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UPDATE: Great app update for iPhone + watch
Update: Recent update fixed and or implemented all the functionality to Apple Watch. Now the app runs as a stand alone interval timer on the watch without needing my iPhone. Excellent! Thanks!
I purchased this with app with the sole intention of having a stand alone HIIT program on the Apple Watch. Here's the problem, there are no notifications on the watch when using this program. The iPhone app works great, has notifications and is very customizable. The watch app really serves no purpose for me. The app runs on the watch and looks great but the screen will sleep as usual and you have no idea when to switch exercises, rest, etc. How about an update to fix this oversight?
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I have speech alerts and countdown alerts off but it's still giving me voice updates telling me how many more minutes left! The point of having those alerts off is because I DON'T want them.
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If Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Jo White harbored any delusion that asking Congress for a bigger budget would be easy, those hopes were quickly dashed during a hearing before the House of Representatives' Committee on Financial Services on Tuesday.
Within minutes of convening the hearing—an examination of the SEC's agenda, operations, and Fiscal Year 2016 budget request—Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas), chairman of the committee, was pointing to the constantly updating national debt tally that hangs in the chamber and positioning the request against the backdrop of hard-working Texans struggling to make ends meet. He added some statistics to bolster his political viewpoint: the SEC's budget has increased 400 percent over the past 20 years, growing at three times the rate of the nation's defense budget.
The SEC's current budget is $1.5 billion and White is requesting $1.722 billion for Fiscal Year 2016. The added funding she said, would allow the agency to add 431 new staff positions, "needed both to improve core operations and implement the agency's new responsibilities." Added funding, combined with the Commission's existing reserve fund, would also support ongoing technology and data analytics improvements, and the modernization of the EDGAR filing system.
Throughout the hearing, White was also grilled on matters unrelated to the budget.
Rep. Scott Garrett (R-N.J.) expressed concern about the political polarization of the Commission and also how it has prioritized efforts under White's watch. "I was hopeful that under your direction the Commission would finally be able to agree on a regulatory agenda that, first and foremost, advances only its statutory mission," he said. Unfortunately, some are asserting that the SEC is becoming more political and distracted from its core mission. During your first two years as chairman, the Commission has had 10 partisan, 3-2 votes on major agency rulemakings. Over the last two years, you have prioritized thousands of hours and millions of dollars completing some special interest rules, like the CEO pay ratio and conflict minerals rules." White, perhaps diplomatically, didn't counter that those two "special interest rules" were in fact Congressional mandates from the Dodd-Frank Act, even amid demands that the SEC act more quickly on remaining requirements of the JOBS Act.
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) expressed her concerns about how the Commission grants waivers, allowing companies that violate federal securities laws or that entered into a settlement of SEC charges to avoid an automatic disqualification from certain registration exemptions when raising capital. "Currently every publicly available waiver application has been granted with large financial firms receiving the vast majority of them," she said.
Prior to the hearing, Waters filed legislation that would require the SEC to "conduct a more rigorous and public process for granting waivers." It would no longer allow the SEC to consider waivers at the staff level and require that it provide the public a notice and comment period before one is issued.
Responding to White's comments that she does not intend to attempt a second try at a proxy access rule, or move forward with a rulemaking petition that calls upon the SEC to require companies to disclose political contributions, Rep. Michael Capuano (D-Mass.) accused commissioners of not living up to their rhetoric on supporting and protecting shareholders. "It makes me wonder whose side you are really on," he said. "If I own three percent of a company for three years, why shouldn't I be able to nominate somebody to the board?"
White countered that, even without formal rulemaking, shareholders have successfully pressured companies into both allowing board nominations and revealing their political spending. "The shareholder proposal process is working effectively," she said.


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HOUSTON, May 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Soliton, Inc., (Nasdaq: SOLY) ("Soliton" or the "Company"), a medical device company with a novel and proprietary platform technology licensed from The University of Texas on behalf of the MD Anderson Cancer Center ("MD Anderson"), today provided an update on its application for FDA clearance and addressed a recent anonymous article published on SeekingAlpha.com.
"We know there is a lot of focus on whether or not, and when, Soliton can achieve FDA clearance to market its new Rapid Acoustic Pulse (RAP) technology," commented Dr. Chris Capelli, President and CEO of Soliton. "So, we would like to provide some insight regarding where we stand in this process. We submitted our request for marketing clearance, referred to as a "510(k)," in March of this year. The targeted time period for review of a 510(k) application is 90 days. This means we should be receiving feedback from the FDA before the end of this month. Importantly, we have not been notified that our application must be converted to a "De Novo" process, the approval of which can take considerably longer to secure. While we cannot be certain that our application will continue as a 510(k) or that our application will eventually be cleared, we are now cautiously optimistic that our RAP device could be cleared sooner than we have been estimating."
Dr. Capelli continued, "While we normally don't comment on matters relating to our stock price, we are aware that the posting of an article by an anonymous author on SeekingAlpha.com has coincided with a precipitous drop in our stock price. Given that this article contains numerous misstatements of fact, we feel compelled to comment on the most egregious of those misstatements to ensure that investors are not further misled. The following recites a few of the misleading claims made in this article, followed by the factual reality:
CLAIMED: Remeditex has dumped every position that it has filed that it held on sec.gov. And they were smart decisions, as they all turned out to be dogs and are trading at a fraction today of what they traded at when Remeditex had its position. Will Remeditex follow this pattern and dump its entire position of SOLY? We believe it will.
FACTUAL: Mr. Brett Ringle, President of Remeditex, responded, "This statement is patently false. We continue to hold our positions in a number of publicly traded portfolio companies. We believe strongly in the underlying science and ultimate potential of Soliton. Our commitment to Soliton is evidenced by our investing over $27 million and having stuck by the Company throughout its existence. In fact, we even participated in the IPO. We always carefully analyze our portfolio companies and we are convinced that Soliton has a bright future and we will continue to be a part of that future."
CLAIMED: The company is years from having an FDA approved product.
FACTUAL: We have said in our filings and press releases that we expect clearance of our device by end of this year. However, as described above, it appears that we may receive notice back from the FDA regarding our 510(k) application this month. While we cannot be sure, we are cautiously optimistic that our device may be cleared sooner than the Company previously indicated.
CLAIMED: Right now, they don't even have a finished product to submit to the FDA.
FACTUAL: Only fully engineered, tested and documented finished products can be successfully submitted for FDA clearance, which is what we have done. Future generation products are intended to incorporate planned improvements. Our Generation 3 RAP device we expect to offer in our nationwide launch will have significant changes from the Generation 2 device that we intend to offer in our initial market launch, which in turn will have significant changes from the Generation 1 device we have submitted for FDA review and clearance. We expect the changes made to our device from Generation 1 to Generation 2 will necessitate the filing of an additional 510(k) before being launched. We cannot be certain that the changes we deem appropriate to make to the Generation 3 RAP device prior to the nationwide launch will not require another 510(k) filing.
CLAIMED: SOLY's study results are only shown on its website, and not in a peer reviewed journal, which makes the data less legitimate.
FACTUAL: Our clinical trial results were peer reviewed and published via the American Society For Laser Medicine & Surgery (ASLMS), one of the most respected bodies in laser medicine. Our device was also awarded "Best in Show" by the ASLMS.
CLAIMED: Zimmer also recommends using ZWave for cellulite treatment. So, what exactly is new or original in SOLY's RAP technology?
FACTUAL: Soliton's RAP shockwaves are 50 times faster (rise and fall time of peak pressure wave), 10 times higher in pressure and 4 times faster in repetition rate (click this link to see a direct comparison of the two devices: https://www.soliton.com/acoustic-shockwave/) than Zimmer ZWave. Eight patent families and 68 issued and pending patents distinguish the unique attributes of Soliton RAP that we believe make it unlike any other acoustic pulse device available. The repetition rate combined with the rapid rise and fall times alone are carefully designed to exploit the relaxation time and susceptibility to shear waves of the cellular and other structures we target. We are the only device we know of with this capability other than "focused" acoustic devices, which can't cover enough area to be practical for indications like tattoo removal and cellulite reduction and can result in significant heat and pain.
Dr. Capelli concluded, "We would encourage investors to consider the source. These misleading claims, which appear to have led to significant financial loss to some of our shareholders come from an anonymous source identified only as a short-seller, someone who stands to benefit by instilling fear in those who may not know better. This is so egregious that we feel compelled to explore all potential options against the perpetrators, including legal and regulatory. Regardless, long after this short-seller, who believes they face no consequences for their tortious misstatements, profits from those who are misled, we will continue to stand in the full light of day by our claims, cautions and actions. For those who have not been misled, we thank you for you continued support and encouragement. We believe firmly that Soliton has tremendous potential and we remain committed to realizing that potential on your behalf."
About Soliton, Inc.
Soliton, Inc. is a medical device company with a novel and proprietary platform technology licensed from MD Anderson. The Company's first planned commercial product is designed to use rapid pulses of designed acoustic shockwaves in conjunction with existing lasers to reduce the number of treatment visits to remove unwanted tattoos (RAP device). In addition, higher energy versions of acoustic pulse devices are in early stages of development for potential stand-alone treatment of cellulite and other indications. Both products are investigational and are not available for sale in the United States.
For more information about the Company, please visit: http://www.soliton.com
Forward-Looking Statements
Some of the statements in this release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements in this press release include, without limitation, the ability of Soliton's acoustic shockwave device to receive marketing clearance from the FDA. These statements relate to future events, future expectations, plans and prospects. Although Soliton believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable as of the date made, expectations may prove to have been materially different from the results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Soliton has attempted to identify forward-looking statements by terminology including "believes," "estimates," "anticipates," "expects," "plans," "projects," "intends," "potential," "may," "could," "might," "will," "should," "approximately" or other words that convey uncertainty of future events or outcomes to identify these forward-looking statements. These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, including those discussed under in our SEC filings, including under the heading "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in the Form 10-K for year ended December 31, 2018 we filed with the SEC and updated from time to time in our Form 10-Q filings and in our other public filings with the SEC. Any forward-looking statements contained in this release speak only as of its date. Soliton undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this release to reflect events or circumstances occurring after its date or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
This corporate profile is a paid advertisement and is provided for information purposes only; it should not be used as the basis for any investment decision. We are not registered as a securities broker-dealer or an investment adviser either with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) or with any state securities regulatory authority. We are neither licensed nor qualified to provide investment advice. The information contained in this corporate profile is not an offer to buy or sell securities. We distribute opinions, comments, and information free of charge exclusively to individuals who wish to receive them. This corporate profile has been prepared for informational purposes only and is not intended to be used as a complete source of information on any particular company. An individual should never invest in the securities of any of the companies profiled based solely on information contained in this corporate profile. Individuals should assume that all information in this corporate profile is not trustworthy unless verified by their own independent research. Any individual who chooses to invest in any securities should do so with caution. Investing in securities is speculative and carries a high degree of risk; you may lose some or all of the money that is invested. Always research your own investments and consult with a registered investment advisor or licensed stock broker before investing. As of May 9, 2019, Pre-IPO Buzz and Strikepoint Media have received total compensation of Three-Hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars from Soliton, Inc. for the preparation, publication, and management of this corporate profile as well as other marketing and investor relations services. We anticipate receiving additional compensation up to the amount of five hundred thousand dollars for the duration of the campaign. Pre-IPO Buzz, Strikepoint Media, and its principals currently hold no shares in Soliton, Inc., but may buy or sell such shares at any time without notice. This compensation and position constitute a conflict of interest as to our ability to remain objective in our communication regarding the profiled company. We are committed to providing factual information on the companies that are profiled. However, we do not provide any assurance as to the accuracy or completeness of the information provided, including information regarding a profiled company's plans or ability to effect any planned or proposed actions. We have no first-hand knowledge of any profiled company's operations and therefore cannot comment on their capabilities, intent, resources, nor experience and we make no attempt to do so.
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- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms8.00
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Fewer public schools in the Maryland suburbs received the highest ratings — four or five stars — in a statewide system for tracking school performance, according to data released Tuesday as the initiative marked a second year.
The dip in Montgomery and Prince George's counties, just outside of Washington, followed adjustments in how state officials measure school success, with several factors added to give a fuller picture of performance on school-by-school "report cards."
Notably, there were 13 fewer five-star schools in high-performing Montgomery County and five fewer in Prince George's, according to an analysis of state data by The Washington Post.
State officials said this year's ratings go a step beyond last year's, when they rolled out the new approach, which brings together an array of data and comes up with ratings of one to five stars for each public school. They pointed to the system as a way for schools to get better.
"It really is a local school system charge to take a look at their data . . . to decide, 'What do we really need to focus on in order to improve?' " State Superintendent Karen Salmon told the state board of education at its Tuesday meeting. "That's what this report card is all about. It's about giving everyone that look, that transparent look, at where they are and where they need to go."
Statewide, more than half of schools earned the highest star ratings — four or five — as was the case last year, although the data showed a slight decline, with roughly 55 percent of schools reaching that level, compared with 59 percent in 2018.
Star power: More than half of Maryland schools get highest ratings in new system
The star ratings of 853 schools stayed the same from the rollout to this year, while 275 schools lost a star or two and 181 added one or more stars. State officials did not detail reasons for the rise or fall of schools.AD
In Montgomery County, with Maryland's largest school system, about 68 percent of schools earned four or five stars — down from 78 percent last year.
In Prince George's County, with the second-largest enrollment in Maryland, 35 percent of schools reached four stars or above — compared with 44 percent last year.
Many of the state's one-star schools were in Baltimore.
Of the state's 189 five-star schools, 37 were in Montgomery County (down from 50 last year) and four were in Prince George's (compared with nine last year).
The state's system also presents percentile rankings for each school. Maryland has about 1,400 public schools, most of which were included in the star ratings.
States across the country and the Districtare adopting similar approaches to accountability, in keeping with the requirements of federal education law.
D.C. schools reported its second-year data last week, with results showing schools that serve a more affluent population were more likely to receive five stars. The highest concentrations of one- and two-star schools were in the city's poorest wards.
In Maryland, schools are evaluated according to a formula that touches on test scores, student growth, curriculum, absenteeism, graduation rates, English-language proficiency and other factors.
New for this year are data related to science assessments, indicators of progress since the previous year, and numbers reflecting surveys of students and educators on school climate.
State officials said students in fifth to 11th grade completed surveys about the quality and character of their schools. Overall, students felt a little less favorable about their schools than educators did, state officials said.AD
Prince George's County officials said Tuesday they were still analyzing the data and examining the effect of the newly added factors on school ratings.
In a letter to the community, Monica Goldson, chief executive of Prince George's County Public Schools, said 80 percent of county schools earned a three-, four- or five-star rating.
"We know that ratings alone do not tell a school's story," she wrote, adding that ratings may not reflect all factors that contribute to a school's success.
"Ratings provide an indication of our strengths and highlight areas that we should better support," she wrote.
Montgomery County Superintendent Jack Smith said the state report card data showed most schools performing at high levels. "However, the data also confirms that there is much more work to do to ensure each student at every school is meeting their full potential," he said in a statement.AD
Smith noted that the new factors that have been included in state ratings make it hard to directly compare this year with 2018 results and said the state report card provides "a limited view" of student progress.
He pointed to the equity and accountability report cards that Montgomery has created, which he said use multiple and frequent measures of student progress to get at issues of whether schools are serving all who attend.
Prince George's officials said they are launching a local accountability system to provide "real-time data" on several measures that are part of the state system, along with factors such as student discipline — to help staff members develop interventions.
Cynthia Simonson, a vice president with the Montgomery County Council of Parent-Teacher Associations, said that the state's website appeared to be extremely slow or down Tuesday and that parents were having trouble accessing their school ratings.AD
Some families will be glad to see schools get additional stars, but for those that lose a star, questions will arise — questions that may be tough for principals to explain, Simonson said.
"There doesn't seem to be a quick and dirty guide to what these things mean, and what it means in the context of our school system," she said.
Tammy Clark, a mother of three in Montgomery County, said her son's school — Montgomery Village Middle — got two stars last year, and earned three in the latest rating.
"Last year's two was a hard thing to swallow," she said, attributing some of the low rating to a factor involving curriculum. "We're moving in the right direction."
Andrew Ross, a father in Germantown who has a daughter at A. Mario Loiederman Middle School, was not bothered to hear the school lost a star.
"Regardless of what any stars say, I would judge with my own eyes, and I am completely satisfied with Loiederman," he said.


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China Clay
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The story of china clay
Dr David Brook OBE
China clay (or kaolin as it is known internationally) is a white soft plastic clay mainly composed of kaolinite -- Al4Si4O10(OH)8. The name is derived from Kaoling (now Gaoling) in NE Jiangxi province in China, where it was worked for over 1000 years for the manufacture of fine white porcelain. The composition of Chinese porcelain had been secret but, in the early 18th century, the raw materials used in its manufacture were recognised and deposits were sought in Europe. William Cookworthy (1705-80) recognised their appearance in Cornwall, firstly in the Tregonning-Godolphin Granite in 1746 and subsequently in the St Austell Granite. Until the early 19th century, china clay was used almost exclusively to produce fine ceramics but the development of china clay as a filler in paper-making markedly increased demand, especially in the latter half of 19th century. The introduction of paper coating at the beginning of the 20th century increased demand still further and from about 1914, 75% of total output has been consumed by the paper industry.
China clay forms by the alteration of feldspathic rocks and deposits may be primary or secondary. Primary deposits formed by alteration in situ of the parent rock by volcanic, hydrothermal or weathering processes. Secondary deposits derive from the erosion of pre-existing deposits and subsequent transport and deposition in a non-marine environment. China clay deposits in south-west England and in South Carolina & Georgia are type localities for primary and secondary deposits.
The granites of south-west England have been affected by post-emplacement alteration. Kaolinite is derived from the decomposition of feldspar, especially plagioclase, with secondary mica as an intermediate phase. Kaolinisation is spatially related to the joint and vein systems in the granites, along which the fluids moved. Kaolinised zones are funnel-shaped or trough-like, narrowing downwards.
The St Austell Granite is extensively kaolinised in its central and western portions over about 2/3 of its 93km2 area. This area is some of the most intensely exploited mineral-bearing land in the UK. It is by far the most important source of UK kaolin with about 85% of total production and a major proportion of the high-brightness, speciality-coating grades.
Kaolinisation in Dartmoor has a restricted distribution, being confined to the south-west edge from Shaugh Moor through Lee Moor to Hemerdon. Kaolin has been worked in Lee Moor since the 1830s and production in the 1980s was about 0.5M tpa.
Bodmin Moor has areas of kaolinisation in the south-west and north-west parts of the granite and it has been worked since 1860. Production ceased in 2001.
Tregonning Hill has intense kaolinisation, first worked in 1746, but it has not produced since the 1st World War. There was also, formerly, a small production from the Carnmenellis Granite at Porkellis Moor and from Belowda Beacon, Carn Marth and Hingston Down. Minor output from the Land's End Granite ceased in 1991.
The major world source of kaolin is the Atlantic coastal plain of Georgia and South Carolina (about 90% of US production). Secondary deposits occur as lenses and tabular layers up to 20m thick and covering several km in sediments of Upper Palaeocene to Middle Eocene age and at or near the top of the Upper Cretaceous. US production increased by over 5% per annum between 1960 and 1982 and now stands at just short of 10M tpa.
English china clay typically contains 75-85% kaolinite in ceramic grades and up to 94% for paper-coating grades. The most abundant other constituent is mica (5-20%), with small amounts of smectite, quartz, tourmaline and feldspar in ceramic clays. Its fundamental property is whiteness and fine but controllable particle size. Its platy shape increases opacity and it is soft (MOH 2.5), non-abrasive and chemically inert over a wide range of pH.
Kaolin has a wide variety of industrial uses but the most important (70% of UK sales) is in paper-making. Other major outlets are ceramics (22%) and as a filler/extender in paint, rubber, plastics (8%)
Paper In paper, kaolin performs two quite separate functions.
Ceramics Originally used for white-ware ceramics, this remains a major market with almost 1M tpa used in western Europe in vitreous china sanitary ware, tableware, wall tiles (in UK), electrical porcelain & glazes. The clay component contributes to plasticity, workability and strength in the pre-fired state and to strength in fired body
Paint Both natural and calcined kaolin are used as extenders in a range of paint formulations, particularly emulsion paint. It reduces overall cost, increases opacity (and therefore covering power) and prevents pigment settling in the can.
Rubber Kaolin is incorporated in both natural and synthetic rubber compounds. Hard clays (75-80%<2 micron) enhance strength and impart good resistance to wear and abrasion. Soft clays (20-45%<2 microns) lower overall cost without impairing physical properties.
Other applications include:
In the primary deposits of south-west England, no natural concentration has occurred and the kaolin content of the clay matrix is low (10-15%). However, since it is largely within the lower size fraction, processing consists of rejecting coarser materials (quartz and mica) by classification in water to produce a high-grade product >75% kaolinite.
Large volumes of waste are generated – typically 6.5 tonnes sand & stent (waste rock), 1 tonne of overburden and 1 tonne of micaceous residue per tonne of marketable clay. Total waste arisings are 22M tpa, of which about 10M tpa is sand. Some 2Mtpa are sold as aggregate to a largely saturated local market, with small amounts being shipped from Par. The total industry waste stockpile has been estimated at over 600M tonnes.
In contrast the sedimentary kaolins of Georgia have a much higher kaolinite content (>80% as dug)
China clay is extracted by hydraulic mining following the removal of up to 15m of overburden (weathered granite, peat, soil etc). Kaolinised granite may grade rapidly over <1m into unkaolinised granite (stent), which may need to be blasted and removed by truck and shovel. Slurry gravitates to the base of the pit (sump) from where it is pumped into spiral sand classifiers. Clay fines are carried away in liquid overflow and coarse sand and unaltered granite is discharged to waste. Inclined conveyors remove this waste to tips. Overflow is pumped to primary hydrocyclones, which remove fine quartz and coarse mica in the underflow. This is pumped to mica dams as waste. Overflow is largely kaolinite but with some impurities. It goes to dewatering tanks then to refining tanks (hydroseparators). The product is dewatered by high-pressure filtration and dried to reduce moisture content from about 30% to 10%.
Dry mining was introduced to the Lee Moor area in 2000. This allows more selective extraction using conventional earth-moving equipment and improved yields. Output is put through primary screening to remove oversize with undersize disaggregated by high-pressure water jets and processed as for hydraulic mining output.
Deliveries to home market are largely by road and rail (328,000 of 341,000 in 1979) but almost 80% of the product is exported through the ports of Par (0.32M tonnes in 2002) and Fowey (1.4m tonnes in 2002), with minor shipments formerly through Charlestown.
China clay in south-west England is an internationally important mineral resource. Production began in the mid-18th century. Total output has been estimated to exceed 150M tonnes. The value of production (£237M in 1998 -- now some £200M pa) makes it the most important industrial mineral produced in the UK. The china clay industry also underpins the UK whiteware ceramics industry
UK sales in 2002 were 2.16M tonnes (85% from Cornwall, 15% from Devon), a significant decline from peak sales of 2.78M tonnes in 1988. The industry employs 2,400 people directly and it is the largest private employer in Cornwall. UK consumption declined from 450,000 tonnes in 1990 to 264,000 tonnes in 2002.
In Devon, there are 5 quarries producing 360,000tpa together with associated processing plants with a processing capacity of 450,000tpa. Total operational area is 2,983 acres (1,200Ha). The industry employs 300 people direct + 60 contract employees at any one time (eg drivers, maintenance engineers, specialist services and consultants) and spends £18M pa locally, excluding large capital projects which in a typical year are about £5M. The industry has been an important part of Dartmoor life for more than 170 years and intends to continue, though it has renounced its planning permissions within the Dartmoor National Park. Current operational life of the Dartmoor reserves is 60+ years, but much depends on the continuing availability of tipping space for the waste.
There are 3 producers:
The UK was the world's largest producer of kaolin until the 2nd World War, when the USA surpassed it. In 1981, USA and UK contributed 40% and 15% of world production and they still produce about 30% of the 40M tonnes of world production between them. The USA and UK dominate paper-coating clay production with about 4.5M of 15.8M tpa (1982). Brazil recently emerged as a significant producer, with about one third of the total market, but only minor quantities are produced elsewhere. Ceramic and filler-grade production is much more widespread.
UK is the world's largest exporter of kaolin, with over 80% of UK production exported (almost 50% of world trade in 1981). In 2002, 88% of UK production valued at £187M was exported. Most goes to Western Europe
The St Austell china clay area is notable for the impact of china clay working. The "white alps" of Cornwall are visible for miles and within the area the impact of pits and their working are significant. The "island settlements of Roche, Bugle etc are totally surrounded by china clay workings and tips. Land occupancy by the industry in the St Austell area in 1970 totalled 1,862 hectares, about half of which was pits and plant with the other half being tips and mica dams. By 1991, it was 3,035 hectares, an increase of 63%. Around the village of Lee Moor on the edge of the Dartmoor national park there are similar impacts from both workings and tips, though the plant is now largely hidden within the pits.
For every tonne of china clay, about 9 tonnes of waste are produced comprising 4 tonnes of sand, 2.5 tonnes of stent, 1.5 tonnes of overburden and 1 tonne of micaceous residue. Total industry waste arisings are 22 M tpa, about 10% of which are sold as aggregates. The total industry stockpile of wastes has been estimated at over 600M tonnes. Individual pits have considerable longevity, the kaolin deposits not having been bottomed out, so few are used for waste disposal. The industry has invested considerable amounts into research on revegetating the waste tips to reduce rainwater erosion, which can lead to problems to nearby houses and to reduce the visual impact of the tips. Much of this has been reported in a study for the then Department of the Environment by Wardell Armstrong (Restoration & revegetation of china clay waste materials)
Stent waste -- Stent contains a large proportion of rocks and boulders, which effectively eliminates the use of some surface treatments, such as cultivation, unless significant surface alteration (such as de-stoning) is considered. Waste is tipped in a series of small benches before being bladed into one larger and more gently sloping bench. This rough stent tip face is also blinded with sand prior to hydro-seeding. Access roads and erosion control channels are maintained between each graded bench.
Sand waste -- Raw sand waste comprises almost half the total disposals and tends to show partial separation of material sizes during tipping
Mica dams are usually constructed of sand & stent waste and designed to be semi-permeable. Mica, suspended in water, is discharged to the lagoons where it is left to settle with excess water drained off through the dam. Additional lifts may be constructed on the dam once the lagoon is full to increase storage volumes
Erosion problems on regraded tip slopes – On machine-regraded slopes, infiltration is often reduced & the risk of surface-water flow is increased. Often, rill-&-gulley erosion develops before the surface can be stabilised by vegetation cover. The need for control measures is likely to increase as more tips are regraded. If uncontrolled, erosion from regraded unvegetated tips can result in heavy silt loads in surface water, which could pollute local water courses. Small settlement ponds have been constructed to remove the silt before water is discharged to stream. Erosion control measures on the tip itself can reduce or remove erosion, so eliminating the need for this type of preventative measure.
Hydro-seeding -- This technique has been successful in providing a quick vegetation cover to reduce erosion, wind-blow problems and to provide grass cover. In the long term, grass swards alone may not be a sustainable vegetation cover on new waste materials. Grassed slopes of over 15 years of age ( Blackpool) have failed to establish self-sustaining sward so requiring continued application of fertilisers. Sewage sludge, as a source of both nutrients & organic matter, has potential as an aid to developing sustainable soil systems on tips. Liquid sludge is applied to a steep tip face. More appropriate application techniques may need to be developed. Solid sludges can be used on graded tips when machinery access allows incorporation of the material into the waste surface.
Heathland trials -- Successful trials on the re-establishment of heathland have been undertaken on mica waste (Maggie Pie). Trials have also been successful at Lee Moor on raw sand waste. These trials need to be extended to field scale.
Shrub cover on tips -- Very steep tip faces are limited in their use, amenity & tree & shrub cover often being the only long-term option. Rapid initial colonisation by tree lupin has started to die back as a result of aphid attack. Tree lupin is a valuable first coloniser as it fixes nitrogen in the waste. During the periodic die-back, other trees & shrubs may take advantage of the increased nutrient supply & reduced competition, so establishing a more long-term vegetation cover.
Tree trials (Littlejohn) -- To investigate the ability of some species to tolerate exposure, plots have been planted with different species of conifer & alders on very exposed tip faces at Littlejohn.
Good examples of what can be done to improve the situation and return disused pits to beneficial use are provided by the Wheal Martin China Clay Heritage Centre at Carthew and the Eden Project at Bodelva
Wheal Martin China Clay Heritage Centre.
The Museum of china clay site includes 2 old clay works, the Wheal Martyn Works, which started in the 1820s and continued in operation until 1969, when it was replaced by the modern works at Blackpool, and the Gomm pit and its works, which worked from about 1878 to the 1920s. The historic trail illustrates the working of china clay and, more particularly the pumping to the works using a 35ft diameter water wheel and around the works with an 18ft water wheel, with reconstructions of the level from the base of the pump shaft and the incline for disposing of sand waste from the bottom of the pit to the conical sky tips which became such a feature of the area.
The processing of the clay is illustrated in the preservation of the sand and mica drags, settling pits and tanks and the pan kiln or dry, from where clay was thrown over into the linhay for storage until transport was available to take it away to the customer. Display areas in the Linhay cover Plymouth porcelain, china stone quarrying and tools used in the industry and the yard features transport items such as a clay wagon, a 1916 Peerless 4-ton lorry, Lee Moor No. 1 (0-4-0 saddle tank that was used in Devon for 48 years and side-tipping rail wagons.
The Wheal Martyn Nature Trail shows how wildlife can thrive in an altered landscape and how quickly nature can take over when human activity ceases. It includes habitats ranging from heathland to mature beech woods, most of which were once bare industrial scars. An additional walk to the viewing point allows extensive views of the working Greensplat and Wheal Martyn pits, with Greensplat village, overburden tips and the Blackpool, and Gunheath tips and Gunheath tips in the distance.
The Eden Project
The Eden Project is built within the old Bodelva china clay pit, 50m deep on a 130-acre site, which was abandoned in the late 20th century. Following earth-moving of 1.8M tonnes in 6 months, the installation of some 2,000 rock anchors to stabilise the slopes and the installation of a 22L/sec water-collection system, the two biomes (Humid Tropics and Warm Temperate) were constructed as the largest conservatories in the world, to celebrate the relationships between plants and people and to be a symbol of what is possible when people put their mind to the challenge of regeneration and restoration. It cost £86M and is still developing, with a third biome ( Tropical Desert) to be constructed in due course. It already receives over 1M visitors pa.


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please, be informed due to emergency state announced by the government of Czech Republic we are forced to close the Ecsotica Spa and Health Club for public and hotel guests with an affect from 13th March 2020.
All current reservations will be cancelled or postponed for later dates.
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The Alchymist Grand Hotel and Spa offers its guests a tranquil oasis dedicated to well-being and health. The Ecsotica Spa & Health Club is the finest luxury spa in Prague, executing restful rejuvenation in unrivalled privacy and comfort, combining exclusive pampering spa treatments with extraordinary design elements in Prague. Our Ecsotica Spa includes five intimately-furnished treatment rooms, one of which is designed especially for couples wishing to share a romantic experience. Guests can also enjoy a variety of Indonesian-inspired signature treatments, ranging from deep muscular massages and relaxation aromatherapy to bathing rituals, detoxifying wraps and Darphin facials provided by an experienced team of Balinese therapists.Our Ecsotica Spa can also serve as an special venue for corporate and private events and celebrations, combining comfort, luxury and the undivided attention of our staff.ONLINE RESERVATIONS
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- Gourmet buffet breakfast in our Aquarius restaurant (from 9am till 10:30am)
- One hour relaxation in the Ecsotica Health Club, nestled in the gothic cellar with a crystal chandelier hanging right above the pool featuring also sauna and gym
- Lending of fluffy bathrobes and towels
- 30 minutes relaxing back or foot massage
- Cup of tea from our special wellness collection
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- 90 minutes massage of your choice provided by our professional therapists
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- 3 course menu of your choice prepared by our awarded Executive Chef Frantisek Mizerovsky including sommelier's selection of wine, mineral water, coffee or tea at the Aquarius Restaurant
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The facilities of the luxury Alchymist Grand Hotel and Spa include the Ecsotica Spa with all its exclusive treatments provided by our attentive staff, but also a health club which is free of charge for our hotel guests.
The interior of the health club is a treat in itself. It is not every day that one can enjoy working out, using the latest Technogym cardio and weight fitness equipment, beneath vaulted Gothic ceilings with two crystal chandeliers; one lighting up the gym area and one hanging right above the swimming pool with water gushing out from the rock wall. The health club experience would not be complete without a sauna. The pièce de résistance is undoubtedly the wonderful relaxation area with its original, 18th century Chinese bed.
- Technogym cardio and weight fitness facilities
- Separate locker areas with saunas
- Swimming pool
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Resource - Use Efficiency: An Application of Stochastic Frontier Production Function to Plantain Farmers in Ogun State, Nigeria
This study assessed the resource-use efficiency of plantain farmers in Ogun State, Nigeria using the stochastic frontier production function analysis. Primary data were collected from 160 plantain farmers in Abeokuta zone of Ogun State Agricultural Development Programme (OGADEP). The mean efficiencies values for plantain production were 0.835, 0.675 and 0.721 for technical, allocative and economic efficiencies respectively. The return to scale value showed that plantain production was at stage of decreasing positive return to scale. The study also revealed the presence of inefficiency in the resource-use among plantain farmers in the study area (p < 0.05). The distribution of results also showed that the plantain farmers were more efficient in the use of some inputs. Changing the input combinations was observed to increase farm level efficiency. The farmers in the study area therefore need to use available input intensively so as to reduce current inefficiencies significantly.
Keywords: Food security, Plantain farmer, Allocative efficiency, Stochastic frontier, Technical efficiency
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Media Corporation confirms the disposal of Intabet
Digital advertising network and online gaming group Media Corporation has confirmed it is to scrap its Intabet online gaming platform following an internal review of the company's operations and prospects.
The firm cited "increasing technology, hosting and operating charges" and the "inability of the company to obtain an appropriate gaming licence in its own right" as key factors in its decision.
Directors singled out Intabet as a "drain" on Media Corp's resources and said that they would be unable to sustain it in the absence of "meaningful revenues or investment".
The move will mean that Media Corp is no longer in a position to deliver Intacorp to UK subscription television provider Box Nation, despite the two parties having agreed a deal earlier this year. Media Corp's football-based skill games website GoalMillions.com will continue to operate under licence through Vamagaming, but with little promotional budget.
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Windows changed your time in the middle of the roast!
Just bad timing.
If you turn off "Windows Internet Time" in your clock it won't happen.
Just wondering if anyone can diagnose what happened with the logging on this profile? It seems to have skewed backwards at about the 9 minute mark then continued on from there? It was a ripper roast but would be nice if I could fix the profile. Sadly can't get anymore of the beans though...
Windows changed your time in the middle of the roast!
Just bad timing.
If you turn off "Windows Internet Time" in your clock it won't happen.
Well I would never have guessed that. Obvious explanation once you mentioned it.
However his time must have been out by quite a bit. A time correction should not be that much (excepting daylight savings) unless his PC CMOS battery is low and it's losing time.
What were the beans Pretzal?
Thanks for the replies everyone. The simplest explanation is usually the most correct. The beans were the Ethiopian Kochere sourced from a local roaster. I got very lucky with this roast - it was a good one.
The difference was under 2 minutes which can happen pretty easily if the PC isn't online often enough for Windows to "go check". The error can accumulate over a much longer period. By default Windows only checks the time once a week (every 604800 seconds) but I think Windows 10 does it on startup (which makes more sense). You can fix it with a script or something like "D4 time sync" or maybe just go into your clock setting at midnight, manually update and then it will only happen at midnight once a week
You can fix your graph in the CSV file too as long as you are careful that Excel doesn't mess it up when you save it. You will find the time column and the step, just add the step value to the rest of the column and your graph should appear like it should.


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Genetic Testing
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In our early days, Biotics Research operated a clinical laboratory that analyzed blood and urine samples. In fact, Biotics was one of the first laboratories to provide mineral analysis via hair. Most healthcare professionals today recognize the benefit of mineral analysis from hair as a non-invasive test for signs of heavy metal toxicity.
In the late 1970s Biotics Research operated a licensed clinical testing laboratory for genetic toxicology assessment. From a blood sample, white blood cells were cultured and their chromosomes examined under a high-powered photo-microscope. From the examination of the chromosomes, DNA damage could be measured. While this is a very common procedure in clinical and research labs today, in 1979 very few laboratories in the world were engaged in such tests. Biotics Research Corporation was clearly ahead of its time.
Biotics was contracted by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to perform a preliminary study on the residents of Love Canal in upstate New York. The neighborhood was built on a toxic waste site and the residents were having unusually high rates of stillbirths, congenital abnormalities in newborns, as well as other health problems. The residents associated their problems with a toxic waste dump below the community, and we were requested to provide an estimate of genetic damage to the residents in order to determine if extensive studies were necessary.
Serious evidence of genetic damage was identified in a large percentage or residents tested (11 of 36). Unfortunately, this was not the news authorities wanted to hear. Although they tried to refute our findings, ultimately they had to accept the evidence and relocate the residents of Love Canal. Love Canal became a symbol of citizens taking action against toxic chemical pollution, and ultimately lead to the establishment of the EPA Superfund to clean up toxic waste sites.
From Genetic Testing to Interferon
An outgrowth of our genetic testing resulted in the development, production and sale by Biotics Research Corporation, of the first nutritional supplement to supply known, potent levels of interferon.
The ability to culture cells was derived from the genetic toxicology project, and was utilized to raise human fibroblasts (derived from established cell lines B not derived from fetuses). The scientists at Biotics Research believed the use of human cells was essential. In the early 1980s, interferon production was normally accomplished by adding viruses or viral extracts to cell cultures to induce interferon production. Not wanting to handle potentially pathogenic viruses, Biotics scientists devised a method to induce beta-interferon (now renamed interleukin-6) by adding nutrients that were unheard of at the time. Independent assays established the high level of beta-interferon produced by our cell culture methods.
The concept of oral administration of interferon, which was validated in animal experiments by leading veterinarian researchers, was diametrically opposed to the then-recent attempts by cancer researchers to treat human cancer patients with high doses of purified interferon. They were using doses that were over a million fold of what the body normally produces. It is important to note, interferons are produced in minute quantities by the body, yet still exert powerful effects. Interestingly, excessive doses of interferon may not stimulate the immune system significantly, and may actually cause severe side effects.
Oral administration of Biotics interferon has been documented to deliver physiological doses to the most common target tissues: epithelial (mucus) membranes. However, a leading interferon researcher of the time petitioned the FDA to make interferon, an Investigational New Drug. Though the FDA acknowledged that interferon was a normal bodily component (like proteolytic enzymes), we were forbidden by an injunction from continuing to produce or sell oral interferon.
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is committed to ensuring that 25 million People with Disabilities (PwDs) participate in the 2019 elections.
A National Commissioner in the commission, Dr Adekunle Ogunmola, said this on Monday in Calabar, at a validation meeting on the "INEC Framework on Access and Participation of Persons with Disabilities."
Ogunmola said that validation of the framework after two years of deliberations by stakeholders showed that INEC was determined to bring in PwDs for full and effective participation in the electoral process.
"Today's event marks yet another milestone in the commitment of the commission to expanding the electoral space to ensure that the right of all eligible Nigerians to vote and be voted for is guaranteed.
"As a commission, we are committed now than ever to meaningfully uphold and incrementally improve the gains made in the advancement of the right of PwDs to accessible and inclusive electoral process," he said.
The INEC commissioner explained that the framework was geared towards strengthening INEC as inclusive in its human and financial resources as well as in its practice and process.
Earlier, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Cross River, Dr Frankland Briyai, had said that INEC's effort on the framework was commendable as it would reduce inequality and exclusion in the electoral process.
"I must commend INEC and all stakeholders for the efforts and rigorous work they have done to bring this policy to this stage of validation.
"When finally adopted, the framework will guide INEC to develop its electoral database, aid in proper planning and provide adequate support and materials needed in the electoral cycle.
"This will also ensure that PwDs participate in all aspects of the electoral process, be it as voters, candidates for elections or as election observers," Briyai said.
On her part, National President, National Association of Persons with Disabilities, Ms Judith Ekaette, thanked INEC for the framework.
Ekaette said that the policy was in line with international best practices, adding that it would give members of the association the opportunity to participate properly in the electoral process.
"It will break all barriers hindering the smooth participation of PwDs in the electoral process," she said. (NAN)