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What is LAFCo?
LAFCo is an acronym for Local Agency Formation Commission. LAFCos were created by the State legislature in 1963 to regulate the boundaries of cities and special districts. There is a LAFCo in every county of the State. LAFCos are independent commissions with two county supervisors, two city council members, two special district members, and a public member. LAFCo contracts with the County of San Mateo for staff services and is funded by the County, all cities in the County, and all independent special districts.
What is a special district?
A special district is an agency of the State formed under general law or a special legislative act to provide governmental services such as sewer, water, fire protection, recreation, health care, police protection, mosquito and vector control, and other services. Independent special districts have locally elected board members and their own employees. County-governed special districts are governed by the Board of Supervisors and are operated by the County of San Mateo.
Does LAFCo have authority over school district boundaries?
No, school district boundaries are regulated by the County Committee on School District Reorganization, which is staffed by the County Office of Education and can be reached at (650) 802-5300.
When and where does LAFCo meet?
The Commission meets on the third Wednesday of the odd-numbered months (January, March, etc.) at 2:30 pm in the Board of Supervisors' Chambers, 400 County Center, Redwood City. Since March 2020, due to COVID-19, the Commission is meeting via Zoom. Please note that if there are no applications ready for hearing, a meeting may be cancelled by the Commission Chair.
How long does it take to process an annexation application?
Applications that are submitted in complete form and are non-controversial or routine typically take three to four months. More complex applications may take more time.
Is there a fee for LAFCo applications?
Annexation and reorganization applications are subject to fees set by San Mateo LAFCo and the State Board of Equalization. Fees vary based on the type of application and may also apply for environmental review. Contact the LAFCo staff at (650) 363-4224 for specific fee calculations.

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Due to the shifting paradigms of modern-day warfare, new threats are constantly being identified. Military forces in the world are evolving more efficient ways to operate their assets in the most effective and strategic manner. Many times, commanders on the ground require a quick assessment on the potency of a certain munitions on specific targets. During such situations, time is not a luxury that can be spared for complex and detailed simulations to be performed The objective of this thesis is to develop a code using open-source information and commercially available software to evaluate the degree of damage to a building by conventional weapons. For this thesis, a model in Microsoft Excel will be developed to examine how a warhead will interact with different types of structures. The computational power of MS Excel and Visual Basic will be harnessed to provide the user with a reasonable model of the degree of damage to the building of interest. This model, named Building Damage Program, is based upon the theories employed in the Facility and Component Explosive Damage Assessment Program manual, The Architect's Studio Companion: Rules of Thumb for Preliminary Design. and Weaponeering: Conventional Weapon System Effectiveness.


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Gratis kurser om Første Verdenskrig høsten 2014
Høsten 2014 starter der opp 4 stk 3-ukers MOOC kurser om den Første Verdenskrigen på FutureLearn. Kursene er et samarbeid mellom University of Birmingham og BBC.
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«World War 1 – Paris 1919 – New World Order?»
Kurset starter 13. oktober 2014. Varighet 3 uker.
https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/ww1-new-world-order
The Paris Peace Conference of 1919 ended a Great War, but it also designed the post-war future. In 1919, world leaders assembled in Paris redrew the map of the world, partitioned and created countries, and ushered in a new era of international relations. The naivety of the peace-makers of 1919 has been justly criticised. However, in setting up a permanent 'world organisation', the League of Nations, they changed the management of world affairs forever…
Produced in collaboration with the BBC, this three-week course will let you retrace the steps of those who took those momentous decisions almost a century ago. You'll have a chance to assess how, over the past century, world organisations (first the League of Nations, then the United Nations) have become a forum for international cooperation. And you'll be encouraged to debate many of the issues that have vexed international politics since then.
«World War 1 – Aviation Comes of Age».
https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/ww1-aviation
This course will investigate how the early days of aviation gripped the imagination of the general public, galvanised industry and excited far-sighted members of the military.
Aviation evolved rapidly during World War 1 with modern and more effective aircraft soon replacing the very basic machines that took to the skies in 1914.
By the end of war, air power wasn't just being used for reconnaissance but in ways that are still recognisable today. When the war was over aviation had truly come of age with the opening of mail routes, exploration and record setting exploits.
Produced in collaboration with the BBC and filmed at the Royal Air Force Museum at Hendon this course draws on first –hand interviews from the BBC archive and archival material from the RAF Museum and will look at how this came about and explore the many myths that have arisen.
World War 1 – Changing Faces of Heroism».
https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/ww1-heroism
Did the First World War make heroism meaningless or was it the conflict that gave it the most meaning? We've designed this course in partnership with the BBC to help you explore, discuss and challenge the ways in which First World War heroism has been remembered. Our experts will take you through the changing British, French and German views of heroism and discuss important similarities and differences.
Through discussion and analysis of art, literature, film and television, guided by our experts, you will explore the portrayals of heroism before, during and after the war. Drawing on rarely seen archive you will be curating a mini exhibition, exploring a war memorial and writing a review of a representation of war.
Together we will examine the changing faces of heroism from distant figureheads and brave warriors to the ordinary 'Tommy' and front-line nurses. The emergence of alternative hero figures, including anti-war campaigners and vulnerable, shell shocked soldiers, is also covered. We hope you will join the University of Leeds and the BBC in a fascinating reflection on the place of heroism, in the centenary commemorations of the First World War.
«World War 1 – Trauma and Memory»
Kurset starter 3. november 2014. Varighet 3 uker.
[https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/ww1-trauma](https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/ww1-trauma)
2014 marks the centennial year of the beginning of the First World War. The war began in the Balkans, but it soon spread to become a European conflict, and developed into a world war. It was a war of unprecedented scale and brutality, with countless casualties. It also left a poisonous legacy for the 20th century and beyond, and many of the issues that were left unresolved in 1918 would lead to another world war in 1939. 1914-1918 was a period in history that has proved provocative and culturally resonant for the last hundred years.You will study the subject of physical and mental trauma, its treatments and its representation. You will focus not only on the trauma experienced by combatants but also the effects of the First World War on civilian populations. In this three-week course, you will discover just how devastating the effects of the First World War were in terms of casualties across the many combatant nations and look in depth at the problem of 'shell shock' and how deeply it affected the lives of those who lived through it. You will also develop the skills to carry out your own independent research.
The war was not only experienced on the battlefield, however, and you'll explore the many and varied ways in which civilians' lives were affected by it, for example in the way combatant casualties affected the lives of loved ones who were left behind.
Finally, you'll be looking at how the trauma of the First World War has been depicted in art and literature and see what has been learned from the past in the modern day treatment of combat stress reactions and PTSD.
This course has been produced in collaboration with the BBC, using archive material you will see how representations of trauma have changed over the years.
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Oldtidens kartdata
HGIS – Historical Geographic Information Systems – er godt på vei inn i humaniora. Dette er jo noe som gleder et kartmenneskes hjerte. 🙂
Under har jeg nevnt 4 prosjekter som kan være viktige for de som er interessert i Romerriket.
Et av det større prosjektene er GapVis (http://gap.alexandriaarchive.org/gapvis/index.html#index) – et Google prosjekt som tar utgangspunkt i de gamle tekstene fra for eksempel det Romerriket. Der kan man lese engelske oversettelser av tekstene mens de nevnte geografiske lokaliteter dukker opp på et kart ved siden av teksten.
Et annet prosjekt er Pleiades med interaktive kart over Romerriket: http://pleiades.stoa.org.
Et tredje prosjekt er Ancient World Mapping Center – med gratis kart og GIS-filer over Romerriket i det nåværende Italia: http://awmc.unc.edu/wordpress/free-maps/ og http://awmc.unc.edu/wordpress/free-maps/the-romans-from-village-to-empire-2nd-edition-2011/.
Et fjerde prosjekt er ORBIS fra universitet i Stanford – også med interaktive kart over oldtiden: http://orbis.stanford.edu.
Her er en god blogg-artikkel som beskriver noen av de prosjekter, som jeg har nevnt over og noen av de mange muligheter det er med å bruke GIS i historisk forskning.
Filed under Antikken, Arkeologi, Europahistorie, HGIS, Historie, Historieformidling, historisk atlas, Historisk verktøy, Historiske kilder, Litteratur, Romerriket
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Last Updated: Wednesday, 10 January 2007, 04:38 GMT
Bank workers accused of ID theft
Seven people are jointly accused of being involved in an identity theft plot, to steal more than £1.3m of bank customers' money.
Five men, all from Berkshire and London, and one woman, deny conspiracy to defraud and launder money.
A London court heard how confidential details of "high value accounts" were given out between 2004 and 2005.
The money was taken and laundered through a string of car dealerships, Southwark Crown Court was told.
The defendants and other persons unknown embarked upon a highly organised and systematic operation
Francis Sheridan, prosecuting
Emmanuel Imbrah, 21, of Reading, Neil Kynoch, 38, of Windsor, Dominic Almond, 39, of Slough, Shana Campbell, 23, of Brockley, London, and Steven Fabian, 44, of Cannington, London, and Ayodeji Osibogun, all deny the charges.
Olawasegun Adekunle, 27, of South Lambeth, London, admitted his role in the plot.
The court heard how he played a "central" role and led a "life of luxury at the expense of others" as a result of the operation, which involved a number of other people who have not been identified.
The court heard how the group used false passports and utility bills, created through confidential information smuggled from banks, to obtain the money.
Francis Sheridan, prosecuting, said: "The defendants and other persons unknown embarked upon a highly organised and systematic operation to siphon the funds out of the legitimate accounts into new accounts that they had set up by using either telephone banking and or the internet."
He added the new accounts were set up in the names of genuine customers before the money was laundered.
Bank insiders
Customers of the Halifax Bank of Scotland and HSBC banks lost £785,712 and £549,726 in the plot respectively.
Mr Sheridan said some Barclays customers had also been "fleeced" by the gang.
He added Campbell and Imbrah were two of a number of bank insiders involved.
Mr Sheridan told the court: "[Campbell] was using all the knowledge she had gained in her employment to the disadvantage of her employers and their customers."
The trial continues.
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State of the team, Week 4: Detroit
Carroll and Cable preach patience with developing O-line
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As the Seattle Seahawks finish the first quarter of the season, their offensive line is still a major work in progress.
But that should come as no surprise. Coach Pete Carroll and offensive line coach Tom Cable are satisfied with the steps the unheralded unit has taken, knowing it was always going to take half the season for Russell Okung, Justin Britt, Drew Nowak, J.R. Sweezy and Garry Gilliam to jell.
"They're growing and they're working at it hard," Carroll said, leading up to the game against the Detroit Lions. "Their confidence is gaining and we're going to see them continue to improve. I don't think we're going to know for another four, five weeks, maybe the halfway point of the season."
Cable has said several times that this is the most talented group of linemen he has coached.
"I still think they're going to be the best group (he has had)," he told 710 ESPN last week. "All they've done in three games now is get better and better and better."
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We won't see Lynch on 'MNF,' but he has been on TV a lot recently
Marshawn Lynch won't be seen on the field tonight, but we sure have been seeing a lot of him on TV recently as he takes advantage of his newfound commercial appeal.
As he misses a game for the first time since 2011 — and just the second time in his five years with the Seahawks — we thought we would recap his latest commercial ventures so you didn't miss him too much.
First, from August, there was the Skittles infomercial in which "Big Daddy" and Skittles got engaged.
Continue reading We won't see Lynch on 'MNF,' but he has been on TV a lot recently →
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CEO Magazine entrevista al Consejero Delegado de CIE Automotive, Jesús María Herrera
CEO Magazine entrevista al Consejero Delegado de CIE Automotive, Jesús María Herrera - Investors Website
La publicación internacional repasa su trayectoria y cómo afectan las últimas tendencias sectoriales a la compañía en esta entrevista en inglés.
Driving Force: Jesús María Herrera
Jesús María Herrera is what's traditionally referred to as a company man. He describes his career path to CEO of CIE Automotive as his "life's project" and is proud that his team is as dedicated as he is.
We talked to him about his pathway to CEO and how a number of cleverly thought through acquisitions in 2019 converted CIE into a €4 billion business.
Could you give us a brief insight into CIE Automotive?
CIE Automotive is a leading multitechnological supplier for the automotive sector. We manufacture approximately 7,000 different parts in 112 plants all over the world. We're mainly producing components and sub-assemblies, which we then sell to OEM and Tier-1 customers.
You've been with the company for a number of years now. What continues to drive you personally?
CIE Automotive is a life's project for me. After graduating from university, I started working as Financial Director for a small plastic injection company called Orbelan, which was one of CIE's first integrations back in 1998.
Once I started working within the CIE Group, and after spending more than a decade developing the CIE business in America, I returned to Europe as COO. Two years later, in 2013, I was appointed CEO of the Group.
This kind of career journey within CIE isn't unique. For example, my close team have a similar professional profile, having spent most of their careers with CIE. It's safe to say that personal commitment is high here.
With the current challenging global environment, what are CIE Automotive's future plans?
Difficult times are the right time to prove that our business model works and that it's incredibly resilient. As a Group, we're managing different geographies where the pandemic and economic crisis is affecting the market in many different ways. It requires taking separate commercial or investment decisions across a variety of markets. Globalisation, commercial diversification, technological flexibility, financial discipline and lean structures are key factors in our model, so sticking to this management model is how we're planning to move forward.
What main changes have you seen the company go through over the past couple of years?
The year 2019 was a clear turning point for us. Almost €1 billion has been invested in four integrations, which converted CIE into an almost €4 billion business. One of these acquisitions was particularly interesting and completely aligned with our diversification strategy.
Relationships are built under the umbrella of difficult times.
In May 2019, we announced the integration of the roof systems division of Inteva Products (now renamed CIE Golde Roof Systems), which significantly expanded our geographical footprint, particularly in China. Today, CIE Automotive is the world's number three in the roof systems business.
How is technology and innovation helping you meet customer demand?
The demands of our customers evolve following sectorial megatrends, and our challenge is to prove that we're flexible enough to evolve with them. For example, important investments were made over the past few years to reinforce our aluminum capabilities in order to reduce the weight of the vehicle and, therefore, emissions.
We're also already supplying components for electric vehicles to Tesla, Rivian, Volkswagen, Renault, Nissan and other OEMs. This is a part of CIE Automotive's sales pie chart that increases year on year, and that means that around 4% of our current total sales is in line with mass-market electrification levels.
What does sustainability mean to CIE Automotive?
In 2014, we decided to integrate ESG into our business model, at a time when sustainability was not so common. Supported by specialised external advisers, we did an initial diagnosis and then launched CIE's first ESG strategic plan. This was a crucial milestone for us. Target definition and program deployment continues to be led by a committee, which is made up of most of the company's Directors, and we also have an ESG Committee within the Board of Directors. All the work we do is explained fully in our annual reports, which have won several awards for their transparency and content. Six years on and ESG is still a huge part of our business model. For example, we are pioneers linking sustainability to our debt cost.
How does the company build strong partnerships?
It's not just about signed agreements. Relationships are built under the umbrella of difficult times. Last year only reinforced the importance of strategic alliances with customers. It also demonstrated the need to support our suppliers both during and after a crisis. It's only then that real partnerships are built.
What does the future look like for CIE Automotive?
We have no doubt that our industry will be strengthened by the pandemic. We'll see a smaller number of bigger, stronger, more diversified and resilient players in the industry that will have learned important lessons. We'll watch how the sector evolves and be ready to adapt if necessary. Crisis has always been an opportunity for us and this time is no different.
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The Bulkley Valley Dodgers swept a best of five series to win the Kyah Wiget Men's Fastball League Championship
BV Dodgers win inaugural season in Kyah Wiget Fastball
After a close final, the Kyah Wiget Men's Fastball League has finished their season, with the new kids on the block taking home the victory.
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Last week, the Moricetown Arrows and Grizzlies battled for third place, with the Grizzlies coming out on top 11-6. The Bulkley Valley Dodgers and the Moricetown Moose then played a best of five series, with the Dodgers powering ahead and dominating the first game. The second game was a closer affair, ending in an 8-6 win for the Dodgers.
Last Thursday the first game the series was up for grabs, and the two teams battled back and forth for the entire game on a sloppy, muddy field, dealing with damp, cold conditions. Dodgers pitcher Darren Loverin said the conditions were about as bad as he's dealt with all year.
"That was the toughest game I've pitched last night. Even though it was wet the other games, with your breath showing, there was dew on the balls, it was slippery. There was no way to keep it dry," he said.
The game couldn't have been much closer. The Dodgers took a 1-0 lead at the top of the first, but the Moose came right back for a 2-1 lead. After each team scored a two run home run, the score was 4-3 after the second. One run each had the Moose leading 5-4 after the third inning.
In the fourth inning, the scores jumped, with a two run home run and a runner stealing home putting the Dodgers into the lead by two. The Moose came right back with four runs however. By the end of the seventh, the score was tied 13-13, sending the game into extra innings as the fog rolled in and the daylight faded. In the top of the eighth, the Dodgers scored two runs, and managed to hold the Moose scoreless, to win the game 15-13, and sweep the series.
"When we got to the field last night, they were saying 'There's no way you guys are taking us three games in a row,'" said Loverin. "Moricetown, for such a small community, they have a lot of good baseball players. They've been playing there since 1923. That's a lot of history to take down last night."
He said the Dodgers might not have existed without the help of Jeff Johnston. Although Loverin has been trying to start up a team for over a decade, it was Johnston's added efforts that helped the team finally get organized.
"It's all on his shoulders. He was the workhorse, getting everybody out and making the phone calls," said Loverin.
League organizer Conrad Nikkal said the Moricetown teams were happy to have some new competition from Smithers and the Bulkley Valley. The new team also helped bring some exposure to the league outside of Moricetown.
"They haven't been in the league for quite a few years," he said. "When we played in Smithers, people stopped in just to watch, and they were pretty surprised we were playing fastball."
Next year, Nikkal is hoping to see two teams from Smithers, as well as a team from Hazelton, bringing the number of teams in the league up to six.
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Home Analysis Player Analysis The top young talents of Scandinavian football
Norway, Sweden and Denmark – the central countries in Scandinavia has always gifted many talented young players in the past, and now there are a lot of upcoming young players who will be the next big thing in football. The first name that comes to our mind is Erling Haaland. He is the next star in European football, and he has a massive role in Norway's progress in football in the coming years. Let's have a look at the top talents other than Erling Haaland:
The Norwegian prodigy has been playing in Europe's biggest leagues since the age of 16, having been signed by Real Madrid in January 2015. In his initial years at Real, Odegaard found it tough, playing for Castilla and struggling on loan for two years at Heerenveen. However, his career really kicked off on loan at Vitesse Arnhem in the 2018/19 season, as he scored 11 goals and provided 12 assists, helping them finish sixth in the Eredivisie.
His loan move to Arsenal helped him get playing time after sitting on the bench with Real Madrid. Arsenal signed him on a permanent deal at the beginning of this season.
Odegaard made his senior international debut for Norway in 2014, at age 15, and has set the record for the youngest senior Norway player and the youngest player to play in a UEFA European Championship qualifying match.
Sander Berge
Sander Berge is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Sheffield United and the Norwegian national team. Berge is a product of Asker's youth academy. He has already made 24 appearances for the Norwegian national team and is a key player for them.
He is Sheffield United's club-record signing and signed a four-and-a-half-year contract in 2020.
Mohamed Daramy
Mohammed Daramy is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eredivisie club Ajax and the Denmark national team.
At the age of 15, Daramy was already the top scorer of the U17 squad at F.C. Copenhagen, which earned him a contract extension in October 2017 until 2020. He ended up scoring 18 goals in 26 games in the 2017–18 season, making him the fifth-highest scoring player in that season's U17 league.
On 22 August 2021, AFC Ajax announced that they had closed a 12 million euros deal, which can increase to 13 million euros with bonuses, with Copenhagen for the transfer of Daramy.
Alexander Isak
Alexander Isak is a top target for many clubs in the summer. He is seen as an option who can be just like Erling Haaland in a team.
Starting off his professional career with AIK in 2016, Isak represented Borussia Dortmund and Willem II before signing with Real Sociedad in 2019. A full Swedish international since 2017, he has won more than 30 caps for his country and represented the side at UEFA Euro 2020. He is the youngest ever goalscorer for both AIK and the Sweden national team.
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Soil erosion poses severe limitations to sustainable agricultural land use, as it reduces on-farm soil productivity and causes the accumulation of sediments and agri-chemicals in waterways.
The Pan-European Soil Erosion Risk Assessment Project is a fifth framework Research Technology and Development Project funded by the European Union. The PESERA Project resorts under the thematic programme Quality of Life, key action 'support for common agricultural policy'. ISRIC is responsible for climatic and land use scenario analyses for the PESERA project. ISRIC will apply the PESERA model for a number of climatic and land use scenarios in different parts of Europe.
To develop and calibrate a process-based and spatially distributed model to quantify soil erosion by water and assess its risk across Europe.
To validate the developed PESERA model at low and high resolution and across different agro-ecological zones, and to compare the robustness and flexibility of the PESERA model output with other models or methods used for erosion risk assessment.
To ensure the relevance of the PESERA model for policy makers.
The project concentrated on promoting a robust and flexible model by demonstrating its performance at different resolutions and across agro-ecological zones, and by ensuring its relevance to policy makers through impact assessment and scenario analysis. Soil erosion indicators developed from a physically based model will not only provide information on the state of soil erosion at any given time, but also assist in understanding the links between different factors causing erosion. A strong expert and end-user network was established across Europe.
The PESERA project is planned in three phases with contributions from the project partners and is implemented by seven European partners.
The PESERA model is a process model for Europe-wide forecasting at a coarse scale. It estimates erosion rates in individual storms using a sediment transport equation that has explicit terms for topography, overland runoff and soil erodibility. Other soil characteristics and soil/land cover are implicitly incorporated as soil runoff threshold.
The PESERA model produces a quantitative forecast of soil erosion and crop growth, and therefore it has the potential to respond explicitly and rationally to changes in climate or land use, offering great promise for scenario and analysis and impact assessment. ISRIC applies PESERA in different parts of Europe for a number of climatic and land use scenarios.
The general trend is that erosion overall decreases. Decrease is spectacular in the South window. In the North window erosion decreases in spring and summer, and in autumn and winter a mixed pattern of localised increases and decreases were observed. Little difference in erosion risk were found between maize on all arable land and dominant land use for the climate change scenario.
Influenced by the Gulf stream, the climate in western and central Europe has temperate characteristics, with mild summers and mild winters and a rather even rainfall distribution over the year. Going eastward there is a tendency towards a continental climate with warmer summers and colder winters. Southern Europe has a more Mediterranean climate characterised by warm, dry summers and cool, wet winters with high rainfall intensity. Besides the influence of the Gulf stream, the climate in Europe is determined essentially by the interactions among three pressure centres: the Icelandic Low, the Azores High, and Continental Highs, which predominate in winter, and lows, which generally are confined to summer months (IPCC, 1997). The European climate is highly variable from one place to another due to topographic features that have a significant influence on regional climate (plains, mountains, water bodies).
In the A2b scenario, temperature is rising by 3.5 to 4.5°C in Belgium and northern France, and 5-10 °C (May and June) -and in some parts even 10-15°C- in the southern Spain and Portugal. Broadly speaking, winters are getting wetter and summers are getting drier in the A2b scenario. Rainfall changes shows a strong seasonal pattern and the variation between years in the decade studied is considerable. But most of all, rainfall changes are characterised by a consistent spatial pattern. In the figure below annual rainfall over Europe (2073) is expressed as increase/decrease relative (%) to the base-line climate (MARS database).
The Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research has developed climate scenarios that are based on these emission scenarios. The output of the Hadley Centre's models for climate change prediction was used to feed the PESERA 1km grid model for erosion prediction. The model selected was the regional climate change model, HADRM3. The HADRM3 files were transferred to grid and then interpolated from a 50x50 to a 1x1 km grid.
Two windows were chosen to run PESERA-RDI_GRID on. The first window covers Belgium and small parts of southern UK, northern France, West-Germany, The Netherlands, and Luxembourg. The second window covers the southern part of Spain and Portugal.
The PESERA-RDI_GRID coarse scale model is a physically-based model that estimates potential monthly erosion at a 1km grid resolution. PESERA predicts runoff with a daily time-step that is predicted from daily rainfall volumes, soil storage capacity, and vegetation interception. The model estimates ground cover, surface crusting, runoff and sediment transport, to give an estimate of water and sediment delivered to stream channels. The emphasis of the PESERA-RDI_GRID model is the prediction of hill-slope erosion, and the delivery of erosion products to the base of each hill-slope. Channel delivery processes and channel routing are explicitly not considered. More details on the model are provided on the PESERA webpages (PESERA model concepts, Kirkby, 2001), Irvine and Kirkby (2003) and Gobin and Govers (2003). See figure PESERA-RDI_GRID for an illustration of data flow.
The PESERA -RDI_GRID coarse scale model was run for the dominant Arable Crop (Actual PESERA runs), and all arable land under maize as a worst case scenario. See figure for dominant land use of the window areas. The data layers on actual and potential land use were produced by Gobin (2003).
The projected increase in winter rains in the HADRM3-A2B scenario for 2071-2080, does not lead to an increase in predicted erosion, on the contrary, erosion rates decline spectacularly. Only summer (July-August) shows increases in erosion rates. This is mainly a change of erosion pattern, or more an increase in the area for which erosion (risk) is predicted. Some areas have a an increase (relative to zero) of 100%, but at the absolute scale scenario erosion rates are low (0.5-1 t.ha-1).
The enhanced difference in erosion risk between summer and winter for the scenario runs follows the pattern of the expected change in rainfall for this window, with an increase in autumn and winter and a clear decrease in summer months. However, more detailed spatial variations are not explained by differences in rainfall and only to some extent by topography and/or land use. The difference between actual erosion under dominant crop or maize and the different years in scenario A2b show a strong relative decrease of erosion in spring and summer for the scenario in almost all years and a mixed picture in autumn and winter.
Gobin, A. and Govers, G.e., 2003. Pan--European Soil Erosion Risk Assessment. Third Annual Report. EU Fifth Framework Programme. Project no. QLK5-CT-1999-01323. Available at: http://eusoils.jrc.ec.europa.eu.
Gobin, A., 2003. Agricultural Parameters for the PESERA model at the European scale. PESERA working paper, Laboratory for experimental Geomorphology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven.
IPCC, 1997. The Regional Impacts of Climate Change: An Assessment of Vulnerability. A Special Report of IPCC Working group II.
IPCC, Watson, R.T., Zinyowera, M.C. and Moss, R.H.E. (eds.). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 527 pp. IPCC, 2000. Special Report on Emissions Scenarios, UNEP-WMO.
LINK, 2003. The Climate Impacts LINK Project: Pioneering Climate Data Provision. Climate Data for the International Climate Change Research Community since 1991.
Mantel, S., Van Lynden, G.J. and Huting, J., 2003. PESERA, Work package 6: Scenario analysis. Final report: April 2003 - September 2003, ISRIC - World Soil Information, Wageningen.


IT SYSTEMS HAVE TWO ASPECTS THAT REPEATEDLY BREAK PLANS, CONCEPTS, AND DESIGNS: PERFORMANCE and security. In this chapter, I will discuss some real-world examples of how performance issues can impact the concept and realization of SOA. Most of the examples are taken from an international phone company with hundreds of services running in its day-to-day business. For example, whenever a customer calls in for support, several services are called even before the conversation with a call center agent begins. In this environment, performance (especially runtime performance) matters.
There are different places where performance comes into play in the context of services and SOA infrastructures. If performance becomes critical, it is usually because of the running time of a service. Let's explore this by following one successful synchronous service call that includes one requesting message from the consumer to the provider and one response message from the provider back to the consumer (see Figure 13-1).


This extraordinary journey will take you from the shores of Lake Geneva to the world-famous alpine resort of Alpe d'Huez. In between, you'll climb some of France's most famous cols: Colombiere, Aravis, Saisies, Madeleine, Telegraphe, Galibier, and Alpe d'Huez.
Note that this tour can also be organized for cycling clubs and private groups on a request basis. For these, we will tailor the itinerary and provide appropriate support based on the group's fitness level.
This tour can also be combined with some of the cyclo-sportives and gran fondo in this region such as La Marmotte or l'Etape du Tour.
Expenses of personal nature Travel insurance Transfer from Alpe d'Huez to Geneva (on request for the self-guided version) Bicycle rentals. Full-carbon bikes are available at the price of 190 euros per bike. This price includes the 20-euro drop-off fee for the bike's return to Geneva.
June 30th, 2019: SELF-GUIDED WITH SUPPORT VEHICLE - From 1,395 euros per person. Single supplement is 340 euros.
* This trip can be combined with La Marmotte Gran Fondo, which will be held on July 7th, 2019.
A self-guided tour can be organized for groups of 6 or more on any other dates from June through September.


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Issuer: The Swedish State through the Swedish National Debt Office. Type of debt instrument: Running promissory note. A fixed interest bond with annual payment of interest.
Maturity: Over two years from issue date. Maturities of up to 16 years have been issued. Denomination: Lowest denomination is SEK 100 000.
Issuance: Issued through the Swedish National Debt Office issue framework via tender offers. Bids are submitted to dealers authorized by the Swedish National Debt Office, i.e. banks and securities institutions. Tenders at the highest price are accepted first and then in descending order until the issue amount is filled.
The secondary market: The liquidity of the Swedish treasury bond market is considered to be healthy. The secondary market also includes a market where trading is conducted by telephone. The participants involved in this market - banks and securities institutions - are market-makers. Since May 2001, Interbank trades, i.e. trades between two market-makers, in 2-, 5-, or 10-year government bonds are carried out in an electronic marketplace supplied by Nasdaq Stockholm. Swedish treasury bonds can also be traded on Retail Bonds list, an electronic exchange within Nasdaq Stockholm.
Delivery and settlement: The delivery and settlement date for treasury bonds is three banking days following the transaction date. The interest payment is received on the interest payment date into the EuroClear Sweden account in which the bonds have been registered.
Issuer: The Swedish state through the Swedish National Debt Office.
Type of debt instrument: Running promissory note.
Maturity: Up to one year. Maturities of 720 days have been issued.
Denominations: 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100 MSEK.
Issuance: Issued through the Swedish National Debt Office issue framework via tender offers. Bids are submitted to dealers authorized by the Swedish National Debt Office, i.e. banks and securities institutions. Bids at the lowest rate of interest are accepted first and thereafter in order of increase until the stated volume of the issue has been filled.
Secondary market: The liquidity of the Swedish treasury bill market is considered to be healthy. The secondary market also includes a market where trading is conducted by telephone. The participants involved in this market - banks and securities institutions - are market-makers. Swedish treasury bills can also be traded on Retail Bonds list, an electronic exchange within Nasdaq Stockholm.
Delivery and settlement: The delivery and settlement date for treasury bills is two banking days following the transaction date.
Type of debt instrument: Running promissory notes. Interest bearing bonds with annual payment of interest of the nominal amount. The holder also receives an amount over and above this payment which is related to the fluctuations in the consumer price index over the maturity of bond. Real yield zero coupon bonds are also issued.
Maturity: Five to 13 years from issue date.
Denomination: Lowest denomination is SEK 5 000. Issuance: Issued quarterly by the Swedish National Debt Office's authorized dealers, i.e. banks and securities institutions.
Secondary market: The liquidity of the Swedish index-linked bond market is considered to be high. The instruments are traded both OTC and electronically in Nasdaq's retail segment. Valuation: The pricing of the instruments is stated as a real annual interest rate. The buyer does not pay a nominal amount, but pays the market price plus any accrued interest since the last interest payment date. Each year a nominal interest rate is fixed, plus an index-linked rate calculated on the fluctuation in the CPI rate on the interest payment date.
Delivery and settlement: The delivery and settlement date for index-linked bonds is three days following the transaction date. The fixed interest payment, plus the change in the consumer price, is paid annually on 1st of December.
Issuers: The Swedish mortgage lending institutions – some of them are Stadshypotek AB, Swedbank Hypotek AB, SBAB, Länsförsäkringar and SEB AB - issue bonds on an ongoing basis to finance their lending operations.
Companies and local authority-financed intermediaries finance their own lending operations in the same way as the mortgage lending institutions. Examples of the larger ones are Svensk Exportkredit (SEK), Industrikredit AB and Kommuninvest I Sverige AB.
Type of debt instrument: Promissory note. Fixed interest rate bonds with half-yearly or annual interest payments.
Maturity: As a rule, over two years from issue date.
Denomination: Varies. Issuance: The intermediary institutions sell their bonds through a fixed issue syndicate consisting of Swedish banks and securities institutions and, in some cases, through overseas banks. The issues are carried out on a continual basis when the mortgage lending institutions require funds to finance their lending operations. These are secured by first mortgage loans on properties owned by borrowers.
Secondary market: The liquidity of the mortgage bond market in Sweden is considered to be fairly high in the larger mortgage lending institutions' issues. The secondary market trading is mostly conducted by telephone. The participants involved in this market - banks and securities institutions - are market-makers. Mortgage bonds can also be traded electronically on the market STO Retail Bonds.
Delivery and settlement: The delivery and settlement date for mortgage bonds is three banking days following the transaction date. The interest payment is received on the interest payment date into the EuroClear Sweden account in which the bonds have been registered, or alternatively by presenting the coupons attached to the bond against payment at a bank.
Type of debt instrument: Bonds issued under a "Medium Term Note program" or on a standalone basis. Bonds can be issued with fixed or floating coupons payments or as zero coupon bonds.
Maturity: Longer than 1 year.
Secondary market: Bonds are generally traded over the counter in contrast to equities that regularly trades in the exchange's central limit order book. The majority of bonds are issued as whole-sale bonds. Whole-sale bonds are usually denominated in lots greater than 100,000 EUR. Nasdaq also lists retail bonds, where the majority of trading is done in the order books of the exchange. Retail bonds are often traded in sizes of 500 or 1,000 EUR.
Valuation: The pricing of a bond is decided by the present value of the cash flows the owner is entitled to, where adjustments are made depending on the bond's risk profile. Therefore, the bond's price fluctuates as macroeconomic factors such as interest rates and inflation change but also depending on the issuers' perceived risk level.
Delivery and settlement: Bonds listed on Nasdaq's market must be registered with a central securities depository and trades are settled bilaterally between the exchange's members.
Nasdaq is proud to have launched the first Sustainable Bond Market in the world and to be a part of the transition towards more sustainable financial markets.
The Nasdaq Sustainable Bond Market was launched in July of 2015 with a total volume of 740 million euro and has grown at an impressive pace ever since. We facilitate infrastructure, monitor issuers and foster dialogue to ensure the continued growth of the markets.
Bonds listed on Nasdaq Sustainable Bond Market can be broken down into three categories; Green, Social and Sustainable.
International standards define sustainable bonds as loans used to finance projects that bring clear environmental and social-economic benefits. Green Bonds Green Bonds are defined as loans used to finance projects and activities that benefit the environment.
Social Bonds are used to finance projects achieving positive socio-economic outcomes for an identified target population, with neutral or positive impact on the environment.
Issuer: Banks, companies, mortgage institutions, municipalities, county council as well as the Swedish Central Bank in the event of money market interventions in the banking system.
Type of debt instrument: Current bearer instrument.
Lifetime: Up to one year. Lifetimes of more than one year are offered in exceptional cases.
Issues: Issues are normally carried out on request through a bank or brokerage firm and as part of a certificate program. Nasdaq Stockholm lists the certificate program and not the individual certificates. The reporting is done on an aggregated level for all certificates that mature in a certain month.
Secondary market: Liquidity in certificates is generally somewhat weak, although it is good for mortgage certificates. The secondary market is made up of a telephone-based market where some banks and securities firms act as market makers, or market guarantors.
d = remaining time-to-maturity in actual days (day-count base: actual/360).
The day-count base 30/360 may be applied for certificates issues prior to 1 April 2001.
Delivery: The settlement day and delivery for certificates is two banking days after the transaction day.
Only securities with an outstanding amount above SEK 3 billion are eligible for inclusion. Payable coupons are re-invested in the indexes and the indexes are rebalanced on monthly basis.
Type of debt instrument: Running promissory note. A fixed interest bond with an annual interest payment in the form of a draw at a time in accordance with a schedule which is decided by the Swedish National Debt Office. Some premium bond issues are issued according to a fluctuating dividend/profit plan where the return/yield is fixed and based on the interest rate on a 180 day Swedish treasury bill. Other premium bond issues are issued at a fixed rate until maturity.
Maturity: Normally five to 10 years from the issue date. Denomination: varies from year to year from a nominal SEK 1 to SEK 10.
Issuance: Issues are carried out following a decision by the Swedish National Debt Office. They also fix the issue price and the price plan for issues etc. Premium bond issues have been sold through banks and securities institutions.
Secondary market: The liquidity of the premium bond market is considered to be good, even though they are issued in nominal denominations. Around the time of the drawing of premium bonds there is no trading in the premium bond loans upon which a price is going to be allotted. Premium bonds are mainly traded electronically.
Valuation: The price of a premium bond is stated in Swedish krona per premium bond. The price includes the accrued interest/return up to and including the settlement date. There may be substantial differences in the price of individual premium bonds and series of numbers. These differences are due to the guaranteed return on some of the series of numbers. The drawing of prices on premium bonds is conducted by a set series and numbering order and drawn by the Swedish National Debt Office. A certain amount of small prices are drawn on the number of orders only. This means that an investor who has purchased an entire series of premium bond numbers will receive a guaranteed return - between 1.5% and 4.5% of the nominal value of the premium bond.
Delivery and settlement: The delivery and settlement of premium bonds is three banking days following the transaction date.
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US: So, it's Ramadan, you've fasted all day, but now it's sundown: What's for dinner?!!!
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29/7/11 blog.beliefnet.com
by Rob Kerby
Each night during the Islamic festival of Ramadan, faithful Muslims are allowed to break their day-long fast with festive meals, to which family, friends and neighbors are often invited.
If you're not Muslim, don't worry – the Koran does not require fasting of you. Of course, if you are a Christian, the Bible does. But to Muslim faithful, fasting daily during the month of Ramadan is seen as an obligation and an act of worship. "It is among the best acts of obedience and greatest deeds, and one for which there is great reward," advises the on-line al-Sunna website, which notes that:
Imam al-Bukhariyy related the Qudsiyy hadith that the Prophet said Allah said: which means: "The reward of every good deed is multiplied ten up to seven-hundred times, except that of the Fasting; it is usually done in sincerity and will be multiplied by as many times as Allah wills." One of the doors of Paradise, named ar-Rayyan, is specified for those Muslims who used to fast in this world. On the Day of Judgment, it will be opened, and those who used to fast in obedience to Allah enter through it, then it would be closed and no others will enter through it.
What about non-Muslims who just feel like fasting for reasons such as solidarity with their Muslim friends? According to the al-Sunna website:
In this world, the non-Muslim is not requested to fast, however, in the Hereafter, he will be punished for neglecting to fast, as he will be punished for his blasphemy. Rather, the obligation on the non-Muslim is to embrace Islam, then afterwards, to fast Ramadan.
Children, pregnant women, nursing moms, diabetics and others who are not physically able aren't obligated to fast. And here's another exemption:
… for one to be obligated to fast, he must be of sound mind. Fasting is not obligatory on the insane person.
The non-Muslim may not realize that the devout follower of Islam can't eat just anything when they break the fast. This isn't just during Ramadan, either. Jews can only eat kosher food. Hindus observe food rules from the Dharmasastras. Muslims eat only halal foods. There are many things that are halal (allowed) or haraam (forbidden). There are also those which are mashbooh, which means "questionable." The devout steer clear of them just in case. Haraam foods include pork and all its products, animals improperly slaughtered, alcohol and any other intoxicants, carnivorous animals, birds of prey – and any food that has come into contact with any of those.
This year, Saffron Road, a brand of the American Halal Company announced "big plans to more deeply connect with and better serve its core constituency during the month-long Ramadan festivities in August."
Each night of Ramadan includes festive iftars or breaking of the fasts. To help its Muslim consumers celebrate, Saffron Road is partnering with Whole Foods Market to host several blog posts and offer shoppers chances to win free Saffron Road products and a $100 Whole Foods Market gift card on the grocer's Whole Story Blog.
Saffron Roads had great hopes for its partnership with Whole Foods:
"Support for Halal foods, and in particular our brand Saffron Road, during Ramadan from Whole Foods Market on a national, regional and corporate level is going to be a huge deal among many otherwise disenfranchised Muslim communities. We anticipate an outpouring of support and purchases by the thousands of American Muslims who will flock into Whole Foods Market stores," says Adnan Durrani, CEO of Saffron Road. "This will be the first time a major grocery chain in the U.S. acknowledges Ramadan in this way on a national level. Considering Saffron Road's products are available in over 90% of Whole Foods Market stores nationwide, this is a major positive move forward for addressing the needs of the American Halal consumer all over the U.S.
Saffron Road will also collaborate with Halal food expert, Yvonne Maffei of the popular blog, My Halal Kitchen.
"Never before has it been so easy for the Halal consumer to reach for convenient, healthy andcompletely Halal meals to make at-home dining alone or in small groups something special and easy," she writes. "Many of Saffron Road's products are easy to incorporate into the iftar experience or add to them. New frozen chicken items like the Chicken Tenders are wonderful for the kids or to add some heartiness to an otherwise boring salad. The broth varieties coming out soon will make Halal cooking even easier as the first on the market that Muslim shoppers can trust in quality and authenticity.
So, what is the "iftar experience?" It's the celebration each evening after a day of fasting — which for the devout includes no liquids of any kind, including water.
Last year, President Obama continued a White House tradition of hosting an iftar dinner — a practice begun by President George W. Bush shortly after the September 11 attacks. In his remarks to 90 special guests from the Muslim world, Obama reflected on the importance of religious freedom as one of the founding principles of our nation:
Our founders understood that the best way to honor the place of faith in the lives of our people was to protect their freedom to practice religion. In the Virginia Act of Establishing Religion Freedom, Thomas Jefferson wrote that "all men shall be free to profess, and by argument to maintain, their opinions in matters of religion." The First Amendment of our Constitution established the freedom of religion as the law of the land. And that right has been upheld ever since.
Then Obama surprised some by taking the opportunity to comment on the Ground Zero Mosque controversy, which was raging at that time:
Now, that's not to say that religion is without controversy. Recently, attention has been focused on the construction of mosques in certain communities -– particularly New York. Now, we must all recognize and respect the sensitivities surrounding the development of Lower Manhattan. The 9/11 attacks were a deeply traumatic event for our country. And the pain and the experience of suffering by those who lost loved ones is just unimaginable. So I understand the emotions that this issue engenders. And Ground Zero is, indeed, hallowed ground.
But let me be clear. As a citizen, and as President, I believe that Muslims have the same right to practice their religion as everyone else in this country. And that includes the right to build a place of worship and a community center on private property in Lower Manhattan, in accordance with local laws and ordinances. This is America. And our commitment to religious freedom must be unshakeable. The principle that people of all faiths are welcome in this country and that they will not be treated differently by their government is essential to who we are. The writ of the Founders must endure.
Then everybody sat down to a good meal. The menu included dates, kitchen garden green salad, spiced marcona almonds, Charlie's honey vinaigrette, organic chicken, potato and leek puree, late summer peas, kataifi wafers, oranges and lemon sorbet.
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- Other fixed installations (shops, shopping malls, airports, etc.)².
² only PSUT1 speakers and PSUTS subwoofers.
Created by the Peecker Sound design team - consistently at the forefront of professional audio system design for large public venues -, the Upturned T series is an innovative and radical audio solution compared to the traditional way of conceiving sound reproduction. The series consists of two column speakers (PSUT8TE and PSUT8AE), each equipped with eight 4" full-range loudspeakers, the PSUTBASE/A active subwoofer, the ideal base for amplifying up to two column elements thanks to the plug&play connectors, the single PSUT1 module and its companion dual subwoofer PSUTS, the last two being the perfect solution for background music or for sound reinforcement in smaller venues.
The PSUT8TE unit (Top Element) is a 98-cm tall column speaker with a power handling capacity of 400 W RMS, designed for sound reinforcement in contexts requiring a long throw and good intelligibility, including multimedia installations for shows and exhibitions of various types, as well as multi-purpose halls, convention and trade fair centres, cinemas, places of worship, but also in entertainment and performance venues. This type of speaker is truly unique and special, thanks in particular to the ingenious layout of the transducers that creates hybrid coverage: the first four loudspeakers from the top easily reach the far field thanks to a sound level decay typical of arrays (Max SPL at 16 m is a full 107 dB!), while the next four - oriented at angles determined by an in-depth physical-acoustic study - are directed towards the audience closest to the speaker, at about 2-3 metres distance.
The PSUT8AE unit (Additional Element) is designed to be positioned between the base (the amplified subwoofer, see below) and the top element to create acoustic continuity between the two elements. It has the same power handling capacity as the top unit (400 W RMS), but it has a shorter throw while, at the same time, a wider horizontal opening. Using this element increases the availability of the mid-low frequencies and is essential for voice and solo instrument reproduction. It is important to note that this speaker has a plug-in connector also in the upper part, enabling the connection of additional speakers (up to four), all without the need for a power cable or external signal.
Summarizing months of research in just a few lines, we can affirm that the real "supporting evidence" for the two column speakers described above, besides the well-known properties of a very long array, is the exceptional horizontal dispersion - a full 150°. This is achieved thanks to the special mixed arrangement of the various transducers (multi-angular loudspeaker design), a solution devised by the Sound Corporation R&D department following measurements and simulations carried out with dedicated predictive software applications.
The PSUTBASE/A self-powered subwoofer (800+800 W RMS with a powerful DSP on board) can drive up to two stacked column elements, which are connected to the subwoofer by means of a solid hooking system and a connector that excludes the need for any external cable. The "top" configuration - 1 PSUTBASE/A + 1 PSUT8AE + 1 PSUT8TE (the emblematic Upturned T: ⊥) - adapts perfectly to the audio needs of bands and musical groups (with incredible performance for musical genres such as blues, jazz, and unplugged pop), acting as both main P.A. and stage monitor, and producing powerful and crystal-clear sound for audiences of up to 150-200 people.
Moving on to the other products of the line, the PSUT1 is a light-weight, compact and modular micro-speaker, only 13 cm wide, designed specifically for sound reinforcement in pubs, restaurants, bars, shops, museums, public buildings and the like. It can be used in cluster configuration up to four elements that are interchangeable and can be oriented horizontally or vertically as desired. Coupled with the PSUTS dual subwoofer (equipped with two 6" loudspeakers in bass reflex configuration), it produces a soft sound with extended frequency and perfect loudness, indispensable for the low sound pressures required in these environments.
"The key objective behind the design of this innovative product was to have a portable array with a long throw (over 15 metres) and outstanding horizontal coverage capability: and indeed, the 8 aligned speakers, arranged according to a multi-angular loudspeaker design, provide coverage of 150° and SPL at 16 metres is as high as 107 dB. The individual modules with dedicated sub are remarkable".
² only 4008 or 4010MH speakers.
Planned and produced to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Sound Corporation group, the ambition in designing the Forty series was to offer affordable products that feature cutting-edge speaker design and production technology usually found in the price bracket of much higher-end products.
The series comprises seven different models: five 2-way speakers (models: 4008, 4010MH, 4012MH, 4015MH and 4030MH, the last three also available in self-powered version - 4012MH/A, 4015MH/A and 4030MH/A) and two subwoofers, both passive (40SW15 and 40SW18 models) and active (40SW15/A and 40SW18/A models).
The 2-way loudspeaker systems are designed for sound reinforcement to cover medium to large-size listening areas homogeneously and uniformly. With these systems, the voice is perfectly intelligible and is not modulated by low frequencies even at a distance and on an angle falling within the values of dispersion.
The transducers (Neodymium woofer, Mylar driver) are the best and most technologically advanced in the audio industry, and the same goes for the digital electronics with DSP in the active versions and crossovers with shielded resistors in the passive versions. But the real added value of this line of products lies in the innovative aluminium horn (in fact, the abbreviation "MH", which stands for "Modelled Horn", appears in the name of the models), specially designed in the Sound Corporation research laboratories and registered with the acronym A.W.S.H® (Acoustic Wave Shaped Horn). This horn, made of aluminium alloy, has variable thickness (it narrows by moving towards the "mouth") to minimize resonances, whereas the driver is equipped with a central phase plug with inverted dome.
The coaxial structure of the two mid-high frequency sections makes it possible to reduce phase distortions and makes the polar diagrams even more controlled; in fact, the angle of sound dispersion remains constant over the entire spectrum reproduced, and consequently the frequency response is linear over the entire solid angle, providing uniform coverage of the listening area.
The Class D power amplifier onboard the self-powered models, weighing just 0.5 kg, is produced entirely in switching technology and contains a powerful DSP (24 bit / 96 kHz) with 2 presets that can be selected using the push button on the panel on the back of the speakers.
The shape of the birch plywood cabinet has been optimized to reduce standing waves inside the speaker to a minimum and to facilitate the use of side-by-side systems. In addition, the two different angles of the cabinet of the satellite models 4012MH and 4015MH allow them to be used correctly as floor-standing monitors.
The extremely compact dimensions facilitate transport, a pole mount with dual angle enables easy installation on stand holder, and a complete line of accessories assures quick and safe suspension.
The subwoofers of the Forty series are band-pass type, in which the radiation of the loudspeaker does not take place directly, but by means of two resonance cavities, one front and one rear. In this way, maximum efficiency is achieved in reproducing low frequencies only, without interfering with the other components of the system. Thanks to the special configuration, the membrane of the loudspeaker is subject to much less movement compared to traditional reflex systems, thus producing a strong reduction in distortion even at the maximum power.
The cabinets feature a very sturdy structure with special reinforcements that cancel any form of parasitic vibrations and are protected with a special scratch-proof polyurethane paint.
The protective grilles, "transparent" to the sound reproduced, are crash-resistant.
"The real strength of this speaker series is the fact that it offers top class professional products (thanks to the internal components, the passive crossover, the dual tilt pole mount, etc.) within a highly competitive price bracket.
Designed for Sound Corporation's 40 years in the audio business, this has become a benchmark series".
- Other fixed installations (shopping malls, shops, airports, etc.).
The PS series amplifiers are designed to respond to the specific needs of professional audio that are based on the criteria of maximum reliability and functionality. The amplification stages of each single channel are housed in interchangeable modules that can be easily installed in or removed from the main rack, thanks to the electrical connection using wiring with removable connectors. This enables the immediate replacement of the power stages in the event of a malfunction.
The units are equipped with forced-air ventilation, which is automatically activated when the temperature climbs higher than 60°C.
All the amplifiers of the series are characterized by a special electronic configuration which, at the same output power, is subject to less dissipation, with consequent lower consumption compared to other products of the same market segment.
The devices also feature an internal limiter that can be disenabled by means of a dedicated jumper, as well as protection against short circuits, overloads or excessively high temperatures.
In addition, all the PS series amplifiers include anti-bump circuitry and DC fault protection on the output to prevent damage to the connected speakers.
The PS266 Speaker Management Processor is a true "intelligent" controller, the state of the art in professional audio. The PS266 allows the user to configure the reproduced sound using 60 presets, factory-installed or downloadable by the user from external PC or panel, and obviously performs all the typical audio functions (EQ, frequency cuts, etc.) for conforming and optimizing the response of the speakers to the user's needs in the specific listening environment.
The processor comprises a digital electronic device with crossover filters with slope of up to 48 dB/oct that makes it possible to manage systems in multi-amplification up to 6-way mono or 3-way stereo. The device is equipped with a LED bar graph for the input section with step indication of the input level (-30 dB, -24 dB, -6 dB, -3 dB) and with the LIMIT and CLIP strings indicating the moment in which the signal reaches or exceeds the applicable threshold or when there is excess gain or EQ on one or more outputs; the LED bar graphs for the output sections provide the same indications referring to the limiter threshold set for each output.
An encoder knob situated on the right of the display is used for fast switching access to the various menus and for modifying the system parameters and/or setting the inputs and outputs, as well as selecting from the 60 user memories one of the presets previously uploaded from PC.
• programmable from front panel or from PC via easy-to-use graphical user interface (GUI).
"With the PS series we've achieved the best cost/performance trade-off for fixed installations. The undisputed quality of these class AB amplifiers, the high reliability and solidity of the oversized components - supported by the handling capacity and user friendliness of the "intelligent" PS266 digital processor - are exactly the result we were striving for".


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AOC and Piers Morgan Twitter-duel over Ivanka Trump's role as amateur diplomat
Written by RT
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has gotten into internet fisticuffs with Piers Morgan after the Good Morning Britain host suggested that Ocasio-Cortez, a former bartender, shouldn't criticize the job qualifications of Ivanka Trump.
The e-sparring began after the freshman Democratic lawmaker took aim at Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka for her conspicuous participation in the recent G20 summit in Osaka, Japan. In a video that quickly went viral, Ivanka was seen hobnobbing at the summit with French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Theresa May and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Ocasio-Cortez argued that "being someone's daughter actually isn't a career qualification" and that Trump should have brought a "qualified diplomat" to the international gathering.
@AOC Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Retwitteó Parham Ghobadi
It may be shocking to some, but being someone's daughter actually isn't a career qualification. It hurts our diplomatic standing when the President phones it in & the world moves on. The US needs our President working the G20. Bringing a qualified diplomat couldn't hurt either
@ParhamGhobadi Ivanka Trump appears to be trying to get involved in a talk among Macron, May, Trudeau and Lagarde (IMF head). The video is released by French Presidential palace.
The gibe didn't sit well with Morgan, who apparently felt that the New York Democrat was in no position to accuse Ivanka of being unfit to serve as an adviser to her father.
"Could be worse... Ivanka could have been a bar-tender 18 months ago," the British television personality quipped.
Not allowing Morgan to have the last word, Ocasio-Cortez argued that in fact, the government would be far better off if more lawmakers and public servants had experience "actually working for a living."
Morgan didn't reply, choosing instead to enter into debates with Twitter pundits who lashed out at him over his comment.
The British talking head argued that his remarks couldn't be construed as "elitist" because he once worked in a bar and "grew up in a pub."
In a marathon of tweets, Morgan characterized Ocasio-Cortez as "annoying," and even boasted about how the Twitter drama had placed him on Twitter's trending list in the United States.
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Sweet Stuff About Sugar House Review
Founded in 2009, Sugar House Review is an independent—not associated with a university or college—poetry magazine based out of Utah. We publish original poetry and reviews of poetry books twice per year. The majority of the magazine's content is unsolicited. It is offered in a perfect-bound print edition, as well as a digital PDF edition.
Why "Sugar House Review"?
The magazine's founders wanted a name that would have local significance and would also have meaning and appeal to a larger audience. Sugar House is one of Salt Lake City's oldest neighborhoods, established in 1853. Its name was inspired by the Deseret Manufacturing Company, which refined sugar beets farmed in the region. Though recent development has changed its character, it is still home to original architecture and city planning representative of Salt Lake City's early development.
"It looks good. It reads good."
—William Kloefkorn,
Former Nebraska Poet Laureate
"Best mag[azine] you haven't heard of, but should: Sugar House Review."
—Patricia Smith,
National Book Award Finalist
Primary Objectives
Sugar House Review is a publication of both range and quality, one that will appeal to experienced readers and writers, as well those readers who are just coming to poetry.
Sugar House Review is a magazine of breadth—eclectic swatches of style, tone, subject, and form. It is representative of the varied voices that comprise contemporary poetry.
Sugar House Review has a prevalent and available presence in the Salt Lake City and Cedar City areas. This includes organizing or helping to organize poetry events, availability in local book stores, and a presence at literary functions.
Sugar House Review seeks to connect people to poetry in our community, region, and the poetry contingent at large.
"The editors' selections reflect, happily, an eclectic and generous editorial stance, which allows for poems that demonstrate a range of poetry's diverse possibilities, from small edgy narratives to more lyrically inclined efforts . . . there is certainly more than enough in this issue of Sugar House Review to make me wonder what sweet surprises await me in future issues."
—NewPages.com
Sugar House Review Has Appeared In/On:
2011 Pushcart Prize XXXV Best of the Small Presses
Paul Muldoon's "Capriccio in E Minor for Blowfly and Strings"
2013 Pushcart Prize XXXVII Best of the Small Presses
Patricia Smith's "Laugh Your Troubles Away!"
2014 Pushcart Prize XXXVIII Best of the Small Presses
Carl Phillips' "Your Body Down in Gold"
2015 Pushcart Prize XXXIX Best of the Small Presses
Hillary Gravendyk's "Your Ghost"
May 25, 2010, Weston Cutter's "I Want You"
November 5, 2011, Jeff Whitney's "Everyone in Goya's Black Paintings"
December 24, 2011, Oliver Bendorf's "Dog Days"
December 25, 2011, Karen Skolfield's "Frost in Low Areas"
August 27, 2012, Travis Mossotti's "Dallas World Aquarium, Private Tour"
August 27, 2012, Stefanie Wortman's "The Gallow Ball (1950)"
August 30, 2012, Steven Cramer's "from Clangings"
November 1, 2015, Carl Phillips "Meditation On Being a Mystery to Oneself"
August 9, 2016, Julie Danho's "The Betta Fish, Christmas"
August 10, 2016, Cady Vishniac's "You Get to Missing"
August 11, 2016, Lisa Fay Coutley's "To The Astronaut: On Impact"
March 4, 2017, Chelsea Dingman's "Ghost Walk After the Resurrection"
February 20, 2019, William Trowbridge's "Hier Gibt es Blaugeerren"
November 12, 2019, Rebecca Aronson's "Fire Country"
November 13, 2019, John A. Nieves's "Doppler"
November 14, 2019: by David Beebe's "Apocalypse #2"
July 20, 2020, Mary Biddinger's "Terms of Agreement"
July 21, 2020, Shira Dentz's "Casual wind"
July 22, 2020, Sean Thomas Dougherty's "The Men and the Quiet"
July 23, 2020, Susanna Lang's "Lost"
July 24, 2020, Rhett Isesman Trull's "Melancholy Street"
July 17, 2011, Maria Melendez's "Sapo Dorado—A Recent Extinction"
March 23, 2019, Michael Mark's "The Miracle of Rain"
October 23, 2020, Anna Newman's "After the Funeral, at Your Favorite Gallery"
Academy of American Poets Poetry Map
Poets & Writers Literary Magazine Database
Best of State, Utah, 2011, Arts & Entertainment category
"I was so impressed by your journal that I chose it over the offer today to get a POETRY sub. at 50% off. The works you chose knocked my socks off!!!"
—Devon Balwit, Former Contributor


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The problem with community cohesion
by Jamie P. Halsall
International Journal of Society Systems Science (IJSSS), Vol. 5, No. 3, 2013
Abstract: In 2001, civil disturbances took place in Bradford, Burnley and Oldham. After these events community cohesion was introduced and this concept has recently become progressively at the forefront in public policy debates. The term was effectively developed as a direct response to the civil disturbances in 2001 as Oldham, Burnley and the City of Bradford were at the epicentre of disorder at this time. The civil disturbances have widely been understood by central government as resulting from a lack of social cohesion. The concept of community cohesion is seen, by central government, to be the solution to solving the issues of segregation among communities. This paper critically examines, from a policy context, the debates around community cohesion. Drawing on qualitative research conducted in Oldham in Greater Manchester, the paper presents an insight into how community cohesion is perceived by policy makers and residents.
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CyberMedia Recovers From Plunge Ignited by Comments on Inventory
By Maria V. GeorgianisDow Jones Newswires
NEW YORK -- CyberMedia Inc. said in a conference call that it is negotiating with distributors for quicker, more efficient payment terms. The move came after its shares were halted Friday, following the disclosure that its days sales outstanding, or DSO, were higher than previously reported.
The software company Thursday reported in its amended third-quarter 10Q that it sold $4.8 million in uncollected receivables to a bank, which effectively raised its days sales outstanding to 120 days from the previously reported 101 days.
The amount was owed to the company by distributor Ingram Micro Inc., which in the first nine months of 1997 was responsible for 37% of the company's sales, according to CyberMedia's 10Q. In all, 60% of CyberMedia's revenue was generated through distributor sales last year.
CyberMedia, which resumed trading at 2:37 p.m. EST Friday, ended the day changing hands at $20, down $2.625 -- but up significantly from the $16.50 to which it had plunged before the trading halt.
CyberMedia sold the receivables because it owed money to two software companies, Luckman Interactive Inc. and ServiceWare Inc., said Pacific Crest Securities analyst Rob Owens.


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KDWPT Education Center and Fish Hatchery
531 SE 25th Ave, Pratt, KS 67124
Located at the operations office of the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism, about 2 miles east of Pratt and 1 mile south of US-54 on SE 25th Ave. (K-64) Open from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday, except for holidays. Free admission Discover the wildlife of Kansas. Numerous displays, dioramas, along with large aquariums and live animal exhibits provide close encounters with the native birds, fish, mammals, and reptiles of Kansas. The "winter" diorama offers a glimpse of how wildlife deals with the snow and cold of Kansas winters. The grassland diorama depicts the three grasslands (short, mixed and tall) of Kansas and the wildlife common to each region; including the rare black-footed ferret. The Pratt Hatchery consists of 87 culture ponds and two concrete raceways. Fish species raised include walleye, wiper (white bass/striped bass hybrid),sauger, saugeye (walleye/sauger hybrid), largemouth bass, channel catfish, and bluegill. Brood fish and forage fish are maintained in the ponds. Group tours are available April through June by appointment. Education programs, Nature trail nearby (Green Nature Trail) Exhibits, Live animal displays, Fishing (in small pond across the street)
Natural History:


Air Canada Vacations' new Europe program covers Europe from A(msterdam) to Z(agreb).
The tour operator last week held a Europe product launch in Toronto that showcased a vast European region reaching from Iceland to Croatia, with the latter among new additions to its program.
The tour operator is offering more than 120 Europe vacation packages, 66 of them new, with agents told that seven-night European vacation packages that include air, hotels and transfers are priced comparably to Caribbean winter all-inclusive holidays of the same length.
Monique Lalonde, ACV's general manager for Ontario and national accounts, labelled prices "truly incredible," with a seven-night Irish stay, for instance, offered for $1,439.
Lalonde noted they are "super excited" to be offering Uniworld sailings this year.
The tour operator is offering 15% commissions on Europe bookings through mid-February.
Platanitis also promised that agents will find many booking bonuses, and 10 clients now constitutes a group, with the 20th passenger in a group flying free. "It's pretty easy to make a group," Lalonde said.
Europe packages can now be booked through Galileo and SIREV.
ACV sends people to Europe with Air Canada, and Lalonde reported that Air Canada's European service has risen 15% this year.
Agents were also reminded that Air Canada Vacations is partnering with Contiki and Trafalgar on some Europe programs.
Ontario travel agent Sheila Aue praised Air Canada Vacations' new lineup.
Fellow agent Sheryll Donovan of Northstar Travel in Kitchener, Ont., applauded Air Canada's decision to add Iceland to its network. "Iceland is the up-and-coming hot destination for 2018," she said.
Donovan also labelled ACV's 15% Europe commissions "very enticing" and welcomed the addition of some Trafalgar and Contiki tours to the program.


The Atholl Highlanders is a Scottish regiment. However, they are not part of the British Army. Instead, the regiment is in the private employ of the Duke of Atholl, making it the UK's, and indeed Europe's, only legal private army.
The name Atholl Highlanders dates to the formation of the 77th Regiment of Foot by the 4th Duke in 1777. The regiment was formed as a relief for other regiments serving in North America, and spent most of its existence in Ireland. The terms upon which the regiment was raised stated that the men were to be employed for either three years or the duration of the war in America.
In 1781, the original three year term ended, and the men expected the regiment to be disbanded. However, the regiment was transported to England and marched to Portsmouth to be embarked for service in the East Indies. Upon learning of this, the men mutinied, and the embarkation orders were countermanded. The regiment was marched to Berwick, where it disbanded in 1783.
Nearly 50 years later, in 1839, the 6th Duke, as Lord Glenlyon, resurrected the regiment as a bodyguard that he took to a tournament in Ayrshire. Three years later, in 1842, the regiment escorted Queen Victoria during her tour of Perthshire. In 1844, when the Queen stayed as a guest of the Duke at Blair Castle, the regiment mounted the guard for the entire duration of her stay. In recognition of the service that the regiment provided during her two visits, the Queen announced that she would present the Atholl Highlanders with colors, thus giving the regiment official status. The regiment's first stand of colors was presented by Lady Glenlyon on behalf of the Queen in 1845. It received new colors in 1979 from Mrs. David Butler, the wife of the Lord Lieutenant of Perth and Kinross. A third stand of colors was presented in 2006 by the Duchess of Atholl.
Under the 7th Duke, the regiment regularly provided guards for royal visitors to Blair Castle (which was a convenient stopping point on the journey to Balmoral). The regiment also attended the Braemar Gathering, while an annual gathering was held in the first week in September in which the regiment paraded then participated in various trials of strength and stamina. Following the First World War, parades of the regiment became fewer, although it did provide guards when the Crown Prince of Japan and King Faisal of Iraq visited Blair Castle in 1921 and 1933 respectively. After 1933, there was little activity, and it seemed the regiment would disappear into obscurity until, in 1966, it was reformed by the 10th Duke, who made the decision to revive the regiment's annual parade. It was feared that the regiment would be disbanded following his death in 1996, until his successor, the present Duke, wrote to the estate trustees insisting that he would continue his traditional role.
Although the regiment has never seen action, many of its number served with The Scottish Horse, the yeomanry regiment of Perthshire in the First and Second World Wars.
Today, the Atholl Highlanders is a purely ceremonial regiment, of approximately 100 men, including pipes and drums. This regiment has no connection, except the name, with the 77th Foot of 1777. The regiment wears the tartan of the Clan Murray of Atholl and has as its cap badge the clan arms approved by the Duke, which it wears along with a sprig of juniper, which is the clan's plant, and is presented by the Duke on his annual inspection. The regiment is responsible for the defense of Blair Castle, the surrounding estate and its inhabitants, but in practice usually only parades twice a year at the regiment's annual inspection when the present Duke comes from his home in South Africa to inspect his men, and the Atholl Gathering Highland Games, which is hosted by the Duke, on the last weekend in May. However, there are certain other occasions when the Duke permits the regiment to parade, such as royal visits to Blair Castle (when the regiment would serve as the guard), or on tours overseas. The regiment is usually stood down between January and May of each year, depending on whether new recruits are invited to join. Normally, the regiment's training starts at the beginning of May, in preparation for the Atholl Gathering at the end of the month; however, if new recruits join, they must gain a standard of foot and arms drill before being permitted to parade with the rest of the regiment, which they practice between January and March.


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Q: What SPF record should I use in Exchange 2013 when using a Smart Host? I'm setting up a SPF record on our domain and I'm not sure what SPF record I should be using.
We have Exchange 2013 set to send out using our e-mail filtering company as a Smart Host, and their host is the latest host that appears in the header of an e-mail, but also mentioned in the header is our own server - what should our SPF record look like?
I sent an e-mail from our company to my personal iCloud account and here are the headers:
Received:from mr28p00im-smtpin034.me.com ([17.110.71.33]) by ms02592.mac.com (Oracle Communications Messaging Server 7.0.5.36.0 64bit (built Sep 8 2015)) with ESMTP id <0OBA00LMZJH4O270@ms02592.mac.com> for personal_mail@me.com; Tue, 02 Aug 2016 16:36:41 +0000 (GMT)

Original-recipient:rfc822;personal_mail@me.com

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A: If your e-mail filtering company is the only way how email is sent from your Exchange server to external recipients, i.e. your server never sends directly, then the SPF record should only mention the filtering company.
An SPF record in the simplest case is used by a destination as a means to validate "what server(s) is allowed to contact me directly and send email purporting to come from a given domain", the fact it may have traversed a few hops beforehand doesn't matter.

A: something like:
company.com.  IN TXT "v=spf1 a:smtp001.apm-internet.net"

A: Smarthost smtp001.apm-internet.net probably rotate IP's and you should ask your provider to give you IP range they use on their smarthost server. Without it, you can't crete "perfect" spf.
What should work is
company.com. in TXT "v=spf1 mx a:smtp001.apm-internet.net/24 ~all"

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