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Ok. We've talked about the basics, now let's take a look at some basic design issues.
Exhaust System Design
So, where do we start? Well, let's talk first about a couple of important numbers and calculations that have to be made first.
CFM: Cubic Feet per Minute. The amount of air that a ventilation system can move. It is based on how much air a given fan can move against a given amount of pressure.
Velocity: The speed the air moves inside the duct. It is measured in Feet per Minute.
Velocity Pressure: The pressure created by trying to force air at a given Velocity through a given duct size.
SP: Static Pressure. The total pressure against which the fan moves air. SP increases as the size of the duct decreases, with the addition of bends, and with any amount of turbulence. As SP increases, the efficiency of the fan to move air goes down, or, to state it differently, the higher the SP, the lower the CFM from design.
Loss Factor: A multiplier, usually fractional, that is the amount of friction induced by ducts. This is number is a constant for specific duct types and is usually presented in a look up chart form. The chart we will be using in all these calculations can be found in here: https://mikeaurelius.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/table1.pdf .
Each one of these numbers or calculations factors into the design of an exhaust system.
I will present several different designs to show how each affects the total design.
The first item that we need to know is what size fan (in CFM) we need for our design. The American Conference on Governmental Industrial Hygiene (ACGIH) published its Recommended Practices for Ventilation. In the 22nd edition, 1995, it states a variety of processes that require ventilation. Among those, the nearest to our specific process is Restaurant Hoods (over cook tops). The Practice states that for Wall Mounted hoods, the recommended air flow is 125 CFM per square foot of hood area (length times width). For Island type (or ceiling hung) hoods, the recommended air flow is also 125 CFM per square foot of hood area.
Example: Ceiling mounted hood, 4 feet wide by 2 feet deep. Per the Recommended Practices, the CFM requirement for this hood would be 4 x 2 x 125, or 1000 CFM.
Example: Wall or bench workstation mounted hood, 4 feet wide by 3 feet deep (or high – if you use a bench mounted workstation hood with sides that extend down to the table top, measure the height of the opening). 4 x 3 x 125, or 1500 CFM.
As you can see, this calculation does not take into account the type or size of the torch you may be using because it is not necessary, if you use the ACGIH recommendations. What drives the calculations, as you can see, is the size of your hood. This can be easily calculated by measuring how much space you want to cover with your hood.
You should also note that these numbers as shown are for standard air density and do need to be adjusted for such things as high temperature (90 degrees or more), high moisture content (high humidity areas), as well as elevation in excess of 1500 feet above sea level. Those calculations will be covered in Part Four of this primer.
Another important factor to designing a good ventilation system is the flow rate or Velocity. Low velocity air movement will not convey fumes or particulates. High velocity air movement is very noisy. Somewhere between the two is a delicate balance between moving fumes and particulates and noise.
ACGIH (as noted above) has another Recommended Practice that we need to look at: "Minimum Duct Velocities for Conveying Materials".
- Very fine light dust: 2500 to 3000 FPM (Feet per Minute)
- Dry Dusts and Powders: 3000 to 4000 FPM
- Average Industrial Dust: 3500 to 4000 FPM
For our purposes as glassworkers, we should be using duct velocities in the range of 2500 to 3000 FPM. If you do a substantial amount of work with frit or enamel, you should consider a system that moves between 3000 and 3500 FPM.
Design Criteria
The first thing you need to determine is what type of hood arrangement you are going to have. It is a very individual, studio-based decision, and it should be made on the basis of how much space you have and what your individual layout looks like. This will vary from studio to studio depending on window and door locations, and access to outside walls.
Next, we need the basic formulas, or what are known as the Fan Laws:
- Formula 1: CFM = Area (of ductwork) multiplied times Velocity (of the moving air) multiplied by the Loss Factor.
- We usually know CFM and ductwork size, so to solve for Velocity, divide CFM by Area of the duct converted to square feet: for round ducts use ( 3.14159 * (radius of the duct squared) ) / 144, for rectangular ducts, use width times height divided by 144.
- Formula 2: VP (Velocity Pressure) = (Velocity / 4004) squared
- Formula 3: Bend Loss Factor = Quantity times VP times 0.125 (for a 90 degree bend, for a 45 degree bend use 0.0625)
- Formula 4: SP = VP times length of duct run times (Loss Factor (from Table 1) divided by 100) plus Bend Loss Factor
Example 1:
Duct size = 6" round (or .196 square feet)
Total run = 6 feet
Number of Bends: 0
Loss Factor: 0.11 (from Table 1)
Solve for Velocity: 1300 / .196 = 6632 Feet per Minute
Solve for VP: (6632/4004) squared = 2.74
Solve for SP: 2.74 times 6 times .11 = 1.80 inches of pressure
Example 2:
Fan Size: 1300 CFM
Duct Size: 8" (or .349 square feet)
Total Run: 6 feet
Number of Bends: 0
Loss Factor (from Table 1): 0.025
Solve for Velocity: 1300 / .349 = 3725 FPM
Solve for VP = (3725/4004) squared = .865
Solve for SP: .865 times 6 times 0.025 = 0.129 inches
Notice that the only thing that changed between Example 1 and Example 2 was the size of the duct. In Example 1, the duct size was 6 inches. This resulted in a static pressure of 1.80 inches and a velocity of 6632 FPM. In Example 2, the duct size was 8", resulting in a static pressure of .129 inches and a velocity of 3725 inches.
These two examples show the importance of sizing your ducts to achieve the best performance of your exhaust system. By varying the size of the duct, you can lower static pressure and velocity in order to achieve as near as possible to your planned design. You can also adjust the system to meet the requirements of a particular fan.
Example 3:
Fan Size: 1300 CFM
Duct Size: 8" (or .349 square feet)
Total Run: 10 Feet
Total number of 90 degree bends: 3
Loss Factor: 0.025
The difference between Example 2 and Example 3 is the longer run and the 3 additional bends that have been added to the system.
Solve for Bend Loss Factor: 3 times .865 x 0.13 = .337
Solve for SP: .865 times 10 times .025 = .214 plus .337 = .551 inches
Sample Exhaust System 1
For the purposes of this example, we will use a bench mounted hood with the following measurements: 36" wide by 20" deep (very similar to a kitchen exhaust hood). 36 x 20 = 720 square inches divided by 144 (to get square feet) is 5. The hood coverage area is 5 square feet. Multiply this times 125 (per the discussion above) and your result is 625 CFM. The hood is going to be 10 feet from the exhaust wall, and will need two 90 degree bends.
Using the formulas above, a 625 CFM fan in a 4" duct produces over 7100 FPM of velocity, way too much. A 6" duct provides 3188 FPM, and a 7" duct provides 2340 FPM. This last diameter is important because we need to find a reasonably priced fan that will work under the specified conditions.
Per the formulas above, the total SP for this particular system will be 0.43 inches.
If you grab your handy Grainger book and look at the blower (fans) section, you will see the following fan will meet the needed 625 CFM at .43 inches of static pressure: 12G805. In an axial design, we have to match the ducting to the fan, so in this case, a FanTech FDK8 moves 760 CFM at .25 inches of static pressure. This is larger than the design calls for, however, it also provides enough "overhead" if you decide to change your hood design.
This method of fan selection will guarantee that you will get the needed air movement for your situation.
Sample Exhaust System 2
For the purposes of this example, we will use a ceiling mounted hood with the following dimensions: 4 feet wide by 6 feet long. 4 x 6 = 24 square feet. Multiply this time 125 (per the discussion above) and your result is 3000 CFM. The total run from the center of the hood to the outside wall is 15 feet, there will be one 90 degree bend.
With this amount of air being moved, you have a couple of choices. You can use one single large fan, which will probably be mounted outside, or you can use two or three smaller sized fans. The advantage of using multiple smaller fans is that you can "zone" the hood, so that if you are only using one or two torches in one area, you only need to turn on the fan that is covering that particular area. You do have to be careful to design the hood so that it can be zoned, being sure that there are baffles in place to separate each section of the hood for each fan, otherwise the entire hood would act as a drawing area and the fan would lose suction efficiency for removing fumes.
For this particular example, I'll design it with one single fan and with 3 individual fans.
Example A – one fan design.
For a single fan design, in order to get the static pressure to a reasonable number, a 14 inch diameter duct will have to be used. This will have to be supplied by a HVAC contractor. The numbers for this design are:
Velocity: 2800 FPM
Static Pressure: .22 Inches
From the Grainger catalog, there are a number of choices:
- Axial direct drive downblast exhaust ventilators: 4YC52: 3109 at .25 inches, etc.
- Centrifugal belt drive downblast exhaust ventilators: 7A561: 3040 at .25 inches, etc.
- Centrifugal in-line duct blower: 7F678: 3395 at .25 inches, etc.
- Belt drive tubeaxial fans: 7F939: 3045 at .25 inches, etc.
This type of exhaust system should be professionally installed, due to the size and weight of the individual components. I don't advocate doing this particular design yourself!
Example B – three fan design.
For a three fan design, be sure that the hood is evenly divided with interior baffles. Each section should duct directly in the center of the hood section. The duct size will be 8". The numbers are:
Velocity: 2800 FPM
Static Pressure: .37 Inches.
From the Grainger catalog, again a number of choices:
- Permanent Split Capacitor Blower: 1TDU2: 1100 CFM at .50 inches
- In-line duct blowers: 7H713: 1040 CFM at .37 inches
Remember, you will need 3 of each fan (they should be identical).
This particular example also presents us with a problem. When the system is running at full capacity, it will be exhausting 3000 plus cubic feet per minute of air. This is a huge amount of air, and it will have a very definite effect on the temperature of the air inside the studio, especially during the winter and summer months. Because, not only are we exhausting 3000 cubic feet per minute of air, but we are also bring in 3000 cubic feet per minute of fresh outside air. Let's say the room is 20 feet by 20 feet with 10 foot high ceilings. This is a total space of 4000 cubic feet. We will be completely changing the air in the room every 1.33 minutes. If the temperature outside is -10 degrees, you can imagine that the room temperature is going to fall very quickly.
So, what do we do? There are a couple of options. First, we can temper, or pre-heat or pre-cool the air before it is emptied into the room. This can get very expensive very quickly. Basically, you need a furnace/air conditioner that has the BTU capacity to handle 3000 CFM at the temperature extremes for your location. The fresh air intake is routed through what would normally be used as the cold air return on a normal furnace and the heating/cooling ducts would dump out into the studio room. The furnace/air conditioner would be running full blast 100% of the time to keep up with the air flow requirements. Clearly, in the dead of winter or the height of a hot humid summer, this is not an approach I would advocate.
A far better solution is to direct the makeup air to where it is being used: the worktable. Run oversize, insulated ducting to underneath the worktable. Run individual ducts, as large as possible up into the tabletop. As the exhaust system removes air, it will be pulled directly up from the tabletop duct openings, creating a curtain of air that will further enhance the removal of fumes and particulates.
Part three of this primer will discuss the building of a overhead hood system. Part four will discuss adjusting the calculations to account for altitude and temperature.
NOTE: This document is copyright (C) 2006-2015 by Michael Aurelius. Permission is hereby given to readers to use and reproduce this document for their own use only. This document may not be reproduced on any other website or forum without express written permission by the author.


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This Week's Edition of "Between the Boards"
Well, welcome again
hockey fans to another edition of between the boards...
Well here it is my all-star edition of my weekly column
Lets star with my East Conf. All Star Team
G-Martin Brodeur- He has kept the Devils atop the East by himself he has a 2.00 GAA and his team only scores an average of just over 2 goals a game. He will go down when it is all down as one of the greatest goaltenders in NHL history.
D- Sergei Gonchar- His stats so far this year 10 goals with 26 helpers and also is a plus 20 and is a big reason why the Caps are becoming a top team in the East this season.
D-Wade Redden- has so far this year 6 goals with 20 helpers also a plus 12 making an Ottawa the best team in the East. He is a big force for the Sens on the blue line.
F-Glen Murray- has 23 goals with 24 helpers and also despite Boston's struggles have of late he is a plus 17. The Bruins need him to stay hot if they are to get back to way they played earlier in the year.
C-Mario Lemieux- he continues to show why is he is considered one of the greatest of all times leading the NHL in points with 68. If he would have stayed just alittle bit healthier wow he would have may be crushed Wayne's records.
F- Marian Hossa is having a great year and keep the bankrupt Sens atop the East he has so far this year 28 goals and 16 helpers to show he is one of the best snipers in the NHL.
Here is the Western Conf. team
G-Marty Turco- Do you think they miss Belfour in Dallas..I don't. Marty so far this year has incredible stats so far he has 20 wins, 1.83 GAA, .929 Save % and oh by the way 5 shutouts.
D-Nicklas Lidtrsom- has 11 goals and 22 helpers. He is also a plus 18 and shows why he will be a favorite again for the Norris trophy.
D- Ed Jovanovski- his stats are good not great but what he does on the ice and keeps the crease clear for the Canucks is showing why many consider him on of the best defenseman in hockey now and in the future. He has so far this year 4 goals and 27 helpers.
F- Markus Naslund- has so far this year 31 goals and 25 helpers. He is one of the main reasons the Canucks are considered an early favorite to may be win the West from the Red Wings. He is a pure goal Scorer.
F- Milan Hejduk- has been a very bright spot for an up and down season so far with the Avs. He has 24 goals and 26 helpers as well is plus 16.
C- Mike Modano is having a great season in helping Dallas get back to the top of the West and showing not making the playoffs last year was a fluke . He has 18 goals, 31 helpers and also a plus 16.
Be back next week with more hockey news and views.

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A complementary product is a product whose use is directly related to the use of another base or associated product such that a surge in demand for one product results in an increase in demand for the other.
In terms of economics, if the price of one good is reduced, it results in the increase of demand for both products. Similarly if the price of one good rises and consequently reduces its demand, it might reduce the demand for the complementary product as well.
Often the complementary product can be assumed to have little or no value when consumed alone. But when it's paired with another product or service, as a combination they offer much greater value to consumers.
Let us consider the example of cars and car tires. For simplicity, let's also assume that all cars use similar tires. In the absence of cars, car tires have no value and vice-versa. To understand the financial implications, let's use the demand supply curve. Suppose the initial price of car tires is P and the quantity demanded is Q- corresponding to a demand curve D for cars. If for certain reasons the price of car tires comes down to P*, the quantity demanded goes up to Q*. If we go by the demand-supply curve and assume the supply of cars to be constant, we can easily claim that the demand curve would shift and the demand for cars would also go up from D to D*.
When tubeless tires had not become commercially viable, even tubes and tires could be considered complementary products although tubes are replaced more often than tires.
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Hi there peeps and I hope that you are all OK and staying nice and toasty on these cold mornings.
There's a bit of an Autumnal feel about the colours on my card today and I noticed that I seem to do this at this time of year. It's clearly a subliminal thing and I move away from the pastels and get the bright and zingy oranges etc out.
Or maybe I just THINK I do lol!!!
Anyway, today over at the Simon Says Stamp Challenge we have an
Anything Goes
theme and this week the Design Team are showcasing Bo Bunny and Studio Calico products this week. You don't HAVE to use them to join in of course, but if you have them then why not use them :)
There is as always a mahoosive ….
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(and there's loads of new stuff in so nip and have a mooch if you get a sec :)
… this is what I did
(shades on girls cos we've gone for BRIGHT today lol!!)
Check out this sweet little Sugar Plum.
She is CC Designs Cookie Emma and she is soooo cute sitting there chomping away – awww :) And seeing as I'm also a bit of a cookie monster, I could not resist using her.
I gave her darker hair, just for a change and the Copics I used today are -
E000, E00, E11, E21, R11, R20 (skin), E29, E35, E41, E49, E50, E57 (hair) , E50, E51, Y38, YR07, YR16, YG0000, YG01, YG03, G99 (the rest).
The rather yummy papers I used are all Bo Bunny Vicki B 6 x 6 paper pad. And if you cannot find ribbon and pearls to match, just colour some with your Copics like I did here.
Nobody will ever know lol!!!
I gave the Magnolia dies a day off for good behaviour and turned my attention to something Fiskar-ish!!
The scalloped borders were made using a Fiskars Scallop Sentiment Border Punch.
I'd forgotten how pretty it is, so no doubt this poor sod will be the next on my 'let's work it to death' list!!
So that's me done and if you get a sec, nip over and check out the challenge peeps.
I'm slowly wading though all the stuff that was waiting for me once I managed to get my hotmail sorted – I will get there in the end!!! And my lot are round for dinner tonight. I haven't seen her ladyship since Thursday so extra cuddles are on the agenda. Luckily she is still at that age where she doesn't mind how many you give her but it will change for sure soon and then they will be a thing of the past. I remember going to kiss my nephew at a family funeral once and he was horrified – literally mortified – and told me no, cos he was 'nearly nine'!! Bless!!
I think I should have said a funeral of a member of my family cos I just made it sound like a bit of an occasion there. Come round, we are having a family funeral today!!!!!
Anyway on that note, I better go and do some work. Enjoy your day and see you tomorrow.


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My Dusky Maiden, already flowered has started to show meldew signs... I've sprayed her with fungicide, and will go on... As a measure of control I'm spaying the rest of bushes, but my question is if I have to cut the parts affected? In my case this would mean to almost hard prune the whole bush, as I can see little signs of the infection in the bottom leaves.. What do you suggest to do? to prune or not to prune?


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This weeks SEO question is:
"When you include links to other domains in your head (<head></head>) section in order to get JavaScript libraries, etc., do you bleed off a certain amount of "link juice" to those domains or does Google somehow treat the section differently?
Another good example is using something like the jQuery Flickr Gallery, which goes to Flickr for a photoset and then generates (on the fly) a whole series of links to flickr.com to get the images you want to display.
Since all my sites do a php include of the header for each page, if links in the header are counted, I suspect that all links in that header are recognized as backlinks to those sites – for each of my pages. If I am getting more than one script per site though (i.e. having more than one link to a site in the header), I think it would only be counted by Google as a single backlink.
As far as the Flickr Gallery goes, I also think that all those links back to flickr.com would only be counted as a single link by Google. What do you think? Then the next obvious question is (if my assumption is correct) is it enough 'link juice' to even worry about?"
Great question, lets break this down into two parts:
Part 1 – the <head> section
W3Schools,com defines the head section as follows:
"The head element is a container for all the head elements. Elements inside <head> can include scripts, instruct the browser where to find style sheets, provide meta information, and more. The following tags can be added to the head section: <title>, <base>, <link>, <meta>, <script>, and <style>."
From my experience, anything within the head section is technically classed as an element that either defines a part of the web page or instructs the browser to do a function. So linking to a jQuery files and the like within the head section of the page wouldn't pass link juice.
The search engine spiders that crawl web pages would see this section as irrelevant to standard content and links. If it was the case, surely they would be classed as hidden links thus resulting in a penalty.
Part 2 – WordPress plugins, jQuery and the like
Now this is an interesting one and we'll use the jQuery Flickr Gallery as the primary example. Once the plugin has been installed and functioning on the site, the HTML code links to Flickr so the larger image can be displayed, typically through a Lightbox function, which technically is a link.
But, to pull the smaller graphic through (aka thumbnail image) which you click on to see the larger version, this is also being pulled from Flickr or its using a jQuery element to resize the original – all a bit complicated but theoretically it's all interlinking between Flickr so its not classed as a typical backlink (or, works in a similar fashion to an iFrame).
I've researched this further and looked at some Flickr Galleries and did some backlink analysis. I was unable to find any links from the site with the gallery. I also checked Google image rankings for any further evidence and this proved the theory further.
So to answer the question, links within the head section or through plugins don't pass any link juice. I'm very open to any comments around this and any further evidence.


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Guiding Principle
Foreign companies, which intend to import and sell their products directly into the Iranian market, need to establish a branch or they may import their products through an Iranian commercial company. For the import of goods into Iran, an import license and commercial card are required. The commercial card is issued by the Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Mines. With regards to the import license, the foreign importer is required to register its order before the Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade and shall obtain the respective import license.
A. The Initial Requirment for Importing Products into the Iranian Market
Foreign companies, which intend to import and sell their products directly into the Iranian market, need to establish a branch, unless their activities are carried out through an Iranian limited liability company, private joint stock company or any other form of legal vehicle recognized by the Commercial Code of Iran and/or they should mainly import and distribute their products through the local distributors.
According to Art. 1 of By-law of the Law for Allowing the Registration of a Branch or Representative of Foreign Companies dated 3 May 1999, foreign companies, which are recognized as legal companies in the country where they have been registered, may, on the provision of the reciprocal conduct of their home country, register their branch or representative office for launching activities in Iran, in the following areas:
- Offering after-sale services for the goods or services of the foreign company.
- Carrying out the executive operations of the contracts concluded between Iranian persons and foreign companies.
- Studying and laying grounds for the foreign company's investment in Iran.
- Cooperation with Iranian technical and engineering companies for undertaking activities in third countries.
- Increasing the non-oil exports of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
- Offering technical and engineering services, and transfer of know-how and technology.
- Engaging in activities permitted by the governmental agencies legally authorized to issue such permits, in areas such as offering services in transportation, insurance and surveying, banking, marketing, etc.
Furthermore and according to the Decree No. H317T/23974 dated September 30, 1992, concerning Registration of Official Representation of the Foreign Supplier Conducting Sales in Iran, any purchases and procurement of all types of equipment, machinery and services from foreign companies shall be contingent upon existence of registered official representation of the foreign supplier conducting sales in Iran.
It is worth mentioning since 2003, all official representatives of foreign companies or individuals or legal entities are obliged to register their branch or office if they want to supply Iran with foreign goods or services. Without registration, imported goods are declared as smuggled goods and will be dealt with accordingly.
In this respect, Note 19, (r), (9) of the State Budget Act of 1382 (2003-04) provides as follow:
All natural and juristic persons distributing foreign goods and services in Iran are required to offer their products in local market through official representative offices and presentation of after sale services within the framework of the laws and regulations of the Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade. In case the natural and juristic persons fail to observe such regulations proclaimed by the Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade, they shall be subject to laws and regulations related to smuggling of goods.
Art. 1 of the By-law on the Manner of Operation of Natural and Juristic Persons Distributing Foreign Goods and Services in Iran, constituting the subject-matter of the above Note 19, declares as follow:
All foreign natural and juristic persons and official representatives of foreign companies wishing to distribute goods and services in Iran are required, whether their operations are carried out in the format of a company or as a guilds unit, to have their branch or representative office distributing their products registered with the Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade, indicating the particulars of their products and the relevant representation agreement, with due observance of all current laws and regulations of Iran.
Art. 2 of the said by-law provides:
All foreign companies and official representatives of foreign companies constituting the subject-matter of Article 1 of this Circular are required to establish after-sale services centres and authorized service centres, commensurate with the volume and range of distribution of their goods, and to make available a list thereof to the Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade.
By taking into consideration the above, direct selling and importing foreign products by foreign companies in the Iranian market cannot be done unless the foreign company establish a branch office in Iran or the foreign products are distributed in Iran by a commercial company (e.g. local distributors), established based on the provision of the Commercial Code of Iran. Afterwards, the legal representative of the foreign company, whether in the form of branch office or a commercial company, is required to be registered before the Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade.
B. The Manner of Importation of Foreign Products
For the import of goods into Iran, an import license and commercial card are required. The commercial card is issued by Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Mines and approved by the Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade. With regard to the import license, the foreign importer is required to register its order before the Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade and shall obtain the respective import licence.
Before authorizing the import, the Ministry will examine if the merchandise is on the list of permitted import merchandise. The Iranian import regulations differentiate between:
- "Authorized Goods", which may be imported in accordance with the general regulations (i.e. industry equipment and machines),
- "Conditional Goods", which are subject to special conditions (i.e. cosmetics, food and medicines), and
- "Prohibited Goods", which may not be imported according to Iranian law or which come from Israel.
The government can exclude products classed as "not necessary" (because they are sufficiently available from in-house production) from importing altogether. Goods produced in the country are not issued an import permit. If the national demand exceeds the local production, an import permit may be issued as an exception at the request of the importer. The following documents are required for registration of a product order:
- Valid Commercial Card;
- Membership Card of Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade;
- The completed Product Order Form;
- The original copy of Performa;
- Catalogue and booklet and material analysis for some specific products.
In case the products are ordered and/or purchased by the governmental bodies, the following documents are required:
- The written approval of the respective governmental body;
- The written request of the governmental body;
- The copy of the purchase contract;
- Invoice;
- The copy of B/L (Bill of Lading) and warehouse receipt.
After registration of the product order before the Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade, a L/C (Letter of Credit) should be opened. After that, the products will be forwarded by courier to Iran and upon their arrival to the Customs, the procedures for customs clearance should be followed.
The following documents are required for clearance of the products from the Customs:
- The Product Order Form;
- Completing the Customs Declaration;
- Shipping Documents (Invoice, B/L, Packing List, Certificate of Origin, Certificate of Inspection);
- Commercial Card;
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Expression Modifiers for Perl Control Flow Constructs
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In this fifth part of a nine-part article series on Perl control structures, you'll learn about expression modifiers, looping statements, and more. This article is excerpted from chapter three of the book Beginning Perl, Second Edition, written by James Lee (Apress; ISBN: 159059391X).
The unless Statement
Theres another way of saying if (not $a). As always in Perl, theres more than one way to do it.2 Some people prefer to think If this is not true, then{ ... }, but other people think Unless this is true, then{ ... }. Perl caters to both sets of thought patterns, and we could just as easily have written this:
unless ($a) {
The psychology is different, but the effect is the same. Well see later how Perl provides a few alternatives for these control structures to help them more effectively fit the way you think.
Expression Modifiers
When were talking in English, its quite normal for us to say
Similarly, its also quite natural to reverse the two phrases, saying
In Perl-speak, we can take thisifstatement:
if ($number == 0) {
and rewrite it using expression modifiers as follows:
die "can't divide by 0" if $number == 0;
Notice how the syntax here is slightly different, its action ifcondition. There is no need for parentheses around the condition, and there are no curly braces around the action. Indeed, the indentation isnt part of the syntax, so we could even put the whole statement on one line. Only a single statement will be covered by the condition. This form of theifstatement is called an expression modifier.
We can turnunlessinto an expression modifier too, so, instead of this:
if (not $name) {
you may find it more natural to write this:
die "\$name has a false value" unless $name;
Using Short-Circuited Evaluation
There is yet another way to do something if a condition is true. By using the fact that Perl stops processing a logical operator when it knows the answer, we can create a sort of unlessconditional:
$name or die "\$name has a false value";
How does this work? Well, its reliant on the fact that Perl uses short-circuited, or lazy, evaluation to give a logical operator its value. If we have the statementX or Y, then ifXis true, it doesnt matter whatY is, so Perl doesnt look at it. IfXisnt true, Perl has to look atYto see whether or not thats true. So if$namehas a true value, then thedie()function will not be executed. Instead, it will do nothing and continue on executing the next statement.
This form of conditional is most often used when checking that something we did succeeded or returned a true value. We will see it often when were handling files.
To create a positiveifconditional this way, useand instead ofor. For example, to add one to a counter if a test is successful, you may say
$success and $counter++;
If youll recall,andstatements are reliant on both substatements being true. So, if$successis not true, Perl wont bother evaluating$counter++and upping its value by 1. If$successwas true, then it would.
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Who Was Who in Hypnosis
Although the word "hypnosis" is relatively modern, the concepts of trance and altered states of consciousness are ancient: archaeological evidence suggests that shamanic techniques, for example, are at least 20,000 years old. The following notes outline the major influences in the development of hypnosis and hypnotherapy.
Ancient Greece
In sleep temples dedicated to Aesculapius, the god of healing, rituals led to healing by suggestion and prophetic dreams.
Galen of Pergamum (c. 131 – 201 AD)
Galen propounded the concept of illness being an interference in the flow of "life force", invisible fluids flowing through the body. Restoring the balance could result in a cure.
Paracelsus (1493 – 1541)
Paracelsus believed that disorders of the mind should be treated by physicians rather than the clergy. He advocated natural healing techniques and was an early proponent of the use of magnets in healing.
Athanasius Kircher (1602 – 1680)
Kircher combined the ideas of Galen and Paracelsus to suggest that men could influence each other through the use of magnetic powers.
Fr Maximilian Hell (1720 – 1792)
Hell was a follower of Paracelsus who treated patients with magnetic plates and made a set for Mesmer.
Franz Mesmer (1734 – 1815)
Mesmer experimented with Hell's magnetic plates but concluded that the healing force was not true magnetism and eventually discarded them. He proposed the idea of a universal force, which he termed "animal magnetism"; disturbances in the flow of this force in the body were responsible for illness, and, following the ideas of Galen and Kircher, he believed he could control this flow, using his body as the "magnet". In a similar way to those of the ancient Greek sleep temples, his treatments involved the use of elaborate rituals, utilising, unknowingly, the power of suggestion.
Marquis de Puységur (1751 – 1825)
A student of Mesmer, de Puységur preferred a relaxed, calm state of mind in his patients, in which their ideas and actions could be directed by the practitioner; this state was termed "artificial somnambulism". He was one of the first to recognise the psychological basis of this state.
Abbé Jose Custodio de Faria (1756 – 1819)
De Faria rejected the concept of animal magnetism and instead proposed a state of "lucid sleep". He eliminated the ritual paraphernalia used by Mesmer and induced lucid sleep by verbal induction alone.
John Elliotson (1791 – 1868)
A London physician, Elliotson was the leading exponent of mesmerism in Britain, and lost his professional chair as a result, although he was later reinstated. He pioneered the use of mesmerism for pain control as an anaesthetic, although this fell into disuse when chemical anaethesia was introduced.
James Esdaille (1808 – 1859)
Esdaille was a Scottish surgeon who, influenced by Elliotson's work, used mesmerism extensively as a surgical anaesthetic. A believer in animal magnetism, he used magnets to induce trance.
James Braid (1795 – 1860)
Another Scottish medical practitioner, Braid achieved excellent medical and surgical results by asking his patients to focus on a bright light – the first "eye fixation" induction. He rejected the concept of magnetic fluids and, initially considering the trance state to be a form of sleep, introduced the term "neurypnology" (nervous sleep), later replacing it with "neuro-hypnotism", afterwarads shortened to "hypnotism" or "hypnosis". He concluded that the results were subjective – "The phenomena were due to suggestion alone, acting upon a subject whose suggestibility had been artificially increased". Braid is generally considered to be the "father" of hypnosis, being the first to place its use on a scientific basis.
Ambrose Liebeault (1823 – 1904)
Nancy physician Liebeault was the first to carry out a large-scale study on the medical uses of hypnosis, offering his patients the choice of expensive conventional treatments or free treatment by hypnosis – many chose the latter.
Jean Charcot (1835 – 1893)
A leading Parisian neurologist and surgeon, Charcot observed that hypnotic phenomena were similar to neurotic symptoms on hysterical patients, and that he could produce or reduce these symptoms with hypnosis. He concluded that hypnosis was similar to hysteria and therefore abnormal and a sign of mental illness.
Hyppolyte Bernheim (1837 – 1919)
Professor of Medicine at Nancy, Bernheim was introduced to hypnosis by the work of Liebault and rejected Charcot's idea that it was a sign of abnormality. He saw hypnosis as heightened suggestibility, with hypnotic phenomena as magnified versions of everyday ones.
Pierre Janet (1859 – 1947)
A French psychologist, Janet considered hypnosis to be a dissociation of the unconscious from the conscious part of the mind, either spontaneous or brought about deliberately.
Ivan Pavlov (1849 – 1936)
Pavlov is best known for his learning theory based on the "conditioned reflex" observed in his experiments with dogs – an early example of what is now known as "anchoring". Pavlov considered that hypnosis was another form of the conditioned response to suggestions by the therapist and proposed that hypnosis dampened down the higher brain centres.
Sigmund Freud (1856 – 1939)
Although Freud experimented with hypnosis, he concluded that other techniques, such as free association, were more effective and abandoned its use. Freud's negative opinion of hypnosis was a major handicap to its development, and coupled with the rise in behaviourism in psychology, led to a decline in the use of therapeutic hypnosis. Until the 1950s, hypnosis was relegated to a stage entertainment.
Dave Elman (1900 – 1967)
Elman began his career as a stage hypnotist but later established a reputation as a hypnosis trainer for the medical and dental professions, specialising in "rapid" induction and "hypnoanalysis" (regression work). His course textbook, Hypnotherapy (1964), is still a major reference.
John Hartland (1901 – 1977)
English psychiatrist John Hartland was the editor of the British Journal of Medical Hypnosis and author of the major British textbook Medical and Dental Hypnosis and its Clinical Applications. Currently in its fourth edition, this is an extensive manual intended for the use of health professionals.
Milton Erickson (1920 – 1980)
A major influence on modern hypnotherapy, Erickson developed an indirect and non-authoritarian approach to suggestion far removed from stage hypnotism, using verbal techniques such as deliberately vague language, plays on words, non-sequiturs and confusion techniques to induce trance.
Richard Bandler and John Grinder (contemporary)
Bandler and Grinder are the developers of Neuro-Linguistic Programming ("NLP"), a system of techniques derived from "modelling" the work of Erickson, Virginia Satir and Fritz Perls. NLP codifies the language patterns introduced by Erickson and includes other valuable techniques often used along with hypnotherapy, including anchoring and parts integration.


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With lots of wildlife to see, including birds of all shapes and sizes, Conwy Nature Reserve is a great place for the whole family. And there is usually an event of some description taking place too, from bird watching and guided walks, to farmer's markets and fun activities for kids.
The Royal Cambrian Academy of Art
A centre of excellence for art in Wales, this charity gallery aims to create enjoyment of visual art through a lively exhibition and education programme. The Harbour Gallery and Potter's Gallery are also worth a peek too.
Aberconwy House
Built in the 14th century, this is the only medieval merchant's house in Conwy to have survived the turbulent history of the walled town over nearly six centuries. Pop along and absorb the character of this fascinating house with its wonky walls and uneven floors
The Albion Ale House
Run by four local breweries this 1920's pub showcases local beer and lager, and offers a cosy relaxed atmosphere for its drinkers. It was also named in the Guardian newspaper as one of the best pubs in the world. Cheers to the Great British pub!


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After subduing Egypt, he invaded Greece by building a bridge of boats over the Hellesont. He was victorious at Thermopylae and pillaged Athens, but his fleet was destroyed at Salamis (480 B.C.). Xerxes retited to Asia, leaving his army under Mardonius, who was defeated at Plataea (479). He was murdered by one of his soldiers.
He is best known among occultists for his "philosophy of oblivion."
One day when his armed forces were parading before him in review, he wept. One of his generals asked, "Sire, you see before you the greatest army in the world and it is yours. Why do you weep?" The king replied," I weep because I see them marching to oblivion."
Xerxes is mentioned, to as the monarch who summoned his wise men, counselors and advisors, to put before them this problem: "Give me a statement that applies to all men, all things, and all time. On him who provides a suitable answer I will bestow a rich reward."
The counselors, among whom were the best thinkers of the realm, struggled hard and long with the king's question, but none could offer a suitable answer. Finally an old philosopher came forward and offered: "And this, too, shall pass away." The king was pleased and rewarded him.
Thus everything passes away, marching to oblivion. An appropriate modern comparison with the old philosopher's wisdom might be a cliche', "You can't take it with you."
Don't praise luck too highly and don't fear to much, for all they bring to you will come to an end.
Footnote- Dictionary of Astrology by Dal Lee, Warner Books
The Columbia Viking Desk Encyclopedia - Third Edition, The Viking Press


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Here's a little edit that I've been working on for my 9 year old son Ben. It's just a little montage of all the footage that I've taken of him skateboarding lately.
It's all filmed on my now pretty old iPhone 4, so it's not the highest quality but it does the job. Obviously I do have other cameras but it's a pain to cart a camera around with your while skateboarding so I tend to depend on the iPhone as it fits easily into a pocket.
Most of the footage is filmed at Subvert Skate Park in Xscape Castleford but there's also some footage from Pit Wheels in Upton, Pontefract Park and a few clips from car parks too.


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This fall Small Pond has been positively abuzz with activity. I've been working like mad on my project Puppets Without Borders… and then there was Stickfest… but oh no, that is not all! A few weeks ago we hosted the Experimental Lantern Laboratory, which was the first creative step in what will become the inaugural Firelight Lantern Festival in the works for April 2013. We brought together artists and community members in a free-form workshop, where they could play around with the materials and make anything they wanted.
In the month prior to the festival, these creative souls will be our workshop leaders, going out into the community, hosting 20 workshops around Prince Edward County. They'll be working with people of all ages to create lanterns which everyone will bring to the festival and carry in the procession. Other lanterns will be made to hang in shop windows on Main Street Picton.
We call ourselves The Department of Illumination. Our goal is to bring our community together and light up the night with creativity. If this initial workshop is anything to go by, I think that we're in for an amazingly fun time.
|Back row, L to R: Norman Markland, Nella Casson, Krista Dalby, Shelby Larner, Susanne Larner, Liz Zylstra.
Front row, L to R: Mile Murtanovski, Chrissy Poitras, Kyle Topping
This past weekend we hosted a writer's retreat let by Chris Kay Fraser of Firefly Creative Writing, called "Spark Your Creative Fires for Fall." With eight participants, including myself, it was a weekend filled with not just words on the page, but also with great kindness – both to each other, and to our creative selves.
I love having a house full of writers. People moving about in silence, respecting the tranquility of others and finding space for their own thoughts. The constant flow of caffeinated beverages, keeping those big, beautiful ideas silently blooming in every corner of the house, the yard, the grounds. What I will remember most was on the second night, when the silence was broken, and people shared the stories and poems they'd written. It was very moving to listen to all of these incredible, vivid, inner worlds bursting out into the world for the first time. We discussed how we could tell when a piece of writing was "good," and one of the writers said, "I know a piece of writing is good when it makes me want to cry." I sense that I wasn't the only one who had a lump in their throat that night.
On our last morning together, and as our last act as a group, we each wrote on a rock a few words that were meaningful to us.
We walked out to the woods, relishing these last moments as our time together drew to a close. We placed our rocks in the forest, amongst the other art on the artists' trail.
Then Chris gave us one last gift, reading us a poem, stoking the fires within us with one last breath of wisdom and beauty.
Although autumn is often thought of as a time of endings, this year the fall seems rich with new beginnings; small, precious fires that will keep us warm all winter long.


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So our favourite girl, Daphne released a new lyric video two days ago and she only has slightly above 2500 views on YouTube; Like why the hell have you guys not watched it. The song which is titled Famla is from her album titled "Here to Stay".
An amazing song it is, with such a beautiful tune. It's not that type of song which will get you on your feet, jumping to the beats. But that's one thing that makes it absolutely unique. The brilliant lyrics and the great message it passes across.
Here's a tip from the lyrics "Life is so simple but you make it difficult". I've been listening to Famla non-stop why not join me. Before I forget, keep the votes rolling for Daphne as Best female Central Africa, Afrimma 2016. Vote here.


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Safiyyah Tahir Battles, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, has been indicted for mortgage fraud. In particular, the three-count indictment charges her with making a false statement to a bank, wire fraud, and money laundering.
According to the indictment, Battles worked at T&T Realty, took out two loans at First Security Bank to fund the construction of a residence at 5404 North Lottie Avenue, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Count One alleges that in February of 2007, she gave the bank a 2006 federal income tax return as proof of her income, but that she did not actually file her 2006 tax return until 2009 and reported substantially different income to the IRS.
Count Two alleges that she defrauded Saxon Mortgage when she applied for a $500,000.00 mortgage in May of 2007. In particular, the indictment alleges that she falsely stated that her income was $28,723.16 per month and that she had $165,907.70 on deposit at First Security Bank. It also alleges that she gave Saxon Mortgage a year of bank statements that had been falsified by inflating account balances by more than $100,000.00 each month. Finally, it alleges that she deposited a $102,630.01 check made out to another individual into her personal bank account when she knew that Saxon Mortgage and the closing company believed that the check would go to that other individual to pay construction costs.
Count Three alleges that Battles used $15,000.00 in criminal proceeds of her wire fraud scheme to write a check to an individual with the initials T.T.
On the false statement count, Battles faces a potential penalty of thirty years in prison and a fine of $1,000,000.00. For wire fraud, she could be sentenced to twenty years in prison and a fine of $250,000.00. On the money laundering count, she faces a potential penalty of ten years in prison and a fine of $250,000.00. If convicted, she would be required to pay restitution to the victims of the offenses. Furthermore, the indictment seeks forfeiture in the amount of the proceeds of the wire fraud scheme and in the amount of the property involved in the money laundering offense.
Sanford C. Coats, United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma, announced the indictment.
These charges are the result of an investigation conducted by the Criminal Investigation Division of the Internal Revenue Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Scott E. Williams and Chris M. Stephens.
Reference is made to the indictment and other public filings for further information. An indictment is only a charge and is not evidence of guilt. A defendant is presumed innocent and is entitled to a fair trial, at which the government must prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.


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The Youth Ministry at The WORD Church is making an Impact!
Here at The Word of God Christian Fellowship, we are excited about teaching our youth to experience praise, understand how to worship, and learn why we need to become more like Jesus Christ. We believe that God created every child to be unique; each one is a precious gift and a direct heir to Christ blessings. Youth Ministry is more than "childcare" during adult worship services; it is ministry with a purpose!
Every class provides an age-appropriate, fun, and exciting time for kids to hear that God loves them and has a blueprint for their lives. In addition to learning how to be stronger Christians, our youth are active in the community. Whether ministering to seniors, participating in prayer walks, delivering food to the needy or making gifts for the homeless, our youth are putting their faith in action!


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After long flight, and landing at Maurice Bishop International Airport, nobody expected to be greeted with the rude and hostile attitude of some 'female' immigration staff we encountered.
What a welcome, and how embarrassing on their part.
Perhaps these staff did not wish to encourage tourism into Grenada and preferred for us to return home to our native lands and spread the word that we are not wanted or welcome in Grenada. It was a truly shocking first impression.
Unfortunately, many passengers I spoke to from the same Virgin flight echoed the same sentiments.
It also seemed rather unprofessional of one officer to go around pouncing on people in the immigration queue, and putting them on the spot by loudly asking "are you a native?". This shows a level of ignorance, as the people she picked on, all fit a certain image of what she thought a native looked like – however in this day and age, people of all races and complexions can quite possibly hold a Grenadian passport, depending on their family ties and circumstances.
A simple "anyone holding a Grenadian passport, please step this way…" would have sufficed, rather than picking on people.
So not a particularly friendly or welcoming start to our Grenada visit.
Disappointingly this hostility didn't stop here, I'll come back to this topic in another blog.


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Introducing a classy debut novelist. Joe McCoubrey who releases his first full-length novel today.
When and why did you decide to become a writer?
Writing has always been a part of my life. My ambition from an early age was to be a journalist and I was lucky to make that dream come true. When I started out it was during the worst of the early troubles in Northern Ireland and I cut my teeth on some pretty intense stories. They were dark days
Throughout the next twenty-five years I wanted to take my writing to a different level. I wasn't thinking of doing a Woodward and Bernstein but I knew I wanted to write novels. After messing around with a few ideas and countless drafts, I finally took the plunge a few years ago and began writing full-time. Now I feel really fulfilled.
What genre do you write in and what genre do you prefer to read?
I can't get enough of action and crime thrillers. I must have read literally thousands of books within these genres so it's little surprise that my own stuff is firmly grounded in these categories. I have to admit though that the one book which got me hooked on reading was 'Pride and Prejudice' by Jane Austen! Her mastery of the English language and her storytelling ability still stack up with the best. How's that for a contradiction with the action genre!
Where do you sell most books, USA or UK, Amazon or Barnes and Noble?
I just recently released my short story DEATH BY LICENCE which is doing really well on both sides of the Atlantic. My publisher, Master Koda Select Publishing, are phenomenal in developing awareness about me and I'm hoping the next year or so will see some big inroads. My first full-length novel SOMEONE HAS TO PAY is releasing tomorrow!
During your childhood who was your biggest influence?
That would have to be my mother. She was a full-time mum striving to bring up a large family on a small budget in pretty austere times. Yet somehow she always found a reason to smile and to offer up a prayer of thanks. I've tried to live by her values but have yet to come close.
Are you fortunate enough to write full-time?
Yes, I took early retirement to concentrate on writing full-time, although I still try to keep busy with other projects. I find it's necessary to take some breaks from writing, if only to recharge the batteries, although I'm always thinking constantly of new storylines and twists.
If Hollywood came knocking who would you want to play your main character?
It would have to be someone like Jason Statham – his screen persona of an all-round ass-kickin' guy perfectly fits the bill for my lead character, Mike Devon.
Name 6 people, dead or alive, you'd love to have as guests seated around your dinner-table.
Present company excepted, it would have to be Alastair Maclean, Matt Hilton, Stephen Leather, Lee Child, Vince Flynn and Brad Thor. After a few hours of taking notes among that lot you'd have the perfect action hero and enough material to write a hundred books!
What one piece of advice have you found the most important in your writing career?
A lot of top authors are willing to share information and tips but I'm not so sure new writers take enough trouble to see what they have to say. These are people who have overcome all the usual hurdles and have built their success the hard way – why wouldn't other writers want to know about their experiences?
On the writing side of things you can never place too much emphasis on editing, editing and editing. Before a manuscript is submitted to an agent or is deemed ready for self-publishing it should have gone through at least 5 or 6 full edits, not to mention edits not carried out by the author! No matter what we think, we are no good at editing our own stuff – get a friend (but make sure he or she will be brutally honest) or, better still, get some professional editing. Not only will it increase your credibility as a writer but it will help to point out all the little annoying traits we all have as writers. Even the top authors seem to have recurring pet likes that really should be removed!
What are your plans for the coming year?
I have already completed my second full-length novel which I hope to publish in early 2013 (after all the editing has been completed) and I've started on a new Irish crime novel, which is a slight departure from my current works. After that I will just keep writing.
And finally, if you were stranded on a desert island what 3 books would you choose to have with you?
Preferably the biggest anthology of action/adventure stories I could find! Okay, I know that's cheating but 'collection' stories are becoming more and more popular and having about 20 stories between one cover would be a bonus. The straight answer is any of the Lee Child stories concerning Jack Reacher, or Matt Hilton's Joe Hunter or Stephen Leather's Spider Shepherd.
Joe McCoubrey Bio
Joe McCoubrey is a former Irish newspaper editor who is now a full-time action thriller writer. In the early seventies he was working in the Civil Service based at Stormont, the seat of the Northern Ireland Government, and was watching behind the scenes as some of the country's most momentous events unfolded. These were events that reverberated around the world, and somehow served to push him towards his real passion of writing. He became a newspaperman, started his own media business, and took a front row seat as history was played out in Ireland.
His short action story Death By Licence has just been published by Master Koda Select Publishing. His debut full-length thriller Someone Has To Pay is being released on September 3rd 2012. A second full-length actioner is at the editing stages, and work has started on an Irish crime thriller.
Joe McCoubrey has lived all his life in the beautiful Irish town of Downpatrick, made famous by its association with the national Patron Saint, St. Patrick.
You can visit him at: http://joemccoubrey.com/


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As total enrollment in COSAM continues to grow, additional scholarship support is necessary to attract and retain high quality students. Last fall, just 10% of our outstanding students received scholarship assistance. An endowed scholarship, awarded in perpetuity, can be created for as little as $417 per month for five years, while an annual scholarship can be established with a minimum of $1,000 a year.
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Established in 2006, the Society of Women in Sciences and Mathematics (SWSM) strives to increase awareness of opportunities available for women in the fields of science and math. Associates give of their time, talents and resources to provide support to ensure the success of students – both of today and of tomorrow.
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The Auburn University Museum of Natural History (AUMNH) is comprised of a spectacular collection of mammals, birds, paleontological invertebrates and vertebrates, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and flowering plants. The museum is located in the Biodiversity Learning Center (BLC), which is attached to M. White Smith Hall, on the campus of Auburn University. Support from COSAM alumni and friends will help to build and sustain the important outreach, research and education missions of the Auburn University Museum of Natural History.
A hidden jewel on the Auburn campus, the Donald E. Davis Arboretum is an asset to the entire community, and focuses on conservation, education and research on ecosystem preservation and diversity. Current priorities include a new pavilion, pitcher plant bogs, and equipment to employ sustainable practices.
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The Summer Bridge Program is an intensive four-week residential program for talented and highly motivated students from traditionally underrepresented populations. This program emphasizes academic preparedness, development of study and time management skills, establishment of academic and social support, and career awareness. Private donations ensure these participants have a life changing experience – at no cost to them.
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