Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) Governor Yubaraj Khatiwada on Sunday asked banks and financial institutions not to lower interest rates on deposits as it could invite a liquidity crunch in the banking system.
Interest rates on deposits and loans have dropped sharply over the last one and a half years with banks awash in cash. The central bank has been absorbing excess cash with the deposit collection instrument, a new mechanism it introduced recently while continuing to conduct reverse repos.
Speaking at the inauguration of the corporate and main branch office of Shangri-la Development Bank at Baluwatar, the governor said that banks could able to adjust a minimum level excess liquidity. He added that NRB would not tolerate bad governance among financial institutions as this has remained a big concern for the central bank, Stressing the need for the management and board to address risks arising from internal factors, Khatiwada said that the central bank would not tolerate risk posed by in-house anomalies. Many financial institutions have turned sick due to the practice of the management and board members using deposits in their personal projects.
Khatiwada also assured bankers that NRB would do its best to solve problems arising from genuine market phenomena like economic slowdowns and other irregularities.
With mergers and acquisitions becoming fashionable in the banking industry, Khatiwada said that consolidation had helped to lower risks from external factors.
The governor continued that development had much room for businesses particularly mid-level enterprises. "With commercial banks focusing on corporate houses and micro-finance companies going to rural areas, development banks should tap middle range financial requirements," said Khatiwada.
Stating that the sector was largely unexploited, Khatiwada said that development banks had been able to fulfil only one-fourth of middle range banking requirements.
About two months ago, Shangri-la Development Bank merged with Bageshwori Development Bank and began integrated operations. It has collected deposits amounting to Rs 6.45 billion and provided loans amounting to Rs 5.21 billion as of last year.
Shangri-la Development Bank Chairman Surendra Bahadur Bhariju said they were open to further merger proposals with suitable financial institutions. "We will move the merger campaign forward by carrying out thorough discussions," he added.


The Great Han is an ethnographic study of the Han Clothing Movement, a neotraditionalist and racial nationalist movement that has emerged in China since 2001. Participants come together both online and in person in cities across China to revitalize their utopian vision of the authentic "Great Han" and corresponding "real China" through pseudotraditional ethnic dress, reinvented Confucian ritual, and anti-foreign sentiment. Analyzing the movement's ideas and practices, this book argues that the vision of a pure, perfectly ordered, ethnically homogeneous, and secure society is in fact a fantasy constructed in response to the challenging realities of the present. Yet this national imaginary is reproduced precisely through its own perpetual elusiveness. The Great Han is a pioneering analysis of Han identity, nationalism, and social movements in a rapidly changing China.
Kevin Carrico is Lecturer in the Department of International Studies at Macquarie University and the translator of Tsering Woeser's Tibet on Fire.


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Q: Orange3 Save Classifier Widget I have Orange3 installed with Python 2.7 32-bit on a Windows 10 OS.  Everything seems to work okay and I have trained a Classification Tree and now want to save the model.  When I add the Save Classifier widget and connect it to the Classification Tree, I cannot enter a File name.  I've tried retraining the model with the Save Classifier widget attached, but still nothing.  I have a Classification Tree Viewer attached and it works fine okay.  Any suggestions on how I can create a .pickle file of my Classification Tree?

A: I figured out how to save a .pickle file with the Save Classifier. I "primed" the directory with a file I renamed to have the file type .pickle. Then the Orange Save Classifier allowed me to search and find this existing .pickle file and overwrite it. It works fine now.

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Air shot is a PCO based personal air purifier using eco-friendly UV LED and an edible pigment called TiO2 by the support of a government agency.
Auto ventilating apparatus for window using IoT provides optimal window open/shut performance remotely for homes/buildings/casters.
Moncross, Aroma, Humidifier, multi functions, Mini fan, LED mood light.


The Little Buffalo Cosy Winter Hat is made with the famous Buffalo Pertex/Pile which is designed to keep the wearer comfortable no matter what nature has in store.
So comfortable to wear - warm, lightweight, showerproof and windproof.
Berber pile lined hat with chin strap.


Richard Anderson is a human-centered design (thinking) practice, management, & organizational strategy consultant with international management, cross-organizational development, & more than 20 years of experience. He has been the director of design disciplines in three consultancies, held leadership/management roles in other organizations, and freelanced for multiple companies. He is presently Principal of OE Strategy, providing human-centered research, strategy, and design thinking for organizations seeking to make a positive difference in the world.
Richard was Editor-in-Chief of interactions magazine with Jon Kolko, helped start & grow numerous HCI communities around the world as ACM SIGCHI's Local Chapters Chair, has organized numerous design events, including two major conferences, and has written lots and has spoken and moderated panels lots on numerous design-related topics. He has taught design, design research, design strategy, design management, and/or design thinking throughout his career in many places, including the University of California (Berkeley & Santa Cruz), the Academy of Art University, General Assembly, and at multiple conferences and companies. He is now on the faculty of the Austin Center for Design.


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La ville américaine de  est située dans les comtés de Carroll et Guthrie, dans l'État de l'Iowa. Elle comptait  lors du recensement de 2010.

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Comté de Carroll (Iowa)
Comté de Guthrie

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Government of Canada Announces Funding for COVID-19 Safe Voluntary Isolation Sites under Ontario's High Priority Community Strategy
From: Public Health Agency of Canada
The government of Canada will provide the Province of Ontario with $23.7 million to operate a number of safe, voluntary isolation sites.
March 23, 2021 | Ottawa, Ontario | Public Health Agency of Canada
The Government of Canada is protecting the health and safety of Canadians, and reducing the spread of COVID-19 and variants of concern in Canada. Self-isolation is one of the most effective ways to help stop the spread of COVID-19. However, for some Canadians, crowded housing conditions and restrictive costs can make it unsafe or impossible to self-isolate, increasing the risk of community transmission.
Today, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Health, announced $23.7 million for the Province of Ontario to operate a number of safe, voluntary isolation sites in various communities identified under Ontario's High Priority Community Strategy. These sites will help residents in the province who have COVID-19, or have been exposed to it, access safe isolation accommodations to keep themselves and their community safe.
Voluntary isolation sites reduce the risks of spreading the virus among household contacts, both in Canada's densely populated urban centres, as well as in locations where people are faced with crowded housing and resources constraints. These sites are one of the rapid response tools we have to help stop the spread of COVID-19, and they can be deployed to communities facing outbreaks.
The Safe Voluntary Isolation Sites program exists to fill a gap for cities, municipalities and health regions that are at-risk of high rates of COVID-19 transmission. Evidence continues to indicate that individuals from lower income and densely populated neighbourhoods are disproportionately affected by COVID-19, including its most severe outcomes.
Sites selected under the Program provide an accessible location where identified individuals can safely self-isolate for the required period. Local public health officials will help determine eligible individuals who may be offered the option to transfer to the isolation site on a voluntary basis to keep them and their household contacts safe during an outbreak in their community.
"The Safe Voluntary Isolation Sites Program will support communities across Ontario, providing direct assistance to those who are unable to safely self-isolate at home. As we work with the Province of Ontario and directly with communities to stop the spread of COVID-19 and variants of concern, we need to make sure that Canadians have tools available to protect themselves and their loved ones."
The Honourable Patty Hajdu
This funding to the Province of Ontario, over the course of six months, will allow the continued operation of sites in Toronto, Peel, York and Durham, totalling up to 1,600 rooms to accommodate identified individuals who are unable to self-isolate safely at home.
As part of Canada's growing list of rapid response tools against the spread of COVID-19, the Government of Canada is providing a total of $100 million in funding to municipalities and health regions to establish Safe Voluntary Isolation Sites across the country.
To date, the Safe Voluntary Isolation Sites program is providing approximately $53 million to support projects across Ontario.
There are currently 374 rooms for residents funded in the province under the Safe Voluntary Isolation Sites Program. This latest funding will allow for an additional 1,600 rooms to be created bringing the total to approximately 1975 rooms in the province.
Regular monitoring and reporting of each safe voluntary isolation site will be conducted in coordination with local public health officials.
The sharing of best practices will be encouraged among the selected isolation sites to improve how the sites operate and how services are delivered to individuals who access the sites.
To prevent the spread of COVID-19, Canadians are advised to follow local public health measures, avoid places that do not have controls in place to reduce the spread of COVID-19, and to stay home if they are experiencing any symptoms.
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42-The Large Meteor T-R-A-P investigates the possibilities of calculating and steering a meteor safely down to Earth.
The first antenna array and experimental set up was installed outside the city of Marrakesh, Morocco in February 2014.
In 2016 a second array will follow and be installed north of St. Petersburg, Russia.
Further info on display at the Chernyshev Central Research Museum of Geological Studies, St. Petersburg, Ru.


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using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
using Csla;
using Csla.Data;

namespace ParentLoad.Business.ERCLevel
{

    ///
    /// B10Level11111 (editable child object).

    /// This is a generated base class of <see cref="B10Level11111"/> business object.
    ///
    /// <remarks>
    /// This class contains one child collection:

    /// - <see cref="B11Level111111Objects"/> of type <see cref="B11Level111111Coll"/> (1:M relation to <see cref="B12Level111111"/>)

    /// This class is an item of <see cref="B09Level11111Coll"/> collection.
    /// </remarks>
    [Serializable]
    public partial class B10Level11111 : BusinessBase<B10Level11111>
    {

        #region Static Fields

        private static int _lastID;

        #endregion

        #region State Fields

        [NotUndoable]
        [NonSerialized]
        internal int narentID1 = 0;

        #endregion

        #region Business Properties

        ///
        /// Maintains metadata about <see cref="Level_1_1_1_1_1_ID"/> property.
        ///
        public static readonly PropertyInfo<int> Level_1_1_1_1_1_IDProperty = RegisterProperty<int>(p => p.Level_1_1_1_1_1_ID, "Level_1_1_1_1_1 ID");
        ///
        /// Gets the Level_1_1_1_1_1 ID.
        ///
        /// <value>The Level_1_1_1_1_1 ID.</value>
        public int Level_1_1_1_1_1_ID
        {
            get { return GetProperty(Level_1_1_1_1_1_IDProperty); }
        }

        ///
        /// Maintains metadata about <see cref="Level_1_1_1_1_1_Name"/> property.
        ///
        public static readonly PropertyInfo<string> Level_1_1_1_1_1_NameProperty = RegisterProperty<string>(p => p.Level_1_1_1_1_1_Name, "Level_1_1_1_1_1 Name");
        ///
        /// Gets or sets the Level_1_1_1_1_1 Name.
        ///
        /// <value>The Level_1_1_1_1_1 Name.</value>
        public string Level_1_1_1_1_1_Name
        {
            get { return GetProperty(Level_1_1_1_1_1_NameProperty); }
            set { SetProperty(Level_1_1_1_1_1_NameProperty, value); }
        }

        ///
        /// Maintains metadata about child <see cref="B11Level111111SingleObject"/> property.
        ///
        public static readonly PropertyInfo<B11Level111111Child> B11Level111111SingleObjectProperty = RegisterProperty<B11Level111111Child>(p => p.B11Level111111SingleObject, "B11 Level111111 Single Object", RelationshipTypes.Child);
        ///
        /// Gets the B11 Level111111 Single Object ("parent load" child property).
        ///
        /// <value>The B11 Level111111 Single Object.</value>
        public B11Level111111Child B11Level111111SingleObject
        {
            get { return GetProperty(B11Level111111SingleObjectProperty); }
            private set { LoadProperty(B11Level111111SingleObjectProperty, value); }
        }

        ///
        /// Maintains metadata about child <see cref="B11Level111111ASingleObject"/> property.
        ///
        public static readonly PropertyInfo<B11Level111111ReChild> B11Level111111ASingleObjectProperty = RegisterProperty<B11Level111111ReChild>(p => p.B11Level111111ASingleObject, "B11 Level111111 ASingle Object", RelationshipTypes.Child);
        ///
        /// Gets the B11 Level111111 ASingle Object ("parent load" child property).
        ///
        /// <value>The B11 Level111111 ASingle Object.</value>
        public B11Level111111ReChild B11Level111111ASingleObject
        {
            get { return GetProperty(B11Level111111ASingleObjectProperty); }
            private set { LoadProperty(B11Level111111ASingleObjectProperty, value); }
        }

        ///
        /// Maintains metadata about child <see cref="B11Level111111Objects"/> property.
        ///
        public static readonly PropertyInfo<B11Level111111Coll> B11Level111111ObjectsProperty = RegisterProperty<B11Level111111Coll>(p => p.B11Level111111Objects, "B11 Level111111 Objects", RelationshipTypes.Child);
        ///
        /// Gets the B11 Level111111 Objects ("parent load" child property).
        ///
        /// <value>The B11 Level111111 Objects.</value>
        public B11Level111111Coll B11Level111111Objects
        {
            get { return GetProperty(B11Level111111ObjectsProperty); }
            private set { LoadProperty(B11Level111111ObjectsProperty, value); }
        }

        #endregion

        #region Factory Methods

        ///
        /// Factory method. Creates a new <see cref="B10Level11111"/> object.
        ///
        /// <returns>A reference to the created <see cref="B10Level11111"/> object.</returns>
        internal static B10Level11111 NewB10Level11111()
        {
            return DataPortal.CreateChild<B10Level11111>();
        }

        ///
        /// Factory method. Loads a <see cref="B10Level11111"/> object from the given SafeDataReader.
        ///
        /// <param name="dr">The SafeDataReader to use.</param>
        /// <returns>A reference to the fetched <see cref="B10Level11111"/> object.</returns>
        internal static B10Level11111 GetB10Level11111(SafeDataReader dr)
        {
            B10Level11111 obj = new B10Level11111();
            // show the framework that this is a child object
            obj.MarkAsChild();
            obj.Fetch(dr);
            obj.LoadProperty(B11Level111111ObjectsProperty, B11Level111111Coll.NewB11Level111111Coll());
            obj.MarkOld();
            return obj;
        }

        #endregion

        #region Constructor

        ///
        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="B10Level11111"/> class.
        ///
        /// <remarks> Do not use to create a Csla object. Use factory methods instead.</remarks>
        private B10Level11111()
        {
            // Prevent direct creation

            // show the framework that this is a child object
            MarkAsChild();
        }

        #endregion

        #region Data Access

        ///
        /// Loads default values for the <see cref="B10Level11111"/> object properties.
        ///
        [Csla.RunLocal]
        protected override void Child_Create()
        {
            LoadProperty(Level_1_1_1_1_1_IDProperty, System.Threading.Interlocked.Decrement(ref _lastID));
            LoadProperty(B11Level111111SingleObjectProperty, DataPortal.CreateChild<B11Level111111Child>());
            LoadProperty(B11Level111111ASingleObjectProperty, DataPortal.CreateChild<B11Level111111ReChild>());
            LoadProperty(B11Level111111ObjectsProperty, DataPortal.CreateChild<B11Level111111Coll>());
            var args = new DataPortalHookArgs();
            OnCreate(args);
            base.Child_Create();
        }

        ///
        /// Loads a <see cref="B10Level11111"/> object from the given SafeDataReader.
        ///
        /// <param name="dr">The SafeDataReader to use.</param>
        private void Fetch(SafeDataReader dr)
        {
            // Value properties
            LoadProperty(Level_1_1_1_1_1_IDProperty, dr.GetInt32("Level_1_1_1_1_1_ID"));
            LoadProperty(Level_1_1_1_1_1_NameProperty, dr.GetString("Level_1_1_1_1_1_Name"));
            narentID1 = dr.GetInt32("NarentID1");
            var args = new DataPortalHookArgs(dr);
            OnFetchRead(args);
        }

        ///
        /// Loads child <see cref="B11Level111111Child"/> object.
        ///
        /// <param name="child">The child object to load.</param>
        internal void LoadChild(B11Level111111Child child)
        {
            LoadProperty(B11Level111111SingleObjectProperty, child);
        }

        ///
        /// Loads child <see cref="B11Level111111ReChild"/> object.
        ///
        /// <param name="child">The child object to load.</param>
        internal void LoadChild(B11Level111111ReChild child)
        {
            LoadProperty(B11Level111111ASingleObjectProperty, child);
        }

        ///
        /// Inserts a new <see cref="B10Level11111"/> object in the database.
        ///
        /// <param name="parent">The parent object.</param>
        [Transactional(TransactionalTypes.TransactionScope)]
        private void Child_Insert(B08Level1111 parent)
        {
            using (var ctx = ConnectionManager<SqlConnection>.GetManager("DeepLoad"))
            {
                using (var cmd = new SqlCommand("AddB10Level11111", ctx.Connection))
                {
                    cmd.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;
                    cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@Level_1_1_1_1_ID", parent.Level_1_1_1_1_ID).DbType = DbType.Int32;
                    cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@Level_1_1_1_1_1_ID", ReadProperty(Level_1_1_1_1_1_IDProperty)).Direction = ParameterDirection.Output;
                    cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@Level_1_1_1_1_1_Name", ReadProperty(Level_1_1_1_1_1_NameProperty)).DbType = DbType.String;
                    var args = new DataPortalHookArgs(cmd);
                    OnInsertPre(args);
                    cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
                    OnInsertPost(args);
                    LoadProperty(Level_1_1_1_1_1_IDProperty, (int) cmd.Parameters["@Level_1_1_1_1_1_ID"].Value);
                }
                FieldManager.UpdateChildren(this);
            }
        }

        ///
        /// Updates in the database all changes made to the <see cref="B10Level11111"/> object.
        ///
        [Transactional(TransactionalTypes.TransactionScope)]
        private void Child_Update()
        {
            using (var ctx = ConnectionManager<SqlConnection>.GetManager("DeepLoad"))
            {
                using (var cmd = new SqlCommand("UpdateB10Level11111", ctx.Connection))
                {
                    cmd.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;
                    cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@Level_1_1_1_1_1_ID", ReadProperty(Level_1_1_1_1_1_IDProperty)).DbType = DbType.Int32;
                    cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@Level_1_1_1_1_1_Name", ReadProperty(Level_1_1_1_1_1_NameProperty)).DbType = DbType.String;
                    var args = new DataPortalHookArgs(cmd);
                    OnUpdatePre(args);
                    cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
                    OnUpdatePost(args);
                }
                FieldManager.UpdateChildren(this);
            }
        }

        ///
        /// Self deletes the <see cref="B10Level11111"/> object from database.
        ///
        [Transactional(TransactionalTypes.TransactionScope)]
        private void Child_DeleteSelf()
        {
            using (var ctx = ConnectionManager<SqlConnection>.GetManager("DeepLoad"))
            {
                // flushes all pending data operations
                FieldManager.UpdateChildren(this);
                using (var cmd = new SqlCommand("DeleteB10Level11111", ctx.Connection))
                {
                    cmd.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;
                    cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@Level_1_1_1_1_1_ID", ReadProperty(Level_1_1_1_1_1_IDProperty)).DbType = DbType.Int32;
                    var args = new DataPortalHookArgs(cmd);
                    OnDeletePre(args);
                    cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
                    OnDeletePost(args);
                }
            }
            // removes all previous references to children
            LoadProperty(B11Level111111SingleObjectProperty, DataPortal.CreateChild<B11Level111111Child>());
            LoadProperty(B11Level111111ASingleObjectProperty, DataPortal.CreateChild<B11Level111111ReChild>());
            LoadProperty(B11Level111111ObjectsProperty, DataPortal.CreateChild<B11Level111111Coll>());
        }

        #endregion

        #region Pseudo Events

        ///
        /// Occurs after setting all defaults for object creation.
        ///
        partial void OnCreate(DataPortalHookArgs args);

        ///
        /// Occurs in DataPortal_Delete, after setting query parameters and before the delete operation.
        ///
        partial void OnDeletePre(DataPortalHookArgs args);

        ///
        /// Occurs in DataPortal_Delete, after the delete operation, before Commit().
        ///
        partial void OnDeletePost(DataPortalHookArgs args);

        ///
        /// Occurs after setting query parameters and before the fetch operation.
        ///
        partial void OnFetchPre(DataPortalHookArgs args);

        ///
        /// Occurs after the fetch operation (object or collection is fully loaded and set up).
        ///
        partial void OnFetchPost(DataPortalHookArgs args);

        ///
        /// Occurs after the low level fetch operation, before the data reader is destroyed.
        ///
        partial void OnFetchRead(DataPortalHookArgs args);

        ///
        /// Occurs after setting query parameters and before the update operation.
        ///
        partial void OnUpdatePre(DataPortalHookArgs args);

        ///
        /// Occurs in DataPortal_Insert, after the update operation, before setting back row identifiers (RowVersion) and Commit().
        ///
        partial void OnUpdatePost(DataPortalHookArgs args);

        ///
        /// Occurs in DataPortal_Insert, after setting query parameters and before the insert operation.
        ///
        partial void OnInsertPre(DataPortalHookArgs args);

        ///
        /// Occurs in DataPortal_Insert, after the insert operation, before setting back row identifiers (ID and RowVersion) and Commit().
        ///
        partial void OnInsertPost(DataPortalHookArgs args);

        #endregion

    }
}

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We are developing an innovative modeling technology to systematically model and efficiently analyze CO2 fluxes between terrestrial ecosystems and the atmosphere across different sites, regions, and continents in order to understand global climate change and to develop effective and realistic strategies for global management ofCO2 sources and sinks. This new modeling technology can be easily parallelized to well fit to utilizing Supercomputer, Grid systems or other HPC systems.
By viewing the climate system as a "big machine", we are developing an engineering-based modeling technology with some adaptations to fit the special characteristics of the natural "climate machine" in modeling the CO2 fluxes of terrestrial ecosystems. This engineering-based modeling approach starts with experimental design followed by performance testing and observation. From the testing results, we developed a new modeling tool based on feature selection and REDA techniques to model and analyze the dominant factors or features and their interactions that have significant influence on a specific function (such as CO2 flux) of the "climate machine". This new modeling technology will enable the analysis of spatial patterns and global correlations of CO2 fluxes based on the data from approximately 200 CO2 flux sites at AmeriFlux, CarboEurope, Canada Fluxnet, and AoFlux (we are collaborating with these countries now). The model and analysis will be scaled up to separate regions as per different types of transects (e.g. grass or forest), which further integrates the MODIS satellite data and weather reanalysis data. The research results can further help explore realistic and effective strategies for function optimization and manipulation by humans (e.g. control of atmospheric CO2 concentrations through regulating its sources/sinks). This new modeling technology has been applied in practice, which shows great effectiveness and efficiency. Some modeling results for global climate changes will be shown in this presentation.


We consider a sample of 412 galaxies with radial velocities V LG < 2500 kms−1 situated in the sky region of RA = 13. m 0–19. m 0, Dec = +10◦...+40◦ between the Local Void and the Supergalactic plane. One hundred and eighty-one of them have individual distance estimates. Peculiar velocities of the galaxies as a function of Supergalactic latitude SGB show signs of Virgocentric infall at SGB < 10◦ and motion from the Local Void at SGB > 60◦. A half of the Hercules–Bootes galaxies belong to 17 groups and 29 pairs, with the richest group around NGC5353. A typical group is characterized by the velocity dispersion of 67 km s−1, the harmonic radius of 182 kpc, the stellar mass of 4.3 × 1010 M ⊙ and the virialto- stellar mass ratio of 32. The binary galaxies have the mean radial velocity difference of 37 kms−1, the projected separation of 96 kpc, the mean integral stellar mass of 2.6×109M ⊙ and the mean virial-to-stellar mass ratio of about 8. The total dark-matter-to-stellar mass ratio in the considered sky region amounts to 37 being almost the same as that in the Local Volume.
Original Russian Text © I.D. Karachentsev, O. G. Kashibadze, V.E. Karachentseva, 2017, published in Astrofizicheskii Byulleten', 2017, Vol. 72, No. 2, pp. 122–133.


FAYETTEVILLE Ark. — Arkansas farmers are getting their first opportunity to grow a new wheat variety from the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture that combines high yields with resistance to common wheat diseases.
The wheat is called Pat after Pat Sullivan, first president of the Arkansas Association of Wheat Growers, said Robert Bacon, small grains breeder for the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station.
"Pat averaged 76.6 bushels per acre in three years of variety testing in plots around the state, notably better than the state average of about 50 bushels an acre," Bacon said. "It has good winter-hardiness and good straw strength. It's resistant to soilborne wheat mosaic, wheat spindle streak mosaic, and stripe rust, and it is moderately resistant to leaf rust.
"Quality test results for Pat indicate excellent milling and baking characteristics," he said.
Pat seed was available to producers for the first time last fall.
"Arkansas is one of the leading producers of soft red winter wheat," Bacon said. "It's an essential part of double-cropping systems with soybeans. It provides the cash flow needed to purchase inputs for soybeans."
"Producers have increased profits from wheat by using higher-yielding varieties and fewer inputs," Bacon said. "Unfortunately, many high-yield wheat varieties do not have disease resistance."
Scientists in UA's small grains breeding program have been working to develop high-yield varieties with disease resistance for 15 years, he said. "This combination in Pat will give high yields and reduced cost for fungicides, which should translate into higher profits for Arkansas wheat producers."


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fou un futbolista espanyol de la dècada de 1960.

Fou 13 cops internacional amb la selecció de futbol d'Àustria amb la qual participa al Mundial de 1966 i fou campió de l'Eurocopa de 1964.

Pel que fa a clubs, destacà al Reial Saragossa, on disputà 279 partits oficials (62 gols) i guanyà tres títols majors. Formà part de la davantera anomenada dels cinc magnífics, amb Canário, Marcelino, Eleuterio Santos i Juan Manuel Villa.

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Futbolistes saragossans
Futbolistes del Real Zaragoza
Futbolistes internacionals amb Espanya de la dècada de 1960
Campions de l'Eurocopa de futbol
Morts a Saragossa


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Home » Portals » Enhancing Safety » Flight Technical
Night Vision Imaging System (NVIS)
Visual reference to the aviator's outside world is essential for safe and effective flight. During the daylight hours and in visual meteorological conditions (VMC), the pilot relies heavily on the out-the-windshield view of the airspace and terrain for situational awareness. In addition, the pilot's visual system is augmented by the avionics which provide communication, navigation, flight control, mission, and aircraft systems information" . During night flying, the pilot can improve the out-of-the-windshield view with the use of a night vision imaging system (NVIS). While NVISs have been developed with the aim of improving flight safety, their operation may also represent a flight safety hazard due to, e.g., equipment failure and compatibility, improper flight preparation, issues with regard to flight crew experience and recency, (lack of) regulatory oversight and inadequate standard operating procedures (SOPs).
Night flying: Flight operations during the hours between the end of evening civil twilight and the beginning of morning civil twilight or such other period between sunset and sunrise, as may be prescribed by the competent authority
Night Vision Goggles (NVG): A binocular appliance that amplifies ambient light and is worn by flight crew. The NVGs enhance the flight crew's ability to maintain visual reference to the surface at night.
Night Vision Imaging System (NVIS): A system that integrates all elements necessary to successfully and safely operate a with NVGs. The system includes NVGs, NVIS compatible lighting and other components.
Night Visual Flight Rules (NVFR): A set of regulations under which a Pilot operates an aircraft in weather conditions favourable to flight by reference to terrain or water at night.
Failures to control the threats associated with NVIS operations can result in aircraft accident occurrences. Typical threats in NVIS operations include NVG failures, flight considerations (anticipated weather), helicopter compatibility, flight crew experience and recency.
Defences against threats
It is necessary that NVGs be certified to a minimum standard of TSO-C164 (equivalent of ANVIS 9 with Omnibus 4 Image Intensifier Tubes). Goggles introduced post release of TSO-C164 must meet the performance requirements of RTCA/DO-275. NVGs must additionally be battery powered (not supplied by aircraft electrical power) and equipped with an automatic power supply change over, or a minimum 30 minute battery warning to the user. Each crew member must then use the same model of NVG and on-board a spare set of NVGs of the same model must be carried and be readily accessible by the crew .
Flight considerations
Forecasted weather conditions along the planned route must meet Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC) or better. The weather forecast must provide illumination prediction (moon, starlight) and risk of reduced visibility in blowing snow, dust, or haze. Helicopters must also be fully Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) compatible and certified for dual IFR operations in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements. A risk assessment must be performed and documented and the crew briefed on it prior to each NVG activity. A flight dispatch procedure must be developed and implemented that covers mission development, flight planning, risk assessment, mitigation and authorisation processes .
Helicopter compatibility
Helicopters must be produced or modified with an NVIS certification under an approved Supplementary Type Certificate (STC) or Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) AC 27-1B MG 16 (or equivalent) and/or FAA AC 29.2C MG 16 (or equivalent). Helicopters must be crewed by two-pilots with dual controls and instruments for full IFR operations and must be equipped with a fully steerable searchlight (preferably infrared) capable of being operated from either pilot station. They must also be equipped with either a dual output radar altimeter, or two independent radar altimeters equipped with visual and aural height warnings with variable height alert that can be set by the flight crew. Helicopter must additionally be equipped with a Terrain Avoidance and Warning System (TAWS) that meets the requirements of TSO-C194 and with a three-axis autopilot to relieve crew workload. Where practicable for the aircraft type, a moving map capability must be fitted to enhance crew situational awareness. Multi-engine aircraft are to be used when conducting flights on NVGs .
Flight crew experience
Requirements must foresee that all flight crew have a minimum of 50 hours of night (VFR or IFR), unaided flight time. The commander must have ten hours pilot-in-command NVG flight time logged and the aircraft operator provide role-based scenarios for NVG crew in a CRM recency context. Where specialist NVG operations are considered (for example, confined area, hook, hoist, marine pilot transfer) qualifications as required by each role must be certified by the NVG training provider . Flight crew training and checking must be conducted in accordance with a detailed syllabus approved by the competent authority and included in the operations manual. The flight crew training syllabus must include the following items: NVIS working principles, eye physiology, vision at night, limitations and techniques to overcome these limitations; preparation and testing of NVIS equipment; preparation of the helicopter for NVIS operations; normal and emergency procedures including all NVIS failure modes; maintenance of unaided night flying; crew coordination concept specific to NVIS operations; practice of the transition to and from NVG procedures; awareness of specific dangers relating to the operating environment; and risk analysis, mitigation and management. The flight crew checking syllabus must include night proficiency checks, including emergency procedures to be used on NVIS operations, and line checks with special emphasis on the followings: local area meteorology; NVIS flight planning; NVIS in-flight procedures; transitions to and from night vision goggles (NVG); normal NVIS procedures; and crew coordination specific to NVIS operations.
Flight crew recency/currency
The flight crew must complete a minimum of 50 hours flight time in the preceding 90 days, 10 hours of which must be on the aircraft type. Each pilot must complete the following in the preceding 90 days using NVGs: three night take-offs and landings (these must include a climb, level flight segment and descent of at least the equivalent of one circuit for each rotation); three specialist hovering tasks and three transition tasks (NVG to non-NVG back to NVG operations). Each pilot must also not be scheduled to fly more than five hours on NVGs during any single flight duty period.
General NVG considerations
Generic control mechanisms for managing NVG operation hazards include not carrying passengers on training or operational flights, other than those specifically authorized for the task. Aircraft operators must also be approved by the competent authority for the conduct of NVG operations and comply with all applicable regulatory requirements . The operator must ensure that, as part of its risk analysis and management process, risks associated with the NVIS environment are minimised by specifying in the operations manual: selection, composition and training of crews; levels of equipment and dispatch criteria; and operating procedures and minima, such that normal and likely abnormal operations are described and adequately mitigated.
Typical scenarios
Typical loss of hazard control scenarios include NVG equipment failure that leads to one or more of the crew losing night vision capability and disorientation, pre-flight preparation which does not take into account the anticipated weather and visibility to support safe NVG operations, insufficient or incompatible equipment or aircraft features leading to a misinformation or misjudgement by the crew, and NVG operations with flight crews lacking training or experience (including recent NVG experience).
Additional contributory factors associated with loss of hazard control during NVG operations include fatigue, over-confidence and complacency.
Physiological limitations that are prevalent during the hours of darkness along with the limitations associated with NVGs, may have a significant impact on NVIS operations. Some of these limitations are the effects of fatigue (both acute and chronic), stress, eyestrain, working outside the pilot's normal circadian rhythm envelope, increased helmet weight, aggressive scanning techniques associated with NVIS, and various human factors engineering concerns that may have a direct influence on how the pilot works in the aircraft while wearing NVGs. These limitations may be mitigated through proper training and recognition, experience, adaptation, rest, risk management, and proper crew rest/duty cycles.
Over-confidence
Compared to other types of flight operations, there may be an increased tendency by the pilot to over-estimate the capabilities of the NVIS.
Pilots must understand the importance of avoiding complacency during NVG flights. Similar to other specialised flight operations, complacency may lead to an acceptance of situations that would normally not be permitted. Attention span and vigilance are reduced, important elements in a task series are overlooked, and scanning patterns, which are essential for situational awareness, break down (usually due to fixation on a single instrument, object or task). Critical but routine tasks are often skipped.
Lighting Discipline
Some light leaks are bad enough to that the NVG image is washed out but some light leakage may cause less obvious degradation of the image. Subtle degredation such as minimal glare or blooming in the NVG image can mask terrain features or obstacles that would otherwise be visible in the NVG image. Awareness, training and standard operating procedures concerning pre-flight checks of NVG lighting compatibility and maintenance procedures when a leak is discovered, will help to mitigate the threat.
Synthetic Vision Systems (SVS)
Night Visual Approaches
Dennis L . Schmickley, in 'Digital Avionics Handbook', CRC Press 2001
Flight Safety Foundation, Basic Aviation Risk Standard (BARS) Implementation Guidelines, 2014
Flight Safety Foundation, Basic Aviation Risk Standard (BARS) Contracted Aircraft Operations, 2016
EASA AIR OPS, Part SPA (Operations requiring specific approval) Subpart NVIS (Night Vision Imaging System)
Night Vision Manual for the Flight Surgeon, by R. E. Miller and T.J.Trdici, 1992


Dr Nikos Ordoulidis, who gained a PhD in Popular Musicology from the University of Leeds in 2012, is a finalist for the British Council Professional Achievement Award.
Nikos has introduced new ways of approaching popular music, which he has integrated into his teaching at the School of Popular and Traditional Music, Technological Educational Institute of Epirus. Derek Scott, Professor of Critical Musicology in the School of Music, is considered one of the academics that have built the epistemological background of popular musicology. The term has been translated into Greek and coined through Nikos' research; it has opened new academic horizons for the Greek educational system and society. He is now undertaking The Eastern Piano Project, a research project which explores the role of the piano in modal music traditions.
Derek Scott comments that Nikos wrote his thesis on the music of Vassilis Tsitsanis, and is shortly to publish a book regarding the intellectual intervention in Greek popular music, by examining the rhetorics regarding the relationship between 'Cloudy Sunday' (a popular song by Tsitsanis) and the 'Acathist Hymn' (a hymn of the Orthodox Church).
Nikos's also studied a Masters degree in Music Performance in the School of Music. As part of the Applied Performance project he produced an ambitious song-cycle composition based on Greek poems, performed in various venues and later recorded.


Segmentation and recognition of text in document images are two important steps in a document image understanding system. Several systems are proposed and used to ensure these steps, but less attention has been given to the images that are obtained by a mobile terminal. In order to overcome this limitation, we present in this paper a new text printed recognition system of document images obtained via a smartphone. Firstly, we apply a pre-processing step to extract and enhance the text region, after that we propose a new text-line segmentation algorithm that based on connected components (CCs) analysis in order to segment the text in individual lines. Finally, a bidirectional recurrent neural network (BRNN) with Gated Recurrent Unit (GRU) is trained to recognize the text-lines image. We evaluated the proposed system on ICDAR2015 Smartphone document OCR dataset. Experimental results demonstrate that BRNN-GRU model performs better with a higher computational speed compared to Long Short Time Memory (LSTM) that often used in the text recognition system.


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Dommage que ce casque doit trop bruyant. Je roule en position droit et je pense que ce casque n'est peut être pas adapté aux motos type trail. Je pense que sur une sportive cela doit être mieux.... autrement il est confortable, bien fini et léger !!
Decidí comprar en motobuykers dejándome aconsejar por un amigo y fue la mejor decisión. El casco llegó rápido y bien precintado. Es el producto esperado y pienso seguir comprando.
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ChaMP Serendipitous Galaxy Cluster Survey
ChaMP.pdf (797.5Kb)
Barkhouse, W. A.
Green, P. J.
Vikhlinin, Alexey A.
Kim, D.‐W.
Perley, D.
Cameron, R.
Silverman, J.
Mossman, A.
Burenin, R.
Jannuzi, B. T.
Kim, M.
Smith, M. G.
Smith, R. C.
Tananbaum, Harvey D.
Wilkes, Belinda Jane
Barkhouse, W. A., P. J. Green, A. Vikhlinin, D.‐W. Kim, D. Perley, R. Cameron, J. Silverman, et al. 2006. "ChaMP Serendipitous Galaxy Cluster Survey." The Astrophysical Journal 645 (2) (July 10): 955–976. doi:10.1086/504457.
We present a survey of serendipitous extended X-ray sources and optical cluster candidates from the Chandra Multiwavelength Project (ChaMP). Our main goal is to make an unbiased comparison of X-ray and optical cluster detection methods. In 130 archival Chandra pointings covering 13 deg2, we use a wavelet decomposition technique to detect 55 extended sources, of which 6 are nearby single galaxies. Our X-ray cluster catalog reaches a typical flux limit of about ~10-14 ergs cm-2 s-1, with a median cluster core radius of 21''. For 56 of the 130 X-ray fields, we use the ChaMP's deep NOAO 4 m MOSAIC g', r', and i' imaging to independently detect cluster candidates using a Voronoi tessellation and percolation (VTP) method. Red-sequence filtering decreases the galaxy fore- and background contamination and provides photometric redshifts to z ~ 0.7. From the overlapping 6.1 deg2 X-ray/optical imaging, we find 115 optical clusters (of which 11% are in the X-ray catalog) and 28 X-ray clusters (of which 46% are in the optical VTP catalog). The median redshift of the 13 X-ray/optical clusters is 0.41, and their median X-ray luminosity (0.5-2 keV) is LX = img1.gif × 1043 ergs s-1. The clusters in our sample that are only detected in our optical data are poorer on average (~4 σ) than the X-ray/optically matched clusters, which may partially explain the difference in the detection fractions.
https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0603521


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My daughter's cancerous tumour will kill her without your urgent help
World Rose Day 2020: Celebrating spirit of cancer patients
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'Help us save our 7-year-old son' – Cancer patient's family appeals to the kindness of strangers
oi-Oneindia Staff
Updated: Wednesday, December 16, 2020, 11:39 [IST]
A couple has launched a campaign through crowd-sourcing forum Ketto in order to raise funds to support their seven-year-old son who has cancer for a third time with no curative options.
Monalisa's life took an abrupt turn in 2015 when Soumyajit was just 2 years old. It all began with frequent vomiting, which Monalisa and her husband, Shibnath, thought wasn't something serious.
But soon Soumyajit began vomiting blood. Not just this, his body temperature was burning hot and he was also feeling very feverish.
Monalisa was confused as to what had plagued her son. Without further ado, she rushed Soumyajit to a local hospital, wherein the doctors performed certain treatments and procedures, guaranteeing Monalisa that her son would be fine within days. But Soumyajit's condition never improved.
Monalisa and Shibnath were getting emotionally weaker and more impatient by the day as their son suffered in agony.
Having no other option, Shibnath decided to shift his son to another hospital. But unfortunately, he didn't know that soon his world was going to fall apart. After multiple tests, it was revealed that Soumyajit is battling B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia, a rare and deadly cancer of the blood.
Monalisa was shocked to her core. Her heart shattered into a million pieces and she couldn't believe her ears.
Thankfully, by God's grace, there was a cure to Soumyajit's sufferings. After numerous chemo sessions, painful blood transfusions and agonizing plasma transfusions over a span of the next 4 years, Soumyajit triumphantly won his battle against blood cancer.
However sadly, God had one thing else in retailer for him. His most cancers relapsed in 2019. This time the battle was a year-long and it completely snatched away Soumyajit's happiness.
Having emotionally, physically and financially drained themselves, Shibnath and Monalisa somehow gathered the money for their son's treatment by begging and borrowing from family and friends. They even had to shift from West Bengal to Chennai for the treatment.
After spending more than a year in an unknown city where making ends meet was a constant struggle, Soumyajit did get better and was declared cancer-free. But it seems the deadly disease was not ready to leave Soumyajit yet. His cancer relapsed for the third time
This time the doctors have said that only a timely bone marrow transplant can save Soumyajit's life or else he would succumb to cancer. But the cost of the transplant is Rs 25 lakh ($ 34061.17) and Shibnath has no means to gather this amount.
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"Mummy, when will we go home?" 7-year-old Soumyajit asked his mother, Monalisa, as she hugged him dearly. "Soon beta, you'll be fine and then we will go home." Monalisa replied as she kissed her son on the cheek.
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The argument over Mr. Kemp's role sharpened on Sunday, when his office announced that it had opened an inquiry into the Democratic Party of Georgia for what state officials said was an attempted hacking of the voter registration system.
#BREAKING | Campaign staff for Stacey Abrams announced the candidate and the campaign will not accept the announcement of Brian Kemps victory in the close election race.
Mistrust of Mr. Kemp and the state's election machinery was palpable on the campus of Morehouse College, the historically black men's school west of downtown Atlanta.
More: Brian Kemp leads for Georgia governor; Stacey Abrams says she won't concede More: Brian Kemp, criticized for overseeing Georgia election, runs into trouble casting vote More: Election day after: Cliffhangers, the fate of Stacey Abrams and stuff we don't know yet More: Georgia governor race in-depth voting results Craig Albert, a political scientist at Augusta University, said the chance the outstanding ballots would close the gap was slim.
USA TODAY In this Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018 file photo, Democratic gubernatorial candidate for Georgia Stacey Abrams, left, speaks as her Republican opponent Secretary of State Brian Kemp looks on during a debate in Atlanta.
Democrat Stacey Abrams is not conceding the race for Georgia governor until "every vote" is counted, her campaign said late Wednesday after Republican Secretary of State Brian Kemp declared himself the victor in the tight race.
Show the data, show the votes, get a fair process," Abrams' campaign manager, Lauren Groh-Wargo, said, noting Kemp hadn't shared more data on the outstanding ballots with Abrams' team or the wider public.
If a runoff is required, it will only intensify a race that was already among the nation's most contentious — not least because of Mr. Kemp's decision to remain secretary of state.
On Wednesday afternoon, Kemp's campaign released a statement declaring Kemp the victor, saying he "will now begin his transition as governor-elect of Georgia" and claiming that it was "mathematically impossible" for Abrams to win or force a runoff.
CLOSE Brian Kemp oversaw elections, including his own gubernatorial race, as Secretary of State.
(Photo: John Bazemore, AP) ATLANTA – Republican Brian Kemp has declared victory in the Georgia governor's race with election results showing him with a narrow lead over Democrat Stacey Abrams and all but a few precincts reporting complete results.
Although Republicans believed Mr. Kemp was the clear winner in the race, The Associated Press and other major news organizations refrained from projecting him as the victor on Wednesday, defying pressure from party leaders.
Mr. Kemp, who has called accusations that he encouraged voter suppression a "farce," oversaw legal purges of voter rolls and embraced a rigorous "exact match" approach to processing voter registrations, among other steps that have drawn criticism.
Kemp's office had told Abrams' team there were 25,000 outstanding votes ― 22,000 provisional ballots and 3,000 mail-in or absentee ballots.
Abrams' campaign told reporters on a conference call later Wednesday that "we do not accept" Kemp's declaration of victory, and the campaign demanded transparency from his office (as secretary of state, he oversees elections) on the thousands of votes not yet counted.


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Q: How to resolve "InnoDB data dictionary has tablespace id N" I recently messsed up a migration to table-per-file for my dbs.
In the end I (thought) I dropped all dbs, deleted any left over files, and then started over from scratch, importing only dbs I needed as I went.
However, today I find loads of these in my log:
InnoDB: Error: table 'db/table'
InnoDB: in InnoDB data dictionary has tablespace id 384,
InnoDB: but tablespace with that id or name does not exist. Have
InnoDB: you deleted or moved .ibd files?
InnoDB: This may also be a table created with CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE
InnoDB: whose .ibd and .frm files MySQL automatically removed, but the
InnoDB: table still exists in the InnoDB internal data dictionary.
InnoDB: Please refer to
InnoDB: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.5/en/innodb-troubleshooting-datadict.html
InnoDB: for how to resolve the issue.

Going to the URL, I find near the end.
 If this occurs, try the following procedure to resolve the problem:

    Create a matching .frm file in some other database directory and copy it to the database directory where the orphan table is located.

    Issue DROP TABLE for the original table. That should successfully drop the table and InnoDB should print a warning to the error log that the .ibd file was missing.

What does "Create a matching .frm file" mean? Since it directly speaks of creating a "file", I would assume this is something like touch [file], but then it doesn't make any sense that I should copy it from one directory to another.
I tried it anyway and mysql complained about the table not existing, so that's not it.

A: Creating a table in a new database with the same name as the "missing" table, and copying the corresponding file was the solution.
Hopefully someone can post a better solution, but here's the hack I put together to sort this out for myself. Really ugly, but still might benefit someone in the future.
grep "InnoDB: Error: table " /var/log/mysql/error.log
  | grep 141028 # Today's date
  | grep [problematic-database]
  | sort -u
  | awk '{ print $6 }'
  | awk -F/ '{ print $2 }'
  | sed "s/'$//"
  | while read table;
  do
    echo "use temp; create table if not exists $table (random varchar(2))"
    | mysql
    cp -v temp/"$table".frm [problematic-database]/;
    echo "drop table temp.$table; drop table [problematic-database].$table"
    | mysql
  done


This Muslim Girl Bakes: Sunday Cravings: Tandoori Chicken!
Sometimes only tandoori chicken will do.
Yesterday, my Mother told me about a method of making tandoori chicken that she hadn't tried in years. Apparantly, the chicken was deep-fried before being marinaded and then baked in the oven. I had to try it immediately.
Two chicken breasts on the bone were slit and marinaded in 4 tablespoons vinegar, 1 cup water and 1 teaspoon salt for an hour or two. Then, the excess marinade was removed and the chicken was deep-fried in hot oil for about five minutes - just enough to seal the outside and get it lovely and golden brown.
Next, a yoghurt marinade was stirred up with 4 tablespoons yoghurt, 1 teaspoon tandoori masala, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon paprika, 1/2 teaspoon crushed red chilli, 1/4 teaspoon red food colour, 2 teaspoons cumin seeds, 1 teaspoon ground coriander, 1/2 teaspoon garam masala, 2 tablespoons lemon juice and 2 tablespoons vinegar.
The chicken was allowed to cool for around ten minutes before being coated in the spicy yoghurt marinade.
A few hours marinading and then it was into a hot oven at 220 C for 30-40 minutes until cooked through.
Tandoori chicken craving satisfied! We ate ours at Iftar with mashed potatoes and roasted veggies. Everything was finished with the sweetest mangoes for dessert. Summer Iftar done right!
Video! See a quick video of the tandoori chicken here!
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tandoori chicken biryani - get the full recipe here!
Assalaamualaykum. It was divine. Jazakallah. I was worried there was no ginger garlic but this baby didn't need it.


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United Launch Alliance introduces Vulcan next generation launcher
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Colorado Springs, Colo., (April 13, 2015) -- United Launch Alliance (ULA) unveiled its Next Generation Launch System (NGLS) today at the 31st Space Symposium. The new rocket, Vulcan, will transform the future of space by making launch services more affordable and accessible. The NGLS brings together decades of experience on ULA's reliable Atlas and Delta vehicles, combining the best features of each to produce an all-new, American-made rocket that will enable mission success from low Earth orbit all the way to Pluto.
"More capabilities in space mean more capabilities here on earth," said Tory Bruno, president and CEO of United Launch Alliance. "Because the Next Generation Launch System will be the highest-performing, most cost-efficient rocket on the market, it will open up new opportunities for the nation's use of space. Whether it is scientific missions, medical advancements, national security or new economic opportunities for businesses, ULA's new Vulcan rocket is a game-changer in terms of creating endless possibilities in space."
To help give all Americans a chance to play a role in the future of space, last month ULA launched an online naming competition that allowed Americans to vote on their favorite name for the NGLS. More than one million votes were cast, and Vulcan was the top choice.
"As the company currently responsible for more than 70 percent of the nation's space launches, it is only fitting that America got to name the country's rocket of the future," added Bruno.
By streamlining the processes and rocket design, and developing a new all-American engine, ULA will continue to be the country's most innovative, cost-efficient and technically rigorous launch company, providing a wide range of services to a broad customer base – including the most critical U.S. government missions.
"ULA's precision and focus makes the remarkable seem routine. Our track record of 95 successful launches in less than nine years – an average of one launch per month – is unmatched in the industry. Our ability to deliver critical national security, scientific and commercial satellites into the correct orbit every time is filled with risks and challenges, and ULA has delivered every time. ULA's reliability is and will continue to be part of the mission," Tory Bruno concluded.
At today's news announcement, Bruno also unveiled the Sensible, Modular, Autonomous Return Technology (SMART) initiative, which will be introduced into NGLS and allow ULA to reuse the most expensive portion of the first stage – the booster main engines – via mid-air capture. This allows a controlled recovery environment providing the confidence needed to re-fly the hardware.
Step one of NGLS will consist of a single booster stage, the high-energy Centaur second stage and either a 4- or 5-meter-diameter payload fairing. Up to four solid rocket boosters (SRB) augment the lift off power of the 4-meter configuration, while up to six SRBs can be added to the 5-meter version.
In step two, the Centaur second stage will be replaced by the more powerful, innovative Advanced Cryogenic Evolved Stage (ACES), making the NGLS capability that of today's Delta IV Heavy rocket. ACES can execute almost unlimited burns, extending on-orbit operating time from hours to weeks.
Last year, ULA announced that it had partnered with Blue Origin, LLC, a privately funded aerospace company owned by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, to provide a cutting-edge engine for the NGLS while also providing a viable alternative to the Russian-made RD-180. This collaboration to fund the development of a new, U.S.-made BE-4 rocket engine, is part of the cost-reduction innovation for our customers. The BE-4 is designed for low recurring cost and will meet commercial and NASA requirements as well as those of the U.S. Air Force's Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program. The BE-4 uses low-cost liquid natural gas fuel and is designed for reuse.
With more than a century of combined heritage, United Launch Alliance is the nation's most experienced and reliable launch service provider. ULA has successfully delivered more than 90 satellites to orbit that provide critical capabilities for troops in the field, aid meteorologists in tracking severe weather, enable personal device-based GPS navigation and unlock the mysteries of our solar system.
For more information on ULA, visit the ULA website at www.ulalaunch.com. Join the conversation at www.facebook.com/ulalaunch, twitter.com/ulalaunch, and instagram.com/ulalaunch
fredymac
I am trying to visualize this. Eject motor and catch with a helicopter? Parachute first stage and snag with C-17? Disinformation aimed at Elon Musk?
The former, with an added dose of inflatable heatshield for deceleration. Looks rather Rube Goldberg compared to just flying back the first stage. Attached is ULA's illustration (twice somehow, and I can't figure out how to delete the duplicate).
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Now, get Chesley Bonestell to illustrate this and you have something there.
More from AvWeek:
http://aviationweek.com/space/ula-s-vulcan-rocket-embraces-reusability-new-upper-stage?NL=AW-05&Issue=AW-05_20150414_AW-05_969&YM_RID='email'&YM_MID='mmid'&sfvc4enews=42&cl=article_2
Donald McKelvy
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ULA Announce New Rocket - Vulcan, First Flight 2019
United Launch Alliance announce the successor to the Atlas V and Delta IV rockets which will be phased out - The Vulcan
https://youtu.be/zJLU2TCsCeg
One major innovation in the Vulcan will be the Integrated Vehicle Fluids (IVF) system for the upper stage. They plan to install a small internal combustion engine:
it drives a generator to generate electrical power for the stage,
its cooling system is used to pressurize the propellant and oxygen (using the heat from the engine to boil some of the propellant),
the exhaust will be used as a thruster (ullage and attitude control)
it is fueled by boiloff from the propellant and oxygen tanks
Paper on the subject (PDF)
They can replace several pressurant tanks with a 600cc straight-six flat-head engine that produces ~25 kW at full power, saving weight and extending the lifetime of the stage by a huge amount (10 instead of 2 restarts, lifetime measured in days rather than hours).
Apparently CH-47 is baselined for the engine pack grab. Upper stage work is continuation of ACES, and submarine work for orbital fuel depots.
I guess I am waiting to be impressed. Something more than a CGI.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lftGq6QVFFI
GeorgeA
fredymac said:
2019 first flight, so that's all they got right now.
Good to see that Musk has driven the other non-government rocket guys to embrace re usability.
The Corona type recovery seems simple enough, and they're getting back engines that should be good for hours of operation. And they won't be wrinkling any tanks or suffering other stress induced problems to the entire booster as MAY the case with the Falcon full fly-back concept. Won't know till SpaceX gets a booster back in one piece to examine.
This is great! Feels like the mid-60's again -- the creative juices once again flowing; the rate of development increasing. Robert Heinlein must be smiling somewhere.
Byeman
merriman said:
Still not a given. Both could end up being dead ends.
Byeman said:
And yet there are rocket engineers in both companies who think there is a chance they can succeed. Spacex is driven by a desire to break into a market and take a dominant position through superior technology. ULA is a bureaucratized conglomerate being forced to react in absence of a government grant of monopoly. I only wish companies with similar mindsets as Spacex would be able to review all the technical data on scramjets and take similar risks in pushing forwards with that approach to achieve the payload mass fractions necessary to drastically reduce launch costs. I am much more interested by the possibility of mass access to space for the average person than another grandiose mission to whatever by a tiny handful of civil servants. Unfortunately, NASA doesn't agree.
1. And yet there are rocket engineers in both companies who think there is a chance they can succeed.
2. Spacex is driven by a desire to break into a market and take a dominant position through superior technology.
ULA is a bureaucratized conglomerate being forced to react in absence of a government grant of monopoly.
3. I only wish companies with similar mindsets as Spacex would be able to review all the technical data on scramjets and take similar risks in pushing forwards with that approach to achieve the payload mass fractions necessary to drastically reduce launch costs.
4. I am much more interested by the possibility of mass access to space for the average person than another grandiose mission to whatever by a tiny handful of civil servants. Unfortunately,
5. NASA doesn't agree.
1. That is no different than the last 50 years. There always have been people who thought that. And also there was the Space shuttle.
2. It isn't superior technology. Just a rearrangement of existing technology.
3. Why? What makes you think that scramjets are the answer?
4. Maybe space isn't for the masses. Much like the depths of oceans.
5. They may be right. So be open to the possibility of being disappointed.
What do the experts here think about the engine for ULA, Blue Origin's BE-4?
Blue Origin hasn't existed for very long and hasn't developed that many engines. BE-3 is a smaller hydrogen engine that has flown.
BE-4 is a 110,000 lb, or 50 t, or 500 kN lox-methane engine, oxygen rich staged combustion.
They've done some subscale preburner testing and powerpack testing.
They say they're on schedule for 2017 for the engine, and first flight of Vulcan is supposed to be 2019.
Attached latest and also some older graphics of the engine.
Blue Origin is not exactly very public about what they do...
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BE4_FactSheet.pdf
Could be, but less likely than not trying at all.
Actually I think BE-4 is a 550,000 lbf engine (about 2450 kN). BE-3 is 110,000 lbf (490 kN).
I am not a rocket engineer so I won't presume to tell those who are what is and is not possible. If professionals working in the field think it can be done, I would give them the benefit of a doubt. If a private company is willing to risk their own money pursuing it, I applaud them and am not offended.
Any technology not in being is by definition not "existing". Spacex would love to find a hardware store selling re-usable rocket technology "off-the-shelf" rather than spending R&D crashing boosters into barges.
Payload mass fractions for rockets are limited by theoretical limits to specific impulse and the need to carry the oxidizer. Scramjets are the only alternative which have been flight demonstrated and their Isp potential is massively superior.
Whether or not I or anyone else would want to visit space is our own business and not a matter for a 3rd party to decide "what is best" for us. There have been a variety of space tourism ventures (Bigelow Aerospace comes to mind) which indicates private investors are seeing enough interest that they have spent their own money in pursuit of an eventual market. For some reason, deep sea tourism doesn't spark the imagination of enough people to generate the same response.
NASA is a bureaucracy and must feed its' civil servants. Keeping a standing army occupied is not cheap and one of the reasons the shuttle cost so much. I have been disappointed many times in my life. I am prepared to experience more.
1. Any technology not in being is by definition not "existing". Spacex would love to find a hardware store selling re-usable rocket technology "off-the-shelf" rather than spending R&D crashing boosters into barges.
2. Payload mass fractions for rockets are limited by theoretical limits to specific impulse and the need to carry the oxidizer. Scramjets are the only alternative which have been flight demonstrated and their Isp potential is massively superior.
3. NASA is a bureaucracy and must feed its' civil servants. Keeping a standing army occupied is not cheap and one of the reasons the shuttle cost so much. I have been disappointed many times in my life. I am prepared to experience more.
1. All Spacex technology existed before the company was created. They did not development anything new.
2, Scramjets have little use in space launch. Launch vehicles are out of the sensible atmosphere after two minutes. There is nothing to gain by staying low enough for scram jet operation
3, NASA doesn't have a standing army of civil servants.
Having trouble accepting reality?
1. Spacex has only rearranged existing technology. The rocket engines are not new technology. Neither are the vehicle structures or avionics.
2. Skylon is a exemption since its engines transition to rocket to airbreathing and back to rocket. It spends little time in the lower atmosphere. Its structure does have to deal with aeroheating, which is 2nd major drawback of scramjet launch vehicles (1st drawback is operational speed, and by the time a standard launch vehicle reaches that speed, it is outside of the sensible atmosphere, where scramjets operate and so what is the point of using them) In fact, jettison-able turbojets a better for space launch than scramjets.
3. NASA's contractor to employee ratio is anywhere from 10-1 to 5-1. For example, KSC has less than 2000 civil servants but 11000 contractors. So, my point stands, there is no standing army of civil servants.
Which is suppose to mean what exactly? That it's impossible for SpaceX to succeed in putting a reusable booster into service? Hardly.
sferrin said:
I think there's not that much totally new in any of Musk's businesses. Whether it's an electric car with laptop battery cells or vertical landing with relatively normal gas generator lox-kerosene rocket engines.
I think that's also a key to success. They're not exotic at all. We already have good technology, just need good execution on the assembly and the business.
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Rhinocrates
mz said:
That's it - vertical integration of manufacture, minimalise development costs with no new technologies - no plug nozzle, no wings, no LACE, no warp drive, no jacuzzi. Anything else has high risk and high expense needing to be amortised in launch costs, rendering the exercise futile. The dumbest bird that flies is worth a thousand powerpoint presentations.
I remember when Steve Jobs died some historians were getting huffy about comparisons with Edison (forgetting that Edison stole a lot of ideas and DIDN't work alone, but industrialised invention), saying that he never actually invented anything himself, which completely missed the point. Monet didn't invent paint either: the invention is in HOW it's done.
Elon Musk is an interesting fellow with a real long-term vision - he's opened up a lot of his patents actually helping his rivals and competitors in various fields (if you look at the news from recent motor shows, it seems every car manufacturer including the likes of Porsche and Aston Martin are showing off electric sports cars and SUVs with imminent production promised). More than making billions, he wants to leverage change in the world and I get the impression that nothing would delight him more than see someone else come along later with better technology. What he's doing now is breaking logjams and thereby opening new markets that will make the investment in better technologies worthwhile and compelling.
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http://defense-update.com/20160301_ula.html
Well the upper stage seems to be a real advance over current technology. Of course committing real money to hardware development will determine if they are serious.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbZKfno1KNc
Refueling in space? I'll believe it when I see it. (Not that I think it's impossible, just that I'm skeptical they'll go that far.)
Orionblamblam
ACCESS: Above Top Secret
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Unless they are building hardware, they are where NASA-Marshall was in about 1961.
Orionblamblam said:
Did NASA ever perform refueling in space? (There was artwork I recall seeing as a kid that was old even then.)
Refueling is standard procedure for the ISS. These days that's mostly handled by the Russians though.
Hobbes said:
I was thinking free-flying spacecraft to free-flying spacecraft. I'd think that would be a bit different.
NASA has been looking to demonstrate a remote/robotic servicing mission (which may include refueling) for some time but the money's never been approved. There have been rumors that X-37 was going to test tech for refueling recon sats but so far scant evidence.
Seen at 3:35 in above video ;D:
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ULA, Air Force agree on Vulcan rocket certification process
http://spacenews.com/ula-and-air-force-agree-on-certification-process-for-vulcan-rocket/
Grey Havoc
The path not taken.
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/United_Launch_Alliance_kicks_off_Additive_Manufacturing_Challenge_999.html
Interview with Aerojet Rocketdyne manager covering development of the AR-1 engine including some details on technical design and operational performance. The picture on the wall is not an F-1 and is briefly discussed around the 15 minute mark.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFkZtCVzphY
Thanks for that. He actually mentions the M-1 engine in the painting at the 13-minute mark. He starts discussing the F-1 at the 15-minute mark.
Progress refueling ISS is free-flying spacecraft to free-flying spacecraft. Just because ISS is more massive doesn't change anything.
And here is the competing BE-4 engine from Blue Origin. Rated at 550,000lbs thrust and scheduled for flight readiness by 2019. Unlike Aerojet, no tax dollars are being used.
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Razzmatazz from ULA in response to Spacex.
They have an hour long panel discussion of future space development posted on their Youtube channel as well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dt8bs8E6XOY
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Saturday's storm and the rain clouds had disappeared and nothing stood in the way of an exciting race day at the Phillip Island Circuit.
In the Warm-Up on Sunday morning Tom Lüthi had found his way back to a rhythm as strong as in Motegi a week ago and he knew that it could be a good race in Australia as well.
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