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Super DIRTcar Series Goes West
The Stars and Cars of the Super DIRTcar Series Travel West for Back-to-Back Races at Merrittville Speedway and Ransomville Speedway
CONCORD, NC – July 29, 2018 – Just before the Super DIRTcar Series takes its August break, the Big-Block Modifieds will saddle up and ride west to a pair of classic Series race tracks on the Series schedule since the early '70s. Harvey's 100 takes place on Monday, August 6 at Merrittville Speedway, in Thorold, Ontario; and the next day, Tuesday, August 7, the Series rolls into Ransomville (NY) Speedway for the Summer Nationals.
The top three in points are currently Matt Sheppard, Erick Rudolph, and Max McLaughlin. These two races are crucial to the Championship points standings as the teams will not compete again until September 1 at Lebanon Valley Speedway for the Mr. DIRT Track USA 100. The layover will give the teams time to massage the kinks out of their racing machines and prepare for the final run through September, NAPA Super DIRT Week XLVII in October, and then the World of Outlaws World Finals in Charlotte to close the season. But first, the Series will complete its Western Swing.
On Monday, August 6 the Super DIRTcar Series will storm the Merrittville Speedway, a 1/3-mile semi-banked dirt track in southern Ontario, Canada. DIRTcar 358 Modifieds race there weekly and Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds have been tearing up the Canadian soil there for 46 years.
Merrittville Speedway has been hosting Super DIRTcar Series events since 1972, when the Series first got its start. Legend Will Cagle took the checkered flag in the inaugural Series race at the Canadian track. Since then, 33 Series events have been held on the 1/3-mile bullring.
Current points leader and defending Champion Matt Sheppard has won the last two Series races there. In fact, few drivers have beat Sheppard at Merrittville in recent years. Super Matt Sheppard has won six out of the last nine Super DIRTcar Series races at Merrittville Speedway. Will Matt Sheppard pull away, or will Max McLaughlin grab his first Series win and overtake Sheppard in the standings? Perhaps Hall of Fame 100 winner Erick Rudolph will come out on top before the August break.
The next day, the teams and drivers will cross back over the border into Niagara County, NY to take on the tricky half-mile Ransomville Speedway for the Summer Nationals 100-lap event.
Some call the narrow, high-banks of Ransomville Speedway the Darlington of dirt tracks, while others simply call it, "The Big R." The half-mile is fast and tricky for those unfamiliar with its characteristics, but drivers like Danny Johnson, who has mastered the art of dipping into "the moat" on the front stretch, know the fast way around the western New York dirt oval.
Ransomville Speedway has hosted Super DIRTcar Series races since 1973 when Jumpin' Jack Johnson crossed the finish line first to claim victory. Since then there has not been a single dominant force at Ransomville in Series races. Brett Hearn, Danny Johnson, Alan Johnson, and Bob McCredie are all tied with four Series wins each. Billy Decker holds the track record after clocking in a 16.034 second lap back in 2014. Sheppard took the checkered flag last year and will look to repeat in 2018 to hold on to his Championship points lead.
The Super DIRTcar Series is the premier Big-Block Modified tour of North America. Tour regulars, such as eight-time Series Champion Brett Hearn and current title-holder Matt Sheppard, pit their 800-horsepower Big-Block Modifieds against the best short track racing drivers over a 27-race schedule on 21 tracks from Canada to Florida. In 2018 there are 16 drivers contending for the Series Championship. Follow along for news and notes on Facebook and Twitter.

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Now that #BladeHasFallen, it is time that #FeesMustFall. By OLIVER METH and BUSISIWE SEABE.
It's with great joy and jubilation that we hear that Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande has fallen. President Jacob Zuma's axing of Nzimande comes as no surprise. Nzimande did nothing for the sector and addressing students' grievances and we doubt the newly appointed Hlengiwe Mkhize would do any different.
With #FeesMustFall entering its third year of protests since it took a strategic retreat, one notes that the major motivation behind this move is in anticipation of the Fees Commission Report that was finalised and released to the President. Regardless of the commission's report and recommendations, it is important to understand the realm of power that free quality decolonised education will be delivered from.
So, regardless of Zuma's Cabinet reshuffle – whether it's axed Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande or newly appointed Hlengiwe Mkhize at the helm of this ministry – the question still remains, who possesses the power to call for fee-free education other than President Jacob Zuma communicating such a decision through his ministers when exercising power?
The higher education landscape did not experience any different trajectory under Nzimande and surely will not under Mkhize, who served under the department in 2011 with no good story to tell in relation to their attempts at redressing the injustices of the past and our present challenges. Today, historically disadvantaged institutions continue to receive very little support from the government and have continuously dilapidated infrastructure, student services that continue to place the black child in an inferior position in all spheres of development, and financial freedom. Thus the struggle for the decolonisation of education and ridding it of its class, racial and gender biases which arose from our past is one that only the President is at liberty to deliver.
The ANC has a standing resolution taken at its Policy Conference earlier this year, on fee-free quality education, to be rolled out next year – a very ambitious time frame, taking into consideration they could not do it in 23 years of governance.
Nevertheless, the executive powers lie with Zuma and no minister can approve any policy without his authorisation, especially when that will have a huge impact on the state budget. Therefore the call for fee-free education falls outside Nzimade's powers, as much as they do with Mkhize.
The delay in making the commission's report public for stakeholders to engage on proposed plans is evidence that the ministry, which is part of Zuma's faction, is merely using students' struggles as a pawn in fighting their party poli-tricks. This is a clear tactic of political repression in higher education and as a result we could see more sporadic student revolts across campuses.
Zuma has undermined the ANC's standing policy resolution as well as the inquiry into feasibility, by not sharing the commission's findings and paving a strategic roll-out plan.
Chairperson of the commission, Judge Jonathan Heher, presented the report to Zuma more than two months ago. To date, the Presidency still claims Zuma is studying the report and its recommendations and would make it available to the public.
The bizarre speculation that the new minister will pronounce on this is not worth celebrating, as axed minister Nzimande lacked those powers then and so will Mkhize.
Students are not interested in the ANC's infighting, but will not sit back and allow their struggles to be used as Brownie points. We are resolute, undeterred and clear in our call for fee-free decolonised Afrocentric education.
Regardless of who Zuma moves around on his chess board, it's still unclear whether there would be fee-free education for the poor by 2018. Yet, instead, the rhetoric, as a dangling carrot, in favour of Zuma's factional battles will extend to another year and be used as a campaign tool for 2019, and not get implementation thereafter.
One can anticipate, if Zuma's preferred candidate Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma loses in her bid for the Presidency, that before early advised retirement he will declare fee-free education while there is no budget, so that people will say, "We told you about (Cyril) Ramaphosa", having a huge negative impact on the movement at large. He ought to demonstrate now if and how fee-free education would be rolled out before the outcomes of the December elective conference. If he decides to do that, it will be Zuma who has been delaying it all along and NOT ministers.
Meth is a Wits University student with a research focus on the Fallists' movement and contributing author of latest publication #Hashtag: An analysis of #FeesMustFall at South African universities, published by Centre for the Study of Violence & Reconciliation.
Seabe is a Wits University Fallist activist and contributing author of Riot & Writing: Diaries of Wits Fallists, published by Society, Work & Development Institute.
Photo: Students from Wits University demonstrate on campus during a fourth week of clashes with police forces during protests against the cost of higher education in Johannesburg, 10 October 2016. Photo: Kim Ludbrook/(EPA).


• Educational program (seminars on topics relevant regulations of the festival).
The participants of the Festival will be held at their stands a variety of presentations, training seminars and workshops. Hairdressers reveal the secret of skill, will make a stylish haircut and give your hair a trendy tint, manicure specialists will transform your hands and nails into a work of art, beauticians will show the newest tools and methods of rejuvenation, and also training centers will tell you specifics about their learning.
Of course, most importantly, the Festival will be held the final of the Championship on hairdresser's art and nail design for the Cup "Beautiful planet" Previously, in different cities of Russia and CIS countries will be held qualifying rounds to participate in the Finals. Also as part of the Festival team competitions, contests, Beauty Salons and best priced.
On the main stage during all days of the event will be held all sorts of colorful show and brilliant master-classes by leading artists of the beauty industry.
• Participation in business, educational and competitive program.
For many companies, the participation in exhibitions and festivals – the main way of promotion. This is the place where strategic decisions, appointments are negotiable. The main purpose of the organizers of the festival attracting exhibitors, visitors, but also search for new, optimal solutions for the overall development of the beauty industry in Russia and CIS.
March 22 in Izhevsk proposal city festival Anthem Craft 2011. 6 city competition of professional skill of hairdressers and nail masters "Prestige". In the framework of this event was the qualifying round of the championship on hairdresser's art and nail design for the Cup "Beautiful planet" in section nail designers. Was attended by over 80 people. Competitive zone for the championship opened up the learning center Udmurtia, Krasnoarmeyskaya 109A.
2 Modeling of artificial nails Gel / Acrylic technology.
-Salon modeling using camouflage techniques.
3 design Gallery. Distance participation.
In each category: three(3) prizes.
in the final of the championship on hairdressing and nail design on the Cup "Beautiful planet", Moscow.
All participants are awarded with diplomas and valuable gifts from sponsors of the festival.
For the first time in Ukraine in the framework of the VII Specialized exhibition "Beauty Industry and MedExpo" started the Festival "Beautiful planet", the event, which was attended by the contestants, members of professional Exhibitions, visit, word, connoisseurs of beautiful.
These were three days of celebration and excellence.
On the main stage daily non-stop held master classes and seminars of well-known companies beautiful business: presentation of the product Matrix, Product Presentation ESTEL. Presentation of TM"Sharlyn", "Suda", master-class and presentation of the product "Home Manicure Elena Lange".
in which took part not only professionals with experience and novice master.
A galaxy of unusual images, defile on stage was the best evidence that in the beautiful business of the Crimea a lot of really creative, talented hair stylists, makeup artists and manicurists. Masters have shown themselves to be true artists and were able to show their skills not only to the members of the jury, but also to those who care about art in General!
Festival "Beautiful planet" gives everyone the opportunity to touch the world of fashion, beauty, art, discuss trends in the development of the salon business, find something new, to see unforgettable shows.
Qualifying rounds continue and we will be happy to see you among the participants of the Championship.
For all questions and suggestions please contact the organizing Committee of the "Beautiful planet" on these contacts.


Police held Villa to a 2-all draw at Lugogo in the first round of the current UPL season. On Tuesday, the Cops will try to arrest Nyamityobora FC at the same stadium.
The Uganda Premier league second round will kicks off on Tuesday as Police FC host relegation threatened Nyamityobora Football Club.
The hosts had a fair display in the first round of the season finishing seventh with 21 points compared to their performance at the half way point last season where they finished fourth, on 24 points.
It is their performance in the second round of the season that made them drop from nearly title contenders to finishing mid table, 24 points off champions Vipers.
But head coach Abdallah Mubiru is not worried about a repeat of last season's slip since he is sure his players know how what to expect this time round.
"Last season, we lost three of our best players after the first round and we did not replace well. It is something that plagued us in the second round but thankfully our squad has been stable this time round and I am confident we shall not go down that road again," Mubiru told Watchdog Uganda.
Nyamityobora are currently 14thwith nine points, six points from safety. The trip to Police FC is a fixture they would dread to start their survival campaign with. But head coach Asaph Mwebaze is confident that now they can survive the drop.
The western side confirmed the signing of eight new players on Sunday ahead of their trip to Lugogo and Mwebaze hopes his new signings can bring the intended impact to the squad.
U-20 goalkeeper Dennis Otim headlines the list of arrivals at Nyamityobora with Damien Nakalema, Peter Mutebi, Joel Ayoku, Edgar Mujuni, John Sserunjogi, James Tongi and Fred Mayindi all joining the western side from lower division sides.
The cops will miss youngster Andrew Okiring as he is out with an injury but they hope midfielder Juma Balinnya, Ruben Kimera and Hassan Gaata continues with the fine performances they put up during the first round but there are no additions for the cops.
The Abanyakare lost their only game against the Cops 2-1 at Wankulukuku as Mubiru's charges picked up their second win of the season through former midfielder Ben Ocen's double.


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Home > News & Media > News > 2022 > Avera@Home, Kore Cares Form Joint Venture for Personal Care Services
Avera@Home, Kore Cares Form Joint Venture for Personal Care Services
Avera@Home has reached an agreement to form a joint venture with Kore Cares, a Sioux Falls-based personal care services agency. Avera@Home will transition the patients in their personal care services line, as well as some staff, to Kore Cares in several phases starting fall 2022.
Home health and hospice patients will remain with Avera@Home. The joint venture with Kore Cares is currently focused in South Dakota.
Personal care services, often referred to as home care, support patients in their homes and include a wide range of services including meal planning and preparation, assistance with personal cares such as bathing and dressing, housekeeping, transportation and companionship.
"This is an essential part of the care continuum, especially as these patients are some of our most vulnerable," says Sandy Dieleman, CEO of Avera@Home. "These services are vital in helping patients maintain their independence, especially as more and more of our population wants to age in place."
The joint venture with Kore Cares strengthens the support of patients, staff and Avera. It allows Avera@Home and Kore Cares to serve more patients while also expanding the types of care and services provided.
Kore Cares has been operating in the Sioux Falls region since 2016 and has long been a trusted partner of Avera@Home. Co-founder and owner Gabrielle Hoing will lead the joint venture as its CEO. Kore Cares was selected in part because the company is guided by a mission that reflects Avera's own.
"This initiative will have a tremendous impact on our communities," says Hoing. "By expanding access to care in the home, we empower individuals to make decisions about their care that are in line with their goals and priorities."
Given Kore Cares' established reputation within the Sioux Falls region, the joint venture will do business under the name Kore Cares to provide continuity for patients and referral sources.
Visit News & Media to get the latest from Avera Health.
Avera Media Team
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In another incident of what appears to be an exit scam, South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Pure Bit – which collected over $2.8 Million during its ICO – has completely shut down with no explanation.
ICOs have become an easy way for fraudsters to rob gullible investors of their hard-earned money. The latest incident has been reported from South Korea where a cryptocurrency exchange Pure Bit has shut down overnight after raising over 13,000 Ethereum in an ICO.
At the current market value of Ether, the amount swindled works to around $2.8 Million.
TechCrunch reports that the project had committed to deliver their native "Pure Coin" to the investors. According to the Pure Bit model, token holders would receive a share of the profit generated as well as discounted trading fees.
The exchange, which was online and functioning on Thursday, can no longer be accessed. Users attempting to access the site are met with 'Site cannot be reached' error messages.
To further rub salt to the wounds of the investors, the fraudsters posted "Sorry" and "Thanks" messages on their social media channels.
The Facebook page has since vanished and other communication channels have also been removed.
There were enough red flags about the project that the naïve and innocent investors seem to have missed.
According to the article, while it can't be concluded yet that it's a full exit scam due to lack of enough evidence, the fact that 13,000 ETH coins have moved out of the collection wallet leaves no doubt about the intention.
South Korea has banned ICOs being executed out of the country, but its citizens are free to participate in ICOs from other locations. However, it is expected that the state may soon reverse the ban and implement ICO regulations.
In the absence of ICO regulations in some countries, how should investors safeguard themselves? Let us know in the comments below.


Have a goat day mate!
Twas a good day; let's hope Chizzy wins tomorrow so the good feeling is not spoiled.
Chizzyfan wrote: Twas a good day; let's hope Chizzy wins tomorrow so the good feeling is not spoiled.
Well done Chizzyflan. I hope you got the goat you've always wanted.
Belated best wishes sir. And best of luck to Dave.
Hope you had a happy, chizzfan.


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White Cop Who Oversaw Torture Of 118 Black Men Leaves Prison After Serving Less Than Four Years
Written By Danielle Young, Lifestyle Editor
Jon Burge is a 66-year-old ex-police commander who is said to have overseen the torture of 118 Black men who were in Chicago police custody over 30 years ago. He walked out of federal prison today a free man after serving only three and a half years in a minimum security prison and his victims still want justice.
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Burge was granted early release into a halfway house in Tampa, Florida. And that's not even the worst part! Burge gets to start his life over with a $4,000-a month police pension that he gets to keep (and he was getting while behind bars) because Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan couldn't get it overruled.
Anthony Holmes was one of the victims Burge personally tortured with electric shock (among many other things) for him to confess to a murder he says he didn't commit. Holmes, who is now pushing 70, spent 30 years in prison as a result of confessing to the murder, hasn't seen any compensation for his torture because the statute of limitations on the torture has run out. "At least he's got a pension," Holmes said of Burge, according to DNAinfo Chicago. "We came out of there with nothing."
While some of the victims who were wrongly incarcerated as a result of Burge-era police torture have received millions of dollars worth of settlements, others, like Anthony Holmes and Darrell Cannon, have not. Cannon was brutally shocked in the genitals with an electric cattle prod, beat with a flashlight and repeatedly put an empty shotgun into his mouth and pulled the trigger before he was wrongly convicted of murder in 1983 and imprisoned for 24 years. He was finally dismissed of the murder charge and released in 2007.
As many as 20 of Burge's torture victims still remain behind bars today. 65 of those 118 torture cases are currently being heard by the Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission. Burge was convicted in 2011 of perjury and obstruction of justice for lying about police torture. Several members of the Chicago City Council called for a reparations fund of $20 million — roughly the amount Burge and his "midnight crew" of detectives have cost Chicago taxpayers over the years in legal defense fees and settlements alone. Chicago's tax-payers had to pay more than $120,000,000 for their hideous torture on these 118 Black men. Here's the breakdown:
$66.8 million to torture victims
Over $22 million in ongoing pension payouts to Burge's collaborators
Over $20 million in legal defense to Burge and his henchmen
Over $15 million to investigate and prosecute Burge's crimes
$0 for rehabilitation, job-training, education, medical and psychological treatment to torture victims
SMH. There's not much left to say, except, I hate our justice system. The torturer goes free with a stipend as the tortured are imprisoned and impoverished.
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Jennie Garth reacts to fans accusing her of getting plastic surgery
Jennie Garth's latest blast from the past has some of the actress's fans asking, "Who's that?"
Earlier this week Garth celebrated her return to her Beverly Hills, 90210 roots by posting a photo taken with her co-star and longtime friend, Tori Spelling.
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Both Garth and Spelling shared the photo taken during a trip to Israel to film a commercial for CASTRO clothing. Although fans of the 47-year-old were excited to see the pair reunited, others said Garth looked "unrecognizable" and accused her of having plastic surgery.
"Yikes, not a good look ladies," one critical follower wrote, while another dubbed the pair "scary."
The comments regarding Garth's appearance prompted the star to reply directly to her haters.
"You seem so fake," one commenter wrote.
Without missing a beat Garth replied, "Nope, I'm human."
"Oh Jennie! You are so beautiful and don't need all that Botox!" another fan said. "Sadly you are unrecognizable here."
The star took the high road and simply wrote back, "Thank you?"
Garth, who is a mother of three, made headlines earlier this year for calling off her divorce from her 37-year-old husband, Dave Abrams.
In 2017, the star revealed she wanted to get back in shape for her husband, who's 10 years her junior.
"I've sort of fallen off the workout train and I haven't been as diligent lately," Garth told InTouch Weekly. "I'm married to a much younger man, and I want to stay looking good for him as long as possible."
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"I wanna run and escape from your prison, But when I leave I feel something is missing. I'm not afraid that's easy to tell, This can't be heaven"
I wouldn't really consider myself emo. I'm defiantly rebellious and I speak what's on my mind, so don't get butthurt.
I like a wide variety of music, like emo, dubstep, metal, pop, ect.
anyone who's nice and could be a good friend.


Get thousands of these attempts to try and login with "admin" user name.
Something different from security plugins like "wordfence".
Is there a way or plugin that specifically do this? (block access immediately when the type of user name is used)Maybe some permanent code that I can use in the login.php file?
Hello there @Ezra Steenkamp, I hope you're well today!
Do you have an account on your site with the username "admin"?
No, not at all. User "admin" is not allowed on any of our sites.
Been searching everywhere for this and everything either include IP addresses or some other special changes in the .htaccess file. Was hoping for a simple plugin or some hard code that I can add to the wp-login.php file to simply block the person or redirect to another page.
well, if there is no "admin" user anywhere, then just let them try!
Any plugin that you know of that maybe a) permanently and b) automatically block the ip of the user who tries to login with "admin"?
I'm afraid not. That's why I suggested to simply limit the number of attempts above.


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Igor Stravinsky's Violin Concerto in D is a neoclassical violin concerto in four movements, composed in the summer of 1931 and premiered on October 23, 1931. It lasts approximately twenty minutes.

It was used by George Balanchine as music for two ballets.

History

Conception
The Violin Concerto was commissioned by Blair Fairchild, an American composer, diplomat, and the patron of the young Polish violinist Samuel Dushkin.

Willy Strecker of B. Schotts Söhne, Stravinsky's music publisher at the time (and also a friend of Dushkin's), asked Stravinsky to compose a concerto for Dushkin. Though Stravinsky was reluctant, citing unfamiliarity with the instrument, Strecker assured the composer that Dushkin would consult about technical matters. Stravinsky noted in his autobiography that Dushkin's availability for such advice was a factor in his undertaking the Violin Concerto. He also sought the opinion of composer and violist Paul Hindemith, who allayed Stravinsky's fears, suggesting that his unfamiliarity with the instrument might help him come up with new possibilities. Stravinsky met with Dushkin at Strecker's residence in Wiesbaden and decided to go ahead.

Composition

Early in the compositional process, Stravinsky devised a chord which stretches from D4 to E5 to A6. One day while he and Dushkin were having lunch in a Paris restaurant, he sketched the chord on a napkin for the violinist, who thought the chord unplayable, to Stravinsky's disappointment. On returning home, however, Dushkin tried it out on his violin and was surprised to discover it was actually quite easy to play. He immediately telephoned Stravinsky to say that it could be played after all. The composer later referred to this chord as his "passport to the Concerto".

Stravinsky began sketching the Concerto in Paris early in 1931, with composition beginning in earnest in Nice, where the first two movements were completed and the third begun. In the summer, Stravinsky moved to the Château de la Véronnière in Voreppe in Isère, where he completed the third movement and wrote all of the fourth.

The manuscripts are dated May 20, 1931, for the first two movements and June 10, 1931, for the third, all in Nice, with no date given for the fourth. The full orchestral score is signed and dated "Voreppe (Isère) la Vironnière, 13/25. Sept. 1931".

Though Stravinsky told his publisher he wanted to write "a true virtuoso concerto", "the texture is always more characteristic of chamber music than orchestral music". He also observed "I did not compose a cadenza, not because I did not care about exploiting violin virtuosity, but because the violin in combination was my real interest. But virtuosity for its own sake has only a small role in my Concerto, and the technical demands of the piece are relatively tame."

Performances
The work was premiered on October 23, 1931, in Berlin, being broadcast, with Dushkin playing the violin and the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Stravinsky himself. Dushkin also gave the work's first US performance in January 1932, with Serge Koussevitzky conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra. He also made the first recording of the piece in 1935, with Stravinsky conducting the Orchestre Lamoureux.

Movements
The Violin Concerto contains four movements:

A typical performance of the concerto will last approximately 20 minutes.

Instrumentation
In addition to the solo violin, the score calls for: piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, cor anglais, 1 E-flat clarinet, 2 clarinets in A/B, 3 bassoons (third doubling contrabassoon), 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, bass drum, and strings.

Ballet

The concerto was choreographed by George Balanchine as Balustrade in 1941. It premiered on January 22, 1941, with Colonel de Basil's company Original Ballet Russe. In 1972 Balanchine created a new ballet to the music, entitled Violin Concerto and had since been retitled Stravinsky Violin Concerto. It was premiered in 1972 by the New York City Ballet at the New York State Theatre as part of the Stravinsky Festival.

See also
Concerto in D (Stravinsky) (for string orchestra)

Discography
Stravinsky himself recorded the work twice:
Stravinsky: Concerto in D major. Samuel Dushkin (violin), Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux, Igor Stravinsky (cond.). Recorded in Paris, 1935. 78 RPM recording, 3 discs. Brunswick Polydor BP-1 (set); Brunswick Polydor 95500, 95001, 95002 (manual sequence); 95003, 95004, 95005 (automatic sequence); matrix numbers 771 GEP, 772 GEP, 768 GEP, 767 GEP, 769 GEP, and 770 GEP. [Chicago?]: Brunswick Polydor, [1938 or 1939].
Reissued as Vox album 173 (Vox 12014, 12015, 12016, automatic sequence). New York: Vox, 1947.
Reissued on LP, coupled with Stravinsky's Concerto for Two Pianos (Vera Appleton and Michael Field, pianos), New York: Vox, [ca. 1950–59].
Reissued as part of 5-CD set, Igor Stravinsky plays Igor Stravinsky. Vogue 665002 (VG 665 665002/1, VG 665 665002/2, VG 665 665002/3, VG 665 665002/4, VG 665 665002/5). [France]: Vogue, 1991.
Reissued on CD as part of Stravinsky Conducts Stravinsky: L'histoire du soldat; Pulcinella (excerpts); Violin Concerto; Jeu de cartes. Biddulph WHL 037. [France?]: Biddulph, 1997.
Reissued on CD, as part of Early Concerto Recordings 1934–1943. Jubiläums Edition. 5-CD set. Deutsche Grammophon 459 065-2 (Stravinsky concerto on disc 459 002-2) Deutsche Grammophon: Hamburg: Deutsche Grammophon, 1998.
 Igor Stravinsky: Concerto in D major for Violin and Orchestra, Symphony in Three Movements. Isaac Stern (violin), Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Igor Stravinsky (cond.). Recorded 12 February 1961. LP recording, 12 inch, stereo. Stravinsky Conducts Stravinsky. Columbia Masterworks ML 5731 (mono), MS 6331 (stereo). [New York]: Columbia, 1962. Also as CBS 72038. [England]: CBS, n.d.
Reissued on LP, in a new coupling with Concerto in D for String Orchestra, and Ode. CBS 74053. [Frankfurt am Main]: CBS, 1981. This same disc also as part of 2-LP set: Igor Stravinsky: The Recorded Legacy 3: Piano (Klavier) & Orchestra, Violin (violon, Geige) & Orchestra. On the second disc: Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra; Concerto for Piano and Wind Orchestra; Movements for piano and orchestra. CBS masterworks 79241. [Frankfurt am Main]: CBC Masterworks, 1981. CBS Masterworks GM31/LXX36940; CBS Masterworks [New York]: CBS Masterworks, 1981.
Reissued on CD, as part of Isaac Stern, a Life in Music v. 12: Artist Laureate. Sony Classical SMK 64 505. With George Rochberg: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, André Previn, conductor). New York: Sony Classical, 1995.
Reissued on CD, Stravinsky Edition, vol. 5. Sony Classical SMK 46295 With: Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments, Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra (both with Philippe Entremont, piano), Movements for Piano and Orchestra (Charles Rosen, piano). [Great Britain]: Sony Classical, 1991. This same disc reissued as part of 22-disc set, Works of Igor Stravinsky. Disc 10: Concertos. Sony Classical 88697103112-10; [New York]: Sony Classical, 2007.

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 Rogers, Lynne. 1995. "Stravinsky's Break with Contrapuntal Tradition: A Sketch Study". Journal of Musicology 13, no. 4 (Autumn): 476–507.
 Rogers, Lynne. 1999. "Rethinking Form: Stravinsky's Eleventh-Hour Revision of the Third Movement of His Violin Concerto". Journal of Musicology 17, no. 2 (Spring): 272–303.
 Souche, Estelle. n.d. Balustrade. Estelle Souche personal page (Accessed 16 March 2012).

 Steinberg, Michael. 1998. The Concerto: A Listener's Guide, 468–472. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press.  (cloth);  (pbk)

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Upper Valley residents say biting gnats are making an appearance on the West Side, leaving some people with swollen, itchy red bites.
A plague of biting gnats is infesting El Paso's Upper Valley neighborhoods.
Several Upper Valley neighborhood association officials said biting gnats they hadn't seen before are swarming the area, leaving swollen, itchy red bites in their wake.
"This is new. This is a new phenomenon — I've lived here for 25 years. I've seen gnats before, but they don't bother you," said Carol Miller, the Upper Valley Neighborhood Association president.
Miller, who also is a member of the Southwest Koi and Pond Association, said the group's meeting Saturday at her property on Emory Road became unpleasant when the insects made an unwelcome appearance.
A University of Texas at El Paso virologist and medical entomologist said little research has been done about the insect species in the city referred to as biting midges, biting gnats or "no-see-ums," and city officials said they do not spray for the nuisance insects because they do not transmit diseases to humans.
Miller's Upper Valley neighborhood isn't the only one in which the biting gnats are out in large numbers.
Members of seven other Upper Valley neighborhood associations also have said this is the first year they have experienced the flying nuisance.
Goodwin, who has lived in the neighborhood for more than 20 years, said they had never noticed biting gnats in the past.
Doug Watts, a UTEP researcher, professor and co-director of the Infectious Disease and Immunology Border Biomedical Center who has a Ph.D. in entomology and vertebrate ecology, said he visited the Upper Valley after reports of the gnats, but was unable to collect a sample.
Watts said biting midges can be difficult to see. The insects typically feed on livestock or any warm-blooded animal they come across, he said.
"Unfortunately, there's not much you can do to prevent them from biting," Watts said. He added that the insects can transmit disease among livestock, but there has been no known transmission of disease to humans in this part of the world.
Watts said he considers the insects a public health risk because the bites can cause an allergic reaction in some people, which can result in swelling, red bumps and severe itching that can last for days. Scratching too much at the bites can lead to an infection, he said.
Robert Resendes, director of the city's Department of Public Health, which also serves the county, said the department is aware of the situation involving a large number of gnats or midges that are breeding in the Upper Valley.
"Because these insects are a nuisance, don't carry human diseases and therefore pose no public health threat, we recommend anyone experiencing a problem avoid outdoor activity or contact a private exterminator if the problem persists," Resendes said in an emailed statement to the El Paso Times.
Ellen Smyth, environmental services director, said the city sprays for mosquitoes because they carry viruses such as Zika and West Nile that cause diseases.
Smyth said even the El Paso Zoo had to hire its own contractor to spray for black flies. The zoo closed its doors early Monday to spray what was described as an unprecedented number of biting black flies.
City officials said the biting black flies, which are not the same as the biting midges being reported in the Upper Valley, led to the hospitalization of two zoo birds, cancellation of several Wildlife Theater bird shows, and the restriction of a few zoo animals to their indoor quarters.
Smyth added that exterminators use different chemicals than those the city uses to spray for mosquitoes.
Smyth said residents can buy pesticide for bugs and flies to spray around the outside of their homes to try to minimize the insects' presence.
Martinez said some of her neighbors have tried to spray the gnats, but the relief is short lived.
"They are all over the place," Martinez said.
Watts said it is possible that the mild winter is one of the reasons that the midges are out in large numbers.
National Weather Service officials said this winter was the sixth warmest on record.
Upper Valley residents might be dealing with the biting midges indefinitely since they will continue to reproduce as long as there is water and mud through the early part of winter, he said.
City officials said the Upper Valley is prone to flying insects like mosquitoes because there are several irrigation canals, along with standing water, in that area.
City officials said biting midges or biting gnats behave similarly to mosquitoes, but do not transmit diseases to humans. Here are the city's tips on how to prevent mosquito bites.
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"The day after the tsunami in Kamala beach, Thailand 2004 (photo-P. Frodsham).
in the face of disaster. It also includes the recognition of traditional land rights."
the history of the community intact. (Photo-G. Bristol)"
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of the architecture and the community was destroyed. Replacing it was a park for tourists.
"Peter Gould stands beside his 'mini-micro house' in front of Our Place in Victoria BC.
This was his alternative to carrying around a tent. CAHR is working with Microhousing Victoria.
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Working with communities to overcome exclusion in access to buildings, to resources, to transportation, and to the city as a whole. For the architectural profession this begins with the implementation of building and land use regulations concerning disabilities which must be met by design professionals. Most architects do not associate this with human rights but it is (see examples here and here). It goes beyond that, though, to the right to the city (see the World Charter on the Right to the City) and broad issues of land use regulations in aid of exclusion (see, for example, the Mt. Laurel decisions).
Advocacy and design alternatives for the victims of development-induced displacement. This is particularly related to what is often referred to as 'development-induced displacement' (see here and here to start). It also relates to displacement through gentrification and other forms of economic displacement as well as all the more traditional causes raised in the Vancouver Habitat conferences in 1976 (see here and here), Istanbul 1996 (see here and here) and in Quito 2016 (the New Urban Agenda).
Advocacy and design alternatives which protect traditional and legal land rights in the face of disaster and development. The issue of post-tsunami land rights was reviewed here. In addition to land rights, the interrelationship here between architecture and environmental rights must include many issues of environmental justice where architecture can effectively support the right to clean air, water, and energy.
Providing a safe haven away from the construction site for children of migrant construction workers and improving access to education and health care. Human Rights Watch has been doing great work in reporting on abuses of construction labourers on sites around the world (see here, here, here, and many others). CAHR has been involved in and around Bangkok with migrant construction workers and their families (see here and here). Much more needs to be done here in research and building.


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Joe Biden is forecasted to win his home state of Pennsylvania, which would make him the 46th President of the United States.
Several media outlets, including the Associated Press and NBC, are projecting the win, which would take Biden beyond the 270 electoral college votes he needs to win the presidency over incumbent Donald Trump.
The news comes after more than three days of contested vote counting across the States, with Trump claiming fraud as a second term slipped away.
Although votes continue to be counted, a win for Biden, 77, would also make Kamala Harris the first Black woman to become vice president.


The conquests of Alexander, the spread of the Greek language, Roman unity, the Pax Romana, the Roman roads, the Hebrew traditions, and a deep hunger for decency that lived on in human hearts, each prepared for the coming of Christ.
History's Brightest Hour - A guided star left its socket, curious kings their thrones, shepherds their pastures. The human spirit soared while all the hosts of heaven joined in a hallelujah chorus to announce the appearance of history's brightest hour. It was the fullness of time, and the highest hopes of both God and his people met in a manger in Bethlehem.
God's hand had been everywhere, shaping the course of history for the coming of Jesus Christ. A world conquerer, a people and their traditions, empire builders, and a deep void in human hearts -- all were used by the Creator to set the stage for a victory. And when the Redeemer came, he found all things ready. It was the fullness of time indeed!
Let us turn our attention to the historical events and circumstances which prepared the world for the coming of Jesus.
The Conquests of Alexander the Great - Alexander of Macedon destroyed the Persian empire of 330 BC and spiraled to a pinnacle of power unknown to any monarch before him. Kingdom after kingdom fell under his sovereign hand until, as legend has it, the great Alexander wept for the lack of worlds to conquer. But he sought more than power over nations. As an avid patron of Greek culture, he sought to distribute its benefits to all his subjects. The glory of Greece belonged to all his subjects so Alexander set upon a course to spread Hellenism to the far corners of his vast empire. When Alexander died in 323 BC, his generals divided his empire among themselves and continued to carry the torch of Hellenism into their respective domains. With the Greek ideal went its language. Consequently, when Jesus appeared in Palestine, he met a world that shared a common tongue. Whether his message be taken to Spain, to Egypt, to Galatia, or to Rome -- everywhere there would be people who could understand it, if it were proclaimed in Greek. A common language was an essential, if God's message in Christ was to be heard and understood. Surely God had used Alexander and his love for Hellenism to prepare the world for the Savior's birth.
Roman Unity - Alexander's empire began to crumble after his death. His generals split up the empire, Ptolemy taking Egypt and Seleucus taking Syria and Mesopotamia. Both stuggled for control of Palestine and command there seesawed between the two kings and their successors. Rome emerged as a world power and threatened both sides of Alexander's divided house. After plundering the Carthaginians to the west, Rome swallowed up the Ptolemaic and Seleucid empires. Palestine, in the interim, under the leadership of Judas Maccabeus, had won independence from the Seleucids in a revolt. But a power struggle within the Jewish house soon led one of its kings to seek the aid of General Pompey and in 63 BC, Palestine also became a Roman dependency. All elements of many divided kingdoms were welded into one great empire. Rome ruled the world! Into this kind of climate, the Savior came. A new message in a unified world would travel fast. With all the barriers down, the message of Bethleman would travel with the swiftness of a gazelle into the far reaches of the empire. It was the fullness of time.
The Pax Romana - Not before or since in the annals of recorded human history has the world enjoyed such an extended period of peace. No people lived with paralyzing fear that an enemy was about to vanquish them. Caeser's subjects could scan the horizons and see no signs of an enemy anywhere. Peace and quiet reigned! How easy then for the world to hear the good news of God's love in Christ. Without a constant struggle for survival, mortals at peace could lay down their swords and listen to the angels sing.
The Roman Roads - Caesar Augustus was a worried man. He surveyed his vast empire and feared rebellion from within. He commanded that ten thousand laborers be secured to build a network of military roads from one end of his domain to the other. Caesar could then march his legions to any trouble spot and strike down any insurgent who challenged Roman rule. These very roads would be the pathways used by the messengers of God spreading the news of their crucified and risen Lord to the far-flung ends of the Roman world. It was the fullness of time.
Hebrew Traditions and Dispersions - The expectations of a Messiah had been carried around in Hebrew hearts for centuries. The prophet's declarations concerning the coming of an anointed one had been read, or heard, by every true descendent of Israel. Jewry lived with its eyes focused on the future, always looking and always waiting for some clear sign that the Kingdom of God would come. These hopes were shared by others beyond the confines of Palestine and were not unknown to the Gentile world. Though a remnent of the law community, established by Ezra, lived in or around the Holy City, the great bulk of the Jews at the time of Christ's coming were spread to the far extremities of the Roman empire and beyond it. The dispersions of 722 BC and 586 BC had scattered Judaists to every end of the earth. But the traditions had been projected from one generation to the next, and the hopes of the prophets were kept alive. When the heralds of God burst forth from Jerusalem, trumpeting the message that the Messiah had come and that the new era had been born, they found small colonies of Hebrews and Gentiles everywhere, who had at least some knowledge of the promises of old. Hence, the missionaries did not speak into a vacuum. The scattering of the Jews, worked out by God in and through historical circumstances, saved Paul, and others like him, from the necessity of proclaiming an unknown message in a foreign world. Truly God's hand had been everywhere, shaping the course of history for the coming of Christ.
A Day of Spiritual Confusion - The Roman Empire was literally cluttered with gods and goddesses. So long as the subjects bowed and scraped to the Caesars, the emperors cared little how many other deities were worshiped. Every conquered people hung onto its own divines and paid them homage. The names of Dionysus, Orpheus, Magna Mater, Adonis, Osiris, Isis, and Mithra are but a few of the myriads of deities that vied for the attention of people's minds. What the gods didn't divulge about the issues of life, the philosophical schools of the day did. And the end of it all was a spiritual and intellectual confusion that left the masses hanging on a ledge, calling for someone or something to rescue them from the bottomless abyss.
A Day of Moral Deterioration - Rome showed the signs of old age even in its infancy. Looking strong on the outside, its innards were decaying. The blatant idolatry practiced by the rank and file could promise little more than a glory destined for ruin. All the splendor of the empire couldn't hide the moral corruption, the sensuousness, the festering despondency and despair, the waste of life, and the injustice that scarred the citizenry.
A Day Filled with Hunger for Decency and Justice - Rome had its patrons of conscience but the solutions which they projected for the sickness of society were too puny to heal the deep wounds of a people sick unto death. Many cures were tried but all were without power. Injustice prevailed and those at the bottom level hungered for some sign of light in the darkness. It was the fullness of time.
Sword - The conquests of Alexander the Great.
Greek pillar - The spread of Greek culture.
Greek letters - A world language.
Manuscript - The Hebrew traditions.
Golden eagle - Roman unity.
White flag - The Pax Romana (Roman peace).
Roads and coliseum - The Roman roads.
Small figure with clasped hands - The spiritual confusion of the day.
Central figure with bowed head - The moral deterioration of the day.
Small figure with upraised arms - The spiritual hunger of the day.


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Home Lifestyle Dining Out We're only a café! (The C-47 One!)
We're only a café! (The C-47 One!)
After hearing good reports about the C-47 Café, we decided to give them a call. "But we're only a café," they said, but in the true spirit of investigative journalism we arrived around lunchtime.
The café is called the C-47 Café, because it houses a C-47 in several pieces, with the nose being the dominant feature. There are pieces of rudder, wings, parachute door and even a paratrooper in full gear coming through the ceiling. The nose still has the dual joysticks, instruments and rudder controls and you can be photographed as the pilot, if you wish. Flyboys with an interest in WWII aviation will love this place! Be prepared to spend a good hour.
Now this is where the C-47 Café history becomes really interesting – the world authority on the D-Day landings is Ellwood Von Seibold (do a quick Google). Ellwood once was in a rock band with Richie Rhodes and has a C-47 Café in Sainte Mere Eglise full of memorabilia. So it was by dint of much searching that Richie managed to find a C-47 to be the central décor for another C-47 Café, this time in Pattaya.
The staff are very pleasant, but when we came were still anxious as they thought they "were only a café". When I pointed out that the dictionary states that "café" covers everything from a coffee house, to a restaurant to a bar, they began to relax.
The covered dining area comes from the rear to around the nose of the plane, with more tables going to the edge of the concrete roadway. Simple tables and comfortable metal chairs with seating for around 20 diners, so the squadron should probably come in shifts! At the rear of the shop the C-47 has its own bakery, supplying breads and pastries to many of the well-established restaurants in Pattaya.
As the C-47 has only been going two months, the menu is fairly simple, but as the café becomes more known, there are some specialty items which will be added to the menu later. However there are already over 50 items, so there is enough to choose from, with everything cooked fresh that day.
It begins with eight hot coffees and seven cold coffees (B. 60-80), followed by chocolates and teas. Next page has health-giving smoothies (B. 60) or not so health-giving smoothies with one or two shots of vodka to wake up the liver!
Pastries are next on the bill (B. 40-50), all freshly made in their bakery with traditional croissants and tarts (edible variety) with raspberry and blueberry and cakes.
The next page has the C-47 breakfast with the top one being two poached eggs, lean bacon, special garlic potato with lightly fried vegetables and a slice of sourdough bread with home-made jam on a side plate. All that for B. 160.
Sandwiches next B. 70 (small) or B. 140 (large) with a range of fillings including fried chicken, egg and bacon, salami, ham and cheese and even sliced steak. All of them come in a sourdough baguette and most have lettuce and tomato as well.
There are two choices of hamburger (B. 140-150) with onion and tomato and melted French cheese for the cheeseburger.
The final page is bottled beers, kept in a special fridge running at 0.8 degrees Celsius (B. 65-80) with all the local popular beers plus Carlsberg and San Miguel Light.
We decided to go at lunchtime and began with an iced latte (B. 70) which came in a very large glass, so large that I queried whether this was the standard size, or a "special" for food reviewers! It was the standard size.
I ordered a small ham and cheese sandwich which came with lettuce, tomato, onion and mustard mayo all in a crunchy sourdough baguette. Excellent!
After that Richie insisted I try some pastries and cakes. Beautiful.
The C-47 may think of itself as "only" a café, but it is much more. Do try!
C-47 Café, Duck Square, 225/123-124 Soi 1 Pattaya Tai (come in at the Big C entrance), telephone 038 411 314, plenty of on street parking. Open seven days from 7.30 a.m. until around 8 p.m.
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Don't take the off-season literally. Instead, think of it as your pre-season. In fact, to make the most of your cycling, think of your entire cycling year in different seasons, says Coach John Hughes.
• Pre-season. (2-3 months) The purpose is to build general fitness after a short end-of-season break.
• Base Period. (3-4 months) The purpose is to continue to improve your endurance, capacity to transport oxygen, blood supply to muscles and ability to burn fat.
• Build Period. (1-2 months) The purpose is to increase power while maintaining an endurance base.
• Main Season. (3-6 months) The purpose is to enjoy riding and maintain the fitness, including the power you've built, and reach your goals.
• End-of-Season Break. (2-4 weeks) The purpose is to recover physically and psychologically from a year of cycling.
For both groups of riders, Coach Hughes provides information on effective aerobic training, cross-training and indoor workouts that meet the recommendations of the American College of Sports Medicine. He also provides a detailed 12-week resistance training program, with the exercises illustrated on his website.
Like all of his eArticles, Coach Hughes' 27-page Off-Season Training eArticle provides all of the information that you need for a productive off-season, structured into easy-to-follow 12-week programs.


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Critics lash out as Malaysia outlaws 'fake news'
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Malaysia has officially made 'fake news' illegal, after approving a law that makes anyone found guilty of the crime liable for a hefty fine and a six-year spell in prison.
Trump suggests meeting with Putin in Washington, DC
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'Non-existent' baby denied medical care in Italy over bureaucratic hiccup – report
An Italian-born baby boy has been left without medical assistance and does not exist according to state records, all because he shares the same first name as his twin brother.
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North Korean General Issues Rare Apology for Limiting Media Access
North Korean General Issues Rare Apology for Limiting Media Access Photo South Korean musicians performing in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Sunday. Some reporters from the South were barred from entering. Credit Korean Central News Agency, via Agence France-Presse — Getty Images SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean reporters visiting North Korea's capital to cover a K-pop performance there received a surprise on Monday: an unusually graceful apology from a senior North Korean official.
The official, Kim Yong-chol, a vice chairman of the North's ruling Workers' Party, visited the reporters' hotel and apologized for their having been denied entry to a theater in Pyongyang, the capital, where the North's leader, Kim Jong-un, watched South Korean musicians perform Sunday evening.
"We invited you and we are obliged to guarantee free coverage," Kim Yong-chol was quoted in the reporters' dispatches from Pyongyang as saying. "On behalf of the North's authorities, I offer an apology and ask for your ..
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POLLUTION CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES – Vol. I - Pollution Control Technologies - B. Nath and G. St. Cholakov
B. Nath
European Centre for Pollution Research, London, United Kingdom.
G. St. Cholakov
Department of Organic Synthesis and Fuels, University of Chemical Technology and
Metallurgy, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Keywords: Chemical industry; Combustion; Cyclones; Electric Vehicles; Electrostatic
precipitators, Energy savings, Filters; Flames, Fuel Cells; Fuels and lubricants;
Furnaces, Gaseous emissions and pollutants; Health and safety hazard; Hybrid
Vehicles; Incineration; Indoor pollution; Internal combustion vehicles; Odor; Petroleum
industry; Pollution control; Power generation; Separation processes; Sustainable
industrial development; Transportation; Waste minimization, Wet scrubbers; Zero
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emission vehicles
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2. Control of Particulate Matter in Gaseous Emissions
3. Control of Gaseous Pollutants
4. Pollution Control through Efficient Combustion Technology
5. Pollution Control in Industrial Processes
6. Pollution Control in Transportation
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Biographical Sketches
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Environmental pollution is a combined result of natural and man-made (anthropogenic)
contributions. This Theme deals with the technologies and equipment available for
control of anthropogenic pollution. There are different options for reducing the impact
of pollutants but the most cost-effective is to trap pollutants at source. The major
sources of man-made pollution are related to engineering activities, such as excavation
and processing of raw materials, power generation, transportation, etc. The
interdisciplinary engineering efforts for environmental pollution management at source
are often defined as environmental engineering. Environmental engineering employs
specific methodology of the traditional sciences and their engineering applications
(physics and mechanical engineering, chemistry and chemical engineering,
mathematical statistics, etc.) in order to describe and solve specific environmental
The first three Topics address the variety of techniques available for minimizing
pollution in gaseous emissions. Technology in this area has been developing rapidly.
Gaseous emission control systems can generally be divided into those designed to
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remove particulates and those designed to remove pollutants, which are emitted as
gases. Particulate removal techniques include cyclonic collectors and wet scrubbers,
bag house fabric filters, electrostatic precipitators, etc. Gaseous pollutants are separated
from the inert air stream through processes, such as condensation, absorption,
adsorption, etc. Applied Combustion Science is yielding significant results both in the
management of combustion emissions, and as a method for liquidation of pollutants, so
the third Topic is devoted to this subject. The first three Topics cover also a necessary
amount of chemical engineering fundamentals, needed for better understanding of the
principles on which the different control technologies are built.
The Topic on industrial processes reviews the latest pollution monitoring, control and
management technologies employed by the major industries – the petroleum industry,
power generation, the chemical industries, metallurgy, etc. which are perceived as
landmarks of civilization, but are also major contributors to anthropogenic pollution.
This topic is an illustration of the specific application of the technologies for control of
gaseous emissions discussed in the previous topics, but covers also options for control
of the pollution of water and soil, and the pollution control solutions available as part of
the different production technologies. Emission control standards and their application
within the industry are dealt with in the subsequent Theme.
The final Topic covers pollution control technology within the transportation sector and
particularly - techniques for reducing or eliminating vehicle emissions. In contrast to the
stationary sources of pollution, which are the object of the previous topic, the sources in
transportation are mobile, so their monitoring, control and management require
approaches, some of which are different from those for the stationary industrial sources.
The study of environmental pollution might be divided into three obviously overlapping
but somewhat distinct areas:
a) The identification, monitoring and control of the generation of pollutants at their
source. This first area includes everything that occurs before the pollutant is
released "up the stack" or "out of the pipe".
b) The transport, dispersion, chemical transformation in and removal of species
from the environment. This area includes all physical and chemical processes
between the point of emission and the ultimate removal from the atmosphere.
c) The effect of pollutants on human beings, animals, materials, vegetation, crops,
forest and aquatic ecosystems, etc.
The most effective way to control environmental pollution is to diminish or prevent the
release of pollutants at source, which is covered by the first of the above postulated
areas. This area is the main object of study of an interdisciplinary effort of scientists
often defined as environmental engineering. Environmental engineering employs
The environmental pollution is a combined result of natural and man-made
contributions. The natural pollutants result from the cyclic biochemical processes in the
biosphere - the bacterial transformations of matter, volcanic and geothermal activity,
photosynthesis and the life of animals, etc. The anthropogenic contribution is mainly the
result of man's activity for production and use of energy, exploration for and production
of raw materials, the industrial transformation of raw materials into useful products and
so on.
Air pollution provides a good illustration of the general principles of environmental
engineering. Its early history is well documented (see, Control of Particulate Matter in
Gaseous Emissions). To clean up London's air, polluted by that time mainly by stench
and smell of biomass and coal combustion, King Edward I in 1273 even outlawed coal
burning exclaiming "…whosoever shall be found guilty of burning coal shall suffer the
loss of his head." This is obviously a striking example of an ancient "environmental
law". However, it probably reflects the despair of a ruler not having at his disposal
adequate means for controlling pollution. The results of this early fight for a better
environment do not seem to have been very different from what we obtain today,
because in an "environmental report" entitled "Fumifugium or the inconvenience of the
Air and Smoke of London dissipated", written for Charles II, King of England, in 1661
by John Evelyn, one might read: "This coale ... flies abroad ... and in the Springtime
besoots all the Leaves, so as there is nothing free from its universal contamination ...
and kills our Bees and Flowers abroad, suffering nothing in our Gardens to bud, display
themselves or ripen."
Air pollution is usually treated in terms of the monitoring, control and management of
the so-called major (criteria) pollutants – CO and CO2, SO2 and SO3, NOx, particulates
and volatile organic substances. These pollutants are released in most natural and
anthropogenic processes and are the principal criteria both for air pollution control and
for air quality standards. Other pollutants, such as halogenated hydrocarbons, metal
aerosols, other toxic and hazard substances, etc. emitted from specific human activities,
often termed "specific pollutants", are the object of pollution control and air quality
standards when they are a problem for a particular activity and location.
Air pollutants are typically released as components of an emission, which contains a
much greater amount of inert material (air). Within the emission the polluting
substances may enter secondary chemical reactions, as the result of which some of the
original concentrations may be changed, and new (secondary) pollutants might be
created. Because of that, the practical overall environmental impact of the pollutants in
a specific emission cannot be estimated only by their individual concentrations and their
effect on the environment as individual substances. Chemical reactivity cannot also
serve alone as a separate measure for comparison and overall estimation. Possibilities
for synergism and antagonism in the adverse effect of an emission may be due also to
non-chemical factors. For instance, particulates often serve as carriers of adsorbed
pollutants deeper in the human lungs; the fate of a pollutant released from a mobile
source (e. g, an aircraft) and from a stationary source might be different and so on.
Moreover, pollutants which today have only minor significance, e.g. traces of a
substance, released from a vehicle after-burn converter, might become of primary
concern when such converters are mounted on all vehicles around the world (see
Catalytic Converters and Other Emission Control Devices).
The above point of view may be spread over, though with some specifics, to the
pollution of water and soil as well. In any case, the evolution of any particular pollutant
should be closely monitored, so that solutions of unexpected problems might be
developed without delay, if needed. Furthermore, any solution to a particular
environmental problem for a particular source should be estimated on the basis of its
"life cycle analysis" and its impact on other sources. A typical example, discussed in
detail in the end of this Theme is the "zero emissions vehicle (ZEV)" concept. An
electric vehicle may practically not have polluting emissions. However, its application
may involve increasing the emissions of other sources, i.e. in the generation of
electricity (see Zero Emission Vehicles).
The first three Topics, of the Theme discuss in detail the variety of techniques available
for minimizing pollution in gaseous emissions. They provide also a necessary amount of
chemical engineering fundamentals, needed for better understanding of the principles
on which the different control technologies are built. The Topic on industrial processes
reviews the latest pollution monitoring, control and management technologies employed
by the major industries which are perceived as landmarks of civilization, but are also
major contributors to anthropogenic pollution. This topic is an illustration of the
specific application of the technologies for control of gaseous emissions discussed in
the previous topics, but covers also options for control of the pollution of water and soil,
and the pollution control solutions available as part of the different production
technologies. The final Topic covers pollution control technology within the
transportation sector and particularly - techniques for reducing or eliminating vehicle
emissions. In contrast to the stationary sources of pollution, which are the object of the
previous Topic, the sources in transportation are mobile, so their monitoring, control
and management require approaches, some of which are different from those for the
stationary industrial sources.
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Air pollution engineering manual (2000), Ed. A. J. Buonicore and W. Davis, Van Nostrand Reinhold,
New York, New York, USA [A highly popular manual covering all problems of air pollution from
industry.]
Bird R.B., Stewart, W.E. and Lightfoot, E.N. (2001). Transport Phenomena, 2nd Edition, New York, N.
Y.:John Wiley & Sons, ISBN: 0471410772.
Faiz A., Weaver, C. S., Walsh, M. P. (1996), Air Pollution from Motor Vehicles: standards and
technologies for controlling emission, 250 pp., World Bank, Washington, USA. [Highly informative
review on engines, fuels, illustrated with numerous case studies].
Glassman, I. (1996), Combustion, 3rd ed., Academic Press, Inc., London, UK. [Thermodynamic and
chemical fundamentals of combustion].
Handbook of Air Pollution from Internal Combustion Engines (1998), Ed. E. Sher, 663 pp. San Diego,
CA, USA: Academic Press.
Heck R. M. and Farrauto R. J. (2002). Catalytic Air Pollution Control: Commercial Technology. 416 pp.
New York, USA: John Wiley & Sons [Catalysts for pollution control].
http://www.epa.gov/ and http://eea.eu.int/ [the websites of the US and the European agencies with
abundance of information and links]
http://www.epa.gov/oeca/sector/ [profiles and reviews of the industries covered in the Theme]
http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/ [A comprehensive encyclopedia explaining numerous themes of physics,
chemistry and other sciences]
http://www.wiley-vch.de/vch/software/ullmann/. Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry – 7th
edition.
Kalhammer, F. R., Prokopius, P. R., Roan, V. P.. and Voecks, G. E. (1998). Status and Prospects of Fuel
Cells as Automobile Engines. A Report of the Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Panel, Section II, 19 pp.,
Prepared For State of California Air Resources Board, Sacramento, California, USA. [An expert report
on fuel cells vehicle technology.].
Niessen, W. R. (2002). Combustion and Incineration Processes, 3rd edition, New York: Marcel Dekker;
[Basic reference covers the technology of waste incineration systems from a process viewpoint, with
attention to the chemical and physical processes.]
Perry, R. H.; Green, D. W. eds. (1997). Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook, 7th ed., New York, NY,
USA: McGraw-Hill.
Poling, B. E.; Prauznitz, J. M.; O'Connel, J. P. (2001). Properties of Gases and Liquids, 5th ed., New
York: McGraw-Hill, Inc.. [An extensive amount of experimental data with proven estimation techniques
and generalized correlations.]
Wakefield, E. H. (1998) History of the Electric Automobile: Hybrid Electric Vehicles. 332 pp., Society of
Automotive Engineers (SAE), Warrendale, Pa. USA. [Developments in the electric automobile concept].
Warnatz, J., Maas, U. and Dibble, R. W. (2001). Combustion - Physical and Chemical Fundamentals,
Modeling and Simulation, Experiments, Pollutant Formation, 3rd ed., Berlin – Heidelberg – New York:
Springer Verlag [Comprehensive survey of combustion science and research, emphasizing the coupling
of chemical reaction and fluid flow.]
Bhaskar Nath received his Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from the Indian Institute of
Technology, Kharagpur (India) in 1960, followed by a Ph.D. from the University of Wales, UK, in 1964.
In 1983 he was awarded a D.Sc. degree by the University of London for his outstanding original research
(according to citation) in numerical mathematics. In 2001 he was awarded the Doctor Honoris Causa
(Dr.H.C.) by the University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, Sofia (Bulgaria), for his
contribution to environmental education.
Professor Nath taught at the University of London for twenty-seven years till 1995. Currently he is
Director of the European Centre for Pollution Research (ECPR), London, Executive Director of the
International Centre for Technical Research, London, and visiting professor to several major European
universities. He is also consultant to a number of UK and US companies.
To date he has organized and participated in eleven international postgraduate teaching and training
programs, sponsored by (among others) the Commission of the European Communities and NATO, in
Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, and Turkey. On behalf
of ECPR, to date he has also organized four major international conferences and fifteen dedicated short
courses in various European countries.
Professor Nath's professional interests include elasto-hydrodynamics, numerical mathematics,
philosophy, environmental protection, environmental management, environmental education, and
sustainable development and related issues. To date his publications on these subjects number over 120,
including sixteen books. He has been founder and editor of three international journals, including
Environment, Development and Sustainability, published by Springer.
Georgi St. Cholakov is Associate Professor at the University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy in
Sofia and Head of its Organic Synthesis and Fuels Department.
He received his first hands-on experience of ecological problems during compulsory military service as
Head of the Fuels and Lubricants Unit of an airbase. His PhD dissertation was on development of
replacements for lubricant additives synthesized from the sperm oil, obtained from blue whales. He did a
post doc specialization in tribology at the University of Birmingham, U.K. Later he specialized in
effective and ecological processing and use of petroleum derivatives at Imperial College, London, the
French Institute of Petroleum, and other leading universities.
The scientific and research interests of G. St. Cholakov are centered around petroleum processing and
petroleum derivatives – environmentally compatible processes and products, process and product design
for the petroleum industry, chemistry of combustion and ecology, etc. He is teaching advanced courses in
related academic disciplines – Alternative Fuels and Lubricants, Air Pollution Management, Chemistry of
Combustion and Ecology, Additives for Fuels and Lubricants, Computation in Petroleum Processing, etc.
In 2002 as an invited lecturer, he gave a course on Chemistry of Combustion and Pollution from Vehicles
at The Ben-Gurion University, Israel.
Cholakov has contributed more than 60 papers in refereed international journals and co-edited the
Bulgarian edition of Miall's Dictionary of Chemistry. He is member and has served in elective positions
in different Bulgarian and Balkan professional organizations. He has been member of the editorial boards
of three journals, published in Bulgaria in the English language.
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  inherits(DATEONLY, BaseTypes.DATEONLY);

  DATEONLY.parse = function parse(value) {
    return value.string();
  };

  function UUID() {
    if (!(this instanceof UUID)) return new UUID();
    BaseTypes.UUID.apply(this, arguments);
  }
  inherits(UUID, BaseTypes.UUID);

  UUID.prototype.toSql = function toSql() {
    return 'CHAR(36) BINARY';
  };

  const SUPPORTED_GEOMETRY_TYPES = ['POINT', 'LINESTRING', 'POLYGON'];

  function GEOMETRY(type, srid) {
    if (!(this instanceof GEOMETRY)) return new GEOMETRY(type, srid);
    BaseTypes.GEOMETRY.apply(this, arguments);

    if (_.isEmpty(this.type)) {
      this.sqlType = this.key;
    } else if (_.includes(SUPPORTED_GEOMETRY_TYPES, this.type)) {
      this.sqlType = this.type;
    } else {
      throw new Error('Supported geometry types are: ' + SUPPORTED_GEOMETRY_TYPES.join(', '));
    }
  }
  inherits(GEOMETRY, BaseTypes.GEOMETRY);

  GEOMETRY.parse = GEOMETRY.prototype.parse = function parse(value) {
    value = value.buffer();

    // Empty buffer, MySQL doesn't support POINT EMPTY
    // check, https://dev.mysql.com/worklog/task/?id=2381
    if (value.length === 0) {
      return null;
    }

    // For some reason, discard the first 4 bytes
    value = value.slice(4);

    return wkx.Geometry.parse(value).toGeoJSON();
  };

  GEOMETRY.prototype.toSql = function toSql() {
    return this.sqlType;
  };

  function ENUM() {
    if (!(this instanceof ENUM)) {
      const obj = Object.create(ENUM.prototype);
      ENUM.apply(obj, arguments);
      return obj;
    }
    BaseTypes.ENUM.apply(this, arguments);
  }
  inherits(ENUM, BaseTypes.ENUM);

  ENUM.prototype.toSql = function toSql(options) {
    return 'ENUM(' + _.map(this.values, value => options.escape(value)).join(', ') + ')';
  };

  function JSONTYPE() {
    if (!(this instanceof JSONTYPE)) return new JSONTYPE();
    BaseTypes.JSON.apply(this, arguments);
  }
  inherits(JSONTYPE, BaseTypes.JSON);

  JSONTYPE.prototype._stringify = function _stringify(value, options) {
    return options.operation === 'where' && typeof value === 'string' ? value : JSON.stringify(value);
  };

  const exports = {
    ENUM,
    DATE,
    DATEONLY,
    UUID,
    GEOMETRY,
    DECIMAL,
    BLOB,
    JSON: JSONTYPE
  };

  _.forIn(exports, (DataType, key) => {
    if (!DataType.key) DataType.key = key;
    if (!DataType.extend) {
      DataType.extend = function extend(oldType) {
        return new DataType(oldType.options);
      };
    }
  });

  return exports;
};