Here is a round up of just a few of the Eric Carle activities I have shared here on Teach Preschool. Click on each photo below to see the full post….
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Love all your Eric Carle activities and ideas! We'll have to try the ladybug idea this week!
like this site was looking thru different sites to the eric carle books and activities came across your site amazing I love it I'm going to try some of your activities with my class this week. thanks. thanks to the people that are as creative as you.
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Paper Windows: A Photographic Vision of Bristol, a community photo contest, kicks-off on Wednesday, February 1, 2017 as Bristol begins a year-long call for photo entries in twelve different sessions during the next twelve months as a means of collecting and sharing images of our community. This is the second time the City of Bristol has held the photo contest. "This project is one that anybody can participate in. The Paper Windows project was introduced in 2012 and was a tremendous success with well over 100 entries. Paper Windows is not an annual project, it is only re-introduced once every 4 years for competition," Said Terrie Talbert, Director of the Office of Community Relations.
The project intends to collect photos of the people of Bristol, the downtown area, as well as nature and wildlife scenes showcasing our community. Each session will carry a theme and will last approximately 30 days. Entries must be submitted before the last day of each session. The first theme "Hidden Hearts" begins on February 1 and ends on February 21, 2017.
Amateurs and professionals, young and old are encouraged to enter. Photographers are welcome to use any type of camera, including Smartphones. Entries will only be accepted in digital format and must be submitted through the City's website by the last day of each session. Judging will be conducted by a panel of judges with backgrounds in the arts. Rules, entry and release forms are available online at www.bristoltn.org by clicking on the Paper Windows tab on the home page. Parents or guardians must submit entries and release forms for entrants younger than 18 years.
1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners will be announced during each session, with an over-all winner at the end of the year-long contest. The top three winners in each session will be featured on the City's website and social media pages.


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The Indian Football Association (Bengali: ভারতীয় ফুটবল এসোসিয়েশন), abbreviated as IFA, is the organization that administers association football in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the oldest Football Association in India and was founded in 1893. Among the founders was former England international Elphinstone Jackson.
Contrary to the name, the association does not administer the game in India, a task that falls to the All India Football Federation (AIFF). However, before the formation of the AIFF the IFA was in de-facto control of football in India by virtue of its administration by Englishmen as well as its affiliation to the Football Association of England. The IFA was instrumental in creating the AIFF to govern football on a national basis.
Clubs from outside West Bengal complained about the lack of neutrality in the affairs of the IFA. This disillusionment of clubs and patrons led to the formation of associations such as the Western Indian Football Association, which preferred to be governed by themselves rather than by the IFA. Later, the IFA helped form the AIFF.
The IFA organizes tournaments such as the Calcutta Football League and the IFA Shield. IFA is planning to paint their building so that it looks beautiful to the tourists who would come to watch football in Kolkata to watch the 2017 Under 17 World Cup.


As we're all still trying to come to grips with Motorola's newly revealed modular phone platform known as Project Ara, the folks at Phonebloks aren't missing a beat. They've uploaded a new video that explains a bit more about how they teamed up with Motorola. Also, there's a quick peek at Project Ara.
When Phonebloks started talking to companies about how to make the concept real, the Phonebloks guys found Moto was particularly interested. Suspiciously interested, actually. That is, of course, because project Ara had been in development for a year at that point. The Phonebloks guys went out to take a closer look, and apparently were impressed with the open approach Motorola is taking with Ara. About halfway through the video there is a sequence that shows an Ara prototype being assembled. The components slot in easily and lock into place – it all looks very slick.
It sounds like Phonebloks is going to be acting as a conduit for popular feedback about the project as it takes shape. That fits with Motorola's statements in the Ara announcement about leveraging the Phonebloks community. The two entities are going to be working together to make a modular phone happen, but Phonebloks intends to remain independent. Perhaps Phonebloks is going to work with developers or promote the Ara platform. There's a bit more info at the newly revamped Phonebloks website, but we won't know what's up until Ara is a real thing.


The Agent – an Alex Gibney Documentary. What did the C.I.A. know about the 9/11 hijackers—before 9/11?
Suleiman Abdullah Salim, a Tanzanian citizen, is a fisherman. In March 2003, the CIA and Kenyan security forces abducted him in Somalia, where he was working as a fisherman and trader. They rendered him to Kenya and from there to a CIA prison in Afghanistan, codenamed COBALT in the Senate torture report. Salim was held from March 2003 until May 2003 at COBALT, where he was brutally tortured. He was then transferred to a second CIA prison in Afghanistan, known as the "Salt Pit," where he was held in solitary confinement under abusive conditions for 14 months. In July 2004, Salim was transferred to the custody of the U.S. military and imprisoned at Bagram Air Force Base, Afghanistan, for four more years. He was released from U.S. custody on August 17, 2008, with a document confirming he had "been determined to pose no threat to the United States Armed Forces or its interests in Afghanistan." He currently lives in Stone Town, Zanzibar with his wife and their three-year-old daughter.
The ACLU has filed a lawsuit against James Elmer Mitchell and John "Bruce" Jessen, two psychologists contracted by the CIA to design, implement, and oversee the agency's post-9/11 torture program. The suit is on behalf of Salim, Mohamed Ahmed Ben Soud, and the estate of the late Gul Rahman, who died as a result of his torture. All three were kidnapped by the CIA, and tortured and experimented upon according to Mitchell and Jessen's protocols. Salim and Ben Soud continue to suffer the effects of the physical and psychological torture inflicted on them.


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Long-term performance and fouling behavior of four full-scale nanofiltration (NF) plants, treating anoxic groundwater at 80% recovery for drinking water production, were characterized and compared with oxic NF and reverse osmosis systems. Plant operating times varied between 6 and 10 years and pretreatment was limited to 10 µm pore size cartridge filtration and antiscalant dosage (2–2.5 mg L−1) only. Membrane performance parameters normalized pressure drop (NPD), normalized specific water permeability (Kw) and salt retention generally were found stable over extended periods of operation (>6 months). Standard acid–base cleanings (once per year or less) were found to be sufficient to maintain satisfying operation during direct NF of the described iron rich (≤8.4 mg L−1) anoxic groundwaters.
Extensive autopsies of eight NF membrane elements, which had been in service since the plant startup (6–10 years), were performed to characterize and quantify the material accumulated in the membrane elements. Investigations using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), total organic carbon (TOC) and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) measurements revealed a complex mixture of organic, biological and inorganic materials. The fouling layers that developed during half to one year of operation without chemical cleaning were very thin (<2 µm). Most bio(organic) accumulates were found in the lead elements of the installations while inorganic precipitates/deposits (aluminosilicates and iron(II)sulfides) were found in all autopsied membrane elements.
The high solubility of reduced metal ions and the very slow biofilm development under anoxic conditions prevented rapid fouling during direct NF of the studied groundwaters. When compared to oxic NF and RO systems in general (e.g. aerated ground waters or surface waters), the operation and performance of the described anoxic installations (with minimal pretreatment) can be described as very stable.


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What A Nutrition Facts Label Can Tell You
ByMarina Rizhkov Posted on January 3, 2021 January 11, 2023 Updated on January 11, 2023
At various points in time, people have put a lot of energy into counting calories and tracking their protein, fat, sodium, sugar, and carbohydrate intake. Many people have taken it to a much deeper level, tracking the vitamins and minerals they consume, too. One of the key tools they've used to do this is the nutrition labels on foods. Although I was quite familiar with the label already, when I used a food tracking app earlier this year, I encountered them left and right. Then, when I wrote about plant-based milks, I realized that each label always contained the same elements! I wanted to learn more about the origins of the label and what each section on it meant. Here's what I learned:
How did the idea for the label start?
It's funny that this thought had never occurred to me until just now. At one point, food packages had no nutrition labels. I guess when you're growing the food you eat and preparing everything from the core ingredients, there was nothing to label. So what prompted the development of the label? A 2010 report published on the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) web site provides a great history on the development of the label. In a nutshell, the labels were developed in response to two main factors. People switched eating habits away from cooking with basic ingredients to eating more and more processed foods.
Second, people began to better understand that their diet affected their health. Therefore, they started to demand more information about what they were eating. In response to the consumer demand for more information, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) worked with nutritionists, consumer groups, and the food industry. Together, they developed the first version of what is today's nutrition facts label. That label was available for use in 1972.
At the time, adding it to processed food packaging was voluntary and it really didn't have a standard format. I believe it just specified what basic information to include. Then, two reports on the impact of nutrition and health came out. One from the Surgeon General in 1988 (The Surgeon General's Report on Nutrition and Health). Another came from the National Research Council in 1989 (Diet and Health: Implications for Reducing Chronic Disease Risk). These reports suggested how different diets could help improve health and reduce chronic disease. The catch was that to use the recommendations in the reports, consumers had to understand what nutrients and amounts were in the foods and beverages they were ingesting.
The current approach to the nutrition label was not good enough; a standardized, easier-to-interpret label needed to be developed.
In 1990, with research and recommendations from several governmental agencies, the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act (NLEA) was passed. This allowed the FDA to mandate use of a standard nutrition label that listed specific nutrients and the amounts of these nutrients based on the percent a standard daily diet. Various government agencies responsible for alcoholic beverages, meat, and poultry then agreed to apply the same mandate and standard label for use on alcoholic beverages, processed meat, and poultry products. Fruits, vegetables, fish, single ingredient meat, and poultry did not have to be labeled.
From what I can tell, in 1992 the contents, approach, and design of today's nutrition facts label was established. Slight changes have been made since, and continue to be made based on what we learn about nutrition, or for example, the childhood obesity epidemic. But each change must go through a lengthy proposal, comment period, and approval process.
What's Included in Today's Nutrition Facts Label
Straight from the source, the FDA explains the five main sections of today's nutrition facts label:
Serving Size and the Number of Servings per Container, based on what an average serving size would be and presented in well-understood measures, like 1 cup or 15 pieces. The serving size also includes the equivalent metric weight for the serving—for example, a serving size for whole milk is one cup, which weighs 244 grams.
Calories in the serving and the portion of those Calories from Fat. They can tell you how much energy the food or beverage will provide you. Also, they let you determine if too many of your calories come from fat.
These are nutrients that you should limit. Fat (Saturated Fat and Trans Fat), Cholesterol, and Sodium. These are presented with weight measurements in metric measures such as grams and milligrams. But also, as the percent of the recommended daily allowance (RDA) based on a 2000 calorie diet. These are the nutrients that when consumed in excess, are linked to heart disease, cancer, and high blood pressure.
This section contains nutrients you want to get plenty of. Dietary Fiber for digestive health, Vitamins A and C, Calcium, and Iron. They're presented in the same way as those in Section 3, by weight and percent of the RDA. As a note, a food is considered high in a nutrient (whether good or bad) if it is 20 percent or above and low in a nutrient if it is 5 percent or below.
The "footnote," which is always the same, says that the daily values in the RDA are based on a 2000 calorie diet and that dietary needs vary from person to person. All nutrition facts labels must include this note, but there's a bit of information below that statement that is optional to include. If it's there, though, it will be the same on any label. Basically, it's a guide to tell you how much of Total Fat, Saturated Fat, Cholesterol, Sodium, Total Carbohydrates, and Dietary Fiber you should consume based on a 2000 calorie diet and a 2500 calorie diet.
Do you pay attention to the nutrition facts label? Did you know that the FDA just redesigned and modified the label? It includes a line for added sugars, calls a lot more attention to the number of calories and serving size. It also requires vitamin D and potassium. Vitamins A and C are no longer required, but can be optionally included. That's just a quick highlight of some of the changes. According to the FDA, food and beverage companies must use the new label by this time next year!
I've created and included a nutrition facts label for my latest salad recipe, Sun-dried Tomato with Quinoa and Almonds Salad. I've even included additional nutrients not required by the FDA so that you can get the complete nutrition picture. It's fairly low in calories per serving, but gives you a healthy dose of Vitamin K, Vitamin E, Magnesium, and Phosphorus while getting you well on your way toward meeting your daily dietary fiber and protein requirements.
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I was wondering where the 1 gram of Trans Fat comes from in the Blueberry Cheese Cake? I don't do any Trans Fat when I cook at home. I always read the labels and I do not buy or cook anything with trans fats.
Basically, where does the trans-fat come from in this recipe.
Marina Rizhkov says:
interesting, maybe the nutritional facts counted it wrong. Went through the ingredients, and didn't find a gram of trans fat. Will fix it.

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Terrorist threats and localized war conflicts of today make the search and detection of explosive hazards a critical and extremely challenging task. To successfully solve this task, it is important to ensure personnel safety based on efficient engineering reconnaissance data, updated at a quick pace. This can directly influence overall combat mission efficiency on the field.
When developing specialized equipment designed to detect mines and improvised explosive devices, engineers seek to employ non-linear radio detection technology which can serve to ensure personnel safety while conducting engineering reconnaissance at a quick pace. Radio detection and ranging is a remote sensing method of detection that is expected to protect the personnel by localizing explosive objects at distances exceeding the impact zone of explosive devices. Moreover, the application of radio location technique allows obtaining the very precise location of explosive hazards, referenced to the grid, so precise that one can even determine physical dimensions of explosive objects. This fact provides a quicker terrain monitoring tempo and can speed up demining activities considerably.
An increased terrain monitoring pace can also be reached through mounting special equipment for explosive detection on mobile platforms, ground and airborne ones, like conventional motor vehicles, battery-driven vehicles, and unmanned drones. Special-purpose means for explosive hazard detection are sophisticated radio equipment systems, which should ensure electromagnetic compatibility with the radio electronic hardware installed on mobile platforms.
Electromagnetic compatibility of radio electronic hardware is an essential prerequisite for effective and reliable operation of detection equipment. The detection performance, achievable potentially by mobile-based explosive hazard detection systems, needs to be tested and evaluated under real-time conditions.
Experts at Protection Group - UTTA JSC have recently constructed fully operational specimens of mobile systems for remote detection of explosive objects, mounted on three different types of vehicles: all-terrain vehicle, rotor drone, and robotic electric quadricycle.
To evaluate detection feasibility and performance characteristics, a few specimens of mobile-based explosive detection equipment, mounted on ground and airborne vehicles, have been assessed in a series of field tests on a proving ground. The detection performance was evaluated through tests with standard radio electronic hardware, integral parts of mines and improvised explosive devices.
Mock-ups of remote-controlled improvised explosive devices selected as equivalents of radio electronic hardware featured a Kenwood TK-278 radio station, Apollo modifications 6,8 of a wireless Zamel bell; passive infrared motion sensor (PIR), and infrared sensor VT-01 taken from horizontal action mine TM-83, with non-contact fuze MVN-80.
The tests were conducted under summer conditions, by day, no artificial lights were used. Trees, shrubs, bare soil and grass-covered terrain formed a natural environment, as a backdrop for testing area.
Two fully functional dummies of a mobile system, airborne "Strekoza" (Dragonfly) and ground vehicle "Voznitsa" (Teamster), both capable of detecting explosive devices fitted with radio electronic actuators, were tested.
It was proved during the experiment that in practice such vehicles can sense remote explosive devices featuring radio electronic actuators; the experts were able to record most reliable and feasible operational and physical characteristics provided by the aforementioned dummies, "Voznitsa" and "Strekoza". All measurements were taken both on the dry and wet surfaces.
The experiments have shown that improvised explosive devices controlled by radio can be detected from longer distances, if compared to other bombs.
Least detectable were low-frequency electronic components in the non-contact actuators. Additionally, it was found out that the level of the signal reflected from standard targets increases when the vehicle is moving. This increase in the reflected signal level is due to a target being represented as a set of discreet reflection centres, the phenomenon occurring on upper harmonics, if any finite aggregate of radio elements is available, during non-linear radio location process. Reflected objects, if moving from different centres, lead to random phase alteration in reflection waves. As a result, the sum echo signal starts fluctuating strongly, thus causing an increase of effective reflective area of radio electronic components contained in explosive devices, and correspondingly increases the range of their detection.
Accordingly, this allowed the ground-based system "Voznitsa" to come to a full stop at a safe distance from explosive objects, when moving at a maximum speed of 20 km/h; and with the airborne "Strekoza" system, this allowed to envisage a lighter transmission device and increase the airborne time of the drone.
It became clear during the experiments that detection equipment, if installed on aircraft, can deliver best results in spotting out explosive hazards, compared with ground-based mobile systems. In this case, the maximum range between a command point and aircraft, or the maximum range of detection, is actually the same as transmission range for command signal.
Taking into account the flight altitude at which aircraft locates explosive objects, the maximum range it can remotely sense explosive devices may vary from 300 m to 600 m, depending on the nature of terrain (field, forest).
If such special equipment for detection of mines and improvised explosive devices is mounted on the ground-based "Voznitsa" vehicle, the range of detection reduces to the value of dozens of meters, a fair enough range to ensure personnel safety when removing mines.
This field testing of mobile systems designed for detection of mines and improvised explosive devices has set new trends for further development of similar equipment, based on tested combinations of detection sensors installed on airborne and ground-based carriers. Integrating multiple detection sensors in one system will guarantee a wider range of detection for explosive objects and spare s time necessary for engineering reconnaissance before a convoy of military vehicles can safely access hazardous area.


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Using Thermal Energy Storage To Dodge The Energy Crisis
Mark Skaer
LOS ANGELES, CA — In 1990, construction began on 801 Towers, a 24-story, 430,000-sq-ft office building in downtown Los Angeles. The building was designed to include 8,300-ton-hrs of thermal energy storage (TES) to shift peak loads in order to qualify for incentives and off-peak rates offered by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP). The system is capable of approximately 11,000-ton-hrs of capacity, according to Victor Ott, president of Cryogel in San Diego, CA.
Flack and Kurtz of San Francisco, the principal engineer, and LADWP may not have foreseen the energy crisis coming, but in hindsight, the system has proven to be a prime example of engineering foresight, says Ott.
The engineer, building owner, and local utility designed the system with the flexibility to deal with uncertainties in electrical supplies that are now exacerbated by deregulation of electricity markets. Ott says the LADWP's incentives and off-peak rates were part of an overall business plan that has shielded customers in that areas from many of the problems faced today by ratepayers elsewhere in California. Energy supply uncertainties and the need for design foresight have become the norm in California, says Ott.
801 TOWERS DURING CONSTRUCTION
Ott says that after incentive payments from the LADWP, the system cost was approximately $640,000 more than a non-storage air conditioning system. The system is capable of shifting approximately 2,000 kW of electrical demand to off-peak periods, according to Ott. The net installed cost was approximately $58/ton-hr of actual thermal storage capacity.
THE STORAGE TANK
The system includes a 180,000-gal concrete tank with a polyethylene liner, approximately 750,000 spherical ice containers, and two 700-ton, Trane, three-stage centrifugal chillers. The tank is located three levels below the street and adjacent to the underground parking garage. The roof of the concrete tank is formed by a ramp that connects two garage levels. As with most civic centers, parking is a premium in downtown L.A., and this tank configuration and ice storage technology was chosen to save space in the parking garage, says Ott.
The concrete tank was fitted with a 1/8-in.polyethylene liner to prevent leaks in the underground concrete tank from normal thermal expansion and contraction. The design provides 1 1/2 in. of Styrofoam board insulation between the liner and the internal tank wall offering double-wall leak security as well as a vapor barrier for the insulation, says Ott.
For more information, contact Cryogel, P.O. Box 910525, San Diego, CA 92191; 858-792-9003; 858-792-2743 (fax); tes@cryogel.com (e-mail); www.cryogel.com (website).
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MSc Humanitarian Studies and International Public Health, 2016.
I am currently based in the Philippines as the Executive Director of an NGO called Alliance for Improving Health Outcomes or AIHO. We are a mentoring and consulting organization that works to "Enable People to Make Health Systems work for People."
Tell us about your time at LSTM
I started working in the Humanitarian nexus in 2013 with Super Typhoon Haiyan as a medical doctor in a mobile clinic then shifted to public health interventions including policy making. Mostly I work with WHO Philippines and Save the Children International for different deployments. I was in the Himalayas, responding to the Nepal earthquake of 2015, when I received a call from the Philippine British Embassy that I got the Chevening Scholarship to study in the UK. I applied and got accepted in two programs in LSTM – Humanitarian Studies and International Public Health-Humanitarian Assistance. I ended up taking public health track.
With some new found friends, we started a Knowledge Experience Sharing (KES) sessions, where any student can share their past experiences in the field. We had some interesting sessions, from working in Sudden Onset Disasters to protracted crises and even perspectives on civil-military operations.
The location of LSTM is perfect for someone who loves history and culture. With classmates and colleagues, I enjoyed exploring the outdoors and pubs in between classes.
Outside LSTM I joined the Amathus Dragon Boat team at the waterfront, where I rekindled my love for the sport after almost 10 years. I was even fortunate to join national British competition and placed top 2 in different races.
Tell us about your experiences since leaving LSTM
Since LSTM, I try to balance health systems and policy work, humanitarian work and teaching. Aside from being the executive director of AIHO, I have been involved in developing and teaching in DRR and humanitarian courses in various institutions – Asian Institute of Management, Miriam College, UST Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, among others. Right after LSTM, I came home and I was deployed to help in the rehabilitation and recovery of a Philippine City after a siege by ISIS. I also was deployed in Bangladesh to oversee a primary health care centre by Save the Children for the Rohingya Refugees.
But at times, it is not easy to just leave and be deployed when risks and crisis strikes close to home. In 2020, I was called up to go back to Bangladesh in preparation for COVID-19. I had to decline as I started to lead AIHO, and the Philippines needed all hands on deck to keep the cases at bay. Over a year after, we are not out of the woods yet, but we are happy to say that the organizations' involvement in policy and implementation guides have buffered the impact of COVID in the country.
What three words would you use to describe LSTM?
What advice would you give to our current/prospective students?
One major decision point for me to come to the UK and LSTM for further studies is the quality of the students. The experiences of the students were so vast, yet they are were grounded and easy to connect with. For those who are still thinking of going to LSTM, trust that you will meet and connect with people from across the world. And you will learn from them, inside and outside the classrooms. You will also enjoy the environment with them, whether it be on the topic of public health, politics, music and booze. The discussion is not all about the weather.
To the current students, get to know your classmates. Explore Liverpool and the UK with them. Talk and engage with your professors outside of the class. Find the opportunity to learn from their experiences in the field, in research and in life.


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Sub: Providing and Fixing Structural Glazing for (Name of the Project), (Location).
Providing and fixing of Fully Fixed Structural Glazing as per the Elevation / Section / Plan Drawings enclosed. (A set of drawings is enclosed for reference purposes – Annexure – A) The Structural Glazing shall be fabricated out of Heavy Duty Aluminium Extruded Profiles of Bhoruka / Jindal / Indo Alusys / ALM Pultrusion (ICOAT) make as per the Sections shown in the Profile Chart enclosed, (Refer drawing enclosed for reference purposes – Annexure - B) comprising of Corners Mullion; Typical Mullion - ( Load Bearing Mullion having a minimum Moment of Inertia of _____ X 104 mm4 ) (Refer enclosed Notes on Structural Glazing - Note One); Top and Bottom Transom; Normal Transom; Glazed Panel Shutters (Refer enclosed Notes on Structural Glazing - Note Two) – suitable to accommodate 23 mm thick Hermatically Sealed Double Glass Units for Vision Panels and 6 mm thick Single Glass for Spandrel Panels; and Glazed Panel Fixing Cleat Profile.
All profiles shall be conforming to IS-733 for Chemical Composition and Mechanical Properties; and conforming to IS : 8147 : 1976 for Composition of Alloy 63400 WP; Modular of Elasticity (65500 N/mm2) & Permissible Bending Stress (96 N/mm2). The Permissible Deflection shall be (Refer enclosed Notes on Structural Glazing - Note Three). (Unsupported Span) L / 175, conforming to IS : 8147 : 1976 for Single Glass OR (Unsupported Span) L / 250, conforming to BS - 8118 – Part - 1 : 1991 for Double Glass Units. The Structural Stability of the Load Bearing Mullion shall be checked for Full Fixity / Partial Fixity / Simply Supported Condition (Refer enclosed Notes on Structural Glazing - Note Four).
All profiles shall be Powder Coated in colour as may be approved by Architects to a thickness of minimum 50 Microns. The Powder Coating shall be done with Pure Polyster Powder Interpon D-2000 of AKZO NOBEL make conforming to AAMA 2604, and the coating shall be done by an approved applicator – (e.g. ENDURA, CHENNAI; ICOAT TECHNOLOGIES, HYDERABAD; RADIANT, BEHROR). The contractor shall be required to submit test certificates and product application quality certificates along with WARRANTY CERTIFICATE FOR 15 YEARS, issued by Akzo Nobel.
The profiles shall be provided with Protection Tapes of Sun Control or Wonder Polymer (before dispatch to site) to provide safety against external scratches at site (Protection Tapes to be removed only at the time of handing over as per the instructions of Site-In-Charge / Architect).
The Structural Glazings shall be designed for a Wind Pressure of __________ Kgs. Per Sq.M. (Refer enclosed Notes on Structural Glazing – Note Five). The Glazing Contractor shall design the Structural Glazing as per the prevalent site conditions and building profiles and quote rates accordingly. No extra claims shall be entertained at any stage for aluminium profile wall thickness and size dimensions.
The Anchoring of Brackets to RCC Beams shall be done with FISCHER make anchors (FBN - 10 / 15 + 23" A4), (Refer enclosed Notes on Structural Glazing – Note Seven) with a minimum anchoring depth of 50 mm in the concrete to withstand the dead load of Structural Glazing as well as stresses due to Wind Pressure. Glazing Contractor shall also make arrangements with the Anchor Supplier – FISCHER to carry out RANDOM PULL OUT TESTS at site after embedding the anchors in the Concrete and submit Reports to the Engineer-in-Charge.
All Screws, Bolts, Nuts and Washers used in the Structural Glazing shall be only Stainless Steel, as manufactured by KUNDAN / PUJA / ATUL.
The glazing framework shall be aligned for the entire height of each Mullion and for the entire width of each Transom by LAZER BEAM equipment to ensure Cent per Cent 'X' axis and 'Y' axis alignment.
The Transom shall be jointed to Mullion with suitably designed S.S. Splice Plates (Refer Typical Splice Plate Drawing enclosed for reference purposes – Annexure - E) The Transom to Mullion joints shall be created with an even gap of maximum 4 mm and properly sealed all around with application of Weather Silicon Sealant of Dow Corning to make the joint watertight. The Horizontal Fin of the Transom shall overlap up to the Vertical Fin of the Mullion, with a maximum gap of 4 mm.
EPDM Gaskets of suitable profiles as manufactured by Hanu Industries shall be provided at all required positions to make the glazing air tight.
The glazing shutter profile shall be properly designed for Vision Panel to accommodate 23 mm thick Double Glass Units and for Spandrel Panel to accommodate 6 mm thick Single Glass of required specifications as given in Item No. 8 of this specification.
(Cost of glass not included in this item and quoted separately under Item No. 8 of this specification. However, the labour element for unloading the glass delivered at Site / Contractor's Factory Premises, Stacking, Glazed Panels Making, Transportation of the Glazed Panels from Contractor's Factory Premises to Site, Carrying to Heights and Fixing in Appropriate Locations to be included in this item).
The glazing shutter panel after being fabricated shall be cleaned with Isopropyl Alcohol for removing any dust or frost and Two sided Structural Adhesion Tape as manufactured by " NORTON – V-2200 Series " shall be applied and the glass duly surface cleaned with Isopropyl Alcohol shall be stuck to the glazing panel. Subsequently Structural Silicone DC – 983 (Two Part) as manufactured by DOW CORNING make shall be applied. (Refer enclosed Notes on Structural Glazing – Note Eight) The Structural Silicon shall be applied with Two Part Silicon Application Pump. The glazed panel shall be given adequate time for curing in horizontal position – as per the manufacturers' specifications.
The Contractor shall design the Structural Byte using the specified wind load, panel size and the sealant design strength of 138 kPa. And the Structural Bite as well as the glue line thickness must be a minimum of 6 mm, however, the Structural Bite must be equal to or greater than the glue line thickness in the ratio between 1: 1 and 3: 1. The Structural Sealant applied in the joint must be able to be filled using standard caulking practices and must not move during cure with adequate exposure to atmospheric air to cure.
The load calculations for the designing of the dead load should be based on the design strength of structural sealant as 700 Kgs per Sq.M for dead load. The weight of the panel divided by the silicone contact area must not exceed the dead load design strength of the sealant.
The Glazing Contractor shall make arrangements with the Structural Silicone Sealant Supplier to carry out initial Adhesion Compatibility Test and submit Report to the Engineer In-Charge of the Project confirming the adhesion properties of Structural Silicone between Glass and Aluminium.
The Glazing Contractor shall subsequently commence manufacture of the Glazed Panels, and shall ensure maintaining Log Book of each and every glazed panel manufactured and get it approved by the Structural Silicone Sealant Supplier. The Complete Log Book duly approved by the Structural Silicone Sealant Supplier shall be submitted to the Engineer-In-Charge of the Project.
The Glazing Contractor shall also make arrangements with the Structural Silicone Sealant Supplier to carry out Random Sample Rip Open Test against each batch of Glazed Panel produced, and Test Reports on De-Glazing shall be submitted to the Engineer-In-Charge of the Project.
The grooves between the Glazed Shutters shall be sealed by inserting Bond Breaking Backer Rod as manufactured by Supreme Industries and by application of High Performance Weather Silicon Sealant DC – 991 as manufactured by Dow Corning.
Gaps up to 10 – 15 mm between the Masonry / R.C.C. / Stone and the Peripheral Mullions and Transoms shall be sealed by inserting Bond Breaking Backer Rod as manufactured by Supreme Industries, and by application of weather silicon sealant DC – 789 (Black) of Dow Corning both from inside and outside to make the glazing water tight.
The Vertical Gap between the face of Column and Mullions, and wherever Vertically or Horizontally the gaps are expected to be more than 10 - 15 mm between the Masonry / R.C.C. / Stone and Mullions and Transoms, shall be sealed by providing and fixing of 4 mm thick Aluminium Composite Panel sheet flashings bent to required profile as per approved design, and by application of weather silicon sealant DC – 789 (Black) of Dow Corning both from inside and outside to make the glazing water tight.
SG-1 __________ mm X __________ mm = __________ Sq.M.
SG-2 __________ mm X __________ mm = __________ Sq.M.
SG-3 __________ mm X __________ mm = __________ Sq.M.
The Contractor shall be provided electricity supply at one point. However, the Glazing Contractor has to make his own arrangements for electrical points wherever required. The actual Electricity Consumption Charges shall be debited to the Contractor. The Contractor has to make his own arrangement for scaffolding or cradle for the erection of the Structural Glazing.
Calculations of Wind Pressure applicable for the Building conforming to IS : 875 : Part – 3 : 1987.
Design Calculations to Check the Structural Stability of the Load Bearing Mullion Member for the Un-supported Span on Partial Fixity Condition - Check of the Mullion to satisfy Permissible Deflection based on L / 175 conforming to IS-8147-1976 for Single Glass and L / 250 conforming to BS - 8118 – Part - 1 : 1991 for Double Glass and Check of Mullion to satisfy Permissible Bending Stress of 96 N/mm2 as per IS-8147-1976 for Alloy 63400 WP.
Drawings of individual members – Mullion, Transom, Vision Panel Shutter and Spandrel Panel Shutter; Expansion Joint Sleeve Tube, Glazed Panel Shutter Jointing Angle Cleat; Glazed Panel Shutter Fixing Profile; and also details of any other profiles that may be used – clearly indicating all dimensions, wall thickness and weight (Kg./M).
Complete Shop Drawings showing the details all fixing arrangements, corner, periphery, typical / corner beam level, bottom start level and top termination, typical / corner vision area, expansion joint, spandrel area, sill level sealing, soffit level flashing fixing and sealing, spandrel area insulation, and other relevant details as may be required.
Drawings of individual members – Corners Mullion, Normal Mullion, Top and Bottom Transom, Normal Transom, Double Glass Glazing Shutter and Single Glass Glazing Shutter; and also details of any other profiles that may be used – clearly indicating all dimensions, wall thickness and weight (Kg./M).
Drawings of Typical Top and Bottom Termination Bracket, Corner Top and Bottom Termination Bracket, Typical Load Bearing Bracket, Typical Expansion Bracket, Corner Load Bearing Bracket, Corner Expansion Bracket, and any other type of brackets that may be required for the project.
Submit Calculation for Load on Each Anchor Fastener in relation to the FISCHER specified Pull Out Load / Capacity of the Anchor Fastener to derive the number of Anchor Fasteners required for anchoring each bracket to withstand the Dead Load of the Aluminium Members, Glass and Hardware of the Glazing Structure including the Load on account of Wind Pressure.
Extra over Item No. One for Providing and Fixing of Top Hung Openable Panels in Structural Glazingarea with One Pair of 26" long Heavy Duty Stainless Steel Friction Stay accompanied by "Restrictor Arm" Code SR 8 and Adjustment Block S7280 of SECURISTYLE, U.K. or GIESSE, Italy make and One No. of Two Point Locking Handle System of ALUALPHA, Portugal or GIESSE, Italy make.
THE PAYMENT SHALL BE MADE ON THE BASIS OF EACH OPENABLE PANEL IN NO.
Extra over Item No. One for Providing and Fixing Swing Doors in Structural Glazing Area with Patch Fittings type __________ for Top Patch; __________ for Bottom Patch; __________ for Top Pivot; __________ for Floor Spring; __________ for Floor Lock; __________ for Strike Plate; (and any other fixtures that may be required related to specific elevation), including providing and fixing of Door Handle __________mm Long type __________. The Patch Fittings shall be of DORMA / SEVAX make, suitable to accommodate 12.52 mm thick Laminated Glass (6 mm thick glass as mentioned in Item No. 4 of this specification duly tempered by horizontal tempering process ON THE OUTSIDE; 1.52 mm thick PVB Interlayer of Trosifol / Dupont make; 5 mm thick clear float glass duly tempered by horizontal tempering process ON THE INSIDE (Cost of Glass not included in this item and quoted separately, however, the labour element of fixing of glass shall be included in this item).
THE PAYMENT SHALL BE MADE ON THE BASIS OF AREA OF EACH SWING DOOR IN SQ.M.
THE PAYMENT SHALL BE MADE ON THE BASIS OF AREA OF SPANDREL PANELS IN SQ.M.
Providing and fixing + / - 1200 mm Wide Flashing at Soffit Level (Pelmet) made out of 4 mm thick Aluminium Composite Panel Sheet, bent to required profile and shape to seal the Soffit. (Refer Typical Spandrel Area Drawing enclosed for reference purposes – Annexure - H). Detailed drawing of this flashing to be submitted by the Glazing Contractor for the approval of the Architect. The Flashing shall be fixed to Aluminium Transom of Structural Glazing with 8 X 25 Panhead Stainless Steel Screws, and the RCC members / Beam / Masonry by drilling holes with an electric drill, inserting PVC sleeves and fixed with Countersunk Screws of 8 X 50 mm, including providing and application of Weather Silicon Sealant DC – 789 (Black) of Dow Corning at both edges of the flashing.
THE PAYMENT SHALL BE MADE ON THE BASIS OF R.MT. OF FLASHING INSTALLED.
The Smoke Seal Tray shall be fixed on the outer face of the Sill / Parapet Wall Brick Work / PCC / RCC flushed to sill level by drilling holes with an electric drill, inserting PVC Sleeves and fixed with Stainless Steel Counter Sunk Screws of 10 X 50 mm at regular intervals of 100 mm starting from 25 mm of the edge.
The Smoke Seal shall be sealed between the G.I. Tray and Masonry on top of the Tray as well as gap between two consecutive trays by application of Weather Silicon Sealant DC – 789 (Black) of Dow Corning.
THE PAYMENT SHALL BE MADE ON THE BASIS OF R.MT. OF SMOKE SEAL INSTALLED.
The Plate shall be fixed on the top of brick work / RCC/ PCC Sill and Parapet Wall by drilling holes with an Electric Drill, Inserting PVC Sleeves and fixed with 10 X 50 mm CSK Wooden Screws in two rows, starting from 50 mm from the Edge and at Subsequent Interval of 100 mm.
The Transom side edge of the Plate will be bent by 25 mm, and after insertion of backer rod between the G.I. Plate and the Transom, the gap will be filled with Weather Silicon Sealant – DC – 789 )Black) of Dow Corning.
THE PAYMENT SHALL BE MADE ON THE BASIS OF R.MT. OF G.I. PLATE INSTALLED.
Providing and Fixing of 6 mm thick Heat Strengthened Glass. Heat Strengthening process should be done on Horizontal Tempering Furnace Plant, conforming to ASTM C 1048 Standards.
Providing and Fixing of 23 mm thick Insulated Double Glass Units (OR) 28.14 mm thick Laminated Insulated Double Glass Units (Architect to choose the glass as may be required) Hermatically Sealed, made of Two Pieces of Glass put together with Perforated Aluminium Spacers in between to maintain space uniformity.
The Perforated Aluminium Spacers shall be filled with Dessicant of Bead Size minimum 2 mm in order to keep Insulated Glass Unit Moisture Free.
The Aluminium Spacers shall be applied with Butyl Coating (Primary Sealant).
Secondary Seal shall be DC – 982 of Dow Corning with a minimum depth of 6 mm.
The Outer Glass shall be 6 mm thick Glass Heat Strengthened (OR) 6 mm thick Glass Heat Strengthened + 1.14 mm thick PVB Interlayer + 4 mm thick Glass Heat Strengthened with 12 mm Air Gap and Inner Pane of 5 mm thick Heat Strengthened Glass.
The Heat Strengthening process should be done on Horizontal Tempering Furnace Plant, conforming to ASTM C 1048 Standards and Double Glazing should be manufactured on Automatic Insulating Line, conforming to ASTM E 774.
Laminated Glasses to be manufactured in Laminating Facilities with Clean Room Environment for the PVB Feeding Roll Stand and Lay Up Area with RH not exceeding 24% and Temperature not exceeding 24 Degree Centigrade with separate chillers and dessicant based dehumidifiers. The deairing operation shall be two stage with independent nip rollers. The Autoclaving Operation shall be with real time monitoring and recording of temperature and pressure curves for each Autoclave Cycle.
Providing and fixing 6 mm / 8 mm / 10 mm / 12 mm thick Clear Float Glass as manufactured by ASAHI / SAINT GOBAIN.
Providing and fixing 6 mm thick ________ colour (As may be required – Bronze / Grey / Green / Blue) Tinted Float Glass as manufactured by ASAHI / SAINT GOBAIN.
Providing and fixing 6 mm thick (Manufacturer's Catalogue Description of Glass) _________ Colour (As may be required – Bronze / Grey / Green / Blue / Blue-Green) Heat Reflective Glass as manufactured by ASAHI / SAINT GOBAIN.
Refer Enclosed Notes for Architects on Structural Glazing – Note - Nine – Advantages and Limitations of using Tempered Glasses, Bettter Advantages on using Laminated Glasses AND JUSTIFICATION TO CONSIDER DOUBLE GLASS UNITS OR LAMINATED DOUBLE GLASS UNITS IN STRUCTURAL GLAZING.
PROFILES, THEIR DIMENSIONS, AND WEIGHT DETAILS SHOWN IN DRAWING REFERRED AS "ANNEXURE – B" ARE ONLY INDICATIVE.
Maximum Width of Panels in Glazing Area.
The Moment of Inertia and Centre of Gravity of the Load Bearing Mullion are TWO MOST IMPORTANT FACTORS relevant for Stability of Mullion against Deflection and Bending Stress.
MAY NOT BE EQUAL IN THE CASE OF ALL CONTRACTORS.
OF THE CONTRACTOR FINALISED FOR THE PROJECT.
Any other specific combination of glass used for respective project.
The Permissible Deflection of the Load Bearing Mullion for the Project in the event of using Single or Single Laminated Glass is L / 175 conforming to IA : 8147 : 1976 (Unsupported Span – Floor to Floor Height of the Building divided by 175 – e.g. Floor Height 3500 mm / 175 = Permissible Deflection 20 mm).
The Permissible Deflection of the Load Bearing Mullion for the Project in the event of using Double Glass Units or Laminated Double Glass Units is L / 250 conforming to BS – 8118 – Part – 1 : 1991 (Unsupported Span – Floor to Floor Height of the Building divided by 250 - e.g. Floor Height 3500 mm / 250 = Permissible Deflection 14 mm).
FROM THE ABOVE, IT WOULD BE CLEAR THAT THE LOAD BEARING MULLION FOR PROJECT WITH DOUBLE GLASS UNITS OR LAMINATED DOUBLE GLASS UNITS HAS TO BE 30% (THIRTY PER CENT) STRONGER AS COMPARED TO MULLION FOR PROJECT WITH SINGLE OR SINGLE LAMINATED GLASS. (THIS IS NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE WEIGHT OF THE PROFILE BUT RELATED TO THE MOMENT OF INERTIA AND THE CENTRE OF GRAVITY).
Required factors of External Pressure Co-efficient – separately for Flat Surface and separately for Cylindrical Surface and Internal Pressure Coefficient.
The Design and Shape of the FRONT PORTION of Load Bearing Mullion is derived from system requirements to suit concepts of air tightness; water tightness; glass panel installation; and sealing applications.
However, Structural Stability of the Load Bearing Mullion profile is derived from factors mentioned in Note Three, Note Four and Note Five above.
Therefore, to achieve required Moment of Inertia and Centre of Gravity of the Load Bearing Mullion for individual project, the same shape and design of the profile can be retained with changes adopted in the TUBULAR PORTION either by increasing the depth dimension or the wall thickness of the profile.
Since the formula to calculate the Inertia is BD3 / 12, the increase of wall thickness would not be as effective as increasing the depth of the profile – the depth increase provides three times jump to the Inertia Factor.
MUST BE CARRIED OUT IN ADVANCE.
MUST BE PROVIDED WITH THE TENDER.
Glazed Panels Installed and Grooves are Sealed with Weather Silicon Sealant.
BY THE ANCHOR EMBEDDED INTO THE CONCRETE.
AND NUTS, BOLTS, & SCREWS USED.
Whenever the Curtain Wall is erected, it is anchored to the main building from the face of the beam, and therefore, the inner face of the glass would be at least 200 mm – 250 mm away from the face of the beam.
The top of the Dry Wall / Sill and Parapet can be closed by the Glazing Contractor with the G.I. Plate and the Interior Contractor can subsequently handle Stone / Granite fixing as may be required.
It is also important to incorporate Smoke Seal at the Sill Level to avoid possibility of Smoke Travelling to the Upper Floors in the event of Fire.
The Soffit Level will have to be sealed by Aluminium Flashing. The flashing would, therefore, cover the gap between the face of the beam to the back face of the profile, and also cover the bottom depth of the beam and will be further bent at least 25 mm upwards on the inner face of the beam. Based on this complete dimension, the width of the flashing is to be specified.
In the case of Commercial High Rise Buildings, lot of public movement is expected at Ground Level around the Structural Glazing Area.
IN THE EVENT OF BREAKAGE OF GLASS, THE GLASS IN ANNEALED FORM CAN FALL IN LARGE PIECES AND CAUSE INJURY AND EVEN CASUALTY.
It is recommended that whenever the Structural Glazing is considered for any building, the glass proposed to be used should be a HIGHER SAFETY GLASS to avoid any injuries or casualties in the event of breakage of glass.
Once the glass is tempered, the impact bearing capacity of the glass multiplies. In the event of breakage of a Tempered Glass, it will fall in splinters. However, the Splinters can also be dangerous causing injury or even casualty.
In spite of the additional cost incurred in Tempering the Glass, there is no change in the Thermal Properties and Acoustic Properties of Tempered Glass as compared to Annealed Glass.
While the Impact Bearing Capacity of the Tempered Glass multiplies in comparison to Annealed Glass, still the Glass can break.
The Breakage of Tempered Glass will immediately lead to VOIDS in the Structural Glazing Area.
The process of replacement of a Glass in Structural Glazing is time consuming due to inherent time required for processing of the Tempered Glass and the dependence on specialised technicians to carry out the replacement.
This time gap with the VOID having been created would lead to various types of security hazard to the building and its occupants.
The Laminated Architectural Glass is constructed by bonding a tough polyvinyl butyral (PVB) interlayer between two pieces of glass under heat and pressure. Once sealed, the glass "sandwich" behaves as a single unit and appears transparent, just like ordinary glass.
Laminated Glass reduces the danger of flying or falling glass in the event of any breakage, and resists penetration and forced entry through the Glazed Area.
The Laminated Glass in comparison to the Annealed Glass and Tempered Glass can give various high performance advantages of Thermal Properties by screening out 99 percent of sun's ultraviolet rays. It also reduces the thermal losses, thus reducing the consumption of energy.
The laminated glass also has a considerable advantage on acoustic properties, by providing sound isolation performance. The sound isolation of laminated glass occurs over the frequency range where glass is almost transparent to sound, due to the shear damping characteristics of the viscoelastic PVB interlayer.
Besides these advantages, in the event of breakage of the glass, the glass remains in its position and the void is not created in the Structural Glazing area, thereby allowing the replacement at convenience.
In view of the present and consistent future emphasis being directed towards energy conservation, it is recommended that all the Structural Glazing may be designed with Double Glass Units or Laminated Double Glass Units for the entire Vision Area and Single Heat Strengthened Glass for the Spandrel Area. The elevation is suggested to be designed in such a way that the Spandrel Areas are separated from the Vision Areas to avoid thermal breaks in the Glazing Area.


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T-bills, individual bond holders exempted from Domestic Debt Exchange – Ofori-Atta
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta says government has put in place measures to minimize the impact of the country's domestic debt exchange on investors.
These measures include some exemptions and external debt restructuring parameters that will be implemented.
Mr. Ofori-Atta made the announcement at a press conference organized by the Finance Ministry on Sunday, December 4.
Excerpts of the minister's address
According to him, treasury bills and individual bond holders will not be affected.
Mr Ofori-Atta also reiterated that there will be no haircuts on the principal of bonds.
Meanwhile, domestic bond holders will be compelled to exchange their instruments for new ones.
"Existing domestic bonds as of December 1, 2022, will be exchanged for a set of four new bonds maturing in 2017, 2029, 2032 and 2037.
"The annual coupon on all of these new bonds will be set at 0% in 2023, 5% in 2024 and 10% in 2025 until maturity.
Announcement of Ghana's Domestic Debt Exchange by the Finance Minister.
Full video here: pic.twitter.com/izWX8glLz4
— Ministry of Information (@moigovgh) December 4, 2022
"Coupon payments will be semi-annual," the Minister explained.
Mr. Ofori-Atta also used the platform to call for support from Ghanaians and the investor community to make the exercise successful.
"We are confident that these measures will contribute to restoring macroeconomic stability. With your understanding and support and that of the entire investor community, we shall overcome our current difficulties, and with the help of God, put our economy back on the path of renewed and robust growth," he added.
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This chapter presents information about defendants finalised in the criminal jurisdiction of the Higher Courts in 2009-10. The Higher Courts refers to the grouping of the Intermediate (the District or County Court) and Supreme Court levels.
Higher Courts are in operation in all states and territories of Australia. These courts try and sentence matters relating to indictable and serious criminal offences.
Higher Courts data presented here exclude cases such as bail reviews and applications to amend sentences or penalties which do not require the adjudication of charges. Also excluded are breach of bail or parole cases, appeal cases, tribunal matters and defendants for whom a bench warrant is issued, but not executed.
The offence categories referred to relate to the principal offence, i.e. the most serious offence type with which the defendant was charged. For more information about principal offence see the Explanatory Notes paragraphs 40-44.
National data for the Higher Courts are available from 1995.
The number of defendants finalised in the Higher Courts decreased by 2%, from 17,207 in 2008-09 to 16,834 in 2009-10, the first annual decrease since 2006-07.
The proportion of male to female defendants had remained relatively stable since 2004-05 with males accounting for approximately 87% of the total.
Of those defendants finalised in the Higher Courts, 86% (14,409) were finalised by a guilty plea or a court determination of their guilt or innocence. Withdrawal of charges by the prosecution accounted for 13% of finalisations.
Defendants finalised for charges of sexual assault had the lowest proportion (59%) proven guilty of all principal offences. This offence also had the largest proportion of charges acquitted (19%).
The majority (92% or 13,193) of defendants whose cases were adjudicated in the Higher Courts in 2009-10 were proven guilty. Of those defendants proven guilty, 89% pleaded guilty and 10% were found guilty following a trial.
Approximately 8 in 10 defendants proven guilty were sentenced to custodial orders.
This page last updated 27 June 2012


The 2019 Ford Flex is likely to be the last version of Ford SUV that Relaunches for 2019 Season. The next Ford Flex will Available the in the Various model including Hybrid and Limited. Numerous resources are quite certain that from 2020 this version is not likely to exist. We still have no idea if Ford is preparing to change it, however. Nonetheless, the 2019 Flex will offer the last upgrade. No huge adjustments are coming for the outside. On the various another hand, the cabin will see some innovation.
The 2019 Ford Flex will function as the full-size crossover. Nevertheless, its dimension and also style is not so prominent, particularly because the Ford Exploration is the king in the course. With the discontinuation of the Flex, the business will include even more useful designs. They will possibly change the SUV with an automobile that will be smaller sized compared to Ford Explorer, and also maybe in between complete- as well as mid-size courses.
We will miss out on the blocky look of the 2019 Ford Flex. It, as well as the unique cabin, were the highlights of the special layout. Vehicle driver's seat in the cabin was less than we anticipate for SUV. Nevertheless, the hood is low too, so the exposure is remarkable. This was simply among the reasons that the Flex is just one of the safest crossovers when traveling. 3 rows of seats, as well as the ability for 7 individuals, will not be missed out on considering that Exploration provides the very same arrangement. The substitute might be a type of a mid-size three-row SUV, it will look Like Dodge Durango.
Attributes such as the View roof covering with the multi-panel format is one more emphasize of the style. Front grille and also Flex indication are one-of-a-kind in Ford. For instance, we can see Land Vagabond Protector with comparable designing service.
The current Flex SUV has a scandal sheet of the drivetrain. The 2019 Ford Flex can rollover a 3.5-liter turbo engine that creates 80 even more equines. Likewise, being power obtains one more 100 pound-feet. A four-wheel drive is conventional right here, in addition to the 6-speed automated transmission. Ford will use a hand-operated changing setting. With added plans, the 2019 Ford Flex will have the ability to tow approximately 4,500 extra pounds.
It is unsure, however, it is particular that we will not see this imitate 2019 Ford Flex. So, why would designers create and also set up a crossbreed device in this crossover? Well, they can not fall short. Ford revealed hybrid variations of its greatest SUVs Explorer as well as elegant Lincoln Navigator. The 2019 Ford Flex can be the Guinean pig. If the crossbreed engine reveals well on the outbound crossover, it will benefit front-runner versions.
The 2019 Ford Flex will not transform points under the hood. A 3.5-liter continues to be the single remedy as the resource of power. Nonetheless, 2 various adjusting setups are readily available. For the base version, the drivetrain could supply 290 hp as well as 255 lb-ft of torque. A V-6 system is shown as the dependable and also long lasting companion. Front-wheel drive is typical, as well as customers could select a four-wheel drive version for $1,500 even more. One more factor for discontinuation can be the gas mileage given that the Flax hardly returns 18 mpg incorporated. Yes, it is a large crossover, however, be straightforward, this is not an expense for some high outcome engine.
The 2019 Ford Flex may be the last design of the SUV we understand. In the future, our company believe that business will bring it back. Because there is a prepare for hybridization and also electrification for 20the 20s, the Flex might be among the designs to obtain a various drivetrain. Well, there is an opportunity for the 2019 year design to obtain it, however, the genuine bargain will occur after 2020.


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The Young Adult (YA) genre has come a long way since I was a teenager. Back in my day (!) we had to supplement books by the likes of S.E. Hinton with novels for adults. That wasn't necessarily a bad thing; it meant that I was introduced to fully-realised feminist role models such as Dr Susan Calvin in Asimov's "Robot" series and Patricia Luisa Vasquez in Greg Bear's "Eon". But even though these strong female role models were a vital part of my formative years, I would have loved to have read about characters I could have identified with more.
The emergence in recent times of a wider YA body of fiction is both reassuring and welcome. Being a young adult can be so challenging that it is important that these readers have plenty of material to see them through their often difficult adolescent and teenage years.
But how much of present-day YA fiction is speculative?
Contemporary YA showcases recognizable science fiction tropes, such as time-travel in Rebecca Stead's "When you Reach Me". But it is in the dystopian themes that socio-political elements are more prominent, for example in YA books such as Scott Westerfield's "Uglies" series, where the pursuit of the body beautiful is taking to devastating degrees or the setting of "The Chaos Walking" trilogy by Patrick Ness, where not even an individual's thoughts are private.
By contrast, another sub-genre in YA fiction — paranormal romance — could not be deemed speculative. The most famous female character in this genre, Bella in Stephanie Meyer's "Twilight" novels, is neither empowered nor independent; she doesn't care about her schooling or future career, and neglects her friends in favour of spending time with her boyfriend. This submissive streak can also be seen in the mortal female counterparts to the male fallen angels in Lauren Kate's books and again with those of the sexy fairy kings in Melissa Marr's "Wicked Lovely" series.
Luckily there are plenty of alternatives to this paranormal romance category. The most influential book I read as a young adult was Isabel Allende's "The House of the Spirits", so it made me very happy to see such an accomplished speculative fiction author writing for young adults. In her YA books "The City of the Beasts", "The Kingdom of the Golden Dragon" and "The Forest of the Pygmies", Allende touches on humanitarian issues such as child slavery and inequalities between the developed and developing world. She also sets out to challenge perceptions about what makes a culture "civilised".
No article on YA speculative fiction can fail to mention the legacy of the masterful storyteller Ursula le Guin. "The Wizard of Earthsea" spawned a legion of young adult novels that followed the pattern of its story: a setting in a walled city where a young person of humble origins becomes an apprentice to a sorcerer. Books such as Joseph Delaney's "Wardstone Chronicles", Trudy Canavan's "The Black Magician" trilogy, Garth Nix' "Old Kingdom Series" and William Nicholson's "Wind on Fire" trilogy all pay homage to this original idea. Ursula le Guin's contribution to speculative fiction has been phenomenal - for example with her exploration of gender in "The Left Hand of Darkness" or her strong female characters in her YA novel "Tehanu".
Speculative fiction for young adults offers an exciting opportunity to forge a storyworld where limits can be pushed to the extreme to shed light on the problems facing our society. An author has the power to make her readers think differently, and this is especially true for YA authors whose audience is in the process of learning about themselves and the world around them. So if you'd like to submit a YA speculative fiction story to "The Future Fire", push boundaries as far as you can. Your readers will love you for it.
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Yonekura Ryoko to make Broadway debut with "CHICAGO"
On March 15th it was announced that actress Yonekura Ryoko will be making her Broadway debut in the musical "CHICAGO" in July. She will be the first Japanese actress to star in a Broadway musical since Nancy Umeki (also known as Miyoshi Umeki) did so back in 1958. Moreover it's going to be the first time ever that a Japanese actor / actress will be portraying the role of an American character in a Broadway musical.
The actress already starred in the Japanese version of "CHICAGO" in 2008 and 2010. By the end of the second run in 2010, they came up with the idea to perform it in its original language in America. The American producers were intrigued by the idea and requested several videos in order to approve of her English skills, as well as her great singing and dancing capabilities. During the summer of 2011, they recorded and sent a total of seven videos to America.
On March 13th, it finally became official that she is going to perform as 'Roxie Hart' in America. "We all got together, gave each other a big hug and held our hands in joy when we heard the news," Yonekura revealed. "It's such a big chance for me."
The performance with Yonekura in the starring role is going to last for one week only, but American choreographer Gary Krist is sure that this will be more than enough time to blow away the American audience. "If anyone can do it, it's Ryoko," he said. "She's one of the best actresses around and it should be no problem for her to wow the American audience with her beauty, charm and humor."
His great compliments even moved her to tears.
Yonekura herself continued, "'CHICAGO' is one of my big treasures in life. I was born for this musical only." However, she also openly talked about the pressure and that it surely won't be as easy task to perform it in America. "A certain panic is setting in now, it's Broadway after all. Maybe I never should have mentioned that I'd like to perform on Broadway. On the other hand, it's always good to say what you want to do, right?"
Since it's always been her goal to extend her career overseas, Yonekura started studying English several years agoe. Ever since the idea arose of performing this musical on Broadway, she has been training extra hard with three to four English lessons a week. It's very apparent that she's working hard to fulfill her dreams.
"I'd like to show myself as a self-confident Asian woman," she concluded the press conference.
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LARA, ḤIYYA KOHEN DE (d. after 1753), rabbi and kabbalist. Lara was a pupil of the Moroccan rabbi Solomon Amar ii. He was one of the foremost group of scholars from the bet midrash Eẓ Ḥayyim in Amsterdam. He compiled Mishmerot Kehunnah (Amsterdam, 1753), a talmudic lexicon consisting, in his own words, of "sayings, proverbs, moral reproof, decrees, regulations and principles from the Talmud, in alphabetical order, as well as corrections of printers' errors in the Talmud." It is noteworthy that Lara included in his book various criticisms of the scholars of the south of France and of Germany. He apologized, however, if he thereby spoke disrespectfully against prominent rabbis. He was opposed to the method of *pilpul in vogue among German rabbis of the time, pointing out: "What benefit do the German scholars bring by their hair-splitting distinctions? Has not the Talmud stated explicitly, that if we are so meticulous we should not be able to study" (Mishmerot Kehunnah, 11b). In Peri Eẓ Ḥayyim (vol. 2, Amsterdam, 241), there are several responsa by Lara dating from 1741. He complains about his difficult economic situation, describing himself as "embittered, busy with temporal cares and the cares of a livelihood, with difficulty providing for his needs, and troubled with other domestic cares." Of his works the kabbalistic Kanfei Yonah and Mirkevet ha-Mishneh are still extant in manuscript.
Fuenn, Keneset, 341; M.M. Hirsch, Frucht vom Baum des Lebens-Ozer Peroth Eẓ Chajim (1936), 320 (index), s.v.Cohen de Lara, Chija.
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KOLKATA: Boro ghori, the landmark clock that has been ticking at the Howrah station for decades now, has finally got company in the city. Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation (KMRC) has started installing Swiss Railway Clocks (SRC) at all East-West Metro elevated stations.
The Mobatime (a subsidiary of the Swiss Moser-Baer)-make analogue clocks are GPSbased to provide time synchronization with the East-West Metro operations. The same SRCs are put up at railway stations and airports worldwide as an endeavour to embrace the famous Swisspenchant for punctuality and technical expertise.
"While boro ghori, built in 1926 by Gent's of London, is more of a landmark, the two-faced Swiss clocks at East-West Metro stations will function as true time-keepers," Anup Kumar Kundu, director (rolling stocks) of KMRC, which is implementing the 16km under-river Metro link between Howrah Maidan and Salt Lake's Sector V, told TOI. The first phase of commissioning — between Sector V and Salt Lake stadium — is due to begin this year.
"All the clocks are synchronized with the GPS-based master clock at the operating control centre (OCC) and the control room located at East-West Metro's Salt Lake depot. The submaster clocks are connected to the master clock through Gigabit Ethernet. All servers are synchronized with the master clock. So the clock system shows uniform time and prevent time difference and confusion among passengers," said Kundu.
Unlike the 93-year-old boro ghori, which is the only such time-keeper inside the 113-yearold Howrah station premises, each East-West station will have three two-faced Swiss clocks. They have already been installed at the six elevated East-West Metro stations, which are nearing completion for the first-phase commissioning. More such clocks will be installed at the underground stations as they are completed.
As part of defining the accurate right time, the eight digital clocks (four indoor and four outdoor) will be connected to the GPSbased master clock inside the OCC and the three analogue clocks. KMRC will introduce 'seconds' countdown' of a train's entry to the station on the digital clocks installed at the platform level, so that passengers can move towards the platform screen gate (PSG) accordingly.


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An introduction to a popular programming language for neuroscience research, taking the reader from beginning to intermediate and advanced levels of MATLAB programming.
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An excellent primer on programming, linear algebra, signal processing, and statistics with MATLAB essential for data analysis by neuroscientists! Read it for a journey with valuable advice from Mike Cohen that can transform you from a novice to an expert in data analysis, and keep it on your bookshelf as a lifelong reference!
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MATLAB is one of the most popular programming languages for neuroscience and psychology research. Its balance of usability, visualization, and widespread use makes it one of the most powerful tools in a scientist's toolbox. In this book, Mike Cohen teaches brain scientists how to program in MATLAB, with a focus on applications most commonly used in neuroscience and psychology. Although most MATLAB tutorials will abandon users at the beginner's level, leaving them to sink or swim, MATLAB for Brain and Cognitive Scientists takes readers from beginning to intermediate and advanced levels of MATLAB programming, helping them gain real expertise in applications that they will use in their work.
The book offers a mix of instructive text and rigorous explanations of MATLAB code along with programming tips and tricks. The goal is to teach the reader how to program data analyses in neuroscience and psychology. Readers will learn not only how to but also how not to program, with examples of bad code that they are invited to correct or improve. Chapters end with exercises that test and develop the skills taught in each chapter. Interviews with neuroscientists and cognitive scientists who have made significant contributions their field using MATLAB appear throughout the book. MATLAB for Brain and Cognitive Scientists is an essential resource for both students and instructors, in the classroom or for independent study.
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Sales of EA Sports UFC Continue Alarming Downward Trend for the Sport
Posted July 21st, 2014 at 11:30 am
EA Sports UFC has struggled in terms of review scores and word of mouth and now that the sales numbers have released the impact of the poor start to the new franchise for the company can be further examined. First month sales for UFC combined for only 278K copies which explains the price drop that went wide last week.
THQ's UFC series took a nosedive following the first release in 2009 – something partially attributed to the lack of roster turnover, competition from high profile games, and now maybe it can be said UFC having hit a peak in popularity which has since dipped considerably due to various factors. Despite EA's marketing might they were unable to show much potential for turning things around. UFC 2009 sold over 1 million its first month, UFC 2010 plummeted to 414K copies, and UFC 3 (released in 2012) managed just 340K. Over two years later and the sales are even lower despite the stronger marketing push and a desperation move which the company thought would mean more than it did.
Bruce Lee is the most used fighter in the game and that can probably be pointed at as another bad sign for the future of the franchise. EA hoped the inclusion would draw in casuals that wouldn't have had an interest in the game otherwise – and maybe it did do that for some. But then that would mean the base of true MMA fans has degraded even more than the basic sales numbers would suggest. Those consumers who bought for Bruce Lee aren't the ones that will stick around on what is said to be a bi-yearly basis.
The install base of the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 is not the reason UFC failed to sell well. There has been ample evidence that consumers on those consoles are more motivated to purchase, more engaged in each individual release, given the general lack of new software that has been available. EA is regretting the decision not to release World Cup on the new consoles because of that. Outside of a throwaway Transformers game there was absolutely nothing new competition wise in June. Either UFC now simply shouldn't be perceived as an upper-tier sports franchise that can draw even half a million copies, or EA left sales on the table by making a number of poor design decisions. The company certainly didn't buy the license thinking they'd fail to reach even 300K in the first month for what will be a heavily frontloaded title.
EA targeted a casual crowd with UFC in an effort to open up a larger potential base of consumers. In doing so they lost the actual fans of the sport who would have supported the franchise. They needed to capture them first so they could draw the casuals later but they went about it all backwards. EA isn't going to abandon UFC yet but it will have them seriously reconsidering their approach and maybe even contemplating a return to boxing with which they could alternate with UFC every couple years.
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