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Indeed, an award-winning property is not achieved without planning. The process can be tedious and costly unless you have a degree in engineering. It is essential to know the process and the risks to get ready with the outcome. Here is some advice on how to nail your home renovation design this year:
Don't Rush the Planning Stage
Indeed, planning your great home renovation project will take some time. However, it is always worth taking to ensure that you get everything right. Design every detail of your project. The small changes that you have can have a serious effect in the end if it is not planned accordingly
Look for an Awesome Builder
Finding the right builder for your project will make your life easier. To look for recommendations, you can always ask your friends and family members on renovation builders Glen Iris. Meanwhile, to ensure that you will have a good value for your project, tender your works with three builders.Take some time and see the builder's latest projects. With this, you can see their work beforehand so you can visualize the project that you will have in the future. Finally, if you are very particular with the final touches, then make sure that your contractor can deliver this.
Never Expect Miracles to Happen
There are very few major refurbishments that involve drainage alterations and structural work which can be completed around five to six months. You can do the internal reforms swiftly. However, the last stages can tend to slow down. Indeed, improperly built and rushed buildings will haunt the client in the end.
Ask the Help of the Professionals
Talk with the architects, builders, and party wall surveyors regarding your project. Yes, it will add a big cost to your outlay. But unless you know the process, you must not skip talking with the experts especially if you are building a big project.In particular, you can hire the services of a quantity surveyor. They can manage the project and its every detail which the builder can't. With this, you can have the right project budgeting and keep the costs low.
Create a Contract
As soon as you have found the builder for your project, don't just settle with a handshake. Make sure that you create a contract which includes details of your deal. State the output expected, how long it will take, and the methods to do it. A building contract will serve as a framework for the contractor to complete the work. This will also a guide for you to monitor their progress.The contract must include the payment plan. It is a timetable of when the builder can send their invoice and how much will they charge.


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High quality miniature dollhouse light fixture for use by miniaturists, crafters & hobbyists who build DIY dollhouses, miniature dioramas and other scale model structures. This battery operated dollhouse light is 1:12 scale and made from the finest quality materials for stunning accuracy and detail. These black wall sconces will make a great dollhouse porch light.
The base is magnetized which makes is easy to install this miniature dollhouse lighting fixture. You can choose to use the peel and stick adhesive on the lamp, use glue, or connect the base magnetically to the included metal disc. The magnets are strong enough to hold well but light enough to remove and change the battery.
The fixture can be removed from the base in order to replace the battery. There is a tiny switch at the base to power it on and off. The 3-volt lithium battery will last about 50 hours. The white LED dollhouse light is not replaceable but will burn for approximately 4,000 hours and put out considerably less heat than traditional bulbs.
This DIY dollhouse light fixture is 1/12 scale, also referred to as one-inch scale, means 1 inch = 1 foot. Recommended for adult hobbyists and children ages 13 and up. Don't forget replacement batteries!
Kit Kraft is a craft and hobby shop in the Los Angeles area and an online store that sells a large variety of arts and craft supplies. Whether it is bulk quantities of glitter to cover a fashion show runway, sculpting material for your art piece or crafting a gift to inspire a friend, our supplies are designed to help bring creative ideas to life.

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Smart Storm Ltd
Smart Storm Ltd are a UK based manufacturer of advanced wastewater and environmental monitoring instrumention, and systems. Smart Storm we have a strong belief in protecting our planet from pollution. Pollution has three forms, Water, Air and soil. If we don't monitor Pollution we can't measure it and if we don't measure it we can't treat it and if we don't treat it we can't control it. This is where Smart Storm comes in. Our Water Treatment Specialists are dedicated to designing and developing instrumentation and systems that meet the demands of pollution prevention and control. Our products offer a simpler and more cost effective means of measuring and controlling waste and enable waste water to be managed and treated at source more easily, rather than at treatment plants, which gives a major benefit in reducing carbon footprints and provides a positive social impact through an enhanced and cleaner environment.
Company details
Find locations served, office locations, manufacturers and our distributors.
- Business Type:
- Manufacturer
- Industry Type:
- Water Monitoring and Testing
- Market Focus:
- Internationally (various countries)
- Year Founded:
- 1993
- Employees:
- 11-100
- Turnover:
- 1,000,000 - 10,000,000 €
About us
Smart Storm was formed in 1993 by Dr John Duffy, who was a renowned academic in the field of piezoelectric and dielectric material science with particular emphasis on medical and industrial non-invasive sensing.
Built on its research and development capability the company has always been at the forefront of innovative products for the water and waste water industries and has won many prestigious UK and European awards for its developments in technology. The latest Universal Smart Instrument, a result of 3 years Research and Development, is the only instrument of its kind in the market and truly without competition. It offers "Tomorrow's Measurement Technology – Here Today" No other product competes with its advanced technology and user experience.
The company employs a large percentage of graduate staff and as a IS09001:2008 company, Smart Storm is committed to excellence in product quality and performance and outstanding customer service and support.
The company business is organised into 3 distinct segments which form a combined benefit to the customer.
- Instruments for monitoring and controlling liquids and solids in process and waste water industries.
- Waste water samplers.
- Weir tanks.
- Fat Skimmers.
- Waste water control systems including pH balancing, pumping stations and waste water screening.
- Waste water treatment plants.
Smart Storm service and calibrate all types of industrial effluent monitoring and treatment plants, whether a once off calibration is needed or an ongoing service contract, Smart Storm's highly trained environmental engineers have the skills and experience to offer impeccable service.


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Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth are evidently still together, regardless of the vocalist having beforehand scoured the Instagram record of her long-lasting adoration.
On Thursday, July 19, 2018, Hemsworth presented a video on his Instagram Story, indicating him and the "More youthful Now" artist moving in an auto together. Clearly anxious to spook Cyrus, Hemsworth, who's in the driver's seat, shouts as though stuck in an unfortunate situation, terrifying the former Hannah Montana star. A shaken Cyrus reacts by energetically debilitating Hemsworth. "I'm going to beat them … ," she says in the clasp, before trailing off.
Hemsworth at that point takes a gander at the camera to tell fans that he's "number one."
In this way, while the video doesn't demonstrate the combine snuggled up together, unmistakably Hemsworth and Cyrus are still particularly enamored.
Gossipy tidbits that the couple had gone their different courses began after Cyrus as of late erased the majority of the posts from her Instagram account, passing out her profile picture. And keep in mind that numerous speculates that Cyrus made the online life shakeup with an end goal to advance new music turning out, others stressed that her activities instead implied that she and Hemsworth had separated once more, as they'd already done in 2013 (using Cosmopolitan).
"Miley and Liam have the part up, and love is dead, much obliged for tuning in to my Ted talk," one Twitter wrote because of Cyrus' Instagram move. Another tweeted, "So if it's valid that Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth have a part up then there is actually no expectation on the planet by any means."
Luckily, those fans would now be able to sit back and relax realizing that the pop star and she The Last Song co-star is as yet a thing.
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Philip saysCuriously curious London Dry Gin. A cabinet of knick-knacks and colourful trinkets; shelf upon shelf of intriguing memorabilia. Welcome to The Eclectic Gin Society. A wonderful place for whacky, whimsical and experienced minds. Each item on the shelves on the label represents a diverse band of independent wine merchants on the quest to create their own perfect gin. Distilled in small batches in a traditional copper pot still, our London Dry juniper-led gin finishes with juicy citrus notes. Ideally served ice with a quality tonic and a twist of citrus peel.
Ashley says
This case is designed for the explorer in you. I have carefully selected these wines to match every occasion with interactive food and wine pairing and technical bits and bobs, like how it got from vine to wine.
Use this case to discover new favourites and stay ahead of the trends.
We have 3 cases to choose from:
Crystal Case
Our trademark case. Be enthralled with a mixed selection of 6 red and 6 white (and the odd rose wine). One of each so you can explore 12 completely different wines.
Ruby Case
Try 12 bottles of pure red wine indulgence. Various styles from light to big and bold. In the case you will receive two of each.
Gold Case
This is our liquid gold pure white wine case. In this you will receive wines from the light and the aromatic to the rich and concentrated. Each case contains 12 wines with two of each.
You can buy a trial case by ordering your chosen option below. If you would prefer to sign up to the quarterly case then please contact us on 01832 273502 or pop into one of our stores, so we can set up your subscription which you can opt out of at any time.
Love flavour? Love perfume? Love silkiness? Then indulge in Pinot Noir!
Like true love, great Pinot is worth the effort.
Although the aim of most Pinot Noir producers around the world is to make Pinot which rivals the magic wonders of Burgundy, there are an increasing number of New World producers just trying to make the best Pinot that their climate and terroir is capable of, and those New World Pinots taste very good indeed.
Pinot Noir Calusari 2018
Pinot Noir Reserva Nostros 2018
Pinot Noir Santa Macarena 2017
Dornfelder Dienheimer Christian Best 2014
Pinot Noir i Prandi 2017
Spatburgunder Trocken Hanewald-Schwerdt 2017
Pinot Noir Reserva Casas del Bosque 2016
Pinot Noir Gran Reserva Quintay 2017
Bourgogne Passetoutgrain Domaine Lignier 2017
Pinot Noir Trentham Estate 2016
Pinot Noir Ballasalla Folding Hill 2016
Pinot Noir Gladstone Vineyards 2018
Laherte Freres Brut Ultradition NV (375ml)
Kleine Zalze Brut NV
Luke's Pinot Noir Balfour Hush Heath Estate 2018
Pinot Noir Reserve Lawson's Dry Hills 2015
Pinot Noir Hawksdrift 2016
Savigny Les Beaune Domaine Edmund Cornu 2013
Givry Domaine Chofflet-Valdenaire 2016
Pinot Noir Iona 2015
Ferghettina Franciacorta Brut NV
Mercurey Rouge Domaine Meix Foulot 2016
Pinot Noir Moorooduc 2015
Savigny Les Beaune Domaine de Lebreuil 2016
Pinot Noir 'Liason' Mountford 2014
Pinot Noir Folding Hill 2016
Pinot Noir Handley Cellars 2012
Laherte Freres Demi - Sec Ultradition NV
Givry 1er Cru 'Clos de Choue' Domaine Chofflet-Valdenaire 2016
Pinot Noir Mount Edward 2015
Ferghettina Franciacorta Brut Rose 2014 Non-Gift Boxed
Laherte Freres Brut Ultradition Champagne NV
Ladoix 'Les Carrieres' Domaine Cornu 2016
Champagne Lallier R.014 Brut NV
Lallier 1er Cru Rose Brut Champagne NV
Nuits St Georges Domaine Chauvenet 2016
Louis Roederer Brut Premier NV
Vosne Romanee Domaine Chezeaux 2013
Pinot Noir Moutere Neudorf 2011
Gevery Chambertin Domaine Georges Lignier 2017
Ladoix 1er Cru La Corvee Domaine Cornu 2017
Pinot Noir 'RSM' Handley Cellars 2012
Bollinger Special Cuvee Brut NV
Bollinger Rose NV
Vosne Romanee 1er Cru Les Suchots Domaine Chezeaux 2013
Bollinger Special Cuvee Brut NV (Magnum)
Laherte Freres Brut Ultradition NV (Jeroboam)
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A real world review of the soon to be released Nikon Z6 mirrorless camera by Jared Polin.
This is the Real World Review of the Nikon Z6 Full Frame Mirrorless Camera. This is the second full frame mirrorless camera that Nikon has released into the market after the Nikon Z7. This version is the lower megapixel, high-iso shooting version. It also features fantastic video quality that will give the Sony a7 III a run for its money. This entire Real World Review was shot with the Nikon Z6. On location in Florida, Stephen used only the 24-70 f4 Z lens. – Jared Polin


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By LaTasha Whitley
During a recent conversation, we discussed the use of the term "empowerment" when working with clients and our concerns that this word could constitute a power differential between the client and Social Worker, potentially hindering their partnership. We instead liked the use of the term "engagement," because this highlighted the importance of both parties working together to achieve a common goal.
This discussion led me to think about the importance of engagement in my experiences as a Social Worker. I remembered being so nervous during my initial contact with one of my clients at my first job as a foster care caseworker. I hoped that she would welcome the opportunity to work with me and was eager to make a good impression. Her first words to me were: "Are you an intern or something? You look like you are fresh out of high school." I was slightly offended, because I was a recent college graduate with my Bachelor's degree in Psychology and wanted to be taken seriously as a professional. But, I also recognized that it was awkward that I was seemingly in a position of authority over this woman when I was nearly half her age. I knew very little about the foster care system, and I had no clue about the adversity that this woman had overcome to get to where she was. However, I knew that I was committed to helping her because of my passion and dedication to strengthening families and promoting the well being of children. Ironically, this client became one of my closest allies, and I was able to successfully help her regain custody of two of her children.
One of the things that I've always loved about being a Social Worker is having the ability to forge relationships with people from various walks of life and using these ties to effectuate change. My clients have often looked to me for support and have shared how much they valued our time together. They have expressed their gratitude in numerous ways and have made me feel like I left a lasting impression on their lives. However, I have not always had the opportunity to let my clients know how much they have also impacted me. They have inspired me to continue to push forward during moments of adversity and adopt the resilience that they have exhibited. I've encountered people who have witnessed countless acts of violence, abuse, trauma, and injustice, but they still continue to love, trust, and treat people with dignity and respect.
During the moments when I've felt like giving up due to my own personal issues, I was motivated to go to work, because I wanted to be there for my clients. I realized this was not because I felt like they needed me in order to be successful. I instead recognized the value of our partnership and the power that we possessed when working together towards a common goal. I thank my clients for inspiring me to be a better Social Worker and a better person everyday, and I want them to know that they are appreciated.
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The Themes of Loneliness & Alienation in J.D. Salinger's 'The Catcher in The Rye'
Loneliness and alienation are two very important themes in J.D. Salinger's novel 'The Catcher in The Rye'. In this essay I will discuss these themes and how they have had an impact on the protagonist – Holden Caulfield's life. I will look at how Holden uses alienation to protect himself from becoming emotionally attached to others and how death plays a key role in his feelings of loneliness.
One of the most prevalent themes in J.D. Salinger's 'The Catcher in The Rye' is the complex relationship that Holden Caulfield has with his emotions. On one hand, he is overwhelmed by the pain that his emptions can cause, but on the other hand when he tries to shut off these emotions he feels numb which can be equally as devastating for him. Loneliness is something that is recurring throughout the novel and in some ways, Holden's loneliness is a manifestation of the alienation he feels from the people around him. Throughout The Catcher in The Rye, Holden is separated from those around him and is constantly in search for a way to fit into a world in which he feels that he doesn't belong. A large portion of the novel focuses on Holden's ongoing quest for some form of companionship. This results in him moving from one meaningless relationship to another which only serves to increase his loneliness. Holden uses this alienation from the world around him as a defence mechanism in order to protect himself. He finds interacting with other people confusing and overwhelming, so by alienating himself from people he does not have to face up to this.
A great deal of Holden's loneliness and alienation can be traced back to the death of his younger brother Allie. Holden was devastated by the tragedy, which has already happened by the time we are introduced to Holden. He has essentially shut down and repeatedly mentions how important it is for him not to get too attached to people. A good example of this would be where Holden says, 'Don't ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody' (Salinger, 1951, p.67). This highlights the fact that Holden is not comfortable in opening up to anybody, because he is afraid of making a connection and then losing that person. This goes a long way towards explaining why Holden almost seems to be sabotaging any relationship that he begins to form!is because he is afraid of losing another person close to him. This fear has such a tight grip on Holden that he continues to spiral into deep depression and loneliness to the extent that by the end of the novel he is afraid to even speak to anyone.
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Tody's webinar (25 July 2012) was facilitated by Karen Melhuish (Enbling eLearning), and focussed on ways that we are engaging learners. The first thing the group did was reflected on a time when participants felt there were learning effectively. Some of the ideas…Continue
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A great heads up from Clarence Yates, it is Te Wiki o te Reo Māori - Māori language week from 23rd to the 29th July. He writes the following (original post…Continue
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Michael Winter shared the link to this video, writing, succinctly, "I think this is important".
I felt it was a powerful protest against many of the laws, legislations and policies that are being put together, including SOPA and ACTA - and yes, you can argue that the song's…Continue
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A reminder about the Virtual School massive online open course (MOOC) entitled Introduction to K-12 Online Learning Research that will held from 10 September-07 October 2012. This MOOC will be designed to provide a broad overview of the field of K-12 online learning, specifically what is currently known based on the research that has been conducted in the field.
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Nick Billowes shared this resource (originally shared by Gerard MacManus, St Bedes College), writing "I expect that you have all seen this in other…Continue
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Fresh off the digital 'press' from Edsurge (thanks to Betsy Corcoran and her team), is the (audacious) educationsuperhighway. The article really caught my eye as the initiative in the US seems to…Continue
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There are probably times when you would like to share a set of hyperlinks. However, sometimes these can be pretty dull visually...a list..., and often the URL does not provide information about what the follower of a particular link will find or be able to do. Enter Symbaloo (which was recommended to…Continue
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Rapper Lil Baby was seen on video recently with QC Music owner P celebrating him hitting 6 Billion streams! He has officially hit 3 Million adjusted album sales & 6 Billion combined streams across all of his projects! In the video P congratulates Lil Baby and says "I just want to tell you that I am very proud of you & I told you when you were in that trap that we were coming up out of that mf & we here now!" This is definitely a huge accomplishment for Lil Baby I wish him many congrats! #blackboyjoy #blackmagic
You can check out the full video at theshaderoom.com
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Just wanted to share my UFB installation experience with you.
First off a big thanks to Snap and the guys at Chorus for seeing this through. As with any new install, there were a few minor hiccups but I was very impressed with Snap and their friendly staff.
Below are some details about my install in case this might be of use to anyone. Please feel free to ask anything specific about the install process if you would like.
I was a Snap Naked Broadband customer with a VOIP line from XNet (VFX).
My gear included:
- Draytek Vigor 120 ADSL Modem
- Netgear Nighthawk R7000 Router
- Gigaset C610A – IP VOIP phone and DECT base
- 8 Port TPLink Switch (TLSG1008D)
The house has recently had CAT6 cabling in all rooms and terminates in the common living area behind the A/V cabinet.
UFB Install:
I received an email from Snap on 7th May that UFB was available at my address (West Auckland) and also included a discounted plan if I upgraded by 9th May.
I tried using their website but it showed that UFB was not available at my address. A quick chat with the friendly CSR and the request was logged in their system.
On 16th May, I received a text from Snap that the connection was booked in for 23rd May.
On 22nd May, I received another txt from Snap that the booking has been rescheduled to 3rd June instead.
On 23rd May, I received a call from Chorus informing me that a new conduit has to be laid as they would not be able to use the existing conduit and wanted consent from me to carry on the work. I was told that I did not need to be at home for this.
On 27th May, the Chorus guys showed up to complete the trenching work. I was monitoring it remotely using my outdoor security camera (Foscam 19805W) :-)
On 3rd June Chorus civil guys showed up again to push the fibre through. A little later a Chorus technician called me and advised that he would be coming over to install the ONT.
The technician arrived as planned and installed the ONT where I wanted it (behind my A/V cabinet where all the CAT6 cables terminate).
Unfortunately the civil guys had snapped (no pun!) the fibre while pulling it through. They advised that they'll be back in a day or two to redo the laying of fibre.
This meant that the technician could not finish the second part of his job which was to connect the ONT to the fibre. He however left his mobile number and asked me to call him when the civil guys finished their work.
On 5th June, the Chorus civil guys showed up again and completed the laying of fibre. The same evening I advised the Chorus technician that he could come in to complete the ONT install.
On 6th June, the Chorus technician showed up and connected the ONT to the fibre. He sent me a text after the job was completed. The same evening, I connected the Fritz 7390 (provided by Snap) and lo and behold the connection was all good!
I had noticed that my throughput was 30/10 instead of 100/50. Apparently an incorrect service order was passed onto Chorus but Snap admitted their fault and promised to get this resolved at the earliest. This was rectified on 13th June.
I was quite happy with my VOIP service with VFX but Snap had a free VOIP number bundled within the UFB plan. I requested them that I would first like to try their service and only if I was happy, I would then request a port of my existing number.
I configured my C610A IP with the number provided by snap and was happy with the call quality. My number was then ported to Snap and the temporary number was cancelled.
New Setup:
I was unable to use my Netgear R7000. I tried DD-Wrt (Kong's build) with VLan tagging as per the a few online tutorials but could not get it going. I then tried my old Linksys E4200 with Toastman's TomatoUSB and was able to connect fine.
However the Wi-Fi performance wasn't as good as the Fritz 7390. So for now I'm sticking with the Fritz 7390 as it meets all my current needs. I'm still using the C610A IP for VOIP as I've got a few dialling plans already configured and IMO it offers a lot more functionality than the Fritz box.
For those interested I've also tested the C610A handsets to work fine with the Fritz in DECT mode (i.e. use the Fritz as a DECT base) and displays the contacts from the address book in the Fritz.
Final Words:
A big thanks again to Snap for assisting me with all of my queries and needs during this entire process and most importantly keeping me informed.


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Dr. Bukvic is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography. She completed her bachelor's degree at the University of Zagreb, Croatia, and received two master's degrees in biological sciences and community planning from the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Bukvic completed her Ph.D. in Planning, Governance, and Globalization at Virginia Tech. She also gained professional experience as a researcher in the Department of Environmental Health at the University of Cincinnati. Her research efforts are inherently collaborative and multidimensional—revolving around climate change adaptation, coastal resilience, vulnerability, and relocation—all highly complex and multidimensional issues that call for an interdisciplinary approach to problem solving. She further explores whether relocation could serve as a workable adaptation strategy and practical solution to sea level rise in coastal communities, as well as what opportunities could emerge from this process.
Dr. Bukvic's early projects evaluate the use of relocation rhetoric in climate change adaptation documents and introduce new decision-support tools to inform relocation planning (e.g., the Coastal Relocation Leaf, the Relocation Suitability Index (RSI), & the Relocation Potential Assessment for Coastal Communities (RPACC)). She also conducted two post-hurricane Sandy household surveys on willingness to consider relocation as a disaster response strategy and the personal interviews with coastal stakeholders in Hampton Roads, VA, and on the Eastern Shore, MD, on barriers and opportunities for adaptation. Her current projects are funded by the NSF CRISP Type 1/Collaborative Research grant and are focused on the vulnerability of older population living in flood-prone coastal areas and the role of mobility and transiency in community resilience. She also serves as a co-lead of the Coastal@VT interdisciplinary research initiative at Virginia Tech and as an affiliate faculty in the Global Change Center, the Gerontology Center, and the Center for Leadership in Global Sustainability.
In the News
Coastal@VT researchers lead Kids' Tech University session about sea level rise
Coastal@VT hosted Rotating Resilience Roundtables to address issues of coastal resilience in Virginia
Virginia Tech sudents develop strategies to address flooding and sea-level rise in the city of Hampton
Anamaria Bukvic and team receive NSF grant to help fortify coastal cities against natural disasters
Recent Relevant Publications
Bukvic, A., Gohlke J., Borate, A., Suggs, J. (2018). The health and wellbeing risk to older residents residing in flood-prone coastal communities. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,Special Issue: Extreme Weather Events and Health, 15(12), 2900, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15122900
Bukvic, A. & Harrald, J. (2018). Rural versus urban perspective on coastal flooding: the insights from the U.S. Mid-Atlantic communities. Climate Risk Management 23, 7-18, DOI: 10.1016/j.crm.2018.10.004
Bukvic, A., Zhu, H. Lavoie, R., & Becker, A. (2018). The role of proximity to waterfront in the relocation decision-making post-Hurricane Sandy. Ocean and Coastal Management 154, pp. 8-18, DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2018.01.002
Bukvic, A. (2017). Towards the Sustainable Climate Change Population Movement: the Relocation Suitability Index. Climate and Development 10(4), 307-320. DOI: 10.1080/17565529.2017.1291407
Bukvic, A. & Owen, G. (2016). Attitudes towards relocation following Hurricane Sandy: should we stay or should we go? Disasters 41:1.DOI: 10.1111/disa.12186
Bukvic, A. (2015). Identifying Gaps and Inconsistencies in the Use of Relocation Rhetoric: A Prerequisite for Sound Relocation Policy and Planning. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 20(7), pp. 1203-1209,DOI: 10.1007/s11027-013-9532-5
Bukvic, A., Smith, A., Zhang, A. (2015). Evaluating Drivers of Coastal Relocation in Hurricane Sandy Affected Communities. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 13, 215-228, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2015.06.008
Bukvic, A. (2015).Integrated Framework for the Relocation Potential Assessment of Coastal Communities (RPACC): Application to Hurricane-Sandy Affected Areas. Environment, Systems, and Decisions 35(2), pp. 264-278, DOI 10.1007/s10669-015-9546-5


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dnata Travel's seasoned explorer, Rob Arrow, gives the inside track on where to go this month
Mauritius is a must-stay destination for families, with a number of resorts renovated and reopened, including LUX* Grande Gaube (pictured) and One&Only Le Saint Géran. There are some fab offers to be had.
Ras Al Khaimah offers a lot these days, such as the world's longest zip line, watersports and great dining. Plus, the redesigned The Ritz-Carlton Ras Al Khaimah, Al Hamra Beach is elevating the pool villa concept.
Just a 5.5-hour flight away, resting on the Mediterranean shore, Tunis has so much to discover, from the ruins of Carthage to the winding streets of the Medina. And Four Seasons Hotel Tunis has a wonderful Guerlain spa.
Newcastle upon Tyne is often overlooked as a direct entry point to the UK, but it has re-emerged as a cool riverside city with great dining. Seaham Hall, just outside Newcastle, is steeped in history, yet is a chic country house setting.
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Mario Sports Mix review (WII)Reviewed on December 22, 2011
You start fresh in each sport and you have to unlock every character and arena in each event. That means either playing 60 matches within that sport, which takes a lot of time, or it means playing through challenging hidden paths where the difficulty level is ratcheted up to an eventually absurd level that is made entirely too frustrating for most players within the games target audience because its so cheap.
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light review (X360)Reviewed on December 22, 2011
Besides puzzles, the game also offers a nearly perfect combat system. As Lara explores the fourteen stages in which her adventure unfolds, she'll do battle with all manner of monsters: gators, spiders, magicians, demons, skeletons and dinosaurs. She carries around a giant spear that she can toss repeatedly at her foes, her signature handguns and a whole arsenal of special weapons that she can acquire along the way.
Green Day: Rock Band review (PS3)Reviewed on December 14, 2011
Some of that personality is censored, unfortunately (or fortunately, if you're of the proper mind). When Harmonix released The Beatles: Rock Band, the company had the luxury of working with musical selections that the Vatican itself has endorsed. Green Day, in contrast, is comprised of three band members who like to talk about procreation in its most vulgar terms and who frequently protest organized religion and politics.
Mario Kart 7 review (3DS)Reviewed on December 09, 2011
Mario Kart games have been headed in a cheap direction for awhile now, but the issue has been easy enough to ignore that its impact on the overall experience remained relatively minor. This is the first time that players have been forced to face it head-on if they want to get the most out of their brand new game. Mario Kart 7 is a good purchase for action racing fans, but it could have been one of the finest in the series if the development teams would have just realized that losing to a cheating game isnt fun.
The King of Fighters XIII review (X360)Reviewed on November 28, 2011
There are slow and powerful bruisers, tiny and agile schoolgirl types and everything in between. If you decide to spend the time that is required to master even a small portion of the more than 30 fighters, youll be busy for many hours. Some characters are less obviously gifted than others, but none of them seem to be useless. Even the diminutive Chin Gentsai, who employs the drunken master fighting style, is deceptively powerful once you learn how to put his hypnotic movements to use.
Otomedius Excellent review (X360)Reviewed on November 26, 2011
Environments include vast and empty space (aside from enemy ships, of course), futuristic and very gray cities built on the side of cliffs overlooking waterfalls, the heart of a volcano and eventually caverns and a fleet of battleships. Settings are rendered competently but only occasionally with any originality. If you were to strip away the scantily-clad girls, Otomedius Excellent would be nearly indistinguishable from almost any generic horizontal shooter you might care to name.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 review (X360)Reviewed on November 11, 2011
This final chapter in the trilogy provides what is unquestionably the purest adrenaline rush that the series has yet seen. Im left imagining someone on the development team turning a giant crank until it rests at 11 and then just leaving it there. Explosions are huge. Planes crash. Buildings collapse. There are moments that feel like they were torn out of the previous games, except here the ante has been upped.
Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light review (DS)Reviewed on November 10, 2011
Customizing your characters has seldom been simpler in an RPG. Any hero in your merry band can be anything you like. It all comes down to the crowns with which you equip everyone. As you progress through the game and defeat powerful monsters, a magical crystal will bestow upon your party the gift of a new crown or two. A character who starts with the ability to just barely wield a sword can eventually grow into a battle-hardened Fighter, or perhaps a Black Mage or even something as frivolous as a Bard.
Super Mario 3D Land review (3DS)Reviewed on November 09, 2011
Super Mario 3D Land is clearly ready to have a love affair with your nostalgic side. You can make a game out of recognizing musical compositions, enemies and even platform types that you recall from elsewhere. Given the raccoon tail, the airships, the mushroom houses and a variety of other returning elements, its clear from the start that Super Mario Bros. 3 was the development teams primary source of inspiration.
Disney Epic Mickey review (WII)Reviewed on November 08, 2011
The themes in Disney Epic Mickey are more complex than you might expect from a childrens game, but theyre handled in the best way possible: through gameplay. The developers didnt simply give the player dialog choices and consider that sufficient. Instead, they presented Mickey with a more fundamental means of making his choices. As Mickey works his way through Wasteland, hell need to decide whether to rely on paint or thinner.
Sonic Colors review (WII)Reviewed on November 07, 2011
Tails makes an appearance, but hes a plot device and the role he plays is almost completely non-annoying. As you complete the various stages, youll rely on the franchises true star, not second-rate bit players who a part of you wishes would die horrible deaths. It feels almost like you're getting away with something that you shouldn't as you play through the games 36 main stages and don't hate the bulk of them.
GoldenEye 007: Reloaded review (X360)Reviewed on November 05, 2011
Stages may feel generic, but they now flow in a more natural fashion and enemy placement was more carefully considered to provide interesting challenges. Its clear that youre going through the same motions you always did, but now those motions are more enjoyable. Late in the game, I was delighted to find that I actually enjoyed protecting Natalya when the need arose.
Kirby's Return to Dream Land review (WII)Reviewed on November 01, 2011
Levels are built more like playgrounds than obstacles. Youll hop along hills, dodge slow-moving arrow projectiles and knights who wield swords that could easily have been drawn with Crayons. Kirbys Return to Dream Land is comfort food for gamers and you wont want to stop eating anytime soon.
Crazy Taxi review (X360)Reviewed on October 28, 2011
While details about the interface have changed, what you'll find once you download the game is that mostly SEGA left things alone. The result is a generally faithful port of the Dreamcast port, with one disappointing exception: the soundtrack is now free from the sounds of The Offspring. In place of that distinct soundtrack, players now are treated to some generic music that sounds sort of like the original tunes, only not quite. Whether you appreciated the music in the original game or not, it was part of the game's identity.
Blood Stone: 007 review (PS3)Reviewed on October 26, 2011
Bond has landed in a cover-based shooter and he's smart about it. If you put him behind a crate and an enemy is approaching his location, it's easy to creep to the edge, then duck around the side of the crate without standing up and exposing himself. Or if there's cover nearby, it's easy to roll to that cover and keep moving from there. The difference is in how long you hold down the appropriate button once you press it. The whole process quickly becomes second nature and feels a lot more natural than it did in similar titles.
Dark Souls review (PS3)Reviewed on October 20, 2011
Dark Souls is one of the finest Zelda games you'll ever play that isn't actually a Zelda game. Don't miss it!
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift review (X360)Reviewed on October 20, 2011
I sank hours of my time into the game and nearly every precious moment was spent zoning out or wishing that I could play something else. I didn't care when the ninth consecutive opponent fell at my feet with barely a whimper. I didn't much care when the next one soundly thrashed me, either. Everything was pretty enough along the way to that thrashing that I very much wanted to care, to let myself fall in love with the whole experience, but somehow I couldn't because nothing had managed to hook me.
Frogger 3D review (3DS)Reviewed on October 19, 2011
There are situations where youll find yourself playing through something fiendishly clever and youll realize that its a perfect extension of the classic gameplay. Of particular note are the stages that finish up each of the worlds. To complete the first world, youll have to flatten the tires of a huge truck (the same one that elsewhere has been squishing frogs, I like to think) by pushing a spike strip into its path. The second world concludes with a harrowing ride atop several trucks as you avoid low-hanging signs, eagles and holes.
Kirby: Mass Attack review (DS)Reviewed on September 17, 2011
The inability to consistently fling puffballs is the biggest problem that youll likely have with Kirby Mass Attack, because at times that particular activity can be vitally important. For example, in one stage you must repeatedly ram a block to slide it along a platform before a timer counts down and it explodes. Theres specific placement youll have in mind, but getting the explosive charge positioned in time can be difficult when every second or third swipe on the screen doesnt register.
Star Fox 64 3D review (3DS)Reviewed on September 13, 2011
Unfortunately, Starfox 64 3D doesnt benefit as much from that finally-genuine third dimension as you might suppose. Depth effects look terrific in the cutscenes that bookend the various stages, certainly, but the levels were never designed to actually utilize three dimensions in any meaningful way. This is essentially a cluttered rail shooter with vast expanses of empty space serving as the backdrop while in the foreground, floating debris from ruined space stations and asteroid fields serve as the points of interest.
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The Algorithmic CEO
The Algorithmic CEO
Fortune magazine online
Ram Charan
Jan 22 2015.
Get ready for the most sweeping business change since the Industrial Revolution.
The single greatest instrument of change in today's business world, and the one that is creating major uncertainties for an ever-growing universe of companies, is the advancement of mathematical algorithms and their related sophisticated software. Never before has so much artificial mental power been available to so many—power to deconstruct and predict patterns and changes in everything from consumer behavior to the maintenance requirements and operating lifetimes of industrial machinery. In combination with other technological factors—including broadband mobility, sensors, and vastly increased data-crunching capacity—algorithms are dramatically changing both the structure of the global economy and the nature of business.
Though still in its infancy, the use of algorithms has already become an engine of creative destruction in the business world, fracturing time-tested business models and implementing dazzling new ones. The effects are most visible so far in retailing, creating new and highly interactive relationships between businesses and their customers, and making it possible for giant corporations to deal with customers as individuals. At Macy's, for instance, algorithmic technology is helping fuse the online and the in-store experience, enabling a shopper to compare clothes online, try something on at the store, order it online, and return it in person. Algorithms help determine whether to pull inventory from a fulfillment center or a nearby store, while location-based technologies let companies target offers to specific consumers while they are shopping in stores.
Now the revolution is entering a new and vastly expansive stage in which machines are communicating with other machines without human intervention, learning through artificial intelligence and making consistent decisions based on prescribed rules and processed through algorithms. This capability has rapidly expanded into potential connections between billions and billions of devices in the ever-expanding "Internet of things," which integrates machines and devices with networked sensors and software, allowing the remote monitoring and adjustment of industrial machinery, for instance, or the management of supply chains.
Take, for example, General Electric GE 0.82% , which has already turned itself into a math house. It has assembled a staff in Silicon Valley to provide customers with advanced analytics that do such things as predict when equipment maintenance is due. As of the middle of last year, this quintessential industrial company had about two-thirds of its $250 billion backlog in orders from services based on its mathematical intellectual property.
Machine-to-machine communication and learning also help managers increase their capability and capacity and the speed of their decisions. The potential uses have barely been scratched, and the growth opportunities of this bend in the road can be immense for those who seize them.
The companies that have the new mathematical capabilities possess a huge advantage over those that don't. Google GOOG 1.04% , Facebook FB 0.23% , and Amazon AMZN 0.67% were created as mathematical corporations. Apple AAPL 0.52% became a math corporation after Steve Jobs returned as CEO. This trend will accelerate. Legacy companies that can't make the shift will be vulnerable to digitally minded competitors.
One of the biggest changes the algorithmic approach brings for both businesses and consumers is a rich new level of interactivity. The customer experience for many legacy companies is often secondhand or thirdhand. A company's offerings are, for example, bought by distributor X, which in turn sells to retailer Y, which sells to an individual—so the actual user is not the purchaser. In today's online math houses, by contrast, actual users are increasingly interacting directly with the company—buying and giving feedback without any intermediaries. The companies can track and even predict consumer preferences in real time and adjust strategies and offerings on the run to meet changing demands, which gives consumers leverage they never had before. The data accumulated from these interactions can be used for a variety of purposes. A company can map out in extreme detail all touch points of a user or buyer, gather information at each touch point, and convert it to a math engine from which managerial decisions can be made about resource allocation, product modification, innovation, and/or new product development. The data can also be used as a diagnostic tool—for example, it can reveal signals and seeds of potential external change and help identify uncertainties and new opportunities. It can point to anomalies from past trends and whether they are becoming a pattern, and help spot new needs or trends that are emerging and could make a business obsolete.
Indeed, the math house is shaping up as a new stage in the evolution of relations between businesses and consumers. The first stage, before the Industrial Revolution, was one-to-one transactions between artisans and their customers. Then came the era of mass production and mass markets, followed by the segmenting of markets and semi-customization of the buying experience. With companies such as Amazon able to collect and control information on the entire experience of a customer, the math house now can focus on each customer as an individual. In a manner of speaking, we are evolving back to the artisan model, where a market "segment" comprises one individual.
The ability to connect the corporation to the customer experience and touch points in real time has deep implications for the organization of the future. It speeds decision-making and allows leaders to flatten the organization, in some cases cutting organizational layers by half. A large proportion of traditional middle-management jobs (managers managing managers) will disappear, while the content of those jobs that remain will radically alter. The company's overhead will be reduced by an order of magnitude. In addition, performance metrics will be totally redesigned and transparent, enhancing collaboration in a corporation—or its ecosystems—across silos, geographies, time zones, and cultures.
To some degree, every company will have to become a math house. This will require more than hiring new kinds of expertise and grafting new skills onto the existing organization. Many companies will need to substantially change the way they are organized, managed, and led. Every organization will have to make use of algorithms in its decision-making. The use of algorithms will have to become as much a part of tomorrow's management vocabulary as, say, profit margins and the supply chain are today. And every member of the executive team will need to understand his or her role in growing the business.
Ram Charan is a veteran adviser to many Fortune 500 companies and co-author of the bestselling book, Execution.
Mathematics and Psychology — a connection between disparate disciplines
Applications of Maths to Chemistry
American Mathematical Society. Please click the link for an awesome article — how mathematics can be used for chemistry. It is said that a chemist can synthesize anything from a cough syrup to a computer chip. How? Why? Find out yourself in a related link.
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Merry Xmas !!
Nalin Pithwa
A Repertoire of DSP transforms and esp. Hilbert transforms and their significance— part 3
The Fourier transform of is essentially a step function. We shall see that the convolution with leads to an important integral transform. Specifically, the Fourier transform of
is This pair and its dual are shown in Figure 1. Since
has a pole at its origin, its Fourier transform integral diverges there as has a transform only in a limiting sense. (It can be evaluated using contour integration). Likewise, the Fourier integral of sgn (x), in computing either the forward or inverse transform, does not exist in the conventional sense because sgn (x) is not absolutely integrable. The transform of sgn (x) can be defined by considering a sequence of transformable functions that approaches sgn (x) in the limit. We do not let these mathematical inconveniences deter us any more than they did in our previous discussion of functions and sinusoids, for the pair Slatex (1/t)$ — sgn has some intriguing properties.
Since is real and odd, its Fourier transform is odd and pure imaginary. But, more interestingly, its magnitude spectrum is obviously constant. (Could there be a delta function lurking nearby?). The interest in this transform pair comes from convolving a function with in the time domain. This convolution integral, called the Hilbert Transform is as follows:
Equation I
This transform arises in many applications in Digital Communications and Mathematical Physics. The Cauchy principal value, which is a kind of average familiar to those knowledgeable in contour integration, is to be used over singularities of the integrand. This mathematical inconvenience is avoided in the frequency domain where we can easily visualize the effect of the Hilbert transform.
Multiplication by in the frequency domain produces a phase shift at all frequencies. The phase of is advanced constant for all positive frequencies and retarded a constant for all negative frequencies. The magnitude spectrum of is unchanged since the spectrum of is flat. The Hilbert transform operation in the frequency domain is summarized in Fig 2. The Fourier transform of the given function has its phase shifted , in opposite directions for positive and negative frequencies, then, the inverse Fourier transform produces the time domain result.
The exact phase shift [including the dependence] occurs in several different instances in wave propagation: the reflection of electromagnetic waves from metals at a certain angle of incidence involves an exact phase shift independent of frequency; special teleseismic ray paths produce the same type of phase shifts, and the propagation of point sources for all types of waves includes a phase shift for all frequencies in the far field.
More about Hilbert Transforms later…
Nalin Pithwa
What is a DSP Engineer
Let me digress a bit from the light theory of DSP, which have been discussing till now, to offer a viewpoint on what is a DSP Engineer. I reproduce below, an opinion, which I also hold, to some extent.
Comment What is a DSP Engineer
Feb 12 2008
By Shiv Balakrishnan, Forward Concepts
Once upon a time, DSP stood for Digital Signal Processing. In the late 1980's, however, our beloved acronym began move inexorably towards meaning Digital Signal Processors. By then of course, TI and other chip companies had spent many millions of dollars in creating a new market segment, so who's to grudge them hijacking the very end of an old piece of jargon?
Some of us nit-picky curmudgeons, that's who. My own anecdotal experience is that the field of Digital Signal Processing has lost out in subtle ways. Here's the background:
In the 1960's, DSP art developed around two broad areas: digital filtering and FFTs. When someone said they did DSP, you knew what they did. You also knew where they congregated: The International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP) was the main international watering hole. The ICASSP acronym gives away the dominance of "Acoustics" and "Speech" at the time
You even knew what DSP engineers were reading. Quality textbooks from Oppenheim, Schafer, Rabiner, Gold, Rader, and a host of others joined earlier guideposts like Blackman and Tukey's "Measurement of Power Spectra." Other sources of knowledge included the classic Cooley-Tukey FFT paper, Widrow and Hoff's LMS work, and a collection of seminal work from Bell Labs—the latter including early vocoder work from Dudley and speech breakthroughs from Flanagan's group. There was quantization analysis (Jackson and many others) and the elegant Remez Exchange-based FIR design work of Parks and McClellan.
Thanks to this training, DSP practitioners had a firm grasp of the signal processing chain. They worked with algorithms, hardware, and software. They understood the interplay between analog and digital signals, and the effects of noise and non-linearity in both domains. Most could recognize when an analog implementation was more efficient—an important talent, in my opinion.
Fast forward to 2008. Acoustics and speech still matter, but there is much more emphasis on multimedia and communications. The hardware options are replete with DSPs, microprocessors, FPGAs, IP cores, ASICs, ASSPs and what not accompanied by a wealth of tools: compilers, debuggers, high-level design tools and more. So what's the meaning of "DSP" now? What's our new-millennium DSP engineer doing?
Here are my observations (and I'd love to have them challenged): "DSP" means Processors a la TI, ADI et al. (Note to self: get over it!) A DSP engineer typically does one of the following:
- Writes C/C++ code to implement a function (e.g., a Viterbi decoder) on a DSP or core. The engineer then optimizes the code for performance/size/power, sometimes even having to (shudder) write assembly code to wring out the last iota of performance
- Architects a hardware block (e.g., Viterbi decoder), implements it in VHDL/Verilog, verifies it, and optimizes it. The engineer checks the RTL against a high-level model (e.g., in MATLAB) as well as the correctness at the logic level with black box testing, test vectors and such.
- Architects the system and designs algorithms. These engineers typically use MATLAB and C, and have domain expertise. They usually do not deal with assembly code or Verilog.
Now let me stick my neck out and make some wild generalizations:
Engineers in categories 1 and 2 never use their basic DSP theory after college—not that I can blame them. They can't tell you why and when an IIR filter might be unstable, or who needs any transform other than a DCT or radix-2 FFT. As far as quantization noise and round off effects are concerned, fuggedaboutit. The systems guy took care of that.
The #3 folks are closest to the DSP engineers of a couple of decades ago, though they tend to be "Architects" or "System Designers" as opposed to DSP programmers. They are also the ones closest to understanding the complete system, although they are lmited by increasing system complexity. Thus one has MPEG engineers, and WiMAX engineers, and Graphics engineers, etc. These systems engineers normally don't get too close to the hardware in large projects.
Here's a scenario: the product is a complex SoC or system; the chip comes back and it's bring-up time. I'm guessing that
- 70% of the above folks will not be dying to get in the lab
- 80% will want nothing to do with the hardware
- 90% will want nothing to do with the analog and data converters
- 100% will want nothing to do with the RF
Bottom line: complexity and the concomitant specialization have forced most engineers on any large project to limit themselves to a small part of the product or solution. This is not unique to DSP, of course. So who are today's DSP engineers and which direction is they going?
The answer seems to be: C / MATLAB programmer with some application knowledge. Software skills (compilers, tools, RTOS, IDEs, etc.) help in any job and DSP work is no exception. Knowledge of Z-transforms, FFTs, etc. is optional—there are cookbooks for these things anyway.
So why do I say that the discipline of DSP has lost out? My contention is that if engineers are not fluent in the basics of DSP, perhaps they should not be called DSP engineers. Since it is a bit late for that, maybe we need a better term for those who are concerned with how the bits arrived at the processor and where they are headed.
On the systems issue, this curmudgeon feels lucky to have been able to work on some pretty complex products. I am surprised by one thing: many DSP engineers I have encountered in the last ~15 years in Silicon Valley are not interested (!) in learning the other stuff even if they have the chance. Maybe they're doing the next big thing that will make today's DSP engineers will seem as quaintly old-fashioned as I am today.
More later…
Nalin Pithwa
A repertoire of DSP transforms, especially sine & cosine transforms & their significance —- part two
Just onc comment before we delve further: the trick in DSP and Digital Control and Digital Communications is to treat all possible practical signals via a few elementary or test signals. The function is an elementary signals, so also are the complex exponentials or sinusoids, the unit step function, the boxcar, the sinc pulse, and the signum function.
We continue our light study with transforms of sinusoids.
The Fourier transform of sines and cosines plays a central role in the study of linear time invariant systems for three quite related reasons: (1) they are eigenfunctions of LTI systems (2) the spectrum consists of the eigenvalues associated with these eigenfunctions, and (3) the weighting factor (sometimes called the kernel) in the Fourier transform is a complex sinusoid. Clearly, we want to include sinusoids in our Fourier transform repertoire.
We have already seen that the Fourier transform of the complex exponential is a function located at the center of the complex sinusoid. That is,
and letting
we get which equals
The Fourier transform of the cosine and the sine follows directly from these two equations. Adding the two equations gives
Equation I
while subtracting them gives
Equation II
These transforms are just the combinations of functions that are required by the basic symmetry properties of the Fourier transform; because the cosine is a real and even function, its transform is real and symmetric. The sinc is real and odd; therefore, it has an odd imaginary transform.
Alternately, we could derive the sine and cosine transforms by using the phase-shift theorem; shifting a function along the axis in one domain introduces a complex sinusoid in the other domain. For example, if we want to generate the dual pairs in equations I and II, we apply the phase shift theorem to the function and write
Adding and subtracting these two equations gives
equation III
. equation IV
The sine and the cosine transforms and their duals are shown in the attached figure 1.
Thus, the Fourier transforms of sines and cosines can be viewed as resulting from forcing certain symmetries into the function transform after it is shifted along the axis; shifting the function off the origin in the frequency domain and then requiring a symmetric symmetric spectrum results in equation I. An antisymmetric spectrum leads to Equation II. Analogous statements apply to equations for function shifts along the time axis.
The functions in Equations I and II make for easy convolutions leading to an important observation. For example, convolving equation I in the frequency domain with a given function and approximately multiplying by in the time domain gives
equation V
This equation and its sine wave counterpart are sometimes referred to as the modulation theorem. They show that modulating the amplitude of a function by a sinusoid shifts the function's spectrum to higher frequencies by an amount equal to the modulating frequency. . This effect is well understood in television and radio work where a sinusoidal carrier is modulated by the program signal. Obtaining transforms of sines, cosines, and related functions has been a good example of exploiting the basic Fourier transform properties. Our next example is no so obliging.
More later…
Nalin Pithwa


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Romney, is he kidding? I voted for the loser last time and he let Obama win a second term. He's a 2nd rate runner at this point. The GOP is running scared because they know they have NO ONE who can beat Trump.
If the GOP chooses any other candidate but Trump they're going to split the Republican vote and the GOP WILL LOSE.
Donald most likely will still win as he has a HUGE following from both major parties - The Republicans and the Democrats - and both Party Elites are reading the writing on the wall. Donald Trump is a threat to both parties.
They are scared.
They both need to give it up. And what both Party Elites need to do is Stop the "Obama Train of Disaster" right now. "Impeach and Remove". The "Obama Disaster Train" will only continue to hurt the Democrats and this country more by the minute. The Republican Elite should be screaming "Impeach and Remove".
But the party who is really being hurt is the Democrats - They are being hurt so bad by the "Obama Disaster Train" that they won't be able to win an election if they're not careful for another 20 or 30 years.
Don't they get it. Helloooooo......
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PACIDA is a community-centred organization which implements community-driven development initiatives for long-term sustainable benefits. Since its inception, PACIDA bridges the development and humanitarian gaps through increased networking, lobbying and partnering with local communities and developmental stake holders.
PACIDA is concerned with amongst others; the need to facilitate and champion targeted communities by empowering them through integrated programs built on positive traditional and modern practices to utilize available local resources and enhanced sustainable livelihoods and development
PACIDA works with the pastoral and agro pastoral communities in the County of Marsabit in Northern Kenya and in Southern Ethiopia. In particular PACIDA works with remote communities whose operations and targeting by other actors is minimal i.e. mobile pastoralists, rural and peri-urban communities with minimal contacts with other agencies
PACIDA's regional/cross-border approach to community development is motivated by the relationship between the communities sharing the international borders and their interdependence especially during extreme weather times. The cross-border approach is intended to build synergy and enhance communities' engagement and resilience to recurrent disaster threats and risks resulting from climate variability.
PACIDA is an active member of a number of local and regional forums and networks for the purpose of coordination and sharing learning. At local level, PACIDA is an active member of the County Steering Group (CSG), Water and Environmental Sanitation Coordinating Forum (WESCOORD), Marsabit Indigenous Organization Network (MIONET) and Marsabit County Non-State Actors Forum (MACNOSAF)
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New Provost for St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral
This morning (Sunday 28th May), the Bishop of Edinburgh, the Rt Revd Dr John Armes, was delighted to announced the appointment of a new Provost for St Mary's Cathedral.
The Rev John Conway, currently the Rector of St Martin of Tours, Gorgie/Dalry in Edinburgh, will take up his new responsibilities in September. He has been in Gorgie/Dalry since 2001 and has held various Diocesan roles, including his current role as the Diocese's Convenor of Mission and Ministry.
He succeeds the Very Revd Dr Graham Forbes, who has been in post since 1990 and is retiring at the end of June.
Commenting on his appointment, John said:
"I will leave St Martin's and Gorgie-Dalry, after sixteen years there, with a deep love and appreciation for its people. Geographically, at least, I am not going far, and I look forward, as a neighbour, to seeing the ways in which St Martin's continues to grow and engage with its community. The time is right for me, however, to embark on a fresh challenge as I respond to the call of the Spirit and the Church.
"I will be taking on significant new responsibilities as Cathedral Provost. The opportunities to proclaim the Gospel in fresh and creative ways in that context are exciting and I am grateful to the Bishop and to the Cathedral Board for the confidence they have shown in me.
"The Cathedral, with its prominent location in the centre of Edinburgh, its wonderful liturgies and excellent music, and its wider role in the life of our cosmopolitan city, is also, along with the Bishop himself, a central focus of our Diocese and our common mission to respond in faith to God. Working with the Bishop and the Cathedral team I relish the opportunity to build on and develop those roles.
"The Cathedral is also the spiritual home of a flourishing congregation, faithful members mingling with the curious who are maybe simply passing through. Some of the members of the Cathedral may have been around long enough to remember me from my time as Cathedral Chaplain. I look forward to seeing and serving them again, as I get to know the whole congregation, and help us together better to articulate and live out our calling to serve our city and our Diocese."
Commenting on this appointment, the Bishop of Edinburgh, the Rt Revd Dr John Armes, said,
"I am thrilled that John has accepted this new appointment. I am sure that under his stewardship the congregation will thrive and our Cathedral will further develop her role as a major city institution and as the Mother Church of this diocese."
The Rev John Conway was ordained in Edinburgh in 1997, after studying for two degrees, in Materials Science from the University of Leeds and in Theology from the University of Edinburgh, and working as an advice worker in Leeds. He is married with 3 children, and enjoys camping and cycling trips with them in the wonderful Scottish outdoors. He served his curacy at the Cathedral in Edinburgh before moving to St Martin's in Gorgie/Dalry in 2001.
The Cathedral was built in 1879 and is home to a thriving congregation, with worship offered to God every day of the week. It is the only church in Scotland to maintain the Cathedral choral tradition of daily sung services with a Master of the Music, Organist and a full choir. Visit the Cathedral's website to discover out more about the worship and life of St Mary's.


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Delaware's most charming towns
When it comes to towns bursting with charm, Delaware has plenty to choose from.
From the history-lined, cobblestone streets of New Castle to the sophisticated fine dining and fashion-forward boutiques of Lewes, each offers a unique, authentic and unforgettable experience that will wow first-time visitors and welcome those coming back for a return visit.
Bellefonte: Revel in the arts
Relax and recharge as you spend a quiet afternoon in Bellefonte meandering through the town's antique shops and Bellefonte Arts, where you'll find works by local artists and craftspeople. Once you work up an appetite, head to Bellefonte Café for live music and a menu of delicious dishes, including vegan offerings. The food trucks and the artists converge during the annual Bellefonte Arts Festival when you can hop from shop to shop.
New Castle: Transport yourself back in time
The cobblestone streets and quaint allure of this historic town will take you back to a simpler time when horse-drawn carriages were the preferred mode of transportation. Come see colonial history on display at First State National Historical Park, which includes Delaware's first capitol building. A perfect time to visit is Separation Day in June, which celebrates the day when what is now Delaware split from England and Pennsylvania.
Smyrna: Savor the beer, wine and spirits
You'll find inventive craft beverages at Blue Earl Brewing, Brickworks Brewing & Eats and Painted Stave Distilling. Their offerings will put you in the mood for a delicious pulled pork sandwich or a rack of fall-off-the-bone ribs at Maverick Texas BBQ.
Leipsic: Sample the seafood
Watching the boats come in along Leipsic's waterfront is a great way to relax. The whole town turns out for the Leipsic Oyster Festival in October where the oysters come fried or raw and are always delicious. Sambo's Tavern is the seasonal spot locals go for crabs fresh from the water and inspiring sunsets from April to October.
Milford: Dance to the music
You'll be dancing in the streets come September when this former shipbuilding town along the Mispillion River plays host to the popular all-female Ladybug Music Festival. Come back each month for the 3rd Thursday block party, which brings fun and festivities to downtown. Each month features a different theme, like "Stroll through the Arts" or "Light up the River."
Lewes: Shop and dine in style
This seaside town offers something for everyone -- pristine beaches, art galleries, eclectic boutiques with the latest fashions and a lively restaurant scene. Experience the inspired menu at Striper Bites Bistro. For lovers of 1950s-era nostalgia, book a room at the retro Dogfish Inn, a loving tribute to the beachfront motels of yesteryear. The Cape Water Taxi is a great way to explore the area's inland waterways.
South Bethany: Get out on the water
With its location between the Atlantic Ocean and Little Assawoman Bay, laid-back South Bethany offers activities for the entire family from swimming in the ocean to kayaking and fishing in the bay. Rent a beach house and bring the family, or gather up your friends for an active vacation by the water.


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We successfully demonstrate the synthesis of polymer microspheres using a single electrospray source, and show their physical characterisation. Electrospray has proven to be a versatile method to manufacture particles, giving tight control over size with quasi-monodisperse size distributions. It is a liquid atomisation technique that generates a monodisperse population of highly charged liquid droplets over a broad size range (nanometres to tens of microns). The droplets contain liquid precursors for the in-flight synthesis of particles, and control over the trajectory of these droplets can be precisely manipulated with the use of electric fields to drive them to a grounded substrate. This study reports a method to synthesize poly(lactic-co-glycolic) acid (PLGA) microspheres using the electrospray and thermally induced phase separation (TIPS) techniques, followed by subsequent freeze-drying, for particle production. These microspheres are of interest as vehicles for controlled drug release systems.
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Pamela Longbottom tried to sneak a jawbreaker from her eight-year-old's bag after returning home from trick-or-treating. Biting into the hard candy provoked a scream of pain, however, and an unexpected trip to their dentist. Having purchased dental coverage from a California Health Insurance agent eventually allowed her to smile again.
Pamela Longbottom, a single mom, decided to go out trick-or treating with Morticia, her pale-looking eight-year-old. She was pleasantly surprised when the choice of her daughter's name was greeted positively for once by one of the family's more astute neighbors. "Oh, I see you're out with little Morticia," Mrs. Joan Doe observed brightly, "on All Hallow's Eve that seems right somehow." The Doe's were related to another family of Does down the block, John and Jane and their children Jack, Jubilee, and Tittera, who was in Morticia's class at school. Doe was such an unusual name, Pamela mused. It was at Joan Doe's house when several jawbreakers were dropped blithely into Morticia's bag, as the child flashed a jack o' lantern smile through a forest of mixed fang-like teeth, baby and permanent.
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CSI Youth is invited to join PTTS as we experience the popular Model Matzah Bakery, with Rabbi Yisroel Fried of Chabad of the West Side. Offered at 2 time slots.
Matzah baking is a hands-on educational experience that gives each child the chance to make his or her own Matzah, as our ancestors did over 3,300 years ago and have continued to do every year since.


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Located in the culinary heart of Seattle, Modernist Cuisine Gallery is conveniently situated next to the historic Pike Place Market and across the street from both the Seattle Art Museum and the Four Seasons Hotel. Seattle is the home of founder and photographer Nathan Myhrvold. Visitors to the gallery will experience Myhrvold's art just steps from the flavors and ingredients that inspired many of his iconic photographs.


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We have received the sad news of the death of our colleague Arthur Anderson, a valued member of the Strategic Place Planning team who had given 39-years of service.
Arthur, an application support assistant, passed away at the weekend and I know it is an incredibly difficult time for all those who worked alongside him. A death in the Council family is always felt deeply and there is support available to anyone affected.
On behalf of the Council, my condolences go to family members and all who knew Arthur.
Colleagues speak of a quiet man who was warmly regarded and highly respected as an important member of the team.
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L.A. Guns – Live In Milan Blu-Ray DVD
1. No Mercy
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5. The Bitch Is Back
6. Sex Action
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8. One More Reason
9. Kiss My Love Goodbye
10. Don't Look At Me That Way
11. Malaria
12. Never Enough
13. Jelly Jam
14. The Ballad Of Jayne
15. Rip And Tear
Tracii Guns (guitar)
Philip Lewis (vocals)
Michael Grant (gutiar)
Shane Fitzgibbon (drums)
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After more than a decade apart, Tracii Guns and Phil Lewis reunited under the L.A. GUNS' banner and in 2017, released arguably one of the most critically praised album of their extensive catalog, "The Missing Peace". Landing at #12 Top Record Label Independent Current Albums, #17 Top Current Rock Albums, and #47 Top Current Albums on the Billboard charts in the U.S., plus numerous international charts, clearly the most important critics, the fans, agreed with the consensus of how truly great their new studio album is.With a new found energy and the enthusiasm of the then imminent release of "The Missing Peace", L.A. GUNS stormed onto the stage in Milan, IT and took absolutely no prisoners, packing the set front to back with stone cold classics and soon to be classics. This current incarnation of the band has been touring non-stop and the cohesiveness of the unit, not to mention Phil's stunning and unique vocals and Guns' mind-bending guitar playing, are on full display here. A must hear and listen for all fans of the band, both new and old school!
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I love big monsters. They're wonderful. I love the old Jack Kirby/Steve Ditko monster comics of the pre-Marvel era of the early 60's and 1950's.This latest mini-series pits Marvel's superheroes against the various big monsters in their universe which means big battle scenes.
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There's nothing especially subtle going on here. Writer Cullen Bunn doesn't force the reader to strain the grey matter, and frankly this isn't the point as we only want to see big monsters twatting the hell out of each other or Marvel's various superheroes.
This is fairly standard superhero stuff, and while Steve McNiven's art is nice, it isn't anything but functional in places which is a pity as some of these monster designs are quite nice but this aside there's some fun superheroics here which makes this a nice read, but utterly unsubstantial.