Sandip Tiwari, a native of India, was educated starting in Physics before moving to Electrical Engineering, attending IIT Kanpur, RPI, and Cornell, and after working at IBM Research, joined Cornell in 1999. He has been a visiting faculty at Michigan, Columbia, and Harvard, the founding editor-in-chief of Transactions on Nanotechnology and authored a popular textbook of device physics. He is currently the Charles N. Mellowes Professor in Engineering and the director of USA's National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network. His research has spanned the engineering and science of semiconductor electronics and optics, and has been honored with the Cledo Brunetti Award of the Institution of Electronic and Electrical Engineers (IEEE), the Distinguished Alumnus Award from IIT Kanpur, the Young Scientist Award from Institute of Physics, and the Fellowships of American Physical Society and IEEE. Particular joyful to him is discovering scientific explanations, uncovering new phenomena, inventing new devices and technologies, and moving in directions that are of broader societal use. His current research interests are in the challenging questions that arise when connecting large scales, such as those of massively integrated electronic systems – a complex system, to small scales, such as those of small devices and structures that come about from the use of nanoscale, bringing together knowledge from engineering and physical and computing sciences. Through National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NNIN) and in his personal life, he is also active in bringing broader education, openness and understanding and cooperation across this world.


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The diploma program on Computer Aided Engineering enables the user to carry out validation process, which is an essential part of product development cycle. The course will impart thorough knowledge on product validation. The course ensures that the participant is provided a holistic approach, both practical and theoretical, to certain software.Eligibility: These courses are open to all students in the mechanical field; both from diploma and engineering streams.
We currently live in a world where products are expected to be nothing less than perfect. Therefore, designers and engineers need to put in a lot of effort to ensure that what goes out in the market is the best that can be offered. One way to do that during the production cycle is through simulation, that is testing a product's model to determine how it would behave in a real-world environment. This is a Compter-aided Engineering (CAE) process, for which the market-leading software is Hypermesh. If you want to get into the depths of this software, hypermesh training institutes in Mumbai are the right place!
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UNDP/Global Fund Institutional Strengthening of NGOs that Provide Support to Vulnerable Populations Project
CAI has been contracted by UNDP, with support from the Global Fund, from 2007 to 2009 to design and implement trainings and TA for the Institutional Strengthening of NGOs that Provide Support to Vulnerable Populations Project. The goal of the project is to increase the capacity of NGOs that provide support and services to populations most at-risk for HIV infection to plan, implement, supervise, and monitor and evaluate their projects. Through institutional strengthening, the agencies are better able to effectively solicit funding and administer their programs, which translates into services of higher quality, better utilization of resources, stronger alliances with governmental agencies and the community, and greater opportunity for growth and development. Over the two year project period, CAI has provided training and TA to 14 NGOs in the following areas:
Salvadorian National Bureau of Family Issues and the First Lady Initiative, Training in Psycho Educational Strategies to Address Trauma in Early Childhood
The Salvadorian National Bureau of Family Issues and the First Lady initiative to address trauma in children and adolescents, Tenderness Program (Secretaria Nacional de la Familia Programa Ternura) contracted CAI to conduct a two-day program entitled: Psycho-Educational Strategies to Address Trauma in Early Childhood: Working with Teachers, Parents and Tutors. This program, which took place in November 2007, was directed to 31 psychologists, teachers and mental health providers working in public institutions and was delivered as the last activity of the two-month diploma on trauma and childhood coordinated by the National Bureau of Family Issues with funding from WHO/PAHO.
In addition, CAI was part of the Central American Forum on Human Security and Prevention of Trauma in Children and Adolescents from 2006 - 2008. This international event drew more than 800 professionals from around Central America, USA and Canada each year. CAI delivered the presentation, Trauma, Vulnerability and AIDS During Adolescence.
Training of Service Providers
As a result of the first New York Link, Cicatelli Associates Incorporated developed a working relationship with the National Program of HIV AIDS in El Salvador, the focal point of the Central American Network of PHWAs in El Salvador along with its hosting NGO: ATLACATL VIVO POSITIVO. The result has been a significant collaborative joint effort to address some of the biggest challenges faced by National HIV AIDS Programs, service providers and PHWAs such as: Treatment Adherence, Multidisciplinary team work, HIV Counseling and Testing, Capacity building, Organizational Development and more.
As a result of this collaborative, the following trainings have been delivered on a year by year basis:
Facilitating Support Groups
Third National conference on HIV/AIDS
HIV treatment Adherence
Training Skills: TOT
Multidisciplinary team work
PWA Training: "more that just consumers"
HIV counseling and Testing
HIV rapid Testing
HIV rapid Testing (group 2)
TOT Adherence
TOT multidisciplinary teams
Retreat National AIDS Program: Organizational Development
Behavior change strategies
Organizational Development: planning and presentation of successful projects. Directed to NGO's working in HIV AIDS
Follow up course for nurses, psychologists and social workers in the Health System in El Salvador (a 64 hours class followed by 20 hours practicum)

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Curtain walling is a form of vertical building enclosure that is effectively a form of facade. It is non-structural and non-load-bearing – apart from itself and environmental forces. It can be made from a variety of materials. This CPD will focus on aluminium curtain walling.
It will cover the options available when specifying aluminium curtain walling, consider what needs to be taken into account when specifying curtain walling and provide a basic understanding of the regulations and standards that need to be understood and applied.
According to the Centre for Window and Cladding Technology (CWCT), curtain walling is "a form of vertical building enclosure which supports no load other than its own weight, that of ancillary components and the environmental forces which act upon it".
The CWCT says that although the term "is sometimes restricted to metal-framed curtain walls, the above definition embraces many different construction methods and materials, including non-load bearing precast concrete".
The National House Building Council (NHBC) also offers a definition in its Technical Extra document dated February 2012, in which it agrees broadly with the CWCT's description, adding that curtain walling also includes slope glazing, while the system "includes all frames, brackets, fixings, flashings, gutters, copings, glass, panels, gaskets and sealant that forms the assembly".
The NHBC also reinforces the fact that a curtain wall is not a weight-bearing structure – it is designed to bear only its own weight and any external forces such as air and water.
The NHBC goes on to give further clarifications in its technical addendums and identifies when doors and windows become walls.
It adds that coupled door and window assemblies (including spandrel panels) that are contained between a structural floor and ceiling within a single storey can be considered in accordance with chapter 6.7 [of the Technical Extra document] "Doors, windows and glazing".
This useful guidance clearly sets out the point at which one moves from a window to a curtain wall.
The CWCT identifies six different types of assemblies that may be considered curtain walls. This CPD will focus on two: "stick" and "unitised" systems, the most commonly used types.
Structural glazing – a bolted and suspended assembly, glass assemblies with special bolts and brackets or patch plates, supported by a secondary structure.
For the purposes of this CPD the focus will be on the metal framed products (specifically aluminium).
Most aluminium curtain wall constructions in the UK are stick type assemblies. Horizontal and vertical framing members, or sticks, of extruded aluminium profiles, which are finished in anodised or polyester powder coat paint, form a basic grid to accept vision or spandrel panels.
Profiles are cut to length and machined in the factory prior to assembly on site as a kit of parts. Full access is required on site to both sides of the curtain wall.
With a stick system installation, the lengths of aluminium are fixed on to the building structure before the glass is installed. First the vertical profiles, or the mullions, are fixed to the structure. The profile is fixed at the bottom of the facade by sliding it on to a base plate bracket. At each floor slab, an intermediate bracket is used and at the top of the facade a head plate bracket is fixed in place. Mullions are joined as required through the height of the building using expansion joints, a method that allows for drainage and protection from water penetration.
Normally all the mullions will be installed across the facade before installing the transoms or horizontal profiles. Once the aluminium framing is in place, the glass is installed, then finally the relevant capping will be fixed into place.
All the components in the various joints are fixed in such a way as to allow for building movement and to take the necessary loading. This will be determined per project. The size of the bolts and brackets will also depend on each specific project. Of course all joints are also fixed with weather protection and drainage in mind and there is a lot of detail in the installation that will change depending on the specific curtain wall variant being used.
Unitised curtain wall systems comprise narrow, storey-height units of aluminium framework, glazing and panels preassembled under controlled, factory conditions. Mechanical handling is required to position, align and fix units on to pre-positioned brackets attached to the concrete floor slab or the structural frame.
Unitised systems are more complex in terms of the framing system, plus they have higher direct costs and are less common than stick systems. But the smaller number of site-sealed joints in unitised curtain walling simplifies and hastens enclosure of the building, requires fewer site staff and can make such systems cost effective.
The way the elements are installed also means that the building facade can be installed one floor at a time, allowing internal work to take place. If construction joints interlock, consideration must be given to how damaged units could be removed and replaced. The reduced number of site-made joints compared with stick systems generally leads to a reduction in air and water leakage resulting from poor installation.
On a unitised project, the vast majority of the work is completed in the workshop in a controlled environment, with much less work taking place on site. However, more specialist equipment is required to manufacture the product in the workshop and also to transport and lift the panels onto site. It is essential that the manufacturer and installer are adequately equipped to supply this product.
While the building envelope remains one of the most important exterior elements for building functionality, the facade can be an elegant component that helps to define the unique architectural aesthetics of the building. Vision panels and spandrel panels of varying colour and depth can provide a texture and weight to a facade that enhance the visual appeal. A simple design with standard capping is typical of a basic curtain wall installation.
Feature capping can also be designed into the facade. These can give texture to a facade and allows the architect greater design flexibility.
Using an extended cap in one direction can enhance the vertical or horizontal emphasis of the facade. The office in Ferbocar, Madrid, Spain, below, shows greater emphasis on the horizontal lines of the facade.
Uncapped or structurally bonded systems create a smooth envelope. In the image above, the facade has been used to reflect the Historisches Museum in Bern, Switzerland. The lack of exterior capping allows an uninterrupted reflection.
Another option is a mixture of capped and structurally bonded facade to create a modern aesthetic, again allowing the architect greater freedom of design (see image below).
Of particular design interest is the multi-level facade, which allows a staggered facade with transoms and mullions placed at different angles (see image below). This system has been specifically designed with angles in mind so that the facade maintains good drainage. It allows the architect to choose a particularly striking design.
Opening vents within a facade will also have an impact on the aesthetic of a facade. Parallel opening windows allow an opening around all four sides of the window, giving maximum ventilation. Studies have shown that this allows greater air circulation than traditional side or top-hung windows. It also gives a uniform appearance to the facade when the windows are open. The image below shows a structurally bonded facade featuring parallel opening windows.
A unitised facade also gives a different design aesthetic to a stick system. The image featured below shows a facade that includes inserts of sloped elements, some of which incorporate top-hung vents.
A mix of spandrel and vision panels can create an interesting matrix of colour. Bespoke solutions are also available in most curtain wall systems where a specific aesthetic or performance is required.
The recognised industry standard for curtain walling in the UK is the CWCT's "Standard for systemised building envelopes" (SSBE). SSBE incorporates BS EN 13830:2003 Curtain walling, product standard, and other relevant performance standards and Building Regulations. The CWCT standard covers the performance specification, testing, inspection and assessment of building envelopes constructed from systems of components.
Another point of great importance is fire safety. UK Building Regulations require buildings to be designed and constructed to limit the spread of fire, although it is important to note that the curtain wall product itself doesn't have to be fire-resisting in all applications.
This is an extremely complex topic and would need to be considered in full before specifying any curtain wall product. The CWCT has created a guide to the requirements of UK Building Regulations when it comes to the fire performance of facades. The guide is Technical Note 98 and is available free of charge from their website.
Installation – incorrect drainage will lead to leaks, incorrect glass support will damage units and cause unit failure. Incorrect gaskets or seating of gaskets will cause the facade to leak.
Manufacturers' recommendations are crucial. Each system supplier has designed its curtain wall to be constructed with specific preparations and these must be followed to ensure satisfactory performance.
A key consideration for the long term is the cleaning and maintenance of the facade. The architect who specifies the system and the designer for the manufacturer would have to consider the cleaning of the external glazed facade at the design stage and develop a solution. This solution could be a cradle approach or a telescopic brush pole depending on the specifics of the project in question.


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National Juneteenth Museum a dream come true for 95-year-old Texas trailblazer
Juneteenth Museum a dream come true for 95-year-old Texas trailblazer
Opal Lee with President Joe Biden after he signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law in the East Room of the White House on June 17, 2021. Getty Images
The 95-year-old Texas woman known as "the grandmother of Juneteenth" has earned another lifetime achievement: Opal Lee's hometown of Fort Worth will be home to the National Juneteenth Museum, the city announced.
The museum will be part of a mixed-use development that will help revitalize Fort Worth's Historic Southside neighborhood, according to a release. It will be built on the land that currently houses Lee's Fort Worth Juneteenth Museum, which has served the community for nearly two decades, including as a filming location for the 2020 movie Miss Juneteenth.
Lee was by President Joe Biden's side at the White House when he signed a law declaring Juneteenth a holiday on June 17, 2021. Juneteenth National Independence Day, which commemorates freedom for the enslaved via the abolition of slavery in the United States, became the 12th legal federal holiday — the first new one since Martin Luther King Jr. Day was signed into law in 1983.
A recognition of Juneteenth is something Lee — known affectionately as "Ms. Opal" — has dedicated much of her later life to. In 2016, a then-89-year-old launched Opal's Walk 2 DC, a two-an-a-half-mile walk that symbolized the two-and-a-half years it took for slaves in Texas to learn they were free. She gathered 1.5 million signatures on a petition to make Juneteenth a federal holiday.
Lee, who sits on the board of the National Juneteenth Observance Foundation, also has been leading the charge toward a National Juneteenth Museum.
"To have lived long enough to see my walking and talking make an impact is one thing, but to know that a state-of-the-art museum that will house the actual pen that President Biden used to sign the bill, and many other exhibits, is coming to pass as well, I could do my holy dance again," Lee says in the release.
Texas public affairs firm Sable Brands says construction on the museum is expected to start in early 2022, with completion projected about a year later. The museum will be led by "a collaboration of activists, researchers, historians, and everyday people who understand the influence of history on the trajectory of the human experience," they say.
A spokesman told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram the museum is expected to cost between $25 million and $30 million with funding through "various sources, including individual and corporate donors and government partners."
The National Juneteenth Museum will be designed to educate visitors on the "legacy and experiences of the enslaved and provide factual narratives about people who overcame the trials and hardships of oppression," the release says. "As the epicenter for the preservation of Juneteenth history and a center for discussions about freedom, the new museum will host events and exhibits that foster continued conversation on the global significance of freedom and the celebration of Juneteenth worldwide."
It also will host lectures and programs by renowned authorities on historical perspectives of freedom, they say.
Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker says she is excited to add the museum to the city's list of world-class museums.
"For decades, Juneteenth has been part of the fabric of our city," she says, "and this museum is a welcome addition to its incredible legacy."
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Australia's Climate
My Study in Australia → Australia's Climate
Australia's climate is generally very pleasant and mild. Most of the country receives more than 3,000 hours of sunshine a year!
Being a very large continent, many areas are characterised by various weather conditions, depending on their latitude. Australia is part of the southern hemisphere, so its seasons will be opposite to what you're used to. When it's winter in Europe and Latin America, it's summer south of the equator.
There are four seasons across most of Australia, with the tropical north experiencing a wet and dry season. Summer runs from December to March (average temperature 29°C), autumn throughout March to May, winter runs from June to August (average 13°C) and spring from September to November.
CLIMATE ON THE AUSTRALIAN EAST COAST
Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane
Australia's most populated area (and the most frequented by tourists), the east coast, enjoys a pleasant climate. The ocean waters play a big part in the changing weather conditions.
It's common for Melbourne to experience all four seasons in one day – one minute it can be sunny before it quickly turns to rain. It's often warmer and dryer the further north you travel. Sydney experiences warm but mild weather throughout the year where it tends to be hotter and dryer in Brisbane.
Summer is hot with warm nights. Winters, on the other hand, are rather cool and rainy, but they continue to offer many sunny days.
CLIMATE IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Perth experiences hot, dry summers and mild winters. It's unusual for it to rain during summer but thunderstorms and rain are very common during the cooler months.
The south coast of Western Australia experiences cold fronts and winds that come from Antarctica.
CLIMATE IN NORTHERN AUSTRALIA
Darwin and Cairns
Despite being so far away from each other, Darwin and Cairns experience similar weather throughout the year. The northern end of Australia experiences wet and dry seasons, unlike other parts of Australia.
Darwin experiences the wet season from November to April where temperatures range from 25°C to 34°C. This season is characterised by high humidity, monsoonal rains and storms. The dry season occurs from May to October and is characterised by warm, dry sunny days with cooler nights. While the temperature doesn't differ too much throughout the year, the humidity isn't as high during the dry season.
Cairns experiences heavy rainfall during the summer months when the weather is quite humid and hot. There are lower levels of rainfall during autumn/ winter, but the wind can be quite strong. The temperature during the "cooler" months is still fairly warm but mild and it isn't as humid.
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Supernatural Season 10 Finale Photos: Will the Mark of Cain be Cured?
Last year at this time, we saw Dean facing off against Metatron in the season finale of Supernatural, only to get killed and then be resurrected as a demon thanks to the Mark of Cain. While the elder Winchester spent a few episodes as a demon, he was soon made human again. But since then he's had to deal with the lingering effects of the Mark of Cain.
Once Charlie was killed, Dean went on a rampage, while Sam and Castiel tried to figure out whether they should proceed with their plan to use the Book of the Damned to find a cure for the mark. Is it possible with Rowena's help? And now that Dean is aware that his brother has been working behind his back — despite his insistence that they not use the book (lest it lead to some dire consequences) — will he do everything in his power to stop Sam?
Watch an extended preview for the finale
Everything is going to come to a head in the season 10 finale, when Dean makes a choice that will change the lives of both Winchester brothers. Meanwhile, Castiel will get in the middle of a family squabble when Crowley and Rowena face off. Will one of them emerge victorious?
Don't miss the season finale of Supernatural airing on May 20 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on The CW. Supernatural has also been renewed for an 11th season and will return in the fall.


Who wrote the children's story 'Peter Rabbit'?
Who wrote the children's novel 'Swallows and Amazons'?
By what name is Mrs Blaise Edwards better known?
Tokay wine is the produce of which country?
According to 'The Sermon on the Mount' who shall inherit the Earth?
In the recent Variety Club awards who recieved the Best Film Actress award?
At the same award ceremony who was named Best Film Actor of the Year?
Which rider won the ladies European Three Day event Championship at Burghley in 1971?
According to the 'Sermon on the Mount' who shall be called the 'Children of God'?
Schnapps was originally the produce of which country?
Name the port that stands at the mouth of the River Weser?
By what name is Mrs Christopher Dare better known?
On 21st November 1970 what British currency ceased to be legal tender?
The pose that Evans-Loude used came from which of Marilyn Monroe's films?
Citizen Band radio operators have nicknames for various towns and cities. In C.B. jargon which Clwyd town is called 'Sparkie Town'?
Which town in Clwyd is known by the nickname 'Royal Barge' to C.B. Users?
Who composed the music for the opera 'Der Rosekavalier'?
What is obtained from the seeds of the flax plant?
After Germany seized Czechoslovakia in 1938 which country did Italy invade in 1939?
Which famous artist painted such worls as 'A girl in the window', 'The man with the golden helmet' and 'Nightwatch'?
Which English cathedral has the tallest spire?
Who has a current top ten hit with the record 'In the air tonight'?
What is the equivalent Royal Navy rank to an Air Marshall in the R.A.F.?
In the novel 'Treasure Island' what is the name of the small island next to Treasure Island?
What was the name of the highest hill on Treasure Island?
What is the equivalent Royal Air Force rank to an Army Major?
Who has a current top ten hit with the record 'scary Monsters'?
Which is the only cathedral in England with three spires?
Which famous artist painted such paintings as 'In the field', 'The loom' and 'sunflowers'?
Against which country did Russia declare war in 1939?
What is the name of the fat substance used in ointments and cosmetics that is obtained from wool?
What do 'Grandshire', Plain Bob', 'Stedman' and Treble Bob' have in common?
What do 'Black Joke', 'Lads-A-Bunchem', 'Shepherds hay' and 'Constant Billie' have in common?


Nemo Entertainment takes you into a day with Bryce Kanights. Insights, perspectives, personality and passion. Part 1: Bryce Kanights and Kevin Kowalski head to SE Portland to grab a photo at a secret backyard pool.


The principal activities of Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival are the maintenance of the tradition of the carnival concerts and procession and the raising of money and funds for charity around Bridgwater and the organisation of events of every description in furtherance of these objects.
To advance any charitable purpose for the benefit of the community in the town of Bridgwater and elsewhere in Somerset, in particular but not exclusively to advance, promote, encourage and develop public education in the arts and crafts which are linked to the ancient traditional Guy Fawkes Carnival held in November each year in the Borough of Bridgwater.
In furtherance of the aforementioned objects, the trustees may retain discretion to be able to support any charitable purpose (through monies raised) whilst advancing education within arts and crafts for all participants of the Carnival and the wider community while assisting good causes and charitable organisations within Bridgwater and elsewhere in Somerset.


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Behind the Scenes: How do you restore old wood?
Today I want to share a bit about the "behind the scenes" work that goes into restoring historic properties. I am going to share the process we use to restore 240-year-old roof boards on a barn from 1774. And while I recognize that the technical sides of my work may be less fascinating to some of my readers, I do know that there are a few of you out there who are interested in learning about the nitty-gritty details of timber framing.
So how does one restore 240-year-old wood?
Restoring old timber frames and turning them into new custom barn homes is a multi-layered task with many steps along the way. A significant part of the work is spent carefully refreshing each piece of timber, from the siding to the roof boards.
As I walk you through the process step by step, I'll show pictures from the 1774 barn roof boards we recently restored. Most barns we restore have slate roofs, but slate was only discovered in Vermont in 1834. This barn was originally roofed with local white cedar shingles as its first roof. Sixty years later they added a slate roof.
The first step in this project was to remove the slate shingles from the frame. We then created a temporary roof to protect the antique beechwood beams during the renovation process. In the photo below, we had already removed the slate over the winter months and covered the roof with a piece of strong black plastic to protect against the spring rains. This also helps keep the frame in good condition until we could officially start the dismantling process.
We then carefully removed each roof board. During this removal process it's important to label the boards, using a system that is clear to everyone working on the project. After restoring the beams, the labeling system will help us as we reassemble the hand hewn frame and return each board to its original location in the post and beam structure.
Once we dismantled all of the boards and timbers, we loaded them onto a trailer transporting them to back to our shop in Middletown Springs, Vermont where we spent several weeks restoring the timber frame.
Back at my shop, we unloaded the trailer and carefully scanned each roof board for old nails. We removed all of the wooden shingle nails that we found in the wide roof boards, knocking out about 100 nails per board which is typical in pre-1800 timber frames.
Scanning the roof boards for nails.
After we thoroughly washed the boards, we left them out to dry for two sunny days. Sometimes it can be a challenge to find two sunny days in New England!
We flipped and turned each board to ensure they were completely dry.
In this final picture, you can see the results. Two hundred and forty-year old wood – restored for our future.
A roof board first cut 240 years ago, restored. It's amazing to think about. I stare at the 250 rings of growth and realize that these boards were 'born' nearly 500 years ago. Early timber framers in Vermont (1750 to 1800) had the luxury of being able to use the finest of materials – first cut trees, grown strong over centuries. Trees in New England had never been cut for lumber before.
In this restoration project, as with other barns we have restored from this time period, the wide pine roof boards were made from first cut timber. You can recognize this beautiful wood from the tight bands of growth rings, showing slow, strong growth. In addition to strength, the aging process over 240 years give the boards a color that can't be duplicated. Now the boards are restored and ready to shed water again.
I hope, as with each of our projects, that the future owners will maintain these structures. When this frame is re-erected, with all timber and boards restored, it will allow us to have a glimpse into the past. After the raising, we can imagine how proud these builders must have felt to erect such a fine barn. (And of course they did it without the help of power tools and cranes.) We are honored to restore their work which can now stand for centuries to come.
Want to come see some of the timber frames at our shop in Middletown Springs? Please let us know!
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Deborah Cass Prize for Writing
A prize for writers from a migrant background
About Deborah
Her Beauty as a Sword
A Measured Breakfast
The 2019 Deborah Cass Prize for Writing open for entries
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Excerpt from 'Almitra Amongst the Ghosts' by Rafeif Ismail, winner of the 2017 Deborah Cass Prize for Writing
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By Deborah Cass, originally published in Etchings magazine
My grandmother's recipe folder begins with a recipe for borscht.
'Borshet
5 Bittrott
1 Keret
1 Angen
½ Cabbege
3 lemons
Cef lives
Solt and peper'
My grandmother may have believed that she was the most beautiful woman in the world – or at least in the small Jewish community in Melbourne, which, after all, were one and the same – but in written English she did not excel. She came to this country as a young woman in her early twenties, and although she learnt to speak the language, she did not master writing, and certainly not spelling. When I was a child my mother used to go to my grandmother's house fortnightly to help her with her English, an arrangement that always carried with it a slightly clandestine air; an attractive woman of high social standing should not have to be tutored by her daughter.
Nana Shulman spoke with a thick, Eastern European accent. She would call out when I entered the room, even if I was standing only two feet from her, 'Hullo boobeleh. How vare you? Too busy to come and see your grendmother?'
As well as borscht there are lots of recipes for cakes. Honey cakes (six), chocolate cake (one), cheese cakes (three).
Slips of paper; like gold to me now. Her hand, her (mis)spellings, her tastes, her preferences. She loved cakes with fruit. Apart from cakes with chocolate, honey or cheese, fruit predominates. Prunes, plums and apricots nestled in thick folds of egg, milk, butter and flour. Softly cooked, oozing pink juice into the crumbly surrounds. I can see her face as she described to me how to make her dried fruit strudel, for which she was, justly, famous. 'It's simple boobeleh' she would begin. 'You just tek some pastry, end you coveh it with jem'. She would pause here, for effect. She would nod and arch her right eyebrow to make sure that I was listening. The only other time I saw women arch their eyebrows like that was in Hollywood movies of the thirties and forties. I imagined her standing in front of the mirror and practicing eyebrow arching.
Now, however, I just nod. Satisfied that she has my full attention, she continues. 'Then you edd chopped P-runes, A-pricots, R-aisins' she said, emphasizing the first letter of each word, 'End. If you like. Nuts end coconut as well'. She stops again, and I nod again. 'The-en' she says singing the word, and she begins to gesticulate, miming in the air the action of folding the edges of the pastry along either side of a rectangle. 'You tern the edges down, and you rrrol it' – and she finishes the movement with her fingers twisting a roll of pastry over and over in the air. 'So you see darlink, it is simple' she concludes, and here she lowers her right hand, brings it to her head, and smooths her hair down evenly. It is an action so natural, so regular, that you understand in that moment, that, to Nana Shulman, in cakes, as in life, appearances are paramount.
The recipes are held in a small green ring-binder. Some are sticky-taped on to the lined pages, but the tape has long worn of its 'stick', so apart from those that are written directly on to the folder paper, others are loose, contained in an envelope on which the words 'Mrs. Shulman' have been handwritten.
Much of what I have now is contained in a sheath of slightly browning paper, a bag of leaves, confetti in my hands. Most of the pages are small, torn out of notepads, or they are the back of old brochures. Women like my Nana, used to parsimony, needed little in the way of material for the recording of their secrets. The borscht recipe is on the back of a printed flyer that has been ripped in half. The remains read like something we used to call concrete poetry. Words and sentences are torn, along with the paper on which they were written:
'Smorg
A new and ex
in Kosher Del
A full range of hot and cold
Yisrael), salads, traditional Je
kugels, bread, parve items
Everything prepared fresh
under the superv'
is all I have of it. A cut, a slice. A spy manual. Words that code for a particular community, in a particular place and time. Looking at it now I realize it is a brochure for a Smorgon's shop.
The Smorgons. At the mention of their name my grandmother would raise her eyebrows as if to say, now that was a name to conjure with. Abattoirs, food shops, you name it, they owned it. And later, they donated to it. Hospitals, galleries, educational foundations, whatever. The delicatessen must have been new at the time, and even now a trace of excitement runs, like a current through my hands, in the shred of paper that I hold. Perhaps it was printed for the opening.
And although grilled focaccia and sun-dried tomatoes are commonplace now, and it seems unthinkable to recall a time when salads were unusual, there was such a time. A time when shops that stocked pickled cucumbers were called 'delicatessens', and milk-bars that sold anything other than standard white bread bore the denomination 'Continental', an ambivalent word carrying both the sophisticated air of European charm and the slightly soiled association of the outsider, the foreign, the downbeat, the other. It was a time when I overheard my school-friends' mothers bemoaning the way Italians spoke their own language in the streets of Melbourne: 'I don't mind them speaking it in their own country, but if it's good enough for them to come to this country then it's good enough for them to speak English, like the rest of us'. Embarrassed, I lower my eyes, not wanting to disagree, but definitely not wanting to be accomplice in this act of betrayal, thinking of my grandmother, her friends, and my mother, and wondering what they can have done to earn the strident disapproval of these ordinary Aussie mums, who have just given me a glass of raspberry cordial and a fairy cake with white icing, two delicacies which, despite the bounty of my mother's cooking, we have never had in our house. I keep shtum, and the conversation meanders on.
I can see that my mother has written many of the recipes; I know her hand. And I can see also that she has simplified them. Complex instructions have been reduced to a few simple commands. 'Butter & sugar in mix master. When creamed, add eggs and flour with milk. Turn mixture into tin and top with apricots.'
My mother went to much trouble over her lifetime to assist her mother. Always wanting to make things a bit easier, even if her efforts were often met with a sort of feigned surprise, and very little, if any, outward show or acknowledgement of appreciation from my grandmother. 'Sherelech (my mother's name is Shirley) vot are you doing that for darling. I don't need for you to do it darling'. My mother went on doing these small things – copying recipes into a folder, picking up Nana's dry-cleaning, having the hems on her skirts taken up – regardless of her mother's apparent indifference, feeling, I think, underappreciated, and always overshadowed somewhat by her brother, Sam, and perhaps even by his wife, Gaby. Many of the recipes in the folder have come from Gaby. 'Apricot Cake Gaby, 'Butter Cake Gaby. Gaby loved cake: to this day when we serve it in my house we use Gaby's words 'have you got any cakey'?
My mother has told me that when Nana was close to dying, she called my mother to her one day. Something about the way she called made her think that Nana wanted her, my mother, to say something.
'I feel so awful about it. She wanted me to tell her that I loved her. I know she did.'
My mother stops speaking. Her brow is wrinkled and her breathing heavy from years of trying, unsuccessfully, to give up smoking.
'I just couldn't say it. I know she wanted me to. I just couldn't'.
When I relate this story to my sister, who has heard it many times, she says, 'oh that's just rubbish. Mum wanted Nana to tell her, Mum, that she loved her. Not the other way around. Mum wanted to hear that Nana loved her,' she repeats to make sure that I have understood. I do not know. I wasn't there. But I do know there is something in what my sister says, and I can feel the reverberations of it here, in this recipe book, when I look at the neat hand of my mother transcribing these recipes so carefully in this folder, which she, my mother, has undoubtedly bought as a gift.
The recipes speak of the 1960s – of products that no longer exist, of the Americanization of the Australian palate, of a time when fancy eating meant something resembling a children's tea party. Here is one, transcribed by my mother, without a title.
1 lemon jelly
1 cup pineapple juice
1 cup Tom Piper orange juice
2 tabs caster sugar
2 tabs water
Bring all to boil. Cool. Whip tin Carnation milk. When thick, gradually add cool jelly. Crush ½ packet chocolate biscuits. Line plate with biscuits and pour on mixture. Chill.
There are recipes for Passionfruit Sparkle and Pineapple Chiffon Pie. Sometimes Nana herself has annotated them with 'v.good' at the top, or the name of the person who gave it to her, 'Mini Bekfild'. A newspaper cutting carries the report that 'Toni Lamond has been lent to Channel 9 for three weeks to play the feminine lead in Tunnel of Love, the next play at the Princess Theatre'. " 'I'm a Doris Day fan' blonde Toni said yesterday. 'If I ever have even a quarter of her success I'll be satisfied'".
There are recipes for matzo balls, knedlaich. Two cake recipes are written on notepads taken from international hotels: the Hotel Nassauer Hof Wiesbaden (frangipani), and Shangri-La of Singapore (butter). Misspellings abound, a 'pond' of butter, a 'peket' of margarine, a cup of 'serfrising flower'. I can hear her voice as I read them, so close are they to her mispronunciations.
Recipes with noodles, eggs and cream are common. There is even one called simply Noodles Baked in Sour Cream. I find the eponymous recipe my mother has always referred to but I thought was a Jewish joke. 'How did you make that cake Rochel?' one woman says to another, 'Simple Chana' the other woman answers, tek ten eggs'…. But here it is in black and white, no title again, but the instructions are clear.
'10 eggs
½ lb walnuts' etc.
I rifle through more paper. I find a recipe for meringues written in my little girl, cramped, 'running-writing', which ends with the words 'Good luck', and an exclamation mark. There is a phone number on the back of one piece and I have to quash a strong desire to call it. The name of her sister is scribbled on another alongside a reminder to buy wax paper. A list of names with numbers. Has she been toting up donations for a WIZO dinner? Is it the scores for a card-night they held, when they unfolded wooden tables and chairs and set them artfully on the lower deck of their split level living-room in South Yarra, with the doors that opened out onto the garden?
'Charlston Dinner Consultant, 2pm Thursday 5/4/84' is written in neat careful print, by someone who has taken much pleasure in the long, straight, downward slants of the slashes between the figures. Who is going to this meeting? Is it my grandfather? He owned the Winston Charles, one of the first discothèques in Melbourne. I have a vague recollection of black and white; was this what the entrance looked like, or are these the colours people wore on opening night?
Is the money still there? My father has always sworn that Papa told him he hid $60,000 – a king's ransom in those days – to avoid tax. Instead, he was taken to hospital with pancreatic cancer. Are the bills still buried within a tree trunk? Did they blow away? Rot?
From the first moment I can remember I have been aware that my mother has adored her father and had a difficult relationship with my grandmother, her mother. Nana is a beautiful woman but she wears her beauty like a sword. In one photo from the forties she is surrounded by other (less good-looking) women, and she has an expression on her face that is close to delight, delight in being at the centre, being the tallest, wearing the most noticeable hat, on the jauntiest angle, on being the most beautiful of them all. You can see it in her eyebrows that are, as ever, raised; in her eyes, which are gleaming; and in her smile which is fixed.
It was a look she went to great lengths to protect. What child could forget the sight of her elegant grandmother preparing for bed at night, wearing men's pajamas, beehive hairdo wrapped turban-like in toilet paper, and face shiny with night cream?
I was, of course, not there when my mother was young but, by her accounts, my mother's presence was never entirely pleasing to Nana. Perhaps watching a girl blossom into a young womanhood she could only memorialize was not to her liking.
'I cannot imagine my mother bearing me' my mother says to me one day, eyes laughing cheekily. 'Did she really give birth to me? Did she really give birth to my brother'. We begin to laugh and laugh, unable to contain the hilarity that arises imagining Nana in any of the birth states that we know she had to have experienced. Being in labour, being shaved pubically, expelling a small living human being, feeling your insides being dragged out. How could clean, beautiful, never-a-hair-out-of-place-a-fingernail-unpainted Nana have experienced the mess that is childbirth?
The urge to dig is strong. But no earth to excavate. The funeral mound where she is buried is a sorry little affair, located alongside my grandfather, in the clean, but meaningless grounds of Springvale cemetery. My mother and I drive there – it takes us an hour and a half from Carlton – and when we get there we cannot find the gravesites despite following the detailed directions on every signpost we see. Finally we retreat back to the Information Centre and ask a staff-member who says the plot is in the block of graves we had just driven past. Disheartened, we drive back to the same set of neat squares, festooned with rose bushes, surrounded by a low brick wall, and indeed find the little square plaque with her name on it. So small, so unadorned. The tin she kept her bobby pins in was more elaborate. The grounds themselves are blank, lacking in the grandeur, grimness or spookiness of cemeteries of old.
We go home and when night falls I sit beside my children in their beds and sing them a lullaby, the same one I sing each night, the words of which I make up from memory:
'Unter Rachel and Rebecca's svigele
Schtate viesser sigele
Se sigele geoforren handlen
Roszhinka mit mandlen.
Under Rebecca and Rachel's cradle
Sits a baby goat
The baby goat goes out to the shops
And buys raisins and nuts.'
I have no idea whether I am singing it correctly or not, or whether my Yiddish pronunciation is accurate. 'Where did you learn that?', my aunt asks on overhearing me one night.
'From Nana Shulman.'
'Of course. Jewish. The minor key.'
I drive up Orrong Road. The leafy branches of the trees touch in an arc of vivid colour overhead. I turn left on Toorak Road. I am in her territory. I cannot be here without her. Her louder than loud voice, her purple leather and wool, close-fitting jacket, her burnished red-gold hair, her long manicured dark-red nails, her bright lipstick in a little leather tube purse that she snapped shut as she smacked her lips to set them with colour.
Lately my mother has begun making strudel. I don't know why. I'm not sure that she likes it.
2 thoughts on "Her Beauty as a Sword"
Lisa Hill 14/11/2018 — 8:44 am
What powerful, evocative writing! I came here to find out more about the Deborah Cass prize, and find myself instead transported to the kitchen of the Jewish neighbour I knew when I was a girl. Mrs Kuperhotz's speciality was cheesecake, and, not having any relations in Australia, I loved her like a grandmother though she was only the same age as my mother.
Thank you, and congratulations on establishing a prize that really matters.
dancass 18/11/2018 — 12:19 pm
Thanks Lisa! If you like cake and writing, you've come to the right place. I hope you sign up to our newsletter and stay in touch with the Prize.


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Beyond the traditional moving services we also offer [records management, home staging, interior design, real estate services, cleaning, assembly, same day moves, logistics, warehousing, employee relocation, eviction assistance, rental truck driving, junk removal, dumpster rental, truck repair.] We are also able to perform [hoisting, rigging] and have a [crane, sage jack, stair climber, conveyor and fork lift.] Our trucks feature [air ride to reduce damage from transport, climate control to prevent heat damage, and use environmentally friendly biodiesel].
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Q: Why Moles picks up SharePoint.Behaviors for .NET v4.0 when all the rest is v3.5? I have a ClassLibrary accessing SharePoint 2010 object model as part of a bigger SP 2010 Sandbox solution. All projects target .NET v3.5 (not client profile). Then there's a ASP.NET WebApplication project used to test the ClassLibrary - still .NET v3.5.
I'm trying to use Microsoft Moles in order to mock SPContext.Current - which I already know and have used - and I run into this problem: upon each build, the moles framework will always pick the Microsoft.SharePoint.Behaviors DLL for runtime v4.0.30319 in order to copy it into MolesAssemblies. Instead for Microsoft.SharePoint.Moles it picks v2.0.50727.
Incidentally those are just the DLLs found in C:\Program Files\Microsoft Moles\MolesAssemblies\Microsoft.SharePoint\14.0.0.0__71e9bce111e9429c. But I remember during Moles install that both v4.0 and v3.5 moles were created.
Is there a way to tell Moles to build and/or copy the DLL for runtime v3.5?
Or is there a special place were I should build and store them, in order to let Moles pick them up?
Somehow I also had a look at the temporary options file created during build (...\obj\Debug\Moles\moles.args) and the last options are actually /clrversion:v2.0.50727 /clrversion2 /targetframeworkversion:v3.5.
Environment: Windows 7 64bit, VS 2010 SP1, Moles v0.94.51023.0 - .NET v4.0.30319 (Moles only install, no Pex).

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The humble spinach is easy to grow and grows during the colder winter months. The wild origin of spinach is unknown, although the first crops were grown in Arab and Persian cultures 2000 years ago.
It was introduced into Spain and other parts of Europe during the Moorish invasion, who paid particular attention to its healing qualities and considered it the queen of vegetables for its finesse, uses, and properties. Today the United States and China are the leading producing countries.
They are composed of more than 90% water and tiny proportions of carbohydrates and fats, but it is one of the vegetables with the highest protein content. That is why it is beneficial in diets to control or reduce body weight because 100 grams of spinach only provides 20 calories.
Nutritional Value of Spinach
The nutritional power of spinach lies in its high content of vitamins and minerals. 100 grams of this vegetable provides two-thirds of the daily requirement of vitamin A, all the folic acid, half of the vitamin C, and a quarter of the magnesium and iron that the body needs every day.
A transcription error in the measurement of its nutrients led to the idea for many years that it had ten times more iron than it did. Even so, it can be considered quite abundant in this mineral, and its reputation as a healthy vegetable is well deserved.
Besides, it contains calcium, phosphorus, sulfur, chlorophyll, trace elements, enzymes, and fiber. Its 2.8% protein content, although not abundant, is more complete than in other vegetables.
The correct fertilization of the crops is essential for the spinach to acquire the nutrients that characterize it. The excessive contributions of phosphate increase the harvest but diminish some vitamins, potassium, calcium, magnesium, and sulfur. Therefore, the accelerated growth of spinach is less nutritious than organically grown.
It is rich in vitamins A, B, C, and E and is a good source of Omega 3 fatty acids. That is why they provide good antioxidant action.
They also regulate the age-related quality of vision, such as glaucoma and macular degeneration, by being a rich source of beta carotene, lutein, and xanthene.
They protect the skin from the sun's harmful rays, including ultraviolet, the mucous membranes, and the immune system.
Lutein also helps reduce the occurrence of atherosclerosis, heart attacks, and strokes.
It is suitable for preventing cardiovascular disease and cancer, including bladder, prostate, liver, and lung cancer due to its composition in folate, tocopherol, and chlorophyllin.
It participates in the formation of collagen and red and white blood cells, increases iron absorption, and resistance to infection.
Its high folate content prevents fetal malformations, especially in the first weeks of pregnancy. It is also suitable for the prevention of Alzheimer's disease.
They also play an essential role in bones and teeth' structure due to their content of minerals such as calcium, iron, potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, and sodium.
They are beneficial for the proper functioning of muscles and nerves by improving the transmission and generation of nerve impulses and muscle activity.
As they have a higher proportion of potassium to sodium, they are beneficial for patients with high blood pressure, as potassium regulates blood pressure, and sodium increases it.
Its essential contribution in vegetable fiber fights constipation by providing the body with a mild laxative effect and helps reduce the oxidation of LDL cholesterol and prevent atherosclerosis.
However, they should be consumed without excess due to their oxalic acid content. It is recommended to boil them briefly, which will reduce their oxalate content.
Spinach in Our Kitchen
When you buy spinach, choose those whose leaves are bright green with fresh, crisp stems.
They should be washed thoroughly in a well, changing the water as often as necessary to remove any soil before consumption. They can be eaten either raw or cooked.
With green, dark, and shiny leaves, they are valued for their tender texture and mild, slightly acidic taste, which suits a wide variety of recipes.
They are often used raw in the preparation of salads. In this way, all the properties and richness generously offered by the plant are enjoyed.
In the kitchen, they are usually steamed for only five minutes; thus, they retain most of their nutrients, as well as be fried, sautéed, baked, or shaken.
In general, tender leaves from the warmer season can be eaten raw in salads, but the large, smooth, winter leaves are usually fibrous and must be cooked. The volume of fresh spinach is reduced by about three quarters when cooked.
In Europe, it is made Florentine style or eaten with raisins and pine nuts in a recipe reminiscent of the Middle Ages. It is also combined with chickpeas and curdled into omelets.
In Japan, it is bleached and served with soy sauce, while other eastern countries use it as a filling for pasta and vegetables.
The truth is that spinach, as a classic vegetable, appears in recipe books worldwide.
Spinach in Nutritious and Delicious Recipes
Spinach and Lettuce Cream
1 1/2 pounds of potatoes
1 pound of lettuce
1 pound of spinach
2 onions, cut into julienne
4 tablespoons of virgin olive oil
A few chives leaves
Slice the onions.
Wash and chop the lettuce and spinach with your hands.
In a pot, sauté the onion at low heat with the 4 tablespoons of olive oil for 5 minutes.
Once the onion is fried, add the potato in pieces and cook for about 5 more minutes.
Add the lettuce and chopped spinach, season to taste, and cover with 4 cups of water.
Turn up the heat to medium-high, and when the potatoes have boiled for 20 minutes, add the sour cream and mix until the ingredients are incorporated.
Turn off the heat and blend until fine.
Pass the mixture through a sieve and let it rest.
Serve the cream and add a little olive oil, a leaf of lettuce, and the chopped chives to decorate.
Spinach Gnocchi
2 pounds of potatoes
1/2 pound of flour
Ingredients for the sauce
1/3 cup of butter
Wash thoroughly and boil the spinach in a little salted water for about 10 minutes, until it loses its firmness and becomes soft, then drain it.
Blend them and set aside.
In another saucepan, cook the potatoes whole and with the skin for 20 minutes.
When the potatoes are cooked, let them cool down, peel them and put them through a potato masher.
Mix the mashed potatoes with the spinach, add the flour and work until you get a homogeneous, somewhat soft dough.
As the dough has little flour in it, it can fall apart if we don't work it carefully.
We form strips of dough and round them off with our hands into a sausage-like shape, about 1/2 inch in diameter, dusting the work table with flour so that they don't stick together.
With a knife, we cut into pieces of about 1 inch, and then we make the classic gnocchi lines by applying a little pressure on the gnocchi with the teeth of a fork.
We cook in a pot with plenty of boiling water with salt.
The gnocchi will be ready as soon as they come to the surface of the water. We remove them with a skimmer on a plate.
Melt the butter and pour it over the freshly drained gnocchi.
Add the grated cheese, stir a little, and bring it to the table.
Spinach and Banana Shake
2 cups of spinach
1 cup of almond milk
Place the banana and spinach in the blender glass and add the almond milk.
Add the spoonful of honey.
Beat until you get a thick, creamy mixture.
Add the ice, and enjoy it.
The Exotic Papaya and its Amazing Benefits


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UN Secretary General demands investigation into killing of civilians, including Children, pregnant women in Cameroon's North West Region
By Amos Fofung
UN Secretary General, Antonio Gutterres (right) pictured here with Cameroon President Paul Biya, has on several occasions made known his readiness to mediate a dialogue and find solution to Anglophone Crisis ( photo: prc.com)
Antonio Gutterres, Secretary General of the United Nations, UN has expressed concerns over the killing of civilians in the Ngarbuh, a tiny locality in Cameroon's North West Region.
In a message posted February 17, Antonio Gutterres called on the government of Cameroon to conduct a thorough investigation into the incident that caused the lives of over thirty-two civilians among them children and pregnant women, and ensure those responsible are held accountable.
"The Secretary-General is deeply concerned over reports about the killing of civilians, including children, in an attack on the village of Ngarbuh in the north-west Region of Cameroon on 14 February. He extends his deepest condolences to the families and calls on the Government of Cameroon to conduct an investigation and to ensure that those responsible are held accountable," a section of his statement read.
Reiterating he is ready to work with the government of Cameroon and separatist leaders to proffer a solution to the country's simmering three-year conflict, the UN scribe once again urged armed actors to refrain from attacking civilians and respect international human rights laws signed and ratified by Cameroon.
"The Secretary-General calls on armed actors to refrain from attacks against civilians and to respect international humanitarian and international human rights law."
Last Friday, we should recall, pro-government forces stormed the locality of Ngarbuh-Ntumbaw in Ndu sub-division of the North West region in Cameroon in search for separatist fighters who were believed have camp in the rural setting.
The soldiers are reported to have engage in crossfire confrontation with the armed separatist as they tried to flee. While some of the villagers were reportedly shot dead in separate locations in the enclaved village, others, were burnt alive when their homes were set ablaze.
In a communique, the government of Cameroon said all those killed were mistaken for separatist fighters when they open fire to defend themselves against raining bullets. There has been an outcry with many insisting that such brutal attacks and mass murder is not uncommon with the military in Cameroon, referencing the 2018 killings in Santa sub division where over 30 mostly youths were slain allegedly by the same military.


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Q: Issues with I/O in Multi-language compiling Greeting Everyone
I'm trying to compile and run a multi-language code in C, C++ and fortran using gcc, g++ & f77 respectively in UNIX. My program consists of two parts, one in C, the other in C++. They interface via a main() writen in C+, while the fortran code can be ignored for this case.
I have been having numerous issues with this, most noticabbly a Segmentation Error thats been occuring as I run the executable. The previous two topics of mine have whittled it down, unfortunatly nothing seems to be solving the problem outright other than completely removing any input/output processes in either half of my program, which just isn't feasible.
Accessing public class memory from C++ using C
Output conflicts between C & C++
I need to locate the reason why I recieve Segmentation Errors when I use input/outputs in both parts of my program. All sources compile, all link successfully and I know that each part (C & C++) works when linked alone with no such Segmentation Errors (with modifications to let them work alone of course). I've included all the code that interfaces between the two parts and performs input/output functions.
Any help would be much appriciated.
Makefile
products: SlowDynamic.exe

SlowDynamic.exe: main.o SA.o mersenne.o CFE.o BCs.o EMatrix.o Numbering.o KMatrix.o Solve.o MA_57.o blas.o MA_57_Depend.o Metis.o
    f77 -L/usr/sfw/lib -R/usr/sfw/lib -lgcc_s -lstdc++ -o SlowDynamic.exe main.o \
        SA.o mersenne.o CFE.o MA_57.o blas.o MA_57_Depend.o Metis.o\
        BCs.o EMatrix.o Numbering.o KMatrix.o Solve.o

main.o: main.cpp
    g++ -c -o main.o main.cpp

SA.o: SA.cpp
    g++ -c -o SA.o SA.cpp

mersenne.o: mersenne.cpp
    g++ -c -o mersenne.o mersenne.cpp

CFE.o: CFE.c
    gcc -c -o CFE.o CFE.c

MA_57.o: MA_57.f
    f77 -c -o MA_57.o MA_57.f

blas.o: blas.f
    f77 -c -o blas.o blas.f

MA_57_Depend.o: MA_57_Depend.f
    f77 -c -o MA_57_Depend.o MA_57_Depend.f

Metis.o: Metis.f
    f77 -c -o Metis.o Metis.f

BCs.o: BCs.c
    gcc -c -o BCs.o BCs.c

EMatrix.o: EMatrix.c
    gcc -c -o EMatrix.o EMatrix.c

Numbering.o: Numbering.c
    gcc -c -o Numbering.o Numbering.c

KMatrix.o: KMatrix.c
    gcc -c -o KMatrix.o KMatrix.c

Solve.o : Solve.c
    gcc -c -o Solve.o Solve.c

clean:
    rm *.o Main.exe *.gpi

main.ccp
#include <iostream>
#include "SA.h"

using namespace std;

int main()
{

    Initial.Initialize();

    Parent.SA(Initial.Write);

    system ("PAUSE");

    return 0;
}

SA.h
#ifndef SA_H
#define SA_H

#include <vector>

class SimAnneal {

    std::vector< std::vector<float> > DensityDomain;

    float Solid_Ele_Num, Void_Ele_Num;
    float Solid, Void;

    double Energy;
    double Time;

    void Metropolis (double, int, int);
    void Next_State (double, int);
    double Schedule (double, int);
    double ObjFunction ();
    void Distribute ();
    void Mutate ();
    void Convert ();
    void PrintDomain ();
    void WriteResults (double, double, double, double, double);

  public:
    int x_max, y_max;
    ...
    std::vector<float> DensityArray;
    std::vector<float> EnergyArray;
    ...
    void SA (int);
    void Initialize ();
};

extern SimAnneal Initial, Parent, Child, Mutation, Best;

#endif

SA.cpp
include <math.h>
#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <time.h>
#include <vector>

#include "SA.h"
#include "CFE.h"
#include "randomc.h"

using namespace std;

SimAnneal Initial, Parent, Child, Mutation, Best;

...

void SimAnneal::Initialize ()
{
    x_max = ReturnX();
    y_max = ReturnY();

    EnergyArray.resize(x_max*y_max);
    DensityArray.resize(x_max*y_max);

    ...

    Energy = ObjFunction();
}

...

void SimAnneal::PrintDomain ()
{
    static ofstream OutputFile;

    if (!OutputFile.is_open())
    {
        char FileName [] = "DensityDomain.txt";

        OutputFile.open(FileName);

        if (!OutputFile)
        {
            cerr << "Failed to open " << FileName << endl;
            exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
        }

        //cout << "\nGenerating 'DensityDomain.txt'... \n" << endl;
    }

    for (int y = 0; y < y_max; y++)
    {
        for (int x = 0; x < x_max; x++)
        {
            OutputFile << DensityDomain[y][x] << " ";
        }

        OutputFile << endl;
    }

    OutputFile.close();
}

void SimAnneal::WriteResults (double i, double T, double x, double y, double z)
{
    static ofstream OutputFile;

    if (!OutputFile.is_open()) //check is file has been opened
    {
        char FileName [] = "Results.txt";

        OutputFile.open(FileName);

        if (!OutputFile)
        {
            cerr << "Failed to open " << FileName << endl;
            exit(EXIT_FAILURE);  //abort program
        }

        //cout << "\nWriting to file in progress... \n" << endl;

        OutputFile << "Iterations" << '\t' << "Temperatures" << '\t' << "Sum Strain Energy" << endl;  //<< "SwapNum1" << '\t' << "SwapNum2" << '\t' << "Distance" << endl;
        OutputFile << endl;

        Initial.Time = (int)time(0);
    }

    OutputFile << i << '\t' << T << '\t' << z << endl;  //'\t' << y << '\t' << z << endl;

    if (i == N_max || T <= T_abs)
    {
        Parent.Time = (int)time(0);

        OutputFile << endl
               << "Settings: " << endl
               << "Initial Temperature: " << Initial.Temp << endl
               << "Temperature Iterations: " << i << endl
               << "Step Iterations: " << N_step << endl
               << endl
               << "Results: " << endl
               << "Final Temperature: " << Temp << endl
               << "Minimum: " << Energy << endl
               << "Computational Time (s): " << (Parent.Time-Initial.Time) << endl;

        OutputFile.close();
    }
}

CFE.h
#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif

int ReturnX ();
int ReturnY ();
void CFE(float density[], float energy[], int Length);

#ifdef __cplusplus
 }
#endif

CFE.c
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <math.h>
#include "BCs.h"
#include "EMatrix.h"
#include "Numbering.h"
#include "KMatrix.h"
#include "fg_types.h"
#include "Solve.h"

int ReturnX ()
{
    FILE *infile;
    infile = fopen("test05", "r");

    int elemX,elemY;
    fscanf(infile, "%i %i", &elemX, &elemY);

    fclose(infile);

    return elemX;
}

int ReturnY () { Same but returns elemY }

void CFE(float density[], float energy[])
{
    // Extensive use of fscanf(), printf() & fprintf()
    // and the following:

FILE *outfile;

outfile = fopen("File.txt", "w");
if(outfile == NULL){

    }
else{
    for(n=0;n<8;n++)
    {
        for(m=0;m<8;m++)
        {
            fprintf(outfile,"%f",KE[n][m]);
            fprintf(outfile,"\t");
        }
        fprintf(outfile,"\n");
    }
}

fclose(outfile);

}

A: I'd suggest going through your code with a critical eye, and checking out everything that looks even remotely odd.
I'd do it for you but C++ isn't in my rotation at the moment and I'm tripping on false positives.  For example, this caught my eye:
if (!OutputFile.is_open())
{
    char FileName [] = "DensityDomain.txt";

    OutputFile.open(FileName);

    if (!OutputFile)
    {
        cerr << "Failed to open " << FileName << endl;
        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
    }

    //cout << "\nGenerating 'DensityDomain.txt'... \n" << endl;
}

Half way down you're testing if OutputFile is null, after already calling is_open() and open() on it.  It looked to me as if either 1) OutputFile won't be null or 2) you shouldn't be calling methods on it before you test it.  But I was wrong.
See what I mean?


I originally published this post about ways to manage neck pain 4 years ago, but I thought it might be a good idea to re-post it with a few updates.
It would be great if just getting massage would keep your neck pain away, but I'm not going to pretend that massage alone is some kind of magical cure. Managing chronic pain of any kind takes diligence. As a sufferer of chronic neck pain, I'd like to tell you some of the things that I do to manage the pain. These are not prescriptions, just some ideas of things that you might try to help yourself at home between massage appointments (and I don't get any compensation for any products I recommend).
Move EVERY day. If you've been following my blog at all, you've heard it before. If you missed it, click here.
Stretch. Especially the chest muscles. If you've been to my office for neck pain, chances are good that I've shown you the doorway stretch.
Doorway stretch to help with neck pain!
Arm position for "Doorway" stretch to help with neck pain.
For those of you who might like to venture into yoga, but don't want to take a class, I highly recommend DVDs by Sara Ivanhoe. Her technique is very gentle and she usually has modifications for all different levels.
Along with the stretches, consider doing some strengthening exercises for the upper back and neck. Ask your favorite personal trainer for specific suggestions.
Press on the knots. You know how when you have neck pain, you automatically reach over your shoulder and start massaging? It's because your body instinctively knows where to press. There are tools for the hard to reach places.
Try various shapes and densities of balls…tennis, bouncy rubber balls, lacrosse balls. I recommend sticking the ball in a long sock and draping the sock over the shoulder to reach spots on the upper back. Then stand against a wall to apply the pressure.
You might like a Backnobber or a Theracane, if a ball is not your cup of tea. If you'd like to see how it works, just ask next time you are at my office!
Remember: don't press so hard that it's a "bad" kind of hurt. Don't bruise yourself. Be gentle. Whenever you have a kink in your shoulder, be sure to work gently on the spot a few times a day for about a minute at a time. (A kink in your shoulder almost always is connected with neck pain).
TENS machines. I don't even think you need a prescription for these any more, and I believe the over-the-counter ones are reasonably priced. Be sure to ask your doctor or physical therapist how to use these units.
Consider using a different pillow. One that supports your neck. A cervical neck pillow. Or occasionally sleep without any pillow at all. I find that sometimes my neck just needs to rest in a different position.
For all you ladies and gents out there that are carrying a heavy bag on your shoulder, consider lightening up that load, or at least alternating shoulders once in a while. At the very least, try carrying it with the strap crossing over your chest instead of putting all of the weight on one shoulder. Switch it up.
I'm only a block away from the old location.
I'm on the back side of the building.
It's easiest to come in on Jones Road…across from #7233.
We have a red roof.
I'll be in with Team Cole 2.0.
I'm in between Allstar and the New Beginnings Christian Center.
When you are scheduled to arrive for the first time, I'll keep an eye out for you and try to wave you down.
As long as I can fit you into my schedule.
Please have work ID with you.
It sure was cold today!
A hot stone massage sure sounds nice right about now!
Just shoot me a text and we'll set up an appointment!
P.S. I don't charge any extra for a hot stone massage. It's the same price as all the other massages!
It's a big transition time for Juniper Therapeutic Massage. The building sold and the new business going in has forced all the other businesses in the building to leave with very little warning.
I hope all my lovely clients will stick with me through the transition period. I'm not sure of my next permanent location, but if you call for an appointment, I can let you know what my temporary arrangements are.
to continue to do more!
Now you can purchase gift certificates online!
Even though this post does appear to be targeted to women, I hope that the men will read it too, because we are all affected by hormones, and far too many of us, both women and men, are affected by chronic pain.
What prompted me to start reading up on this topic was that many women I know have told me that their pain (joint pain, back pain, neck pain, basically ANY pain) was worse at certain times of the month and they felt that it was hormone related. Beyond that, every one of these women, myself included, have experienced the frustration of having a doctor be dismissive of the idea that hormonal fluctuations may increase pain in all areas of the body (not just in the female organs).
What IS a hormone anyway? A hormone is a substance produced in the body that stimulates cells or tissue to act. They are powerful. Off the top of your head, can you guess how many hormones there are roaming around your body? A quick search on the internet will tell you that there are about 50 different hormones in the body…so yeah, hormones are kind of a big deal.
This article indicates that fluctuations in women's hormonal cycles appear to be associated with changes in the response to pain: Click Here.
This article suggests that when estrogen levels are high, more endorphins are released and when estrogen levels are low, less endorphins are released: Click Here . Endorphins help us to feel less pain.
Even though estrogen and progesterone seem to be the biggest players in this game, there are other hormones that also participate. According to this site: Article_Chronic_Pain_And_Hormones, low levels of Vitamin D, cortisol, testosterone, thyroid and DHEA can all be connected to chronic pain.


SELECT has been serving the electrotechnical industry in Scotland for 100 years. With its foundation as The Electrical Contractors Association of Scotland at the birth of a new century, SELECT became the first trade association in the world to serve the electrical industry. Leaving aside the ancient trades, that makes SELECT - according to the best available information - the oldest of the "modern" trade associations. Today's SELECT There are over 1000 Members of SELECT each one working to our stringent membership criteria.


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Q: !Help! Allow another user to access partitioned drives on Ubuntu 15 I'm relatively new to this Linux OS. I am not familiar with the command code or what it stands for. What I wanted to ask is I have a 750GB SSD partitioned into 4 ext4 drives. One for entertainment, one for my wife's storage, one for my storage, and one for gaming stuff. They are respectively named as 'Entertainment', Bethy's Drive, Ed's Drive, and Games/Extra. What I would like to accomplish is to allow my wife's account (username bethy) access to do everything to her drive, and also be able to save stuff to Entertainment as well. I would have sole permission to Games/Extra and Ed's Drive. I have given myself owner permission by formatting the drives directly from the desktop since formatting in GPARTED only gave permission to root and made it so I couldn't access them. After I fixed that, I attempted to try and give permissions to user bethy for the two drives named above and I get one of two restrictions.

*

*If the drive is unmounted it asks for my password as authentication as a superuser.

*If the drive is mounted, it doesn't even open at all and gives absolutely no response.
Can someone please assist me in understanding what I would need to do to restrict user bethy to the two specific drives? Preferably I would like to restrict access to the main Computer drive as well to only myself, but I have no way of editing those permissions for even myself let alone another user.

A: First you will need to make the drives mount at boot by editing /etc/fstab. See:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Fstab
Once you have modified fstab and restarted and all the drives are mounted in the correct place you can set up permissions.
You will need to change the owner of Bethy's drive to her. Assuming it is mounted in /media/Bethy you can do this by running the following in the terminal.
sudo chown bethy:bethy /media/Bethy -R

This will change the user and group to be bethy. (If you need to be able to access her files then you should add yourself to her group.. see below.)
So your own partitions are owned by you, and the group should also be you. Lets assume all your drives are mounted in /media you could run:
ls -al /media/

This should list the drives in the form
drwxrwxr-x  2 julian agroup  4096 Jun  1 22:44 SomeName

This tells us that the directory "SomeName" (which could be a mounted drive, as they just mount as directories) is owned by julian and has the group "agroup". The first block tells us some permission info, the first letter tells us it is a directory; the next 3 are the owner read, write, execute permissions; the next 3 are the group, read, write, execute permissions; final 3 are the read, write, execute permissions for any other user.
For each drive you will want to make sure the other permissions are off. For example for the bethy drive you would run this command
    chmod -R o-rwx /media/bethy
this recursively removes the read, write, and execute permissions for all users that are not bethy or in the bethy group, on all files in bethy.
For the drives you want access for just you, you should make sure that your account is user and group. And also use chmod as above to remove the other permissions.
For entertainment you want to make an entertainment group that you and bethy are in. To do this run these 3 commands (I assume your username is ed)
sudo groupadd entertain
sudo usermod -a -G entertain ed
sudo usermod -a -G entertain bethy

So assuming the entertainment partition is mounted in /media/Entertainment you can run:
sudo chown ed:entertain /media/Entertainment -R

Also it is best to again use chmod to remove the other permissions.
Now we want any file added to this directory to inherit the group so we setgid with
sudo chmod g+s /media/Entertainment

Finally we need to edit how new files get file permissions so the "other" permissions are off. To do this edit the file /etc/login.defs by finding the line starting with umask and replacing the number afterwards (probably 022) with 027.
I think you need to log in and out again for your permissions to update.
That, I think, should have you ready to rock.


Ah, the September Issues—when fashion magazines sell more ads than any other month, and staffers gorge themselves on parsley, in celebration. How are the September ad sales looking this year? Not too fab. Especially for Vogue.
Last year's September issues came just as the recession was hitting its stride. Still, ad pages were gargantuan (though not as gargantuan as the preceding year): Vogue sold 674 pages, nearly a quarter of its ad pages for the full year, in September 2008 (pictured).
Vogue declined to comment for this report, but recently told the New York Post that its September issue would top 400 ad pages. Landing at 400 exactly would mean a 41% decline from last September. Getting to 450, one rumor going around, would mean a 33% drop. March, by comparison, fell 25%.
Well, the first quarter and the second quarter were hell for Conde Nast, so why should the third quarter be any different? Such bad timing for a documentary.