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Time outside with your animals (and apart from people) is encouraged, but be aware that the virus can be found on many surfaces, including pet hair. iStock/Fotokostic
This article first appeared on Stable Management on March 17th, 2020. Updated March 27th, 2020.
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With the recommendations from the CDC, requirements put in place by some states, and the general fear in the United States, horse businesses are being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. We pulled together some tips and ideas that might help you manage this uncertain time.
The good news is that horse folks are familiar with biosecurity, so we should be leaders in our communities in stopping the spread of this virus. We know about quarantine, we understand limiting contact (social spacing), and we are very familiar with disease spread in animals. Now we just have to apply this to humans!
What We Know
The following clinical signs of illness can appear 2-14 days after exposure, according to the CDC. Keep in mind that not everyone will show clinical signs once exposed, but they can still carry virus to others. It is important to protect those with underlying physical problems from contracting the virus; thus the "social distancing" and good biosecurity.
The betacoronavirus that causes COVID-19 is SARS-CoV-2 (formerly 2019-nCoV).
The CDC notes that the most frequent clinical signs of disease are:
- •Fever
- •Cough
- •Shortness of breath
Through March 19, the CDC reported that in the U.S.:
- •Total cases: 10,442
- •Total deaths: 150
- •Jurisdictions reporting cases: 54 (50 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and US Virgin Islands)
Keep in mind that tests currently are limited throughout the United States, so experts expect exposure and case numbers to rise considerably as testing is expanded. Just like what we discovered with the spread of West Nile virus in the United States equine population, it spreads quickly and the more you look, the more you find.
Riding Lessons/Boarders
Some people won't want to give up riding lessons or coming to the barn. Use common sense if you continue to have lessons or boarders at your facility.
- Older adults and people who have severe underlying chronic medical conditions like heart or lung disease or diabetes seem to be at higher risk for developing more serious complications from COVID-19 illness. These individuals should be self-quarantining until the height of the contagious period has passed. That means you might have to convince them to stay away and you might have to do more for their horses if they can't come to the barn.
- The best way to prevent illness is to avoid being exposed to this virus. That means you might have to cancel lessons or schedule lessons for fewer people at one time so they can maintain about 6 feet of distance between individuals in the barn and in the arena. If riders or boarders are unable or unwilling to do this, you might have to excuse them from lessons until the pandemic has passed.
- The virus is thought to spread mainly from person-to-person.
- •Between people who are in close contact with one another (within about 6 feet).
- •Through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes.
- •These droplets can land in the mouths or noses of people who are nearby or possibly be inhaled into the lungs.
- •The virus can live on objects (fomites), including hands, metal, plastic, cardboard, etc.
- •New research shows that the virus is detectable:
- -in aerosols for up to three hours
- -on copper for up to four hours
- -on cardboard for up to 24 hours, and
- -on plastic and stainless steel for up to two to three days.
- That means most items in the barn (bits, brushes, buckets, door/stall handles, tack, etc.) can be home for the virus for a short time
How to Protect Yourself, Your Staff and Your Clients
According to the CDC, you should
- •Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds especially after you have been in a public place, or after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing. Twenty seconds is about how long it takes to sing Happy Birthday twice through. Make sure to scrub under your nails and between your fingers.
- •If soap and water are not readily available, use a hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol. Cover all surfaces of your hands and rub them together until they feel dry.
- •Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.
- •Stay home if you are sick, except to get medical care. The CDC offers these tips of what to do if you are sick.
- •Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze or use the inside of your elbow.
- •Throw used tissues in the trash.
- •Immediately wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not readily available, clean your hands with a hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol.
- •If you are NOT sick: You do not need to wear a facemask unless you are caring for someone who is sick (and they are not able to wear a facemask). Facemasks are in short supply and they should be saved for caregivers.
- •Clean AND disinfect frequently touched surfaces daily. This includes tables, doorknobs, light switches, countertops, handles, desks, phones, keyboards, toilets, faucets and sinks.
- •If surfaces are dirty, clean them first: Use detergent or soap and water prior to disinfection.
How to Clean
Again, the CDC offers some great tips on proper cleaning techniques.
To disinfect: Most common EPA-registered household disinfectants will work. Use disinfectants appropriate for the surface.
Disinfectant options include:
- •Diluting your household bleach.
To make a bleach solution, mix:
- -5 tablespoons (1/3rd cup) bleach per gallon of water
- -4 teaspoons bleach per quart of water
Follow manufacturer's instructions for application and proper ventilation. Check to ensure the product is not past its expiration date. Never mix household bleach with ammonia or any other cleanser. Unexpired household bleach will be effective against coronaviruses when properly diluted.
- -5 tablespoons (1/3rd cup) bleach per gallon of water
- •Alcohol solutions. Ensure solution has at least 70% alcohol.
- •Other common EPA-registered household disinfectants. Products with EPA-approved emerging viral pathogens pdf icon[7 pages]external icon claims are expected to be effective against COVID-19 based on data for harder to kill viruses. Follow the manufacturer's instructions for all cleaning and disinfection products (e.g., concentration, application method and contact time, etc.).
- •Complete disinfection guidance from the CDC is available here.
Employees, Family, Staff, Visitors
The CDC offers information to businesses about how to manage your activities and employees during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Actively encourage sick employees to stay home:
- •Employees who have symptoms of acute respiratory illness are recommended to stay home and not come to work until they are free of fever (100.4° F [38.0° C] or greater using an oral thermometer), signs of a fever, and any other symptoms for at least 24 hours, without the use of fever-reducing or other symptom-altering medicines (e.g., cough suppressants). Employees should notify their supervisor and stay home if they are sick.
- •Ensure that your sick leave policies are flexible and consistent with public health guidance and that employees are aware of these policies.
- •Talk with companies that provide your business with contract or temporary employees about the importance of sick employees staying home and encourage them to develop non-punitive leave policies.
- •Do not require a healthcare provider's note for employees who are sick with acute respiratory illness to validate their illness or to return to work, as healthcare provider offices and medical facilities are extremely busy and not able to provide such documentation in a timely way.
- •Employers should maintain flexible policies that permit employees to stay home to care for a sick family member. Employers should be aware that more employees might need to stay at home to care for sick children or other sick family members than is usual.
- Separate sick employees:
- •CDC recommends that employees who appear to have acute respiratory illness symptoms (i.e., cough, shortness of breath) upon arrival to work or become sick during the day should be separated from other employees and be sent home immediately. Sick employees should cover their noses and mouths with a tissue when coughing or sneezing (or an elbow or shoulder if no tissue is available).
- Emphasize staying home when sick, respiratory etiquette and hand hygiene by all employees:
- •Place posters that encourage staying home when sick, cough and sneeze etiquette, and hand hygiene at the entrance to your workplace and in other workplace areas where they are likely to be seen.
- •Provide tissues and no-touch disposal receptacles for use by employees.
- •Instruct employees to clean their hands often with an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60-95% alcohol, or wash their hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. Soap and water should be used preferentially if hands are visibly dirty.
- •Provide soap and water and alcohol-based hand rubs in the workplace. Ensure that adequate supplies are maintained. Place hand rubs in multiple locations or in conference rooms to encourage hand hygiene.
- •Visit the coughing and sneezing etiquette and clean hands webpage for more information.
- Perform routine environmental cleaning:
- •Routinely clean all frequently touched surfaces in the workplace, such as workstations, countertops, and doorknobs. Use the cleaning agents that are usually used in these areas and follow the directions on the label.
- •No additional disinfection beyond routine cleaning is recommended at this time.
- •Provide disposable wipes so that commonly used surfaces (for example, doorknobs, keyboards, remote controls, desks) can be wiped down by employees before each use.
- Advise employees before traveling to take certain steps:
- •Check the CDC's Traveler's Health Notices for the latest guidance and recommendations for each country to which you will travel. Specific travel information for travelers going to and returning from China, and information for aircrew, can be found at on the CDC website.
- •Advise employees to check themselves for symptoms of acute respiratory illness before starting travel and notify their supervisor and stay home if they are sick.
- •Ensure employees who become sick while traveling or on temporary assignment understand that they should notify their supervisor and should promptly call a healthcare provider for advice if needed.
- •If outside the United States, sick employees should follow your company's policy for obtaining medical care or contact a healthcare provider or overseas medical assistance company to assist them with finding an appropriate healthcare provider in that country. A U.S. consular officer can help locate healthcare services. However, U.S. embassies, consulates, and military facilities do not have the legal authority, capability, and resources to evacuate or give medicines, vaccines, or medical care to private U.S. citizens overseas.
- Additional Measures in Response to Currently Occurring Sporadic Importations of the COVID-19:
- •Employees who are well but who have a sick family member at home with COVID-19 should notify their supervisor and refer to CDC guidance for how to conduct a risk assessment of their potential exposure.
- •If an employee is confirmed to have COVID-19, employers should inform fellow employees of their possible exposure to COVID-19 in the workplace but maintain confidentiality as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Employees exposed to a co-worker with confirmed COVID-19 should refer to CDC guidance for how to conduct a risk assessment of their potential exposure.
Pets and Animals
The AVMA has stated that infectious disease experts and multiple international and domestic human and animal health organizations agree there is no evidence at this point to indicate that pets become ill with COVID-19 or that they spread it to other animals, including people.
The AVMA went on to say:
- •If you are not ill with COVID-19, you can interact with your pet as you normally would, including walking, feeding, and playing. You should continue to practice good hygiene during those interactions (e.g., wash hands before and after interacting with your pet; ensure your pet is kept well-groomed; regularly clean your pet's food and water bowls, bedding material, and toys).
- •Out of an abundance of caution, it is recommended that those ill with COVID-19 limit contact with animals until more information is known about the virus. Have another member of your household take care of walking, feeding, and playing with your pet. If you have a service animal or you must care for your pet, then wear a facemask; don't share food, kiss, or hug them; and wash your hands before and after any contact with them.
Dr. Scott Weese of the University of Guelph has more information about dogs and COVID-19 on his blog.
To keep up with all CDC recommendations and alerts, visit their website.
You can download this PDF from the CDC to share at your business.
This article first appeared on Stable Management on March 17th, 2020. Updated March 27th, 2020.
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1 هیات علمی دانشکده مهندسی هوافضای دانشگاه خواجه نصیرالدین طوسی
2 کارشناس ارشد مهندسی مکانیک- تبدیل انرژی- دانشکده مهندسی مکانیک و هوافضای دانشگاه آزاد-واحد علوم و تحقیقات تهران
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In this paper, numerical simulation of asphalt water slurry gasification process as a heavy fuel oil in a single stage gasifier, using the commercial Ansys fluent software, in a two-dimensional geometry And based on the Eulerian-Lagrangian approach has been done. In this simulation, the distribution of velocity, temperature distribution and molar fraction distribution of synthesis gas species have been calculated. The effect of different devolatalization models, the discrete phase particle size on gasification, and also for the first time, the effect of the use of discrete phase non-spherical particles on gasification parameters has been investigated. The results of this study showed that the water mixture of asphalt can be considered as a suitable feed for gasification. In the study of non-spherical particles it was also found that if the particles with a shape factor of 0.1, which have the greatest difference with spherical particles, are used, the temperature of the chamber slightly increases and the maximum temperature is more distant than the feed intake.
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Definitely one of my favourite candida diet desserts – I can eat it all day long. Just brown rice cooked in 1l of water for 30-40 mins with a table spoon of coconut oil and some cinnamon.
Top Tip: For a sweeter slightly more delux version of this comfort food stir in some hot rice milk with organic maize meal – great way to thicken up your pud and give it a yellow colour, flavour and consistency similar to custard.
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There have been quite a few who have reached out to share their stories and how mental health has impacted them, their families and what they believe to be their ability to be a mother. We know that events trigger us to develop these disorders we've been talking about in this series, but I don't think we truly realize how the symptoms really crossover and not only confuse us, but our therapists and doctors. It's possible that a diagnoses is completely wrong or is missing a piece – maybe it's two or three disorders like mine with post traumatic stress disorder AND anxiety AND binge eating disorder. As you grow up and the brain becomes more evolved and there are more experiences, things can change.
Meet Courtney, she's a stay-at-home mom of two and has been diagnosed with different disorders at different times in her life, but all have similarities.
I've always been a worrier – it could be from the years of living in a home with domestic abuse. I'd watch my Dad filled with rage and my mom would sheepishly try not to detonate the ticking time bombs of his own shattered childhood. I've spent my life never feeling good enough, and less than. My saving grace would be meeting my husband when I was 17, and in a whirlwind by the next year having our daughter.
My life changed and all my emotional burdens were now tucked away and my life's goal was to do right by this little baby girl. It wouldn't be until she was 2 that I would realize something was off. In my eyes everyone was out to get her, I knew for sure that something bad was going to happen – these thoughts filled my mind and the pictures they paint could bring me to tears.
See as a young teen I was diagnosed with attention deficit disorder (ADD), then attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), then I stopped taking all those medications because the side effects either had me feeling like a zombie or so filled with energy I could not sit still. I sat in the doctors office naming off a laundry list of horrific things I knew would happen and that's the first time in my life I was diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, for which I was put on medication, was examined by a psychiatrist and finally the horrible images started to become less and less. I was on this medication for five years up until the time we decided it was time to try for one more baby.
My doctor told me to immediately stop my medication and honestly, it almost felt freeing. Don't get me wrong, I spent my pregnancy an anxious mess, but the thought of being medication free made me happy.
Flash forward to after giving birth.
Being a failure at breastfeeding my awkward body and staying at home, I started to feel hopeless. I let this fester until one day when my son was about six months old, I told my husband it would be better for my daughter and son to be raised by someone else. I could never do them justice and they deserved better, he deserved better. I remember that weekend my Mom came and took the kids so I'd have a "break" and a break is what I had.
That was the weekend I thought about killing myself. Just typing that gives me a nauseous feeling because in those moments I'd felt outside myself watching somebody that wasn't actually me. Still, two months passed and I would put on my super woman cape in crowds. In a crowd of one, just with my thoughts, I'd be this self-loathing bitch.
Christmas time came and on Christmas Day, my Mom had gotten me a couple bracelets I felt were too expensive for my stay-at-home lifestyle. In that moment I asked her to take them back – I didn't deserve them , I didn't deserve anything. I let it get so bad before I was diagnosed with postpartum-depression and the anxiety I've always carried since childhood. I'll never get those months back where I was in a fog, but if I can help someone else then it doesn't seem as bad.
After that Christmas I started to take my mental health as seriously as I was my physical health. I started back on medication and visiting a psychiatrist weekly (for about three months). I still struggle EVERYDAY, but the two little people that I would never stop fighting for, need me, the healthy ,physically and mentally me. They deserve that and I am worth that. Some days are hard because I didn't ask for this disease. I struggle with a lot still, but no where near as bad as a year ago. Postpartum-depression and anxiety changed the person I once was. I'll have triggers from my childhood that can still put me in a depressed funk, but now I can say " hey I'm anxious" or "hey, I feel like I suck at life" – being able to talk about it has made a big difference. I plan to start seeing my psychiatrist again with the holiday season approaching.


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The continuance of certification (COC) is a means of ensuring that Canadian Certified Professional Ergonomist (CCPE) certificants remain current in their professional practice and that they are continuing professional development. It is a necessary component for CCCPE to receive accreditation with the International Ergonomics Association.
How it Works
CCPEs must accumulate 100 points over a 5 year period. Each member must submit a worksheet at the end of each 5 year period (see links below). The points accumulation count begins in the calendar year after receiving the CCPE designation. For example, if the designation is received in July 2015, the points accumulation begins in January 2016 and it will cover the period from then until December 2020. CCPEs must accumulate 100 points of ergonomics-related activities and submit a completed COC worksheet covering the most recent 5 year period. The majority of required points (80%) are related to applied activities demonstrated through working as a practicing/teaching Ergonomist. The remaining points are related to a variety of sources of professional development including attending conferences, serving on ergonomics-related committees, providing or receiving ergonomics training, publishing articles, books or book reviews, etc. Worksheets shall be submitted to the CCCPE secretariat at email@example.com at the end of each 5 year period, as per the deadlines outlined in the Continuance of Certification Program. A random selection of roughly 20% of membership will be chosen for more in-depth evaluation of their COC worksheets.
Point Reduction Based On Experience
Once a Canadian Certified Professional Ergonomist achieves 10 years of experience, after the date on which the CCPE designation was received, the total number of required points for COC (to be submitted every 5 years) will be reduced by 1 point per year. For example, a member who attained their CCPE designation 15 years ago would require 95 points (100 points minus 5 points) and a member with 25 years' experience would only require a total of 85 points rather than 100.
Request for exceptions to the requirements of the Continuation of Certification Program will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis following receipt by the Board (on or before the deadline for submission) of a written request.
COC Worksheet Notes
- Active practice as a certified ergonomist – maximum 80 points (16 points per year for 5 years). To qualify for active practice, regular duties must include the practicing or teaching of ergonomics/human factors. Documentation must include a current CV or a supervisor letter verifying job duties and dates of employment. If an individual works part-time, the points should be pro-rated accordingly.
- Providing ergonomics-related training – maximum 25 points over 5 years. Developing/providing instruction must be outside normal practice duties. For example, teaching a college course outside of work, or providing a training course for the industry. Training performed within the job highlighted in section 1 can also count provided it is outside of normal work duties. Allow 0.5 points/hour of teaching. Teaching a full semester course (36 hours minimum) at a recognized university or college may qualify for the maximum 25 points. Documentation must include a letter from the college, company or organization verifying the course, a course outline, or a letter of completion from the course sponsor.
- Receiving ergonomics-related training – maximum 25 points over 5 years. Receiving instruction can be provided by a member's employer or outside of normal work duties. Topics should pertain to the competencies for CCCPE. Note that the competencies are broad and training pertaining to areas generally related to ergonomics/human factors is considered relevant. Allow 0.5 points/hour of training. Documentation must include a letter from the company or organization verifying the course, a certificate, course outline or a letter of completion from the course sponsor.
- Ergonomics-related service to societies, committees or standards development activities and mentoring of ergonomists – maximum 25 points over 5 years. A maximum of 2 points for each quarter of volunteering, appointed, elected or mentoring (CCPE or AE applicant) activities, performed outside of regular work duties, to a maximum of 8 points/year. A minimum of 4 hours of service is required to count a point in each quarter. Documentation must include a letter from a committee or organization indicating appointment, meeting frequency and duties and term of service.
- Publishing ergonomics-related articles, papers, books, book chapters, book reviews or research reports – maximum 25 points over 5 years. Five points for each publication (reviewed or refereed) and two points for other publications or non-refereed articles. For example, a book review for the ACE newsletter or a case study would count as a non-refereed article. The publication must relate to ergonomics/human factors. Documentation includes a copy of the publication or URL to the publication.
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This is the Army's new 'light tank' prototype
The US Army is now evaluating plans to build prototypes of a new highly-deployable lightweight Mobile Protected Firepower armored vehicle expected to change land war by bringing a new mission options to advancing infantry as it maneuvers toward enemy attack — and outmatching Russian equivalents.
Long-range precision fire, coordinated air-ground assault, mechanized force-on-force armored vehicle attacks and drone threats are all changing so quickly that maneuvering US Army infantry now needs improved firepower to advance on major adversaries in war, Army leaders explain.
"Mobile Protected Firepower helps you because you can get off road. Mobility can help with lethality and protection because you can hit the adversary before they can disrupt your ability to move," Rickey Smith, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-9, TRADOC, told Warrior Maven in an interview.
The Army is now evaluating industry proposals in anticipation of awarding developmental deals by 2019 — with prototypes to follow shortly thereafter. The service's request to industry described the Mobile Protected Firepower program as seeking to "provide IBCTs with direct-fire, long-range and cyber resilient capability for forcible early-entry operations."
Smith did not elaborate on any precise weight, but did stress that the effort intends to find the optimal blend of lethality, mobility and, survivability. Senior Army leaders, however, do say that the new MPF will be more survivable and superior than its Russian equivalent.
The Russian 2S25 Sprut-SD air transportable light tank, according to Russian news reports, weighs roughly 20 tons and fires a 125mm smoothbore gun. It is designed to attack tanks and support amphibious, air or ground operations. The vehicle has been in service since 2005.
Senior Army leaders have been clear that the emerging Army vehicle will be designed as a light vehicle, yet one with much greater levels of protection than the Russian equivalent.
In light of these kinds of near-peer adversaries with longer-range sensors, more accurate precision fires and air support for mechanized ground assault, the Army is acutely aware that its maneuvering infantry stands in need of armored, mobile firepower.
Current Abrams tanks, while armed with 120mm cannons and fortified by heavy armor, are challenged to support infantry in some scenarios due to weight and mobility constraints.
Accordingly, Smith explained that Infantry Brigade Combat Teams (IBCTs), expected to operate in a more expansive battlespace, will require deployable, fast-moving close-to-contact direct fire support. This fast-changing calculus, based on knowledge of emerging threats and enemy weapons, informs an Army need to close the threat gap by engineering the MPF vehicle.
"The MPF vehicle will not be like an Abrams tank in terms of protections and survivability… but mobility helps you because you can get off roads and lethality helps you with protection also," Smith said.
While referred to by some as a "light tank," Army officials specify that plans for the new platform seek to engineer a mobile combat platform able to deploy quickly. The MPF represents an Army push toward more expeditionary warfare and rapid deployability. Therefore, it is no surprise that two MPFs are being built to fit on an Air Force C-17 aircraft.
Rapid deployability is of particular significance in areas such as Europe, where Russian forces, for instance, might be in closer proximity to US or NATO forces.
Tactically speaking, given that IBCTs are likely to face drones armed with precision weapons, armored vehicle columns advancing with long-range targeting technology and artillery, infantry on-the-move needs to have firepower and sensors sufficient to outmatch an advanced enemy.
All of these factors are indicative of how concepts of Combined Arms Maneuver are evolving to account for how different land war is expected to be moving forward. This reality underscores the reason infantry needs tank-like firepower to cross bridges, travel off-road and keep pace with advancing forces.
Designs, specs and requirements for the emerging vehicle are now being evaluated by Army weapons developers currently analyzing industry submissions in response to a recent Request for Proposal.
The service expects to award two Engineering Manufacturing and Development (EMD) deals by 2019 as part of an initial step to building prototypes from multiple vendors, service officials said. Army statement said initial prototypes are expected within 14 months of a contract award.
While requirements and particular material solutions are expected to adjust as the programs move forward, there are some initial sketches of the capabilities the Army seeks for the vehicle.
According to a report from Globalsecurity.org, "the main gun has to be stabilized for on-the-move firing, while the optics and fire control system should support operations at all weather conditions including night operations."
BAE Systems, General Dynamics Land Systems and SAIC (partnered with ST Kinetics and CMI) are among the industry competitors seeks to build the new MPF. Several months ago, BAE Systems announced it is proposing a vehicle it calls its M8 Armored Gun System.
For the Army, the effort involves what could be described as a dual-pronged acquisition strategy in that it seeks to leverage currently available or fast emerging technology while engineered the vehicle with an architecture such that it can integrate new weapons and systems as they emerge over time.
An estimation of technologies likely to figure prominently in the MPF developmental process leads towards the use of lightweight armor composites, active protection systems and a new generation of higher-resolution targeting sensors. Smith explained how this initiative is already gaining considerable traction.
This includes the rapid incorporation of greater computer automation and AI, designed to enable one sensor to perform the functions of many sensors in real-time. For instance, it's by no means beyond the imagination to envision high-resolution forward-looking infrared (FLIR) sensors, electromagnetic weapons and EO-IR cameras operating through a single sensor.
"The science is how do I fuse them together? How do I take multiple optical, infrared, and electromagnetic sensors and use them all at once in real-time " Smith said.
"If you are out in the desert in an operational setting, infrared alone may be constrained heat so you need all types of sensors together and machines can help us sift through information," added Smith.
In fact, the Army's Communications Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center (CERDEC) is already building prototype sensors — with this in mind. In particular, this early work is part of a longer-range effort to inform the Army's emerging Next-Generation Comat Vehicle (NGCV). The NGCV, expected to become an entire fleet of armored vehicles, is now being explored as something to emerge in the late 2020s or early 2030s.
One of the key technical challenges when it comes to engineering a mobile, yet lethal, weapon is to build a cannon both powerful and lightweight enough to meet speed, lethality and deployability requirements.
U.S. Army's Combat Vehicle Modernization Strategy specifically cites the need to bring large caliber cannon technology to lightweight vehicles. Among other things, the strategy cites a lightweight 120mm gun called the XM360 – built for the now-cancelled Future Combat Systems Mounted Combat System. While the weapon is now being thought of as something for NGCV or a future tank variant, its technology bears great relevance to the MPF effort – which seeks to maximize lightweight, mobile firepower.
Special new technology was needed for the XM360 in order to allow a lighter-weight cannon and muzzle to accommodate the blast from a powerful 120mm tank round.
Elements of the XM360 include a combined thermal and environmental shroud, blast deflector, a composite-built overwrapped gun, tube-modular gun-mount, independent recoil brakes, gas-charged recuperators, and a multi-slug slide block breech with an electric actuator, Army MCS developmental documents describe.
For lighter weight vehicles, recoil limitations are overcome by incorporating the larger caliber rarefaction wave gun technology while providing guided, stabilized LOS, course-corrected LOS, and beyond LOS accuracy."
An article in nextBIGFuture cites progress with a technology referred to as rarefaction wave gun technology, or RAVEN, explaining it can involve "combining composite and ceramic technologies with castings of any alloy — for dramatic weight reduction."
The idea is, in part, to develop and demonstrate hybrid component concepts that combine aluminum castings with both polymer matrix composites and ceramics, the report says.
This article originally appeared on Warrior Maven. Follow @warriormaven1 on Twitter.


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Hello again!
It's been awhile since we've visited – but Gary & I have been enjoying a week at our cabin in Vermont. Along with plenty of naps and a reading a couple of good books, we've spent time with family (a fun Saturday with both brother Dewey & family and sister Elna & husband Henry and our son Josiah), done research on the best place to get an ice cream cone (the Mini-Mart in Bradford has a good selection of flavors and their baby size cone -one very big scoop in a waffle cone- is 89 cents. Yes, that is 89 cents!), had a lovely long weekend with good friends Joe & Janet Ikoniak (they were also at our Saturday picnic), and did some general chores both at the cabin and in and around our RV, Lizzie. Although I had wonderful internet access while at my sisters, the cabin is delightfully free of all inroads of modern necessities. Well, we do have electricity, but no running water in the cabin and certainly no cell phone reception. We're pretty happy to get a couple of radio stations (but are not always sure we want to listen to them!). Throughout the week we hone our card playing skills and just generally unwind from the world around us. This year there wasn't quite so much unwinding for us (being that we are in that unemployed by choice condition), but it was still a soul-refreshing week.
Today we head off to Canada for a visit with family in Ontario. There might be another quiet spell from us as I'm not sure about internet connection in Canada. I know my cell phone will be on roaming so I won't be usin' that! After the weekend in Canada, we head to Toby & Tammy's in Columbus for a nice visit with them (and of course The Granddaughter!)
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Off we go – I think Gary has the engine running……
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With so much going on in my life behind the scenes, there's almost no time for blogging about bentos, so this post has a whopping three lunches to show off!Read More
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With the scan conducting more than 70 tests, the results could be a bit difficult to follow.
One of the nice things about the Windows Server Manager is that Microsoft has chosen to integrate the Best Practices Analyzer. The Best Practices Analyzer is a tool that is designed to scan a Windows server and check to see if the server is configured according to Microsoft's best practices. While this sounds simple enough, the scan results might not always be what you would expect. As such, I wanted to take the opportunity to offer a few tips for interpreting the scan results.
You can access the Best Practices Analyzer by opening Server Manager and clicking on one of the containers within the console tree. The Best Practices Analyzer exists within the Local Server and All Servers containers, as well as any role specific containers.
The Best Practices Analyzer does not initially contain any data. To check the server, you must scroll to the Best Practices Analyzer section and then choose the Start BPA Scan option from the Tasks drop down menu. It is worth noting that it is a good idea to scan your servers on a periodic basis, because Microsoft sometimes revises their established best practices, and updates the Best Practices Analyzer accordingly.
After a scan completes, the scan results are displayed within the Server Manager's Best Practices Analyzer section, which you can see in Figure 1.
The key to using the Best Practices Analyzer effectively is to know how to interpret the scan results. Some scan results are critically important to pay attention to, while others can be safely ignored. So with that said, let's take a look at the results of my scan.
As you look at Figure 1, you will notice that there are four events that are being displayed. Each event is assigned a severity status. The severity can be Error, Warning or Information. An error usually indicates a condition that should be corrected. A warning message often indicates a condition that should be examined, but that might not necessarily be problematic, and Information is just a status message. Even so, not every error or warning represents a real problem.
So let's take a closer look at my scan results. The first result is an error indicating that my server should be using error correcting memory. If this were a production server, then it would probably be a good idea to replace the server's memory, because error correcting memory can make a server more reliable. In this case however, this is a lab server, so I'm not worried about the memory. In case you are wondering, this particular machine has never experienced any memory related issues that I am aware of.
The second result is an error message indicating that more than one network adapter should be available. Microsoft's best practices call for Hyper-V servers to be equipped with multiple network adapters. Typically, separate adapters are used for virtual machine traffic, management traffic and cluster traffic. My server actually does contain multiple network adapters, but they are grouped together as a NIC team, which gives the server the illusion of a single network adapter. This probably wouldn't be the best configuration to use in a production environment, but the configuration meets the needs of my lab deployment.
The third event is a warning saying that I should offer all available integration services to virtual machines. The Hyper-V integration services are similar to the VMware Tools. They act as drivers for the virtual machines and expose host resources to the VM. It is a good idea to enable the integration services whenever possible, because the integration services improve virtual machine performance. However, the integration services are made up of services which can be enabled or disabled individually. One of these services is disabled by default for security reasons, hence the warning.
The last event shown is a warning saying that the Server Core installation option is recommended for Hyper-V. This warning makes sense. It's usually better to allocate hardware resources to running virtual machines than to waste them on the parent operating system's GUI. As previously mentioned however, this is a lab deployment, and I occasionally use this server for other things that do require a GUI.
As you look at the Best Practices Analyzer, you will notice a message at the top that says 4 of 70 total. This is Windows' way of saying that these are the more pressing issues to look at, but there is much more information available. The missing events are informational. Informational events reflect tests in which the server was found to be compliant with Microsoft's best practices. In other words, the Best Practices Analyzer performed 70 different tests, and my server was found to adhere to Microsoft's best practices in all but 4 of those tests.
You can view the informational results by clicking on the drop down list found to the right of the search box, and choosing the Compliant Results option, as shown in Figure 2. There isn't usually much of a reason to display compliant results, but the information is available if you would like to review it.
About the Author
Brien Posey is a 22-time Microsoft MVP with decades of IT experience. As a freelance writer, Posey has written thousands of articles and contributed to several dozen books on a wide variety of IT topics. Prior to going freelance, Posey was a CIO for a national chain of hospitals and health care facilities. He has also served as a network administrator for some of the country's largest insurance companies and for the Department of Defense at Fort Knox. In addition to his continued work in IT, Posey has spent the last several years actively training as a commercial scientist-astronaut candidate in preparation to fly on a mission to study polar mesospheric clouds from space. You can follow his spaceflight training on his Web site.
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If you live in the Knoxville area, it may be a good time to consider alternative health insurance options.
Obamacare created a lack of competition between insurance carriers. Some carriers are starting to leave the marketplace entirely due to major profit loss. It all started last year when Aetna pulled out of Pinal County, Arizona, and now Humana is leaving Tennessee.
Most of Tennessee is covered by BCBS (Blue Cross Blue Shield) or Cigna, but there are currently about 80,000 Tennessee residents that are covered by Humana, and nearly half of them are in Knoxville. Once Humana leaves at the end of 2017, there won't be any carriers left in those 16 counties within the Greater Knoxville Area. Half will be able to enroll in Cigna or BCBS policies, but the other half won't be able to find coverage within the ACA/Obamacare exchange. Additionally, Medicaid has not been expanded, leaving both Medicaid and Medicare beneficiaries with a lot of questions.
Why Is This Happening?
Obamacare requires carriers to cover even the most fatally ill enrollees. Due to an unfortunate number of high-risk enrollees (those with major health concerns) in Knoxville, it is no longer financially viable for Humana to provide coverage there. As much as insurers may try to be care-focused, everybody needs to make money.
What's Next?
In an effort to help those who will lose coverage, Tenessee Senators Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker brought in a bill to allow people to purchase policies outside of the Obamacare exchanges with subsidies.
This will prevent Knoxville residents from having to pay huge bills for private plans outside of the exchange. It may also prevent residents from trying to go without coverage.
If another carrier enters the marketplace before the end of this year, the problem could be solved. It's hard to say what could happen next, but Trump's plans may change things even more.
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18.11 Renaming Files with ren
The CD-ROM contains a command called ren that you can use to rename multiple files. The advantage of ren is that it can be used to rename files in a flexible fashion. For example, I have a set of PostScript files that are named ps.ch01 , ps.ch02 , and so on. I need these files to follow the usual convention of having the ps extension as a suffix, not a prefix - i.e. ch01.ps , ch02.ps , ch03.ps , etc. I could do this with a simple shell script, but it's much easier to just use ren .
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If ren completes execution silently, everything worked just fine and the files were renamed. Check by listing the directory again:
ren doesn't let you overwrite existing files without warning. Suppose we had another file in the same directory called ch07.ps :
Now when we try renaming the files, ren warns you about overwriting the ch07.ps file:
This feature can be suppressed with the -d option, which says to overwrite files without prompting. Related options are -k , which says not to overwrite any files, also without prompting; and -a , which says to abort the entire procedure if any files will be overwritten. Using -a , ren aborts before any files are renamed, so you can start all over again.
ren is also smart enough to detect internal naming conflicts before it actually renames any files. For example, suppose we had both files with both ps. and eps. prefixes that we wanted renamed with .ps suffixes. If there were any conflicts, ren would tell us right away, and none of the files would be renamed:
ren has the restriction that it can only be used to move files within a single directory. Although this makes it inconvenient for some applications, it also makes it more secure.
To show ren in a more complicated situation, let's take another example. Every week I write a report and then store it in a directory under the name month . day . year . After a while, I realized that because of the default sorting used by ls , the files weren't being listed in chronological order.
What I needed to do was to rename them year . month . day , and use leading 0s for the first nine months. This can be quickly done with two ren commands:
The first command renames any reports for single-digit months (0-9). In the second command, I'm careful not to match any of the names of files I've already moved.


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Flossing 101
How do you feel when you see that little plastic floss container in your medicine cabinet? Eagerness to achieve that clean feeling in your mouth? Or regret over a habit you have trouble keeping?
However you feel about floss, one thing is true – this habit is equal parts simple and incredibly effective for improving your oral health.
Dr. Ochsner at Neighborhood Smiles shares more below about why you should floss, how to floss, and what to do if flossing causes your gums to bleed.
What Is Floss?
Floss is a simple thread designed specially to clean between your teeth (the hardest spots in your mouth to reach) comfortably and effectively. Floss was invented around 1820 and was first seen on store shelves decades later.
There are countless brands and types of floss. It can be thin or thick, flavored or unflavored. Most often, floss is waxed to help it move smoothly between and around your teeth.
When buying floss, be sure to find one that has the ADA Seal of Acceptance (it looks like a small square) to be sure the product is both safe and effective.
Why Should I Floss?
Your toothbrush and floss go so well together, they should be married! In addition to brushing your teeth twice a day, it's recommended that everybody floss once a day (even small children). Used together, brushing and flossing are crucial habits for maintaining good oral health and a beautiful smile.
According to the American Dental Association, flossing can remove up to 80% of the plaque on your teeth. Plaque is a naturally occurring substance in your mouth, but it must be removed regularly to prevent cavities, gum disease and bad breath (halitosis). Over time, plaque can build up and become very difficult to remove. Brushing and flossing every day gives you a head start on maintaining healthy teeth and gums.
You may see some recent research that says flossing isn't necessary if you already brush your teeth. But dentists still recommend it because only floss can completely clean the tight spots between your teeth and around the gumline.
How Do I Floss?
Flossing every day is important. Whenever is convenient for you is fine as long as it gets the job done. If you're looking for the most effective flossing session, we recommend flossing at night before you brush. Here's how:
- Pull about 1.5 feet of floss out from the container and hold it tightly between two hands.
- Gently guide a section of the floss between two neighboring teeth.
- Curve the floss in a C-shape around one tooth and rub the tooth slowly to dislodge any debris.
- Keep the floss close to the spot where your teeth and gums meet (the gum line).
- Use medium force while moving the floss up and down, away from your gums.
- Continue this same process on all of your teeth.
A floss threader or a tiny interdental brush can help you floss if you have a bridge or braces. Talk with your dentist if you have specific questions about adopting your own flossing habit. You can also look for instructional videos online if you would like a good visual example of how to floss properly.
Bleeding Gums
It's common for your gums to bleed just a bit when you first start flossing, but it shouldn't really hurt. Blood is a sign of sensitive gums that really need a cleaning—so you're on the right track. Don't stop flossing if you experience bleeding gums.
Gums bleed when there's so much build up between your teeth that it hardens and sticks to your soft gum tissue. Vitamin deficiencies, some medicines, and gingivitis (early stage gum disease) can also cause bleeding. In extreme cases, only a licensed dentist or hygienist will be able to remove old plaque or tartar. See your dentist if bleeding is persistent, painful, or excessive.
Neighborhood Smiles provides professional dental cleanings and consultations in Onalaska. Make an appointment today and show your mouth some TLC!


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MOON Partnership
As part of an ongoing strategy towards a school led school improvement system every Barnet school will be part of a formal school partnership with a number of other schools. Within these partnerships schools will work together and share best practice.
Northway is part of a partnership with the three other special schools, Mapledown, Oaklodge & Oakleigh. Collectively this will be known as the MOON Partnership.
Web Site Links to Partnership Schools
International Partnerships
Northway have recently formed a partnership with a special school in The Gambia. We will be working together to enrich teaching and learning and share good practice. It gives our young people a window into a different country and its culture, helping them develop as a global citizen and helping them to have knowledge of the wider world around them. More news on this exciting project to come soon!


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Fatah movement to Israelis: "Death is near"
"Fatah, mother of men Smash the fortress of the hopeless And shout: 'Allah is Greater' Every chain will break... The remains of our bodies and our blood are a song of rage... For you, sun of truth, gallop forward... Gallop and fight bravely Today you'll achieve your victory Fatah soldiers, rise and saddle the noble steed Announce that [you are] the rival in the land who burns the foreign enemy O [Al-Aqsa Martyrs'] Brigades, draw your determination from us and react Announce that [you will] reach the enemy everywhere... Stop and consider, sons of Zion, that death is near... All you'll get from us is death Stop and consider a thousand times That a revolution sparks with a flame Fatah is like a rock, whose soldiers love to fight... Cry out loud with me Cry out loud with me: Long live Fatah! Long live Fatah!" Photos of: (Mahmoud Abbas) (Grieving Israelis) (Wounded Israeli soldier) (Arafat aiming a cannon) (Fatah's flag)
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Advancements in the world of technology over recent decades have brought huge benefits to the communications sector. Communication has a vital role in a business's ability to convey marketing messages and people around the globe's ability to be able to share views and opinions with each other. The internet, in particular, has revolutionised communications.
Importance of High Quality, Modern Communication Equipment
One of the latest technological developments in the world of communications has been the invention of complete audio visual equipment. Such systems are now an essential element in any modern business operations. Effective communication technology and methods are needed in almost every field, including business, medical, education, entertainment, media, hospitality, fitness, leisure, travel and more.
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The best audio visuals systems are engineered to facilitate the optimised transmission of combined audio and video communication messages. The technologies now available in the audio visual marketplace can enhance business, organisations' and personal performance tenfold. Such technologies also enable companies to achieve and exceed stated substantial measurable goals with ease.
Technology's Place in Today's World
Better communication has also had a core role to play in many recent technological advancements. When people from different parts of the globe, with different native languages, are able to exchange information, data, and knowledge in an effective manner, scientific developments advance at a rapid pace. We now have much evidence of that. AI translation services have perhaps had the biggest role in facilitating better communicating between different populations of people. Of course, audio and visual systems have are also needed to ensure the best possible understanding and translations of a message. After all, humans communicate with more than just words.
Types of Communication Technology
There are lots of different kinds of communication equipment including microphones, projectors, telephones, live webcams, etc. The internet has effectively decreased the time between communications of people situated in different countries to seconds and allowed for huge global advancements.
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What are the immediate consequences of a unilateral declaration of independence? And what needs to happen for it to be recognised and for Catalonia to then be considered an independent state?
"The existence of a new state is dependent on facts: that there is a territory and a population governed exclusively by one government," Jose Antonio Perea Unceta, professor in international law at the Complutense University of Madrid told The Local.
"As such, Catalonia would be a state as soon as the Spanish government withdrew its armed forces, police, judges, treasury inspectors etc from the territory. A declaration of independence does not create a new state. It's a political act."
"A unilateral declaration of independence only has legal weight if it is successful in creating a new sovereign power that is not subject to any other, and is accepted by the population initially, then other states afterwards," explains Josep Costa, associate professor in political theory at Barcelona's Pompeu Fabra University and a licensed lawyer.
"Politically speaking it's the act of creating a sovereign power. From the judicial perspective it's the act of establishing a new legal system. The consequences depend on its content (the rules it establishes) and above all the efficiency or effectiveness the application of the new legal order have."
"On top of judicial questions, it's a factual matter: do you, as a Catalan state that has declared independence, have the judicial, administrative and coercive capacity to rule over your citizens or not? Will you have the capacity to resist the certain repressive action of the Spanish state or not? That's the issue," adds Joan Vintró, lawyer and lecturer on constitutional law at the University of Barcelona.
Catalonia's regional parliament. Photo: Lluis Gene/AFP
How important would international recognition of a new Catalan state be?
"It's always important, but before international recognition the most important thing is internal effectiveness. International recognition can take a while or not, and it could be major or minor, but the conditions for a state to be independent aren't really that it's recognised internationally, but rather that it's recognised internally by the citizens it has to manage and impose law upon," Vintró argues.
"So the issue with a unilateral declaration of independence isn't really international recognition – of course it helps – but what's more important is that citizens of this new state recognize the new power as theirs. Do they pay taxes, do they respect the institutions put in place, and do you have a state with all the elements of state power, capable of consolidating itself?"
Professor Perea Uncenta also sees international recognition as of lesser importance:
"Recognition from the international community does not create a state. It's a political act. It is the case that there are entities recognized by more than a hundred states that are not technically states, like Kosovo, because in that case the government is for the moment subject to the United Nations. Others, like Somaliland, have not been recognized but factually are already states because they have a population and territory they govern over – and do so without the interference or dominion of other states."
One possibility being touted is the so-called 'Slovenian option', which would mean declaring independence but with deferred effect subject to the possibility of international mediation. Why would Puigdemont want to do that?
"The key to that isn't legal, it's about knowing if a declaration of independence made on those terms can have advantages at an international level – above all if during the period in which it has not entered into effect some kind of negotiation is established," Pompeu Fabra University's Costa notes.
"It's not legally advantageous, but politically it is. In the Catalan case it has some practical inconveniences, because the Spanish government will presumably not respond with genuine negotiation."
The University of Barcelona's Vintró – who was previously a member of a body created to advise the Catalan government on possible processes of transition to independence – sees that approach as a way of buying time for the regional government:
"On the one hand you're not renouncing your objective and don't disappoint your supporters – the government and parliament doesn't feel it can ignore two million people going out and voting in difficult conditions and feels it is obligated to show it is continuing towards its objective. On the other, you're conditioned by present circumstances not making it viable for independence to happen immediately."
"So you say 'we're not giving up, we're continuing forward, but we're appealing to the international community to act as a mediator and convince the Spanish state to agree to a referendum with legal guarantees'. It's a way of not renouncing your objective while creating waiting time, within the margin of which you can negotiate on different fronts to either make independence effective from a certain time, or submit to a legally guaranteed referendum," he adds.
But international law expert Perea Unceta is not convinced that the 'Slovenian option' could work for Catalonia:
"It involves a symbolic declaration, international mediation, then later, recognition of the failure of negotiations, and requires some elements not present in the Catalan case. There is no armed conflict in which the UN, European Union or OSCE is mediating to stop, and there is not the withdrawal of a federal administration such as Belgrade did in 1991 after the failure of the Brioni Agreement."
The Brioni Agreement was a document signed by representatives of Slovenia, Croatia and Yugoslavia with European Community (EC) mediation that attempted to create further negotiations on Yugslavia's future, and effectively ended the further federal influence of the Yugoslav government over Slovenia.
Ljubljana, Slovenia. Photo: Jure Makovec/AFP
The Spanish government has suggested it is prepared to invoke article 155 of the country's constitution and suspend Catalan autonomy in response to a declaration of independence. Would that immediately annul the independence declaration? What would the result of using the article be?
"It's almost certain they will do that. The Spanish state has practically no other alternative, other than to dissolve Catalonia's institutions – a measure not included in article 155 and that would likely be unconstitutional – if independence is declared," Costa predicts.
"Applying article 155 would annul a declaration of independence in the same sense that the Constitutional Court annulled the calling of a referendum. By that I mean that decisions on paper have to be executed in practice afterwards, and it's not clear that the Spanish state has the capacity to effectively suspend autonomy and block the Catalan government from continuing to operate."
The University of Barcelona's Vintró is not so sure the Spanish government will invoke the article however, a measure he describes as 'very serious':
"If a formal declaration with a written text is made then I think the Spanish government will do what it has always done and go to the Constitutional Court and wait for it to suspend the declaration. That would be the first action. The thing about article 155 is it's a very serious reaction that has never been used before and doesn't have previous legislative development to consult, so it's not really known what measures would be adopted".
"One important thing about article 155 is it's designed to always be applied temporarily: you can't dissolve Catalan autonomy without changing the Spanish constitution. So the further measures that could be imposed upon the Catalan government (because let's not forget, measures have already been imposed) are required to be temporary. You don't solve the problem, you impede the independence process, but you don't resolve the political problem. Even if elections in Catalonia are forced, you could end up back in the same place as it's entirely possible the pro-independence parties end up in the majority again," he concludes.
Regardless of what happens in Spain over the coming days then, it looks like the conflict is destined to drag on further.


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July 28, 1947 – July 28, 2018
It is with heavy hearts that the children of Miss Svea Green, Nee Orlesky announce her passing away in her home in Whitehorse, Yukon on July 28, 2018 on her 71st Birthday.
Svea was born on July 28, 1947 in the city of Edmonton, Alberta to parents Nick and Ina Orlesky.
Svea spent much time travelling and considered herself somewhat a gypsy as she could never settle down, that was until she moved to the Yukon in 1981 and fell in love with the allure of the territory.
Svea is pre-deceased by her parents Nick Orlesky and Ina Sundin. She is survived by her three sons: Dean Allan Poirier and grandson Timothy Joel. Kirby Loran Rolles and granddaughter Allysa. Ted Edward (Jodi) Rolles and grandchildren Kassandra and Logan.
By Svea's wishes there was to be no funeral, she was cremated and on August 5th she was laid to rest in Fairy Glen, Saskatchewan among her Mother, loving Grandparents and family.
Mom although we mourn losing you we are relieved that the turmoil and pain you had suffered in life has come to an end and we wish you happy travels in the afterlife, until we meet again, sk¥l.


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The combined capability will enable Visa's clients to offer a unified payment experience whether their customers are paying in-store, in-app, or online. The acquisition builds on a strategic partnership and investment Visa made in Payworks in February 2018.
Payworks is a payment gateway software provider, streamlining face-to-face payment connectivity. Therefore, Visa's merchant and acquirer clients will be able to support face-to-face transactions across a variety of POS terminal types, including digital experiences, through a single integration.
Working with some of the largest payment providers in the world, Payworks' technology and services currently enable omnichannel commerce experiences in a variety of settings, such as restaurants, retail, and transport.
Visa's merchant and acquirer clients will be able to use Payworks' automated solutions to run and configure their POS offerings and terminals, allowing merchants to set-up and start accepting any form of electronic payment, both face-to-face and online, through a single integration to CyberSource.
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It's been quite some time since we last heard of a new hospital opening on the island. The good news is, Kek Lok Si Charitable Hospital, is set to open its doors to the public tomorrow, on the 18th of July 2021. Apparently, they're also the first Buddhist non-profit hospital to open in Malaysia.
Malaysia's First Buddhist Non-Profit Hospital, Kek Lok Si Charitable Hospital Is Opening Tomorrow:
Initially announced to open in May, the Buddhist charitable hospital is finally opening tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. Nestled on the grounds of Kek Lok Si Temple, the 50-bed hospital is open only to Malaysians regardless of skin colour and religion. Meaning to say, they do not accept medical tourists.
However, if there's an emergency case involving a foreigner, he or she will be treated and make sure their condition is stable before being transferred to other hospitals. Kek Lok Si Temple also added that medical fees will be the lowest as compared to other private or non-profit hospitals. That is because the hospital relies fully on public donations and contributions.
Although a small-scale hospital, the centre is equipped with avant-garde technologies and facilities. This includes X-ray machines, CT scanners, modular critical care, and a hemodialysis center.
At the moment, Kek Lok Si Charitable Hospital does not accept Covid-19, but swab tests are available for those who display symptoms. Also, patients who couldn't afford to pay for their medical bills can apply for subsidy from Yayasan Kek Lok Si.
Hence, the centre is open for donations from the public. Those who wish to contribute will be exempted from tax, given with a donation of RM50 and above.
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The cold weather has arrived, and it's time to warm up a chilly house. You click on the thermostat and wonder, why is my furnace making a loud noise? Aspen Creek Heating and Air is here with some great advice on what could potentially be causing a noisy furnace, as well as what is normal and what is not.
Most furnaces, especially older ones, will make the occasional pinging sound or hum, especially when initially turned on. This is usually just the ducts expanding or the blower fan warming up. However, if your furnace keeps you awake during the night or you cannot carry on a conversation, it is time to call Aspen Creek Heating and Air immediately for service or repair.
Here are some important sounds NOT to ignore.
- LOUD BANG OR POP is not a good sign and could indicate that the furnace burners are dirty. If these burners are dirty, it will delay the igniting, causing excess gas build up, hence the loud bang when the gas finally ignites. The heater exchange may crack or cause a small explosion, and this part is expensive to replace. A regular service from the professionals is all it will take to rectify the situation and should be dealt with promptly to avoid fire hazards.
EXPANDING AND CONTRACTING AIR DUCTS, especially metal ones will make noises as the blower turns off and on, usually because there is a clogged filter, undersized ducts, or a closed vent. Have Aspen Creek Heating and Air look into it, if you are uncertain where the issue lies.
HIGH PITCHED WHINING NOISE could be shaft bearings that need oil, or it could be a loose, slipping or frayed blower belt, which will need to be adjusted or replaced. Worst case scenario, the blower motor may need replacement.
RATTLING NOISES may be caused by ducts that have come loose. You can either duct tape them or tighten any loosened screws. You can also put a mat of some sort underneath the heater to stop vibrations from occurring.
MOTOR NOISE could mean worn out bearings and is best addressed by an HVAC specialist.
CLANGING NOISE is probably caused by the pipes, as opposed to the furnace itself. They will make noise when they cool down, and this issue is usually found in older style homes.
METAL HITTING METAL SOUND is likely the blower wheel coming loose from the motor shaft, and hitting the blower housing. Turn the unit off immediately and have a specialist inspect and or tighten. Also, the blower wheel or motor mount may have broken and will need replacement.
LOUD HUMMING NOISE is most likely just a noisy transformer. There will always be some degree of humming with the transformer, but if it is unusually loud, it could be a bad fan or capacitor. Have an HVAC specialist look at it promptly.
RUMBLING NOISES (gas and oil fired systems) call immediately for service and turn off the unit. This could be a serious problem with your burner and may also be a fire hazard.
FAULTY THERMOSTATS will sometimes make a clicking sound over and over. If that is the issue, try changing the batteries or ensuring that the wires behind are not frayed or disconnected. Only do so, if you feel competent enough to do so safely. If none of this works, then call the professionals.
DRY BEARINGS will need to be lubricated, and an HVAC specialist is the best options to do so.
PILOT LIGHT may require adjustment. You can easily do this yourself.
According to the True Cost Guide, the average homeowner will spend $135-$422 for furnace repairs depending on the brand, where and how the unit was first installed. That is not a bad price for peace of mind and warmth during the winter. If you do have parts that need replacement on your unit, check the manufacturer's warranty to see if it is covered. Most come with a 5-year warranty and a 10-year warranty on the heat exchanger. Read the fine print, of course, to ensure you get all the details of what your warranty entails.
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Updated: For some Reason my link seemed to be broken Since I forgot how to make a link with text to a Hyperlink. So I'll just keep it simple, I also finished Neir: Automate and it's good game some might say it's "the game of the year"... but maybe I'm too jaded to judge properly since I played so many games in my life, but it's not a bad game, that's for dam sure. Now waiting for Persona 5 but will be playing Devil Summoner 2 to fill in the gaps.
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I know what you mean, going to be hard picking a GotY this year because of all the good games.
Persona 5 might just be my game of the year. it Fixed a lot of the issues that the other Persona games had. Like there is actually level design for the most of the game and the pacing seems to be good. The main story also seems to be good too but atm nothing seems to stick out on the social link department.
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