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Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder characterized by low levels of hemoglobin and red blood cells. Thalassemia is caused due to defects in the genes that make hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is made up of two proteins- alpha globin and beta globin. Defects in the gene that constitute the alpha globin is referred to as alpha thalassemia whereas defects in the genes of the beta globin is referred to as beta thalassemia. In India, the prevalence of α-thalassemia and β-thalassemia is estimated to be around 3-4% and 13% respectively.
Signs and symptoms
Mild thalassemia doesn't cause any symptoms. Moderate thalassemia may cause anemia symptoms. The following are the signs and symptoms of thalassemia:
- Weakness
- Fatigue
- Facial bone deformities
- Unusual tiredness
- Abdominal swelling
- Pale or yellow skin
- Delayed growth
- Decreased appetite
- Dark urine
- Shortness of breath
Diagnosis of Thalassemia
The doctor will know about your medical history and family's health history. The doctor would recommend you the following laboratory tests to identify thalassemia:
Blood tests
Blood tests are done to identify if you are a carrier of thalassemia and to analyze the severity of the condition.
Complete blood count (CBC)
Low levels of red blood cells and hemoglobin may indicate thalassemia. This can be determined by CBC.
Blood smear
A blood smear test is done by treating a thin layer of the blood with a special stain. This allows evaluating the number and the nature of red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets. In individuals who have thalassemia, the red blood cells may appear paler, smaller than normal, nucleated and vary in shape/size.
Prenatal testing
Prenatal tests like chorionic villus sampling and amniocentesis are done to determine and diagnose thalassemia in the growing fetus. These tests are also used to identify the severity of the condition. During these tests, a sample of amniotic fluid is collected and is tested for genetic disorders.
Hemoglobin electrophoresis
Certain gene mutations in the body produce abnormal hemoglobin which causes thalassemia. This test is used to identify the abnormal hemoglobin and also helps to determine different types of hemoglobin in the bloodstream.
Management of thalassemia
Your treatment plan depends on the type and severity of the disease. Individuals who are the carriers of thalassemia trait would have mild or no symptoms. The main treatments for thalassemia include:
Blood transfusions
Frequent blood transfusions help in maintaining normal hemoglobin and healthy red blood cells. However, people with moderate thalassemia may need the blood transfusion very occasionally. Individuals with severe β- thalassemia may require a blood transfusion once in a month.
Iron chelation therapy
Regular blood transfusion builds up iron in your blood, which can increase the iron toxicity. These iron deposits in liver, heart, and other organs can be cured by iron chelation therapy. The medications (chelating agents) that are used to treat such conditions are:
- Deferoxamine
- Deferasirox
- Deferiprone
Bone Marrow Transplantation
Bone marrow transplantation involves the transplanting the blood stem cells from a healthy donor. Stem cells stimulate the growth of new marrow, which can produce red blood cells and the other components of blood. It is the most desirable treatment to cure severe thalassemia.
Your doctor may prescribe folic acid (Vitamin B) supplements, which helps in regaining healthy red blood cells.
- Healthy diet: A healthy diet with balanced nutrients helps your body to produce new red blood cells. Make sure that your diet is rich in folic acids, such as lentils, green vegetables, and citrus fruits.
- Low iron diet: If you are having regular blood transfusions, follow a low iron diet and do not take any iron supplements unless recommended by your doctor.
- Precautions: It is advised to take pneumococcal and hepatitis vaccines to safeguard yourself from infections. Individuals who have undergone bone marrow transplantation are highly prone to infections.
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- Thalassemia. https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000587.htm . Accessed on 16-10-2017
- Thalassemia: An overview (epidemiology). http://www.jscisociety.com/article.asp?issn=0974-5009;year=2014;volume=41;issue=1;spage=3;epage=6;aulast=Aggarwal . Accessed on 16-10-2017
- Symptoms and causes. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/thalassemia/symptoms-causes/dxc-20261829 . Accessed on 16-10-2017
- Thalassemia (laboratory tests). https://labtestsonline.org/understanding/conditions/thalassemia/start/2 . Accessed on 16-10-2017
- Thalassemia (diagnosis and treatment). http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/thalassemia/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20355001 . Accessed on 17-10-2017


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text: Clustering Logistics Facilities in a Metropolitan Area via a Hot-Spot Analysis İsmail Önden Fahrettin Eldemir Metin Çancı Okan University Department of International Logistics, İstanbul, Turkey [email protected] Yildiz Technical University Industrial Engineering Department, İstanbul, Turkey [email protected] Okan University Department of International Logistics, İstanbul, Turkey [email protected] Abstract Hot spots can be described as the high attraction points. Defining the hot spots and clustering approaches in a metropolitan area helps to provide solutions for balancing the freight flows between the sub-areas in the city center. It also helps to provide solutions for secondary problems, such as traffic congestion and air pollution. The technique assists decision-makers in making inferences about the city's future and taking precautions for sustainability. In this paper, a geographic information systems (GIS) analysis tool, spatial statistics based on the Getis Ord* statistics, is used to illustrate which part of Istanbul has hot spots. The hot spot identification is based on logistics activities at the locations of the logistics facilities. The outputs of the analysis are discussed within the context of logistics costs and environmental effects.Anahtar Kelimeler: Mağaza yeri seçimi, delphi tekniği, makro analiz, mağaza yeri seçim kriterleri Keywords: Sustainability; city logistics; clustering; geographic information systems (GIS); spatial statistics; spatial analysis


text: We've already pointed out the hypocrisy on display by Moms Demand Action, the Bloomberg-funded group who demands that all Americans be disarmed and guns be banned yet hides behind their own paid armed guards. Apparently at the open carry and campus carry hearing yesterday, CJ Grisham (President of Open Carry Texas) was quietly and unobtrusively filming an interview with one of Moms Demand Action's employees when their armed bodyguard pushed him out of the way and attempted to grab his phone (presumably to delete the video or stop him from recording). The man, pictured above in a plaid shirt being detained by Texas police (photo from OCT's Facebook), was not arrested, but as Grisham points out it is ironic that the only violence on display at the hearing came from a paid member of Michael Bloomberg's Moms Demand Action group, not the Open Carry Texas members. Video after the jump.


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This is Dr.Gerstenfeld's newest article in the "sixth week of the Israeli election campaign." Republished here with the author's consent.
Sixth week of Election Campaign
Manfred Gerstenfeld
Two major events characterized the sixth week of the election campaign. The first was the major rise in the polls of the new Israel Resilience party led by former IDF Commander in Chief, Benny Gantz. Several polls found that if elections were held now, he would receive 20 seats or even more. These polls seem to indicate that Gantz is taking votes mainly from the disbanded Zionist Union. This grouping of Labor and Hatnua (The Movement) gained 24 seats in the previous election. Current polls give Labor five to six seats. Hatnua does not reach the entrance threshold.
Out of 119,000 eligible voters, 69,000 or over 58% voted. In 2014, 52% of the eligible Likud voters actually came to the ballot box.1
The latest polls indicate that Israel Resilience is also making inroads into Yair Lapid's Yesh Atid (There is a Future). A Ha'aretz poll published on February 4 gave Israel Resilience 22 seats, Yesh Atid 9 and Labor 5 seats.2 Reports say that former IDF Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi is trying to mediate a merger between Israel Resilience and Yesh Atid.3 The deadline for realizing such a merger is 21 February when the lists of candidates have to be submitted to the Central Election Committee. Such a merger would probably see Gantz in first place and Lapid in second.
In view of the possibilities of the creation of a center-left block a poll was taken by Channel 12 regarding who should lead such a party. About half of those interviewed said 'none of the options' or 'don't know.' Gantz was at 33%, Lapid at 11%, Labor leader Avi Gabbai and Hatnua leader Tzipi Livni were each at 5%.4
The second major issue this week was the primaries for the list of candidates of the Likud which were held on February 5th. Two days before the primaries, Netanyahu attacked Gideon Sa'ar. Sa'ar who had been Minister of the Interior and Minister of Education had returned from a pause in political activities. Netanyahu said that several people in the party came to him saying that Sa'ar had told them that after the elections Netanyahu would be indicted and thus would not become Prime Minister.
According to Netanyahu Sa'ar asked for support if another Likud personality would have to form a government. Sa'ar responded that the Prime Minister chose to recycle the false tale he already told several months before. He said about Netanyahu: "He wants to hurt me in the primaries."5
The result of the primaries was that Knesset speaker, Yuli Edelstein, and Minister of Transportation, Yisrael Katz, came in close for first place. On the list of candidates this means the second and third place after Netanyahu. For the two places following, Minister of Public Security Gilad Erdan and Sa'ar were close. If Netanyahu has to resign these four are the main contenders to succeed him as leader of the Likud and its candidate to become Prime Minister.
Two newcomers were in the first ten of the list of candidates: Nir Barkat, former major of Jerusalem and retired Major General Yoav Galant who moved over from Kahlon's Kulanu party on whose behalf he has been Minister of Housing during the 20th Knesset.
Likud MK Benny Begin was not a candidate. A number of other sitting Likud MK's will not return in the 21st Knesset because they came in too low in the primaries. Among the best known are Minister of Communications Ayoob Kara, a Druze, and Oren Hazan, a source of regular controversy. With the exception of Netanyahu, all other returning Likud MK's are reported to support annexing part of the West Bank.6
After the departure of ministers Naftali Bennett and Ayelet Shaked to create the New Right party, the Jewish Home party remained leaderless. The party has now chosen former IDF Chief Rabbi, Rafi Peretz, to head its list.7
In the polls, there are various parties who barely pass the entrance threshold to the Knesset of 3.25%. In the coming weeks this may lead to the joining of the lists of some of these parties.
Polls indicate that the departure of the Taal party led by Ahmed Tibi of the Joint Arab List has led to an outcome that the remaining parties of the Joint List and Ta'al would each gain six seats. In the outgoing Knesset, the Joint List had 12 seats.
Knesset Member Jamal Zahalka is Chairman of the Balad party, one of the three remaining components of the Joint Arab List. He declared that Balad "is not part of the Israeli left, but it is an inseparable part of the Palestinian National Movement." He condemned Netanyahu as a war criminal.8 The gathering opened with the Palestinian National anthem and greetings were read from former MK Azmi Bishara who fled Israel in 2007 when he was investigated for allegedly spying for the Hezbollah terror organization.
There were also greetings from former MK Basel Gahttaz who is serving a prison sentence for smuggling contraband to Palestinian security prisoners in an Israeli jail. Balad does not support two states for two peoples, but a Palestinian state next to a state of all its citizens.
Next week on February 11, the primaries for Labor will take place.
2 //knessetjeremy.com/2019/02/04/haaretz-poll-likud-30-israel-resilience-22-yesh-atid-9-hayamin-hehadash-7-joint-list-7/
3 /www.jpost.com/Israel-Elections/Prime-minister-rotation-reportedly-raised-to-challenge-Netanyahu-579789
4 //knessetjeremy.com/2019/02/03/channel-12-poll-33-gantz-shoud-lead-center-left-party-34-gantz-is-left-45-not-pleased-w-kahlon/
5 www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Netanyahu-slams-Saar-right-before-Likud-primary-579567
6 Tovah Lazaroff, "Reports: PM only Likud candidate not keen to annex West Bank", Jerusalem Post, 6 February 2019.
7 //hamodia.com/2019/02/03/former-idf-chief-rabbi-chosen-lead-jewish-home-party/


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Hire a Porsche in Milan and explore the Italian city where centuries of history and heritage blend seamlessly with the latest styles and fashion trends. Consider the fastest sedan in the world, the Porsche Panamera 4S, or the incredibly powerful Porsche 911 GT3 and make heads turn as you drive through the streets of this glamorous town.
Take a tour of the fabulously preserved 1930's Villa Necchi Campiglio, admire the original furniture designed by architect Piero Portaluppi and wardrobes still packed with the former owners' designer clothes. After the tour, sit at the garden cafe and enjoy a relaxing afternoon by the outdoor swimming pool.
Sit at one of the cafes or visit the many vintage shops or galleries that line the bohemian Naviglio Grande and Naviglio Pavese. On the last Sunday of every month, the area holds a popular antiques market.
Visit the extravagant Gothic cathedral, Il Duomo di Milano, a vision in pink marble adorned by spires and statues that took almost 600 years to build. Look out the numerous marble spires and pinnacles that adorn the rooftop of the cathedral for a commanding view of the city and on clear days, the majestic Alps.
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Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says yesterday was 'Ireland's second chance'
We're still buzzing.
Yesterday, Ireland officially voted to repeal the eighth amendment of the constitution.
The law made abortion illegal in Ireland except where there was a real and substantial risk to the life of the mother.
66.4 percent of people voted 'Yes' to repeal the eighth amendment in yesterday's referendum, with 33.6 percent voting 'No' to retain the amendment.
1,429,981 people voted to repeal the amendment.
According to Today FM, the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said that the Yes vote was "Ireland's second chance to treat everyone equally."
Fantastic crowds at Dublin Castle. Remarkable day. A quiet revolution has taken place, a great act of democracy. pic.twitter.com/MLtzkSkdLw
— Leo Varadkar (@campaignforleo) May 26, 2018
Following the result, the Taoiseach said: "Today is an historic day for Ireland. A quiet revolution has taken place, and a great act of democracy.
"A hundred years since women got the right to vote. Today, we as a people have spoken. And we say that we trust women and we respect women and their decisions.
"For me it is also the day when we said 'No More'. No more doctors telling their patients there is nothing that can be done for them in their own country.
"No more lonely journeys across the Irish Sea. No more stigma. The veil of secrecy is lifted. No more isolation. The burden of shame is gone."
Today, we made history. Retweet if you're proud of our country. #RepealedTheEighth #RepealedThe8th pic.twitter.com/PSBvn3gsbf
— Leo Varadkar (@campaignforleo) May 26, 2018
He also wanted to thank the people of Ireland for going out and voting.
Above all, I would like to thank the citizens for coming out and voting in such numbers.
"Listening to the arguments on both sides over the past few weeks I was struck by what we had in common, rather than what divided us. "
"Everyone deserves a second chance. This is Ireland's second chance to treat everyone equally and with compassion and respect."


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BALTIMORE — The University of Maryland, University College, is the first U.S. school to offer face-to-face classes during the war in Iraq. But far more meaningful than a few college credits is the sense of normalcy the classes offer.
Staff Sgt. Bryan Julian of Indianapolis never attended college until he served in Iraq. A few months ago, he started classes, taking on textbooks and homework besides the rifles and chaos of war.
"It's actually quite nice," said Julian, 34. "I'm in the National Guard, I'm a police officer back home, so my definition of normal is probably different from someone else's."
Julian has served as a medic in Iraq for five months. He has seven months remaining on his tour, and decided to use his spare time taking sociology and criminal justice classes. He hopes the classes will help him become a detective.
"I try to stay busy over here," he said in a recent telephone interview. "The busier you stay, the faster time goes by."
But getting — and providing — an education in a war zone is not easy. Students come to class not just with books and pencils, but guns. They do homework in between military assignments. Classes at Joint Base Balad, about 40 miles north of Baghdad, are conducted in a building that formerly housed Saddam Hussein's air force academy.
Six UMUC professors teach in Iraq. Mark Fisch, who teaches sociology, criminal justice and other courses, recalled teaching a class as mortars and rockets exploded outside.
"Obviously, you have to stop lecturing and deal with that," said Fisch, 58, who spent much of his career at small liberal arts colleges in the United States. "There are incoming mortars, but it's rare."
Before professors go to Iraq, they receive military training, learning about the Iraqi culture, safety protocols and anti-terrorism. The professors are assigned bulletproof helmets and vests.
The attendance policy grants leeway to students who miss class because of a mission.
UMUC has offered courses on military bases during wartime for about 60 years, and has not had any faculty fatalities.
About 300 military personnel, most of them younger than 30, take 18 undergraduate courses, which usually run four to six weeks. The military covers the cost of everything except textbooks, which come from Germany and are rented to students for about $20.
The courses offer a morale boost, and they can also help improve soldiers' military work. One captain plans to require the 20 soldiers under his command to take an introductory writing class so they can compose better military memos, according to Daniel Powers, a UMUC representative who oversees the classes at Joint Base Balad.
Fisch said that teaching soldiers in Iraq has been perhaps the most fulfilling experience of his career. He intends to continue teaching there for another six months before taking a break and returning stateside.
He said, "We are educators, we are entertainers, and we are a few hours when they don't have to be on missions. We are a few hours when they can actually be normal college students."
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Assisted hatching at a glance
- Assisted hatching is a technique that helps an embryo break free from its outer shell so it can implant in the uterus for a pregnancy.
- The procedure uses a laser to artificially rupture the embryo's zona pellucida (outer shell) during in vitro fertilization (IVF).
- According to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), assisted hatching can slightly improve chances of embryo implantation in women with poor prognosis and previous failed IVF attempts.
- Use of assisted hatching is not routinely recommended, and the procedure is debated within the medical community due to potential complications and little proof of increased live-birth rates.
What is assisted hatching?
Assisted hatching involves the artificial breaching of the zona pellucida, or the embryo's outer shell, as a technique to improve implantation and pregnancy rates following IVF. Since the early 1990s, many assisted reproductive technology programs have incorporated the use of assisted hatching in an effort to improve clinical outcomes.
In order for a pregnancy to occur, a fertilized egg (embryo) must travel from the fallopian tube and implant in the uterus. Before it can implant, an embryo must hatch by breaking through a protein capsule that makes up its outer shell, called the zona pullucida.
Failure to hatch can be due excessive thickness the zona pellucida.
Assisted hatching is typically performed on day three after fertilization. On the day of the embryo transfer, an embryologist carefully evaluates embryos for quality. Depending on their stage of development, an embryologist assists the hatching by making a small nick in the zona pellucida using a laser.
Lab specialists then rinse and incubate the embryos for a few more hours before the embryo transfer to the uterus. This procedure may occasionally increase the chance that an embryo will implant in the uterine wall and facilitate a successful pregnancy.
Fertility specialists do not recommend routine use of assisted hatching. But breaching the zona pellucida with a laser for the purpose of embryo biopsy and preimplantation genetic testing is now a standard of care and is considered very low risk when performed by a trained and experienced embryologist.
Who should seek assisted hatching?
Often IVF failure is due to an embryo's failure to implant in the uterus. Assisted hatching can improve the chances of implantation during IVF and is considered an option for patients who are able to achieve good fertilization and embryo cell development, but the zona pellucida is excessively thick and they do not conceive.
Assisted hatching slightly improves clinical pregnancy rates, particularly in poor-prognosis patients. Assisted hatching is sometimes recommended for patients with the following:
- Embryos with thick or irregular zona pellucida, which may restrict the embryo from hatching or "breaking out" in order to attach to the uterine lining.
- Diminished ovarian reserve, a condition determined before fertility treatments begin in which a woman's ovary has fewer embryos than normal and the chances of achieving a pregnancy are low.
- Have experienced previous implantation failures and whose chances of achieving pregnancy may be increased with the help of assisted hatching.
Assisted hatching considerations
Some complications can occur during assisted hatching independent of the IVF treatment itself. There is a small risk the embryo may be damaged by the actual hatching procedure. Some embryos and embryonic cells may also become damaged during the micromanipulation process, which can lead to IVF failure but will not increase the risk of birth defects. In addition, assisted hatching has been associated with a very slightly increased risk of monozygotic (MZ) twin pregnancies, or identical twins.


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A pretty dated album which I didn't manage to upload way earlier.. Sorry Guys! Better Late Than Never.. 😉
A group that still hung on quite strongly after nearly 3 years together… It's so fast seeing group after group growing old and taking separate paths in life.. But it's heartwarming to see a gang that puts the additional effort to make time and hangout together without a need for reasoning. 😉
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We live in a world that is undergoing dramatic cultural changes. As we encounter these changes, will we approach the world with the same set of lenses as in previous generations? Or will we confront elements of our cultural captivity that free us to engage this multicultural reality with a fresh perspective? In this evening lecture, Soong-Chan Rah will address key aspects of our changing world and seek a theology of lament that engages the breadth of Christianity in the twenty-first century, looking towards biblical and historical examples to guide our emerging framework.
Rev. Dr. Soong-Chan Rah is passionate about the multi-cultural Church and its local expressions. He currently teaches at North Park Theological Seminary in Chicago and serves on the board of World Vision, among other Christian not-for-profits. Read his full bio.
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The EVM Stings: Police arrest a whistle blower.
5 Responses to "The EVM Stings: Police arrest a whistle blower."
Anonymous Says:
26 August 2010 at 02:02 |
Join The Facebook group "EVM is Evil – Hari Prasad is a Hero" to save Hari Prasad and Save Indian Democracy. Raise your voice. Don;t be evil and Don;t support evil. Visit the web site.http://fightwithhariprasadc.ipage.com/fightwithhariprasad//index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1
A C Rao Says:
26 August 2010 at 08:24 |
Hi Pattu.,Hari and party stole an EVM from Maharashtra which is the property of ECI. I presume he has to be arrested for stealing ECI Property..To compound matters he took it to the Great Satan, USA,( Indians still love the 'white skin' masters even after so many years of Independence) added some new part to the EVM,and tried to fool the Indian public. He has been asked many times to prove the tamperability at ECIL HQ at N Delhi but he has failed miserably.He and his group has some 'ulterior motives' For instance, if one is given an ATM ( automated TellerMachine) , allows to remove some parts, add some RF parts I am quite sure we can prove that the ATM is tamperable.The EVM has again proved its superiority at the By elections in the Telengana Area of AP and all the political parties have respected the tamper proof EVMCheersA C Rao.
Sadanand Says:
26 August 2010 at 08:24 |
If this guy has "stolen" the machine, then he would have to answer for that. As for your other contentions, I have following to submit for your perusal.1. If you study the material on his website (links are provided), then you will have to admit that he has not hidden anything including the Press note issued by the election commission on 8th August 2010 in which proving of tamerability issue has been discussed.2. As far as the Great Satan (USA) charge, which I find surprising coming as it did from you (it is my prerogative to use that word you would have said in another context), is concerned; how would you answer "The researchers were also surprised to find that the vote-counting software in the EVMs is programmed into so-called "mask programmed microcontrollers," which do not allow the software to be read out and verified. Because these chips are made in the US and Japan, this has led to a situation in which nobody in India knows for sure what software is in these machines or whether it counts votes accurately". Or are you saying EVMs are made without sourcing any hardware from outside.3. Sure, who says ATM machines are tamperproof? Nothing in this world is tamperproof given access, time, knowledge, and intentions. None of this any governments in the world lack.4. Only recently BJP's Advani and others had made allegations regarding the EVMs. Even above mentioned press release of ECI mentions parties that had expressed their suspicions.5. No one is doubting the efficacy of the EVMs if used honestly, but no one should doubt the ability of EVMs to rig elections on an unprecedented scale non-violently if used dishonestly. Rigged EVMs by few tech savvy men working secretly can steal the mandate of the people in seconds, unlike the massive effort involved in rigging a paper ballot and it leaves a trail of witnesses and evidence behind too. As regards their ulterior motives, you will have to fathom what they are and prove the charge.Sadanand
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26 August 2010 at 08:27 |
Hi Pattu,Reg Point 2:-The programmes are masked so that hackers can't get at it and insert a Trojan Horse.-Definitely you will agree with me that ECIL Engineers who have written the programmes know what they are doing.- On the day of the polling, a 'mock poll' is conducted in the presence of polling agents of all the concerned parties where they can put in any number of votes on any EVM and then counting is done to prove the accuracy of the EVM. If after results are declared,a candidate decides to go to court we can give a paper trail of the voting pattern of each voter.(as has been done before). – If you see the Hari Prasad's website you can see which political party is backing him. Sore losers!!CheersA C Rao
Sadanand Says:
26 August 2010 at 08:27 |
Hi AC,I don't know what others have said, but I have never doubted the abilities of ECIL/BEL engineers or election commission or for that matter anyone else. If it was or is anyone's case that EVM left unattended is tamperproof, then Hari Prasad's demo shows its falseness. "Stealing the EVM" (he came into its possession and has made no efforts to hide that fact. In fact he is advertising it everywhere with his demo) is a charge that may be technically good in law, but so would be the "Stealing of Information" that is proudly announced by frontline newspapers as "our correspondent has accessed the confidential papers……" Police rarely arrest the Editors or Owners of such papers. Does Hari need to be treated differently?With the strident fight put up by Dongariya Kondhs & Kati Kondhs to save their Niamraja (The laws of nature that treat everyone equally), and the support extended to them by many peoples' movements across India and abroad, finally, belatedly, GOI has agreed to scrap the Vedanta's Bauxite mining project in Niamgiri Hills. Today, Rahul Gandhi was supposed to reach their to express solidarity and claim credit. May be GOI announcement was timed on the eve of his arrival. Does such political moves take away wee bit from the principles of the struggle?News report say that Chandrababu Naidu has criticized the arrest of Hari. May be he is the man behind it all. But so what? Don't all political parties do that? These EVMs need to be protected from prying hands and unscrupulous elements, which are in plenty especially among politicians including the current ruling dispensations at Center and State levels, is the bottom line. On their own they are defenceless.I saw Prof. Indiresan report that gives some idea about the measures employed to defend EVMs. I will write about it later because I have to prepare for a journey now.Cheers / Sadanand


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JOSEPHS wins 2017 "Places of Excellence in the Land of Ideas" competition.
»Fresh thinking to allow new ideas to flow« — this is the motto behind the 2017 »Places of Excellence in the Land of Ideas« competition. And it was under this motto that the open innovation lab JOSEPHS was named one of the top one hundred projects of some 1,000 applicants. In downtown Nürnberg, walk-in customers can get actively involved in the development and advancement of ongoing innovation concepts such as new services, products, and business models created by established enterprises and start-up companies. To quote the jury, by utilizing the potential of this open setting, JOSEPHS is making »an outstanding contribution towards Germany's innovative strength and future viability.« The task of selecting the winners was done by an independent jury comprising researchers, business managers, journalists, and politicians that was headed by Professor Michael Hüther, Director and Member of the Presidium at the German Economic Institute in Cologne.
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Introduction: The Ultimate Extreme Iron Man Event
This is my Instructable on how to do an Extreme Triathlon. I have tried it, and I epicly failed. (except I didn't do the BMX trick though. That's too hard.
This is a Triathlon I bet none of you will be able to do, not even the best of the best. This is a Contest Entry.
Things you will need:
1. A Bike
2. Tight Running Shoes
3. A full body biking suit
4. 45 miles of ground
5. A Pool or Ocean
Step 1: Step 1
1. Run around the perimeter of the 10 mile ground, so you end at Point A
Step 2: Step 2
2. After that, you reach Point B, where you pick up the bike, and bike 45 miles
Step 3: Step 3
3. When you reach Point C, directly bike into the ocean/pool, and bike 20 laps
Step 4: Step 4
4. After biking 20 laps, do a float for 1 minute, and then swim butterfly for a mile
Step 5: Step 5
5. After that, go back onto your bike, and do a 360 trick out of the pool and onto the ground
Step 6: Step 6
6. When landing on the ground, you have to land directly on a small rock, or else you have to repeat this IRON MAN event over again
Step 7: Step 7
7. You are done, and in order to get back home, you must run 45 miles back home from Point D to Point E
Step 8: Thanks for Looking!
Thanks and this has been tried before by me, but on a smaller scale....lulz
I epicly failed on the biking in the pool part, as I just sank through, but I did those laps in the 3 feet place, so I think I was ok. I also did NOT do the BMX bike trick.
Thanks for Looking! If you actually do it, not expecting anyone to do so, tell me your story, and if I feel that it's believable, I'll send you an AWESOME patch.


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St. Bonaventure University has announced the launch of a new online Master of Science degree program in cybersecurity.
The program, which will be offered beginning spring 2019, will be delivered in collaboration with the Western New York Cybersecurity Research Center and its Security Operations Center, located at St. Bonaventure.
IDC estimates that the security industry will be a $101 billion opportunity by 2020. According to a Frost & Sullivan report, the global cybersecurity workforce will experience a 2 million shortfall by 2020.
The industry needs skilled cybersecurity specialists to combat this talent shortage, said Dr. Hossein Sarrafzadeh, director of SBU's cybersecurity program.
Advanced programs such as SBU's online master's program in cybersecurity will help create an employable workforce to beat the increasing instances of data breaches and identity thefts.
SBU is partnering with the EC-Council and CISCO Academy, experts who have firsthand knowledge of the skill and competency gaps in the current workforce. This new and innovative program will help students develop critical and real-world cybersecurity skills, Sarrafzadeh said.
Students will work with active cybersecurity professionals and engage in hands-on learning opportunities.
Cloud-based labs offer a safe immersive experience to learn real cybersecurity challenges. Students will achieve advanced proficiency in machine learning, secure software design, networking, data mining, cryptography, cybersecurity forensics, and penetration testing among others.
"The fully online program will allow students to learn and complete the course at their own pace. For working adults, this is a boon," Sarrafzadeh said. "They can go back to school and upgrade their skills in this competitive field while still working."
Six start dates per year and no GRE/GMAT requirements offer professionals easy options to enroll in higher education, he added.
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Day 94 – Climbing up Volcan Villarrica
It's the day we've been waiting for! We've been in Pucón for almost a week and today is the first day that we'll be able to go up the volcano. But things weren't so clear when we got up at 6am … Continue reading
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Day 92 – Walking around Huerquehue National Park Pucón
With adverse weather preventing us from climbing Volcan Villarrica, we decided to continue our outdoor activities by visiting the local national park located near to Pucón. We were up early with lunch packed to go to the Huerquehue National Park. Gem, … Continue reading
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proofed and ready for baking
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Isn't it great that one has to produce absolute proof to hold these unamerican thugs accountable, but they can arrest, charge, and often convict someone on speculation and evidence of legal conduct?
Parma, Ohio Can't Take A Joke. Can It Take A Civil Suit?
September 22, 2016 (Fault Lines) – Back in March of this year, Anthony Novak established that the Parma, Ohio Police Department couldn't take a joke. They arrested him for creating a satirical Facebook page making fun of the department. Now, after being acquitted by a jury of his peers, Novak plans to test in federal court whether Parma can handle a civil rights. Novak's civil suit, challenging the Parma Police Department's violation of his First Amendment rights and calling the "Disrupting Public Services" statute unconstitutionally overbroad and vague, raises a host of issues worthy of discussion for those concerned in free speech as a whole.
To briefly recap the story of Anthony Novak's tussle with the Parma Police Department, Novak created a satirical Facebook page almost identical to the one maintained by the Parma Police Department. While the imagery on the Facebook page was almost, no reasonable person could read the content and believe it came from an actual police department. Here's an example of one such post.
The Parma Police Department & Parma Auxiliary Police Food Drive to benefit teen abortions will take place on Saturday. We will be giving free abortions to teens using an experimental technique discovered by the Parma Police Department. All teens must bring a note from their parents to be part of the experiment. The abortions will be held Saturday, 4/19/2016 from noon to 4 PM in a police van in the parking lot at Giant Eagle (7400 Broadview Rd).
Other, more ridiculous posts would follow, including one that made registered sex offenders an honorary Parma Police officer, a civil service test in which minorities were encouraged not to apply, and a directive for Parma residents to not feed homeless people in order to curb the homeless population.
The actual police didn't find any of Novak's jokes funny, and decided to find a way to arrest him for making fun of the police. The collar came under Ohio's "Disruption of Public Services" statute, which makes it a felony to use things like Facebook and your laptop to "to disrupt, interrupt, or impair the functions of any police, fire, educational, commercial, or governmental operations." It's still hard to see how ridiculous Facebook posts would disrupt public services, but it was enough for Parma cops who couldn't handle the ridicule.
Twenty-three days after creating his Facebook page, Parma police arrested Anthony Novak. During the four days Novak spent in jail, police obtained a search warrant to his residence and confiscated ten items, including "two hard drives, one laptop, two cell phones, two tablets, one junior drive, one Sony Playstation 4, and one Xbox 360." Parma also issued a press release stating Novak was a bad guy worthy of a felony charge because he "posted derogatory and inflammatory information that purported to be from the Parma Police Department."
None of this stuck, though. On August 11, a jury returned a "not guilty" verdict for Anthony Novak on the "disruption of public services" charge. This was a sound verdict. The question left is whether Novak's civil suit against Parma has any legs.
From a legal standpoint, the most interesting allegation in Novak's civil suit is a constitutional challenge to R.C. § 2909.04(B). Anthony Novak claims the statute is "unconstitutionally overbroad" since it gave the police "unfettered discretion to wrongfully arrest and charge civilians in the State of Ohio with a crime for exercising their First Amendment rights." Absent that, the statute is "unconstitutional for vagueness," which means its "language and terms are susceptible of multiple meanings…an ordinary and reasonable civilian would be unable to determine that conduct which is unlawful under the statute and that conduct which is permissible."
The section in question reads:
No person shall knowingly use any computer, computer system, computer network, telecommunications device, or other electronic device or system or the internet so as to disrupt, interrupt, or impair the functions of any police, fire, educational, commercial, or governmental operations.
While it's horrible that Parma decided to charge Novak under this statute, it's not facially overbroad or vague as claimed. There are bad people out there who use technology to interrupt the work of fire departments, law enforcement, school districts, and governments. And while Novak might not have "disrupted" the work of the Parma police with his hyperbole and satire, there are people in this world who have no qualms about using the internet to send false 911 calls or engage in "Swatting"* to cause others harm.
Some of Novak's claims, however, appear meritorious. One example is the search of Anthony's residence and seizure of various pieces of electronic equipment in violation of the Fourth Amendment. While a judge in a moment of deference to law enforcement might approve the search and seizure of a Playstation 4 and an Xbox 360, there's nothing on either device that would prove material to Novak's prosecution. It looks like little more than harassment and malicious prosecution.
Another potential claim with merit is Novak's allegations that Parma police committed the sin of "First Amendment Retaliation" against him during the arrest over his Facebook page. The Seventh Circuit gives some guidance on such claims and the elements necessary to prove them. The plaintiff must show their speech was protected, the defendant engaged in a retaliatory action over that speech "under color of law," the plaintiff's speech was a motivating factor for the defendant's "retaliation," and the plaintiff was harmed. Novak was arrested, incarcerated, and endured a jury trial for his satirical Facebook page. It's not hard to draw a line to "First Amendment Retaliation."
There are other issues with Novak's complaint that appear spurious or illogical, such as the conspiracy claim in which Novak lists several officers as those who were the specific special snowflakes who couldn't take criticism and decided to orchestrate his arrest and jail time as a result. Anthony Novak will require concrete evidence certain named officers in his suit actually conspired to take down his Facebook page with the help of a Facebook representative. If he can't obtain that, it's going to tarnish his civil suit.
Anthony Novak appears to be a good guy who suffered harm at the hands of a police department that couldn't take a joke. It's good that a jury of his peers found his treatment at the hands of law enforcement absurd and acquitted him in court. The biggest problem with this civil suit is that it smells of an oversell by someone wanting to collect a paycheck. While several First Amendment issues might be resolved in federal court, it's painfully obvious that the result of Novak's case, absent settlement, will leave a bad taste in the mouths of many who care about free speech and the First Amendment.
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While it's horrible that Parma decided to charge Novak under this statute, it's not facially overbroad or vague as claimed.
The police say they made their arrest in all seriousness rather than out of harassment (I assume, without knowing). If my assumption is correct, wouldn't that arrest demonstrate the overbroad or vague nature of the statute–not even the police could understand it correctly?
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After Heien v. North Carolina, law enforcement misunderstanding is a feature, not a bug.


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Smart Home Automation System playing a major role which helps in reducing a work by using some technologies. The proposed work is to send a signal to door from a Tablet or mobile devices by using wireless system. This allows the user to lock and unlock a door from inside or outside a house with a Wi-Fi range available. The ideal purpose of the work is, if the door is not locked in First floor or in any other floor, the user from ground floor they can open the door or unlock the door from mobile phone or Laptop, which makes a person to reduce its energy or save time. The major components of the system are Latest Arduino Board, Servo Motor and Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11b/g/n) standard protocol for wireless communication which combines and forms an activity. The open source Software and Hardware with embedded device is used to give a complete task.
|Arduino Yun Board, Servo Motor, Wi-Fi.
Embedded System
|After 1960's there is sudden enhancement in the embedded system [1] for various applications in a real time all over the world. Embedded system is a part of an Electrical, mechanical and computer software device. This system is designed to work in various environments for efficient output. Mostly Embedded systems are not standalone devices, works on some operating systems like Linux, Windows and Mac OS, and it is designed for high performance, security, usability, storage and Maintenance. There are many embedded devices like Mobile, Computer, Electronic Gadgets, Washing Machine, Airplanes and So on. Most of the embedded systems hold Microprocessor and Microcontroller inside it. This project was designed to open a door anywhere from home or building using Wi-Fi. This makes a user to open a door either from Laptop or in a Mobile Phone with android application. The idea behind this project is to close or open the door anywhere in our home or Organisation from a single location via Wi-Fi, because now-a-days Wi-Fi is available in many areas for transferring a signal. This is performed in a home when a handicapped person or children would be alone in home. Here Arduino Yun Board, Wi-Fi and Android Application playing a major role.
|Wi-Fi [2] is a Local Area Wireless Technology that allows electronic components to exchange the data using radio waves. This technology is increased with more security by adding some high quality protocols like WPA and WPA2. The Wi-Fi enabled devices can connect to the internet for accessing a data and transferring the information. It works at the range of 2.4 GHz, 3.6 and further to 5 GHz. The distance coverage is maximum 90 to 100 meters and depends upon the Wi-Fi router the communicating devices extended more. It holds the bit rate of 600 Mbps. In Proposed work, the Wi-Fi which is inbuilt in Arduino Yun Board allows the authorized user to interact with it. By using this wireless communication the signal is transferred in dynamic environment from the mobile or tablet device to receiver side for locking or unlocking a door.
Arduino Yun Board
|Arduino [3] is an open source simple tool that can sense, monitor, store, controls more of the applications than the desktop computers. This Arduino Board is designed to interact with various environments, taking input and output from sensors, controlling the switches, devices using software or with human interaction.
|The view of Arduino Yun Board is shown in Fig.1. Which contains many products like Boards, Shields and kits; each performs various functions based on the situation. In our work, the Arduino Board Called Arduino Yun Board which is 32 grams in weight, with length and width has (73mm X 53mm) is used, it was introduced only on Sep'2013.The major advantage of this Board is it holds an inbuilt Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11b/g/n) support, USB port, Micro SD card slot, 3 reset button, an In-Circuit Serial Programming header, 16 MHZ crystal Oscillator, contains 20 Digital Input/ Output Pins and 12 Analog Channels. The power to the Arduino Yun Board is supplied through USB port with 5V and it holds Ground Pin.
Arduino Yun Microcontroller
|The microcontroller is a mini computer built for specific tasks which contains memory, storage, input and output programs on a single Integrated Circuit. In Arduino Yun Board, ATmega32u4 is embedded for performing the operations mentioned above. The Pin out of ATmega32u4 is shown in Fig.2. This microcontroller is low power and high performance AVR 8 bit microcontroller with advanced RISC architecture. This microcontroller holds a flash memory with 32K bytes of In-System Self Programmable, 2.5K bytes of Internal SRAM, 1K bytes of Internal EEPROM. It supports the data transfer rates of up to 12 Mbit/s and 1.5Mbits/s, 12C and SPI communication. It represents the USB specification with 2.0.This microcontroller holds some features like Idle, Power-save, Power-down, standby, extended standby and ADC Noise Reduction. The maximum frequency produced for 2.7V is 8MHz, and the maximum general purpose working registers are 32 X 8.
Servo Motor
|The servomotor [4] is a rotary actuator that uses position feedback to control angular position, speed and target position. The servomotors works in a closed loop environment with high performance rather than stepper and induction motor. In our work, we used HS-311 Servo Motor shown in Fig.3 for connecting to Arduino Yun board. This servo holds all the performance and reliability functions which we would expect in high expensive servo motors. It Size is 40mm X 20mm X 37mm with speed of 0.19 in per second and standing weight is 43 g. The combined resin gears and SMT circuitry motor is connected using three pins to the Arduino board.
|There are some factors must be considered when designing a smart home system. These factors to be used in various applications. Now-a-days smart home system playing a major task with high and low price, less and more security, less and more efficient. This system enters into a smart home technology by using some controlling mechanisms like Bluetooth, Short message Service, Internet, and using some microchips. In [5] the author used android mobile device that allows the security system to be interface with it. The Bluetooth is used to make a communication between the mobile device and security system. The commands for locking door from mobile phone are sent properly to the door. This communication occurs only for short range (below 10 m). If the devices are operated from more than a mentioned point distance, it never allows the door to be open or close. In [6], the author represented that the door locking and unlocking mechanisms can occur using wireless remote controller. This communication occurs only if the person is near to door because the infrared signal transfers from the remote and reaches to the door receiver only to a shorter ranger. This work also never allows the user to operate the door from longer distance. In this paper [7], author used an android mobile phone for locking and unlocking a door instead of a PC. Here Arduino Uno board is used in the receiver side, which receives the signal from the user and performs the task. This communication also occurs only for a short ranger and the locking and unlocking task can be performed by an unauthorized person also because of lack in security. The Arduino Uno board Supports the HC-05 Bluetooth module and never allows for large range.
|In [8] smart home design applications that allows owner to manage their home through internet. Its need a PC to transfer the information to the internet, so a PC is used as a server that increases the price and power consumption while others need web page hosting that need extra cost also. Here said that the use of PC can require considerable cost and can be reduced by using a microcontroller. In [9], the author designed and developed low cost and flexible home automation system. The Arduino BT Board is used for communication and there is a transfer of information between the mobile phone and board via wireless. In this board no module for Wi-Fi and it is to be embedded separately. Here some security mechanisms were used to protect the devices. Even though security is achieved it never allows the devices from longer distance even inside from home. In [10], author used Zigbee technology for monitoring, controlling the devices in home and also for locking and unlocking a door along With MCU sensors. The mobile phone supports portability without compromising reliability is used. Zigbee is a widely deployed standard for providing communication between sensors in low data rate of 250 kbps wireless networks. They low power digital radios with less energy efficient and it faces an access delay communications simultaneously and transmission distance increased only few distance by overcoming Bluetooth
|The proposed work contains three sections like Block Diagram, System Design and Flow Chart. The combination of all section which is shown in Fig.4 used to provide an efficient output. The mobile or Laptop with android apps and Wireless LAN is allowed to transfer a signal over 802.11b/g/n protocol towards an Arduino Yun Board. The wireless LAN module fixed on the board receives the transmitted signal and transmits to the microcontroller. The microcontroller passes the data to the servo motor in order to perform the operations on the Door. The working principles and design of a full system is shown in our proposed work. This proposed work system of design consists of three major components. They are Arduino Yun Board, Servo Motor and Android Apps.
System Design
1. Arduino Yun Board
|Initially Arduino Yun Board of size (73mm length X width 53mm) is taken which is sketched using a Source Code in Microcontroller (ATmega32u4) that is embedded inside it. This Source Code is written for Servo Motor and Wi-Fi signal Enabling and Disabling. After sketching the Arduino Board it is fixed on the Door behind the locker. The power Supply of 5V to the board is supplied through USB cable from nearby Switch Board. In Arduino Board Wi-Fi is inbuilt so need of embedding any Wi-Fi Shield on it.
2. Servo Motor
|The servo Motor is also fixed behind the door locker and it is connected using wires from the Arduino Yen Board. The Servo is connected using three wires for Data Transfer which is connected in Digital Pin 9, and then remaining two pins are connected to the Ground and Power (Vcc). The shaft which is located on the top of the servo motor is connected to the locker using wire, in order to perform the rotation according to the queries from the Arduino Board.
3. Android Apps
|In the User Side (Mobile, Laptop or Tablet), the Android Apps for transferring a queries is installed and it passes the queries through Wi-Fi to the Arduino Board. The Arduino Yun Board which is located in a particular Distance reads the Wi-Fi Signal as either '0' 0r '1'.The Android Apps contains two Options like Lock and Unlock. If the user presses Lock button in a Particular Device(Mobile or Laptop), the Wi-Fi signal travels towards the Arduino Yun and reads the signal as 1,which means it rotates the Servo Motor from 0° to 180° in Clockwise Direction which is shown in Fig.3 to Lock a Door. Suppose the user want to unlock a Door, the Unlock Button should be pressed and signal is travels towards the Arduino Yun board which reads the signal as 0.This signal allows the Servo Motor to rotate from 0° to 180° in an Anti-Clockwise Direction in Fig.3. Finally the working of an entire architecture is shown in Flow chart.
|The Fig.5. Shows when the user presses the lock button signal from Wi-Fi module of a mobile phone reaches an Arduino Yun Board. Then the microcontroller from Arduino Yun Board allows the signal to travel towards the servo motor. The servo motor receives the signal and performs locking and unlocking operation. The functions of the each system components are represented in Table.1.
Flow Chart
|The Flow chart contains both the performance of Android apps and the Arduino Yun Board. Initially the apps are enabled and allow the Wi-Fi to send the signal towards an Arduino Wireless LAN module. The wireless LAN module reads the signal and passes towards the microcontroller. After reading the signal, if Signal is '1' it allows a servo motor shaft to rotate in clockwise Direction and door locks. Then the process is stopped and sends the message to an android app that door is locked. If the signal is '0, it allows a servo motor shaft to rotate in Anticlockwise Direction to unlock Door. Finally it sends an Acknowledgment to the Mobile or Laptop Android Apps.
|The Programming Language used in Arduino Yun Board is based on C Language which is sketched in Arduino Open Source IDE 1.0.5 [11] and it works on Windows, Mac and Linux Operating Systems. In this IDE Wi-Fi Library and UDP support are available which makes a user to broadcast the data without any TCP connections. It also supports for Arduino Robot and TFT screen and allows compiling a program to the ARM processor. It holds number of default libraries for performing many applications in Arduino board. Another End, Android application [12] is developed using Android Development Tools (ADT) and Android Software Development Kit (SDK) which is an opens source for application development.
|After the completion of a task, the result is analyzed which is more efficient output by using Wi-Fi compared to existing work. The signal from the mobile phone travels more than 100m. The user from anywhere inside the home is allowed to operate the door without moving closer to the door. Wi-Fi connects to the internet through a stationary access point. An "access point" is an extra piece of equipment that Wi-Fi generally requires to allow devices to connect and work together.This work is more useful for the Handicapped person who can't work for a longer distance. Here ATmega32u4 microcontroller which holds in built Wi-Fi allows the data rate of 600 mbps and 2.4 MHz frequency and it is more security compared to the existing Bluetooth (IEEE 802.15.1) and Zigbee (IEEE 802.15.4) technology with supports only shorter distance and less accessibility.
|The end result of this project is ended up successfully with both unlock and lock capability of door by an android application and also by an Arduino Yun Board. The Wi-Fi allows the user to interact with the Board from longer range when compared to Bluetooth. The major advantage here is the usage of an Arduino Yun Board which is in under research for future purpose by many scholars. Further the overall system is more attractive which allows us to interact with the environment. In Future, this Arduino Yun project is further enhanced with GPRS for performing Locking and Unlocking operations from any locations.
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The canal 'network' in England was never designed as such. Although James Brindley dreamt of the 'Silver Cross' of canals linking the rivers Trent, Mersey, Severn and Thames most canals were built by local people to satisfy local needs. The Duke of Bridgewater built his canal in 1759 to transport the coal from his mines in Worsely to Manchester more cheaply than by road. Where a longer canal was mooted, such as the Trent and Mersey, its supporters all had their own personal axes to grind: one of the original proposers was Josiah Wedgewood who sought an improved method of moving fragile pottery from Stoke-on-Trent to the rest of the country. The success of the Bridgewater Canal stimulated a mania for canal building and dozens of canals were built in the next half century: many more were proposed but did not get built. There is one over-riding rule of canal operation which was difficult to avoid: water travels downhill. A constant water supply is required to feed the canal but, whether it comes from reservoirs or rivers, it always drains away at the bottom of the hill. The route which Brindley surveyed from Worseley to Manchester has no locks and crossed rivers by aqueduct. Very few subsequent canals were able to emulate this and so locks were employed to carry boats up and down hills. Whilst this enabled boats to climb hills it did not prevent the water from heading the other way. Water supply, therefore, became critical to the success, operationally and economically, of any canal. The individual canal companies were very protective of their water supply and when a new canal proposed linking its route to an existing one protection of each company's water supply was high on the agenda.
A short way out of Birmingham this guillotine lock prevented Worcester & Birmingham water from taking the Stratford-upon-Avon canal down to the River Avon.
Stop locks were employed all over the system: wherever two canal companies met they were used.
At the southern end of the Bridgewater Canal, where it meets the Trent & Mersey the stop lock not only controls the water but also prevents broad-beamed boats which can operate to the north from entering the T&M canal by tapering the lock chamber.
This device for keeping two bodies of water apart is also employed where a canal and river meet. Rivers have a tendency of changing level and flow, characteristics not common to canals.
The southern Oxford Canal is joined several times by the River Cherwell and these lozenge-shaped locks prevent changes in the river conditions from affecting the canal.
Tomorrow we will pass through this stop lock at Fenny Stratford.
This was not built to protect one company's water supply from another: it is in the middle of the Grand Union Canal.
When the canal was built, work started at various points on the route and each team of navvies worked towards the others. When they met at Fenny Stratford it was discovered there was a discrepancy in the level of the two navigations.


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Glebe House,
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Glebe House Privacy Statement
We take privacy seriously and so have put together this statement to explain what data we collect, how we store it and how we use it.
This privacy statement is for Glebe House, a partnership between Sara and David Wood at Glebe House, Auchterarder Road, Dunning, PH2 0RJ and governs the privacy of the users of the public website (glebehousedunning.co.uk) and guests who choose to stay at Glebe House.
It explains how we comply with the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) which is in force from 25th May, 2018, the DPA (Data Protection Act) [pre GDPR enforcement] and the PECR (Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations).
What personal information are we collecting?
The Glebe House website (www.glebehousedunning.co.uk) will collect name, address, email and telephone number through the automated booking process. This information is encrypted and held on European servers through the services of Altholl Road Design Ltd., Pitlochry.
The same personal information may be obtained from potential guests as a result of direct telephone or email bookings.
On arrival at Glebe House guests will be asked for, or to confirm, their name, address (optional), telephone number and nationality. These are all required by the Immigration (Hotel Records) Order 1972. The request will be made on a registration form left prominently in the guest's bedroom.
The registration form will also include a request for consent to receive email newsletters from Glebe House and/or an annual greetings card.
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We collect this data by using cookies, server logs and similar technologies. We may use cookies to record information about your visit to www.birchwoodhotel.co.uk in order to:
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The registration forms will be retained for no longer than 18 months in a secure file within Glebe House.
The registration form contact information will be held electronically password protected for the purpose of sending any annual greeting card until a time as it is no longer required.
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The information will be used to contact the guest exclusively about their requested stay at Glebe House.
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We have an email mailing list consisting of both guests to Glebe House and others who have shown an interest in the activities of Glebe House.
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Where we have clearly stated and made you aware of the fact, and where you have given your express permission, we may use your details to send you Glebe House update and services information through a mailing list system.


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NEW YORK, June 15 (Reuters) - Fears of a second wave of COVID-19 infections rocked world markets on Monday, knocking down oil prices and a gauge of global equity performance more than 2% at one point, as investors grappled with how to assess the economic recovery.
China re-introduced restrictions in some areas after Beijing reported its biggest cluster of new infections since February, and new cases and hospitalizations in record numbers also swept through more U.S. states, including Florida and Texas.
Data showed factories in China stepped up production for a second straight month in May, giving investors hope, but also showed sustained contractions in retail sales and investment, suggesting many sectors were still struggling.
News elsewhere also was discouraging. Germany's Economy Ministry said economic output will fall further in the second quarter than in the first, and it warned the recovery later this year and beyond would be sluggish.
"Market are pricing a too-optimistic recovery, in my opinion, and there could be a reality check coming rather sooner than later," said Stephane Ekolo, an equity strategist at TFS Derivatives in London.
Equity markets slid last week following a global rally since late March, fueled by central bank and fiscal stimulus and optimism about countries gradually lifting lockdowns.
Many analysts have warned about the disconnect between a global recession and optimism in stock markets, with the Nasdaq hitting record highs even as U.S. unemployment surged.
MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe shed 0.88%, reflecting steep losses overnight in Asia. The pan-European STOXX 600 index lost 0.36% after falling more 2.5% in early trading.
Japan's Nikkei closed down 3.5% and South Korean shares tumbled 4.8%.
On Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 260.98 points, or 1.02%, to 25,344.56. The S&P 500 lost 21.09 points, or 0.69%, to 3,020.22 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 21.29 points, or 0.22%, to 9,567.52.
Oil prices fell. U.S. crude fell 1.82% to $35.60 per barrel and Brent was at $38.53, down 0.52% on the day.
"A fresh wave of cases will certainly raise worries that a recovery in demand may take even longer than initially thought," said ING's head of commodities strategy, Warren Patterson.
U.S. Treasury yields fell as the renewed concerns over the spread of the coronavirus dented risk appetite and boosted demand for safe-haven bonds.
Benchmark 10-year notes fell 1.5 basis points to yield 0.6903%.
Euro zone bond yields edged down as investors bought safer assets such as government bonds.
Germany's 10-year bond yield was near a three-week lows at -0.45%.
The dollar fell against a basket of trading currencies.
The dollar index fell 0.17%, with the euro up 0.16% to $1.1272. The Japanese yen weakened 0.09% versus the greenback at 107.46 per dollar.
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Worldwide coronavirus cases have crossed 7.86 million with 430,501 deaths, according to a Reuters tally.
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On Oct.23th, 2014, Jereh Yuhang LNG fueling station for Sinopec finished its first LNG bus fueling in Hangzhou, China, marking the project officially puts into business operation. This project is the third fueling station for Sinopec after Xiangjisi road fueling station and Gongkang road fueling station. The cooperation between Sinopec also made Jereh become the first-class contractor for LNG fueling stations.
The three LNG fueling stations are all used for bus fueling in Hangzhou city. As a go-ahead city for Chinese city bus development, Hangzhou builds these three LNG fueling stations to promote city buses' "Oil to Gas" project so as to protect atmospheric environment. Data show that the exhaust pollutants amount of one bus is equal to that of 50 cars. Moreover, a LNG fueling bus can reduce 80% of the carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, nitride and smoke emission when compared with a diesel fueling bus, which creates great value for environmental protection. Therefore, a big part of Sinopec strategy set in 2013 is planned to build or rebuild around 30,000 fueling stations with LNG and CNG facilities.
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The photographer spent three months on the remote island, home to only 43 people, creating an in-depth look into a community with a troubled past
This article is adapted from a piece originally published on BJP-Online on 25 April 2018.
Pitcairn Island is a tiny lump of rock in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, stretching only two miles long and a single mile wide. It is the last British overseas territory in the South Pacific, home to just 42 adults and one child, who are descended from the Bounty mutineers led by Fletcher Christian, who marooned themselves on Pitcairn with its Tahitian population in 1790.
Pitcairn is often portrayed as an island idyll, romanticised as a paradise in adaptations of the Bounty story, but that image is far from the reality. In 2004, the island was rocked by a string of sexual abuse charges that lead to the conviction of eight men — a third of the island's male population that included the then-mayor — for 51 sex attacks against girls as young as 10. All of the men were jailed in the island's specially-built prison, but released after only two years. In 2016, a ninth man was convicted of possessing indecent images of children.
Big Fence / Pitcairn Island by London-based photographer Rhiannon Adam is the first in-depth project made on the remote island, comprising photography, audio, and memorabilia gathered during her three-month stay. After exhibiting it as part of TPG New Talent at The Photographers' Gallery, London, which closes on 06 October 2019, the project will go on show as part of Hull International Photography Festival, as well as at Photo Vogue Festival in November.
"In the end the project became one about loneliness. My own isolation and my own experiences on the island helped me to understand so much more about the mindset of the Pitcairners"
Adam grew up living on a boat; her father is a shipwright, and she and her family sailed around the world for seven years, intermittently living in Trinidad and returning to the UK when Adam was nearly 14. Her father would tell her stories about the sea to help ease the pain of leaving her friends and home behind, but returning back to land, Adam found that she had little to prove her adventures.
"That was partly what inspired me to become a photographer — this kind of listlessness, and lack of photographic evidence," she says, adding that because they never made it to the Pacific Islands, "Pitcairn and the Mutiny on the Bounty story was, in an abstract way, connected to the whole idea of why I agreed to go."
Adam presents the island's peculiar and layered history through portraits and landscapes, often shot on expired polaroid film, but also through family trees, court documents from the case, and posters from film adaptations of the Bounty story. "Pitcairn isn't just a random speck on the map," she explains, "it has a cult following."
It is not an easy story to document, and Pitcairn's remote location made creating the work even harder. It took Adam three flights, a water taxi, and a 38-hour boat to reach the island, which is located almost exactly between Chile and New Zealand. The journey took almost three days and Adam brought four large suitcases packed with over 300 rolls of film.
The final boat from Mangareva, the transit point between Tahiti and Pitcairn, leaves once every three months with only nine seats, mostly taken up by ageing islanders who need medical attention. It took Adam over a year to be given a place on the boat, and, once there, she had no choice but to stay for the full 96 days until it returned, making her the only solo female traveller to visit in over a decade.
"Even the most innocuous sights on Pitcairn seem to allude to its dark past. The filth and squalor apparent at every corner, as though the islanders have given up"
Once there, Adam found that many of the islanders had no interest in her "apart from in a negative way". She was met with hostility from the moment she arrived and was frequently told to leave or to put her camera away. "They knew I was staying for a long time, so they realised there was no point in performing for me," she says. "They decided quite early on to start treating me badly, and it never really improved."
Portraits of the inhabitants make up the focal point of the exhibition, but getting those photographs was tough. In one case, it took Adam six weeks of delivering freshly-caught fish every day — gutted and scaled herself — to an elderly woman's door, before she reluctantly exchanged words with her. When people did agree to be shot, there were restrictions. Many islanders insisted on being photographed alone and indoors because they didn't want to be publicly involved with Adam. "It was all very secretive, and I wanted to convey that in the pictures," she says.
The photographs Adam is exhibiting reflect a mood of confinement and deprivation; each image is accompanied by a caption introducing the subject and their involvement in the trials, or explaining the island's history. The overarching feeling is of isolation and abandonment. "In the end, the project became one about loneliness," says Adam, "my own isolation and my own experiences on the island helped me to understand so much more about the mindset of the Pitcairners."
Some of these mindsets were difficult to accept, but the prevalent attitudes towards women and sex were particularly shocking. Adam says that "unwanted male attention" is always one of the most trying things about travelling solo as a woman, but what she encountered on Pitcairn was extreme. As the only woman of "breeding age", as the islanders pointed out, Adam became the object of attention of a young Pitcainer, David, who was under pressure to reproduce given the island's ageing population.
After weeks of being egged on by the older residents, David's advances became extreme. One night, after the whole island's power had been shut off, Adam came home to find him naked in her bedroom. Another night, she woke to a window sliding open above her head — David was attempting to climb in. He even wanted to drive her to a desolate part of the island with the aim of cajoling her into having sex; he gave her the choice of making the trip in a rock-crusher, a bulldozer, or a tractor. With no means of asking for help off the island and no one to turn to on it, Adam had to "pretend like it was fine because otherwise the project wouldn't happen".
The photographer believes that her experience "shows that the community doesn't really think of that kind of behaviour as wrong", and says it gives an insight into why so many victims of sexual abuse had felt unable to speak up. And, she says, that means there is an irony in the fact that she made the project, by focussing special attention on Pitcairn and its inhabitants, and feeding into what she sees as an endemic sense of arrogance that helped keep the allegations buried. "They don't listen to anyone that comes from the outside," she says, "it's their rock and they'll do what they like with it."
Big Fence / Pitcairn Island by Rhiannon Adam is on show at The Photographers' Gallery in London until 06 October. It will be exhibited at Hull International Photography Festival from 04 to 27 October 2019, and Photo Vogue Festival, Milan, from 14 -to17 November 2019.


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Way before spring arrived, we began planting seeds indoors. In the midst of February's snow and cold, we planted leeks, celery, celeriac and winter lettuce. In March we planted parsley, broccoli, kale and more lettuce. This week when we planted peas, spinach and carrots directly in the garden, we started indoor flats of tomatoes, eggplants and peppers as well as basil, marigolds and zinnia.
This pre-season practice of starting seeds indoors gives us a jump on the growing season, saves us money and allows us a wider choice of plant varieties than the selection of transplants we might find in a garden center.
Here's what you need:
* Seeds (purchased from catalogs, garden stores or saved from previous years – many seeds are good for several years);
* Seed starting growing medium (we use a sterile seed-starting mix which we buy in large bags at Hadley Garden Center);
* Containers (we wash and re-use the plastic rectangular flats that transplants come in).
You'll want to study the seed packets and gardening information in books or online. Most seeds are best planted directly in the garden when the time is right. However, some plants need a long growing season and are better set out into the garden as young plants (transplants) so that they will reach mature size before their growing season ends. Sometimes you just want that first tomato or eggplant before September! These are the plants you might want to start indoors.
If you are starting seed indoors, you want your seedlings to reach "transplant size" at the proper time for going out in the garden. Some need to be planted three months before they go outside, while others are ready in three weeks. This is where a little research will help you get the timing thing correct.
To plant the seeds indoors, we cover a table with newspaper, fill our planting flats with moistened seed-starting mix, and open our seed packets. We try not to put seeds too close together, because they don't grow as well when they are crowded. With bigger seeds we plant then 1 inch apart. We cover the seed lightly with growing mix and gently press them down. Some seeds germinate best in light, so we hardly cover those at all.
Some seeds need pre-treatment. Parsley, for instance, is a slow germinator and will come up much faster if you soak the seed in water for 24 hours before planting. Herb and perennial seeds may need other kinds of pre-treatment like alternate freezing and thawing (stratifying) or getting roughed up a bit (scarifying). Do your research.
When the seeds are planted, we label each flat – I use cut-up sections of white plastic blinds from the recycling center – with the plant variety and date. Then we gently water the flats and cover the trays of flats with cut-up plastic produce bags.
For a few heat-loving plants, like tomatoes, eggplants, peppers and basil, we place a heating pad turned to low under the plastic layer and absorbent newspaper layer on which the seed trays sit. For plants that need heat to germinate, this makes a big difference.
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