Mosquitoes are not just annoying, but they can also be quite dangerous, as they are common vessels for many life-threatening diseases. Conscious mosquito control is critical for the safety of you and your family. Below, Havahart® teaches you how to get rid of mosquitoes and keep them away by eliminating potential breeding grounds, applying repellents and employing mosquito exclusion methods wherever possible.
Water is one of two elements that mosquitoes require for survival and reproduction. In fact, the first three stages in a mosquito's development occur in a source of still, stagnant water. By eliminating moisture in your yard, you can begin to get rid of mosquitoes.
Dispose of, cover or flip over all possible items or containers that can collect water (cans, tires, jars, buckets etc.).
Scrub and change water in items intended to hold water, like birdbaths, vases and your pets' water bowls.
Have a professional fill in any tree holes on your property.
Keep your pool clean and chlorinated, and drain it during the off-season.
Ensure your lawn and home have the proper drainage systems.
After eggs are laid on the water's surface, it takes a minimum of four days for an adult mosquito to emerge. Any standing water should be discarded or replaced every four days.
Mosquito netting and screens are great tools for excluding mosquitoes from the indoors as well as from certain outdoor spaces. It's important to note that because mosquitoes are so small, it's nearly impossible to completely exclude them. By taking steps to limit accessibility, you can increase your chances of keeping mosquitoes out.
Make sure all windows are equipped with mosquito-proof screens and that they are intact.
Screen in areas with exposure to the outdoors like porches, patios or gazebos.
If you live in an area where mosquitoes are abundant, install a mosquito net around beds, cribs and pet kennels.
Repair any holes or rips in windows, screens or mosquito netting.
Prevent water from accumulating in your home or yard by fixing all leaky pipes and faucets.
Mosquitoes can develop in sources of water as small as a bottle cap. Do not neglect smaller vessels like these when eliminating standing water in your yard or home.
Inspect your property each time it rains to make sure that you eliminate any water buildup that could become a breeding ground for mosquitoes.
If your property has a source of standing water that you cannot drain or chlorinate - like a pond for example - consider installing a pump to keep the water moving.
Mosquitoes like to rest and hide out in tall, un-manicured grass, so regularly pulling the weeds in your yard and mowing your lawn will help to keep mosquitoes away.
Mosquitoes are attracted to incandescent light. Replacing your light bulbs with fluorescent ones may help to keep mosquitoes away.
Wear protective clothing when in areas with high mosquito populations - especially those known to inhabit disease-transmitting species.


Last Monday, we headed down the Mornington Peninsula to catch up with friends and have some brunch.
However, I think everyone else had the same idea as it was a long weekend….the cafes were either packed to the rafters with waiting times, or they were closed!
We then found the Black Kettle…it wasn't busy which is not always a good sign, but we were cold and hungry so decided to give it a try!
It was nice and warm inside, and we were quickly settled in and our orders taken.
Our friends both had coffee, and my husband and I both had tea…of course!
The tea came in lovely black teapots which got extra points…which were then quickly lost because it was served with small, thick rimmed coffee cups.
The food didn't take too long to arrive, which was good, and we all enjoyed our meals.
The Black Kettle is not one of your hip, trendy cafes…it is basic, but with good food…and is warm inside which is a bonus during these colder months.
After writing this, I checked what other reviews said online, and sadly it seems that this place doesn't get much good reported about it.
But the only thing that let it down for us was the cups…it is a small thing but when you pay for tea, you do want to be able to enjoy it in a proper way, especially as the place is called the Black Kettle!
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TheSave thePlanet exhibition showcases local and foreign companies, who offer products and solutions for waste collection, treatment and utilization. A conference on the same topics will take place parallel to the exhibition. The event isopen to representatives of municipalities and government administration, ecologists, investors, managers of companies from the sectors recycling, waste management, agriculture, food and packaging, etc.


Most modern papermaking machines are based on the principles of the Fourdrinier Machine (长网纸机), which uses a specially woven plastic fabric mesh conveyor belt (known as a wire as it was once woven from bronze) in the forming section (成形部), where a slurry of fiber (usually wood or other vegetable fibers) is drained to create a continuous paper web.
After the forming section the wet web passes through a press section (压榨部)to squeeze out excess water, then the pressed web passes through a heated drying section (干燥部).
The original fourdrinier forming section used a horizontal drainage area, referred to as the drainage table.
Forming section, commonly called the wet end(湿部), is where the slurry of fibres is filtered out on a continuous fabric loop to form a wet web of fibre.
Press section where the wet fiber web passes between large rolls loaded under high pressure to squeeze out (挤出,脱除) as much water as possible.
Drying section, where the pressed sheet passes partly around, in a serpentine manner, a series of steam heated drying cylinders. Drying removes the water content down to a level of about 6%, where it will remain at typical indoor atmospheric conditions.
Calender section where heavy steel rolls smooth the dried paper. Only one nip is necessary in order to hold the sheet, which shrinks through the drying section and is held in tension between the press section (or breaker stack if used) and the calender. Extra nips give more smoothing but at some expense to paper strength.
Paper machines are long-lived assets(设备,部件)that usually remain in service for several decades. It is common to rebuild machines (纸机改造) periodically to increase production and improve quality or to change the type of paper grade.


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The weekend that started off a new year the cutest way possible!!!
WHOO HOOO!!!!
I was so happy to see 2020 go out.
Year end is crazy at our work & I was exhausted on Thursday. I logged on early, & worked late & thought there was no way that I would make it till midnight.
I even put on comfy jammies & settled in bed & thought, good riddance 2020 .... but then stumbled upon the new Netflix show called Death to 2020.
I ended up watching that & laughed so hard... it's awesome. A great way to look back at a horrible year & at least get some perspective in knowing you're not alone in thinking its awful & laughing through it all.
When it was over, I was wide awake after that & The Hubs even woke up (He had fallen asleep about 7pm - he's a real party-goer) & we got to ring in the new year together. I actually put my hands in the air & said, SUCK IT 2020!!!!!
Then... I couldnt go to sleep. I mean, nothing is ever easy. But we had no work on Friday so hey, more episodes of Gilmore Girls.
I got up early on Friday & was playing in my planner & took it easy, relaxing - even started off new years health resolutions by pushing them down the drain when me & The Hubs had coffee & banana cream pie for breakfast. Start this year off right.
It wasn't too long into the afternoon when I got a message from my sister in law telling me she tagged me in an Facebook post..... there was an Australian Shepherd pup for sale. Down in the country where The Hub's family is from.
We know from experience that these puppies go so fast... & you all know we've had some puppy fever lately anyways.
So next thing you know, we're jumping in the car & driving over 2 hours to see this puppy.
It was so funny because it was rainy & cloudy & chilly (around 52 degrees) when we left home. About half way down, we both were like, WHEW - its warm. I thought I was having a hot flash - but we looked & the temp was 74 degrees down there & sunny!!! It was such a nice day. Worked out well for our drive.
We were in some back woods of Kentucky & our GPS took us to a cemetery that was about 300 years old & ran over ... & we couldnt find where we needed to be. We tried calling the guy, texting him - no answer. After sitting in this cemetery & waiting to get jumped & killed by 300 year old ghosts, we drove down the road a little & found a house & Ricky got out & went to the door. The man was so nice but said he had no idea where that address was.... great.
We were ready to just chalk it up to a nice day venture drive sort of day & turned around to come home. As we were going down the road, I looked up & saw 3 adult Australian Shepherds laying in a drive way.... SCREEAACHHHH - hit the brakes. There happened to be a man out in his drive & we rolled down the window & asked if he was the guy we were looking for - nope, but he was his neighbor!!!! We found them.
We got out of the car & I saw the 2 puppies they had immediately. They had this little black & white guy & they also had a little red tri little girl with green eyes. She was beautiful. But they let them both out for us to check out & MAN OH MAN - that red girl, she was a BULLLLLY - she was jumping all over this little guy & growling & it just seemed a little more than just playing. She even bit Ricky's hand & he was bleeding so bad. You could tell she was an aggressor - would want to be an alpha. Ernie is by far the biggest alpha dog we've ever had & I just knew it would be a bad mix. She was gorgeous & if we went just by looks, we would have gotten this pup. But my heart just went to the little guy - & he kept running from the red girl to Ricky & hiding in between his legs & he was sold then too.
Get in our car little pup - you have a new home to go to....
Here's the pic of him in our car as we're pulling out of the drive way.
We still had a 2+ hour drive home & we were worried how he would do. Well, he snuggled up against Ricky & slept so well. Would wake up every now & then & just kiss him in the face & go back to sleep.
Here's where we had to stop & get gas... he looked so happy... TAKE ME HOME PEOPLE!!!
Doesnt he look so happy?
He did wake up one time & got a little whiney & we pulled over & found a spot where he could potty & he did, & then slept the rest of the way home.
Then the introductions to our dogs.
They are still out on this whole thing.
Zoe, she saw him & as old as she is & how she doesnt care about anything - well, she perked up & ran across the floor (ran as fast as you can as a crippled 15 year old dog) & sniffed him out - & then ran to Ricky & put her paw on him to pick her up... I know she was like, "What are you doing to me? AGAIN! ANOTHER PUPPY?"
Harvey - he's Harvey - he is laid back - doesnt care much. Watches the pup & lets him do whatever he wants. That's how he was with Ernie too.
& that's why Ernie is how he is. The dominating one ... & he wasn't too happy. He's very leery. He gets very antsy & snippy when the pup is around toys or even worse, Ricky or I. We're being very cautious on the meeting & hoping Ernie adapts. The pup just wants to play with them & hang with them so badly. Ernie had hurt his feelings snipping at him. I'm hoping as the pup grows & he starts playing with Ernie, they'll be best friends.
We got the puppy knowing Harvey is going to be 8 this year & Ernie is still energetic at 3 years old - we were wanting to take some of the pressure off of Harvey. Ernie is like, "NO - I like the things as they are".... we'll see how it goes. Ricky is very anxious with it & I remind him the puppy has been with us 48 hours. Its gonna take some time.
So the baby's new name... as of NOW, we've decided on Ozzie! It's been a battle coming up with the name... & as of Sunday night, Ricky is now saying he's not sure about it. So its probable it will change. Sigh....
I liked the name Barren... River.... Ryder.... Hopper (that one fits him because all he does is HOP HOP HOP when he chases you)....
Ricky is set on calling him Otto. He actually wants that name with Madic as the middle name... so the name will be Otto Madic Vincent... I'll give you a minute to hear that name.
We sort of came to agreement with Ozzie because I was trying to think of names that went with Harvey Dent (which is a Batman character) - so I said, there's Oswald Cobbelpot - he's the penguin - black & white. I think its pretty great.... & then I said Ozzie for short. THEN HOLD UP - Ozzie - Australian Shepherd. It just fits perfectly right - BAM - a name! I even thought of the middle name as Chesterfield - which is the Penguin's middle name too.. Ozzie Chesterfield Vincent. But that's a mouthful. With Madic on the mind, I had Maddox keep coming up - so we settled on Ozzie Maddox Vincent.
But since we named him that - Ricky still keeps calling him Otto. STOPPPPPP.... & then Ricky said, "I just am not feeling Ozzie. Geez. .... so stay tuned... this is like a Netflix show waiting for the next episode to load.
The rest of the weekend - just puppy watching. All the trips out to the bathroom. All the watching that the big dogs (Ernie) doesnt lose his mind on the little one. All the earplugs in my ears with all the whining & crying when he's in his kennel (more like a play pen area) during the night.
Having a puppy is hard work. It's like childbirth I guess - you forget how hard it is. How much work goes into it. There's sleepless nights. There's a dozen potty trips - an hour... there's a of NO'S & lots of cuts & baby teeth bite marks piercing the skin. It's exhausting. But I know once Ozzie (pending) gets to the vet & gets his all clear in his health & get wormed (did I mention he has horrible worms - EWWW) & it can be trusted more with him hanging with the big dogs - I know they'll train him up right.
It's just going to take time. & at least I'm still working from home so hopefully that will help too - so he doesnt have to sit in a kennel 10-11 hours a day.
I only left my house on Saturday to get my mammogram done & then stopped to pick up more puppy chew toys...
& then Saturday night, we binged Season 3 of Cobra Kai. Truly, we sat on the couch watching the dogs & watched all 10 episodes. LOVED IT!!!!! So excited to see season 4 will be coming. I'm going to re-watch it all over again.
Sunday, I stayed in jammies all day only to change to go over & love on some horses.
Talk about a social distance weekend. The only other human I saw on Saturday & Sunday was Ricky. & some cute dogs.
& now, after all the Netflix, I'm almost ready to go ahead & change Ozzie's name to Johny or Larusso... & thinking I need to change Ernie's name to Kreese. NO MERCY!
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Type 279. The first radar used on Royal Navy warships was Type 79 with the first sea trials conducted in early 1939. It operated on a wave length of 7.5 meters. Type 279 was an improved version. The antennas consisted of a send antenna, and receive antenna, each placed at the mast head of the foremast and the mainmast, and rotated together.
Type 281. The 281 was designed as follow on to the 279 operating instead on a wave length 3.3 meters in late 1940. It was decided to use the 281 as a long range air warning system, and keep the 279 as a long range surface search set. Meters wave length radars have a unique ability to propagate over the horizon. The antenna arrays were made duplexing, or able to both send and receive, so the 279 antenna was the one on the head of the foremast and the 281 antenna was at the head of the mainmast. Range resolution was 450 meters.
According to Derek Howse, some British warships retained the Type-279 without duplexing, and did not have duplexing Type- 279 and Type-281 at the same time. To the trained eye the indvidual ships of the KGV class could be identified from the radar antennas on the mast heads. KGV had Type-279, but others had Type-281 instead.
Type 286. There was need for providing radar to smaller warships, so the Air to Surface Vessel radar operating on a wave length 1.5 meters was adopted for surface ships and became Type 286. The early models did not have a movable antenna. Nonetheless, the 286 was used to attack a few U-boats in late 1940, although it was not very useful system to use vs. U-boats.
The above metric radars were virtually useless in the war against the U-boat for two primary reasons. The first reason was due to the fact of the very long wave lengths; narrow beam widths could not be obtained without absolutely huge antenna arrays. Beam widths on the order of 20* were the order of the day. The second problem was sea clutter. Ocean swells can reach heights of about 1/2 the wave length of metric radars, so that the swells act as relecting dipoles. This makes it virtually impossible to detect a surfaced sub in ocean swells. Decimetric, and centimetric wave lenghts don't have this problem. It's likely that had a centimetric alternative not been developed during 1940, that a surface search set based on the 50cm gunnery radars would have been developed.
Types 271 & 273. The 271 was the first centimetric radar operating on 10cm. It was rushed to service with sea trials conducted in March and April 1941, and about 30 sets in service by Oct 1941 mainly on convoy escorts. It could not only detect surfaced subs to range of 3,500 yards, it could detect just the periscopes. The antenna was two 1/2 parabolic wave guide windows stacked on top of each other (called cheese because they looked like a cut open rounds of cheese) and placed inside of a plastic cylinder called a lantern. The beam width was about 6* (or about the same as a contemporary Seetakt ). Range resolution was 225 meters. A few capital ships were also equipped with the 271 by late 1941, because the 273 for cruisers and battleships was later coming. The 273 differed in the antenna array. The antenna was two 90cm dishes placed side by side on a common stabilized mounting. The greater antenna gain resulted in greater range than the 271 (26,000 yards vs. a BB for the 271). Both the 271 and the 273 had to make due with A scope displays until mid 1943 when PPI displays were retrofitted. The late model 273Q on DoY detected the Scharnhorst at a range of 23 nm.
Types 277 and 293. In 1944 large warships began to be equipped with the 277. The 277 had a single dish on a stabilized mounting that could tilt the dish to find the height of aircraft. The 277 also used a special PPI called a Skiatron. It was for use in tracking aircraft and surface search, but was biased to the air detection role. In 1945, the 279 was finally replaced by the centimetric 293. The 293 was therefore used in tandem with the 277, with a surface search bias. The 293 used a small blade reflective antenna similar to the American SG. It could be sited on the head of the foremast displacing the 279. A KGV class battleship in 1945 typically had the 293 on the head of the foremast and the 277 antenna on the starfish of the foremast, with an improved 281 still at the head of the mainmast.
The use of Types 277 and 293 together as a team came from the intention of having a new "warning" radar that would be useful vs surface targets and air targets all in one compact unit. A new generation 10cm warning radar to replace Types 273 and 271 came as Type 276 in late 1944 on a few destroyers. The problem with the 276 was that it didn't pickup and track high flying aircraft well, although it's surface performance was very good. It was then decided by committe to replace (or rather convert) the 276 to Type 293 with a new tilted antenna design. The 293 eventually became very good at tracking high flying aircraft, but it wasn't good at tracking low flying aircraft.
The 277 was good vs both low flying aircraft and surface targets, but recieved much critism, because of the need to stop continous rotation in order to find the height. With the antenna stopped, and focusing on one target, the panoramic view on the PPI was temporarily lost. Moreover, pressed into the role of fighter direction late in the war on carriers, it couldn't do that additional job as well as radar designed just for that role.
CXAM, SC and SK. These are all based on the same basic 1.5 meter wave length radar system design. These radars were built by RCA based on a prototype developed by the Naval Research Lab called the XAF. The XAF was first tested in early 1939, and the Navy was jazzed that it could track shells in flight and spot the fall of shot. Max range at that time was 16,000 yards. CXAM was the first production version, with the first sets going on Pacific Fleet carriers during 1941. It proved valuable during the early carrier battles, and was a major player. The SC utilized a small antenna so it could be mounted on small warships. Of course the use of a small antenna caused it to have poor bearing resolution. The SC was nonetheless used though out the war. The SK used a large antenna array of either a mattress dipole array (the flying bed spring) or a large round dish. The larger antennas and their greater gain produced a significant boost in range compared to the SC. The SC could detect a battleship to 37,800 yards, and the SK extended this to about 50,000 yards. The SK used a PPI display instead of an A-scope. The SK became the main air warning radar for the USN during WWII. Performance figures from USN sources are: bearing resolution 10*, range resolution 500 yards. I�m hesitant to list the range accuracy, because it�s seems way out of line at +/- 1,000 yards.
SG. The SG, built by Raytheon, is often described as the most important naval radar of WWII. This is probably a correct assessment at least for the crucial Guadalcanal battles . The SG was a better utilization of the 10 cm wave length technology given by the British, than the Royal Navy�s own Type 271, in large part because it used a PPI display from the start. This is the kind of display we see in the movies. The PPI was much easier to read than the abstract display of an A-scope. If one could read a map, one could make sense of the PPI display. A mistake of the first versions of the SG, was that the one PPI was in the radar office and could not be viewed by the ship�s command on the bridge, or in a CIC (A mistake the Germans did not make with their Berlin radar systems). A PPI is not as accurate as an A-scope, but the SG was adequately accurate even with the PPI. Range accuracy was +/- 150 yards. The resolution for range was 500 yards (300 yards on the A-scope). The antenna, although small, could deliver a beam width of 5 degrees with a 10cm wave length. Average range was about 40,000 yards. The SG could detect a surfaced sub at 12,000 yards, and a periscope to 4,000 yards. The antenna was a reflective type shaped like a small curved blade, and was small enough that it could be mounted just about anywhere convenient, including the mast head of small warship.
In mid 1943 the SG-I came into service. This version had multiple slave PPI displays, and the power output was boosted to 50kw. I try to avoid placing much emphasis on power output, because by itself it�s meaningless. For power output to be meaningful it must be correlated with other factors, such as wave length, band width, min signal to noise ratio, antenna gain, noise temperature, and so forth.
SJ. The SJ was an active radar for use of submarines designed by Bell Labs. It was a very important component of the American submarine campaign in the Pacific. The SJ was first put to sea in late 1942. The SJ worked on a wave length of 10cm and used a PPI display. The antenna was designed by the NRL. The antenna wave guide was designed to be water proof, so it could be left on the sail and it would not need to be stowed if the submarine dived. It resembled a scaled down SG antenna in appearance. The miniscule size of the SJ antenna meant that the horizontal beam width was about twice that of the SG using virtually the same wave length. The horizontal beam width was 9* The range for picking up surface ships was about 10,000 yards. This range performance might not seem good, but it was fairly typical for submarine based radar during WWII. Submarine radars need to use very compact antennas, and they typically can only be operated a few meters above the sea surface.
SD. The SD was a metric air warning radar for use on submarines. It operated on a wave length of 265cm. Accuracy and resolution were not good, but that wasn't required of it. It's mission was to detect approaching aircraft and allow the submarine to dive, before the aircraft could detect the submarine, either by the aircraft's own radar, or visually. The SD found little use in the Pacific, and often boat commanders just ignored it, because the Japanese rarely employed aviation effectively in their ASW activities.
The French Navy began to be concerned about rumors of radio detection systems by 1939, and the French firm of SFR in Paris began experiments. SFR employed noted researcher H Gutton.
Using a 12 segment magnetron, the first devices produced power outputs of 6 watts at 10 cm wave length, and 10 watts at 16 cm wave length. Using a pulsing technique, the power was up to 50 watts operating on a wave length of 16cm, just before the fall of France in 1940. This set demonstrated an ability to detect a battleship to a max range of 10,000 meters. Gutton tried using an oxide cathode in place of a thoriated tungsten, and that increased the power ten fold to 0.5 kw. As France fell, these test results were transferred to Megaw in England, resulting in Megaw insisting on modifying the British cavity magnetron to include a large oxide cathode.
The Vichy Navy attempted continued clandestine development of the SFR 16cm equipment. Little is known, but some claim that the equipment was eventually able to detect a battleship to a max range of 25,000 meters by 1944. All prototypes were destroyed, along with the documentation, when the Vichy fleet was scuttled.


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Privacy commissioner John Edwards has found no evidence to justify an investigation into health IT provider ProCare - and has criticised those who made the complaint.
The commissioner received a letter in July expressing concern that ProCare was breaching the Health Information Privacy Code by using a Clinical Intelligence System (CIS) database to collect and store patient information.
The letter, from four New Zealand and Australian healthcare IT companies, asked for a formal investigation and the concerned parties also made statements to the media - it was widely reported that up to 800,000 Aucklanders may have had their privacy breached.
ProCare appears to have acted responsibly in the development of the CIS database, including consulting the privacy commissioner, undertaking a privacy impact assessment, and providing it to the office for review at the beginning of 2017, he said.
"Making alarmist claims that the health information of 800,000 patients may be at risk can cause unnecessary anxiety for those patients and needlessly undermine confidence in the health system," Edwards said.
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Yahoo Store developers and RTML templates
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Learning how to become an accomplished Yahoo! Store RTML developer is quite a challenge. The template editor with its set of built-in templates and 80 or so RTML operators is used nowhere else. Yahoo! provides little documentation on RTML, and their tech support will not provide any help if you use custom templates. Creating or modifying templates can only be done online with a peculiar template editor, which goes against the normal programming paradigm of writing code in PHP or ASP. Yet even with the advent of catalog manager and store tags, the editor has remained popular with merchants and developers alike.
Because the end result is good (or perhaps good enough). A few templates can generate 1000s of different item and section pages with the single click of the Publish button. As far as the merchant is concerned, she can maintain the catalog with online forms without knowing HTML. EDIT page > enter or change content > Hit Update. Simple enough.
But back to the Yahoo Store developer
How does the Yahoo Store developer learn about the whole RTML thing? Certainly a lot of persistence and trial and error help. We may also have helped recently with our books and seminars. But another way is to look at the work performed by other developers.
Let's assume a merchant hires developer A to implement a custom design which requires the use of custom RTML templates. Developer A does the work and enters the templates into the merchant's editor. Time passes and for whatever reason the merchant decides to hire developer B to implement some additional functionality. Just like that, developer B gets to see and learn all about A's work, techniques, custom templates, etc. What may have taken A months to figure out is now made available to developer B instantly and at no cost.
Since there is no way to protect the RTML "source code", Yahoo Store developers have to accept that their techniques will eventually become known to other developers. I think this is also the reason why so many developers all sell the same services: breadcrumbs template, text navigation links, click to enlarge image, etc. And I am certainly not excluding myself here. Some developers figure out how to do something and eventually other developers will start offering the same service. Again, I guess that this goes with the job.
Developer B cracks open the champagne
Developer B has just had the good fortune of learning a great deal more about RTML. But what should he do with that knowledge? Of course he will use it from now on. I don't have a problem with that because as I said earlier, it goes with the territory. I also happen to think that it is more important to know WHY breadcrumbs should be used as opposed to knowing HOW to implement them. But should developer B actually publish any part of A's work to the public?
Will the creator of the original breadcrumbs template please stand up
Certainly, if B came up with an original idea she can choose to share her idea. Or, if it's not her idea, then maybe an attribution to the original creator should be acceptable. If however she doesn't know the original creator or if she "knows" that this is common knowledge in the Yahoo! Store developer community, then is it OK to publish if no one else has written about this before?
I guess it comes down to personal choice. However, if the information is not original and cannot be attributed to developer A, the way the information is conveyed should reflect this.
Open-source RTML templates?
I think there are actually similarities between the Open-Source community and the Yahoo! Store developer community. Just like in the OS community, knowledge spreads amongst Yahoo! Store developers for free or little cost, albeit at a slower pace. Information wants to be free – especially if it benefits developers and merchants. So, it's inevitable for RMTL "secrets" to remain so for long.
If you want to stay ahead of the curve as a Store developer, you just have to keep innovating and be prepared for more competition. Just like any other business…
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Finastra has been named a global power seller in banking platform deals for the second year running. The research, "Don't Select Banking Software Without Understanding The State Of The Banking Platform Market, by Forrester's, Jost Hoppermann," celebrates 104 new name deals for Finastra for last year, and 273 extended business deals. Separately, the firm has topped the IBS Intelligence Sales League Table as the overall global leader two years in a row. The dual recognition demonstrates Finastra's growing leadership position across the breadth of the financial services space.
The Forrester research evaluates deals signed in 2018 for banking platform solutions. New named deals indicate how well a vendor can expand its market footprint by attracting new customers.
Report author, Jost Hoppermann, Vice President, Principal Analyst at Forrester wrote, "In the past, the functionality banks purchased indicated that they saw digital banking as limited to digital channels. While many banks are still at risk of becoming a victim of the 'Potemkin effect', 2018's functional buying patterns show increasing interest in end-to-end digital banking. Established banking platform vendors tend to be more transparent than core banking Fintechs when it comes to market success and solution capabilities."
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Simon Paris, CEO at Finastra said, "These two awards are a wonderful recognition for our Product and Field teams, with these significant industry accolades celebrating the breadth and depth of our solutions. Even more of note, in the last 12 months, Finastra has taken three financial institutions live every single day – making us incredibly proud to be recognized by both analysts and to see the pace and scale in the adoption of Finastra software. We look forward to accelerating on our path, especially as we make all our core systems across banking, lending, payments, trade finance, treasury, capital markets and more, available via open APIs and the FusionFabric.cloud platform for open innovation."
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Today, Credorax announced that it has partnered with Cisco to upgrade its data-center network's capabilities, capacity and latency. The agreement enables Credorax to adopt Cisco's advanced data-center networking technology, including an automation, visibility and management system. Credorax has also agreed to beta-test Cisco's advanced and future monitoring and management products.
Credorax's system is already considered one of the fastest in the world with its cutting-edge high throughput, low latency, and multi-continent redundancy, and Cisco's technology will allow Credorax to push the envelope even further in terms of decreasing transaction latency and increasing throughput. Cisco's software solution for centralized management and monitoring of network components will play a significant role in Credorax's solutions, simplify their roll-out of new products and reduce ongoing cost of ownership.
As a licensed merchant acquiring bank, Credorax helps merchants accept payments easily with its recently launched Source gateway. The platform offers telecom-grade (99.999%) availability for processing payments as well as a host of payments products and services, including cards and alternative payment methods, hosted payment pages, advanced KYC screening, smart fraud solutions, and sophisticated business intelligence and data tools.
Cisco is at the forefront in building the network platform that can now deliver a connected, autonomous, and programmable digital platform for Credorax customers.
Cisco-Israel General Manager, Oren Sagi said about the collaboration: "Cisco is committed to do its utmost to provide its customers with the most innovative technologies while maintaining uncompromising quality. We are excited to collaborate with Credorax and help them develop the fastest and most reliable payments gateway possible. I am confident that this project is the first milestone for a successful cooperation between the two companies."
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Cannabis has quickly become one of the fastest growing industries we've seen in quite some time. With Canada legalizing recreational cannabis in 2018, and a growing number of U.S. states approving its recreational and, or medicinal use, sales are just beginning to tick higher. However, within that industry, the CBD industry is just beginning to boom. In fact, a report from Brightfield Group says CBD sales could explode to $23.7 billion by 2023 – a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 100%. "The bulk of this growth is coming from large retailers like CVS, Walgreens, and Kroger entering the market and providing that availability to consumers," says Brightfield Managing Director, Bethany Gomez. That's opening a wide range of opportunity for companies including The Yield Growth Corp. (CSE:BOSS) (OTCQB:BOSQF), SLANG Worldwide Inc. (CSE:SLNG)(OTCPK:SLGWF), Green Thumb Industries Inc. (CSE:GTII)(OTCQX:GTBIF), Harvest Health & Recreation Inc. (CSE:HARV)(OTCQX:HTHHF), and Origin House (CSE:OH)(OTCQX:ORHOF).
The Yield Growth Corp. (CSE:BOSS)(OTCQB:BOSQF) BREAKING NEWS: The Yield Growth Corp. announced it has formed an alliance with ParcelPal Technology Inc. for same day and on demand delivery of hemp-based cosmetics. This initiative between Yield Growth and ParcelPal will commence in Vancouver, and it is expected that additional cities will be rapidly added to this distribution network across Canada. Urban Juve's customers will be able to purchase through Urban Juve's website (www.urbanjuve.com) and ParcelPal will create an exclusive marketplace applications. President and CEO of The Yield Growth Corp. Penny Green states "This new agreement is part of our continued efforts to serve our customers as seamlessly as possible," says Penny Green, CEO of Yield Growth. "ParcelPal is a great service, and our partnership will lay the groundwork for us to eventually offer same-day delivery service for pain management cannabis topicals and other cannabis products in jurisdictions where they're legal." For more information on BOSS, please visit: https://yieldgrowth.com/
Other cannabis-related developments from around the markets include:
SLANG Worldwide Inc. (CSE:SLNG)(OTCPK:SLGWF) announced that its RESERVE line of vaporizer cartridges is now on sale in the State of Florida through Trulieve Cannabis Corp. RESERVE is the first SLANG product to be offered in Florida under its strategic partnership with Trulieve announced in February 2019. As Florida's largest fully integrated medical cannabis company, Trulieve is offering RESERVE at all 29 of its licensed dispensaries across the state. "Our Trulieve relationship is off to a great start. This product launch is an important milestone, and the first of many we look forward to reaching in Florida," said Peter Miller, CEO of SLANG. "We expect RESERVE to be very well received in Florida by medical cannabis patients who are seeking a strain-specific, repeatable experience at an affordable price." "Expanding patient access to high-quality, natural relief in safe, reliable, and innovative forms is an important factor in deciding who we partner with and what products we offer to patients. Our partnership with SLANG allows us to continue providing patients with an expanded variety of high-quality medication," said Kim Rivers, CEO of Trulieve. "We know patients in Florida will benefit greatly from their award-winning products."
Green Thumb Industries Inc. (CSE:GTII)(OTCQX:GTBIF), a leading national cannabis consumer packaged goods company and owner of Rise and Essence retail stores, announced it will open its fourth retail location in Florida, Rise Oviedo, the community's first cannabis store, on July 9, 2019. This is GTI's 26th open location in the country. Rise Deerfield Beach, Rise Pinellas Park and Rise Bonita Springs all opened earlier this year, and GTI has a retail footprint for up to 35 stores throughout Florida. The company owns and operates a manufacturing facility in Homestead where it cultivates and produces GTI's branded cannabis products including Rhythm and The Feel Collection. "We are honored to be the first company to provide access to medical cannabis in Oviedo and to help Floridians exercise their right to wellness," said GTI Founder and Chief Executive Officer Ben Kovler. "Our Rise™ stores provide exceptional customer care and we're thrilled to serve the people of Oviedo and surrounding communities."
Harvest Health & Recreation Inc. (CSE:HARV)(OTCQX:HTHHF) announced it will open its
compassion center, Harvest of Williston, for qualifying patients and caregivers today. Solidifying Harvest's presence in the state, the North Dakota Department of Health (NDDoH) Division of Medical Marijuana previously awarded Harvest two medical dispensary locations, for the Williston location and an upcoming compassion center in Bismarck. Harvest, known for top operational standards, best-in-class experiences and products and expert teams in developing trusted, quality-driven retail stores with a focus on bettering the community, received the highest score on its application in Williston. Harvest of Williston, located at 120 26th Street East, Unit #500, will operate under North Dakota Century Code and offer products direct from registered North Dakota manufacturing facilities under the Medical Marijuana Program. "We are proud to bring our expertise to North Dakota and deliver on our promise to provide patients across the country with high-quality medicinal products and expert staff," said Harvest CEO Steve White. "We share North Dakota'scommitment and dedication to only allowing the highest standards of operations in the state. We are thrilled to partner with them to open Williston and for our upcoming Bismarck location."
Origin House (CSE:OH)(OTCQX:ORHOF) and Trichome Financial Corp. are pleased to announce that each of 22 Capital and Trichome Financial have received unanimous approval from their respective shareholders for their announced amalgamation under the provisions of the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) that will result in a reverse take-over of 22 Capital by the shareholders of Trichome Financial. The Transaction, if completed, will constitute 22 Capital's "Qualifying Transaction" as such term is defined in Policy 2.4 of the TSX Venture Exchange. Currently a subsidiary of CannaRoyalty Corp. d/b/a Origin House, Trichome Financial is a private corporation. Each of Trichome Financial and Origin House exists under the laws of the Province of Ontario. The Transaction is being undertaken pursuant to the terms and conditions of the amalgamation agreement between 22 Capital and Trichome Financial dated November 13, 2018, as amended January 30, 2019, April 5, 2019 and May 27, 2019. Final approval of the Transaction is subject to the fulfillment of certain conditions set out in the Exchange's conditional listing approval letter in respect of the Transaction. Trichome Financial expects to satisfy such conditions, including the closing of its subscription receipts financing, on or before August 9, 2019.
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Digipath, Inc. (OTCQB: DIGP) ("DIGP" or the "Company"), a service-oriented independent testing laboratory, data analytics and formulation firm focused on the developing cannabis and hemp markets, is pleased to announce that Company CEO Todd Denkin was recently interviewed by CEO Roadshow with veteran journalist Mike Elliott.
In this interview, Denkin discusses the Company's recent provisional patent applications involving terpene technology. He also discusses Digipath's newest business unit, GroSciences and the molecular assay it has developed to distinguish hemp from drug-type cannabis, and the status of the Company's expansion into Colombia.
"It's always a pleasure to sit down with Mr. Elliott, who is a true professional with a significant following," stated Todd Denkin, CEO, Digipath Inc. "In this interview we covered some of the more exciting things happening for Digipath and its shareholders. "Please take a moment to listen to the interview at http://ceoroadshow.com/digipath-interview/," added Denkin.
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Sri Yantra is one of the most auspicious and powerful Yantra that is used during the festival of Diwali. It fulfills the wishes and desires using the inner cosmic powers. To look specifically at the Sri Yantra, Sri signifies wealth whereas Yantra signifies instrument. This makes Sri Yantra as the instrument of wealth which brings along some other benefits.
Brings good fortune: To begin with, Shree Yantra mantra brings in maximum good fortune along with it. The positive vibes of the instrument are sufficient enough to attract the positivity in life. It also supports spreading the prosperity in one's life.
Attracts wealth: This instrument of wealth helps the person to positively attract wealth. With the potential of spreading positivity around, one can be sure of being wealthy with the right use of the Sri Yantra. It is also known as Kuber Yantra that attracts the required wealth for the person's benefits.
Supports the entire family: It is not just the person that gets the Sri Yantra benefits but the entire family members are supported by the same. It also supports the company, organization or the place that possess the Sri Chakra Yantra.
Clears obstacles: It also acts as a helping hand for clearing and removing the various obstacles. It focuses on the person to attain success in his life. The Sri Yantra is the perfect accompaniment for driving an individual to the success path.
Cycle liberation: This Yantra has the needed potential to liberate an individual from the complete cycle of birth and death. It is something that acts as a completion of the various aspects of life.
Spiritual growth: With the constant and effective use of Shree Chakra, one can attain the needed spiritual growth. It helps the person to get rid of their impurities and to attain the state of complete spiritual growth.
Mental stability: Out of the many Sri Yantra benefits, attaining mental stability is one of the best. While there are many problems, the Sri Yantra is something that can provide the needed mental stability and calmness to the individuals.
Aids the negativity: The effective use of Sri Yantra also aids against the various obstacles and negativity in life. Fight against the odds in life with the desired help of this powerful Yantra.


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For He Can Creep
Siobhan Carroll
Wed Jul 10, 2019 9:00am 35 comments 54 Favorites [+]
A dark fantasy about Jeoffry, a cat who fights demons, a poet, who is Jeoffry's human confined to an insane asylum, and Satan, who schemes to end the world.
A Forest, or A Tree
Tegan Moore
Wed Jun 26, 2019 9:00am 3 comments 7 Favorites [+]
Four young women go on a camping trip. Things slowly begin to go wrong.
The New Prometheus
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A new story in the Mongolian Wizard universe.
Series: The Mongolian Wizard Stories
Skinner Box
Carole Johnstone
Wed Jun 12, 2019 9:00am 7 comments 19 Favorites [+]
A disturbing science fiction story about a seemingly routine scientific mission to Jupiter that is threatened by the interpersonal relationships of its crew.
Any Way the Wind Blows
Wed Jun 5, 2019 9:00am 22 comments 62 Favorites [+]
As Tor.com departs from its longtime home, the iconic Flatiron building, we present this sweet farewell from Seanan McGuire.
Highlights from the Blog
Andre Norton
Five SFF Works Reminiscent of Andre Norton
Wed Jul 17, 2019 9:00am 15 comments 6 Favorites [+]
What other authors wrote books with thematic similarities to the books of Andre Norton? Too bad that no one has ever asked me that question. Let's pretend that someone has asked. Here are five suggestions.
Download a Free Ebook of The Emperor's Blades by Brian Staveley Before July 20, 2019!
Tue Jul 16, 2019 9:30am 2 comments 1 Favorite [+]
The emperor of Annur is dead, slain by enemies unknown. His daughter and two sons, scattered across the world, do what they must to stay alive and unmask the assassins. But each of them also has a life-path on which their father set them, destinies entangled with both ancient enemies and inscrutable gods.
Each month, the Tor.com eBook Club gives away one (or two, or five…) free sci-fi/fantasy eBook to club subscribers. For July 2019, the eBook Club pick is The Emperor's Blades, the first volume of Brian Staveley's fantasy trilogy "The Chronicles of Unhewn Throne"!
9 Spaceships that Function as Their Own Societies
Stubby the Rocket
Wed Jul 17, 2019 12:00pm 27 comments 3 Favorites [+]
We often dream of traveling to other worlds, but what if space is your world? What if the ship you live on and the walls that contain you are the only society you've ever been exposed to? Science fiction is full of great big rockets that function like planets—transplanting the best and often the very worst of their homeworlds to the stars—and shepherd civilizations among the stars. Here are some of the most thought-provoking examples that we can't stop wondering about.
"We Ship Braime!" "The Night King Will Rule Westeros!" And Other Highlights From Game of Thrones' Panel at SDCC 2019
Leah Schnelbach
Fri Jul 19, 2019 9:51pm Post a comment Favorite This
Some of Game of Thrones' cast gathered one final time to discuss Season 8 (and THAT FINALE) at San Diego Comic-Con. Maisie Williams (Arya Stark), Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime Lannister), Isaac Hempstead Wright (Bran Stark), John Bradley West (Samwell Tarly), Liam Cunningham (Davos Seaworth), Raleigh Ritchie (Greyworm), and Conleth Hill (Varys) all appeared, regaling Hall H with spoilers for a panel that closed with no time left for Q&A.
We've assembled highlights below—obviously this post is dark and full of spoilers!
Check Out the New Trailer for Steven Universe: The Movie!
Screenshot: Cartoon Network Studios
The Crystal Gems will always save the day! But first they'll drop a trailer for their new movie, which hits Cartoon Network on September 2nd.
Click through for sheer, sparkling JOY.
The Witcher Shows Exclusive Panel Footage, Drops Trailer
Fri Jul 19, 2019 6:08pm 1 comment 2 Favorites [+]
Screenshot: Netflix
Fans who made it into Hall H this afternoon were treated to exclusive footage from the upcoming Netflix adaptation of The Witcher.
The Walking Dead Season Ten Trailer Has Landed!
Fri Jul 19, 2019 5:09pm 2 comments Favorite This
Screenshot: AMC
You've waited patiently, and now get your first glimpse of The Walking Dead's tenth season! The trailer was unveiled today at San Diego Comic-Con, and now it's ready for the world…
Rick and Morty Share an Ominous Beeping Noise and an Exclusive Clip During SDCC
Fri Jul 19, 2019 4:32pm Post a comment 1 Favorite [+]
Screenshot: Williams Street/Harmonious Claptrap
Ominous beeping noise! Rick and Morty has released the first clip from Season 4, just in time for San Diego Comic-Con!
Grimjack, Battle of the Planets, and the Other Russo Bros. Projects Announced at SDCC
Fri Jul 19, 2019 3:26pm 1 comment Favorite This
Are you ready for more Russo bros? At their San Diego Comic-Con 2019 panel on Friday, Joe and Anthony Russo talked about making Avengers: Endgame and teased the possibility of a Secret Wars movie before previewing all their upcoming projects, according to CBR's live-blog of the event.
Luna: Moon Rising cover art by Victor Mosquera
I like details. Little things tell me everything about people, their society, their hopes and fears, the sky above them, the rock beneath them.
When I began writing Luna, I knew I would be building a world from scratch, but also one that adhered to the constraints of the physical realities of the moon. The Moon may have been Heinlein's Harsh Mistress but we've learned a lot about Lady Luna since and she's got leaner and meaner. A lot meaner. I wanted those facts to shape the world and lives of my characters, from low gravity to moon dust, which is seriously nasty stuff. I suppose it's a "hard science fiction" book—though that's an expression I hate. Hard science technically shapes the lives, loves, jealousies and ambitions of every one of my moon's one point seven million citizens.
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D Drops Extended Trailer for End of Season 6, Gets Very Emotional During SDCC Panel
Screenshot: ABC
Before its panel yesterday, it was reported that Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D next season will be its last.
To recap, Season 6 takes place a year after Coulson's death, while S.H.I.E.L.D is rebuilding under Mack's leadership. The agents are investing paranormal energies and find themselves encountering a new enemy known as "Shrike," parasites that infect worlds and destroy them. In the latest episode that aired, May seemingly killed Sarge, the Director Coulson lookalike, the agents had teamed up with to try and defeat the Shrike.
So with Season 6 almost done, and Season 7 to be the last, what does that mean for the show? [Read more]
Here's Why the Living Tribunal Was Cut From Avengers: Infinity War
Fri Jul 19, 2019 2:07pm 2 comments 1 Favorite [+]
Credit: Angel Medina, Marvel Comics
We were literally this close to seeing Thanos answer to the Living Tribunal in Avengers: Infinity War. On Friday, Christopher Markus and Scott McFeely sat down in Hall H at SDCC 2019 to talk about writing Avengers: Endgame, and they gave fans a glimpse of the cut scene that could have been.
Watch a Video from Grape Ape, a Riot Grrrl Band Straight from the Pages of Annalee Newitz
Fri Jul 19, 2019 2:05pm 1 comment 1 Favorite [+]
Grape Ape image via Annalee Newitz
Our timeline has a powerful Riot Grrrl tradition! However, not every band made it here—some, like Grape Ape, reached their power in other timelines, and are only known to us through appearances in other media. In this case, Annalee Newitz, a scribe of our timeline, documented Grape Ape and their glory in her forthcoming novel The Future of Another Timeline. But now, to our great excitement, they've shared one of their videos!
We have to admit we're confused that this timeline's Charlie Jane Anders managed to cross over to tend bar for a Grape Ape show? But no matter—click through for the video!
Artist rendition for Lunar Colony exterior. (Credit: NASA; art by Rick Guidice)
Humanity has accomplished a great many things since we started mastering technologies like writing and agriculture. But we still remain confined to this one tiny planet, without even a permanent presence on our own moon, and the dream of interplanetary colonization remains just that. So it's a good thing we have a lot of great books in which humans go to live on other worlds.
When I was working on my new novel, The City in the Middle of the Night, I was inspired by a bunch of great books featuring humans colonizing other planets. Here are five recent colonization books that are especially fantastic.
Brandon Routh to Play Superman Again in Next Big Arrowverse Crossover
Fri Jul 19, 2019 12:53pm 4 comments 1 Favorite [+]
Screenshot: Warner Bros.
These ambitious crossover events just keep getting ambitious-er. On Friday, Deadline reported that this year's Arrowverse crossover event will feature not one, but two Supermans/Supermen from different timelines, played by Tyler Hoechlin and Brandon Routh.
Superhero Movie Rewatch
"You just had your ass handed to you by a goddamn retiree" — RED
Keith R.A. DeCandido
Fri Jul 19, 2019 12:00pm 23 comments 2 Favorites [+]
Screenshot: Summit Films
Homage Comics was created in 1995 as an imprint of WildStorm Comics, itself one of the studios under the umbrella of Image Comics. Homage—named after the studio to which WildStorm founder Jim Lee belonged—was focused on writer-centered works. Image was famously artist-centric, as it was founded by a bunch of artists who hired writers to script their work. Homage, though, featured work developed by Kurt Busiek (Astro City), Jeff Mariotte (Desperadoes), James Robinson (Leave it to Chance), Terry Moore (Strangers in Paradise), and Warren Ellis, whose RED was a three-issue series with art by Cully Hamner published in 2003.
WildStorm was later made part of DC Comics, and RED was optioned for a film after Warner Bros. (who has first refusal on all DC properties) passed on it.
["Is that my bag?" "Yeah." "You—you packed it?" "Yes." "D-did you vacuum?" "A little, yeah, it was messy."]
Lev Grossman and the Russo Brothers Are Making a Space Opera for Amazon
Fri Jul 19, 2019 11:20am Post a comment 2 Favorites [+]
Source: Larry D. Moore CC BY-SA 3.0 / Penguin Random House
Talk about an ambitious crossover. Lev Grossman and the Russo brothers just sold a pilot to Amazon that sounds like Star Wars meets The Magicians.
Batwoman's Ruby Rose Drops Out of San Diego Comic-Con 2019
Fri Jul 19, 2019 10:33am 1 comment Favorite This
Source: BatwomanCW on Twitter
Even though the Batwoman pilot only premiered on Wednesday, it's already amassed a pretty sizable fanbase, and counting (apparently half the audience at Comic-Con left before Pennyworth screened)? Unfortunately, though, the show's panel will be one star short. On Thursday, Ruby Rose announced via Instagram video that she's had to drop out of the con last-minute to put some finishing touches on a Batwoman episode instead.
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It is also helpful to know what type of chimney or flue you presently have.
A conventional brick chimney with a chimney stack with a terracotta pot or gas terminal on it.
Normally you have a chimney breast in your lounge or a brick breast protruding outside your home.
This is an interlocking metal flue tube system identifiable by a metal flue and terminal on the roof and a metal box behind the fire.
Built from concrete or clay blocks, pre cast flues provide a rectangular section flue, they can be identified by a ridge vent or metal flue tube and terminal on the roof.
Normally you have a flat wall in your home where the fire is situated and no chimney breast.
Pre casts are generally the most troublesome flue types we come across and do limit the type of products you can purchase.
It's worth letting us know what age your house is as this can effect your fire choice with some of the earlier pre 1986 flues.
Balanced flue fires are glass fronted room sealed appliances and the flues vent directly outside (normally at the rear of the fire) the flues normally vent horizontally through a concentric twin pipe.
The outer pipe draws air from outside, the inner pipe expels combustion gases.
Balanced flue fires are becoming very popular as they are very efficient and have few limitations of where they can be installed.
These fires are getting less popular as they are inefficient and costly to run. Power flue fires expel the combustion gases directly outside the building through the use of an electric fan unit.
Most people now change old power flue fires with more efficient balanced flue options.
If you don't have a chimney or flue and do not want a balanced or power flue fire then an electric fire may be your best option. We have numerous models on display including wall hung, free standing and stoves.
The new flame pictures on the latest electric fires are very realistic and have the benefit of a flame picture without having to have the heater turned on.
Electric fires have a maximum of 2kw output and the latest LED fires cost only a couple of pounds a year to run the flame picture.
2. Now if you are just replacing your old inset gas fire with a new one and not replacing your fireplace it will help if you can bring in your old fire instructions and a couple of pictures of your existing fire.
If you don't have the old instructions then some approximate sizes of your fire (width, height, depth) and fire information from the data plate of the fire (located on the fire behind the fret) will help us.
Sometimes people wish to change from an outset hearth mounted radiant brick type fire to a more modern inset living flame fire, without changing the fireplace.
This is possible but you will need the existing fire removing so we know the hole size you have to take an inset fire. (width, height, depth).
3. If you are changing your complete fire and fireplace then it's worth measuring your existing fireplace and if you have a chimney breast we need to know how wide it is please (left to right).
The other decision to make is if you are keeping your carpet or wooden floor, if so the chances are you will need a bespoke made-to-measure hearth making.
So we will need the length and depth of your carpet or flooring cut out.
If you are changing your flooring then you can purchase a standard hearth and fireplace which will be more cost effective.
4. If you are thinking of a fireplace with electric down lights or an electric fire then making note of existing plug sockets would be useful.
5. For wood burning or multi fuel stoves we need to know your cubic room size for output calculations and your chimney breast width and depth.


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Q: embedded linux ARM booting address I follow some document to boot embedded Linux on ARM board (ex: Freescale Vybrid tower) via sdcard. in the document there are steps to build uImage and write u-boot into sdcard as below:
sudo dd if=u-boot.imx of=/dev/sdX bs=512 seek=2
mkimage -A arm64 -O linux -T kernel -C none -a 0x81000000 -e 0x81000000 -n
"Linux" -d Image uImage

What I would like to know is from which datasheet/UM/RM or any document they get the number: bs=512 seek=2, -a 0x81000000 (Load address), -e 0x81000000 (Entry point)
Please also explain what Load address/entry point address mean?

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What I would like to know is from which datasheet/UM/RM or any document they get the number: bs=512 seek=2, -a 0x81000000 (Load address), -e 0x81000000 (Entry point)

The bs=512 seek=2 specification should be from the NXP/Freescale reference manual for the SoC (e.g. the "Expansion Device: SD, eSD and SDXC" section of the System Boot chapter).
When configured to boot from an SDcard, the ROM boot program (of the SoC) will look for a program image (e.g. U-Boot) at byte offset 0x400 (or 2 * 512 = 1024), which is the third 512-byte sector.
The first sector is presumed to be the MBR, and the second sector is reserved for an optional Secondary Image Table (using terminology from NXP document).
Allwinner SoCs use a similar booting scheme for SDcard (i.e. the U-Boot image is at a fixed location in raw sectors not part of a partition), but the image starts at the 17th sector.
Instead of loading raw sectors, some SoCs (e.g. Atmel) boot from SDcard by loading a file from a FAT partition.

Please also explain what Load address/entry point address mean?

These values are specified to the mkimage utility so that they can be installed in the uImage header.  U-Boot will then use these values when the uImage is loaded and unpacked.
The load address specifies to U-Boot the required memory address to locate the image.  The image is copied to that memory address.
The entry point specifies to U-Boot the memory address to jump/branch to in order to execute the image. This value is typically the same address as the load address.
For an ARM Linux kernel the recommended load and entry-point addresses are 0x8000 from the start of physical memory, according to (Vincent Sanders') Booting ARM Linux.
See Building kernel uImage using LOADADDR for more details.

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Please also explain what Load address/entry point address mean?

Load address : Refers to from where the kernel is loaded. This is the kernel "load address". U-Boot shall copy the image to that region of memory. The address is dependent on the board design/architecture. In general design, this shall refer to RAM address. You need to check your board specification.
Entry point : This is where the control/execution is transferred once the image is written into RAM. (The code at this location shall will be executed first when the kernel in RAM is invoked by bootloader.)

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What I would like to know is from which datasheet/UM/RM or any document they get the number: bs=512 seek=2, -a 0x81000000 (Load address), -e 0x81000000 (Entry point)
Please also explain what Load address/entry point address mean?

The bs=512 seek=2 is to skip the first sector of the SD card.  This has some sort of boot information (MBR - master boot record or partition table are similar concepts) and you will brick the card if you overwrite this information (or at least need other tools to fix it).  It is defined in an MMC/SD card standard.  I think the JEDEC web sight has it.
The load address is where to move the SD card image to memory (Ie SDRAM).  The entry point is where to hand control once the image is loaded.  Often they are the same if the boot code is written in assembler and a linker is used.  However, sometimes a hard coded vector table is at the start of the image and the entry point is somewhere in the middle.  In any case, both are physical addresses.  It could be 'IRAM' (internal static ram) for the case of a smaller kernel but must be SDRAM for Linux (which requires your SDRAM to be working).  You may have issue with this if it is a custom board and not an off the shelf Vybrid Tower.  Also, there are different Tower board revisions and they work differently.  Check the errata on them.  Finally, different U-boot versions support different boot modes.  Ie, where is u-boot stored and executed from?  The address are in the Vybrid TRM in the physical memory map for the Cortex-A5 CPU.

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