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Year : 2016 | Volume : 64 | Issue : 6 | Page : 1388-1389
Volume of hemorrhage in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage
Aaron Mohanty
Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas - 77555-0517, USA
Date of Web Publication 11-Nov-2016
Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas - 77555-0517
Mohanty A. Volume of hemorrhage in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Neurol India 2016;64:1388-9
Mohanty A. Volume of hemorrhage in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Neurol India [serial online] 2016 [cited 2019 Jul 17];64:1388-9. Available from: http://www.neurologyindia.com/text.asp?2016/64/6/1388/193758
Rupture of intracranial aneurysm results in blood release under high pressure into the basal subarachnoid spaces and often into the adjacent cerebral parenchyma and ventricular system. The presence of blood triggers a series of complex molecular events, which result in vasospasm. Although radiological vasospasm can be demonstrated in two-thirds of patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage, clinical vasospasm occurs in approximately 30% of subarachnoid hemorrhage patients. Approximately 10% of patients will have permanent disability as a result of vasospasm.
Several factors have been described in literature that help in predicting the occurrence and severity of vasospasm. These have been conventionally classified into non-modifiable variables and modifiable variables. The non-modifiable variables include age, race, site of aneurysm, preexisting hypertension, nicotine usage, cocaine usage, neurological grade, and amount of hemorrhage visible on the computed tomography (CT) scans. The potentially modifiable variables include the treatment administered, velocity of blood flow measured with transcranial Doppler (TCD) angiography, serum markers (hyperglycemia, leukocytosis, low platelets, antiphospholipid antibodies, the complement system), and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) markers (lipid peroxides).
Of the above, the amount and location of blood in the initial CT scan has been shown to be a powerful predictor for the development of vasospasm and subsequent occurrence of delayed cerebral ischemia. The "initial hemorrhage burden," as evidenced in the preadmission CT scan, has been shown to affect the overall outcome independent of other prognostic factors such as age and clinical grade. Although traditionally, the amount of blood is not estimated and grading scales have been used to assess the degree of bleeding, usage of computerized quantitative measurement of the initial clot burden has been suggested to reduce interobserver variability that is commonly observed with routinely used grading scales. Lagares et al., estimated 20 ml to be a critical volume of blood, and found that at 20 ml (which included a sum total of intraventricular, subarachnoid and intraparenchymal blood), the proportion of patients with poor outcome more than doubled.[1] The rate of clearance of clot from the subarachnoid space also has been considered to influence the outcome. In a study among 75 patients, Reilly et al., reported that the initial clot volume and the percentage of clot cleared per day were significant predictors of development of vasospasm.[2] However, other studies have not shown an association between clot clearance and delayed cerebral ischemia, thus indicating that clot clearance is not an independent predictor for a poor outcome.[3]
There have been several grading systems to grade the degree of bleed, as evidenced in the initial CT scan. The most commonly used grading system is the Fisher scale. Though the scale is simple and easy to use, lack of linear correlation between the grade and the degree of vasospasm led researchers to modify the scale. The modified Fischer scale has been more intuitive and demonstrates a linear relationship between the grade and the occurrence of vasospasm. The other reported scales include Claassen scale, which is almost similar to the Modified Fischer scale, and the Subarachnoid sum score (Hijdra scale), which is more comprehensive but cumbersome to use in clinical practice.[4] In a comparative study of the Fisher, Modified Fisher, and Classen scales, Kramer et al., suggested that the modified Fisher scale correlated best with the overall outcome because each unit increase was associated with an incremental risk for worsened outcome.
In the present article, the authors have tried to enumerate the risk factors associated with the volume of hemorrhage in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.[5] One of the significant prognostic factors was pre-diastolic blood pressure, and the authors were able to correlate a preadmission high diastolic blood pressure with a greater hemorrhage volume. The authors also reported that anterior communicating artery aneurysms and multiple intracranial aneurysms were associated with greater hemorrhage volume. This study, which is a retrospective analysis of 155 patients admitted between September 2013 and February 2015, would have been more useful if it had correlated the predisposing factors and hemorrhage volume with the overall outcome.
Lagares A, Jiménez-Roldán L, Gomez PA, Munarriz PM, Castaño-León AM, Cepeda S, et al. Prognostic value of the amount of bleeding after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: A quantitative volumetric study. Neurosurgery. 2015;77:898-907.
Reilly C, Amidei C, Tolentino J, Jahromi BS, Macdonald RL. Clot volume and clearance rate as independent predictors of vasospasm after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. J Neurosurg 2004;101:255-61.
Ko SB, Choi HA, Helbok R, Schmidt JM, Badjatia N, Claassen J, et al. Quantitative analysis of hemorrhage clearance and delayed cerebral ischemia after subarachnoid hemorrhage. J Neurointerv Surg 2016;8:923-6.
Kramer AH, Hehir M, Nathan B, Gress D, Dumont AS, Kassell NF, et al. A comparison of 3 radiographic scales for the prediction of delayed ischemia and prognosis following subarachnoid hemorrhage. J Neurosurg 2008;109:199-207.
Liu J, Zhao D, Li H, Lu Y, Wu G, Hou K, et al. Risk factors of the volume of hemorrhage in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Neurol India 2016;64:686-91.
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Fauré, Brahms & Schnittke: Piano Quartets
Berlin Piano Quartet
The playing is as classy as one might expect from [members of the Berlin Philharmonic], replete with suitable beauty of tone. The Brahms is searingly strong stuff – though never lacking in high... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2016, 4 out of 5 stars More…
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Fauré: Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor Op. 15
Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25
Schnittke: Piano Quartet
Featuring the members of the Berlin Piano Quartet, strings from the world-renowned Berliner Philharmoniker and the French pianist Kim Barbier, this first album by the Berlin Piano Quartet on Sony Classical brings together works by Brahms, Fauré, and Schnittke. Gabriel Fauré's Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, op. 15 begins with a grand gesture. The piece was premiered on 14 February 1880 at a concert of the Société National de Musique, established to promote French orchestral and chamber music works. With irresistible momentum, it comes to an end in a rhythmically agile Finale, textured by juxtaposing triplets (predominantly in the piano) against punctuated rhythms in the strings.
The playing is as classy as one might expect from [members of the Berlin Philharmonic], replete with suitable beauty of tone. The Brahms is searingly strong stuff – though never lacking in high spirits for the Hungarian Gypsy-style finale. The Fauré is attentive, intelligently balanced and tender…and the brief Schnittke is played with care and affection
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Brahms, Johannes (1833–97)
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Piano Quartets


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FCA Agrees Memoranda of Understanding With EU Regulators
The MoUs cover cooperation and exchange of information in the event the UK leaves the EU without a withdrawal agreement and implementation period. Until an agreement is reached the FCA will continue to plan for a range of scenarios, including if the UK leaves the EU without an agreement.
🆕 ESMA and EU securities regulators agree no-deal #Brexit MoUs with @TheFCA
📰https://t.co/LPoA0g6dWC
ℹ MoU between ESMA and FCA on supervision and multilateral MoU between EU/EEA securities regulators and the FCA on supervisory cooperation#supervision #AssetManagement pic.twitter.com/ylrgRe0EtZ
— ESMA (@ESMAComms) February 1, 2019
The MoUs are:
a multilateral MoU with EU and EEA National Competent Authorities (NCAs) covering supervisory cooperation, enforcement and information exchange; and
an MoU with the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) covering supervision of Credit Rating Agencies and Trade Repositories.
Andrew Bailey, Chief Executive of the Financial Conduct Authority, said:
'I am pleased we have been able to agree these MoUs. They will allow for continued close cooperation in the event the UK leaves the EU without an agreement.
'They should also minimise the potential for disruption, which we know is particularly important for the investment management sector, Credit Rating Agencies and Trade Repositories.'
These MoUs will support cross border supervision of firms and allow us to share information with our EU counterparts.
Source: FCA
Chris Cummings, Chief Executive of the Investment Association, said: "These agreements ensure that delegation of portfolio management, and the necessary exchanges of information needed for the orderly functioning of markets, can continue regardless of the outcome of the Brexit negotiations."
The announcement that ESMA's Board has just approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between @ESMAComms and @TheFCA is welcome news and we look forward to reviewing the detail.
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— The Investment Association (@InvAssoc) February 1, 2019
Source: Investment Association
European Fund and Asset Management Association said in a statement:
EFAMA warmly welcomes the announcement by ESMA today of the conclusion of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the UK Financial Conduct Authority (UK FCA) with a view to have in place a framework for supervisory cooperation between ESMA, the EU 27 national competent authorities and the UK FCA, in the event of a Brexit.
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Today's announcement was met with a sigh of relief by asset management companies on both sides of the Channel as it removes a great deal of legal uncertainty in their preparation for the worst case scenario of a no-deal Brexit.
Regulatory and supervisory cooperation between ESMA and the UK FCA is crucial and will require substantial resources to be dedicated on both sides. Such cooperation should drive mutual efforts to exchange information and data, and avoid unintended divergences in the implementation of future regulation between the EU and the UK potentially creating an accidental unlevel playing field.
Commenting on the conclusion of the MoU, EFAMA's Director General Tanguy van de Werve said: "This is a very important step that EFAMA has been calling for many months, as it will help avoid disruptions in the provision of asset management activities. Ensuring that delegation continues to be authorised as it is today is of paramount importance to the asset management industry. It brings comfort to the industry in their Brexit contingency planning but, most importantly, it ensures that EU investors will continue to access world leading expertise in the management of their savings."
Source: EFAMA
US Passes EU as Lead Destination for UK Financial Services
The total value of UK financial services exports remained stable in 2020.
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Temporary equivalence was set to expire on June 30, 2022.
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The Bank has new powers for reviewing CCPs following Brexit.
EU Should Treat Central Role of CCPs Carefully
Restricting access to London CCPs would result in collateral damage for EU banks and end users.
Associations Welcome UK Wholesale Markets Review
The review is an opportunity to recalibrate MiFID II regulations post-Brexit.


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Wisconsin law does not mince words when it comes to disclosure of the sources of political spending.
During the 2011 and 2012 recall elections, though, dozens of groups organized as tax-exempt "social welfare" nonprofits made a mockery of the goals of Wisconsin campaign finance law. Because dark money groups like Wisconsin Club for Growth ran TV and radio ads that did not explicitly call for the election or defeat of a candidate, they insisted their ads were about "issues" rather than elections, and therefore claimed they did not have to register as a political committee or report their donors. (See, for example, this one against Sandy Pasch or this one against Fred Clark). Any reasonable viewer understood these ads as an appeal to influence elections -- even without the ad explicitly saying "vote for" or "vote against" -- but were left in the dark about who was really behind the message.
These dark money issues have again taken center stage amidst news reports that a new "John Doe" investigation is underway in Wisconsin, with a special prosecutor reportedly examining possible campaign finance violations by Republican-aligned groups during the recall elections. Republicans and their supporters have swung into action, with the Wall Street Journal's editorial board attacking the probe as a "political speech raid" and sites like the Wisconsin Reporter trying to spin the investigation as "Wisconsin's secret war" and "an abuse of prosecutorial powers." (Wisconsin Reporter is a project of the Franklin Center, which is funded by Donors Trust, "the dark money ATM of the right" and a conduit for a plethora of right-wing funders with names like DeVos, Searle, Bradley, and Koch). This framing has been echoed in state newspapers, with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel repeating claims that the investigation is about "free speech," when they are really referring to undisclosed six-and seven-figure donations and dark money election ads.
But this effort to "rough up the refs," as the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign's Mike McCabe has put it, has netted an interesting admission.
Trying to Elect a Conservative or Trying to "Educate the Public?"
CMD was recently the target of the Wisconsin Reporter's ire after we uncovered how the state chapter of Club for Growth was at the center of a tangled web of undisclosed dark money in 2011, raking in millions from out-of-state secret donors and shuffling it to other nonprofits that in turn spent millions on the 2011 and 2012 elections (all while telling the IRS that it didn't spend a penny on politics). Most of the nonprofits identified in CMD's report, "WI Club for Growth, Target of Walker Recall Probe, at Center of Dark Money Web," were groups that evaded reporting and disclosure laws because they insisted their multi-million-dollar ad buys during the recalls were about "issues" rather than elections.
Apparently, even Wisconsin Reporter recognizes that these groups were running a scam. Criticizing CMD's reporting, Wisconsin Reporter writes: "Any kind of cooperation among those groups to elect a conservative -- for example, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker -- is evidence of wrongdoing, CMD suggests in a rambling post on its website."
If the tax-exempt groups CMD identified in that "rambling post" had indeed owned up and acknowledged they were working "to elect a conservative," things might have been quite different: Wisconsin Club for Growth and groups that it funded would have been required to register as political committees with state election officials and would have been required to disclose donations made to fund those ads.
Such disclosure would have been in keeping with the purposes of Wisconsin's campaign finance system: "[to] make readily available to the voters complete information as to who is supporting or opposing which candidate or cause and to what extent, whether directly or indirectly."
Instead, because Wisconsin Club for Growth claimed that the approximately $9.7 million it spent on the 2011 and 2012 recall elections were about "issues" rather than elections, it did not report a single dollar in spending to the state elections board, nor did it report the sources of its funding.
Earlier this year, another dark money group similarly was exposed for its sham "issue ad" dark money charade. The school privatization group American Federation for Children told Wisconsin's elections board it spent only $345,000 on state legislative races in 2012, claiming that most of its spending was "issue advocacy" rather than "electioneering" and need not be disclosed. But it sang a different tune for funders. In a document titled "2012 Election Impact Report" AFC boasted to its funders that it spent $2.4 million in Wisconsin helping elect nine pro-privatization legislators to office. AFC was also named as having received a subpoena in the John Doe probe, according to the Wall Street Journal editorial board.
It is not known whether the John Doe prosecutors are going after undisclosed spending by dark money groups. By law, a John Doe is a secret inquiry, and little is known about the target of the investigation. But it is telling that even Wisconsin Reporter can see through the sham "issue ad" charade, and implicitly acknowledges that dark money groups like Wisconsin Club for Growth have violated the spirit of Wisconsin's clean election laws.
Where is CMD donor list. Hypocrites. I guess if you don't look behind the curtain, Oz is a good place.
What a bunch of hypocrites... We are suppose to believe you when you're criticizing one group while you're doing the same thing?
The first stinking line of your story says"Wisconsin law does not mince words when it comes to disclosure of the sources of political spending." So, why not be honest and reveal your own COMPLETE donor list? Morally bankrupt liberals.


Kompotis K1, Hubbard J1, Emmenegger Y1, Perrault A2, Mühlethaler M3, Schwartz S2, Bayer L4, Franken P5.
Rocking has long been known to promote sleep in infants and, more recently, also in adults, increasing NREM sleep stage N2 and enhancing EEG slow waves and spindles. Nevertheless, whether rocking also promotes sleep in other species, and what the underlying mechanisms are, has yet to be explored. In the current study, C57BL/6J mice equipped with EEG and EMG electrodes were rocked laterally during their main sleep period, i.e., the 12-h light phase. We observed that rocking affected sleep in mice with a faster optimal rate than in humans (1.0 versus 0.25 Hz). Specifically, rocking mice at 1.0 Hz increased time spent in NREM sleep through the shortening of wake episodes and accelerated sleep onset. Although rocking did not increase EEG activity in the slow-wave and spindle-frequency ranges in mice, EEG theta activity (6-10 Hz) during active wakefulness shifted toward slower frequencies. To test the hypothesis that the rocking effects are mediated through the vestibular system, we used the otoconia-deficient tilted (tlt) mouse, which cannot encode linear acceleration. Mice homozygous for the tlt mutation were insensitive to rocking at 1.0 Hz, while the sleep and EEG response of their heterozygous and wild-type littermates resembled those of C57BL/6J mice. Our findings demonstrate that rocking also promotes sleep in the mouse and that this effect requires input from functional otolithic organs of the vestibule. Our observations also demonstrate that the maximum linear acceleration applied, and not the rocking rate per se, is key in mediating the effects of rocking on sleep.


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Animal Rights and Wrongs
By Edwin Feulner
President, The Heritage Foundation
When it comes to all-time nutty and offensive quotes, the following surely ranks near the top: "Six million Jews died in concentration camps, but 6 billion broiler chickens will die this year in slaughterhouses."
This statement did not come from David Duke, Louis Farrakhan or some other anti-Semite out to make light of the Holocaust, but from Ingrid Newkirk, founder of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).
And there's this, from PETA's Web page: "Unfortunately, a number of things in our society came about through others' exploitation. For instance, many of the roads we drive on were built by slaves. We can't change the past; those who have already suffered and died are lost. But what we can do is change the future by using non-animal research methods from now on."
Such remarks can only be uttered by those who inhabit a twisted moral universe. The Holocaust no worse than eating chickens? Slavery the moral equivalent of testing lab rats? This is not love for animals; it is callousness toward human suffering.
Those who think the animal-rights crowd is composed of harmless vegetarian teenagers ranting about fur coats need to think again. These are serious people with a serious—if scary—belief system. For example, animal-rights advocate Dr. Jerry Vlasak, writing about a man whose 5-year-old boy had open-heart surgery, says the boy's life is "no more or less important than any other animal's life, no matter how much [the father's] emotions tell him otherwise."
Envirolink, another animal-rights organization, has gone so far as to draft its own "Bill of Rights for Animals." The first article: "All animals are born with an equal claim on life and the same rights to existence." Oh really? I hope none of these folks have mice in their homes, lest they be tempted to commit genocide with a mousetrap and a slice of Velveeta.
I have a dog. I like animals. But I must confess: I'm a specieist. I believe my species is superior to others. In fact, I don't even believe animals have "rights," at least not in the same sense that people do. Not that I endorse cruelty toward animals. It's just that I can't feel bad for the cow when I'm devouring a juicy burger. And I certainly can't get worked up over using animals for medical research, especially when the benefits to humankind (not to mention our pets, who depend on the same treatments we do) are so abundant.
I'm sure many of today's animal-rights activists don't know that nearly 58,000 cases of polio were reported in the United States as recently as 1952. Today, that crippling disease has been eradicated thanks to research on rabbits, monkeys and rodents. And while it was tragic when animal-rights activist Linda McCartney succumbed to breast cancer earlier this year, at least her life was prolonged with chemotherapy—another treatment made possible by animal research.
Medical research is simply not possible without animal research, according to the Americans for Medical Progress Education Fund (AMPEF). All the machines and computer simulations in the world cannot replicate the results derived from observing living muscle, circulatory, blood, bone and organ systems. Indeed, the AMPEF estimates that animal research has resulted in a 28-year increase in our life spans.
The good news is that the animal-rights activists are losing, and some of their staunchest opposition is coming not from conservatives but from the left—led by anti-AIDS activists. And no wonder: When Newkirk, the PETA founder, was asked what her group would do if animal research produced an AIDS cure, she said, "We'd be against it."
Perhaps it's time to suggest a new motto for animal-rights activists: "We love animals, it's just people we're not too crazy about."
Note: Edwin Feulner is president of The Heritage Foundation (www.heritage.org), a Washington-based public policy research institute.


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Posted by theflyingengineer in Flight Safety
Aerial, Ban, DGCA, ICAO, UAS, UAV, Unmanned, Vehicle
The DGCA has issued a public notice on the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) & Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) for civil applications. The public notice, which must be complied with, bans the launch of any UAS or UAV in the Indian Civil Airspace.
Such a directive has been issued in the light of potential safety issues associated with high performance UAVs interfering with flight safety. Recent sightings of 'UFO's by commercial airline pilots have only helped speed up such a notification.
The notice, issued on 7th October 2014, will remain in effect till the DGCA formulates regulations associated with the certification & operation of UAS in the Indian Civil Airspace, in line with what the ICAO standardizes.
Impact on Hobby Flyers
Since the DGCA's regulations concerning UAS/UAV will be in line with those of the ICAO, ICAO definitions and policies may be adopted, in large or in entirety.
ICAO Circular 328-AN/190 concerning both UAVs and UAS, states, "In the broadest sense, the introduction of UAS does not change any existing distinctions between model aircraft and aircraft. Model aircraft, generally recognized as in tended for recreational purposes only, fall outside the provisions of the Chicago Convention, being exclusively the subject of relevant national regulations, if any".
The DGCA circular may be accessed by clicking here.
"Fuel Emergency" & Fuel Quantity: Getting it right
Posted by theflyingengineer in Flight Safety, Operations, Technical
Alternate, Contingency, Delhi, DGCA, Diversion, Emergency, Fuel, ICAO, Mayday, Minimum, Planning, Taxi, Total, Trip
This piece clears the air over a possibly misleading media report in Business Today (BT), "DGCA plans to shut doors on low fuel landings". The DGCA is right.
Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) is known to witness severe fog in winter, which is responsible for a significant number of flight diversions. In the winter of 2011, there were 57 diversions, which steadily grew to 89 in 2012, and 143 in 2013: a 60% yearly growth over the last three years.
To address these now unacceptable number of diversions in winter, the DGCA setup a committee in January 2014 to study the ways in which Delhi may be made a "zero diversionary airport". The committee concluded the study with a report that included 27 recommendations, one of which was not well understood. Recommendation number 13 states, "AIP shall be amended to indicate that the term fuel emergency would not be recognised at Indian aerodromes." That recommendation is valid, but was misunderstood by a section of the media.
Further, the BT report stated "DGCA justifies move by saying that airlines are expected to carry at least 1.5 times more fuel than what it actually requires during a flight but they generally carry less fuel." This too shall be clarified.
"Fuel Emergency"
An airplane is always expected to land with an amount of fuel in the tanks that is above a minimum quantity commonly referred to as "final reserve fuel". When in flight, if the fuel quantity in the tanks dips below the reserve fuel quantity, the airplane is deemed to be in an emergency. This reserve fuel is the fuel required to fly at 1,500ft above the destination airport, for 30 minutes. For the Boeing 737-800, at typical loads, this is around 1,200kg. Larger airplanes, which consume more fuel in 30 minutes, consequently have a larger weight of fuel as reserve.
Until recently, there was no recommended standard phraseology to be used when the flight crew determined that the aircraft will infringe upon its final fuel reserves before landing. There were two widely used phrases: "Minimum Fuel", and "Emergency Fuel". Minimum fuel is an advisory to Air Traffic Control that should there be further delay for landing, the airplane will start eating into the reserve fuel. "Emergency Fuel" was a declaration of emergency, that the airplane has started eating into the reserve fuel. However, the interpretation of this term has been varied, with the FAA recognizing it as "The point at which, in the judgment of the pilot-in-command, it is necessary to proceed directly to the airport of intended landing due to low fuel." Low fuel does not necessarily mean the final reserve fuel, and is a very subjective quantity.
Unfortunately, a declaration of "Emergency Fuel" would require Air Traffic Control to award the airplane priority. Priority is defined as no further delay into getting the airplane to land. This was reportedly abused by some airlines, including India's only consistently profitable airline, to ensure that the airplane lands without burning further fuel. That is money saved.
India is a member of the United Nations (UN). The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) is a UN Agency. ICAO works with member states, and industries and aviation organizations to develop international Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) which are then used by states when they develop their legally-binding national civil aviation regulations (CARs). The SARPs ensure uniform best practices, and safe, efficient , and secure flights through commonly understood standards.
Effective 15th November 2012, ICAO has amended ICAO Annex 6 Part I, to include:
"The pilot-in-command shall advise ATC of a minimum fuel state by declaring MINIMUM FUEL when, having committed to land at a specific aerodrome, the pilot calculates that any change to the existing clearance to that aerodrome may result in landing with less than planned final reserve fuel."
"The pilot-in-command shall declare a situation of fuel emergency by broadcasting MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY,FUEL, when the calculated usable fuel predicted to be available upon landing at the nearest aerodrome where a safe landing can be made is less than the planned final reserve fuel."
As a result, henceforth, 'Fuel Emergency' or 'fuel priority' are not recognised terms. India not recognizing these two terms only aligns the country with ICAO standards, helping the country get out of safety audit downgrades.
Further, "Minimum Fuel" is only an advice to ATC, requiring no action by ATC, but " MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY,FUEL" is a declaration of an emergency, in which the ATC must assist the airplane in landing as soon as possible.
Fuel Requirements
DGCA, in its Civil Aviation Regulation (CAR) that covers "Operation of Commercial Air Transport Aeroplanes", states:
"A flight shall not be commenced unless, taking into account both the meteorological conditions and any delays that are expected in flight, the aeroplane carries sufficient fuel and oil to ensure that it can safely complete the flight. In addition, a reserve shall be carried to provide for contingencies."
In accordance with the CAR, the airplane must at minimum carry the following fuel, for a flight from Bangalore to Delhi (1000NM), with 180 passengers on a Boeing 737-800W, with an assumption of no cargo. Quantities are derived from the airplane flight manuals and typical airline practices.
Quantity 1000kg
1 Taxi Fuel 0.2 The fuel required to taxi from the gate to the runway.
2 Trip Fuel 6.0 The required fuel quantity from initiating take-off to the landing at the destination airport.
3 Contingency Fuel 0.3 Typically 5% of the Trip fuel, but can be as high as 10%. caters to unforeseen circumstances or prediction errors.
4 Alternate Fuel 1.3 The fuel required to execute a missed approach at Delhi and fly to an alternate airport (Jaipur in this case), in case landing at Delhi is not possible, due to issues like visibility.
5 Final Reserve Fuel 1.2 The final reserve fuel is the minimum fuel required to fly for 30 minutes at 1,500 feet above the alternate airport.
6 Extra Fuel 0.0 Based on statistically derived data at the airline, and also at the discretion of the Captain (based on his judgement and reports of a congested airport, or bad weather, or the like.) Assumed Zero for this example.
7 Total Fuel 9.0 The sum of the fuels 1 – 6, which must be uplifted at the departure airport.
If the flight goes as planned, the aircraft should consume only the trip fuel, which amounts to 6,000kg. But the aircraft is filled with 9,000 kg of fuel, which is 1.5 times that of the trip fuel.
One of longest domestic flights into Delhi is from Bangalore, the others being from Chennai and Cochin. As flights get longer, the total fuel will fall below 1.5 times the trip fuel. As flights get shorter, the total fuel will amount to greater than 1.5 times the trip fuel. Since the Bangalore – Delhi flight is one of the longest domestic flights into Delhi, BT's "DGCA officials" were not off the mark with a ballpark 1.5 figure, but that is a number that is written nowhere, must never be used for planning, and should not have been quoted in the first place. The Mumbai-Delhi sector (which is shorter) will consume only 4,000kg of fuel, but will need to legally carry a minimum of 6,900kg of fuel, which is 1.7 times the trip fuel.
1. The DGCA's recommendation is not "highly controversial", as reported by BT. The ambiguous term "fuel emergency" is not recognized and is replaced by standard phraseologies as described above. Flight safety is not compromised but rather improved.
2. DGCA cannot "shut doors" on low fuel landings, as reported. That means you can't land if you're low on fuel. What DGCA is doing is to ensure certain standard terminologies are used, doing away with old ones.
2. The laws are not " draconian", but progressive to keep up with ICAO standards.
3. A "1.5" figure is not justified, as it depends on many factors. However, if the DGCA official used it to throw a ball park ratio, he's not off the mark. But later in the BT article is probably a typo which is misleading, "expected to carry at least 1.5 times more fuel". It must read 1.5 times the trip fuel.
Edit: Added Cochin & Chennai to Delhi as other long flights into Delhi. Thanks to Cyril.
RNAV and RNP in India – Airways
Posted by theflyingengineer in Flight Safety, Operations
AIPS, Air India, Air Traffic System, AIS, ANP, Delhi, ENR, Fuel Saving, ICAO, India, Indigo, Mumbai, Navigation, Q1, RNAV 5, RNP, W13N
Change in aviation is met with heavy resistance, and even a ten year old technology is considered relatively new. With the introduction of Performance Based Navigation (PBN) in the Indian Airspace, confusion still exists on RNAV (aRea NAVigation), RNP (Required Navigation Performance), and where this RNAV/RNP are implemented in the Indian ATS.
Waypoint LATID, seen as referenced to Bangalore International Airport's VOR (BIA).
LATID = BIA/012deg/77NM or N14 28.6 E077 56.9
The basic airway system (in India and the world over) was constructed based on sensors: the VOR and the NDB stations and receivers on board the airplane, which provide the capability to fly to, or from a radio station along one of its "radials". These radio stations are scattered, purposely, across the country, and the airway system is constructed by simply "connecting the dots", and an aircraft's position is always relative to one of these stations. Example: Waypoint LATID is 77NM from Bangalore International Airport's VOR (BIA), on a radial of 012°of BIA.
When an aircraft's navigation system has a little more intelligence: the ability to scan and receive signals from multiple such radio ground stations, or from self contained navigation aids, such as the Inertial Reference System (IRS), or from the globally available GPS satellite constellation, and determine the aircraft's position in terms of the World Geodesic System 1984 (WGS-84) coordinates, it provides the ability to determine the aircraft's absolute position, rather than referencing it to a sparse set of radio stations. Example: Waypoint LATID is N14° 28.6' E077° 56.9'.
The advantage with absolute position is freedom in the lateral: an aircraft can determine its absolute position, and fly to another waypoint whose absolute position is known, without having to stick to a "radial" or a VOR station. The ability to fly "Direct-To" another waypoint from the present position offers an easily comprehendible advantage: fuel savings through shorter, more direct routes. This freedom in the lateral, and the ability to navigate freely in an area, gives rise to RNAV, or Area Navigation.
Indian airspace is comprised mostly of "W" routes, which are, as per AAI, exclusively available for domestic operators only. According to ICAO Annex 11, a "W" route is NOT an Area Navigation Route, which means, the airway is constructed with reference to ground radio beacons, and are mostly direct from one beacon to another.
The other airways in India are "A", "B", "G", "L", "M", "N", "P", "Q", "R", "UL", "UM". Of these, "L", "M", "N", "P" and "Q" are area navigation routes. This means that these routes are not constrained to fly between ground based radio stations, but are instead optimised, more direct routes that save fuel. The "Q" routes were recently introduced in 2012, in July.
Since flying these routes implies a reliance on the aircraft's complex navigation system (which authorities have no operational control of) rather than the simpler ground referenced navigation system (which authorities maintain), it is imperative that in the interest of safety, the complex area navigation system be capable of a certain navigation accuracy, also termed the navigation performance.
Certain routes, and certain procedures may require a higher navigation accuracy and its associated certainty, while others may be less demanding. To quantify these "higher and lesser" accuracies, the term "Required Navigation Performance" (RNP) was introduced, which stipulates the minimum navigational accuracy that must be guaranteed, with a certainty of 95% availability.
With RNP, of the many requirements, the aircraft must be capable of displaying the Actual Navigation Performance (ANP). As long as the actual navigation performance is within the limits of the RNP, everyone's happy. But if the ANP gets worse than the RNP, that's when Air Traffic Control must be notified so they can keep close eye on you and other airplanes in relation to your aircraft, and direct you based on conventional navigational practices.
The Area Navigation Routes – "L", "M", "N", "P" – are all RNP 10 in India. The newly introduced "Q" routes, are all RNP 5. This means that your aircraft's navigation accuracy must be better than 5 NM if it is to fly along the newly introduced 7 "Q" routes: Q1 – Q7. If however the ANP of the aircraft is 5.5 NM, then the accuracy is not enough to fly the "Q" routes, but accurate enough to fly thee RNP 10 routes: "L", "M", "N", "P".
Q1, W13N, and a Direct route as shown between Mumbai (BBB) and Delhi (DPN) VORs
The benefits of the RNP routes are evident. The newly introduced "Q" routes connect Delhi to Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Udaipur, and Vadodra. Picking "Q1", which is Mumbai to Delhi (BBB- DPN), there are 13 waypoints in between the starting (BBB) VOR and the ending (DPN) VOR. Except for one, none of the other waypoints are ground based radio aids. The total ground distance between Mumbai and Delhi along Q1 is 633NM. The domestic non-RNAV "W13N" route between Mumbai and Delhi, has 5 waypoints in between, three of which are ground based radio aids (VOR). The ground distance along W13N is 653NM. A347, another non-RNAV route between Mumbai and Delhi, has 9 waypoints in between, three of which are ground based radio aids. The ground distance along A347 is 735NM. Compared to W13N and A347, Q1 saves 20NM and 102NM of ground distance, which translates to a saving of between 2 minutes and 14 minutes of flying time. A heavy Airbus A320, flying at FL350 at 76Tonnes, can save between 124 kg and 634 kg of fuel, which translates to a saving of between INR 11,000 and INR 56,227 per Mumbai-Delhi flight. Another advantage is the smooth flight path, as opposed to the zig-zag of non-RNAV routes.
Indigo's 11 daily direct flights from Mumbai to the capital can save the airline about INR 1,21,000 per day, one way alone! Air India, with 12 direct flights, saves INR 1,32,000 one way, per day.
Aircraft with high navigation performance are allowed to fly the RNP routes. With higher accuracy, more airplanes can be squeezed on an airway. The "Q" routes allow aircraft to aircraft longitudinal separation of 50NM, while W13N allowed for a 10 minute separation, which translates to around 75NM. Theoretically, up to 13 airplanes may now fly on Q1, at any point of time, as compared to 9 on W13N. The capacity of the Indian Air Traffic System (ATS) has increased 44% on this route alone.
RNP and RNAV arrivals and departures are already in use, explained in another article which shall follow soon.


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Like almost every other household in the world with young kids, Frozen fever took grip after we went to see the movie at the beginning of the year. Constant singing of "Let it Go", watching YouTube clips of the movie and eventually, a few weeks ago, a trip to the Disney store where my oldest daughter fell in love with a 12-inch Elsa doll.
It was €30, so not something that I was going to splash out for her on a whim. We told her if she wanted it she would need to save some money, do some jobs and earn it.
We left the store and a few weeks later we were heading off on our trip to Tenerife. Nana and Granny were very generous giving her and her siblings spending money and we added to the pot too. My oldest seemed to get a few extra euros from her grandmothers and immediately she could see Elsa in her sights.
She spent money on the holiday but, with dogged determination to get that Elsa and will power in shops I was in awe of, she arrived back to Ireland with €30 in her wallet. She begged for another trip to the Disney store and deciding it would be a nice adventure I headed off on the train on Friday lunchtime. Daddy met us and we hit the Disney store.
My daughter raced up the stairs to where the Elsa dolls had stood a few weeks earlier. They were gone. Maybe they had moved them. We searched high and low and eventually I asked one of the assistants. Oh yes, she remembered the ones I was talking about but they sold out in a matter of days.
Pure excitement turned to pure devastation in a matter of seconds. Eventually we bought her a DVD to ease the pain but it was unrelenting.
We had planned a bite to eat in TGI Friday's so undeterred we set off. The tears kept coming. She refused to speak to us (as if it was our fault they sold out). There was momentary guilt as I thought why the hell hadn't I just picked it up the last time. It's not that I don't realise the mania that surrounds Frozen.
By dessert she had calmed down and Mammy and Daddy ordered a cocktail.
In all the hysterics we had forgotten to pick up a toy for my husbands nephew and we were to go to his 3rd birthday party the next day. We decided we would head down the road to our local Smyths Toy Superstore en route to the party.
Saturday came along and a nights sleep seemed to have eased the upset of the previous day. We got ready for the party and stopped off to get her cousin a present. While in the toy shop we decided to do a quick check in the Frozen section. Lo and behold there were similar dolls – not the exact one she wanted but the same style just Elsa as a toddler – not a grown up. She agreed that it would do and off she went to the cash register to spend the last of her holiday money.
Like every fairy tale there was a happy ending in our house too.
My Daughter LOVES Frozen! And is always singing songs from the film! She would love that doll!!


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NAS Report Investigates the Growth of Computer Science Undergraduate Enrollments
November 8, 2017 /In: Featured Announcements, For Researchers /
By Susanne Hambrusch, Purdue University
Since 2006, computer science departments in the U.S and Canada have experienced a surge in the number of undergraduate majors and course enrollments. The resulting strain on departmental and institutional resources has been significant for many departments, especially with respect to faculty hiring and overall workload. The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has recently addressed the issue with the release a report titled "Assessing and Responding to the Growth of Computer Science Undergraduate Enrollments."
The NAS report discusses strategies central for managing enrollment and resources, and makes recommendations for departments and institutions. Its findings and recommendations provide much-needed guidelines on how institutions can allocate resources to meet growing student demand and to adequately support their computer science department in the increasingly central role of computer science in education and research. "The way colleges and universities respond to the surge in student interest and enrollment can have a significant impact on the health of the field," said Susanne Hambrusch, co-chair of the report's committee and a professor of computer science at Purdue University. "While there is no one-size-fits-all answer, all institutions need to make strategic plans to address realistically and effectively the growing demand for the courses."
The report uses data from multiple sources, including CRA's recent Generation CS Report on undergraduate enrollments, CRA's Taulbee surveys, national degree completion statistics (IPEDS), the U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics, the HERI/CIRP Freshman Survey, and Burning Glass. Notable findings of the report include:
The number of bachelor's degrees rose by 74 percent between 2009 and 2015, compared to 16 percent growth across all fields. During the same time period, the number of Ph.D. degrees rose by 21 percent.
While in 2009 about 45 percent of the Ph.D.s accepted a job in industry, 57 percent did so in 2015. The percentage of new Ph.D.s accepting a tenure-track faculty position in the U.S. is below 20 percent. Hiring and retaining CS faculty is currently an acute challenge that limits institutions' abilities to respond to increasing enrollments.
The undergraduate growth has not been uniform across institutions. On average, institutions with very high research activity have experienced the greatest growth in degree production between 2009 and 2015 (by 113 percent).
While the percentage of women and underrepresented minorities completing bachelor's degrees has not seen increases in the last decade, there is evidence of increased representation among current majors and students interested in CS.
The report summarizes and contrasts a number of ways departments and institutions can manage the impact of the enrollment surge on needed resources. This includes faculty, teaching faculty and lecturers, teaching assistants, staff, classroom, lab and office space, and other necessary resources and support. The report cautions institutions from imposing strict limits on enrollment or accepting students with the promise of entering a major when resource constraints make their admission into the program unlikely. Limits can create an environment of real or perceived competition among students who desire to enter a program, can disproportionally discourage participation among underrepresented groups, and have undesired long-term impacts. The report also explores various strategies including a recommendation that larger research institutions explore creating a college of computing.
"Every approach has benefits and costs, and leaders will need to select strategies and make trade-offs that are appropriate to their mission and values," said committee co-chair Jared Cohon, university professor and president emeritus at Carnegie Mellon University. "We hope our report will be useful as leaders plan for the future role of computer science at institutions of higher learning."
Computer Science's Growing Role in Society
Not surprisingly, the NAS report does not make a prediction on whether and when the enrollment surge will level off and whether student interest in computing will decrease. However, given the growing role computing plays in all sectors of the economy, academic disciplines, and aspects of society, broad opportunities in computing are expected to continue and drive undergraduate enrollment both in courses and programs. The approach institutions take in dealing with the surge in enrollment will have a significant impact on future enrollments and the health of the field.
Many of the report's recommendations are addressed to the leaders of institutions of higher education and federal and state government agencies. Institutional leadership should take deliberate actions to address the enrollment trend with a sense of urgency. This includes engaging directly with computer science departments to develop appropriate faculty size targets, develop strategies to improve faculty retention, and make realistic faculty hiring plans. Increasing the number and enhancing the role of academic-rank teaching faculty should be given serious consideration. Institutions and departments should also leverage the increasing interest in computer science to engage, recruit, and retain more women and underrepresented minorities and proactively address the diversity problem.
A clear message of the report is that failure to address the demand and the related resource challenges will result in negative conditions for students, faculty, the programs, and/or the institution as a whole in the near or long term.
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Kleiman, Mark A.R. (1989), Marijuana: Costs of Abuse, Costs of Control , Westport, Greenwood, 197 p.
Landes, William M. (1978), 'An Economic Study of U.S. Aircraft Hijacking, 1961-1976', 21 Journal of Law and Economics , 1-31.
Lee, Barbara A. and Chelius, James R. (1989), 'Government Regulation of Labor Management Corruption: The Casino Industry Experience in New Jersey', 42(4) Industrial and Labor Relations Review , 536-548.
Levine, Daniel, Stoloff, Peter and Spruill, Nancy (1976), 'Public Drug Treatment and Addict Crime', 5 Journal of Legal Studies , 435-462.
Levy, Peter B. (1989), 'The Waterfront Commission of the Port of New York: A History and Appraisal', 42(4) Industrial and Labor Relations Review , 508-523.
Lott, John R., Jr. (1992), 'An Attempt at Measuring the Total Monetary Penalty from Drug Convictions: The Importance of an Individual's Reputation', 21 Journal of Legal Studies , 159-187.
Magaddino, Joseph P. and Medoff, Marshall H. (1982), 'A Reanalysis of Deterrence and Gun Control', 10(2) Atlantic Economic Journal , 50-53.
Marcelli, Ricardo and Vannini, Marco (1997), 'Estimating a Crime Equation in the Presence of Organized Crime: Evidence from Italy', 17 International Review of Law and Economics , 89-113.
Miron, Jeffrey A. and Zwiebel, Jeffrey (1991), 'Alcohol Consumption During Prohibition', 81 American Economic Review. Papers and Proceedings , 242-247.
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The July 31st Z-100 Interview!
Deb, Diane, and the Zoo Crew!
Here's the July 31, 1996 Z-100 Interview, in HTML format!
It's also available as a text file.
From that interview, here're two .wav files. They're 8000 hz, 8-bit, mono, but, hey, at least that saves download time.
Deb and an unnamed impersonator sing about Franties!
Thanks to Jennifer Yeko for tipping me off about the photo on this page, which was taken from the Z-100 Web page.
Go back to my Deb page!
Copyright 1996, Shmuel Ross. Spun off November 24, 1996. Modified July 16, 1997.


text:
/*global describe, it, beforeEach, afterEach*/
'use strict';

var sinon = require('sinon'),
    FilterPlugin = require('../lib/FilterPlugin');

describe('FilterPlugin', function () {
    var sandbox,
        fakeGhost,
        TestPlugin;

    beforeEach(function () {
        sandbox = sinon.sandbox.create();

        fakeGhost = {
            registerFilter: sandbox.stub(),
            unregisterFilter: sandbox.stub()
        };

        TestPlugin = FilterPlugin.extend({
            filters: {
                'ghost_head': 'handleGhostHead',
                // Passes a priority
                'ghost_foot': [2, 'handleGhostFoot'],
                // Forgot to pass a priority
                'prePostRender': ['handlePostRender']
            },

            handleGhostHead: sandbox.stub(),
            handleGhostFoot: sandbox.stub(),
            handlePostRender: sandbox.stub()
        });
    });

    afterEach(function () {
        sandbox.restore();
    });

    it('registers filters', function () {
        var plugin = new TestPlugin(fakeGhost);

        plugin.activate();

        fakeGhost.registerFilter.callCount.should.equal(3);
        fakeGhost.registerFilter.calledWithExactly('ghost_head', null, plugin.handleGhostHead).should.equal(true);
        fakeGhost.registerFilter.calledWithExactly('ghost_foot', 2, plugin.handleGhostFoot).should.equal(true);
        fakeGhost.registerFilter.calledWithExactly('prePostRender', null, plugin.handlePostRender).should.equal(true);
    });

    it('unregisters filters', function () {
        var plugin = new TestPlugin(fakeGhost);

        plugin.deactivate();

        fakeGhost.unregisterFilter.callCount.should.equal(3);
        fakeGhost.unregisterFilter.calledWithExactly('ghost_head', null, plugin.handleGhostHead).should.equal(true);
        fakeGhost.unregisterFilter.calledWithExactly('ghost_foot', 2, plugin.handleGhostFoot).should.equal(true);
        fakeGhost.unregisterFilter.calledWithExactly('prePostRender', null, plugin.handlePostRender).should.equal(true);
    });
});

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Do you know how to create a cooking schedule for your Thanksgiving feast? Well I've got a few ideas on how to schedule everything to make it a successful event.
Clean wine and water glasses.
Launder all table cloths and napkins.
Iron table cloths and napkins.
Write out place card holders.
Make snack baskets for guests who are coming from out of town and staying in hotels.
Assess your Thanksgiving cooking supplies (roasting pans, basting brush, turkey baster, serving pieces.
Buy containers that will hold your prepped food.
Buy containers for leftover's – your guests will thank you for it.
Begin to thaw the turkey in the refrigerator.
Buy perishable groceries (this can be done on Wednesday as well).
Potatoes, sweet potatoes, squash and yams.
Lettuce (buy heartier lettuces like romaine, endive and curly endive to ensure good quality for Thanksgiving).
Buy or make dinner rolls that can be cooked the morning of Thanksgiving.
Buy 5 to 10 pounds of ice.
Remove the stems from the green beans.
Cut up the bread and vegetables for the stuffing.
Make all of the pies.
Make the cranberry sauce (it will be better the second day).
Bundle herbs for the turkey (all you have to do is place it in the turkey).
Set the table with glasses, place cards and silverware.
Lay out all of the serving pieces. For an even more organized meal, label each piece with the item being served.
Create your centerpiece for the table.
Cook your turkey (your turkey can be done at least an hour before your ready to eat, just reheat it when it's time to eat).
Slice, clean and bake the squash .
Peel, boil and mash the potatoes with butter and cream. (Peeling can be a family affair).
Blanch green beans in the morning and finish cooking right before service.
Saute the vegetables and bread for stuffing. Bake either in or out of the turkey.
Make the salad and place a slightly damp towel over the top until you're ready to serve.
Ice down all of the drinks.
Place everything on serving trays and you're ready to go.


So here is a list of dramas that I didn't expect to be as good as they were and the reasons why.
the list is in a random order.
I don't even remember, how I decided to watch this drama. But I remember thinking, that a story about two married couples over their thirty, wouldn't really be exiting or talk to people of younger ages. But this drama was so exciting, with extremely funny scenes and humor, but had some meaningful deep conversations also. Plus I've already written in my profile that a part of me is Hamasaki Mitsuo, one of the best characters in dramaland , Eita did a great job portraying.
When you first read the plot of Oh My Ghost, you get a bit sceptical. A ghost that gets into a virgin's body, that have to make her loose her virginity. I mean you have to admit it's not something that happens everyday 😛 But Kwon suggested this drama to me and now, I suggest it to you. Oh My Ghost has some of my favourite romances and an interesting female lead. All the actors of course were great. If you are looking for summer romance, this is your drama.
Another amazing TVN k drama. I though I wouldn't like Ho Goo's love, because I am not used to kdramas not having a strong male lead, that even if his not a chaebol, his status is above everyone. So how would I like Ho Goo? Well the answer was simply, since the writers did a great job going between character's present and past. A beautiful drama, that doesn't only make you interesting in the main leads, but the supporting roles too. From a point onward, I cared more for the supporting roles and thank god I was getting enough scenes for them.
Another drama with not a usual plot. How could a drama touch the subject of intersex? Well jdramas can do that and never disappoint me. A very interesting drama, that informs you about IS and has a sweet plot. I feel like this drama taught me many things.
When I had seen videos or screen caps from School 2015, I thought that it would be another teenage school story, with cheesy relationships. But I was totally wrong. School 2015 was a drama that kept me, wanting to watch more. It had a makjjang feeling as a story, but it didn't bother me at all. Of course I fell in love with Nam Joo Hyuk with this drama, not that I didn't like Soungjae.
Age of youth, had idol actresses and other actresses, their names I didn't know, So I was a bit skeptical whether to watch it or not. Plus it seemed like a rushed drama to me, since the production was not that big. But I have to admit, that I was wrong. Sure some acting parts were a bit of, but overall, it was an interesting drama. With realistic stories and hardships of the main female leads, that many people could relate. I am expecting the second season of Age of youth.
A musical drama. I started watching, because I am a huge fan of Beast, currently Highlight. I was interested on how Jun Hyung would act. It was not that bad to be honest. Monstar might seem like a teenage drama with weak actors (Of curse you can't say Kang Ha Neul is weak <3 , but he was not so well known back then). Well Monstar is definitely a cute story to watch during summer and it has some music parts, that are really pretty. That one had one of my favourite secondary couple too.


The team at Eathos in Dublin help to kick-start your New Year with this revitalising acaí bowl that is bursting with nutritious ingredients.
Using a blender or any smoothie maker, blitz the frozen banana until smooth. Add the peanut butter and blitz again.
Add the frozen berries, the acaí powder and the water and continue blending until smooth. You can add more water until the desired consistency is reached. It should have the appearance of thick Greek yoghurt.
Top with the granola (as much as you like), coconut, passion fruit and berries. Sprinkle over the bee pollen and cacao nibs. Garnish with the edible flowers if using, and serve.
TIP: This is a very popular takeaway option because it keeps well and doesn't spill, so you can make this an on-the-go snack.
Lisa Murrin opened Eathos on Baggot Street Upper in Dublin in May 2015. Working with head chef, Simon Mooney, together they designed their menu around nutritious, vibrant ingredients with many dishes suitable for those following free-from diets. Open from 7am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday, they serve breakfast, lunch, 3fe coffees and pastries. Saturday they offer all-day lunch and brunch until 4.30pm. Click here to visit the Eathos website.


A few months ago I wrote that the woes plaguing my beloved New York Knicks were not all then-coach Mike D'Antoni's fault. Boy, was I wrong.
Turns out there were many things that was wrong with D'Antoni. First of all, the man refuses to coach defense. Defense is critical in the NBA, especially come playoff time. It is no coincidence that the recent NBA champions knew a thing or two about playing good defense. Meanwhile, the Knicks' defense was turnstile-ish at best.
Second, D'Antoni's offensive system did not fit this team as its constructed. D'Antoni's offensive scheme gives the green light to whoever is open, no matter how bad that shooter is.
Though I am a huge fan of Jeremy Lin, there is no way on God's green earth that he should be getting more shots than Carmelo Anthony. Anthony is a scorer who needs his touches.
Sure I was worried about Anthony screwing up a good thing when he came back from injury but let's face it, Anthony is one of the best scorers in the NBA. He and Amar'e Stoudamire need their touches.
Lin is a turnover-prone point guard, not a scorer.
Now whether interim coach Mike Woodson (who is a good coach in his own right) rights the ship in New York, my Knicks need to get a defensive-minded head coach who has come cache of his own.


A2 Open Book (city checkbook and financial records).
E-TRAKiT building and trades permitting system.
Data catalog (financial records, police calls for service, construction permits, planning projects, GIS maps and more).
City assessor and property tax records.
City Council records (Legislative Information Center).
This is a written public summary of the City's FOIA Procedures and Guidelines. A PDF version can be found above in the Quick Links.
Requests to inspect or obtain copies of public records of the City must be submitted in writing. The request must describe the public record sufficiently to enable the City to find it. It must include the name, address, and contact information (phone number or email address) of the requester. The City can usually accommodate requests for electronic delivery of public records.
To assist the City in providing a prompt response, it is helpful if your request states "FOIA" or "FOIA Request" in the subject line of the email or communication containing the request.
For your convenience, the City provides online FOIA request forms, although no specific form is required. Note: A person serving a sentence of imprisonment in a local, state, or federal correctional facility is not entitled to submit a request for a public record under the FOIA.
In person or by mail at: Police Records Department, Attn: FOIA Coordinator, Justice Center, 2nd Floor, 301 E. Huron Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104.
See the police records page for more information.
In person or by mail at: City Clerk's Office, ATTN: FOIA Coordinator, City Hall 2nd Floor, 301 E. Huron Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104.
otherwise communicate with the requestor.
Note that a request sent by fax or email is deemed received the following business day.
If any part of the request is granted, the City will require payment of any fees for the City's costs to respond before the public record is released.
If public records are available for free on a City internet site, a requester may still request the City provide copies of those records, however fees will be charged and the fringe benefit multiplier applied to labor charges may exceed 50% of the hourly wage, reflecting actual costs.
A request may be wholly or partly denied if the City does not possess the requested record or if specific exemptions listed in the FOIA apply. If a denial is based on an exemption, the public records or portions of public records subject to the exemption will be redacted or omitted and the exemption will be explained.
any staff time processing video recordings for redactions.
City staff time spent duplicating or publishing public records is charged in 15-minute increments.
City staff time spent duplicating or publishing public records is charged in 15-minute increments. City staff time will be calculated at the employee's wage rate, plus a multiplier reflecting the actual costs of fringe benefits, of the lowest-paid City employee capable of responding to the particular request. The multiplier generally cannot exceed 50% of the hourly wage except, as noted above, when asking for copies of records available free on the internet. Overtime wages will not be included unless specifically agreed to by the requester.
The City charges the cost to mail a public record to a requester, including delivery confirmation, except that postage costs are waived for up to 8 pages (including the City's written response) that fit into a business envelope.
All fees will be detailed on an itemized form provided in the response.
If the estimated total fee for processing the request exceeds $50.00, the City will require a 50% deposit. The City will not begin processing the request until the deposit is paid.
365 days have passed since the individual made the request that was not paid for.
If the City does not receive the requested deposit by the date specified by the City in the deposit notice, the City will consider the request abandoned. The specified date will be 48 days after the notice is sent.
If a requester believes that all or part of a request has been improperly denied, the requester may submit an appeal to the City Administrator within 180 days. The appeal must be in writing, specifically state the word "appeal," and identify the reason(s) for seeking a reversal of the denial.
The appeal may be submitted in the same manner as a FOIA request.
under unusual circumstances, issue a notice extending the response time for up to 10 business days.
Regardless of whether a requester submits an appeal to the City Administrator, a requester may file a civil action in Washtenaw County Circuit Court within 180 days after the City's final determination to deny the request.
If a requester believes that the fee charged by the City exceeds the amount permitted by the FOIA or the City's FOIA Procedures and Guidelines, the requester may submit a written appeal for a fee reduction to the City Administrator within 45 days. The appeal must be in writing, specifically state the word "appeal" and identify how the required fee exceeds the amount permitted by the FOIA or the City's FOIA Procedures and Guidelines. The appeal may be submitted in the same manner as a FOIA request.
issue a notice extending the response time for up to 10 business days.
Within 45 days after receiving notice of the City Administrator's determination of the fee appeal, the requester may commence a civil action in Washtenaw County Circuit Court for a fee reduction.


One person was killed in a two-car collision in Gibson County Monday.
One person was killed in a two-car collision Monday in Gibson County, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol.
Bryce Haynes, 28, was driving his Jeep Cherokee east on Cades Atwood Road in Milan when his vehicle crossed the center line of the road, according to a THP report. Haynes' car collided head-on with a semitrailer, according to the report.
Haynes died in the collision, the report states. He was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash, according to the report.
The driver of the semitrailer was not injured in the incident.


text:
Hemolysis in chronic myelocytic leukemia
D. Scott, A. Theologides
Medicine - Hematology, Oncology, Transplant
The role of hemolysis in the anemia of chronic myelocytic leukemia (CML) remains controversial. The authors reviewed the records of 68 consecutive CML patients to evaluate occurrence and clinical significance of hemolysis. Thirty one (46%) had increased fecal urobilinogen excretion, and this hemolysis group was compared with the remaining 37. There was no difference in age, presence of Philadelphia chromosome, thrombocytopenia, bleeding, occurrence of blast crisis, or chemotherapy in the two groups. There was no correlation between spleen size and hemolysis. Infections and administration of corticosteroids were more frequent in the hemolysis group. Hemolysis was a late complication and had an ominous prognosis, with a temporal association with blast crisis.
American Journal of Clinical Pathology
https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcp/65.5.694
Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive
Blast Crisis
Urobilinogen
Philadelphia Chromosome
Scott, D., & Theologides, A. (1976). Hemolysis in chronic myelocytic leukemia. American Journal of Clinical Pathology, 65(5), 694-697. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcp/65.5.694
Hemolysis in chronic myelocytic leukemia. / Scott, D.; Theologides, A.
In: American Journal of Clinical Pathology, Vol. 65, No. 5, 01.01.1976, p. 694-697.
Scott, D & Theologides, A 1976, 'Hemolysis in chronic myelocytic leukemia', American Journal of Clinical Pathology, vol. 65, no. 5, pp. 694-697. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcp/65.5.694
Scott D, Theologides A. Hemolysis in chronic myelocytic leukemia. American Journal of Clinical Pathology. 1976 Jan 1;65(5):694-697. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcp/65.5.694
Scott, D. ; Theologides, A. / Hemolysis in chronic myelocytic leukemia. In: American Journal of Clinical Pathology. 1976 ; Vol. 65, No. 5. pp. 694-697.
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text:
Ruddy Gore
A Phryne Fisher Mystery
by Kerry Greenwood
RRP $29.95 $27.75
Praise for Ruddy Gore...
"The appeal of this story is the glimpse it provides into the 1920s theater world." -Booklist
"A comic opera in deft prose,"
-Sydney (Australia) Morning Herald
Running late to a gala performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's Ruddigore, Phryne Fisher meets some thugs in a dark alley and handles them convincingly before they can ruin her silver dress. Phryne then finds that she has rescued the handsome Lin Chung and his grandmother and is briefly mistaken for a deity. Denying divinity but accepting cognac, she later continues safely to the theatre. But the performance is interrupted by a bizarre death onstage.
What links can Phryne possibly find between the ridiculously entertaining plot of Ruddigore, the Chinese community of Little Bourke Street, and the actors treading the boards of His Majesty's Theatre? Drawn backstage and onstage, Phryne must solve an old murder, find a new murderer, and of course, banish the theatre's ghost-who seems likely to kill again.
Kerry Greenwood, winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Australian Crime Writers Association, began her Phryne Fisher series (pronounced Fry-knee, to rhyme with briny) in 1989 with Cocaine Blues. She has written eighteen books in this series with no sign yet of Miss Fisher hanging up her pearl-handled pistol.
www.phrynefisher.com
Kerry Greenwood has written thirteen novels in the Phryne Fisher series, the most recent being The Castlemaine Murders (2003).
She is also the author of The Childstone Cycle, Cassandra, Recipes for Crime (with Jenny Pausacker) and has edited The Things She Loves, a collection of essays about women who kill.
Kerry has worked as a folk singer, factory hand, director, producer, translator, costumer-maker, cook and also works for Victoria Legal Aid as an advocate in the Magistrates' Courts.
She is not married, has no children and lives with four cats and an accredited Wizard. In her spare time, she stares blankly out of the window. And she has no idea where she gets her ideas from.
Be the first to review Ruddy Gore.
Crime & Mystery Historical fiction Kerry Greenwood Crime On Screen


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text:
Q: Post new record with createdAt & updatedAt on Parse platform I'm trying to insert new record with createdAt date provided:
curl -X POST \
-H "X-Parse-Application-Id: ${APPLICATION_ID}" \
-H "X-Parse-Master-Key: ${MASTER_KEY}" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"objectId": "xdH402yd9z", "field": "testData", "createdAt": {"__type": "Date", "iso": "2020-05-23T12:26:17.548Z"}}' $URL

Parse Server accepts the request, however it overrides createdAt date with current date.
What am I missing? Is there a server setting or request flag?
I assume the same answer would apply for updatedAt field.
Thank you.

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Ford has delayed the release of their first-ever BEV, the Focus Electric.
Last week, Ford CEO Alan Mulally went on The Late Show with David Letterman to unveil their new battery-electric vehicle (BEV), the Ford Focus Electric. Today, reports have confirmed that Ford has decided to delay the release of their new, first-ever battery-electric passenger car. The Focus Electric was originally slated to hit 19 markets nationally before the end of 2011, however now Ford will only release them only in the New York and California markets before the end of this year.
Concerning the launch plans for the Ford Electric, Ford's manager of electric vehicles David Finnegan told Autoblog: "For the first few months of production, we will be concentrating on California and New York. Our dealers in those areas will be the first to have their retail orders scheduled and receive the Focus Electric. We will be rolling out to the remainder of our initial markets starting in spring 2012." Ford has several models of the new plug-in BEVs scheduled to launch over the next few years and the Focus Electric was set to be the premier edition released. No official reasons were given for the delay, although Ford ads say they will be delivered to dealerships by spring 2012.
Speculation is that Ford wants to avoid any quality problems that may arise due to the use of new production technologies. This is also the first time the American automaker has employed the use of lithium-ion technology in their vehicles. The Focus Electric is set to rival more established hybrid cars such as Nissan's Leaf and Chevy's Volt. As mentioned earlier, the BEV will launch soon in California and New York and will come to markets nationally in spring of 2012.