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- Published: 28 October 2016
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dynaCERT Files "Smart" ECU Patent Application in the United States and Canada
TORONTO, ON--(October 28, 2016) - dynaCERT Inc. (TSX VENTURE: DYA) (DYFSF) ("dynaCERT" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the company has filed a patent application in the United States (#15/298783) and Canada on their "Smart" Electronic Control Unit ("ECU"), a system and method of managing an on-demand electrolytic reactor for supplying hydrogen and oxygen gas to an internal combustion engine. The system minimizes reactor's power consumption and parasitic energy loss generally associated with perpetual reactors.
The "Smart" ECU monitors the reactor and engine parameters and determines a reactor performance level. It then determines the engine performance level and detects any change in the engine performance to forecast the future engine demand. Taking it a step further, it determines an ideal reactor performance level for optimizing engine performance.
This is the main controller (decision maker) that provides the capability to optimize the reactor to produce the correct amount of gas for improving the combustion process. It will also provide the capability to monitor, log and transmit data resulting in the reduction of Carbon Footprint.
David Bridge, dynaCERT's Chief Operating Officer, states, "This is a great achievement after several months of intensive work and effort to develop our unique "Smart" ECU technology. We are excited about the technology's future capabilities as we continue to build upon our IP collections."
About dynaCERT Inc.
dynaCERT Inc. manufactures, distributes, and installs Carbon Emission Reduction Technology for use with internal combustion engines. Our patent-pending technology creates hydrogen and oxygen on-demand through electrolysis and supplies these additives through the air intake to enhance combustion, resulting in lower carbon emissions and greater fuel efficiency. Our technology is currently in use with on-road applications. More information can be found at www.dynaCERT.com.
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GNRC Hospitals organised the first ever multidisciplinary international meet in the North-East on Robotic Surgery on 3rd May at GNRC Hospital, Dispur with a daylong programme. An endoscopic workshop was also held at GNRC Sixmile hospital on 4th May where a few surgeries were transmitted live.
Many renowned surgeons and technocrats participated in the conference as invited guest faculties. Dr. Micaela Piccoli, Chief of Endocrine Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, New Sant'Agostine Hospital, Modena, Italy, Dr. Barbara Mullineris, surgeon at AIMS Academy at San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy & Dr. Surendra Narne from Italy participated as the international faculty. Amongst national faculties, Dr. P. P. Devan from Mangalore, Dr. Sajjan K Hegde from Chennai, Dr. Ali Zamir Khan from Delhi, Dr. Rooma Sinha from Hyderabad, Dr. Gagan Gautam from Gurgaon and Dr. Shymanta Moni Hazarika from Tezpur University participated in Robo Meet -2014. In the inaugural function of Robo Meet-2014 Prof. Umesh Ch. Sarma, Vice-Chancellor of Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences attended as the chief guest. Dr. Gautam Barua, Mentor Director of Indian Institute of Information Technology, Guwahati, attended as the guest of honour. Dr. N.C. Borah, CMD of GNRC Hospitals & Chief-Patron of ROBO MEET-2014 expressed happiness over large-scale participation of the surgeons from different surgical specialities of the entire North-East India and said that GNRC has always been pioneering about newer technologies and health care services to the people of the North-East.

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text: How To Windows What Is a GHO File? How do you open one? Share Pin Email Print GHO Files. Windows Key Concepts File Types Computer Concepts Command Line Basics Guides & Tutorials Installing & Upgrading Tips & Tricks By Tim Fisher General Manager, VP, Lifewire.com Tim Fisher has 30+ years' professional technology support experience. He writes troubleshooting content and is the General Manager of Lifewire. our editorial process Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Tim Fisher Updated December 13, 2019 A file with the GHO file extension is a Norton Ghost Backup file. GHO files are full backups of an entire device, normally a hard drive, created using the now discontinued Norton Ghost program from Symantec. After the 2013 discontinuation of Norton Ghost, GHO files could be created using Symantec Ghost Solution Suite. Some GHO files are accompanied by GHS files, which are part files used to store disk images on smaller storage devices. How to Open a GHO File GHO files can be opened with Symantec Ghost Solution Suite. For a free program that can open GHO files, use Ghost Explorer, which is a portable program that lets you can extract particular files and folders from the GHO file and save them to a custom destination. If you find that an application on your PC does try to open the GHO file but it's the wrong application or if you would rather have another installed program open GHO files, you can change the default program for a specific file extension in Windows. How to Convert a GHO File GHO files can be restored to a computer using the software that created the GHO file, like Ghost Solution Suite. However, you cannot treat the GHO file like an installation disc and use it to install an operating system. For example, even though an ISO image burned to a disc can be used to install Windows to a hard drive, you cannot convert the GHO file to ISO and use it to install Windows (or macOS, etc.). In other words, you can't restore the GHO file by converting it to an ISO file and then booting to it like you would when installing an operating system. You can, however, convert GHO to VHD if you want the file to be in the Virtual PC Virtual Hard Disk file format. To do that, see Simon Rozman's tutorial. Still Can't Open Your File? It's important to make sure that your file ends with the .GHO file extension before trying to open it with a GHO file opener. Some files use a very similar file extension that can make it easy to confuse another format with the Norton Ghost Backup file format. For example, GHB files are Lego Ghost Path files that might, at first glance, look to be related in some way to GHO files. However, if you try opening a GHB file in a Symantec program, it will not do what you expect, and the same is true in the reverse because the Lego Racers video game (which uses GHB files) has nothing to do with Norton Ghost Backup files. If you don't really have a GHO file, double-check the suffix at the end of your file and research those letters and/or numbers to learn more about the program you need to view or convert it. Continue Reading


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The Question
I have the world's best family doctor – she listens, gives great advice, calls me personally to follow up and keeps updated on the latest technology. Her administrative assistant is vile: She is disorganized, impatient and consistently rude, and her English-language skills are basic. Each time I call, it feels like I'm just a nuisance. Do you have any tips on how to deal with a difficult secretary? Is it inappropriate to complain to my doctor about her office staff?
The Answer
Administrative staff at doctors' offices can range widely – from pleasant to overly protective to downright irritable. Some field two dozen calls a day from an anxious, sometimes angry, public, trying unsuccessfully to locate a physician who is willing to take new patients. They have to contend with a packed waiting room. So demanding are some patients, they seem impossible to satisfy. And then there are those who speak to office staff in a way they would never talk to their physician. All that can make for a cranky receptionist.
So yes, the job is stressful but that does not excuse her behaviour, which sounds unprofessional and unacceptable. Chances are, you are not the only patient who has encountered her vileness – as you call it – and your physician will be glad you brought it up.
Mark Roper, chief of the primary care division at the McGill University Health Centre in Montreal, recommends you raise the issue with your physician at the end of your next medical visit. Say something like: "May I raise a concern?" then get into it. Tell your physician she has a wonderful office, is a great doctor – of course, only if that is true – but that you are having concerns about the behaviour of her receptionist. Essentially, you want to start off with an affirmative statement before getting into the difficult bits.
In preparation for that talk, analyze your own actions. Ask yourself: Am I the only one the receptionist seems angry with? Am I requesting too many things? You mentioned your physician calls you personally. Could it be that the receptionist is trying to protect the doctor's time because the physician doesn't do it herself?
Most doctors typically call patients at home only when there is an unusual circumstance. Ask yourself: Can I solve the question I have for the doctor by just making an appointment?
In answer to your question, it is appropriate to talk about the office staff to the physician. And trust me, you do not want to confront the receptionist. Be prepared, though, to discover that you may be part of the problem.
"Certainly, in my experience, it's 50-50," Dr. Roper said. "Either the receptionist is inappropriate or the patient is inappropriate."
The Patient Navigator is a column that answers reader questions on how to navigate our health-care system. Send your questions to firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Here's a secret, if you want to get up close and personal with the National Zoo's cutest baby panda, visit her during the winter!
You have probably seen the viral video of Bao Bao rolling around in the snow (here's your excuse to watch it again...) and enjoying the wintry weather. Pandas like Bao Bao are built for cold conditions and love the winter, making it the perfect time to go visit the cub.
As temperatures drop, so do tourist numbers, so you will have less trouble catching a peek of the cub as she frolics in her favorite temperatures.
If you just can't stand to spend time outside in the frigid weather, head inside the giant panda house, where you might just get the chance to bond with Bao Bao one-on-one.
The National Zoo will host Bao Bao until she is four, when she will return to China to join her tribe and hopefully bring more of the rare species into the world.


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The clip at the center of all the controversy.Media outlets have been poking fun at Hillary Clinton all day for a butterfly hair clip she wore to a meeting at the UN headquarters to discuss disaster-relief for Haiti and Pakistan. (Click link to see photo of Clinton wearing the "offensive" clip.)
Admittedly, I have a similar clip in my bathroom that I use only at night to hold my hair back when I wash my face -- it's never actually seen the light of day. But who cares what the Secretary of State is wearing? It's maddening how much buzz a hair accessory is attracting especially when there are world events that demand much more attention.
I think all of Hillary Clinton's fashion critics are just jealous!
Don't believe me? Well, look at this photo of Hillary Clinton from the front. The clip is barely visible and instead we see her looking younger than usual, neat, professional, and put together.
The press is so used to ragging on this woman that anything even a touch out of the ordinary -- like something as simple as a plastic clip -- draws immediate fire. I bet there were some men at that meeting wearing equally offensive cheap suits, but why do we never, ever hear about them?
Hillary Clinton certainly didn't deserve some of these rude comments from the press:
There's this gem from the Daily Mail:
Comments about the hair of someone so high in office should be been buried at the bottom of a story after details about what she accomplished in said meeting. (Saving them for the Beauty and Style section of the publication is also acceptable!)
What do you think of the hubbub surrounding Hilary's hair clip?
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Prospective freshman and transfers are encouraged to register for a "Visit UB Program" on UB's North Campus, offered by Undergraduate Admissions. Visit UB (or VUB) is our most popular visitation program, which includes an overview session about UB's academic and student support programs, student life, costs and financial aid, the application process and more. Interested students can also set up an appointment with the University Honors College. The most informative visit includes both a School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Information Session and the Visit UB Program. Click on link below to sign up for an upcoming visit.
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It seems that Steven den Beste now has a prime spot on the New York Times op-ed page, writing under the pen name "William Safire":
- France, China and Syria all have a common reason for keeping American and British troops out of Iraq: the three nations may not want the world to discover that their nationals have been illicitly supplying Saddam Hussein with materials used in building long-range surface-to-surface missiles.
"Safire" goes on to spin an odd tale in which Chinese solid rocket propellant gets trucked through Syria. "Safire" suggests that the French were dragged in to try to keep Saddam's fingerprints off the deal. Either that, or "Safire" needed an excuse to suggest perfidy on the part of the French.
Iraq's arms declaration listed, among the suppliers to its WMD programs, Hewlett-Packard, DuPont, Honeywell, Rockwell, Tectronics, Unisys, and Bechtel. So remind me again, what's our motive?


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Q: I can't link another library card to my Johnson County Library username in the catalog.
You can link your Johnson County Library/Olathe Public Library card, Kansas City Public Library card, and Mid-Continent Public Library cards to one username in the catalog!
If you're seeing the error, "The account is already linked to another user," you probably already registered your library card(s) in one of those catalogs.
While you can link multiple library cards to a single BiblioCommons username/account, you can't link multiple BiblioCommons usernames/accounts together. Not to worry! If you unregister all but one username, the library card(s) won't be associated with a catalog username anymore, so they can be linked to the username that remains.
First: Choose which account you want to keep. This will be your username and primary account when you link the other cards.
Heads up! All content you've created (Shelves, Lists, etc.) with a particular username will be deleted when that username is unregistered. You may want to replicate those things in the other catalog before they are deleted.
Next: Contact us to let us know which account you want to unregister, or if you prefer you can contact Kansas City Public Library or Mid-Continent Public Library directly to unregister the other username associated with that library card number.
Then follow these steps:
- Log into your active catalog account.
- Go to My Settings.
- Select Manage Cards.
- Select Link a library card.
- Enter your other library card information and Link the Card to confirm!


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Origin Story: Cybersecurity Guidelines
In the past year, many of the topics of the Data Dump column have dealt with passwords, storing data in the cloud, ransomware, and security breaches. Those articles contained security standard information to protect you and your business But do you know the origin of where the security guidelines and advice come from? It comes from a United States Department of Commerce agency called NIST.
NIST, founded in 1901 as National Bureau of Standards, is the government acronym for the National Institute of Standards and Technology. NIST has many laboratories that range from manufacturing, energy, health, forensics, quantum science, and of course cybersecurity. NIST is a non-regulatory agency within the federal government. They cannot enforce any other department, agency, or organization to comply with the guidelines they create.
I had the privilege to go the NIST headquarters in Gaithersburg, MD in February of this year to attend one of their industry days. I quickly learned how much they are involved in. This group of scientists are on the frontlines of cyber-everything.
The NIST cybersecurity team was looking for a team of contractors experienced in developing standards and guidelines in the following areas:
- Applied Cybersecurity (for example, Cyber-Physical Systems, Public Safety Communications, Health Information Technology, Electronic Voting, Critical Infrastructure, and Federal Agency Cybersecurity)
- Information and Communications Technology Supply Chain Risk Management
- Cybersecurity Awareness, Training, Education, and Workforce Development
- Cloud Computing and Virtualization
- Mobile Security
- Network and Internet Security
- Organizational and System Risk Assessment and Management
- Software and application development, and application modeling
- Privacy engineering and risk management
- Cybersecurity and privacy in Health Information Technology (HIT) issues
- Software development, application development, and application modeling support
I know what you're thinking now. Yeah, they do pretty much cover everything.
The result of the never-ending research is a document called Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity (ver 1.1), also referred to as the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF).
The NIST CSF are not hard and fast rules that everyone needs to abide by. They are guidelines that other agencies turn into enforceable rules. An example would be a NIST guideline saying you should backup your information periodically. But an organization following the guideline would define the exact requirements for backing up their data, such as what is backed up, how long to keep it, and how frequently a backup is scheduled.
The advantage of having guidelines is that guidelines can be scalable to fit organizations of any size and budget. This gives us technology professionals a common reference document to pull from. A company like Microsoft or the Department of Defense will have teams of people just to manage backups. While our company managing a small business in Culpeper will only need one or two people to handle the same sort of task, but both use the same set of principles.
The second biggest takeaway from my NIST industry day was they must be right, no matter what. Accuracy over speed. Every presenter that day speaking started with the same thing. Price was not the most crucial factor when looking for additional contractors. The need to be accurate was the most important. The research they do on daily basis has global impact and is constantly changing. When doing scientific research on cybersecurity critical infrastructure, such as the electrical grid, there is no room for error.
If you are curious and would like to check out the NIST CSF document head over to: https://www.nist.gov/topics/cybersecurity
Its 61 pages of policy goodness.
TEASER: Next month I will be profiling a startup company that has developed innovative technology to expand fiber and broadband internet at a much cheaper cost. And they are relatively local!


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The business name is Tritop Venture Food Cart. The business offers innovative and affordable food cart concepts to aspiring individuals who want to start their own business venture.The business nourishes growth and a viable business concept for entrepreneurs who wants to establish their own food cart business. The food cart and its supplies are of the highest possible quality without sacrificing cost.
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Pair crisp, spicy radishes with softened, herbed butter for a quick appetizer that works for every party.
Ingredients list for the radishes
- 1 stick (115g) unsalted butter, softened
- 2 tablespoons chives, finely chopped, plus more for garnish
- 1 lb (450g) radishes
- Coarse salt, for serving
1. Mix butter and chopped chives in a bowl. Refrigerate a few minutes.
2. In the mean time, wash, trim, and cut radishes lengthwise.
3. Spoon butter onto radish halves and press with a fork to make a nice pattern. Sprinkle with additional chives. Serve on a bed of coarse salt.
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Have you ever gotten a ping and when you show up, three drunks get in and you start the trip? Then before you can pull off, the back door opens and two more drunks pile in?
Suddenly you realize, you can't do this trip. There are too many people in the car.
So you tell them one person has to get out. They protest. You say you're sorry, but you simply can't take five passengers in your car.
They beg and plead. They tell you they'll give you a big tip. (Yeah, right)! You tell them, no, again. You suggest that two of them get out and just call another Uber.
Then they tell you they've done this a bunch of times. They tell you that you're the first Uber driver ever, who told them no! You say, "Fine, so call another Uber and maybe you'll get lucky!"
You tell them that you'd love to do it, but you really can't. If the cops see you, you'll get a big ticket with a bunch of points attached to it. So unless they're willing to pay for your car insurance increases for the next three or five or however many years, with that big tip they promised you – you're just not going to be able to do it.
How Ratings Can Tempt You to Do the Wrong Thing
But, suddenly you remember something. You've already started the trip on the app. When the first three people got in you thought they were ready to go so you slid the bar over to begin the trip. That means, these drunks – who are now angry drunks – will be able to rate you! Even if they all get out and you cancel the trip, they'll still be able to rate you. Oops! Not so easy to say no anymore, is it?
Now you've got a big problem on your hands. They just want to go a couple of miles to the next bar. You're feeling pretty darn confident that you can get there without having an accident and without the cops spotting you. It is night time after all, and you rationalize, what are the chances a cop is going to notice there's one too many people in the back seat?
And you do have that 1-star rating to worry about. That's going to really bring down your average, and it's going to take a lot of 5 stars to make up for it.
You're feeling the pressure. You choices are grim. Risk something really serious if you get into an accident? Or something almost as serious if you get a ticket? Or take the sure bet of kicking them out and getting a 1-star rating.
Related: UberX Drivers: STOP Obsessing Over Your Ratings!
You weigh all these competing interests in your head while you decide what to do. You really do kind of want to take them. Just do the trip, make the cash and be done with it. But, you know in the back of your head there is always that risk – either an accident or a cop.
If you get into an accident while breaking the law, Uber's and Lyft's insurance is not going to cover you. You could be in deep, deep trouble if that happens. And if you get a ticket, you're going to be paying higher insurance rates for the next several years.
In the end, you do the right thing and you force them out. You end the trip, give them their well-deserved 1-star and you're on to the next trip.
The next morning, they wake up, hung over and feeling terrible. They pick up their phone and suddenly they remember how much they hate you from the night before! So, they open the Uber app and leave you their 1-star surprise.
That is the best case scenario actually. Getting a 1-star rating is the best you could hope for in this case. It sure beats getting into an uninsured accident. And it beats paying higher insurance premiums for years to come. But, the stress all this puts you through and the temptation to do the wrong thing – is wholly unnecessary.
Uber could easily make a few simple changes to their system that would make doing the right thing a lot easier for you.
Watch: The Best Things To Do When You Get A Difficult Passenger In Your Car
Changes Uber Should Make
For one, they could from time to time delete wrongful 1-star ratings, and actually listen to the driver's side of the story.
Of course, if they did, then pretty much every driver could come up with a story that would make him or her look good. But, in the case of highly rated drivers who have been driving for at least a few months – Uber should give some credit to the driver.
If a driver is rated 4.82 and rarely ever gets one or two stars – Uber should listen to that driver when they say the passenger tried to pack in too many people. Especially if the driver doesn't make this charge every week.
Because they don't listen, and because drivers know they don't listen, it puts a lot of pressure on drivers in situations like this to do the wrong thing. They're tempted because they desperately want to keep their ratings up.
Another very simple change Uber could make that would completely eliminate these kinds of situations is they could change their system so if the driver or passenger cancels a trip before the car moves – then neither party can rate the other. That's very simple and it would completely remove the temptation from drivers to do the wrong thing.
If a driver has reached the pickup point and started the trip on the app – but the car didn't move, which Uber can track – and then the driver cancels the trip, his passenger should not be allowed to rate him.
After all, why should a passenger be able to rate a driver for a trip that never actually went anywhere? If drivers knew they couldn't be rated by irate passengers even if they started the trip on the app – it would put the power back in their hands to easily make the right choice and do the right thing.
How Your Acceptance Rate Can Pressure You to Do Something Stupid
Here's another situation. You've declined to accept a couple of more trips than usual in the last few days and now you're getting worried about your weekly acceptance rate. You've sworn to yourself that you'll accept all calls between now and the end of the week.
And just as soon as you make this promise to yourself, you get a call from a passenger with a 3.7 rating! You know it's a really bad idea to accept this call – but you're feel pressured to do it because you don't want to hurt your acceptance rate any further.
Sure, Uber has said they're not going to deactivate drivers any longer with low acceptance rates. But you've also gotten wind of the rumor that says acceptance rate plus ratings is part of what Uber looks at when deciding which driver will get the next call. So, maybe they won't deactivate you, but they'll be sending fewer calls your way.
This exact thing happened to me a few months ago. I got a call from a man with 3.7 rating. I knew better than to accept it. But I had already rejected a few too many calls that week. So, against my better judgment, I accepted it. On the way to his pick-up location I couldn't stop wondering what was wrong with him and what he had done to earn such a low rating.
I was soon to find out. I guessed that possibly it was because he made drivers wait too long before he came out. No problem, I thought. If that's the case, I'll just cancel when the three minutes are up and collect the cancellation fee.
Or, perhaps he was rude to drivers. In that case, I hoped his trip would be a short one and figured I could tough it out for a few minutes.
What I wasn't prepared for though – is what ended up happening. I got to his pickup location, which was in a good part of town, but it wasn't clear exactly where he would be coming out from. So, I called to ask. Big mistake!
That apparently annoyed him greatly as he very quietly and in a monotone voice that was so annoying, it alone was reason enough for a 3.7 rating, informed me that he had put the address in the app and if I would go where the app told me to go – I would be in the right place.
Problem was though, the address that was in the app led to a very large apartment building that had several entrances. The pin on the map told me to go to the very front of the building and wait on the street. However, this wasn't a street where it was possible to stop and wait. So, I wanted him to tell me which entrance I should pull into. He didn't say, so I made my best guest and about five minutes later he showed up.
He got in the car and the first thing he said was, "Have you just started driving with Uber?" The answer was no, I've been driving longer than most drivers. But his inference was clear. He thought I was an idiot for not being able to figure out which side of this apartment building he lived on!
When I pulled out of the complex, he immediately criticized me for going to the right. I honestly didn't know what to say. I knew where he was going and the map said to go that way and I knew the map was right. That was the way to go. He told me to go some slightly different way and I said sure, no problem. It was a little longer so at least I'd make a little more.
He sounded seriously angry the whole time. But he expressed it in a creepy quiet but stern voice. I was really beginning to wish I had declined this call.
After we got to the main road that would take us to his destination, he asked me if I knew who the head of Uber was. I said I did and he asked me for his name. I said Travis Kalanick. He then asked for Travis's phone number! I told him I had no idea.
He then tried to intimidate me by asking questions like, 'you really work for them but you don't have your boss's phone number?' I mean, what can you say to a guy like this? I wondered if he wanted the number so he could report me for not knowing what side of his building he lived on! I knew old Travis would get a big kick out of that! It kind of made me wish that I did have his number.
He then asked all these bizarre questions about Uber. Like, how long have they been in business and how did they get started. They were questions you would think someone from a different country that didn't have Uber might ask. But he had a perfect American accent and I couldn't detect any signs that he was from a different country.
He spoke in such a creepy and intimidating way that he was making me feel like if I didn't answer his questions correctly he might do something crazy.
Why Was He Still Allowed to Ride?
His trip was about 12 minutes and all I can say is, it was a very long 12 minutes. It made me realize his 3.7 stars were very well deserved. It also made me very angry – the more I thought about it.
I wondered how in the world is it that Uber could endanger us drivers by letting someone with 3.7 stars remain on their system? Drivers get kicked off at around 4.5. So, why wasn't he kicked off a long time ago? Why did they put me in that position by allowing him to remain on the system?
I thought the point of ratings was to protect passengers and drivers. The original premise of ratings was, it's strangers riding with strangers – but you don't have to worry because if there's anything wrong with the driver or the passenger they'll have low ratings and get kicked off the system. So you'll never be matched with someone who could be a danger to you.
But that doesn't work if no passenger ever gets booted.
One thing Uber could do to eliminate this particular form of pressure is let drivers know that if they decline trips from any passenger with less than say, 4.2 stars, they will not be penalized in any way. And that their ability to get new calls won't in any way be diminished.
These two situations illustrate a few simple things Uber could do to remove unnecessary pressure from drivers. Pressure that tempts drivers to make dangerous and even life-threatening decisions. No driver should have to worry about their rating when it comes to obeying the law. And no driver should be put at risk because there's so much pressure on them to accept all calls. All penalties for declining a call should be removed when the passenger has a rating below whatever minimum Uber chooses.
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Organisation rejects calls to scrap levy system intended to create three million placements up to 2020; argues for better access to funds for SMEs in construction supply chain
The claims have been made in response to concerns about a 25 per cent drop in the number of apprenticeships that have commenced this year and the impact on these figures of the levy, which was introduced by the government with the aim of funding three million new roles by 2020.
BESA claimed that it still saw the levy, which was implemented last year to ensure funding was in place to support apprenticeships, as being on the "right track". This is despite organisations such as the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) calling for the programme to be scrapped entirely.
BESA has rejected calls to end the levy, which intends to raise £3bn annually through businesses that earn in excess of £3m a year, arguing instead for amendments to the existing system to ensure more employers across the supply chain can gain access to the scheme.
The industry body added that a number of SMEs working in the sector have expressed concern over difficulties to gain access to the levy funding with the training offered from around 2,500 recognised providers not being sufficient for their needs.
Association president Tim Hopkinson said that recent figures on apprenticeship numbers were disappointing and reflected a need to amend approaches currently being used via the levy to upskill individuals working in specialist industries such as heating and cooling.
"It is not just the levy itself that is at fault. Employers are finding the changes challenging and too many training providers still deliver courses that are simply not relevant to the modern workplace."
"SMEs, in particular, are just starting to get their heads around how the funding from the levy works – and the impact of larger employers passing on a share of their funds to supply chain partners has not kicked in yet. That could be a game-changer," he added.
BESA added that figures from the Department for Education (DfE) indicated that there had been a drop in new apprenticeships to 194,100 for the first half of the academic year. The department has called for the scheduled release of full year figures in November before judging whether the levy has been implemented successfully.
Mr Hopkinson argued for more direct intervention from the DfE to ensure a more effective approach to introducing a larger number of apprenticeships across the industry.
"We have seen some very positive work by employers, but there also needs to be much more support for training designed by employers for employers."
"This is the model for the New Standard apprenticeships, which are just getting up and running and must be backed up by more fleet-footed course providers willing to offer practical and targeted training."
Tony Howard, BESA's director of training, has argued that the number of apprentices taking up placements as a result of the levy systems was "still too low", which he claimed was the result of a lack of funding for SMEs.
"Currently, employers are restricted to a relatively small number of large organisations able to provide non levy-funded apprentice training on programmes that employers evidently don't want – and many of those do not cater for specialised industries like building engineering services," he said.
"Employers are frustrated by this, but we are still dealing with a record number of enquiries from companies of all sizes wanting apprentices. We have also seen a 27 per cent increase in new apprentices signing up to our New Standard courses,"
Mr Howard said that the current levy situation was expected to improve over time as industry begins to understand the programme better.
He added, "Numbers are still too low, but that's because of the lack of funding for SMEs."
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You can't even buy a pair of underwear at J.C. Penney (JCP) for $1. But, for $0.93 you can now become a part owner in the struggling department store.
J.C. Penney's stock crashed below $1 on Thursday, falling as much as 7.7% to an intraday low of $0.93. At its current trading level of about $0.94, J.C. Penney's stock has the unwelcome distinction as being the lowest ever for the retailer.
With J.C. Penney's earnings report this week raising more questions than giving answers, it's no surprise investors are dumping and heading for higher ground.
J.C. Penney's outlook is bleak
Most sources Yahoo Finance talked with about J.C. Penney this week have all voiced a similar concern — the company may have zero chance of survival even under relatively new and well-regarded CEO Jill Soltau. The logic is simple. J.C. Penney has let its customers down for so long amid frequent management turnover that they may never return in the crowds needed to sustain the indebted retailer's operations.
Moreover, J.C. Penney's weak financial state has prevented critical investments in the technology systems, people and marketing, while others such as Walmart (WMT) and Target (TGT) have made to remain competitive with digital retailers like Amazon (AMZN).
One veteran retail source reminded Yahoo Finance of the sad situations at Sears, Circuit City, and RadioShack. These retailers quickly saw their share prices spin out of control — along with vendor support — on fears of going out of business.
They all eventually died (Sears is still open in some form, but it's pretty much dead).
That could be starting to play out at J.C. Penney, one source explained.
The fresh selling wave in the stock is certainly justified based on the company's start to 2019.
J.C. Penney enters the important summer and back-to-school selling months with little to no sales or profit momentum. J.C. Penney's first quarter same-store sales plunged 5.5%, worse than the year ago marginal increase of 0.2%. The company said apparel for women, men and children were its top-performing categories. But, apparently the categories weren't strong enough to drive same-store sales growth, a profit or free cash flow.
The sales results were far worse than competitors Kohl's (KSS), Macy's (M) and Target.
The company lost a staggering $154 million in the quarter. Free cash flow was an outflow of $268 million compared to a $421 million outflow a year ago. Consistent with recent earnings calls under Soltau, J.C. Penney highlighted weakness in appliances and furniture as primary reasons for the sales pressure. The company is exiting both categories in a bid to improve sales productivity.
J.C. Penney is also undergoing extensive research into who its customers are and what they expect to see from the retailer. Hence, there are many departments on the sales floor not performing up to snuff. The liquidation of slow selling apparel inventory has subsequently weighed on sales and profits.
On a conference call with Wall Street analysts, Soltau asked for more patience. She acknowledged her turnaround plan is not yet ready for "prime time." Her comments on there being no quick fix to turning the company around also likely didn't sit well with the investment community.
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David J. Whellan, MD, MHS; Stephen J. Ellis, PhD; William E. Kraus, MD; Katie Hawthorne, MD; Ileana L. Piña, MD; Steven J. Keteyian, PhD; Dalane W. Kitzman, MD; Lawton Cooper, MD; Kerry Lee, PhD; Christopher M. O'Connor, MD
With the emergence of large multicenter trials over the past 20 years, the numbers of investigators involved and publications resulting from each study have grown exponentially. An efficient, fair, and effective way to establish authorship on study-related manuscripts could diminish conflict among the investigators and help ensure robust and timely dissemination of study results. This article describes a process developed by the investigators in the HF-ACTION (Heart Failure: A Controlled Trial Investigating Outcomes of Exercise Training) trial (ClinicalTrials.gov registration number: NCT00047437) to establish authorship of the manuscripts describing the baseline characteristics, study design, and trial outcomes in an equitable and transparent manner based on objective, quantifiable contributions to the study as a whole. The HF-ACTION investigators developed a scoring system that assigned points to investigators by using the criteria established for enrollment, adherence to the exercise program, data completion, committee service, and other trial efforts. The scoring system has been successfully implemented for baseline manuscripts and has allowed many investigators to participate in the HF-ACTION publication process.
Whellan DJ, Ellis SJ, Kraus WE, et al. Method for Establishing Authorship in a Multicenter Clinical Trial. Ann Intern Med. 2009;151:414–420. doi: https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-151-6-200909150-00006
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Wednesday, 7 May 2014
15mm Skirmish Box - WIP 2
With a bit of a delay due to having a weeks training, the terrain part of the (prototype) Skirmish box is complete. 4 collapsible buildings and a series of walls. Put out like above there does seem to be alot of space, but I'll do a few test plays before building another couple.
15mm.co.uk (so new they haven't even been glued to their bases yet!). I've left the walls unglued. I did glue 2 lengths together, but the unglued option seems to be more flexible.
With the terrain done I can now look at the warbands that have just dropped through the door...
Labels: 15mm, hobby, Skirmish Board, Skirmish Box
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Very nice. I have nominated you for a LiebsterReplyDelete
I would really love to see a little youtube video of you "unboxing" the contents of the terrain.ReplyDelete
nice use of the Graffam terrain. I'd love to see it in use.ReplyDelete
Cheers Guys. I'm in the process of getting the figures on bases now. The other components required are almost assembled as well, so once done I'll be giving it a whirl with them "naked".ReplyDelete
I'll be sure to take some pictures of the test game(s).
@Tristan: When everything is together I'll try and do an out the box vid for you. Goodness know how it'll turn out though...
cannot stop looking at this post/piccies!!ReplyDelete
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Tuesday, 12 March 2019
The new Airbus A330-200 acquired by Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has landed at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA), today. In April last year, NAC had signed a purchase agreement with the United States-based AAR Corporation to buy two Airbus 330-200 series wide-body aircraft worth $209.6 million. Nepal is expected to receive the second Airbus by August. AAR Corporation is providing the aircraft to NAC in partnership with German Capital and Hi-Fly Airlines. The addition of 274-seater wide-body aircraft into the fleet of Nepal Airlines is expected to be a milestone in the country's tourism industry as it will help Nepal Airlines — the national flag carrier — to expand its international flight destinations. NAC plans to start the first commercial flight with the new Airbus A330-200 aircraft to Dubai on August 1 and gradually to other popular destinations. Currently, NAC is conducting international flights through two narrow-body Airbus aircraft and one Boeing 757 to nine international destinations.
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Traveling gives us the opportunity to disconnect from our regular life. You get to forget your problems/issues for a few weeks, it can also help you figure things out that you would not have understood without the distance traveling can give you. We all have crazy schedules, work and a family to take care of, going away alone or with some friends can give you distance and perhaps even make you realize how important these people are for you. Like the saying says: we never know what we have until we lose it.
Another great benefit is the relaxation you get to do. It's nice to live life to its fullest and enjoy a stress free time with yourself. Going on vacation lets us recharge our "batteries" by disconnecting us from our regular life. When we come back we feel invigorated and we are happy to be back in our day to day routine. It's a very good stress remover that has a lot more to give than most people are willing to accept.
Traveling increases our knowledge and widens our perspective. To view new customs, different ways of living is fantastic for the mind. It gives us a new perspective about life and especially our life, it can help us change some of our habits or even create new ones. When I travel I usually make it a point to try new food, some cultures don't have fries in their diet and they are all skinny, others use spices to give taste and not oils or fats. Discovering different values and ways to get by in life is really interesting. You also need to visit exotic new places and discover what this wonderful world has to offer.


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The protagonist. David moves into a new apartment during a rough point in his life, and immediately strange things occur which prompt him to search for the mysterious previous tenant.
- Action Survivor: Despite taking many actions that could be very detrimental to his health, David can hold his own in a fight and is rather good at surviving weirdness.
- Arbitrary Skepticism: David still feels the need to call Paul an "occult fanatic" even after all the weird stuff he's been through.
- Because You Were Nice to Me: The reason why Sophie falls in love with him in The Sandman.
- Big Brother Instinct:
- To Sissi, D, and Fluffy, as he tries his best to encourage and protect them.
- In The Sandman, David develops this for Sophie.
- He also develops this for Will, taking care of him when he comes to town and sending Sophie to look for him after he runs away from his and Shirley's house.
- Big Damn Heroes: Pulls this a few times. Each person he meets on his quest—Sissi, D, Fluffy—he ends up having to save from being killed by the Crooked Man.
- Break the Cutie: He really is a genuinely sweet guy, but the things he faces puts him through utter hell, both before and during the game. Turns out this is the only way to ultimately save his life...
- Broken Tears: David's face is covered in tears when he's contemplating suicide.
- Cassandra Truth: Is never able to convince anyone that the Crooked Man is after him or them until it's almost too late. Paul believes him though; he saw it too.
- Character Development: A sweet but severely insecure and tormented guy. His encounters with the Crooked Man, Sissi, D, and Fluffy ultimately force him to become more confident and thoughtful of how he views life and the choices he's made.
- Determinator: Keeps trying to find the former tenant, no matter how many times he almost dies as a result.
- Distressed Dude: Briefly gets possessed by the Crooked Man who tries to compel him to suicide and his best friend Paul has to come save him. Or else fail spectacularly.
- Driven to Suicide: The Crooked Man tries to force him to do this. If Paul fails to drive it away, he succeeds.
- Establishing Character Moment: When he finds a note in his apartment during the prologue about ghosts and spirits, he makes an extremely casual comment of not caring if they haunted or killed him, telling you already that the guy is NOT at all okay...
- Extreme Doormat: Shirley accuses David of being this, saying that he wasn't kind, but insecure and that he didn't have a personality of his own. When David denies it, she leaves him.
- Freak Out!: Had one in the past where he almost killed his mom. Remembering this some time later causes him to have another one and almost kill himself with the Crooked Man's assistance.
- Heroic BSoD: Suffers one when faced with an image of his mother and recalling some very painful memories.
- Laser-Guided Amnesia: After Paul saves him from the Crooked Man compelling him to shoot himself, David doesn't seem to have any memory of the incident, is confused that Paul was beating him, and insists that he was perfectly normal the whole time.
- Mommy Issues: One of the biggest things looming over his life and keeping him depressed is that his mother has a tumor in her brain and can't even recognize him. She got so upset, thinking he was a stranger invading her home, that she had a Freak Out!, leading to him also having a Freak Out! and almost killing her. Remembering that incident, in particular, is what causes his Heroic BSoD.
- Murder-Suicide: If Paul tries to grab for the gun while David is being forced to commit suicide, David will end up accidentally shooting him. Then he gets even more upset and shoots himself anyway.
- My God, What Have I Done?: After he freaks out and nearly kills his insane mother. This particular memory is so traumatic that remembering it some time later causes him to go into a Heroic BSoD.
- Nice Guy: A very important character trait. David's kind personality allows him to bond with Sissi (who lampshades it), D, and Fluffy, but the Crooked Man also takes advantage of it. A book specifically says that "they" (spirits, the Crooked Man) would take advantage of people's kindness to manipulate them.
- Sanity Slippage: His friends suggested he move for a change of pace and are shown to be very worried about him, and even his ex-fiancee calls him to check up on him. He had a Freak Out! when his mom had a particularly bad breakdown and almost strangled her sometime in the past. Remembering this incident later leaves him so upset that the Crooked Man is able to possess him and almost compels him to suicide.
- The Southpaw: In the times we see him holding something in his hands, like the lighter at the hotel and the gun when he is being possessed by the Crooked Man, David is holding it in his left hand.
- Tragic Dream: His dream of being a pilot was dashed because he is colorblind.
- What an Idiot!: Some of his choices don't seem to make a lot of sense over the course of the game. Makes more sense when you consider how nearly suicidal the guy is.
David's friend, Paul is the one who helped David move into the apartment. He is later playable near the end of the game, when he has to stop David from shooting himself.
- And Now for Someone Completely Different: You briefly play as Paul.
- Big Damn Heroes: He goes all the way to an abandoned hospital, runs up several flights of stairs, and punches David in order to save David when it seems he's being manipulated into shooting himself.
- Cassandra Truth: Dialogue late in the game hints (and his character profile confirms) that Paul's always been able to see or at least "feel" supernatural things, and David and Marion had never believed him about it, leading to David being surprised when Paul believes him about the monster.
- Chekhov's Hobby: Early on David makes an offhand remark about how Paul's into occult things. Paul can see dead people, hence him being able to follow the advice of Sissi, D, and Fluffy, and ultimately saving David from one of the Crooked Man's nastiest attacks on him yet.
- Happily Married: To Marion.
- I See Dead People: When he and Marion go to the abandoned hospital to find David, he can see Sissi, Fluffy and D, while Marion cannot. Later he briefly sees the Crooked Man himself, with one arm around David and the other holding David's hand with the gun up to David's head. After he saves David, David is surprised Paul believes him about the Crooked Man.
- I See Them, Too: In fact he's been able to see weird things far longer than David has.
Paul's wife.
- Arbitrary Skepticism: Does not believe the fact that Paul can see ghosts.
- Beta Couple: An odd example with Paul. Her relationship with Paul is shown more times than the one between David and Shirley.
- Happily Married: To Paul.
- Shipper on Deck: For David and Shirley.
David's elderly mother. She cannot remember who David is and has to be hospitalized because she has a tumor in her brain.
- All There in the Manual: From the translated post from Uri's blog, her name is Rachel.
- Face Death with Dignity: Knowing that she is about to die, she simply sends David out for a glass of water so as not to make him watch.
- Scatterbrained Senior: She has dementia induced by a brain tumor, and frequently forgets who David is.
David's ex-fiancée, who left him because she disliked his kind attitude, believing that he was insecure and weak because of it.
- All There in the Manual: The character profile reveals her full name, her background, and the reasons why she broke up with David.
- Dating What Daddy Hates: Averted. David's mother liked Shirley.
- Hot-Blooded: According to Word of God.
- Maybe Ever After: With David, in the Good Ending. She becomes his fiancee in The Sandman.
- My God, What Have I Done?: After breaking up with David, she immediately regrets it.
- Opposites Attract: She is stubborn and strong-willed compared to the meek and kind David.
- Tomboyish Ponytail
A young woman David meets when he investigates an abandoned hotel. She is looking for something precious that was given to her by her boyfriend before he left her. Is really just a "facet" of Duke's memory, modeled after Duke's ex-girlfriend.
- Damsel in Distress: David has to save her twice; once when the floor cracks around her and traps her, and later on when she gets attacked by the Crooked Man.
- Dead All Along: Is really a "fragment" of Duke's memory (modeled after his ex), and Duke is himself dead.
- Heroic BSoD: Say the wrong thing to her near the end of her chapter. Watch her give up on her quest to keep fond memories alive and drop the precious box her boyfriend gave her.
- Meaningful Name: She feels like she's a sissy for being unable to let go of her fond memories of her boyfriend. Her ex boyfriend also told her that all she has is kindness, implying she's a weak person.
A young man David encounters while investigating an old law school. D is wandering around the place because he has fond memories of it. Is really a "facet" of Duke's memory, modeled after Duke in his college days.
- Book Dumb: According to D and one of his professors, D has never been intelligent. Despite his less-than-average intelligence, he hopes to become an excellent lawyer one day.
- Dead All Along: Is really a "fragment" of Duke's memory (modeled after a college from school).
- Fiery Redhead: Has red hair, and the determination and slightly bad temper to match.
- Freak Out!: Has one when he learns a professor he greatly respected did not have high hopes for him at all and secretly mocked him behind his back. If you say the wrong thing when trying to calm him down, he stabs you.
- Heroic BSoD: After he learns the truth about the professor he held in high regard. Say the wrong thing to him here and not only won't he come out of it, but he'll also freak out and stab you.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: He initially acts rude and overly suspicious to David during his first encounters. After David is attacked by the Crooked Man, D softens up and helps David by giving him an energy drink to boost his health. He's also willing to stay with David when the Crooked Man corners them in the lecture hall and also asks if he could go drinking with David if they were to meet again. During Marion and Paul's segment, he also encourages Paul to find David.
- Only Known by Their Nickname: Is called "D" for "Dreamer" because he has such big dreams. A professor he looked up to secretly thinks it should be "D" as in "the only grade he'll ever get."
- Tragic Dream: His dream of passing the bar exam. He's tried so hard for it, but has always failed, to the point that a man he looked up to and trusted secretly detested him for his inability to make it behind his back.
A little boy David finds in an abandoned hospital. Fluffy is waiting for his mother. She never comes, and is implied to have died in the hospital while Fluffy is too young to understand the concept of death. Fluffy too is a "facet" of Duke's memory, modeled after Duke in his childhood.
- Cheerful Child: At first, when you'll find him singing. But as things progress, he starts losing his cheer.
- Curious as a Monkey: When accompanying David, he'll often make comments or ask questions about the objects you're analyzing.
- Heroic BSoD: Gives up and leaves very upset when he realizes his mother is never coming for him.
- Missing Mom: His mother never comes for him, and it's implied she died while he was still in the hospital.
- Only Known by Their Nickname: He's called "Fluffy" because his hair is all fluffy! Do we know his real name, unless that's his real name after all? No.
- Tagalong Kid: While Sissi and D are following their own missions, Fluffy instead follows David around.
- Trying Not to Cry: He tries a (pretty flimsy) facade of bravery but ends up breaking down after he sees the Crooked Man for the first time. He then reveals he does this because his mom hates when he cries.
- What Happened to the Mouse?: Unlike Sissi and D, Fluffy left in a fit after realizing that his mother is never coming back and didn't let go like the previous two. While David was about to chase after him, he stops after realizing his own Mommy Issues, and decides to just to head back home which leaves Fluffy's fate uncertain. Luckily, it turns out that Fluffy is just a memory "facet", meaning that he wasn't in danger to begin with, outside of The Crooked Man.
A twisted entity that starts following David everywhere on his journey, and tries to kill him and his companions at every location. It turns out he's the tenant David's been looking for this whole time. The reason he stalks David is because he hates David for being so much like him and wants him to die for it... and because some part of him wants David to not go down the same path he did and end up like him.
- Big Bad: The main threat stalking David and threatening the people he meets.
- Driven to Suicide: He hanged himself sometime back, which is why he has such a nasty crick in his neck.
- Humanoid Abomination: Looks like a tall man with decayed skin, a bloody Slasher Smile, and a neck turned almost 180 degrees to the side.
- Implacable Man: David shoves him into a pit? Sets him on fire? Knifes him? Locks him in a room? Beats him with an iron pipe? Hits him with a fire extinguisher? Shoots him a lot? Nope. Not gonna stop the Crooked Man. Except the shooting. Eventually.
- Literal Split Personality: Sissi, D, and Fluffy are all aspects of Duke himself. Sissi seems to be his regret over lost love, D seems to be his regret over his failure to achieve his dreams, and Fluffy seems to be his feelings of abandonment. The Crooked Man is all his anger and resentment over all of that.
- Mommy Issues: It's implied he's having abandonment issues concerning his mother; Fluffy, who is a facet of Duke, is found waiting forever for his mother who never shows up, and the Crooked Man is found dwelling in his mother's abandoned house.
- Noodle People: Its neck and a few of its limbs are horribly twisted, giving it its name.
- The Resenter: Half of him really resents David because David reminds him too much of himself.
- Sink-or-Swim Mentor: The situations he keeps drawing David into are all situations where David has to buck up or die.
- Stealth Mentor: While part of him genuinely wants David dead, at the same time part of him really wants David to succeed and is trying to give him the motivation to fix his life.
- Taking You with Me: It's possible that he wanted to drive David to commit suicide because he didn't want to suffer alone.
- Unfinished Business: His attacks on David turn out to be him trying to come to terms with his own failures in life.
- Walking Spoiler: You don't find anything out about what it is until the tail end of the game.
- Was Once a Man: Before hanging himself and becoming a vengeful spirit.
- Would Hurt a Child: During the hospital location, he pursues Fluffy just like he did for Sissi and D. In fact, when David and Fluffy find him trying to eat the embryo model, he goes after Fluffy after punching David. According to one of the hospital entries, Duke talks about wanting to kill his child self, confirming that he wanted to kill Fluffy more than David.
- You Are What You Hate: His reasons for trying to kill David; David reminds him too much of himself. Also, if Sissi, D, or Fluffy are around he's more likely to attack them than David, since they are literally the aspects of himself he hates the most.


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Mr Justice Edwards-Stuart decided that a payee's default notice had not been withdrawn after the final date for its payment as part of ongoing negotiations. As the payer had not served a payment or pay less notice, the sum was due. The Judge dismissed all of the jurisdictional challenges and refused to stay all or part of the enforcement. Such applications would only be granted in exceptional circumstances. This decision is a further example of the principle of "pay now, argue later". It is an important reminder that paying parties should always serve notices in each payment cycle.
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The other challenge was that the adjudicator had exceeded his jurisdiction by awarding a sum in excess of the "cap" imposed by paragraph 2(4) of the Scheme. This provides that an interim payment should not be more than the difference between the contract price (where the contract price is the entire sum payable under the contract in respect of the work) and the aggregate sum of interim payments that have become due.
The Judge dismissed this argument on the grounds that UKC had not attempted to prove what the contract price was. Reliance by UKC on the figure referred to by RMC in its referral was doomed in circumstances where UKC had already certified a far greater amount as being the value of the work prior to Application 8.
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Having rejected UKC's challenges, Mr Justice Edwards-Stuart decided that there must be summary Judgment for RMC.
UKC argued that enforcement of that judgment should be stayed as it would be manifestly unjust not to do so, according to the principles in Galliford Try Building Limited v Estura [2015].
The Judge noted that it was incumbent on a party seeking such a stay to show either (a) that it would suffer severe financial hardship if required to pay the full amount or (b) that there is a real risk that it may be unable to recover any overpayment from the other party if the dispute is finally resolved in its favour
The Judge refused to impose a stay of the full amount, on the grounds that it would be unjust to RMC as UKC would then have no incentive to pursue diligently proceedings for a determination of the true amount due to RMC.
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