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You've sold your house, and now, you have only a few weeks to pack up all of your personal belongings and move them out of your current residence. Time moves quickly, especially in the days after you accept a homebuyer's offer to purchase your house. Thus, you'll need to pick up essential packing supplies so you can prep your belongings and ensure you're ready to relocate without delay. So what are some of the must-own packing items for those who need to move out of a home? Here are four essential packing supplies that you'll need to take your belongings from one location to another quickly and safely: 1. Cardboard Boxes No packing checklist would be complete without cardboard boxes, as these boxes enable you to pack up items big and small and transport them between locations. Ideally, you'll want to pick up cardboard boxes of all sizes before you relocate. By doing so, you'll be ready to pack up a wide range of belongings, place them in cardboard boxes of different sizes and streamline the process of getting ready for an upcoming move. 2. Bubble Wrap Want to protect valuable antiques and other delicate items? Pack them in bubble wrap, and you'll be able to minimize the risk of damage to these items when you relocate to your new address. Bubble wrap is readily available and affordable, and it can make a world of difference when you're moving. Ultimately, it is always better to err on the side of caution when it comes to bubble wrap, too. And if you're uncertain about whether an item should be placed in bubble wrap, you may want to use as much bubble wrap is needed to safeguard this item and minimize the risk that it could break or be damaged during your move. 3. Duct Tape Duct tape is paramount because it enables you to seal any cardboard boxes instantly. Plus, the seal that duct tape provides is strong and will ensure that your belongings will stay in place throughout your move. Like bubble wrap, duct tape is easy to find and inexpensive. As such, you should pick up multiple rolls of duct tape as you begin packing, because doing so will guarantee you're able to pack up your belongings and store them in cardboard boxes safely. 4. Pens and Markers Want to label your moving boxes and ensure you're able to put them in the right place at your new address? With bright, vibrant pens and markers at your disposal, you can label your moving boxes to your heart's delight. Having a large array of pens and markers may make it easier to categorize your belongings as well. In fact, you can even use a color-coded labeling system to organize your belongings by room to ensure you can unpack quickly after you arrive at your new home. When it comes to relocating from one address to another, you'll want to do everything you can to make the moving process as simple as possible. And with the aforementioned packing supplies, you should have no trouble preparing for your move and guaranteeing all of your belongings reach your new home.


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The tabletop designer of Hive, has just begun releasing his newest game, Tatsu. It's out in the UK and getting great critical acclaim, and is currently rolling out in mainland Europe and the United States during the summer of 2016.
Since it's such a new game, there isn't a standardized notation for moves yet… so in this post I'm proposing the one that we used to make a Steam version of Tatsu.
If anyone has a chance to use this notation for anything, I'd appreciate feedback so that I know if there are any major problems with it.
TATSU STANDARD NOTATION SPEC v1.0 – Sean Colombo 20160131
Space Numbering
The spaces on the board are numbered such that each pair is a single space with a capacity of two pieces.
The notation for spaces is that they are each assigned a single number around the circle. The spaces start with number "1" as the space by the Black mat with the number "1" on it. The other spaces will be numbered increasing clockwise all the way to space "24" which will be to the left of space "1".
This has the side-effect that all of the spaces near the Black mat will have a number drawn on them which match their actual Space Number, but no other spaces on the board will.
Dragon Notation
The different types of board pieces will be represented by a single letter. The letters will be "V" for Vine Dragons, "W" for Water Dragons, and "F" for Fire Dragons.
Move Notation (Ply Notation)
There are two types of moves in Tatsu: Entering the Arena from the Mat, and moving a Dragon from one Space to another.
All moves have a hyphen separating them. The notation is as follows:
- Entrance into the Arena: [Dragon Letter]-[Number of space where it will enter]. Examples: "V-2" when Black moves a Vine Dragon into its middle space. "F-14" when White moves a Fire Dragon into its middle space.
- Movement on the Arena: [Source space number]-[destination space number]. Examples "2-5" to move the aforementioned Vine Dragon 3 spaces clockwise, or "14-11" to move the aforementioned Fire Dragon 3 spaces counter-clockwise (anti-clockwise). Due to the rules that the outer piece must be moved if you have two Dragons on the same space, there are no ambiguities that require more information than just the source-space and destination space.
Turn Notation
When a player rolls the dice, they have anywhere from 0 to 2 moves to make. If they are able to Enter the Arena or to Move on the Arena, they must do so. However, they are not always able to move given the configuration of the board and the results of the dice. When a turn cannot be made, the move will be represented as "0-0". Each turn will consist of two plies next to each other. For example, an entire turn by black could be:
While it is impossible to have a pass, then a move, in certain configurations the player may run out of abilities to take their second turn and a pass would show up like this:
In rare cases, a player may be completely unable to move:
0-0 0-0
Game Notation
It's not really necessary to define this at this point, but I envision that it could be numbered pairs, like this:
- 1. 2-5 5-7
- 2. 14-11 11-9
Unlike many Chess notations where each pair represents both players taking their turns, in the Tatsu notation each number would represent one player taking a turn. As the game is an eternal cycle rather than a back-and-forth game, this seems appropriate.

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The obvious pro to hiring a broker/agent for selling your property, commercial or otherwise, is that you have the benefit of their professional experience and licensure to fall back on in the offhand chance that something goes awry with the purchase, now or in the furture. That professional will there to stand behind you even a couple years down the road, which can happen even with the smoothest sales. The only con I can think of, is that you will pay a certain fee for services, but the immediate cost to you far outweighs the potential of facing an issue without that professional behind you. Aside from that, real estate can be a very emotional prospect for the Buyer/Seller. Let the pro remove that factor and get you down to what will and will not work. They are there to offer their vast knowledge, use it, but be willing to pay them for it.
For a small "mom and pop" type property, doing it yourself may be the way to go. But the larger and pricier the commercial property, the more important it is to hire someone you trust. Often, commercial brokers have a greater reach to find a buyer (using a service like Loopnet!), they should know the market, be available for showings, proposals, analysis, objective recommendation, and a good broker's company brand on that "for sale" sign even adds credibility to your efforts. If your main objection is paying a commission, then by all means negotiate a fair commission up front..
Pros - so many.... most owners of properties are not skilled in doing all the things that us commercial REALTORS do to market a property and get it sold. From gathering all the needed information to properly market the property and present a true picture of the offering to getting it listed on commercial websites that most owners are not going to be aware of / members of, etc.. Then responding to calls and inquiries, showings, negotiating the deal, negotiating the contract, inspections, appraisals, request for info, title company issues and on and on to get to the closing table. Con - saves the commission - if the owner can do all that is needed and required.
I am a broker, and when I sell an investment property, I hire and pay another broker, without haggling their fee. The reason is: selling your own property is very involved. You'll need to be present (usually at an inconvenient time), make full disclosures, provide research on the property to prospectives and negotiate a deal, then preside over the transaction through due diligence and closing. You'll be dealing with attorneys, appraisers, lenders and inspectors. It's much easier to have someone else handle those details for you, and absorb some of the liability. I'm not even sure you'll be ahead the fee. We talk to prospects all the time who believe the listing agent will 'give them the best deal' when the opposite is true - they are working in the seller's best interest. If you are a FSBO, be prepared for people to approach you and expect a deal because you don't have an agent.
While all state real estate licenses grant brokers the right to sell any type of real estate the same can be said of lawyers practicing any type of law or doctors practicing any type of medicine. Would you go to a general practitioner just out of med school if you needed brain surgery? Probably not. Likewise commercial real estate requires an understanding of complex financial matters and how they apply such as net present value analysis, not only how to calculate a cap rate but what its limitations are. Tax laws, negotiating skills, experience in given commercial market type eg. apartments vs. retail all come into play. Financing and lease combinations from land contracts, all inclusive trust deeds, lease options, triple net leases, non recourse loans among other items are all essential instruments of which a broker must have knowledge of in order to advise his clients. Commercial Brokers who have the CCIM designation are specially trained to assist in this area.
Commercial properties come in all shapes and sizes. An experienced broker will think of uses and buyers you might not normally consider. He or she will add value for both parties and will be invaluable in the marketing effort and in finding a buyer. You're really paying for a variety of experiences and local knowledge as well as marketing by a professional. "By Owner" in commercial property is sometimes quite difficult. The average owner will not know how to price, clauses to add in a contract, understand the best potential uses for the property and will often price above or below the market....both undesirable. They won't know potential sources of financing, permitting hurdles, zoning issues, engineering, environmental, structural, site, title........
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Amber Naslund argues that the purpose of people working in social media in an organization today is to help the entire company bridge the gap from social media to social business. The era of the social media superstar is giving way to the era of the enabler.
Read more in The Begrudging Death of the Social Media Superstar
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DIY Herb Drying Tips
Garden herbs are often used to fill menus with fresh smells and flavors for a wide variety of dishes. However, for as much as they are used, many herbs still go to waste as they typically grow at a rapid, unusable pace. And while many gardeners end up watching their herbs wither on the vine year after year, there is a way to preserve herbs - by drying them.
Take advantage of a bountiful herb harvest by learning how to dry your own herbs this summer with these two simple methods:
Air-drying typically works best for low-moisture herbs like oregano, rosemary and dill. For this method, you'll need some string, paper bags and a well-ventilated area to hang your herbs - kitchen windows often work nicely.
Start by gathering five to 10 of the same herb branches and tie them together at the stalks using a piece of string. The smaller the bundle, the easier and faster the herbs will dry.
Put the bundle of herbs, stem-side up, in one of your paper bags, then carefully tie the bag closed, being sure not to crush the herbs as you do. Finally, poke a few pencil-sized holes in the bag for ventilation.
Once your bag is ready, use more of your string to hang it by the stem end in a warm, well-ventilated room. Depending on temperature and humidity, your herbs will be dried in one to two weeks. To check if the herbs are dry, simply see if the leaves crumble easily.
High-moisture herbs like basil, chives and mint typically work best for this method. Unlike air-dying, oven-drying requires the herbs to first be stripped from their stalks. Once you've stripped away your leaves or seeds, simply place them on a cookie sheet one-inch deep or less.
Let your oven reach 150 degrees (F), and place your herbs into the oven for 2-4 hours. Oven-drying has a tendency to cook out some of the potency and flavor of the herbs, so you may need to be more heavy-handed with them when cooking.
Harvest and Storage
Before drying your herbs, be sure you're squared away with a few basic tips for proper harvest and storage. For the best flavor, cut healthy herbs in midmorning, once the dew has dried.
Store your harvested herbs in labeled, airtight containers like canning jars, plastic storage containers or freezer storage bags. For peak flavor, try to keep the leaves whole until you are ready to use them - crushing only once you're ready to use them.
Your dried herbs will last a full year, which times up perfectly for next summer's herb harvest.


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The East Asia Program is devoted to enhancing and developing the inter-disciplinary Korean studies at Cornell. To do so EAP hosts several projects for the integration of Korean studies into the undergraduate and graduate curriculum, faculty and student research, and the resources and services of the Cornell Library.
In spring 2017 the East Asia Program is sponsoring along with the Department of Asian Studies visiting assistant professor Hyun-ho Joo, who will teach ASIAN 2218, Introduction to Korea. This introductory course approaches the history and culture of Korea from a broader East Asian perspective. While focusing on key aspects in shaping premodern and modern Korean identity, the course places Korea in a larger cross-national context, particularly its close interactions with China and Japan. Reading primary and secondary sources combined with visual materials, the course chronologically and thematically examines major historical moments, from Korea's participation in and exit from a Sino-centric premodern world order, Japanese colonialism and its ramifications in Korean society, economic development and democratization, to the rising popularity of Korean popular culture. Professor Joo received his Ph.D. from the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at the University of Chicago. He is an Associate Professor at Yonsei University's Wonju Campus in Korea. His research interests are the history of Sino-Korean relations and the cultural interactions between China and Korea in the early twentieth century. He is currently working on Korean print media's delivery of China-related news as a strategy of disseminating Korean nationalism under the Japanese colonial censorship.
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With the support of The Korea Foundation and the Cornell Vice-Provost for International Affairs, the East Asia Program, in collaboration with its partners Ewha Womans University and Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea, hosts a distinguished scholar in Korean Studies each semester to teach a course at Cornell and to engage Cornell faculty and students in their research.
Spring 2015: The Korea Foundation Distinguished Visiting Professorship brought Professor Joohee Lee, Professor of Sociology at Ewha Womans University, to teach the course "Contemporary Korean Society."
Fall 2015: The Korea Foundation Distinguished Visiting Professorship brought Professor Eunshil Kim, Professor of Anthropology and Women's Studies at Ewha Womans University, to teach a course in Anthropology and Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, "Studying Korea Through Gender and Sexuality."
Fall 2016: The Distinguished Visiting Professor in Korean Studies was Professor Miseong Woo of the Department of English Language and Literature, Yonsei University. She taught a course "Korean Modernity and Popular Culture" and curated a film series at Cornell Cinema, "Dispatches from the Korean Peninsula."
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In 2014-15 the EAP Korean Studies Speaker Series brought four up-and-coming North American Korean Studies scholars to Cornell, speakers in the fields of Anthropology (Eleana Kim), Art History (Sohl Lee), and History and Film Studies (Todd Henry and Chris Hascome). The April 2015 "The City and Literary Modernity" workshop was particularly successful, with six Cornell, Syracuse, and SUNY Binghamton faculty discussing the recent publications of the two visiting presenters (Henry and Hascome), orienting these Korean studies works within current interdisciplinary scholarship, and engaging an audience of more than 30 Cornell students and faculty in a high-level review of the field of Korean studies. The Korean Studies Speaker Series will continue to bring scholars to Cornell for lectures and other projects (such as day-long symposia) over the coming academic year. The new associate director for Korean Studies in EAP will coordinate closely with such units as Departments of Anthropology, Linguistics, Asian Studies, Government, and Sociology as well as with the ILR School and the Law School in the selection of speakers and the scheduling of events to maximize the intellectual impact of this speaker series.
November 14, Chung-hye Han (Simon Fraser University): "Syntax of the Korean Relative Clause: An Experimental Study"
November 10, Pilhwa Chang (Ewha Womans University): "Women Meet: Coming from Two Koreas and Two Chinas"
September 12, Eleana Kim (UC Irvine): "From Land Mines to Gold Mines: Reconfiguration of Nature and Nation in the InterKorean Borderland
November 5, Sohl Lee (Stony Brook University): "Virtual North Korea: Notes on Architecture, Exhibition, and Communication"
September 16, Charles K. Armstrong (Columbia University): "Everlasting Fraternal Friendship: North Korea and the End of Communism"
October 18, Jesook Song (University of Toronto): "Living on Your Own: Single Women, Rental Housing, and Post-Revolutionary Affect in South Korea"
October 21, President Sun-Uk Kim (Ewha Womans University): "Gender Equality Legislation in Korea"
November 12, Kyung Hyun Kim (UC Irvine): Video Essay: "Weather in Hong Sang-soo"
April 10, Sonja Kim (SUNY Binghamton): "Carving a Space: Mission Medical Encounters in Colonial Korea"
May 5, Haejoang Cho (Yonsei University): "Male Frames Female Pictures: A Feminist Ethnographic Travel Through Compressed Modernity (of South Korea)" with Laura Nelson (UC Berkeley) and Laurel Kendall (American Museum of Natural History /Columbia University)
Also in the Korean Studies initiative the EAP supports the work in the Cornell Library to develop bibliographic resources and services in Korean Studies. Two Library staff are able to devote time toward developing acquisitions needs, electronic databases access, library resource guides, and other resources for Korean studies. This work is done in line with the on-going 2CUL project for sharing collections and resources between the Columbia University and Cornell University libraries, as well as the EAP-led university partnerships with Yonsei University and Ewha Womans University in Seoul, South Korea.


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Always a name to trust in Beaujolais, the organically farmed Domaine Marcel Lapierre is now run by daughter Camille and son Matthieu. This is unsulphured (look out for an N on the back of the label to indicate it is natural) meaning the vibrant, pure cherry flesh shines through, supported by refreshing acidity, a hint of violets, a slight gamey tone and grippy fruit tannins.
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Switzerland/France, 2016, 61'
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A man has decided to stay and live in the forbidden zone of Fukushima. He looks after his cattle in the silence of this nature invaded by radioactivity. In an atmosphere reminiscent of science-fiction, the vegetation has taken over the city, while the invisible evil continues to hover and bags of radioactive waste pile up. Here, Naoto attempts to live at least a half-life.
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When we refer to prosperity we're not just meaning wealth... think health, relationships, wealth, etc.
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Asked in Animal Life
Why should animals not be caged?
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An Essay By Napoleon Beazley
Have you ever been to the zoo?
Scientists say that there is a certain territory, or space, that is needed by every animal. If this certain amount of space is not given to that animal, scientists report that it is bound to go insane. So, a zoo is like a human phenomenon because it's an unnatural situation, of which animals are forced to live in a closed, aberrant state, for an inhumane exhibition.
Wild animals need miles and miles of area to remain free and to remain sane, which is definitely not available in cages. Behind the locks and keys, they go crazy. They attack their own species, they become destructive; they even sometimes commit suicide. Insanity, for them, is inevitable. Because their domain; has dramatically decreased from the whole, wild world to just a small cage surrounded by tourists, visitors, and strange unsympathetic people.
When I was 13 years old, our eighth grade class took a field trip to the zoo, and being an avid animal lover, I was very enthusiastic about seeing the wildlife. Unlike what was shown on National Geographic, on my first trip to the zoo I found wildlife that appeared to be lifeless. There were lions that rarely roared, tigers that constantly paced, monkeys that laid in their urine, and elephants that laid in their excrement, depressed and inert. Everywhere I turned it seemed there was another tourist, another classmate, or another foolish person taunting and ridiculing the caged beast. After that day. I never returned to the zoo, at least that is not as a visitor. Within me, to the very core of my being, it hurt me to see those animals suffering and humiliated, but instead of dwelling on it excessively, I chose to look the other way. Only now I see, as the animals did that day, looking the other way is not an option when you're the one in a cage.
I live in an exclusive area of Huntsville (Texas) in a place quarantined from daylight, where men live to die. It is a region with no justice, only treachery. And a place where, at times, death itself is the least of the terrors.
Some of you know this exclusive area as the Ellis One Unit. Some of you know it as Deathrow. Yet, despite what tourists call it; for some of us it's hell, for some of us it's home, and for many it's the last place they'll see before they die.
I've lived in this zoo, this prison, amidst the atrocities of trapped and terrified beings, for over half a decade. Fortunately, you can not hear what I hear, or see what I see, and even if I had the wit to describe it to you, I doubt I could. Poor words and the pictures I can create with them could never reflect the feeling you get while living like sub-humans in cages. Waiting until the last paper has been filed, the last appeal has been exhausted, the last good-bye has been said and you're granted what amounts to the mercy of a needle.
Men die here long before they realized it happened. Time and attrition can destroy a caged animal as surely as poison sent throughout the veins of his body. After years of being drug through the swamps of the appeal courts on a kite of promises that never come true. men here get tired. Not just physically, but morally. They reach a point where they want nothing more than the end, for that's the only feeling they have left. Not anger. not pain, not love or hate. They simply want it all to stop. Dying is something they look forward to.
I imagine a trip to Deathrow to see caged men is no different from a trip to the zoo to see caged animals. The dementia behind bars is the same. Tigers walk up and down in their cages, men pace and stare in their cells. Each brain sick from having been stripped of all that which was natural and dear. Each deteriorating slowly, each going insane, each living with the pain of the moment with hopes that they will be better later.
Often we get visitors here who are seeking to get a glimpse of we, the so-called dregs of humanity, the most vicious of killers, live day by day. One tourist stood two feet away from me one day. As I stood in the confines of a cage, she asked the escorting guard, 'Is it me or does he not have a mattress? It looks like there is just a steel bunk in there."
The guard duly noted that she was correct; I had no visible mattress, but before he could provide an excuse, I answered. Please don't speak to him as if I'm not here. If you have a question about me you ask me. The mattress is under the bunk. I do not sleep on it; I sleep on the concrete floor, the steel, or anything else uncomfortable. I distrust comfort in a place like this, it dulls you to the reality of where you are and why you're here."
The tourist just gazed at me blankly, while the guard reprimanded me for what he believed as an unworthy right to speak. The woman was not angry by the way I addressed her, but utter shock emanated over her face which is a reaction you and I both can understand, right?
I mean, of course, it's not every day that you go to the zoo and the animals actually speak.
Deathrow was here before me, and will probably be here long after I am gone, while the walls that stifled the screams and carried the tears will hardly know the difference. It does not reside in any state, or country, but rather in the hearts of men and women who are inflicted with the same disease called ignorance. The only remedy, cure, and vaccination we have from such is the knowledge of understanding that comes with social tolerance, compassion, and acceptance.
The average folly of the average individual brings inadvertent pain to the entire world. We can not walk away from ignorance and expect our life to be unsullied by the neglect. The day that I went to the zoo and turned away from the torment of those animals, I dishonored myself. When I look back on my memories and see their eyes, I understand. When and where human beings and animals endure suffering and humiliation; not to help them, not to voice dissent, would mean to betray them and myself. Our silence, always, helps the tormentor, not the tormented. Just as out neutrality encourages the oppressor, never the oppressed.
Our lives do not belong to us alone, they belong to all those living who need us desperately. That is why I encourage you to take a stand in what in your heart you believe is right. Do not be like the 13-year-old boy I was, and turn your back on animals or people suffering at the hands of a nation's ignorance. For, in doing so, you turn your back on the future of human nature. A thousand years from now it will not matter what your bank account was, what kind of car you drove, or home you lived in, but whether or not the world was made a better place to live because you lived in it.
So, after reading this, the next time you go to the zoo and look in the eyes of the animals...remember these words, then close your eyes, and listen. Trust me, you will be surprised by how often caged animals do actually speak.
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This Hat and Shoe Rack by Essem was designed by Gunnar Bohlin in 1937. Named Nostalgi, it is today a classic in Swedish furniture history. It has brackets and anchor hooks in moulded recycled aluminium. The shelves are made of beech dowels or naturally anodized aluminium pipes. The hooks can be placed on any rung of the shelving.
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The Arab-DAC Dialogue on Development between the members of the OECD's Development Assistance Committee (DAC) and the main GCC donors has been taking place since 2014. This year, the focus is on implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and in particular how the development finance of DAC and GCC donors can be better coordinated and how partnerships can be forged that combine the respective strengths of the participating institutions. The target outcomes include ensuring a good education for children, even in fragile and conflict-affected contexts, and creating better access to financial services for small and medium-sized enterprises. The effectiveness of developing countries' efforts will also be addressed, with an exchange of experiences on implementing the principles of the Busan Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation.
SDC organises Arab-Swiss Water Day
As part of its hosting of this year's Arab-DAC Dialogue, Switzerland is also organising an Arab-Swiss Water Day. Geared towards Sustainable Development Goal 6 (Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all), the event will examine the sustainability of investments in water infrastructure and sanitary facilities as well as cooperation with the private sector in the search for innovative solutions. The focus on water – the source of social, economic and environmental development – reflects the key role played by Switzerland in formulating a comprehensive goal on water within the 2030 Agenda.
The Arab-DAC Dialogue and Arab-Swiss Water Day take place in Bern on 27–28 March. Around 80 participants are expected to attend.
Biggest donors outside the OECD DAC
The GCC countries are among the biggest sources of development finance outside the OECD's Development Assistance Committee. Joint efforts involving the GCC donors are therefore needed to meet the ambitious targets of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Like Switzerland, most GCC countries have signed up to the Busan Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation, which aims to enhance the effectiveness of international cooperation through adherence to common principles and improved coordination between donors. To this end, Switzerland engages in institutional dialogue on development policy and humanitarian issues with selected GCC donors, and has a regional adviser for this purpose in Abu Dhabi. The international cooperation adviser provides the instruments needed to implement the Busan Agenda and engages in thematic exchange on topics including food security, private sector involvement in implementing and financing the 2030 Agenda, and impact assessment in international cooperation. Alongside policy dialogue, Switzerland seeks to develop mutually beneficial co-financing arrangements with Arab donors, for example in the area of health in Tanzania with donors from Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates. It also works with such donors to identify solutions to global challenges on issues such as climate change, water and food security.
The DAC invited Switzerland to host the 2017 Arab-DAC Dialogue on Development on the strength of its involvement in the Gulf region. This will enhance Switzerland's standing and reputation in a region that is in many respects of strategic interest to our country.
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Peter Cave's Nursery & Raglan Restoration Project
1pm Sunday, 3 November
Wainui Road
Peter's nursery is about 4 km toward Whale Bay from Raglan village (look out for 'Tree Crop Event' sign).
Peter Cave is currently working on a restoration project replanting a steep 60 acre retired farm near Raglan back into native bush.
Peter will provide us with a cuppa, give us a guided tour of the nursery and garden/orchard followed by a walk through the restoration area (a short drive from Peter's nursery).
The walk is an easy half hour loop walk on a track which will show you all stages of this process.
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New flagship multiplex offers Lebanon's first MX4D/ATMOS Experience first in the Middle East
Grand Cinemas, the leading name in cinema innovation, officially opened of its most spectacular theatre complex to date, at Beirut's newly inaugurated ABC Verdun. Launched with a star-studded gala, Grand Cinemas ABC Verdun's 11-screen entertainment hub combines a world-class customer experience, the hottest location in the nation's capital, and cutting-edge technologies that include Lebanon's first MX4D theatre featuring Dolby Atmos sound. The multiplex also marks Grand Cinemas' 10th anniversary in Lebanon and a 17-year legacy of standard-setting practices in the Middle East film industry.
Selim Ramia & Co. leader in exhibition and distribution proudly launches the imminent opening of its latest jewel in exhibition at ABC Verdun with state- of -the -art 11 screens and a total of over 1400 seats split on 11 screens.
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The sixth Grand Cinemas location in Lebanon, and the ninth in the Middle East, Grand ABC Verdun is part of the cinema chain's vigorous ongoing expansion. With a mission to bring the magic of the movies to every corner of the region, Grand Cinemas continues to break boundaries and deliver on its promise: Always Entertaining.


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Dear Insurance Adviser,
In 1960, unbeknownst to me, my adoptive stepmother took out a life insurance policy on me when I entered the military, no doubt hoping that I would be killed in action. I am now an elderly man and just learned about this policy when I received notification from the insurance company that I was "now the owner" of the policy, due to my stepmother being deceased. Along with the notice came several thousands of dollars in unpaid principal and interest on loans that my stepmother had taken out in 2003 and 2004.
I did not know about this policy until 2008. The insurance company has forwarded a 1099-R form to the IRS insisting that I was the recipient of taxable income, thereby making it appear that I failed to report it. I never received any money, nor do I wish to! This policy is "upside down," and I fail to understand how I became "the policy owner" simply by checking the mail and opening the insurance company's letter in 2008. I further fail to understand why I am being held accountable for loans and unpaid interest. I did not take out the loans and had no knowledge of them whatsoever. How do I resolve this?
— Larry
Dear Larry,
Fact: You don't have to worry about life insurance policy loans and interest because an insurance company will never loan more than the policy's cash value. This means that if you decide to liquidate the policy, the cash value will be greater than or equal to your outstanding policy loans and interest.
Call the life insurance company's customer service department and ask why you received the 1099. You shouldn't have received that unless you canceled the policy, pulled out the cash value and realized a gain. In other words, the cash value — after the policy loans and interest — exceeded the premiums paid.
If you do absolutely nothing and let the policy continue on its merry way, when you die your beneficiary will receive the death benefit less any policy loans and interest. (By the way, if you haven't yet done so, be sure to name both a primary and a contingent beneficiary in the event of your death.)
You haven't mentioned paying the premiums. Since this policy is 55 years old, it may be "paid up," which means the coverage continues without any further premium payments for the rest of your life. It's also very possible that your stepmom never actually took out a loan but instead had chosen the "automatic premium loan" feature of the policy. That means that if the premiums were ever missed, the policy would automatically borrow money from the cash value to pay those premiums so the policy wouldn't inadvertently cancel for nonpayment.
I recommend that you get a copy of the policy and the most recent annual statement and bring them to your financial planner to help you look at the various choices available to you.
Good luck!
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Keep walking, what went before is behind and who can say what lies in wait? Keep walking, having unburdened yourself of inessentials that weigh you down. Keep walking, whatever the weather, with a body made strong, a mind made sharp and a will firm. Keep walking, across mountains and streams, lending a hand to fellow travelers. Keep walking, losing yourself to the panorama before you, becoming at once nothing and one with everything.
Keep Walking.
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A Lifetime of Fear!
February 21, 2018
Fears take root at an early age and then we carry these into our adult life. Parents for instance can be over protective, warning children against this or that and asking them to be careful. Then again you obey your parents and teachers. You do not question them. You want to please them. You believe this is being good and any transgression will invite punishment. The other thing is that a child's mind oftentimes exaggerates or even mistakes a threat. What perhaps was a mild chastisement, can be experienced and remembered as something huge. This then becomes a willingness to submit and a fear of authority. Or the fear of not matching up to the expectation of others or of making a mistake. Or you felt a certain way when admonished by a teacher in class or when teased by friends and you did not want to feel that way again. So, you insulated yourself. You made yourself small or did not express your views or did not participate (unless you were perfect at it and perhaps even then not). And you do this again and again till it became a habit – selling yourself short. What is more, showing yourself is central to forging relationships. Besides now you've come to see failure as something bad and for that reason do not put yourself into anything that is challenging. When it is okay to fail and failing is part of the process to eventually succeeding. Or you were bullied in school and now seek power and wealth so that you never have to face that kind of vulnerability and humiliation again. Or you are unwilling to follow your heart or break loose from a bad situation, all because you fear uncertainty and want to be in control of things. We all carry unknowingly in our subconscious a burden of fears that weighs us down. Our lives are directed by fear of this and that. All you are ever doing is following instructions or doing what is expected of you. What will so and so say or think. I might not get this opportunity again. If not now, it might get too late. This is the way it has always been. What if things don't work out or I don't make it. What if this or that happens…. You study, get married, your career choices, what and how you lead your life and the rest of it are all for the most part out of fear. Surely fear has its place. It keeps us from harm's way. But now it is everywhere, in your relationships… you even pray to a God that you fear. There is the constant undercurrent of fears. There is no free-will. Now imagine a mind free of fear, clear of anxiety of any sort. That is real freedom. Don't take yourself too seriously. Put yourself out there. Embrace uncertainty. Who can say what leads to what or what will happen? Leave it to Him.
The Great Magnifier.
November 7, 2017
How much one suffers rests on the individual. We have limited control over what happens, but we do determine our response to it. Pain it is said comes as two arrows. The first is the source of pain and the other is the narratives that we spin around the event. Most of us are in the habit of brooding. Chuck the past. Nobody can say what's in store in the future. In this manner train the mind to be more and more in the here and now. The other thing is attention. Attention is the great magnifier. What we direct our attention on becomes our experience of life. The rest is background. You might for instance miss a glorious panorama or a virtuoso performance if your attention is somewhere else. Or you might lie in bed frightened all night mistaking a shape or a sound for an intruder. Enjoy the joy that this moment brings, and the next, and the next…
The Hold Of Identity.
March 13, 2017
This is my country, this my ancestry and this the custom, this is my religion, and so on. To tell the truth, we hold these in high regard for the most part only because we were born into them. And then to gain recognition and admiration of others we carry on adding – I am an alumnus or member of such and such, this is my title or standing, and the rest of it.
Creating an identity is an accumulation and something we wear. We must make this distinction. The problem is that we get so wrapped up in these that we come to believe this is what we are. Should anyone fault any of these we feel threatened and get very defensive. Besides our affections get restricted because in the process we erect walls of us and them, ours and theirs.
Hold the notion that I am so and so loosely and you feel that connection once more. It also sets you free to truly savor a diversity of cultures and philosophies. And what is more in the absence of all this labeling, you might just find yourself.
Who Can Say?
February 23, 2017
We would all be a lot happier for the most part were it not for the habit of being anxious about the future. In a sense, the future is only imaginings. It has its uses, but must not be permitted to take over our life. The problem is when you open the mind's door to this, you also allow in worry and fear and we are doing this all the time. Certainly, there will be times when you face difficulty and challenges. But then you will be around and do what you must at the time to overcome them. Besides who can say what is good or what will follow.
There is a wonderful Zen story where a farmer's horse runs away only to return the next day with a herd of wild horses it had come upon. The following day the farmer's son attempts to ride one of the wild horses, falls off and breaks his leg. And a few days afterwards soldiers arrive at the village drafting for the army and the son does not have to go because of the broken leg, and so on.
Mind Control.
November 23, 2016
Just how we respond to a situation is a habit. Our way of thinking is a habit. Personality is a habit. Something transpired in the past and this influences the manner you behave the next time around and over and over again. And each time this conduct is reinforced until it becomes a habit. You are then predisposed to acting this way without knowing why. You think it is what you believe and how you are.
Your thoughts take the existing much travelled path rather than clearing new ones. We are most of the time reacting rather than reflecting. In this way, we are predisposed towards some suggestions and at unease with others. On the other hand, what all this means is that you can consciously nurture ideas – give them greater weight – till eventually they become a big part of the way you think.
What is more, sometimes something that perhaps ought to be inconsequential can become a big part of us, a line of thinking that is without rationality and possibly damaging. When you understand and are mindful of the mechanism at work it is possible to take charge of your thinking. Like tackling any habit, you need only to consciously do the opposite. As you are going against the flow, it takes some effort at first. When consciously repeated and reinforced, you will in time rewire your mind.
Forgetting Yourself.
November 1, 2016
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One person is arrogant and another is terribly shy. Both these individuals are full of themselves. Whereas happiness comes from self-forgetfulness. For most of us this happens only sometimes when we are absorbed in work or playing a sport or listening to music, or when we connect with other people. Most of the time however, we are comparing ourselves to others, imagining what people are saying about us, thinking about what kind of impression we're creating. And then we are all the time trying to be like other people, seeking to please them, always endeavoring to be regarded highly.
In the Mahabharata Arjuna asks Krishna why Karna and not he-Arjuna is held in higher esteem. Some days later to show why, Krishna gives Arjuna a mountain-load of gold and asks him to give it to a village. Over the next few days Arjuna personally goes about distributing the gold amongst the villagers deciding who gets how much. The villagers were thankful and happy and sang praise of Arjuna's generosity. And Arjuna gave perhaps a little grudgingly for at the end of it all there is still a great deal left to give out. So, Krishna calls Karna and assigns him the task. Right away Karna on spotting a group of villagers gives away all the gold and asks that they share it with the rest of the village. After that he walks away unaffected just like that unconcerned about what people think and perhaps wary of praise that could lure him out of his peace and composure.


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Improving your spelling is all about learning new habits.
You may write code for a living, but how good a living you make depends in part on how well you write prose. Resumes, blogs, comments on wikis, emails, reports, user stories—you probably write more prose than you think. Everybody writes prose, and most people do it ineptly. The most obvious and embarrassing failing in most people's prose is bad spelling.
Does it matter? In some contexts, not much. Nobody really cares if your tweets are models of good spelling. But in any kind of serious professional written communication that you do, or anything bloglike where you stretch out and express yourself, people are judging you on your spelling.
And that's a scary thought, or should be, even if you think that you spell very well, even if you think of writing as your second profession. Trust me, even professional writers are not entirely immune to bad spelling.
The good news is that you can drastically reduce the number of spelling errors you make—not just fix them, but largely quit making them in the first place. I'm going to show you how. It's remarkably easy. The key is to understand that bad spelling is not a character defect or inherited trait, but just a bad habit.
Kicking the bad spelling habit requires only a few tools: whatever spell checker is convenient for you, Google, and your attention. Are you paying attention? Then let's start.
What Spell Checkers Are Good For
You start improving your writing by reading it. That's where your attention comes in. You have to proofread your writing. If you write code, you already know that reading for meaning is a different activity from reading for errors, or proofreading. Proofreading is a skill, and you have to rely on that skill because there are fewer automated tools for catching errors in prose than there are for catching errors in code. Prose is distributed in source form and compiled on local hardware. When you write it, you not only have to get it to compile on your hardware, you have to ensure compatibility with a multitude of different brains. Fortunately, there is at least one tool to help you: a spell checker.
I used to deride spell checkers. They don't catch all spelling errors, so you still have to look at every word. I used to think that the fact that they didn't really eliminate the need to manually check your spelling meant that spell checkers were useless. But I was wrong: a spell checker is a powerful tool.
That power is realized when you use the spell checker not to fix errors in spelling or typing, but to eliminate such errors in your writing. Your goal is not to swat the immediate mosquito but to implement a mosquito abatement program. When used to fix errors, a spell checker is a crutch. When used to help you stop making errors, it is a learning tool.
Here's how to use a spell checker to help you stop making spelling errors.
Look It Up
When your spell checker flags a word, look it up. Don't just fix the error, at least not the first time. Look it up.
Looking it up can be as simple as typing define: theword into Google. Don't worry about what dictionary you're using; for your purposes, almost any will do. But read what the dictionary says.
What you're trying to do is to get familiar with the words you misspell. Look the word up, read the definition, check the spelling, note the pronunciation, say it to yourself. If it isn't pronounced the way it's spelled, let yourself notice that. Let it sink in. Get to know the word. Do this even if you know at a glance what the spelling error was. That doesn't help you. The only way you're going to avoid making that mistake again is to get to know the word, to make it your own.
I'm not just talking about unfamiliar words. The word crayfish or crawfish takes on more meaning when you realize that it's related to crevice. Many words in English are spelled in a way that seems to make no sense. Making a word your own doesn't mean that you have to like its counterintuitive spelling, just that you recognize that it is counterintuitive, and in what way.
Do this even if you absolutely know how to spell the word, because you didn't spell it correctly, did you? Something went wrong. I promise you it'll go wrong again if you don't do something to change your habits. Remember what Einstein said about doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results? You need to get out of that groove. Looking the word up is an opportunity to give yourself more connections with the word, more neural pathways to the correct spelling.
Teach Your Fingers
You've looked up the misspelled word. Now highlight it and type it correctly. Don't shortcut this. If you've transposed two letters, don't just fix those two letters. Retype the whole word. Transposition errors are almost always typing errors rather than word-knowledge errors. This is your opportunity to teach your fingers how to spell the word, and they have to know, too. It's not enough to get the word right in your brain. Much of the time when you make spelling errors, it's your fickle fingers betraying you. Give them every chance to learn. And there's only one way to do that: type the word. You don't just want to break the bad habit; you want to replace it with a good habit.
Your investment in your fingers' education will pay off. Your fingers are remarkably smart. Even if you type with two fingers, those two fingers are perfectly capable of telling you, with startling accuracy, that they've just hit the wrong key. Feeling your typing errors as you commit them is an acquired skill, but anyone can acquire it. All it takes is paying attention. When your finger tells you that it's hit the wrong key, believe it: it did. Trust that proprioceptive feedback. It's probably even telling you exactly how many keystrokes you've typed since that mistake. You can use that information. Your fingers are willing and able to help.
You want to get your fingers on your side. Give them every chance to habituate correct spellings and to extinguish bad spelling habits. And learn to listen to what they are telling you. In their sphere, they are a lot smarter than you. They think faster. Use them. Get them working for you and not against you.
Things You Must Know
Yes, but. As I'm sure you realize, you can do all of this and still look like an illiterate boob. There are some extremely common errors that most spell checkers don't catch. The biggest category is correct words used incorrectly. So, as I foreshadowed at the beginning, you do have to proofread your prose for spelling errors even after the spell checker has done its work and you've corrected all the errors it found. The good news is that you can eliminate 90-plus percent of these spell-check-resistant errors by studying a few tricky cases. Learn these cases, then follow through by monitoring your prose for these cases, because just knowing what's right won't guarantee that you won't occasionally type there when you mean they're, or leave out the apostrophe in the contraction it's.
But there are so few of these extremely common misuses that there's no excuse for not just learning them and getting them out of your way. So here is the list. Learn these, learn them well, check for them routinely in your prose, and you'll eliminate most of the post-spell-check errors in your writing.
it's vs. its
you're vs. your
they're vs. their
who's vs. whose
The first word in each of the above pairs is a contraction; the apostrophe indicates letters left out: it's is short for it is or it has, you're is short for you are, they're is short for they are, who's is short for who is.
The second word in each pair is the possessive: "Your cat is biting its tail; people can't believe their eyes." Why do pronouns defy the rule that possessives are formed using an apostrophe? Probably because the whole purpose of a pronoun is to abbreviate, but take it as arbitrary and learn it by rote. It's just one rule: no apostrophes in possessive pronouns. You can memorize it.
Oh, and don't write her's. There is no such word. The word for belonging to her is hers. Same reason, same rule: no apostrophes in possessive pronouns.
-ible vs. -able
Visable or visible? Oh, that was too easy? How about illegable vs. illegible? Negligable or negligible? Debatable or debatible? Permissable or permissible? In general, when do you use able and when ible?
Most of the time, this rule works: if the part before able or ible is a word (you might have to add a silent e), use able; otherwise use ible. Easy to remember because able is a word and ible isn't.
accept vs. except
advice vs. advise
affect vs. effect
complement vs. compliment
led vs. lead
loose vs. lose
passed vs. past
peak vs. pique
principal vs. principle
sight vs. site
to vs. too
than vs. then
I won't give you any clever rules for these confusable pairs of words, because I don't know any. You just have to learn them. If I thought there was a chance of it working, I'd advise you to look up every one of these words right now. But I'll settle for this: if you can't clearly articulate the difference in meaning and usage of any of the pairs of words, look them up.
I know. This is beneath you. You know how to spell. You know what to means. But that's not the point. You do make spelling or typing errors; we all do. The idea is to notice when this happens and then to retrain your habits. This is how you improve your spelling.
And don't forget about our PragProWriMo writing project.
Michael Swaine is the editor of PragPub.


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How Super-Efficient BLDC Fans Can Reduce Electricity Bills by 65%
Ceiling Fans are arguably the most ignored appliance when it comes to energy savings. People talk about big appliances like AC and refrigerator consuming a lot of energy. But what most people do not understand is that Ceiling Fans cumulatively consume more electricity than a refrigerator in a house. In fact, after air conditioners (if used), it is the second biggest contributor to electricity bills of any household. However, ceiling fans have a very good scope for reducing power consumed using a technology called Brushless DC Motor or simply BLDC motor. In this article, we will explain what BLDC fans are, their efficiency, their benefits and how they are on a cusp of bringing a paradigm shift in the ceiling fan industry.
BLDC Technology
BLDC technology, in general, has been in the market for a couple of decades and it is widely implemented in industries needing high torque motors. What was missing so long is its application in the ceiling fans. That start was done by startups like Versa Drives who offer Superfan and Atomberg which offers Gorilla fans. They are the pioneers of using BLDC motor in the ceiling fans in India. The traditional fan uses an induction motor and typically consumes 70-90 watts. But BLDC fan, on the other hand, can reduce power consumption up to 65%. The latest line up of Gorilla fans consumes just 28 watts of energy.
Advantages of BLDC Motor Used in BLDC Fan
Prominent advantages of BLDC motor over induction motor is summarized as:
- Lower Electricity Consumption (65% savings)
- Longer backup on Inverters (even on Solar)
- Improved reliability
- Noise reduction
- Longer lifetime
The rise of BLDC Fans
Over the past few years due to the hot debate of climate change and need for energy efficient systems, BLDC fans have come into the spotlight. In fact, 3,000 traditional fans in IIT Bombay are now replaced with BLDC fans. Just a few months back in March, Tata Power Delhi Distribution partnered with Atomberg to launch Gorilla fans at a discounted price. Similarly, in Mumbai, Reliance Energy is offering heavy discounts on 5-star rated BLDC fans under "Change for Mumbai" initiative. We at Bijli Bachao have always disseminated information about the energy efficiency of BLDC fans and supported its cause right since its inception. Not only they are energy efficient but are equally capable—delivering the same air flow rate as found in normal fans.
BLDC Fan Market
Let us now analyze the BLDC market and understand how each of the brands fare in their offering.
The Pioneers
Atomberg Technologies and Versa Drives are the two pioneers of BLDC fans. Versa Drives were the first introduced the BLDC fans while the Atomberg made them popular. Lets us now take a deeper look into this each of these companies.
Atomberg (Gorilla Fans):
Atomberg Technologies was started by graduates from IIT Bombay in 2012. This modern hardware company was started with a vision to create smart and energy efficient appliances. Gorilla ceiling fans is the most popular offering from Atomberg.
They are one of the most popular brands online (having mostly 4+ ratings) on ecommerce platforms as they offer highly energy efficient fan that has good air delivery (as much as any high-speed fan would have). And their price is quite reasonable considering the savings that can be achieved. They have also developed a strong network of offline distributors over the major Indian locations in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and AP/Telengana
Having sold 2 lakh fans so far and with a production capacity of 25000 units/month, Atomberg is certainly the leader in B2C (Business to Consumer) segment. Seeing a very good reception by customers, Atomberg has plans to expand its business by coming up with additional energy efficient products like pedestal fans and wall mounted fans.
Over the last 2 years, Atomberg has won awards from WWF and United Nations for their innovation and their founders have garnered accolades from Forbes and Government of India.
However, there is one area where Atomberg still needs to improve, and that is on premium looks. But they tried to address that shortcoming by launching new category of premium fans. What remains to be seen is whether the market accepts the premium range of fans as they are priced slightly higher than the base range.
Gorilla Fan on Amazon:
Versa Drives (Superfans):
Versa Drives is another IIT'ian startup. In fact, they were the first to introduce BLDC fans in the Indian market. The Superfan – A1 is their most popular offering. Their fans are also highly energy efficient with good air delivery. They also have their products available in cool colors, which make them an attractive option. The products also come with 5-year warranty.
They launched their fan in December 2012 and did market aggressively both for B2B and B2C in the beginning. Over time however their B2B model worked out great and the B2C got strong in South India. They have a strong distribution network in South India, but their network in North and Mid of India remains weak. Their presence on e-commerce platforms has also reduced over time as most of the online sales was taken over by Atomberg's Gorilla fan.
Superfan on Amazon:
The Established Ceiling Fan Brands
A ceiling fan is a typical appliance popular mostly in the Indian subcontinent. So, there is barely any foreign player offering ceiling fan. The Indian market for years has been dominated by likes of Bajaj, Crompton Greaves, Orient, Havells etc. Over the years they had the expertise and experience in making induction motor-based fans but had a laggardly attitude towards innovation. But thanks to the efforts of startups in popularizing BLDC fans, they are now forced to innovate and come up with BLDC fans. Usha offers Energia models which uses BLDC motor and consumes 32 watts at peak speed. Orient has launched Ecotech series which comes with BLDC motor. Its power consumption is of 32 watts. Problem with Ecotech series is the remote working range is less. Crompton used to offer BLDC fans under the Esave series but they have discontinued this product. Bajaj doesn't offer any BLDC fan till the time of writing this article. In short, it has been observed that BLDC fan offering from the established ceiling fan brands is restricted to only a few models, their availability is erratic, and their reviews are not so great on online platforms.
Established brands on Amazon:
Unorganized Sector Manufacturers and New Players
Besides the pioneers, Versa Drives and Atomberg and the established ceiling fans brand there are few other new names which offers BLDC fans. But most of them sell their fans directly to businesses and government offices via tenders. Only a handful of them like Jupiter offers BLDC fans to the consumer through retailer network or online. Rest others don't directly deal with the retail customers.
Jupiter fans on Amazon:
Energy Consumption: Ordinary Fans Vs BLDC Fans
Now let us mathematically calculate how much electricity would be consumed, how much money would be saved using BLDC technology and how long it would take to recover the price of a BLDC fan through the energy saving it gives over time.
The typical induction-based fan would consume around 75 watts whereas a BLDC fan would consume about 30 watts. Unlike lights which are only used during nights, a fan is an appliance which runs most of the time if the ambient temperature is high with no regular airflow of cool air. So, assuming they run regularly for 15 hours for 365 days calculation would be:
|Hourly Electricity Consumption
|Daily Electricity Consumption
|Yearly Electricity Consumption
|Yearly Costs (assuming Rs 6 per unit)
|Regular Fan
|75 watts
|0.075 units
|1.125 units
|410.625 units
|Rs. 2463.75
|BLDC Fan
|30 watts
|0.030 units
|0.45 units
|164.25 units
|Rs. 985.5
Typical price per unit of electricity in India is assumed to be around 6 Rs for the residential users. Though the pricing per unit varies greatly between regions, power companies, slab it is in, and whether the usage is commercial or residential. For metros, it is better to assume tariffs around 10 Rs/unit but for India as a whole 6 Rs is more practical.
With BLDC fans you can save approximately 1500 rupees per year. 1500 rupees is usually the price differential when buying a BLDC fan i.e BLDC fans starts with the pricing of around 3,000 Rs while ordinary fans are roughly prices around 1,500 Rs. So, in short, if you run your fans for more than 15 hours daily and per unit electricity cost exceeds 6 Rs you can expect to recover the complete cost of the fan in less than 2 years in the form of energy savings which BLDC fans give.
With the above calculation, you would have already realized the cost-benefit of having a BLDC fan. Energy saving is the key forte of BLDC fans. BLDC fans would be way forward in future. Hope through this article you would make a better fan buying decision. And if you are now sure to buy BLDC fan then let me say: CONGRATULATIONS!
About the Author:
Hussain Kanchwala is an Electronics Engineer from University of Mumbai. As an Analyst at BijliBachao he keeps a tab on latest technologies in gadgets and appliances, tracks businesses of white goods companies and monitors the consumer behavior. With a background in engineering, penchant for detail, and flair for writing he regularly write reviews about brands and their products. More from this author.


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The only way to lose weight is to start doing something about it today. Sitting around thinking about weight loss after pregnancy does not work. I wish it did! We could all be thin and not worry about what we eat or whether we exercise or not, if, all we had to do was think thin. However, remember that you gained this weight or at least most of it over a 9 month period. Losing your pregnancy weight will mean that you have to change your lifestyle. Remember that this change will benefit both you and your baby. Just don't expect to be thinner tomorrow...but you will need get up and start today!
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Interviewing London rock band Yuck's like yanking your own teeth with a pair of rusty pliers. Or so I'd imagine. I mean, I'm sitting back stage at Scala with one of the fastest rising international alternative rock bands of 2010/2011. They've got summer festival shows lined up at Pukkelpop (Belgium), Reading, Leeds, Glastonbury, Primavera (Spain) and Way Out West (Sweden). They're touring the States again in July, stopping off in Chicago for the annual Pitchfork Festival. They're heading to São Paulo for one show. Shit... they're even playing Later With Jools Holland. But all I can think about in Yuck's tumbleweed-strewn dressing room is the scene in 12 Monkeys where Bruce Willis rips his own teeth out. Considering the awkwardness of our encounter, perhaps my analogy's an unfair reflection of DIY dentistry.
I'm still trying to decide if that's just how they are: awkward, socially-inept misfits. Or if it's just the introverted, art-rock characters they play. Before our interview, they were all laughing and joking, genuinely excited and enthusiastic about the sold out show and the fact that their buffet includes Quorn slices and "hundreds of chocolates". "If we had this on tour all the time I'd just eat all day", says lead vocalist and guitarist Daniel Blumberg as he makes a round of coffee for his bandmates and tour manager.
When I ask Yuck about South by Southwest, guitarist Max Bloom replies, "Yeah..." When I ask whether they'd like it if Beavis and Butthead could review one of their music videos, Japanese bassist Mariko Doi replies, "Yeah..." When I ask what Beavis and Butthead might say about 'Holing Out', for example, New Jersey-born drummer Jonny Rogoff's impersonation goes as far as, you guessed it, "Yeah..." At least he did the voice. Sort of.
The only time Yuck's faces light up during our painful 20 minute exchange is when my Dictaphone crashes and I lose the first few answers. And when I ask the band about any OCD behaviour and possible tensions on the road.
"I'm extremely OCD. There's so many things. Where do I start?" says Bloom, animated for the first time. "Uh… Uh…" he continues excitedly. "I have to tie my leads up in circles so they're perfectly tight coils on the ground. If they get tangled then I have to do it again. I have to set up my pedals myself just in case anything's changed and check all the power cables. The amp has to be about two metres left and the pedal-board straight on. I feel more comfortable on stage if everything's exactly how I like it."
"So your ritual is you set up your equipment to play a gig? That's a good ritual", jokes Blumberg, shuffling and stapling books of his sketches to sell later at the show.
"What about annoying habits?" I ask. "You must get on each other's nerves from time to time?"
"This guy burps", says Doi, pointing at Rogoff. "It's a new thing. I had a bad stomach. She's just pointing out health problems, which I think is inappropriate", replies Rogoff, jokingly.
"Daniel doesn't let me go to the toilet in the room. He makes me go to the lobby", adds Bloom, sounding slightly bitter but still joking.
"I think it's a bit out of order for you to take a massive dump just before I wanna have a shower", says Blumberg, taking the bait.
"I would argue that it's my hotel room as well and I can go to the toilet", continues Bloom, at this stage semi-joking.
"I would argue that it's really nice to take a dump before you shower", adds Rogoff, easing the tension.
"Yeah, but if someone else takes a dump before you shower, it's like, aah, this isn't as nice. You can't shower in the scent of someone else's inner waste", concludes Blumberg.
Later on, when I ask the band if they've been to Reading, Leeds or Glastonbury as fans, Bloom replies, "I went to Reading once when I was younger. It was good. Got drunk, as you do. Threw up everywhere".
"I told him to throw up in our neighbour's tent 'cos I wanted to take a shower in ours", adds Blumberg, and for a moment, we're riffing. Although in my haste to keep conversation flowing I kill it dead almost immediately.
When I discuss how fashionable the '90s has become and how slacker, generation X bands are cropping up all over London, Yuck react nonchalant. They've heard it all before. "We're the wrong people to speak to, we haven't really been in London," says Blumberg. "It's funny, when we started this band I'm pretty sure everyone said it was really unfashionable", adds Rogoff.
Another factor to consider is just how young Yuck are – they're all either 20 or 21. And later on, while opening band Let's Wrestle is playing, all four of them walk around Scala mostly unknown. At one point I see them showing security their passes to get back stage.
Even later, on stage and hunched over his guitar, Blumberg cuts an awkward, bent figure with Tim Burton hair and oversized work boots. "So we went to America and came back and now, er... there's lots of people here. It's nice", he tells the crowd. So maybe it is just their way.
On stage, there's no denying the intensity of Yuck's performance. Things don't boil over – not until the end – and it's all pretty tempered and restrained. But Yuck sound electric, delivering a set of perfectly-executed, emotionally-wrought alternative rock classics-in-the-making with flare, style and emotion.
At the end of the show, Blumberg huddles over his extensive pedalboard as the other three band members leave the stage, eventually walking off with a very final, anti-encore-sounding burst of sustained feedback crashing around the hall
One last thing I remember Blumberg saying during our interview, just as I was packing up my things, is, "I don't know what to say, really, ever, about anything".
Yuck's self-titled debut is out now on Fat Possum. For more info, drawings, b-sides and more visit yuckband.blogspot.com
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There are still rustlers on the range,
and gangsters in the streets.
There are pick pockets, crooked politicians,
Burglars and poker cheats.
There are scoundrels who would steal your car,
Your credit cards and identity,
And new age computer bandits,
Who scare the heck right out of me.
From badlands out in cyberspace,
Into your hard drive they can peak
Then your deepest darkest secrets,
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