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Is Ebola a Planned, Engineered, Pandemic? Or a Hoax? (PT 3: Signs of the Times)
Written by L. McGuire
According to Wikipedia: "Illuminati is a standalone card game made by Steve Jackson Games (SJG), inspired by the 1975 book, The Illuminatus! Trilogy, by Robert Anton Wilson and Robert Shea. The game has ominous secret societies competing with each other to control the world through sinister means, including legal, illegal, and even mystical. It was designed as a "tongue-in-cheek rather than serious"[1] take on conspiracy theories. It contains groups named similarly to real world organizations, such as the Society for Creative Anachronism and the Semiconscious Liberation Army.[2] It can be played by two to eight players. Depending on the number of players, a game can take between one and six hours."
I've talked about this game in previous newsletters but I would like to look at a few more cards that have been getting a lot of attention lately.
Now before some claim this is just a card game let us rewind to the day of September 11, 2001. The day that changed a nation bringing her to her knees. The outcome of such devastation caused the United States to be in a war like no other before. A war that inflicts sudden and intense fear. Fought not on a typical battle field but anywhere can be instantly turned into a war zone. Babies, children, females and the old alike have been enlisted and thus subject to casualties. The war on terror had begun!
What is interesting is that back in 1995 Steve Jackson (the maker of the Illuminati Card Game) knew that the Twin Towers of the WTC would be attacked! How did he know that this could come to pass along with other world events?
I believe the answer lines within the Scripture that tells us that Satan is the god of this age (2 Corinthians 4:4). Those that be in the Illuminati have channeled into the occult hidden knowledge! They make matters take place according to what the demonic spirit tells them. For the time, Yahuwah is allowing these matters to occur, after all He does have the final say so.
I also believe the Illuminati permits vital information to leak out through music lyrics, sitcoms, commercials, weekly day and night shows, Hollywood Movies, books and yes even silly card games to name a few. There are just way to many instances to list here to prove my point. However I will post the episode of the X-Files that was aired on March 4th, 2001.
So why do they continue do to this? I may be wrong but I believe it is to toot their horn, bragging to the world, "Look at what we are going to do and there is nothing you can do to stop us!" On the flip side, according to their belief, announcing to the world their devious plans somehow justifies and frees them from the innocent blood shed! Most of the time whenever there is loss of life this is a sacrifice in honor to their demons! At the same time they could also do this to inform others so they can prepare.
One of the Illuminati cards is called "Epidemic". The card reads, "Disaster! This is an attack to destroy any Place. It does not require an action. Its power is 14. This is not an instant attack. If the attack succeeds, the target is devastated."
This attack seems to be widespread of an infectious disease. Attacking slowly over a period of time with people getting sick at various times and places. The picture clearly reveals gloves and a mask. The Red Cross will play a major role possibly administrating some sort of vaccine with the syringe and bottles being shown. Quite obvious that this attack is highly contagious as quarantine measure will be taken! This deadly infectious disease could be the result of a lab engineered disease such as bird, swine or H1N1 flu virus or even Ebola!
Taking all this into consideration we must ask ourselves is the current Ebola epidemic a horrible hoax? Or is this indeed a real threat to all of humanity?
The original report had traced the current epidemic back to a small village in Africa when a child was infected by a single bat.
The largest-ever outbreak of Ebola was triggered by a toddler's chance contact with a single infected bat, a team of international researchers will reveal, after a major investigation of the origins of the deadly disease now ravaging Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast and Nigeria. Read More Here
By July, Sierra Leone declared a state emergency as the Ebola virus has gone rampant. Schools were closed as also non-essential government workers were put on a 30 day leave. US Christian charity's like Samaritan's Purse and the US Peace Corps temporarily began withdrawing staff members. Countries such as the European Union, Australia, Hong Kong, British and Southern Chinese all began to start quarantined measures while other Countries closed their borders. According to the world aviation agency the virus could cross borders by plane.
Despite school closings, state curfews and proper protocol procedures Ebola continued to strike many parts of Africa. There were even violent riots sparked from the quarantines!
It's been believed that Ebola could kill nearly 1 million before the end of January!
Click image above to view this Executive Order
The executive order, Revised List of Quarantinable Communicable Diseases, amends executive order 13295, passed by George W. Bush in April 2003.
Executive order 13295 allows for the, "apprehension, detention, or conditional release of individuals to prevent the introduction, transmission, or spread of suspected communicable diseases."
Originally George W. Bush's executive order (13295) was just for SARS and Ebola was listed also but Obama's executive order states the following:
"Severe acute respiratory syndromes, which are diseases that are associated with fever and signs and symptoms of pneumonia or other respiratory illness, are capable of being transmitted from person to person, and that either are causing, or have the potential to cause, a pandemic, or, upon infection, are highly likely to cause mortality or serious morbidity if not properly controlled." Source.
What this is saying is that any American that simply shows signs of an upper respiratory symptoms, can be detained by medical authorities and quarantine!
Executive Order 13295: Revised List Of Quarantinable Communicable Diseases
(a) Cholera; Diphtheria; infectious Tuberculosis; Plague; Smallpox; Yellow Fever; and Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers (Lassa, Marburg, Ebola, Crimean-Congo, South American, and others not yet isolated or named). Source.
It was only a matter of time before America's working over there in the hard hit areas would come down with this deadly virus. Instead of bringing the necessary tools needed to treat Ebola stricken Americans there in Africa, someone came up with a very stupid plan to bring them, along with the Ebola virus, here to the States!
Soon thereafter other countries followed suit by bringing Ebola to their front door:
If all that is not bad enough the current administration is allowing other countries to use the United States Planes to transport Ebola patients to their home countries and even to the US for treatment! I'm left to wonder are these planes commercial or private?
A State Department official said Tuesday that they're only talking about letting other countries use U.S. planes to transport Ebola patients to their own home countries.
Ebola Bomb? According to some reports the Ebola virus could be used as a biological weapon of mass destruction. This could be carried out by extreme terrorists. Unleashing an "Ebola dirty bomb" through using some sort of aerosol bomb or even a simple spray in a high traffic area such as a subway could be totally disastrous.
In EU reports stated that 3,000 martyrs were ready to strike America!
Following all the reports of the Ebola Epidemic left my head spinning! I didn't know if it was coming or going. I mean first we hear that Ebola cannot come to the states, right? Then surprisingly, reports start claiming Ebola could be here by months end(September)!
"There is an 18 percent chance that a case of the Ebola virus will reach the United States by the end of September, according to a study published on Tuesday in PLOS…" Source.
Well guess what? Bingo! United States saw the very first Ebola case by you guessed it the end of the month! Wow…did your mouth drop? That is simply amazing right? These people need to quit their day job and play the lottery or something! Seriously how did they know?
Thomas Eric Duncan was the first person in the states to test positive for Ebola. With people like this guy, terrorist don't need spray bottles! Knowing he came in contact with the deadly virus didn't stop him from getting on an airplane. Possibly contaminating hundreds of people including the children he lived with didn't matter either. His agenda was to get to a hospital and get lifesaving help. How devastating for him to finally make it to the ER only to be sent home! A few days later, he was truly a dead man walking as too much time had passed. By now he could not control the vicious vomiting outside the apartment where children lived. He managed to take a cab back to the hospital where sadly he did indeed die.
Total pandemonium then spread. Airport employees went on strike over the Ebola fear:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJQttT20rZE
Parents then started keeping children home from school.
Scores of people were placed under quarantine.
Scores possibly exposed to U.S. Ebola patient; four isolated
Up to 100 people may have had direct or indirect contact with the first person to be diagnosed with the deadly Ebola… Read More Here
Ebola no doubt is a dangerous virus that has a 90% fatality rate which causes a hemorrhagic fever that leads to a complete bleed-out spread through bodily fluids. Oh but then we were told that Ebola cannot spread through air! Remember that one? Oh boy what a relief right? Not really because then reports came in stating that Ebola can indeed be spread through coughing and sneezing through droplets! The fear level had now reached total madness.
Quarantine stations were then set up throughout the country.
CDC also started notifying funeral homes on the proper procedures on post mortem care on Ebola victims.
Oh the outrage on how the Ebola waste was being handled.
Recent sales in hazmat suits went soaring as the government started buying up all of them.
People then made a mad rush of buying up all the masks they could get!! I don't blame people as this is extremely serious!
It was only a matter of time before reports would surface about citizens being secretly tested for Ebola.
Doctors without borders actually was running ads asking for help in the fight against Ebola.
Ebola at its peak sent fear waves across the world as it escalated in that Ebola is spreading through droplets. Then all of a sudden, the Ebola hype just disappeared. The nightmare seemed to have ended coming to an abrupt halt. The reason, the media got slapped with some duct tape! Hush…no more speaking about Ebola!
This caused more people to jump on the Ebola Hoax bandwagon:
Part of the reason why some are thinking this is all a big hoax is because the United States actually mentions "Ebola Attack" in the middle of a state briefing:
Like I mentioned previously, the Illuminati will allow information to leak out on purpose. Here is a Holiday Inn commercial making a joke about the Ebola virus:
Back in 1997 the Simpson's season 9 episode 3 called, 'Lisa's Sax" even talked about Ebola. Marge Simpson offers sick Bart a children's book called, "Curious George and the Ebola Virus." Bark declines to read the book so Marge then ask if he wants to color a picture and Bart then states he already has. Clearly we see an apocalyptic drawing of Bart bleeding with what appears to be dead bodies!
This is what is called predictive programming.
"The theory proposes that public media (such as films, television, news casts, etc.) are deliberately seeded with subtle clues to future social, political, or technological changes. According to the theory, when the relevant change is later introduced into the world, the public has become used to the idea through exposure, and therefore passively accepts it rather than offering resistance or opposition. Predictive programming is therefore thought to be a means of propaganda or mass psychological conditioning that operates on a subliminal or implicit level." Source.
If you think all that is crazy wait until you read what Dr. Eric Pianka (from Texas) said about Airborne Ebola:
Pianka's acceptance speech for the 2006 Distinguished Texas Scientist Award from the Texas Academy of Science resulted in a controversy in the popular press when Forrest Mims, vice-chair of the Academy's section on environmental science, claimed in theSociety for Amateur Scientists e-journal The Citizen Scientist that Pianka had "endorsed the elimination of 95 percent of the human population" through a disease such as an airborne strain of the Ebola virus. Mims claimed that Pianka said the Earth would not survive unless its population was reduced by 95% suggesting that the planet would be "better off" if the human population were reduced and that a mutant strain of Ebola would be the most efficient means. Mims' affiliate at the Discovery Institute, William Dembski, then informed the Department of Homeland Security that Pianka's speech may have been intended to fomentbioterrorism. Source.
Okay let's get this straight? A Texas scientist stated that a certain percentage of people needed to be reduced down to the population as back in 1980's. And that man needs to control our population or else micro's will. He mentioned one way to depopulate the earth is through airborne Ebola:
"after praising the Ebola virus for its efficiency at killing, Pianka paused, leaned over the lectern, looked at us and carefully said, "We've got airborne 90 percent mortality in humans. Killing humans. Think about that." Source.
Notice in the above clip he does not deny saying that HIV is to slow in reducing the population?
What we all should find interesting is that he made this speech back in 2006 and then in 2009 guess who came out with a patent on the Ebola Virus? The United States:
Who do you think will make millions even billions off of this patent?
According to some, Ebola is still a very serious threat. Some claim that patients that have tested positive are quietly being moved to undisclosed locations:
Despite not hearing about the Ebola virus in the media the CDC is still stockpiling Ebola preparedness gear.
The following reports state that Ebola is still bad:
–Why isn't the Ebola Outbreak over yet?
–CDC reports potential Ebola exposure in Atlanta lab
–Ebola spreads in Sierra Leone as global cases top 20,000 – WHO
–America has stopped paying attention, but Ebola is still ravaging Sierra Leone
–Ebola cases near 16,000, Sierra Leone to overtake Liberia soon with most cases – WHO
–Iraqi media says ISIS militants have contracted Ebola
–Ebola-hit Liberia lifts night curfew for New Year
Talk about confusion? Are you scratching your head in wanting to know what in the world is really going on? Obviously, the American people are being lied to. We are left to wonder if Ebola is really a hoax. Or is it so bad that those in charge simply do not want to cause panic. Then again did some mad scientists create this current Ebola strand for a preplanned engineered lab created epidemic? I like many others have my preconceived opinions. I personally believe this is a Trojan Horse of Forced Vaccination and has been a pre-planned engineered crisis! I believe there is just ample amount of evidence showing that this Ebola Crisis has been preplanned!
Yet regardless of all those opinions including mine, I've come to the conclusion on this matter. Brother's and Sister's, in truth the answers to the above questions are totally irrelevant. After much consideration I am excited to announce that I got to the bottom of the issue! The American people along with the rest of the world is being set up!
Getting to the nifty gritty of this problem is that we don't really need to know how the Ebola epidemic got started or if it got started at all! Ask yourself what could possibly be worse than Ebola? Ebola mutating to airborne? That is scary no doubt. Or even airborne Ebola being made into a biological weapon, then used as a simple spray which could be extremely dangerous. Oh no…. something much worse is being conjured up….
This toxic tonic vaccine having the live Ebola airborne virus strand mixed with possible cancer cells, rabies, secretly having the RFID chip in the serum amongst other nasty stuff would be detrimental to all who gets the poisonous shot! Talk about mass population reduction! With one quick jab entire villages, towns and cities could be totally wiped out within a month!
And seeing that the Illuminati cards have a pretty good track record, I am thus reminded of the "Population Reduction" card. This card states: "Too many people making too many problems and not enough love to go around."
According to Dr. Henry Kissinger,
"Depopulation should be the highest priority of the U.S. foreign policy towards the third world."
Many techniques have been and will continue to be used to help depopulate the earth such as Eugenics, vaccines, GMO, war, drugs, arms, lab created virus's and bacteria along with fluoride to name a few. These people truly believe they have the say so on who lives and dies.
Mr. Bill Gates himself actually stated one way to depopulate the earth is to use better vaccines:
That is exactly right Mr. Kissinger, allow the masses of people to perceive that vaccines are good when in reality…
So why vaccines? You see, the vaccine is the Trojan horse to deliver all sorts of very bad toxic substances including and possibly, the live Ebola airborne strand, rabies and the RDIF chip. Beloved ones, ponder why would the US Government be using tax payings dollars for a zombie practice run test such as in this video below. (GRAPHIC IMAGES VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED!)
-SPECIAL EDITION PLEASE READ! CDC Whistleblower Exposes Ebola Vaccinations Containing RFID Chips
–Colorado lab developing Ebola vaccine for military use
–China to test its Ebola vaccine on humans
–Ebola vaccine safe for use in Africa, say scientists from NIAID
–The Monsanto Sponsored Ebola Vaccine Will Kill More People Than Ebola Itself
The Ebola vaccine could potentially even have the brain-eating T4 bacteriophage NANOBOT in it. According to some these Nanobot invades organisms or cells and then insert DNA that will literally cause the host to make more nanobots eventually causing the cells to die from over working. The T4 actually destroys the brain. While rewiring their brains into a state of compliance. This technology has been here and is being put into vaccines:
I previously mentioned that it was the United States that came out with a patent for Ebola back in 2009!
Clearly, the Ebola fear has already heightened to the point of mass hysteria. Upon the CDC, WHO, the President along with the media mentioning one word… AIRBORNE massive pandemonium would erupt worldwide! Or just one stadium or public place getting infected through an Ebola Airborne Bomb would have people killing each other for the jab! Here is the list of executive orders following a biological attack.
I truly believe it is very possible that if that was to be announced, martial law would go into effect immediately. Schools, local center halls, churches, stadiums, auditoriums, college's even grocery stores such as Wal-Mart would be instantly turned into vaccine centers. Since there would be a massive shortage of medical personnel, the local Post Office carriers could even be able to give the jab. Maybe that is why they might need all that ammunition they recently bought:
They could very well deliver the vaccine. Those who refuse could be forced into a FEMA camp, imprisoned with fines and/or not be permitted to enter into cities. If a person cannot enter into a city, they cannot go to work if they work inside the city. In the event the person is in debt they won't be able to pay their bills. Not being able to enter into the city also means not being able to purchase food and water. Children can't go to school which in return could cause Children's Services to arrest the parent for being unfit. Are you starting to see the ripple effect here?
In the worst case scenario, refusing to be jabbed by the Postal carrier could also cost you, your life by being shot on the spot!
I am thus reminded how just a few years ago, some cities like Hopewell Township, New Jersey, were having mock drills of mass vaccinations. They have been preparing for a possible virus outbreak. This mock drill consist of volunteers driving through check points then directed to safe zones to receive the mock injection of the deadly vaccine. Ponder the outcome for those who refuse to be vaccinated when these drills is for real!
Please keep in mind that according to the, "Model State of Emergency Health Powers Act of 2001" (An act that will be passed during the time of a national health emergency), under executive orders, special powers will be enforced. The public health authority can exercise people to be vaccinated and quarantine all those who are unable or unwilling for reasons of health, religion, or conscience to undergo treatment. (Section 603, pg. 27.) "Section 604 isolation and quarantine: Authorization. (a)…This includes individuals or groups who have not been vaccinated, treated, tested, or examined pursuant to Sections 602 and 603. The public health authority may also establish and maintain places of isolation and quarantine, and set rules and make orders. Failure to obey these rules, orders, or provisions shall constitute a misdemeanor." (p. 28) Source.
The bill HR645-21 had been passed a few years ago. The bill calls for FEMA camps to be planted throughout the United States. HR645-21 also states,
"To meet other appropriate needs, as determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security."
As previously mentioned these FEMA camps will be used for either all those who oppose the NWO or those who think these camps are indeed a safe haven. Taking all that into consideration, these camps would be the perfect feeding ground for the mass murder of all those who oppose the Trojan Horse of Forced Vaccinations. They could be quarantined against their will. Or once the vast population begins to suffer the consequences of being injected with the deadly virus, many may be forced to go to the FEMA camps. Only time will tell as to who actually will be there. One matter is certain, Yahuwah the Mighty One of Yisra'el is in control. Let us not forget how Pilate thought he possessed the authority to impale or release Yahushua. The Messiah told Pilate "You would possess no authority against Me if it were not given you from above." (John 19:10-11)
These Bills are just like the "Model State of Emergency Health Powers Act of 2001". [An act that will be passed during the time of a national health emergency]. Upon declaration, our Constitution, Bill of Rights and civil liberties will come to an abrupt halt! Special powers will be enforced under executive orders and Martial Law will be in full force. The public health authority (possibly the governor or a member of the health department) will have the authority to (1) mandate mass vaccinations,(2) force quarantines those who are unable or unwilling to be vaccinated for reasons of health, religion, or conscience, (3)force treatment, establish and maintain places of (4)isolation and quarantine (FEMA camps),(5) set rules and make orders, (6)warrantless search and seizures,(7) possession of private property,(8) state forced medical exams and test, (9)failure to obey these rules, orders, or provisions shall constitute amisdemeanor and fines and (10) there will be no compensation and no accountability for any harm done. As of 2006, 44 states have passed bills introducing this ACT in full or in part. New York is one of these states. Source.
My beloved friends, like I mentioned in previous articles, now is the time to prepare. The Department of Homeland Security has been permitted to set up Federal Emergency Management Agency (F.E.M.A.) camp facilities across the nation. These FEMA (detention, relocation) camps will be used for one or more of the following: (1) All those who refuse to be vaccinated, (2) vast amounts of people who get sick, (3) when the economy falls for the homeless or (4) all those called out ones that refuse the 'Mark of the Beast.' So we wait; keeping our eyes wide open. Earnestly praying to the Mighty One of Yisra'el,
"He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High, who abides under the shadow of the Almighty, He is saying of Yahuwah, "My refuge and my stronghold, My Mighty One, in whom I trust!" For He delivers you from the snare of a trapper, from the destructive pestilence, He covers you with His feathers, and under His wings you take refuge; His truth is a shield and armour. You are not afraid of the dread by night, of the arrow that flies by day, of the pestilence that walks in darkness, of destruction that ravages at midday. A thousand fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand; but it does not come near you. Only with your eyes you look on, and see the reward of the wrong ones. Because you have made Yahuwah – My refuge, the Most High-your dwelling place, No evil befails you, and a plague does not come near your tent!"
(Tehillim/Psalm 91: 1-10).
This entry was posted in 2015 Archives, January/February 2015 and tagged 911, Bill Gates, Curious George and the Ebola Virus, Ebola, Epidemic, Henry Kissinger, Illuminati, Illuminati Card Game, Sesame Street, Steve Jackson, The Simpsons, Twin Towers, Vaccine on January 8, 2015 by Followers of YAH.


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I am an Awards Finalist – TWICE!!
I found out earlier this week that this little blog has reached the FINALS (!!!) of the BritMums Brilliance in Blogging Awards in the Fresh Voices category.
I have only been blogging for just over a year, so to have come this far and to see Grenglish holding its own up there beside blogs that I admire greatly, makes me feel so very proud.
The talent in my category is phenomenal and to stand beside every single one of my fellow finalists is an incredible honour.
Do check them out here if you get a chance.
After floating around on a cloud for most of Tuesday, I insisted to the Greek God(zilla) that we celebrate (code for midweek wine) so he cracked open one of the nice bottles of red (the ones he hides under the stairs so I don't accidentally pull a 20-year old Barolo off the rack again to offer to our neighbours – as nice as they are).
And that, I thought, would be that.
I floated around on a hangover cloud for most of Wednesday, caught up on The Vampire Diaries (TEAM DAMON) and had an early night.
On Thursday morning, I woke up to a tweet from Actually Mummy congratulating me on the MADS*. Are you kidding me?? But, upon further investigation (well, I just clicked on MAD Blog Awards site so it was quite easy really), I saw that this little blog has also reached the finals for MAD Best Family Fun Blog!
Now, this is quite a big deal.
MAD Bloggers are being read by 500,000 readers a week.
I cannot even begin to tell you how much it means to me to know that even with so many brilliant blogs out there, not only are people reading mine, but they are enjoying it enough to vote for me.
This is beyond anything I could have hoped for when I started writing it and I am overwhelmed beyond belief.
To celebrate, I suggested to the Greek God(zilla) that we raise a glass (code for more midweek wine) but this time he pulled a bottle of Austrian red from the rack, marking the end of my 15 minutes.
The winner of the Brilliance in Blogging award, will be decided by a panel of judges and announced at a glitzy ceremony on June 22nd. All I can do now is sit back and practice my happy loser face in the mirror while I am waiting.
However, the winner of the MAD Best Family Fun Blog is entirely in your hands. Should you wish to cast a vote my way, then just click here to go through to the voting form. You can vote in as many, or as few, categories as you want to and the blogger with the most votes, wins. Simple.
I do not expect to go any further in either competition but I am truly grateful to every single person who has visited, liked, commented and voted for this blog over the past year.
I already feel like a winner, and I'm definitely going to need a new frock!
*MAD stands for Mum & Dad, it is not an award given to loons.
Congratulations! I love reading your blog! You certainly deserve all this attention! And perhaps you should practice your happy-I-won-but-I'm-not-going to-gloat-or-act-smug-in-anyway face for June 22nd! I think you're going to need it more than the happy loser face! Good luck!
Thank you so much! I love reading your blog too. I will practice that look too although I am in a pretty tough category, I am sure I will not need to use it!
Wow!! What an honour for you, but I'm really not at all surprised. Your blog is great and has gotten better and better.


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This is not only because Stratford's Olympic Park is still work in progress, with athletes' accommodation, catering and other facilities still to be completed, while the main athletics stadium, the Aquatic Centre and the Velodrome will all have to be kept in good order until the opening ceremony and beyond.
As facilities managers and maintenance coordinators know only too well, every property requires a watchful eye to deal with any minor damage that can result from fixtures and furnishings being delivered, security staff doing their rounds or other personnel who visit. Even the drying out process and the other movements that building structures are subject to, can cause problems like cracking.
The other problem though for those responsible for the upkeep of properties is knowing who best to call in to deal with such challenges; for tradesmen such as carpenters, plasterers and decorators simply do not necessarily have the skills or the equipment to undertake the making good.
By contrast, our highly trained finishers are fully versed in the widest available selection of repair techniques, and with the Olympics already running well over the original budget, Plastic Surgeon could help the ODA keep further costs under control. This is because our clients normally make a saving of £3 for every one pound spent.
So if Victoria Pendleton or Sir Chris Hoy should happen to slide their bike down the timber banking of the cycle track, or the media scrum that follows Tom Daley manages to crack some tiles by being clumsy with their camera gear, then our finishers are fully capable of putting things right.
Every finisher's van carries a wide selection of fillers, adhesives and paint pigments, as well as specialist tools to enable them to restore building substrates to their original profile and appearance. And the palm pilots – or Mobile Finishers – mean our control centre in the West Country can assign them fresh tasks within minutes of taking an order from new or existing customers.
With a total of over 100 finishers across the country, and our South East region at full strength, we are currently working in premises all across the capital. But with our flexible working practices and rapid response times we will be ready and willing to help ensure the Olympic venues look their very best when July 2012 comes around.


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SCS Refrigerated Services, LLC
B-298790,B-298790.2,B-298790.3: Nov 29, 2006
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Full Report:
Ralph O. White
WhiteRO@gao.gov
Kenneth E. Patton
PattonK@gao.gov
SCS Refrigerated Services, LLC protests the award of a contract to Spokane Produce, Inc. under request for proposals (RFP) No. HDEC02-06-R-0007, issued by the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) for providing fresh fruits and vegetables to commissaries located in DeCA's west region (Area 4). SCS argues that DeCA improperly evaluated its proposal and that the best value award decision was unreasonable.
We deny the protest.
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B-298790; B-298790.2; B-298790.3, SCS Refrigerated Services, LLC, November 29, 2006
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The decision issued on the date below was subject to a GAO Protective Order. This redacted version has been approved for public release.
Matter of: SCS Refrigerated Services, LLC
File: B-298790; B-298790.2; B-298790.3
William A. Shook, Esq., Kelley P. Doran, Esq., Matthew Koehl, Esq., and Victor G. Vogel, Esq., Preston Gates Ellis & Rouvelas Meeds LLP, for the protester.
Harold G. Bailey, Jr., Esq., Richard D. Gluck, Esq., Aaron W. Knights, Esq., and Robert A. Boraks, Esq., Garvey Schubert Barer, for Spokane Produce, Inc., an intervenor.
Elliot J. Clark, Jr., Esq., Defense Commissary Agency, for the agency.
Edward Goldstein, Esq., and Christine S. Melody, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
Protest challenging proposal evaluation and source selection decision is denied where record shows evaluation and award decision were reasonable and consistent with solicitation's evaluation terms and applicable procurement regulations.
DeCA operates commissary stores, which provide for the sale of groceries and household supplies to members of the military and authorized patrons. On April 21, 2006, DeCA issued the subject solicitation as a small business set-aside for the procurement of fresh fruits and vegetables for 14 commissaries located in DeCA's west region (Area 4). Area 4 was divided into Groups 1 and 2. Group 1 consisted of nine commissaries located on military installations in Washington, Montana, and Idaho, and Group 2 consisted of five commissaries located on installations in Alaska.[1] The RFP provided for the award of individual contracts for Groups 1 and 2, each for a base term of 2 years, with two 12-month option periods. Only the Group 1 award is at issue in this protest.
Pursuant to the RFP, award was to be made to the offeror whose proposal represented the best value to the government based upon the evaluation factors of technical capability, past performance, and price. The solicitation specified that technical capability was significantly more important than past performance, and when combined, technical capability and past performance were significantly more important than price. RFP amend. 4, at 14.
Under the technical capability factor, the solicitation included the following four subfactors: (1) experience, (2) quality program, (3) production capability/distribution plan, and (4) additional support/promotion plan, which was –slightly less important— than the other three equally weighted subfactors. The past performance factor was comprised of the following three subfactors: (1) product delivery, (2) quality history/customer satisfaction, and (3) business relations, which was –slightly less important— than the other two equally weighted subfactors. Under the terms of the RFP, technical capability was to be evaluated based on narratives and information submitted by the offerors in their technical proposals and past performance was to be evaluated based on responses to past performance surveys provided by the offerors' references and any other past performance information available to the contracting officer. RFP amend. 4, at 14-15.
Due to the inherent variability of prices for fresh fruits and vegetables, the RFP did not seek fixed prices for produce; rather, offerors were required to propose what the solicitation termed the offeror's –percentage of patron savings,— which was defined as follows:
the average amount the contractor will save the commissary patron on all core items over the selling price of the same or similar items from comparable commercial operations within the local commuting area and/or geographical area within a 20-mile radius of the commissary location (excluding membership clubs and convenience type stores), called Market Basket Pricing. . . . The contractor will be required to maintain the minimum percentage of patron savings throughout the life of the contract.
RFP amend. 4, at 21.[2]
In response to the RFP, DeCA received timely proposals from six offerors, including SCS and Spokane, for the Group 1 requirement. After the closing date for receipt of proposals, the offerors, as required by DeCA, made oral presentations to the technical evaluation board (TEB) established by DeCA for the purpose of evaluating offerors under the technical and past performance factors. After the completion of oral presentations and the TEB's initial evaluations, DeCA held discussions with all six offerors. In its discussions with SCS, DeCA raised several issues regarding its evaluation of SCS's proposal under the technical and past performance factors.
After receipt of final proposal revisions, DeCA's final evaluation of proposals reflected the following ratings:
Final Evaluation Results Group 1
Maximum Points
Technical Capability
28 (EX)
26 (VG)
Production Capability/Distribution Plan
Additional Support/Promotion Plan
102 (EX)
Quality History/Customer Satisfaction
Total Technical and Past Performance Score:
Proposed Minimum % of Patron Savings:
Agency Report (AR), Tab 12, Decision Summary Document, at 35.[3]
In making its best value decision, DeCA compared Spokane's proposal (the highest technically rated proposal) with each proposal submitted for the Group 1 requirement, including SCS's proposal. Based on a detailed comparison of Spokane's and SCS's proposals under each factor and subfactor independent of the point scores and adjectival ratings assigned, the contracting officer concluded that notwithstanding Spokane's lower percentage of patron savings of 40 percent, as compared to SCS's higher savings percentage of 51 percent, Spokane's higher technically rated proposal represented the best value to the government. After receiving notice of award and a debriefing, SCS filed the subject protest with our office.
In its protest, SCS challenges DeCA's evaluation of its proposal, DeCA's evaluation of the proposal submitted by Spokane, as well as DeCA's best value decision. Specifically, SCS argues that it should have received higher ratings under several of the technical capability subfactors, as well as under the past performance subfactor, business relations. According to SCS, weaknesses attributed to its proposal under these subfactors were inconsistent with the evaluation criteria set forth in the solicitation and unreasonable given the information provided in its proposal. In the alternative, assuming that its proposal was properly evaluated, SCS maintains that Spokane's proposal should not have been rated higher than SCS. As a final matter, SCS argues that DeCA failed to consider price as part of its tradeoff award decision as required by the RFP and that the award decision lacked a reasonable basis.[4]
In reviewing an agency's evaluation, we will not reevaluate offerors' proposals; instead, we will examine the agency's evaluation to ensure that it was reasonable and consistent with the solicitation's stated evaluation criteria and procurement statutes and regulations. Urban-Meridian Joint Venture, B-287168, B-287168.2,
May 7, 2001, 2001 CPD para. 91 at 2. A protester's mere disagreement with the agency's evaluation is not sufficient to render the evaluation reasonable. Ben-Mar Enters., Inc., B-295781, Apr. 7, 2005, 2005 CPD para. 68 at 7.
Here, the record reflects that DeCA conducted a detailed evaluation of the proposals submitted by SCS and Spokane, and then, as part of the best value decision process, DeCA specifically compared the substantive aspects of SCS's proposal with Spokane's proposal and concluded that Spokane was technically superior. In challenging DeCA's evaluation under the experience subfactor (under which it received 26 of 30 available points), SCS suggests that it was entitled to the maximum point score and challenges two remarks contained in DeCA's source selection decision. Specifically, SCS challenges a comment stating that SCS's corporate structures and level of authority were –less defined— as compared to those of Spokane, and the comment that, as a consolidator with direct access to farms and orchards, SCS held an –(undefined) 'edge' in providing DeCA with the best possible quality produce.— AR, Tab 12, Decision Summary Document, at 44. According to SCS, these comments did not reflect valid weaknesses of its proposal.
Initially, we note that the latter comment does not appear to be an adverse comment concerning SCS. In any event, the evaluation record does not indicate any weaknesses attributed to SCS's proposal under the experience subfactor; thus there is nothing to suggest that SCS was downgraded as a consequence of the above remarks it challenges. Rather, these comments reflect a comparative assessment of SCS's proposal with the proposal submitted by Spokane and the one comment on corporate structure articulates a basis to support the 2-point numerical advantage held by Spokane under this subfactor. To the extent SCS contends that considerations of corporate structures and levels of authority were not valid bases for comparison because they were outside the scope of the experience subfactor, this argument is misplaced given that, under the experience subfactor, the RFP specifically required offerors to –[d]escribe [their] corporate structure, to include departments such as buying, quality assurance, food safety, customer service, and transportation.— RFP amend. 4, at 11. Most importantly, SCS ignores DeCA's general conclusion under this subfactor that Spokane, as compared to SCS, had –slightly stronger company profiles with related experience of individuals who will be involved in all aspects of performance under the resultant contract.— AR, Tab 12, Decision Summary Document, at 44. This unchallenged conclusion was consistent with Spokane's slightly higher rating under this subfactor.
SCS also challenges specific weaknesses attributed to its proposal under the technical capability subfactor, production capability/distribution plan, and concerns regarding its past performance. During its discussions with SCS regarding production capability/distribution plan, DeCA asked SCS to explain how it intended to handle emergency, out-of-cycle, or replacement orders at stores located in the Puget Sound area since, in DeCA's opinion, the location of SCS's distribution center would make it difficult for SCS to respond to such orders in a timely manner. DeCA also asked SCS to identify its alternate source or sources of supply in the event one or more of its transport trucks is unable to complete deliveries to a commissary store location due to inclement weather, and to explain its plans for providing replacement products to the Malmstrom and Mountain Home stores from a local source in the event a product is rejected upon delivery at these locations.[5] AR, Tab 8, SCS Discussion Questions, at 2.
Under the past performance factor, DeCA informed SCS during discussions of a negative comment regarding its past performance, which stated that SCS –sometimes takes too long in providing answers to problems or issues.— Id. at 3. Because of this comment, DeCA asked SCS to explain how it would be able to respond timely to problems or issues raised by commissary personnel.
While SCS maintains that it addressed each of the above concerns in its response to DeCA's discussion questions, the record reflects that DeCA's concerns regarding SCS's distribution plans and its past performance remained--SCS's challenges reflect nothing more than its disagreement with DeCA's evaluation. Specifically, regarding DeCA's request for further information regarding SCS's emergency, out-of-cycle, or replacement products for the Puget Sound area stores, SCS responded, in part, by stating that –[d]epending on the nature of the emergency, response time could be less than 4 hours or as much as next delivery.— AR, Tab 8, SCS's Response to Discussions at 5. As a consequence of this statement, DeCA was concerned that emergency orders to the Puget Sound stores would not be timely. The TEB noted that emergency orders are needed within an hour or two, or at the very latest the next day, and it viewed SCS as indicating an emergency response time potentially extending until the next delivery date, which might not be until the following week. AR, Tab 11, Technical Evaluation of SCS, at 5. According to the TEB, this would result in customers not being able to purchase produce and lost sales. Id.As a consequence, the TEB did not adjust SCS's score upward based on its response to this issue.
SCS also maintains that its score under the production capability/distribution plan subfactor should have been higher since, as requested by DeCA, it identified its alternate sources of supply in the event one or more of its transport trucks is unable to complete deliveries to a commissary store location due to inclement weather, and explained its plans for providing replacement products to the Malmstrom and Mountain Home stores from a local source in the event a product is rejected upon delivery at these locations. While the record reflects that SCS did in fact address these issues, DeCA concluded that SCS's responses did not fully allay its concerns. Specifically, while SCS had named a primary alternate source for deliveries, Duck Delivery of Sumner, Washington, DeCA faulted SCS for failing to provide a formal contract or written agreement with this source. In addition, DeCA had concerns about SCS's plans to use Peirone Produce for replacement products at the Malmstrom and Mountain Home stores, as opposed to a local source, since, according to DeCA, Peirone Produce was an 8-10 hour drive from these stores.[6] Moreover, DeCA found SCS's representations that it would work to maintain relationships with the commissaries' current emergency suppliers lacked specific information to guarantee a future relationship with these suppliers. While SCS maintains that DeCA's concerns were unreasonable, its arguments amount to mere disagreement with the agency's evaluation and do not provide a basis for sustaining its protest.
Moreover, SCS contends that the agency improperly considered the –location— of its suppliers and its failure to provide evidence of formal contracts or agreements with its contingency suppliers since these were not stated bases of evaluation. While procuring agencies are required to identify significant evaluation factors and subfactors in a solicitation, they are not required to identify every aspect of each factor that might be taken into account; rather, agencies reasonably may take into account considerations, even if unstated, that are reasonably related to or encompassed by the stated evaluation criteria. See Ridoc Enter., Inc., B-292962.4, July 6, 2004, 2004 CPD para. 169 at 4; Network Eng'g, Inc., B'292996, Jan. 7, 2004,
2004 CPD para. 23 at 3.
These aspects of the evaluation were reasonable. Under the production capability/distribution plan subfactor, the solicitation required offerors to provide detailed descriptions of their contingency plans for delays, how they would handle out-of-cycle and emergency orders, how they would handle produce shortages, and to identify back-up sources. RFP amend. 4 at 12-13. Given the scope of the requested information, we think the location of an offeror's back-up suppliers and the certainty of its relationships with its back-up suppliers were reasonably related to an offeror's ability to respond to distribution challenges so as to timely and adequately meet the produce needs of the various Area 4, Group 1 commissaries. As a consequence, DeCA's concerns did not reflect the application of unstated evaluation factors.
SCS maintains that DeCA unreasonably evaluated its proposal under the past performance subfactor, business relations, as well. According to SCS, it addressed DeCA's concerns resulting from a past performance reference commenting that SCS –sometimes takes too long in providing answers to problems or issues,— by proposing a full-time military manager dedicated exclusively to the commissaries' needs. AR, Tab 8, SCS Discussion Questions, at 3. In addition, SCS contends that since this concern was considered by the agency to be only a –slight problem,— a point score of 15 out of 20 points was not warranted. AR, Tab 11, Technical Evaluation of SCS, at 8.
The record shows that the agency found SCS's response unpersuasive since it was merely a restatement of information in its proposal and did not provide DeCA with any further assurances that its responses to concerns of the commissaries would be timely. As explained by the contracting officer, the TEB found that SCS's military manager was identified as having numerous responsibilities, and given these varied responsibilities, DeCA questioned whether the military manager would be capable of promptly addressing concerns at all of the Area 4, Group 1 commissaries. AR, Contracting Officer's Statement, at 16. Regarding its point score under this subfactor, SCS's argument underscores its mistaken belief that absent a weakness, it was entitled to a rating of exceptional. DeCA's evaluation, however, contemplated assessments of offerors' strengths and weaknesses; thus, a proposal without any weaknesses was not automatically entitled to a rating of exceptional. In any event, the record reflects that SCS's score corresponded to an adjectival rating of –very good,— which appears reasonable given SCS past performance record which reflected ratings of satisfactory through excellent, as well DeCA's reasonable concern regarding SCS's ability to timely respond to the concerns of the commissaries as discussed above. Ultimately, SCS's protest of its past performance evaluation reflects nothing more than its disagreement with DeCA's judgments regarding this aspect of its proposal.
SCS also challenges the evaluation of its proposal under the technical capability subfactor, quality program. Specifically, DeCA had asked SCS during discussions to provide additional information explaining SCS's fresh-cut process and defining the number of days SCS will guarantee the shelf life of fresh-cut fruit and vegetables. AR, Tab 8, SCS Discussions Letter at 2. SCS maintains that it addressed this area of concern in its proposal and that DeCA failed to consider its response. As a consequence, SCS maintains that it unreasonably received a score which was 1 point below the score received by Spokane under this subfactor. While the contemporaneous record does not clearly reflect the extent to which DeCA considered SCS's response in this regard, it does show that SCS received the highest rating of –exceptional— under this subfactor, which was specifically noted in the source selection decision document. Moreover, DeCA found that SCS also had –a strong quality assurance program,— and there was no mention of the above concern in the source selection decision document. AR, Tab 12, Decision Summary Document, at 45. Thus, there is no indication in the source selection record that the above area of concern had any material bearing on the award decision.
In challenging DeCA's evaluation of Spokane's proposal, SCS argues that the evaluation record reflects disparate treatment under the production capability/distribution plan subfactor of the technical capability factor.[7] According to SCS, a side-by-side comparison of proposals demonstrates that Spokane's proposal was –vague and anemic— as compared to SCS's proposal under this subfactor, and that Spokane's superior rating was unreasonable. SCS's Comments at 46. SCS argues that disparate treatment is also reflected by the fact that Spokane received a high rating notwithstanding that Spokane's response to its discussion questions suffered from the same weakness attributed to SCS's responses. The record does not support SCS's arguments.
In evaluating Spokane's proposal under the production capability/distribution plan subfactor, DeCA determined that Spokane's proposal contained several strengths with regard to its ability to address emergency, out-of-cycle, or replacement products with little or no risk, including the fact that Spokane's teaming arrangement provides for a teaming partner to be located within hours of a commissary and to thereby rapidly respond to the needs of the commissaries. AR, Tab 11, Technical Evaluation of Spokane, at 4. This strength was specifically noted in the source selection tradeoff decision comparing the proposals of SCS and Spokane. AR, Tab 12, Decision Summary Document, at 45. By comparison, DeCA had concerns about SCS's ability to timely address emergency, out-of-cycle, or replacement orders at commissaries in the Puget Sound area given the location of SCS's distribution center and, as discussed above, DeCA found SCS's response to this issue troubling to the extent that SCS stated that emergency needs may be delayed until the next delivery. Similarly, DeCA had raised concerns about SCS's ability to provide replacement products to the Malmstrom and Mountain Home commissaries in a timely manner, concerns which were absent from DeCA's evaluation of Spokane's proposal. In this regard, DeCA specifically noted that Spokane had been the primary supplier of fresh produce to the Malmstrom and Mountain Home commissaries since 2001 and that its proposal reflected an understanding of the distribution challenges associated with those stores.
During discussions, DeCA did ask Spokane for further information regarding its plans for addressing delays caused by mechanical breakdowns, inclement weather, or other transportation anomalies, as well as its contingency plans for unforeseen work stoppages, and the record reflects that Spokane provided a detailed response. In fact, DeCA was impressed by Spokane and its team members' utilization of their own mechanics to maintain their fleet of trucks, as well its –large network of repair facilities in the delivery areas,— thereby reducing the risk that mechanical breakdowns would be a cause of delay for deliveries, in DeCA's opinion. AR, Tab 12, Decision Summary Document, at 45. As noted above, DeCA's discussions with SCS pertained to wholly different concerns regarding its proposal under this subfactor. Given that DeCA's discussions were tailored to the specific information contained in Spokane's and SCS's proposals and therefore were substantively different, SCS's comparisons of its discussion responses with Spokane's is misplaced and does not support its allegations of disparate treatment.
As a final matter, SCS argues that the agency's source selection decision was flawed because it was based on a mechanical application of the numeric scores and thus failed to provide a meaningful consideration of SCS's significantly lower price.
In a best value procurement, such as this, a procuring agency properly may select for award a higher-rated technical proposal with a higher price, where the agency determines that the price premium is justified considering the technical superiority of the selected proposal. BTC Contract Servs., Inc., B-295877, May 11, 2005, 2005 CPD para. 96 at 6. Contrary to SCS's assertions, DeCA's source selection decision did not reflect a meaningless mechanical application of point scores without consideration of SCS's price advantage. Rather, the record of the source selection decision demonstrates a detailed discussion of the relative advantages of Spokane's proposal as compared to SCS's proposal under the technical capability and past performance factors and each of their corresponding subfactors, and an express recognition of SCS's advantage with regard to the minimum guaranteed percentages of patron savings--an advantage that DeCA described as –significant.— AR, Tab 12 Decision Summary Document, at 46. Notwithstanding SCS's high percentage of patron savings, DeCA concluded that Spokane's proposal represented the best value. In explaining its selection decision, DeCA discussed how Spokane's technical advantages corresponded to a superior product with less risk. This tradeoff in favor of Spokane's evaluated technical superiority under the technical capability and past performance factors was reasonable and consistent with the express terms of the RFP, which provided that these factors, when combined, were –significantly more important— than price.
The protest is denied.
Gary L. Kepplinger
[1] As it relates to the protest, Group 1 included commissaries at the following locations: (1) Bangor Naval Submarine Base, Washington; (2) Bremerton Naval Station, Washington; (3) Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington; (4) Fort Lewis, Washington; (5) Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana; (6) McChord Air Force Base, Washington; (7) Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho; (8) Smokey Point, Washington; and (9) Whidbey Island, Washington.
[2] Offerors were also required to submit unit prices for 37 in-season –high volume core items—, which were to reflect the offeror's proposed patron savings percentage. RFP at 18. The unit prices were to be evaluated for reasonableness and were intended to provide DeCA with a basis for assessing price realism. RFP amend. 4, at 8.
[3] As reflected by the record, our office modified the above table from the one included in the agency report to indicate the maximum point values for each factor and subfactor, as well as the adjectival ratings associated with the numerical scores earned by Spokane and SCS. In this regard, the notations (EX) and (VG) refer to ratings of –exceptional— and –very good,— respectively.
[4] SCS expressly withdrew its allegation that award to Spokane was improper due to an impermissible conflict of interest.
[5] While SCS repeatedly maintains that its discussions were not meaningful because it was not apprised of weaknesses identified in its proposal, the record reflects that SCS was in fact informed of the various weaknesses identified by DeCA as part of its technical evaluation. To the extent SCS complains that the agency should have held a second round of discussions, thereby allowing SCS to address DeCA's concerns regarding SCS's responses to DeCA's discussion questions, DeCA was not required to do so. See Nomura Enter. Inc., B-251889.2, May 6, 1993, 93-1 CPD para. 490 at 5.
[6] While SCS challenges DeCA's characterization of the drive time between Peirone Produce and Malmstrom and Mountain Home as being 8-10 hours, arguing that the drive time is closer to 6-7 hours, the agency notes that its projected time was only an estimate and provided a detailed discussion of the topography of the travel route to explain why it believes the drive time would be greater than that projected by SCS. There is nothing in the record to suggest that the agency's evaluation in this regard was unreasonable.
[7] SCS also argued that DeCA improperly considered attachments, included as appendices to Spokane's proposal, since they exceeded the RFP's 100-page limit. The RFP, under the heading –General Instructions—, however, merely stated that –[e]ach volume of the proposal should not exceed 100 pages including all exhibits provided by the offeror.— RFP at 13 (emphasis added). Given the context of the RFP's use of the term –should— as opposed to terms such as –shall— or –must—, it appears that the agency intended the page limit to be precatory as opposed to mandatory. For example, two sentences after the term –should— is used as quoted above, the RFP uses the term –must—, thereby indicating that the agency intended a distinction between these terms. Thus it was not improper for DeCA to consider the additional information contained in Spokane's proposal. See Steelcase Inc., B'260781, July 21, 1995, 95-2 CPD para. 41 at 4.

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Conceptual's Questions for Source of energy
Answer these questions on solar energy
(a) Why are black surface utilized for making solar cookers?
(b) What is solar cell? Name two materials mostly used for making solar cells?
(c) what are advantages and limitation of solar cooker?
(d) what is a solar power plant? Name one such plant in our Country
(e) what is the maximum temperature attained in a concave reflector type solar cooker?
(f) A student constructed a box type solar cooker. He found that it did not work efficiently. What could this be due to? Give any four possible mistakes in the construction and operation of the cooker.
(a) A black surface absorbs more heat or energy as compared to white or reflecting surface under same condition
(b) A solar cell is a device which converts solar energy directly into electric energy. Silicon and germanium are the two most commonly used materials for making solar cells.
(d) Sunlight is concentrated on black painted pipes (filled with water) with the help of concave reflectors. Due to solar heat, water starts boiling and then changes into steam. The steam so produced rotates a steam turbine which drives a generator to produce electricity. A 50kW solar thermal power plant is being installed at the Twal Pahari Premises of the Solar Energy Centre, Gurgaon (Haryana).
(e) 2000 C
(f) The four possible mistakes in the construction and operation of the cooker are:
(i) The interior of solar cooker might not have been blackened,
(ii) Plastic cover might have been used instead of glass cover,
(iii) The cooker might not have been properly insulated,
(iv) The cooker utensils might not have been blackened.
How were fossil fuels formed? How these fossils fuels were made?
Fossil fuels were formed due to high pressure, heat and the action of anaerobic bacteria of fossils for million of years. These fuels were made form the fossils of plants and animals buried deep in the Earth.
Why is Tungsten used almost exclusively for filament of electric lamps?
Melting point of tungsten is very high so it is used for making filament of electric lamps
(i)The major constituent of the Biogas ___________
(ii)Which of these gaseous fuel has higher calorific value (a) hydrogen (b) Methane (c) LPG (d) Biogas ____________
(iii) two gases, other than carbon-dioxide that are given out during burning of fossil fuels and contribute towards acid rain formation_________
(i)Methane
(ii)Hydrogen
(iii) Sulphur dioxide and Nitric oxide.
How is nuclear energy generated? Explain the process of producing electricity with Nuclear energy? Mention the major hazard of it
To produce nuclear energy, a heavy nucleus is bombarded with a low energy neutron. In this process, it splits into two lighter nuclei with a tremendous release of energy which can be utilized to boil water to run turbines.
The major hazard of nuclear power generation is the storage and disposal of nucleus wastes because they are radioactive
Why Charcoal is better fuel than coal?
(a) No harmful gases are produced on burning charcoal
(b) No residue is left after it has burnt itself out.
(c) It has a higher calorific value.
What are the good characteristics of a good fuel?
(a) A good fuel which gives more energy per unit volume or mass
(b) It is easy to store and transport
(c) It should generate less pollution
(d) It should be harmful to the surroundings
True and False Statements
(a) Acid rains happens because burning of fossil fuels release oxides of carbon, nitrogen and sulphur in the atmosphere.
(b) Ocean thermal energy is due to pressure difference at different level
(c) Sun is the ultimate source of energy
(d) Methane is not a constituent of biogas
(e) The potential energy of the high altitude wind is the source of wind power
(f) Charcoal and coal are both fossil fuels
(a) True
(b) False, Ocean thermal energy is due to temperature difference at different level
(c) True
(d) false as it is present
(e) False
(f) false
Conceptual questions on Source of energy| Class 10 physics
Source of Energy Notes
NCERT Solutions Source of Energy
Conceptual Questions of Source of Energy
Short Questions of Source of Energy
Long Questions of Source of Energy
Practice Question
Question 1 Which among the following is not a base?
A) NaOH
B) $NH_4OH$
C) $C_2H_5OH$
D) KOH
Question 2 What is the minimum resistance which can be made using five resistors each of 1/2 Ohm?
A) 1/10 Ohm
B) 1/25 ohm
C) 10 ohm
D) 2 ohm
Question 3 Which of the following statement is incorrect? ?
A) For every hormone there is a gene
B) For production of every enzyme there is a gene
C) For every molecule of fat there is a gene
D) For every protein there is a gene
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February 2, 2016 / Mary Baker
What is a Catfish?
Catfish are scammers who troll dating sites and Facebook looking for "love". Once they've hooked someone, they proclaim their fascination and devotion, then propose a meeting. Unfortunately there will be some financial obstacle that they will need help with in order to reach your loving arms. Once you have sent them money, there will be an unexpected illness, accident, or arrest that temporarily delays the consummation of your caresses. And the whole cycle repeats …
I think the term started as a verb, as in "hooking a catfish" but it's now applied to the scammers as a noun — the scammers are now referred to as "catfish".
These scammers troll the internet like fishermen with big nets, looking for lonely hearts willing to pay out big bucks to finally meet their true love. Men and women have been known to send hundreds of thousands of dollars, even millions, to catfish.
There was a reality TV show about catfishing, and a 2010 B-roll film. But for the shortest, most to-the-point tutorials, just Google "Dr. Phil catfish". The Dr. Phil show has featured multiple victims of both sexes, including one woman who paid $1.4 million to her online lover.
How to Report a Catfish on Facebook
If a stranger sends you a PM (personal message) complimenting you on your smile, your hair, your beauty, yada yada, please for the sake of all the kind, generous people out there who are targeted by these predators, report them. Don't just block them — report them! It takes less than 10 seconds to scan a profile and spot a catfish. And only a few more seconds to report it.
How can you tell if someone is catfishing?
The account page will be relatively new.
There will be little information and few photos.
The photos that are there will have no commentary.
There will be few or no posts in the status feed. What posts are there are usually bait copied from other sites.
Usually missing a banner photo.
The poster has really poor and awkward English.
If they're posing as men, the account will claim to be either in the US military stationed overseas, an engineer or 'self-employed' in Europe. Job descriptions may vary, but not by much.
If the account is posing as a woman, she will be svelte, lovely, and lonely.
These people never take the time to post on your status feed and engage in real conversation with you and your followers.
They want to take you directly to private flirting.
How to Report Catfishing on Facebook
On Facebook, When you REPORT an account, it will be automatically BLOCKED for you. Unfortunately, Facebook only allows you to report them for "being spammy."
When the happy face window pops up, please select UNHAPPY. Facebook will ask you how your experience could be improved. Please say "I want to be able to report catfishing!"
Facebook's reporting structure for this kind of trolling, baiting and scamming is minimal at best. The site is attracting this kind of activity because there are no limits and no consequences. Please do what you can to make Facebook more aware of the problem and to help Facebook become a site that we can all enjoy safely.
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MARLBOROUGH, Mass., March 13, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the WATCHMAN Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device. The WATCHMAN Device offers a new stroke risk reduction option for high-risk patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation who are seeking an alternative to long-term warfarin therapy. The WATCHMAN Device will be made available to U.S. centers involved in our clinical studies and additional, specialized centers as physicians are trained on the implant procedure.
The WATCHMAN Device is indicated to reduce the risk of thromboembolism from the left atrial appendage in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation who are at increased risk for stroke and systemic embolism based on CHADS2 or CHA2DS2-VASc scores, are deemed by their physicians to be suitable for warfarin; and have an appropriate rationale to seek a non-pharmacologic alternative to warfarin, taking into account the safety and effectiveness of the device compared to warfarin.
"The WATCHMAN Device is an important step forward in stroke management for patients with AF," said Vivek Reddy, M.D., Director of the Cardiac Arrhythmia Service at the Mount Sinai Medical Center and co-principal investigator of the PROTECT AF and PREVAIL studies. "We know that up to 40 percent of patients who are eligible for oral anticoagulation do not take it for numerous reasons1, highlighting the need for additional treatment options. The WATCHMAN Device is a breakthrough treatment providing those patients who are suitable for warfarin with an implant-based alternative to long-term warfarin therapy while still reducing the risk of stroke."
"Today marks a defining moment in the company's journey towards establishing left atrial appendage closure therapy in the United States. Boston Scientific is proud to offer this potentially life-changing stroke risk treatment option to high-risk patients with AF who have a reason to seek a non-drug alternative to warfarin. This therapy could free them from the challenges of long-term warfarin therapy," said Joe Fitzgerald, executive vice president and president, Rhythm Management, Boston Scientific. "FDA approval of the WATCHMAN Device is another example of Boston Scientific delivering on its commitment to bring meaningful innovations to patient care."
The WATCHMAN Device has been commercially available internationally since 2009 and is the leading device in percutaneous left atrial appendage closure globally. It is registered in 75 countries and more than 10,000 patients have been treated with the WATCHMAN Device.
Boston Scientific, in connection with its attendance at the 2015 American College of Cardiology 64th Annual Scientific Session in San Diego, CA, will host an investor event and live webcast to discuss the WATCHMAN Device on Sunday, March 15. The event, which will include a question and answer session, is scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m. PT and adjourn at approximately 2:30 p.m. PT and will be hosted by Joe Fitzgerald, executive vice president and president, Rhythm Management, and Kenneth Stein, M.D., senior vice president and chief medical officer, Rhythm Management. Vivek Reddy, M.D., Director of the Cardiac Arrhythmia Service at the Mount Sinai Medical Center will also present.
A live webcast of the event will be available via the Boston Scientific website. Webcast registration is available on the Investor Relations section of the website at www.bostonscientific.com/investors. Registration at least 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time is encouraged to ensure a timely connection.
The most common treatment for stroke risk reduction in patients with AF is blood-thinning warfarin therapy. Despite its proven efficacy, long-term warfarin therapy is not well-tolerated by some patients due to numerous quality-of-life tradeoffs - like dietary restrictions and regular blood monitoring - and carries a significant risk for bleeding complications.
The WATCHMAN LAAC Device is a catheter-delivered heart implant designed to close the left atrial appendage (LAA) in order to prevent the migration of blood clots from the LAA, and thus, reduce the incidence of stroke and systemic embolism for higher risk patients with non-valvular AF. The LAA is a thin, sack-like appendix arising from the heart and is believed to be the source of >90 percent of stroke-causing clots that come from the left atrium in patients with non-valvular AF.4 Images of the WATCHMAN Device are available at http://bostonscientific.mediaroom.com/image-gallery?mode=gallery&cat=1760.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements may be identified by words like "anticipate," "expect," "project," "believe," "plan," "estimate," "intend" and similar words. These forward-looking statements are based on our beliefs, assumptions and estimates using information available to us at the time and are not intended to be guarantees of future events or performance. These forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements regarding our products, our business plans, product launches and availability, clinical trials and data impact, competitive offerings, and product performance and impact. If our underlying assumptions turn out to be incorrect, or if certain risks or uncertainties materialize, actual results could vary materially from the expectations and projections expressed or implied by our forward-looking statements. These factors, in some cases, have affected and in the future (together with other factors) could affect our ability to implement our business strategy and may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the statements expressed in this press release. As a result, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any of our forward-looking statements.
Factors that may cause such differences include, among other things: future economic, competitive, reimbursement and regulatory conditions; new product introductions; demographic trends; intellectual property; litigation; financial market conditions; and future business decisions made by us and our competitors. All of these factors are difficult or impossible to predict accurately and many of them are beyond our control. For a further list and description of these and other important risks and uncertainties that may affect our future operations, see Part I, Item 1A Risk Factors in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which we may update in Part II, Item 1A Risk Factors in Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q we have filed or will file hereafter. We disclaim any intention or obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect any change in our expectations or in events, conditions or circumstances on which those expectations may be based, or that may affect the likelihood that actual results will differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. This cautionary statement is applicable to all forward-looking statements contained in this document.
For a big pharma company like Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), research and development, or R&D, plays a vital role in maintaining a healthy revenue stream. These expenses relate to the process of discovering, testing, and developing new products and improving the existing range of products. These expenses also ensure product efficacy and regulatory compliances before the launch.
The above chart compares the R&D expenses for Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer (PFE), Merck & Co. (MRK), Eli Lily and Company (LLY), and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (BMY). As a percentage of sales, the R&D expenses for Johnson & Johnson were around 11.4% in 2014. For the Pharmaceuticals segment, the R&D expenses were about 8.3%. For the Consumer Products segment, the expenses were nearly 0.85%. For the Medical Devices and Diagnostics segment, the expenses were about 2.2%.
The company has its own R&D centers strategically located in Asia-Pacific, Boston, California, and London. It offer entrepreneurs quick access to all of the resources for the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies.
The company invests in R&D to ensure the delivery of high quality and innovative products. It develops new drugs through R&D to be ready with new products and patents by the time existing patents expire. This is a constant process. As a result, R&D is important for any company's growth. The in-process R&D, or IPR&D, refers to recently discontinued or delayed development projects.
Johnson & Johnson lost exclusivity on two patented drugs in 2013—Aciphex and Concerta. Velcade is a cancer treatment drug. It lost exclusivity in 2014. One of the key drugs is Remicade. It's for autoimmune diseases. It's expected to lose exclusivity in the European Union in 2015. It's expected to lose exclusivity in the US in 2018.
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) lost exclusivity on Copaxone. AstraZeneca (AZN) lost exclusivity on Nexium. Merck & Co. (MRK) lost exclusivity on Nasonex. Eli Lily and Company (LLY) lost exclusivity on Evista in 2014. Johnson & Johnson forms 8.23% of the total assets of the iShares US Pharmaceuticals (IHE) and 10.54% of the SPDR Health Care Select Sector ETF (XLV).
The pharmaceuticals industry is capital intensive. The industry requires large investments in order to have manufacturing and research and development, or R&D, facilities. Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is working on various organic and inorganic growth strategies in order to maintain its position as a leading pharmaceutical company worldwide.
Johnson & Johnson's net spending in the purchase of property, plant, and machinery in 2013 was over $3 billion. It was more than 100% of the net spending in 2012. This indicates that the company is spending on capital assets.
The figures represented in the above chart are net of cash acquired. Under the inorganic growth strategy, the company constantly acquires smaller companies. In 2013, certain businesses were acquired for $835 million in cash and $193 million of assumed liabilities. The 2013 acquisitions included Aragon Pharmaceuticals, Shanghani Elsker For Mother & Baby Co. Ltd., and Flexible Stenting Solutions, Inc.
In 2012, certain businesses were acquired for $17.8 billion in cash and stock and nearly $1.2 billion of assumed liabilities. The 2012 acquisitions include Synthes, Guangzhou Bioseal Biotech Co. Ltd., Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Corimmun GmbH, Calibra Medical, and Spectrum Vision LLC.
The above graph shows the company's focus on organic and inorganic growth. The company's spending on capital assets indicates its willingness for organic growth. The spending on the acquisitions indicates its willingness for inorganic growth. Recently, the company acquired many companies in order to strengthen its presence in all three of its segments—Pharmaceuticals, Consumer Products, and Medical Devices and Diagnostics.
Johnson & Johnson also opted to divest its businesses. In 2013, the company opted to divest women's sanitary protection products in the US, Canada, and the Caribbean markets. In 2014, the company opted to divest its Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics business.


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