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Capture2D Documentation
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Capture2D™ is a desktop application used for recording and saving 2-D motion data from Natural Point Inc. camera systems. The data is stored in the centroid (*.cen) file format, developed by Dr. Andrew Dainis.
While Capture2D™ can be used independently to collect and store 2-D centroid data, Capture2D™ is designed to integrate seamlessly with the Ad Tech™ motion analysis software system (AMASS™). AMASS™, also developed by Dr. Dainis, takes 2-D centroid input files and provides volume calibration, segment tracking and marker labeling and ultimately produces C3D data files. C-Motion™'s flagship product [Visual3D™] reads C3D files and provides extensive modeling and analysis tools for motion capture data. Capture2D™ can be launched directly from the AMASS™ Shell using the Capture2D button.
Capture2D™ provides support for the following NaturalPoint™ OptiTrack™ camera systems:
The overall workflow in Capture2D™ is:
- connect to a 2-D camera system
- record a calibration motion trial (using a special marker wand provided by Andrew Dainis)
- in the AMASS shell, calibrate the calibration trail to produce a .cal file. If the calibration is successful (a .cal file is produced and enough cameras are calibrated), then
- record the motion trails
- return to the AMASS shell to track, identify and save C3D files.
- During the initial set up we highly recommend that you toggle the Save Data as CSV file and Save Settings check boxes for all initial captures. Should you require C-Motion's help with set up or problem solving we will require the problematic data as well as a copy of the settings .xml file and .csv files for each of the recordings.
NOTE: Capture2D™ Requires NaturalPoint's SDK version 1.2.2 or later to be installed on your computer. You can download this SDK from [NatualPoint's web site].
Capture2D™ also supports limited (soft) hardware synchronization, but only if a sync pulse input is available on your other hardware interface. For an inexpensive system from NaturalPoint™, the OptiHub™ provides the pulse, but is only used on NaturalPoint™ VR-100 cameras (and VR120:SLIM). They have sync cables and work with the OptiHub™. The Ethernet cameras and bar systems DO NOT support force plate or device synchronization as the Ethernet and bar camera systems do not use the OptiHub™.
During the initial set up we highly recommend that you toggle the Save Data as CSV file and Save Settings check boxes for all initial captures. Should you require C-Motion's help with set up or problem solving we will require the problematic data as well as a copy of the settings .xml file and .csv files for each of the recordings.
The Capture2D™ Interface
The user interface to Capture2D™ consists of a main application window and a Settings dialog.
The main application window is modeless (i.e., you do not need to press an OK or Apply button for changes to take effect.) Where as the Settings dialog is modal (i.e., you must press the Apply button in order for changes to take effect.)
The clients button indicates which client programs (such as AMASS) are currently connected to Capture2D. Thus when Capture2D is streaming to AMASS, AMASS will appear as a client in the client window. This function is not currently operational, as such the client window remains blank.
The Stream portion of the settings dialogue allows you to control the data that is coming in such as Thread Priority and Thread Sleep Time.
Thread Priority
The code that acquires frames operates in a separate thread of execution (much like a separate program). Each thread (or program) on a computer has a priority. In fact, if you start the Windows task manager (right click the Task bar at the bottom of the screen) you'll see, under the processes tab, that you can view and set the "priority" of any program. Normal Priority is usually fine for most threads (and programs).
Thread Sleep Time Preference
The sleep time is how long the capture code waits (in milliseconds) before trying to acquire another frame. This gives other programs on the computer time to perform their tasks. As long as the sleep time is smaller than the camera frequency time (in milliseconds), everything should work. For example OptiTrack cameras running at 100 Hz is equal to 10 milliseconds (1000 / 100). So the thread sleep time should be less than 10 ideally. Values of 1 through 5 are good choices so as to reduce the chances of missing the occasional frame.
If you set the thread priority to very high and the sleep time very low you will get the best capture performance, but the user interface (along with the rest of your computer) might become much less responsive.
It is likely that these features will be either hidden or removed at some point as this level of user control is not that useful now that the frame acquisition code has been refined.
The display portion of the settings dialogue allows you to control the program outputs by personalizing the graphics.
Text Size
This allows you to change the text size for all writing in both the Settings dialog and in the main application window. Text size may range between 8 and 16 with the default set at 8.
Redraw Rate
The redraw rate controls at what frequency the graphics on the right hand side of the screen are redrawn. The higher the redraw rate the smoother the movements in the graphics will appear. However, drawing at higher rates takes more of the computer's processing time and, depending on the speed of the computer, may result in frames being dropped. The redraw rate is limited to 1000Hz, for practical purposes the human eye cannot appreciate the difference of a redraw rate above 50 Hz.
Draw Empty Frames
The draw empty frames checkbox tells the program that when the box is checked if there are no new frames when it is time for the graphics to redraw to leave the previous graphics on the screen. If the box is not checked then if there is no new data then graphics will not be drawn. Leaving the checkbox checked will result in smoother graphics however, you will have no visual indication that frames may be missing.
The record portion of the settings dialogue controls record function which allows for signal when recordings begin and end as well as saving preferences.
The countdown option allows the user to implement a delay between when they push the Start Recording button and when the recording actually begins. This allows a single user to move from the computer to the capture volume before the recording starts.
Beep During Countdown
If the count down time is greater than 1 second than selecting the "beep during countdown box" will result in a beep each second as the countdown progresses. This allows a single user to know when the motion capture is starting if they are standing in the capture volume and are unable to see the computer screen.
Update Previews
If the update previews checkbox is selected the computer will continue to redraw the graphics while the computer is recording. If this box is selected on a slower computer you may risk dropping frames. However, for fast computers this allows you to see the motions as they are being recorded.
Save Data as CSV
The save data as CSV checkbox allows you to save a .csv (comma separated value) file for each motion capture. The .csv file is a spread sheet that contains the values for the position (x and y coordinates), height, and width for each data point, during each frame, for each camera. The .csv files can be opened in pograms such as open Office and Microsoft Excel.
Save Settings
The save settings checkbox saves a separate .xml file for each motion capture that is recorded. The .xml file contains the details of the settings for both the settings dialog and the main application window.
Beep After Save
The beep after save checkbox gives a beep when the file has successfully been saved. This allows a single user who is the capture volume to know that the recording has stopped even though they may not be able to see the computer screen.
Save Options and Default
Save Settings File
This allows you to save the current settings as an .xml file in order to use them in the future.
Open Settings File
This allows you to apply the settings that have been saved as an .xml file to the program. As a result you can easily save and reapply settings for a particular project.
This resets all the settings options to their normal values. Normal values are as follows:
Thread Priority: Normal
Thread Sleep: 10 ms
Text Size: 8 pts
Redraw Rate 30 Hz
Draw Empty Frames: Off
Countdown: 5 sec
Beep During Countdown: On
Update Previews: On
Save Data as CSV: Off
Save Settings: Off
Beep After Save: On
Help & About
The help button at the bottom of the Capture2D pages will open this wiki page in order to provide information on the layout and functions of Capture2D. The about button will provide the version and release date of your current software. Furthermore, it contains copyright information and contact information should you desire further support.
Comments can be added to .cen files with the 'Edit Comment' button before or after the recording.
Recording Data
Connecting to Cameras
Connect to the cameras by selecting the Connect Button.
When the cameras are connected, the Connect button becomes a Disconnect button.
- Currently Capture2D™ supports OptiTrack FLEX:100 (R1 and R2) cameras from [Natural Point Inc.] C-Motion, Inc., does not distribute the Natural Point software, so it is important that the user download and install the latest [camera drivers from Natural Point Inc.].
- Please let us know about other camera systems of interest as this will help guide future development.
Where to Save on Disk
Use the browse button to select a good location in which to store your cen files. We highly recommend that you use a separate folder for each subject and for each session that the subject completes. The default path is the Capture2D™ application folder, which isn't writable on Windows 7 and isn't a smart place to store data (fix coming soon). The program will remember the previously selected a folder and will use this path the next time that Capture2D is opened from the desktop. If you open Capture2D through AMASS it will use the same file path that is being used by AMASS. Also be sure to give your files good names (i.e., cal.cen for calibration trial, jump.cen for a trial that involves jumping, etc.).
Recording is initiated by selecting the "Start Recording" button on the right. At the bottom left is the "Duration" field that allows you to set how long of a trial or calibration that you would like to record.
Note that this button is not available unless cameras are connected.
When the trial has been collected Capture2D™ enters playback mode, so that the captured images can be reviewed.
In Playback mode there is an option to proceed to the "Next" recording which will result in the trial being saved, or to "Delete" the recording if the captured images are not of use.
Before any data can be processed by AMASS, it is important to calibrate the system.
Once your volume is de-cluttered and your IREDs, Thresholds and Exposures are adjusted as needed you should be able to capture a calibration trial (wand movement and L-frame trail). About 30 seconds should be long enough for four cameras. You might need to record for longer if you have more than four cameras or a large volume (maybe 60 or 90 seconds or longer). You want to give yourself enough time for each camera to see the wand throughout the volume.
Motion Trial versus Calibration Trial
There is no real distinction between recording a motion trial and calibrating the motion capture collection volume.
A calibration file is simply a recorded trial used for calibration, stored as a .cen file, and the order of collection is unimportant. For example, the calibration trial could be the last trial recorded.
Calibration Wand
The unique feature of the calibration is the use of the calibration wand and the placement of an L-Frame in the volume.
Reference Markers
The Reference Markers are typically an L-Frame that is used to identify the Laboratory Coordinate System of the data collection volume.
For most 3D analyses, the principal purpose of the L-Frame is to identify the direction of gravity (e.g. the vertical direction)
Capturing Motion Trials
Once the volume has been appropriately calibrated in AMASS then, so long as the cameras are not moved any number of static or motion trials can be collected. We recommend that you develop a naming convention for your motion files prior to beginning your collection in order to facilitate clear naming and organization of the trials. Once all desired trials have been collected they can then be tracked and labeled using AMASS.


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Towards an environment worth sharing
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Picture caption: Groups from across the area celebrated being handed their grant from the Central England Co-operative Community Dividend Fund.
About Central England Co-operative
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Outfit: 10 Inch High Rise denim, Stripe top, Cuyana bag, similar jacket , Earrings, Lip color in shade "Punch"


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On June 10, the Nordia Peterborough team participated for a second year in a row in the Peterborough Dragon Boat Festival.
Not only did the 21 paddlers have a blast on this very hot summer day, but they also raised a total of $3,694 in support of breast cancer care initiatives in the community. This amazing accomplishment made them the 12th highest fundraising team (out of 67!!) of 2017 and they are already looking forward to next year's event!
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Sennyuji is a temple of Shingon Buddhism, a major
school of Japanese Buddhism, and is the central temple of a branch
school of Shingon Buddhism.
It is located about 0.8 km east of Tofukuji temple.
It is said that this temple was founded around 856. But there are
several theories about the origin of this temple.
The temple had fallen into ruin, but high priest Shunjo reestablished it in the early 13th century.
Shunjo had studied in Sung (current China) for 13 years, and he introduced the advanced culture to Japan.
He remade the temple in Sung style.
The temple developed after that, and Emperor Go-Horikawa set this
temple as the Emperor Family temple.
So the emperors from Emperor Go-Mizunoo (1596-1680, the 108th) to Emperor Komei (1831-1867, the 121th) were buried in this temple.
Along the hundreds-meter-long approach, there are some branch temples.
And at the end of the approach, there is Daimon gate built in the early 17th century.
After passing through the gate, we find Yokihi-Kannondo temple to our
"Yokihi" is the pronunciation of word in Japanese, and it is formally "Yang Guifei" which is the name of a very beautiful Chinese empress in the 8th century.
In this temple, a statue of the Goddess of Kannon has been enshrined.
In 1230, priest Tankai who was a disciple of Shunjo took the statue
back to Japan from Southern Sung.
It has a fair and noble face, so it made the legend that Emperor Xuanzong of Tang got this statue made for in honor of the soul of his dead wife Yang Guifei.
So the name of this temple has "Yokihi" (Yang Guifei).
Surely, this statue is someting totally different from the other Japanese Buddha statues.
And there are main buildings of Sennyuji.
Butsuden is the central temple built in 1668.
Shariden is the important temple, and has housed the Buddha's ashes presented by Sung in 1228.
Reimeiden is the temple housing the sprit tablets of all emperors and empresses since the 7th century. It was destoyed by fire in 1882, then Emperor Meiji rebuilt in 1884.
Gozasho next to Reimeiden is the rest house for Imperial Family, and was the building moved from Kyoto Imperial Palace and rebuilt in 1884. It has a Japanese garden.
Kaiedo attaching to Gozasho is the Buddhist temple, and houses more than 20 Buddha statues for former Imperial Families.
To the east of these buildings, there is Tsukinowa-misagi.
It is the cemetery buried tens of Emperors and Imperial Family in the 17-19th centuries.
But it is unexpectedly modest and not so large, although it is the imperial cemetery.
The admission fee is 500 yen. But we cannot enter into Tsukinowa-misagi.
And we must pay 300 yen as a special fee to visit Gozasho and Kaiedo.
By route bus with route No. 208, about 11 minutes from Kyoto station to
Sennyuji-michi stop.
By route bus with route No. 202 or 207, about 9 minutes from Gion to Sennyuji-michi stop.
By JR Nara Line, about 3 minutes from Kyoto station to Tofukuji station
(next station). About 10 minutes walk from there.
There is the station of Keihan Line by JR station. Only local train stops here.
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Photo by Nihonrettou-Okunijiman
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text: Crossing the border A mini-bus from Gazientep, where we had spent the previous day, to Kilis which sits right near the Syrian border. From there, a taxi across the border, where our passports were used by the driver to buy duty-free; I get the impression that the black-market, along with the promise of cheaper fuel in Syria, goes a long way to subsidise the taxi fares. Güle gale Turkish, goodbye English said one of the three Turks with whom we were sharing the taxi, as we crossed between the border posts. I am excited about what comes next. Ahlan wa sahlan, Syria.


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This post brings you news about climate change discussions, tax reform, news from GEA members, and more.
The maps above are colored showing the U.S. states that in 2014 had operational geothermal projects in blue and states with developing geothermal projects in green. The Geothermal Energy Association will release updated statistics for the geothermal industry in the U.S. as well as the international industry at the upcoming State of the Geothermal Industry Briefing on February 24 in Washington, DC.
Click below for this week's leading geothermal news.
*2015 Kicks Off with Climate Change Discussion in SOTU and in Senate
*Hatch, Wyden Launch Bipartisan Finance Committee Tax Reform Working Groups
*Geothermal, Other Renewables Now Cheaper than Fossil Fuels Worldwide
*ElectraTherm: Fleet Runtime Exceeds 300,000 Hours
*Mannvit: Treatment Reinjects Gases at Hellisheidi Geothermal
*IRENA to Fund Geothermal in Iran and St. Vincent
2015 Kicks Off with Climate Change Discussion in SOTU and in Senate
In his State of the Union address this week, President Obama took a strong stance on climate change. He said:
"No challenge — no challenge — poses a greater threat to future generations than climate change. 2014 was the planet's warmest year on record. Now, one year doesn't make a trend, but this does — 14 of the 15 warmest years on record have all fallen in the first 15 years of this century. I've heard some folks try to dodge the evidence by saying they're not scientists; that we don't have enough information to act. Well, I'm not a scientist, either. But you know what — I know a lot of really good scientists at NASA, and NOAA, and at our major universities. The best scientists in the world are all telling us that our activities are changing the climate, and if we do not act forcefully, we'll continue to see rising oceans, longer, hotter heat waves, dangerous droughts and floods, and massive disruptions that can trigger greater migration, conflict, and hunger around the globe. The Pentagon says that climate change poses immediate risks to our national security. We should act like it."
The Senate then voted on Wednesday "To express the sense of the Senate that climate change is real and not a hoax." This passed 98-1, with the only "No" vote coming from Mississippi Sen. Roger Wicker.
But human activity, according to half of the Senate, is not the cause. A second vote that stated "climate change is real and human activity significantly contributes to climate change" was blocked in a 50-49 vote, falling short of the 60 that was needed for approval.
Despite the rhetoric, the same science shows electricity production to be the leading cause of greenhouse gas emissions. Geothermal energy can be an emission-free and cost-effective option to produce electricity. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change estimates global potential is around 200 GWe of geothermal power, with only a fraction of that total potential tapped.
The Geothermal Energy Association's 2014 Annual U.S. & Global Geothermal Power Production Report (PDF) states, "Many countries anticipating the threats caused by climate change realize the values of geothermal power as a baseload and sometimes flexible source of renewable energy." The 2015 report from GEA is underway and will be presented to attendees of the State of the Geothermal Industry Briefing on February 24 in Washington, DC.
Hatch, Wyden Launch Bipartisan Finance Committee Tax Reform Working Groups
Five Bipartisan Groups to Analyze Challenges of Tax Code, Develop Policy Recommendations for Comprehensive Tax Reform-–Press Release (WASHINGTON) January 15-–Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today announced the launch of five separate bipartisan Finance Committee Tax Working Groups to spur congressional comprehensive tax reform efforts in the 114th Congress.
The groups will analyze current tax law and examine policy trade-offs and available reform options within the group's designated topic areas. Each group will be co-chaired by one Republican and one Democrat member.
Policy focus areas for the working groups include: 1) Individual Income Tax; 2) Business Income Tax; 3) Savings & Investment; 4) International Tax; and 5) Community Development & Infrastructure.
Each of the bipartisan groups will work directly with the nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) to produce an in-depth analysis of options and potential legislative solutions within its assigned area, with the goal of having one final comprehensive report featuring recommendations from each of the five categories completed by the end of May. The report recommendations, which will be delivered to Chairman Hatch and Ranking Member Wyden, will serve as a foundation for the development of bipartisan tax reform legislation.
"Republicans and Democrats agree the American tax system is too complicated, unfair, and is hurting economic growth," said Hatch. "With the launch of these working groups, members will have an opportunity to thoroughly examine the code and put forward smart ideas that will help lay the groundwork for a bipartisan tax overhaul that will provide bigger paychecks, better jobs, and more opportunity for all Americans. I look forward to working with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle as we take on this challenge during the 114th Congress."
"We can all agree that that our broken tax code must be fixed in a way that makes it work for, not against, our country and economy. We need a simple and fair system that helps both typical Americans and business alike," said Wyden. "A lot of hard work has been done in recent years on tax reform creating a strong foundation to build upon. We now have a window of opportunity to make a run at modernizing our tax code and it's time to come together and deliver. It's going to involve a lot of hard work and compromise and I'm hopeful this bipartisan effort will move us in that direction."
The five working groups and their co-chairs are: Individual Income Tax Co-Chairs are Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) & Senator Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) and Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.); Business Income Tax Co-Chairs are Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) & Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.); Savings & Investment Co-Chairs are Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) & Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio); International Tax Co-Chairs are Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) & Senator Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.); and Community Development & Infrastructure Co-Chairs are Senator Dean Heller (R-Nev.) & Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.).
Geothermal, Other Renewables Now Cheaper than Fossil Fuels Worldwide
A report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), "Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2014," concludes that biomass, hydropower, geothermal and onshore wind are all competitive with or cheaper than coal, oil and gas-fired power stations, even without financial support and despite falling oil prices, says a press release from the agency.
"Renewable energy projects across the globe are now matching or outperforming fossil fuels, particularly when accounting for externalities like local pollution, environmental damage and ill health," said Adnan Z. Amin, Director-General of IRENA. "The game has changed; the plummeting price of renewables is creating a historic opportunity to build a clean, sustainable energy system and avert catastrophic climate change in an affordable way."
ElectraTherm: Fleet Runtime Exceeds 300,000 Hours
Fuel-Free, Emission-Free Power Generated from Low Temperature Waste Heat–-Press Release (Reno, Nevada) January 20–-ElectraTherm, a leader in distributed, waste heat to power generation, surpassed 300,000 hours runtime on its installed fleet. ElectraTherm's power generation fleet spans the globe with 44 commissioned units, across nine different market segments focused on creating clean energy from varying and abundant waste heat streams. In addition to generating fuel-free, emission-free power, ElectraTherm's Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) generator can also serve as a cooling device and eliminate radiator capital costs, offsetting up to 30% of the entire ORC project costs. Applications range from internal combustion engines, to combined heat and power, to low-temperature geothermal, biomass, solar thermal and more.
The 300,000 hour mark is just one of several milestones over the past year. In 2014, ElectraTherm announced three machine sizes with power outputs up to 35kWe, 65kWe and 110kWe. Various configurations are also available on each machine, from stand-alone to fully-packaged, turnkey solutions.
Other 2014 milestones include the installation of 10 machines on a district heating system in Slovakia. ElectraTherm completed installations on other applications in 2014, such as natural gas compression, biomass and an incinerator, to name a few. ElectraTherm also developed a video with site photos and a description of how ORC technology works.
ElectraTherm's ORC generates fuel-free, emission-free power from waste heat through ORC and proprietary technologies. Hot water enters the machine where it heats a working fluid into pressurized vapor. As the vapor expands, it drives ElectraTherm's patented twin screw power block, which spins an electric generator and produces up to 110kWe.
ElectraTherm's ORC generators utilize low temperature waste heat (>77°C/170°F), and is the most widely deployed ORC technology operating at such low temperatures. ElectraTherm's machine can be used to displace site electrical loads and offset costs, and the added cooling effect leads to more throughput and more revenue. Visit our Website to learn more.
Mannvit: Treatment Reinjects Gases at Hellisheidi Geothermal
Press Release, January 12–Orka náttúrunnar (ON) has taken over the management and operation of an exhaust treatment plant at the Hellisheidi Geothermal Power Plant (GPP). The treatment plant treats non-condensable gases (NGC) in the power plant exhaust. The treatment plant separates hydrogen sulphide (H2S) and carbon dioxide (CO2) from the exhaust and re-injects the gases deep into the bedrock at the plant site. The facility is expected to treat up-to one third of the hydrogen sulphide (H2S) emissions from the plant.
Geoscientists at ON have managed the project, whereas Mannvit has lead the design and the commissioning of the exhaust treatment plant. Mannvit supervised and coordinated the design as well as the supervision of the construction and the installation. Tasks included the design of a simulation model in which the functionality of the process design was verified, co-ordination and scoping of the individual parts of the terminal, and specification of components. Process design (P & ID) and design of the absorption column, which separates the gases in the exhaust was handled by Mannvit as well as the the steel piping design and layout of equipment.
Operation of the NGC Treatment Plant: Operational testing of the exhaust treatment plant began in the spring of 2014 and the re-injection of the hydrogen sulphide was started at the same time. Alignment of the exhaust treatment plant to the geothermal plant's operation that was started in the second part of 2014 is now completed. The exhaust treatment plant is based on development and pilot projects based on scientific research at the Hellisheidi GPP going back to 2007. In the treatment plant, hydrogen sulphide and some carbon dioxide are separated from the non-condensable geothermal gases consisting mainly of three gases: carbon dioxide (CO2), hydrogen sulphide (H2S) and hydrogen (H2). Up to 98% of the hydrogen sulphide treated and about 50% of the carbon dioxide are dissolved in condensate from the power plant and re-injected one to two thousand meters down into the lava bedrock. Calculations show that about 1,000 tonnes of hydrogen sulphide have been re-injected into the strata since the operational testing began. According to ON & Reykjavik Energy's project plan, the exhaust treatment plant will be operated at full load for one year before reassessing the performance of this new method.
Carbon Capture Confirmed: CarbFix is an R&D project carried out by Orka náttúrunnar (ON) along with other partners. The project goal is to imitate the natural fixing process of carbon dioxide (CO2) already observed in basaltic rocks in Icelandic geothermal fields. Recent studies of the drilling cores from the bedrock at the injection area of the CarbFix project strongly suggests that the theories of scientists are valid. The carbon dioxide binds with the basaltic rocks and by using this method, this main greenhouse gas is stored as a mineral in the ground for the foreseeable future. Studies show that 85-90% of carbon dioxide is captured this way within a year of re-injection.
Next Demonstration Project: According to ON, the company is in the process of evaluating the construction of a steam stack close to the power plant, which would operate parallel to the exhaust treatment plant and the gas re-injection. Research on the meteorological conditions in the vicinity of the power plant indicates that the steam stack can ensure a better dispersion of emissions and thereby reduce atmospheric concentration of hydrogen sulfide, so that they will not exceed the regulatory atmospheric limits. The steam stack, along with related equipment, will be located at drilling platform #7, in the area above the steam separation unit #2 at the Hellisheidi Geothermal Power Plant. Gas that is not treated in the exhaust treatment plant will be directed through the steam stack. Trial operations of the steam stack are expected to start in the spring of 2015.
IRENA to Fund Geothermal in Iran and St. Vincent
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) have announced USD 57 million for five renewable energy projects in developing countries, including two geothermal energy projects. In Iran, a 5-MW geothermal project in Ardebil is receiving a loan of $6 million. The other geothermal recipient, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, is receiving a loan of $15 million for a 10- to 15 MW project.
"Renewable energy offers the prospect of clean, affordable power to the 1.3 billion people currently off the electricity grid," IRENA Director-General Adnan Z. Amin was quoted in press. "While renewable energy resources are abundant in many communities suffering from energy poverty, finance is still a key challenge for deployment. That is why the partnership between IRENA and ADFD is so important as a pioneering effort."


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By ALEXANDER LUMANS
Only six people live in Pyramiden, Norway. Abandoned in 1998, it was once a thousand-person Russian mining town. Now, my tour group ship docks here, hundreds of miles north of the Arctic Circle. Through my cabin's porthole, I can barely make out a junkyard and a strange mountain, a factory and a tall signpost for the city. I want to reach through the glass and touch them. It's so fecundly cold here that the Soviet-era edifices will stay preserved for five hundred years. With a thirst to drink up every ounce of Arctic detail outside my window, I cannot fight that patent feeling of déjà vu: I have been here before. But this is the farthest I've ever been from anyone and anywhere.
Before my tour group disembarks the ship, you come aboard. You are one of the six people.
Standing perfectly straight in the ship's brassy saloon, you look unpreparedly cold in your road-cone-colored jumpsuit. You sport gray eyes and a sharp nose. Your clean goatee encircles some greater quietude, which I take as evidence that you do not speak English. You are either exactly my age of thirty-one, or twice that. You carry a rifle.
You step forward and speak in a strong, bell-clear Russian accent: "My name is Sasha. Welcome to our ghost town. It is good to see people again." You pause. "Sometimes, we forget." And you do not say what or why.
Your name is mine. Or rather, yours is the Russian equivalent of mine: Alexander. I imagine becoming a version of you if I were to move here. (The ship's crew has already told me: out of everyone on board, I am the one they can most see moving to Pyramiden.) In this place, I envision you and I each leaving behind our old life problems, seeking the same Ice Age solutions—only you would have done so years before I ever arrived in the Norwegian Arctic.
At the time I do not know the word for this sensation. But then I learn about the vardøger. A vardøger is known in Norse mythology as a spiritual predecessor. Unlike déjà vu or the Germanic doppelgänger, it is a guardian ghost with your voice, scent, or appearance that arrives in a place before you do, performing your actions in advance. In other words, when a vardøger appears, witnesses believe they've seen or heard the actual person show up before that person physically does. They say it is a phantom double.
You meet my tour group in the town square. I have the urge to draw you in my notebook, the one in which I've sketched the faces of glaciers I fear I will never see again. You wear a traditional Cossack coat under one of those iconic fur hats I always forget the name of. Your fingerless gloves tell me you have seen climates much worse than freezing. And your rifle peaks over your shoulder like a featherless wing. "For the bears," you say, which is another way of saying, For your safety.
In the cantina I run my hands over the crumbling mosaic tiles of a rogue polar bear squaring off against a Norse king; in the drained swimming pool I pick up one of the old lane markers before it falls in half; in the auditorium I play a single note on the world's northernmost grand piano. I first thought that someone went to the Arctic—this faraway territory devoid of life—to feel alone. That is not the case. Through its calving glaciers and thin-aired silence, the Arctic has slowly revealed itself to be a place where I sense the wavering fragility of living things as well as the significance of profound self-reflection.
Here, all my solidified regrets feel more like abandoned What Ifs; here, I most understand how each of us is his or her own great agent of change.
Pyramiden still has a working vodka bar. All us tourists buy bottles. We drink them right there in gulps and grimaces. I hate vodka; this is the best vodka I have ever tasted. In the middle of the bar, I step into some imaginative tunnel where I can see myself toasting and hugging. I fall into a preemptory nostalgia; a kind of vardøger of the mind. I don't want to forget how all this cold stone and arrested wood feels; I want to preserve the living moment for five hundred years. Then you walk through the door, put down your rifle, and pull me from my anticipatory reverie.
You look thrilled to share space with new voices and you look terrified to talk without a script. We toast you. We desperately want to know your story; Why are you here? is a way of asking, Why am I?
As a young man living in St. Petersburg, you fell in love with a Russian woman. You married her with untamed abandon. She was it. As you tell us about her, I can hear your quietude give way to a voice long spent on the coin of old joy. I recognize it because it is how I often sound; I want to hold on to the skins of treasured memories the way Russians collect fox pelts for promised prosperity.
But your joy fast decays into a flat, frozen expression. Is she here?—I already know the answer.
She left you. Like that. For another man. The coldness was not a gift, but it was a sign of territories to come. You told us you did not know what to do with yourself. You were too young and too in love. So you left too. You moved here. You tell us between sips of vodka, "Pyramiden was the only place I could confront—fully understand—my grief." I don't know if I have heard a more honest and more frightening sentence. It is difficult to tell, however, if you have succeeded.
Leaving the bar, I am a little drunk, like everyone, on spirits and memory. Knowing the ship will soon be leaving this place, I feel the definitive urge to have some private conversation with you. One in which you confirm that yes, I should abandon my current life—my long-distance relationship on unstable ground, my three adjunct jobs of no prospective futures, my big western city with nowhere to fit in, my deepening depression that will slowly kill me—leave it all behind and move to Pyramiden. "Become me," I want you to command, which is to say, Become yourself.
No individual conversation occurs. Instead, we all say thank you. You say the same back, but why?
As you walk solo toward the town square, your rifle clings tightly to your back. (I have always wished I had asked to hold that gun and become you for the briefest moment.) You could simply continue walking: past the old mine's entrance and out into the snowy wilds. The temptation must strike you every day. To go out, confront your grief, and never let go. I admire that you are still here, holding on to this life you've created, acting as some mirrored reflection of another me yet to come.
Ahead of you, from around the corner of the cantina, appears a small blur. An Arctic Fox in its dark summer coat. You walk up to the fox running in circles. It looks up at you like it wants to tell you a vital secret about the future. I hear you say something in Russian; the fox listens. You reach down and pet the wild animal like the two of you once shared a great trauma, or you soon will. Do you look at the fox and spot something familiar in its pointed face and gray fur? Did you look at me and see more of the same? You turn around to face the tour group and you give a final wave.
I still cannot get over your fingerless gloves in this spectral outpost of the Arctic. But I understand: you wear them so you do not forget what you have already touched—what you will touch again.
Alexander Lumans was awarded a 2018 NEA Creative Writing Grant in Prose. He was awarded a fellowship to the 2015 Arctic Circle Residency, where he sailed in a tall ship around Svalbard, Norway. He was also the Spring 2014 Philip Roth Creative Writing Resident at Bucknell University. His fiction and nonfiction have appeared in The Paris Review, Guernica, Glimmertrain, The Walrus, Gulf Coast, TriQuarterly, Story Quarterly, Black Warrior Review, and American Short Fiction, among others. He has been awarded fellowships to MacDowell, Yaddo, VCCA, and Brush Creek as well as scholarships to the RopeWalk, Sewanee, and Bread Loaf Writers Conferences. He received the 2015 Wabash Fiction Prize from Sycamore Review, the 2013 Gulf Coast Fiction Prize, and the 2011 Barry Hannah Fiction Prize from Yalobusha Review. He graduated from the M.F.A. Fiction Program at Southern Illinois University Carbondale and now teaches at University of Colorado Denver and Lighthouse Writers Workshop. Find him on Twitter: @oldmanluman and Instagram: @oldmanlumans.
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Shares Slip After Surge
SEOUL, South Korea -- Stock prices slipped Wednesday in a correction after the Tuesday's rally.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index fell 5.22 to 747.32. Trading volume was 23.2 million shares valued at 399.95 billion won changing hands.
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YDance (Scottish Youth Dance) in partnership with Indepen-dance, has launched a new two-year dance and disability project, Moving Forwards. The project aims to provide regular dance activity for disabled young people aged 12 to 25 in North Ayrshire, the Western Isles, Falkirk and North Lanarkshire. Sessions will help participants make friends, get creative, learn new skills and have fun.
In addition to classes for young people, CPD sessions will be provided for professional Dance Artists to build their skills and enable them to integrate youth dance provision in their local communities.
The project was launched in North Ayrshire at the beginning of September. Pupils from local schools took part in a fun workshop lead by YDance Dance Development Officer Laura McLaughlin, before enjoying a performance by Indepen-dance 4. Click here to see photos from the launch event.
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ZooBrews at ZooTampa at Lowry Park Zoo
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6309 Come About Way
Awendaw, SC 29429
- Residential
- Single Family Detached
- Sold
Agent Remarks
This incredible home has sweeping water and marsh views. It has its own private dock with boat lift and floater. The expansive porches are a great place to enjoy this private oasis. The interior boasts a large family room with ample windows just off of the eat-in kitchen. The kitchen has all stainless appliances, an island and leads out to the screened porch. Each bedroom has it's own private bath. An elevator goes from the garage to the top floor, for added convenience. There is ample storage under the house for bikes, floats and other outdoor toys to enjoy on your large 2.5 acre nature-filled retreat.
Sale Info
Listing Date: 01-16-2017
Sold Date: 03-05-2017
Aprox Days on Market:
1 month, 17 days ago
Listing Sold:
2 Year, 6 month, 17 days ago
Baths Info
Halfbaths: 1
Fullbaths: 4
Building Info
Year Built: 2006
Floors: Ceramic Tile, Wall To Wall Carpet, Wood
Foundation: Elv. Construction
Exterior Features
Misc Ext: Boatlift, Deck, Dock - Existing, Dock - Floating, Porch - Screened, Storage/outbuilding, Porch - Wrap-around, Porch - Front Porch
Interior Features
Msc Intr: Ceilings - 9+, Ceiling - Cathedral/vaulted, Elevator, Garden Tub/shower, Kitchen Island, Ceiling - Smooth, Walk-in Closets
Lot Info
Acres: 3
Lot Desc: Marshfront, Marshview, River Access, Waterfront - Deep, Wooded, 2 - 5 Acres
Parking Info
Gar Pkg: 3 Car Garage
Property Features
Amenity: Boat Ramp, Gated Comm
Roof: Asphalt Shingle
Style: Traditional
Stories: 2 Stories
Rooms Info
Beds: 4
Rooms: Eat-in-kitchen, Great, Laundry
SqFt Info
Sqft: 3,151
Utilities / HVAC
Cooling: Central
Heat: Heat Pump
Water Sewer: Septic
Elem: St. James - Santee
Middle: McClellanville
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Children in Need
On Friday 16th December 2018, we held a non-school uniform day, with donations for Children in Need. Pudsey Bear came to school to visit us all! we raised a total of £400.77.
Christmas Jumper Day
On 15th December 2017, we wore Christmas Jumpers to school to raise money for Save The Children. We raised a total of £308.53.


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Programme in European Data Protection (GDPR) - Information Session
19/09/2017 19:00 to 19/09/2017 20:00
Bruxelles, Belgium
Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management is proud to add the Programme in European Data Protection (GDPR) to its catalogue.This programme is intended for Data Protection Officers and professionals driving GDPR compliance.
The benefit of this new education lies in its comprehensive coverage of the identified main domains of knowledge that are necessary for all the phases of the Data Protection activity.
The dates of the 2018 editions will be announced soon.
Get more information on our new education and attend the Information Session on:
Tuesday 19 September 2017
at 19:00
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42, avenue Franklin Roosevelt, 1050 Brussels
Visit already our website www.solvay.edu/gdpr to give you a sneak-peek of our education!
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The Balkans Semester for the Study of War and Peace
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The Balkans Semester for the Study of War and Peace is an interdisciplinary program centered around the themes of war and peace, conflict and reconciliation. Students study these themes while learning first-hand from people on both sides of recent wars and genocides who are grappling daily with problems of justice and forgiveness and with navigating a path toward sustainable peace. This program is organized and implemented in collaboration with Gordon College, in Wenham, Massachusetts.
The Balkans Semester is ECSWP's flagship program for undergraduate students. The program was personally developed by directors Petra and James Taylor, integrating their love for interdisciplinary and experiential learning, all within a smaller classroom size. The Balkan region is the laboratory within which students are able to delve into the topics of peace, conflict, violence, and reconciliation. Focusing on this specific setting and analyzing it through multiple angles provides students with cognitive distance within which they find themselves better able to grasp a larger vision for the origins of conflict and possibilities for peace, and, in turn, their own lives.
This program is situated in Zagreb, Croatia. Students live out in the city and get involved in its daily rhythms with their internships and class routines. Due to its immersive nature, the program is on the road for several weeks of the semester to gain a bigger perspective of the Balkans and the topics of war and peace. Typically as a program, we travel to eastern Croatia, Belgrade, Sarajevo, Slunj, the Croatian coast, and others. At these locations and in Zagreb, students hear from various guest lecturers on the topics of their studies. Examples of former guest lecturers include local historians, former military personnel, Roma pastors, human rights activists, imams, and more.
The program is coming up on its sixth semester, totaling 59 undergraduate participants thus far.
The Balkans Semester is a full semester, totaling 16-20 credits. All students take the following courses together as well as an elective from a visiting professor:
- Introduction to the Balkans: History, Culture, Politics and Religion
- Literature and Human Rights
- War and Peace: Philosophical and Theological Perspectives
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We are sacrificing our Humanity to preserve our supposed Way of Life, which is not a Way of Life, but that which stands in the way of Life. By denying ourselves and others the right to their Human-ness, (vulnerability, sensitivity, fallibility, heart), we are denying Life itself. Don't go another day without speaking your Heart. Rise in honor of those fallen, who have dared to speak, and take your rightful place in the world of True Humanity. Stand. Align yourself with Human-Kind (Kindness which evidences Humanity). Be brave, compassionate. Bare your Soul to others and hold space for all in your experience to do the same. Drop into your Heart. Breath. Listen. Love your Human-ness and the Human-ness of those around you. Activate Human-Kind-ness.
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Be The Narrative
Tell the story. Tell all the stories. Use your dignity, your passion, your fear, your stillness, your frailty, and your courage to show us our hearts, our souls and that which we dare not speak. Speak it. Speak the unspeakable that we might speak it too. Reveal to us all that has been concealed. That we who watch, might see ourselves back. Truly see ourselves. Be the narrative of love, power, sex, addiction and life or death. Use your physical body, your emotional body and your spiritual body to tell the story of humanity. You who are the chosen, you who are the artists, the actors, activate and humanize me.
No Separation
Through examining the Mitochondria of our DNA, Scientists have traced back to our point of origin as Humans on this Earth, 30 thousand years ago, to one Woman, who lived and bore children along the Fertile Plains of the Nile River. This one Woman, based on Scientific Research has the same DNA Markers as 95% of the existing planet. 95% of us have come from the same Original Mother. This is Science, supporting the Metaphysical Truth. There is No Separation. Separation is a Myth. We are all human beings being human.
'Your most basic tool in determining persona, and the transformative power therein starts with the identification of need. The belief that there is a need is the instigator and underwriter of all human behavior, occurring at the beginning and the end of all running systems. Need is the instigator of all active storyline.' ~ Excerpt from the upcoming book The Alexander Method: Transformational Acting for the Total Actor
An Artist Reflecting Culture
Our artistry is the great mirror that we as a culture hold up to understand who we are, where we are, and if we are headed in the right direction. In order for art to do its job, the reflection must be clear. As an artist reflecting culture, if you are using yourself as the medium of expression, you too must be clear. There can be no part of unexamined ego distorting the image. If you are to reflect a clear picture, there cannot be any of your depiction that includes your own needs, fear of loss or considered action, unless it completely aligns with the persona you portray. ~ Excerpt from the upcoming book, The Alexander Method: Transformational Acting for The Total Actor
Russell Tovey: Banished
Created by Jimmy McGovern, this BBC short series has only one season and seven episodes. Written by Jimmy McGovern and Shaun Duggan, and directed by Daniel Percival and Jeffrey Walker, Banished is short, and intensely sweet. Set in the first penal colony of New South Wales in 1788, the hardships born by the one hundred men of the Royal Navy Marine and the one thousand prisoners they must guard is heightened by the involuntary sharing of the women. This extremely poignant, honest, upsetting and revealing portrait of the birth of Australia's first state is riveting. Portrayed by some of the finest actors I have seen, Orla Brady, Ewen Bremmer, Ryan Corr, Brooke Harman, David Dawson, Ned Dennehey, Cal MacAninch, Rory McCann, Joseph Millson, Adam Nagaitis, Genevieve O'Reilly, Julian Rhind-Tutt and David Wenham are brilliant. MyAnna Buring, and Julian Rhind-Tutt are truly inspiring in their fearless portrayals. And Russel Tovey is beyond brilliant. His depth of commitment fully embraces true human behavior. His unapologetic realism transforms. His honesty touches the very soul of humanity. Tremendous respect to Daniel Percival and Jeffrey Walker for creating the sacred working environment that would produce such compelling artistry. Please watch this one!
Hold Space For Yourself
It is important to hold space for yourself, truly hold space for yourself. To look at your hands and say, "I really love these hands." To look at yourself in the mirror and without flinching, see yourself and tell yourself, "I love this face, I love this body, I love this me." You must let this resonate throughout every cell of you. It is imperative that you know you are worthy and admirable. Carry it with you into every aspect of your life. Because when you see yourself as the most valuable asset on this planet you have seen the truth. This is not egotism, it is selflessness. Holding space for yourself, granting yourself being-ness, you affect deep change. Practicing unconditional positive regard, for the self and others, grows more of that. It is the kind of love, so powerful, so righteous, it will change the world.