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Home »Mobility Solutions »Introducing an integrated parking tariff scheme »Mobility Measure
Introducing an integrated parking tariff scheme
The MIRACLES pricing strategy was based on graduated price discounts depending on vehicle emissions, with electric and hybrid vehicles eligible for free parking.
Implementing sustainable mobility
At the time of measure implementation, Winchester City Council operated almost 3,000 city-centre parking spaces, plus a 760-space park & ride facility on the outskirts of the city. The council's parking policy encouraged commuters to use the park & ride sites, allowing tourists and shoppers access to city-centre parking. Prior to the MIRACLES project, the majority of parking spaces were controlled via a pay and display system.
In partnership with MIRACLES, the City Council carried out a parking review in 2004, covering all parking policies, including charges. As part of the review it was agreed that the take-up of environmentally friendly vehicles should be supported and encouraged, and that other (high-emission) vehicles should be encouraged to use the park and ride facilities.
The specific objectives were therefore to:
develop and promote an environmentally based parking policy; and
reward drivers of cleaner vehicles, whilst discouraging gross polluters from entering Winchester city centre.
How did the measure progress?
MIRACLES developed a pricing strategy that was designed to encourage greater use of park and ride facilities by reducing the number of city-centre long-stay spaces and raising the price of city-centre parking, while charges at park and ride facilities remained low.
The strategy included graduated price discounts, based on a vehicle's carbon dioxide emissions, as defined by the United Kingdom's Vehicle Excise Duty bands. In addition, electric or hybrid vehicles were eligible for free parking. By the end of the project, the following discounts on season tickets for long-stay car parks were available:
tax band/category A, emissions up to 100 g/km ⎯ 75 percent discount;
tax band/category B, emissions between 101 and 120 g/km ⎯ 50 percent discount; and
battery electric or hybrid vehicles, emissions N/A ⎯ free of charge.
The scheme was officially launched in September 2004 and was incorporated within the City Council's Air Quality Action Plan.
There were also plans to install automatic number plate recognition technology at "pay on foot" car parks, allowing discounted tariffs to be assigned on an ad hoc basis for drivers without season tickets. However, technical and operational problems meant that this function could not be added to the system within the timescale of MIRACLES.
An additional aspect of the project was to offer people renewing their city-centre season tickets the option of testing the park and ride service for free, for two weeks.
Detailed surveys were undertaken to gauge public opinion of the environmentally linked pricing strategies and parking data were collected.
What were the outcomes of the measure?
Of the 359 vehicles issued with a season ticket at participating car parks, 11 percent took up a discount as of March 2006.
Some 51 city-centre season ticket holders participated in the two-week trial of park and ride facilities. Of these, 92 percent did not renew their city-centre season ticket, implying that they continued to use the park and ride service.
During the project lifetime, ticket sales at the seven busiest city-centre car parks decreased by 16 percent, while sales of tickets at park and ride sites increased by 43 percent.
Revenue at city-centre car parks increased by 11 percent due to general price increases, and by 6 percent at park and ride sites due to the rise in ticket sales.
At 75 percent, the level of awareness of the scheme among the target group was good, with 58 percent agreeing with the scheme and 31 percent stating that the discounts would encourage them to purchase a more environmentally friendly car in the future.
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<?php

namespace DeveloperNaren\Crud\Writers;

use Illuminate\Console\Command;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Storage;
use Mockery\CountValidator\Exception;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Config;
use Illuminate\Support\Str;
use Illuminate\Container\Container;

/**
 * Class Writer
 * @package DeveloperNaren\Crud\Writers
 * I cannot get the formatting right, I am not sure how to do that
 */
class Writer
{
    /**
     * @var Entity Name
     * ToDO : correct the name
     */
    protected $crudName;

    /**
     * @var
     * Slug that was supposed to be used to create folders,
     * ToDo : this has not been implemented properly
     */
    protected $crudSlug;

    /**
     * @var array of the fields that the fields are supposed to have
     */
    protected $fieldArr = [];

    /**
     * @var
     * name of the table the write creates
     * currently it is plural of the entity
     *
     */
    protected $tableName;

    /**
     * @var
     * Class of the entity
     * studly case of the entity name
     */
    protected $modelName;

    /*
     * @var
     * model namespace prepended with root namespace\Models
     */
    protected $modelWNameSpace;

    /*
     * model namespace prepended with rootnamespace for request
     */
    protected $formRequestWNameSpace;

    /*
     * base controller, this usually can be anything
     * just the controller that every controller extends
     */
    protected $baseController;

    /**
     * @var variable name for the model
     * camel case of the entity name
     */
    protected $modelVar;

    /*
     * @var
     * root namespace
     */
    protected $namespace;

    /*
     * @var plural variable
     * for loops
     */
    protected $modelVarPlural;

    protected $foreignKeyArr;

    /*
     * Var for current namespace
     *  used on setCrudSlug($arg);  method
     */
    protected $currentAppNamespace;

    /**
     * Parses the human readable field string to the machine readable(lol) array
     * @param $fields
     * sets fields array
     */

    function parseFields( $fields ) {

        $allFields = explode(',', $fields );

        $allFieldArr = [];

        foreach( $allFields as $field ) {
            $thisFieldArr =  explode(':', $field );
            list($name, $type) = $thisFieldArr;

            $fieldDetail = $type;

            if ( str_contains( $type, 'fr-' ) ) {
                $fieldDetail = "int";
                $this->foreignKeyArr[ trim($name) ] = $type;

            }
            $allFieldArr[ trim($name)] = $fieldDetail;

        }

        $this->fieldArr = $allFieldArr;

    }

    /**
     * @param $entity
     * set table name
     */
    function setTableName( $entity ) {

        $this->tableName = str_plural( snake_case( camel_case( $entity )) );
    }

    /**
     * Grabs template of a file, replaces the relevant variables and write to taget file
     * @param $file template file
     * @param $contentKeyArr array of what needs to be replace by what
     * @param $target target file where things are to be written
     *
     * Have not used storage class because storage typically only accesses public files
     * whereas we need to access the application files
     *
     */
    function write( $file, $contentKeyArr, $target ) {

        if(is_array($contentKeyArr)):
            foreach($contentKeyArr as $key=>$value ):
        $newContent = $this->replaceVarNReturnContent( $file, $value );
                endforeach;
       endif;
            $newContent = $this->replaceVarNReturnContent( $file, $contentKeyArr );

        $this->writeDirectory( $target );
        $this->openAndWriteActualFile( $newContent, $target );

    }

    private  function openAndWriteActualFile( $newContent, $target ) {

        //open the target file
        $file = fopen( base_path ( $target ),"wb");
        //write the file
        fwrite($file,$newContent);
        //save the thing
        fclose($file);
    }

    function writeDirectory( $target ) {

        //we are not sure if all the path directories,
        //checking and creating
        $newDir = '';

        $filePath = explode( '/', $target );

        //last of the array is a file name not a directory, so remove that
        array_pop( $filePath );

        //start the creation
        foreach( $filePath as $t ) {

            //I am not sure why I did this, just kidding
            //actually there was an error with cannot create mkdir() for empty directoty
            if ( empty( $newDir )) {
                $newDir = $t;
            } else {
                //saving the paths
                $newDir .= "/" . $t;
            }
            //if no directory
            if ( !is_dir( $newDir ) )  {
                //create directory
                mkdir( $newDir );
            }

        }
    }

    function replaceVarNReturnContent( $file, $contentKeyArr ) {
        //template file
        $absolutePath = base_path( $file );
        //content of the template ifile
        $content = file_get_contents( $absolutePath );
        //start the replacing
        $newContent = $content;

        foreach( $contentKeyArr as $key => $value ) {

            if ( !is_array( $value ) && !is_object( $value )) {
                //actually replace
                $newContent = str_replace( '%%'. studly_case( $key ) . "%%", $value, $newContent );
            }

        }

        return $newContent . PHP_EOL;
    }

    /*
     * Read the config file for baseController
     */
    function setBaseController() {

        $this->baseController = Config::get( 'crud.base_controller' );

    }

    /**
     * @param $crudSlug
     * supposed to be folder name
     */
    public function setCrudSlug($crudSlug) {

        $this->crudSlug = $crudSlug;
    }

    /**
     * read that config file. READ IT
     */
    public function setNameSpace() {

        $this->namespace = Config::get('crud.namespace_root');

    }

    //you know the rest..don't act like you don't know it.. Peace

    public function setModelName( $entity ) {

        $this->modelName = Str::studly( snake_case( $entity ) );
        $this->modelWNameSpace = $this->namespace ."\Models\\" . $this->modelName;
    }

    public function setFormRequests() {

        $this->formRequest = $this->modelName . 'FormRequest';
        $this->formRequestWNameSpace = $this->namespace ."\Requests\\" . $this->formRequest;

    }

    public function setModelVar() {
        $this->modelVar = '$' . Str::camel( $this->modelName );
    }

    public function setStoreRoute() {
        $this->storeRoute = 'store' . $this->modelName;
    }

    public function setListRoute() {
        $this->listRoute = 'list' . $this->modelName;
    }

    function setModelVarPlural() {
        $this->modelVarPlural = str_plural( $this->modelVar );
    }

    function setCurrentNameSpace() {
        $this->currentAppNamespace = Container::getInstance()->getNamespace();
    }

}

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Кшиштоф Стефан Сапега (, , 1590 — 9 апреля 1627), Дубровляны) — государственный деятель Великого княжества Литовского, писарь великий литовский (1621—1627), староста вильковский, лидский (с 1614 года) и мстиславский (с 1621 года).

Биография
Представитель чарейско-ружанской линии магнатского рода Сапег герба «Лис», младший сын подкомория оршанского Григория Ивановича Сапега (ум. 1600) и Софии Стравинской (ум. до 1611). Старший брат — каштелян витебский и чашник великий литовский Александр Даждьбог Сапега. Племянник великого канцлера литовского Льва Ивановича Сапеги.

При рождении был кальвинистом. В 1603-1605 годах вместе с двоюродным братом Яном Станиславом Сапегой учился в иезуитском коллегиуме в Бранево, где перешел в католичество. Продолжил образование в Вюрцбургу, Франкфурт-на-Майне и Париже. В 1608 году вернулся из-за границы на родину.

В 1609-1611 годах Кшиштоф Стефан Сапега участвовал в осаде польско-литовской армией Смоленска во время русско-польской войны (1609—1618). В 1613 и 1616 годах избирался послом на сеймы, в 1617 году стал маршалком Трибунала Великого княжества Литовского. В 1614 году получил во владение лидское староство, а в 1621 году — мстиславское. В том же 1621 году был назначен писарем великим литовским.

Семья
В 1619 году женился на княжне Анне Головчинской (ум. 1643), дочери воеводы мстиславского, князя Александра Головчинского (ок. 1570—1617) и Эльжбеты (Гальши) Волович. Дети:

 Николай Кшиштоф Сапега (1613—1639), староста вильковский и писарь польный литовский

Ссылки
 Генеалогия магнатских родов Речи Посполитой

Криштоф Стефан
Писари великие литовские
Старосты лидские
Старосты мстиславские
Участники Русско-польской войны 1609—1618 годов (поляки)

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Catherine Foot
Assistant Director, Policy
Email Catherine
Catherine joined the policy directorate at The King's Fund in March 2009, and manages a programme of work on patient experience and quality. Her interests include how organisations gather and respond to feedback and information from patients, how patients can be meaningfully involved in and lead service design and improvement, the effectiveness of national structures and systems for assuring and improving quality and patient experience, and international comparisons.
Previously, she has been programme director of the International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership, a Department of Health-led initiative to study why cancer survival rates vary between countries with similar health systems and expenditures on health, and was head of policy at Cancer Research UK, where she worked on cancer services reform, public health, health inequalities and medical science policy.
Measuring the performance of local health systems: A review for the Department of Health
Commissioned by the Department of Health, our review looks at how to assess the performance of health services within CCG areas, including how well these services work with social care and public health services.
By Professor Sir Chris Ham et al - 12 October 2015
Election 2015: The King's Fund's hopes for the future of the NHS
The next election is too close to call. But already, the NHS has been at the heart of a great deal of campaign discussion – particularly the thorny issue of how to fund the NHS and integrate it with social care.
By Catherine Foot - 6 May 2015
Local Healthwatch: progress and promise
The Department of Health commissioned The King's Fund to review the progress made by local Healthwatch. This report identifies the positive steps that could be taken across the system to enable a high-performing and effective local Healthwatch network.
By Helen Gilburt et al - 26 March 2015
Implementing the NHS five year forward view: let's not forget engaging patients and communities
'Implementing the Forward View' is often synonymous with 'establishing multispecialty community providers and primary and acute care systems'. But this risks leaving behind the more radical chapter of the Forward View – chapter two, on engaging patients and communities.
By Catherine Foot - 18 February 2015
The National Quality Board returns with a focus on patient experience
The National Quality Board have recently published a new report, Improving experiences of care. Importantly, it provides eight statements that form a jointly agreed definition of what a good experience of care should look like.
Managing quality in community health care services
From children's services to care for older people and end-of-life support, the community sector plays a key part in meeting the challenges facing our health and care system. This report presents findings from a small-scale study into how quality is managed in community services.
By Catherine Foot et al - 4 December 2014
The case for change is clear; a system that listens to patients and enables them to achieve what they want to achieve in their health and wellbeing would improve outcomes and save money. But such systems still exist only in pockets around the country.
By Catherine Foot - 20 November 2014
Catherine Foot in conversation with Robert Francis
Catherine Foot interviews Sir Robert Francis QC at the transforming patient and staff experience conference on 5 November 2014.
Duration - 9 mins
Catherine Foot: people in control of their own health and care
Catherine Foot presents our report, People in control of their own health and care, published in partnership with National Voices.
People in control of their own health and care: The state of involvement
Despite the consensus that patients should be more involved in decisions about their health and care, little progress has been made. This report examines the reasons why and considers how we can put ideas about patient involvement into practice.
By Catherine Foot et al - 4 November 2014

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We regularly carry out valuations on farms and estates, residential and commercial properties and many other property types.
We generally undertake valuations for sale or purchase, bank security, tax planning, probate and inter-family transfers.
Many of our team are fully qualified chartered surveyors and members of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). We follow and promote the rules and ethics of the RICS and carry out our valuations in accordance with their high standards.


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Loin chops can refer to either a commercial cut of pork, or lamb.

Pork

Pork loin chops are cut from the back of the pig. Many grilling websites refer to them as "porterhouse" or "T-bone" pork chops. They look like a T-bone steak from a cow, and they contain two muscles, the loin and tenderloin. Since they cook so differently, cooking them by very fast methods is not recommended.

Lamb

Unlike pork loin chops, lamb loin chops contain almost one muscle. They are bigger than rib chops, and the biggest lamb chop that does not have bands of connective tissue separating the meat. They do very well with hot, fast, dry methods of cooking, such as grilling or broiling.

References
 Good Eats episode "Chops"

Cuts of meat


Archaeologist James Dilley is an expert flint knapper, providing re-enactments and workshops in ancient technology. James supplied the replica llithics assemblages used in TimeVista archaeology workshops.
Commercial community-based archaeology consultancy and training provider based in Wath-Upon-Dearne, South Yorkshire.
Potter, experimental archaeologist and ancient pottery technologist, Graham Taylor provides media presentation, demonstrations, workshops, talks, replicas, reconstructions and museum displays throughout the UK. Graham supplied the replica prehistoric pottery used in TimeVista workshops.
Kim Biddulph provides support for teachers, museums and heritage organisations to develop excellence in this new area of the primary history curriculum.
Regional Archaeological Research and Resource Frameworks England | Multi-period, ALGAO portal to UK regional publications which give good and extensive overviews of known assets, historical context and priorities. Each includes a useful bibliography. Dated but still valuable.
HELM provides accessible information, training and guidance to decision makers in local authorities, regional agencies and national organisations whose actions affect the historic environment. The HELM programme was set up by English Heritage in 2004 with the aim of working with key partners to provide the tools to manage change in the historic environment with increased skill and confidence, and has been rationalised as part of Historic England's offerings.


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Billboards with language aimed at the tech industry are plentiful along a 49-mile stretch of freeway between San Francisco and San Jose. KQED San Francisco's Scott Shafer reports.
For some, landing in Silicon Valley is like arriving in Shangri-la — the place that Apple, Facebook and Google call home. But even in paradise, there's traffic.
The commute along this 49-mile stretch of freeway between San Francisco and San Jose can take a couple of hours.
Drivers have plenty of time to stare out their windows at the seemingly endless stream of ads for tech companies. Some billboards promote the familiar, but others seem to require a translator.
Stanford University marketing professor Pedro Gardete says the billboards use a private language aimed at the tech set.
These billboards are different than anything we have seen before. These companies have found a way to do it, putting up some riddles in a sense, saying this ad is you. And it really makes sense in the micro-climate we live in.
Among those driving by are some of the biggest names in venture capital and high tech.
One of the major strategies when you build a new startup is to get bought. So there is nothing like getting awareness to get people to consider you for a purchase.
Natasha Raja created the much buzzed about billboards for the tech recruiting firm, Dice. The ads feature real engineers in their underwear. A commuter herself, Raja thought drivers would appreciate some humor.
You want to put a smile on people's face, but you also want people to pay attention. We wanted to make sure it was funny.
Since it put up the ads, Dice says it got a big boost in calls for its services. Using an old-school technique to promote high-tech firms may seem counterintuitive, but if the ads work, expect to see more of them.


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Engineer Report Prompts Closing of Iowa Courtroom
A structural engineer's report on the safety of an Iowa courthouse roof has prompted the closure of its second-floor courtroom.
Assistant Chief Judge James Drew tells the Mason City Globe Gazette that the report indicates "life safety issues related to the roof."
Drew says the location of Mitchell County trials and proceedings will be decided on a case-by-case basis.
The closure includes the chambers of District Judge DeDra Schroeder, whose office will be moved to the Floyd County Courthouse.
Concerns about the integrity of the ceiling trusses in the courthouse, built in 1858, had already prompted the transfer of one trial to another county.
Voters will decide in November whether to approve a $6.5 million bond issue for a new courthouse. Some want the existing courthouse restored.
Categories: Midwest NewsTopics: ceiling truss safety, Iowa courthouse, second floor courtroom, structural engineer


The text provides information to help both teachers and parents understand the topic of phonics so they may better evaluate the conflicting views on this issue which affect today's classrooms.
The science of phonics - Goodman argues that phonics is a system of relationships between the patterns and systems of oral and written language, not between individual letters and sounds. Avoiding jargon and technical language, Goodman explains how phonics works in reading and writing and how readers use phonological, orthographic, and phonics information along with morphological, syntactic, semantic, and pragmatic information.
The merits of teaching about phonics - Often teachers "do" phonics with a great deal of misinformation. The more central the role assigned to instruction about phonics in reading instruction, the more important it is that the information of what phonics is be accurate. Goodman discusses how the views of learning of Piaget, Vygotsky, Halliday, and others contribute to what is known about phonics.
The politics of phonics - For many people, phonics is a political buzzword, a cause, making it difficult for the education profession and the public to learn much about real phonics. Goodman discusses how phonics is often used to frighten and politicize rural and working-class parents, as well as bully teachers engaged in whole language teaching.
Phonics Phacts is a personal book, based solidly on many years of research. It is an invaluable text for understanding the important role phonics plays in whole language instruction.


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Royal Portrush Golf Club is home to one of the best and most challenging links golf courses in the world, theDunluce Links, and the hidden gem, the Valley Links. The only club in Ireland to have hosted The Open Championship, Royal Portrush is a members club which welcomes visitors all year round to face the challenges of its courses and to brave the testing conditions
Dunluce Links course information:
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The M.A. program offers students a range of specializations, in both the modern and pre-modern periods. It is also possible to take a combined option that includes courses from different periods. Geographically, the program covers the Middle East region, including the Arab world, North Africa, Turkey, Iran, the Balkans, and the Muslim republics of the former Soviet Union. It is also possible to choose courses dealing with Israel and Judaism that are connected to Middle Eastern Studies.
An exemption level is required in Hebrew.


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Charles Pratt, Jr. Named Head Writer of 'The Young and the Restless', Joins Jill Farren Phelps as Executive Producer
Chuck Pratt & Y&R's new head writer.
The Young and the Restless is making a a major change behind the scenes. Highlight Hollywood is reporting that Y&R executive producer Jill Farren Phelps has hired Charles "Chuck" Pratt, Jr. as the new head writer of the soap. Daytime Confidential confirms the news, adding Pratt will also receive an executive producer credit, although Phelps reportedly remains in charge.
Pratt is known for his scripting of primteime serials Melrose Place and Models, Inc., as well as daytime soap operas Santa Barbara, Sunset Beach, General Hospital and All My Children. His other credits include Pacific Palisades, Ugly Betty, The Colbys, Desperate Housewives, and Beverly Hills, 90210.
In 2000, he created primetime soap Titans with Aaron Spelling.
"Titans has unleashed in me things I missed writing," Pratt said at the time. "I don't mean soap operas and melodramas - I mean characters who have some wit, intelligence and bite to them."
He explained why the show cast so many former daytime actors.
"I get so angry in this stupid town when you mention you were on daytime and people give you a look, or they ask if you're going to use actors from daytime? It's like a dirty word, and makes me so furious. I have a new quote now 'What is cleaner than soap? You wash your hands with it every day, for god's sake!'"
All My Children legend Susan Lucci had harsh words for Pratt in her 2011 memoir.
"It was during one of our first meetings together that Chuck told the entire cast that he didn't believe in character-driven story lines, and he didn't care about characters. He said he was there to shake things up."
Pratt recently created and produced The Lying Game for ABC Family, starring Alexandra Chando.
He has received three Daytime Emmy awards for writing, and two more as a producer of General Hospital (with Phelps).
Pratt replaces the team of Shelly Altman and Jean Passanante as head writer for The Young and the Restless. They will reportedly remain on the show's writing staff for now. There's no word yet on when Pratt's material will begin to show up on the air.
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The refreshing feel of the water covering my body, submerged in silence before I surface. As I wipe the wetness from my face and look around at my friends and the boat sitting in the cove we found. I start to smile, Yes, this happens every weekend over the summer. Hanging out with friends on the lake as the hot summer sun beats down on me all day long.
My Mom used spend months at a time on her houseboat literally live on the lake for 60-70 days. As a young man I remember my Mother always saying "If you come out to the houseboat, bring ice & beer" Apparently you go through a lot of ice when it is 100 degrees outside. Before she got a houseboat we would load up the ski boat and go camping for months at a time on Trinity Lake. Each day we would be on the lake sitting back with our sunglasses on soaking up the sun wake boarding, swimming, floating and laughing.
So here I sit in my low rider lounge chair with a cold one in my hand and my feet in the water watching the waves crash beneath me. I am relaxed & happy without a worry in the world or a care in site.


Today is the 11th anniversary of the bombing of the USS Cole at Aden, Yemen by operatives of al Qaeda. The bombing killed seventeen sailors and wounded another 39.
The US response to the Cole bombing may well go down as one of the biggest mistakes in foreign policy history because it emboldened al Qaeda to take even bigger risks. A year later, 9/11 happened.
This chain of events cannot be more important to our current state of affairs. Actions have consequences, even when the action is failure to act. The bombing of the Cole is an example of what happens when nations do not take care of their problems or the threats arrayed against them.
We live in a time where the national instinct is to give up, and if we do so, we consign ourselves to the real risk of even worse things happening because of an emboldened enemy that will think it has won a great victory. We failed to act after the Cole bombing, and that failure helped bring 9/11. If we fail to finish the job in Afghanistan, Iraq, and elsewhere, what consequences will we bring on ourselves?
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Deetu's focus on driving digital innovation has been recognised at a prestigious industry award ceremony in London.
In June 2017, the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) announced the 2017 Consultancy and Engineering Award winners at a gala in London, attended by business leaders from across the industry to showcase the very best that the built environment sector has to offer.
This year Deetu was in attendance as the innovation and technology arm of engineering consultancy BWB Consulting.
Speaking after winning the award Iwan Lloyd-Smith, Head of Technology Development at Deetu, said "This is a tremendous achievement given that Deetu has been in existence for only 10 months, and that our nomination was not for a specific project but for our approach to technology and its application across all our projects. The formation of Deetu by BWB Consulting has given focus to the use of technology but also the room and scope to experiment and drive forward innovation".
Deetu was recognised by the judges as applying and furthering several technologies such as the use of drones in surveying, using digital location intelligence to support national logistical infrastructure operations or using gamification technology to provide new insights to our designs.
Examples taken in to account by the judges included FloodScreen (the only free and cross national boundary portal for viewing flood risk, built to demonstrate the power of open data) and the use of gamification on the East Midlands Gateway Inland Port project at M1J24, which created a virtual environment used for multiple stakeholder activities.
"Becoming Technology Champion is particularly important in an industry where digital capabilities are transforming the way we approach, design and deliver projects on behalf of our clients.
Dr Nelson Ogunshakin OBE, chief executive of ACE, said: "This year we had extraordinary projects, companies and individual enter into the Consultancy and Engineering Awards 2017.
Get in touch with us to find out how Deetu can assist you in reducing risks, realising opportunities and making the most of the data hidden in your projects.


In recent years, Shanghai has pretty much developed in to a hub for many types of businesses. This beautiful city provides a lot of employment opportunities. One such booming industry seems to that of the wine industry. After a hard day's work people tend to unwind in different ways. But one favorite way seems to be with a glass of wine. The concept of home delivery has made things extremely easy for customers. One does not have to visit a wine shop to get a bottle of wine. Add to it the benefit of having all types of wines from across the world. People do like to taste the best from around the world and getting it home delivered is an added advantage.
They offer many types of products – A brick and mortar wine shop may not have as many varieties of international wine as are kept by the home delivery and online businesses. They offer the most exotic types of wine from the best vineyards in the business. A person can buy wine in Shanghai and easily expect to get all of the best varieties that are available worldwide. In fact, one can even request for a certain kind of wine if it is not currently available.
Offers and discounts may be available – The wine home delivery businesses of Shanghai offer much deals and discounts at regular intervals to keep their customers interested in their products. On specific events and occasions, a customer can expect to get rebates and discounts on their favorite brands. Also, for bulk orders, these businesses generally offer good discounts to customers. Most stores also have membership plans. If you are a regular customer you could get vouchers and attractive discounts. Some also have reward points; which basically means that you earn points on each purchase. These points once accumulated can be used within a certain period.
The service is upto the mark – Orders can be easily booked over the phone or online. They have excellent internet presence and most of the stores can make a delivery within an hour. The customer representatives attending the calls are also very cordial and helpful. Theycan also offer guidance and advice if a customer needs it. If you are a new customer and need little help with your first order, the customer service team would gladly help you through. Even suggestions or expert advice about different kinds of wine can be expected from them.
New varieties are added regularly – The Chinese wine delivery businesses are quite customer-centric. They value their association with their clients and try getting their feedback. Depending on the trends and customer likes, these stores keep updating their stock.
The wine business in Shanghai has seen a paradigm shift in the recent years. Since people have the choice of getting international labels sitting at home, they prefer this mode rather than physically go to a shop. These stores also bring in more variety and this makes the choice more interesting.


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An early morning fire consumed a vacant mobile home along Stepping Stone Road in Somerset Monday.
Somerset First Assistant Fire Chief Mike Sube said crews were sent to the home at 338 Stepping Stone Road around 1 a.m.
The home, owned by Paul Johnson, was not occupied at the time.
Sube said the fire is not suspicious.
"We didn't feel it was suspicious, but due to the extent and severity of the damage and the fact the fire itself was so far advanced when I arrived, we decided to call the fire marshal," Sube said.
State police Trooper Terry Wilson said he could not determine an exact cause of the fire.
Sube said the damage was estimated at $15,000. He said Johnson said he thought his insurance had lapsed. No one was injured fighting the blaze. Crews were on the scene until 3:20 a.m.
Assisting Somerset at the scene were the Listie, Friedens, Rockwood and Berlin fire departments and Somerset Area Ambulance Association.


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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.On October 21, 2015, Biogen Inc. issued a press release announcing its results of operations and financial condition for the third quarter ended September 30, 2015. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The press release is being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall such document be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act. Item 2.05 Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities.
On October 21, 2015, we announced a corporate restructuring, which includes the termination of a number of pipeline programs and an 11% reduction in workforce. These changes are expected to reduce the current annual run rate of operating expenses by approximately $250 million.
We expect to reinvest the savings resulting from the restructuring to support key commercial activities, including TECFIDERA, and to support the advancement of our high potential pipeline candidates, including our programs in Alzheimer's disease, anti-LINGO for MS, ISIS-SMNRx for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), Raxatrigine (CNV1014802) for trigeminal neuralgia, and subject to the closing of our transaction with Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma, indications for MT-1303, an oral S1P modulator. We also have discontinued several programs, including our Phase 3 program for TECFIDERA in secondary progressive MS (SPMS), the development of anti-TWEAK in lupus nephritis, and certain activities in immunology and fibrosis research.
We anticipate making cash payments related to the restructuring in the range of $115 million to $120 million, primarily related to employee severance. We expect total restructuring charges will be in the range of $85 million to $95 million, including $70 million to $80 million related to employee termination benefits and approximately $15 million related to termination of certain research and development programs. These costs are net of approximately $30 million associated with the reversal of affected employees' previously accrued annual bonus and long term incentive costs that were forfeited upon termination in accordance with the terms of the respective plans. Substantially all of these amounts will be incurred and paid by the end of 2015.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements. This report contains forward-looking statements, including statements about our expectations and the anticipated benefits, cost savings, and charges related to our corporate restructuring initiatives. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such statements, including the risk that we may not achieve all of the expected benefits and savings from our corporate restructuring initiative due to delays in implementation of anticipated workforce reductions, decreases in employee morale and the failure to meet operational targets due to the loss of employees, risks and uncertainties relating to our estimates and assumptions, including business, economic, competitive and other uncertainties and contingencies that are beyond our control, and the other risks and uncertainties that are described in the Risk Factors section of our most recent annual or quarterly report and in other reports we have filed with the SEC. These statements are based on our current beliefs and expectations and speak only as of the date of this Current Report. We do not undertake any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement.
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Alberto Chipande (ur. 10 października 1939) – mozambicki polityk, wojskowy i przedsiębiorca, były minister obrony, parlamentarzysta, w 1986 jako członek Biura Politycznego Komitetu Centralnego FRELIMO pełniący obowiązki prezydenta Mozambiku razem z pozostałymi 9 członkami.

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Był nauczycielem w szkole misji katolickiej, działał w organizacjach niepodległościowych w Mozambiku. Od 1964 należał do partyzantki FRELIMO jako dowódca walk na północy. 25 września 1964 był pierwszą osobą, która wystrzeliła z broni palnej w wojnie z Portugalią. Po uzyskaniu niepodległości w 1975 został ministrem obrony, dosłużył się stopnia generała rezerwy. Zasiadł też w kierownictwie partii. 19 października 1986 po śmierci w katastrofie lotniczej prezydenta Samory Machela jego obowiązki przejęło Biuro Polityczne KC FRELIMO, którego Chipande był członkiem. 6 listopada stanowisko prezydenta objął jeden z członków tego gremium, Joaquim Chissano.

W 2006 stał się jednym z czterech członków nowo powałanej Rady Stanu mianowanych przez prezydenta Armando Guebuzę, przez 10 lat był również doradcą prezydenta. Należał do Zgromadzenia Republiki Mozambiku z prowincji Cabo Delgado. Działał także jako przedsiębiorca.

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UNESCO opens nominations for 2017 Prize on Education for Sustainable Development
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UNESCO is seeking nominations for the third edition of the UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). Endowed with a total of USD 150,000 to be divided between three recipients, the Prize aims to honour and showcase outstanding ESD projects and programmes worldwide.
The Governments of all Member States as well as non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in official partnership with UNESCO can nominate up to three individuals, institutions or organizations engaged in Education for Sustainable Development for the 2017 edition of the Prize. The nominations will be assessed by an independent jury of five international experts on the basis of their potential for transformation, integration and innovation. Projects must have been running for at least four years, already show evidence of a high impact, be easily replicable and scalable and contribute to one or more of the five Priority Action Areas of the Global Action Programme on ESD (GAP).
Interested candidates should contact the National Commission for UNESCO of their country, or an NGO in official partnership with UNESCO.
The annual Prize is funded by the Government of Japan and was established in 2014 within the framework of the Global Action Programme on ESD. It was awarded for the first time in 2015.
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Towns, Wolves use big second half to beat Rockets 103-91
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Karl-Anthony Towns and the Timberwolves got together in the locker room at halftime to address what needed to be fixed - all their defensive lapses that led to a big second quarter by the Rockets.
Minnesota clamped down after that, and Houston had hardly any offense at all.
A stingy defensive effort by Minnesota helped erase a 14-point halftime deficit, and the Timberwolves beat the Rockets 103-91 on Monday night. Minnesota shut things down after the break, holding the Rockets to 29 points in the second half.
"We came in here and we made it clear we've got to change things and we've got to be the team that wants it more," Towns said of the halftime discussion. "I think everyone in the building saw that we came out with an edge to us and a fire to us to get back in the game."
Towns led Minnesota with 24 points and 11 rebounds, and Andrew Wiggins had 16 points. The Rockets led by as many as 19 in the first half before Minnesota stormed back to take the lead for good in the third quarter.
James Harden finished with 29 points, and Clint Capela added 24 for the Rockets. Houston went cold after halftime, scoring just nine points in the fourth quarter.
"In the second half, we just laid an egg," Rockets guard Eric Gordon said. "They had everything going. You could tell by their confidence. They just played better defensively."
Following the example set Robert Covington, Minnesota stepped up its defensive intensity in the third quarter while shooting 7 of 10 from 3-point range. Houston shot just 38.1 percent in the third quarter and connected on 2 of 11 from deep.
Covington, acquired by Minnesota last month in a trade that sent Jimmy Butler to Philadelphia, has helped jumpstart the Wolves' defense since his arrival. Since the All-Defensive First Team selection made his Timberwolves debut, Minnesota has held opponents to 100 points or fewer in seven of 10 games.
"It just shows how good we can be defensively," said Covington, who had two blocks, two steals and 13 points. "Everyone that stepped on the court was really engaged in the second half defensively, and that's what allowed us to hold them to that."
Harden scored 14 of Houston's 38 points in the second quarter as the Rockets pushed their lead to 14 at the half.
Minnesota had three technical fouls in the first half. Towns received a technical after he thought he was fouled, and Covington got one late in the second quarter. Jeff Teague was hit with a technical foul on a play in which he was fouled.
After Houston scored 38 points in the second quarter, Minnesota answered with a 38-point quarter of its own. The Timberwolves tied it at 76 after back-to-back 3-pointers by Teague to cap a 15-3 run. Wiggins also hit a 3-pointer and had a block at the other end during the stretch.
Minnesota took its first lead since 14-11 when Dario Saric hit a 3-pointer that made it 79-77.
The Wolves grew their lead in the fourth quarter on a three-point play by Saric and a 3-pointer from the top of the key by Covington that made it 94-82.
Harden hit a shot in the fourth that ended a 42-14 Timberwolves' run over 14 1/2 minutes. The nine points in the fourth quarter was the fewest for the Rockets in any quarter this season.
"For whatever reason, the second half we played without any kind of spirit or energy," Rockets coach Mike D'Antoni said. "Things were going great in the first half, and then at the end of the first half we let them come back."
Monday marked the first time Minnesota and Houston faced off since last year's playoffs. The Rockets beat the Timberwolves in five games, including a game that saw Houston score 50 points in a quarter at Target Center.
Rockets: Harden topped the 20-point mark for the 18th time this season. ... Houston shot just 3 for 22 from 3-point range in the second half after hitting on 8 of 17 shots from deep in the first half. ... Chris Paul scored a season-low five points.
Timberwolves: The 38-point third quarter was the highest-scoring quarter in a second half all season for Minnesota. ... Derrick Rose was held scoreless for the first time all season. He entered Monday's game averaging 19.3 points per game. ... Saric was 3 for 4 from deep. He was 4 for 19 from 3-point range in his previous six games. . Monday's game drew 13,824 fans, lowering Minnesota's season average attendance to 14,531. Only Brooklyn averages fewer fans this year.
Rockets: Visit Utah on Thursday night.
Timberwolves: Host Charlotte on Wednesday night.


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Today, the company Opera Software has announced the beta version of Opera Mobile 10.1 for Android, which can be downloaded for free from the app store Android Market.
So far, Opera Mobile browser for Android has been focused only on the mobile phone manufacturers to pre-install a manufactured product. Now the browser is available for download to all owners of phones running the Android version 1.6 and above.
As the company claims, Opera Mobile offers a faster loading of web pages, flexible control over the preview page, smooth zoom (pinch-to-zoom) and scrolling (scrolling). Another proprietary feature Opera – Speed Dial – provides quick access to your favorite Web resources at the touch, and Password Manager eliminates the need for everyone to type the secret code on the telephone keypad. In addition, the technology Opera Turbo, available in the browser Opera Mobile, to compress the traffic to 80% and speed up loading of Web pages at work on "slow" data channels, such as GPRS.
Download Opera Mobile on your phone with the Android OS version 1.6 and above is available for free from Android Market app store or at atm.opera.com / next, by typing it into the browser on your mobile phone.


Summer is coming to an end. September however is the best time of the year when the sea is still warm, kids are back in school and don't bother you on the beach,and the weather is fantastic.
To cook the prawns and the sardines at home all you need of course are the shrimp, the sardines and a grill to set on your gas stove top or on your bbq.
Clean prawns from the sand in their spinal cord by cutting using a pair of scissors the shell from the base of the prawn head till you reach the tail.
Clean the black stuff and wash well.
Clean the sardines as already mentioned in my how to posts.
Heat your grill to piping hot.
Place both the prawns and sardines on the grill for about 5 minutes each side.
Do not over cook the prawns lest they dry out. (When the meat get pink/red they are ready).
Serve with chopped parsley, olive oil, salt and pepper, and Eggplant salad if you wish.


It was a gloriously sunny day in late September for our Fire Making Masterclass, led by Feathers.
Returning from our silent, no torches night walk to a welcoming fire and hot sage and rosemary tea. With much gratitude to Caroline Whiteman and #firekeeper Nico.


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Senate Bill Would Protect More Whistleblowers From Retaliation
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09/05/2012 // San Francisco, CA, USA // Whistleblower Law Firm (Press Release) // Jeffrey Keller // (press release)
Whistleblowers play a vital role in uncovering — and stopping — fraud and other illegal behavior. But they often face retaliation for speaking out against their employers, with demotions and even outright terminations not uncommon. If you are a permanent federal employee and you are subject to retaliation for reporting gross mismanagement, waste or abuse, the law provides protection. By a new Senate bill — which passed that body's Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee in August — federal contract employees would get whistleblower protections like permanent federal employees.
The proposed legislation, Senate Bill 241, introduced by Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo, is one in a series of measures designed to encourage whistleblowers to come forward. Legislators have had good reason to push for these changes: Whistleblowers have proven to be highly useful — particularly in recent years – in exposing fraud and other illegal activities that cost U.S. taxpayers billions of dollars each year.
The gold standard of whistleblower laws is the federal False Claims Act, which dates back to the Civil War era but was substantially modified in the mid-1980s. In its modern form, the law provides significant financial incentives for whistleblowers to speak out — giving them a direct stake in the government's recovery. The False Claims Act has proven to be an extremely successful tool in the fight on fraud, leading to headline-grabbing recoveries against financial services, pharmaceutical, defense industry, and other companies. More recently, the Act served as the basis for the new Dodd-Frank whistleblower programs, which have started to pay dividends in just their first year.
Employees often times are witness to other misuses of government funds, including gross mismanagement, waste, dangers to public health and safety, or other improper behavior. Contract employees — who at any given time make up a sizable portion of the federal government's workforce – currently have no protection against retaliation, demotion or termination for trying to expose this kind of abuse which may not rise to the level of a violation of the False Claims Act. The proposed legislation would change that, specifically prohibiting reprisals after a contract employee whistleblower disclosed these activities to the appropriate federal entities.
"Time and time again we have seen the vital role whistleblowers play in calling out, and correcting, fraud and other illegal behavior," says Jeffrey F. Keller, a founding partner at Keller Grover, a nationally recognized labor and employment law firm, and a veteran whistleblower lawyer. "Mismanagement and waste costs taxpayers millions every year. As a practical matter, we should be taking every step possible to encourage all employees to report when things aren't working as well as they should. Whether you are a contract employee or a permanent employee, you deserve protection against retaliation for trying to make a workplace more efficient in how it works with the government. We should be rewarding this kind of thinking; not punishing it."
Under the bill, contract employees that have been demoted, fired, or otherwise discriminated against for reporting contract waste or abuse could submit a complaint to an inspector general. The inspector general would then have 180 days to either report on his investigation or decline to pursue the complaint on the grounds that it is not related to federal funds, is already being investigated, or has been deemed frivolous. If the inspector upholds the complaint, the employer will be ordered to take corrective action, such as reinstating the complainant with back pay. In cases where the reprisal is found to be "willful, wanton, or malicious," punitive damages and attorney costs may also be awarded.
"Employees shouldn't have to fear that they will lose their livelihood for speaking out about a wrong," says Keller, whose firm is based in San Francisco and Los Angeles. "Closing a loophole in the law that causes artificial distinctions between contract employees and permanent employees is the right step for Congress to be taking – and it's long overdue."
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Noarlunga Tyre Reef, a popular site among beginner divers, is an artificial reef, made up entirely of old tyres, laid there to attract fish for breeding purposes. Although the tyres have started to scatter in the sea, it remains an interesting dive, due to the spectacular marine life you will encounter. Be prepared to see leather jackets, whitings, cuttlefish, old wives, strongies, silver drummers and many spider crabs.
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Google Launches Android Pay On Google Play
Today Google officially began the roll out of Android Pay by releasing the Android Pay application on the Google Play Store. Android Pay was announced earlier this year at...
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Apple Delays Release Of watchOS 2 Due To Unspecified Bug
Today Apple will release iOS 9, and Apple Watch users were also supposed to receive an update to watchOS 2 which comes with a number of significant improvements to...
The Apple iOS 9 Review
2015 has been a pretty big year for Apple as a company. Product launches this year included the Apple Watch, the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, the iPad Mini...
227 by Brandon Chester on 9/16/2015
Apple Announces Release Dates for iOS 9, watchOS 2, and OS X El Capitan
Today Apple made a number of new announcements at their fall 2015 event. There are two new iPhones, two new iPads, and a new Apple TV set top box...
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Apple Announces The New Apple TV
Along with new iPhones and new iPads, today's Apple event came with the launch of the long rumored update to Apple TV. It's almost incorrect to call this an...
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Apple Announces the iPad Pro and iPad Mini 4
Today Apple held their fall launch event, and it was the biggest event that the company has held in quite some time. We got firm launch dates for iOS...
128 by Brandon Chester on 9/9/2015
Samsung Announces 12Gb LPDDR4 DRAM For Mobile Devices
Today Samsung Electronics announced that they have begun mass production of the memory industry's first 12Gb LPDDR4 DRAM on their 20nm manufacturing process. These new chips offer 50% greater...
Microsoft Announces VP9 Support Is Coming To Edge
Today Microsoft announced that support for VP9 and the WebM container is in development for the Microsoft Edge browser that ships with Windows 10. Over the past couple of...
Google Introduces New Street View App
Today Google introduced a new Street View application for iOS and Android. Due to the differences between Google's app offerings on iOS and Android it's a bit confusing to...
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In April of this year Sony launched the Xperia Z4, their sequel to the 2014 Xperia Z3. Since the Z3 had only launched in September of 2014, it was...
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IAF on rescue and relief operations
Essential commodities being unloaded from an Aircraft in Seyochung on Wednesday. (NP)
DIMAPUR/KIPHIRE, AUG 8 (NPN): | Publish Date: 8/9/2018 12:00:00 AM IST
Indian Air Force (IAF) choppers currently conducting Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) exercises in the landslide-affected areas of Nagaland on Wednesday evacuated 14 patients, attendants and AR personnel from Seyochung sub-division and Kiphire district headquarters.
IAF choppers had gone to drop essential commodities in Seyochung sub-division and Kiphire HQ.
In a press release, secretary NSDMA, Rovilatuo Mor, stated that the emergency operations would continue depending on the situation.
Mor said that NSDMA, in its efforts to reach out to the affected districts, had completed one week of air operations lifting and dropping essential commodities.
Meanwhile, NSDMA has expressed appreciation to all the agencies including the IAF, Ministry of Defence, the Director Airport Authority of India (AAI) Dimapur, the District Disaster Management Authorities (DDMAs) and all the agencies for putting their best to contain the crisis.
In collaboration with the IAF, Ministry of Defence and AAI, Dimapur, the NSDMA together with Food & Civil Supplies (F&CS) department accomplished a total 19 sorties out of which, 13 sorties were successful in seven locations across the state.
The essential commodities as organised by the department of F&CS totalling 14,044 kilos has been supplied to the affected districts.
Kiphire Correspondent adds: Kiphire Area Students' Union (KASU) in collaboration with the district administration was able to send around 140 students to their respective places of study. The students from Kiphire district were on vacation and were stranded due to the landslides.
The team was led KASU president, Isaac Tsalumbi and EAC Longmatra, Sangpangchang Longkumer, who took around 24 hours to reach Dimapur.
Sources said that till date no heavy vehicles could reach and people were dependent only on light vehicles and air drops to get essential commodities. It may take another week to restore the road for heavy vehicles to ply through, sources added.
Meanwhile, United Sangtam Students' Conference (USSC) on August 7 paid a visit to the affected areas where Roads and Bridges department personnel were working tirelessly to restore the road blocks. USSC also held a consultative meeting with the Chief Engineer PWD (R&B), Meluri sub-division officials, Pochury Tribal Hoho, Pochury Students' Union, Meluri Village Council and GBs.
CE (R&B) assured the people that the road would be restored at the earliest. While thanking the CE (R&B) and officials, the civil society organizations also resolved to help in restoring the damaged road.
The Meluri Village Council Chairman who chaired the meeting told the department to cut any portion of land they may find necessary to restore the road.
Others who spoke at the meeting were USSC vice president, Sethrongba Sangtam and executive member USSC, Daniel Sechopi. They requested all residents of Kiphire to cooperate with the district administration and NGOs while distributing the essential commodities.
Meanwhile, public of Seyochung and AST Seyochung Area have extended appreciation to NSDMA, DDMA, Indian Air Force and Supply department for taking initiatives to drop the essential commodities at Seyochung town.
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This article reports on a novel technique for detecting electrocardiogram (ECG) at a condition where thin cloth is interpolated between sensing electrodes and the skin to which the electrodes are attached. The technique is based upon capacitive coupling composed of the electrode, the cloth and the skin, so that the electrode can lead alternating electrocardiographic current through capacitance of the coupling. The technique is also founded on impedance transforming circuit that has extremely high input impedance around 1000GΩ and low output impedance, so as to match high output impedance of the electrode to low input impedance required by subsequent circuitry. A pilot ECG measuring device was manufactured using the technique and experiments showed (1) ECG recordings using the device with silk of 240μm thickness or with cotton of 564μm thickness were quite similar to ECGs recorded from the skin using conventional system, (2) stable ECGs were observed with the silk below 600μm thickness or with the cotton below 1128μm thickness, (3) effects of long-term measurement and perspiration on ECG waveform were negligible. These results prove feasibility of the proposed technique for detecting ECG by electrodes with fabrics.


I tried to create a new account and the email was taken so I guess I did this long time ago and I didn't remember.
I found some key under Accounts tab on the Settings but I can't copy paste it.
Also, I am guessing that if I lose this I lost access to my the cloud then?!
@ubi: Thanks for reaching out. Did you maybe purchase a license, and not have an account at all? It sounds like you may be trying to login with a 1Password Account, but you will only have one if you've signed up for a 1Password.com membership. That's the only way you'll have a Secret Key or Sign In URL, or be able to access your data through 1Password.com. Instead, you can use 1Password without an account and sync your data from another device or create a new vault.
Either way, if you'll let me know where you've been using 1Password, I'll do my best to point you in the right direction.
I found that I can actually hover over and copy the Secret Key.
Should I save this key?
I want to use the cloud but I am scared that if I lose any of these things will no way to recover my passwords.
Also, how do I move my passwords over to 1Password Cloud Storage instead of Dropbox for example.
Yes, absolutely. I'd recommend saving it in the form of printing your Emergency Kit and storing it in a safe spot (such as a fire safe or bank safe deposit box).
What would be the consequences of me losing that key? Do I lose my data without any way to get it back?
If that doesn't help though, you will need to start over.
Well folks, I just moved all my password to the Cloud. The scariest thing is that if I lose my credentials for whatever reason I will freak out. Hopefully I dont lose my paper either.
You can print multiple copies. Plus each device you sign into your membership on will maintain a copy of your Secret Key.


An output feedback controller strategy is presented in a nonlinear structure to enhance the transient stability and voltage regulation of a SMIB-SVC (Single Machine Infinite Bus-Static VAR Compensator) system. The generator excitation and the SVC regulator controllers are designed considering the uncertainties in the subsystems and in the interconnections between them as perturbations, requiring only local measurements. A high-order sliding-mode (HOSM) control scheme is designed obtaining robustness in presence of uncertainties and parameter variations. Numerical results show the performance under different scenarios.


Arnold Schwarzenegger supports Kasich by devoting 60% of his speech to speaking about himself. When he does get around to talking about Kasich, Schwarzenegger compares him to himself(action hero) and even quotes himself, "I'll be back", in discussing his own campaigning efforts.
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The world, experienced through the hands of a maker is a malleable place. Making things and making things happen, are means of exploring what we don't know. Our studios provide space for our ideas to unfold, but the walls of our studio also confine our practice to a particular place. What can we experience when we pack up our tools and take our practice outdoors?
This workshop is especially for those studio-based makers and thinkers whose tools confine their practice to specific spaces. We will analyze our tools and build gear to strap these tools to our bodies in useful and interesting ways to then go out and explore the outdoors with these new "senses".
This workshop is based on A Wearable Studio Practice, a collection of wearable and portable items that make it easier to become nomadic in your practice of making and manipulating the world. But foremost it is a mindset, of making as a means of experiencing the world.


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Men's basketball admits violation, self-imposes ban
CSUN captured the lead twice in the last five minutes, but once again, faltered in the closing moments (File Photo / Raul Martinez / The Sundial)
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CSUN's men's basketball team has self-imposed a 2016 post-season ban after acknowledging violations in its 2014-2015 season. CSUN Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Dr. Brandon E. Martin made the announcement Thursday following an external investigation into allegations of academic fraud in the previous year.
The department did not say what the violations were but a player on the team who spoke with the LA Times on the condition of anonymity suggested it was an academic related violation.
"I understand the impact that a self-imposed post-season ban will have on our student-athletes and share their disappointment," CSUN President Diane F. Harrison said in a statement on Thursday. "While our decision was not taken lightly, as a university of higher learning, it is imperative that we demonstrate CSUN takes violations of team rules and university policies seriously."
The university says it has notified the NCAA of its self-imposed post-season ban. The team currently has a 5-10 record for the season.
CSUN's athletic department has not responded to The Sundial's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for more information in last year's investigation.
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By David Hanners | Pioneer Press
PUBLISHED: November 10, 2008 at 11:01 p.m. | UPDATED: November 13, 2015 at 6:02 p.m.
Pro football Hall of Famer and former Minnesota Viking Carl Eller asked a judge to dismiss his assault and drunken driving case, claiming police and prosecutors failed to preserve or turn over evidence.
Eller, 66, claimed his rights have been violated by the state's refusal to turn over alleged evidence. He says the evidence could prove his innocence of some charges against him.
The motion to dismiss his case was filed Monday morning, moments before Eller was to appear in court. His attorney and prosecutors have been working on a plea bargain in the case stemming from his April arrest. At least two court hearings were scheduled; both were canceled.
Another hearing was scheduled for Wednesday afternoon, at which a trial date will be set.
Eller's attorney, Albert Turner Goins Sr., declined to comment on the negotiations.
"I'm going to litigate it in front of the judge," he said.
Prosecutors also were declining to comment, said Rondah Kinchlow, a spokeswoman for the Hennepin County attorney's office.
Eller was charged with fourth-degree assault, terroristic threats, driving while impaired and refusing to submit to a chemical test following an incident at his home early April 9. Two police officers on routine patrol said they saw a Mercedes 550 speeding west on Eighth Avenue North, so they gave chase.
Police say the incident ended with a melee involving Eller and several officers at Eller's home in the 1000 block of Washburn Avenue North. Two officers had called for backup during attempts to detain him in his garage. After Eller allegedly picked up at least two of the officers — one of them with one hand — police fired Tasers at him several times before the 6-foot-6, 270-pound former defensive end was subdued.
Two police officers were treated at a hospital.
In a supplemental report by Minneapolis police investigator Steven Wagner, Eller denied having had anything to drink, driving while impaired or fighting with the officers.
"Not only do I not remember that, I did not do that," Wagner quoted Eller.
"I continued to ask him specific questions about the commands he was given by officers, such as to place his hands behind his back, and he would just repeat that he drove into his garage and was assaulted by officers," Wagner wrote of his jailhouse interview with Eller. "He recalled being Tased and said it was painful."
Wagner said he concluded Eller "was not going to give me any straight answers."
Police have released few details about the incident, but Wagner's report is one of several that Goins included in his motion to dismiss and an accompanying motion to compel discovery. Goins contends the state failed to turn over videotape from a dashboard camera in a patrol car occupied by officers Seth Porras and Gilles Antaya Jr., the two officers who said they began following Eller after spotting his speeding car.
In his report, Antaya wrote that when Porras followed Eller to his home, Eller stopped the car in his driveway and refused their orders to get out. He then opened his garage door and drove in. The officers followed.
"When the driver began to exit the vehicle, I clearly stated to him to step out with his hands up and walk back towards me," Antaya wrote. "He stuck his head out of the door and just looked at me and as he exited the vehicle I could see what appeared to be a coat or light jacket draped over his left forearm. Under this was his right hand, which I was unable to see. It was at this point that I began yelling at him to show me his hands, which he would not. It was at that point that I deployed the Taser. The Taser had no effect on him."
David Hanners
David Hanners covered federal courts for the Pioneer Press.
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