Please use the following link to create a support ticket https://www.geneeworld.com/support. This will enable us to track and monitor the process of your support request.
All on-site visit will be arranged once the first line support has been complete via the support helpdesk.
How do I raise an RMA for faulty products?
If you are facing technical issues with a product the 1st step is to create a support ticket.
Our support team will assess the issue.
If the product is found to be faulty, we shall send you an RMA form for you to complete and return via the helpdesk.
How do I register my products for warranty?
To register your product for warranty you will need to complete the warranty registration form on our web site. https://www.geneeworld.com/warranty-registration.
What are the default keys to access the touch table?
How do I know if the unit is online?
There is a small global on the front menu, which is either red or green, if the global is green there is a internet connection present.
Can I add my own applications to the touch table?
Yes, you can install applications to the touch table. Please check the user manual for instruction how to do this.
I seem to have no power to the screen, what can I check?
Check the mains lead has not been trapped and damaged behind the screen when the screen has been tilted forwards or backwards.
Android based screens have a reset button located by the power cable input. Reset by holding in for a few seconds.
Raise a support ticket on Geneeworld website.
Check the mains cable is fully inserted and the rocker switch by the mains input is set to on.
Check there are no damaged ports (especially USB) as this will hold the screen in standby for safety, including wrong connection of USB.
Ensure that you have run the "calibration" process, either on Windows "tablet PC settings", or within the provided "spark" software. You will need administrator privileges on the PC to do this.
Check that there is nothing around the frame of the screen that can block the "vision" of the IR sensors used for touch.
Raise a support ticket on the Geneeworld website.
Quality of cable and length of cable are important. Keep length to a minimum. Screens are provided with suitable cables. Check cables are fully inserted and that ports and cables have not been damaged.
Use suitable resolution settings from your equipment to the screen. Either 1920x1080p(for FHD) or 3840x2160p(for UHD/4k) will be the native resolution of your screen.
If cabling is not the issue raise a support ticket on Geneeworld website and attaching a picture will help diagnosis.
What software can I get to use with my screen?
Consult with your supplier for software that is bundled with the purchase of your screens, and what the available options are. These are supplied by download link.
Is there a user manual for my screen?
They are available by download, so submitting a support ticket online with your screen detail will enable us to send you a link for your specific model.
You will only have a basic one-year warranty unless you register your product on the Geneeworld website. Registration will ensure you are entitled to the period of warranty stated on your sales invoice.
I have damaged my screen; how do I get a repair cost?
Please complete a support request ticket on Geneeworld website. We can then make an assessment of the best way forward.
Firstly, complete a support ticket on the Geneeworld website, we can then go through some troubleshooting to make sure you do need a visit. This will ensure if it something that can be sorted over the phone it can be done quickly.
UK visits are free of charge when covered by warranty. You will be asked to fill a site visit request form so that it can be arranged promptly and conveniently.
What is the warranty period for the Visualisers units?
Visualisers units come with 1-year warranty return to base. Units which have any extended warranty must be registered via the web site. Please note that proof of purchase will be required for all warranty claims.
What software is supplied with the unit?
The Software we supply with the unit is Genee Toolbar, this will be delivered via our software portal to you.
Check that buttons are not stuck or show signs of dirt.
I've set it all up as described but still can't see any image. What could be the problem?
Have you taken the lens cap off? There is a rubber cap that protects the lens in transit. This needs to be removed.
Do I have to attach a laptop or PC?
No, you can output the display feed directly to the screen – if you wish to capture images use it in conjunction with an PC using the software provide.
What happens if the object I want to view is bigger than the plate on the visualiser?
Simply angle the camera so that it points to the table or desk in front or behind the visualiser and zoom out to get the biggest image possible. Use it in this way when carrying out science practical demonstrations or food technology demonstrations or a process on a machine such as threading a sewing machine or using a CNC machine in Technology.
What happens to the data we enter into Registrar in our school?
If you only use the Registrar onsite system, we don't do anything with the data. The system sits on a computer that you have purchased and sits on your network. We have no access to this without your consent and would always ask for this before doing so. If you don't use any of our other services such as the support desk, or Genee Cloud we do not process the data. You always remain the controller of the data and we would only ever do what is agreed in our maintenance contract.
What happens to the data if we use other services such as the support desk, or Genee Cloud?
Where do you store my information in the cloud?
Do I need to get consent from my pupils, staff and parents to use Registrar in my school?
What information of mine do Genee World process?
How does Registrar transfer data between the school and other services?
All transfer is done via https to ensure that it remains secure in transit. This is also the same when the support team need to access the school system via the internet to conduct work on a school system.
How the data is secured on the onsite Registrar system?
The Registrar system installed on the computer purchased from your reseller is encrypted at the 256bit AES industry standard. The system and its supporting network infrastructure is subject to the policies of the school to enable it to be maintained without any reliance on input from Genee World.
When would my data be displayed on the Registrar system screen?
When the system is set up to allow 'quick pick' which retains data for a period of time agreed with the school to allow quick signing in for visitors returning within the agreed timescale.
The school pre-registers visitors for events or regular visitors to make signing in quicker.
In the case of visitor entering their own details, the system will be/is set up to ensure that they are asked for their consent for this to be displayed. In the case of pre-registered visitors, it is the responsibility of the school to gain consent for this when arranging the pre-booking.
How long does Registrar keep my data for?
Any data entered by the school into the Registrar system situated within the school will be stored as agreed by the school in line with its data protection policy. Where Registrar processes data, the retention policy for this can be found in our data.
What is the warranty period for the OPS units?
All OPS units come with 1-year warranty return to base. Please note that proof of purchase will be required for all warranty claims.
OPS unit can be purchased with or without operating system, please make sure to check on your order.
Do you support the operating system and software on the units?
We only support the hardware of the OPS units. As you can understand there can be many issues regarding software and permissions. These units will be better supported by your own internal IT support staff.
Do you still have a question you need answering? Get in touch with us via a support desk. Raise a support ticket with your questions and one of our team will be in touch shortly.


Mu Cang Chai is a district of Yen Bai province, about some 300 km north of Ha Noi, in the northeastern region of Vietnam. The place is home to the H'Mong and Thai community. For the place being about 1000 meters above sea level, the steep hills make it almost impossible to grow rice fields like those in the delta. Thus local residences grow their own rice on the terraced fields, for the purpose of preventing water from flowing downhill. These terraced fields lying among rugged green mountain valleys, under clear blue sky or a mysterious and crips fog, bring to eyes an imposing scenery. During harvesting season, ready crops transitioned to yellow, while new crops still remain in their green color. The scenery is a big attraction to photographer and trekkers. Mu Cang Chai's the most beautiful seasons are waterfall season on May to Jun and the harvesting season on September to early October every year.
Morning pick up from your hotel in Hanoi, driving time around 3 – 4 hour to Yen Bai Province. On the way, you will stop at the village to see the tea farm.
After breakfast, you are ready for Tu Le by moving on Khau Pha Pass (one of the top 4 pass in North of Vietnam to enjoy amazing scenery.


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Vanderbilt Hall in Grand Central Station is home to an exhibit honoring the 100th anniversary of the Grand Central Terminal. Hurry to see the exhibit before it closes on March 15th, but take time to admire the beautiful architecture of this historic building. While taking in the beauty and history, why not try some science in the "whisper corners?"
Kids are sure to love the experience, and you can discuss how the domed ceiling helps the sound waves travel. For a literary connection, you can read about this phenomenon in the "Whisper Lake" scene of the book, If You're Reading This it's Too Late, by Pseudonymous Bosch. And if exploring Grand Central makes you hungry, I highly recommend Michael Jordan's Steakhouse overlooking the Main Concourse.


Being one of the best and professional tour operators in China, Dragon Delight International Tours Ltd. has been trying our best to list alphabetically as many cities as possible and arrange the popular excursion routes. As the third largest country in the world, China has numerous tourist cities and attractions for you to discover. How to get to know China? Come to China, travel with us, enjoy a joyful journey.
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For those who have touched and got to know China well, and be eager to explore its mystery and cultural diversity, we advise to immerse into some distinctive regions and cities, such as the region of ethnic minorities in Yunnan, the ancient silk road along Gansu and Xinjiang, the mysterious Lhasa, Tibet on the roof of the world and the cradle of Chinese civilization in central China, brilliant and splendid highlights on the vast land. You will be familiar with here.
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For the first time in the brand's history, Cheerios is airing a commercial during this year's Super Bowl — and they're taking the opportunity to make a bit of a statement.
In their 30-second spot, titled "Gracie," the General Mills' cereal revisits their 2013 ad "Just Checking," which generated a bizarre backlash for featuring an interracial couple and their daughter.
In the new clip, the family shares a cute moment around the kitchen table, where dad uses Cheerios to explain to his little daughter that she's got a baby brother on the way. It's as sweetly humorous as the original commercial, with little Gracie proving to be a skilled negotiator. It doesn't directly address the earlier controversy, perhaps making the biggest statement of all.
Though the original ad was received by a flood of offensive, bigoted comments, it eventually racked up nearly 5 million views on YouTube.
Are you glad Cheerios returned to the interracial family for their big commercial?
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creates a digital map of your body that illustrates heat patterns. These thermal images are analyzed for abnormalities that may be signs of disease in your body. Since your body is thermally symmetrical if normal, thermal asymmetries can indicate problems.
the camera creates a digital map of your body that illustrates heat patterns. These thermal images are analyzed for abnormalities that may be signs of disease in your body. Since your body is thermally symmetrical if normal, thermal asymmetries can indicate problems.
What can Thermography do for you?
Thermography specializes in Breast Imaging, Pain Diagnostics, and Early-Stage Disease Detection. It can also detect Carotid Artery Inflammation and/or Occlusion, Sinus Issues & Headaches, Dental Issues, and Digestive Issues, to name a few. The pain and inflammation from whiplash, bursitis, tendonitis, torn ligaments or muscles are very visible on a thermogram.
Thermograms provide reliable and accurate information for early diagnosis, treatment assistance, and prognosis at considerable savings over conventional methods. The digitized images are stored on a computer and electronically sent to a DII Certified M. D. for evaluation and reporting.
Simply put, we all have our own unique, set patterns in our body and breasts, like a thermal fingerprint. These patterns should never change. DII can detect benign tumors, simple cysts, fibrocystic, infections, inflammation and other conditions. If a tumor were to grow in your breast, it first has to establish its own network of blood vessels; a new blood supply to feed the growth. A mammogram looks for anatomical changes such as lumps or tumors in your breast. A thermogram looks for vascular changes. This new network of vascularity has changed your thermal pattern. DII can detect these changes within two years of its onset and warn you in many cases from 6-10 years before it can be detected by any other method.
Why choose Thermography for Breasts or Whole Body Imaging?
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in the Universities World Cup, Sydney.
As part of their long term partnership with Scotland Rugby League, MatchPoint are delighted to be supporting the Scotland Students World Cup squad as they take part in the Festival of World Cups in Sydney.
The Scotland students have funded most of their trip themselves with investment from MatchPoint and a number of other sponsors helping to reduce the cost for each squad member. Mark Bayliss, MD Australia, met the squad at training in Moore Park, Sydney before they moved out to their base north of Parramatta.
"It was tremendous to meet with the Scotland Students squad and staff and hear about the commitment that they have all made to ensure that they have a very successful trip to Australia both on and off the pitch. It is great for MatchPoint to be able to support the Scotland Students".
Keith Hogg, Chairman of Scotland Rugby League said, 'MatchPoint are a highly valuable supporter of all levels of rugby league in Scotland. Their support of the Students squad has directly benefitted all participants and Mark taking the time to come and say hello to everyone taking part in the trip was really appreciated by everyone'.


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Profits versus planet
Climate change, emissions, and the fat tail risk
Existing emission policies will not harm oil and gas profits. They also won't stop global warming from rising to globally destructive levels
Michael Roberts, a UK-based Marxist economist, is the author of The Long Depression.
THE CLIMATE AND THE FAT TAIL RISK
by Michael Roberts
The Next Recession, February 11, 2020
Last month at the gathering of the great but not good, the rich and infamous, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, US Treasury secretary, Steven Mnuchin, formerly a hedge fund manager, was asked whether he agreed that calls by teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg for public and private-sector divestment from fossil fuel companies would threaten US growth. He said it would and Mnuchin jibed:
"Is she the chief economist? Who is she, I'm confused… After she goes and studies economics in college she can come back and explain that to us."
Thunberg retorted:
"My gap year ends in August, but it doesn't take a college degree in economics to realize that our remaining 1,5° carbon budget and ongoing fossil fuel subsidies and investments don't add up."
Thunberg may not be an economist (which may be to her advantage), but the economics of global warming and climate change is concentrating the minds of many economists, if not Mnuchin. JP Morgan economists recently considered the issue of the "financial stability and economic risks from fossil fuel stranded assets: oil, coal and gas reserves that cannot be exploited due to the transition to a low-carbon economy."
They reckon that up to US$20tn could be wiped from stock market values if it is realized by investors that reducing fossil fuel use would mean a sizable portion of proved reserves held by energy companies may never be used. These 'transition risks' to the profits of the energy companies would be equivalent to 17% of the US$119tn global fixed income and equity markets.
So JP Morgan economists tried to work out what could be the minimum reduction in fossil fuel use to avoid losses for the energy companies and financial markets. The lower the target limit on greenhouse gas emissions, the greater the risk of 'stranded assets' (unused) on the books of the companies. The size of stranded assets would depend of the temperature target, which in turn would depend on government policy decisions and on technology innovations to reduce energy use and carbon emissions over the next generation.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has a 'Sustainable Development Scenario' which it claims to limit the global warming increase to 1.8⁰C relative to pre-industrial times, with a 66% likelihood. In this scenario, energy-related CO2 emissions are assumed to peak immediately (yes, right now!) and then fall to reach zero in 2070. If that actually happened, then, according to JPM, 87% of the current proved coal reserves, 42% of current proved oil reserves and 26% of current proved natural gas reserves would need to be left in the ground if the temperature gain were to be limited to 1.8⁰C.
The IEA also has a 'Stated Policies Scenario', which is intended to reflect the effects of policies that governments have already implemented with an assessment of the likely consequences of policies that governments have announced but not yet implemented. Finally, there is the 'Current Policies Scenario' which is where governments ignore or do not implement all stated current climate policies.
What the IEA finds is that the Stated Policies Scenario shows some relative improvement in reducing carbon emissions compared to the Current Policies Scenario, but it is a long way short of the Paris 2⁰C objective. Indeed, the Stated Policies Scenario would be consistent with an increase in the global temperature of around 3⁰C! That would have devastating effects on the climate.
The difference between the temperature increases in the Sustainable Development Scenario (around 1.8⁰C), the Stated Policies Scenario (around 3⁰C) and the Current Policies Scenario (around 3.5⁰C) may not seem very large. But they are for the world economy, human society and ecosystems. Climate change is about much more than an increase in the temperature. It is also about the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events (such as heatwaves, droughts, flooding, storms, and tropical cyclones), shifts in atmospheric and oceanic circulations, declines in ice cover and sea level increases.
But here is the crunch for the energy companies and financial markets. Even in the IEA Stated Policies Scenario, the stranded assets for coal are still large, at 67% of the proved reserves. But there are no stranded assets for either oil or natural gas. Indeed, the cumulative extraction of oil from 2019 to 2070 exceeds the level of proved reserves in 2018 by 215.7 billion barrels (12%of proved reserves in 2018), while the cumulative extraction of natural gas from 2019 to 2070 exceeds the level of proved reserves in 2018 by 68,525 billions of cubic meters (35%of proved reserves in 2018).
JPM comments:
"These calculations help to explain why companies are still exploring for new oil and gas deposits, despite some dire warnings about stranded assets."
In other words, existing government agreements to reduce fossil fuel use and carbon emissions will not damage the profits of the oil and gas multinationals at all, but also will fail to stop the inexorable rise in global warming to increasingly destructive levels.
JPM economists pin their hopes on squaring the circle through the development of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology, which aims either to prevent CO2 emissions from energy production and industrial processes that use fossil fuels from entering the atmosphere or to remove CO2 from the atmosphere completely (see graph above). The CO2 captured would then need to be stored underground. The more effective the CCS technology, the less pressure on stranded assets; and the less the loss of profits for energy companies.
At the moment, there are three technologies in theory that could do this. First, carbon capture and storage (CCS), where the emissions from power plants and industrial processes are captured before they enter the atmosphere. Second, biomass energy carbon capture and storage (BECCS) where energy is produced by plant material (which has absorbed CO2 while growing) and the emissions are captured before they enter the atmosphere. This generates negative emissions. And third, direct air capture and carbon storage (DACCS) where CO2 is extracted from the atmosphere directly. This also creates negative emissions.
In reality, these technologies are not going to do the job. Currently, there are 19 operational CCS facilities, with 32 under construction or development. These facilities have the capacity to capture around 40Mt of CO2 per year. This is just 0.1% of the current energy-related CO2 emissions of around 33Gtper year.
Then there is the Nightmare Scenario. Some recent scientific projections suggest that a 'business-as-usual climate policy scenario', as promoted by the likes of Mnuchin, is expected to deliver a temperature increase of around 3.5⁰C; dangerous enough. But the impact of climate change is likely to come just as much from an increase in the variance as from an increase in the mean.
Up to now scientists concur that the Earth could warm 3°C if CO2 doubles. But the latest models suggest even faster warming — recent model projections on global warming from various sources are suggesting a rise in global temperature in excess of 5°C.
Indeed, a Pareto probability distribution function of the current projections have 'fat tails' that suggest there is a 1% likelihood of a 12⁰C increase in temperature.
Martin L. Weitzman:
"the most striking feature of the economics of climate change is that its extreme downside is non-negligible. Deep structural uncertainty about the unknown unknowns of what might go very wrong is coupled with essentially unlimited downside liability on possible planetary damages." [Fat-Tailed Uncertainty in the Economics of Catastrophic Climate Change]
With that kind of temperature increase, human life would probably not survive. But even worse, says JPM economists, "in such a catastrophic outcome, all financial and real assets would likely be worthless."!
And yet governments continue to allow energy companies to search for and develop more fossil fuel resources. And this is not just in so-called emerging economies which need growth. Canada's Liberal government claims to be a leader in fighting global warming. But the government has still agreed to allow the development of the biggest tar sands mine yet: 113 square miles of petroleum mining. A federal panel approved the mine despite conceding that it would likely be harmful to the environment and to the land culture of indigenous people.
These giant tar sands mines (easily visible on Google Earth) are already among the biggest scars humans have ever carved on the planet's surface. But Canadian authorities ruled that the mine was nonetheless in the "public interest." Justin Trudeau, recently re-elected as Canada's prime minister, put it in a speech to cheering Texas oilmen a couple of years ago:
"No country would find 173 billion barrels of oil in the ground and leave them there."
So Canada, which is 0.5% of the planet's population, plans to use up nearly a third of the planet's remaining carbon budget. There's oil in the ground and it must come out.
It's the future of the planet and its species versus the profits of the multinationals.
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Just a quick point, not to detract from an excellent article: Uni Economics has been bought by capitalist interests and to learn the crapola taught in college is to become indoctrinated with myths disproved by economists from Keynsians, and especially, those to their left, those scholars using Marxian analysis.
The wealthers have been endowing economic department chairs – and getting to name the right wingers whose butts warm them – for years. To get an economics degree usually means you know less about how the world's political economy works upon graduation, than you did as a freshman.

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Cigarette Butts: UCR's Toxic Problem
A survey of five campus smoking hot spots turns up 1,388 cigarette butts in just 48 hours
By Ross French on November 22, 2013
UCR Director of Sustainability John Cook stands with some of the 1,388 cigarette butts collected from five areas of campus during October's "Butt Bash." Photo by Ross French
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — On October 15, about 15 student volunteers from the UC Riverside Office of Sustainability and the student organization Sustainable UCR descended upon five areas that UCR Grounds had designated as "hotspots" for cigarette use, donned plastic gloves, and began the somewhat disgusting chore of picking up cigarette butts as part of the campus' inaugural "Butt Bash."
Following a protocol established by UC San Francisco that has been used in similar surveys across the UC system, the volunteers combed over the five areas, which encompassed half of the campus' 10 designated smoking areas, and went through ash cans, lawns, planters and sidewalks to pick up the butts, finding more than 2,000 of them.
Then, two days later on October 17, they did it again, scouring the same five areas. The total? In two days, an astonishing 1,388 butts were found. The survey will be repeated in February and May of 2014 to determine the impact of the UC-wide prohibition on smoking and tobacco use, and to find where additional education efforts are needed. The system wide policy goes into effect at UC Riverside on January 2, 2014 and encompasses all tobacco products as well as unregulated nicotine delivery systems such as e-cigarettes or "vapes."
Jars full of the toxic, non-biodegradable stubs were on display Thursday, Nov. 21 at the Great American Smokeout at the HUB, where despite a constant rain, more than 300 students, staff and faculty learned about the hazards related to tobacco use and resources available to those who wish to quit.
"There were a lot of people who were very surprised that there is so much smoking taking place on campus," UCR Director of Sustainability John Cook said. "It led to some interesting discussions. Some people talked about what they could do to stop, while others learned about the damage that cigarette butts can do to the environment."
This map of the campus core shows nine of the 10 designated smoking areas (red dots) and areas identified as "smoking abuse areas," (blue areas) where smokers tend to smoke and leave cigarette butts behind. Photo courtesy UCR Office of Sustainability
Cigarette butts are the most commonly collected waste item found in beach clean-ups and are reported to comprise between 25 and 50 percent of all litter collected from roads and streets. The filters are not biodegradable and have a negative impact on the environment, containing carcinogenic chemicals, pesticides and nicotine that can leach into aquatic ecosystems.
"Many smokers have the bad habit of throwing their cigarette on the ground, rather than taking the time to dispose of it in a proper way," Cook said. "They don't think of it as littering, but that is exactly what it is, and it leaves a toxic mess for someone else to clean up. There are over four trillion cigarette butts thrown away every year."
Another problem can occur when cigarette butts are thrown into trash cans. The smoldering remnants have caused trashcan fires.
"We get calls each quarter about trashcan fires that are generally started by cigarette butts," Cook said.
John Cook, director of sustainability
Tobacco Free Clearing the Air website
Office of Sustainability website
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We all dreamed that we'd one day marry Prince Harry, but now Hollywood royalty Meghan Markle has claimed the throne in a love story fit for the golden age of cinema.
But dry your tears because this Royal Wedding Colouring Book is here to celebrate their impending nuptials! You can follow Meghan Markle's journey from legal to regal in this royal romp of a colouring book that features the happy couple in some of the most iconic film scenes in Hollywood history.
Bring Prince Harry and his sweetheart Meghan Markle to life in classic scenes from Titanic ('I'm sixth in line to be king of the world!'), Jaws ('You're going to need a bigger moat'), THAT scene from When Harry Met Sally, The Shining ('Heeeere's Harry!') and A Streetcar Named Desire ('I've always depended on the kindness of gingers'), among many others.
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