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The Companies Act 2014 was signed into law by the President on 23rd December 2014.
The fast track restoration facility will be available as normal from 10.30am and 12 noon on the 29th, 30th and 31st December.
Because of the disruption caused to services over the holiday period, annual returns, where the deadline for filing falls between 24th December 2014 and 4th January 2015, will be treated as received on time if filed by close of business on Monday 5th January 2015
The Registrar and Staff of the CRO wish all our clients a Happy Christmas and Prosperous New Year.
Christmas 2014 Deadlines - New Companies
The CRO cannot guarantee that submissions received after the dates set out below will be processed before the Christmas break.
CORE maintenance - 30th/31st October
Due to an upgrade CORE website may experience disruption throughout today and tomorrow 30th/31st October. The CRO apologises for any inconvenience caused.
Also, over the next few weeks some of our online services may face possible minor disruption due to these necessary upgrades. CRO will keep you up-to-date through the website and twitter.
Annual Returns – October peak
Approximately 40,000 companies have an annual return date of 30 September and a filing deadline of 28 October. These companies are requested not to leave the filing of their annual return to the last day and, if possible, to file on-line.
If you file on-line you will have an extra 28 days from the date of filing to deliver your paper attachments to the CRO and the filing fee is only €20.
You can now also file your return fully on-line by uploading PDF accounts, signing using ROS signatures and paying by credit/debit card.
If an annual return is filed late, late filing penalties apply and, where applicable, the company also loses its entitlement to claim audit exemption (which cannot be appealed) in the current year and in the following year.
Should you experience difficulties filing your form on-line, help with the content of the form can be obtained from:
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* Note that the rates charged for the use of 1890 (LoCall) numbers may vary among different service providers.
The CRO is closed on Monday 27th October. Please also see CRO Opening Hours. Where a company is filing an annual return - if the 28 day filing period expires on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday, the 28 day period is extended to the next working day. See Filing an Annual Return.
Taking Care of Business
Taking Care of Business will take place in the Conference Centre, Dublin Caste on 16th October, 2014 from 8.30am to 1.30pm. This unique event has been specifically designed to help small and start-up businesses understand and benefit from the services provided by many of our State offices and agencies. Register on-line at www.takingcareofbusiness.ie or you can email firstname.lastname@example.com. Attendance is free.
12th September 2014 - Broken Links
The CRO website has been undergoing some essential maintenance and as a result there are some links that have been broken on the website and which we are trying to rectify at the moment. You can enter the following links into your address bar or access these areas using Services.
e-Day - 19 September 2014
The CRO will continue to accept cheques after 19 September 2014.
The approach of the CRO to 'e-Day' is to encourage customers to migrate from cheque usage to payment by electronic means and to build on the impetus of 'e-Day' with a view to phasing out handling cheques and other paper forms of payment entirely from 2016 on (see CRO's September Newsletter)
The CRO requests all customers who currently pay by cheque to begin the process of moving away from cheques and other paper forms of payment by:
(a) familiarising yourselves with CRO's electronic methods of payment, and
(b) making whatever changes in procedures are necessary within your firm/company to allow you to discontinue using cheques and other paper forms of payment from 19 September 2014, or as soon as possible thereafter.
CRO will be at Ploughing Championships
The Companies Registration Office will be one of 19 agencies who will be at the Ploughing Championships in Stradbally, Co. Laois from 23rd to 25th September, 2014. These agencies will be together in a dedicated Taking Care of Business Marquee so that all the information you need about regulation and business supports will be right there in the one place. This is a great opportunity for informal dialogue, questions and answers and getting the information you need to run your business more effectively.
'e-Day' - 19 SEPTEMBER 2014
The National Payments Plan (NPP) seeks to reduce the cost of Ireland's payment system through the increased use of more efficient payment methods which will lead to increased competitiveness and efficiency. The NPP estimates that if Ireland were to match best practice in Europe, savings of up to €1 billion per annum could be made across the economy. The particular focus of 'e-Day' - 19 September 2014 - is to encourage the business community to migrate from cheque usage to payment by electronic means.....E-Day 19th September 2014.
RFS - Legislation change
Minister Bruton has announced the commencement of legislation to reduce red tape on co-operatives. The Friendly Societies and Industrial and Provident Societies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 was enacted on the 21st July 2014. See Department website.
This Act will amend a number of provisions of both these Acts.
Changes to Industrial and Provident Society law will:
Various sections of the Act will be commenced at different future dates.
It will no longer be possible to register a new Friendly Society. There are current just 47 Friendly Societies on the register and many of these have low levels of activity.
RFS - Industrial and Provident Societies and Annual Returns
A society must once in every year send a return [section 10(e) of the 2014 Act].
The annual return shall be submitted no later than-
In brief:
Any society which publishes its balance sheet between 1 July and 31 December this year is not required to file an annual return until April 2015
A society with a balance sheet date between January and end June this year are not required to file an annual return until October 2015 as long as they have filed an annual return in 2014.
Please note that the submission of Triennial returns will no longer be required. The section of the 1913 dealing with this has been repealed.
Annual Report
The 2013 Annual Report for the Companies Registration Office is now available from the Corporate Publications page of the website.
Survey for Completion
Please see the survey - 'New European Commission online questionnaire for Business: Businesses experience with the Internal Market for Services'. The questionnaire aims to gather information on obstacles in the Services Sector in the EU.
It targets all companies, especially SMEs, which provide services cross-border, have established a business in another Member State, have purchased cross-border services, or have tried to do so but have failed for different reasons. This includes activities carried out online. It is also an invitation of recipient of such services, consumers or other business, to provide feedback
Open Services
CRO have updated Open Services to include Company Printouts in the list of documents available for streaming. Printouts will be available to purchase through Open Services at the same cost as advertised directly on the CRO website (€3.50). For further information on Open Services please see https://services.cro.ie/
Irish Point of Single Contact
This website has information on starting a business in Ireland as well as doing business in the EU and information on procedures required to provide certain services in the State. Please see Irish Point of Single Contact
Easter Opening Hours
The CRO is closed for Easter on Good Friday (April 18th) and Easter Monday (April 21st). Please also see CRO Opening Hours. Where a company is filing an annual return - if the 28 day filing period expires on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday, the 28 day period is extended to the next working day. See Filing an Annual Return.
Taking Care of Business - April
The Cork event is due to take place on April 1st in the Silver Springs Moran Hotel. Please see footage from the Limerick event - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGLFz-tubOo.
To find out more about these events and to register, please visit www.takingcareofbusiness.ie. Attendance is free but early booking is strongly advised as numbers are limited.
A series of free 'Taking Care of Business' one-stop-shop events for SMEs will take place around the country in spring 2014; these half-day events are for those who currently own or manage a small business or are thinking of starting a new business.
A range of State offices and agencies will give short presentations and answer questions about assistance available to your business and key regulations. Areas covered will include:
The events will take place in:
A Government Minister will open each event and a mix of local and national figures from business will chair the presentation sessions. Information stands will be open throughout, allowing you to speak informally with staff from each of the bodies attending. This 'Taking Care of Business' roadshow builds on a pilot event attended by over 500 people in October 2013 in Dublin Castle; feedback from attendees was overwhelmingly positive with organisation of regional events the most frequent suggestion for future events.
Section 3 and 4 of the Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2013 commenced on Monday 10th March 2014.
This Act removes the requirement for accounts documents filed with the CRO to include handwritten signatures of Directors, Auditors etc and instead requires that the signatures appear in TYPED form on each document.
Where accounts with typed names only are delivered to the Registrar, the Act requires them to be certified by a Director and Secretary of the company, in either electronic or written form, stating that each of the accounts documents annexed to the annual return is a true copy of the original.
When filing an e-B1 through CORE, a presenter must tick a box on the B1 to indicate the type of accounts being filed by the company. A corresponding CERTIFICATE will then appear on the signature page and the Director and Secretary can sign for both the e-B1 and accounts on this single page. This will be the case whether the accounts are uploaded as a PDF attachment or annexed to the signature page as a paper document. A Electronic Filing Agent cannot electronically sign the accounts certification on the e-B1.
Software suppliers are currently working on updating their packages to include the account types in the list of attachments and corresponding certificates. Until the update has been applied please file B1s as normal with accounts containing typed signatures and the relevant certificate signed by the Director and Secretary. For information on when the new facility will be available please contact your software supplier.
When filing a paper B1 with accounts containing typed signatures, a CERTIFICATE signed in manuscript by a Director and Secretary must be placed either a) on each individual document stating that the document is a true copy of the original, or b) on an "Overall Certificate" in front of the first page of the accounts listing the documents and stating that each is a true copy of the original (see sample of new Overall Certificate on the CRO website at www.cro.ie)
For more information, please see Filing Accounts Electronically.
Attention Electronic Filing Agents or Presenters who electronically sign CRO Forms via company secretarial software packages
Users of Secretarial Software Packages will be familiar with the use of PINs and IDs as the current electronic signing solution for CRO forms. In March 2013, the CRO advised suppliers of the Company Secretarial Software Packages that it will be phasing out the use of PINs and IDs as a signing method. The CRO received legal advice that the system of PIN and ID signing was not a sufficiently authenticated level of digital signature to guarantee compliance with the requirements of the Electronic Commerce Act 2000.
The plan is to replace the PIN and ID system with ROS (Revenue Online Service) Certificates (issued by the Dept of Revenue) as the accepted electronic signing method. The CRO is already implementing this signing solution on www.CORE.ie. The CRO will not be accepting PINs and IDs as electronic signatures after 30 June 2014.
The Secretarial Software Packages are currently working on integrating the technology to allow forms to be signed using ROS as an alternative to PINs and IDs, some software suppliers have applied this already. If you have any queries please contact your software vendor for an update on their plans to update their software.
A Government Minister will open each event and a mix of local and national figures from business will chair the presentation sessions. Information stands will be open throughout, allowing you to speak informally with staff from each of the bodies attending.
This 'Taking Care of Business' roadshow builds on a pilot event attended by over 500 people in October 2013 in Dublin Castle; feedback from attendees was overwhelmingly positive with organisation of regional events the most frequent suggestion for future events.
8th January 2014
Issues with site now resolved.
7th January 2014
Due to circumstances out of our control, the site, including cro.ie, CORE, Open Services, the Search Site, RFS and Auditors search may be down over the course of the day. We will keep you posted on our twitter page at http://twitter.com/cro_ie.
Companies Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2013
The Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2013 was signed by the President on 24th December 2013. This action had the effect of changing the citation of the Companies Acts to "1963 to 2013". This citation should henceforth appear on all copies of Memoranda and Articles of association filed with the CRO. In addition, the appropriate annotation in the auditors' report and in financial statements signed should be the "Companies Acts, 1963 to 2013".
The necessary changes are currently being made to both the online and downloadable forms.
New Companies Bill Survey
The Companies Act 1963-2013 will shortly be replaced by a new Companies Act. The legislation is currently passing through the Oireachtas. The Companies Registration Office is carrying out a survey to identify the best way of providing information to our stakeholders. 5th February 2014: The survey has now been closed. Thank you to everyone who participated in the research.
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LACONIA (AP) � About three dozen skiers were evacuated from a chairlift at New Hampshire's Gunstock Mountain.
WMUR-TV reports that a mechanical failure stopped the chairlift Friday night. Officials decided to use ropes to evacuate skiers and riders rather than try to repair the lift while people were on it. The ski area says the evacuation took about an hour and a half, and there were no injuries.
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The 2nd Battalion, 113th Infantry makes its headquarters in Riverdale. Units are located in Newark, Jersey City, and Woodbridge. On the unit insignia the white saltire cross commemorates the service of the old regiment in the Civil War and the silver oak tree the service in World War I (Argonne Forest).
"Believe you can and you're halfway there." - President Theodore Roosevelt
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The kinematic chains that generate the planar motion group in which the prismatic-joint direction is always perpendicular to the revolute-joint axis have shown their effectiveness in type synthesis and mechanism analysis in parallel mechanisms. This paper extends the standard prismatic–revolute–prismatic (PRP) kinematic chain generating the planar motion group to a relatively generic case, in which one of the prismatic joint-directions is not necessarily perpendicular to the revolute-joint axis, leading to the discovery of a pseudo-helical motion with a variable pitch in a kinematic chain. The displacement of such a PRP chain generates a submanifold of the Schoenflies motion subgroup. This paper investigates for the first time this type of motion that is the variable-pitched pseudo-planar motion described by the above submanifold. Following the extraction of a helical motion from this skewed PRP kinematic chain, this paper investigates the bifurcated motion in a 3-prismatic–universal–prismatic (PUP) parallel mechanism by changing the active geometrical constraint in its configuration space. The method used in this contribution simplifies the analysis of such a parallel mechanism without resorting to an in-depth geometrical analysis and screw theory. Further, a parallel platform which can generate this skewed PRP type of motion is presented. An experimental test setup is based on a three-dimensional (3D) printed prototype of the 3-PUP parallel mechanism to detect the variable-pitched translation of the helical motion.
This paper for the first time reveals a set of special plane-symmetric Bricard linkages with various branches of reconfiguration by means of intersection of two generating toroids, and presents a complete theory of the branch reconfiguration of the Bricard plane-symmetric linkages. An analysis of the intersection of these two toroids reveals the presence of coincident conical singularities, which lead to design of the plane-symmetric linkages that evolve to spherical 4R linkages. By examining the tangents to the curves of intersection at the conical singularities, it is found that the linkage can be reconfigured between the two possible branches of spherical 4R motion without disassembling it and without requiring the usual special configuration connecting the branches. The study of tangent intersections between concentric singular toroids also reveals the presence of isolated points in the intersection, which suggests that some linkages satisfying the Bricard plane-symmetry conditions are actually structures with zero finite degrees-of-freedom (DOF) but with higher instantaneous mobility. This paper is the second part of a paper published in parallel by the authors in which the method is applied to the line-symmetric case.
This paper for the first time investigates a family of line-symmetric Bricard linkages by means of two generated toroids and reveals their intersection that leads to a set of special Bricard linkages with various branches of reconfiguration. The discovery is made in the concentric toroid–toroid intersection. By manipulating the construction parameters of the toroids, all possible bifurcation points are explored. This leads to the common bi-tangent planes that present singularities in the intersection set. The study reveals the presence of Villarceau and secondary circles in the toroid–toroid intersection. Therefore, a way to reconfigure the Bricard linkage to a pair of different types of Bennett linkage is uncovered. Further, a linkage with two Bricard and two Bennett motion branches is explored. In addition, the paper reveals the Altmann linkage as a member of the family of special line-symmetric Bricard linkage studied in this paper. The method is applied to the plane-symmetric case in the following paper published together with this paper.
Cable-suspended robots may move beyond their static workspace by keeping all cables under tension, thanks to end-effector inertia forces. This may be used to extend the robot capabilities, by choosing suitable dynamical trajectories. In this paper, we consider three-dimensional (3D) elliptical trajectories of a point-mass end effector suspended by three cables from a base of generic geometry. Elliptical trajectories are the most general type of spatial sinusoidal motions. We find a range of admissible frequencies for which said trajectories are feasible; we also show that there is a special frequency, which allows the robot to have arbitrarily large oscillations. The feasibility of these trajectories is verified via algebraic conditions that can be quickly verified, thus being compatible with real-time applications. By generalizing previous studies, we also study the possibility to change the frequency of oscillation: this allows the velocity at which a given ellipse is tracked to be varied, thus providing more latitude in the trajectory definition. We finally study transition trajectories to move the robot from an initial state of rest (within the static workspace) to the elliptical trajectory (and vice versa) or to connect two identical ellipses having different centers.
This paper presents the design of a multimode compliant gripper, using the singularities of the four-bar mechanism with equilateral links. The mobility of the compliant gripper can be reconfigurable to grasp a variety of shapes or adapt to specific requirements. The compliant gripper is a compact and two-layer structure. Two linear actuators are required to enable the multiple operation modes, by the conversion of two pairs of slider-crank mechanisms. A multimode compliant four-bar mechanism is first presented and kinematically analyzed. The design and the kinetostatic modeling of the resulting compliant gripper are then performed. Finally, the analysis of the reconfigurable compliant gripper under different actuation schemes is carried out, including the comparison of the results obtained from analytical modeling, finite element analysis (FEA), and experimental testing.
Compliant universal joints have been widely employed in high-precision fields due to plenty of good performance. However, the stiffness characteristics, as the most important consideration for compliant mechanisms, are rarely involved. In this paper, a deterministic design for a constraint-based compliant parallel universal joint with constant rotational stiffness is presented. First, a constant stiffness realization principle is proposed by combination of the freedom and constraint topology (FACT) method and beam constraint model (BCM) to establish a mapping relationship between stiffness characteristics and topology configurations. A parallel universal joint topology is generated by the constant stiffness realization principle. Then, the analytical stiffness model of the universal joint with some permissible approximations is formulated based on the BCM, and geometrical prerequisites are derived to achieve the desired constant rotational stiffness. After that, finite element analysis (FEA), experimental testing, and detailed stiffness analysis are carried out. It turns out that the rotational stiffness of the universal joint can keep constant with arbitrary azimuth angles even if the rotational angle reaches up to ±5 deg. Meanwhile, the acceptable relative errors of rotational stiffness are within 0.53% compared with the FEA results and 2.6% compared with the experimental results, which indicates the accuracy of the theoretical stiffness model and further implies the feasibility of constant stiffness realization principle on guiding the universal joint design.
An estimated 230,000 above-knee amputees in India are currently in need of prosthetic devices, a majority of them facing severe socio-economic constraints. However, only a few passive prosthetic knee devices in the market have been designed for facilitation of normative gait kinematics and for meeting the specific daily life needs of above-knee amputees in the developing world. Based on the results of our past studies, this paper establishes a framework for designing a potentially low-cost, fully passive prosthetic knee device, which aims to facilitate able-bodied kinematics at a low metabolic cost. Based on a comprehensive set of functional requirements and biomechanical analysis from our past work, we present an early prototype mechanism for the prosthetic knee joint that is primarily focused on enabling able-bodied kinematics. The mechanism is implemented using two functional modules: an automatic early stance lock for stability and a differential friction damping system for late stance and swing control. For preliminary, qualitative validation of the knee mechanism, we carried out a field trial on four above-knee amputees in India, which showed satisfactory performance of the early stance lock. The prototype enabled smooth stance-to-swing transition by timely initiation of late stance flexion. Possible methods of incorporating an additional spring module for further refinement of the design are also discussed, which can enable flexion-extension during the early-stance phase of the gait cycle and potentially reduce the metabolic energy expenditure of the user further.
In this paper, we examine the question of whether parallel elastic actuation or series elastic actuation is better suited for hopping robots. To this end, we compare and contrast the two actuation concepts in energy optimal hopping motions. To enable a fair comparison, we employ optimal control to identify motion trajectories, actuator inputs, and system parameters that are optimally suited for each actuator concept. In other words, we compare the best possible hopper with parallel elastic actuation to the best possible hopper with series elastic actuation. The optimizations are conducted for three different cost functions: positive mechanical motor work, thermal electrical losses, and positive electrical work. Furthermore, we look at three representative cases for converting rotary motor motion to linear leg motion in a legged robot. Our model featured an electric DC-motor model, a gearbox with friction, damping in the leg spring, and contact collisions. We find that the optimal actuator choice depends both on the cost function and conversion of motor motion to leg motion. When considering only thermal electrical losses, parallel elastic actuation always performs better. In terms of positive mechanical motor work and positive electrical work, series elastic actuation is better when there is little friction in the gear-train. For higher gear-train friction parallel elastic actuation is more economical for these cost functions as well.
This paper presents unified control schemes for compliant humanoid robots that are aimed at ensuring successful execution of both balancing tasks and walking trajectories for this class of bipeds, given the complexity of under-actuation. A set of controllers corresponding to the single-support (SS) and double-support (DS) walking phases has been designed based on the flexible sagittal joint dynamics of the system, accounting for both the motor and link states. The first controller uses partial state feedback (proportional–derivative–derivative (PDD)), whereas the second considers the full state of the robot (proportional–proportional–derivative–derivative (PPDD)), while both are mathematically proven to stabilize the closed-loop systems for regulation and trajectory tracking tasks. It is demonstrated mathematically that the PDD controller possesses better stability properties than the PPDD scheme for regulation tasks, even though the latter has the advantage of allowing for its associated gain-set to be generated by means of standard techniques, such as linear quadratic regulator (LQR) control. A switching condition relating the center-of-pressure (CoP) to the energy functions corresponding to the DS and SS models has also been established. The theoretical results are corroborated by means of balancing and walking experiments using the COmpliant huMANoid (COMAN), while a practical comparison between the designed controller and a classical PD controller for compliant robots has also been performed. Overall, and a key conclusion of this paper, the PPDD scheme has produced a significantly improved trajectory tracking performance, with 9%, 15%, and 20% lower joint space error for the hip, knee, and ankle, respectively.
Real-time motion planning of robots in a dynamic environment requires a continuous evaluation of the determined trajectory so as to avoid moving obstacles. This is even more challenging when the robot also needs to perform a task optimally while avoiding the obstacles due to the limited time available for generating a new collision-free path. In this paper, we propose the sequential expanded Lagrangian homotopy (SELH) approach, which is capable of determining the globally optimal robot's motion sequentially while satisfying the task constraints. Through numerical simulations, we demonstrate the capabilities of the approach by planning an optimal motion of a redundant mobile manipulator performing a complex trajectory. Comparison against existing optimal motion planning approaches, such as genetic algorithm (GA) and neural network (NN), shows that SELH is able to perform the planning at a faster rate. The considerably short computational time opens up an opportunity to apply this method in real time; and since the robot's motion is planned sequentially, it can also be adjusted to accommodate for dynamically changing constraints such as moving obstacles.
Remote center of motion (RCM) mechanisms are often used in surgical robots for laparoscopic surgery. In this paper, a RCM mechanism for holding a robotic forceps that facilitates adjustment using a flexible structure is proposed. The flexible structure is designed and manufactured with polypropylene-like resin material using a three-dimensional (3D) printer. Super elastic NI-Ti rods are inserted in the structure to have elasticity for bending and have rigidity for twisting. The structure achieves pitch motion around the remote center with two pneumatic cylinders. One cylinder drives the position and the other cylinder controls the bending radius of the structure. Therefore, the location of the remote center can be variable. This allows easier adjustment of the remote center before or during operation. The holder robot including the mechanism has four degrees-of-freedom (DOFs) in total, consisting of the pitch, a rotation around yaw axis, a translation in the direction of forceps insertion and a rotation of the forceps. Pneumatic rotary actuators are used for rotations and a cylinder is used for the translational motion. The model of the flexible structure is derived experimentally to design a controller for the pitch motion. A pneumatically driven robotic forceps is mounted on the holder to construct a master–slave control system. Experimental results show that the proposed control law achieves the desired rotational pitch motion. We compare the holder with a rigid link RCM holder and confirm the robustness of the proposed holder for variable remote center. Finally, the effectiveness of the system is confirmed with suturing tasks using a phantom tissue.
This paper presents a general discretization-based approach to the large deflection problems of spatial flexible links in compliant mechanisms. Based on the principal axes decomposition of structural compliance matrices, a particular type of elements, which relate to spatial six degrees-of-freedom (DOF) serial mechanisms with passive elastic joints, is developed to characterize the force-deflection behavior of the discretized small segments. Hence, the large deflection problems of spatial flexible rods can be transformed to the determination of static equilibrium configurations of their equivalent hyper-redundant mechanisms. The main advantage of the proposed method comes from the use of robot kinematics/statics, rather than structural mechanics. Thus, a closed-form solution to the system overall stiffness can be derived straightforwardly for efficient gradient-based searching algorithms. Two kinds of typical equilibrium problems are intensively discussed and the correctness has been verified by means of physical experiments. In addition, a 2DOF planar compliant parallel manipulator is provided as a case study to demonstrate the potential applications.
This paper deals with a 6R single-loop overconstrained spatial mechanism that has two pairs of revolute joints with intersecting axes and one pair of revolute joints with parallel axes. The 6R mechanism is first constructed from an isosceles triangle and a pair of identical circles. The kinematic analysis of the 6R mechanism is then dealt with using a dual quaternion approach. The analysis shows that the 6R mechanism usually has two solutions to the kinematic analysis for a given input and may have two circuits (closure modes or branches) with one or two pairs of full-turn revolute joints. In two configurations in each circuit of the 6R mechanism, the axes of four revolute joints are coplanar, and the axes of the other two revolute joints are perpendicular to the plane defined by the above four revolute joints. Considering that from one configuration of the 6R mechanism, one can obtain another configuration of the mechanism by simply renumbering the joints, the concept of two-faced mechanism is introduced. The formulas for the analysis of plane symmetric spatial triangle are also presented in this paper. These formulas will be useful for the design and analysis of multiloop overconstrained mechanisms involving plane symmetric spatial RRR triads.
Comparatively slow growth in energy density of both power storage and generation technologies has placed added emphasis on the need for energy-efficient designs in legged robots. This paper explores the potential of parallel springs in robot limb design. We start by adding what we call the exhaustive parallel compliance matrix (EPCM) to the design. The EPCM is a set of parallel springs, which includes a parallel spring for each joint and a multijoint parallel spring for all possible combinations of the robot's joints. Then, we carefully formulate and compare two performance metrics, which improve various aspects of the system performance. Each performance metric is analyzed and compared, their strengths and weaknesses being rigorously presented. The performance benefits associated with this approach are dramatic. Implementing the spring matrix reduces the sum of square power (SSP) exerted by the actuators by up to 47%, the peak power requirement by almost 40%, the sum of squared current by 55%, and the peak current by 55%. These results were generated using a planar robot limb and a gait trajectory borrowed from biology. We use a fully dynamic model of the robotic system including inertial effects. We also test the design robustness using a perturbation study, which shows that the parallel springs are effective even in the presence of trajectory perturbation.
The theory of screws plays a fundamental role in the field of mechanisms and robotics. Based on the rank-one decomposition of positive semidefinite (PSD) matrices, this paper presents a new algorithm to identify the canonical basis of high-order screw systems. Using the proposed approach, a screw system can be decomposed into the direct sum of two subsystems, which are referred to as the general and special subsystems, respectively. By a particular choice of the general subsystem, the canonical basis of the original system can be obtained by the direct combination of the subsystems' principal elements. In the proposed decomposition, not only the canonical form of the screw system but also the corresponding distribution of all those possible base elements can be determined in a straightforward manner.
In this paper, the nonperiodic function synthesis of an RCCC mechanism is presented using a wavelet feature parameter (WFP) method. The output function and the sliding displacement of the RCCC mechanism are described by the wavelet approximate and wavelet details. Based on the relationship of wavelet details of the sliding displacement and its scaling, a normalization method for wavelet details of the sliding displacement is presented. The influence of proportional scaling of the linkage lengths is eliminated. An adaptive database is established. The problem of nonperiodic design requirements of RCCC mechanism function synthesis is solved. To demonstrate the feasibility of this method, two numerical examples are proposed. Based on the nonperiodic design requirements, the RCCC mechanisms are designed and simulated using matlab and catia software. The results show that the method proposed is effective for nonperiodic function generation of the RCCC mechanism with multiple positions.
Most multimode parallel robots can change operation modes by passing through constraint singularities. This paper deals with a comprehensive kinematic study of a three degrees-of-freedom (DOF) multimode three-PRPiR parallel robot developed at Heriot-watt University. This robot is able to reach several operation modes without crossing any constraint singularity by using lockable Pi and R joints. Here, a Pi joint may act as a 1DOF planar parallelogram if its lockable P (prismatic) joint is locked or a 2DOF RR serial chain if its lockable P joint is released. The operation modes of the robot include a 3T operation mode and four 2T1R operation modes with two different directions of the rotation axis of the moving platform. The inverse kinematics and forward kinematics of the robot in each operation mode are dealt with in detail. The joint space and workspace analysis of the robot allow us to know the regions of the workspace that the robot can reach in each operation mode. It is shown that the robot is able to change assembly mode in one operation mode by passing through another operation mode.
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The Metamorphosis of Monty The Merc (Part One)
So at this point I'm not sure if I'm going through a mid-life crisis, or whether I've finally come to my senses and realised exactly what it is that I should be doing with my life. Either way, about 18 months ago I bought an elderly Mercedes 814 horsebox in order to convert it into a housebox.
I don't know if you've ever had one of those moments where you suddenly get the feeling that if you don't do "the thing" now, you're probably never going to do it. Could be anything: skydiving; yoga teacher training; getting a tattoo; buying a plane ticket and travelling across the world… That's kind of where I was at back in September 2016. Y'know how it is – a bunch of stuff happens that makes you re-evaluate what you want from life, and all of a sudden you're on eBay searching for trucks and vans that look handy for conversion!
Having worked with horses for a bunch of years, I did have a bit of clue with regard to what to look for in a decent horsebox but it was more luck than judgement that made me choose Monty. I originally wanted a wooden Bedford TK but they are few and far between, and are either pristine or a bit of a shed. Didn't really have the time or knowledge to rebuild one from scratch so that put paid to that idea. So then I had to find the next best thing, which turned out to be an aluminium bodied truck with struts at intervals down the sides (I'm not sure what the technical term for this is!) – similar aesthetic to a wooden horsebox but a lot less hassle (or at least I hope so!).
Going to pick Monty up from his owner was a bit of a mission. Turned out that he lived on the Isle of Wight, so a family road trip was organised and we zoomed across on the ferry – who doesn't love a jolly on a ferry?! I'm not going to lie, bringing Monty back through the country lanes across the Isle of Wight to the ferry port, getting him onto the ferry and parked properly, and then off the ferry and to the nearest petrol station was really quite daunting. I think it had been maybe 12 or 15 years since I last drove a horsebox, so I'll admit I was pretty terrified! It didn't take long to get the hang of it again through, and then I remembered how much I enjoy driving big vehicles – the bigger the better really.
Once we got him home, we then had to figure out what to do with him. I had absolutely no plan of action, this being possibly the biggest spur of the moment purchase I'd ever made in my life! Pinterest and Facebook came to my rescue at that point, and they've been massively useful resources ever since. I will never cease to be amazed by the topics people feel the need to make videos and posts of, but I am sooooo glad that they do! The first thing to do, obviously, was to rip all of the horse related paraphernalia out.
This was actually a lot of fun. We had to ditch a lot of the panelling and boards because the roof had leaked in the past which had caused damp and rot to set in. The previous owners had replaced the roof (very much a bonus) so it didn't leak any more, but the water damage was quite extensive. Most of the boards didn't take a lot of persuasion to come off the walls and ceiling, and those that put up a fight quickly succumbed to a well-placed crowbar! As you can imagine, the floor was pretty grim having carried horses for 20 years so we took great pleasure in taking it all up and replacing it.
Now that we had no floor, we sort of needed to make a decision on what to put down instead – a floor is fairly fundamental, after all! Again, Facebook and Pinterest produced the goods and we went with two layers of marine ply – 12mm first (screwed to the chassis), then a layer of the silver space foil bubble insulation stuff, and then a layer of 9mm. It's finished up being the same thickness as the original floor (i.e. thick and strong enough to hold the weight of three horses) but now it doesn't smell of horse wee – bonus!!
I guess it took the best part of a year to strip all of the old, rotten or just unnecessary stuff out of the horsebox – we put the new floor down in August 2017 having bought Monty in September 2016. I wasn't really working to a schedule then and, due to work commitments, could only really spend time playing with the truck at the weekends. That hasn't really changed, but I have now booked tickets for a festival in June this year so I need Monty to be ready for that – I'll definitely be booking some strategic holiday so that I can spend as much time as possible on the build!
So that's pretty much the first year condensed into a few paragraphs, I'll put together a few more posts in the future going into a bit more detail about the reconstruction and remodelling of the inside – if anyone's interested! Monty also has his own Facebook page – www.facebook.com/montymerc/ – with a bunch of photos and vids of progress should you wish to have a look. Thanks for reading!
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August 15, 2013 11:53 ET
OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Aug. 15, 2013) - Their Excellencies the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, and Mrs. Sharon Johnston will officially close the 2013 Canada Summer Games. The closing ceremony will be held at Jacques-Cartier Park, in Sherbrooke, Quebec, on Saturday, August 17, 2013.
Throughout the day, Their Excellencies will cheer on young athletes from across Canada at various events, including the Women's Beach Volleyball finals, where they will present the gold, silver and bronze medals.
"Over the last two weeks, athletes from all across Canada have competed in the 2013 Canada Summer Games, and they should be proud of what they have accomplished," His Excellency stated. "The skill and sportsmanship on display have given us many exciting moments and fond memories, and I am delighted to congratulate the participants on their efforts."
At 8:30 p.m., Their Excellencies will attend the Games' closing ceremony, at which time the Governor General will address those in attendance and officially declare the 2013 Canada Summer Games closed.
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Review: Perfect Housewife – Is This Post Modern Feminism At Its Worst
In non-ratings period I get the opportunity to fully explore the gamut of reality shows on our screens.
In this latest Christmas break my remote has stopped on Discovery Health, which by the way their definition of health is way different to mine, as there is nothing health related on the channel.
After a quick glance and Kate plus 8, and the Duggars and their 50 million kids I stumbled across this gem (yes that was ironic) called Perfect Housewife. This UK show is about two "bad" housewives competing to become the best housewife. After shocking the in-laws at Christmas that I don't iron my partners shirts I thought maybe I should watch this show.
The host Anthea Turner helps to turn the hopeless housewives into domestic goddesses. She seems to think that you role is to be the perfect wife, mother, and lover is your role in life. She also likes to dust phallic like objects, probably to practice her night time obligations.
The prize is a tiara that looks like it came from the local two dollar shop. Don't they realise that most housewives would prefer to win a bottle of gin or french champagne at the end of a long day dusting.
This is one reality show I won't be applying to be on.
But if you are curious to know what does make the Perfect Housewife watch this video.
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- 1 TMC { 01.07.11 at 11:24 am }
Firstly RR, I would get yourself a new remote, if it gets stopping on show like Perfect House wife.
Secondly- My wife doesn't iron my shirts as well, its funny cause some people at my job feel sorry for me because of this, and those ppl are generaly 40Yo females.
- 3 TMC { 01.07.11 at 12:41 pm }
LOL – Ironing and Ironic
- 4 seepi { 01.07.11 at 2:27 pm }
RR – did you see Big meets Biggest on Tue night on ABC2 – that was good reality tv.
- 6 Culinary Boner { 01.07.11 at 2:49 pm }
"She also likes to dust phallic like objects, probably to practice her night time obligations." Sounds like my kind of show!
Did Anthea show them how to properly polish a knob?
- 7 seepi { 01.07.11 at 9:15 pm }
My luck must be good for once – I stumbled on the Greek show, and the Big, meets Biggest.
What we really need is a reality TV program, so we know what to watch out for!!
- 8 SED { 01.07.11 at 9:49 pm }
Honestly RR you should watch Big meets Bigger. My brother alerted me to this show and it was fantastic, delicious trash with a bit of moral. It is meant to be a series, but I cannot find when it will be on next. It was on ABC2. Its a BBC show.
PS – I sort of feel sorry for your husband 😛 But then again Im male.


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Nerdacy: "At the pre-E3 Witcher 3 event, I spoke very briefly with CD Projekt RED co-founder Marcin Iwinski on the studio's upcoming Witcher installment, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, about the game's delay, its open-world setting, a potential beta, Game of Thrones, and a few other things."
I am super excited about this game, cannot wait to play it. Yes it may have been delayed until Feb next year, but that's obviously a good thing and we have other games to keep us company until W3 comes out :)
Doesn't make sense to beta test a SP game. Internal testers will catch most, if not all potential bugs. Thankfully this isn't bethesda and these guys actually have internal testers.
Reading the books and from what i read Geralt is: a true neutral when it comes to siding with supernaturals or humans, a good person trying to be neutral when it comes to good and evil so he is neutral-good. I wholly recomend the books to anyone interested, they are brilliant. And atleast read 'the last wish' it will tell u where the phrase abt evil and lesser evil came from in the witcher 3 killing monsters trailer.


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Hey hey loves!♥
How's it going? Are you all well? Good week so far? Wow Saira.. can you ask any more questions haha! Sorry! I honestly just want to know how you all are! Hope you have all been very well!
Ahhhhhh Spring is upon us (ish!)… the weather is so rubbish in the UK.. we had some snow on the weekend. SNOW. Sure.. the weather may not really be the best at the minute.. but I am ALL ready for spring in the eyes of beauty/makeup/fashion… I bought some beauty bits which will be featured soon on my blog and YouTube channel.. so make sure to keep your eyes peeled for that!!
So angels.. what do you think of when Spring comes around? Fresh, Floral, Brights/Pastels… well me too!! Yay! I thought I would talk you through my favourite beauty items that get me in the mood for Spring, as well as ensuring my makeup is Spring ready!!
Perfect Spring Bath♥
Ohhhhh.. you guessed it! HOW COULD I DO A BEAUTY POST WITHOUT SOME LUSH!? Now.. whilst the weather is still slighly cool.. I still like to have baths (because.. what else can relax you more than a Lush bath?). One of my favourite items to use has been the Green Bubbleroon*.. it has such a beautiful, fresh scent.. SUCH a gorgeous change to all the sweet scents from Winter time!
Zingy Showers♥
Of course.. once the weather (eventually) warms up.. most of us will want quick, refreshing showers.. right? So… I have pulled another Lush beauty out.. and that is Whoosh shower jelly! This is probably one of the yummiest smelling things EVER!!! Now I will be honest.. these little babies can be a LITTLE tricky to use in the shower… but all I do is use it with my loofah and it actually lathers up quite well! It then leaves your skin feeling SO soft and the scent lingers for hours! Seriously though.. next time you are in Lush, pop over and check this baby out.. you will not regret it.. oh no you will not.
Grapefruit Scented Beauties!♥
Ohhh.. there is just something about grapefruits that just SHOUTS Spring to me! Don't you think lovelies? I think it is the lovely, fresh scent.. and the stunning pink colour of ANY grapefruit products.
Body Butter♥
My FAVES have been The Body Shop Grapefruit Body Butter*.. I know SO many of you love their body butters.. and the scent of this one is BEAUTIFUL! As you all know … Body Shop body butters are so moisturizing.. I highly recommend them girlies!
Face Wash♥
I have recently been switching up my face washes quite a bit guys (so unlike me.. I am usually a creature of habit).. and I have been LOVING the Neutrogena Pink Grapefruit Facial Wash (alongside my Magnitone.. obvs).. it does such an amazing job at refreshing my skin in the morning and making it feel SO clean too! I ADORE the scent too.. so yummy! Make sure to try it if you haven't already!
OK… this may sound obvious HA! Of course deodorant's job is to make you feel fresh & clean.. but I have found the LOVELIEST smelling one EVER! It is not one of those awful ones that makes you choke if you accidentally walk in to the cloud of deodorant after you have sprayed it (we have all done it guys hehe).. it has such a lovely sweet scent! It is the Sure Bright Bouquet, with a scent of strawberry & apricot.. yum!
Fresh Faced!♥
Of course guys.. we all know hat when Spring comes around… most of us want light, dewy looking make-up.. compared to the heavy make-up we rock in the colder months! SO….. out come our BB creams, pink blushers and cream products!! Have a peek below for a quick, spring make-up look.. using all drugstore products of course!
Apply a thin layer of Rimmel's 9-in-1 BB cream… this is so gorgeous and just blends into your skin perfectly! It provides light coverage..but actually does a pretty fab job at evening out your skin tone and perfecting it! Woo!
Another FAVE product of mine recently has been the Skin WOW Concealer from Seventeen*.. I use it under my eyes and OH MY.. it works AMAZINGLY at brightening up my dark, puffy eye bags! This beauty can also be used as a highlighter too!
SPEAKING OF HIGHLIGHTERS.. Collection 2000 have probably one of my FAVE products ever this Spring.. and that is their Speedy highlighter. This is such a stunning champagne coloured, cream highlighter. It really does stick to it's name… I use this every morning as part of my work make-up .. and it is SO effortless and quick!! I use it under my brows, on my cheekbones and down the bridge of my nose.. and it just gives the most beautiful highlight to your skin! HIGHLY RECOMMEND this girlies.. AND IT WAS ONLY £3.99!!
Of course.. pink blush is a MUST for Spring time… and I have been LOVING Seventeen's blush in "First Flush".. this stuff is SO pigmented guys its unbelievable! It is also completely matte.. which I like for during the day.. it just means I have a lovely natural flush to my cheeks!
For my eyes.. it is all about keeping it SIMPLE.. so a coat of Maybelline Falsies mascara is enough to leave my lashes looking GORGEOUS (if I do say so myself.. tehehe). I then would use either Maybelline Baby Lips on my lips.. or a good old nude lip! And THAT IS ALL … this just means your makeup is as natural as possible.. yet still is enough to make you look awake and fresh-faced!
So darlings.. these are my Spring Essentials from the drugstore to make you feel all refreshed and Spring-y (I class this as a word now, hehe)… covering everything from skincare, bath products and make-up! Make sure to let me know if you have tried any of these products darlings!
So angels.. I hope you loved seeing what my refreshing, spring essentials are! I absolutely love this season as it is all about feeling fresh, awake and bright.. and swapping up your beauty products and make-up (and not just your clothes) is definitely a fab way to do this!!
Right angels.. quick catch up here! I will be completely honest.. I have felt a little distant from blogging recently as I have just not been able to do my usual catch up of blogs as I normally do. Things have just been so busy… and for some reason I have just felt so much more tired and run down than usual.. BUT I am so determined to fight through it and get back into my routine! I will definitely be using these next few days to catch up on all your blogs lovelies!! So.. anyways.. as usual work has been mega busy… I just cannot wait for the weekend (as always hehe!)… I am actually going to Leicester next week for 2 days… which should be fun! I also cannot wait to film my next video too.. I am hoping to invest in some lighting which should definitely help me.. as I am restricted to film at a certain time.. but this should hopefully help! I also have a few fashion posts that I am excited about.. so keep your eyes peeled!
OK loves.. I think that is me done for this post.. I really hope you have all been well and had a fab week too…. I appreciate every single one of you who takes the time out to read my blog/watch my videos/comment.. it honestly is the best feeling in the world!! LOVE YOU GUYS SO MUCH!!! I will see you all in my next one!!


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Polish Packaging Printer Invests in KBA Technology Once Again
Thursday, February 13, 2014
Press release from the issuing company
Intropak on growth curve with six-colour Rapida 105 hybrid press
Packaging printer Intropak P?ochocki & Wspólnicy Sp.j. in Celestynów, near Warsaw, fired up a six-colour KBA Rapida 105 with coater and delivery extension at the beginning of this year.
The press is equipped for mixed operation with conventional and UV inks as well as finishing with water-based and UV coating. With this investment the 40-year-old firm reaffirmed its successful partnership with KBA.
Intropak has an excellent market position in carton printing. Its broad customer base consists of clients from the music, cosmetics, food and electronics industry, as well as from other branches including publishing. Along with printing and finishing, Intropak offers various finishing services, such as coating (including UV), laminating, gold blocking, embossing, and window cutting and gluing. The new Rapida 105 has paved the way for further finishing effects. Intropak's management made a conscious decision to invest in a hybrid press which enables the use of conventional and UV inks in combination with various types of coating.
Proprietor Dariusz P?ochocki:"We have used press technology and services from KBA for over twelve years. Press and process technology were also deciding factors which made us place an order for the new Rapida 105 at KBA's Polish subsidiary KBA CEE once again. Along with a larger sheet format, this press offers us a nearly endless array of possibilities in terms of inline finishing, which we aim to exploit fully."
The Rapida 105 at Intropak is mounted on a 450mm (17.7in) plinth for printing packaging and is equipped with additional board and film packages which handle a maximum stock thickness of 1.2mm (48pt). Automatic plate changing, CleanTronic Multi and CleanTronic UVwashing systems as well as nonstop rollers in the delivery all contribute to short makeready times. The press features VariDry IR/TA/UV dyers in the delivery extension and delivery as well as a UV interdeck dyer which can be positioned freely between the printing units. In addition, ErgoTronic ColorControl for measuring colour density, ErgoTronic Lab for colour measurement and control based on Lab values as well as QualiTronic ColorControl for inline quality control all ensure a consistent high quality and low waste levels.
"With its extensive kit our new Rapida 105 has much more potential than its predecessors," Dariusz P?ochocki concludes. "It allows us to expand our product portfolio. We are confident this new medium-format press will deliver a boost in quality and output, which was the case with our previous KBA presses."
Along with the Rapida 105's high level of productivity, inline quality control was of particular importance to Intropak and it is an integral pillar of the firm's internal quality management in accordance with ISO 9001. This new investment is part of an extensive package of measures aimed at improving production processes and the performance of the entire printing house. "All of this, including a three-shift production schedule, contributes to a high level of customer satisfaction in Poland and abroad," co-owner Katarzyna Kulisz adds. "It is important to our customers that we invest continually in cutting-edge technology and thus able to offer packaging with a special flair and added value."
Jan Korenc, managing director of KBA CEE: "We are very pleased that Intropak, a firm with a good reputation not only in Poland but also internationally, opted for a hybrid sheetfed offset press from KBA. This press facilitates production with a raft of inks and coating. We hope that the new Rapida 105 will contribute to the dynamic development of Intropak, just like the firm's previous KBA presses have done."
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Who was Christopher Dorner and why was he so angry?
Published Wednesday, February 13, 2013 11:31AM EST
In the manifesto authorities say Christopher Dorner published online before launching his violent rampage, the ex-cop warned that he planned to kill members of the LAPD in order to clear his name, but said he realized he wouldn't live long enough to see the redemption he sought.
"I know I will be vilified by the LAPD and the media. Unfortunately, this is a necessary evil that I do not enjoy but must partake and complete for substantial change to occur within the LAPD and reclaim my name ... The question is, what would you do to clear your name?" Dorner asked.
So what pushed the 33-year-old former police and naval officer over the edge, launching him on a path of violence that ended Tuesday in the hail of bullets, as he predicted?
Dorner, who is black, said his vendetta was rooted in the racism he had encountered at various points in his life.
Reported details about Dorner:
- Born: June 4, 1979 in New York
- Grew up in L.A, where he went to Norwalk Christian School from Grade 1-7
- Attended high school at John F. Kennedy High School in La Palma, Calif., then Cypress High School
- Graduated Southern Utah University in 2001 where he played football for two years
- Lived in La Palma, Calif., with his mother at the time of the shootings
- Dorner had no children, and according to reports, his wife filed for divorce in 2007
Dorner wrote in his manifesto that he had experienced racism as a child in the schoolyard, responded with violence, and was punished for it by his school principal. After that experience, he vowed he would never again tolerate a racial slur again.
The rambling, 11-page document outlines a number of encounters with racism within the LAPD, including one involving the use of the same derogatory term Dorner had heard as a child.
But it was after his attempt to act as a whistleblower that his response escalated.
Dorner said he witnessed an officer kicking a suspect several times in the chest and face, and filed a report on the incident. Dorner claimed nothing was done, and 10 months later he was relieved of duty after the department said he lied in his report about it.
"It is clear as day that the department retaliated toward me" for breaking the "Blue Line" of silence, Dorner wrote.
Losing his job, Dorner said, turned his life upside down and robbed him of the career that he considered to be his "calling in life."
"I lost my position as a Commanding Officer of a Naval Security Forces reserve unit at NAS Fallon because of the LAPD. I've lost a relationship with my mother and sister because of the LAPD. I've lost a relationship with close friends because of the LAPD. In essence, I've lost everything because the LAPD took my name and new (sic) I was INNOCENT!!!"
Dorner is clear in his manifesto about what he planned to do to clear his name. He vows to launch a killing spree against anyone associated with the LAPD, saying the violence would only stop when the department publicly stated his innocence.
"I'll be waiting for a PUBLIC response at a press conference. When the truth comes out, the killing stops," Dorner wrote.
Police didn't give in to Dorner's demand, and in the end four people were killed, including a woman, her fiancé, and two officers. Several others were shot but not killed.
Police have not yet confirmed that Dorner was killed Tuesday in a firefight with officers at a mountain cabin in Big Bear Lake, Calif.
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The only Indian family where mum, dad, daughter and son are all Pilots; 'The Flying Family'
This family had held on to a profession as a reign for over 100 years now! Flying has been dominating this Delhi family and what the parents started off as their passion, career and a goal to achieve, their kids all follow them. These parents are so inspiring and their only advice for their kids are not to be tempted to land when the weather is bad, to carry extra fuel, and to never be in a hurry!
Captain Jai Dev Bhasin was the pioneer in the family to become one among the 7 commanders in India 1954. His son, Captain Rohit Bhasin and his daughter-in-law Niveditha Jain, carried the tradition of flying in the family!
Niveditha was just 20 when she received her first appointment letter from Indian Airlines on June 24, 1984. Interestingly, Rohit and Niveditha's children are keeping up with the traditions and today they proudly look at their children – Rohan Bhasin and Niharika Bhasin who are commanders as well!
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Ah, it's that old story of a boy who loved a girl. And a girl who loved a boy. But then she died. And then she came back to life. And then the boy lied about it. And then everyone discovered the girl was really a boy. And the boy loved the boy. Sniff.
Ronaiah Tuiasosopo, the boy behind the Manti Te'o fake girlfriend hoax, has confessed what might have seemed the obvious awhile ago -- he was actually in love with Manti. So he, um, pretended to be a girl. Because that makes sense, right?
Ronaiah, who spent years constructing an elaborate hoax wherein he convinced Notre Dame football player Manti Te'o that he was actually a pretty girl named Lennay Kekua, told Dr. Phil in an interview that will air tomorrow that he fell "deeply, romantically in love" with Manti. This is sounding like a Tennessee Williams play.
He said he would pretend to be Lennay every night on the phone -- and that his theater background helped him fake a high-pitched girly voice. Says Dr. Phil:
Here we have a young man that felt deeply, romantically in love (with Te'o). I asked him straight up, was this a romantic relationship with you and he says yes. Are you then therefore gay? He says, when you put it that way, yes. Then he caught himself and said: 'I am confused.'
He's confused?! How about Manti? Sheesh. Hey, at least Ronaiah didn't go out and marry some unsuspecting woman like so many "confused" gay men do -- but was this really any better? Being confused about your sexuality is no excuse for lying and manipulating.
When this story first broke, the first thing I thought was that perhaps the guy behind it was secretly in love with Manti. It was either that, or he despised him. But I figured that the first scenario, if true, would never come to light. Because a guy who would go to all of that trouble to pretend to be a girl was burying his sexuality -- lying about it to himself. And he certainly wasn't going to come clean.
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Some people do have their gardens landscaped, which is a rant of mine landscaping is the opposite of gardening, and which does require a lot of money.
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Native Americans transformed their land so completely that Europeans arrived in a hemisphere already massively "landscaped" by human beings.
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Using Assessments of Contextual Learning to Identify Characteristics of Adaptive Transfer in Medical Students
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Transfer of learning from curricular experiences to non-academic settings is a primary goal of any academic institution. In cases where skills, knowledge, and attitudes learned in curricular experiences are used to solve complex problems, transfer is especially difficult to define and measure. This study attempts to better define transfer in medical education by comparing competency-based evaluations of two required components of a large MD program: problem-based learning completed by MD students in their second year, and the family medicine clerkship completed by the same MD students in a following year. Using factor and correlational analysis, the study corroborated earlier studies that show the importance of knowledge for expertise. The study found evidence to support the existence of adaptive transfer as a phenomenon that includes selectivity and problem-finding. Areas for further research include validation of competencies that emphasize flexible use of knowledge, and description of the problem-finding process in interdisciplinary teams.
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Remote Control of Shared PCs
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We recently ran this question in the Q&A, and made the topic an Open Call for ideas. We were fascinated to see how many different solutions you came up with. If you think of any more, let us know and we'll add them to the list.Original Question:
Peter wrote: We installed ZfD3 which is a great product, we just have one thing that's been bugging us. We use Remote Control, when somebody calls we use Remote Control to take over his/her desktop. "Ok, what's the problem", I hear you say, "Find the workstation and do Remote Control." But what workstation? We have several flex PC's, so a person isn't always on the same PC.
Is there a way you can see which workstation that person is logged onto at that moment?
- Allen Baruch
- Debbie Carraway
- Ian Burton
- Simone Golik
- Nick Fletcher
- Ulrich H.Eggert
- Jeff Schuler
- Kevin Doerr
- Jim Trotter
- Jimmy Benson
- Mike Gord
- Manfred Engels
- BBaillie
- P S Schmied
- Victor Zarichny
- Duane Benson
- Tom Jones
- Richard Harvey
- Tommy Mikkelsen
- Erwin Burkhardt
- Christian Riiser Posted Jan. 24, 2001
- Joyce Murray Posted Jan. 24, 2001
- Tim Craig Posted Jan. 24, 2001
Allen Baruch
About Remote Control with shared PCs...We dealt with the same issue here by putting a shortcut on the Start Menu for NCWhoami.
This way the user can tell us what PC they are at.
If you have any questions you may contact Allen at firstname.lastname@example.com
Debbie Carraway
We support public computing labs in which any one of 30,000 users might be logged in at any one of hundreds of workstations.
To enable our Help Desk to use ZEN remote control when a user calls, we deployed the NCWhoAmI application through NAL, using the icon title "Workstation Name", in an application folder called "Help". NCWhoami is available on the ZENworks Cool Solutions Downloadables page.
The Help Desk staff member asks the user to look in NAL in the "Help" folder, run the "Workstation Name" app, and tell them what it says. NCWhoAmI shows a dialog in a very large font that displays the workstation object name, the NDS tree name, and the context.
If you really want to avoid user involvement, one way to go about it might be to look at the "Network Address" property of the user object and try to match that to a workstation object. (In ConsoleOne, Network Address is on the user object's General tab under Environment.) It's multivalued, so you may see both IPX and IP addresses, and multiple addresses if the user is logged in on multiple workstations.
You can use "Find" in ConsoleOne to search a container and, if you choose, all subcontainers. If you select "Advanced" for the search type, and do a search like:
[Object Types]=Workstation AND
WM:Network Address=22.214.171.124 END
you should be able to find the correct workstation object.
If you have any questions you may contact Debbie at firstname.lastname@example.com
Ian Burton
There are a couple of ways to do this. Both involve the way in which you import workstations:
- Assign each workstation an arbitrary ID (asset number, ID number, call it what you will). If you set the computer name to be the same as the asset number (it's what we do here) and set the workstation import policy to use the computer name, then you can just request the asset number from the user.
- In NetWare Administrator, if you open up the user object, under the "Environment" tab, there is the "Network Address" property. This contains the IPX address (a portion of which is the MAC address) of the workstation that is CURRENTLY logged in (or multiple if more than one). If you include this information (Network Address) in the workstation import policy, you can move down to the associated workstations tab, and select the workstation in question out of the list.
I would recommend option 1 in most cases - most users don't mind reading a clearly labelled sticker on the machine (ours are on the top, near the front; I've seen others on the front, or on the monitor).
If you have any questions you may contact Ian at firstname.lastname@example.com
Simone Golik
In response to Peter's question: I suggest that he runs an nlist command:
cx WORKSTATION_CONTAINER
nlist workstation where "operator" eq USERID
where WORKSTATION_CONTAINER equals the path to the container where the workstation exists and USERID equals the full path of the user's login identifier. eg WORKSTATION_CONTAINER = .WKS.CONT.REGION.ORG, USERID = .CN.CONT.REGION.ORG
In the example above WKS, CONT, and REGION are the names of Organisational Unit objects, ORG is the name of an Organsation object, CN is the name of a User object.
Peter could create a batch file substituting parameters %1 and %2 for the WKS container and User details.
Nick Fletcher
What about using a naming convention that uses the IP address of the PC (assuming no DHCP in use) or the name (could be an inventory number)?
If you have any questions you may contact Nick at email@example.com
Ulrich H.Eggert
I use 'Quick Remote Actions' from Daniel Stricharz which I was made aware of on the 'Cool Solutions' site some while ago. A very nifty tool that will show you for any given user object (among lots of other infos) the ws-object being in use by it.
If you have any questions you may contact Ulrich at email@example.com
Jeff Schuler
By using the Quick Remote Actions tool featured in the past on Cool Solutions you can do this in a snap. All you have to do is select the correct user object and it will tell you which machine they are currently logged into. I have a number of users who move between computers and have had the same problem, ending up RC'ing three or four boxes before finding the right one. Now I just pull them up in QRA and select the box they are currently logged into.
If you have any questions you may contact Jeff at firstname.lastname@example.com
Kevin Doerr
I would suggest looking at Quick Remote Actions in the Downloadables section. Our helpdesk uses this tool because of its small size, efficiency, and features.
One neat thing that this tool will allow you to do is initiate a remote control session from the user object or the workstation object. When you are browsing the tree in QRA, you can right-click on any user or workstation object and choose from any of the remote actions (remote control, remote execute, file transfer, etc.). When you select a user, the multipane GUI shows you which workstations the user is logged in to.
I find it much more convenient and intuitive to initiate the RC session through the user object, since the user name is one of the first pieces of information that I usually get from the user and our users are rarely logged in to more than one workstation. It's a cool tool that's definitely worth a look.
If you have any questions you may contact Kevin at firstname.lastname@example.com
Jim Trotter
The technique I use to identify which workstations users are on is to make the first field of workstation naming the MAC address of the machine. If I need to ID a machine that a user is logged in on, I can then NLIST user="username" /a (or another utility that performs the same function). The result gives me the IPX (MAC) address of the users machine. The machine is then easily found in NWAdmin, or whatever utility one uses to remote control.
This works great on an IPX network, I do not know how it would work on an IP only network.
I'm always happy to assist fellow ZENers. Despite all the hype I see over a lot of other products, ZENworks is the absolute best at:
- Making my life easier.
- At what it does!
If you have any questions you may contact Jim at email@example.com
Jimmy Benson
In response to the remote control question, I can think of two ways that you could possibly solve the problem. I have implemented both ways in the school corporation that I work for in southern Indiana: West Clark Community Schools.
First, you could use a program like BOX.EXE, which can be found in the tools section of the Cool Solutions web site, and include the parameter in that program for the workstation name to be displayed. We have it setup to display the user's full name, the time of day, when their password expires, and the workstation name. This is executed each time a user logs in through a container login script, so if they read the information that is displayed, they will be more likely to be able to give you their workstation name upon calling.
The second solution, and a better solution, would be to setup the Help Desk Policy under the user policy that you have associated with everyone. Within the details of that policy you can specify how the end users can contact the IT Department for computer help, but you can also specify what information you would like sent back to you, or made available to the end user upon calling the IT Department.
The Help Desk Policy has two main features: Mail, and Call. The Call feature is exactly what it sounds like. It enables the end user the ability to look up contact information for IT Department. Once the end user is on the phone, the Help Requester application also allows for you to get information from the end user just by having them click on a specific tab in the application. Information they can provide you with include their user context, and workstation name.
I've implemented the Mail feature for our corporation so that the end user simply clicks the Help Desk application on their desktop that I setup (the executable is in the SYS:PUBLIC directory called Hlpreq32.exe) and then click the Mail button.
Going back to the Help Desk Policy, within the user policy, you will want to set a couple of features.
- First off, you want to go to the "Help Requester" tab in the policy and enable the user the ability to both launch the help application, and to send trouble tickets via an e-mail program (ex. GroupWise.)
- Second, you will want to go down to the "Trouble Tickets" tab and enable any information that you would like sent back to you such as the user context, user location, and workstation ID as I have setup for my situation.
Then once you distribute the application to users via ZENworks, and they e-mail you with a problem they are having, you get the problem they are experiencing, but you also get the users context in NDS, you get their location (if you use that field in the user object) to distinguish between buildings if you need to, and the most important piece of information that you get is the workstation ID which we all know is the vital piece of information that you need to remote control a workstation. I hope this helps you out with your remote control dilemma!
If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact me at email@example.com
Mike Gord
New to ZEN 3 is the ability to find the User object in NDS. Go to the ZENworks pulldown tab, and choose Logged in Workstations. You'll see the workstation object that the user is currently logged into. From there, you can choose the properties of that workstation object, and then proceed with Remote Control.
If you have any questions you may contact Mike at email@example.com
Manfred Engels, CZ Groep, The Netherlands
Here is my solution:
- In NWADMIN, select SEARCH in the OBJECT menu. In the search screen, select the context you want to search (For instance ROOT) and be sure to check the SEARCH SUBTREE checkbutton !
- In the SEARCH FOR box select:
- In the PROPERTY box select:
WM:NAME User
- Make sure EQUAL TO is selected and type the FULL context of the user you want to search for in the last box (for instance USERNAME.FIN.COM.ORG) and perform the search.
The search result will be the workstation that user is currently using.
This method is also very useful for searching other properties of course!
If you have any questions you may contact Manfred at email@example.com
When setting up the workstation import policy use the IP address as the first field in the workstation name. When a remote session is required select the user to be controlled from their log in name, on the environment page the current address of the user's workstation is displayed. Click "associated workstations" and then select the user's current workstation from the available workstation objects being displayed. This presents a couple of extra mouse clicks but narrows down the possible choices quickly.
P S Schmied
In NW 5, you can use NLIST with switches to show the network address from which a user is connected. Build this into a batch file where the login name is the argument.
Have the workstation registered name start with the network address. You can then use a simple search for workstation name, open the workstation details page and remote control it. Alternatively, the archives list at least 2 canned solutions, which avoid using nwadmn32 to launch remote control directly.
Victor ZarichnyWe deploy a simple ZEN icon to all workstations that points to the shared network file ncwhoami.exe. This file can be found here.
Just have the client click on the icon and have them to read back the Workstation context. If it states
"NOTE : This workstation cannot be remote controlled."
Then the PC registered and cannot be remote controlled.
Duane Benson
We have lots of floating users and had the same problem until I downloaded Quick Remote Actions from your Cool Solutions site. It will allow workstation remote control by username. All you have to do is type in part of the user name and it scans the user names in NDS to find a match, then you click the username and it finds the logged in workstation and opens a remote control to that workstation. It is small, quick and wonderful.
Tom Jones
We name the workstation objects by the computer name, which matches the asset ID, which is on a label on every PC. As an alternative, if the Workstation Manager is loaded, right-clicking on the Novell Desktop Management icon in the System tray and selecting Display NDS information will reveal the CN of the workstation object.
If you have any questions you may contact Tom at firstname.lastname@example.com
Richard Harvey
For our workstation object naming convention, we use: User + Workstation Name + OS. For the workstation name we build it as: <Dept>-<OS>-<Workstation Serial Number>. This is useful as the Dell workstations have a clearly marked serial number on the side of the workstation.
In this case, regardless of the user on the workstation, all we would do is confirm the serial number of the workstation and then we can identify exactly which workstation object to remote control.
Another method would be to identify the user's current IP address in the environment tab of the user details, then identify the workstation with this IP address and control that machine.
If you have any questions you may contact Richard at firstname.lastname@example.com
Tommy Mikkelsen
I have another solution on how to identify the user's workstation.
Use the following in your login script:
REGREAD "HKLM,SOFTWARE\Novell\Workstation Manager\ Identification, Workstation Object" #Z:\NAL.EXE /C="%FULL_NAME at the workstation named %99"
This way, the workstation name will be a part of the title for your NAL window.
Note: This only works if the client on WinNT is version 4.6 or above, and on Win9x version 3.1 or above.
If you have any questions you may contact Tommy at email@example.com
Erwin Burkhardt
We have only NT Workstations and run NAL as shell with some parameters from login script:
(This is one row !!!) --
EXIT "nal /max /s /c=\"Your Login Name: %CN% Your PC Name: %COMPUTERNAME%\""
The %COMPUTERNAME% variable comes from NT and in our network is the same as the DNS name and the workstation name in NDS. Now every user can see his login name and workstation name in the top of his NAL window and can tell it to the help desk on the telephone if needed.
If you have any questions you may contact Erwin at email@example.com
Christian Riiser
Since there are a lot of different solutions to this, making Mike Gord's BLEND into the backround, I just want to add that THIS FEATURE IS BUILT INTO the ZfD3 !!! :-)
FIND the user in ConsoleOne. Click on him, Tab 'Logged in workstations' and click on that. Then TAB -> Remote control. And there you go!
Joyce Murray
Another suggestion I have. On Windows NT you can change the "My Computer" icon to display the computer name and add additional text if desired. For example you can set it up so it displays "Workstation id <Computer name here>" Then the user of the workstation can easily report this information to the help desk.
Here are the steps required to change the icon:
- Launch Regedt32 and navigate to HKey_Classes_Root\Clsid\{20D04FEO....
- Select the <No Name> value on the right pane and delete it.
- Choose "Add Value" from the Edit menu.
- Leave the value name blank and change the data type to "Reg_Expand_Sz".
- In the string box enter %ComputerName%. (You may also use %UserName% to display the current NT user logged in and/or you can enter text.)
- Close Regedt32 and hit "F5" to refresh the screen.
Tim Craig
The easiest way to identify the name of the computer the current user is on is to change the "MY COMPUTER" icon with a registry tweak. I used snAppShot to create an application to modify the registry.
- Run snAppShot and take the before image.
- Use REGEDT32 and navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0.....
- Select the <No Name> value in the right hand pane and delete it.
- On the Edit menu, click Add Value.
- Leave the Value Name blank and select Data Type of REG_EXPAND_SZ
- In the String box, type what you want to appear.
Examples: %UserName% on %ComputerName%
My Computer %ComputerName%
- Take the after snAppShot.
Once distributed, the icon will eventually refresh or the next shutdown and restart will activate.
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