Underground disposal of waste water produced from oil and natural gas wells has been blamed for triggering thousands of small earthquakes in Oklahoma and a number of other U.S. states since 2009.
Heightened seismic activity corresponds closely with the timeframe and location of increased drilling and hydraulic fracturing across the southwest United States, according to the U.S. Geological Survey ("Incorporating induced seismicity in the 2014 United States national seismic hazard model," 2015).
Most tremors have been barely perceptible to humans, but one at Prague in Oklahoma was recorded at magnitude 5.6, enough to cause severe shaking and damage to buildings.
The quake swarms have sparked a debate about safety and economic opportunity in states and communities that depend heavily on oil and natural gas production for jobs and income.
USGS Cumulative Earthquakes: Cumulative number of earthquakes with a magnitude of 3.0 or larger in the central and eastern United States, 1973-2014. The rate of earthquakes began to increase starting around 2009 and accelerated in 2013-2014.
Most tremors seem to have been caused by re-injection of waste water brought to the surface along with oil and gas back underground into deep rock formations, rather than by the hydraulic fracturing itself.
Water, contaminated with salt, hydrocarbons and even traces of naturally occurring radioactive material picked up from formations underground where oil and gas are found, is actually the largest single output of the oil and gas industry.
U.S. oil and gas wells produced over 57 million barrels per day of waste water in 2007, according to researchers ("Produced water volumes and management practices in the United States," 2009).
Since then, natural gas production has risen by 30 percent and oil production is up 80 percent, so the amount of produced waste water is almost certainly much higher.
According to researchers, 95 percent of the produced water is disposed of underground by re-injecting it into the oil- and gas-bearing formation to maintain reservoir pressure or into other rock formations.
But it has long been known that the removal or injection of a large volume of fluid into rock formations can trigger earthquakes.
The first and most famous example of man-made earthquakes or "induced seismicity" due to fluid injection was reported at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal in the 1960s and 1970s.
Contaminated liquid waste from a chemical weapons plant injected underground triggered thousands of tremors near Denver, the largest of which measured magnitude 4.8.
Man-made earthquakes have also been linked to the impoundment of large volumes of water for hydroelectric power dams, geothermal energy plants, conventional oil and gas fields, enhanced oil recovery programs and mining.
The magnitude and destructiveness of earthquakes are directly related to the surface area of the rock that ruptures by a sudden slip.
The magnitude of naturally occurring earthquakes follows a well understood distribution. Most are very small, with progressively fewer occurrences of tremors at higher magnitudes.
Below magnitude 2.0, they are unlikely to be felt by humans. Those between magnitudes 3.0 and 5.0 will be felt. Those over magnitude 5.0 are likely to be damaging.
In general, the bigger the volume of fluid injected or removed from a formation, the bigger the maximum potential earthquake, according to the U.S. National Research Council ("Induced seismicity and energy technologies," 2013).
Hundreds of quakes are induced by energy production (oil, gas, geothermal, hydro) every year in the United States and probably thousands around the world.
Most are very small at magnitude 2 or lower, with a small number ranging up to magnitudes 3 and 4, which are felt, and very rarely to magnitude 5.
The potential for hydraulic fracturing to cause earthquakes has caused concern among local communities and been seized on by environmental groups and climate campaigners to call for curbs on the practice.
But it is vital to put the risk into perspective. Most of these induced seismic events pose little risk of damage to buildings or humans.
They are better described as tremors or more neutrally as seismic events rather than the more emotive — though common— term earthquake.
The magnitude scale is logarithmic so a magnitude 2.0 or 3.0 seismic event releases a very different amount of energy than a magnitude 5.0 or 6.0 one.
The energy released by a magnitude 3.0 tremor, the sort that might be associated with oil and gas field operations, is roughly 15 million times smaller than the Nepal earthquake on April 25.
Even the worst earthquake in Oklahoma's current swarm, at Prague, released 2,000 times less energy than the one near Lamjung in Nepal.
While some tremors have been directly traced to the pumping of fracking fluid at higher pressure into undetected fault zones, such as the one at Preese Hall in Britain, most are associated with the disposal of waste water.
Induced seismicity is a side-effect of all oil and gas production rather than the fracking process. Some of the largest recorded seismic events have taken place at conventional fields which have been waterflooded to boost oil recovery.
And induced seismicity is not limited to oil and gas production. Some of the largest earthquakes that may have been triggered by man have been linked to dam projects in India (M6.3) and China (M7.9).
The most frequent induced seismicity in the United States has occurred at the Geysers geothermal power plant in northern California, which triggers 300-400 tremors per year, with one to three of them rated at magnitude 4.0 or higher.
The Geysers has a well-established program to pay for damage to property (such as broken tiles or cracked walls) linked to its operations.
Communities in mining areas and near oil and gas fields have long experienced induced tremors: an average of 15 due to underground works are reported each year in the United Kingdom.
Most induced quakes around the world are limited to between magnitudes 2.0 and 5.0, where they may be felt but are unlikely to do much damage according to researchers at Britain's Durham University ("What size of earthquakes can be caused by fracking?", 2013).
Because the amount of fluid involved in hydraulic fracturing itself is relatively small, just a few million gallons, it is unlikely to generate a large tremor, unless injected into a heavily faulted area. The volumes involved in waste water injection are much larger and pose a greater potential danger.
The risk of activating a large fault system provides a strong case for regulating both fracking and waste water injection and ensuring that operators have an adequate understanding of local geology and that their operations are monitored to detect any seismicity due to undetected faults.
The biggest danger comes from proposals to lock away carbon dioxide underground as part of carbon capture and storage (CCS) schemes.
CCS has been identified as essential if the world is to continue using energy from fossil fuels such as coal and gas while curbing carbon dioxide emissions and limiting the rise in global temperatures to two degrees Celsius.
To have an impact on climate change, however, CCS would have to pump billions of tonnes of supercritical CO2 under intense pressure into deep rock formations. The scale of the injections would pose an earthquake risk far greater than anything currently associated with oil and gas production.
For some climate campaigners and environmental groups, the threat of earthquakes is another reason to ban or severely regulate fracking, and ultimately leave the oil and gas in the ground.
But that response would be neither practical nor proportionate; the risk of earthquakes is associated with plenty of energy technologies that environmentalists like, such as dams, geothermal and CCS.
Unfortunately, the response from some executives linked to the oil and gas industry has been to deny that any link exists and attack the scientific studies, which while not conclusive are strongly suggestive.
A more sensible course would be to accept that there is a strong likelihood of a causal link between oil and gas production and seismic events and work towards sensible and proportionate regulations, recognizing that the quake risks are moderate and that oil and gas production remains essential.


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Kate Bolick is a contributing editor for the Atlantic. Her first book, Among the Suitors: On Being a Woman, Alone, is forthcoming from Crown/Random House, and her Atlantic cover story "All the Single Ladies" is in development with CBS as a TV sitcom. She lives in Brooklyn Heights.
Nathan Bradley is an active-duty Army officer and writer. His work has previously appeared in McSweeney's Internet Tendency and is forthcoming in the Iowa Review. Follow him on Twitter at @inthesedeserts.
Lev Grossman is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The Magicians and The Magician King. He's also the book critic at Time Magazine, and his work has appeared in the New York Times, Wired, The Believer, the Wall Street Journal, and Salon, as well as on NPR. And one day it will all disappear.
Jack Hitt writes for the New York Times Magazine, the New Yorker, and Rolling Stone. He is also a contributor to public radio's This American Life. His most recent book, Bunch of Amateurs, is coming out in paperback this May.
Ron Hogan launched Beatrice back in 1995, and he's been using the internet to tell people what they should read ever since. He lives in Queens.
Elliott Holt's first novel, You Are One of Them, will be published by The Penguin Press in June 2013. Her short fiction has appeared in The Pushcart Prize XXXV 2011 anthology, among other places. Follow her on Twitter at @elliottholt.
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Saeed Jones received his MFA from Rutgers University, Newark, and is a 2011 Pushcart Prize nominee. His work has appeared in Ebony, Guernica, The Rumpus, Lambda Literary, and Hayden's Ferry Review, among others. He has received fellowships from Cave Canem and the Queer/Art/Mentorship.
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Cormac Chapel
One of the distinctive features of the history and character of Ireland is its traditional Catholicism, attributed to the presence on Saint Patrick's Island back in the 5th century, when he evangelized the Irish, even becoming their patron, as evidenced by his cathedral in Dublin.
Cormac Chapel in Cashel
Well, a key step in the Christianization of the native Celtic peoples of Ireland was to convert the kings of the territory to that religion. Something that happened precisely in Cashel, in the cTipperary wave.
The royal residence was there, and that's where today is the Cormac Chapel and various monuments from the medieval period, although all post-date the alleged presence of Saint Patrick in the place.
Of all this, the oldest part is also the highest. And it is a huge tower that rises about 28 meters to be able to visually control the entire area, which is the fertile and flat Golden Valley. It is a construction of uncertain dating, although almost all historians suggest that it would rise around the year 1,100.
On the other hand, of the nearby building of the Cormac Chapel if its specific construction dates are known, since it would begin in the year 1127 and seven years later it would already be consecrated.
This is one of the best examples of Romanesque art in Ireland. Of the best and most complex, since there are elementslike the two twin towers that were built on its sides which are not at all common in Irish medieval architecture. In fact, there are those who see links with Germanic architecture, perhaps due to the origins of the abbot at the time.
And another feature that makes Cormac Chapel stand out is the presence of important frescoes painted inside. Some frescoes that have withstood the passage of history, the attacks of the English such as the one that occurred with Cromwell's troops in the mid-17th century, and also the incessant humidity of the place. Despite this, its beautiful arches, its ribbed vault and on the sandstone the paintings of different figures of saints are still standing, and part of their shapes and intense colors are still preserved (although it is undeniable that a deep restoration).
That is why the temple is a jewel of medieval art of Ireland, but it is also because of its location, known as Cashe Rock l there are more historic buildings. For example, there is the building that was built in the 13th century to serve as a cathedral, next to which the Archbishop's Palace would later rise.
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from the April 2019 issue
Chilean Electric
Fiction by Nona Fernández
Translated from Spanish by Natasha Wimmer
Climbing into bed with her raconteuse grandmother, a young woman anxiously expects another of the old lady's stories of a bygone Santiago. Instead, she discovers a physical deformity that provokes a reflection on the stories our scars tell of us.
My grandmother had no belly button. I found that out one night when I went into her room without knocking. It was late, I'd woken up from a bad dream and, to feel safe, I walked down the hall, thinking I'd get into bed with her. It was something I did a lot. I'd climb in between her stiff, mothball-scented sheets and in the darkness she would tell me a story to help me fall asleep. They were always stories about her life. Old family stories about her job at the ministry office, or about her fights with Octavio, my grandfather, or Don Arturo, her second husband. The setting was a bygone Santiago that I never quite got to know, though frames from it appeared in every scene she described. Everything took place in the center of the city. The Plaza de Armas, the Pasaje Matte, the Labor Ministry, the Parque Cousiño, the Politeama, the catch-as-catch-can at the Teatro Caupolicán. I always liked those stories. My grandmother spent any bits she had to spare—that's the word she used, bits—to go and see the ñatos wrestle catch-as-catch-can. Another funny word: ñatos. All kinds of ñatos, in all kinds of spangled suits, clutching each other and fighting all kinds of ways in the ring, as she yelled from her seat: give it to him, ñato, give it to him good. As she was telling me this, she threw up her hands in bed and though I couldn't see her in the dark, I could feel her enthusiasm. The same enthusiasm of fifty years ago. For the short time that her story lasted, we were transported from her stiff sheets to the Caupolicán. In our balcony seats we ate roasted peanuts, camouflaged in the crowd. The theater was packed, everybody shouting in the dark, eyes fixed on the ring below. A perfect square lit by spotlights: the stage or the altar where the ñatos slug it out, collapsing, contorting, howling hidden behind their brightly colored masks, as she, my grandmother, twenty years old, paycheck in her pocket, shrouded in darkness and anonymity, throws peanut shells like offerings and waves her arms, cheering on her favorite ñato. Give it to him, ñato, give it to him good.
That night I opened the door to her room expecting one of those stories. Unsuspecting, I turned on the bedside lamp and to my surprise I saw something I had never seen before: my grandmother's naked body. She was changing clothes, sitting on the bed. I don't know how she was doing it in the dark, but she was. Probably she always did it that way, by feel, with the light off, so that no one would come in suddenly and catch her there, as I had done. I saw her white belly, enormous as a swollen globe, completely smooth, with no belly button dividing it in the middle. It's not that her navel was hidden under some fold of skin. It simply wasn't there; it didn't exist. It was like nothing I had ever seen or ever would see. Only some of my dolls had bellies like that, but I rectified their disturbing condition by pricking tiny holes in them with a pin. Nobody couldn't have a belly button. Not even a doll bought at the corner store.
It was years before I said anything about what I had seen. My grandmother, I imagine, was grateful. I don't know whether she was bothered by not having a belly button. Women of that era and their relationship with their own bodies was always a mystery, and in the case of my grandmother, a fathomless enigma. Never in any of her bedtime stories was there a hint of a clue that might shed light on the question. When I grew up, I was told that she had been operated on for something—an ulcer, I think—and at the end of the operation the doctor had decided, for some reason that I'm guessing was not aesthetic, to close up her belly button. He left behind a small scar that I'm sure I didn't see that night, because if I had, it might have helped me invent an explanation for myself.
I remember the boy I saw lying on the ground in Santiago's Plaza de Armas in 1984. There, in the same place where my grandmother saw electric light for the first time. We were in the middle of a protest and a national police officer hit the boy in the face, leaving him sprawled on the cement in a pool of blood with his eye knocked out of his head, dangling beside his face. There's more to the story and it could be told in my own dark room to my own grandchildren, but for now I'll stop there, with the image of that boy without an eye.
I imagine how hard it must be to grow up without an eye.
I imagine how hard it must be to live without an arm, a leg, a kidney.
Next to these thoughts, the difficulty of living without a belly button sounds minor. It's just an orifice, a hole where grit and grime collect, a scar. But it's the first scar. Proof of a past life, nine months long at least, mark of a time that we can't remember no matter how hard we try.
Maybe the mystery of that past is what makes belly buttons necessary.
A kind of eye watching us from inside. Seeing us from a new angle. Like the eye of the boy in the Plaza de Armas, looking straight into its owner's face for the first time, in close-up from the ground, in the middle of all that blood. An eye that sees our blood, our grimaces of pain, our worst nightmares. Heartless and cruel as a projectile, strange as a space probe, collecting information in a galaxy as dark as my grandmother's bedroom, where we keep pieces of a yesterday that we have no way of remembering.
From Chilean Electric © Nona Fernandez. By arrangement with the author. Translation © 2019 by Natasha Wimmer. All rights reserved.
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Nona Fernández
Actress and writer Nona Fernández was born in Santiago, Chile, in 1971. Her books include the story collection El Cielo (2000) and the novels Mapocho (2002), Av. 10 de Julio Huamachuco (2007), Fuenzalida (2012), Space Invaders (2013), Chilean Electric (2015), and La Dimensión Desconocida (2016). She has won the Premio Municipal de Literatura twice, and received the National Book Council Prize for Best Book for Chilean Electric, and the Premio Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz for La Dimensión Desconocida. Fernández's works for the theater include El Taller (2012) and Liceo de Niñas (2016), which were both performed by her theater company La Pieza Oscura. Her works have been translated to Italian, French, German. A translation to English is forthcoming.
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Evaluation of exposures to styrene during ultraviolet cured-in-place pipe installation
Health hazard evaluation report	; HHE 2018-0009-3334,
LeBouf, Ryan F.	; Burns, Dru A.	;
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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
Occupational Exposure
"In October 2017, the Health Hazard Evaluation Program of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a request from the management of an ultraviolet cured-in-place pipe installer regarding styrene exposures at the worksites. The request sought to determine whether exposures were controlled using current practices and identify areas for improvement. We conducted an initial visit during February 5-6, 2018, and performed preliminary sampling at one site per day. We conducted a second visit during June 6-7, 2018, and performed additional sampling at one site per day. We monitored one installation each day. Both visits consisted of collecting personal breathing zone air samples for styrene. Both visits also consisted of area sampling for total volatile organic compounds and styrene using real-time monitors. During the second visit, we collected real-time total volatile organic compound exposures by placing monitors on employees. We collected bulk samples of cured pipe for styrene emissions testing. One personal exposure during grinding a cured pipe was above the NIOSH short-term exposure limit of 100 parts per million when the manhole ventilation blower fan was not being used to provide dilution of air from outside the manhole. No personal exposures were above the NIOSH short-term exposure limit when the manhole ventilator blower fans were used. Area sampling results for total volatile organic compound and styrene emissions at the manhole face increased when cured-in-place pipe installation activities occurred in the manhole and demonstrated a reduction in measured styrene when manhole blower ventilators were used. Styrene was emitted from the uncured and cured resin. Emissions testing of the cured liner revealed emission factors that could cause styrene air concentrations to be in the parts per million range in manholes for sewers and storm water drains during cured-in-place pipe installation. For example, during grinding of the cured pipe, the surface area available for emissions increased, and the trapped styrene was released, leading to an increase in measured styrene exposures during this task. Dilution ventilation appeared to be effective at reducing personal exposures to below the NIOSH short-term exposure limit for styrene during the two cured-in-place pipe installation sampling events reported here. We recommend continued use of the manhole ventilation blower fans. We recommend additional sampling if employees report health symptoms associated with styrene exposure, such as excessive tiredness, changes in color vision, slowed reaction time, concentration problems, balance problems, feeling drunk, hearing loss, or respiratory symptoms. We also recommend additional sampling if work site conditions change in a way that could increase employee exposures to styrene such as changes to processes, materials, or work practices." - NIOSHTIC-2
NIOSHTIC no. 20054226
Recommended citation for this report: NIOSH [2019]. Health hazard evaluation report: evaluation of exposures to styrene during ultraviolet cured-in-place-pipe installation. By LeBouf RF, Burns DA. Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, NIOSH HHE Report No. 2018-0009- 3334.
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Asphalt fume exposures during the application of hot asphalt to roofs; current practices for reducing exposures
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
DHHS publication ; no. (NIOSH) 2003-112
"This document represents a collaborative effort of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), the National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA), the Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers' Association (ARMA), the Asphalt Institute (...
Asphalt fume exposures during the manufacture of asphalt roofing products; current practices for reducing exposures
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Asphalt Institute. Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association. National Roofing Contractors' Association. United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers & Allied Workers.
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Occupational exposure to styrene; criteria for a recommended standard
Criteria for a recommended standard
DHHS publication ; no. (NIOSH) 83-119
"This document discusses the criteria and recommended standards for occupational exposure to styrene. Styrene, used in the manufacture of plastics and rubber, can cause depression of the central nervous system and irritation to the skin, eyes, and up...
Healthy housing reference manual
National Center for Environmental Health (U.S.). United States. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development.
Revision of: Basic housing inspection, published: Atlanta : U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Center for Disease Control, Bureau of State Services, Environmental Health Services Division, 1976. : Suggested citation:...
Recommendations for control of occupational safety and health hazards; manufacture of paint and allied coating products
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Division of Standards Development and Technology Transfer..
DHHS publication ; no. 84-115
"This document provides guidance for protecting workers involved in the manufacture of paint and allied coating products. The phrase "paint and allied coating products" (SIC 2851) refers to a variety of products having the broad functions of surface ...


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Q: How do I align this button with the other columns above it? So I'm following a tutorial on tkinter in Python, we're making a basic calculator but I can't seem to get my equals button to fit in with the other buttons, it's either too long or too short or ends up changing the size of the button directly above it. From my understanding, the grid system works because button positions are relative to each other which I understand. Is there a way to fix this?
from tkinter import *

root = Tk()
root.title("Simple Calculator")

e = Entry(root, width=35, bg='white', fg='red', borderwidth=5)
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e.grid(row=0, column=0, columnspan=3, padx=10, pady=10)
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button_2 = Button(root, text='2', padx= 40, pady=20, command=button_add)
button_3 = Button(root, text='3', padx= 40, pady=20, command=button_add)
button_4 = Button(root, text='4', padx= 40, pady=20, command=button_add)
button_5 = Button(root, text='5', padx= 40, pady=20, command=button_add)
button_6 = Button(root, text='6', padx= 40, pady=20, command=button_add)
button_7 = Button(root, text='7', padx= 40, pady=20, command=button_add)
button_8 = Button(root, text='8', padx= 40, pady=20, command=button_add)
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button_0 = Button(root, text='0', padx= 40, pady=20, command=button_add)
button_add = Button(root, text='+', padx= 39, pady= 20, command=button_add)
button_clear = Button(root, text='Clear', padx= 77, pady= 20, command=button_add)
button_equal = Button(root, text='=', padx= 87, pady= 20, command=button_add)

# Display the buttons on the screen.
button_1.grid(row=3, column=0)
button_2.grid(row=3, column=1)
button_3.grid(row=3, column=2)

button_4.grid(row=2, column=0)
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button_7.grid(row=1, column=0)
button_8.grid(row=1, column=1)
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button_clear.grid(row=4, column=1, columnspan=2)
button_add.grid(row=5, column=0)
button_equal.grid(row=5, column=1, columnspan=2)

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Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, AB5K & the AR TelNet Clusters Network, The ARRL Letter, K1XN & GoList, K2UO, NG3K, W3UR & The Daily DX, K4ZLE, N4AA & QRZ DX, K8YSE, BD5RV, CT1END, CX3AN, DL1EK & The DX News Letter, DL5YYM, F5CWU & La Gazette du DX, F5NQL & UFT, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, JI6KVR & JA-IOTA Islands News, JJ1BDX, OH5DX, ON4AXU, ON6UM, OZ8ABE, TA3J and UR3GM for the following DX information.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 25th/April, through Sunday, 2nd/May there were 218 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 3X, 4J, 4L, 4S, 4U1I, 4W, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5V, 5X, 5Z, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A3, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C9, CE, CE0A, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, DL, DU, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FY, G, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J6, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ7, PY, PZ, S2, S5, S7, S9, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T32, T7, T8, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TR, TT, TU, TY, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9N, VP2E, VP2M, VP2V, VP5, VP8, VP8/h, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XW, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YK, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD8, ZK1/s, ZL, ZP, ZS, ZS8
* PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations or more likely a "BUSTED CALLSIGN". As always, you never know - "Work First Worry Later" (WFWL).
3B8, MAURITIUS. Walter, DL3LBP, will be active as 3B8/DL3LBP until May 21st from Flic en Flac. Activity will be on 40-10 meters CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via his home callsign.
D2, ANGOLA. Ed, D2PFN (aka 4L4FN), continues to be very active on RTTY on 20/17/15/12 meters. Most of his activity is bewteen 1300-2130z. QSL via KK5DO.
DXCC NEWS (Logbook of The World to Inaugurate DXCC Credits Sysytem!).. Excerpts from "The ARRL Letter" (Vol. 23, No. 18, April 30, 2004), states that the ARRL's "Logbook of the World" secure contact database is to debut its DXCC credits system Wednesday, May 5th. ARRL Membership Services Manager Wayne Mills, N7NG, says the long-awaited LoTW component will permit users to apply contact "matches" in Logbook's 41.4 million QSO and growing database to their DXCC records. To date, Mills reports, more than 2.5 million QSO matches already exist in the system. "It's a pretty straightforward process," Mills said of crediting LoTW QSO matches to DXCC. "What participants need to do first is go to the LoTW site and read the instructions." Information available will include a list of frequently asked questions--FAQs. Before doing anything else, LoTW newcomers will have to obtain a Logbook of the World digital certificate and download the software. Since LoTW launched last September, it has validated nearly 10,000 digital certificates from approximately 7000 individual users. Obtaining a digital certificate, which authenticates each user under a particular callsign, is free. For more details, please read this week's "The ARRL Letter" and visit the following Web page at: http://www.arrl.org/lotw/
EO59, UKRAINE (Special Event). Operators Igor/UR3GM and Andy/UR5GAR will activate special event station EO59G from May 5-9th. Activity is to commemorate the 59th anniversary of Victory in World War II. QSL via UR5GAR: Bureau - Box 56, Kiev 01001, UKRAINE or Direct - Pulin, Box 23, Kherson 73022, UKRAINE. QSLs can be requested by sending an E-mail to: ur3gm@tlc.kherson.ua
ET3, ETHIOPIA. The E.A.R.S. club station, ET3AA, has been pretty active lately. Operators Abiy, Mima and Kokobe have been active on 20/15/10 meters SSB between 1200-1600z. QSL via Box 60258, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
FO, FRENCH POLYNESIA. According to "La Gazette du DX", Yves, F6CTL, will be here during May and plans to activate three atolls in different island groups. Activity will be on 40-10 meters using a vertical and long wire antennas.
FO (FO/A & FO/M), FRENCH POLYNESIA, AUSTRAL AND MARQUESAS ISLAND (Update). Gerard, ON4AXU (ex-PA3AXU, 3D2XU, T30XU, C21XU, A35XU, 5W0GD, ZK1AXU [N/S]), informed the DX community that he will be active on 160 meters during his operations from these Pacific islands. His schedule for these Pacific islands were listed in OPDX.643 and operations will take place between May 13th and June 13th. Also, visit his Web page for more details at: http://www.qsl.net/on4axu/
FO/M, MARQUESAS ISLAND. Arihide, JI1WTF, is now active as FO/JI1WTF from here. His length of stay is not known yet. Most of his activity has been on CW/RTTY on 40/20/15 meters. QSL via his home callsign.
FY, FRENCH GUIANA. Didier, FY5FY, will be active in the CQ WPX CW Contest (May 29-30th) as a Multi-Op/All Band/High Power entry. QSL via FY5FY
GB, ENGLAND (Special Activities). The following list of operations will take place to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Liberation of Paris and Guam. The operations are as follows:
GB4OL - To celebrate the 60th Anniversary of Operation OVERLORD (D-Day, June 6, 1944), this special event station will be active between June 3-7th. Also, this station will be on air from another location between July 1-28th. The station will operate CW/SSB on various bands at 21 Signal Regiment (AS) Colerne. Please advise them at the time of the contact if a card is NOT required. For further information, contact GW4XKE at: johnny-e@ic24.net
GB60OL - To celebrate the 60th anniversary of Operation OVERLORD (D-Day, June 6, 1944), look for this special event station between June 1-7th. The station will operate CW/SSB on various bands at 21 Signal Regiment (AS) Colerne during sociable hours and at the discretion of the O/C Training Wing and his staff. PLEASE QSL via the usual Bureau (RSGB RSARS RNARS RAFARS). For a DIRECT QSL, a stamped, addressed return envelope is essential. All stations worked will be sent a special card -- though it would be appreciated if they were told at the time of the contact if a card is NOT required. For further information. contact GW4XKE at: johnny-e@ic24.net
GB6DD - To celebrate the 60th anniversary of D-Day, look for this special event station to be active from June 1-28th. For further information, contact G4OHX at: samg4ohx@btopenworld.com
GB6LOG - To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Liberation of Guam, look for this station to operate on all modes, starting July 21st for 4 weeks. Your QSL card will be required beforehand in order to receive the special QSL from this station. PLEASE QSL via the RSARS QSL BUREAU. For further information, contact G0SWY at: G0swy@aol.com
GB6LOP - To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Liberation of Paris, this station will operate on all modes, starting August 25th for 4 weeks. Your QSL card will be required beforehand in order to receive the special QSL from this station. PLEASE QSL via RSARS QSL BUREAU. For further information, contact G0SWY at: G0swy@aol.com. Additionally a special certificate is available on request if you work any of the 5 stations listed above (GB6DD, GB6OL, GB6LOG, GB6LOP, GB60OL and GB4OL). This has mainly been created at the request of several American radio amateurs, but they are available worldwide. If you would like a certificate then follow these procedures: if in UK send 2 x 2nd class stamps or an A5 stamped S.A.E. with 1 x 2nd class stamp, or £1.00; if outside of the United Kingdom then 1 USD or 1 AUD or 1 Euro with QSL to G0WY: 4 Bluebell Road, Bassett, Southampton, Hampshire SO16 3LQ (and NOT to the QSL Bureau). If you cannot do any of the above, a cheque made payable to RSARS for £1 will suffice. The Certificates are basically akin to this and of course tailored to each of the station callsigns.
GM, SCOTLAND (Many Scottish Islands To Be Activated!). Andre/GM3VLB and Alex/GM0DHZ plan to activate many Scottish Island in IOTA EU-008, EU-010 EU-111 and EU-123 in the coming weeks and months. Their planned schedule is as follows.
1st DXpedition: IOTA EU-008 (Inner Hebrides):
May 17-19th, Coll (SCOTIA DI12)
May 19-21st, Tiree (SCOTIA DI10)
May 21-23rd, Gunna (SCOTIA DI11) This is a NEW ONE!!
May 23-24th, Tiree (SCOTIA DI10)
2nd DXpedition: IOTA EU-010 (Outer Hebrides) In June they will activate another "new one", Burns Island (HI26). This will be activated, together with Scarp (HI24), Chaluim Chille (HI25), before heading to the Uist Island Group (EU-010) from where they hope to activate the Monachs EU-111 (DI22) as well as Kirkibost (HI12), Eriskay (HI05) and probably several more such as HI15, HI13, HI10, HI08, HI11, HI06 and perhaps HI03 and HI04 etc.....as in the past, plans are very much "time and WX-dependent".
3rd DXpedition: Andre and Alex will (in June? July?) "complete" the Skye area (EU-008) islands. They have the permission for Rona (DI27), Scalpay (CN18), Longay (CN19), Wiay (CN21), Soay (CN16), Crowlins (CN20), Staffin (DI28) and Flodigarry (DI29).
4th DXpedition: Andre and Alex "may" activate IOTA EU-123 where they have permission to land and to operate on Ailsa Craig (DI01) and on Lady Isle (DI02) at the end of the bird breeding season. This will be around the end of July/beginning of August.
ADDED NOTES: Andre states that they are also planning a return visit to the Shiants (EU-112) either on the Hebridean trip or the Skye expedition. Also, St. Kilda (EU-059) is looking less and less likely. Andre feels that without support, this one will become an increasingly rare IOTA. QSL all activity via their home callsigns. Full details of the islands and the "Scottish Island Award" program (SCOTIA) are available on, and can be downloaded from, the following Web site at: http://www.gm3vlb.com
HAMVENTION DX HAPPENINGS................
DX FORUM Jay, K4ZLE (Moderator 2004 HamVention DX Forum), announced that the program for the 2004 HamVention DX Forum has been finalized and it will be a good program this year with something of interest to every DXer. If you will be at the HamVention, mark Saturday, May 15th, from 1230 - 1515 for the DX Forum. It is scheduled for room 4 in Hara Arena. The program is as follows:
A special program on DXpeditioning in the 1960's. Last year the SW Ohio DX Association was given access to some 16mm film of the first (1965) San Felix operation, CE0XA, as well as a VHS tape of converted 8mm films for the same operation as well as the KS4FW, Serrana Bank, and HK0AB, Bajo Nuevo, 1962 expedition. Even as this is being promulgated, work is being done to prepare a historical presentation on these operations. In the interest of time, SWODXA will probably only show the CE0XA portion at Dayton.
35 Plus Years of DXing from Central and South America by Dr. Rick Dorsch, NE8Z, HC2MC, etc. You may have read the recent article in World Radio Magazine by Rick. He will have time to expand upon the subject and provide more data at the DX Forum.
Ham Radio in Iraq a la 2004 by Fred Matos, W3ICM, YI3DX. Until last month Fred was Director, Spectrum Management, Coaliltion Provisional Authority Ministry of Communications in Iraq. Part of his role there was issuing amateur licenses.
The 3B9C Story by one of the team members, Ivan Davies, G3IZD. If you are following recent activities, you know this operation was completed only a few weeks ago. It is Jay's understanding that HamVention will be the first venue for the after action show. Be among the first to see the pics and hear about 3B9C from those who made it happen.
DXCC announcements and updates by Wayne Mills, N7NG. Wayne will talk about the latest info on the DXCC program from ARRL HQ.
DX HOSPITALITY SUITE The Northern Ohio DX Association (along Janeen Hire, W8ZET) will once again sponsor a Hospitality Suite at this year's Dayton Hamvention. It will be in Suite 1011 on the 10th Club Floor of the Crowne Plaza Hotel (old Stouffers) on Friday and Saturday evenings (possibly late Thursday evening -- Look for signs!). All DXers/Contesters are welcome. Munchies and refreshments will be avaialble. Come and meet the members and friends of NODXA.
AF-014. Operators Antonio/CT1EPV, Luis/CT1AGF, Hermann/CT3FN (HB9CRV), Jose/CT3MD, Toni/HB9EBV and Juergen/DJ2VO (reserve operator) will be active as CT9P from Porto Santo Island. Activity will be from the Lighthouse of Ilheu de Cima (LH 0830/FMA01) between July 16-19th. Operation will be on CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31 on 40-10 meters. They will have 2 stations active (where one station is reserved for the digital modes). They plan to use a spider beam for 10/15/20m and a 40m delta loop. The Ilheu de Cima has no permanent inhabitants. The equipment, food, water etc.. must be carried 111m up from the landing point. Therefore, they are very happy that they can use the lighthouse facilities and that they don't have to carry a generator, fuel, tents etc..... QSL Manager is Kim (daughter of Steve, N3SL) via N3SL CBA or QRZ.com.
AF-014. Operators Antonio/CT1EPV, Luis/CT1AGF, Hermann/CT3FN (HB9CRV), Luis/CT3EE, Jose/CT3MD, Juergen/DJ2VO, Derek/G3KHZ, Toni/HB9EBV and Rejean/VA2AM will be active as CT9X from Porto Santo Island during the IOTA Contest (July 24-25th). Activity will be from the wooden house and shack of Hernani/CT3BX on Porto Santo. They will enter the contest as a Multi-Single CW/SSB entry. QSL Manager is Kim (daughter of Steve, N3SL) via N3SL CBA or QRZ.com.
AS-135. A group of BG4s led by BA4RS and Michael/BD5RV from the Jiangsu DX Club were expected to be on Cheniushan Island as BI4Q, May 1-3rd. They planned to operate SSB and CW on 40-10 meters on the regular IOTA frequency. Yagi and power amplifiers were taken with them. QSL Manager is BG4RQP: 102, NO.1 Street of Nanhu, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, CHINA.
EU-030. A group of 6 German operators will be active as OZ0MS from Bornholm Island, June 10-22nd. Operators mentioned are: Ernst/DF2EA, Oliver/DH8BQA, Oliver/DL1EJA, Dietmar/DL2BZE, Uwe/DL3BQA and Guenter. They will be active on HF (160-10m) as well as VHF (6/2m) and UHF/SHF (70/23cm). Activity to be +/- the usual IOTA frequencies on CW and SSB with 500 watts and probably beam antenna. The group is also keen to activate all those small lighthouses on the island. Operation from the base station will be done using the special callsign OZ0MS, for lighthouse activities OZ/homecalls will be used (all QSLs via DH8BQA). For more information feel free to visit their Web page at: http://www.necg.de/bornholm/
KH2, GUAM. Nao, JK1FNL, will be on the air as NA8O/KH2 from May 5-9th. He will operate with a portable transceiver and a simple antenna. QSL via JK1FNL (see QRZ.com for the details). PLEASE NOTE: NEVER send QSL to U.S. District #8 bureau or his NA8O address in the USA.
LX, LUXEMBOURG. Operators Ivo/ON6UM, Frans/ON4LO and Rob/ON6QX will be active from here May 15-17th. The trio of operators will sign LX/homecall. Activity will be on all bands SSB/CW/Digital. QSL via their home callsigns.
OH0, ALAND ISLANDS. Ari, OH5DX, will be active as OH0Z from May 28th through June 4th. Activity will be all bands, CW/SSB with a Single Band entry in the CQ WPX CW Contest. QSL via OH5DX (ex-OH1EH).
OJ0, MARKET REEF. Operators Ingo/SM5AJV, Peder/SM0GNS, Jonas/SM5HJZ and Anders/SM0HPL will be active as OJ0SM during the CQ WPX CW Contest as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via SM5HJZ.
OX25, GREENLAND. Look for OX stations to use the special prefix OX25 followed by their own suffix between June 1-30th. This special event is to celebrate the 25 years of home rule/goverment in Greenland.
OY, FAROE ISLANDS. Operators Kevin/ON5DRE and Erwin/ON4QJ are expected to be active now through May 13th. Activity will be on 160-2 meters, with an emphasis on 80/40/17/2 meters.
QSL INFO AND NEWS...................
QSL 3V8BB via I5JHW for activity in the 2004 A.R.I. International Contest (May 1-2nd). Operator was Giovanni, I5JHW.
A61AJ. Just a reminder! When QSLing the upcoming A61AJ CQ WPX CW Contest (May 29-30th) contacts, please QSL to K2UO (for North/South America) and DJ2MX (for Europe/Asia/Africa/Oceania).
QSL KY4DX via K4WW. Members of Derby City DX Association (DCDXA) activated KY4DX in commemoration of the 130th Running of The Kentucky Derby. An 8X10, full color, suitable for framing, certificate is available. U.S. stations please enclose 2.00 USD, DX stations 3.00 USD, along with your QSL card. SASE IS NOT REQUIRED!! Repeat, SASE IS NOT REQUIRED!! Certificates for DX stations WILL NOT be returned through the ARRL outgoing QSL bureau. QSL INFORMATION: Shelby Summerville, K4WW, 6506 Lantana Court, Louisville, KY 40229-1544 USA.
Berkin, TA3J, reports that he sent out QSL cards for TA3YJ, TA3YJ/0, TA3YJ/3, TA3YJ/3 (LH), TA3YJ/4, TA3YJ/4 (LH), SV1/TA3YJ, LZ2/TA3YJ, TA3J, TA3J/0, TA3J/1, TA3J/2, TA3J/3, TA3J/3 (LH), TA3J/4, TA3J/4 (LH), SV1/TA3J, LZ1/TA3J, LZ2/TA3J, YM3BU, YM3ATA, YM3SV, YM75TA, YM21TA, YM3LZ/WPX2000 and YM3LZ/WAE2000 to the QSL Bureaus of Germany, Greece, Japan and Romania direct on April 28, 2004.
TP7CE, COUNCIL OF EUROPE. Francis/F6FQK (TP2CE Liaison Officer) informs OPDX that the last valid TP7CE activity for the "Council of Europe Radio Club Challenge" will take place May 5th (for RTTY) and May 7-9th (for RTTY/SSB/CW). Deadline to send QSOs list: June 30th, 2004. Rules and details for the Challenge can found on the following Web in six different languages at: http://ewwa.free.fr
V31, BELIZE (Also, IOTA Op). An Uruguayan-Argentinean team are planning a joint DXpedition venture to Belize between May 5-14th. Operators will be Mario/CX4CR, Carlos/LU2NI and Bert/CX3AN. The team will operate from a site in Placencia South Belize (V31MD's Shack). Activity will be on 160-6 meters CW/SSB/Digital with a special emphasis on the Lower/WARC bands. On 6 meters there should be a single rig on for continous listening on 50.110 MHz. QSL Manager is LU2NI. Callsigns will be issued after their arrival. ADDED NOTE: During the team's last 4 days, they will activate South Water Cay (IOTA NA-180).
V63, MICRONESIA. Sho, JA7HMZ, will be active as V63DX from Pohnpei Island, May 24-27th. Activity will be 40-10 meters CW/SSB. QSL via JA7HMZ.
XU, CAMBODIA (Update). Jaak, ES1FB (who will be active with Oleg, ES1RA, as XU7ACE and XU7ARA, respectively, between May 7-19th) states that they will be active during the IOTA Contest (July 24-25th) as XU7ACV from Koh Pas (AS-133). QSL XU7ACE and XU7ACV via ES1FB. QSL XU7ARA via ES1RA. Visit the following Web page at: http://www.hot.ee/xu7ace/
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The visa applications will be submitted without a prior appointment.
The Visa Application Centres accepts the visa applications from all applicants with any citizenship, who has legal residence in Ukraine with the exception of (Hungarian) national visa applications for residence permit in Hungary which will be still submitted at the visa section of the embassy.
The Visa Application Centres will be run by the VFS Global company which takes a fee of 20 EUR for accepting, transporting and delivery of the applications.
The visa fee remains unchanged. The visa fees for the visa applications accepted at the Visa Application Centres are to be paid at the branch office of the «OTP Bank» at the address: 38|40 Taras Shevchenko Avenue, Kiev.
After opening of the Visa Application Centres the visa applications can also be submitted at the Consular Section of the Embassy by scheduling a prior appointment (by phone or e-mail). The visa fees for the applications submitted at the Consular Section of the Embassy can be paid at the branch office of the «OTP Bank» at the address: 12 Sofiivska Street, Kiev.
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You may obtain all necessary information from the VFS Global by e-mail: info.hungary@vfshelpline.com.
Visa Service Center in Ukraine is offering Mobile Biometric Services for Applicants who are willing to apply for a Schengen visa to Hungary and give his biometric data (fingerprints) without visiting the Visa Application Center. This service can be booked to a convenient location and for a convenient time for the Applicant. The Mobile Biometrics can be booked for an individual applicant or for a group depending on their requirements.
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We Honor Veterans by Preventing Homelessness, Suicide
By Brendan Cushing-Daniels & Christopher R. Fee
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We hope the incoming administration makes honoring our veterans a priority, not just today but all year long. President Dwight D. Eisenhower created Veterans Day to show the same commitment to veterans that he showed our troops during World War II.
Our veterans are our noblest citizens; they are not losers or suckers, as the president has said. Yet too many who helped preserve our freedoms wind up homeless, or even more tragically, take their own lives.
Two years ago, John Scott Hannon, a decorated veteran of 23 years and a former top-ranked Navy SEAL platoon commander, died by his own hand as a result of his invisible wounds of war. We wish we could say this was an isolated case, but the fact is that among those who have served, suicide is more lethal than the battlefield.
In the last 14 years, nearly 18,000 Americans died while on active duty in the military. During that period, 73,000 veterans took their own lives. Moreover, veterans who were homeless at any point in their lives were 75% more likely to die by suicide compared to other veterans. More than two-thirds of the veterans who took their own lives had no recent contact with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (the VA). That fraction is certainly much higher for veterans experiencing homelessness.
Suicide prevention is the top clinical priority of the VA, which has requested an additional $76 million for suicide prevention in the coming year. Its efforts, and those of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, are reducing suicide and improving housing stability.
In 2018, the VA introduced universal screening for suicide risk in all primary-care settings, evaluating nearly 4 million veterans in the first two years. Veterans, particularly those experiencing homelessness, are unlikely to engage in therapies requiring regular visits, so the VA has pioneered a 20- to 40-minute intervention program to develop coping strategies and reduce access to potential suicide methods like firearms and drugs.
Early results are promising. In the six months following the intervention, veterans are 45% less likely to attempt suicide, compared to veterans who are simply referred to follow-up care. Over the past four years, studies show that homeless veterans who used at least one homeless program were 20% less likely than other homeless veterans to die of suicide.
Homelessness is a key predictor of veteran suicide, but the good news is that programs are working. Between 2010 and 2017, 600,000 veterans and their families have been housed or prevented from becoming homeless.
Although we applaud these efforts, there is much work left to be done, and every single day, not just on Veterans Day.
The Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019 sits on the president's desk awaiting his signature. Among other things, this legislation directs the VA to create a job description specific to this problem for mental health counselors, expands funding for suicide prevention, and increases access to cognitive behavioral therapy.
Commander Hannon was born to a life of service to country to parents serving in the diplomatic corps. His own, ultimately fatal, invisible wounds of war animated his fight for mental health services for all veterans. Veterans Day is an appropriate time for us to reflect on the sacrifices of all service members and for us to recommit to providing veterans the care they deserve when they come home.
In Ike's words, "Let us solemnly remember the sacrifices of all those who fought so valiantly, on the seas, in the air, and on foreign shores, to preserve our heritage of freedom." But on that day and every other day, let Americans "pay appropriate homage" to our veterans by providing them with the housing, resources, and support systems they need and deserve.
Signing the act won't accomplish all of that, but it would be a good faith gesture, and a tiny step in the right direction.
Brendan Cushing-Daniels is the Harold G. Evans Professor of Eisenhower Leadership Studies at Gettysburg College.
Christopher R. Fee is a professor of English at Gettysburg College.
Related Topics: John Scott Hannon, Military Suicides, Mental Health, Homeless Veterans, Veterans Day, Veterans Administration


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Will my CGN3 update itself if it's currently in bridge mode? Should I switch it back to a gateway to check the firmware version and then put it back into bridge?
It should update itself; I think once it updates, you are kicked back into gateway mode.
Mrbrimi, how are you running your device? Bridged mode or gateway?
Upgraded this morning and now downgraded this evening.
Nobody at Rogers knows anything about the firmware upgrade (thus, downgrade) - So, noone can explain what the change was, nor why it was reverted. Either way, I talked to CAT again - No update yet, other than they are having an "internal meeting" about the situation. I don't know what that means. It can mean next steps, or it could be water coolder talk.
Ii have tried to not be too critical here but if nobody at Rogers knows anything about the upgrade that means they are either lying, incompetent or both. Are they implying that someone is doing "rogue upgrades" of the gateway firmware? That is even scarier that using a device with major faults.
A ) Not proper/not technicaly trained enough techs... most of the techs, help by answering scripts on the screen.. have no real technical background.
B ) There is a BIG seperation between tech support... and the engineering, or whoever does the actual work, firmware, etc on these units.... INFORMATION just doesnt travel between them... either problems TO engineering, or communication of what is being worked on FROM them.


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"S-MOVING Zero Emissions Smart and Sustainable Mobility Alliance" webinar addresses urban mobility and sustainable transport on the occasion of #EUGreenWeek
This online event was held by FYCMA and Finnova on June 3 as we celebrate the European Green Week and the World Environment Day
The goal of this event was to form new alliances in order to devise a plan for green and efficient urban transport
This event is a preview of the Foro S-MOVING, Movilidad Inteligente y Sostenible forum, which will be held in Malaga on September 29 and 30, 2021
S-MOVING Zero Emissions Smart and Sustainable Mobility Alliance banner, an online event held during EU Green Week
Brussels, 04.06.2021 – On June 3, FYCMA (Palacio de Ferias y Congresos de Málaga) and Fundación Finnova held the "S-MOVING Zero Emissions Smart and Sustainable Mobility Alliance" webinar on the occasion of the World Environment Day (June 5) and the European Green Week 2021 #EUGreenWeek in order to discuss sustainable mobility in cities.
The European Green Week 2021 #EUGreenWeek, held by the Directorate-General for Environment from May 31 to June 4 under the slogan "Zero Pollution", is a great opportunity to discuss EU environmental policies in online events held by member countries.
Participants at the "S-MOVING Zero Emissions Smart and Sustainable Mobility Alliance" conference, which covers 5 out of 17 UN SDGs, i.e. 3, 7, 9, 11 and 13, discussed sustainable and efficient mobility and transports. Participants focused mainly on the innovation, development and application of new technologies aimed at furthering disruptive changes in infrastructures and energy, urban mobility, zero pollution and electric transports.
This webinar was split into three different parts – governments, European funds and companies. Juanma Revuelta, Fundación Finnova – LIFE ECOdigestion 2.0's CEO, chaired the event and encouraged participants to seek LIFE funding for their projects.
The LIFE programme is the EU's funding instrument for the environment. The call for new pilot projects will start in half June and will have a financial envelope of up to €5.4 billion. Revuelta presented two LIFE projects where Finnova has had enormous success – LIFE Ecobus and LIFE Ecodigestion 2.0. LIFE Ecobus (Valencia) aims to turn vegetable oil used in hotels, bars and restaurants into biodiesel and glycerin, which in turn can be used to fuel public buses. On the other hand, LIFE Ecodigestion 2.0 allows transforming organic waste in the HORECA sector (leftovers, etc.) into biogas in every wastewater treatment plant, which then can be used as fuel for tourist buses or food-delivery vehicles. Finnova held a specific webinar on LIFE Ecodigestion 2.0 during #EUGreenWeek.
EIT Urban Mobility Director Daniel Serra kicked off the event in a video explaining the challenges cities must face in order to become sustainable in the upcoming years. "We have identified three strategic plans cities will implement after the pandemic, which include mobility in suburban areas; intermodal mobility and new additional systems combining all mobility services, and redesigning public spaces, including more green areas in cities.
MEP and Committee on Transport and Tourism member Isabel García Muñoz stressed that EU institutions are committed to achieving sustainable mobility through different mechanisms. "Due to last year's economic downturn and pandemic, some people have wondered whether the European Green Deal should still be in force. The recovery and reactivation of our economies and societies need to be green, fair and inclusive. We are convinced that the European Green Deal is the path we must follow, as it ensures asustainable and resilient recovery and it will make us more competitive and stronger on a global scale. The European Green Deal has never been this necessary".
Raul García Brink, Technical Coordinator in the Economic Development, Energetic Sovereignty, Climate and Knowledge Department at the Cabildo de Gran Canaria, pointed out that governments are important in reaching greener means of transport. García mentioned some projects under construction in Gran Canaria, one of them being the installation of an island-wide network of recharging points for electric vehicles. "We must do everything we can as an institution to bolster sustainable mobility".
Adrián Noheda, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Coordinator in Fundación Finnova, presented the European Innovation Council (EIC) programme, which offers funding up to €15 million in investments and €2.5 million in grants to entrepreneurs and SMEs having a workforce of 1 to 250 employees and less than €50 million revenue.
According to Urban Resilience partner Mariano Sydney Rubio, "shared mobility has come to stay". During his talk, he emphasized the advantages of using electromobility as a public service.
T-Box Delivery Solutions CEO Alberto Moreno urged participants to find new solutions from a logistic point of view. "We need to define processes with the most convenient technologies in order to render transport and mobility operations more efficient, including food delivery, which has experienced a boom since the first lockdown".
According to Antonio Pérez Vázquez, Industrial Technical Engineer at Madel, we are now living a historic transformation. In Pérez's words, we need to foresee potential events and start building recharging pointsfor electric vehicles in houses and living spaces.
On the other hand, Business Development Director at Albufera Energy Storage Cristina Domínguez said that citizens need to take part in this process. In her opinion, longer battery life in electric vehicles and lower prices are crucial for such purpose. "If we manage to have sustainable batteries at a reasonable price, this transition towards a clean electric mobility will be more affordable".
Similarly, Arturo Pérez de Lucía, Director at Asociación Empresarial para el Desarrollo e Impulso de la Movilidad Eléctrica (AEDIVE), pointed out that "there is currently being an industrial, technological and automotive and mobility services revolution centered on shared, connected and autonomous electric vehicles. He said that consumption will quickly rise as soon as Spanish autonomous communities speed up their recovery plans.
Although the electric car was viewed as one of the most preferred alternatives during the webinar, Miguel Ruiz, EMT de Málaga's Director and Asociación de Trasnportes Públicos Urbanos y Metropolitanos (ATUC)'s Chairman, expressed his concern about electric cars in urban areas. "If we all had electric vehicles, surely we would breather better; however, we could not move around since cities cannot get packed with cars".
In a video, Fernando Ferrero, IDEA's Strategic Investments Director, encouraged innovation companies to settle in Andalusia. "The main objectives of the Invest in Andalucía programme are to position Andalusia as an appealing region for direct foreign investment both at an international and domestic scale, especially in the Smart areas. Furthermore, we aim to consolidate investments from foreign companies already operating in Andalusia":
Regarding alternative means of transport, Nightway CEO Fernando Casado presented ultraphotoluminiscent lights created using solid and sustainable materials. These devices emit a much higher degree of light compared to any other existing products for demarcating bicycle lanes. According to Casado, this technology "requires zero consumption or maintenance".
Finally, Activacar Mobility CEO Eduardo Medina Banderas, who wrapped up the "companies" part of the webinar, advocated for electric carsharing as an added value for businesses and clients, especially for hotels and residential areas".
In the closing remarks section, Ana Belén Martos, FYCMA'S Greencities and S-Moving Officer thanked all the speakers for their participation and reminded them that the Foro S-MOVING de Movilidad Inteligente y Sostenible forum will be held in Málaga on September 29 and 30, 2021. She also seized the opportunity to talk about last year's event, which, despite coronavirus, was attended by over 1500 professional visitors, 34 countries, 225 experts, 720 entities, 22 majors and 53 cities.
"We are committed with this intelligent, sustainable, connected, electric, autonomous and shared mobility, which is no longer a future thing, but a present-day reality, since mobility is constantly evolving and we must make it more sustainable".
This forum seeks to tackle zero carbon emissions and climate change. Both national and international public and private agents will discuss their proposals and will form alliances focused on intelligent mobility and sustainable transport.
Couldn't attend the webinar? Don't worry, click here to watch it.
About FYCMA
FYCMA (Palacio de Ferias y Congresos de Málaga) is one of the most active forum organisers in southern Europe. It specialises in the conceptualization and development of professional events related to innovation, digital transformation and knowledge-building. These forums are highly technical and have an international scope. All of them share one goal – capturing talent and investment. At the same time, they aim to serve as a meeting point for both Spanish companies and researchers. Thanks to these events, economic activity is fostered, new disruptive projects are announced and new opportunities and alliances are formed. The venue enables Málaga and Andalusia to be important figures in especialised sectors, and it also helps strengthen the Spanish marca in an increasingly digital and connected world.
For more info, click on www.fycma.com
About the Finnova Foundation
European Foundation for the financing of innovation. Its objectives are to promote private-public cooperation through the technology transfer of low-cost solutions among the best technologies available to address social challenges such as employment, entrepreneurship, the United Nations SDGs and the circular economy. As a staunch defender of innovation, Finnova has been organising the Startup Europe Awards since 2016. This is an initiative launched by the European Comission's DG Connect.
Finnova's HQs are located both in Belgium and across Spain – in the Valencian Community, the Basque Country, Andalusia, Madrid and the Canary Islands. It also has branches in Chile and Panama.
For more info, click on www.finnova.eu
About Greencities y S-MOVING
Greencities, Inteligencia y Sostenibilidad Urbana, and S-MOVING, Movilidad Inteligente y Sostenible, will be held on September 29 and 30, 2021, in FYCMA (Palacio de Ferias y Congresos de Málaga). These events will provide a concise view of challanges faced by the different regions and how they can be managed using innovative concepts. These forums are the first national platform to discurss mechanisms, solutions and ideas for a intelligent, sustainable and connected development of regions. Some of the topics that will be examined at include technology and connectivy as a tool to fight against rural exodus –smart rural-, opportunities in intelligent touristic destinations, collective transport as the key to sustainable mobility, 5G and connected and autonomous mobility or the potential uses of green hydrogen, among many others.
For more info, click on www.greencitiesmalaga.com and www.smovingforum.com
Startup Europe Awards is an initiative by DG CONNECT and has been implemented by Finnova Foundation since 2016. Startup Europe Awards are an innovative mechanism aimed at identifying disruptive startups promoting private-public partnership. They also seek to raise awareness on the importance of self-entrepreneurship as a driving force for job creation. In addition to promoting networks to meet the UN SDGs and the European Green Deal objectives, they also contribute to circular economy, sustainable tourism and fighting against climate change.
For more info, click on www.startupeuropeawards.eu
About Startup Europe Accelerathon
Startup Europe Accelerathon seeks to identify innovative ideas eligible for EU funding including LIFE, the Green Deal, Horizon 2020 or NextGenerationEU, among others. Startup Europe Accelerathon aims to contribute to all UN SDGs, and is part of the broader methodology Startup Europe Awards by DG CONNECT. It was set up by DG Research and Development in 2020 with paneuropean campaign Hackthevirus. Startup Europe Accelerathon has had successful results, such as project involving the Valencian Community government dealing with industrial toxic wastewaters or the one involving the Andalusia government dealing with climate change, forests, innovative preventive mechanisms, fight against bushfires and recovery of burnt areas.
For more info, click on www.accelerathon.eu


those weeks are hard to get through...hang on! Cute kiddies!
I have about a dozen posts lined up in my Blogger right now, all in varying levels of done-ness. Some have only pictures, others have only a few words about what I want to write about...none are done. Oh well!
My gosh, those kids and their drama are a riot!
I hope you're feeling more on top of things soon.
Something must be in the air as I am the same way...running behind...not enough time!
Oh, my friend. I'm so feeling your pain. Somedays I feel like my blog is more of a curse...just adding to my "to-do" list. But then I have photos and stories I know if I don't document them..they are gone. And sometimes there just isn't enough of me to go around. I'm kinda having one of those weeks, too. Let's all step back, take a few big yoga breaths, regroup. Start anew next week!
Hang in there - hugs to you!
I am right there with ya. I feel completely overwhelmed with everything that is on my plate right now, and so much of it is self-induced! I hope you can get to a place where you feel caught up with life. I'm working on it, too.
I so understand---sometimes letting go of just one thing for a while can make all of the difference in the world! Hope you are getting some rest this week!


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Nicola Smith Jackson
Loganville, GA:
"I am grateful to God for the FES Opportunity. I've always had big dreams of becoming successful, but had no clue of how it would happen. After quitting college, I became a hair stylist and real estate pro, which led to working 12-14 hour days for 20 years before I learned about the work-from-home industry. As a wife, mom of four growing boys and one disabled, I needed an opportunity that would give me more income and time flexibility with my family. While I did make a lot of money with my first work-from-home opportunity, I didn't get time with family like I wanted. Then, a friend introduced me to FES after a financial crisis hit my family…I'm forever grateful because I really needed the services! Now, it's been five years since I said "YES to FES" and my life has truly changed! I've become Pinnacle Senior Vice President, earned the Bentley, house payment and numerous company cruises. I will always remain humbled and honored for my TEAM of servent leaders, FES founders Parmial Naik and Mike Toloff, and the entire corporate team for their support, hard work and dedication. BIG DREAMS require a COMMITTED TEAM!"
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Jean Kimpson, McDonough, GA:
"Never in a million years did we hope or dream that there could be an opportunity that would potentially replace my Six Figure Real Estate income, create a secure lifestyle, an at the same time build a legacy for my family. As a broker and owner of our 34-year old family-owned real estate company, our income decreased tremendously when the market crashed. It was stressful we were struggling and uncertain of our future. Thanks to being introduced to Financial Education Services five years ago, everything has changed. It's so incredible being in business with no overhead, owning my time, and serving others, yet receiving mentorship and training that allows me to build a big business nationwide. I'm not sure what life would be like today had we not made a decision to join this amazing company. FES can and will change your life if you get started, trained, follow the system and dream big. My family and I are truly blessed."
Robin Robinson
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"I joined FES during one of my toughest times in my life. I couldn't imagine more than what I could see in my circumstances, and my abilities were limited. I had to be willing to expose myself to a different world by exploring what other agents have managed to achieve, and let that help me develop my vision of what I wanted. It was my vision that gave me strength in tough circumstances. "
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Bruce Rochester
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I'm a high school drop out. Worked at a call center for over 10 years. Relied on pay day loans. Overworked and under paid. I was struggling financially.
Got started with FES. My finances drastically changed. I was able to have the time freedom I wanted.
Fast forward. I was able to purchase the car I wanted and the condo I wanted. I am living life on my own terms.
FES has changed my family tree. We are the first millionaires in our family. Both Nandi and I get to give our kids everything and more. I am extremely thankful."
Lakeisha Marion
"I joined this amazing company in 2014 and now today I am happy to hold the prestigious position of Senior Vice President.
I have achieved great success after joining this amazing company. I was able to turn my home, that was once in foreclosure, into an investment property.
As a young child, one of my dreams was to live on the beach. I was able to accomplish this with FES.
I am proud to say today that with the FES opportunity, I was able to break the generational curse of poverty over my family. I am in a position to provide for my mother and grandmother.
One of most satisfying accomplishments was to create a platform to help young men and women to accomplish Financial Freedom with our opportunity.
I like to thank my entire team and without God none of this would be possible."
"As a stay at home mom, you tend to put yourself on the back burner. A good friend of mine introduced me to the opportunity, and at first I told her I needed to think about it. But then, it clicked in my head: this makes sense. I can help a lot of people. "
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I borrowed the money to get started. While working the business part time, I was able to pay all my debt within two months being involved in the company. I became a Regional Vice President in 90 days and decided to go full time. It's been a great journey. I am grateful to be on a platform where "time freedom" is possible if you are willing to sacrifice temporarily and follow our system. "
Cortez Jenkins
"I was driving uber 12 hours a day, 7 days a week…and within four months of me joining FES, I was able to walk away from Uber. It's given me time freedom to have with my wife and my grandbaby. The big thing is the mentorship and personal development. I've had a lot of different businesses and been fairly successful, but I've never really had a mentor that would really show me the ins and outs of how to be successful and really how to build a huge team. I've got to give it back to the FES Leadership."
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Street: 3100 Collingsworth at 3400 Eastex Fwy. (Hwy. 59)
Key Map: 454W
In the 1920's, Creole families from Louisiana, known as "Creoles of Color," migrated to Houston, establishing the neighborhood known as Frenchtown. In addition to their culture and language, they also brought their music to Houston. Zydeco, a fusion of traditional Creole music and other styles, became an important form of expression for the families that settled in Frenchtown. Traditional Creole music featured an accordion backed by washboard percussion and sometimes a fiddle. This music was an integral part of social gatherings, called LA-LAs, which served the purpose of raising funds for the community. By the 1940s, musicians blended the music, also known as LA-LA, with Jazz and Blues to form the distinctive sound known as Zydeco. As the musical form grew in popularity, several Frenchtown venues, including the Silver Slipper, began to showcase Zydeco musicians. Another popular club was Johnson's, established by Charley Johnson; Lonnie Mitchell, Manager of the club after Johnson's death, also performed there. Johnson's granddaughter, Doris McClendon, later ran the club, changing its name to the Continental Lounge and Zydeco Ballroom. A regular performer was Clifton Chenier, known as the "King of Zydeco." An innovator, he modernized the style by adding electric guitars, a bass, drums, a saxophone and a trumpet to the more customary musical instruments. Through the years, the population of Frenchtown has become increasingly diverse. However, renewed interest in Zydeco in the late 20th Century helped ensure this dynamic neighborhood will continue to preserve its rich musical and cultural heritage. (2007)