Beautiful hiragana jewelry now available — express yourself by wearing Japanese letters!
If you've ever studied Japanese, you'll know that the written Japanese language is basically made up of three types of characters: hiragana, the original Japanese phonetic alphabet, katakana, a variation of the same alphabet mainly used to write out foreign names and words (including foreign words that have been imported into the Japanese language) and Chinese characters referred to as kanji.
Now, calligraphy turns these letters into works of art on pieces of paper, but how would you like to be able to wear some Japanese characters as stylish jewelry? Well, that's exactly what you can do with these beautifully formed earrings crafted by designer and calligrapher Saori Kunihro.


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Home Base: Refuge from the Storm
Remodeling is a time-honored way to celebrate the empty nest.
In 2008 Wendy Lane, founder and president of LANE, a marketing and branding agency, repurposed her children's bedrooms into a home office featuring neutral colors, warm lighting and eclectic furnishings.
Her office at the agency, located in the Goose Hollow neighborhood, is "very contemporary," she says. "This is my refuge — much more nurturing."
The kids may be gone, but markers of family abound. A cannonball on the credenza was a gift from her rock-loving daughters, who scavenged the shot from the backyard. (Built in 1950, Lane's West Hills home was at one time surrounded by horse farms.) Her grandmother, who died in 1930, was the original owner of the wicker-seated rocking chair.
"Everyone has always said I looked like her. She had fabulous clothes, so I'm sorry I never met her."
On weekends and evenings, Lane can be found sitting at her mother's desk, where she works on agency financials and board work — Lane serves on the Historic Portland Public Market Foundation — and writes thank-you notes printed on her own letterhead.
"I tend to be a little more formal than most," she observes. "It's important to me to thank people in not just emails."
The recessed incandescent lighting telegraphs a similar old-fashioned ethos. Energy-efficient lighting is too harsh, Lane opines. "I wish LEDs would work that through.
Wendy Lane
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Interviewed on Variety's 'Strictly Business' podcast, literary agent Esther Newberg of ICM Partners, who handled the book deal, said that it's hoped that work will be published "next Christmas".
"He wrote about 50 pages in his own handwriting", she explains, adding that "it'll be a wonderful testament to a great songwriter and performer".
The book, she says, is "about his family". The exact form it will take when published is not yet clear, but, she says, "he it wrote himself and he wrote it in longhand and what we may do is show the real pages".


The Shortwave Report 11/13/09 Listen Globally!
From CHINA- China has vaccinated over 8 million people against the H1N1 virus. The Chinese Premier attended the 4th China Africa Cooperation Forum in Egypt- China offered $10 billion in development loans. The Premier refuted allegations that China is exploiting the African continent, pointing out that the US extracts far more oil than China does. North and South Korean gunboats got into a skirmish along the western sea border. Relations between Iran and the US may be at a turning point according to the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency. Venezuelan President Chavez has ordered the military to prepare for a possible armed conflict with Colombia, saying his nation will never return to being a "Yankee Colony."
From NETHERLANDS- Radio Netherlands has eliminated shortwave broadcasts to North America. The decision is based on their surveys that find very few listeners in N America. If you ever listen to RN on shortwave, please let them know- by email to letters (at) rnw.nl or send them a letter to Radio Netherlands Worldwide, PO Box 222, 1200JG, Hilversum, The Netherlands.
The Sea Shepherd, legendary anti-whaling organization, is facing pressure to cease interrupting Japan's illegal hunting in internationally recognized whale sanctuaries. France's Foreign Minister expressed fears that Israel no longer desires a Middle East peace deal. The United Nations has declared July 18th as Mandela Day in celebration of his contribution to world peace.
From CUBA- In honor of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Palestinian activists twice knocked down part of the Israeli separation wall in the West Bank. Hugo Chavez warned that a US attack on Venezuela through Colombia would start a one hundred year war throughout Latin America. The Organization of American States met to evaluate the stalemate in restoring Honduran President Zelaya to his post. The Bolivian President Evo Morales spoke out against the US military expansion in Colombia, and called an emergency meeting of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas.
From RUSSIA- Russia will assist in removing around 4000 land mines in Nicaragua. A poll shows that most people in the world are disappointed with capitalism and the market economy, but are happy with the breakup of the Soviet Union. According to the Guardian UK, a report by the International Energy Agency on the state of the world energy supply contains deceptive figures for world oil reserves and the rate of reserve depletion.
--"We need to exert ourselves that much more, and break out of the vicious cycle of dependence imposed on us by the financially powerful: those in command of immense market power and those who dare to fashion the world in their own image."


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Henry Smith MP leads calls on new Prime Minister to back UK aviation and tourism to boost recovery
Henry Smith MP has led a cross-party group of parliamentarians in writing to the new Prime Minister, Liz Truss, calling for the new administration to back UK aviation, travel and tourism as it continues to recover from the impacts of Covid-19.
The letter, which Henry organised as Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Future of Aviation, calls for the new Prime Minister to put in place support for the sector to help it tackle current challenges and boost its recovery.
The Crawley MP, whose constituency includes Gatwick Airport, is leading the calls for the Government to:
Give specific responsibility for overseeing the cross-government approach to international travel policy to an individual Minister
Introduce minimum staffing levels for Border Force at UK airports
Confirm commitment to the Jet Zero Strategy and put in place levels of price stability to attract investment and new entrants to the market
Work with partners to create an international travel toolkit to be prepared for future crises
Work with industry to put in place a long-term skills strategy to support jobs in aviation, travel, tourism and sustainable aviation
The letter has been signed by 55 parliamentarians including former ministers Stephen Crabb and Mims Davies.
Henry said;
"Whilst our aviation, travel and tourism sectors have had a good summer season, we must be under no illusion that they are fully recovered from the impacts of the last two years.
"As an island nation, our aviation industry is one of the key drivers of our economy and a fully recovered and fighting fit industry will be vital as the new Government looks to tackle the challenges ahead.
"It is crucial that the Prime Minister makes backing these industries a key part of her agenda and supports them as they continue their journey to a full recovery. This includes support for a challenging winter season ahead but also recommitting and redoubling our efforts to support the sector's transition to net zero.
"Our aviation, travel and tourism industries were amongst the worst affected and the last to see Covid restrictions removed. We must build on the progress made over the summer and support these industries in the months and years ahead as a part of a vision for a truly global Britain.
"With so many Crawley workers depending on the continued success of Gatwick Airport this is a cause I look forward to pursuing with the new Prime Minister."
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I have launched the Future of Aviation Group to campaign for Britain's aviation sector following the COVID-19 pandemic's negative impact.


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The Wanyan (; Manchu:  Wanggiyan; Jurchen script: ) clan was among the clans of the Heishui Mohe tribe living in the drainage region of the Heilong River during the time of the Khitan-led Liao dynasty. Of the Heishui Mohe, the clan was counted by the Liao dynasty among the "uncivilized Jurchens" (生女真) indicating that the clan was not subject to the direct rule of the Liao emperors. Those Heishui Mohe clans ruled by the Liao dynasty were referred to as "civilized Jurchens" (熟女真). The Wanyan clan later founded the Jin dynasty.

Origins
The origins of the clan are obscure. According to sources such as the History of Jin (Jinshi 金史) and the Research on the Origin of the Manchus (Manzhou yuanliu kao 滿洲源流考), the clan's progenitor Hanpu emigrated from the kingdom of Goryeo or Silla at the age of sixty and married a sixty-year-old local woman who bore him three children. However, controversy exists as to the ethno-cultural identity of Hanpu, and the factual validity of the story itself.

However Wanyan Yingge initiated an invasion of the Korean peninsula and Yingge's paternal nephew Wanyan Wuyashu fought against the Koreans, forcing them to submit and recognize Jurchens as overlords after "pacifying" the border between the Koreans and Jurchens. Yingge died during the conquest of Helandian (曷懶甸; present-day Hamgyong Province, North Korea) after pacifying the Tumen River basin. Wuyashu resumed the project in the next year. Under his order, Shishihuan (石適歡) led a Wanyan army from the Tumen River basin to subdue rival Jurchen tribes in Helandian and advance southward to chase about 1,800 remnants who defected to the Korean kingdom Goryeo. Goryeo did not hand them over but sent Im Gan (林幹) to intercept the Wanyan army. However, Shishihuan defeated Im Gan north of the Chŏngp'ŏyng wall and invaded northeastern frontier of Goryeo. Goryeo dispatched Yun Gwan to resist the Jurchens but lost in battle again. As a result, Wuyashu subjugated the Jurchens in Helandian.

In 1107, Goryeo sent a delegate, Heihuanfangshi (黑歡方石), to celebrate Wuyashu's accession to the chieftainship of the Wanyan tribe, and promised to return those Helandian Jurchens who escaped to Goryeo. However, when Wuyashu's delegates, Aguo (阿聒) and Wulinda Shengkun (烏林答勝昆), arrived in Goryeo, the Koreans killed them and dispatched five large armies led by Yun Gwan to attack Helandian. The Goryeo army destroyed a hundred Jurchen villages and built nine fortresses there. Wuyashu thought about giving up Helandian, but his brother Aguda convinced him to dispatch Wosai (斡賽), another of their brothers, to fight Goryeo. Wosai also built nine fortresses facing Goryeo's nine fortresses. After a one-year battle, the Wanyan army won two fortresses but they suffered heavy losses and seven other fortresses were still held by the Goryeo forces. Jurchens offered a truce to Goryeo and Goryeo and the Jurchens achieved a settlement. As a result, Jurchens swore not to invade Goryeo and Goryeo withdrew from the nine fortresses.

Wuyashu also pacified the Suifen River basin.

Founding of the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty

In 1115 AD, Wanyan Aguda, the chieftain of the Wanyan clan at the time, founded the Jin dynasty. Before his death in 1123, he also ended the Liao dynasty. Two years later, his brother Wanyan Wuqimai invaded the Song dynasty and conquered northern China in the Jin–Song Wars. Thereafter the Jurchens became sinicized; this can be seen in the sinicization of the surname "Wanyan" to "Wang" in the official Jurchen historical records.

Downfall and in the modern day
The Jin dynasty was destroyed in 1234 AD. After their victory, Mongol declared that people with the surname "Wanyan" were considered to be related to the royal line of the Jin dynasty, and therefore such individuals were to be executed immediately. For the sake of survival, those people with the surname "Wanyan" either changed the name to Wang or moved to a remote area to avoid capture and execution and used the Manchu format Wanggiyan. In present-day China, few descendants have kept the surname "Wanyan."

Notable figures

Males
Aguda 1115–1123,founder of Jin dynasty
Wuqimai 1123–1135,emperor Taizong of Jin
Dan 1135–1149,emperor Xizong of Jin
Liang 1149–1161, fourth emperor of the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty
Yong 1161–1189, Emperor Shizong of Jin
Jing 1189–1208 Emperor Zhangzong of Jin
Yungong,Emperor Shizong's second son and heir apparent
Xun 1213–1224,Emperor Xuanzong of Jin
Shouxu, Emperor Aizong of Jin
Chenglin,Emperor Mo of Jin
Xongbi,military general and civil minister of the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty, also known as Wushu
Yongji
Heda
Chenheshang
Zhanhan
Hafeng'a (哈丰阿), held a title of master commandant of light chariot (轻车都尉, pinyin: qingcheduwei)
Qing'en (庆恩), served as sixth rank literary official
 Prince Consort

Females
Imperial Consort
 Consort
 Consort Shu (b. 1772), the Jiaqing Emperor's secondary consort
 Consort Zhuang (1781–1811), the Jiaqing Emperor's consort

 Imperial Concubine
 Imperial Concubine Jing, the Kangxi Emperor's imperial concubine

Princess Consort
 Primary Consort
 Yunti's primary consort, the mother of Hongming (1705–1767) and Hongkai (1707–1759)

 Secondary Consort
 Yunreng's secondary consort, the mother of Hongtiao (1714–1774) and Hongbing (1720–1763)
 Yongzhang's secondary consort, the mother of first son (1756)
 Yongcheng's secondary consort, the mother of Mianhui (1764–1796), second son (1766), third son (1767–1769), Princess (1769–1787), fourth son (1771) and Princess (b. 1776)
 Yicong's secondary consort, the mother of Zaijin (1859–1896)

 Concubine
 Yunzhi's concubine, the mother of Hongyi (1715–1754)
 Yuntang's concubine, the mother of first daughter (1701–1725), Lady (1704–1727) and Hongding (1711–1782)

See also
 Category:Wanyan family – Wanyan family members
 List of Manchu clans
 Plain White Banner

References
Visiting the Wanyan Village in Jingchuan, Gansu Province (in Chinese language)

Manchu clans
Jurchen history
Khitan history
Surnames
Chinese clans
Individual Chinese surnames

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Man jailed for throwing acid at journalist: 'Attacks of this nature on freedom of the press will not be tolerated'
Warning of 'real crisis' for London's news coverage after sudden closure of three weeklies - Sadiq Khan urged to take action
More London press closures as Tindle axes three north London weeklies with loss of six editorial staff
Tindle is closing three weekly newspaper titles in north London this week with the loss of six editorial jobs.
Titles closing are the Enfield Advertiser & Gazette, the Haringey Advertiser and the Barnet Press. The Advertisers published their last editions today, with the final Press due out tomorrow.
The move comes a week after former Tindle titles in west London, now owned by Capital Media Newspapers, went into administration. These include the Kensington and Chelsea News, Fulham Chronicle, Hammersmith Chronicle and Shepherd's Bush Chronicle.
Staff were told of the latest closures on Friday last week and are set to be out of their jobs by this Friday, Press Gazette understands.
A total of 16 employees are understood to be facing redundancy, including a news editor, sports editor, sub-editor, trainee reporter, senior reporter and photographer on the editorial team. Consultations are ongoing.
Group editor Mick Ferris, who also edits the Yellow Advertiser, is understood to be staying on.
An inside source told Press Gazette the announcement was a "bombshell" that had come as a "shock", but that it had also felt "inevitable".
"The paper has been losing money for quite some time – and substantial amounts of money," they said, but added: "It does seem unduly rushed the way they have done this."
The closures will leave the London boroughs of Enfield, Barnet and Haringey with reduced local newspaper coverage. Newsquest continues to publish the Enfield Independent and Barnet Times.
Both the Enfield Advertiser & Gazette and Barnet Press are papers with more than one hundred years of publishing history.
All three titles operate a "combined" or "hybrid" model, meaning some copies are paid for and some distributed for free.
The closures come one week after Tindle Newspapers founder Sir Ray Tindle handed over control of the 70-year-old group to his son Owen.
Laura Davison, NUJ national organiser, said: "This is shocking news for the local communities served by these papers and awful for the talented and dedicated journalists who have represented them."
Press Gazette has contacted Tindle for comment.
Regional ABCs: Only 13 out of 373 paid-for weeklies put on circulation year on year
Regional ABCs: Paid-for local press circulation drops by 6.4 per cent
ABCs: 26 per cent of free weeklies increase circulation
18 per cent of free newspapers see increased circulation
Tindle Newspapers
3 thoughts on "More London press closures as Tindle axes three north London weeklies with loss of six editorial staff"
JOEL YONS says:
A freelance sports journalist, pseudonym below, covering a football club in the Barnet Press readership area, I have supplied more than 500 reports since 2008 without receiving a penny of payment. It is a scandal that newspapers are allowed to treat freelance journalists with such complete contempt. My request would be for only £20 per report, but what are my chances of getting payment from Tindle for these 500 match reports and news stories? My guess is that there is a greater chance of the sun rising in the west tomorrow morning and Mrs May becoming the next pope in September 2017.
John Antoniou says:
Sorry for the people loosing jobs.
Unfortunately the Internet has killed print. Just look at directories, no more Thomson Local, Yellow pages is like a little pamphlet now.


Stocks were reeling early in NY after Chinese tech giant, Huawei's CFO was arrested sparking concerns it could derail the trade progress that was made over the weekend. The Dow was down 780 points and turned negative for 2018 but managed to finish the day only lower by 79.4 points. The dollar also recovered some of its losses against the Japanese yen after falling to a fresh monthly low.
Price action saw the Dow form a triple bottom pattern at around the 24,250 level. Price is now facing key resistance from the 200-day SMA, which currently trades at the 25,113 level. If bearish momentum returns and the triple bottom pattern is invalidated, we could see a run towards the 23,500 region. To the upside, 26,300 remains major resistance.


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Calodromus är ett släkte av skalbaggar. Calodromus ingår i familjen Brentidae.

Kladogram enligt Catalogue of Life:

Källor

Skalbaggar
Calodromus


How are taxi premiums calculated?
How are ride sharing CTP premiums calculated?
Taxis can currently choose to pay either a fixed annual premium or opt in for installment payments.
Installment payments are based on forecast kilometres travelled that are subsequently adjusted based on actual kilometres. Whereas the fixed annual premium is based on average annual kilometres for taxis.
Having a usage based calculation of Green Slips for taxis is fairer when setting premium prices across all point-to-point services.
We have built a new online tool that can help you determine which option would work best for you.
In 2019, the way insurers calculate and collect CTP premiums for taxis will change.
The changes will see taxi CTP premiums calculated on the same basis as other comparable point to point hire vehicles, such as rideshare. this means that no premium cap will apply to either taxi or hire vehicle CTP premiums, with premiums calculated on the basis of fare paying kilometres travelled. this change to CTP premium calculation is anticipated to commence during the first half of 2019 to allow time for taxi operators to install fare-tracking technology.
Taxis are a Class 7 for setting of premiums.
The average annual premium for a taxi in the metro area (T plate) from 1 July 2018 is around $5,970 and in country areas (TC plate) is around $3,210.
Taxis with T plates that opt in to pay their premium in installments can reduce their total premium if they travel less than 107,000 km a year.
There is an upfront premium payment, followed by two installments four months apart. At the end of each installment period, there is an adjustment of actual kilometres travelled compared to the pre-paid kilometres.
The upfront payment is one-third of the fixed annual premium. The upfront payment comprises a deposit premium, the total Fund levy, GST and pre-pays for around 22,600 km.
The second and third installments each pre-pay for around 42,200 km.
Any adjustments to the previous instalment based on actual kilometres travelled are either credited or added to the next instalment.
The Fund levy, GST and tax input credit are inclusive.
The metro taxi illustration shows how a taxi that travels 90,000km over a year can save by opting in to pay in instalments.
Taxis with TC plates that opt in to pay their policies in instalments can reduce their premium if they travel less than 85,000 km a year.
There is an upfront premium payment, followed by an installment six months later. At the end of each installment period there is an adjustment of actual kilometres travelled compared to the pre-paid kilometres.
The upfront premium payment is half of the fixed annual premium and pre-pays for 27,000 km.
The second instalment pays for 58,000 km.
Any adjustment to the previous instalment based on the actual kilometres travelled are either credited or added to the next instalment.
The Fund levy for taxis, GST and tax input credit are inclusive.
The country taxi illustration shows how a taxi that travels 80,000km over a year can save by opting in to pay in instalments.
The Fund levy is a flat fee paid by all CTP policy holders based on the class of vehicle and location where the vehicle is garaged. It pays for ambulance and hospital admittance, the Lifetime Care and Support scheme for the severely injured and for long term medical and treatment costs for people with serious injuries. It also pays for SIRA's administration of the CTP scheme.
The Fund levy for taxis is a Class 7 which is equal to Class 1 from 1 July 2018.
How do taxi premiums compare to ride share?
Ride sharing companies have the technology that enables them to readily identify when the vehicle is being used for ride sharing purposes only and how many fare paying kilometres are travelled.
Taxis have a combination of booked fares and 'rank and hail' fares and at this point in time they cannot efficiently distinguish between all kilometres travelled and fare paying kilometres.
Ride sharing vehicle owners pay a Class 1 premium like other passenger vehicles but they also pay a 10 cents-per-kilometre CTP component for fare paying kilometres travelled or 6.6 cents per kilometre if the journey started in a country region.
Taxis also pay cents-per-kilometre for CTP but this is for all kilometres travelled. This includes the kilometres travelled between fares and while driving around looking for passengers.
Taxis therefore pay a lower cents-per-kilometre than ride share – 5 cents for metro taxis and 3.3 cents for country taxis.
The above arrangements have been in place since April 2018.
Introducing the cents-per-kilometre premiums for ride share and taxis is a step towards a fairer setting of premiums across all point-to-point services.
In 2019, the way taxi CTP premiums are calculated will change to be on the same basis as other comparable point to point hire vehicles, such as rideshare. This means that no premium cap will apply to either taxi or hire vehicle CTP premiums, with premiums calculated on the basis of fare paying kilometres travelled. This change to CTP premium calculation is anticipated to commence during the first half of 2019 to allow time for taxi operators to install fare-tracking technology.
The way ride sharing premiums are calculated has changed from 1 April 2018.
From 1 April, for journeys starting in metro regions there will be a 10 cents-per-kilometre charge for CTP and 6.6 cents-per-kilometre for journeys that start in country regions. This only applies when the vehicle has a fare paying passenger.
Other than this, ride sharing operators will continue to pay a Class 1 premium like all other private passenger vehicles. This means they will continue to purchase their CTP Green Slip as usual.


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SYNONYM

#### According to
The Catalogue of Life, 3rd January 2011

#### Published in
Trans. Roy. Soc. South Australia 42: 90 (1918)

#### Original name
Rozites australiensis Cleland & Cheel, 1918

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Q: Какую нагрузку выдерживает mongodb? Задача хранить в nosql БД (монга для этого подходит больше всего, так как работаем с неструктурированным json) порядка 20 ТБ данных. Нагрузка предполагается до 20 rps. Количество документов порядка 4 млн. Каждый документ весит не более 10 мегабайт.

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*Выдержит ли базюка?

*Сколько будут весить индексы по 5-10 полям?

Предполагается, что, в основном будут запросы по ключу. Также предполагаются несложные запросы-фильтры по некоторым полям. Глубина вложения 4-6 уровней.
Монге отдаю предпотчтение, так как я знаю это БД лучше других

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I just finished this very short book called How Good is Good Enough by Andy Stanley. It is a very short book designed for non-Christians to read to find out more about Jesus and salvation. Though it is short, and though it is designed for non-believers, it is a very good refresher of Christianity to read.
Andy Stanley, throughout the first half of the book, emphasized that no one is good enough to get to heaven. Thankfully, he has a second half of the book. In the second half, he explains about Jesus, how he [Jesus] did not subscribe to this good-people-go theory and that Jesus was the Son of God. He tells how Jesus' way of bringing people to heaven is repentance of sins, not a yard stick of our good deeds.
The first half of the book, like I said, is entirely dedicated to disproving the theory that good people get to heaven. Unfortunately, this is a theory that 'religion' has worked into the minds of many people and it is sad that before we can tell people about the gospel, we must unwork in their mind all the misconceptions that religion or a set of legalistic rules has placed there. However, the author does a very good job of showing how imprecise the world's definition of 'good' is, and how we cannot know what God's definition of 'good' really is.
I usually am leery of books that present the simple gospel to unbelievers for fear that they will simplify it so much that what they present is a watered-down, dead version of the gospel. Luckily, Andy Stanley's book is not like that. He mentions the Law, and how the purpose of the law was to show in man what sin was, not to provide a way to heaven, and tells how Jesus is the replacement of the Law. He came to fulfill the Law.
This book is very good. I highly recommend that you pass it along to friends or neighbors or family who do not believe in Christ Jesus. Along with More than a Carpenter, this book is a clear, concise telling of the gospel and proving the veracity of Jesus' deity and ends with an appeal to the reader to accept Jesus Christ as their Lord.


Welcome to the Trail Running Paradise of Gstaad!
Countless trails lead through the magnificent mountains around Gstaad and with Brigitte Frei as your host you have an experienced and passionate runner as your guide.
Bernerhof Gstaad is located in the midst of one of the most beautiful trail running areas of Switzerland. It is the perfect point of departure for a large variety of trails between altitudes of 1'000 to 2'500 meters. At the Bernerhof you also enjoy the nicest possibilities to relax after your trail tours: in the wellness area with sauna, steam bath, Kneipp basin. And in our four restaurants - where you can give back to your body all the energy you used up during the day.
Mountain Trail Running in Gstaad: Just Run Away!


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Machine Learning for Advanced Automotive Analytics
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Research Group: Advanced Automotive Analytics Research Institute
Prof D Neagu, Prof F Campean
The University of Bradford's Advanced Automotive Analytics (AAA) research laboratory is an interdisciplinary research unit building on research expertise and track record of the Automotive Research Centre and the Artificial Intelligence Research Group, particularly in automotive reliability and systems engineering modelling, big data and machine learning.
Reliability Modelling of Complex Autonomous Systems
Prof F Campean, Prof D Neagu, Dr S Kabir
Smart engineered systems that make decisions and take actions autonomously are becoming commonplace in many applications, such as self-driving cars and drones.
Safety and Optimisation of Autonomous Vehicles
Research Group: Mechanical and Process Engineering
Dr JP Li
It is increasingly clear that a structured approach using artificial intelligence (AI) components operating within a framework of conventional logic will deliver autonomous vehicles (AVs), which have the potential to benefit the world by increasing traffic efficiency, reducing pollution and eliminating up to 90% of traffic accidents.
Testing Robotics and Autonomous Systems Using Search-based Techniques
Research Group: Applied Computing
Dr RE Lefticaru, Prof D Neagu
Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS) are becoming indispensable for human productivity and it is estimated that there will be a £13 billion global market for RAS by 2025.
Welding and joining of advanced dissimilar lightweight alloys
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The automotive industry's interest in the use of lightweight materials has significantly increased in recent years due to an enhanced demand for fuel efficiency and clean green technologies that improve environmental conditions.


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Iranian army successfully fired enhanced Maverick, Toufan and Dehlaviyeh air-to-ground missiles
World Aviation Defense & Security News - Iran
The Iran's military successfully fired home-made high-precision missiles, Toufan (Hurricane) and Dehlaviyeh, and optimized air-to-ground tactical maverick missiles during the military drills underway in Southern Iran on Friday, December 26.
Toufan and Dehlaviyeh anti-armor air-to-ground missiles were fired by the Panha 2091 "Toufan", which is an Iranian overhaul and upgrade of the US Bell AH-1J Sea Cobra light-attack helicopters
The anti-armor Toufan and Dehlaviyeh missiles successfully hit and destroyed their targets during the wargames in the Southern and Southeastern parts of Iran.
Toufan was fired both from land and helicopters during the drills. Dehlaviyeh is a laser-guided anti-armor missile capable of hitting mobile and stationary targets exactly like its foreign version which is AGM-114 Hellfire.
"The high-precision Toufan missile with a range of 4km can both be used as a land-based missile and be fired from helicopters during the wargames," Iranian Ground Force Commander Brigadier General Pourdastan told FNA on Thursday.
The optimized AGM-65 Maverick air-to-ground tactical missiles were fired by F-4 Phantom II and Su-24 fighter aircraft
The optimized Maverick air-to-ground missiles were fired on the fourth day of Mohammad Rasoulallah (PBUH) drills on Sunday by F-4 and Sukhoi 24 fighter jets to support the Naval units present in the wargames zone.
The missiles have been produced by the Iranian defensive industries and supplied to the Air Force.
Also, conducting air patrol missions, aerial refueling with Sukhoi 24 jets and supporting other units were among the other drilling plans of the Iranian Air Force in the fourth stage of the wargames.
The six-day military exercises codenamed Mohammad Rasoulallah (PBUH) will cover an area of 2.2 million square kilometers from the East of the Strait of Hormuz to the Southern parts of the Gulf of Aden.


Welcome to the TACA Halloween Series. At TACA we want to take the fear out of facing Halloween for families with autism. This will be a four-part series leading us all the way to the week of Halloween, with fun tips, treats, and encouraging stories to help your family have the best Halloween, yet!
For those living with a special needs child, this holiday can be a nightmare worse than any authentic ghoul or goblin. The unpredictability of Halloween along with its sights, sounds, and smells can be 100 times scarier for a child on the autism spectrum or with other special needs. Here are some tips to help your child with autism have a fun and memorable Halloween night.
1— Explain what the holiday means by watching fun movies that are safe and help your child get ready for the upcoming night!
This is a particular favorite in the TACA family as many families have successfully used this Charlie Brown classic to explain Halloween to their kids. You may even have a similar experience to the Kern family and have the joy of hearing "I got a rock" from house to house!
3—Get in the spirit with the right costume!
Try it on for size – don't leave the costume store before you try it on. Make sure it can accommodate a sweater or jacket in case the weather is an issue by the time Halloween day arrives.
process of finding the PERFECT costume!
Don't let this be the scariest holiday of all! We hope that as you prepare for the holidays you are able to take some of these suggestions to heart and experience a FUN, Special holiday season with your family!


An employment letter of recommendation is required to be provided when you are switching jobs. This letter must contain your job profile in short and also the responsibilities you handled in the organization, which will help sketch your professional vignette. It should be taken from your immediate superior with whom you have worked closely and who knows you well enough to recommend you. Although it is generally difficult to ask your boss for a recommendation when you are leaving the job, this letter is quite essential and inevitable many a times. So, you have to apply all the tact that you possess for acquiring one.
A letter of recommendation helps you prove your credentials to the prospective employer. Usually, employers don't have enough time to check your previous employment record. Hence, they heavily rely on a recommendation letter. It can be one of the screening processes used by the employers while selecting the candidates. That is why you have to provide an impeccable recommendation; letter of recommendation aids you in this endeavor.
I am writing this letter in the capacity of a content editor working at Veritable Software Inc., recommending to you Kelly Brooks, an employee working at our place under my supervision. She is a content writer who works in my team. We have been working together, since the last 3 years and she has never once given me a chance to complain, both for her work as well as for professionalism.
Writing is a profession in which no one can be immaculate, that too if the job demands so varied content during each working day along with pretty difficult targets to achieve. But Kelly can be said to be near perfect. Almost all her articles which I edit are error free; save some minor typographical errors. Moreover, she implements whatever suggestions I make in her subsequent work.. Additionally, I can say that after working as a content writer for so long a time, she is very ready to be a sub-editor. In fact, I was on the verge of recommending her name for a promotion when she told me that she is leaving.
Her integrity towards her work is unquestionable, as has been evident from her demeanor in the past few years. She has several times received the award of the 'employee of the month'. Not only in work, but her excellence in whatever she does can be seen in the relations she has developed with all the other employees in our organization. Kelly is the most loved and respected person here. She is a team player and she also helps new joinees settle down in the office without any obligation from our part. She is active in the field of social work as well. She is moved when she sees a poor orphan or for that matter any pitiable human being.
Having said all this, we all are really unhappy at the prospect of Kelly leaving our organization. On the other hand, I myself am hopeful that she would get still better opportunities in the future. I can assure you that you would be really lucky to have her at your place. She is the most well- rounded employee that you can find. Her professional excellence coupled with her good interpersonal skills makes the perfect blend for a team leader/ sub-editor. Hence, I highly recommend her to you to consider her for the position of subeditor or the like.
You can feel free to call me anytime if you want any confirmation about the candidate's reference.


A list of synthetic staple strand sequences. These oligonucleotide staple strands, when combined with your scaffold strand (M13 by default in PERDIX or provided by you), will self-assemble into your scaffolded DNA origami 2D surface by following the standard annealing protocol provided in our work (Jun et at., Science Advances doi 10.1126/sciadv.aav0655 (2019)).
A PDB file of your 2D surface. This PDB ("Protein Data Bank") file provides a 3D structural model of the coordinates of every atom in your folded DNA 2D surface, as predicted by PERDIX's rigid-duplex model.
The goal of PERDIX is to cross disciplines and democratize the usage of structured DNA assemblies by offering a fully autonomous, CAD geometry-based sequence design algorithm. We hope that you can use PERDIX to explore the capabilities of the powerful molecular design paradigm of scaffolded DNA origami for applications of your own interest.
The Laboratory for Computational Biology & Biophysics is grateful to its sponsors for financial support of that enabled this work including the Office of Naval Research and the National Science Foundation.
Please post your questions related to use of PERDIX to this Google Groups forum, where you can also find answers to some commonly asked questions.


When they got up early in the morning, the sun was shining on the water. To the Moabites across the way, the water looked red-like blood.
Various pink shades, like apricot, hot pink, peach and blush are hip options for bridesmaid wear this year to help the overall look ooze a word of romance.
Systematic pharmacognosy study of fruits of polygonum orientale L. is carried out by plant morphology, macroscopic morphology, microscopic morphology and chemical constituents, etc.


If this model holds true, then we're in for a rough ride (happening) and we need to be asking ourselves what will 'Planetarization' look like?
There's a third choice, which is total destruction, but we'll focus on the 2 designer options - which need to be designed by skilled designers, they can't happen on their own, so it's literally a question of "the best designers win".
Globalization is the design the Multinationals, of Patriarchy and Imperialism have been developing and implementing for several centuries now, for this next big step in our history.
It's a BRILLIANT design in terms of how it self-regulates, how it keeps on working in its huge complexity, and despite being crazy-making for the privileged and totally soul and body destroying for the most oppressed.
So we'd do well to study this design, it's feedback loops, its mechanics and underlying patterns ... so that we can start to the parts that make is to effective.
And a good place to start is that they are very clear about their agenda.
of the Globalization agenda with the Planetarization agenda.


60 million Nigerians are at risk of depression – NOIPolls/Joy, Inc.
Mental health has been a recurrent topic everywhere lately, including in Nigeria, where cases of suicide seem to be making headlines weekly.
Well, an estimated 60 million Nigerians are at risk of suffering from depression, according to the Nigeria National Depression report produced by Joy, Inc. in partnership with NOIPolls.
The report, which is the first nationwide study of happiness and depression, was released in commemoration of the World Mental Health Day 2018, and contains results from at least 1,000 interviews, all of them conducted by telephone, in five major Nigerian languages: English, Pidgin English, Yoruba, Hausa and Igbo.
"This report is a product of our surveys as we seek to better understand the needs of the population we serve," one of the authors of the report and member of the Central Working Group, Glory Apantaku explained. "Our results serve as an important reminder of the urgency of this work, mental health issues are real and it is high time we paid attention," she said.
31.6% of polled respondent reported experiencing depressive symptoms. Putting this in perspective, 3 out of every 10 Nigerians are at risk of depression.
Nigeria needs to be proactive in taking mental and emotional health seriously by reviewing the national mental health policy and creating a viable legislative framework to meet global standards, investing in public education to influence the culture to one that promotes resilience and creates safe spaces for emotional and mental healing, and investing in research, innovation and development.


Plan smart. Travel safe and secure.
My team is often asked a lot of questions about the best way to manage money when overseas. Here are my tried and tested suggestions.
Register your travels. Let us know you're going away before you leave, including dates and expected locations. It's a good idea to send us a secure email in internet banking or call us on 132 888 when you're booking your holiday to avoid your transactions being blocked by our fraud monitoring systems. This information can help in case of an emergency and help reduce credit card fraud while you're overseas.
Consider travel insurance. Travel insurance is important to help you avoid expensive costs in the event that something goes wrong, which unfortunately it sometimes does. It's important to find the right cover to suit you.
cover for travel documents, credit cards and travellers' cheques.
Organise your money. You may spend more money than you think while you're away. It's a good idea to plan a holiday budget well in advance and stick to it. Don't forget to factor in home expenses such as mortgage, rent,and bills that still need to be paid while you're away. I always encourage a safety net of cash to come home to in case something happens while you're away.
Spend smart. Using a travel card for transacting overseas instead of your normal cards can help make managing your money a breeze. By loading money onto a prepaid card, you not only set a budget for your travels but it also means the rest of your accounts are protected.
secure website to view your account, transactions and manage your currency balances.
Keep your cards in sight. When paying for items overseas, make sure that you always keep your card in sight and check the balance before paying. Be mindful of people assisting you with transactions or at ATMs and always protect your PIN.
Daily limits still apply. While you are away it's a good idea to have some local currency on hand for those situations where EFTPOS or credit card payments are not accepted, such as airport transfers or small cafes. Remember that the same daily ATM limit of AU$1000 applies while you're away. Visa Debit and credit cards are accepted at over one million ATMs worldwide.
Check your transaction fees. Make sure you are aware of transaction fees on your credit or debit cards. Foreign currency conversion fees and bank fees may be charged by foreign banks.
Report lost or stolen cards. If your Redicard, Visa Debit Card or Visa Credit Card is stolen or lost, report it immediately to minimise the risk of unauthorised use. Call us on 132 888 from within Australia or +61 3 9854 4666 if you are overseas. If you are calling outside of business hours please listen to our after hours message for instructions.
My last tip. Have fun!


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THE SUBWAYS: two dates in Spain | FESTIVALPHOTO
THE SUBWAYS: two dates in Spain
The English band is coming this March to Spain, offering two shows in Barcelona and Madrid. They'll be presenting their new album 'The Subways' produced by its singer Billy Lunn. The british band will share stage with Dune Rats. Here are the dates for the shows:
BARCELONA. Wednesday, March 18.
Sala Bikini.
Doors: 20h. Tickets: 20/24€.
MADRID. Thursday, March 19.
Sala Arena.
You can find the TICKETS on the promoter Mercury Wheels website: www.mercurywheels.com
The Subways, whose name comes from the time Lunn, Morgan and Cooper used to hang around the local subway underpass which ran underneath a Welwyn Garden City roundabout (A UK subway is an underground walkway to cross roads NOT as commonly mistaken a train line...), began playing at an early age, in Lunn and Morgan's homes (who are brothers—Lunn's birthname is William Morgan) in Welwyn Garden City. They first played Nirvana, Green Day and other punk songs, under the name of Mustardseed. They later changed their name to Platypus, and began to tour small, local venues, such as The Square in Harlow, Essex. An early CD of the band playing live was recorded at The Square which they sold at gigs.
The band released many demos and EPs in their early days when playing the London circuit in the UK. With every batch of new songs that The Subways would compose, Lunn would insist that the band record them. However, at such a young age the group had no money with which to go into a studio to record consistently, so they came upon the idea of buying their own cheap recording system at home. Eventually, the band had their own website, http://www.thesubways.net, which Lunn himself constructed and maintained, where they put all their new songs. Through the use of their own home recording system they now had roughly eight demos worth of songs both on the internet and being sent out to local and London promoters at various venues. The Subways then began touring in the local and London area playing regularly at the Buffalo Bar in Highbury and Islington.
Writer: Ignacio de Villalain Barbolla


How can I assign a Plan?
Please note that you must be granted 'Coordinator' or 'Manager' permissions to create, assign and update trip plans for members in your group. Plans can be assigned from plan templates that have been created on TracDash.
1. Click 'Plan Assignment' from the navigation menu displayed on the left-side of TracDash.
2. Click the 'Assign Templates' button on the upper right of the webpage.
3. Using the dropdown menus available, choose the 'Template' you want to assign, and the employee you want to assign it to.
4. Make any necessary changes to the plan. Add a transportation profile or companions that will be joining the employee on the trip plan.
5. Once complete, click the 'Save' icon.
Once a plan is assigned, the member will automatically get a text & notifying them of the plan.


EVERY PROBLEM existing in the world of Christianity and in the lives of individual Christians stem from one source, the church's rejection of the Person of the Holy Spirit. Rejection itself has a scope of operation; from the least subtle form of rejection to the most aggressive hostile abandonment of His Person.
Here are some crucial things about the Holy Spirit and the Godhead that our ministry brings to the church so that we can enjoy the fullness of the Holy Spirit, and also that we can correctly relate our Christian lives to the Godhead…Father, Son and Holy Spirit. This will enable us to live a Christian life filled with the fullness of God.
1. The Holy Spirit is fully and totally God.
2. The Holy Spirit is co-equal to Jesus and the Father (there is no ranking order in the Godhead).
3. The Holy Spirit is totally unified and synchronized in ALL THINGS with the Father and Jesus. (When we ascribe glory to one Person by name we fully ascribe glory to all unless we are deceived not to believe and acknowledge the three individual Persons of the Godhead).
4. Each Person in the Godhead governs a different part of creation throughout the universe throughout all ages.
A. The Father is the head of the Godhead and as such is the visionary, the planner and the architect of all creation throughout all eternity.
B. Jesus is the Redeemer, the Deliverer, and the Restorer of all creation alienated from God through rebellion and sin (excluding Satan and his followers for whom there is no redemption).
C. The Holy Spirit is the Executioner, the Manifester and the Enforcer of all the creative works of God throughout the universe.
Once we understand the occupation of each Person of God towards all God's creation, then we are able to relate to each Person in the Godhead correctly, and receive what each one individually provides for us.
Since we have now properly IDENTIFIED every Person in the Godhead we MUST know also their respective LOCATION.
The Father as the head of the Godhead PERMANENTLY RESIDES on His throne of glory at the HIGHEST POINT OF THE UNIVERSE. Literally, everything is under His feet.
Jesus as the Redeemer and PROVIDER OF ETERNAL SALVATION was incarnated upon the earth in order to deliver us from all the contamination and damnation of sin.
From the Mount of Olives Jesus returned to the Father, AFTER obtaining a FULL salvation for us. It was fully completed.
The Holy Spirit PERMANENTLY resides throughout all of God's creation. The Holy Spirit being omnipresent is able to personally reside in heaven, on earth, and throughout ALL creation simultaneously. This He has continually done from the beginning of creation and will do so until the beginning of Eternity when the old Heaven and Earth will pass away to be replaced by the new Heaven and the new Earth.
The Father is on the throne.
Jesus resides in Heaven at the Father's right hand.
The Holy Spirit is omnipresent in person, in heaven on earth and throughout the entire universe!
It is the heartbeat of this ministry to present the Holy Spirit in every aspect of His fullness as God to the church and the world.
We present Him as God Almighty.
We present Him as a living person.
We present Him as the person of God who succeeded Jesus after His departure on earth.
We present Him as God who carries out all the works of God on the earth.
We present Him as God who lives inside the spirit of every believer in Christ.
We present Him as God who wishes to have a personal relationship of intimacy with every believer in Christ.
We present His presence as tangible, real and beneficial for all who encounter His presence.
We present His power as almighty and ever present in Him on earth.
We present him as being poured out in power and glory all over the world at different times.
We present the Holy Spirit as being personally responsible for every miraculous work of God on the earth.
HOW DO WE MINISTER THE THINGS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT? In our hearts and personal lives we enjoy this wonderful personal relationship with the Holy Spirit everyday. Thus, we bring Him to the church to experience the same! We enjoy His personal presence, His touch and His anointing everyday, and present that to the church also. We proclaim the new outpourings and revivals which the Holy Spirit is about to bring to the church and the world and inform the church as such and prepare God's people for these new visitations of the Spirit's outpourings and revivals.
IN SUMMARY: We purpose to present the fullness of the Person of the Holy Spirit including every aspect of His presence, power and glory as God to the church and the world.


I used part of my Thanksgiving holiday to play Mimi to three kids who have already moved on to Christmas (and the all-important list), and the other part to relax and catch up on my reading. Today I finished The Book of Speculation, by Erika Swyler.
Simon Watson, a young librarian, lives alone in a house that is slowly crumbling toward the Long Island Sound. His parents are long dead. His mother, a circus mermaid who made her living by holding her breath, drowned in the very water his house overlooks. His younger sister, Enola, ran off six years ago and now reads tarot cards for a traveling carnival.
One June day, an old book arrives on Simon's doorstep, sent by an antiquarian bookseller who purchased it on speculation. Fragile and water damaged, the book is a log from the owner of a traveling carnival in the 1700s, who reports strange and magical things, including the drowning death of a circus mermaid. Since then, generations of "mermaids" in Simon's family have drowned–always on July 24, which is only weeks away.
As his friend Alice looks on with alarm, Simon becomes increasingly worried about his sister. Could there be a curse on Simon's family? What does it have to do with the book, and can he get to the heart of the mystery in time to save Enola?
The cover synopsis pulled me in far enough to buy, but that was as interested as I became.
The premise of the story (a curse within a family of circus performers) was great and more original than many of the books available today. Both the carnival and the watery Long Island Sound backdrops made for nice settings. Although I've read many books that were written between past and present time, this book had a patched together feel to it (I personally attribute that to the POV shifts I mention below).
The biggest positive of the book was most of the writing. Swyler tells her story through such a poetic voice, a style reminiscent of 19th-century writing. It tends to be a bit over-written at times, but for the most part, very poetic – for those who prefer their reads a bit more literary.
I enjoyed both storylines, although as I mentioned, the constant switching in POV and the switches between first and third person became monotonous. I can only guess why the author chose to write it that way, but rather than to give the carnival scenes a far-off feel and the present time an immediate feel, I simply felt a disconnect.
Another positive was her unique take on description. Flowery, but not overly so. Vivid. She relied heavily on metaphor and in most cases; they were original and well done. In my opinion, the description was what allowed me to finish through to the end.
The biggest negative would be the characters. They bored me, silly. Simon, the main character, was probably the flattest character of them all. I felt no real connection to him and by the end of the book, he felt like little more than a cardboard cutout of the man the author might have envisioned.
I would recommend this to a reader who prefers their books more literary than commercial, but even a fan will struggle with the characters and the way the story is put together. If voice, style, and poetic flow make or break the book, you'll enjoy it.
I usually like a book more than its adapted movie, but in this case, I think it would make a better movie. The story is magical, mysterious, and dark enough to be visually appealing and the right actor could breathe life into the characters where the author failed to do so.
Although it had its moment, I would give it 3-stars on the generous side.


Keep your look lively as you wear this blissful aqua blue colored long kurti. This casual kurti is fashioned cotton linen fabric. This stitched kurti is perfect to pick for casual wear, office wear, weekend get-together, parties and events. Pair it up with jeans or straight pants to create a contrasting effect, along with heels or shoes & stylish accessoires.This attractive kurti will surely fetch you compliments for your rich sense of style.


Collaborated with filmmaking team Digital Accomplice to create this short film about safety and anti-bullying for elementary schools. Created all sound effects from scratch through recording and audio processing.
A lot of action occurs in these 38 seconds. The sound design goal was to heighten the fun without overwhelming the message or interfering with the narrator. The key was pulling out sounds until the flow was just right.


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This screening includes A Conversation with Kevin Kline
Mon, Sept 15, 2014, From 2–3:30 pm
This conversation is being held at the IU Auditorium.
Tickets are available beginning August 26 at 10:00 am and will be limited to four per person.
Series: Jorgensen Guest Filmmaker Series, Kevin Kline
About A Conversation with Kevin Kline
Kevin Kline has seamlessly transitioned between the worlds of theatre and film and has earned equal distinction in both. He has been the recipient of numerous awards, including an Academy Award® for his iconic role in A Fish Called Wanda and two Tony® awards. He was also the first American actor to receive the Sir John Gielgud Golden Quill Award, was honored with the Lucille Lortel Award for Lifetime Achievement, and in 2004 was inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame. Along with being a Juilliard graduate, Kline is an alumnus of Indiana University.


The GB National Development Squad Selection Event took place at Awesome Walls Sheffield over the weekend and saw 90 competitors come to climb in the event. Below is the list of athletes. Please note, the Development Pathway refers to the 2019 Selection Policy document.
If you were unsuccessful this year we hope that you will continue to compete and enjoy your climbing. There are a number of international open events which you can enter as an individual and if you are wanting to experience international competition this would be a great place to gain more experience. The events will be listed when they are confirmed as either 'open' or 'promo events' on the IFSC Website here.
If you would like feedback on your performance at the selection event please email Lucinda@thebmc.co.uk before Friday 23 November 2018.
For those athletes who were successful in achieving selection, the BMC will be in touch in the forthcoming weeks with arrangements for the training events next year, once they have been confirmed.
Jay Jackson, Ian Dunn, Oz Fry, Juan Avendano, Manuel Rodriguez, Liam Briddon, Jon Redshaw, Susan Dudink and the Mountaiering Scotland Coach and representative is Rachel Carr.
Lucinda Whittaker and Tim Cunnington will also be organising and coaching at the events in their roles as BMC Talent Development Coordinators.
We'd like to thank everyone involved in this selection event from the volunteers to Awesome Walls Sheffield and our hold suppliers Beta Climbing Designs, Dark Ventures, and Gripz Climbing.


Pensions are relevant to divorce law, in that when a married couple separate, their respective pension entitlements are taken into account in calculating the total matrimonial 'pot' to be shared on divorce.
What is in the matrimonial 'pot'?
All of the assets and liabilities built up during the marriage are 'matrimonial' and are taken in to account in determining the value of the matrimonial 'pot' and how it is to be divided on divorce. The exception to this is gifts received from a third party during the marriage, or inheritance. If, however the gift or inheritance is converted into another asset during the marriage (for instance if it is used to purchase a house) that asset is matrimonial property. In those circumstances, an argument can be advanced that account ought to be taken of the fact that the asset derived from non- matrimonial funds (the gift or inheritance).
In calculating the value of the matrimonial 'pot', the capital value of the parties' pensions is also taken into account- this is known as the 'cash equivalent transfer value'. If the pension began prior to the marriage is necessary to apportion the value to show the value for the period of marriage only. The calculation used to determine this is set out in Regulation 4 of The Divorce etc (Pensions) (Scotland) Regulations 2000. Following the case of McDonald v McDonald  UKSC 52, 2017 SLT 837, even if a spouse stops contributing to a pension during the marriage, the period of non-active or deferred membership is taken into account- albeit this may be subject to a 'source of funds' argument.


After Adam's break-up with his manager, he suddenly found himself without any direction for the first time in his life. Artisitcally it lead him to create the short film "Stability, Potential, Success" which basically reassured who he believed he was, and what he was doing in LA. But he knew there was a bigger story to tell. It was this period that lead him to the idea of a serious, dramatic one-man show about his journey in LA.
"With 4TVs I have the unique ability to tell a story with the same TVs that make up that story. So when I'm sitting there talkin about the highs of The Comedy Store, I can go a step-further by standing up and actually doing part of the show - hell even have the actual audience reaction from that moment playing. That along with the fact that I've videotaped every big moment for use on the site, allows for an amazingly real, and emotional journey for the audience. One that has never been attempted to this degree."
In 2005, Adam will weave the first 5 years of The Journey into one of the most dramatic acting moments of his life. From the highs to the unbelieveable lows, the story of 4TVs goes deeper than anyone can imagine. In the meantime, The Journey continues to move forward...inadvertently adding to this one-man show.


1) Using vacuum filter,Mature technology Palm oil processing plant is able to simply filter the crude oil after pressing.
2)Mature technology Palm oil processing plant will labor and electricity saving.Screw oil press of Canola/Rapeseed Oil Plant saves 60% labor for equal output, and one or two people are able to operate independently.
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TelemetrySender::TelemetrySender()
{
    socket = new Loco::UDPSocket( localPort );
    socket->setReceiveBufferSizeInBytes( bufferSize );
    socket->setSendBufferSizeInBytes( bufferSize );
    printf("TelemetrySender: on port %d for remote port %d \n", localPort, remotePort);

    buffer = new char[bufferSize];
    memset( buffer, 0, bufferSize );
}

TelemetrySender::~TelemetrySender()
{
    delete socket;
    delete[] buffer;
}

bool TelemetrySender::send( std::uint32_t timestamp, const FlightControls& flightControls, const SensorsSample& sensorsSample, const FlightParameters& flightParameters )
{
    int numBytesToSend = serializeTelemetry( timestamp, flightControls, sensorsSample, flightParameters, buffer );
    if ( numBytesToSend!=bufferSize )
    {
        printf("TelemetrySender buffer %d!=%d\n", numBytesToSend, bufferSize );
    }
    int numBytesSent = socket->send( buffer, numBytesToSend, "127.0.0.1", remotePort );
    bool result = (numBytesToSend==numBytesSent);
    return result;
}

int TelemetrySender::serializeTelemetry( std::uint32_t timestamp, const FlightControls& flightControls, const SensorsSample& sensorsSample, const FlightParameters& flightParameters, char* buffer )
{
    int int32Size = sizeof(std::uint32_t);
    int floatSize = sizeof(float);
    int doubleSize = sizeof(double);

    int offset = 0;
    memcpy( buffer+offset, reinterpret_cast<const char*>(&timestamp), int32Size ); offset+=int32Size;

    memcpy( buffer+offset, reinterpret_cast<const char*>(&sensorsSample.accelerationX), doubleSize ); offset+=doubleSize;
    memcpy( buffer+offset, reinterpret_cast<const char*>(&sensorsSample.accelerationY), doubleSize ); offset+=doubleSize;
    memcpy( buffer+offset, reinterpret_cast<const char*>(&sensorsSample.accelerationZ), doubleSize ); offset+=doubleSize;
    memcpy( buffer+offset, reinterpret_cast<const char*>(&sensorsSample.angularSpeedX), doubleSize ); offset+=doubleSize;
    memcpy( buffer+offset, reinterpret_cast<const char*>(&sensorsSample.angularSpeedY), doubleSize ); offset+=doubleSize;
    memcpy( buffer+offset, reinterpret_cast<const char*>(&sensorsSample.angularSpeedZ), doubleSize ); offset+=doubleSize;
    memcpy( buffer+offset, reinterpret_cast<const char*>(&sensorsSample.temperature), floatSize ); offset+=floatSize;

    memcpy( buffer+offset, reinterpret_cast<const char*>(&sensorsSample.magneticHeadingX), doubleSize ); offset+=doubleSize;
    memcpy( buffer+offset, reinterpret_cast<const char*>(&sensorsSample.magneticHeadingY), doubleSize ); offset+=doubleSize;
    memcpy( buffer+offset, reinterpret_cast<const char*>(&sensorsSample.magneticHeadingZ), doubleSize ); offset+=doubleSize;

    memcpy( buffer+offset, reinterpret_cast<const char*>(&sensorsSample.temperature2), floatSize ); offset+=floatSize;
    memcpy( buffer+offset, reinterpret_cast<const char*>(&sensorsSample.pressure), floatSize ); offset+=floatSize;

    memcpy( buffer+offset, reinterpret_cast<const char*>(&flightControls.throttle), floatSize ); offset+=floatSize;
    memcpy( buffer+offset, reinterpret_cast<const char*>(&flightControls.rudder), floatSize ); offset+=floatSize;
    memcpy( buffer+offset, reinterpret_cast<const char*>(&flightControls.elevators), floatSize ); offset+=floatSize;
    memcpy( buffer+offset, reinterpret_cast<const char*>(&flightControls.ailerons), floatSize ); offset+=floatSize;

    for ( int i=0; i<FlightParameters::numMotors; i++ )
    {
        memcpy( buffer+offset, reinterpret_cast<const char*>(&flightParameters.motorPowerLevels[i]), floatSize ); offset+=floatSize;
    }

    for ( int i=0; i<FlightParameters::numMotors; i++ )
    {
        memcpy( buffer+offset, reinterpret_cast<const char*>(&flightParameters.motorPulseWidths[i]), int32Size ); offset+=int32Size;
    }

    memcpy( buffer+offset, reinterpret_cast<const char*>(&flightParameters.measuredRollSpeed), floatSize ); offset+=floatSize;
    memcpy( buffer+offset, reinterpret_cast<const char*>(&flightParameters.targetRollSpeed), floatSize ); offset+=floatSize;

    return offset;
}


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Identification of a region of RyR1 that participates in allosteric coupling with the α1S (Cav1.1) II-III loop
Catherine Proenza, Jennifer O'Brien, Junichi Nakai, Santwana Mukherjee, Paul D. Allen, Kurt G. Beam
In skeletal muscle, excitation-contraction (EC) coupling and retrograde signaling are thought to result from direct interactions between the ryanodine receptor (RyR1) and the α1 subunit of the dihydropyridine receptor (α1S). Previous work has shown that the s53 region of α1S (residues 720-765 in the II-III loop) and regions R10 (1635-2636) and R9 (2659-3720) of RyR1 are involved in this signaling. Using the yeast two-hybrid system, we here report an interaction between s53 and the sR16 region of RyR1 (1837-2168, within R10), whereas no interaction was seen using upstream residues of the α1S II-III loop (s31, 666-709). The specificity of the s53-sR16 interaction was tested by using fragments of the cardiac RyR (RyR2) and DHPR (α1C) that correspond to sR16 and s53, respectively. No interaction was observed for sR16 × c53 (α1C 850-897), but weak interaction was occasionally observed for s53 × cR16 (RyR2 1817-2142). To test the functional significance of the s53 × sR16 interaction, we expressed in dyspedic myotubes a chimeric RyR (chimeraR16) in which sR16 was substituted for the corresponding region of RyR2. ChimeraR16 was found to mediate weak skeletal-type EC coupling. To test the necessity of sR16 sequence for coupling, we used "chimeraR16-rev," in which sR16 and a small upstream region of RyR1 were replaced by RyR2 sequence. ChimeraR16-rev did not differ from RyR1 in its ability to mediate EC coupling. Thus, interaction between residues 720-765 of α1S and residues 1837-2168 of RyR1 appears to contribute to but is not essential for EC coupling in skeletal muscle.
https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M106471200
10.1074/jbc.M106471200
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Ryanodine Chemical Compounds 100%
Dihydropyridine Chemical Compounds 84%
Ryanodine Receptor Calcium Release Channel Medicine & Life Sciences 83%
Excitation Contraction Coupling Medicine & Life Sciences 32%
Skeletal Muscle Medicine & Life Sciences 9%
L-Type Calcium Channels Medicine & Life Sciences 7%
Two-Hybrid System Techniques Medicine & Life Sciences 7%
Skeletal Muscle Fibers Medicine & Life Sciences 6%
Proenza, C., O'Brien, J., Nakai, J., Mukherjee, S., Allen, P. D., & Beam, K. G. (2002). Identification of a region of RyR1 that participates in allosteric coupling with the α1S (Cav1.1) II-III loop. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 277(8), 6530-6535. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M106471200
Identification of a region of RyR1 that participates in allosteric coupling with the α1S (Cav1.1) II-III loop. / Proenza, Catherine; O'Brien, Jennifer; Nakai, Junichi; Mukherjee, Santwana; Allen, Paul D.; Beam, Kurt G.
In: Journal of Biological Chemistry, Vol. 277, No. 8, 22.02.2002, p. 6530-6535.
Proenza, C, O'Brien, J, Nakai, J, Mukherjee, S, Allen, PD & Beam, KG 2002, 'Identification of a region of RyR1 that participates in allosteric coupling with the α1S (Cav1.1) II-III loop', Journal of Biological Chemistry, vol. 277, no. 8, pp. 6530-6535. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M106471200
Proenza C, O'Brien J, Nakai J, Mukherjee S, Allen PD, Beam KG. Identification of a region of RyR1 that participates in allosteric coupling with the α1S (Cav1.1) II-III loop. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2002 Feb 22;277(8):6530-6535. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M106471200
Proenza, Catherine ; O'Brien, Jennifer ; Nakai, Junichi ; Mukherjee, Santwana ; Allen, Paul D. ; Beam, Kurt G. / Identification of a region of RyR1 that participates in allosteric coupling with the α1S (Cav1.1) II-III loop. In: Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2002 ; Vol. 277, No. 8. pp. 6530-6535.
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Scopolamine in Colombia
Scopolamine: The most dangerous drug you've never heard of.
Scopolamine is a plant derivative in and around the family of nightshade plants. The drug, called scopolamine, also known as 'The Devil's Breath,' comes from a type of tree common in Colombia called the Borrachero tree. The word "Borrachero," which roughly translates to "get-you-drunk," grows wild in Bogota, Colombia.
Scopolamine is most normally used for the prevention of nausea and motion sickness. Although recently the drug scopolamine has gotten the title of the most dangerous drug, well, ever. Scopolamine when taken for its normal purposes and in minute amounts is relatively harmless. It can be taken orally, subcutaneously, intravenously, via a transdermal patch and opthalmically. In the past Scopolamine has also been used for more than motion sickness it has also been used to treat addiction to drugs such as heroin and cocaine. The patient would be given frequent doses of Scopolamine until they withdrew from the drug and then were maintained for two or three days and treated with Pilocarpine. After they recovered they were supposedly no longer addicted.
Scopolamine is also used recreationally although it is not used often due to very unpleasant hallucinations that are associated with it so the repeated recreational use of scopolamine is rare.
So you may be wondering why is scopolamine so dangerous? Because scopolamine can knock you out cold pretty quick and leave you with no free will. It is odorless, tasteless, and nearly invisible and you will have no memory after taking it or having it slipped in your drink. Many criminals have been using scopolamine to induce a kind of amnesia and powerlessness in their victims. Scopolamine is like the date rape drug but worse because victims are left with no memory and power to control themselves whatsoever. Scopolamine can easily be administered too. Scopolamine can come in a powder form and be blown in someone's face, slipped in a drink, laced in a cigarette, food, etc. So it makes it more than easy for criminals to prey on unknowing victims.
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So how does this happen? How can a drug have the potential to leave a person without memory and the inability to exercise free-will?
Memories are facilitated through a brain chemical called acetylcholine. When Scopolamine comes onboard it competes with acetylcholine, wins the competition and blocks the acetylcholine receptor in the brain, so that the lock and key fit isn't made. This lock and key fit — lock (acetylcholine receptor) fit with the key (brain chemical acetylcholine) — is important in how you make memories. What we remember goes through three key stages: the initial making of the memory (encoding), creation of long-term memories (storage/consolidation) and recall (retrieval). Scopolamine blocks the first stage, memory encoding, which takes place in the hippocampus – an area critical for memory. In other words, the information never gets stored in the first place.
So you can understand why scopolamine is so popular with criminals such as rapists and robbers. But what makes it popular for criminals makes it troubling for police. According to Reuters, since scopolamine completely blocks the formation of memories, unlike most date-rape drugs used in the United States and elsewhere, it is usually impossible for victims to ever identify their aggressors.
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