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Q: PHP timeout when writing to mysql I keep getting a timeout when I execute the code below. Here's the exact error:
Warning: PDO::__construct() [pdo.--construct]: [2002] A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not (trying to connect via tcp://localhost:3306) in D:\xampp\htdocs\logansarchive\admin\articlework.php on line 16
Fatal error: Maximum execution time of 60 seconds exceeded in D:\xampp\htdocs\logansarchive\admin\articlework.php on line 0
I feel that it is worth noting that between the time when this DID work and when it DIDN'T, nothing was changed on my web server or in this code.
Here's the code that does the work in the database:
<?php
    $action = $_REQUEST["action"];
    $target = $_REQUEST["target"];
    $srctitle = $_POST["srctitle"];
    $title = $_POST["article_title"];
    $cat = $_POST["article_cat"];
    $content = $_POST["article_content"];

    // Set database server access variables:
    $host = "localhost";
    $user = "root";
    $pass = "root";
    $db = "logansarchive";

    // Open connection
    $dbh = new PDO('mysql:host='.$host.';dbname='.$db, $user, $pass);

    $date = date('Y-m-d H:i:s');
    switch ($action) {
        case "Edit":
            $query = $dbh->prepare("UPDATE Articles ".
                "SET ArticleTitle = :title, Category = :cat, ArticleDate = :date, ArticleContent = :content ".
                "WHERE ArticleTitle = :srctitle");
            $query->bindParam(':title', $title);
            $query->bindParam(':cat', $cat);
            $query->bindParam(':date', $date);
            $query->bindParam(':content', $content);
            $query->bindParam(':srctitle', $srctitle);
            $query->execute();
        break;
        case "New":
            $query = $dbh->prepare("INSERT INTO Articles(Category, ArticleDate, ArticleTitle, ArticleContent) ".
                "VALUES(:cat, :date, :title, :content)");
            $query->bindParam(':cat', $cat);
            $query->bindParam(':date', $date);
            $query->bindParam(':title', $title);
            $query->bindParam(':content', $content);
            $query->execute();
        break;
        case "Delete":
            if ($target != "") {
                $query = $dbh->prepare("UPDATE Articles ".
                    "SET DeletedYN = :del ".
                    "WHERE ArticleTitle = :title");
                $query->bindValue(':del', "Yes");
                $query->bindParam(':title', $target);
                $query->execute();
            }
            else {
                header("Location: index.php?result=failed");
            }
        break;
    }

    header("Location: index.php?result=success");
?>

EDIT 1: I just realized something that may narrow down the cause of the problem.
The code above is the only part of the website where I'm using PDO. All the rest uses mysql_* and it all works fine. This leads me to believe that the problem lies with PDO.

A: Check out this bug: MySQL functions cannot be used with 5.3.x on Vista when using "localhost".  The timeout symptom is consistent with that bug.
The root cause seems to be that the MySQL server doesn't support IPv6 until 5.5, but the default hosts file on modern Windows maps localhost to the IPv6 address ::1.
So try setting $host="127.0.0.1";
I don't know why it's working with ext/mysql but failing with PDO.  That's a mystery.  Chalk it up to Windows making no sense in general anyway.  ;-)
Also see PHP 5.3 and MySQL connectivity problem for more explanation of the IPv6 issue.

A: I had a similar issue. I finaly solved it.
The thing is, I had a "new PDO('mysql:host=127.0.0.1;dbname=mydb','myuser', 'my pass');" into a for/while loop.
When I do 3 or 4 loops it is all right. When I have 5000 iterations, my mySQL server seems to block me and then I get the "Warning: PDO::__construct() [pdo.--construct]: [2002] 'A connection attempt fail..." error message.
I know this wasn't too clever to put a "new PDO(..." into a loop. Hope this will help you guys.
antoine

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The job was your ordinary, run of the mill, evening gig that was an opening event to a fall festival for the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, NC. Brasstown's a tiny place, so this festival is huge doin's for everyone. We were booked for their concert series, and it's just a great place to play the type of music we play. The crowds are generally very interested in Bluegrass and Old-Time music - many are musicians. All in all, it's probably one of the best places we play.
Our guitar player and I rode together and we arrived on time. We set up what little gear we had, and tuned up. My phone rings and it's the other half of the band - the bass player and the mandolin player. They're late... and they suggest we stall. I told them to step on it and make up the time. Of course that's no small feat going thru the gorge on Hwy 64 by the Ocoee River... curvy, and a lot of tourists. I realized that when I suggested that they should hasten, but I wasn't particularly optimistic.
Stall... it's really hard to stall with an auditorium full of people that are waiting for their entertainment.
I begin some small talk with the front row and begin to yo-yo a bit. Only reason I'm chatting with the front row is we don't have sound yet. They're amused. I chat. I yo-yo. I smile A LOT.
As I yo-yo I watch the wave of attention slowly spread through the auditorium. It begins with an elbow... a "hey look"... and it just spreads. I finish some simple trick without knocking out an eye and there's a smattering of applause. Okay... this stall may work.
I talk some more, now I've picked up my volume a bit with my "school teacher voice" and continue. No super complicated stuff. These are just things I can do in my sleep. By now the mic is set up and I can talk to the whole auditorium.
I fall back on the basics. I walked the dog... jumped it through the hoop... and finished with a dogbite. I thought I'd go deaf from the applause. They like this stuff?
Well... if they like that I thought. I introduce the Man on the Trapeze... his brother... their sister... and finish up with the Mother-In-Law bouncing off the floor. More applause, but this time with laughter... amazing.
Rock the baby.... Eiffel Tower... yup... you guessed it - Rock the Baby on the Eiffel Tower. Chuckles and Applause from the crowd.
Is there a lesson to be learned here, or perhaps a moral to this story?
I have no clue... but I do know that it doesn't take fancy tricks to entertain folks. What it took for me, was honest chatter with the audience and good old fashion stuff they could recognize.
So, the next time you're out there waiting for your bandmates to show up, and you're told to stall. Grab a yo-yo and just talk to the crowd. The rest will take care of itself.
Recent Yo-yo Stuff About Me!


I'm very happy to report that about an hour ago I successfully built this timer using a larger mosfet (original is on 'back order') that'll handle more amps.
Can't wait to get something in the air, timed, that is.
Bill Piatek, 'scrubs' here on HPA was a great help and kindly put up with my incessant queries as to how to go about things.
My timer weighs in at a hefty 2.17g. When the original mosfet becomes available I should be able to cut that weight by about a gram.
And I owe all my success with these things to Boffin who kindly put up with my endless questions a couple of years back.
Just wait till you discover how easy they are to fly. My small stuff seems to trim easier than rubber jobs. And once they are trimmed out a few lipos and a 9v battery or zapper is all you need for an hour or two's fun.
I'll have to e-mail Boffin and thank him for putting his 'blessings' on the substitute mosfet I picked out on the Mouser site. He says he rarely gets feedback and most people want him to make timers for them which he will NOT do.
Just wait till you discover how easy they are to fly. My small stuff seems to trim easier than rubber jobs.
This is probably the case -- your electric motor, with a lithium battery, has near-constant power over the timer's run, where a tightly wound rubber motor will vary by a factor of three to five between initial burst torque and cruise torque -- meaning that a rubber model has to be trimmed to fly over a wide power range instead of a narrowly controlled power level.
That and the fact that the direct drive setups I'm using have much smaller props so freewheeling isn't as much a concern.
Well pleased that you got your first Peterborough timer going. There is nothing like the feeling when the motor chimes up first time when you apply the Zapper and when the motor quits after 30secs or so. You are now over the learning hump and can do no wrong. I agree with scrubs that an electronic system is a doddle to trim as the torque is very nearly constant and all the runs are exactly the same.
You should not be concerned about dropping the LiPo voltage below 3v/cell as the model will tell you when the voltage is going off by refusing to climb. As a rule of thumb I get 8 x 30sec runs before I charge and I use about 60% of the battery capacity i.e I measure about 3.5v/cell at the battery.
Imagine my surprise as I clicked on the Mouser link and came up with the page in GERMAN! Turns out, they have a major outlet in Munich - now I just have to give them a call to find out if they (the German HQ) delivers to private parties.
Dave, do you have a schematic/pc board/ wiring diagram? I'm also considering electrics for some of my larger models.
UPPS! Just saw the FlyQuiet link .
I have most of the info in pdf format + 1 DOC file. I'll put 'em in an e-mail.
Browse the Technical Data file and look for applications of the 'FET timer' and 'connector' articles.
Contact me if you get stuck or want further info.
I got a set-up from Ian last week and am sourcing props. He recommended the 2.5x10 GWS prop for the "blue cap" pager motor, (which I'll have to order, but I have two slightly shorter motors (15 vs. 17mm) that should be ok with 2.5x8 props. I'm having a lot of fun playing with the jobbie . I'll be ordering more stuff from Mouser next month, to try soldering one again.
The timer has the variable pot which makes it a smidge bulkier, but also easier to use (variable run times). I'm planning to mount the set-up in one of the peanut racers I'm building for the SFA "Racer Cook-Up".
Hi all - I set up a Peterborough type FET Timer over the weekend - with some very groovy results!!
Because of the FET that I am using, the timer is less like a switch and more like a transistor.
The power supplied to the motor corresponds to the power remaining in the capacitor - I am getting burst - cruise and decay!!
The FET is a P16NF06 with a 33 uF Cap, running from a 95 mAH lipo cell.
This is good for over 2 minutes with a full power start running down to zero.
The main difference between my timer and the Peterborough design is that I use the on board lipo to charge the capacitor.
I should be able to "press and go" until the lipo runs down.
Now - to build a peanut electric ducted fan!!
More info please. Two minutes with a 95 mah LiPo using WHICH MOTOR? Sounds like it might be one of those little 'tail rotor' motors from one of your micro-heli's.
Pictures? Diagram? What value resistor are you using with this set-up?
I'm not sure which 16NF06 FET you're using but my STB16NF06L's weigh 1.43g whereas the 'original' STD12NF06L's weigh .34g.
Got sidetracked gentlemen.....pulled the parts from the box they were shipped in an was suprised that the parts were sooooo small. Also my resistor didn't have any wires coming out each end....so I put them back in the box and worked on the Hanger Rats....With the rats done I re-examined the parts and upon closer examination the major parts except for the resistor look the same as the pictures posted on Ian's site.
Can I use regular stiff single strand speaker wire (approx. .5mm) to solder up this setup? I'm very new to all this so forgive me if I'm asking dumb questions.
Your resistor(s) came with no wire(s) attached? Which one did you order? Where did you get them?
I need more info before I can offer any help. Got pics?
Here's a pic showing the size of the resistors I use. PLEASE disregard the physical size. The important point is that it has WIRES to solder to. This is a 1/8 WATT resistor, value determined by the color rings.
I ordered this from Mouser....with the numbers from the list at the Peterborough timer site.
I try to take pics and post tomorrow....thanks a lot for your assistance.
I guess I got caught up in the "film" aspect of the components...lighter/smaller so I ordered the wrong resistors. I ordered three of each component so you will see the resistors in a three pack. I had no idea how small they were. No wonder so light!!!
You can use those SMD (Surface Mount Device) resistors. Life's easier with conventional resistors but I've made plenty of timers using resistors of that type. Just solder one side direct to the capacitor/MOSFet and then some thin wire to across to the other side. The biggest problem is that they're so light that you'll find the surface tension of the solder keeps picking them up. I generally use double sided tape to hold the capacitor/FET steady then something like a cocktail stick to hold the resistor in place while I dab the soldering iron on...a magnifying glass helps too .
I'm glad you have all the necessary parts on hand.
I have some of the same Mosfets but am not familiar with those caps and resistors. You say you got the part#s from the Peterborough site so they should work well.
As Steve has said, the soldering may be a little tricky. Follow his advice.
I wouldn't use solid core wire because it would, in my opinion, put too much strain on the soldered connections during handling and set up.
Any time you need wire for a project you need multi strand wire -it is so much easer to use than single strand stiff wire !
Just be sure to tin the exposed end of the wire before you try to attach it to the components !!
that way it takes less heat and time to do the joints !!
Dave Andeski offers you wise words. You have ordered SMD surface mount resistors which will be a pain to solder up. To make life easy, you really need 1/8 watt resistors with wires attached. The stuff you have is not impossible to assemble but not at all easy. Please do not give up. If you have problems post and you will get help.
Thanks again to all of you for your assistance in this...I know I will get one built soon.


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Aug 8, 2021, 2:13 PM
Veteran Turkish Journalist:
Iran's architecture, culture, friendly people amazing
TEHRAN, Aug. 08 (MNA) – On the occasion of Journalist Day in Iran, Turkish journalist Aynur Tattersall in an interview with MNA talked of what she has seen in Iran and her concerns before visiting the country.
A journalist is a person who is always ready for any small and big event and crisis to guide public opinion by his documented, honest and professional news and reports in the right direction. Journalists, who are one of the key figures in this important issue, must accept the many dangers to find out the truth of the issue and convey it to the people.
Mordad 17 in the Iranian calendar corresponding with August 8 has been designated as Journalist Day in Iran to commemorate the martyrdom of Iranian journalist Mahmoud Saremi who was martyred along with eight members of the Consulate General of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Afghanistan on August 8, 1988.
August 8 in Iran is the day of commemoration of journalists who are always at the forefront of public awareness in various cultural, artistic, social, religious, economic, political and sports fields.
To shed light on the role of journalists in society, we reached out to experienced Turkish journalist Aynur Tattersall. She graduated from Aegean University's Communication Faculty in journalism in Izmir. She began her career in journalism in 1996. She received her master degree in 'Media' in England. In 2008, she started to work as the London Correspondent of Doğan News Agency (DHA) in the Hürriyet London Office. She still works as a reporter in London. Aynur Tattersall, who has been living in the UK for 21 years, is a holder of the Yellow Press Card and is a member of the British Association of National Journalists (NUJ).
Following is the text of the interview with Aynur in which she shared her views and experiences with MNA audiences:
Journalist Day is celebrated on August 8 in Iran. Is Journalist day commemorated in your country, too?
In Turkey, we celebrate Press Day on 24 July. Also in the UK, we celebrate the 3rd of May as World Press Freedom Day.
Given that there is no International Journalist Day in the world, what is your suggestion for having such a world day, considering the importance of the role of journalists?
As far as I know every year, 3 May is a date which celebrates the fundamental principles of press freedom, to evaluate press freedom around the world also to defend the media from attacks on their independence and to pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in the exercise of their profession.
Do you like your job as a journalist and what do you think are the difficulties of working as a journalist?
I love my job as a journalist, it is the best job for me and I am glad chosen to be a journalist. I always feel it is not a job for me. It is a lifestyle. As a journalist, you will face something different every day. Also, you get to be there when history happens.
Every job has some difficulties. The most important thing is to love what you do every day. When obstacles arise just focus on the solutions, not the problem.
Given the many trips you have made to different parts of the world as a journalist so far, which country has caught your eye? Why?
Every county I have been was different and I came back with many happy memories and many learnings about life. All the challenges and opportunities travel lays at your feet help you discover who you are in a way that's only possible on the road.
People you meet become some of the most valued names on your contact list. They become places on the map to visit and call later on.
Sometimes it's only far from home that you realize that you've got skills which you've never used. You discover yourself through trips. And most importantly, meeting people from other cultures will teach you that the way you've been looking at the world isn't the way everybody else does. In fact, your point of view might have some major blind spots.
As a journalist, seeing the world and discovering other cultures will improve your view and grip on reality.
Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu & Aynur Tattersall
Have you ever traveled to Iran? What did you think about Iran before visiting it? Are there any changes in your mentality after visiting Iran?
I've been all around the world, spent a lot of time in the last 25 years in a lot of different countries. I have had visited Tehran and Isfahan for a week.
It was one of my unforgettable visits. Loved taking photos in different parts of the country. I felt welcomed and fascinated.
Even though I have just visited only two cities, Iran is such an incredible country to travel to. The architecture in Iran amazed me and the landscapes in this country are precious. The friendliness of Iranian people, as well as culture, fascinated me.
I was a little concerned to go to Iran before my visit as I was thinking maybe the country wasn't safe enough. But it is also very misunderstood, with many people believing whatever propaganda they hear on the media about how dangerous or difficult it is to travel İran. I felt so safe during my trip.
The Iranian people are so friendly and helpful. They want you to have a great time during your visit to Iran.
As a journalist, how do you see the importance of the media in affecting world affairs and the decisions of high-ranking officials?
The role of the media in world affairs and politics goes beyond publicity. Media coverage has directly influenced people's lives and brought new - primarily non-state - actors into the foreign policy-making process and been a source of quickly updated and available information to high-ranking officials.
It has also accelerated the pace of diplomatic communication from months to weeks and weeks to minutes and has focused world attention on crises. In some cases, leaders have had to address these issues even though it appears that they have not been high in their agenda.
The media's involvement in diplomacy is becoming increasingly important as heads of state and non-state actors make increasing use of the media as a major instrument for communication and negotiation.
Journalists have even occasionally assumed the role of diplomats, both in crises and peacemaking situations.
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FAST CHEF ELITE en HOST MILANO: funcionalidad, tecnología y sostenibilidad medioambiental.
New products, new ideas, new services, new business. These are the four underlying premises of the 39th edition of the International Hospitality Exhibition, HOST 2015, one of the most keenly anticipated events in the HORECA sector which will take place in Milan from 23rdto 27th October. Our Fast Chef Elite smoke and odour-free fryer will be present at Host Milan (Stand T06, Pavilion 9) amongst the foodservice equipment products which offer functionality, technology and eco-friendly cooking.
1900 exhibitors from over 48 countries will be present at this European trade show which has established itself as an important international showcase for innovation. HOST offers an overall view of the dynamic development of the hospitality and foodservice sector which focuses ever more on multifunctionality, design and energy savings.
HOST MILANO 2015 is the ideal professional platform for presenting the latest developments in research and investment which strive to respond to a market which is increasingly watchful and demanding in its search for new business formulas. With Fast Chef Elite, QUALITYFRY is helping to boost interest in Spanish design and innovation, which will be represented on this occasion by 80 companies and associations.
At this year's Host, the areas devoted to foodservice equipment, bread, bar, coffee and vending have increased their exhibition area by 40% compared to 2013.


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Perhaps the best bargain in town
Excellent spa facilites, wonderful breakfast
Fodor's Choice
Fodor's
An elegant hotel distinguished by its courteous service
and attention to detail
Resembles an english country house
Eyewitness Travel
Smother yourself in chocolate at the hotel's spa
Charming, classy.
Extremely refined rooms, period furniture, and lavish drapery.
Michelin Green Guide Mustsees
Rare style, attention to detail and comfort
An elegant residence with few rivals for fascination and atmosphere
Michelin Red Guide - Main cities of Europe
The anglophile decor works splendidly
Frommer's
Charming, classy. Extremely refined rooms, period furniture, and lavish drapery.
An elegant hotel distinguished by its courteous service and attention to detail
The perfect LOCATION
Hotel Victoria is located in a quiet pedestrian-only street, in the heart of Torino's aristocratic downtown.
Within a few blocks you can find the main touristic attractions, museums and theatres, Torino's world-renowned baroque architecture, Italy's most elegant brands and some of the finest restaurants.
An unforgettable STAY
Exquisite Breakfast
Start your day savoring a sumptuos breakfast at the elegant Island of Teapots
Elegance & Style
Enjoy the comfort of our refined style and the unique charm of our 106 rooms
Free Spa Access
Take a sweet a moment for yourself and relax at the hotel's luxurious Iside Spa
Two meeting rooms, five elegant spaces and a professional staff for all your events
Specific spaces and our free wifi provide ideal places to work effectively
Take one of our bikes and discover the wonders of Torino's baroque architecture
Whether it is for work or for fun, enjoy our free wireless internet access
Cats and dogs are all friends and they too can enjoy comfortable accomodations
The style and care of a boutique hotel,
the services and amenities of a grand hotel
A unique STYLE
A longstanding TRADITION
As acknowledged by all international and italian travel publications, Hotel Victoria is characterized by a refined and distinctive style arising from the unique taste and the constant passion for hospitality of Mia Rolla and Riccardo Vallinotto. Having traveled extensively around the world, Mia and Riccardo developed their own unique style by combining their love for the Victorian era and its hospitality tradition, their passion for French and Italian art and many decorative elements arising in the colonial far and near East.
The result is a truly distinctive style that makes Hotel Victoria the prime boutique hotel in Torino.
Hotel Victoria opened in 1961 and, since then, it has been owned and managed by three generations of the Rolla and Vallinotto families. During more than five decades, Hotel Victoria has expanded to encompass more than 100 rooms, a state-of-the-art spa and lobby spaces decorated in a distinctive style and with rare taste. While growing to become a large and elegant four star hotel, Hotel Victoria stayed committed to keep his distinctive soul and its unique character intact, so that every guests that steps in feels immediately at home, embraced not only by a uniquely warm design but also by a professional, caring yet nonintrusive staff. Over the years, all these features have made Hotel Victoria the favorite destination for many, including world-class celebrities, intellectuals and scientists.
Discover the beauty of Torino with your kids. We offer discounted rates for families who want to spend a joyful weekend exploring the beauty of downtown Torino. Our elegant family rooms join together a junior suite and a deluxe double room into a small apartment. Explore Torino's wonderful downtown, its museums and its architecture, its restaurants and its elegant shopping streets, all walking distance from the hotel. Spend a few hours relaxing at our luxurious Iside Spa. In the morning, savor our hearty breakfast served in our elegant breakfast room.
A perfect weekend of relaxation and wellness. Check in at Hotel Victoria for a romantic night in one of its elegant rooms. Then head to Iside Spa for a relaxing afternoon. Enjoy the Iside Spa facilities, its swimming pool, its pool spa, the Finnish sauna, the steam bath, the roman bath, the aromatic shower and the relaxation area with the buffet of fresh fruits and drinks. Then relax further with a couple's massage, chosen among balacing, Hawaiian, ayurveda and hot stone massage. The next morning, enjoy our sumptuous breakfast served in our elegant breakfast room.
We deeply values our corporate clients, that choose to enjoy Hotel Victoria's elegant comfort and unique style during their stay in Torino. For corporate clients needing moderate to large volumes of room-nights throughout the year, we offer advantageous discounted rates. Please contact us directly to get the most competitive rates tailored specifically your very needs.
A note about Covid-19
We are glad to be able to host our dear guests once again! To the warmth of our decor and to the professionalism of our hospitality we have added safety standards and protocols aimed at guaranteeing the safety of all our guests and of our staff while preserving a serene and enjoyable experience. In what follows we list some of the measures that have been adopted following the prescription of the Ministero della salute (Health ministry).
We invite our guests to read and be aware of the temporary policy changes due to Covid-19 that have been put in place.
To guarantee a safe and enjoyable experience, we have implemented specific protocols, which have been developed by the Ministero della salute (Health ministry) together with Federalberghi Italia following the World Health Organization guidelines.
All the staff has been appropriately trained on how to adhere to such protocols.
All the staff has been provided with face masks and gloves (whenever necessary and safe) and scrupulously follows the instructions pertaining the cleaning and disinfection of all the contact surfaces like, for example, the door knobs, the elevator buttons, the front office and the bar counters.
As per the temporary policy changes due to Covid-19, all the staff and all the guests are requested to wear a mask in all common areas of the hotel.
The management is constantly available to provide the guests with any further detail about the protocols enacted to provide them with a safe and enjoyable experience.


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Games, Impressions, Xbox
Call of Duty 4 Variety Map Pack Impressions
It's been a while since I cared enough about a game to actually pay for DLC. Even Halo 3 had me waiting for the first map pack to be free, and before that I think the last time was Crackdown's excellent content pack, released way back in May. I may have drifted from COD4 in recent weeks (my current poor form testifies to this fact, although I still blame the new controller/new maps/Prestige mode/lunar alignment), but that couldn't stop me dropping 400 points (that's £3.40 in human money) on these babies.
In fact, the last game that I bought more than one content pack for was Call of Duty 2, which probably says something about how this series grabs me. Until this game came out, COD2 was still by far my most-played 360 multiplayer game.
I came to this download knowing nothing about the maps other than the names, so imagine my surprise when I found out that the pictured map, Chinatown, is a remake of Carentan, my favourite map from both Call of Duty and COD2. I'd been waxing lyrical about how I'd love that map and another classic from the first two games, St Mère Eglise (one for the next content pack, please), and here we are; Infinity Ward heard my pleas.
Chinatown is superlative in deathmatch and Domination – a combination that gave me 29 kills to 5 deaths in one match the other night, which I followed by a new low of 5 deaths and no kills – and although I don't like the mode, it's still one of the better Search and Destroy maps. The darkness makes it a bit less likely that you'll be popping headshots from the far end of the street (the lack of a rifle as supremely accurate as the Kar98k doesn't help, either), but I suppose that could be down to my now-questionable skills again. No, no, it's the game. Or lag…
If you're not aware of how much of the Call of Duty series is 'inspired by' HBO's Band of Brothers, I suggest you learn your way around this map, imagine it with a WWII-era French skin and watch the Carentan scene. Some of the architecture is a direct lift.
Let me get the little-played Killhouse out of the way. It's essentially the training mission from the campaign, and is ideal for small (2-6 player) deathmatches. I prefer the bigger games, so it's doubtful that I'll run across this one much, but people who prefer their death-dealing to be more intimate will have a great time.
Broadcast is also lifted from the single-player, taking place in a tweaked version of the TV station that nearly drew me to self-harm when I was playing it on veteran difficulty. I think it's a flawed map, biased a bit too much in favour of whichever team happens to spawn inside the building, but it has potential to be a popular choice for team objective games, with one team in the relative comfort of the station itself and the other holding down the battered buildings outside.
Both sides get excellent facing sniping positions, and the no man's land between them has plenty of cover and ways to approach the enemy positions. A good map, overall, which will be more or less enjoyable depending on how it's used in playlists. Domination and deathmatch good, fixed-base games bad.
Finally we have Creek, probably the most impressive of the wholly new maps. It's pretty big, taking in a small settlement, the titular creek, a farm and even a small cave system, with a large hill in the middle typically providing the staging ground for sniping battles between those on it and those hiding out in and around the village. When I play COD4 I'm rarely a sniper and dislike being sniped even more and so I'm not keen on those aspects of Creek, but there are plenty of opportunities for those with a more direct approach to play their game.
The caves are a common choke point, as they provide a quick method to flank the team on the hill and also the most direct way into the village without leaving yourself exposed. Going around the hill leaves you exposed to snipers in town and, going the other way, vulnerable to bombardment from above. Still, there's plenty of cover to dash between on the way to flush out the dirty campers in the bombed-out buildings.
This map pack offers four excellent maps, with two, maybe three of them among my favourites in the whole game. And at 400 points for four maps – not 800 for three, Microsoft – I can't have any complaints about the value. Well worth the money.
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Q: Summing area of by several attributes in QGIS I have a shapefile that contains building footprints with multiple addresses with different functions (with each an usable area). I would like to calculate the sum of the usable area, per building "id", per same "function", as such:

id
function
area

1
wo
10

1
wi
2

2
wo
50

1
wo
10

↓ calculate sum (area) when same id and same function

id
function
area

1
wo
20

1
wi
2

2
wo
50

I tried to use the following expression:
sum(expression [,group_by] [,filter])

But the group_by() is only possible once (for instance to group the "id").
How can we calculate the sum of the two features only when these have the same "id" and same function?

A: Use a combination of the two fields like concat: "id" || "function" for the group_by() part of the expression:
sum("area", "id" || "function")

A: There is also a possibility using a "Virtual Layer" through Layer > Add Layer > Add/Edit Virtual Layer....
Let's assume there is a point layer called "test" with its attribute table, see image below.

With the following query, it is possible to calculate the sum of the features only when these have the same "id" and the same "function", as well as getting rid of duplicates.
SELECT
    SUM(value) AS sumvalue,
    COUNT(*) AS numgrouped,
    "id" || "function" AS grouped,
    geometry AS geom
FROM
    "test"
GROUP BY
    "id", "function"

The output point layer with a new attribute table will look like

Last but not the least, keep in mind that:

*

*the number of features in the final output will be less (rarely the same) than in the original shapefile

*grouping values of features with neglecting their geometries is not the same as the grouping values of features with preserving their geometries


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Platform screen doors (PSDs), also known as platform edge doors (PEDs), are used at some train, rapid transit and people mover stations to separate the platform from train tracks, as well as on some bus rapid transit, tram and light rail systems. Primarily used for passenger safety, they are a relatively new addition to many metro systems around the world, some having been retrofitted to established systems. They are widely used in newer Asian and European metro systems, and Latin American bus rapid transit systems.

History

The idea for platform edge doors dates as early as 1908, when Charles S. Shute of Boston was granted a patent for "Safety fence and gate for railway-platforms". The invention consisted of "a fence for railway platform edges", composed of a series of pickets bolted to the platform edge, and vertically movable pickets that could retract into a platform edge when there was a train in the station. In 1917, Carl Albert West was granted a patent for "Gate for subrailways and the like". The invention provided for spaced guides secured to a tunnel's side wall, with "a gate having its ends guided in the guides, the ends and intermediate portions of the gate having rollers engaging the side wall". Pneumatic cylinders with pistons would be used to raise the gates above the platform when a train was in the station. Unlike Shute's invention, the entire platform gate was movable, and was to retract upward.

The first stations in the world with platform screen doors were the ten stations of the Saint Petersburg Metro's Line 2 that opened between 1961 and 1972. The platform "doors" are actually openings in the station wall, which supports the ceiling of the platform. The track tunnels adjoining the ten stations' island platforms were built with tunnel boring machines (TBMs), and the island platforms were actually located in a separate vault between the two track tunnels. Usually, TBMs bore the deep-level tunnels between stations, while the station vaults are dug out manually and contain both the tracks and the platform. However, in the case of the Saint Petersburg Metro, the TBMs bored a pair of continuous tunnels that passed through ten stations, and the stations themselves were built in vaults that only contained the platform, with small openings on the sides of the vault, in order for passengers to access the trains in the tunnels.

Singapore's Mass Rapid Transit opened in 1987 is often described as the first heavy metro system in the world to incorporate PSDs into its stations for climate control and safety reasons, rather than due to architectural constraints, though the light Lille Metro opened in 1983 predates it.

Types

Although the terms are often used interchangeably, platform screen doors can refer to both full-height and half-height barriers. Full height platform screen doors are total barriers between the station floor and ceiling, while the half-height platform screen doors are referred to as platform edge doors or automatic platform gates, as they do not reach the ceiling and thus do not create a total barrier. Platform gates are usually only half of the height of the full-screen doors, are chest-height sliding doors at the edge of railway platforms to prevent passengers from falling off the platform edge onto the railway tracks. But they sometimes reach to the height of the train. Like full-height platform screen doors, these platform gates slide open or close simultaneously with the train doors. These two types of platform screen doors are presently the main types in the world.

Platform screen doors and platform edge doors
These doors help to:

 Prevent people from accidentally falling onto the tracks, getting too close to moving trains, and committing suicide (by jumping) or homicide (by pushing).
 Prevent or reduce wind felt by the passengers caused by the piston effect which could in some circumstances make people lose their balance.
 Improve safety—reduce the risk of accidents, especially from trains passing through the station at high speeds.
 Improve climate control within the station (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning are more effective when the station is physically isolated from the tunnel).
 Improve security—access to the tracks and tunnels is restricted.
 Lower costs—eliminate the need for motormen or conductors when used in conjunction with automatic train operation, thereby reducing manpower costs.
 Prevent litter buildup on the tracks, which can be a fire risk, as well as damage and possibly obstruct trains.
 Improve the sound quality of platform announcements, as background noise from the tunnels and trains that are entering or exiting is reduced.
 At underground or indoor platforms, prevent the air from being polluted by the fumes caused by friction from the train wheels grinding against the tracks.

Their primary disadvantage is their cost; installing a system typically costs several million USD per station. When used to retrofit older systems, they limit the kind of rolling stock that may be used on a line, as train doors must have exactly the same spacing as the platform doors; this results in additional costs due to depot upgrades and otherwise unnecessary purchases of rolling stock.

Despite delivering an overwhelming improvement to passenger safety at the platform-train interface, platform screen doors do introduce new hazards which must be carefully managed in design and delivery. The principal hazard is entrapment between closed platform doors and the train carriage which, if undetected, can lead to fatality when the train begins to move (see ). Cases of this happening are rare, and the risk can be minimised with careful design, in particular by interlocking the door system with the signalling system, and by minimising the gap between the closed platform doors and the train body. In some cases active monitoring systems are used to monitor this gap.

Half-height platform edge doors, also known as automatic platform gates, are cheaper to install than full-height platform screen doors, which require more metallic framework for support. Some railway operators may therefore prefer such an option to improve safety at railway platforms and, at the same time, keep costs low and non-air-conditioned platforms naturally ventilated. However, these gates are less effective than full platform screen doors in preventing people from intentionally jumping onto the tracks. These gates were  in practical use by the Hong Kong MTR on the Disneyland Resort line for the open-air station designs. Most half-height platform edge door designs have taller designs than the ones installed on the Disneyland Resort line.

Rope-type screen doors
There are also rope-type platform screen doors, where multiple train types with different length and train door structures use the same platforms. The barriers move upwards, rather than sideways, when letting passengers through.

Some Japanese, Korean, Chinese and eastern European countries have railway stations that use rope-type screen doors to lower the cost of installation and to deal with the problem of different train types and distance between the doors.

Use

Argentina
Line D of the Buenos Aires Subte is planned to have platform screen doors installed in the future as soon as the CBTC system is installed.

Australia

Sydney Metro Northwest, the initial section of the Sydney Metro, which opened in May 2019, was the first-fully automated rapid transit rail system in Australia. Full-height screen doors are provided on most underground platforms, with half-height doors on at-grade, elevated and some underground platforms. The existing five stations on the Epping to Chatswood railway line were upgraded to rapid transit standard, all being fitted with half-height platform screen doors.

In Melbourne, the Metro Tunnel, from South Kensington to South Yarra, due to open in 2025, will have platform screen doors on the underground stations. New rolling stock  is being constructed, with doors that will line up with full-height ones on the platforms.

The Cross River Rail in Brisbane, which is currently under construction and scheduled to open in 2024, will have platform screen doors on the new Boggo Road, Woolloongabba and Albert Street underground stations, and the new underground platforms of Roma Street.

Austria
Currently, only the Serfaus U-Bahn uses platform screen doors. Line U2 of the Vienna U-Bahn is being reconstructed from Schottentor station to Karlsplatz station, with the addition of platform screen doors to the reconstructed stations by 2023-2024.

Bangladesh
The Dhaka Metro Rail uses half-height platform screen doors at all of its elevated stations.

Belarus

Platform screen doors are being added to Line 3 of the Minsk Metro, which opened in late 2020.

Brazil

The Platform Screen Doors are present in the São Paulo Metro since 2010, when the Sacomã Station was opened. As of 2019, 5 of the 6 lines of the São Paulo Metro have the equipment: Line 4 - Yellow and Line 15 - Silver have the equipment installed in all of its stations. The feature is also present in some stations of Line 2 - Green, Line 3 - Red and Line 5 - Lilac. They are planned to be installed in 41 stations of lines 1, 2 and 3 by the end of
2021, as well as all stations of line 5 by the end of 2020.

PSDs are also found on the tube stations of the RIT BRT and in the Santos Light Rail since 2016.

Bulgaria

Half-height platform screen doors are in use on all stations of the Sofia Metro Line 3.

In 2020, rope-type screen door (RSD) system was installed in Vasil Levski Stadium Metro Station and Opalchenska Metro Station of the Sofia Metro Line 1 and Line 2. In total, such rope-type safety barriers will be installed on more 10 of the busiest stations on the Line 1 and 2 of the Sofia Metro, providing increased safety for passengers and protecting against accidental falls.

Canada
Screen doors are in use at all three LINK Train stations and the Union and Pearson stations along the Union Pearson Express route to Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario. In addition, platform screen doors are expected to be used in the light metro Ontario Line.

Greater Montreal's forthcoming Réseau express métropolitain (REM), the 67-kilometre-long driverless complementary suburban rapid transit network opening in five phases between 2022 and 2024 will feature screen doors at each of its 26 stations.

With the advent of the REM on the horizon, calls to retrofit platform edge doors in the Montreal Metro to combat delays arising from overcrowding are becoming more common. If full-height doors were to be installed, it may reduce the difficulty in opening station entrance doors at ground level due to the pressure imbalance caused by passing trains. Given that there are two different train door layouts on the Montreal Metro, with the older MR-73 trains having 4 doors on each side of the car, and MPM-10 having 3, it is unlikely platform doors will be showing up in the Montreal Metro until the retirement of the MR-73 fleet.

Chile

Platform edge doors are currently in use at Lines 3 and 6 of the Santiago Metro, being a novelty in the system.

China
All Chinese metro systems have platform screen doors installed on most of their lines. All stations built after the mid 2000s have some form of platform barrier. Only the Dalian Metro lines 3, 12, and 13, Wuhan Metro line 1 and Changchun Metro lines 3, 4, and 8 have stations without the platform screen doors on their early lines (). However many are starting the process of retrofitting these lines with platform screen gates. In addition, many BRT systems such as the Guangzhou Bus Rapid Transit are also equipped with platform screen doors. Platform screen doors are also present in some tram and light rail stops such as the Xijiao Light rail, Nanjing tram and Chengdu tram, as well as some bus rapid transit stops. Several underground high speed railway stations of the CRH network use platform screen doors set back from the platform edge.

In addition, Fengxian District in Shanghai installed platform gates at a road crossing.

Colombia
Several stations on Bogota's TransMilenio bus rapid transit system use platform screen doors.

Denmark

The Copenhagen Metro uses Westinghouse and Faiveley platform screen doors on all platforms. Full-height doors are used on underground stations while surface level stations have half-height doors (except from Lufthavnen and Orientkaj)

Finland
The Helsinki Metro had a trial run with Faiveley automatic platform gates installed on a single platform at Vuosaari metro station during phase one of the project. The doors, which are part of the Siemens metro automation project, were built in 2012. Phase 2 of the project has been delayed due to metro automation technical and safety related testings. The doors were removed in 2015.

France

All lines of the VAL automated subway system are equipped with platform screen doors at every station, starting with Lille subways in 1983. Those also include Toulouse and Rennes as well as the CDGVAL and Orlyval airport shuttles.

Paris Métro's line 14 from Saint-Lazare to Bibliothèque François Mitterrand was inaugurated in 1998 with platform screen doors manufactured by Faiveley Transport. The new station Olympiades opened with platform screen doors in June 2007. Line 1 has been retrofitted with platform edge doors, for full driverless automation effective in 2012. Some stations on Line 13 have had platform edge doors since 2010 to manage their overcrowding, after tests conducted in 2006, and stations on Line 4 are currently being fitted with platform edge doors in preparation for its automation.

Since 30 June 2020, a new kind of vertical platform screen doors, called platform curtains, are being tested on the platform 2bis of Vanves–Malakoff station (in Paris region) on the Transilien Line N commuter rail line. The experiment should end in February 2021. Transilien said that they preferred platform curtains to classical screen doors for this line because the positioning of the doors is not the same across the rolling stock, and that they plan to install them in other Transilien stations if the experiment is successful.

Germany
People movers at Frankfurt International Airport, Munich International Airport and Düsseldorf Airport are equipped with platform screen doors, as well as the suspended monorail in Dortmund, called H-Bahn. Plans are underway to test platform screen doors on the Munich U-Bahn in 2023 and line U5 & U6 will be installed in late 2026.

Greece
Platform screen doors will be used on the driverless Thessaloniki Metro, which opens in November 2023 and in Line 4 of Athens Metro.

Hong Kong

Currently, all heavy rail and medium-capacity railway platforms outside the  are equipped with either platform screen doors or platform edge doors. On the East Rail line, PSDs are installed only at ,  and  stations. Platform edge doors are currently only used in at-grade and elevated stations, while platform screen doors are used in all underground and some at-grade or elevated stations. None of the light rail platforms have platform screen doors or platform edge doors installed.

The MTR Corporation had since mid-1996, been studying the feasibility of installing PSDs at the older stations to reduce suicides on the MTR and reduce air-conditioning costs. Platforms 2 and 3 of  were chosen for the trial due to them being redundant platforms and receiving low numbers of passengers. Platform screen doors of two and a half cars' length were installed on each of the two platforms during the trial in 1996. As the Kwun Tong line trains consisted of 8 cars, it was decided that the PSDs were to be removed to allow for smoother train operations.

With the opening of the  and , Hong Kong had its first full-height PSDs fully operational in 1998.

The MTR decided in 1999 to undertake the PSD Retrofitting Programme at 74 platforms of 30 select underground stations on the Kwun Tong, Island, and s. 2,960 pairs of PSDs were ordered from Gilgen Door Systems. Choi Hung became the first station to receive platform screen doors from this programme in August 2001. The Mass Transit Railway became the first metro system in the world to retrofit PSDs on a transit system already in operation. The program was completed in March 2006. All subsequent new stations or platforms installed with PSDs also used those manufctured by Gilgen Door Systems.

The opening of the  and  stations in 2005 also meant the first platform-edge doors entering operation for the MTR network. These doors are currently the lowest in the entire network of being at around  high, compared to  on the Kwun Tong, Tsuen Wan, Island and Tung Chung lines and  on the Tuen Ma and s.

In 2006, the MTR began studying ways to introduce barriers at above-ground and at-grade stations, which was considered more complicated as those stations were naturally ventilated and the introduction of full-height platform screen doors would entail the installation of air conditioning systems. In 2008, the corporation decided to install automatic platform gates (APGs) at  eight stations (the MTR Corporation Limited and KCR Corporation had been operationally merged since 2007, but KCR stations were not included in this study). The eight stations were retrofitted with APGs in 2011.

From July 2000 to December 2013, the MTR Corporation collected a surcharge of 10 cents from each Octopus-paying passenger to help pay for the installation of PSDs and APGs. Over HK$1.15 billion was collected in total.

Platform screen doors were also installed on all platforms of the West Rail line (now part of the Tuen Ma line), then built by the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC) before the MTR–KCR merger. The Ma On Shan line did not have gates upon opening even though it was built at the same time as the West Rail; they were eventually added from 2014 to 2017 prior to the opening of the first phase of the Tuen Ma line on 14 February 2020.

The installation of platform screen doors in Hong Kong has been effective in reducing railway injuries and service disruptions.

The longest set of platform screen doors in the world can be found in East Tsim Sha Tsui station, where it first served the  when 12-car MLR trains were still in service. Following the completion of the Kowloon Southern Link and handing over of the station to the  (now part of the Tuen Ma line), the subsequent reduction of train length from 12 to 7 cars caused many of the screen doors to be put out of service, although the trains were lengthened to eight cars in May 2018.

The West Rail line (now part of Tuen Ma line), had all stations installed with APGs, and another constituent line of the Tuen Ma line, the Ma On Shan line, had its final APG installed enter service on 20 December 2017.

The last non-tram/light rail stations in Hong Kong without platform screen doors or gates are all on the East Rail line, a former KCR line not part of the MTR APG retrofitting programmes. The KCR Corporation found it difficult to install APGs because of the wide curves of the platforms and large gaps of their platforms, especially in , , and  station. However, these remaining thirteen stations are all being retrofitted by Kaba as part of the Sha Tin to Central Link project. The APGs are estimated to be at around  high. Adding APGs to the East Rail Line platforms requires platform strengthening with rebars and brackets as the gates, combined with heavy winds, can greatly increase structural load on the platform structure. Also extensive waterproofing work is needed as many of these platforms are directly exposed to the elements.

As of May 15, 2022, three stations on the East Rail Line (Hung Hom, Exhibition Centre, Admiralty) are equipped with platform screen doors, with the remaining stations to have installed these doors in the future. The platform screen doors presently in service in the MTR have been supplied by the Swiss manufacturer Kaba Gilgen, the Japanese Nabtesco Corporation (under the Nabco brand), the French Faiveley Transport and Shenzhen Fangda Automatic System.

Apart from the MTR, all stations on the Hong Kong International Airport Automated People Mover are equipped with platform screen doors made from Westinghouse Platform Screen Doors (for Phase 1) and Panasonic (for Midfield Extension).  The platforms for the shuttle bus service between the North Satellite Concourse and the East Hall of Terminal One at the HKIA, Chek Lap Kok, the New Territories and the bus platforms in Yue Man Square in Kwun Tong, New Kowloon are also retrofitted with PSDs. After it reopened on 27 August 2022, the Peak Tram was retrofitted with platform edge doors on the boarding side of the terminus stations.

India
On the Delhi Metro, all stations on the Delhi Airport Metro Express line, which links to Indira Gandhi International Airport have been equipped with full-height platform screen doors since November 2015 and the six busiest stations on the Yellow Line have also been equipped with half height platform gates. Automatic platform gates on all the stations of the Pink, Magenta Line and Grey Line.

Platform screen doors are also used in all underground stations of the Chennai Metro.

There are platform screen doors in all elevated stations of Kolkata Metro Line 2. Platform screen doors will be introduced in underground stations of Kolkata Metro Line 2, Kolkata Metro Line 3, Kolkata Metro Line 6. There are plans to install platform screen doors also in Kolkata Metro Line 1.

All the stations of under-construction Hyderabad Airport Express Metro will have a provision of half-height platform screen doors (PSD) for improved passenger safety. On the Namma Metro in Bangalore, platform doors will be installed for its phase II operations and is expected to be completed by 2019.

On the Mumbai Metro, all lines being made by MMRDA will have half-height platform screen doors on all elevated stations and full-height platform screen doors in the underground stations, as the trains used in these lines have a GoA level 4, and also to reduce risk of passenger deaths by overcrowding. In Line 2A, The Yellow Line, Line 7A, The Red Line & Line 3, the Aqua line, will have full-height platform screen doors, as the line is fully underground, and like the MMRDA lines above, will have GoA level 4 (Unattended train operation).

All underground stations on the Pune Metro will have platform screen doors.

Indonesia
The Soekarno–Hatta Airport Skytrain, opened in 2017, has full-height platform screen doors. The Jakarta MRT, opened in 2019, has full-height PSDs in underground stations and half-height PSDs in elevated stations. The Jakarta LRT, opened in 2019, has half-height PSDs. The Greater Jakarta LRT, which will open in 2022, will have half-height platform screen doors. PSDs are used in some TransJakarta bus stops, but they are often broken and have to be turned off.

Italy

Platform screen doors are used in most newly built rapid transit lines and systems of new construction in Italy. PSDs are present on Turin Metro, the Venice People Mover, the Perugia Minimetrò, the Brescia Metro, Line 5 of the Milan Metro, Marconi Express Bologna, Pisa Mover (linking Pisa airport and Pisa Centrale station) and Line C of the Rome Metro.

Japan

The Tokyo Metro and Toei Subway began using barriers with the 1991 opening of the Namboku Line (which has full-height platform screen doors), and subsequently installed automatic platform gates on the Mita, Marunouchi, and Fukutoshin lines. Some railway lines, including the subway systems in Sapporo, Sendai, Nagoya, Osaka, Kyoto, and Fukuoka, also utilize barriers to some extent.

In August 2012, the Japanese government announced plans to install barriers at stations used by 100,000 or more people per day, and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism allotted 36 million yen ($470,800) for research and development of the system the 2011-2012 fiscal year. A difficulty was the fact that some stations are used by different types of trains with different designs, making barrier design a challenge.

, only 34 of 235 stations with over 100,000 users per day were able to implement the plan. The ministry stated that 539 of approximately 9,500 train stations across Japan have barriers. Of the Tokyo Metro stations, 78 of 179 have some type of platform barrier.

In 2018, automatic platform gates will be installed on the Sōbu Rapid Line platforms at . As these trains are  long, it is believed that this will break the world record for the longest platform doors at East Tsim Sha Tsui station in Hong Kong.

Malaysia
Platform screen doors (PSD) are installed at all underground  stations, from  to  and , from  to  stations. The automated announcement message reading "For safety reasons, please stand behind the yellow line" in both English and Malay languages are also heard before the train arrived at all stations.

There are also platform screen doors (PSD) on the KLIA Ekspres at Kuala Lumpur Sentral and KLIA stations. Both stations at KLIA Aerotrain also have platform screen doors.

The Platform screen gates (PSG) also have been installed in all elevated stations of the  and .

Mexico

Platform screen doors are present at various bus rapid transit systems in Mexico, such as at the stations of the Guadalajara Macrobús and the Ecovía system of Monterrey. Platform screen doors can be seen as well on the Aerotrén, an airport people mover at Mexico City International Airport.

Philippines
Half-height platform screen doors shall be installed on the North–South Commuter Railway, while full-height platform screen doors shall be installed on the Metro Manila Subway. The system is sought to open in stages between 2023 and 2025.

Peru
Full-height platform screen doors will be used in underground stations of Line 2 of the Lima Metro, due to open in 2022.

Qatar
Platform screen doors are in use in all stations of the Doha Metro. They are also found on the Lusail tram.

Russia
Park Pobedy (Russian: Парк Победы) is a station of the Saint Petersburg Metro that was the first station in the world with platform doors. The station was opened in 1961. Later, nine more stations of this type were built in Leningrad (nowadays Saint Petersburg): Petrogradskaya (Russian: Петроградская), Vasileostrovskaya (Russian: Василеостровская), Gostiny Dvor (Russian: Гостиный двор), Mayakovskaya (Russian: Маяковская), Ploshchad Alexandra Nevskogo I (Russian: Площадь Александра Невского-1), Moskovskaya (Russian: Московская), Yelizarovskaya (Russian: Елизаровская), Lomonosovskaya (Russian: Ломоносовская), and Zvyozdnaya (Russian: Звёздная).

There was an electronic device to ensure that the train stopped with its doors adjacent to the platform doors; they were installed so that driverless trains could eventually be used on the lines. Line 2 uses GoA2 automatic train operation to make this easier, however, Line 3 does not. Unlike other platform screen doors, which are lightweight units with extensive glazing installed on a normal platform edge, the St Petersburg units give the appearance of a solid wall with heavyweight doorways and solid steel sliding doors, similar to a bank of elevators in a large building, and the train cannot be seen entering from the platform; passengers become familiar with the sound alone to indicate a train arrival.

In May 2018, two other similar stations were opened: Novokrestovskaya and Begovaya. Unlike the first ten stations that were built, these stations utilize glass screen doors, allowing the train to be seen from entering the platform, like most other systems. It is unclear why platform doors were installed here as they are absent in all other metros in Russia, the CIS (except that of Minsk, shown above), or the former Eastern bloc (excluding Sofia, also shown above, albeit on a line with equipment incompatible with that of the typical Eastern bloc metro).

The only other platform doors in Russia are found on the Sheremetyevo International Airport people mover.

Singapore
The Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) was the first rapid transit system in Asia to incorporate platform screen doors in its stations in 1987. Full height PSDs mainly manufactured by Westinghouse are installed at all underground MRT and sub-surface stations, while half-height platform screen doors were retrofitted into all elevated stations by March 2012. The LRT stations at Bukit Panjang, Sengkang and Punggol lack physical doors, only barriers with openings where the doors go (excluding the now-closed Ten Mile Junction station, which had full height doors) and vary in size according to their location on the platform.

There are two variants of the full-height platform screen doors in use. The first variant, made by Westinghouse, was installed at all underground stations along the North South line and the East West line from 1987 to the completion of the initial system in 1990. The second variant incorporating more glass on the doors has since been used on all lines thereafter.

Considered a novelty at the time of its installation, platform screen doors were introduced primarily to minimise hefty air-conditioning costs, especially since elevated stations are not air-conditioned and are much more economical to run in comparison. The safety aspects of these doors became more important in light of high-profile incidents where individuals were injured or killed by oncoming trains. In 2008, authorities began the process of retrofitting existing elevated stations with half-height screen doors. However, Land Transport Authority stated that the retrofit was not motivated by the need to make the stations safe, "but to prevent system-wide delay and service disruption and to reduce the social cost to all commuters caused by track intrusions." The retrofit was completed in 2012.

South Korea

Yongdu station of Seoul Subway Line 2 was the first station on the Seoul Subway to feature platform screen doors; the station opened in October 2005. By the end of 2009, many of the 289 stations operated by Seoul Metro had platform doors by Hyundai Elevator. Seoul Metro Lined 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 were equipped with platform screen doors. However, not all stations operated by Korail have completed installation. All stations in South Korea will have platform screen doors by 2018. As of 2017, 100% of subway stations are equipped with platform screen doors in Daejeon, Gwangju, Busan, Incheon and Daegu.

The platform screen doors, installed in Munyang station in Daegu Metro Line 2 by The Korea Transport Institute in 2013, have a unique rope-based platform screen named Rope type Platform Safety Door (RPSD). A door sets of rope blocks separate the platform from the rails. When the train arrives, the rope screen door sets are vertically opened and allow passenger boarding to and from the train. This RPSD was also used in Nokdong station on Gwangju Metro Line 1, but was removed in 2012, and a new full-height platform screen door was installed in 2016 instead.

Spain
Half platform screens were installed first in Provença FGC station (Barcelona) around 2003. Later doors were tested on Barcelona Metro line 11 before fitting them on all stations for the new lines 9 and 10, which operate driverless. Platform screen doors were also trialed on four stations of line 12 (MetroSur) of the Madrid Metro from November 2009 until January 2010. Platform doors are also found on the Madrid Barajas Airport People Mover at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport.

Sweden
Stockholm commuter rail has platform doors on two underground stations opened in July 2017, as part of the Stockholm City Line. The Stockholm Metro will test platform doors at Åkeshov metro station in 2015 & Bagarmossen metro station in 2021, the metro stations including Kungsträdgården metro station-Nacka Kungsträdgården metro station-Hagsätra metro station will have platform screen doors when it is completed between 2026-2030. As there are multiple door layouts in use on the Stockholm Metro (a full length C20 having 21 doors on each side, and the older Cx series and newer C30 having 24), it is unlikely platform doors will be common anytime soon. The underground Liseberg station in Gothenburg has platform doors which were built before its opening 1993. The reason was safety against the freight trains that go in this tunnel. These doors are built one meter from the platform edge and do not restrict the train type.

Switzerland
Zurich International Airport's Skymetro shuttle between the main building (hosting terminals A and B) and the detached terminal E has glass screen doors separating the tracks from the passenger hall platforms at both ends.

Lausanne Metro's Line M2 has glass screen doors at every station.

Taiwan

On Taipei Metro, platform screen doors were first installed on the Wenhu line (then known as Muzha line) in 1996. Older high-capacity MRT lines (Tamsui-Xinyi Line, Songshan-Xindian Line, Zhonghe-Xinlu line, and the Bannan Line) were initially constructed without platform screen doors but have been retrofitted with automatic platform gates since 2018. Newer stations, on the Xinyi Line (part of the Tamsui-Xinyi Line), Luzhou and Xinzhuang Line (part of the Zhonghe-Xinlu Line), Songshan Line (part of the Songshan-Xindian Line), Circular line, and part of the Bannan Line's Dingpu Station and Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center Station) are constructed with platform screen doors. The Circular Line have installed platform screen doors since opening, but Danhai Light Rail did not.

On Kaohsiung Metro, all underground stations have installed platform screen doors, while elevated stations did not. Daliao Station installed half-height platform screen doors in 2020.

On Taoyuan Metro and Taichung Metro, all elevated stations installed half-height platform screen doors while underground stations installed full-height platform screen doors.

Thailand

Platform screen doors were first installed on the BTS Skytrain and Bangkok MRT System since it first operates. Followed by the Airport Rail Link System in Makkasan Station (Express Platform) and Suvarnabhumi Station (both City and Express Line Platform. BTS Skytrain system first installed the platform screen doors at Siam Station. Followed by all the busy stations during rush hours. Today, almost all stations on the Bangkok Electrified Rail System have installed platform screen doors preventing people from falling onto the tracks. BTS Skytrain system has installed PSDs on 18 stations out of its 44 stations. Both Purple and Blue Line of Bangkok MRT system has installed PSDs on all of its stations. Airport Rail link has installed a stainless steel fence to prevent from falling but has not installed an automated door due to a speed of the train is too fast that it will break the glass. All new stations in Bangkok must install platform screen doors as a rule.

Turkey
Platform doors are found on Istanbul Metro lines M5, M7, M8 and M11, all fully driverless. Seyrantepe station on line M2 and F1, F3 and F4 also have platform doors.

United Arab Emirates

Platform screen doors are installed on all the platforms in the fully automated Dubai Metro, as well as on the Dubai Airport People Mover, Palm Jumeirah Monorail and Dubai Tram (the world's first tram system to feature platform screen doors).

United Kingdom

The Jubilee Line Extension project saw platform edge doors installed on its new stations that were underground, and were produced by Westinghouse. There are plans to install PEDs in existing London Underground stations along the Bakerloo, Central, Piccadilly, and Waterloo & City lines as part of New Tube for London. A provision for installing platform edge doors is found on the Northern line extension stations, but no doors were installed in the stations when they opened in 2021, this is because 1995 stock cannot control platform screen doors in-cab, unlike 1996 stock used on Jubilee Line.

PEDs are present on the Gatwick Airport shuttle system, Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 airside people-mover shuttle, Birmingham Airport AirRail Link and Stansted Airport Transit System.

The Elizabeth line, the new cross-city line for London (delivered as the Crossrail Project) has platform screen doors on each of the sixteen sub-surface platforms of its central section. Each platform has twenty-seven doors which align with the twenty-seven saloon doors of the new British Rail Class 345 which operates the service. The doors form a 2.5m high glass and steel screen the entire length of the platform. The door opening is 2.1m wide, and the system includes integrated passenger information and digital advertising screens. The system is unusual in that the trains served are full-sized commuter trains, larger and longer than the trains of metro systems more commonly equipped with platform screen doors. In total, some 4km of platform screen is provided.

The Glasgow Subway will have half-height screen doors after new rolling stock are introduced in 2023.

United States

Platform screen doors are rare in the United States, and with one exception, are exclusively found on small-scale systems. The Las Vegas Monorail system is currently the only general-purpose rapid transit system in the US to use platform screen doors. Honolulu Rail Transit will become the first large-scale publicly run metro system in the United States to feature platform screen doors, when it opens in 2023. All 21 stations will feature platform gates manufactured by Stanley Access Technologies.

New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority has not committed to installing platform screen doors in its subway system, though it had been considering such an idea since the 1980s. Their installation presents substantial technical challenges, in part because of different placements of doors on New York City Subway rolling stock. Additionally, the majority of the system cannot accommodate platform doors regardless of door locations, due to factors such as narrow platforms and structurally insufficient platform slabs (see ).  Following a series of incidents during one week in November 2016, in which three people were injured or killed after being pushed into tracks, the MTA started to consider installing platform edge doors for the 42nd Street Shuttle. In October 2017, the MTA formally announced that platform screen doors would be installed at the Third Avenue station on the  as part of a pilot program, but the pilot was later postponed.
Following several pushing incidents, the MTA announced a PSD pilot program at three stations in February 2022: the  platform at Times Square; the  platform at Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport; and the Third Avenue station. However, this initiative has been over one year and still no progress.

People movers, systems that ferry passengers across large distances they would otherwise walk, make use of platform screen doors. These systems are common at airports such as Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Denver International Airport. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey uses full height platform screen doors at two of its systems: AirTrain JFK and AirTrain Newark (serving John F. Kennedy International Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport respectively). San Francisco International Airport has AirTrain, a 6-mile-long line whose stations are fully enclosed with platform screen doors, allowing access to the fully automated people mover. Chicago O'Hare International Airport has a people mover system which operates 24 hours a day and is a 2.5 mile long (4 km) line that operates between the four terminals at the airport and parking areas; each station is fully enclosed with platform screen doors allowing access to the fully automated people mover trains. AeroTrain is a  people mover system at Washington Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia with fully enclosed tracks including platform screen doors. The United States Capitol subway system, a train cart people mover system, uses platform gates.

Venezuela
Platform screen doors are in use on the Los Teques Metro. The first station to have screen doors implemented on the system was Guaicaipuro.

Incidents
On the Shanghai Metro in 2007, a man forcing his way onto a crowded train became trapped between the train door and platform door as they closed. He was pulled under the departing train and killed. In 2010, a woman in Shanghai's Zhongshan Park Station was killed under the same circumstances when she got trapped between the train and platform doors. An almost identical death occurred on the Beijing Subway in 2014 the third death involving platform doors in China within the several years preceding it. In 2018, a woman was similarly trapped between the platform doors and train at Shanghai's Bao'an Highway station. She escaped injury by standing still as the train departed. On January 22, 2022, an elderly woman was killed when she got trapped between the train doors and platform screen doors at Shanghai's Qi'an Road Station.

Between 1999 and 2012, London Underground's platform doors, all on the Jubilee line, were the cause of 75 injuries including strikes to peoples' heads and arms.

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Kazuya Oki si offre volontario per un'operazione di chirurgia cibernetica per il programma spaziale internazionale negli Stati Uniti in modo da diventare un astronauta che può sopravvivere nello spazio senza avere bisogno di una tuta. Dopo l'operazione, gli viene dato il nome in codice Super-1. Prima che Kazuya possa partire per lo spazio, la base dove è stato operato viene attaccata dal Regno di Dogma. Solo Kazuya riuscì a salvarsi e, determinato a vendicare la morte degli scienziati, ritorna in Giappone e viene addestrato nelle arti marziali dal maestro Genkai. Con questa esperienza, Kazuya diventa Kamen Rider Super-1 per combattere contro i mostri del Regno Dogma e, successivamente, Jin Dogma.

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Jason shared the process/timeline for the Master Plan. We are at the point now where we are ready for internal (Board) feedback and communication prior to sending the Master Plan out for public comment through Mindmixer.
Columbus Recreation and Parks department is in the midst of a system-wide plan for the parks.
One of the goals is to phase out active program pieces in the park in favor of flexible active spaces. For example, Rick M. was wondering if we should restore the ball field and backstop or if we should remove it, to remove an active program space. Greg K. commented that the backstop might continue to be useful regardless of how that space is used, due to the busy intersection behind it. Rick H. asked if the usage of the field is lower because of the condition of the backstop. Jason: the city doesn't support any ball leagues in Goodale Park, so there isn't any official use of the field.
Related question: how do we use the open areas of the park? How do we want for them to be used?
Historically, the park carriage path was designed for strolling in a circuit, as opposed to the purpose for the current paths: for traveling through the park. Is this carriage path something we want to return to?
A goal of the Master Plan is to reduce and remove pedestrian/vehicle conflict points. One of these, the East entrance at Russell, might be exacerbated when Russell changes direction toward the park.
A variety of changes to the drives and entrances were illustrated in the presentation, including removing one drive that currently simply takes more of the usable park space away (the entrance might then be moved from Russell to Poplar).
The southwest corner of the park (ball field) is largely unused, and has been unused historically. The highway traffic noise was mentioned and Stan suggested advocating for a sound barrier. Jason brought up the possibility of having a Goodale Park entrance actually on Goodale Street, which would open up this area for more use. Andy mentioned using that southwest space for parking, since the highway noise wouldn't be a problem for a parking area.
Pathways and entrance options were discussed, including an entrance and split path at the Park/Buttles corner, similar to the proposed split path at the north entrance.
The question was raised regarding how we should present these ideas and solicit comments from the community. Open-ended questions? A core plan (like the strolling path) presented with options for additional project options? Large plan (long-term) along with several smaller (short-term) projects that would contribute to the larger plan?
Next step is community outreach. Discussion ensued regarding how to do that, who to present it to, etc.
One option is to present the ideas to all the stakeholder groups at their regular meetings. Another option is to invite representatives from all the stakeholder groups to one event. Jason said that he envisioned an articulated plan with explanation that would stand alone (make sense on its own) without a presenter.
A random suggestion overheard by the secretary: removing power and utility lines in and around the park. Or was that a well-articulated and contextually relevant suggestion that was overheard during the course of a period of secretarial inattention?
Motion – To approve the minutes from the June meeting. (Anderson/Krobot). Passed.
Walk and talks: first one had a light showing but a well-received regionally renowned speaker, the second one had 30 people, and we have two more events coming up. The audience in attendance is largely new — people who have not been to the park for other events. The tree walk was so popular that the committee is considering adding another talk in the fall.


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So how to choose from the menu? How to make it complete its guess?

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This bodysuit is made from comfortable cotton/lycra and features a zipper front for easy access. Great as a lounge suit or for extra warmth under clothing. Available in white only.
this is so hottt, my bf has one and i love it when he wears it.
Great suit and great to wear out and about! Would be great in other colours!


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Every 15-year-old needs a hero. It's a year when the world really starts turning at a faster rate: a lot of the old toys of childhood become meaningless and a new search for direction begins in earnest. For me, that search led to a rock & roll club in Houston called La Maison, and a band called the 13th Floor Elevators. There was some kind of glow around the band's name, like it meant more than just a moniker. In 1966 Houston was about as uptight as a city could get, with police on the lookout for minorities and long-haired reprobates to harass as often as possible. Just going to La Maison could involve a law enforcement juggernaut, but it was worth it. Once inside the club, waiting for the Elevators to start, an electrical force surged through the audience. You could almost see it. A counterculture was being born, and as powerful as the Beatles and the Rolling Stones were then, it wasn't enough. In Texas, we needed our own musical gurus to follow. It wasn't working to always be looking to Great Britain for the next surge. It was time to discover our own.
When the five Elevators took the stage that night in Houston, everything changed. Before, there wasn't a light strong enough to pull the ravenous youth brigade together. Things were split up, with different factions pulling in different directions. With the oncoming wave of psychedelics, though, division wasn't an option. This mind expansion pursuit was serious business, so we had to stick together. It would take real devotion and new leaders. Dr. Timothy Leary was too far away, plus he was from the East Coast. We didn't need anybody from that side of the country telling us how to become enlightened. Texans are a proud crowd, and we wanted our own prophets.
Roky Erickson, Tommy Hall, Stacy Sutherland, John Ike Walton and Bennie Thurman were based in Austin, which was ideal to lead us into the new age. Austin had always been the most enlightened spot in the Lone Star state. It had the University of Texas, the hill country and an inquisitive crowd seeking to push beyond conventional boundaries. The 13th Floor Elevators were openly promising a new way to perceive life, which is exactly what we were looking for. Their small record label, International Artists, was headquartered in Houston, created by a rich oil man, a lawyer or two and a Svengali of a front man named Lelan Rogers, older brother of Kenny Rogers, who had been the bass player in the Bobby Doyle Trio but was now fronting a band called The First Edition. Lelan knew his way around the record business and had picked the Elevators as his ticket to Valhalla. The band's first single, "You're Gonna Miss Me," was already roaring up the local radio charts, a little under three minutes of contained hysteria.
To say the audience that night at La Maison was ready was about as big an understatement as the state of Texas itself. So when Roky Erickson, all of 18 years old, walked onstage it seemed like he was floating. Erickson had a cherubic countenance crossed with an other-worldly aura. His smile was almost as big as his face, and it looked like he knew he possessed a magic potion inside the band's music that was going to change everyone's lives forever in a matter of a few minutes. He plugged in his glowing red Gibson electric guitar, and looked around at his bandmates to see if they were ready to light the fuse. On the singer's left, Stacy Sutherland created a cocoon of darkness around him, like he held certain secrets within that he wasn't quite ready to share. Drummer John Ike Walton sat atop a mountain of drums and cymbals, tall and regal and ready to pound everything he got his hands on. Bassist Bennie Thurman was a flat-out pirate, wearing a big hoop earring on his left ear in a time when men simply did not wear earrings. He also had the somewhat crazed look of a man who had just been released from a cage of some kind.
The last Elevator, on Erickson's far right, was the Lonesome End of the band. He stood solitary in his own world, holding a large clay jug that he would play with a microphone held near the opening at the top and blow into it. Dressed in a pitch-black Navy P-coat and sporting the transcendent smile of an enlightened scientist, it was Tommy Hall who had first formed the 13th Floor Elevators. Convinced that through the use of psychedelic drugs mankind could find a way to evolve into higher beings, he decided a rock & roll band would be the perfect project to share his findings. So he formed the Elevators, wrote the lyrics to most of their songs and began the march to influence and infamy. The orders had been given, and the quintet began their mission.
Once the music started, it was Roky Erickson who split the atom and took the audience on a jet-propelled ride into the future with the Elevators providing a rocket-engine propulsion behind him. I've never seen anything like it, before or since. Songs would begin with a small sonic boom, and then gain in firepower exponentially with each verse. By the chorus, everyone in the audience was hanging on each syllable and chord, having entrusted their psyches to this brand new musical phenomenon called psychedelic rock. Outside the club was a booming city in the chaos of massive changes, but inside La Maison was the spiritual beginning of how music could build a world of its own, devoid of the eggshell existence of normal life. No other band had ever crossed that bridge, but tonight the Elevators were reaching out their hands through songs like "Reverberbation," "Fire Engine," "Rollercoaster" and "The Kingdom of Heaven (Is Within You)" and inviting us all to go there with them. We would look at each other in the audience and seal the deal that this would be our lives, this would be the thing that let us live inside eternity and find salvation once and for all. Since its birth rock & roll had promised that it would save the day, and now — beyond Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, beyond them all — the prophets had arrived to deliver that momentous gift.
it's the inner world where time disappears
and our spirit sets the clock
By the end of that first evening in 1966, Roky Erickson was beatific. He stood onstage and didn't move. He just looked into the crowd with eyes that promised a new beginning. And that's the way he was for the next 53 years, until he passed away May 31, 2019. I would see him share his
music dozens of nights, sometimes in the roar and sometimes in the silence. In those years Erickson had lived a thousand lifetimes, many in the confusion of mental illness, and also in the euphoric nirvana of total bliss. I had loyally followed him, because he and his band opened a door to a place I'd never been and held such high hope for humanity. No matter where the path took us, I believed that in him I had found someone who would share with me an eternal light. And it was always there, even when very few could still see it. Through the Elevators' songs and Erickson's performance I learned that the outside world should not lock us in. Rather, it's the inner world where time disappears and our spirit sets the clock.
When I saw him performing all those 13th Floor Elevators songs in San Francisco a few weeks ago, his eyes still carried the magic even if his body struggled with its ties to this physical world. Now he has broken that earthly bond and moved into the cosmos where his mind had lived for so long. One day we will surely follow him there, hopefully to a place where we can share this life and all the others in store for us. And the circle will remain unbroken.
Bill Bentley's first interview with Roky Erickson appeared in the Austin Sun in 1975. Bentley is executive producer of WHERE THE PYRAMID MEETS THE EYE: A TRIBUTE TO ROKY ERICKSON, released by Sire/Warner Bros. Records in 1990.
Bill Bentley was the music writer and typesetter for the original Austin Sun. His book SMITHSONIAN ROCK & ROLL: LIVE AND UNSEEN was published by Smithsonian Books, October 2017.
Photos by: Ken Hoge © 2019 (top photo) www.kenhoge.com & Bob Simmons © 2019


When you are building a new company - and a new "space" like Indoor Navigation and Location-based Services - there are some milestones that really matter. This week, we were proud to announce one of those: our new partnership with Stanley Healthcare.
Of course for a young company like Connexient, the opportunity to work with a partner who can bring our solution to over 5,000 hospitals and 12,000 long-term care organizations is tremendously exciting and a great honor. It will enable us to reach more clients that we can help to enhance patient experience, capture lost revenues and increase efficiency. That is a good thing!
We will kick-off our collaboration at HiMSS 2015 - the annual gathering of over 30,000 innovators and leaders in Healthcare - in Chicago on April 12th. Please come see us there!
Equally exciting to us, however, is the shared vision between our companies of how integrating Indoor Navigation - and Navigation-quality mapping and positioning - together with other location-based solutions solutions can deliver compelling value for users and increase Enterprise ROI for our clients.
The importance of integration has been a core focus for Connexient from the very beginning. We tell our clients that while Indoor Navigation may be the first "killer app" of Indoor Positioning and Location Services, Connexient's core mission is to location-enable Enterprise IT. So we are eager to get to work!
The opportunities to deliver ROI through Enterprise integration seem endless - the deeper you dig the more benefits appear. In discussion with clients and partners like Stanley over the last year, however, we have identified three areas that have present a combination of relatively simple implementation, immediate benefits and measurable ROI.
We first started talking to clients and blogging about this last year. With just a few very simple integration points to EHR solutions, we can collaborate with our clients and partners to deliver a use case we call the "Airline Check-in Model".
These screenshots show functionality that MediNav supports out-of-the box to support the integration with EHR systems to dramatically enhance and improve the patient experience.
Patient receives an appointment reminder 24 hours prior and can confirm he/she is coming, as well as set reminder for a desired time when he/she should leave for the appointment. Patient can also view end-to-end route - outdoors and indoors - in advance at this point to pre-plan their trip.
Using the Parking Planner feature, Patient is given recommended parking location based on their appointment destination inside the building. Then receives turn-by-turn navigation to the correct garage entrance with Google Maps.
Upon arrival at the parking garage, Patient's physical presence is confirmed with BLE Beacon or Cisco MSE and Welcome Screen automatically triggered that enables he/she to save car location, notify caregivers of arrival, and receive turn-by-turn indoor navigation to appointment room.
real-time visibility into incoming flow of appointments so that the Healthcare Provider can manage its "dynamic inventory" more effectively.
This last one best illustrates the power of integration. There are various ways to work to address the first two goals that - while less efficient for the organization and convenient for the patient - can be effective.
But this type of integration opens up an entirely new set of possibilities for the organization that will directly increase the effective use of a hospitals most valuable resources - its caregivers - while simultaneously reducing the wait times - and uncertainty about them - that patients have come to dread.
When you combine and integrate this with a solution like Stanley Healthcare's MobileView, now the Enterprise is getting an end-to-end visibility across the entire continuum of care. That's powerful.
Since we first started deploying MediNav, our clients have told us how it has become instantly popular with Hospital staff. Besides the plain fact that caregivers get lost as well - especially newly arriving staff - it has often become used as a convenient communication option and directory resource that is already sitting in everyone's pocket.
This has lead to our planning and development of the MediNav Staff Version, slated for release in Q4 of this year. This will first and foremost provide a full staff directory and complete map of the facility that is only accessible to authorized personnel. That in itself will be tremendously useful.
As we go forward with partners like Stanley, however, even more compelling opportunities arise. Why not, for example, integrate RLTS-based asset tracking like Stanley Healthcare Nursing & Staff Workflow Solutions? Why not indeed! Stanley knows where the equipment is located, we can tell the caregiver which is the closest and how to get there. And that's just one example of course.
Or with staff workflow tracking, now a nurse that needs to confer with a doctor can immediately see exactly where he is in the building and even if he is moving receive turn-by-turn navigation to meet up with him.
Neither of these types of use cases outlined above are fundamentally new. They are ones almost every person is familiar with in some other part of their life with applications like Foursquare (or Facebook check-in), Uber and otherwise. The point is that by moving down the path with some very simple integrations, we can translate these into Enterprise use cases that are both comfortable for the user and bring real value to the organization.
It is our clients that can best tell us where to focus, of course. You know what capabilities and use cases would have true immediate and positive impact for you - and your patients. So we want to hear from you and start these conversations!


We all have doubt since from the beginning of Homeopathic science. How Homeopathy works?What impressions does Homeopathic medicine produce in human body?
We have attempted to study the signature created by Homeopathic remedy Acid Nitricum 200c.
Freshly medicated 4 pills of Acid Nitricum 200c are given to a healthy person. Temperature variability is recorded with data logger .
Look at the peak frequency patterns in the above graph which are specific to Homeopathic medicine ACID NITRICUM.