It seems every man and his dog, well every travel blogger on earth has written a story about Neuschwanstein Castle! I am not going to go into massive details about this amazing castle. We all know that Neuschwanstein is probably the world's most well-known castle. At the very least Neuschwanstein is the most well-known castle in Europe. We all know it is what the great man Walt Disney modelled his theme park castle on. We all know it is been called a fairytale castle and was built by the most famous Bavarian King of them all, King Ludwig II.
What is not so nice is the fact the small village that is home to the castle is overrun by tourists like flies at a BBQ. The wait to buy tickets can be long, parking is hard to come by and the food is expensive. The chance to get a picture without strangers in it is hard to achieve and the walk to the castle is up a steep hill.
On the bus ride to the Marienbrucke (it is a bridge that overlooks Neuschwanstein Castle) you are packed in like sardines. Trying to get to the front of the bridge for the ultimate view and iconic photo is like a game of chess. People are pushing and shoving and worst of all the bridge was moving! It was all a little claustrophobic and tarnished the experience slightly…just slightly!
*September 5, 1869 – the date the first stone of New Hohenschwangau Castle was laid.
*The new Palace only got the name Neuschwanstein Castle after Ludwig's death in 1886.
*Despite being a medieval design, it was built in the 19th century, and it served no defensive purposes.
*The castle is one of the most photographed buildings in the world. Even when photography is not permitted inside of the castle.
*Even though it is a castle for a King there is no throne in the castle, as the Throne Hall was not completed before Ludwig's death.
*Thanks to its secluded location in the mountains of Bavaria, the Palace was not destroyed during the Second World War.
Where did we stay when we visited Neuschwanstein.
We stayed at Meininger City Centre in Munich. Meininger is 200 meters away from a train station with a direct airport link. Meininger has a bar, games room, kids corner and a chill out area. One of the best breakfasts I have ever had is available every morning and the staff will help you with tourist information.
So, is Neuschwanstein worth a visit?
Family Travel Tip: There are horse and carridge rides available to and from the castle. The line to get on going up to the castle is long and the wait can be very long. It is much easier to catch the horse ride down the hill. Our kids loved this part of the visit but then again what kid doesn't like horse and cart rides!
Neuschwanstein castle day trip from Munich.
Take a magical 2-hour train journey into the Bavarian alpine countryside and learn about the mystery and legends of mad King Ludwig II of Bavaria. Visit his fairytale castle of Neuschwanstein and enjoy sweeping views of the surroundings. For more information and bookings click HERE.
The Palace is situated above the village Hohenschwangau close to the German-Austrian border and not far away from Füssen.
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Oh I am so gutted we missed out on this the last time I was there. Looks so magical! Thanks for the in depth tips!
We visited in a May, it wasn't too crowded, there were no parking problems and it was a great day out. It is definitely worthwhile staying in Fussen rather than Munich though, as you can go up the nearby Mountains by cable car and also visit the thermal baths. The Romantische strasse deserves to be taken slowly!
You're right. This is probably the world's best-known castle, yet, it's always amazing and for some weird reason I haven't been there. So, I need all the inspiration I can get to actually visit.
I'd love to photograph this place and guess the best way to do it is to wake up super early to avoid the crowds!
It's called a fairy tale castle for good reason, it really does look like it's been pulled from the pages of a story book. Beautiful!
Also the horsies, I need the horsies that would make the trip even better.
I love how honest you are!! The castle is stunning indeed, but visiting it is not easy and magical as most of the people imagine! Even though, it is a place worth to see, the winter photos are gorgeous! Cheers!
Beautiful photos – I visited Neuschwanstein during winter, though would love to get back to Munich during summer to experience it in both seasons. It's definitely sad from the point of view of the village that mass tourism is having negative effects on their day to day life.
It is the most touristy castle I have ever visited so I'm in agreement with you there. But, it's still a very beautiful castle and could care less how crowded it is. Though I've never been in the winter and it might deserve another look when there are fewer people. Great photos Mark!
I really want to visit Neuschwanstein alot. It's a bummer to think about the hoards of people the small town has to deal with. In some sense they are probably benefiting financially from the tourism, but I understand that dealing with mass crowds of people can make the place lose it's special feeling. We felt that way a bit about Halong Bay, even though we still loved it- it seems like tourism is ruining that natural wonder and we were part of the problem by going. Thanks for sharing your honest opinion and information!
I was supposed to visit back in December, but my flight into Munich was delayed. My sister went without me, and said it was just as beautiful as in the photos. I hope to make it there someday soon!
I love the little facts you included in the post. I've fangirled over photo's of this castle for a long time, because it's just the ultimate fantasy building! One day I'll be able to see it.
I visited Neuschwanstein years ago, but only made it to the bridge overlooking it. We were on a road trip so could only stop for a few hours. I agree that it is packed with tours, but that it's still worth the time to stop in. It's a beautiful castle.
naice!! i love castles and this makes for a very interesting read. Thanks for the post!
It looks straight out of a fairytale! Im sure its even more amazing in person!
This is a fascinating castle and it is really a pity that it is overrun by tourists. That happens to most of the beautiful places in the world. A catch-22 situation of sorts. Thanks for a different perspective on the castle. The post is very informative..
It looks so magical – I love how you have included pictures from different seasons, it's beautiful whatever the weather!
hey Mark the picture is you taken with your family is pretty awesome, which camera do you use for taking pictures ?


Finally managed to release rbcurse-extras initial version with a small tweak to vimsplit. I also did some work on Actions for widgets so using ":" or "M-:" could pop up a menu for the current widget. Applications can add to this. This led to upgrades in rbcurse-core, so i've released rbcurse-core-0.0.3 with those changes.
I've tested out only editable lists and tables (the old programs) in rbcurse-extras, not everything.
The previous version of rbcurse (0.0.2), allows the user to see key-bindings for the current widget/control by pressing "M-?" or "?". It allows user to edit a textbox in vim or EDITOR and also "save as" using the ":"/"M-:" menu. It also introduced History to Field (optional at present), so you need to extend the Field object. History can be popped up using "M-h". I've used this in the shell-output dialog.
I've done some changes to ncurses settings (cbreak and half-delay) as i found that pressing C-c repeatedly quickly was crashing the app (see earlier posts), Hope this holds up in all cases.


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Q: average record hourly I have one table, here is the schema
CREATE TABLE `table_200901` (
  `id` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
  `carType` bigint(20) DEFAULT NULL,
  `dateTime` datetime DEFAULT NULL,
  `distance` bigint(20) DEFAULT NULL,
  `inNum` bigint(20) DEFAULT NULL,
  `outNum` bigint(20) DEFAULT NULL,
  `totalNum` bigint(20) DEFAULT NULL,
  PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
) ENGINE=InnoDB AUTO_INCREMENT=1680002 DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1

here is how the table looks and record
i have to create like this

for example user input the inNum 4
so in 24 hour
because there are 2 records which has inNum 4 and it has a same hour (01) so i have to average totalnum to be( 3+3 )/ 2 = 3 so in column hour1 the data is 3
because there are 3 records which has inNum 4 and it has a same hour (03) so i have to average totalnum to be( 1+2+123 ) / 3 = 42  so in column hour3 the data is 42
i have successed to create a sum query not avg
here's how the query
select

a.jdateTime
, "土" as 曜日
,a.inNum as 入口番号 , a.outNum as 出口番号, rin.tollgateName  as 入口名 , rout.tollgateName as 出口名 , a.carType as 課金車種
 , a.distance as 営業補正
, sum(a.hour0) as d1
, sum(a.hour1)
, sum(a.hour2)
, sum(a.hour3)
 , sum(a.hour4)  , sum(a.hour5) ,
sum(a.hour6) , sum(a.hour7) , sum(a.hour8) , sum(a.hour9)  , sum(a.hour10)  , sum(a.hour11) ,
sum(a.hour12) , sum(a.hour13) , sum(a.hour14) , sum(a.hour15)  , sum(a.hour16)  , sum(a.hour17) ,
sum(a.hour18) , sum(a.hour19) , sum(a.hour20) , sum(a.hour21)  , sum(a.hour22)  , sum(a.hour23)
from (select
    date(dateTime) as realDate
    ,
     concat(year(dateTime) , "年",  month(dateTime),"月" ,day(dateTime) , "日" ) as jdateTime
    ,
    inNum,outNum,carType,distance
    ,
    case when hour(dateTime) = 0
    then totalNum
            else
        0
    end  as hour0,
    case when hour(dateTime) = 1
    then totalNum
    else
        0
    end as hour1,

    case when hour(dateTime) = 2
    then totalNum
            else
        0
    end  as hour2
    ,

    case when hour(dateTime) = 3
    then totalNum
            else
        0
    end  as hour3
    ,case when hour(dateTime) = 4
    then totalNum
            else
        0
    end  as hour4
    ,case when hour(dateTime) = 5
    then totalNum
            else
        0
    end  as hour5
    ,case when hour(dateTime) = 6
    then totalNum
            else
        0
    end  as hour6
    ,case when hour(dateTime) = 7
    then totalNum
            else
        0
    end  as hour7
    ,case when hour(dateTime) = 8
    then totalNum
            else
        0
    end  as hour8
    ,case when hour(dateTime) = 9
    then totalNum
            else
        0
    end  as hour9
    ,case when hour(dateTime) = 10
    then totalNum
            else
        0
    end  as hour10
    ,case when hour(dateTime) = 11
    then totalNum
            else
        0
    end  as hour11
    ,case when hour(dateTime) = 12
    then totalNum
            else
        0
    end  as hour12
    ,case when hour(dateTime) = 13
    then totalNum
            else
        0
    end  as hour13
    ,case when hour(dateTime) = 14
    then totalNum
            else
        0
    end  as hour14
    ,case when hour(dateTime) = 15
    then totalNum
            else
        0
    end  as hour15
    ,case when hour(dateTime) = 16
    then totalNum
            else
        0
    end  as hour16
    ,case when hour(dateTime) = 17
    then totalNum
            else
        0
    end  as hour17
    ,case when hour(dateTime) = 18
    then totalNum
            else
        0
    end  as hour18
    ,case when hour(dateTime) = 19
    then totalNum
            else
        0
    end  as hour19
    ,case when hour(dateTime) = 20
    then totalNum
            else
        0
    end  as hour20
    ,case when hour(dateTime) = 21
    then totalNum
            else
        0
    end  as hour21
    ,case when hour(dateTime) = 22
    then totalNum
            else
        0
    end  as hour22
    ,case when hour(dateTime) = 23
    then totalNum
            else
        0
    end  as hour23

from table_200901
    limit 500 ) as a
     left outer join ramp_block as rin on rin.tollgateCode = a.inNum
     left outer join ramp_block as rout on rout.tollgateCode = a.outNum
     group by a.realDate order by a.realDate;

but i am so confused with avg, how to create average function with counted hourly data?

A: Instead of using NULLIF, you could have your CASE expressions return NULLs instead of zeros:
CASE
   WHEN HOUR(dateTime) = 0 THEN totalNum
   ELSE NULL
END  AS hour0

or just omit the ELSE clause altogether (which means the same as specifying ELSE NULL):
CASE
   WHEN HOUR(dateTime) = 0 THEN totalNum
END  AS hour0

That way AVG(hour0) would work as expected.
Note that if a particular hour has no data at all, AVG would return NULL, and so would the corresponding SUM. If, however, you want your SUMs to default to zero, then you will need to combine the method suggested in this answer with adding IFNULL or COALESCE to your SUM expressions, like this:
COALESCE(SUM(a.hour0), 0) AS d1

A: after i discovered in this lovely site
this link gives me an answer.
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5340883/mysql-avg-to-ignore-zero
SELECT AVG(NULLIF(field ,0))
from table

it works like a charm.

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The Royals have submitted their official 25-man Squad List to the Premier League.
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I don't know if Mondays are just cursed or it's just the word 'Monday' which steals the smile away from my face. I can't even enjoy my Sunday to the fullest thinking about the wave of the Monday blues, the next day. The schedule, the monotonous work environment, the work stress and never ending family responsibilities drain away my patience level and sometimes, also affects my health. Overtime, I have learnt the art of curbing Monday blues. It's not that bad and I have been practicing these little tricks which make my Mondays as happy as any other day of the week .
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3. Try a new thing every week – Doing the same work everyday in office makes your life monotonous. It's up to you how you can get rid of the dullness in your office. Think of an idea, try a new thing every week starting from Monday. It could be a hobby , a new interest or anything that tempts you or keeps you going. So, if you'll think that you are going to try something new on a Monday then you'll feel excited about it and consequently, you'll no longer be worried about the deadly Monday. You will have excitement to complete that task and the 'new thing' will motivate you to go to work even on a Monday.
4. Distract your mind – When the weekend comes to an end, do not think too much about the next week and the work load. Just don't stress yourself by thinking that 'uh, it's Monday tomorrow'. Console yourself by thinking that a new week will bring new opportunities and new adventures. After all, thats what you signed up for when you took this job.
5. Set your workplace (or room) in different manner – It's quite boring when your workplace looks like a typical grey office cabin. Try to make your work cabin personalised and less serious. By putting motivational calendars, photo frames and colourful stationary, you can change your mood. Try new accessories and different ideas through which you can arrange your working area in a creative way. These little things can also help you break the Monday morning blues.
Make your Monday colourful and exciting with the help of these ideas instead of adding blue monotony to it.


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Q: Add property decorator to partial class I have a partial class in a dbml file.
public partial class Comment
  string email

Clearly I can't put a decorator on it because this is a generated file and you shouldn't make change in it yourself.
So I created another partial class;
public partial class Comment
  [IsEmailAddress]
  string email

The above doesn't work but I need something like that so I can validate the email address on the model.

A: You should used MetadataType like so...
[MetadataType(typeof(CommentMetadata))]
public partial class Comment {

}

public class CommentMetadata {
    [IsEmailAddress]
    public string email {get;set;}
}

That will allow you to add your attributes without it being overridden the next time you update your models.


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Legal question regarding copyright/mechanical licensing.
Discussion in 'Publishing / Marketing' started by efiebke, Jun 30, 2001.
I own a small company that produces educational and musical-comedy albums for healthcare professionals. All of our music is original on all albums.
We have two songs that we wish to add on a new album that are not original. We are willing to pay royalties for the use of the song (melody/harmony and similar arrangement). However, we totally rewrite the lyrics and even rewrite the titles of the songs. The lyrics are set to the familiar tune but are very much healthcare or nursing focused.
I've visited the Harry Fox Agency web-site and read their web page regarding mechanical licensing. It seems that all one has to do is simply fill out the form, send in the money . . . and you now have permission to use the song on your album. Interestingly, it appears that if you have a credit card, you can do the whole process on-line. Is this too good to be true??? Is there more to the copyright/mechanical licensing process that I need to know???
Because we parody the songs that we want to use on the albums, do we have to obtain special permissions for the use of the melody/harmony???
Any suggestions and feed back will be appreciated.
[QB]Because we parody the songs that we want to use on the albums, do we have to obtain special permissions for the use of the melody/harmony???
Yes. In the USA, once you tamper with any element of the copyrightable parts of a song (lyric/melody), a straight mechanical license is not applicable.
Contact the publishers of the songs to get permission. Often, if it's for a worthy non-commercial cause, they'll show some mercy.
Unfortunately, this is a very commercial venture. Working with other songs has always been a tricky issue for our small company (which is why we do original works). However the familiar melody of the two songs we want to use will make the "laugh factor" of the lyrics even greater! It's worth a shot contacting the publishers. Will give the publishers a call and a letter. Any suggestions on how to proceed??? This is very unknow territory.
SOP is really to just contact the publisher. Talk to someone in licensing and explain exactly what you're doing, how many units you plan to press, how many your artist last sold. Be sure to have your new lyric and/or version of the song ready to send them for approval.
I'm sure you'll fare better. But... knee pads might be handy to have around. I think Weird Al had 'em grafted on.
I always wondered how "Weird Al" got permission to do his parody songs!!
I'm off to the nearest Walmart to purchase some knee pads!


Micro, small and medium enterprises will communicate with representatives of the authorities and influence the enhancement of the business environment much more easily in the future through their Council at the Chamber of Commerce of Serbia. The new council will be an additional support to companies in fully developing their potentials, it was pointed out at the constitutive session at the CCIS.
The backbone of any developed market economy is made up of micro, small and medium business entities, which comprise 99% of the business entities in Serbia, but their potential is still underused, said adviser to the president of the Chamber of Commerce of Serbia Nermina Ljubovic. For that reason, the CCIS board decided to constitute the Council for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in order to provide the small business sector with additional support for full development of its potential, it is said on the CCIS website.
– Through this council, we want to open a new channel of communication with business people, to develop a platform through which business people would communicate more easily and quickly with the project leaders and to enhance the business environment – Ljubovic stated at the constitutive session of the council, which brings together 26 representatives of the business community from a wide range of fields.
She reminded that the Law on Chambers of Commerce enabled the economy to influence the defining of legislation important to the economy through the CCIS, as the business association of all business entities in Serbia.
She also said that the CCIS had until then forwarded 163 initiatives of the economy to state organs, 57 of which had been resolved positively, whereas those others would be re-sent, whereby the CCIS will insist on getting answers.
– The most current initiative we are working on is the reduction of salary taxes and contributions from the current 63% to 46% over the next five years, the reduction of the income tax for legal persons from 15% to 10%, the amendment to the Labor Law which would prevent the abuse of sick leaves, and there's also a range of initiatives for incentives – for successful companies, innovative companies, exporters – Said Ljubovic. Through these initiatives, she pointed out, the CCIS strives to encourage a systematic solution to the biggest problems of the economy, which are the tax system, the grey economy, access to sources of finance and labor legislation.
Assistant minister of labor, Katarina Jovanovic Obradovic, invited representatives of the SME sector to get actively involved in the council's operations and to talk about the real problems so that the business environment could be improved. The institution's reach will depend on how involved its members are, Obradovic said and pointed out that the operations of the council should focus on the several most important items when it comes to improving the business. The state administration finds solutions more easily when it is helped by the CCIS in preparing the analysis and presenting the problems.
She emphasized the improving global indicators of the SME sector's operations, such as the increase in the number of companies and the number of employees at small and medium enterprises to over a million. Jovanovic Obradovic reminded of the current programs of support of the Ministry of Economy meant for small and medium companies, which, as she announced, will be supplemented with new tax benefits beginning with October 1.
Representatives of the SME sector pointed out that the priority of the council's activities should be the reduction of taxes and contributions, the reduction of income tax, the solving of the issue of the lack of workforce and education in line with the economy's needs, especially in the production sector, as well as the problem of motivating quality workforce to stay in the company, and other problems.
Mitar Nikolic of Tehnocoop Subotica was appointed the chairman of the Council, and Jovana Jakovljev Trivan of Nopal Lux Backa Palanka was appointed deputy chairman.


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NHA Senior Center Crowns Valentine's King and Queen
It was a fun-filled Valentine's Day at the NHA Senior Center this Tuesday, February 14th! The center was full of red, white and plenty of excitement for the "Valentine's Day Red and White Ball." All in attendance enjoyed social activities, lunch and a crowning of the NHA Senior Center 2012 King and Queen.
"I reign for one year," said the new Queen, Joyce Mincey. Each year a new King and Queen are randomly selected, announced at the ball, and given special duties and privileges throughout the year. "I plan to get more people back to the center and more involved," said Mincey.
Walter Kelliehan, the 2012 Senior Center King, looks forward to his year in his new role. "I think I will enjoy it," he said. "It's something to keep the seniors going, something to look forward to."
The center also enjoyed the company of volunteers from UCSD's service organization Circle K who were on hand to interact with the seniors and serve lunch.
"It was nice," said Nhan Nguyen, Service Chair for UCSD's Circle K. "Everyone was dressed up and interacting. They were enjoying it!"
Many seniors have been enjoying the Senior Center for decades. "It is a home away from home," said Mincey, who has been coming to the center for over 20 years. "I feel excited to come daily. It keeps away the boredom, depression and those kinds of things."
The Senior Center will also celebrate Fat Tuesday with a Mardi Gras Fun Day on Tuesday, February 21st from 10am-12:30pm.
For more information on the Senior Center please call 619-263-2108 or visit: nha-programs/senior-services/senior-service-center/
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Cash swap: CBN bars Abuja, Lagos PoS operators
2023 elections and CBN monetary policy
As the January 31 deadline for the phasing out of the old N1,000, N500 and N200 notes approaches, the Central Bank of Nigeria has excluded mobile money/Point of Sales agents in Abuja and Lagos from its newly launched cash swap programme.
This is according to a document, Frequently Asked Questions, given to selected agents on Monday. In the document, the CBN gave some guidelines for the cash swap programme.
According to the document, "Not all agents can participate. This is open to only selected agents profiled by the super agent/MMO/bank and submitted to the Central Bank of Nigeria and participating banks (Access, Zenith, UBA, First, FCMB)."
The document also stated, "Selected agents in all the 36 states (except Lagos and FCT, Abuja). Lagos and Abuja agents are excluded from this."
The agents are restricted from using the new notes for their regular transactions, only for the programme, according to the Punch newspaper.
On where the agents can get the new notes, the document noted, "from one of these designated banks (Zenith, First Bank, Access, UBA, FCMB). However, you must have a bank account with that bank and your operators (super agent/MMO/bank) will have pre-registered you with the bank where you have an account.
"You must go to the bank you have informed operator (super agent/MMO/bank) of. That is where your agent details will be submitted to for verification when you get there to collect the new notes."
Also, each agent's name, BVN number, and operator's name are required before the new notes will be released, as the bank will also verify the agent's picture and finger print.
The agent is also expected to have a record of the customer's Know-Your-Customer information, which includes name, phone number, bank, account number and amount.
It was also noted that why there is no restriction on how much a customer can deposit, only N10,000 can be released per customer under the cash swap programme.
The CBN also urged the agents to open a bank account or wallet for customers with bank accounts, as an agent can only get up to N500,000 new notes weekly for the programme.
Also, each agent is expected to record all transactions performed with the new notes and submit the record to the operator (super agent/MMO/bank).
CBN's sanction
Regarding what happens if an agent uses the new notes for other purposes other than the new naira initiative, the document noted, "There will be severe sanctions such as de-listing as an agent, withhold of any applicable benefit, de-list from future programmes, negative report to bank and CBN and other such penalties as directed by regulatory authorities."
According to the Punch newspaper, in a memo by Moniepoint to their agents, agents were asked to collect BVN, NIN, or voter's card details from customers paid new notes.
The memo read in part, "The Swap should be in the form of PoS withdrawals only of not more than N10,000 per person. Any withdrawal more than N10,000 per person should not be paid with new notes.
"Agents are also permitted to charge cash-out fees for the cash swap transactions but prohibited from charging any further commissions to customers for this service.
"You are to collect BVN, NIN or votes card details from customers paid with new notes for weekly submissions to the CBN.
"The CBN will continue to monitor implementation of the programme and provide further guidance as may be necessary."


The second-day activities of Round Table Meeting and Consultation "Enhancing Regional Cooperation on Fire Management in South East Asia", is visiting The Regional Fire Management Resource Center South East Asia (RFMRC-SEA) located at the Faculty of Forestry, Campus IPB, Drmaga, Bogor on June 7st. 2018.
All participants were the resource persons on the first day June 6st, 2018 originating from ASEAN countries present, namely: Prof. Dr. Ahmad A. Din, Professor for Microclimatology and Forest Fire, Faculty of Forestry University Putra Malaysia; Dr. Prayoonyong Nhuchaiya, the National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Thailand; Dr. Veerachai Tanpipat, Wildland Fire Special Research Unit (WFSRU), Thailand; Dr. Kobsak Wanthongchai, Department of Silviculture, Faculty of Forestry, Kasetsart University, Thailand; Prof. Dr. Bambang Hero Saharjo, Faculty of Forestry, Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), Indonesia; Dr. Nguyen Thi Thuy, MSc, Researcher, Silviculture Research Institute, Vietnamese Academy of Forest Science (VAFS), Vietnam; accompanied by Prof. Dr. Johann G. Goldammer, Executive Director GFMC; officers and staff of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MoEF), and Dr. Christian Staiss of FORCLIME-GIZ, from IPB apart from staff RFMRC-SEA also present Prof. Dr. Iskandar Z. Siregar, Director of ICO-IPB.
Meeting of the UNISDR Wildland Fire Advisory Group (WFAG) in conjunction with the meeting of the International Liaison Committee (ILC) and the Brazilian Conference Organizing Committee for the 7th International Wildland Fire Conference; GFMC, Freiburg, Germany.
First meeting of the Eurasia Team of Specialists on Landscape Fire Management and the Regional Fire Management Resource Centers / Regional Fire Monitoring Centers from Southeast Europe / Caucasus, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Central Eurasia and Southeast Asia. Photo: J. Karns (GFMC).
The National inter-agency round table forest and fire management and Launching Regional Fire Management Resource Center – South East Asia Region (RFMRC-SEA) executed on the date 10 July 2017, the activities is carried out by Bogor Agricultural University (IPB) and Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MoEF) through the financial support of the Ministry of Food and Agricultural Federal Republic of Germany. As a follow up the cooperation program that began 1 March 2017 to 28 February 2019 to do the inauguration the establishment of RFMRC-SEA.
Training and continuing vocational training in fire management (main task: Information, training, training and education and the promotion of human resources and institutional capacities).
inaugurated by the Minister of Environment and Forestry (MoEF) represented by Dr. Ir. Bambang Hendroyono, MM (Secretary General Ministry of Environment and Forestry). He stated that Indonesia also proposed the establishment of Asean Coordinating Center for Transboundary Haze Pollution Control hosted in Jakarta. While ACC in progress, in the same time the Faculty of Forestry Sciences, IPB has an innitiative to establish The RFMRC-SEA. The next step is how two center will collaborative in action as a partner. Giving mutual benefit. Sharing information. Mutual trust. In advanced, all support the government policy. May provide benefits for the nation and country in particular to reduce forest and land fires. Congratulations to work, and officially this meeting I declared opened. Hereafter hopefully this meeting becomes the forerunner of the establishment Regional Fire Management Research Center-South East Asia (the RFMRC-SEA).


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      var association_type = options.association_type, associated = "associated:" + association_type, model = this.model, render = this.render, tm = this.model.topic_map(), term = this.term = tm.term(association_type);
      model.bind(associated, render);
      this.$el.one('remove', function(){
        model.unbind(associated, render);
      });
      if (tm === null){
        this.items = function(){
          return [];
        };
      };
    },
    items: function(){
      var topic = this.model;
      var self  = this;
      var association_type = this.options.association_type;
      var associations = topic.associations().type(association_type).all();

      var roles = associations
        .map(function(assoc){
          return assoc.roles().played().all();
        })
        .flatten();

      var my_role = this.my_role = this.my_role || roles.detect(function(role){
        return role.topic() === topic;
      });

      var used_role_types = roles
        .map(function(role){
          return role.type();
        })
        .uniq();

      var role_types = this.term.constrained_role_types().concat(used_role_types)
        .uniq()
        .sortBy(function(role_type){ //position "my role" in last spot
          return (my_role && role_type === my_role.type() ? 'Z' : 'A');
        });

      return associations.map(function(assoc){
        assoc.bind("dissociated", self.render);
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      });
    }
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Here is a "block" (In quotes, because you could arrange the pieces in any manner.) I arranged them so that the brown would create a border - then I had some extras, so I made a couple focal pinwheels.
2 things on my list on things to "finish" before Thanksgiving in America.
I took my first class only 10 yrs. ago and my only regret is that I had not taken a class sooner. My quilting life would have been so much easier. I'm still proud to show off my earlier quilts. After all, they were made by me.


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Q: STM32 timer interrupt initialization I'm trying to initialize a timer interrupt in STM32.
I'm using following timers:
TIM2 to create a Second/100ms/10ms time periods.
TIM3 to make a sound signals (buzzer) without delay()
TIM4 to create a PWM signal for my motors (multycopter motors)
TIM10 to make 1us counts
Idea is:
PWM signal of TIM4 drives a motor >
the motor-propeller interrupts a light-gate >
interrupt counter of STM32 will be increased >
TIM10 counts microseconds >
TIM2 counts (for example) 1s and get every 1s timer-interrupt-IRQ >
after 1s: counted microseconds will be divided by interrupt counter = mean time between propeller rotation >
mean time will send via serial interface (UART) to PC and saved.
The problem: then I activate a timer IRQ Handler of TIM2 TIM_ITConfig(TIM2, TIM_IT_Update, ENABLE);
I lose my PWM signal of TIM4. Why it is happens?
Its a right initialization of timer interrupt?
I don't need a polling. Any corrections?
// *************************************************************************
// Initialisation for motor PWM and timer 4

void Motor_PWM_Init(void) {

    GPIO_InitTypeDef GPIO_InitStructure;

    RCC_AHB1PeriphClockCmd(RCC_AHB1Periph_GPIOD, ENABLE);
    RCC_APB1PeriphClockCmd(RCC_APB1Periph_TIM4, ENABLE);

    GPIO_InitStructure.GPIO_Pin = GPIO_Pin_9 | GPIO_Pin_12 | GPIO_Pin_13
            | GPIO_Pin_14 | GPIO_Pin_15;
    GPIO_InitStructure.GPIO_Mode = GPIO_Mode_AF;
    GPIO_InitStructure.GPIO_OType = GPIO_OType_PP;
    GPIO_InitStructure.GPIO_PuPd = GPIO_PuPd_UP;
    GPIO_InitStructure.GPIO_Speed = GPIO_Speed_50MHz;

    GPIO_Init(GPIOD, &GPIO_InitStructure);

    GPIO_PinAFConfig(GPIOD, GPIO_PinSource12, GPIO_AF_TIM4);
    GPIO_PinAFConfig(GPIOD, GPIO_PinSource13, GPIO_AF_TIM4);
    GPIO_PinAFConfig(GPIOD, GPIO_PinSource14, GPIO_AF_TIM4);
    GPIO_PinAFConfig(GPIOD, GPIO_PinSource15, GPIO_AF_TIM4);

    TIM_TimeBaseInitTypeDef Timer_InitStructure;
    TIM_OCInitTypeDef Output_ChannelInit;

    uint16_t PrescalarValue = (uint16_t) 84 - 1;

    Timer_InitStructure.TIM_Period = 20000 - 1;
    Timer_InitStructure.TIM_Prescaler = PrescalarValue;
    Timer_InitStructure.TIM_ClockDivision = 0;
    Timer_InitStructure.TIM_CounterMode = TIM_CounterMode_Up;

    TIM_TimeBaseInit(TIM4, &Timer_InitStructure);

    Output_ChannelInit.TIM_OCMode = TIM_OCMode_PWM1;
    Output_ChannelInit.TIM_OutputState = TIM_OutputState_Enable;
    Output_ChannelInit.TIM_Pulse = 0;
    Output_ChannelInit.TIM_OCPolarity = TIM_OCPolarity_High;

    TIM_OC1Init(TIM4, &Output_ChannelInit);
    TIM_OC1PreloadConfig(TIM4, TIM_OCPreload_Enable);

    TIM_OC2Init(TIM4, &Output_ChannelInit);
    TIM_OC2PreloadConfig(TIM4, TIM_OCPreload_Enable);

    TIM_OC3Init(TIM4, &Output_ChannelInit);
    TIM_OC3PreloadConfig(TIM4, TIM_OCPreload_Enable);

    TIM_OC4Init(TIM4, &Output_ChannelInit);
    TIM_OC4PreloadConfig(TIM4, TIM_OCPreload_Enable);

    TIM_ARRPreloadConfig(TIM4, ENABLE);

    TIM_Cmd(TIM4, ENABLE);
}

// *************************************************************************
// Initialisation for buzzer PWM and timer 3

void Buzzer_PWM_Init(void) {

    GPIO_InitTypeDef gpioStructure;

    RCC_AHB1PeriphClockCmd(RCC_AHB1Periph_GPIOA, ENABLE);
    RCC_APB1PeriphClockCmd(RCC_APB1Periph_TIM3, ENABLE);

    gpioStructure.GPIO_Pin = GPIO_Pin_6;
    gpioStructure.GPIO_Mode = GPIO_Mode_AF;
    gpioStructure.GPIO_Speed = GPIO_Speed_50MHz;
    gpioStructure.GPIO_PuPd = GPIO_PuPd_UP;
    gpioStructure.GPIO_OType = GPIO_OType_PP;

    GPIO_Init(GPIOA, &gpioStructure);

    GPIO_PinAFConfig(GPIOA, GPIO_PinSource6, GPIO_AF_TIM3);

    TIM_TimeBaseInitTypeDef timerInitStructure;
    TIM_OCInitTypeDef outputChannelInit;

    uint16_t PrescalarValue = (uint16_t) 84-1;

    timerInitStructure.TIM_Period = 1000 - 1;
    timerInitStructure.TIM_Prescaler = PrescalarValue;
    timerInitStructure.TIM_ClockDivision = 0;
    timerInitStructure.TIM_CounterMode = TIM_CounterMode_Up;

    TIM_TimeBaseInit(TIM3, &timerInitStructure);

    outputChannelInit.TIM_OCMode = TIM_OCMode_PWM1;
    outputChannelInit.TIM_OutputState = TIM_OutputState_Enable;
    outputChannelInit.TIM_Pulse = 0;
    outputChannelInit.TIM_OCPolarity = TIM_OCPolarity_High;

    TIM_OC1Init(TIM3, &outputChannelInit);
    TIM_OC1PreloadConfig(TIM3, TIM_OCPreload_Enable);

    TIM_ARRPreloadConfig(TIM3, ENABLE);

    TIM_Cmd(TIM3, ENABLE);
}

// *************************************************************************
// Initialisation for timer 10 (1 usecond timer)

void MicroSek_timer_Init() {

    GPIO_InitTypeDef GPIO_InitStructure;
    TIM_TimeBaseInitTypeDef TIM_TimeBaseInitStructure;

    TIM_OCInitTypeDef TIM_OCInitStructure;

    RCC_AHB1PeriphClockCmd(RCC_AHB1Periph_GPIOB, ENABLE);

    GPIO_InitStructure.GPIO_Pin = GPIO_Pin_8;
    GPIO_InitStructure.GPIO_OType = GPIO_OType_PP;
    GPIO_InitStructure.GPIO_Mode = GPIO_Mode_AF;
    GPIO_InitStructure.GPIO_PuPd = GPIO_PuPd_NOPULL;
    GPIO_InitStructure.GPIO_Speed = GPIO_Speed_100MHz;
    GPIO_Init(GPIOB, &GPIO_InitStructure);

    GPIO_PinAFConfig(GPIOB, GPIO_PinSource8, GPIO_AF_TIM10); // PB8 -> TIM10 Channel 1

    // TIM10 Clock enable
    RCC_APB2PeriphClockCmd(RCC_APB2Periph_TIM10, ENABLE);

    // Timer 10 Config PWM

    TIM_TimeBaseInitStructure.TIM_Period = 0xFFFF; //Change Orig 1 Sek: 10000-1; 1ms: 10-1; 10ms: 100-1; 100ms: 1000-1
    TIM_TimeBaseInitStructure.TIM_Prescaler = 84-1; //Change Orig 1 Sek: 16800-1
    TIM_TimeBaseInitStructure.TIM_ClockDivision = TIM_CKD_DIV1;
    TIM_TimeBaseInitStructure.TIM_CounterMode = TIM_CounterMode_Up;
    TIM_TimeBaseInit(TIM10, &TIM_TimeBaseInitStructure);

    TIM_OCStructInit(&TIM_OCInitStructure);
    TIM_OCInitStructure.TIM_OCMode = TIM_OCMode_PWM1;
    TIM_OCInitStructure.TIM_OutputState = TIM_OutputState_Enable;
    TIM_OCInitStructure.TIM_Pulse = 0;
    TIM_OCInitStructure.TIM_OCPolarity = TIM_OCPolarity_Low;
    TIM_OC1Init(TIM10, &TIM_OCInitStructure);

    TIM_OC1PreloadConfig(TIM10, TIM_OCPreload_Enable);
    TIM_ARRPreloadConfig(TIM10, ENABLE);
    TIM_Cmd(TIM10, ENABLE);
    TIM_CtrlPWMOutputs(TIM10, ENABLE);

    TIM10->CCR1 = 1<<15;

}

// *************************************************************************
// Initialisation for timer 2 (1 second timer)

void FS_timer_Init() {

    GPIO_InitTypeDef GPIO_InitStructure;
    TIM_TimeBaseInitTypeDef TIM_TimeBaseInitStructure;
    TIM_OCInitTypeDef TIM_OCInitStructure;
    NVIC_InitTypeDef NVIC_InitStruct;

    RCC_AHB1PeriphClockCmd(RCC_AHB1Periph_GPIOA, ENABLE);

    GPIO_InitStructure.GPIO_Pin = GPIO_Pin_0;
    GPIO_InitStructure.GPIO_OType = GPIO_OType_PP;
    GPIO_InitStructure.GPIO_Mode = GPIO_Mode_AF;
    GPIO_InitStructure.GPIO_PuPd = GPIO_PuPd_NOPULL;
    GPIO_InitStructure.GPIO_Speed = GPIO_Speed_100MHz;
    GPIO_Init(GPIOA, &GPIO_InitStructure);

    GPIO_PinAFConfig(GPIOA, GPIO_PinSource0, GPIO_AF_TIM2); // PC6 -> TIM8 Channel 1

    // TIM2 Clock enable
    RCC_APB1PeriphClockCmd(RCC_APB1Periph_TIM2, ENABLE);

    // Timer 2 Config PWM

    TIM_TimeBaseInitStructure.TIM_Period = period - 1; //Change Orig 1 Sek: 10000-1; 1ms: 10-1; 10ms: 100-1; 100ms: 1000-1
    TIM_TimeBaseInitStructure.TIM_Prescaler = 8400-1; //Change Orig 1 Sek: 16800-1
    TIM_TimeBaseInitStructure.TIM_ClockDivision = TIM_CKD_DIV1;
    TIM_TimeBaseInitStructure.TIM_CounterMode = TIM_CounterMode_Up;
    TIM_TimeBaseInit(TIM2, &TIM_TimeBaseInitStructure);

    TIM_OCStructInit(&TIM_OCInitStructure);
    TIM_OCInitStructure.TIM_OCMode = TIM_OCMode_PWM1;
    TIM_OCInitStructure.TIM_OutputState = TIM_OutputState_Enable;
    TIM_OCInitStructure.TIM_Pulse = 0;
    TIM_OCInitStructure.TIM_OCPolarity = TIM_OCPolarity_Low;
    TIM_OC1Init(TIM2, &TIM_OCInitStructure);

    TIM_OC1PreloadConfig(TIM2, TIM_OCPreload_Enable);
    TIM_ARRPreloadConfig(TIM2, ENABLE);
    TIM_Cmd(TIM2, ENABLE);
//  TIM_ITConfig(TIM2, TIM_IT_Update, ENABLE);
    TIM_CtrlPWMOutputs(TIM2, ENABLE);

    TIM2->CCR1 = period/2;

    NVIC_InitStruct.NVIC_IRQChannel = TIM2_IRQn;
    NVIC_InitStruct.NVIC_IRQChannelPreemptionPriority = 0x00;
    NVIC_InitStruct.NVIC_IRQChannelSubPriority = 0x01;
    NVIC_InitStruct.NVIC_IRQChannelCmd = ENABLE;
    NVIC_Init(&NVIC_InitStruct);

}

// *************************************************************************
// FS-Timer interrupt

void TIM2_IRQHandler(){
    if (TIM_GetITStatus(TIM2, TIM_IT_Update) != RESET)
        {
            TIM_ClearITPendingBit(TIM2, TIM_IT_Update);

            fs_cnt++;
            ov_flag = TRUE;
            fs_flag = TRUE;

            uint32_t time = TIM10->CNT;
            uint32_t t_mean_0 = time/interruptcounter0;
            uint32_t t_mean_1 = time/interruptcounter1;
            uint32_t t_mean_2 = time/interruptcounter2;
            uint32_t t_mean_3 = time/interruptcounter3;

            char uart_t_mean_0[6];
            char uart_t_mean_1[6];
            char uart_t_mean_2[6];
            char uart_t_mean_3[6];

            itoa(t_mean_0, uart_t_mean_0, 6);
            itoa(t_mean_1, uart_t_mean_1, 6);
            itoa(t_mean_2, uart_t_mean_2, 6);
            itoa(t_mean_3, uart_t_mean_3, 6);

            USART2_Send(USART2, uart_t_mean_0);
            USART2_Send(USART2, "\n");

            USART2_Send(USART2, uart_t_mean_1);
            USART2_Send(USART2, "\n");

            USART2_Send(USART2, uart_t_mean_2);
            USART2_Send(USART2, "\n");

            USART2_Send(USART2, uart_t_mean_3);
            USART2_Send(USART2, "\n");

            TIM10->CNT = 0;

            interruptcounter0=0;
            interruptcounter0=1;
            interruptcounter0=2;
            interruptcounter0=3;

            }
    else{

        fs_flag = FALSE;
    }
}


text:
UN Regulation No. 53
Installation of Motorcycle Lighting
Documents (Latest posted on 14 Dec 2021)
Related Meetings : World Forum for the Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations | Session 179
Discussion/Report
WP.29/2019/80
UN R53: Proposal for a new 03 series of amendments
Proposal to introduce requirements for automatic switching from DRL to headlamp(s) if the maximum luminous intensity of DRL is above 700 cd and to restore the original automatic headlamp ON (AHO) requirement for vehicles not equipped with daytime running lamps (DRL) modified by the 03 series.
Document Reference Number: WP.29/2019/80
Document date: 27 Aug 19
Document status: Adopted
With 35 of the 46 Contracting Parties applying UN R53 present and voting, AC.1 adopted document WP.29/2019/80 by a vote of 35 in favor, 0 opposed, with 0 abstaining.
UN R53 Motorcycle Lighting
GRE/2018/50 | DRL: Proposal for the 03 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 53 and proposal for amendments to the draft new UN Regulation on Light-Signalling Devices (LSD)
GRE/2019/12 | UN R53: Proposal for an amendment to the draft 03 series of amendments
GRE-82-22 | UN R53: Proposal to amend the 03 series of amendments
80th GRE session (23-26 Oct 2018)
28.	On behalf of the Special Interest Group for DRL of L-category vehicles, the expert from Japan presented a revised proposal that introduced a new requirement for automatic switching from DRL to the headlamp for L3 category in UN Regulation No. 53 as well as a corresponding amendment to the new LSD UN Regulation (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2018/50). The expert from India proposed to delete references to "passing beam" (GRE-80-25). The experts of Germany, Netherlands, UK and EC were not in favour of deleting "passing beam" and supported the original proposal. GRE adopted the proposal and requested the secretariat to submit it to WP.29 and AC.1 for consideration at their June 2019 sessions as draft 03 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 53 and draft Supplement 1 to the original LSD UN Regulation, subject to the following amendments:
Paragraphs 5.11.1.1., 5.11.1.2. and Annex 7 (twice), replace "headlamp [(passing beam)]" with "passing beam".
Paragraphs 11.8. and 11.10., remove square brackets around 2023.
81st GRE session (15-18 Apr 2019)
19.	The expert from IMMA recalled the draft 03 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 53 adopted at the previous session of GRE (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2018/50 and ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRE/80, para. 28) and proposed to restore the original automatic headlamp requirement for vehicles not equipped with daytime running lamps (DRL) (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2019/12). GRE adopted the proposal and requested the secretariat to submit it to WP.29 and AC.1 for consideration at their November 2019 sessions as part of the draft 03 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 53. The expert from EC was not in a position to support the proposal.
82nd GRE session (22-25 Oct 2019)
37.	The expert from EC recalled the draft 03 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 53, which were submitted for consideration of WP.29 and AC.1 in November 2019 (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2019/80) and proposed to shorten its transitional period from 1 September 2023 to 1 September 2021 (GRE-82-22). The expert from IMMA pointed out the technical challenges of implementing the 03 series of amendments and suggested that the original transitional provisions should be maintained (GRE-82-37). Following an in-depth discussion, GRE decided to keep the transitional period unchanged. At the same time, GRE agreed to scrutinize all future requests for long transitional provisions by the industry.
DRL: Proposal for the 03 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 53 and proposal for amendments to the draft new UN Regulation on Light-Signalling Devices (LSD)
GRE/2018/50
UN R53: Proposal for an amendment to the draft 03 series of amendments
UN R53: Proposal to amend the 03 series of amendments
UN R53: Proposal for Supplement 3 to the 02 series of amendments
Proposal to
align UN R50 and UN R53 regarding the inward geometric visibility requirements for rear position lamps;
to allow the use of different stop lamp activation methods for powered two-wheelers as currently applicable for four-wheelers; e.g. by the application of a retarder or a similar device.
restore the definition of "device" (because the definition under UN R53 differs from that under UN R48)
delete the definitions of "bend lighting", "H plane", "sequential activation" and "emergency stop signal" (because they are identical to the definitions in UN R48), and
introduce requirements for light emitting diode (LED) substitute light sources.
GRE/2018/28 | UN R53: Proposal for a new Supplement to the 01 series of amendments
GRE/2018/29 | UN R53: Proposal for a new Supplement
GRE/2018/35 | UN R53: Proposal for Supplement [3] to the 02 series of amendments
GRE/2018/41 | Proposal for a collective amendment to UN Regulations Nos. 48, 53, 74 and 86
33.	The expert from IMMA presented amendments to Regulation No. 50 regarding inward geometric visibility requirements for rear position lamps, together with corresponding proposal for amendments to regulation No. 53 (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2018/27 and ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2018/28). GRE generally supported these proposals, but recalled its earlier decision to "freeze" Regulation No. 50 which would be replaced by the new LSD regulation. Therefore, GRE invited IMMA to resubmit the proposals once the LSD Regulation would have entered into force.
36.	The expert from IMMA introduced a revised proposal which allowed the use of different stop lamp activation methods and aligned the stop lamp provisions with those applicable for four-wheelers (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2018/29). GRE adopted the proposal and mandated the secretariat to submit it to WP.29 and AC.1 for consideration and vote at their November 2018 sessions as a draft Supplement 20 to the 01 series of amendments to Regulation No. 53 and as a draft Supplement 2 to the 02 series of amendments to Regulation No. 53.
12.	The experts from IWG SLR and IMMA proposed to amend the inboard visibility angle for rear position lamps in pairs in the new LSD UN Regulation (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2018/33 and GRE-80-32). GRE adopted the proposal and requested the secretariat to submit it to WP.29 and AC.1 for consideration at their June 2018 sessions as draft Supplement 1 to the original LSD UN Regulation. GRE also recalled that this modification should be submitted together with the corresponding proposal to amend UN Regulation No. 53 (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2018/28), which had been agreed upon at the previous session, and requested the secretariat to submit it to WP.29 and AC.1 for consideration at their June 2019 sessions as draft Supplement 4 to the 02 series and draft Supplement 22 to the 01 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 53.
15.	The expert from IMMA proposed amended definitions for UN Regulation No. 53 (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2018/35 and GRE-80-05). GRE adopted the proposals and requested the secretariat to submit them to WP.29 and AC.1 for consideration at their June 2019 sessions as draft Supplement 4 to the 02 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 53.
18. To introduce requirements for LED substitute light sources in the installation UN Regulations, the expert from Germany presented collective amendments to UN Regulations Nos. 48, 53, 74 and 86 (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2018/41). The expert from OICA submitted comments (GRE-80-19). GRE adopted the proposals unamended and requested the secretariat to submit them to WP.29 and AC.1 for consideration at their June 2019 sessions as draft Supplement 12 to the 06 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 48, draft Supplement 4 to the 02 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 53, draft Supplement 11 to the 01 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 74 and draft Supplement 2 to the 01 series of amendments of UN Regulation No. 86.
UN R53: Proposal for a new Supplement to the 01 series of amendments
UN R53: Proposal for a new Supplement
UN R53: Proposal for Supplement [3] to the 02 series of amendments
Proposal for a collective amendment to UN Regulations Nos. 48, 53, 74 and 86
UN R53: Proposal for Supplement 21 to the 01 series of amendments
Proposal to align UN R50 and UN R53 regarding the inward geometric visibility requirements for rear position lamps, to allow the use of different stop lamp activation methods for powered two-wheelers as currently applicable for four-wheelers; e.g. by the application of a retarder or a similar device, and to make editorial corrections.
Report of WP.29 on its 179th (November 2019) session Download in .pdf format Download in .docx format


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Adventures on the Amazon : After Years of Silence, Explorer Loren McIntyre Recounts His Harrowing Journey to Reach the River's Source
By GARRY ABRAMS
Nov. 8, 1991 12 AM PT
Lost in the Amazon rain forest, Loren McIntyre stumbled into a clearing. Probably carved as a helicopter pad for an oil-exploration team, the rare opening might mean the explorer's salvation. Sunlight poured down, boiling the humid air. A double column of ants marched back and forth across the beckoning space. McIntyre followed the ants.
At one end of the column he found a conical anthill. At the other he found the remains of four bodies. An arrow still protruded from the chest cavity of one. The ants had devoured just about everything, except for jacket zippers, a baseball cap and, of course, the bones. A rusting chain saw lay nearby.
This horrifying discovery occurred a long time ago, in 1969. But the incident--a brief moment in a far larger adventure--is only now coming to light because a persistent writer cornered McIntyre on an Amazon riverboat in 1987.
The fruit of that encounter--"Amazon Beaming"--has finally been published by Petru Popescu, Romanian writer who lives in Los Angeles. The book's some 450 pages recount two high points in McIntyre's South American sojourns: His capture by an "uncontacted" Indian tribe and his discovery of the source of the Amazon River, an accomplishment claimed by many. It was during the first adventure that McIntyre made his grisly discovery in the wilderness clearing.
Popescu, a self-declared "exploration junkie," novelist and screenwriter, hopes the book will help elevate Seattle-born McIntyre from relative obscurity into the ranks of two of his own heroes, African explorers Sir Richard Francis Burton and John Hanning Speke, who together sought the source of the Nile in the 19th Century.
After reading "Amazon Beaming" some might wonder why McIntyre isn't famous already. Avid readers of National Geographic will recognize him as the photographer-author of many of its South America articles. But until now, the life story of the energetic 74-year-old has been largely unknown because nobody made him tell it.
"He is always in the bush," Popescu says. "He doesn't have time to sit down and write."
Recently, McIntyre and Popescu have been traveling together to lecture on "Amazon Beaming," a joint effort containing several chapters of McIntyre's "notes" on his capture by Mayoruna Indians and the three-man expedition he led in 1971 to the Peruvian mountain lake that is the source of the Amazon. McIntyre, a former Navy officer who fell under the spell of the Amazon while still in his teens, also has simultaneously published a coffee-table book of his South American photographs, "Amazonia."
At first glance, McIntyre and Popescu make an odd couple--the voluble 46-year-old Romanian and the more self-effacing, matter-of-fact McIntyre. Indeed, their relationship at first was distant. Popescu recalls writing letters to McIntyre and firing them off in the general direction of South America, hoping they would find him at a river outpost or some other remote spot.
McIntyre admits to a "certain reluctance which I didn't overcome for two years" regarding Popescu's book.
On the other hand, Popescu, author of several novels and the screenplay for the movie "The Last Wave," says he became fascinated with McIntyre the first time he saw him in Manaus, an Amazon river city in Brazil.
Popescu and his wife had gone to South America so he could find material for a book, probably a novel. One night in the Manaus opera house, Popescu saw a camera-toting man dressed in khakis "scaling the wall to get into the box of the governor, which was locked. . . . I asked: 'Who is that?' and someone said: 'This is Capt. McIntyre.' I said: 'Who the hell is Capt. McIntyre?' " (At the time, McIntyre was photographing for a magazine assignment.)
When Popescu was told he had tripped across the discoverer of the source of the Amazon, lights went on in his brain. Learning that McIntyre was to lecture on a cruise ship plying the river, Popescu and his wife booked themselves aboard. And then he waylaid McIntyre.
"I hit him then with this idea," Popescu recalls. "I said: 'If you don't write this (your adventures), you have to find a writer to write this.' "
McIntyre's initial reluctance sprang from a core experience, his strange, almost inexplicable months of captivity with the wandering Mayoruna, a tribe that had never been contacted by civilizados . The elusive tribe lived far up an Amazon tributary, hidden under the forest, glimpsed only rarely by missionaries and other travelers.
In 1969, McIntyre went looking for the Mayoruna, following reports by a bush pilot of a clearing in the forest that might indicate a Mayoruna village. Landed by float plane on the Javari River that marks the border between Brazil and Peru, McIntyre made camp on the riverbank. He was supposed to be picked up in three days.
But he made almost immediate contact with the Mayoruna, who accepted his presents of mirrors and cloth. Impulsively, he dropped a few rolls of film in his pocket and followed the small group of Indians to their camp. Too late, McIntyre realized he could not find his way back to the river alone. He was trapped with a group of hunter-gatherers who made necklaces of human bones and used skulls for drinking cups. He had no common language with his inadvertent captors. Worse, it soon became clear that not all the tribe had good intentions, particularly a warrior McIntyre called Red Cheeks because of his face paint.
For the next two months, McIntyre was forced to follow the Indians as they ceaselessly moved through the jungle, breaking camp frequently and for no apparent reason. He lost the few possessions that connected him with his civilized life. The Indians burned his tennis shoes and his watch. A monkey destroyed his camera and a roll of his precious film. Once, he became lost and made his grisly find of the ant-devoured bodies.
Soon after his accidental captivity, a disbelieving McIntyre found that he seemed to be communicating wordlessly with the tribe's leader, an elder he nicknamed Barnacle because of his warty skin. This telepathy seemed at times to include the indecipherable background "buzz" of the entire tribe's mental activity. McIntyre came to call the phenomenon "beaming."
The tribe was on a magical spiritual journey, McIntyre eventually learned. Led by Barnacle, they were hurrying to a mythical "beginning of time" that would be beyond the reach of encroaching civilization.
At the beginning of the rainy season, McIntyre made a dramatic escape aboard a balsa raft. In the following years, McIntyre maintained a discreet silence about his time with the tribe, especially about the telepathic interludes.
The narrative of how the Mayoruna eventually reached this mythical beginning and their rituals for greeting the dawn of time is a glimpse into ways of thinking that are alien to modern man, the down-to-earth McIntyre says.
"I'm pretty reluctant to voice very much about the beaming experience because I didn't want my friends to think I'd gone around the bend. 'What is this? The guy's hallucinating?' "
Under the pressure of Popescu's persistence, however, McIntyre agreed to tell this aspect of his past, crazy as it might seem. Although he has had encounters with more than 30 other tribes and briefly saw the Mayoruna again in 1977, McIntyre never has had a similar experience, he says.
Perhaps to make the idea of telepathy more palatable to skeptics, Popescu tries to make the beaming seem almost humdrum, explaining that communication occurs on many levels besides speaking.
"I don't think it's so terribly outlandish," he says. "It wasn't as if he received on high frequency a code. Basically it was the result of the situation. If you are intuitive, you read that situation."
By comparison, McIntyre's expedition to the Amazon's source was a Sunday stroll, although the trek involved altitude sickness, an earthquake and being lost--again--this time in freezing temperatures on a mountain.
But that trip was scientifically provable, at least. Ultimately, the source found by McIntyre was certified as the beginning of the Amazon, giving him a place in the history books--and the Guinness Book of World Records.
Now McIntyre and Popescu are turning their attention to other projects. They would like to make a return trip to find the Mayoruna, the descendants of the people McIntyre knew.
Leaning over a map of Brazil and Peru, McIntyre points to an area in far western Brazil. There, he says, is the last area that might harbor uncontacted tribes, the final remnant of a way of life that began to disappear with Columbus' discovery of America in 1492.
"And that's about it for South America," he says. "That's it for the Americas. This is the end of the process that began 499 years ago almost to the day."


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