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Potosí was rife with paradox from the start, a site of human depravity and ingenuity, oppression and opportunity, piety and profligacy, race mixture and ethnic retrenchment. The list could go on.
Kris Lane examines a great mine's legacy in Potosí: The Silver City that Changed the World ...Read More
Diamonds for future demand
Dominion gives Jay the go-ahead while Peregrine brings Chidliak to PEA
by Greg Klein
Spurned by the forces driving gold and silver, diamonds' sparkle may have sputtered. But looking further ahead Canadian companies remain optimistic, and demonstrably so. This week Dominion Diamond TSX:DDC announced plans to move forward with the previously postponed Jay pipe addition to the Northwest Territories' Ekati mine. One day later Peregrine Diamonds TSX:PGD outlined an ambitious scenario for Chidliak, suggesting a possible Nunavut gem operation by 2021. Meanwhile progress continues on two very near-term producers in the NWT and Quebec.
Baffin Island remoteness be damned, Chidliak could come online for well under a half billion dollars, according to a July 7 preliminary economic assessment. The study foresees Phase I open pit mining beginning with the property's CH-6 pipe, followed by CH-7, 15 kilometres away. Output would average 1.2 million carats per year for a decade, peaking at 1.8 million carats.
Peregrine Diamonds sees potential to expand existing
resources and find new deposits on its Nunavut kimberlites.
Using a 7.5% discount rate, the PEA calculates an after-tax NPV of $471.2 million and a 29.8% IRR. Initial capex would come to $434.9 million with payback in two years. Costs include 160 kilometres of all-weather road to the territorial capital of Iqaluit.
Not mentioned in the announcement, however, is the town's lack of port facilities. The island's only operating mine is Mary River, 935 kilometres north of Iqaluit. Operator Baffinland Iron Mines runs its own port at Milne Inlet, another 100 kilometres north. The company has proposed replacing the road with a railway.
A March diamond evaluation gave CH-6 an average $149 per carat and CH-7 $114. But assuming 2.5% annual price increases, life-of-mine averages would come to $178 and $153 respectively, Peregrine stated.
CH-6 holds by far the largest resource, with an inferred 11.39 million carats compared with CH-7's inferred 4.23 million. Both resources remain open at depth.
Anticipating the direction that pre-feas studies could take, company president/CEO Tom Peregoodoff spoke of "optimization studies of the Phase I mine, including the expansion of the CH-6 resource to depth and through the development of a potential Phase II resource expansion from the numerous other kimberlites on the property, of which six currently show economic potential." Chidliak's 564,396 hectares host 74 known kimberlites.
A few thousand sub-arctic kilometres away, the world's third-largest diamond miner by value has put its on-again, off-again Jay pipe back on again. The Ekati mine's most significant undeveloped deposit, the kimberlite holds a probable reserve of 78.6 million carats.
With two joint ventures in play, Ekati's ownership gets a bit complicated. Dominion holds 88.9% of the Core zone, which hosts the current operation. Jay is located in the Buffer zone, 65.3%-held by Dominion. The new open pit would rely on Ekati's existing infrastructure about 30 kilometres away, resulting in a total capex of US$647 million funded through existing loot and internal cash flow.
The project's new feasibility reported Jay's total post-tax NPV at US$398 million with a 15.6% IRR. Dominion's share shows a post-tax NPV of US$278 million and a 16.7% IRR. Jay's operations would run from 2022 to 2033, two years longer than envisioned by last year's pre-feas, with ore processing continuing into 2034.
Jay would operate concurrently with the 10.1-million-carat-reserve Sable pipe, already under development, from 2021 to 2023. The current plan has Jay operating solo from 2024 to 2032. But the company intends to "pursue other incremental growth opportunities near our existing operations," said CEO Brendan Bell.
Last month's Ekati plant fire, however, forced Dominion to suspend operations on the Pigeon deposit. Mining and stockpiling continues at Ekati's Misery open pit and Koala underground operations. Preliminary estimates call for about $25 million in plant repairs. Ekati's 2017 guidance dropped from 5.6 million to 4.7 million carats.
Dominion also has a 40% stake in Diavik, the NWT's other diamond producer, with Rio Tinto NYSE:RIO holding the rest. The mine's fourth pipe, the 10-million-carat A-21, has production scheduled for H2 2018. Saying the company's stock price doesn't reflect the value of its assets, Dominion this week also announced a proposal to buy back around 7.2% of its issued and outstanding shares.
Meanwhile Canada's next diamond mine—and the world's biggest new diamond development—has production slated to begin this quarter. A 51%/49% JV of De Beers and Mountain Province Diamonds TSX:MPV, Gahcho Kué's expected to average 4.5 million carats a year for 12 years.
Along with those three mines in the NWT's Lac de Gras region and De Beers' Victor mine in Ontario, Canada will gain a fifth operation with Stornoway Diamond's (TSX:SWY) Renard project in Quebec. This one has production scheduled by year-end, bringing an average 1.8 million carats annually for the first 10 years of a 14-year lifespan.
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The Luxury of Masochism [Sep. 30th, 2010|08:34 pm]
The awesome new online Buddhist magazine, Prapañca Journal, included one of my India stories in their second issue on the theme of "Four Protections." It's about modern-day austerity, the search for new adventures in testing limits, and the kind of privilege you have to have to seek out testing experiences.
It's called "The Luxury of Masochism." Please read it and let me know what you think!
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India story [Aug. 11th, 2010|11:34 am]
If you follow me other places you've seen me pimp this already, but I'm pimping it some more.
"Ghost Crossing," a short essay about Bodhgaya and the Sujata Bridge.
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Reasons I Hate Facebook [Jun. 11th, 2010|03:19 pm]
1. Fucking birthers.
Things I've Written for Monkey Goggles [May. 31st, 2010|05:45 pm]
This thing about Ryan Seacrest, Indian stand-up comedy and your lack of faith, which I find disturbing.
This other thing, which is inspired by a Buddhist Journey.
Not sure who's still keeping up with my LJ who hasn't seen this shared elsewhere, but whoomp, here it is.
a man with a gun walks into a bank [Feb. 14th, 2010|03:55 pm]
A few days ago, I learned, through Facebook updates from friends and family, that a man with a gun was holding hostages at a bank in my hometown, Kearney, Nebraska. By the end of the day, the hostages had been released and the gunman taken into police custody, and I was spared the anxious phone call to find out if anyone who died was someone I knew. No one died in that bank. The gunman had been recently unemployed, and his demand, while taking hostages, was for coverage by a news crew from the local TV station where he had worked.
"Can you imagine this would happen in a place like Kearney?" people asked, and I have to say that yes, I can imagine. No place is safe from the desperation that people can be driven to.
But the anomaly I see in this situation, the missing piece of the puzzle. Unlike the apocryphally quoted bank robber, the Kearney gunman didn't really care where the money was. He wasn't attempting to acquire any of the bank's assets. He wanted attention, wanted to make a scene, and that scene could have been made at a bank or a Kwicky Mart or a bowling alley. Why a bank?
Maybe the reason I'm wrestling with this question is the fear that I know why. In recent months, Netflix has sent me the movies Quick Change and Inside Man, and those certainly aren't the only time I've been at the edge of my seat, watching a movie where hostages are huddled around a bank lobby, waiting while criminals negotiate with the police surrounding the place.
Maybe I bear a tiny fraction of the blame, then. Because movie-viewers like me will pay attention to hostage situations, they make more of them, and people in real life get the idea. Hollywood has given us such a compelling image, a fine metaphor for the wits-end situation that the gunman found himself in. It's logical that he'd follow through.
There's increasing belief in the theory that mental illness is to some extent a product of social connection. This article looks specifically at the syndromes we see in America, and the way that Americanized treatment may influence the kinds or expressions of mental illness we see elsewhere in the world. And the question for me is whether the level of mental imbalance is a constant and the expression is a variable, or whether the society creates this. That is, if the gunman hadn't had the mental "virus" of thinking that a common way to express deep resentment and rage is to hold a bank hostage, would he have refrained from any harm? Or would he have simply found another way, another symbol, another outburst? This is something I really can't know, and that's puzzling. I can't know definitively that hostage-movies are to blame for this, and I can't know definitively that they aren't. I can't know whether the alternate reality would have had no significant news from Kearney that day, or if without the trope of hostage situation, the trope that might end peacefully, I would be hearing much darker news. Time won't tell. That's the troubling thing.
Ghosts [Feb. 8th, 2010|09:22 am]
When Scott, the assistant organizer of the International Meetup, told me he was thinking of hosting a Super Bowl party, I thought he meant that he was going to email invitations to a few of his closest friends on the Meetup. Instead, he put it openly on the website. We were both a little puzzled when a handful of people who had never come to a meeting before made RSVPs, but I chalked it up to my own not-quite-getting sports. I mean, I can see the appeal of going to a Super Bowl party with some good friends, but I can't see why someone would watch with a bunch of strangers at someone else's house. Maybe with strangers in a bar, but I don't know.
The three none of us had met before were Ming, Abby and Vanessa. (And now I backtrack to say that because it's the International Meetup, I understand why someone would come to a stranger's football party if they were Chinese. Maybe it's better not explained.) Ming had gone to college in Indiana, and he arrived wearing a Colts t-shirt. Vanessa had commented on the website that she LOVES football! and she was attentive for the first twenty minutes of the game. Then she started chatting with Abby and did not stop until the game was over.
There was plenty of food--everyone brought something, and everyone brought lots. Scott had picked up giant cookies at an Italian bakery. I was the first to try one, a peanut-butter cookie with chocolate frosting that I nibbled away at for an hour. I told him I hated myself for how much I loved that cookie. I told him that in a few days I'd ask him where he got the cookies and he needed to promise me he wouldn't tell me.
During one of the less-entertaining commercial breaks, we mostly turned to the middle of the room and, because a commercial for CSI was on, talked about crime procedural shows. Then we talked about shows with hokey plot twists, and Vanessa mentioned some kind of five-year plot jump in the series Ghost Whisperer, saying it was hokey.
Scott laughed. "What do you expect? It's a show about someone who whispers to ghosts."
Vanessa shifted in her seat. "You mean, you don't believe in ghosts?" Scott, taken aback, mildly noted that he doesn't. Vanessa said that it didn't matter whether he believes in ghosts or not, because they're real.
This led to a spirited debate (oy vey, the pun) between Vanessa and Abby. Vanessa's central claim was, "Ghosts must be real, because I see them all the time." Abby's claim was, "Ghosts can't be real, because Jesus would never let that happen."
After the game wrapped up and people filed out, a core group of four of us stayed to gossip about the people we just met. "What was that about?" Scott asked. We agreed that we'd never expected that a Super Bowl party would become a supernatural debate. Scott said, "I knew I should just say out of it, but then 'drew, you started making fun of them."
I said, "Really?" I couldn't remember making fun. Scott assured me that once the ghost conversation started I turned to him and put on a spooky voice to say, "Sco-o-o-o-ott! There are gho-o-o-sts in your apa-a-a-rtment!" And once he mentioned it, I had to admit it was probably true. I chalked it up to being possessed.
All over the Internet [Jan. 25th, 2010|09:26 am]
I wrote a Buddhist review of Caprica on Monkey Goggles. Enjoy.
Also, I shared most of my India photos from last year on Facebook, but for those of you who aren't on Facebook or those who want to see my very favorites, I've been putting some of the best up on TrekEarth. They only let you upload one picture a day, but it's a good exercise in choosing.
Books Read 2009 [Jan. 1st, 2010|11:50 am]
For the first time, I kept track of all the books I read in one year. There's some observation bias at work; I sometimes made it a point to finish a book on principle when otherwise I would have moved on, and I think I read fewer anthologies and the like, because bits and pieces of a book wouldn't count for the rules I made up for this silly little list. But here are the books, trivial or profound, for scholarship or entertainment, those I sought out and those I stumbled upon in closeout bins. Not all are necessarily recommended, but I'd be happy to talk about any of them if you're curious. Linked to Google Books.
Bring Me the Rhinoceros, John Tarrant
Connect, Web Worker Daily
A Buddhist in the Classroom, Sid Brown
Zen Wrapped in Karma Dipped in Chocolate, Brad Warner
The Little Book of Atheist Spirituality, Andre Comte-Sponville
The Thief and the Dogs, Naguib Mahfouz
The Sinner's Guide to the Evangelical Right, Robert Lanham
Ordinary Genius: A Guide for the Poet Within, Kim Addonizio
The Fortune Cookie Chronicles, Jennifer 8 Lee
X Saves the World, Jeff Gordinier
Seeking Peace: Chronicles of the Worst Buddhist in the World, Mary Pipher
Get Known Before the Book Deal, Christina Katz
The Maharishi Effect, Geoff Gilpin
How to Work a Room, Susan RoAne
Joyful Wisdom, Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue, John McWhorter
The Life You Can Save, Peter Singer
Why Beautiful People Have More Daughters, Alan S. Miller, Satoshi Kanazawa
The Glass-Maker's Daughter, V. Briceland
The Living Buddha: An Interpretive Biography, Daisaku Ikeda
The Raft Is Not the Shore: Conversations toward a Buddhist-Christian Awareness, Thich Nhat Hanh and Daniel Berrigan
Three Mistakes of My Life, Chetan Bhagat
The Elephant Paradigm: India Wrestles with Change, Gurcharan Das
Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi, Geoff Dyer
The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned Into a War on American Ideals, Jane Mayer
Stealing Buddha's Dinner, Bich Minh Nguyen
Telling True Stories: A Nonfiction Writer's Guide
Good Without God: What a Billion Nonreligious People Do Believe, Greg Epstein
How to Make Friends and Oppress People, Vic Darkwood
Libyrinth, Pearl North
Dreaming Me: Black, Baptist, and Buddhist - One Woman's Spiritual Journey, Jan Willis
Turtle Feet, Nikolai Grozni
My book, excerpted on Monkey Goggles [Dec. 4th, 2009|07:15 pm]
A Dog With Buddha-Nature.
It also has a link to buy my book on Amazon, which I will also link to here
Me and My Avatar-- what I wrote for Monkey Goggles [Oct. 8th, 2009|04:59 pm]
Someday soon I'll write something just for LiveGerbil, cause I've been neglecting you lot, but for now, read what I wrote here: Kurt Cobain Vs. Guitar Hero, Part One and Kurt Cobain Vs. Guitar Hero, Part Two.
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public class NutrientsModelUnitTest {

    private NutrientsModel nutrientsModel = null;

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    public void setUp() {
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Find out where Chayah Miranda is performing near you!
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Saturday sprint races may be awarded with points – F1
Formula One could award championship points for Saturday 'sprint' races this season under a proposal to be discussed by bosses on Thursday.
The shorter races would set the starting grid for the main grand prix on Sunday if the Formula One commission votes in favour of the format. Qualifying for the sprint race would be on Friday instead of second practice.
The commission includes the 10 teams, commercial rights holders Liberty Media and the governing International Automobile Federation (FIA).
The BBC reported that the top eight drivers in the sprint race, lasting an hour and about a third of the distance of a regular race, would earn roughly half the points awarded in a grand prix.
To become reality, the proposal would need the backing of eight teams. A previous plan to hold sprint races with reversed grids failed to win approval. One team source told Reuters the plan was to trial the shortened race at three grand prix weekends — Canada, Brazil and Monza in Italy — although the calendar could yet change due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Formula One's current format is for two practice sessions on Friday, followed by a third on Saturday before qualifying for Sunday's race.
The change is aimed at creating more excitement through increased track action.
New Formula One chief executive Stefano Domenicali said last week that the sprint format was being considered.
"We are thinking if this could be tested already this year," he told reporters. "Discussions are going on with the teams in the right forum."
Formula One's motorsport managing director Ross Brawn last month told the racefans.net website that he would like to see some weekends follow a different format to gauge responses without committing the whole championship to change.
The BBC said a sticking point to the latest plan was that the potential cost of damage to the cars in the sprint race exceeded the extra money being offered by Formula One to the teams.
Spanish Grand Prix organisers announce race will be open to fans with COVID ticket guarantee
Formula 1 will be restructuring its #WeRaceAsOne initiative


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California may not suffer same pitfalls as Nevada with recreational pot, but still plenty to learn
Marijuana | July 9, 2017
Alan Riquelmy | ariquelmy@theunion.com
A line of customers extended around the building Saturday morning at The Dispensary in Reno.
ariquelmy@theunion.com
The line of people outside Blüm Reno extended around the building's front and partially down its side.
About 65 customers stood at 8:45 a.m. on Saturday, July 1, outside the South Virginia Street marijuana dispensary, waiting for the front door to open. No longer restricted to medicinal cannabis only, the dispensary had opened at 12 a.m. that day — the exact first moment it could legally sell recreational cannabis under Nevada law. It remained open for about six hours and closed briefly before again opening at 9 a.m.
Some customers, eager for the first chance to buy recreational cannabis, shouted out how many minutes remained until opening. Fifteen, then nine, then five.
"I've been waiting 18 years to do this," said Frederick Wood, of Reno, one of the first few people in line. "I'm tired of meeting people in a parking lot and hoping the cops don't show up. I guess I'm really here because I want to feel normal. Now, here I am with a slew of people with no judgment of who I am."
Chazz Levins, of Fallon, Nev., felt the same way, except he waited 40 years to buy marijuana legally.
"I didn't think I would ever see it legal here," Levins said. "They fought it for years. I almost did time for a couple of seeds."
Mirror images of the scene outside Blüm Reno appeared Saturday at dispensaries across Nevada. Approving recreational cannabis on the same day as California, Nevada opted to start their sales on Saturday. California won't issue dispensary licenses until Jan. 1. The first recreational dispensaries in this state are expected to open shortly afterward.
Four dispensaries in Reno — Blüm Reno, The Dispensary, Sierra Wellness Connection and Mynt Cannabis Dispensary — were permitted to have recreational sales.
A civil case focusing on who could distribute recreational cannabis, ultimately won by alcohol distributors, threw the Saturday, July 1, start date into question. That decision gave alcohol distributors an 18-month monopoly on getting product to dispensaries, though the dispensaries themselves feared those distributors wouldn't have the proper licensing in place.
A number of dispensary managers said they intended to buy as much stock as they could before the start of recreational sales. That stock could be sold to recreational customers, though they had to go through an alcohol distributor once Saturday arrived.
At least, that appeared to be the prevailing wisdom.
Many questions remained just days before recreational sales began.
Nick Murray, a manager with Sierra Wellness, said days before Saturday that product potency and customer buying limits remained a gray area. However, he planned to operate under a 1 ounce limit per customer.
"These are questions we all have," Murray said. "I don't think the state has looked into that."
The issue of distribution also remained a concern. Murray said he had no worries about having enough stock for the first day of recreational sales.
"But down the road, two weeks, three weeks, I'm getting a little antsy," he said.
Jeff Grossman, manager at The Dispensary, shares those concerns. He spent the day before recreational sales went live preparing his Reno location, expecting high traffic.
His customers didn't disappoint. Like Blüm Reno, they wrapped around the building in anticipation of the 8 a.m. opening time.
According to Grossman, no alcohol distributor as of Friday had a marijuana distribution license. He hopes those distributors get their licenses within a week, providing enough time to restock.
"We're hoping they come out soon," he said.
Nevada's turmoil over recreational cannabis won't be repeated in the Golden State, said Hezekiah Allen, executive director of the California Growers Association.
"I can't help but chuckle," Allen said. "Distribution and logistics is a complicated part of any business."
According to Allen, California has no comparable distribution requirement like Nevada, meaning no distribution monopoly will exist.
Instead, Allen sees a likely problem for California is a supply chain struggling to get permits. He pointed to Nevada County, saying this county has growers but as of yet no permitting structure.
The Nevada County Board of Supervisors has said it wants a permanent grow ordinance in place by March. A citizen's panel will draft recommendations for that ordinance, delivering them around year's end.
The board has yet to create local authorization — permits — for growers.
New state law, called the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act, forbids state licenses for those who are in violation of local ordinances. Applicants may show a local license or permit as proof they're not in violation of local law, though that local permit isn't required.
Allen said he'd like local authorization for Nevada County in place by September, giving growers enough time to apply for state licenses that become available Jan. 1.
Allen noted that possessing a local permit doesn't mean state license applicants would receive preferential treatment from the state. However, the law doesn't prevent them from getting such treatment.
"We need to see some action from them," he said of the supervisors.
Both Grass Valley and Nevada City have discussed allowing dispensaries, with Nevada City taking action last week to allow medical marijuana cultivation, distribution, transportation, manufacturing and testing laboratory businesses.
Nevada City's ordinance requires a business have state licensing before the city will issue a permit. The council already has discussed tweaking its ordinance.
Ordinances and state laws aside, the mood Saturday morning was jovial as customers vied for shelter in the shade as they waited for dispensary doors to open.
At times a passing vehicle would honk its horn at the expectant customers, eliciting a cry in response.
Django Broomfield, head breeder for MTG Seeds, was one of the first people in line Saturday morning at The Dispensary, waiting to buy his product from a legal, recreational business.
Waiting since 4:20 a.m., Broomfield and Todd Weatherhead, who grows the strains that Broomfield makes, waited years for the day, like hundreds of others that crowded that morning around dispensary doors.
"It's a landmark event that's happening in Nevada," Broomfield said. "It's huge."
Broomfield, of Mendocino, said he's been part of the cannabis industry his entire life. His father's grown the plant, and Broomfield has worked toward bringing marijuana from illegality toward the gray market, and ultimately to the regulated marketplace.
But while both Nevada and California have legalized marijuana, plenty of restrictions remain. Nevada customers must use cash to buy cannabis. Also, no public consumption is allowed.
Additionally, it remains against federal law to take it from one state to another.
"It could be considered trafficking a Schedule I controlled substance across state lines," advised California attorney Melissa Sanchez. "I definitely would advise people strongly not to do that."
Pretty soon, recreational users won't have to visit Nevada to buy cannabis.
"It's probably the most regulated industry in Nevada," said Weatherhead, holding up the eighth-of-an-ounce he bought for $50. "Any price where you can buy weed legally is a good price. Whatever that market determines — that's a good price."
Contact Staff Writer Alan Riquelmy via email at ariquelmy@theunion.com or call 530-477-4239.
The cannabis connoisseur: As legal pot grows more popular, gone are the days of simply 'getting high'


A film academy group assignment (guided by teacher/director Stijn Coninx) which was shot in 4 hours and written in one night.
The assignment was to create a short film or scene containing no more than 3 scenes (locations) and a minimal of two actors with only 4 hours shooting time.
I got the chance to write, direct and edit this assignment within our group, and wanted to make a slow-paced bittersweet film/scene about a dysfunctional couple.
This also gave me the change to work again with the talented Iranian actor/filmmaker/good friend Soroush Helali, who also starred in my short film "Het Zwijgen van de Storm".
When Ammen gets back home, her boyfriend Soroush catches her off guard with a romantic surprise.


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Can I collapse the large title when scrolling in the UICollectionViewController?

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vrijdag, februari 19, 2016
UK Tour 1977 with Jan Akkerman and Kaz Lux
In march 1977, famous Dutch guitarist Jan Akkerman and singer Kaz Lux went on a UK tour to promote their "Eli" album. Akkerman had already made a name in bands like Brainbox (also featuring Lux) and Focus. On their 1977 tour, they took Kayak with them as special guests. I don't have too much information about the tour, but it seems that it was aborted after a couple of shows. (SEE UPDATE at the end of this entry!)
The tour schedule (I think these are the shows that did take place):
02-03 Brighton, Dome
03-03 Hanley, Victoria Halls
04-03 Lancaster, University
05-03 Sheffield, University
06-03 Manchester, Apollo
08-03 Birmingham, Hippodrome
09-03 Oxford, New Theatre
10-03 Portsmouth, Guild Hall
11-03 Bristol, Colston Hall
12-03 Bournemouth, Winter Gardens
13-03 London, New Victoria Theatre
This ad shows all the planned dates
On eBay I bought a tour programme, which also had two pages dedicated to Kayak. Does anybody have additional info about this tour? It was quite special, as it was one of the very few times that Kayak played outside Holland!
Please note that the band picture features a unique line-up: apparently Pim Koopman had already been replaced by Charles Schouten, but Bert Veldkamp is still in this picture. Did he also do the UK tour, or was Theo de Jong a member of Kayak by then???
UPDATE FEBRUARY 2016: Thanks to roadie Dick Scheepbouwer, I now know that Theo was the bass player on this tour. And indeed, after the London show the tour was cancelled due to lack of interest. Thanks for the info, Dick!
posted by Doefie at 3:20 p.m.
I was on this tour, as part of the crew. I operated the follow spot. Nineteen years old. Later I moved up to the sound board. I mixed the Kayak shows until they broke up. I still mix shows for a living, by the way.
Theo de Jong played bass on that tour. After the London show the tour was cancelled due to lack of public interest.
Have incredible memories of that time.
Dick Scheepbouwer
By Dick Scheepbouwer, at 3:33 p.m.
Pictures and stories from the past and present of Holland's best band: KAYAK.
Naam: Doefie
Locatie: Bodegraven, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Living together with Janneke and my two sons Sybren and Sebastiaan.
Belgian advert, 1975
Another 2 in 1
Symfo Classics in Barendrecht
Ticket from 1976
Tons of news? No, just news of Ton
Kayak members all over the place...
She came, saw, conquered Texel
Texel preparations
After all these years: Kayak on Texel again....
Another new Kayak compilation CD


It looks like Moscow hit an Israeli nerve.
Many thoughtful observers wondered why S-400s deployed to Syria didn't vaporize Israeli fighter jets as they "flew over Lebanon's Arsal Barrens, where both Al-Qaeda and ISIS are headquartered", only to drop their payloads on Syrian Army positions inside Syria.
It's because Russia didn't need to (and also, no WWIII, please). Despite its best efforts — including sending special forces into Syria in order to "observe" terrorists fighting the Syrian Arab Army — Israel's ambitions in Syria have been thwarted.
Don't believe us? Netanyahu is flying to Moscow on Thursday to whine about big bad Iran and how sad it is that Syria isn't a destabilized, "moderate" rebel-ruled hellhole — the perfect excuse for Israel to gobble up more Syrian land, in the interests of "national security".
"In the framework of a (future peace agreement) or without one, Iran is attempting to base itself permanently in Syria – either through a military presence on the ground or a naval presence – and also through a gradual attempt to open a front against us on the Golan Heights," Netanyahu told his cabinet in public remarks on Sunday.
Here's Israel, a nuclear power with a modern, U.S.-supplied and funded military crying to Putin about Iran and how unfair it is that the international cabal that assembled to destroy Syria has failed.
Netanyahu has said that Israel has carried out dozens of strikes to prevent weapons smuggling to the Iranian-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah via Syria.
That's nice. Too bad Moscow has repeatedly stated that Hezbollah has played a decisive role in combating ISIS and other terrorist groups in Syria.
Israel has been providing logistic support and medical assistance to opposition forces – including Jabhet al-Nusra terror organization – fighting President Bashar Assad.Israeli warplanes have repeatedly targeted Syrian Army positions under the pretext of preventing sophisticated weapons from reaching the Lebanese Hezbollah group.
It looks like Israel will have to stick with what it knows: slaughtering Gazans armed with rocks.
Thanks to Russia and Iran, "Greater Israel" is now a pipe dream.


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Couderc JP, Xia X, Peterson DR, McNitt S, Zhao H, Polonsky S, Zareba W. "T-wave morphology abnormalities in benign, potent, and arrhythmogenic I(kr) inhibition." Heart rhythm : the official journal of the Heart Rhythm Society.. 2011 Jul 0; 8(7):1036-43. Epub 2011 Feb 09.
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Darpo B, Fossa AA, Couderc JP, Zhou M, Schreyer A, Ticktin M, Zapesochny A. "Improving the precision of QT measurements." Cardiology journal.. 2011 18(4):401-10.
Couderc J, Xia J, Xu X, Kaab S, Hinteeser M, Zareba W. "Static and Dynamic Electrocardiographic Patterns Preceding Torsades de Pointes in the Acquired and Congenital Long QT Syndrome." Computing in cardiology. 2010 Sep 26; 37:357-360.
Sørensen J, Johannesen L, Grove U, Lundhus K, Couderc JP, Graff C. "A Comparison of IIR and Wavelet Filtering for Noise Reduction of the ECG." Computing in cardiology. 2010 Sep 26; 37:489-492.
Couderc JP. "A scientific repository to support the research and development of technologies related to quantitative electrocardiography: the Telemetric and Holter ECG Warehouse (THEW)." Cardiology journal.. 2010 17(4):416-9.
Couderc JP. "A unique digital electrocardiographic repository for the development of quantitative electrocardiography and cardiac safety: the Telemetric and Holter ECG Warehouse (THEW)." Journal of electrocardiology.. 2010 43(6):595-600. Epub 2010 Sep 21.
Schneider A, Hampel R, Ibald-Mulli A, Zareba W, Schmidt G, Schneider R, Ruckerl R, Couderc JP, Mykins B, Oberdorster G, Wolke G, Pitz M, Wichmann HE, Peters A. "Changes in deceleration capacity of heart rate and heart rate variability induced by ambient air pollution in individuals with coronary artery disease." Particle and fibre toxicology. 2010 7:29. Epub 2010 Oct 07.
Couderc JP. "The telemetric and Holter ECG warehouse initiative (THEW): a data repository for the design, implementation and validation of ECG-related technologies." Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society.. 2010 2010:6252-5.
Johannesen L, Grove U, Sørensen J, Schmidt M, Couderc JP, Graff C. "A Wavelet-Based Algorithm for Delineation and Classification of Wave Patterns in Continuous Holter ECG Recordings." Computing in cardiology. 2010 37(5738139):979-982.
Johannesen L, Grove U, Sørensen J, Schmidt M, Graff C, Couderc JP. "Analysis of T-wave Amplitude Adaptation to Heart Rate Using RR-binning of Long-Term ECG Recordings." Computing in cardiology. 2010 37:369-372.
Couderc JP. "Measurement and regulation of cardiac ventricular repolarization: from the QT interval to repolarization morphology." Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences.. 2009 Apr 13; 367(1892):1283-99.
Rashba EJ, Lamas GA, Couderc JP, Hollist SM, Dzavik V, Ruzyllo W, Fridrich V, Buller CE, Forman SA, Kufera JA, Carvalho AC, Hochman JS, . "Electrophysiological effects of late percutaneous coronary intervention for infarct-related coronary artery occlusion: the Occluded Artery Trial-Electrophysiological Mechanisms (OAT-EP)." Circulation.. 2009 Feb 17; 119(6):779-87. Epub 2009 Feb 02.
Zareba W, Couderc JP, Oberdörster G, Chalupa D, Cox C, Huang LS, Peters A, Utell MJ, Frampton MW. "ECG parameters and exposure to carbon ultrafine particles in young healthy subjects." Inhalation toxicology.. 2009 Feb 0; 21(3):223-33.
Couderc JP, Kaab S, Hinterseer M, McNitt S, Xia X, Fossa A, Beckmann BM, Polonsky S, Zareba W. "Baseline values and sotalol-induced changes of ventricular repolarization duration, heterogeneity, and instability in patients with a history of drug-induced torsades de pointes." Journal of clinical pharmacology.. 2009 Jan 0; 49(1):6-16. Epub 2008 Oct 28.
Couderc JP, Zareba W. "An update on QT measurement and interpretation methodologies." Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc.. 2009 Jan 0; 14 Suppl 1:S1-2.
Couderc JP. "Cardiac regulation and electrocardiographic factors contributing to the measurement of repolarization variability." Journal of electrocardiology.. 2009 42(6):494-9. Epub 2009 Aug 28.
Vaglio M, Couderc JP, McNitt S, Xia X, Moss AJ, Zareba W. "A quantitative assessment of T-wave morphology in LQT1, LQT2, and healthy individuals based on Holter recording technology." Heart rhythm : the official journal of the Heart Rhythm Society.. 2008 Jan 0; 5(1):11-8. Epub 2007 Aug 28.
Couderc JP, McNitt S, Hyrien O, Vaglio M, Xia X, Polonsky S, Moss AJ, Zareba W. "Improving the detection of subtle I(Kr)-inhibition: assessing electrocardiographic abnormalities of repolarization induced by moxifloxacin." Drug safety : an international journal of medical toxicology and drug experience.. 2008 31(3):249-60.
Couderc JP, Zhou M, Sarapa N, Zareba W. "Investigating the effect of sotalol on the repolarization intervals in healthy young individuals." Journal of electrocardiology.. 2008 41(6):595-602. Epub 2008 Sep 17.
Fossa AA, Wisialowski T, Crimin K, Wolfgang E, Couderc JP, Hinterseer M, Kaab S, Zareba W, Badilini F, Sarapa N. "Analyses of dynamic beat-to-beat QT-TQ interval (ECG restitution) changes in humans under normal sinus rhythm and prior to an event of torsades de pointes during QT prolongation caused by sotalol." Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc.. 2007 Oct 0; 12(4):338-48.
Couderc JP, Zareba W, McNitt S, Maison-Blanche P, Moss AJ. "Repolarization variability in the risk stratification of MADIT II patients." Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology.. 2007 Sep 0; 9(9):717-23. Epub 2007 Jul 17.
Elder A, Couderc JP, Gelein R, Eberly S, Cox C, Xia X, Zareba W, Hopke P, Watts W, Kittelson D, Frampton M, Utell M, Oberdörster G. "Effects of on-road highway aerosol exposures on autonomic responses in aged, spontaneously hypertensive rats." Inhalation toxicology.. 2007 Jan 0; 19(1):1-12.
Couderc, J. P.; Vaglio, M.; Xia, X.; McNitt, S.; Wicker, P.; Sarapa, N.; Moss, A.J.; Zareba, W. "Impaired T-amplitude Adaptation to Heart-Rate Characterizes IKr-Inhibition in the Congenital and Acquired Forms of the Long QT Syndrome." J Cardiovasc Electrocardiol. 2007; 18: 1299-1305.
Fossa, A; Wisialowski, T; Crimin, K ; Wolfgang, E; Couderc, JP;Hinterseer, M; Kaab,S; Zareba, W; Badilini,F; Sarapa,N. "Analyses of dynamic beat-to-beat QT-TQ interval (ECG restitution) changes in humans under normal sinus rhythm and prior to an event of torsades de pointes during QT prolongation caused by sotalol". Ann. Non-invasiv. Electrocardiol. 2007; 12(4): 338-348.
Couderc JP, Vaglio M, Xia X, McNitt S, Wicker P, Sarapa N, Moss AJ, Zareba W. "Impaired T-amplitude adaptation to heart rate characterizes I(Kr) inhibition in the congenital and acquired forms of the long QT syndrome." Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology.. 2007 18(12):1299-305. Epub 2007 Oct 04.
Couderc JP. "QT interval prolongation and beyond." Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc.. 2006 Oct 0; 11(4):287-8.
Rashba EJ, Estes NA, Wang P, Schaechter A, Howard A, Zareba W, Couderc JP, Perkiomaki J, Levine J, Kadish A. "Preserved heart rate variability identifies low-risk patients with nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy: results from the DEFINITE trial." Heart rhythm : the official journal of the Heart Rhythm Society.. 2006 Mar 0; 3(3):281-6.
Couderc JP, McNitt S, Xia J, Zareba W, Moss AJ. "Repolarization morphology in adult LQT2 carriers with borderline prolonged QTc interval." Heart rhythm : the official journal of the Heart Rhythm Society.. 2006 3(12):1460-6. Epub 2006 Aug 10.
Couderc JP, Vaglio M, Xia X, McNitt S, Hyrien O. "Electrocardiographic method for identifying drug-induced repolarization abnormalities associated with a reduction of the rapidly activating delayed rectifier potassium current." Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society.. 2006 1:4010-5.
Henneberger A, Zareba W, Ibald-Mulli A, Rückerl R, Cyrys J, Couderc JP, Mykins B, Woelke G, Wichmann HE, Peters A. "Repolarization changes induced by air pollution in ischemic heart disease patients." Environmental health perspectives.. 2005 Apr 0; 113(4):440-6.
Couderc JP, Xiaojuan X, Zareba W, Moss AJ. "Assessment of the stability of the individual-based correction of QT interval for heart rate." Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc.. 2005 Jan 0; 10(1):25-34.
Sarapa N, Morganroth J, Couderc JP, Francom SF, Darpo B, Fleishaker JC, McEnroe JD, Chen WT, Zareba W, Moss AJ. "Electrocardiographic identification of drug-induced QT prolongation: assessment by different recording and measurement methods." Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc.. 2004 Jan 0; 9(1):48-57.
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Moss AJ, Zareba W, Benhorin J, Couderc JP, Kennedy H, Locati-Heilbron E, Maison-Blanche P. "ISHNE guidelines for electrocardiographic evaluation of drug-related QT prolongation and other alterations in ventricular repolarization: task force summary. A report of the Task Force of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology (ISHNE), Committee on Ventricular Repolarization." Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc.. 2001 Oct 0; 6(4):333-41.
Zareba W, Nomura A, Couderc JP. "Cardiovascular effects of air pollution: what to measure in ECG?" Environmental health perspectives.. 2001 Aug 0; 109 Suppl 4:533-8.
Perkiömäki JS, Zareba W, Daubert JP, Couderc JP, Corsello A, Kremer K. "Fractal correlation properties of heart rate dynamics and adverse events in patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators." The American journal of cardiology.. 2001 Jul 1; 88(1):17-22.
Perkiömäki JS, Zareba W, Kalaria VG, Couderc J, Huikuri HV, Moss AJ. "Comparability of nonlinear measures of heart rate variability between long- and short-term electrocardiographic recordings." The American journal of cardiology.. 2001 Apr 1; 87(7):905-8.
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Couderc JP; Zareba W. "Contribution of the Wavelet Analysis to the Noninvasive Electrocardiology". Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol. 1998; 3(1): 54-62.
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Chapter Title: Assessment of ventricular repolarization from body-surface ECGs in humans.
Author List: Couderc JP, Zareba W.
Chapter Title: T wave alternans and T wave variability: noninvasive indices of vulnerability to ventricular tachyarrhythmias.
Book Title: Noninvasive Electrocardiology in Clinical Practice.
Author List: Zareba W, Couderc JP, Burratini L.
Chapter Title: Spectral analysis of high-resolution ECGs.
Book Title: . Noninvasive Electrocardiology. Clinical Aspects of Holter Monitoring.


Gionee M2017 is upcoming smartphone from Gionee with Dual Rear camera and Curved edge display. Gionee M2017 has been leaked on TENAA and AnTuTu. Now more real images of Gionee M2017 has been leaked.
Gionee M2017 has a 5.7-inch 2K Display powered by a 1.9GHz Snapdrgaon 653 Octa Core Processor with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. On camera it has a 13MP+12MP Dual Rear camera and 8MP front camera .Device runs on Android 6.0.1 Gionee M2017 will be Packed by a 7000mAh Battery.
Gionee M2017 comes in Black color expected to launch in China Soon.


Tudor has been the brand to watch over the past 12 months. The release of their Black Bay, Pelagos and to a lesser extend the North Flag, all with in-house movements have been a huge success for the brand. Baselworld 2017 is sure to see some exciting new things from the Rolex owned brand, but some just couldn't wait.
Here is a great article we stumbled across and thought you might like. It's a listing of all the predictions for Tudor at Baselworld 2017 including some pretty impressive renderings.
Have a read and let us know what you're expecting or hoping for from Tudor this March. We'd love to get our hands on that Tudor Pelagos GMT!


Sending a thank you note is a must after a job interview. With that said, you cannot just send any thank you note and expect it to be well received. If you are going to send a thank you letter it does not just have to be written well, it needs to be something that you would be happy to receive if you were the one doing the interviews. The Muse gives you a heads-up on five ways your thank you note could lose you that job that you were going for. You can read all about it at http://muse.cm/1HeFP5Z.


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Home » Biomass Boilers, Pellet Boilers and Wood burning Stoves » How much do Biomass and Pellet boilers Cost
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An automatically fed pellet boiler for the average home will cost between £14,000 and £19,000 including installation, flue, fuel store and VAT at 5%. A log boiler on average will cost between £11,000 and £23,000 and an individual pellet stove abound £4,000 – £4,500. Fuel costs may vary dramatically but will generally cost less per kilo depending on the size of the order. So the larger fuel store you have, generally the more you will save over time. A website set up to help biomass system owners find fuel suppliers in their area can be found Big Barn.
Biomass boilers are not cheap and can cost up to three or four times more than a standard fossil fuel boiler. Nonetheless, the total cost of biomass systems varies between types, manufacturers and installers. The table below gives you a rough idea of the costs of buying and installing a biomass boiler system, including parts (boiler, buffer tank, flue) and installation, as well as VAT at 5%.
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Fully automated pellet boiler
Approx. system installation cost
£7000 – £10,000
These costs are for small and medium scale biomass systems for homes and businesses. For example, a standard 3-bedroom home's energy requirements would be fulfilled by a 15kW system.
Installation costs of larger biomass systems vary massively and can be comparatively much higher than those of smaller systems, especially considering many such systems require some degree of building work. The Carbon Trust website has a number of case studies which detail the total cost for renewable energy installations in a range of organisations. A school in Scotland, for example, installed a 400kW biomass heating system which came to a total cost of around £624,000 (of which £112,000 was spent on the boiler itself).
For more information on this and other projects, click Carbon Trust.
Apart from the RHI payments and the RHPP, there are several other sources of funding available to homeowners, businesses, and organisations looking to install biomass systems.
The Rural Development Programme (RDP) is a major funding source provided by the European Union which supports projects seeking to improve rural life through environmentally friendly ways of living. The RDP is potentially available to farmers, rural business owners, those managing land or woodland and those living in a rural community wishing to install renewable energy technology.
The RDP is administered differently in each part of the UK:
The RDP is administered in England by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).
For Scotland, see the Scottish Government's website.
In Wales, the RDP is administered by the Welsh Assembly Government.
For information on the RDP in Northern Ireland, see here.
The Community Sustainable Energy Programme offers information and funding for feasibility studies for community and district energy projects.
The Forestry Commission offers a Forestry Micro-enterprise Grant of £2,500-£25,000 for eligible small companies (fewer than 10 employees) wishing to install a biomass system. For more information on this grant, see here.
The Carbon Trust's website also has some useful information on funding sources (including loans, grants and subsidies) for businesses, organisations and communities.
A large list of financial schemes and initiatives can be found HERE at the Biomass Energy Centre.
For convenience, grants and support are divided into those that help support the purchase, installation or development of equipment, those that support the fuels supply chain, and those that provide consultancy and advice.
There are a number of companies offering finance for biomass boilers in the United Kingdom. Finance, in the form of loans and leasing agreements, is available for domestic, commercial and industrial installations, in both the private and public sectors. Finance for renewable energy technologies allows customers to avoid large upfront costs and make payments out of the income earned from government schemes such as the Renewable Heat Incentive, as well as energy bill savings.
Finance may be offered on a range of bases, each offering varying levels of financial risk and reward, as well as varying interest rates. Typically the finance company will provide the renewable heat technology and its installation in return for payments spread over a period of time. Depending on the type of agreement, the client may either come to own the technology at the end of the period, it may be sold by the company with the proceeds being split between client and company, or the finance company could retain it.
The arrangements offered by finance companies will vary, however, and each will offer different advice. It is therefore advisable to obtain quotes and agreement terms from a range of companies, based on your energy/heating needs and financial situation.
Look here for some UK companies offering finance for biomass systems.


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Today while doing some GPS antenna repairs (I damaged the coax on one of my antenna and had to replace it) and subsequent testing I noticed two things about AQGS version 1.01 (and 1.0). The first is that when the GPS signal is lost it doesn't update the GPS Status in AQGS. Second, when sending a MavLink command via AQGS it crashes every time. Are these known issues? If not, just letting whoever the developer is know.


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Darkcore puede referirse a dos subestilos musicales:

 Darkcore (drum & bass), un género de jungle que era popular en la escena rave de Gran Bretaña al inicio de los años 1990.
 Darkcore (hardcore techno), un estilo más oscuro dentro de la escena hardcore electrónica.

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we've been fans of tom since the summer and have been waiting for a new material to follow up to his wonderful EP 'blessings'. though there was a single co-produced by naughty boy (meh song GREAT video), i'm glad to say that 'leave a light on' is just the kind of release worthy of this talented singer/songwriter. produced by super producer steve mac (p!nk, ed sheeran etc), tom calls this one of the most honest songs he's ever written. love it! love tom!


The school experience has changed remarkably from what students expected only a generation ago. Bullying is no longer considered a harmless rite of passage. Schools move at a frenzied pace and controversies around academic standards and standardized tests rage more than ever. Technology has become an integral part of every aspect of the academic landscape and has created a language that did not exist only a few decades ago. Technology has flattened our planet and put us in connection with those around the world with only a few clicks of the mouse. Education of our students is now, indeed, a global enterprise.
Recognizing culture and being culturally competent is no longer a nicety that allows one to appear "worldly" and engaging; it is now as integral and vital as understanding any other aspect of the school climate.
If we do not embrace and include parents and families of all cultures, we risk building walls rather than bridges between the people we serve. Worse yet, we miss out on the diversity that serves to enrich, enhance and enlighten the school system as a whole. Our communities are at a disadvantage when we don't shine a light on the multicultural nature of our schools, particularly because working and living in a diverse environment is a valuable life skill that will benefit our students throughout their lives.
So how do we ensure that all families see themselves as a part of the whole school community? Here are some suggestions to invite families to weave their influence into the tapestry of the educational atmosphere—an atmosphere that serves as the backdrop for a school system.
This may seem obvious at first. However, if you don't see the influence of your own culture on your worldview, you may not recognize that others' outlooks are also developed from their cultural influences. This can be a particular challenge if you are a member of a majority culture and are not accustomed to your overarching perceptions and beliefs being questioned.
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If you are going to truly acknowledge culture, it is important to recognize the educational priorities and needs that are unique to the families in your school district. Conducting surveys to solicit ideas for how the school can do better is one way to continue to help build a better environment for all cultures. Such surveys should be created in conjunction with a diverse group of families, staff and administration.
While surveying is easier than ever with the advent of computer-based surveying programs, don't go it alone. Such surveys should only be carried out with the express, written approval of school and district leadership.
The "Multicultural School Climate Inventory" developed by Utah State University Associate Professor Sherry Marx, Ph.D., and Professor Deborah Byrnes, Ph.D. is an example of a survey that has been used by educators to assess and determine cultural diversity within an educational setting. You can view it at bit.ly/marxbyrnes.
In addition, there are many programs and applications that allow you to create your own surveys, such as Survey Monkey, Survata, Snapsurveys.com, and a host of others.
The world moves at an ever more frenetic pace. Time is at a premium for everyone connected with a school. That being said, if you go to where the families are—cultural organizations, places of worship, and other gathering places—you have the best chance of understanding your community's genuine needs. Do not assume that if you hear no complaints everyone is satisfied or that you are reaching your goals for multicultural involvement. Listen, be open to suggestions, and—most importantly—expect, accept and learn from criticism. Further, do not take lack of involvement for lack of interest in a child's education.
If you draw in children for evening activities, they come with their families. If you want to open the doors to your school, develop events that reflect the diversity of the students and parents in the community. It is a win/win situation for all involved.
In recent years, parents are more often invited to be involved in school-based committees. But do those who serve on the committees represent community demographics? It is vital that we invite parents who are a voice for our community as a whole, not only those who are always involved because they always volunteer. Committees that are representative of the diversity of the community are vital in all areas. When addressing character education and issues of harassment, intimidation and bullying—where of intolerance are often explicitly addressed—diverse contributions are indispensable.
Having someone available to translate what you say may seem obvious when you have child study team or intervention and referral team meetings, but what about other times? If you have a parental enrichment activity, or celebrate American Education Week, do you have someone who can help make these times more meaningful to all involved or all who want to be involved? When you offer programs in a language that families can understand, you demonstrate that you genuinely welcome all families to your school.
It is important that you recognize, however, that the translator should be someone who respects the confidence of the family involved and, if at all possible, is a fellow faculty member.
Bringing outside cultural influences into the school setting enables students to recognize the importance of valuing cultural diversity as they make their way in the world. It also signals to families the importance of not only teaching tolerance but demonstrating its vital nature as well.
The American education system's cultural diversity, like our country itself, is one of our most vital resources. Within our doors we have an opportunity to learn something from each other. We have the ability to educate students not only in academics, but also on how to be a citizen of the world. As boundaries around the world are blurred by the use of technology and global communication, we must recognize that our students' families are a critical resource in preparing students for the next generation's prerequisites of success.
Brett Novick, MA, LMFT, has been a school social worker in the Brick Township School District for 17 years. He holds a master's degree in family therapy from Friends University in Wichita, Kansas, and certification in school social work from Monmouth University, West Long Branch. He has written two books, Parents and Teachers Working Together and Productive Educator, both published by Rowman and Littlefield.
Novick has been named his district's Teacher of the Year and the New Jersey School Counselors Association Human Rights Advocate of the Year. In 2011, he was honored with the New Jersey Council on Developmental Disabilities Inclusive Educator of the Year Award and Fellowship and in 2013 with a Community Advocate Award from the Ocean County Mental Health Association. He was the recipient of the 2016 NJEA Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Human and Civil Rights Award. Novick can be reached at iambrettj@gmail.com.


It is quite strange that architectural education focuses more on shape, form and function of space while the realization of the form itself is not possile without structural clarity.
Structural clarity can be introduced only through study of three dimensional geometry and how gravity, strength of materials and forces of tension, compression, stress, strain, torque etc. work to stabilize a form that encloses an architectural space.
This study can be best introduced through hands on model making exercises, to get the feel of how to connect shapes as structural members and achieve stability of form. Hence after shapes their geometry and form making introduction to first year architecture students comes Geometry and Structure, for hands on exploration...it is important that application of mathematics and geometry is experienced hands on by meticulous scale drawing and making models, and for this nothing is more appropriate than Plato and Archimedes's contribution to concepts of three dimensional pure forms and spaces enclosed.
With inputs from students first year architecture of PIADS, Nagpur and Manipal University.


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More LNG Plants Being Built Even as Demand Slows
in Oil and Gas 360 Articles by— Tyler Jones
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This week marked the announcement of plans for a new Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) plant in Louisiana. The news came yesterday as Venture Global LNG said it would invest $4.0 to $4.5 billion to build a gas liquefaction processing plant and LNG export terminal in Cameron Parish.
The project site will be approximately 203 acres along the Calcasieu Ship Cannel where it meets the Gulf of Mexico. Pending final regulatory approvals, the Calcasieu Pass project will have an export capacity of 10 million metric tons per year of LNG and will accommodate ocean-going vessels with an LNG carrying capacity of up to 185,000 cubic meters (approximately 6.5 MMcf). Also included on the project site will be two full containment LNG storage units.
The new project will create 100 permanent jobs for the community, 326 indirect jobs and 1,500 construction jobs, according to a PR Newswire release.
LNG Abroad
On the other end of the globe, Turkey is considering development of its own LNG plant. Turkey could propose building an LNG terminal in an energy complex on its border with Greece, as part of talks with Russia about a new gas pipeline, reports Reuters.
Last week, Russia decided to cancel plans for its South Stream pipeline project to supply gas to southern Europe, citing EU objections, and instead named Turkey as its preferred partner for an alternative pipeline.
Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz has said, "We have proposals on [the new pipeline] and perhaps including an LNG terminal, the construction of an integrated energy complex could be on the table."
Demand in Asia Slowing
Even as the U.S. and countries around the world look to build more LNG capacity, demand in Asia, LNG's largest market, is expected to start dropping off. Asian LNG prices are expected to fall by up to 30% in 2015, according to a survey of analysts and consultants, as the market enters a period of oversupply and the impact of lower oil prices kick in, reports Reuters.
Demand for LNG in the Asian market has begun to slow as nuclear energy comes back online, and certain markets begin to use more coal to meet their energy needs. Asian spot LNG prices have more than halved since the start of the year to reach below $10/MMBtu.
Average import prices into Japan, the world's largest buyer, are forecast to fall to about $11/MMBtu next year, down from an estimate $15.50 this year and $16.45 in 2013 The drops are forecasted in an environment where Brent crude averages around $75 a barrel, according to David Hewitt, co-head of global oil and gas equity research at Credit Suisse.
Japanese prices are a benchmark for LNG in Asia, a region which accounts for about 70% of global trade.
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Welcome back to Part Two of Al and Nicole's engagement session in Orange County with their adorable pup, cute smiles, and epic classic cars. Al brought along two of his cars to incorporate into the shoot - a red 1964 Impala and a 2011 Porsche Boxster Spider - and these bad boys took the shoot from great to awesome. I am seriously in love with these black and white images that we made with the Impala - especially since Al and Nicole told us that they would love to have some classic black and whites from their session. When they told me that little tidbit of info, I wanted to throw my arms around them and never let go! I love these two!


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Resist the temptation to book a glossy hotel with a perfect-English-speaking concierge and opt instead for a smaller, authentically French property that feels different from home. Le Relais Saint-Germain, centrally located in the Sixth, has a teeny elevator (too small for luggage), rustic wood beams, and views of a quaint plaza from every window. The staff (usually just one person at a time) is warm and helpful (even by email prior to your visit).
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Lift the sugar sanctions and just go for it. Within walking distance from the hotel you'll find Ladurée (order tea with macarons), Café de Flore (a pot of cocoa pour deux), and plenty of crepe stands (Nutella, obvs). Berthillon on the Île Saint-Louis is a bit farther, but worth the stroll for even one scoop of their mind-blowing ice cream. (This place is so French it closes for the second half of July and all of August. Yes, in prime ice cream season.) For a more balanced meal, try La Bastide Odeon—around the corner from the hotel. It's quiet, charming, and just fancy enough for her to practice refinery. Two thumbs up for the roast chicken.
There's no shortage of retail temptations in Paris, but for the mother-daughter weekend we're going to make this simple: get yourselves one-of-a-kind hats at Marie-Merci (in the 'hood) and treat her to a mini Limoges box and goose-feather powder puff from Carón (also in the hood). And if you have any money left (doubtful), take her to Colette, the old dame of concept stores.
And Of Course, Some History.
Walk to Notre Dame and light a candle for someone you both love. Stroll the Tuileries Garden behind the hotel (Instagram perfection). Copy the poses of Degas' ballerinas at Musée d'Orsey. Just look up, around, and let her take it all in.


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Home News £400 million of new funding to support Scotland through Covid-19
£400 million of new funding to support Scotland through Covid-19
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THE UK Government guaranteed £400 million (€444,360 million) of new funding to support people, businesses and public services in Scotland through the ongoing impact of Covid-19.
New funding of £800 million (€888,800 million) is being guaranteed for the devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to support people, businesses and public services with the ongoing impact of Covid-19.
This means a further £400 million for the Scottish Government, £200 million (€222,200 million) for the Welsh Government and £200 million for the Northern Ireland Executive.
The announcement made late on Wednesday, December 23, increases the UK Government's upfront guarantee this year to at least £16.8 billion (€18,673 billion) on top of funding outlined in Spring Budget 2020 and ensures that all parts of the UK can continue their response to Covid-19 through the winter months.
This funding can be spent on priorities such as the NHS and business support.
Any changes to devolved funding are normally confirmed towards the end of the financial year – but in July the UK Government introduced an unprecedented guarantee to provide them with funding certainty to respond to Covid-19.
Scottish Secretary, Alister Jack said: "The UK Government is committed to supporting people in all parts of the UK during this difficult time which is why today we have given £400 million extra to the Scottish Government for their Covid-19 response. This brings our total additional Covid-19 support to Scotland to £8.6 billion (€9,558 billion) since Spring Budget 2020.
"This is on top of direct UK Government Covid-19 support to people and businesses in Scotland, including the furlough and self-employment schemes, business loans, VAT cuts for the hardest hit sectors and investing billions in our Plan for Jobs and our welfare safety net.
"The UK Government is also providing the bulk of Covid-19 testing in Scotland and we invested £6 billion to ensure we were the first country in the world to roll out the first vaccine.
"The strength of the Union and support offered by the UK Treasury has never been more important. Together, we will continue to get through these challenging times."
People and businesses in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will also continue to benefit from the UK Government's £280 billion (€311,213 billion) UK-wide economic response package.
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