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Irish Red and White Setter Breed Magazine features information, expert articles, and stunning photos from AKC judges, breeders, and owners.
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Official Standard for the Irish Red & White Setter General Appearance : The Irish Red & White Setter is bred primarily for the field. The standard as set out hereunder must be interpreted chiefly from this point of view and all Judges at Bench Shows must be encouraged to judge the exhibits chiefly from the working standpoint. The appearance is strong and powerful, well balanced and proportioned without lumber; athletic rather than racy with an aristocratic, keen and intelligent attitude. Size, Proportion & Substance : Dogs are 24½ to 26 inches tall; bitches are 22½ to 24 inches tall. The length of body from point of shoulder to point of buttock is equal or longer than height to top of withers, up to a ratio of 10 L - 9 H. Bone is moderate in proportion to size. Head : Expression - The gentle expression displays a kindly, friendly attitude. The eyes are dark hazel or dark brown; round or nearly round, with slight prominence and tightly fitted eyelids. The ears are set level with the eyes, well back, lying close to the head. Skull - The skull is broad, in proportion to the body and rounded without showing an occipital protuberance. Stop - The stop is distinct, but not exaggerated. Muzzle - The muzzle is clean and square, of equal length to skull, with parallel planes. Bite - A scissors bite is ideal; a level bite is acceptable. Neck, Topline & Body : Neck - The neck is moderately long, very muscular, but not too thick, slightly arched, free from all tendency to throatiness. Topline - The topline of the dog, from the withers to the croup should be level, not sloping. The croup should be well rounded and sloping slightly downward to the tailset. Body - The body is strong & muscular with a deep chest and well sprung ribs. The back is very muscular and powerful. Tail - The tail is of moderate length, not reaching below the hock, strong at the root, tapering to fine point; no appearance of ropiness and carried level with or below the back. Forequarters : Angulation - shoulder blade well laid back with upper arm equal in length and forming a nearly right angle with the shoulder blade. Tips of shoulder blades meeting fairly close, lie flat and are smooth with contours of body . Elbow - The elbows are free, turning neither in nor out. Legs - The forelegs are straight and sinewy, well boned, with strong pasterns. Feet - The feet are close-knit with plenty of feathering between toes. Hindquarters : The hindquarters are wide and powerful. Legs - The legs are of strong bone, well muscled and sinewy. The thighs, from hip to hock, are long and muscular. The stifle is well bent. The hock is well let down and turns neither in nor out, hocks are of moderate length and strong. Feet - The feet are close-knit with plenty of feathering between toes. Coat : Long silky fine hair called "Feathering" is present on the back of the fore and hind legs and on the outer ear flap, also a reasonable amount is on the flank extending onto the chest and throat forming a fringe. All feathering is straight, flat and not overly profuse. The tail is well feathered. On the head, front of legs and other parts of the body the hair is short, flat and free from curl but a slight wave is permissible. Color : The base color is white with solid red patches (clear islands of red color); both colors show the maximum of life and bloom. Flecking but not roaning is permitted around the face and feet and up the foreleg as far as the elbow and up the hind leg as far as the hock. Roaning, flecking and mottling on any other part of the body is objectionable. Gait : When moving at the trot, the gait is long striding, very lively, graceful and efficient. The head is held high, and the hindquarters drive smoothly and with great power. The forelegs reach well ahead and remain low. Seen from front or rear, the forelegs and hind legs below the hock joint move perpendicularly to the ground with no crossing or weaving.
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Grooming : The trimming of an Irish Red and White Setter should be kept to a minimum, maintaining a neat natural appearance and not to be shaved with clippers. Light trimming with thinning shears is allowed. Under the ears, tail, pasterns and hocks may be trimmed for neatness. Feet may be cleared of hair including the bottom and around the edges leaving hair between the toes. No other trimming is allowed including the whiskers which shall remain intact. Temperament : They display a kindly, friendly attitude, behind which is discernible determination, courage and high spirit. Faults : Any departure from the foregoing standard is considered a fault and the seriousness of the fault is in exact proportion to its degree. Approved July 9 th , 2019 Effective October 1 st , 2019
BREED COMPARISON We judge the Irish Red and White Setter exhibits chief- ly from the working standpoint! The Irish Red and White Setter is strong and powerful, never racy or elegant as is its cousin, the Irish Setter. The Irish Red and White Setter is not as tall as an Irish Setter. They have a level topline, whether standing or mov- ing, with a tail held level with the back. Body length of an Irish Red and White Setter can range from square to a 9/10 proportion, whereas in an Irish Setter the body should be slightly longer than it is tall. You will also find that the Irish Red and White Set- ter is exhibited with whiskers intact; a requirement in the standard. The standard also calls for no clipping of any kind. Tidying of the neck and body without ever showing a sculped look is allowed. Both breeds move at a gait that is long-striding, very lively, graceful, and efficient. The Irish Red and White Setter should always have a moderate setter look in body and in coat length. Both breeds have an outgoing and friendly personality!
COLOR The Irish Red and White Setter is a parti-colored breed. The base color is white with patches of red color. The red color has been described to be that of a freshly opened chestnut. There is NO specific patch placement mentioned in any standard, and no Irish Red and White Setter has incorrect red patch placements as long as it shows to be a parti-colored dog! In a description of the ideal Irish Red and White Setter, most would agree that an Irish Red and White Setter should have red patches over the ears and eyes, and clear islands of red spread in an eye pleasing way over the body. A hands-on evaluation is essential when judging the Irish Red and White Setter, as the human eye can be misled by patch placements. Also, depending on how the patches are physically placed, angulation can be made to look correct or incorrect. The body can appear too long, too short, tall or lacking in height. We tend to find fairly consistent patching over eyes and ears, but patch- ing on the body can range from none to small or large red areas—and anything in-between. The white is that of a pearly white! Our standard allows for ticking on the muzzle and legs. Ticking on the body is not considered ideal. We do have to remember that the breed is to be judged chiefly on its ability to work, which requires correct construction. Our color is more cosmetic and clearly does not contribute to or interfere with working!
The color is the breed hallmark, but the breed must always be judged chiefly from the working standpoint. HEAD The Irish Red and White Setter skull is broad, but is in proportion to the body, and rounded without showing an occipital protu- berance. The stop is distinct, but not exagger- ated, and is not to appear to have an upturned or roman nose. The muzzle of an Irish Red and White Set- ter is clean and square, of equal length to the skull, with parallel planes. Nose color of the Irish Red and White Setter can range from black (ideal) to dark brown. The occasional pink streaks or spots can be found and are part of the breed. You may also find winter noses.
The Irish Red and White Setter Submitted by Christina Phillips Irish Red & White Setter "The Irish Setter probably came into its own at the end of the 17th century. It is not well known out- side of Ireland that there are two breeds of Irish Setters, but it is fairly certain, that the Red and White Setter is the older of the two, and that judicious selective breeding evolved the solid red colour..." from The Irish Kennel Club
one of the earliest references to the set- ters we know today. Hunting with a net requires the dog to find the bird, freeze the bird in place and not be so close to the bird that the hunter nets the bird and the dog at the same time. Only a superior dog could manage all of these tasks. Legend and paintings from the 17th century reflect dogs very similar to the documented pedigrees of the 18th centu- ry. Despite the fact that we can actually see 200 year old paintings of dogs similar to today's dogs, we should keep in mind that before the middle of the 19th centu- ry, dogs were bred to work and the notion of breeders being concerned about any particular conformation has never been
number of white and red setters declined to nearly zero. Anna Redlich credits Rev. Noble Huston of Ballynahinch, County Down with saving the line and gradually building up the numbers. With the aid of his cousin, Dr. Elliott, he was able to slow- ly bring back the breed. Dr. Elliott lived in a house named Eldron, and that prefix is in the names of dogs bred in the 20's and 30's. The Rev. Huston did not keep offi- cial pedigrees, but did record his litters in the parish register. Although most of the dogs were kept in Ireland, a single dog was sent to the United States, two to Spain and several to England. The next important players in this story are Mr. and Mrs. Will Cuddy. In 1940, Mrs. Maureen Cuddy (nee Clarke) was given a sickly puppy bitch. She nursed the puppy to health and called her puppy Judith Cunningham of Knockalla. It is highly probable that every recorded IR&WS today is descended from this bitch. The Cuddys were instrumental in
Historical Summary
adapted from Irish Red and White Setter Association Inc - Parent Club
The absolute history of the Setter from Ireland is questionable due to the lack of records from ancient times. What has sur- vived the distortions of time and oral his- tory are several paintings and a few writ- ten descriptions from the 17th and 18th centuries that attest to the presence of the white "setting dogges" with red mark- ings. The earliest references to any kind of setter are from the 16th century with depictions of a hunter with a net and a supine dog pointing toward a doomed grouse or quail. The "setting spaniel" is
demonstrated. By the end of the 18th century, the white and red breed was well established and several kennels were known for supplying purebred dogs. During the 19th century, the red dogs became established in ever greater num- bers eventually becoming the predomi- nant variety. WWI brought great hardship to the people of Ireland and their dogs. The
Irish Red & White Setter
The Irish Red and White Setter
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forming an IR&WS group in Ireland and gaining recognition of the breed. Mrs. Cuddy carried on a lengthy correspon- dence with the aging Rev. Huston and is responsible for researching and preserv- ing much of the early 20th century histo- ry of the breed. In 1944, the Irish Red and White Setter Society formed in Ireland. Between the end of WWII and the early 1980's, the Irish slowly built up the numbers of what became officially known as Irish Red and White Setters. The breed spread to England. Both the Irish Kennel Club and the Kennel Club (UK) came to recognize the IR&WS as a breed separate from the Irish Setter. The IR&WS again came to the United States in the 1960's with the import of a few dogs by a couple of individuals. In the 1980's, breeding pairs were imported and the gradual increase in the IR&WS population began. Since that time several other imports arrived and a slow breeding program has continued. Beginning in 1996 AKC started recording the Irish Red and White Setter in the Foundation Stock Service. The breed became eligible to compete in Pointing Breed Hunting Tests, Obedience, Agility, and Rally as of April 1, 2004, and in the Miscellaneous Class at shows on June 27, 2007. On January 1, 2009, the Irish Red and White Setter was assigned to the Sporting Group and became AKC's 159th breed. ©1997-2011 Charles A. Petterson [more detailed version can be found at the AKC Parent Club Website - IRWS Association Inc., www.Irishredwgitesetterassociation.com] Not Just Another Pretty Face Known as a "Gentleman's Bird Dog", the Irish Red and White Setter is a very ver- satile upland gun dog that can find game in the heaviest cover. Training an IRWS should always be done with positive reinforcement. They tend to be on the soft side and respond best to gentle persuasion. They are very intelligent and their intense bird instinct allows them to quickly adapt to all types of upland birds and to hunt the terrain
wisely. Even the novice trainer will find they are easily trained, if he has a solid positive connection with his dog. Negative training will get you nowhere with this breed and can cause harm to the sensitive nature of the IRWS. If you choose to hire a trainer to work with your IRWS, it is very important that the trainer under- stands this. These gentle biddable dogs want to please. Most IRWS are naturals at AKC Junior Hunt tests, pointing birds with a minimum of training. The more advanced levels of Senior and Master Hunter take more time and training.
cover large amounts of ground, willing- ness to hunt as a team with their human team member and something we call bird sense for lack of a better term. Examining these qualities one at a time will shed light on why those of us that hunt this type of terrain are so dedi- cated to this breed. A well conditioned IRWS will hunt all day at a good pace in this difficult terrain as long as they are given frequent breaks and adequate hydration. They are very good at setting a pace that matches that of the hunter and working the terrain. During warm weather the IRWS's coat and body style has an advantage over most other setters. Their coat is generally heavy enough to protect them from the harsh landscape but not so heavy as to cause issues with overheating. Their strong build "without lumber", as the standard says, makes them able to work hard but be light on their feet with great agility. They are very biddable which makes them the perfect dog to learn to hunt as a team which is a necessity when hunting birds that are generally found in coveys and that run rather than fly when given the opportunity. The IRWS is a master at designing ways of holding these birds by working the wind and the terrain in their favor and guiding the hunter to the birds. When the birds flush and the covey is broken their keen nose and sharp eye- sight are able to track and find singles so that the hunt does not end at the flush. The IRWS is a very intelligent breed. As the seasons go by they become more and more in tune with their quarry and their human partner, which leads to big- ger and bigger bags. You will often find them looking back at you to signal that they are approaching birds. They will use the terrain to conceal an approach to a covey they have sensed by their excellent nose just over the next rise giving them and their hunter the advantage of sur- prise. In short these dogs are the best hunting partner I know of for birds in dif- ficult terrain. They work at the right pace and with the intelligence to make a hunter proud to own one. Harvey Hazen - Mountain Star IRWS
The color of the IRWS is an asset as they are easy to see in the field. The white shows up well in fall color and the red makes the dog easy to see in the snow. While bred primarily for the field, IRWS do equally well in the show ring. This breed is such a natural bird dog because the IRWS has changed very little in the past 200 years. Selective and good breeding throughout the years has given us the wonderful dog we have today. Judy Baumgartner -Laurel Oak IRWS The Irish Red and White Setter is an excellent dog for the foot hunter dedicat- ed to hunting birds in rough, challenging terrain such as that found in the Western States Chukar Habitat. There are four qualities that make the IRWS the ideal dog for hunting such difficult birds. These qualities are stamina, ability to
Irish Red & White Setter Living With an Irish Red and White Setter Submitted by Christina Phillips
can be barkers and chewers, which can be controlled with training. It is rec- ommended that treats, toys with treats inside, natural bones or other items that the IRWS can be 'entertained' with be used. The IRWS thrives on being part of the family. They should have a nice comfortable bed to sleep on or they will join their owner in theirs. Full time living in a kennel should never be considered as a way of keeping them. Secure areas in and outside the house are a must for safety and many choices of fencing are available. Their size and ability to jump and climb should be considered. These are hunting dogs with very strong instincts and a desire to hunt.
white. The IRWS can also be taken to a professional groomer; however, the groomer must be instructed on how not to groom an IRWS. Clippers should NEVER be used on an IRWS.
Often we hear, "a dog is a man/woman's best friend". There can be no truer phrase than this when owning an Irish Red and White Setter (IRWS). The IRWS is a pleasure to have in the home and is well suited for the single or multi-person home and will fit in as a single dog or in a house of multiple dogs. A great family dog and companion, the IRWS will provide a lifetime of enjoyment. The IRWS is mild in temperament, with a "willing to please" attitude. This sporting dog is a loving, loyal family member, who hates to be left alone for long periods of time. These setters require a lot of exercise in the form of daily walks, runs, training (with fun time included), and lots of one on one time. This can be good for those that need that extra push to stay in shape, or need a partner for a healthy heart. The IRWS has a keen nose, a soft mouth, is very intelligent, eager to learn, and easily trained. The IRWS wishes to please and is very sensitive. Positive reinforcement is the preferred training method for these setters. The IRWS is a great candidate for Delta Society, a volunteer organization for animal visiting programs in hospitals, nursing homes, schools and other facilities. There is even a dog sled team made up entirely of IRWS's. Early training is essential for these dogs, so professional trainers are a good place to learn the basics. Many professional trainers today allow for the busy dog owner and provide in- home training sessions. The IRWS is by no means the perfect dog. Some
High quality food is also a must for this robust setter as they tend to metabolize their food into energy quickly, to take on the challenges that their owners make for them. Homemade or commercial is fine as long as the food is healthy and keeps the IRWS at the correct weight. Be it the show ring, agility course, hunting, obedience, or extreme sports, the IRWS will train and perform at the best of his ability. Then there's the IRWS smile. Not all, but many use it where appropriate, whether for showing how happy he is to see you come home or for thinking he won't get scolded for something naughty he's done. A very endearing part of the breed that has to be seen to be fully appreciated. -- Patty Thompson, Judy Taylor & Michael Lamp
The IRWS requires minimal groom- ing aside from trimming around the ears and feet and keeping the nails short. Dirt and mud will fall off the IRWS coat when dry . Regular brush- ing will get the rest and keep shedding down. Baths are essential with a good quality shampoo to keep the coat
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With a name like RN74 (the highway through the Burgundy region in France), you'd expect to find French fare. But at this latest outpost from the Michael Mina restaurant group, helmed by chef Jason Berthold, who came on board from the French Laundry, there's nothing particularly French-focused about the cuisine. A fussy preparation of foie gras topped with a layer of strawberry gelée might be taken directly from the French nouvelle playbook, but whole grilled fava bean pods evoke Italy, as do spring garlic agnolotti. Dishes like hamachi sashimi, confoundingly served with hearts of palm (why?) and itty-bitty cubes of green apple, as well as a delicious Maitake mushroom tempura plated on a square of Japanese-language newspaper, further the menu's eclectic feel. The interior, though, is fixed on its theme: vintage French rail station-cum-chic SOMA bar and lounge, complete with a destination-board "ticker" (no train times here, just a periodic cascade of clicks as certain bottles of wine rotate off the list). In the restrooms, the whispered sounds of French films emanate from strategically placed speakers. The wine list is superlative, and while many bottles exceed ponderable prices, there are a number of deals to be had. Sit at the bar, drink liberally, and eat any of the very tasty, more casual items; a glass of Domaine Matrot Meursault and the perfect, herby green salad served with a thick slice of grilled Della Fattoria bread are enough to keep me coming back.
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Octogenarian Cardinal Anthony Olubunmi-Okogie says he is worried that Nigeria is on the precipice and gradually returning to jackboot.
"Our democracy is in danger because of corruption and dictatorship," he said.
A disconcerted former Catholic Archbishop of Lagos said the nation's hard-fought and-won democracy was being taken back to military dictatorship where there is flagrant disobedience to the rule of law.
"The painful and sad reality we face is that we live in a country where leaders are very distant from the led. We need leaders who are neither blind to the suffering of the people nor deaf to their cries.
"Leaders who listen to the people, leaders who have the courage to be humble, and who are therefore ready to admit that they are wrong when they are wrong.
"In a democracy, those who govern are chosen by the people to represent the people. And if they are to represent the people, they must listen to the people. Not only do true democrats listen, they also are not afraid of dissenting opinions.
"They do not arrogate to themselves the power to accuse, arrest, prosecute and convict. But can we candidly say we have democrats at the helm of affairs in this country at this point in time?, he said.
Okogie barred his mind against the backdrop of unrestrained disobedience to court orders by President Muhammadu Buhari, a retired Army General in a statement entitled, "Corruption and Repression.''
Persecondnews recalls that Cardinal Okogie was the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and from 1994 to 2000, he chaired the Bishops' Conference in Nigeria. He was proclaimed Cardinal in 2003 by Pope John Paul II.
Also during his service to God and the priesthood, he had volunteered to die in place of a Muslim woman who was condemned to death for adultery by stoning by a Nigerian Sharia Court during President Olusegun Obasanjo administration when Sharia was introduced in some parts of the North.
He said felt agitated and embarrassed about statements being pushed out by the President's spokesmen recently on the developments in the polity.
Eighty-three-year-old Okogie asked: "How can we claim to live in a democracy when presidential spokespersons tell us the presidency is always right?
"It is important to remind our political leaders at the federal, state and local levels of government that they cannot enforce laws if they cannot obey the law."
On the disobedience of court orders and invasion of courtrooms by government's security agents, the Edo-born cleric said: "If the executive disobeys court rulings, and if it intimidates and humiliates the judiciary, then we are back to the era when a military junta made laws and interpreted them without any regard for fundamental human rights.
"We have returned to a sinful past when citizens could be abducted and locked up in detention without trial under the pretext of acting in the interest of national security."
Pointing out that repression of dissenting opinions was a major factor that led to the collapse of Nigeria's democratic First Republic, Okogie stressed the need to protect the nation's democracy.
"But Nigerians do not want military rule anymore. Having experienced two painful bouts of military dictatorship, two periods in Nigeria's history when men in uniform, trained and paid to protect the land and its people, visited untold brutality on the civilian population, we all must resolve to be responsible for protecting democracy in this country."
The Cardinal recalled that it was during the military rule that Nigeria was plunged into an avoidable civil war because the political actors failed to adhere faithfully to democratic principles.
Their failure to do so provided opportunistic elements in the Nigerian Army with an excuse for mass murder,'' he recalled.
"Innocent lives were lost before and during that war. A month to the 50th anniversary of the end of that war factors that led to the war are being reawakened.''


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It must have been music to Elon Musk's ears. Twitter, a platform he has had a patchy relationship with, has been the recipient of various blows inflicted by Peiter "Mudge" Zatko, the company's former head of security. This was no mean feat, given the company's reputation as being essentially indestructible. But Mudge was left with every reason to seethe; his tenure abruptly ceased at the company in January this year, allegedly for reasons of "ineffective leadership and poor performance".
The poor performance tag would have raised a few eyebrows. Zatko has earned a formidable reputation in the field of cybersecurity, largely for being adept at undermining it. Known through the 1990s by the sobriquet "Mudge", he probed security vulnerabilities in incipient web networks and kept company with such hacker tribes as Cult of the Dead Cow. His activities were sufficiently noteworthy to interest both the Senate and President Bill Clinton, whom he briefed about emerging vulnerabilities in the networked age.
The Twitter appointment made sense, in so far as it was intended to layer and pad security in light of the July 2020 breach which saw a teenager hijack the accounts of a number of figures, including Kanye West, Barack Obama and Joe Biden.
This month Zatko, represented by Whistleblower Aid, the same legal non-profit who represented the Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen, filed a whistleblower complaint with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
Among the suite of spicy accusations, Mudge claims that Twitter executives deceived the regulators and the company's own board of directors about "extreme, egregious deficiencies" on the issue of hacker defences, and about "meagre efforts to fight spam". Looming large is the prospect that Twitter might have breached the terms of its own 2010 settlement with the FTC. (In May, it was fined US$150 million for breaking its own privacy promises.)
On the security issue, Zatko insists that half of its 500,000 servers used unencrypted software while roughly 4 in 10 employee laptops were insufficiently protected from external threats. Up to 30% of computers blocked software updates that would remedy security defects. Thousands of the laptops with bare protections also had access to Twitter's source code, the result of inadequate testing by company engineers.
As for the matter of legitimate users, the disgruntled Zatko claims that Twitter has little to no incentive to identify the true number of spam and bot accounts that populate the information ecosystem. (According to Omnicore, the number of monetizable daily active users, as the figure stood on February 21 this year, was 217 million.)
In May, Twitter spokeswoman Rebecca Hahn stated that, "Twitter fully stands by … our statements about the percentage of spam accounts on our platform, and the work we do to fight spam on the platform, generally." In the never-ending quest to cleanse the platform, up to half a million spam and bot accounts were removed each day. In July, that number had risen to 1 million.
The accusations also went to Twitter's approach to specific countries and their infiltration of the company. India comes in for special mention, as the "Indian government forced Twitter to hire specific individual(s) who were government agents, who … would have access to vast amounts of sensitive data". This fact was not disclosed to users. A further claim is made that the company "received specific information from a US government source" that at least one employee was working for a foreign intelligence agency.
Twitter's stung CEO Parag Agrawal took to the battlements, circulating an email to company employees challenging the "claims about Twitter's privacy, security, and data protection practices". What had been published so far was "a false narrative that is riddled with inconsistencies and inaccuracies, and presented without important context." There was something wooden, and unconvincing, in the note. Admitting that it was "frustrating and confusing to read, given Mudge was accountable for many aspects of this work", Agrawal would not have filled the ranks with confidence.
Attorneys presenting Zatko promptly released a statement countering Agrawal's claims. Their client had persistently "raised concerns about Twitter's grossly inadequate information security systems to the Company's Executive Committee and Board of Directors throughout his tenure." Zatko "repeatedly objected to the misrepresentations and pressed concerns about the dire state of the Company's information security posture" to both Agrawal and Omid Kordestani, head of the Risk Committee. The Risk Committee, it is charged, preferred "information that whitewashed the problematic" nature of that information security posture.
Musk is seeking to break his agreement to buy Twitter for the value of US$44 billion, claiming that the inaccurate count on "monetizable daily" users would have a "material adverse effect". Just to make matters even messier, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX is countersuing the company for fraud and breach of contract.
The questionable number of legitimate Twitter users as pointed out by Zatko is being lapped up, with Musk taking delight in noting the board's refusal to disclose the facts to the public. Alex Spiro of the law firm Quinn Emanuel representing Musk, found Zatko's "exit and that of other key employees curious in light of what we have been finding."
Musk's legal team have subpoenaed Zatko and former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, though it is unclear whether the case will necessarily be better for it. Mudge is also wanted for questioning by the Senate Judiciary Committee. What the allegations have shown is that big tech and its manifestations are rather seedy, and that's putting it mildly. Few heroes in this saga will be found, but there are villains aplenty to pick from.
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User modeling for people with special needs
International Journal of Pervasive Computing and Communications
Article publication date: 26 August 2014
The purpose of this paper is to present an approach where a novel user modeling wizard for people with motor impairments is used to gain a deeper understanding of very specific (touch-based and touchless) interaction patterns. The findings are used to set up and fill a user model which allows to automatically derive an application- and user-specific configuration for natural user interfaces.
Based on expert knowledge in the domain of software/user interfaces for people with special needs, a test-case –based user modeling tool was developed. Task-based user tests were conducted with seven users for the touch-based interaction scenario and with five users for the touchless interaction scenario. The participants are all people with different motor and/or cognitive impairments.
The paper describes the results of different test cases that were designed to model users' touch-based and touchless interaction capabilities. To evaluate the tool's findings, experts additionally judged the participants' performance (their opinions were compared to the tool's findings). The results suggest that the user modeling tool could quite well capture users' capabilities.
Social implications
The paper presents a tool that can be used to model users' interaction capabilities. The approach aims at taking over some of the (very time-consuming) configuration tasks consultants have to do to configure software according to the needs of people with disabilities. This can lead to a wider accessibility of software, especially in the area of gesture-based user interaction.
Part of the approach has been published in the proceedings of the Interactional Conference on Advances in Mobile Computing and Multimedia 2014. Significant additions have been made since (e.g. all of the touchless interaction part of the approach and the related user study).
The present research was supported by a grant from the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) under the Research Studios Austria program. The partners of this project are LIFEtool, University of Linz (Institute Integrated Study) and University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria (Software Engineering and Communication and Knowledge Media). Any opinions, findings and conclusions in this paper are those of the authors' and do not necessarily represent the views of the research sponsors. The authors also would like to thank D. Hofer, K. Kaser, P. Geschwentner, C. Gould, B. Gruber, D. Kern, K. Liedl, B. Oberndorfer, D. L. Pham, V. Pitako, T. Puchner, G. Schnegelberger, K. Zölzer for their valuable input.
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Liverpool Maguire Street Primitive Methodist Chapel
what to do when the roof falls in
The Primitive Methodist magazine account of the rebuilding of Maguire Street chapel in Liverpool gives some idea of how difficult it was for the poorly paid working class Prims to carry the cost of building maintenance at the same time as trying to support basic living needs.
What happened to this chapel? Where was Maguire Street? Google maps does not recognise it.
"Liverpool First Station, Maguire Street Chapel.—Dear Editor,—We have just concluded a special and very successful effort for the relief and complete renovation of our Maguire-street Chapel.
This chapel has been occupied by our people for nearly forty years, and has been the birth place of many souls. Latterly the neighbourhood has become the abode of the lower classes of society ; and the chapel has seemed to partake of the general deterioration. The roof had given way, and considerable portions of the ceiling had fallen down. The chapel was in other respects very much dilapidated, and required a thorough repair.
Under these circumstances, at the close of 1862, the mortgagee demanded the payment of the mortgage. What to do in the matter we scarcely knew. To obtain another mortgage while the chapel was so much out of repair was out of the question. To make an effort for the reduction of the debt was a very difficult mutter, for we had just concluded an effort on behalf of Croston Street Chapel, by which the debt was reduced upwards of £200. We were then begging for the distressed operatives, on behalf of whom we raised nearly £70.
Some thought that as all the money we were likely to raise would be required for alterations the chapel had better be sold, and negotiations were entered into for this purpose, but only one bidder appeared in the market, and he refused to give as much for it as would pay the mortgagee.
The people then set to work in earnest. Begging books and cards were circulated. Our esteemed friend Mr. Boote gave us the benefit of his influence and aid, and I may say that mainly by his assistance the chapel has been placed in easy circumstances. His son, Mr. Joseph Boote, begged the noble sum of £42. Towards this sum, Mr. Boote contributed £5 ; T. B. Horsfall, Esq., M.P., £5 ; J. C. Ewart, Esq., M.P., i.3 3s.; C. Turner, Esq., M.P., £3; and G. Moffatt, Esq., M.P., £1. The collectors generally did well. Mr. G. Johnson collected nearly £11 including his own donation, and Mrs. High, who has worshipped in the chapel for thirty-five years, collected upwards of £8. Mr. T. Heaton contributed £5.
Application was made to the Committee of the Connexional Chapel Fund, and a promise of £30 was generously given on condition that we raised £120. In the spring of this year, the books &c. were called in, and to the great joy of our Maguire street friends we were able to comply with the conditions of the committee. The debt was reduced £150 and the mortgagee consented to allow the other portion to remain during his life.
A tea party was held to celebrate our success, and at the meeting afterwards it was resolved to put the chapel in good condition, and upwards of £20 were promised for this purpose. Different plans were suggested, but eventually those of Mr. Boote were adopted. These plans comprehended among other things the re-roofing of the chapel, taking down the ceiling, casing and staining the beams, painting the walls and all the wood work in the chapel, the insertion of an excellent rostrum in place of the old pulpit, and the enlargement of the school-room underneath the chapel to double its former size. These plans have been carried out in a manner which reflects great credit on all concerned.
The chapel was re-opened on Sunday, November 29th, 1863, when three sermons were preached, two by the Rev. T. Garner, and one by the Rev. J. Gibson. On the following day a tea party was held in the school-room, when about 400 sat down to a comfortable repast. The provisions were gratuitously supplied, about 30 trays at 10s. each having been given. The total cost of the alterations is about £125, towards which we have raised about £70, including a donation of £15 from G. Pennell, Esq. To God be all the praise.
While these alterations have been going on, our Rathbone-street friends have inserted a new vestry, and painted and beautified the chapel at an expense of upwards of £80, nearly the whole of which has been raised, and at Croston street an excellent organ has been obtained without involving the trustees in any debt. R. Arnfield."
Primitive Methodist magazine 1864 pages 181-182
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I have found this chapel marked on three old maps; go to https://historic-liverpool.co.uk/old-maps-of-liverpool/
and see 1890 map (North Liverpool), 1898 Plan of Liverpool and 1910 map.
An easy way to find Maguire Street is:
Find Trafalgar and Victoria Docks.
From the quay between these two dock, go East.
Cross Waterloo Road and down Oil Street.
Cross Great Howard Street and down Chadwick Street.
Cross Love Lane and down Chisenhall Street.
Cross Vauxhall Road to entrance to Arley Street.
Maguire Street lies parallel to Arley Street to the South. The chapel is halfway along Maguire Street, on the right if looking East.Continuing my earlier post:
I have found Maguire Street on https://historic-liverpool.co.uk/interactive-maps/old-streets-liverpool/#16/53.4164/-2.9883. It lay between and parallel to two roads that still exist: Eldon Place and Ford Street. It was presumably lost when the Kingsway Tunnel was built starting in 1966.
You might also like to add a link from your 'Merseyside: Primitive Methodism on Merseyside' to this page since that description covers the origins of the chapel as a Swedenborgian chapel, and how the chapel became 'the parent church of Liverpool Primitive Methodism'.The 1939 Register shows 19 people living in Maguire Street Liverpool – only houses 76-86 (even numbers). I don't have Ancestry etc but someone could check before and after the Maguire Street entries for adjacent roads.


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IoT Based Horn Control and Oil Purity Monitoring System in Vehicles
K.Jeevitha1, A.Iyswariya2, V.RamKumar3, V.Praveen Kumar4
1Ms.K.Jeevitha*, Assistant Professor, R.M.K. Engineering College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
2Ms.A.Iyswariya, Assistant Professor, R.M.K. Engineering College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
3Mr.V.Ramkumar, Assistant Professor, R.M.K. Engineering College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
4Mr.V.Praveen Kumar, Senior Engineer, Nagman Instrumentation and Electronics Pvt.Ltd, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Manuscript received on October 15, 2019. | Revised Manuscript received on 22 October, 2019. | Manuscript published on November 10, 2019. | PP: 707-710 | Volume-9 Issue-1, November 2019. | Retrieval Number: A4021119119/2019©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijitee.A4021.119119
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Abstract: Nowadays, we use intelligent devices in every part of our lives mainly in automobiles. Horn is one of the important parts of the vehicle but at the same time, it creates excess noise to the surroundings. To use it wisely, we have restricted the number of the horn to be pressed. The driver can only use a certain number of horns per hour. If the horn exceeds, then fine will be charged from the concerned and also the duration of the horn is limited. During the emergency time, the fine amount is relaxed. To make sure we use a camera which will closely watch the situation of the person. The cautions will be given to the driver through the help of LCD display and speaker. If the additional cost is not paid then the car will be locked automatically by blocking the engine so after paying the charge it will be released. This all details will be uploaded in both companies as well as in the government's server. One more feature is, a sensor will be used to sense the purity of the oil and will be updated in the server for the change of oil.
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The Capitol police officer who shot and killed Ashli Babbitt on January 6 has broken his silence in an on-camera interview with MSNBC.
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"I know that day I saved countless lives," Byrd said. "I know members of Congress, as well as my fellow officers and staff, were in jeopardy and in serious danger. And that's my job."
Byrd claimed that the shooting was a "last resort" and that he had been hearing reports of shots fired over his police radio, though those reports were ultimately determined to have been false.
"I tried to wait as long as I could," he told Holt. "I hoped and prayed no one tried to enter through those doors. But their failure to comply required me to take the appropriate action to save the lives of members of Congress and myself and my fellow officers."
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"At that point is when I realized they're here," Byrd said, referring to the rioters. "The chants got louder. I couldn't make out what they were saying, but it sounded like hundreds of people outside of that door."
"It was impossible for me to see what was on the other side," he said.
Byrd also claims that he could not see that Babbitt's hands were empty.
"I could not fully see her hands or what was in the backpack or what the intentions are," Byrd said. "But they had shown violence leading up to that point."
Investigations by the Capitol Police and the Justice Department cleared the officer of any wrongdoing.
"The investigation revealed no evidence to establish that, at the time the officer fired a single shot at Ms. Babbitt, the officer did not reasonably believe that it was necessary to do so in self-defense or in defense of the Members of Congress and others evacuating the House Chamber," federal prosecutors said in a statement.
Former President Donald Trump has repeatedly stated that Babbitt was murdered.


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Mrs. Waraporn Chaitiamwong, Manager of Organisational Communications of the Thailand Post, said that the new measure was is in line with a policy of the Prime Minister's Office concerning the prevention and suppression of narcotic drugs and the use of postal services for delivery. The policy categorizes package delivery businesses as establishments under strict narcotic controls and obligated to record the identity of every customer. Thailand Post reiterated that narcotic drugs are illegal and cannot be delivered by post. If detected in any package, the items may be confiscated for use as evidence for legal action against the sender.
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Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever. Give thanks to the God of heaven. His faithful love endures forever.
—Psalm 136:1,26 NLT
The love of God never ends. It faithfully endures forever. He doesn't withdraw it. He wouldn't, and He can't. His unconditional love was secured for you on Calvary. If you feel alone, you aren't. He is with you in your valley. If you wish to perceive His goodness in whatever situation you face, then give Him thanks. Thank Him for the answer you can't see. Thank Him for the provision you don't possess. Thank Him for His faithfulness when your valley screams otherwise. Praising Him in your valley secures greater faith to believe in the promise He imparted on the mountain.
God doesn't grade your performance. He just desires your love. Just because your life isn't going great right now doesn't mean He doesn't love you. Praising Him in spite of your circumstance—your fear—your uncertainty reveals your trust in His faithful love. Praise doesn't change God. Just like prayer praise changes you. Praising Him in your valley bestows a greater appreciation for the promise you heard on the mountain. It gives you strength to believe—to endure, and an overwhelming joy when His promise rises to defeat the lie of your valley.
Praise is that very instance when in your most difficult circumstance, you honor God's faithfulness, and your promise has hope. Praise Him! Believe Him. Believe His faithful love endures forever!
© 2018 Lynn Lacher


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Oil and gas field developments offshore Norway, the UK windfall tax on low-carbon electricity generators, and many low-carbon energy deals marked the last month in Europe's energy sector.
Norway's Equinor and its partners in the Wisting prospect in the Barents Sea have decided to postpone the investment decision scheduled for December 2022. The maturation of the project continues, aiming for an investment decision by end of 2026.
"Many people have been working hard to realise Wisting, and the decision is demanding. However, in the current supplier market postponing the investment decision to ensure an economically sound development and robustness in the execution phase of the project is the right decision. When the pressure in the supplier market subsides, the Wisting project will be possible to execute in a good way," said Geir Tungesvik, Equinor's executive vice president, Projects, Drilling & Procurement.
Equinor and partners will now further mature the development concept, the power-from-shore solution, and consider new supplier models for Wisting.
The Norwegian company, however, has decided to develop the Irpa gas discovery, formerly known as Asterix, in the Norwegian Sea north of the Arctic circle. Equinor and partners Wintershall DEA, Petoro, and Shell will invest $1.5 billion (14.8 billion Norwegian crowns) to develop the discovery, the plan for which was submitted to Norwegian authorities at the end of November.
The Irpa discovery has expected recoverable gas resources equivalent to 124 million barrels of oil equivalent or the consumption of nearly 2.4 million British households over a period of seven years, Equinor said. The gas field is scheduled to come on stream in the fourth quarter of 2026. There will be joint production from Irpa and Aasta Hansteen through 2031 and then Irpa will continue to produce until 2039.
The gas will be phased into existing infrastructure over Aasta Hansteen and transported to the Nyhamna gas processing plant via Polarled. From there, gas will be transported via the Langeled pipeline system to customers in the UK and continental Europe.
"This is a good day—the development of Irpa will contribute to predictable and long-term deliveries of gas to customers in the EU and the UK," Equinor's Tungesvik said.
OKEA became operator of the Brage field with effect from 1 November 2022 after completing a sale and purchase agreement with Wintershall Dea. Through the acquisition, OKEA adds a new operatorship to its portfolio and increases production and reserves by 30-40%.
US firm Excelerate Energy signed at the end of October an agreement with Germany's Government to charter the floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) Excelsior to help provide energy security and supply diversification to Germany while supporting the country's transition to renewable energy.
"The deployment of the FSRU Excelsior to Germany demonstrates our commitment to strengthening energy security at a time when traditional energy sources have proven unreliable," said Steven Kobos, President and CEO of Excelerate.
Neptune Energy and its licence partners announced in mid-November that hydrocarbons had been encountered in the Calypso exploration well in the Norwegian Sea. The operations in the reservoir section remain at an early stage and it has yet to be confirmed if commercial volumes are present, said Neptune Energy which views Calypso as an exciting prospect that could be tied-back to existing infrastructure in case of a commercial discovery.
The UK government introduced a 45-percent temporary tax on the extraordinary returns of low-carbon electricity generators, the Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt said in the Autumn Statement.
"The structure of our energy market means high oil and gas prices are driving up the cost of otherwise cheap low-carbon electricity in the UK. The government will introduce a new, temporary 45% Electricity Generator Levy on these extraordinary returns from 1 January 2023. This will help fund government support for energy bills and vital public services," the UK government said.
For the purposes of the tax, extraordinary returns will be defined as the aggregate revenue that generators make in a period from in-scope generation at an average output price above £75/MWh. The tax will be limited to generators whose in-scope generation output exceeds 100 GWh across a period and will only then apply to extraordinary returns exceeding £10 million. The tax will apply to extraordinary returns arising from 1 January 2023 and will be legislated for in Spring Finance Bill 2023.
The windfall tax on low-carbon electricity generators risks severely damaging investment in vital renewable energy projects, RenewableUK warned after the new tax was announced.
"This windfall tax on low carbon power risks deterring investment, at a time when the Chancellor should be incentivising clean energy. Unlike in oil and gas, under this levy companies which are making significant investments in renewables will get no tax relief and will be hit by a higher windfall rate," RenewableUK's CEO Dan McGrail said.
"We need to attract more than £175bn in new wind farms and our supply chain over the course of this decade, so we need to make the UK one of the most attractive destinations for private investment in renewables. Ministers now need to work with the industry to ensure that the implementation of these plans ensures a level playing-field, rather than imposing unfair burdens on renewables," McGrail added.
Scottish Renewables also criticised the tax on low-carbon electricity generators, with Chief Executive Claire Mack saying, "Today's announcement by the Chancellor damages this country's reputation as a leader in renewable energy, chiefly by continuing to offer investment allowances to oil and gas extraction while failing to do the same for this industry."
"Additionally, many renewable energy generators on older contracts have sold their power far in advance, so are not benefitting from excess profits from wholesale price rises caused by the cost of gas," Mack added.
"The UK needs £1.4 trillion to fund its transition to net-zero by 2050. To raise that money, international investors look to the UK Government to provide a stable policy environment which incentivises investment in clean power."
The Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA) also criticised the new tax, saying the Government had sent wrong signals to investors with renewable energy taxes which compare unfavourably with the oil and gas sector.
"While the REA and its members recognise the immense economic challenges facing this country, we would question the wisdom of subjecting the cheaper, greener renewable power sector to a more punishing tax system than its oil and gas counterparts," said Frank Gordon, Director of Policy at REA.
"We note the exemption for smaller sites, but I would strongly urge the Government to fix this disparity as there is a strong need for tax relief for low carbon investments to help stabilise energy prices and offer long-term energy security. This is crucial for getting investments in renewables moving again following the pause that resulted from the last few months of political and policy uncertainty," Gordon added.
In projects and deals, Crown Estate Scotland confirmed in early November that all three successful ScotWind Clearing applicants now have seabed option agreements in place meaning that their projects can move into the development stage. Full seabed leases are granted at a later stage once applicants have the necessary consents from regulators, such as Marine Scotland, and have secured grid connections and financing.
ENGIE and Google signed at the end of November a 12-year corporate power purchase agreement (PPA) supporting Moray West offshore wind development. ENGIE will provide Google with more than 5 TWh of green power from the Moray West project, a nearly 900 MW offshore wind farm set to begin generating power from 2025, the project's developer Ocean Winds said.
The developers of the Ossian Wind Farm off the East Coast of Scotland have identified a potential increase in the overall project capacity, from 2.6 GW to up to 3.6 GW, SSE Renewables said. SSE Renewables as well as Japanese conglomerate Marubeni Corporation and Danish fund management company Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) are the developers of the project.
"If realised, this change would position the project among the top five largest floating projects in the world, demonstrating its epic scale," said David Willson, Senior Project Manager for Ossian.
Solent Local Enterprise Partnership, ExxonMobil, and the University of Southampton announced on 1 November The Solent Cluster, the first major decarbonisation initiative that would substantially reduce CO2 emissions from industry, transport, and households across the Solent and Southern England.
Eni UK announced the launch of the Bacton Thames Net Zero (BTNZ) Cooperation Agreement, which is aimed at decarbonising industrial processes in the South-East of England and the Thames Estuary area, near London, by means of capturing and storing CO2.
Equinor said that power production from the first turbine in the floating wind farm Hywind Tampen in the North Sea started on 13 November. The power was delivered to the Gullfaks A platform in the North Sea.
In the UK, Equinor and Centrica signed a cooperation agreement to explore developing a low-carbon hydrogen production hub at Easington in East Yorkshire. Under the plan, the Centrica-operated area at Easington could transition to a low carbon hydrogen production hub over the coming decade.
Equinor also announced its interest in developing gigawatt scale floating offshore wind in the Celtic Sea, with the upcoming Celtic Sea floating wind seabed leasing round in view. As the developer and soon to be operator of two of the world's first floating offshore wind farms, Equinor views new floating opportunities in the Celtic Sea with great interest. The Crown Estate is planning a seabed leasing round in the Celtic Sea in 2023.
"We are committed to industrialising floating offshore wind and the Celtic Sea is an optimal region for further development of this important technology," said Catherine Maloney, Head of Business Development, UK Offshore Wind, at Equinor.
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Pet adoption event bringing furry faces to Greenwich
GREENWICH, N.Y. (NEWS10) – Greenwich's local Tractor Supply Co. is hosting adoptable pets, and offering visitors a chance to get to know them. Animals from Our Best Friends Rescue will visit the store next weekend.
Dogs and cats will be onsite and ready to say hello on Saturday, Oct. 21, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1175 Route 29 in Greenwich. The event is open to leashed pets that can be friendly with new furry faces.
"As an active advocate and supporter of pet rescue and adoption, Tractor Supply strives to inform our customers of the pet adoption process by providing a safe and comfortable space for placing adorable animals in welcoming homes," said Greenwich Tractor Supply Manager Austin Hackman. "Through this and other year-round adoption events, our goal at Greenwich store is to connect adoptable pets with interested owners."
The store can be reached at (518) 692-2317 with questions.


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Omnilogic Data Center
Omnilogic Data Center Data Center, Romania
Nowadays, each company uses IT equipments in every stage that involves data processing. An effective and efficient usage of IT is a key factor that differentiate successful companies from their less successful counterparts. Many companies understood the possibilities to exploit IT capabilities and made high IT investments without deriving any benefits from IT. But using a new IT system implies risks that must be managed and mitigated in order to control the evolution of business in the established limits.
Trying to keep pace with the upcoming trends in the industry, Omnilogic anticipated the migration of the actual model of distributed computing based on the personal computer, to the Data Center and real-time content distribution model.
Therefore, along with the build-up of its own campus (covering more than 3 hectares and 15,000 sqm of build space), the company set-up the only tier 3 data center in Romania within its new Otopeni headquarters.
Branded as ODC (Omnilogic Data Center), Omnilogic Data Center is NOT a passive Hosting Solution, and this is the major difference from similar solutions
existent in the Romanian market today.
During the first months from the opening only, some of the major (all major) companies within the Romanian financial sector and telecom decided to consider the new Omnilogic offer for the above mentioned managed hosted services.
With a final investment cost of more than 8 mil Euro, Omnilogic Data Center was designed and built as a dedicated, professional, flexible and secured IT environment, made available exclusively to the Omnilogic strategic customers. The equipment and servers in Omnilogic Data Center are state-of-art, coming from world leaders in the industry.
The network infrastructure contains CISCO equipment, network security is provided with CHECKPOINT and CISCO, servers are from IBM, HP and SUN, storage equipment is from EMC and virtualization is managed with VMWARE.
Thanks to "state-of-the-art" solutions and to the facilities offered, the alternative choice of collocation, connectivity and support services of ODC is a winning investment in favor of a more costly and risky one, offering a significant Cap Ex.
The data center building is served by two different connections to the electricity network, which allows that if one of the networks encounters any problems, "the building" will not be affected in terms of electricity.
In addition, there are three 1.5 MW generating sets, operating on Diesel fuel.
The Data Center is also equipped with UPSs ensuring the power supply of equipment at constant voltage and without interruptions.
To prevent "single points of failure", all the elements in the electric system, including the backup system, are entirely doubled, and critical servers are connected to both power supplies "A-side" and "B-side". This architecture is implemented in Data Center to have N+1 redundancy in the systems, this providing protection against any incident which may occur at the critical elements.


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When it comes to creating a greener home, choosing sustainable flooring materials is a significant step towards reducing environmental impact and promoting a more sustainable lifestyle. Sustainable flooring options not only minimize the depletion of natural resources but also offer numerous benefits in terms of indoor air quality, durability, and aesthetics. In this article, we will explore sustainable flooring options that can help you create a greener home.
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