McLaughlin is the most notable Green elected official in the United States. McLaughlin is serving her second term as mayor of Richmond, California. McLaughlin defeated two Democrats in 2006 to become mayor,[75] and was reelected in 2010.[76] Richmond, with a population of over 100,000 people, is the largest city in the country with a Green mayor.
Fairfax, California, Arcata, California, Sebastopol, California, and New Paltz, New York are the only towns in the United States to ever hold a Green Party majority in their town councils. Twin Ridges Elementary in Nevada County, California held the first Green Party majority school board in the United States.[77]
Presidential tickets
1996: Ralph Nader and Winona LaDuke 685,128 votes (Ralph Nader presidential campaign, 1996)
2000: Ralph Nader and Winona LaDuke 2,882,000 votes (Ralph Nader presidential campaign, 2000)
2004: David Cobb and Pat LaMarche 119,859 votes (David Cobb presidential campaign, 2004)
2008: Cynthia McKinney and Rosa Clemente 161,603 votes[78] (Cynthia McKinney presidential campaign, 2008)
2012: Jill Stein and Cheri Honkala[79] 469,501 votes[80] (Jill Stein presidential campaign, 2012)
List of national conventions/meetings
1996 – Los Angeles, CA
2000 – Denver, CO
2001 – Santa Barbara, CA
2002 – Philadelphia, PA
2003 – Washington, DC
2004 – Milwaukee, WI
2005 – Tulsa, OK
2006 – Tucson, AZ
2007 – Reading, PA
2008 – Chicago, IL
2009 – Durham, NC
2010 – Detroit, MI
2011 - Alfred, NY
2012 - Baltimore, MD
2013 - Iowa City, IA
2015 - St. Louis, MO
2016 - TBD
Greens/Green Party USA
Worldwide green parties
List of political parties in the United States
California Green Archives
Audie Bock
Douglas Campbell
Ben Chipman
David Cobb
Mike Feinstein
Daniel Hamburg
Howie Hawkins
Joel Kovel
Pat LaMarche
Ben Manski
Gayle McLaughlin
Brent McMillan
David McReynolds
Ross Mirkarimi
Malik Rahim
Kent Warner Smith
Dona Spring
Charlene Spretnak
Kevin Zeese
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The double-headed eagle is a strong design story throughout the collection Vincent, seen here in the form of an 18 carat gold pair of earrings. The collection draws inspiration from Imperial Russia, the double eagle motif being the mark of the family of Romanov – the last reigning Tsars.
Hannah has formed her own sculptural version of this inexorable symbol of power – hand carving these miniature earrings to communicate her vision, and the vision of the collection.
This earring is made from approximately 2.4 grams of solid 18 carat gold. Each earring is made by hand in our London workshops. It is fitted with an engineered 'alpha' fitting for maximum security whilst in ear.
Width (at widest point) 19mm.
Length (at longest point) 11.5mm.
The eagle's you see in this earring were originally inspired by the Romanov's heraldic double-headed eagle. The Romanov's were the last Tsars of Russia. During my research period I became fascinated by the family and their fate, as well as by other, more recent, elements of Russian visual history. I was looking at monumental Soviet Modernist architecture, Russian communist propaganda graphics and post-modern Russian art (Malevich in particular), amongst other things.
In this earring, the double-headed eagle is suspended by a small ring, giving it movement whilst in the ear. The eagle's heads meet at a point to create a 'link' – a continuous sculptural line running through the motif without a break.


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Tim Peake joins us as we get ready to launch special Raspberry Pi computers to space
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We're feeling nostalgic because six years ago, two special Raspberry Pi computers named Ed and Izzy were travelling to the International Space Station (ISS) from Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA. These two Astro Pi units joined British ESA astronaut Tim Peake as part of his six-month Principia space mission. Tim and Astro Pis Ed and Izzy helped hundreds of young people run their own computer programs in space as part of the first Astro Pi Challenge.
We are also feeling excited, because Tim and our Head of Youth Partnerships, Olympia Brown, are talking to British TV and radio shows today about all things space and Astro Pi, including the exciting new developments and how families can get involved! You might catch Tim on your favourite channel.
Tim Peake being interviewed about the Astro Pi Challenge and how parents getting their children involved will benefit the whole family.
Tim Peake has been our Astro Pi champion from the start
Tim says: "I had the privilege to take the first Astro Pi computers to the International Space Station in 2015. Since then, more than 50,000 children have run experiments and sent messages into orbit. The Astro Pi Challenge is a great activity for children and their parents to discover more about coding and to use digital tools to be creative."
During his space mission, Tim Peake deployed Astro Pi units Ed and Izzy in a number of different locations on board the ISS. He was responsible for loading the Astro Pi participants' programs onto Ed and Izzy, collecting the data they generated, and making sure it was downlinked back to Earth for the participants.
Tim Peake with one of the first two Astro Pis unit during his Principia mission on the ISS
Fast forward six years, and we're retiring Astro Pis Ed and Izzy and sending two upgraded Astro Pi units to space – in just over a week's time, to be precise. This year, Italian ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti will be taking the helm for the Challenge on board the ISS, while Tim continues to champion the Astro Pi Challenge down here on Earth.
Thank you Tim, for inspiring so many families to get involved with STEM and coding.
Your family's very own space mission with Astro Pi
To get involved in the Astro Pi Challenge, you and your young people don't even have to wait until the new Raspberry Pi computers arrive on the ISS. You can do Astro Pi Mission Zero — the beginners' coding activity of the European Astro Pi Challenge — today!
Mission Zero participant Liz with her 2020-2021 certificate
In Mission Zero, young people, by themselves or in a team of up to four, follow our step-by-step instructions to write the code for a simple program, which we will send up to ISS to run on the new Astro Pi units. With their program, young people take a humidity reading on board the ISS and show it to the astronauts stationed there, together with a personal message or colourful design. This beginner-friendly coding activity takes about an hour and can be done on any computer in a web browser. It's completely free too.
As a parent (or educator), you support young people on Mission Zero by:
Registering as a Mission Zero mentor on astro-pi.org so we can send you a unique code for submitting your child's program once it's written
Helping them follow the step-by-step instructions so you can learn about coding together
Motivating them to keep going if their program doesn't work right away, and helping to spot mistakes
Celebrating with them when they've finished writing the code for their Mission Zero program
After a young person's Mission Zero code has run and their message has been shown in the ISS, we'll send you a special certificate for them so you can commemorate their space mission.
And this year, Astro Pi Mission Zero is extra special: we are asking all participants to help us name the upgraded Raspberry Pi computers that will go to live on board the ISS. We've created a list of renowned European scientists whose names participants can vote for, in case you need inspiration.
Parents have lots of enthusiasm for learning about science and technology
It's not just young people that benefit from getting involved with the Astro Pi Challenge – it's something the whole family will enjoy doing together. And as findings from our recent UK survey showed, parents are rediscovering their passion for science, technology, and coding through helping their kids with homework. The survey found that parents of children in primary and secondary school are far more likely than any other group of adults to enjoy learning about science, with 3 in 5 parents (62%) revealing their enthusiasm for the subject. Nearly as many parents (58%) wished they had greater knowledge of STEM from school, and 62% said they are interested in learning how to code.
"It's wonderful to find out that parents of schoolchildren are discovering a passion for science and technology, especially after a year of home-schooling where they have been able to see first-hand what their children are learning." says Olympia Brown, our Head of Youth Partnerships. "The Astro Pi Challenge is a fun, free, and creative way to learn about coding and carry out science experiments on board the International Space Station that both children and parents can get involved in."
Young people love Astro Pi Mission Zero
If Tim Peake and we have not convinced you how fun and inspiring the Astro Pi Challenge will be for your family, then here are some young people to tell you about their experiences. We asked learners at Linton-on-Ouse Primary School how they found taking part in this year's Mission Zero.
Learners at Linton-on-Ouse Primary School taking part in Mission Zero
This is what some of the young learners shared with us:
"I learned a bit about how to code. Everyone was very helpful. This was very fun, and I wish we can do this again. It was tricky when we tried to make the colours change."
– A learner in Year 4
"I worked as a team by helping check all the time. Next time I want to do it on my own, because I am feeling confident."
Head over to astro-pi.org to register as a Mission Zero mentor today and start coding with your children. There you'll find all the details you need for your family space mission.
Tags Astro Pi, european astro pi challenge, parents, STEM, tim peake
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import mock
from contextlib import contextmanager

import botocore.session
from tests import BaseSessionTest, ClientHTTPStubber
from botocore.stub import Stubber
from tests import unittest

class TestDocDBPresignUrlInjection(BaseSessionTest):

    def setUp(self):
        super(TestDocDBPresignUrlInjection, self).setUp()
        self.client = self.session.create_client('docdb', 'us-west-2')
        self.http_stubber = ClientHTTPStubber(self.client)

    def assert_presigned_url_injected_in_request(self, body):
        self.assertIn('PreSignedUrl', body)
        self.assertNotIn('SourceRegion', body)

    def test_create_db_cluster(self):
        params = {
            'DBClusterIdentifier': 'my-cluster',
            'Engine': 'docdb',
            'SourceRegion': 'us-east-1',
            'MasterUsername': 'master',
            'MasterUserPassword': 'mypassword'
        }
        response_body = (
            b'<CreateDBClusterResponse>'
            b'<CreateDBClusterResult>'
            b'</CreateDBClusterResult>'
            b'</CreateDBClusterResponse>'
        )
        self.http_stubber.add_response(body=response_body)
        with self.http_stubber:
            self.client.create_db_cluster(**params)
            sent_request = self.http_stubber.requests[0]
            self.assert_presigned_url_injected_in_request(sent_request.body)

    def test_copy_db_cluster_snapshot(self):
        params = {
            'SourceDBClusterSnapshotIdentifier': 'source-db',
            'TargetDBClusterSnapshotIdentifier': 'target-db',
            'SourceRegion': 'us-east-1'
        }
        response_body = (
            b'<CopyDBClusterSnapshotResponse>'
            b'<CopyDBClusterSnapshotResult>'
            b'</CopyDBClusterSnapshotResult>'
            b'</CopyDBClusterSnapshotResponse>'
        )
        self.http_stubber.add_response(body=response_body)
        with self.http_stubber:
            self.client.copy_db_cluster_snapshot(**params)
            sent_request = self.http_stubber.requests[0]
            self.assert_presigned_url_injected_in_request(sent_request.body)

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