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Perched in the foothills of the southern Flinders Ranges, Arkaba's land embraces the whole of the elder range, a shelf-like mountain of scalloped, burnt orange rock that dominates the skyline. The deeply rutted hillsides, strewn with rocks and stones, slowly percolate moisture into river beds that stay dry most of the year, except for isolated billabongs.
This is a harsh country where even the roos or (Common Wallroos or Euros) are built like body-builders, with shaggy pelts to protect them from freezing cold nights and the demeanour of a cynical old barfly that's been through more than his fair share of strife.
Like many landscapes in Australia, the beauty is one of rugged charm and it takes time to look, listen, smell and feel the Earth, to get to know the place. Arkaba used to be a working sheep station but today, it's devoted to conservation.
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Introduction and objectives
For the European Commission, the "Space Science Shop – S3" definition is "a non-profit organization bringing together students, researchers and civil society (civil society organizations, public authorities, SMEs, designers, innovators, etc. to tackle real life issues and explore opportunities for a sustainable future".
In the FabSpace 2.0 project, the scope is to provide support in response to issues of these stakeholders, offering a demand-driven and bottom-up approach to the FabSpace facility. As a Space Science Shop (S3) these activities are done free or for a modest sum.
The stakeholders' issues will be translated into challenges that will be useful for all the others will be exploited as a subject for students formation, or for local workshop or contest, as well as 'running challenges' in the FabSpace location. Thus number and interest of challenges collected is the critical point to attract participants with different interests, sensibilities, and innovative abilities.
In the FabSpace 2.0 project, the main objectives of the S3 are:
- Settle universities as key partners for local community and stakeholders
- Have concrete topic for the student's education but also for the innovation events
- Raise interest of students and stakeholders for space and open data
- Highlight FabSpace as the dedicated 'open innovation' structure
Each S3 has a Country leader who will be the contact point for the stakeholders. The FabSpace location in each country also has basic materials to work in a group as a whiteboard, stickers, post-it and so on.
Different steps can be defined in the S3 implementation:
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2- Translate the needs in challenges, check their feasibility
3- Answer to the challenge
4- After the challenge
These steps are overlapped as we need new challenges during the project duration. However, for each need identified, these steps will be done.
1-Collects the needs and the societal challenges of stakeholders, linked to application domains of FabSpace and uses (i.e., Agriculture and Forestry; Energy; Environment and resource efficiency; Intelligent Transport Systems; Smart cities; Health and well-being; etc.). To collect needs, we are communicating about FabSpace and all the FabSpace partners are raising awareness on the potentials of Earth Observation, geodata-based applications,
- Face to face discussion with partner's networks to upstream needs
- Participation in external events with a FabSpace booth, a speech to present the project, make demonstration etc.
- A dedicated page on the FabSpace Website and an open innovation platform (web-based) to inform.
- Organize 'conference' or 'workshop' in the FabSpace
2-Make the expressed needs usable, means the FabSpace team will translate (or to help the stakeholder to translate) the expressed needs in a challenge usable by students. Translate doesn't mean only translate for a foreign language to the English language but mainly help the stakeholder to express precisely the problem and the needs. The FabSpace manager will verify if the challenge seems feasible. At this stage, the behavior of the IP of the solution provided at the end by the FabSpace will be clarified with the stakeholder. The legislation is different in each country but the FabSpace teams are careful about the students' rights not to be spoiled. If the challenge is judged eligible, then it can be proposed to local FabSpace participants but also to other FabSpace (except in the case of refusal of the stakeholders).
3-Answer to the challenges is depending on the challenge's topic and format (time to solve estimated, the level of complexity…) which can be proposed during the universities education courses, or during dedicated events or in a constantly updated offer in the FabSpace. The stakeholders are encouraged to actively participate in the resolution of the challenge, for example with an initial presentation, follow-up on the working teams, participation in events etc.
4-And after, importantly we will keep the contact with the stakeholder after the end of the challenges. This will be a key point to have a FabSpace community at all. Moreover, the FabSpace manager will keep track of the challenges, the discussions about the challenge and solutions proposed.


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On Nov. 27, 2017 at approximately 7:20 a.m. EMS responded to a report of an injured male inside a home along the 1200 block of 9 Avenue North. The male was pronounced dead at the scene and police were subsequently contacted. The deceased has been identified as a 45-year-old Lethbridge resident.
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This time China's property bubble really could burst
The greater risk to China lies in the pervasive consequences of any property bust. Property investment has grown to account for about 13 per cent of gross domestic product, roughly double the US share at the height of the bubble in 2007. Add related sectors, such as steel, cement and other construction materials, and the figure is closer to 16 per cent. The broadly defined property sector accounts for about a third of fixed-asset investment, which Beijing is supposed to be subordinating to the target of economic rebalancing in favour of household consumption. It accounts for about a fifth of commercial bank loans but is used as collateral in at least two-fifths of total lending. The booming property market, moreover, has produced bounteous revenues from land sales, which fuel much local and provincial government infrastructure spending.
The reason things look different today is the realisation of chronic oversupply. As the property slowdown has kicked in, housing starts, completions and sales have turned markedly lower, especially outside the principal cities. Inventories of unsold homes in Beijing are reported to have risen from seven to 12 months' supply in the year to April. But when it comes to homes under construction and total sales, the bulk is in "tier two" cities, where the overhang of unsold homes has risen to about 15 months; and in tier three and four cities, where it is about 24 months.
The anti-corruption crackdown, often targeting individuals who have built up ostentatious property wealth, has poured cold water over the market, in which, according to a recent investment bank report, the richest 1 per cent of households is estimated to own about a third of residential property. Elsewhere, the tightening of credit terms, including funding costs for property developers, especially in the shadow banking sector, is taking its toll. Rates of return on commercial property and infrastructure, and cash flows for developers and local government, have been deteriorating.
The crunch in the property market, and for the economy, will come when land and property prices fall more broadly across the country. Official data still show that property prices in 70 cities were 8 per cent higher in March than a year ago – but prices have actually fallen since the end of 2013.
If activity levels and prices weaken further, Beijing's resolve not to respond with traditional stimulus programmes is unlikely to hold. We should expect a potpourri that might include: extra spending on infrastructure and environment programmes; faster urbanisation in inland and western provinces; some relaxation on restraints on homebuying, such as mortgage deposits; and, ultimately, new monetary easing.
Such steps may provide financial markets and the economy with some short-term relief. But if Beijing goes too far it will undermine the essential strategy of rebalancing the economy, in which case the negative economic impact would be larger and last longer. China is different from the west in many ways but the real economic effects of a burst property bubble are the same the world over. Beijing will have to cope with them in the next two years but the rest of us should be prepared for the deflationary consequences in a still fractious global recovery phase.
The writer is the former chief economist of, and now independent economic adviser to, UBS.
The Perils of Financial Freedom
Adair Turner, former Chairman of the United Kingdom's Financial Services Authority, is a member of the UK's Financial Policy Committee and the House of Lords.
It has emerged that the bank has adapted its "too big to fail" strategy to deflect any damage arising from criminal charges away from the group as a whole. A special holding company, CS International Advisors, was set up last December to house all US client accounts that fall under the investigation.
"Under this construct, the group and its parent company would be responsible for paying fines, but the new subsidiary might bear the weight of any criminal indictment," Peter V Kunz, an expert in international corporate law at the University of Bern, told swissinfo.ch.
"This is important because the US, in all likelihood, could not tolerate any Credit Suisse subsidiaries operating in the US if the parent company has been issued with a criminal indictment."
CS International Advisors may have been created by the bank as a sacrificial lamb for the US Department of Justice, speculated Kunz.
"In addition to issuing stiff financial penalties, the DoJ needs a symbolic scalp to show that they are being tough," Kunz said. "Credit Suisse is dangling just such a trophy in front of them."
In short, the holding company resembles a hastily constructed garden shed at the end of the garden designed to be obliterated by a storm while protecting the main building.
Banks act
Driven on by demanding regulators, UBS and Credit Suisse have shown no lack of effort or will to shed billions of francs worth of risky assets and substantially swell loss absorbing capital reserves.
For example, after the 2011 rogue trading scandal, UBS slashed its investment banking business and vowed to halve the CHF300 billion of risky assets that were sitting on its books by 2016.
But both are still deemed too big to fail, and as such, pose too big a threat to the country's economy.
It is easy to understand why neither institution, along with Zurich Cantonal Bank (ZKB) - the other systemically relevant institution - could be allowed to go bust.
What is too big to fail?
Such vital services include retail deposit and savings accounts, mortgage loans and lines of credit to companies – the finance that greases the wheels of business and households.
When a financial institution has captured a large share of this domestic market, its bankruptcy could cause chaos.
Governments and regulators also take into account the number of people who are employed domestically by such banks. The prospect of tens of thousands of workers losing their jobs all at once is hard to stomach.
Then there is the value that these institutions add to the domestic economy as a whole to be taken into consideration. Profits generated by services offered by banks add up to a large chunk of the gross domestic product whilst, in normal times, corporations and their employees contribute a large slice of taxes.
UBS and Credit Suisse were named as 'too big to fail' banks from the onset, but ZKB was added to the list by the Swiss National Bank in November, 2013.
On May 7, Finma released estimates of how much capital reserves UBS Credit Suisse will have to set aside (capital ratios) by 2019, when too big to fail laws fully come into effect, and how much of their own trading can be financed by debt (leverage ratio).
Based on the current state of the banks' books, UBS would have a minimum capital ratio of 19.2% and a leverage ratio of 4.6% while the smaller Credit Suisse would be set a capital ratio of 16.7% and a leverage ratio of 4%.
However, Finma stressed that the estimates are likely to change as the banks continue to shed risk.
Worth to the economy
Credit Suisse has 1.8 million domestic clients spread among its retail, asset management and wealth management businesses. It also has CHF95 billion ($108 billion) share of residential mortgage loans on its books out of a total of around CHF690 billion across all Swiss banks.
ZKB claims to have cornered between 6-8% of the household loans market with almost CHF70 billion in outstanding residential mortgages. Between them, all three banks currently employ more than 50,000 people in Switzerland while supporting many other jobs indirectly.
Just before the financial crisis struck, the combined balance sheets of UBS and Credit Suisse were six times larger than Switzerland's entire economic output. That ratio has now shrunk to two and a half times gross domestic product, but the loss of just one bank would still leave a large hole in Switzerland's economy.
New plumbing
While exact details are thin on the ground, the driving force is to bundle vital Swiss services in holding companies based in Switzerland and house riskier investment banking and US wealth management businesses under different legal constructs in Britain and the US.
The theory is that each holding company could be liquidated without affecting the others in the event of a catastrophe. The banks also hope that the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (Finma), the country's regulator, will be impressed enough to ease up on capital requirement demands.
But Finma is so far playing hard to get, only saying that each bank has to jump through yet more (unspecified) hoops to qualify for such relief.
"The fact that a bank has created a new holding structure does not automatically result in minimum capital requirements relief," Finma spokesman Vinzenz Mathys told swissinfo.ch. "Holding structures could count as one measure that addresses resolution and recovery requirements under too big to fail regulations, but a range of other measures also need to be fulfilled."
ZKB, the smallest of the 'too big to fail' banks, does not anticipate having to change its structure as it has fewer international operations. Like Credit Suisse, ZKB is under active criminal investigation in the US for alleged tax evasion offences, but the cantonal bank is keeping its legal strategy to itself.
Read more at http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/daniel-gros-assesses-the-surprises--both-good-and-bad--in-the-decade-since-the-eu-admitted-ten-new-members#hxCKubyAYo7aEpBc.99
Daniel Gros is Director of the Brussels-based Center for European Policy Studies. He has worked for the International Monetary Fund, and served as an economic adviser to the European Commission, the European Parliament, and the French prime minister and finance minister. He is the editor of Economie Internationale and International Finance.
$1.4 Quadrillion Derivatives Meltdown, Chaos & $11,000 Gold
May 10, 2014
Greyerz: "Eric, every day we get reminders that hyperinflation is on its way. The Congressional Budget Office now estimates that U.S. government debt will rise by $10 trillion to $27 trillion by 2024. This of course means that deficits will escalate and money printing likewise because with the U.S. running chronic deficits, no one will buy the Treasury debt. This means it all needs to be monetized, and thus bought by the Fed.
The consequences of this debt monetization will be horrendous. The dollar will collapse and interest rates will surge. This reminds me of what the world witnessed in the 1970s. To be older doesn't always mean we are wiser, but it does give us a major advantage when it comes to experience....
"In 1972 I came to the U.K. from Switzerland and was CFO of the United Kingdom's largest electronic retailer, Dixon's. I got my first options in the company at 1.30 pounds. Three years later those options were worth 11 pence. They were down from 1.30 to 11 pence. And I bought my first house in the U.K. in 1973.
A year after I bought my house I paid 21 percent interest on my mortgage. That was for a short time and then I paid about 18 percent for a long time. You ask yourself: How many people today could keep their homes if they had to pay 18 percent interest? Well, almost nobody.
Of course at that time there was a major recession worldwide, but in addition the U.K. had a coal miners strike and a three-day work week. The other two days there was no electricity. So if you take Dixon's, we had to sell electrical equipment such as televisions with candle-lights. Of course I couldn't show the people that they were working.
That led to a shortage of candles. We had to get our candles from Switzerland. In 1972 inflation in the U.K. was 8 percent and in 1974 it was 16 percent. By 1980 it was 18 percent. We had a period of eight years with inflation in the mid-teens. So what happened to the currency?
In 1972 when I came to the U.K. one pound gave you 10 Swiss francs. By 1978 you only got three Swiss francs for one pound. So the pound had declined by two-thirds. Today you get only about 1.50. This tells you what happens to a weak currency in a badly managed economy. Luckily at the time the world wasn't dependent on computers. Today a 3-day week would mean that the whole society would be paralyzed.
The reason why I am mentioning this very valuable experience is that the situation in the U.S. and many other countries is very similar to the 1970s. And the exponentially rising debt levels in the U.S. as well as many other countries over the next 10 years will guarantee hyperinflation. This will mean very high interest rates and collapsing currencies.
Of course this vicious circle will lead to higher interest rates with lower tax revenues. If we add to that problems in the financial system, with bad debt levels rising dramatically and the $1.4 quadrillion in derivatives blowing up, it's not difficult to envisage massive hyperinflation.
But circling back to the 1970s, in 1972 when I came to the U.K. gold was $40. Over the next eight years gold went to $850. But it wasn't a straight ride. In December 1974 gold was $204. In August 1976 gold plunged to $108. That was a massive 50 percent correction, and everyone thought that the bull market in gold was over. Then from August 1976 to January 1980 gold went up 8.5 times in price. So if we look at the price today at roughly $1,300, 8.5 times that would be $11,000.
But this is not the 1970s. Government debt and money printing worldwide are much, much greater. And virtually the whole world today is in trouble. In addition we have massive geopolitical risks. And it will not be like 1980-2000 when it comes to the gold correction. We are not going to see a similar correction after gold reaches a peak in the next few years.
At that time gold will either be money, because people will not trust paper money, or gold will be some other part of the monetary system. Therefore I don't expect to get more than just a slight correction after this massive gold rally that we will see in the next few years.
But with regard to the short term, I still believe that gold and silver will rise to levels that few people can imagine. This is why people shouldn't worry about the short-term price. People are holding gold to protect their wealth and they will need this protection in coming years."


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Ganesh Satish struck his maiden first class double hundred and stumper Muralidharen Gautam scored an unbeaten 130 to lead Karnataka to a narrow 24-run first innings lead over Chennai in their Group B Ranji Trophy match, which ended in a draw in Chennai on Monday.
Satish and Gautam batted superbly as Karnataka scored 323 runs on the fourth and final day to amass 562 for six in their first innings and walk away with three points from the high-scoring clash.
The visitors began the day at 239 for three and had a daunting task at hand to score 300 runs to overhaul Chennai's total of 538 for four declared.
The highest total on the first three days was 260 but Satish and Gautam frustrated the Chennai bowlers with some resolute batting.
Satish's unbeaten 200 came off 418 balls as he batted through the day after resuming at his overnight score of 65. His knock included 19 boundaries, including one shot over the fence.
Karnataka lost overnight batsman Amit Verma (31) and Stuart Binny (10) but Gautam supported Satish well.
When Gautam retired hurt and left the field, Sunil Raju came to bat. He scored 13 before being stumped off Malolan Rangarajan.
Gautam re-joined Satish and batted till the end of the day. He took 171 balls for his 131, laced with 13 boundaries.
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Chennai 1st innings: 538 for four declared
Karnataka 1st innings: 562 for 6 in 187.4 overs. (Ganesh Satish 200 not out, M Gautam 130 not out; M Rangarajan 3/119).


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Messaging. The 5 most popular messaging apps feature 3.5 billion monthly active users, according to Statista, and marketers are beginning to take notice. Facebook has already integrated branded campaigns into Facebook Messenger and plans to do more of this come Spring 2016. Whatsapp is opening up their platform for business accounts. Snapchat has introduced Snapchat Discover and the option for any advertiser or individual to create their own geofilter with Snapchat on Demand. Messaging is already huge in the digital world. Expect digital marketers to make it even bigger.
Live streaming. Facebook Live, Periscope, and even the smaller Meerkat, are rapidly becoming more relevant – people want their information in real time. What does this mean for marketers? A timeless piece of advice: go where your audience is. If your audience is hooked on Periscope, find a way to personalize and humanize your brand by creating interactive content. You need to be engaging with your audience more and more on these platforms.
Big data and real-time analytics. Historically, marketers viewed data as something static and tied to reporting. But data is now more dynamic, accessible, and broadly understood. This will open up new opportunities for messaging optimization – but, more importantly, this access to data will challenge marketers to become more nimble and responsive.


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Love is for the young
or the young of mind.
It is foolish, reckless,
it is responsible
for more than one crime.
As a young man, I dove in
to several pools' deep ends.
The waters were warm,
Clear, and embracing.
I surfaced every time free of the bends.
Years expanded the blue.
I swam the deltas and rivers
that invaded my closed places.
Until I arrived to endless seas whose
cold depth made my heart shiver.
Sometimes I still jump without looking,
but the ocean beds are dusty and dry.
If there are always other fish in the sea,
then they've grown wings to fly.
All that's left are brittle bones
that creak, groan and sigh.


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Today, Sunlight offers Ghazal (Ode) 436, from Molana Rumi's "Diwan-e
Shams ("The collection of Shams), in poetic versions by Star and Barks, in
a relatively contemporary translation by Arberry, and in the classic literal
translation by Nicholson, with footnotes:
"Who is at my door?"
He said, "Who is at my door?"
I said, "Your humble servant."
He said, "What business do you have?"
I said, "To greet you, 0 Lord."
He said, "How long will you journey on?"
I said, "Until you stop me."
He said, "How long will you boil in the fire?"
I said, "Until I am pure.
"This is my oath of love.
For the sake of love
I gave up wealth and position."
He said, "You have pleaded your case
but you have no witness."
I said, "My tears are my witness;
the pallor of my face is my proof.'
He said, "Your witness has no credibility;
your eyes are too wet to see."
I said, "By the splendor of your justice
my eyes are clear and faultless."
He said, "What do you seek?"
I said, "To have you as my constant friend."
He said, "What do you want from me?"
I said, "Your abundant grace."
He said, "Who was your companion on the journey?
I said, "The thought of you, 0 King."
He said, "What called you here?"
I said, "The fragrance of your wine."
He said, "What brings you the most fulfillment?"
I said, "The company of the Emperor."
He said, "What do you find there?"
I said, "A hundred miracles."
He said, "Why is the palace deserted?"
I said, "They all fear the thief."
He said, "Who is the thief?"
I said, "The one who keeps me from -you.
He said, "Where is there safety?"
I said, "In service and renunciation."
He said, "What is there to renounce?"
I said, "The hope of salvation."
He said, "Where is there calamity?"
I said, "In the presence of your love."
He said, "How do you benefit from this life?"
I said, "By keeping true to myself
Now it is time for silence.
If I told you about His true essence
You would fly from your self and be gone,
and neither door nor roof could hold you back!
-- Version by Jonathan Star
"Rumi - In the Arms of the Beloved"
Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam, New York 1997
"Talking through the door"
You said, "Who's at the door?"
I said, "Your slave."
You said, "What do you want?"
"To see you and bow."
"How long will you wait?"
"Until you call."
"How long will you cook?"
Till the resurrection."
We talked through the door. I claimed
a great love and that I had given up
what the world gives to be in that love.
You said, "Such claims require a witness."
I said, "This longing, these tears."
You said, "Discredited witnesses."
I said, "Surely not!"
You said, "Who did you come with?"
"The majestic imagination you gave me."
What do you want from me?"
Then you asked, Where have you been
most comfortable?"
"In the palace."
"What did you see there?"
"Amazing things."
"Then why is it so desolate?"
"Because all that can be taken away in a second."
"Who can do that?"
"This clear discernment."
"Where can you live safely then?"
"In surrender."
"What is this giving up?"
"A peace that saves us."
"Is there no threat of disaster?"
"Only what comes in your street,
inside your love."
"How do you walk there?"
"In perfection."
Now silence. If I told more of this conversation,
those listening would leave themselves.
There would be no door,
now roof or window either!
-- Poetic version by Coleman Barks
"The Essential Rumi"
HarperSanFrancisco, 1995
He said, "Who is at the door?" I said, "Your humble slave."
He said, "What is your business?" I said, "Lord, to greet you."
He said, "How long will you drive?" I said, "Until you call."
He said, "How long will you boil?" I said, "Till the resurrection."
I laid claim to love, I swore many oaths that for love's sake I
had lost kingship and nobility.
He said, "For a claim the cadi requires witness." I said, "My
witness is my tears, my sign the pallor of my cheeks."
He said, "Your witness is invalid; your eye is wet-skirted."* I
said, "By the splendour of your justice, they are just and without
He said, "Who was your companion?" I said, "Your fantasy, O
King." He said, "Who summoned you hither?" I said, "The scent
of your cup."
He said, "What is your intention?" I said, "Fidelity and friend-
ship." He said, "What do you desire of me?" I said, "Your
universal grace."
He said, "Where is it most agreeable?" I said, "Caesar's pal-
ace."* He said, "What did you see there?" I said, "A hundred
He said, "Why is it desolate?" I said, "For fear of the highway-
man." He said, "Who is the highwayman?" I said, "'this blame."
He said, "Where is safety?" I said, "In abstinence and godli-
ness." He said, "What is abstinence?" I said, "The way of salva-
He said, "Where is calamity?" I said, "In the street of your
love." He said, "How fare you there?" I said, "In perfect recti-
Silence! For if I were to utter his subtleties you would come
forth from yourself, neither door nor roof would remain to you.
-- Translation by A. J. Arberry
"Mystical Poems of Rumi 1"
The University of Chicago Press, 1968
* Wet-skirted": i.e. defiled and impure, with tears of blood.
* A play on "qasr" (palace) and "Quaisar" (Ceasar).
He said: "Who is at the door?" Said I: "Thy humble
He said: "What business have you?" Said I: "Lord, to
greet thee."
He said: "How long will you push?" Said I: "Till thou call."
He said: "How long will you glow?"* Said I: "Till resurrection."
I laid claim to love, I took oaths
That for love I had lost sovereignty and power.
He said: "A judge demands witness as regards a claim."
Said I: "Tears are my witness, paleness of face my
He said: "The witness is not valid; your eye is corrupt."*
Said I: "By the majesty of thy justice they are just*
and clear of sin."*
He said: "What do you intend?" Said I: "Constancy and
He said: "What do you want of me?" Said I: "Thy
universal grace."
He said: "Who was your companion?" Said I: "Thought
of thee, O King."
He said: "Who called you here?" Said I: "The odour of
thy cup."
He said: "Where is it pleasantest?" Said I: "The
emperor's palace."
He said: "What saw you there?" Said I: "A hundred
He said: "Why is it desolate?" Said I: "From fear of
the brigand."*
He said: "Who is the brigand?" Said I: "This blame."
He said: "Where is it safe?" Said I: "In abstinence and
He said: "What is abstinence?" Said I: "The path of
He said: "Where is calamity?"* Said I: "In the
neighborhood of thy love."
He said: "How fare you there?" Said I: "In steadfastness."*
I gave you a long trial, but it availed me nothing;*
Repentance lights on him who tests one tested already.
Peace! If I should utter forth his mystic sayings,
You would go beside yourself, neither door nor roof
would restrain you.
-- 47.4 ("Lachnau Edition of the Divani Shamsi Tabriz)
"Selected Poems from the Divani Shamsi Tabriz"
Edited and translated by Reynold A. Nicholson
Cambridge, At the University Press, 1898, 1952
Nicholson's footnotes:
This poem affords an example of the rhetorical artifice
called Question and Answer.
* "glow" -- with fervid love.
* "The witness is not valid" -- The judge invalidated the
* " your eye is corrupt" -- In T. 310. 6a the word is used
in its literal sense:
By the eye of thy countenance the eyes of lovers are
fringed with tears.
* "By the majesty of thy justice they are just" -- for the
adjectival force cf. 'The balance is just...'
* "sin" -- the ordinary meaning is penalty,' forfeit,'
but according to the "Ghiyasu llghat' it sometimes means
shame,' contrition.' Thus clear of sin' may be translated
'having no cause for shame,' i.e., innocent.
* "the brigand" -- worldly censure, which is apt to produce
backsliding. Cf. Hafiz, II. 496. 6:
I said, "They blame my fond pursuit of thee;
Who ever loved and lived from slander free?
* "the path of salvation" -- cf. The proverb (Freytag,
Vol. I. p. 14): Salvation from the world is to renounce
the things of the world. But the poet, be it remarked,
does not value striving 'except as a means of gaining the
ultimate knowledge of God which only union can give.' Cf.
Striving to sow is abstinence,
Making the seed grow is knowledge.
(Masnavi, 541, 5).
* "calamity" -- Calamity, grief and pain are often synonymous
with love in the language of the mystics. cf. Hafiz (II. 252. 3):
Thine eye hath wrought my ruin, but so my love
Send it, a thousand welcomes to the woe!
* "steadfastness" Jurjani (Kitabu tta'rifat, p. 19) gives
three definitions of this word. The last is: 'continuance, the
non-preference of any thing to God.' Here, I think, it signifies
the permanent spiritual condition (magham), which never
deviates into sense,' opposed to the momentary state of
exaltation (hal).
* "I gave you a long trial, but it availed me nothing"-- This
beyt occurs in Hafiz, II. 496. 3, where the first misra' reads:
'No matter how much I taught, it availed me nothing'
The proverb will be found in Freytag, Vol. II. P. 730.
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Trump Was 'Right' on anti-Semitic Incidents, White House Says
Noting arrest of Israeli-American teen for bomb threats against Jewish communities, Spicer says media should not 'rush to judgement.'
WASHINGTON - White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said on Monday during his daily press briefing that President Trump "was right" when he said that some of the anti-Semitic incidents in the United States may be "the reverse" of what they look like.
Spicer said that the media should not "rush to judgement" when it comes to hate crimes, and brought up the Israeli-American teen who is being investigated by the Israeli police in connection to the wave of bomb threats against Jewish community centers.
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The teen arrested this week on suspicion of making a host of bomb threats on Jewish institutions worldwide has been making such cyberattacks for two years, but only recently was his capture given high priority, according to police sources who spoke with Haaretz.
The sources attributed the turnabout to pressure from United States President Donald Trump. A few weeks ago, after Trump announced that the FBI would do everything in its power to catch the perpetrator, the agency sent 12 investigators from its cybercrime unit to Israel to assist the Israeli investigation.
The 19-year-old was arrested in the Israeli city of Ashkelon on Thursday by cybercrimes unit of the Israel Police, seizing computers and other items investigators say helped the suspect evade detection.
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Valencia Summit Neighborhood – Homes for Sale
The Valencia Summit neighborhood is truly one of the most prized and cherished communities in all of Valencia CA. In addition to the first hand local neighborhood information we also include Valencia Summit homes for sale. Have a look at this community and you'll see why realtors call it the "prize of SCV!" As a longtime local resident and Valencia realtor, I can easily identify the most popular areas and neighborhoods by my everyday marketing analysis. The turnover rate here at the Summits is very low.
Once residents buy a home in the Valencia Summit neighborhood, they tend to stay! It's obvious the residents love the area and they just won't budge! Keep in mind, when they do finally sell, the homes don't come cheap and they don't last long! If considering relocating anywhere in Valencia, we have plenty of readily available first hand information you'll need to help you learn more about the other neighborhoods of Valencia. Also, you're always welcome to contact us for additional information. Matt & Meray Gregory, 661-713-4799.
Homes for Sale in Valencia Summit Neighborhood
25860 Bellis Drive Valencia, CA 91355
26080 Charing Cross Road Valencia, CA 91355
24650 Brighton Drive #b Valencia, CA 91355
26512 Emerald Dove Drive Valencia, CA 91355
24361 Mornington Drive Valencia, CA 91355
The homes displayed above are all listed for sale in the local MLS and located in the Valencia Summit neighborhood. This should give you a general idea of what the homes are like, the features and the current market prices or home values. Simply click or tap any of the images to see more specific details for each home. Please keep in mind, all Valencia Summit home descriptions, prices and photos are as provided and posted by CA Realtors® for. All the content displayed should always be confirmed by visiting the property yourself and speaking with your own local real estate agent.
So, you're probably wondering what makes the Valencia Summit neighborhood so darn appealing? Have a look at some of the homes above and see for yourself. If you're interested in taking a firsthand look at the Summit home and neighborhoods, contact us and we'll be happy to take you out. Matt & Meray Gregory, 661-713-4799.
The Summit Neighborhood of Valencia
The Valencia Summit neighborhood was built in the late 1980's. The homes are gorgeous and available in a various styles, sizes and designs. The curb appeal is among the very best in all of Santa Clarita, and as a community, the overall beauty is unmatched.
Valencia is known for it's gorgeous looking and well planned communities. Then, don't forget the famous paseo systems. The Summit neighborhood of Valencia is all that, and much more. Still, what makes the Summit community so darn special? Well, we think we've nailed this right on the head. Certainly the overall beauty and awesome views are obvious, but the original developers and the HOA have managed to combine beauty and style, with the feeling of home! That's it. Not only do the homes and common areas look amazing, it doesn't make you feel like you're in a commercial resort. It feels like home.
This neighborhood of homes looks nothing like any typical track home community. They really don't look like cookie cutters, because the developer did a great job on design and attention to detail. Though they were built as such, the area projects that special individuality and inner beauty. Not only does the Valencia Summit neighborhood look beautiful, but it feels special and is really amazing!
When viewing the Valencia Summit homes for sale you might notice three different home types. There are single story homes, two story homes and some of the nicest townhomes in all of Valencia. The amenities are top flight and the Valencia Summit neighborhood homeowner's association dues are quite reasonable, usually under $60 at the time of this publication.
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Description Valencia Summit Neighborhood Homes
- Chelsea Homes - Built around 1986 the homes range in size from 1600 SF with 3 bedrooms and two baths, to over 3000 SF with 5 bedrooms with 3 baths. Although the the HOA amenities include a beautiful swimming pool, many of the homes have swimming pools and great backyards, perfect for entertaining.
- San Marino Homes - Built around 1988 the San Marino homes offer more of the same, but may run a little larger, with more two story homes. Some of the homes offer wonderful views.
- Stratford Collection Town Homes - Built in 1989, these Summit town homes are some of the best available in Valencia. For town homes, they are very nice sized with a typical size being from 1500 SF with 2 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms and there are also some 3+2's with over 2000 SF. These town homes really are amazing.
The photos below depict a typical Chelsea home and a view from the balcony
HOA Amenities
We mentioned how reasonable the HOA cost for single family homes, but the homeowner's association dues for the townhomes homes are much more expensive. Of course, with the Valencia Summit townhomes you also get the exterior upkeep. Also, there is no Mello Roos Tax. The community amenities include a pool, spa, BBQ's, and tennis, and much more.
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The thyroid glands are responsible for the production of thyroid hormones, the chief instigator for how quickly the body uses energy. That is, the speed at which energy is metabolized. Energy is taken into the body in the form of food, and under normal health conditions, the body burns this energy during the course of normal activity. However, under production of thyroid hormones can result in a sluggish metabolism, and too much energy being retained in the body, resulting in a burden of weight. The name for this condition is hypothyroidism, where the prefix hypo- means "under." It can be confounding to observe that even while your pet is eating very little, she is continuing to gain weight. This is because even the small amount of food energy she is taking in is being stored rather than released through the metabolic process.
Some of the other symptoms seen with this disorder are fatigue, coarse hair coat, slow heart rate, and itchy, dry skin. Your veterinarian can conduct some straightforward blood tests to determine if your pet has an underlying case of hypothyroidism. If the diagnosis is positive for hypothyroidism, your doctor can prescribe medication to treat it
Cushing's Disease (Hyperadrenocorticism)
Often seen in older animals, particularly older dogs, Cushing's disease is a disorder that arises from long-term overproduction of glucocorticoid hormones, which are an important aspect of protein, carbohydrate, and metabolic regulation. This hormone is related to the adrenal glands (found near the kidneys) and pituitary glands, developing when something in one of these glands is abnormal.
With pituitary Cushing's, the condition is most often caused by a tumor in the gland that is causing the gland to produce excess ACTH. This is the most common form of Cushing's. With adrenal Cushing's, the condition is caused by excess production of cortisol, a steroid hormone. Cushing 's disease is commonly symptomized by muscle weakness and wasting, extreme thirst, increased appetite, urinary tract infections, rapid weight gain, and hair loss.
One of the most apparent outward symptoms is a potbelly, which is due to the wasting of muscles in the abdomen and the shifting of fat into the abdominal area. If you suspect that your pet has Cushing's disease, you will need to take your pet to a veterinarian for a full blood, urine, and chemistry profile.
Some dogs, either because of their background, current living conditions, health or personal characteristic, will eat their dog food rapidly. This behavior is referred to as "wolfing down" food by some pet owners, and is often remarked upon as appearing as though the dog is swallowing its food without tasting or chewing it – or "gulping" it down. This is, in fact, pretty much what is happening. As the dog "wolfs down" its food, it is also swallowing large amounts of air.
What follows is a stomach full of unchewed food and excess air, resulting in a condition called gastric dilatation and volvulus syndrome (GDV), more commonly referred to as bloat. Besides the obvious distended belly, dogs suffering from bloat will often have symptoms of troubled breathing, rapid heartbeat, pain in the abdomen (on touch), drooling and collapse. This is a life-threatening condition requiring immediate medical attention. Bloat is most often seen in large, deep-chested breeds of dogs, such as Great Danes, German Shepherds, and Standard Poodles.
A medical condition in which the peritoneum becomes inflamed
The term for a type of medication that impacts immunity, metabolism, sexual characteristics, and other such elements of a living thing
Any type of chemical that is known to kill a parasite
The group of processes that involve the use of nutrients by the body
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March 27, 2013
Following on from Soundway's impressive Africa Special series that has until now focussed on the afrobeat and highlife of Nigeria and Ghana on the west coast, this collection swings things to the other side of the continent. Kenya Special: Selected East African Recordings from the 1970s & '80s sheds light what was a flourishing scene in Nairobi and Mombassa that combined traditional luo benga and swahili afrobeat with a more modern disco and funk groove.
Country-specific afro-pop compilations are not a new phenomenon. Nigera, the cradle of Fela Kuti's afrobeat has been treated, as have the surrounding West African regions of Ghana, Benin, Mali among several others. On the east coast, it has been Mulatu Astatke and the ethiopiques series that have dominated – although Awesome Tapes From Africa have ventured into Somalia for a release from Dur Dur Band. It comes as little surprise then that the intrepid compilers at Soundway have turned to Kenya for their latest collection.
Bringing together 32 tracks which were mostly only released as short-run 45's, the collection highlights Kenya's significant contribution to afro pop through it's greatest export, benga. Defined by its machine gun 4/4 beat and intricate guitar lines, benga tracks sit along side influence from Congolese Afro-cuban rumba, east coast chakacha, Southern African guitar music and "liquid soul".
Deeply researched but instantly accessible by sheer quality and drive of the music, Kenya Special crams an awful lot into the triple LP in the way only Miles Cleret and his Soundway label can.
Kenya Special: Selected East African Recordings from the 1970s & '80s will be available on 2CD from 29th April, and as 3LP on 20th May 2013.


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+ History of Haryana
On 1 Nov, 1966 Haryana was carved out from the state Punjab. Haryana state was formed on the recommendation of the Sardar Hukam Singh Parliamentary Committee. The formation of this committee was announced in the Parliament on 23 September 1965. On 23 April, 1966, acting on the recommendation of the Hukam Singh Committee, the Indian government set up the Shah Commission under the chairmanship of Justice J. C. Shah, to divide and set up the boundaries of Panjab and Haryana. The commission gave its report on 31 May, 1966. According to this report the then districts of Hissar , Mahendragarh , Gurgaon , Rohtak , and Karnal were to be a part of the new state of Haryana. Further the Tehsils of Jind (district Sangrur), Narwana (district Sangrur) Naraingarh , Ambala and Jagadhari were also included. The commission recommended that Tehsil Kharar (including Chandigarh) should also be a part fo Haryana. The city of Chandigarh , also a Punjabi speaking area of district Rupnagar was made a union territory to serve as capital of both these states. Chandigarh was due to transfer to state of Punjab in 1986, according to the Rajiv-Longowal Accord , but the transfer has been delayed pending an agreement on which parts of the Hindi speaking areas of Abohar and Fazilka , currently part of Firozpur District of Punjab, that should be transferred to Haryana in exchange.
Vedic Period
Many settlements dating back to the Indus Valley Civilization have been found along river Saraswati bed, at Naurangabad and Mittathal in Bhiwani District , Kunal , in Fatehabad District , Agroha and Rakhigarhi in Hisar District , Rukhi in Rohtak District and Banawali in Sirsa District . The ancient Vedic civilization also flourished on the banks of the Saraswati, and the hymns of Rigveda were composed here. In some ancient Hindu texts, the boundaries of Kurukshetra correspond roughly to the state of Haryana. Thus according to the Taittiriya Aranyaka 5.1.1., the Kurukshetra region is south of Turghna (Srughna/Sugh in Sirhind , Punjab ), north of Khandava ( Delhi and Mewat region), east of Maru (desert) and west of Parin. Mahaharata , the great epic of India mentions Haryana as Bahudhhanyaka , 'land of plentiful grains' and Bahudhana , 'land of immense riches'. Several places mentioned in Mahabharata correspond to modern day cities in Haryana: Prithudaka ( Pehowa ), Tilprastha (Tilput), Panprastha ( Panipat ) and Sonprastha ( Sonipat ). Gurgaon refers to the village of the Guru Dronacharya . The great battle between the Kauravas and the Pandavas took place near the city of Kurukshetra . Krishna preached the Bhagvad Gita to the reluctant Arjuna there. .For eighteen days following that, armies from all over India battled in the plains of Kurukshetra to decide who sits on the throne of Hastinapur . Maharaja Agrasen is said to have established a flourishing city of merchants at Agroha near modern Hisar . Legend has it that anyone wishing to settle in the city was given a brick and a rupee by each of the city's lakh residents. Thus, they would have enough bricks to build a house and enough money to start a business of their own.
Medieval Period
After ousting the Huns , king Harshavardhana established his capital at Thanesar near Kurukshetra in the 7th century AD. After his death, the kingdom disintegrated. The region, however, remained strategically important for the rulers of Delhi, as it lay in the path of invaders from the northwest. Prithviraj Chauhan established a fort at Hansi in the 12th century. Muhammad Ghori conquered this area in the Second Battle of Tarain . Following his death, the Delhi Sultanate was established that ruled much of India for several centuries. The earliest reference to 'Hariana' occurs in a Sanskrit inscription dated 1328 AD kept in Delhi Museum, which refers to this region as The heaven on earth , indicating that it was fertile and relatively peaceful at that time. Firoz Shah Tughlaq established a fort at Hisar in 1354 to further fortify the region, and also constructed canals or rajwahas as they were referred to in the Indo-Persian historical texts. The three famous battles of Panipat took place near the modern town of Panipat . The first battle took place in 1526, where Babur , the ruler of Kabul defeated Ibrahim Lodi of the Delhi Sultanate , through the use of field artillery . This battle marked the beginning of the Mughalempire in India. In the second battle of Panipat ( November 5 , 1556 ), Akbar 's general Bairam Khan defeated Hemu , and paved the way for Akbar's reign. The Third Battle of Panipat was fought in 1761 between the Afghan warlord Ahmad Shah Abdali and the Marathas under Sadashivrao Bhau of Pune. Ahmad Shah won decisively, on January 13 , 1761
British Raj
During the British Raj , most of Haryana formed part of the Punjab province. Some parts were ruled by the princely states of Loharu , Nabha , Jind and Patiala . During the Indian rebellion of 1857 , several leaders from this region, including Rao Tula Ram , participated actively. Later, during the Indian Freedom fight people from Haryana took part actively and fought a lot of battles with them. A lot of battles were fought by not only the Kings of territories but by the farmers also. British army was defeated at a lot of places. Some most important fights were from Sonipat , Rohtak , Sirsa and Hissar. In Sirsa the famous battle of Chormar was fought. Later, leaders like Sir Chhotu Ram played an important role in the politics of the Punjab province. Rao Tula Ram was one of the most important leaders of the 1857 revolt .
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If so, you may be interested in this course which we hope to run in the New Year!
Students will study 3 units (at Level 2) or 5 units (at Level 3) to include organising and running an event in order to make money for local charities. Such events will be tailored to meet the interests of the students and can be business, community or sports related.
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- LAN Party – A competition and party for gaming enthusiasts.
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The NEO question
The 17th european ISTAT conference is over – more than 550 people joined the event. For me it was my first ISTAT conference and a very special experience, as I am en engineer and at this conference I learned to see the aviation industry from a bankers, lessors and an appraisers perspective. And this perspective is very different – money (sometimes sadly) rules the world, as we all know.
And when I as an engineer and environmentally conscious guy of course would like to see a new engine on the current narrowbody families, the folks who live from buying, selling and financing aircraft are not really enthusiastic about it.
They fear that their current assets loose their value once the –NEO versions (or how ever they would be called) come to market.
But is that really the case, I wonder? There are 4,349 A320 family aircraft in operation as of September 30, according to the Airbus O&D spreadsheet, 3,411 B737NG were delivered by September 2010 (and just a few of them are out of service). There will be approximately 4,000 more A320/B737's delivered by late 2015, when a reengined model could enter service.
These reengined aircraft will not hit the second-hand market for, say, another 10 years, at least not in greater numbers. So why on earth should there be a big hit on residual values for the not-NEO narrowbody aircraft? I don't get it – but a I am just an engineer…;-)
One of the biggest opponent at the conference was the self-described "godfather of aircraft leasing" S. Udvar-Hazy, who described his role in the aviation industry as to ensure that the aircraft manufacturers don't become like car manufacturers and bring a new model to market every four years or so. He also played down the benefits of the reengining: 15% fuel burn improvement would relate to 5% DOC improvements, given that fuel costs relate to about one third of direct operating costs. In my mind fuel costs will account for more than one third in the foreseeable future with oil prices just again climbing north of $80/barrel and the IEA raising the oil demand forecast.
But SUH further downplays the benefits when referring to John Leahy, who would like to raise list prices for the NEO's by $7-8m, what it half of the benefit over 20 years operating a NEO aircraft. So, SUH says, the benefit is just 2-3%, which could be further eroded by higher costs for training maintenance personnel and lost commonality.
The environmental benefit he calls as PR benefit for the outside world. Tell that your neighbors living next to an airport: I am sure that an aircraft that is roughly 5dB (per measuring point) less noisy is more than just PR for them – it would be a benefit in quality of life! And as I explained earlier it can also be worth a few percentage points in COC, at least in
But then I find another inconsistency in SUH's argumentation: if the new engine would be worth only 2% in DOC, why should the older aircraft loose their value. I can understand that they would loose value, if the newer aircraft is way better, but not when the difference is so small.
Lufthansa's fleet chief Nico Buchholz on Monday called the improvements for the –NEO sufficient. On Tuesday he kind of backed away a little bit, saying that he would like to see a new aircraft, but would consider taking the second best option if the best one is not available.
SUH was asked what he thinks about the CSeries, as at the Farnborough Airshow he ordered almost every aircraft but the CSeries. His message was clear (at least to me): the money he got from investors has to work, i.e. to make money. So he cannot place an order for an aircraft he gets four or five years later and only then can earn money through leasing rates. So we can expect an order for the CSeries once the aircraft is in production and available delivery slots are not too far away.


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In our current financial situation, it's still important to focus on celebrating the holidays, and doing it cheaply is all the more crucial. These non-feature DVDs are available through your Kansas City Public Library. Have a great holiday!
Amahl and the Night Visitors
This Gian Carlo Menotti opera has long been a holiday favorite. It tells of a handicapped shepherd boy and his mother visited by the Three Wise Men on their way to Bethlehem.
The Brian Setzer Orchestra Live: Christmas Extravaganza!
The orchestra gives its unique take on such seasonal fare as "Dig that Crazy Santa Claus," "Winter Wonderland," and "Everybody's Waitin' for the Man with the Bag."
Classic TV Christmas
Enjoy classic Christmas episodes from such early television favorites as The Red Skelton Show, The Jack Benny Show, and Ozzie and Harriet.
Harry Connick, Jr.: Harry for the Holidays
Harry Connick offers up a selection of Christmas songs done with a New Orleans-influenced flair.
Jacques Pepin's Christmas Celebration
Be inspired by Jacques and his daughter who offer ideas for their perfect feast for the holidays.


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As an energy management, sustainability, and supply chain solutions provider, FirstCarbon Solutions' (FCS) heritage is unique in that we started out in the boardroom helping companies like yours uncover opportunities to improve business processes and operational efficiencies, optimize resource use, and increase profits.
Take a quick look at our company's history.
ADEC Solutions (now ADEC Group) is foundedADEC Group specializes in Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO), managing back-office processes for Fortune 500 companies. It is now a global enterprise with over 5,500 employees and operations in North America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia.
ADEC Solutions begins managing environmental dataOverwhelmed by the sheer manpower required to track carbon emissions and other environmental data, our clients ask us to manage it for them.
FirstCarbon Solutions (FCS) is established as a stand-alone energy and sustainability management firmAs environmental sustainability gain more attention and importance from businesses worldwide, ADEC Group establishes FCS to help companies, governments, institutions and non-profit organizations monitor and manage greenhouse gas emissions.Over time, FCS has expanded its solutions and services beyond carbon management to now include energy and supply chain solutions, among others.
ADEC Solutions achieves ISO 14001:2004 CertificationADEC Solutions, FCS's sister company, receives ISO 14001:2004 certification for environmental management system (EMS). This acknowledges ADEC Group's commitment and adherence to recognized best practices for effective environmental management assuring our stakeholders that environmental impacts are being measured and improved. This enables FCS to develop and implement policies and objectives in compliance with the physical and legal requirements asked by regulating bodies and governments.
FCS expands its team of environmental experts teamFCS rounds out our team with seasoned environmental consultants whose additional expertise in project managing multiple programs enables us to increase bottom line value for our clients like leveraging years of experience to provide fiduciary oversight as well as management accountability.
FCS acquires Enverity Corporation and its FirstCarbon ghgTrack™ Software
With this acquisition of a leading environmental software firm, FCS is able to provide its clients with more comprehensive software solutions to better meet the broad spectrum of their needs.
FCS expands operations in China
The company offers the Mandarin version of FirstCarbon ghgTrack™ software. The company also opens offices in Hong Kong and Beijing.
FCS receives accreditation as GHG Verification Body from California Air Resources Board
California Air Resources Board accredits FCS as a greenhouse gas verification body for California Global Warming Solutions Act Regulatory Program (AB 32). Under Executive Order H-10-196, FCS is certified to verify greenhouse gas inventories for approximately 700 facilities that are required to report.
FCS forms strategic partnership with CSR AsiaFCI joins CSR Asia Strategic Partners Programme. CSR Asia is a leading provider of information, training, research, and advisory services on sustainable business practices in Asia.
FCS is awarded GSA IT Schedule 70 ContractU.S. General Services (GSA) Information Technology (IT) Schedule 70 for Term Software Licenses and Software Maintenance is awarded to FCS. This establishes documentation for FCS as a Federal Supply Schedule Contractor.
FCS is selected by CDP as Supply Chain Scoring PartnerFCS announces a partnership with CDP. FCS scores 1,300 company submissions to CDP Supply Chain, a program which works with global corporations to understand the impacts of climate change across the supply chain.
FCS acquires Michael Brandman AssociatesFCS combines its extensive sustainability reporting as well as data and software expertise with Michael Brandman Associates comprehensive environmental consulting solutions to provide fully integrated, expanded services to the global market in general and to clients in particular.
FCS teams up with Mahindra SatyamMahindra Satyam offers FCS's sustainability and environmental consulting solutions and software services within the United Kingdom. The web-based data management platform of FCS provides Mahindra Satyam's clients with the ability to access secure energy, sustainability, and supply chain data from any location.
FCS expands CDP Scoring Partner relationshipFCS is once again named the official scoring partner of CDP. For the second year, this expanded partnership proves that FCS is able to deliver vital data to organizations working with CDP to benchmark carbon emissions and enforce supply chain emissions management towards the goal of preventing dangerous climate change and protecting our planet's natural resources.
FCS awarded GSA Contract for Energy Consulting ServicesFCS now has two US General Services Administration (GSA) contracts. The most recent of which is the Schedule 03FAC Contract for Energy Consulting Services under Special Identification Number (SIN) 872 211. GSA Schedules allow for fast and effective means to make FCS's consulting services available to government clients.
FCS expands into Malaysia with partner, Blue SnowAfter finding a company that has the same passion and levels of expertise in energy management and green solutions, it is an easy choice for FCS to select Blue Snow Consulting and Engineering (Blue Snow) as its partner in Malaysia. BlueSnow offers LEED certification, construction of green buildings, Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning design, steam plant and biogas/biomass services, and green data center engineering.
FCS prepares Hollywood Central Park EIRFCS combines its extensive knowledge of the Hollywood community with its excellent consultation, software and data management capabilities, in preparing the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the long-aspired Hollywood Central Park project. The comprehensive technical analyses that FCS provides will ensure that the project pushes through while bearing complete CEQA-compliant documents.
FCS enters its third year as a CDP partnerFCS partnership with CDP is both extended and expanded in its third year. FCS extends its scoring services to companies from the Nordic and Benelux regions in Northern Europe, Australia, New Zealand and India. As CDP again selects FCS as an exclusive scoring partner, FCS is named a CDP Response Check Partner, in addition to being a Gold Consultancy Partner and a Silver Software Partner.
FCS launches Carbon FOODPrintFCS teams up with food service giant Compass Group in releasing Carbon FOODPrint — a web-based software specially designed to monitor and analyze the environmental footprint of food service operations. Carbon FOODPrint is used in over 9,000 Compass Group restaurants and cafes across the United States.
FCS expands regulatory compliance servicesWith a goal of helping public and private organizations manage the constantly-growing array of environmental laws and regulations, FCS expands its regulatory compliance services to include: comprehensive natural community assessments, wetland delineation and mitigation, water quality assessment and testing, vegetation mapping/identification/restoration, wildlife surveys, cultural resources assessments, and construction.
FCS brings sustainability solutions to KenyaFCS provides customized end-to-end solutions, allowing African businesses and governmental organizations to make progress in the sustainability arena.
FCS and CDP debut SCPLIData from 2,868 CDP suppliers was compiled by FCS to develop the Supplier Climate Performance Leadership Index (SCPLI), an evaluation and benchmarking tool used by CDP supply chain members and suppliers. The companies included in the index demonstrate strong and transparent climate change mitigation programs and initiatives.
CDP expands FCS partnershipA three-year agreement signed by CDP and FCS gives FCS an expanded role in CDP's scoring programs and initiatives. With this agreement, FCS is CDP's global sustainability business process outsourcing (BPO) partner, as well as the scoring partner for the Supply Chain program and many investor-led climate change disclosures, including the S&P 500 and FTSE 350.
FCS partners with OutSystemsFCS is swiftly delivering new software modules for its Sustainability Workbench platform by using OutSystems to develop web and mobile applications. This partnership aims to deliver innovative business applications within FCS' portfolio that allow new levels of flexibility, scalability, service and support to customers.
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We don't blame manufacturers for taking liberties with the AR marketing, but this may be quite the stretch. There are plenty of .223 Rem chambered firearms on the market that exist with out the need to tag on the Armalite origination of the AR-10 and AR-15 platform rifles. Now Heizer Defense will be releasing the PAR1, which is being touted as a Pocket AR Pistol in .223 the size of an iPhone.
Heizer Defense points out that the PAR1 Pocket AR will feature the same ambi controls as the PS1 shown, which accepts .45 Colt or .410 shotgun shells. It will also only be .7" wide and fit in your pocket, so we assume a somewhat similar design with what they claim offers a smooth trigger pull. The PAR1 is constructed with a stainless steel frame, radiussed grop and the trigger is on roller bearings. The barrel can be removed with the Ambi latch release. We also assume it will be quite the pull and experience when firing off a .223 round. While, we are sure it will be interesting for novelty sake, a single shot "AR" that you can throw in your pocket is an interesting stretch, just as much as its namesake. Nonetheless if one simply fell into our hand, we would gladly give it a go just for the sake of science as we would like to call it. The PAR1 Pocket AR Pistol will retail for around $450-$500 and will be on hand at the NRA Annual Meeting with Heizer Defense in Booth #6274.
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The New Orleans Bad Ass Bitch Experience (N.O.B.A.B.E.) took over the stage at the legendary Preservation Hall of New Orleans on Sunday, June 10, 2018.
The collective, founded for this year's Bayou Boogaloo with the help of the Positive Vibrations Foundation, features 16 local female musicians. The Boogaloo performance being rained out, the group led by singer Cole Williams got a second chance to perform their all-original music at Pres Hall.
The N.O.B.A.B.E. features the talents of Arsene DeLay, Daria Dzurik, Emily Fredrickson, Hannah Kreiger-Benson, Lori LaPatka, Ainsley Matich, Alison McConnell, Margie Perez, Catie Rodgers, Ashley Shabankareh, Amy Trail, Boyanna Trayanova, Cole Williams, Kathryn Rose Wood, Jessica Wright and Jamie Lynn Vessels.
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OCZ RevoDrive 400 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD Review (Page 1)
OCZ's RevoDrive 400 M.2 NVMe SSD is the first consumer SSD to deliver performance, quality, warranty, and features that rivals the Samsung 950 Pro.
OCZ Storage Solutions (OCZ) is back in the game. Since being acquired by Toshiba, OCZ has cranked out a few SSDs all of which have been decent performers except the TRION 100. However, none of OCZ's recently released SSDs have carried enough performance to challenge Samsung or Intel in enthusiast circles. Today that changes. Intel was first to launch a line of NVMe SSDs and for a short time, their 750 series was the undisputed performance leader. Samsung responded with their 950 Pro M.2 NVMe SSD and since October of last year, Samsung's 950 Pro has dominated the enthusiast space as the go to consumer NVMe SSD for bleeding edge performance.
Several factors make the 950 Pro more appealing to hardcore enthusiasts than Intel's 750 Series SSDs. Number one is, of course, better performance, which is usually first on an enthusiast's check list. Pricing is the next reason for the 950 Pro's success; with an MSRP of $349.99 for the 512GB model, Samsung's 950 Pro costs considerably less per gigabyte than Intel's 750 series SSDs. Lastly, the 950 Pro comes in a far more appealing M.2 form factor.
A couple of weeks ago, we got the chance to review Toshiba's XG3 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD. Toshiba's OEM XG3 lit up our charts and cemented itself as the second best performing non-enterprise client (OEM) SSD that we've ever tested. Toshiba's XG3 stunned us with its superior sequential and random write performance, which turned out to be far better than Samsung's M.2 NVMe offerings. In addition, the XG3 handily outperformed Intel's 750 series SSDs with real-world performance testing.
In our XG3 review, we mentioned that a retail version was coming soon via OCZ's RevoDrive 400. We speculated that OCZ's RevoDrive 400, or RD400, as we will refer to it going forward, was about to launch and that the RD400 would likely deliver even better performance than the XG3. Both of our assumptions turned out to be correct. Today, OCZ introduces the world to the RD400. OCZ's RD400 is their first stab at a consumer-based NVMe SSD. The RD400 is an M.2 form factor SSD with a PCIe Gen 3x4 physical interface, which we find most appealing. Contrary to popular belief, NVMe in not a physical interface, it is a software stack that runs on the PCIe interface.
The RD400 employs a Toshiba 15nm MLC planar flash array. Utilizing planar flash is the reason why OCZ's RD400 costs less per gigabyte than Samsung's 950 Pro. Reliability and endurance are essential to any high-performance SSD solution. To address this, the RD400 employs Toshiba's proprietary Quadruple Swing-By Code (QSBC) error-correction technology, a highly efficient error correction code (ECC), which helps protect customer data from corruption, improves reliability, and extends the life of Toshiba SSDs. QSBC is rumored to be even more efficient than LDPC.
OCZ enhances reliability and performance even further with its proprietary NVMe driver. The RD400 will run fine with Microsoft's in-box NVMe driver, but even better with OCZ's NVMe driver. Additionally, OCZ's proprietary driver supports Windows 7 and can be F6 loaded with your Windows 7 install, making it easy for Windows 7 users to run the RD400 as their OS disk.
If you have a notebook with a PCIe Gen 3x4 interface that supports an M.2 x 2280 SSD and you are looking to upgrade, OCZ's RD400 is an excellent choice because it is not only powerful, it is also power efficient. OCZ engineered the RD400 family of SSDs for power efficiency, through lower power-state modes and the use of components engineered for power efficiency.
Drive maintenance is imperative to the end-user and it doesn't get any better than OCZ's SSD Utility. This utility allows the RD400 end-user to monitor drive health, tune their system for maximum performance, easily perform a secure erase or advanced format, update firmware, and perform a whole host of additional functions, quickly and easily. We will briefly cover the main functions of OCZ's SSD Utility on page three of this review.
Let's take a close look at the RD400's factory specifications.
The RD400 is available in four capacities: 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, and 1024GB (1-terabyte). There are two versions: Standalone M.2 and M.2 with Add-In-Card (AIC). Sequential specifications: Read up to 2600MB/s, Write up to 1600MB/s. Random 4K performance tops out 210K for read, 140K for write. Performance varies by capacity point, so please refer to the spec sheet above. Power consumption: Active 6-6.4W typical, Low Power State 6.0mW typical. MTTF checks in at 1.5 million hours. TBW varies by capacity from 74TB -592TB.
The RD400 in the 256GB capacity without AIC carries an MSRP of $169.99, and the 512GB model goes for $309.99. This is $30-$40 less respectively than the MSRP of Samsung's 950 Pro at each capacity point. We do recommend the AIC version, for an additional $20 you get a high quality AIC to M.2 adapter. The AIC provides additional versatility along with potentially better performance.
OCZ's Advanced Warranty is the best in the business. As implemented on the RD400, it is a limited five-year warranty that features advanced replacement of a defective product with no return shipping cost to the customer.
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- Page 1 [Introduction, Drive Specifications, Pricing and Availability]
- Page 2 [Drive Details]
- Page 3 [Test System Setup, Drive Properties, & OCZ SSD Utility]
- Page 4 [Synthetic Benchmarks - ATTO & Anvil Storage Utilities]
- Page 5 [Synthetic Benchmarks - CrystalDiskMark & AS SSD]
- Page 6 [Benchmarks (OS) - PCMark Vantage, PCMark 7 & PCMark 8]
- Page 7 [Benchmarks (Secondary) - IOPS, Response & Transfer Rate]
- Page 8 [Benchmarks (Secondary Volume) - PCMark 8 Extended]
- Page 9 [Benchmarks (Secondary Volume) – 70/30 Mixed Workload]
- Page 10 [Maxed-Out Performance (MOP)]
- Page 11 [Final Thoughts]


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Honorary Advisors
General Manager of Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC)
Dr. Lawrence Cheung 張梓昌博士
Chief Technology Officer of ASTRI
Dr. MeiKei Ieong 楊美基博士
Principal Partner of TLK Strategy Company Ltd
Ir Dr W C Keung 姜永正博士
Dr. W C Keung graduated and obtained both his Master and Doctoral degrees from the University of Birmingham, UK. He has more than 40 years of experience in the fields of metal forming, critical component manufacturing and new materials properties and applications. He maintains a close working relationship with the Hong Kong metal manufacturing industries. Dr W C Keung was the former Branch Director of HKPC, Vice-Chairman and CEO of Ka Shui International Holdings Limited.
Currently, Dr. Keung is the Principal Partner of TLK Strategy Company Ltd, Advisor of Ka Shui International Holdings Ltd. In addition, Dr. Keung holds the following positions:
Permanent Honorary Chairman of the Hong Kong Foundry Association;
Honorary Chairman of the Hong Kong Critical Components Manufacturers Association;
Committee member of the Hong Kong Q Mark Council ;
Honorary Advisor of the Hong Kong Federation of Innovation Technologies and Manufacturing Industries ;
Honorary Advisor of the Hong Kong (SME) Economic and Trade Promotional Association Ltd ;
Honorary President of the Hong Kong 3D Printing Association ;
Permanent Honorary Adviser of Hong Kong Electro-Plating Merchants Association ;
Honorary Advisor of the Hong Kong Electronics & Technologies Association ;
Honorary Advisor of the Hong Kong Screw and Fastener Council ;
Standing Committee Member of the Foundry Institution of Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society.