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'I'm proud of them, now we regroup' - Karen Hills on Arsenal FA Cup loss
21 March 2017|Tottenham Hotspur
Spurs Ladies' proud unbeaten run this season came to an end against a world-class Arsenal side in the Women's FA Cup on Sunday.
Full-time professionals, Women's Super League 1 side, FA Cup holders and 14-times winners, Arsenal started with 11 internationals including Fara Williams, the most-capped England international, Scotland captain Kim Little and three-times Olympic champion Heather O'Reilly, capped 231 times by the USA.
The Gunners took the tie seriously and ran out 10-0 winners at Boreham Wood FC's Meadow Park.
"We'll come together and come back stronger."— Spurs Ladies (@ThlfcOfficial) March 20, 2017
Captain, @JennaSchillaci, says the squad's focus is only on moving forward together... #COYSpic.twitter.com/j1bBkblEes
Unbeaten in 27 matches leading up to Sunday, Spurs will now turn their attention back to their title charge in the FA Women's Premier League South - two levels below Arsenal - where they top the table with games in hand. They also have three cup finals to look forward to and manager Karen Hills insists the players should take nothing but positives from the experience.
"Let's be honest, it was a one-off game for us, a luxury game in many ways and we went there and had a go," she said.
"The level Arsenal are at is incredible. They train full-time, they were packed with internationals and so strong and quick, we couldn't get near them.
"But we showed real character, real togetherness and I'm so proud of every single one of the players.
"Yes, it was a reality check after the season we've had so far, but the players relished the challenge. They walked out of there with their heads held high knowing that's the level we all aspire to."
The team will now re-focus on what has been an incredible season as they fight on four fronts. "The squad was back in training on Monday and raring to go again," added Karen.
Spurs return to action in the FAWPL on Sunday, when they face Crystal Palace at Cheshunt FC, kick-off 2pm.
Below: Spurs line-up at Arsenal - back row, from left - Wendy Martin, Renee Hector, Toni-Anne Wayne, Josie Green, Leah Rawle. Front, from left - Lucia Leon, Riana Soobadoo, Bianca Baptiste, Jenna Schillaci, Nikita Whinnett, Sophie Mclean. Photo: Wu's Photography
Women's FA Cup, fifth round
Report from Khalid Karimullah at Boreham Wood, Meadow Park
Photographs with thanks to Wu's Photography
Spurs Ladies' 27-game undefeated run may have come to a halt against north London rivals, Arsenal in a valiant 10-0 defeat, but Karen Hills' team can take a lot of pride in the manner of their approach in reaching the Women's FA Cup last 16.
The internationally-packed hosts started on the front front with the Lilywhites finding it difficult to get going. Danielle Carter took aim from the edge of the area, but saw her curler sail wide of the post.
Sophie Mclean looked to claw back momentum spraying out to Leah Rawle overlapping down the left, whose floated cross looking for Wendy Martin was cancelled out by Sari Van Veenendaal. Katie McCabe pounced onto Jodie Taylor's lay off, but curled wide with the outside of the left boot.
With a rapturous crowd cheering every kick - Lucia Leon, Josie Green, and Bianca Baptiste combined down the right, the latter looked to play in Martin who found the pass a stretch too far.
Fara Williams' well-taken free-kick slid Kim Little through, which found Toni-Anne Wayne in inspired form getting down low to her near-post. Carter connected from McCabe's flick with a diving header six-yards out, which Wayne held.
Jordan Nobbs picked out Carter who finished with menace from a tight angle for the opening goal after 21 minutes. Heather O'Reilly shimmied into the area whose left footed strike was caught by Wayne.
Baptiste and Leon recycled down the right, the former played across looking for Martin forcing Van Veenendaal to swoop up. O'Reilly's low cross was converted in for two on the stroke of half hour. It was three a minute later. Carter collected a bobble inside the area, firing into the bottom right.
Below: Renee Hector in action
Carter's overhead kick went over the crossbar. Moments later, Little exchanged with Taylor to break in on goal, placing inside the far-post. Danielle Van De Donk made it five slotting from close reaching the break.
Renee Hector defended diligently breaking out from the back, her pinpoint just evaded Baptiste pacing away. Van De Donk powered into the top left connecting with Carter's back heel – and she finished off a counter after an hour. Seven minutes later, Chloe Kelly took the ball under her control and placed inside the left-hand post.
Beth Mead made it eight curling across Wayne with 20 minutes to go. Nobbs picked out McCabe who hit off the post with Wayne pouncing onto the rebound. Just past the last quarter of an hour, McCabe flicked the ball to the inside left channel hitting back across goal for nine.
Wayne kept out Kelly's piledriver from afar with a splendid one-handed stop to guide the ball off the post. Van De Donk completed her hat-trick after seeing her looping attempt over the line.
Certainly not the result wanted, but as ever prevalent this campaign, the tie will serve as an opportunity to learn.
Spurs Ladies: 1. Toni-Anne Wayne, 2. Lucia Leon, 15. Jenna Schillaci, 19. Renee Hector, 3. Leah Rawle (18. Eartha Pond 45), 7. Josie Green, 5. Sophie Mclean, 12. Riana Soobadoo (16. Maya Vio 63), 9. Nikita Whinnett (20. Kelley Blanchflower 68), 10. Wendy Martin, 8. Bianca Baptiste. Substitutes (not used): Megen Lynch, Danielle Carlton.


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The following is issued on behalf of the Judiciary:
The following is the full text of the speech delivered by the Hon Chief Justice Mr Andrew Kwok-nang Li at the Ceremonial Opening of the Legal Year 2006 today (January 9):
Secretary for Justice, Mr Chairman, Mr President, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen,
With half of the present decade already past, we are at the threshold of a new year. On behalf of all my colleagues in the Judiciary, I would like to welcome all of you warmly to this Opening of the Legal Year. I thank you sincerely for your support by your presence.
The new Secretary for Justice
In particular, I would like to welcome the new Secretary for Justice, the Honourable Mr Wong Yan Lung SC. As I had stated publicly, Mr Wong "is widely respected for his dedication, integrity and professionalism". In assuming this most important office, he has enjoyed widespread support and goodwill.
The Secretary for Justice, as a key member of the Administration, plays a pivotal role in upholding the rule of law and in maintaining judicial independence. The Secretary's responsibilities in this regard are indeed unique, especially as judges have no role to play and cannot defend their judgments in the political arena. As Mr Wong publicly stated at the time of his appointment, he fully appreciates the fundamental importance of these responsibilities.
On this occasion, I wish to reiterate my tribute to Ms Elsie Leung. As Secretary for Justice during the last momentous eight years, she had served with selfless dedication. Her important contribution to the rule of law and the independence of the Judiciary should be given its due and be fully recognised.
Judicial review
Since I commenced legal practice over three decades or so ago, one of the most striking developments has been the increase in judicial review proceedings and the rapid evolution of public law. This phenomenon is not peculiar to Hong Kong but is a common one in jurisdictions around the globe, including Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, with whose legal traditions we have the closest affinity.
In the Hong Kong context, as elsewhere, I believe that this phenomenon has resulted mainly from three factors. First, modern life has become increasingly complex. Inevitably, many areas of activities have to be subjected to regulation in the public interest. Since the 1970's, the statute book has grown very substantially, with an increasing range of discretions conferred on public officials, the exercise of which may be subject to judicial review.
Secondly, new constitutional instruments have been enacted. Executive and legislative acts may be challenged on judicial review on the ground of inconsistency with the constitutional provisions, including the guarantees of fundamental rights and individual freedoms. In the Hong Kong context, the Basic Law and the Bill of Rights have enabled such challenges to be made.
Thirdly, with better education, citizens have higher expectations of public institutions and are more conscious of their rights and freedoms. With improved access to legal representation, including that through legal aid, they are more prepared to invoke the law in seeking to protect their rights and freedoms.
Whilst the number of judicial review challenges has grown tremendously compared to the 1970's, the number appears to have settled down in recent years. In 2000 and 2001, there was a flood of right of abode claims. It is only as from 2001 that the Judiciary has kept separate figures of right of abode claims as opposed to other judicial review proceedings. In 2001, leaving out the right of abode claims, the number of judicial review proceedings commenced numbered 116. It dropped to 102 in 2002, increased from 125 in 2003 to 146 in 2004. In 2005, it stood at 149. Whilst the number appears to have settled down at around 150, the range of areas covered by judicial review proceedings has broadened considerably in recent years. Inevitably, from time to time, there would be high profile challenges and the courts' decisions on them would have important political, social and economic repercussions for society.
With judicial review passing into everyday parlance and with "JR" rolling readily off everyone's lips, it is important for the public to understand the courts' proper role. On judicial review, the courts do not assume the role of the maker of the challenged decision. The courts are concerned and only concerned with the legality of the decision in question, adjudged in accordance with common law principles and the relevant statutory and constitutional provisions. It follows that the courts' judgment can only establish the limits of legality. The courts could not possibly provide an answer to, let alone a panacea for, any of the various political, social and economic problems which confront society in modern times.
Within the parameters of legality, the appropriate solution to any political, social or economic problem can only be properly explored through the political process. Such problems are usually complex involving many dimensions and there are no easy or ready solutions to them. It is only through the political process that a suitable compromise may be found, reconciling the conflicting interests and considerations in question and balancing short term needs and long term goals. The responsibility for the proper functioning of the political process in the interests of the community rests with the Administration and the Legislature.
Criminal legal aid
The proper and effective representation of defendants in criminal cases is an important guarantee for individual liberty and is essential to the proper administration of criminal justice. A great majority of criminal work is funded by legal aid. In 2004-5, the Legal Aid Department expended $93 million for criminal legal aid costs for both in-house and assigned-out cases.
Both branches of the legal profession have for some time been seriously concerned that the existing system for criminal legal aid remuneration established some decades ago is outdated and inadequate and should be reviewed. They have made submissions to the Administration during 2005. The Legal Aid Services Council also supports a review.
I share the concerns of the profession and consider that a review is plainly necessary. It should be conducted by the Administration, involving all parties concerned, as it is responsible for the provision of legal aid and as there may be implications for the public purse. I am glad to see that the Administration is moving ahead with a review, involving the Department of Legal Aid, the Department of Justice, the Judiciary, the Bar Association and the Law Society. In late December, it called for nominations from the parties concerned and the aim is to agree on the scope and timetable of the review at the first meeting of those involved.
I believe that it is in the public interest that the review should be conducted as speedily as possible and I look forward to seeing progress on this matter.
Value for money for legal aid
Whilst the system for criminal legal aid remuneration should be reformed, at the same time, it is important for value to be obtained from the expenditure of legal aid funds. This applies of course to civil as well as criminal legal aid. In addition to the $93 million spent on criminal legal aid, civil legal aid costs in 2004-5 amounted to $308 million, making a total of about $400 million. This is a substantial amount of public funds.
The Legal Aid Department has a duty to ensure that these funds are well spent and value for money is obtained. In particular, it has to exercise sound judgment in assigning cases so that counsel and solicitors of appropriate competence are instructed. Further, it should explore developing mediation as an alternative method of dispute resolution. In many jurisdictions, this is now a fast developing process and is proving effective. Successful mediation would not only result in savings in legal costs but would bring about considerable social benefits.
Wasted costs
At present, the statutory power of the courts to award wasted costs against a legal or other representative or their employee is limited to wasted costs resulting from failure to appear or lateness at the hearing without reasonable cause, leading to an otherwise avoidable adjournment. It applies to those acting for the defence as well as those appearing for the prosecution. In the past few years, experienced criminal judges have consistently expressed their view in various judgments that this power is too narrow and that its scope should be widened. I fully agree with this view and note that in a recent public statement, the Director of Public Prosecutions also supports it. Our provision should be contrasted with that in England which covers wasted costs resulting from any improper, unreasonable or negligent act or omission.
However, it is important to give careful consideration to the extent to which the present power should be widened. A wasted costs order is a severe order. The power to make it should be confined to serious acts or omissions resulting in wasted costs and would only be exercisable in exceptional circumstances. It is an essential feature of our criminal justice system that an advocate must, consistently with his duties to the court, be able to advocate his client's cause fearlessly and this should not be jeopardised.
Open Justice
To enhance transparency in the judicial process, practice directions have been promulgated to open up chambers hearings generally to the public and they are working satisfactorily.
Civil Justice Reform
The implementation of Civil Justice Reform under the Steering Committee chaired by the Chief Judge High Court is proceeding as planned. The necessary primary and subsidiary legislation is being drafted. We should be ready to consult the profession on the formulation of the draft legislation in the course of this year.
Solicitors' rights of audience
The Working Party to consider the question of solicitors' rights of audience chaired by Mr Justice Bokhary is making good progress and will be issuing a consultation paper early this year.
Relocation of the Court of Final Appeal
As I had previously stated, with the benefit of experience, it has become clear that the present building at Battery Path is inadequate for the functioning of the Court of Final Appeal. In particular, the Court room for all its charm is manifestly inadequate in various aspects: For the judges, for counsel and solicitors, for the parties, for the media and the public. With the reactivation of the plan to reprovision the Legislative Council to the Tamar site, I have reiterated my request to the Administration for the relocation of the Court to the present LegCo Building.
That building was built as and formerly housed Hong Kong's Supreme Court. It is a prestigious historic building on a prominent site. The location of the Court there would not only provide it with sufficient space but would be fitting, having regard to the Court's position at the apex of our judicial system. I trust that the request will receive favourable consideration in due course.
Ladies and gentlemen, it remains for me to wish you on behalf of all my colleagues in the Judiciary good health and every happiness in the new year.
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We have observed many things in this universe.
We have observed nothing from before, beyond, or without it.
We are therefore capable of making judgments about how the universe works, but not about how anything else does.
We might ASSUME that things will stay the same outside, but we've never observed anything to support that, or anything LIKE it to determine if that assumption is well-grounded or not.
It is an inescapable fact of our universe that all things come from something else. Other causes.
And then we've found empirically what we might have supposed philosophically in advance, that our universe had a beginning.
So, something outside the universe must have caused it.
Must something have caused that cause? Not necessarily. Our judgment that everything must have a cause has a technical caveat:
"Everything (we've ever observed, all of which has been in our universe) has a cause."
On what basis would we judge the nature of something outside the universe? It could function by rules unlike those we are accustomed to.
It could thus, not be reasonably argued that the cause of the universe must NECESSARILY have a cause. No basis for a judgment like that.
So we have a transcendent cause of the universe, potentially uncaused, eternal.
Now, in the same way that a sculpture done by Michelangelo reveals something of his character, so does the universe betray something about the nature of the cause behind it.
We live in an orderly, and life-permitting universe. Is this really so salient a feature?
It might not always have been obvious that such was the case, but we have now been made aware that the constants of the universe are in a most precarious balancing act.
Some couple of dozen features of our universe are at levels which, in conjunction, permit life.
Could be coincidence, but the odds are ridiculous, and if that's contested, we can look up just how ridiculous.
So the constants reveal a purpose, the permitting of life.
Now we're up to a transcendent, purposeful, potentially eternal, creating cause.
Tack on what that purpose is: the existence of intelligent beings like ourselves, in a world we can shape according to our will, gaining power as we gain knowledge by using science, a way of thinking which fundamentally requires we learn to think beyond our personal biases and see truth for what it is.
Ours is a universe from within which we can, purely on philosophical grounds, reason to the necessary existence of something beyond the universe, interested in life, in us, potentially eternal.
So reason and observation lead the honest seeker of truth to open their eyes to learn more of this mysterious creator.
Further observation and personal experience reveal much about the nature of this being, but that is to be left to another debate.
Suffice it to say that philosophy takes us this far, and prepares us to go further; it supports our belief in theism.
Granted the universe is extraordinarily fine tuned, but that is a scientific statement, not a philosophical one. You are stepping outside of the boundaries of philosophy and into science. Therefore that point is irrelevant to the topic of the debate.
I said that all things are caused, and that was based on observations of reality. Is that too "scientific" for philosophy?
And I never said that these arguments had PROVED there was a God, only that they allowed for a God, that they provided questions which God explains, that in this way, they HINT at a God, and suggest to the rational mind that the God hypothesis is worth looking at. They pave the way, and we must walk the rest of it.
Philosophy will only take us so far, and then we must look to other ways of approaching truth to flesh out our understanding of the existence and nature of God.
Now are you really going to say that the universe doesn't have a cause? It must have come from somewhere, from something. I can understand if you don't think it's God, fine, that's one thing. But to say that it had NO cause at all? Not even itself or something like that? I know some people will argue that it created itself, but they're at least acknowledging that something must have caused it.
Since we've been using observations of the causal nature of reality to argue philosophy, I don't see why we shouldn't use observations of the fine-tuning of the universe to argue philosophy. This is a very strong point, suggesting a purposeful design to the universe with our kind of life in mind.
And while we may not have observed everything in the universe, I think the generalization that everything has a cause is extremely well-founded. Supposing it's wrong, we would live in a universe where some things are causal and some are not.
But everything we see is causal. So, out of the quintillions of observations that billions of humans have ever seen, we're to believe that they just HAPPENED to only see the causal things? All of the acausal things just happened to avoid everything we've ever observed throughout the universe by coincidence?
I'm not saying it's impossible. Only that it's improbable. Ridiculously so. It's for more reasonable to suppose that everything we've ever seen is caused because EVERYTHING is caused. That the fine-tuning of a caused universe for life is because of a purpose in mind.
That a purposeful creation of the universe suggests a mind. A mindful creator, with us in mind, acting from before and outside the universe is surely sufficient to make anyone not avoiding the idea to think of...
Well, you know what. The information provided is already sufficient to lead to the right conclusion. It's obvious.
Like an arrow designating a path, it does not tell us what it'll be like when we get there, but it IS obvious which direction merits our attention.
So it is, that philosophy does NOT not support the truth of theism.
The assumption that "everything has a cause", would contradict your assumption that the "universe began to exist." If everything needs a cause, then the causal chain would never end, and there would never be a beginning. Also, your reason for claiming that God is uncaused is not present. Why is God an exception to the rule, but the universe not? This just pushes it back a step: if everything has a cause, what caused God?
1. It is unlikely that if a benevolent God exists, he would allow the existence of natural evil, i.e hurricanes and volcanoes.
2. Natural evil does exist.
3. Therefore it is unlikely that God exists.
I hoped to avoid arriving at the point of questioning the cause of God, which is why I stated in my very first round:
"We have observed many things in this universe.
We have observed nothing from before, beyond, or without it.
We are therefore capable of making judgments about how the universe works, but not about how anything else does."
I have no observation of before or beyond the universe. I don't pretend to know how it works. Neither should anyone. THIS universe needs a cause, consistent with every observation we've ever made about it.
As you've pointed out, looking for causes within the universe merely "pushes it back a step." You can push back and back forever, but eventually, you need a cause from BEYOND the universe.
That is God.
Now you say, this thing BEYOND the universe MUST have a cause.
I don't say that. I don't know anything about how things from beyond the universe works. Nobody does. Therefore, nobody can claim that God must have a cause. Being beyond the universe as he is, we can't be sure that he must follow the rules of things within the universe.
So rather, we've reinforced again the important point: The universe must have a cause. That cause must be beyond the universe. That cause from beyond the universe is not known to have a cause.
Therefore, God is not known to have a cause, or need one.
There are many hidden assumptions in the argument from evil. How can you know that a benevolent God wouldn't allow the existence of natural "evil?" I will ask you to prove premise 1 of your argument.
While I haven't heard your defense of the premise yet, I will say, on the subject of God's plan for us and for evil, that it is like a body growing stronger.
A body may pass through disease, but if it is cared for, it will survive. More, it will come out on the other end of the trial without a hint of lasting harm from it. And more still, it will come out with an increased strength, with antibodies to resist such diseases in future cases.
So it is with God's plan. In this life, we pass through difficulties. These difficulties have bad effects, but among them are also good effects, the strengthening of our spiritual body, as it were. At the end of the day, no scar will remain, every tear shall be wiped away. There will be no lasting effect EXCEPT that we will carry with us throughout eternity every GOOD thing which came of our trials. All the strength will be ours forever, and none of the pain.
God wants to maximize our good, not just minimize the bad. It might be a problem if getting that good carried with it some lasting cost, but God has prepared for that cost to be paid fully, so we'll get just the good stuff out of it.
Benevolent indeed, and wiser than a man would think to do.
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Posted by CaptainScarlet 2 years ago
Sean Carrol did an excellent smack down of the KCA and fine tuning argument. WLC was just embarrassing and he normally steam rollers the atheists. The first premise of the KCA was 'not even false' according to Carrol, which was not only entertaining but damned right. Premise 2 is not validated and Craig's usual resort to the BGV thereon was shot down by Carrol. Basically we cannot reason from the mundane, prosaic macro world we live in, back to a time before time itself, where there is only a seething mass of quantum physics where all science and logic break down. It maybe that 'before' Planck time the universe was in an eternal state, we simply do not know. But how a frozen entity who is outside of time and cannot therefore actually cause anything is an explanation is beyond me.
I am glad you brought up the fallacy of composition. It seems to be overlooked when challenging the KCA and it's type. It is like saying every sheep in the universe has 4 legs therefore the entire universe of sheep (the universal flock) has 4 legs. It is faulty as well as shaky reasoning.
As for the design argument the theists enjoys pulling statistics out of his arse. But that is where they came from. How do we know the universe is designed with us in mind and not black holes (which are more numerous) or main sequence stars or asteroids. In a very big universe virtually anything is possible the simpler explanation is that we are designed for the universe (through natural selection). The ratio of this to that etc is hardly compelling, given that we do not know what the starting probability was
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I'm so excited to announce the winner of the CVS flag contest giveaway. Hell week is upon me at school (totally, seriously, horrible) and I don't have much time to spare, so I'll make this quick. The winner is….
That would be Liberal Granola Girl! Let's hope this is just the start of some awesome luck for her (if you don't read her blog, she's hoping to be a mother to her sister-in-law's kids soon… plus hoping to get pregnant soon… all while her husband is deployed).
Libby… contact me at wifeofasailor [at] gmail [dot] com with your mailing info, along with the flag you for-sure want. Congrats!


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Our 15 APARTMENTS of various sizes, and our 3 ONE-ROOM APARTMENTS, are located in the two main buildings of the Borgo; they have simple and functional furnishings, and they are warm and inviting, and all rooms have their original timbered ceilings and Tuscan terracotta flooring.
Each apartment has its own separate entrance and own garden or patio, with a table, chairs, and sunshade for enjoyable al fresco meals
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Borgo al Cerro
In 1997, after having been restored to its former glory, Borgo al Cerro was finally able to reopen its doors, and its interiors, after a two-year restoration, and large-scale renovation work, which has transformed it from an abandoned farmhouse into a residence providing holiday accommodation for tourists.
Tuscany is one of the few places in the world which have become a symbol of an ideal of beauty and balance, created by people who, over the centuries, have wedded art to the relaxing beauty of nature.DISCOVER
Perfect place to visit Toscana!
We absolutely love this place. It is beautiful, we would love to come back and we recommend it to others
All good, we loved it! We will be back! Thank you so much
Thank you so much for an enjoyable stay. Everyone so helpful and cheerful. Very impressed and would have no problem recommending you!
We are located more or less in the middle of Tuscany, and even a short stay of just a few days allows guests to get to know a great deal about the local region.


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Hello and welcome to Board Game Dialog! This is a site that's dedicated to the world of alternative board gaming (not scrabble and monopoly). I hope to talk about board gaming in general, post reviews and whatever else we can think of that has to do with board games. Enjoy your stay, have fun and be well informed!
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The GCEM40 series is the latest generation of CODEL's world renowned in-situ monitors. Our development, knowledge and practical experience have been utilised to produce this advanced technology gas analyser which gives complete flexibility of use on process or emissions applications whilst delivering superb accuracy and repeatability at a very competitive price.
Designed for use primarily on combustion processes, the GCEM40 series measures key pollutants such as CO, NO, NO2, NOx, SO2, CH4, CO2 and H2O using an infra-red spectroscopy to ensure that there is no cross sensitivity from other contaminants in the gas stream.
Key Features
- Single or Multi-species infrared absorption analyser
- In-situ stainless steel probe measurement
- CO, NO, NO2, NOx, SO2, CH4, HCl, CO2 and H2O
- Gas temperature and pressure sensors, on-board normalisation
- Export of data to SCADA, DCS and Data Acquisition System
- Analogue & serial digital output
- Certified to EN15267
|Certified Ranges
|0-500ppm, 0-1000ppm for CO,NO & SO2 to EN15267
|Measuring units
|ppm | mg/Nm³ | mg/m³ | %
|Response Time
|Ambient Temperature
|-20 to +50°C Certified
-20 to +55°C On request
|Power Requirements
|probe – 316L stainless steel
Head & DDU – Powder coated aluminium (IP66)
|Analogue outputs
|5 x 4 to 20mA isolated, 500Ω load, fully configurable from keypad.
|Logic Outputs
|5 x volt-free SPCO contacts, 50V, 1A max, configurable as alarms
1 x volt-free SPCO contact, 50V, 1A max, for data valid
|Serial Data
|RS485 modbus configured
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