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Takeshi Watabe (渡部 猛 Watabe Takeshi?) was a Japanese voice actor. He was born in Kōchi Prefecture.[1]
Watabe usually played villains and performed the voices for many anime characters and tokusatsu villains. He is most famous for voicing Kaminari in Doraemon. He took over the ongoing roles of Shingo Kanemoto after his death. He also wrote an instructional book about voice acting, Seiyū Naritai. Watabe would later die due to pneumonia at the age of 74.[2]
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19 Adorable Pit Bull Images That'll Brighten Your Day
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Dexter or Jimmy Neutron?
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Nature is beautiful.
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The eyes are the window to the soul.
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The Common Life is a a multi-authored writing project aimed at exploring the profound depths of the Christian faith and presenting them in a way that is both challenging and accessible. Many of today's resources are either too shallow to swim in or too deep for comfort. Our hope is that we can offer some meaningful whisper in the midst of a noisy polarized culture.
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He's the Enforcer for the New Orleans Chapter of the Evil Dead MC.
She's a nurse, kidnapped and thrust into a situation out of her control.
Chained to a bed, his wounds on fire, his mind foggy with fever, Blood is losing all hope of ever making it out of the stifling New Orleans row house. Until the door opens and an angel of mercy is thrust inside.
Nurse Catherine 'Cat' Randall stared at the man on the bed. He's dark and dangerous and everything she hates—just another filthy biker. Only he isn't. He's nothing like the others. And she's his only hope of escape. Can she risk helping him? Can she trust a man who wears an MC patch?
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mttwlsn16 wrote:I'm sorry bro losing a parent sucks. Stay strong homieNeddy wrote:I've said this already in Dodger forum, because it is essentially me quake and Ranma, but my mother passed away just a few days ago. she has struggled for a long time with cancer, and she died in peace. not asking pity, but since I already mentioned elsewhere in this forum as well now, I wanted to make it official and for you guys to hear from me directly.
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Thanx, I might be older by a decade or two but when it comes to losing a parent, you are my mentor bro. Didn't think it was gonna be hard but today's funeral was difficult, especially when I was the one to close the casket. I'll be sending you a private message as soon as I get home.


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As the title suggests, this is SEO with the added twist of 'local.' That could seem like a throw-away remark demoting the importance of dealing with 'local' as its own thing. Not at all. The reality is, local SEO does rely heavily on the same fundamentals as 'regular' SEO, but it also has some very specific nuances that demand individual attention.
Before we dive-in further, here's what we mean by local SEO, in terms of what we are trying to optimise for (in the main) where Google rankings are concerned:
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This is Google's business directory. In their own words, "Google My Business complements your existing website by giving your business a public identity and presence on Google. The information you provide about your business can appear on Google Search, Maps, and Google+." Barracuda can help you set this up and get it right first time – especially important if you have multiple locations.
NAP is your business name, address and phone number. Simple. What isn't so simple is making sure all the business directories out there on the interweb are giving the same NAP details for your business as your website and Google My Business profile are (an issue that is compounded with multiple business locations). Why? Because Google still uses this information as a strong local ranking signal, and having consistency means better rankings for your business. But which directories should you prioritise? What are the primary NAP data sources that Google uses? What happens when I move premises? And what do I do about duplicate listings? Barracuda is here to help you answer these questions and help you with the processes involved.
We talk a lot about content and content strategy over here. The difference with local content is (you guessed it), it needs to be locally orientated and tailored to the precise location(s) in question. That can become tricky if we're talking about a great many different locations for one business. How should you go about it and what should it look like, both from a search engine point of view (for rankings) and user point of view (for conversions)? Barracuda can formulate a scalable strategy that satisfies both… and implement it for you.
Reviews, reviews, reviews. Eugh. Spamable, open to trolls, time-consuming to manage, difficult to acquire. Enough already. Sadly, burying your head in the sand is not an approach you can afford to take. If you get this right, you can erect serious barriers to entry for your competition via major increases in user trust (conversions), and search engine rankings (it's a ranking signal). So, what should your review-generation strategy be? How should you manage the process? And which review aggregator should you use? Barracuda can help you navigate through these somewhat opaque waters.
With ranking signals like 'proximity to searcher' coming to the fore, 'mobile' is front and centre of an effective local SEO strategy. In addition, Google will be switching to a 'mobile first' version of their index of the internet (whereas it is currently based on indexing desktop versions of web pages). This is clearly a wider SEO issue that extends beyond local SEO, but frames the importance of mobile. With more and more users accessing websites via mobile devices, are you offering an optimised mobile experience that encourages conversion and footfall? Are you poised to take advantage of mobile ranking signals that will benefit your local SEO? No? Well, Barracuda can help you with that, both from a consultancy point of view and a web development point of view. Let's get it sorted.
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This is another fundamental 'regular' SEO building block that crosses over as a critical, and probably the largest, ranking factor for local SEO. Yes, we need to get the other areas ticked-off and done right, but this is what's really going to move the ranking needle (particularly in a competitive search environment). At its core, Google still processes website rankings based on a type of democracy, which translates as external websites that say you're good at what you do. Yes, there are a lot of other things going on in Google's algorithms for rankings, but this is still at the centre of it all. To rank well, you need other websites to agree you're an authority in your area of expertise and publish editorial on their website to that effect. The added nuance for local SEO is, you also need to build 'local' authority. This is another core discipline for Barracuda and you can find out more here.
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I try to be honest. Especially in this new life we have been handed.. But I am finding I have to lie sometimes. To the outside world and my kids. With a smile that covers up the falling apart happening inside at that exact moment..
The surprising hard moments are often times the worst ones. The ones I am not ready for or expecting..
When the school year started. I used to walk Jonathan in every day. We would wait during assembly and watch him walk to the classroom. .. But the weather got colder and he wanted to be dropped off so we transitioned to that.
Yesterday Nicholas asked if we could go in again. And Jonathan liked the idea so we did.
I hope they don't ask again.
Two lines behind him I saw these kids.. The ones that are all strangers to me… but I know their faces. The ones that were classmates of my Jennifer. They have all changed and grown up so much. I found myself desperately staring at them and I felt that familiar sting return to my eyes.
I was grateful for sunglasses in that moment. Because I felt so tiny and fragile.. vulnerable.
These kids.. that I know nothing about now.. That are only vaguely familiar strangers.. Exactly the same as my own daughter is now.
2 years. 2 years since I touched her.. heard her voice.. got to tell her I loved her. Jennifer is now foreign to me. Somebody who I know her face.. but so changed.. And I have no idea how.
My should be 8 year old. My should be 2nd grader.
forever 6.
I have no idea what these 8 year old girls were talking about.. or what they like.. I don't know what their days look like.. These vaguely familiar children.. That I should know.
but don't.
My Jennifer. I have no idea. None. What its like for her where she is. She has become foreign to me, for some reason that thought has been haunting me the last two days more than it has before.
Yesterday playing with the kids in the dance room. .. I stared at her picture over their shoulders and I just stared. At all of her little features.. the tiny mole she had on her cheek.. The things I took for granted getting to see every day.. I just stared at her.. Trying to pull her out.. or me in.. Just back to a moment with her again.
I can't.
Then today. I watched these children march past me and wanted to scream. I wanted to beg them to remember her. To breathe her into life still. She mattered. Damnit my baby mattered.
But only one or two of them know who I am anymore. In the classroom every week for such a short time in their school careers.. But I know them.. vaguely. .. distantly.
..just like you. you are so like them for me now jennifer. i hate that. so much.
I can't decide if I am excited for them to graduate and not have to see them.. Or if I will find comfort in being able to be a silent observer in 6 years.
Something struck for Nicholas too.. Again he said he wants to go to their school. But not kinder. He won't be a "koala like Sissy or a kangaroo like Jonathan" I will just go to another one.
We got in the car and he asked questions again. About her body. About what she looks like now. And why we don't have our bodies. Today I had better answers I think. That maybe we do have legs and arms.. Just not these ones. Better ones. And we imagined how Jennifer's heaven legs might look.
And he told me how scared he is to die. I'm not. Not even a little. Holding her as she moved to heaven was the most warmth and fullness I have ever felt in my life. I just told him that. That the room was full of loving souls that I couldn't see.. but I could feel.
I told him it was only me. And he whispered that he wished he had been there .. why didn't he get to be there. ..
The truth is.. because there is no guidebook. No way to know what the right thing to do is.. For the child dying and for the ones that will be left behind.
And he asked if she was in pain.
so I lied. That I was confident she wasn't. But I don't know. I don't know. I don't know.
She cried that last day. I will never know if it was pain or fear. .. I know what I thought then.. but I will never know ..
This. This one question will haunt me the rest of my days.
"I kept them alive" .. So often you see that posted by parents jokingly that their kids may be messy.. or had a bad dinner.. but they kept them alive. I used to do that.. but for a parent with a dying child.. our only job is to keep them out of pain.
.. and I don't know if I did that. If I failed on all levels of my job. To keep her alive and in the end out of pain.
i hope so
i wanted to
i am so sorry
oh my jennifer
i am so sorry.
..until there is a cure..


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Information architects are known to provide architectural guidance and the "blueprint" for shaping application user interfaces and experience strategy. To do this effectively, information architects will define the underlying conceptual and content structure of a targeted application interface.
According to the first book written on the practice of information architecture [1], the information architect is one who:
- "Clarifies the mission and vision for the site, balancing the needs of its sponsoring organization and the needs of its audiences."
- "Determines what content and functionality the site will contain."
- "Specifies how users will find information in the site by defining [systemic frameworks for how site content is navigated, organized, and related]"
- "Maps out how the [structure of any conceptual construct] will accommodate change and growth over time."
Information architects are known to provide architectural guidance and the "blueprint" for shaping application user interfaces and experience strategy.
The modifications that I've made to the original text preserves the text's underlying meaning while promoting greater clarity. The word "structure" is added because defining structure is a core value proposition of IA practice. [2][3] Additionally, the term "conceptual construct" is used to suggest how IA practice is not limited to a single medium or subject matter. Finally, "website" is referred to as an example medium because it was and is still the primary domain for which information architecture is practiced. However, this could change in the future as information architecture practice is extended into other domains.
Application user interfaces and the information environments that they create are becoming increasingly complex for users and teams that must manage them. As a result, two decades after the role of the information architect was described, it remains to be an effective approach in the assessment of strategy and creation of digital products and services.
Curator of the blueprint
Information architects attempt to bring coherence to complex application user interfaces and digital products and are adept at modeling contextual assumptions, human behavior, and content (artifacts) of an environment as a way to articulate strategy and define sustainable UI structures.
The resulting artifacts of IA modeling provide the official "blueprint" for design requirements and functionality. Common models include, but are not limited to sitemaps, and models for concepts, content, user experience, and flows. These and many other models are used to provide alignment with "owners" and clear instructions for design and development teams.
"information architects must define the underlying conceptual and content structure surrounding the targeted application interface/s."
In smaller Web-based environments that appear to be less complex, the information architecture strategy (often referred to as "the IA") can be rationalized with less formality. In such cases, documentation may be minimal and the IA solution will likely be defined by someone who is not an IA specialist. However, complex information environments will typically require collaboration with many "stakeholders" such as business, product, marketing professionals, and a diverse team of HCI (human-computer interaction) practitioners. In this case, the acting information architect must work to integrate the concept- and content-dependent artifacts of each discipline to establish a sustainable and flexible site structure that correlates to the architectural intent and a set of anticipated usage patterns.
When a digital application user interface is not the end objective, information architecture analysis can be used to assess the underlying patterns of any target domain in order to rationalize a structure for strategy and/or implementation.
[1] Morville, Peter. Rosenfeld, Lou. (1998) Information Architecture for the World Wide Web. First Edition. Oreilly & Associates Inc.
[2] Davis, Nathaniel. "Getting Your Web Site's Structure Right." UXmatters, 22 Apr. 2013, https://www.uxmatters.com/mt/archives/2013/04/getting-your-web-sites-structure-right.php.
[3] Davis, Nathaniel. "Transforming Our Conversation of Information Architecture with Structure." Association for Information Science & Technology, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 21 June 2013, https://asistdl.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/bult.2013.1720390510.


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Q&A: Adi Godrej, Chairman of Godrej Group
By Alex Frangos
Adi Godrej, billionaire chairman of the family-controlled Indian conglomerate Godrej Group, sat down with India Real Time to talk about why India should tolerate a little inflation, about how India's economy should really be growing at 10%, and about his optimistic outlook for Godrej's expansion across 20 emerging markets in Africa, Latin America and Asia.
The Godrej Group runs companies that sell everything from animal feed to real estate to shampoo. Its biggest listed company, Godrej Consumer Products, has a market capitalization of $2.8 billion, according to Capital IQ. Mr. Godrej himself is estimated to be worth $6.8 billion by Forbes Magazine, making him the 10th richest person in India. He's set in April to take over as president of the Confederation of Indian Industry, a key business group that many think of as the chief voice of India Inc.
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IRT: What's your general outlook on the economy?
AG: I've seen signs from almost exactly the first of January of revival. The sentiment is much better. The stock market is up 20% in the last six weeks and the rupee has appreciated quite considerably after depreciating. There isn't a crisis of confidence. There is a bit of delayed decision making. There are concerns. But I don't see anyone looking at it as a crisis of confidence. In 2008, when the global financial crisis struck, it was a bad year for a lot of developing countries and it manifested itself in consumer confidence. This euro crisis has not translated to similar concerns.
IRT: Reserve Bank of India Governor Duvvuri Subbarao told The Wall Street Journal he thinks India's potential growth rate has fallen to 7%, given that inflation is unmanageable when growth was recently at 7.5%. What's your opinion?
AG: I don't agree. I think if we bring in the right reforms, this economy has the potential to grow not just 9%, but 10%. The RBI gets overly monetarist. There's too much emphasis on political issues, for example inflation. Tolerating a little bit of inflation wouldn't be damaging if it's caused by global commodity prices, not by overly strong demand. This is typical of government administrators when their actions cause difficulties, they look upon it as a national difficulty and not a management issue. My view is America could grow quite a bit more rapidly but the politics in America are preventing it. There are too many politicians in the world, and too few statesmen.
IRT: What's your opinion of the Reserve Bank's rate increases?
AG: They've overdone it and taken the rates too high. I'm not against the general direction of the policy but against the fine tuning of the numbers. They go more by inflation numbers than by inflationary expectations. A good monetary policy follows inflationary expectations and not historical numbers. Inflationary expectations were clearly going down in the last three or four months.
IRT: What's your top priority reform for the Indian government?
AG: It's been a pending reform for three years: the goods and services tax to get into a European-style value added tax system. That one reform, which almost everybody accepts is a good reform, would add 1.5 to 2 percentage points to India's GDP growth rate. It's the one reform that could have an immediate economic benefit. It will consolidate our fiscal position tremendously because it will make evasion of taxes very difficult and the government's fiscal position will improve dramatically and inflation will come down. So the major macroeconomic factors will be addressed.
It's being held up mainly for political reasons. The opposition does not want to cooperate with the government because they might feel if they pass it now and the economy recovers the present coalition might do better. Or they feel in certain states the central government has not cooperated with them and they therefore want to give it back to them by not cooperating with them.
IRT: Talks between Pakistan and India are ongoing to normalize trade relations. Will there be a breakthrough?
AG: There are talks going on. I think it will take place. We were one country at one time so clearly we know how we traded and what trades well. It's ridiculous that we can't trade across the land borders. To send goods from Karachi to Lahore, when they could get them from Chandigarh or Amritsar makes little sense. And for India to bring goods from Delhi to Bombay when we could get them across the border from Karachi also doesn't make sense. As when the European Union was formed, Franco-German trade tremendously improved.
IRT: What about for Godrej Group itself, how has it been performing and what's your outlook?
AG: In this financial year ending in March, our group businesses will show 30% top-line growth. Our biggest listed company with a market cap of around $3 billion, Godrej Consumer Products, in the October to December quarter we recorded sales growth, consolidated, which includes outside India, of 36% over the same quarter from the previous year. The bottom line growth was 41%. It's as good as it can get. We'd like to maintain that growth and I think we will. It's difficult to be precise about what will happen, but signs are good.
IRT: Your strategy is to focus solely on the developing world. Why?
AG: We were never interested in the richer parts of the world because growth has been slow since before the crisis. We see tremendous opportunity both in India and the developing world. We are operating in 20 countries outside India and we'd like to add more countries. Asia, Africa, South America and mainly consumer products and mainly at what we call the bottom of the pyramid: good quality products that lower income people in the developing world can afford to use. That strategy is quite successful. These countries and continents are doing well. Growth in South America, by and large, is at its historic peak. Growth in Africa is certainly at its historic peak. India and China are not at their peaks but reasonably good. Revenue for our group is about 25% from outside India. About 10 years ago, it would have been 15%.
We aim to be 10 times our present size in 10 years. That translates into a 26% compounded annual growth rate. We expect to do 15% to 20% of that growth organically and the balance through acquisitions. In the countries we operate, growth is good. Indonesia has record growth. Africa and South America are growing well. All the geographies we are in. India has slowed down a bit but still doing well despite the euro crisis.
IRT: What's the cost and availability of capital given high interest rates in India?
AG: The cost is quite high. Availability is there for good companies. But because of the RBI having hiked the rates, cost of capital is quite high. So even a good company today, if they were to raise a loan on a major project would pay around 12% on a rupee loan. I think the cycle will reverse now during 2012.
IRT: What's your sense about the health of India's banks?
AG: The banks are in pretty good shape. There may have more defaults and bad loans, but manageable. From that point of view, I think the Reserve Bank has done a good control on the banks. Their work in terms of not allowing banks a risky way of growing has been good.
IRT: Have your companies felt the European banking crunch?
AG: No. Now there is not a crunch because the European central bank has released a lot of funding. It's the opposite. Part of the stock markets doing well since the first of January is the huge amount of liquidity the European Central Bank has released. Liquidity is strong.
IRT: What about access to dollars funding?
AG: The cost is a little higher, but access isn't difficult. There was a period four months ago when there was a clear signal that there might be liquidity crunches in the market. But since then, through the ECBs funds, I think liquidity has increased among banks tremendously.
IRT: You rely on trade finance. Did you feel it there?
AG: We got a feeling that it might get tough and tight, but it never did. So before that tightness could manifest itself, it turned around.
IRT: How did the decline in the rupee affect you?
AG: That does affect us because we have a fair amount of imports. We export too, and there's some counterbalance. Also we have to mark our balance sheet in rupees so our dollar-denominated debt goes up so it does cause some issues. But fortunately now the rupee has recouped half its losses.
IRT: Do you hedge your currency exposure? It's something Reserve Bank of India Governor Subbarao says he wants corporations to do more.
AG: No. Because it's far too costly. Not hedging is usually much more profitable than hedging. The forward premiums are far too high. So you probably lose out in any case when you hedge. It would have been disastrous if we hedged at 54 and paid forwards for 57 and now the spot rate is 49. So our policy has not changed despite the disturbance we went through.
IRT: What do you think of your competitors, big multinational names like Procter & Gamble, Unilever?
AG: From our group we've had joint ventures with a lot of international companies, Procter & Gamble, General Electric, Sara Lee, currently with Hershey's and Tyson. We've learned a lot of the best practices. And we have a huge advantage that we can take quick decisions that the multinational companies have difficulty doing. For them, decisions will go to X committee, Y committee and then somebody takes it to the chairman. Here, if there's an important decision, they send me an email or drop into my office and I say, "Go ahead." That's also the advantage of a family-run business.
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IT WAS one of those typical gloomy, damp winter days and we were in need of some cheer. Somewhere quite the opposite to the weather really: where the welcome was as warm as the atmosphere and the promise of good food and fine company would sweep away the effects of the winter chills.
Luckily, The Fisherman's Haunt was turning out to be just the antidote to bleak weather.
Set just on the edge of the New Forest National Park in the lovely village of Winkton near Christchurch, The Fisherman's Haunt is the kind of place that exudes warmth from the moment the door opens and you enter into the cosy lounge and bar.
Probably the first person you will meet will be host Chris Bailey, a beaming smile behind the bar. And it's infectious that smile, if the rest of the team's attitude is anything to go by.
Sweeping into action they had our family party sitting at a table overlooking the dining area without any delay.
We'd booked prior to making the journey, which meant we had a schedule to meet. But we agreed The Fisherman's Haunt would be an ideal place to start or finish an amble through that part of the Forest and surrounding countryside.
And, of course, as its name suggests, the hotel is not far from the water, which, judging by the large stuffed pike that gazed at us glassy-eyed from a display tank (it was actually caught in 1949, the legend informed us, but looked quite perky for its age) is quite a draw for anglers.
Certainly the restaurant makes good use of angling references with a fine display of rods and reels as well as other fascinating paraphernalia.
But we were there to net a tasty Sunday lunch and were eager to discover whether the menu would catch our eye (OK, no more angling references, I promise).
The Fisherman's Haunt regular menu is quite a surprise. Yes, there are the expected staples – lasagne, beer-battered cod, hand-carved ham, whole tail scampi – but the offerings also included New Forest venison and traditional farmhouse faggots.
Further investigation underscored the fact the hotel – and in particular Chris and head chef Terry – are passionate supporters of local food producers and ensure the menu is full of fare from the local region. The sign of The New Forest Marque set against some of the items was a clear indicator of dishes sourced from within the New Forest area.
Regular specialities, I noticed, included crab gratin and caramelised red onion and goats cheese filo parcel. And the specials of the day, as well as the offer of a Sunday roast, included during our visit home made celeriac soup, baked White Hart cheese to share, braised crown of local pheasant and home-made lamb and chilli burger.
For once, Mrs M and I could not agree to sample separate starters. Although the offerings were very tempting – New Forest game terrine, home-cured salmon gravadlax – we both wanted to try the London Pride and blue cheese creamy button mushrooms.
They were fantastic, as we guessed they would be, and I didn't feel guilty at not allowing the others to tuck in. They were, after all, enjoying the soup, or salmon or even garlic bread.
For my main course, I chose Terry's home-made shortcrust pastry pie, which on our visit was filled with local game, duck and partridge. Speaking to the head chef later I was to learn the ingredients came from his regular supplier Owls Barn Farm, a traditionally farmed business that has been 'free-range' since 1999. The pie, which came with a generous serving of vegetables, was delicious. A real treat. I will be returning to sample more of his creations.
Mrs M chose the stuffed chicken breast with blue cheese and apricot wrapped with bacon with a white wine and tarragon sauce. She was delighted with the meal and its presentation.
Others in our party enjoyed the roast lamb and fillet steak.
Puddings, cheeses and coffees were on offer to complete the meal.
The cost of the meals was, we thought, very reasonable, with starters from £4.50 and mains around £10.
The Fisherman's Haunt aims, it says, to create the atmosphere of a traditional country inn. As we made our way out into the bleak winter afternoon weather we all agreed Chris and his team have achieved that ambition, and more.
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GE O&G Enhances Pipeline GIS Data Management
GE Oil & Gas' PII Pipeline Solutions business, in conjunction Colonial Pipeline Co. of Alpharetta, GA, has launched its new PipeView™ BandGen software tool that extends the capabilities of Environmental Systems Research Institute's (ESRI) popular ArcGIS 9.3 geographical information system, which pipeline operators use for their data management programs.
BandGen, which was unveiled at the Geospatial Information and Technology Association's (GITA) 2009 Global Information System (GIS) for Oil & Gas Conference in Houston in September, is a powerful software extension of ArcGIS 9.3 that gives pipeline operators practical tools for managing bands, validating sheet content and generating alignment sheets directly from their database.
Alignment sheet appearance is easily configured with out-of-the-box tools directly from ArcGIS. The module reads from all types of ESRI data base formats, it is data model independent, and it provides direct editing from bands. It can also plot unlimited line sheets, and features ad-hoc plotting capabilities.
Colonial Pipeline Company was instrumental in assisting with the co-design and development of the BandGen tool, ensuring that the product meets the needs of the pipeline industry.
Philippe Brejon, General Manager of Integrity Services at GE Oil & Gas' PII Pipeline Solutions, said: "We are pleased to have partnered with Colonial Pipeline to develop PipeView BandGen as we strive to develop the most user-friendly pipeline GIS data management products available in the marketplace."
GE Pipeline Integrity Services for Qatargas LNG Pipeline Network
The PII Pipeline Solutions business unit of GE Oil & Gas has been awarded a multi-million-dollar, six-year contract to supply Qatargas Operating Co. Ltd. with advanced pipeline integrity management services to enhance the monitoring and maintenance of the company's liquified natural gas (LNG) network.
Based in Ras Laffan City in Qatar, Qatargas has nine prominent shareholders: Qatar Petroleum, ExxonMobil, Total, Mitsui, Marubeni, ConocoPhillips, Shell, Idemitsu and Cosmo Oil.
Under the agreement, GE Oil & Gas will build and deploy a custom pipeline integrity management system (PIMS) for Qatargas that will also provide manuals and procedures covering in-line inspection, software automation and engineering assessments.
"Qatargas operates world-class LNG facilities in Qatar, and our goal is to be the world's premier LNG company," said Sheikh Ahmed Al Thani, Chief Operating Officer, Engineering & Ventures, Qatargas. "A critical success factor in achieving that goal is the continued assurance of availability and safe operation of our pipeline networks used to transport gas and condensate from our offshore production sites to our onshore treatment facilities."
While Qatargas already has a strong pipeline integrity management program in place, the company continually works to adopt industry best practices, including the implementation of GE's comprehensive PIMS program, Al Thani said.
Much of GE's advance work will be performed by GE Oil & Gas' pipeline technology centers for excellence in Cramlington, UK (for pipeline integrity management and integrity engineering services as well as in-line inspection tool preparation) and in Mission, Kansas (for software management), while a dedicated project and account management team will be established in Qatar to help ensure the successful implementation.
"We are excited to have the opportunity to continue our long-term relationship with Qatargas, which has an outstanding record of achievement in the area of pipeline integrity and maintenance," said John Bucci, General Manager, PII Pipeline Solutions, GE Oil & Gas, noting that the business has provided inspection services to Qatargas since 1998.
While the earlier inspections covered two LNG pipelines, the new integrity management contract will cover additional offshore product lines that will rely significantly on PII Pipeline Solutions' extensive "wet gas" experience. Separate to the pipeline services contract, GE Oil & Gas' global services business previously signed an 18-year customer service agreement to support Qatargas operations.
Bjorge Naxys Wins Subsea Monitoring Contract
GE Oil & Gas has awarded Bjorge Naxys a contract for hydrocarbon leak detection on several new subsea installations in the North Sea. The systems to be delivered are based on the patented Naxys technology developed by the company over the last decade. This last award comes in addition to several ongoing deliveries where this technology is used for subsea equipment condition monitoring in addition to leak detection. After signing this contract, Bjorge Naxys has a subsea instrumentation work backlog exceeding NOK 65 million.


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Don't call it a comeback...because it sucked.
Sometimes it's hard to remember that "less is more," especially when you're a retired musician. It can be easy to find yourself pining away for the spotlight and those glory days of old, but we really would advise you to think twice before hitting the comeback circuit, lest you become one of these poor folks below. So many things can go wrong and, apparently, very little can go right.
So our wayward, nostalgic musician friends. Please make sure you're good and ready to face the world again before you emerge from the bowels of a previous decade, or else this could happen.
10. KISS, Sonic Boom So, it's not like KISS really went anywhere, per se. After all, Gene Simmons is always making headlines for something KISS-related. We all remember those KISS coffins, or KISS Kaskets if you will. But when only two members of KISS release an album, and it's the first album that the band has released in 11 years, and that album is exclusively sold on Walmart shelves...you do the math.
9. Limp Bizkit, Stampede of the Disco Elephants There was really no need for Limp Bizkit to attempt a comeback. They were gone, and life was good. But the nu-metal fools who brought you Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water are trying it anyway, despite all signs pointing to no.
Hopefully it won't go very far, because the first single "Ready to Go," was, well, the literal worst. If history is any indicator, they'll have followed up this awful single with an awful album in July 2014, when it's slated to drop.
Go home, Limp Bizkit. You're drunk and hallucinating about disco elephants again.
8. Billy Idol, Devil's Playground Some things are just better left in the '80s, like Billy Idol's music. That's right, folks. Devil's Playground sucked, and we could have done without that entire mess. Too bad he didn't just sing "Dancing With Myself" on every track, because that would have made it the best comeback album ever.
7. Grandmaster Flash, The Bridge (Concept of a Culture) Grandmaster Flash seems to pop up every ten years or so with a new album and it never quite works out the way one would hope, as on this 2009 attempt. Not even Q-Tip or Busta Rhymes could save that sinking ship, although not for lack of trying.
6. Mazzy Star, Seasons of Your Day OK, maybe Mazzy Star's 2013 album, wasn't the worst comeback attempt of all time, but that's mainly because they were so good back in the '90s. But you can't just take that dreamy, aloof sound that worked so well a couple of decades ago, slap it on another album and call it a day. A good comeback has to have some growth to it.
Unfortunately, Seasons didn't test any boundaries or explore any new territory; it was just the same old Mazzy Star, and boring to boot. So as exciting as it was that Mazzy Star was back to making music, the comeback album was decidedly less so.
5. Bauhaus, Go Away White Go Away White was Bauhaus's final album as a band, coming after about a billion years of nothing. Awesome, right? No, because this album sounded nothing like Bauhaus. You've got Mazzy Star releasing an album that sounded like they'd never left the '90s, and then Bauhaus sounding like an entirely different band. Can't these guys find some middle ground here? And how can you release an album after 15 on hiatus and then just not tour to promote the damn thing?
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4. Stone Temple Pilots feat. Chester Bennington You saw the "featuring Chester Bennington" addendum. You know why this is on our list. We don't really need to explain it, do we?
3. Britney Spears You know, we feel bad for Britney Spears. She always seems, well, a bit out of it, and the whole K-Fed, head-shaving fiasco was certainly nothing to laugh at. But she still deserves a spot on this list. Nothing Britney has done post-breakdown has been exciting or even interesting; somehow her music just keeps getting worse.
Perhaps it's time for Britney Jean to find another way to occupy her time, because the dominatrix shtick and the faux-British accent don't work at all.
2. The Stooges, The Weirdness Perhaps we're holding the Stooges to a higher standard than some others on here, but when you're the Stooges and your comeback album is this uninspired and lame, well, it's your own fault, really. The Weirdness was The Stooges' first album since 1973, and the final album to feature Ron Asheton, and yet it's still utter tripe. We straight-up don't get it.
1. Guns N Roses, Chinese Democracy Really now. Did you expect anything else for the top spot? No Slash, no Buckethead, no nothin' except stupid Axl Rose, who literally connotes the word "meh" in our heads for any year past 1988. Nothing about this comeback was good, not even Axl's tantrums.
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Thanks for checking out my blog! Ever since I could read, I wanted to be a writer, but one day I became a pastor instead. For many years it did feel like "instead." I wrote sermons every week and that seemed to suck up every bit of my writing energy. I figured I'd get back to other writing when I retired. My midlife crisis consisted of deciding that I couldn't wait for retirement to write. My first book, Breathing Space: A Spiritual Journey in the South Bronx, was published in 2003 and my second book, Hidden Inheritance: Family Secrets, Memory and Faith, will be published by Abingdon Press on October 6, 2015. I also write occasional essays and have now decided to post writings on a blog. Thank you for reading this! I welcome your comments. Heidi
PS I continue to be a pastor, having moved from the Bronx to Manhattan where I serve Trinity Lutheran Church on West 100th Street. I'm also the executive director of Trinity Place, our shelter for homeless LGBTQ youth. I live in a parsonage attached to the church with my husband, Gregorio, and our son, Hans, who is finishing college. Our daughter, Ana, is a special education teacher in Albany. Our two cats have figured out what's up with the parrots. (see "Big Yellow Parrot vs Wild Goose").
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What a difference a day makes! After the Ashdown girls upset Cossatot River 65-60 in Overtime on Thursday night, February 2, at Cossatot River High School, the Lady Eagles rebounded for a convincing 45-27 win at Parker Gymnasium in Ashdown on Friday night, February 3. The boys' action turned around as well. After the Eagles claimed a 48-42 win on their home floor Thursday, the Panthers gained revenge with a 51-30 decision on Friday night.
In the girls contest, the state-ranked Lady Eagles played shut-down defense. Ashdown's Adaysia Thompson was held to six first half points Friday after torching the nets for 39 on Thursday. Cossatot River jumped to a 15-6 lead early in the second quarter and never looked back. The Lady Eagles outscored Ashdown 8-0 in the third quarter to blow the game open. Raegan Richardson and Ashlen Gonzalez led the way with 11 each, as the Lady Eagles improved to 21-3 on the season. Cambre McCollough led Ashdown with eight.
In the boys contest, Ashdown raced to a 13-0 lead before the Eagles were able to put some points on the board. To Cossatot River's credit, the Eagles outscored the Panthers 13-6 in the second quarter to pull to within 19-13 at the intermission. However, the Panthers dominated the second half to pull away for the victory. Ashdown, now 10-7 on the season, was led in scoring by Jevon O'Guinn with 11. Chris Scroggins added nine. The Eagles, now 16-8 on the year, were paced by Trevon Broach's eight. Cody Baker chipped in with six.


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Detailed views of some recent paintings that I hope suggest a layered and complex reality
Science has always wrestled with the idea of an immaterial will, or agency, at work in the universe, and for centuries it was thought to be expressed through the "laws of nature." God might be dead, but he rules on, or so it was thought, through his immutable laws. It turns out, however, that those laws are at best crude averages, rough generalizations. Take a more fine-grained look, or develop more sensitive instruments, and things get more interesting. At the smallest, quantum, level, there are no laws at all, only probabilities. An electron can be here, there, or both places at once, very much as if it had a choice in the matter…A hint of—dare I say?—animism has entered into the scientific worldview. The physical world is no longer either dead or passively obedient to the "laws."
The closer and more carefully we probe, the more [the universe] seethes with what looks like life—runaway processes driven by positive feedback loops, emergent patterns, violent attractions, quantum leaps, and always, as far ahead as we can see, more surprises. There may be no invisible creaturely "beings" afoot, either symbionts, parasites, or predators. But there are uncountable algorithms at work in the physical world, writhing and reaching, pulling matter and energy into their schemes, acting out of what almost seems to be an unquenchable playfulness.
These two passages are from one of my favorite recent reads, Barbara Ehrenreich's Living With a Wild God (which I wrote about in more detail here.) This book has been met with mixed reviews, and some of Ehrenreich's longstanding fans of her approach—no bullshit, straight shooter—consider this book a wrong step into the mystical and the non-substantiated. For many, science is the religion of our era, and Ehrenreich has committed a heresy.
Whether the issue is science, politics, lifestyle, religious practice or art making, I am frustrated by the concept of dogma. There is not just one way to know or understand or do, and my inner agent provocateur gets called up when that is not acknowledged. Bring up the topic of crop circles or alien contactees around physicists and scientists, and they can't depart your company fast enough. Once they are "Vaticanized" and ordained into their profession, spending any time in the mysterious (and at times mystical) fringe would be career suicide. Science has rules, regulations and practices, and if you break out you are marked.
And even though some have expelled Ehrenreich from the clan of the anointed, it may be that the reductionist/scientific stance is actually softening just a little. Ehrenreich describes how much the practice of science has changed over her lifetime, and her insights dovetail with those expressed by another scientist willing to step into the arena of the unanswered and unknowable, Alan Lightman. In his recent book, The Accidental Universe, Lightman (who is both a novelist and theoretical physicist) devotes an entire chapter to discussing what he terms the "spiritual universe."
We scientists are taught from an early age of our apprenticeship not to waste time on questions that do not have clear and definite answers. But artists and humanists often don't care what the answer is because definite answers don't exist to all interesting and important questions…For many artists and humanists, the question is more important than the answer.
There are things we believe in that do not submit to the methods and reductions of science. Furthermore, faith and the passion for the transcendent that often goes with it have been the impulse for so many exquisite creations of humankind…The strong sense of the infinite, the belief in an unseen order in the world, the feeling of being in the presence of something divine are all personal.
Lightman has been part of a group of scientists and artists (centered in and around Cambridge MA) who explore contrasting beliefs and disparate ways of knowing. He and his friends are "fascinated by how science and religion can coexist in our minds."
His solution has been to distinguish between the physical universe—that "constellation of all physical matter and energy that scientists study"—and the spiritual universe, the territory of religion and the nonmaterial. "All of us have had experiences that are not subject to rational analysis," he writes. "Besides religion, much of our art and our values and our personal relationships with other people spring from such experiences." For Lightman, the distinction between the physical and the spiritual universes mirrors the essential tension of the personal and the impersonal. While the spiritual universe is perceived by many to hover out just beyond our personal being, the evidence of that universe is extremely personal.
The personal and the impersonal, the willingness to acknowledge a multiverse of more dimensions than we can see or measure—these are expansions in thinking that have import on more than just the practice of science. As Ehrenreich put is so eloquently, the playfulness appears to be unquenchable, dogma be damned.


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Since I found Systema on the web by accident I loved it. Now that I've seen Vlad in my homeland I started to pick up training with some friends! It's great this DVD shows you all you need to know!! Principles and every exercise is explained that even a beginner in martialarts can understand it!
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Just in time for the holiday season, I have some Mac Learn gift cards available for purchase. If you know anyone that is struggling and needs help with any of their Apple products, this could be a really useful gift. Theses egift cards are super easy to purchase, and even easier to redeem for the person receiving it. All they need to do is give me the 16 digit code they receive with the virtual gift card.
Anyone who receives this gift card can use it to book an appointment with me in the Atlanta area, for both tech support and training with their Apple products.
Even if they're outside of the Atlanta area, I can still provide support and training remotely, which is how I work with a good chunk of my clients nowadays.
The minimum amount for these gift cards is $50, which is my rate for 1 hour, so you can easily buy one or more hours of my services for anyone. There is no expiration date on these cards, so they can use them whenever they'd like… as long as I'm still alive of course :)
If you have any questions about the cards , or if you have any special requests, feel free to call me or reach out via email and I'll get right back with you.
The Mac Learn egift cards can purchased through Square, which is the company that processes my mobile payments when I work with clients at their homes and businesses.
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Bob Holtzman is:
- Author of books on outdoor skills
- Studying for a Master's degree in Maritime Archaeology at University of Southampton
- Blogger at IndigenousBoats.com
I've been involved with boats, marine issues, writing, and editing most of my adult life. Before entering University of Southampton, I founded (and later sold) Mythic Gear, to manufacture America's lowest-cost drysuits for paddlesports and sailing. Previously, I was Communications Director and Membership Coordinator at Penobscot Marine Museum and, before that, an acquisition editor for International Marine Publishing/McGraw-Hill, where I brought 40-odd books on boating and outdoor sports to life. I also work in marketing communications, writing, editing, and publishing services.
I've written books on camping and wilderness survival and a series of children's books about boats. I've also written dozens of articles for boating, business, and outdoor magazines and newspapers. I blog about boats from non-Western cultures at IndigenousBoats.com; I'm an enthusiastic canoeist (flatwater, canoe-camping and a bit of whitewater); a not-very-competent hobbyist boatbuilder; and I hold a Master of Marine Affairs degree from University of Rhode Island.
Feel free to leave comments on individual blog posts or to email me directly.


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Couple a rubber top with a rubber miniskirt for a head to toe fetish look, or even a sexy outfit perfect for some private role play.
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Samsung Galaxy S1, Samsung's first Galaxy S device, that gave Samsung a breakthrough in the Smartphone world was one of the best devices ever, and if seen, the device is still being used by millions of people around the world. Samsung Galaxy S1 sports a 4.0 – inch Super AMOLED display, 512 MB of RAM, and 1 GHz processor. It has a 1500 mAh battery, while the internal memory is 8 GB, an external Sdcard slot is available that supports upto 32 GB.
Out of the box, Samsung Galaxy S1 ran on Android 2.1 Eclair and the updates ended with Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Many of the Galaxy S1 owners want to get their hands on Android 4.0 or higher version on their Galaxy S1 but since the official updates have ended, this is not possible through a stock firmware. The only way to play with your device beyond the boundaries is getting root access and installing a custom recovery, and than getting the higher version of Android through custom roms. Root access does not only give you a way to get higher version of Android through custom roms, but only allows you to modify your device, install themes, play with the clock speed of your processor and increase battery life using root applications and much more.
We will be learning today, how we can gain root access on Samsung Galaxy S1 through an easy process.
Before we begin, please make sure that you have battery charged over 60 % and have backed up all your important Contacts, Call Logs & Messages.It is highly recommended in case of any mishap or data loss to backup all your important data.
Also Please keep in mind that as soon as you root your device, you will void its warranty. The method involved in rooting your device or modifying it is highly custom and has nothing to do with the device manufacturers that is Samsung in our case or Google. What ever you do, make sure that you are doing it at your own risk.
Things you need to download:
- Download Odin PC and extract it. – Get it Here
- Download and install Samsung USB Drivers – Get Here
- Download CF-root Kernel for your device – Get it Here. (Choose the CF-Root file carefully depending upon your device's ROM.)
How to Root your Galaxy S1:
- Extract the CF-Root kernel file on your desktop or somewhere you can navigate to easily.
- Open Odin.
- Turn off your phone. Turn it on booting into the download mode. To do so, press and hold Volume Down + Home Button + Power Key simultaneously and you should see a warning now on the screen. Press Volume Up to continue. Your phone should be in download mode now.
- Connect it to your PC, as soon as it gets detected the ID:COM box in odin should turn Blue or Yellow depending upon your Odin's version.
- Hit the PDA tab and give it the extracted CF-Root Kernel file.
- Make sure that the options selected in your odin are exactly as shown below.
- Hit Start, it should take a few seconds to flash the CF-Root Kernel file, as soon as it is finished your device will get restarted.
- Pheww! That's all, you've successfully rooted your device now. Find the SuperSU app in the app drawer.
How to Install CWM Recovery on Galaxy S1:
- Your phone must be rooted.
- Install ROM manager from the Google Play Store.
- Select "Recovery Setup" and choose ClockworkMod Recovery.
- Select Galaxy S I9000 as your device.
- Grant the Super User access as soon as it prompts.
- Follow the instructions and get it done.
- That's All! You've installed the CWM Recovery on your Galaxy S1. To boot into CWM recovery, turn off your device completely, then turn it on by pressing and holding Volume Up + Home Button + Power Key.
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(1888 PressRelease) Gene walks once again! Andy Dolan, and Gene Laureano a retired Army Specialist who suffered a Spinal Cord Injury will showcase how the ReWalk exoskeleton enables Gene to walk again. This moving demonstration highlights the achievements of persons with disabilities on the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
(1888 PressRelease) Melissa Mathison, screenwriter best known for "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial," dies of neuroendocrine cancer at 65.
Princess Jessica and Alacrity around the world a non-profit organisation that will be in the United Kingdom. Researchers all over the world agree with her about this ever growing issue, plus Princess Jessica met constituents and others from around the world, but in the United States on Capitol Hill to discuss helping millions.
In line with the Johnson & Johnson Credo of always effecting positive and sustainable change within the healthcare and educational sphere, Janssen, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, donated 460 DeskBags to learners of the Dominican School for Deaf Children in Hammanskraal, near Pretoria, on 31 January 2013.
Dystonias are little-known, even to neurologists, and can be diagnosed by clinical means only, which makes them extremely difficult SSA disability cases to win. Medically, they are placed in the same category as Parkinson's, but of different etiology.
Camp Pa-Qua-Tuck announced that it is once again offering its fall weekend respite program, transforming the 60-plus-year-old camp into a year-round destination for children and young adults with disabilities.
The North Carolina Youth Giving Network (NCYGN) is a statewide collection of 24 different youth philanthropy with over 200 high school-aged participants. On Saturday, October 15, 2011, the Eastern North Carolina philanthropy sites will come together at the Hilton-Greenville for the 6th Annual North Carolina Youth Giving Summit.
Autism Care and Treatment Today!'s 6th Annual Denim & Diamonds for Autism will dedicate its paddle auction to raising funds to provide assistance dogs to children with autism.
The National Autism Relocation Resources has reopened after several months of being closed. We have relocated to an all new web address and have completely redesigned the user interface. We expected the new website will be and informative and enjoyable experience for our members.
HOPELight Media, llc is pleased to announce that HOPELights? Monthly Activity Magazine for Children with Special Needs has been awarded the PTPA Winner's Seal of Approval. PTPA Media is North America's largest parent community, with over 40,000 volunteer parent testers.
The holder of the title of Miss Progress International on a visit to the communities of albinos to follow up her project. Dramatic reports. The fundrising continues.
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Peterborough United chairman Darragh MacAnthony brought the Peterborough United squad with him to open a pioneering training centre for disabled adults.
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Thomas GUILLEMOT
Axe(s) de recherche : Nanosciences et nanotechnologies pour la santé et l'énergie
Domaine(s) de compétence :
Thin films Hybrid Solar Cells - Embedded Systems - Smart Buildings
Diplôme(s) :
Phd - Materials Chemistry and Physics (UPMC-Sorbonne université), ECE Engineer - Embedded Systems - Energy & Environment
BiographieI'm a researcher in chemistry and physics of materials in collaboration with IRDEP laboratory (EDF-CNRS-Chimie-ParisTech) and teacher at ECE PARIS. I'm working on hybrid perovskite solar cells technology focusing on the elaboration of thin films devices.
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Publications de Thomas GUILLEMOT
« Highly efficient MoOx-free semitransparent perovskite cell for 4 T tandem application improving the efficiency of commercially-available Al-BSF silicon »par Thomas GUILLEMOT
Scientific Reports , 8 , pages 16139 , 2018
Liste des auteurs : F. Javier Ramos, Sebastien Jutteau, Jorge Posada, Adrien Bercegol, Amelle Rebai, Thomas Guillemot, Romain Bodeux, Nathanaelle Schneider, Nicolas Loones, Daniel Ory, Cedric Broussillou, Gilles Goaer, Laurent Lombez & Jean Rousset
In this work, the fabrication of MoOx-free semitransparent perovskite solar cells (PSC) with Power Conversion Efficiencies (PCE) up to 15.7% is reported. Firstly, opaque PSCs up to 19.7% were fabricated. Then, the rear metal contact was replaced by a highly transparent and conductive indium tin oxide (ITO) film, directly sputtered onto the hole selective layer, without any protective layer between Spiro-OMeTAD and rear ITO. To the best of our knowledge, this corresponds to the most efficient buffer layer-free semitransparent PSC ever reported. Using time-resolved photoluminescence (TRPL) technique on both sides of the semitransparent PSC, Spiro-OMeTAD/perovskite and perovskite/TiO2 interfaces were compared, confirming the great quality of Spiro-OMeTAD/perovskite interface, even after damage-less ITO sputtering, where degradation phenomena result less important than for perovskite/TiO2 one. Finally, a 4-terminal tandem was built combining semitransparent PSC with a commercially-available Aluminium Back Surface Field (Al-BSF) silicon wafer. That silicon wafer presents PCE = 19.52% (18.53% after being reduced to cell size), and 5.75% once filtered, to generate an overall 4 T tandem efficiency of 21.18% in combination with our champion large semitransparent PSC of 15.43%. It means an absolute increase of 1.66% over the original silicon wafer efficiency and a 2.65% over the cut Si cell. (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-34432-5)
« Electrochromic nickel oxide thin films by a simple solution process: Influence of post-treatments on growth and properties »par Thomas GUILLEMOT
Thin Solid Films , 661 , pages 143-149 , 2018
Liste des auteurs : Thomas Guillemot, Nathanaelle Schneider, Nicolas Loones, F.Javier Ramos, Jean Rousset
Nickel oxide is one of the few inorganic compounds that combines p-type behavior and large band gap making it very attractive for numerous optoelectronic applications. A very simple and reproducible method to grow nickel oxide thin films with accurate control of their structural, optoelectronic and electrochromic properties is reported in this work. The procedure consists in spin coating a nickel (II) 2-ethylhexanoate solution, followed by an ultraviolet (UV) treatment and a thermal annealing at moderate temperature (T < 300 °C). The impact of the UV irradiation and thermal annealing post-treatments on the film formation mechanism and on the morphological, crystalline and optoelectronic properties of the material was explored. Following careful optimization of the post-treatment conditions, the formation of p-type nickel oxide films with high transparency in visible light range, band gap values between 3.6 and 3.8 eV and a doping level up to 8 × 1020 cm−3 (as determined by Mott-Schottky measurements) has been achieved. Finally, NiOx layers presented efficient electrochromic behavior with >500 coloration/bleaching cycles showing negligible degradation. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0040609018304875)
« Slow Diffusion and Long Lifetime in Metal Halide Perovskites for Photovoltaics »par Thomas GUILLEMOT
J. Phys. Chem. C , 122(43) , pages 24570–24577 , 2018
Liste des auteurs : Adrien Bercegol , F. Javier Ramos, Amelle Rebai, Thomas Guillemot, Daniel Ory, Jean Rousset, and Laurent Lombez
Metal halide perovskites feature excellent absorption, emission, and charge carrier transport properties. These materials are therefore very well suited for photovoltaic applications where there is a growing interest. Still, questions arise when looking at the unusual long carrier lifetime that, regarding the micrometric diffusion length, would imply a very low diffusion coefficient as compared to the commonly used photovoltaic absorbers. In this paper, we point out the slow in-depth diffusion mechanism in the time-resolved photoluminescence decay interpretation by using an experimental setup with a wide-field excitation condition and an appropriate model of the carrier dynamics. The model includes charge carrier transport, photon recycling, and trap dynamics. It is verified on various excitation intensities, different interface properties, and various perovskite absorbers such as mixed alloys with the cesium content. For most of the perovskite-based materials we analyzed, the band-to-band recombination rate remains close to the radiative limit, leading to the expected sub-microsecond lifetime. The slow diffusion of charge carriers is observed with values of the diffusion coefficient D around 5 × 10–3 cm2/s. Nonetheless, the power conversion efficiency remains high as the diffusion length is still found in the micrometric range. (https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b08252)
« Spatial Inhomogeneity Analysis of Cesium-Rich Wrinkles in Triple-Cation Perovskite »par Thomas GUILLEMOT
J. Phys. Chem. C , 122 (41) , pages 23345–23351 , 2018
Liste des auteurs : Adrien Bercegol , F. Javier Ramos, Amelle Rebai, Thomas Guillemot, Jean-Baptiste Puel, Jean-François Guillemoles, Daniel Ory, Jean Rousset, and Laurent Lombez
Chemical composition engineering in metal halide perovskite leads to enhanced stability and better transport properties, opening the gate to their integration in competitive photovoltaic tandem devices or LEDs. However, triple-cation perovskites show morphological, chemical, optical, and optoelectronic heterogeneities. In this study, we focus on micrometric spatial inhomogeneities where we observe wrinkle formation in the fabrication process linked to the cesium addition. Electron-dispersive spectroscopy and photoluminescence (PL) hyperspectral imaging designate these morphological features as Cs-rich and N-poor, which underlines the role of long-range chemical migration in the perovskite formation. We also study charge-carrier diffusion and recombination using time-resolved PL imaging under wide-field illumination, which we correlate with 3D drift diffusion modeling. We underline the impact of wrinkles on local optoelectronic properties such as the bandgap opening due to Cs enrichment and the longer charge carrier lifetime due to lower trap density. (https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b07436)
« Quantification of spatial inhomogeneity in perovskite solar cells by hyperspectral luminescence imaging »par Thomas GUILLEMOT
Energy Environ. Sci. , 9 , pages 2286-2294 , 2016
Liste des auteurs : El-Hajje, C Momblona, L Gil-Escrig, J Avila, T Guillemot, J-F Guillemoles, M Sessolo, H J Bolink, L Lombez
Vacuum evaporated perovskite solar cells with a power conversion efficiency of 15% have been characterized using hyperspectral luminescence imaging. Hyperspectral luminescence imaging is a novel technique that offers spectrally resolved photoluminescence and electroluminescence maps (spatial resolution is 2 micrometer) on an absolute scale. This allows, using the generalized Planck's law, the construction of absolute maps of the depth-averaged quasi-Fermi level splitting (Δμ), which determines the maximum achievable open circuit voltage (Voc) of the solar cells. In a similar way, using the generalized reciprocity relations the charge transfer efficiency of the cells can be obtained from the hyperspectral images. Very strong inhomogeneity, both in quasi-Fermi level splitting (Δμ) and in charge transfer efficiency, are found in these vacuum deposited perovskite solar cells. This implies that these efficient solar cells are still far from perfect as many areas in the device do not or only partially participate in the photon to electron conversion processes. (https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2016/ee/c6ee00462h)


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S.T.Dupont Passenger For Him EDT 100 ml
♦ A Masculine scent Passenger Pour Homme is for the discriminating gentleman who prefers subtlety and refinement over a boorish show of strength. by S.T. Dupont. Explosion of citruses with violet leaves start a strong and energic composition of Passenger for Men. This fragrant journey finishes with Guaiac wood from Paraguay and benzoin from Laos which brings us a sound of unique natural aromas of dark leather.
Fragrance Notes:
♦ Top Notes: citrus and violet leaf
♦ Middle Notes: ginger, cardamom, pink pepper and lavender
♦ Base Notes: guaiac wood and benzoin
♦ Brand: S.T.Dupont
♦ Size: 100 ml
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Junior Research Fellowship for Anti-malarial Drug Discovery Project on Marine Organisms at ICGEB, India
Scholarship details
The International Centre for genetic engineering and biotechnology (ICGEB), New Delhi is inviting applications from the eligible candidates for the junior research fellowship for anti-malarial drug discovery on Marine organisms. The candidates who are NET/GAT qualified are eligible for the above mentioned fellowship. Also, the candidates who have good academic credentials in Chromatography, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Microscopy, Spectroscopy, drug discovery are only need to apply.
The ICGEB is an international, non-profit organization having around 60 member states. This centre has dedicated itself to the advanced research and training in the molecular biology and the biotechnology in India.
It mainly focuses on biomedicine, environmental protection/remediation, crop improvement, biopharmaceuticals, bio-pesticide production. It consists of around 400 people from 38 different member countries are currently working in the ICGEB research laboratories as scientists, postdoctoral fellows, research technicians, PhD students, administrative personnel etc. Initially it started out as a special project by the UNIDO and became fully autonomous in 1994.
The candidates are required to submit the application for the junior research fellowship before the closing date of 10th April, 2014.
Scholarship Provider
The scholarship is being provided to the candidates by the International Centre for genetic engineering and biotechnology (ICGEB), New Delhi.
Eligibility Criteria
The candidate has to satisfy the following eligibility criteria to avail the above mentioned fellowship.
1. The candidates should be applying to the scholarship only if they are NET/GATE qualified.
2. The candidates who have good academic score and have diligent habits of documentation and aptitude for the drug discovery.
3. The candidates should have good credentials in Microbiology, chromatography, spectroscopy, molecular biology and cell biology.
Study subjects
The study subjects are for the fellowship given by the ICGEB, New Delhi, India. The Fellowship is available for DBT sponsored project which is anti-malarial drug Discovery Project on "Discovering Anti-malarials From Marine Organisms (phase III): Bulk Recollection of Promising Marine Organisms – Isolation, Purification, Characterization and Chemical Synthesis of Marine Derived Anti-malarials".
Course level
The course level is for the research position of JRF to undertake the research project at ICGEB, New Delhi, India.
Scholarship Open for the International students
The scholarship is open for the Indian candidates for the junior research fellowship.
Number of awards
Only on junior research fellowship is awarded under the above mentioned scheme.
How to apply
The application for the junior research fellowship is to be applied to the email id dsahal2013-at-gmail.com along with the CV and research experience in brief.
Scholarship application deadline
The application deadline for the junior research fellowship is 10th April, 2014.
Further details and contact
The candidates can obtain the fellowship details more form the official website namely http://www.icgeb.org/vacancies.html.


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Play dough keeps my little man amused for hours especially useful when I am cooking dinner and he isn't interested in helping out and becoming restless. You can find the recipe here.
|Boys being boys (and one of a keen 4x4er) he loves driving his cars through it and getting them stuck. Just make sure you clean them properly after as the dough can get stuck in the wheels and you don't want that throughout the house!


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48" Granite Top / Stucco Base Custom Fire Pit by Leisure Select
The 48" Granite Top / Stucco Base Custom Fire Pit from Leisure Select grants you the ability to add a custom look to your Outdoor Room! Choose amongst various granite colors and looks such as Giallo St. Cecelia, Verde Butterfly, Giallo Ornamental and many more. Quit struggling to light that wood-burning fire pit! Ditch the matches, starter logs and smoke with an easy-to-use liquid propane or natural gas burning fire pit! And if you wish to protect your new investment from bad weather such as rain, sleet and snow, be sure to add a custom-fit cover; be sure to ask about this when you call for pricing and more information.
- Stucco Base
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- 26" Base Height
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- 48" Round Granite Table Top
- Includes One Large (1) 10 Lb. Bag Of Clear Fire Glass
- Choose Between Liquid Propane (LP) or Natural Gas (NG) Fire Pits
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This item requires freight delivery. This shipping method uses a full size semi - truck and product can be delivered to a street side location or into a room of choice based on the level of service requested. A representative will call to schedule your delivery which will require a signature upon receipt. Please allow five weeks for delivery within the Continental U.S. Don't like what you see? Call for information on special order fire pits. Shipping Details & Conditions


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Photo Quality FAQs
Where will my purchased photo be printed?
Will it look like I see on my computer screen?
The honest answer is "maybe." If your computer screen is color calibrated AND not turned on too bright, then what you see will be very close to what you get when printed. But most people's screens nowadays tend to be NOT set up that way. Therefore, photos will appear brighter and more saturated than when printed. At a minimum, be sure to turn your screen brightness down — at least to the halfway point — when choosing a photo.
What quality photo papers will be used?
Choose from the high-quality options presented as you proceed through the shopping cart for your selected photo. Choices include papers rated for 100 years of archival fade-free results.
Is framing available?
Yes. Choose from the options presented as you proceed through the shopping cart for your selected photo.
What's the difference between an acrylic print and a canvas print?
Canvas print: the image is printed onto a sheet of canvas, and then the canvas is stretched onto wooden stretcher bars that are 1.5″ thick. Visit this page for a thorough description and sample photographs.
Acrylic print: the image is printed onto a back of a 3/8″ thick sheet of acrylic (i.e. plastic). Visit this page for a thorough description and sample photographs.
Are limited-edition fine art collector prints available?
Currently no, but I may add such a gallery very soon. If you have that interest, please contact me! Your interest will encourage me to make limited edition collector prints available. Otherwise, to be notified if/when such prints become available, click here to sign up for my occasional newsletter.
Does you print with archival inks and acid-free papers?
Yes. All of Pixels inks are archival, and all of their papers are acid free.
Will a UV protectant be applied to protect my prints?
All canvas prints, framed prints, regular prints (rolled in a tube), and greeting cards receive a UV protective coating. Metal prints and acrylic prints do not receiving a protective coating.
Photo Purchase FAQs
I'm not in the U.S.. Can you print and ship to me?
When will my order ship?
All artwork requires 2-3 business days to print and manufacture before shipping. It will ship from the printing/manufacturing facility located nearest to your destination address.
Please note: even if you select "overnight" as your shipping method, Pixels still needs the time (above) to actually print, assemble, and package your order. Everything at Pixels is printed and manufactured "on demand." They don't have any pre-made products sitting on their shelves.
Will I receive a purchase confirmation?
After your purchase has been processed, you will receive a purchase confirmation/receipt via email. You will also be notified when your order ships.
What if I have problems with my order?
If I am still unhappy, can I get a refund?
Pixels sells thousands of pieces of artwork each month — all with a 100% money-back guarantee.
Their return policy is simple and terrific: If you're not happy with your purchase, for any reason, you can return it to Pixels within 30 days of the order date. As soon as it arrives, they'll issue a full refund for the entire purchase price. Please note: Pixels does not reimburse the outgoing or return shipping charges unless the return is due to a defect in quality.
If you've hesitated to purchase artwork online in the past, why not give it a try? You have virtually nothing to lose!
Also, keep in mind that from my end, I also will do all I can to ensure you are completely satisfied with your photo purchase. That can include free reprinting within the 30-day period if needed.
How do I return my purchase/order?
Where is my order?
Does Pixels provide phone support?
Pixels offers phone support 24 hours per day, 7 days a week: Call them at 877-807-5901
Please note, that number is for asking questions about products and checking on the status of existing orders. All orders must be placed through my fine art photo galleries.
Can I place my order over the phone?
I'm sorry, that's not possible. I travel/explore too much to make phone orders feasible. All orders must be placed online via my fine art photo galleries. How? Just click on a desired picture to view it larger, then click its "Buy" link below it. That will take you immediately to the order page for the photo at Pixels.
If you have a question about the order process (not my artwork), you can reach a Pixels customer service representative by calling 312-238-9009 (9:00 AM – 5:00 PM U.S. Pacific Time).
For general questions or requests about my artwork (not relating to the order process itself, which Pixels will answer), please contact me. I'd love to hear from you!
What happens if my order is damaged during shipment?
I'm buying your fine art photos as a gift for someone else. Will the purchase price appear on the invoice sent with my order?
You can safely order as a gift. Pixels does NOT include any dollar amounts on the invoice that will be included with the purchase.
Can I include a gift message with my purchase?
Unfortunately, you can not include a gift message with your print purchase from Pixels. Gift cards, however, can easily include a custom message. To find out how, see below.
Gift Card FAQs
Can I buy a gift card for someone else to use to purchase your artwork?
Absolutely! Gift cards are a great way to give a unique, lasting gift, while enabling the recipient to choose the photograph and size/format they most desire from my fine art nature photo galleries.
To purchase a gift card from Pixels, please click here.
When you checkout, the gift card will be emailed to you at the email address that you provide on the checkout screen. The gift card will be attached to the email as a PDF (click here for an example). Print it out and deliver it to the recipient… or simply forward the PDF via e-mail!
To receive the credit amount, the gift recipient enters the unique code on the certificate during the checkout process when buying my photo. Easy! Any remaining balance on the certificate can be used later on another purchase, and will remain good within one year of the certificate's original purchase.
Note: Since Pixels' gift cards are technically usable with any artist's photos/products on their site, be sure to point your gift recipient to https://michaelfeerer.com so they can easily browse and select from my fine art nature photos.
When will the gift card expire?
It will expire one year after the date of its purchase.
What if a purchase is greater in cost than the card's value?
The gift card's balance available for use will be shown after entering the card's code during the checkout process. If there is a remaining balance, you will be given the standard options to pay the remainder.
Can the gift card be used more than once?
Yes, if there is a remaining balance.
Can the gift card be used by more than one person?
Sorry, it is non-transferable and can only be used by the original recipient.


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A new AI is detecting depression using Instagram
Friday 19 August 2016 Users posts on Instagram can be used to diagnose depression Anatolii Babii/iStock A new AI programme has been developed to attempt to accurately detect signs of depression using Instagram photos. ADVERTISEMENT The study, carried out by researchers from Harvard University and the University of Vermont, used machine learning tools to identify markers of depression. It was found that the programme was 70 per cent accurate in detecting signs of depression, which was better than previous studies looking at the success rate of GPs diagnosing patients – normally around 42 per cent accurate. 43,950 posts on the social media site were analysed for the study using colour analysis, metadata components and algorithmic face detection. Other factors were also taken into consideration such as how often users posted,…
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There are plenty of options to enhance your holiday even further by exploring what Rhodes has to offer. Ideally situated near to the other Dodecanese islands means you you can even add a spot of island hopping to your holiday.
Whether you are looking for culture or nature, sailing or cruising, coach tours or lazy days, we have something for you. Here's a sample of what we have to offer, but contact us for more details, prices and booking.
Explore the island's Capital as the sun goes down. Wander around the winding cobbled streets of the old town with time to dine in the Medieval city.
Experience the oldest inhabited Medieval Town in Europe bursting with culture in the old town and shops and boutiques in the new part. Sit in a harbourside cafe and watch the world go by or join a city tour to explore even further
Escape to one of the highest points of the island at Profitis Ilias with an alpine feeling in the lush forest. In Petaloudes you can visit the Butterfly Valley and the farm to complete your day of nature
Everyone loves a boat trip on holiday, especially a lazy day one! Dive into crystal clear waters and visit hidden coves and beaches on the East coast. Top up that tan and relax
Our exclusive sailing trip is our best selling excursion by far. Sail from Lindos harbour along the coast to Haraki for swimming, snorkelling and even try your hand at sailing. Book the yacht privately or join a small group for an awesome day out.
Cruise to another Greek island for the Day and capture on camera the stunning neo-classical pastel coloured houses. Wander through through the town and bustling harbour. Simply Symi for seafood, sponges, spices and spectacular scenery
This fun day out is a must for those who fancy a 4x4 adventure with your own driver and guide. Go off-road in Rhodes and get a real taste of the island's produce and enjoy a beach picnic too. The best 4x4 by far
A fantastic day out for the young and young at heart. For thrills and spills, slides, tunnels and tubes or chill on the lazy river at the island's biggest waterpark.
Spend the day exploring the beautiful South of Rhodes, including Prasonissi where the Aegean meets the Med, breathtaking Monolithos and traditional Embona for a spot of wine tasting.