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Fire (Scotland) Act 2005
The Act – Section by Section
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Chapter 5 – Powers of employees and constables
Section 25 – Powers of authorised employees in relation to emergencies
44.This section provides an employee of a relevant authority who has written authorisation from that authority with powers to do what he reasonably thinks necessary to deal with fires, road traffic accidents and other emergencies. It replaces section 30(1) of the 1947 Act which was limited to dealing with extinguishing or preventing the spread of fires and recognises the wider range of duties of fire fighters, including the work which fire authorities do in responding to road traffic accidents.
Section 26 – Powers of constables in relation to fires
45.This section sets out the powers of constables to do whatever he or she reasonably thinks necessary in the event that the constable reasonably believes a fire has broken out. It replicates powers under the 1947 Act.
Section 27 – Powers of authorised employees in relation to obtaining information.
46.This section allows an authorised employee of a relevant authority to enter premises to obtain information that is needed for the discharge of the core functions of fire fighting (section 9), dealing with road traffic accidents (section 10) and specified emergencies (section 11). Such entry must be at a reasonable time, cannot be forcible and 24 hours notice must be given to the occupier of a private dwelling, but these safeguards may be overridden if a warrant is obtained from a sheriff or justice of the peace.
Section 28 – Giving of notices required by section 27
47.Section 28 provides for the means by which a notice under section 27 may be served.
Section 29 – Powers of authorised employees in relation to investigating fires
48.This section allows an authorised employee of a relevant authority to enter premises where a fire has occurred (including land and premises on which there is a vehicle in which there has been a fire (such as a garage)) in order to investigate the cause and progression of the fire that has occurred there, and grants that officer powers, including the power to take samples.
Section 30 – Exercise of powers under sections 27 and 29: securing of premises
49.Section 30 obliges an authorised employee of a relevant authority who has entered a place under section 27 or 29 to leave the premises as secure against unauthorised entry as they were when found.
Section 31 – Sections 27 and 29: offences
50.Section 31 makes failure (without reasonable excuse) to comply with any requirement under sections 27(4)(b) and 29(2)(g) an offence and a person may be liable on summary conviction to a maximum of a level 4 fine (currently £2500).
Section 32 – Use of commercially sensitive information
51.Section 32 replicates the provisions of the 1947 Act which made it an offence for any person to make use of or disclose any commercially sensitive information which they obtain in the course of exercising their powers under sections 25, 26, 27 or 29. A person is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 or to 3 months' imprisonment.
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/**
 * \file
 * \brief Various linear algebra routines needed for the Carathéodory-Fejér method
 */

#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <math.h>
#include <float.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <complex.h>

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

/** \brief Interface function to LAPACK matrix inversion subroutine.
 *
 * Performs inversion of square matrix. Uses LAPACK subroutines DGETRF and DGETRI.
 *
 * \param[in]     n     order of matrix
 * \param[in]     A     the input matrix, size n*n
 * \return        info  success/fail integer flag
 */
void getInverseComplex (int n, double complex* A) {

  // Prototype for LAPACK ZGETRF (Fortran) function
  extern void zgetrf_ (int *m, int *n, double complex* A, int* lda, int* ipiv, int* info);

  // Prototype for LAPACK ZGETRI (Fortran) function
  extern void zgetri_ (int* n, double complex* A, int* lda, int* ipiv, double complex* work,
                        int* lwork, int* info);

	// pivot indices
	int* ipiv = (int*) calloc (n, sizeof(int));

	// output flag
	int info;

	// first call zgetrf for LU factorization
	zgetrf_ (&n, &n, A, &n, ipiv, &info);

	// check for successful exit
	if (info < 0) {
		printf ("ZGETRF argument %d had illegal argument.\n", info);
		exit (1);
	} else if (info > 0) {
		printf ("ZGETRF failure, U is singular\n.");
		exit (1);
	}

	// work array
	double complex* work = (double complex*) calloc (1, sizeof(double complex));
	int lwork = -1;

	// call zgetri for work array size
	zgetri_ (&n, A, &n, ipiv, work, &lwork, &info);

	// increase size of work array
	lwork = (int) creal(work[0]);
	work = (double complex*) realloc (work, lwork * sizeof(double complex));

	// now call zgetri for inversion
	zgetri_ (&n, A, &n, ipiv, work, &lwork, &info);

	// check for successful exit
	if (info < 0) {
		printf ("ZGETRI argument %d had illegal argument.\n", info);
		exit (1);
	} else if (info > 0) {
		printf ("ZGETRI failure, matrix is singular\n.");
		exit (1);
	}

	free (ipiv);
	free (work);
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

/** \brief Solves the complex linear system Ax = B
 *
 * Performs inversion of square matrix. Uses LAPACK subroutines DGETRF and DGETRI.
 *
 * \param[in]     n     order of matrix
 * \param[in]     A     the LHS matrix, size n*n
 * \param[in]     B     the RHS matrix, size n*n
 * \param[out]    x     the solved vector, size n*1
 */
void linSolveComplex (int n, double complex* A, double complex* B, double complex* x) {

	extern void zcgesv_ (int* n, int* nrhs, double complex* A, int* lda, int* ipiv,
											double complex* B, int* ldb, double complex* x, int* ldx,
											double complex* work, float complex* swork, double* rwork,
											int* iter, int* info);

	// number of right-hand sides: 1
	int nrhs = 1;

	// double complex work array
	double complex* work = (double complex*) calloc (n * nrhs, sizeof(double complex));

	// single complex work array
	float complex* swork = (float complex*) calloc (n * (n + nrhs), sizeof(float complex));

	// double real work array
	double* rwork = (double*) calloc (n, sizeof(double));

	// output flags
	int ipiv, iter, info;

	zcgesv_ (&n, &nrhs, A, &n, &ipiv, B, &n, x, &n, work, swork, rwork, &iter, &info);

	// check for successful exit
	if (info < 0) {
		printf ("ZCGESV argument %d illegal argument.\n", info);
		exit (1);
	} else if (info > 0) {
		printf ("ZCGESV failure, U is singular\n.");
		exit (1);
	}

	free (work);
	free (swork);
	free (rwork);

}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

/** \brief Polynomial root finding function.
 *
 * This function calculates the roots of a polynomial represented by its
 * coefficients in the array v. This is done by constructing a companion
 * matrix out of the polynomial coefficients, then using the LAPACK
 * subroutine DGEEV to calculate its eigenvalues. These are the roots
 * of the polynomial.
 *
 * \param[in]		n   size of v;
 * \param[in]		v		array of polynomial coefficients (real)
 * \param[out]		rt	array of polynomial roots (complex), size n - 1
 */
void roots (int n, double* v, double complex* rt) {

	// number of roots
	int m = n - 1;

	// Prototype for LAPACK DGEEV (Fortran) function
	extern void dgeev_ (char* jobvl, char* jobvr, int* n, double* A, int* lda,
											double* wr, double* wi, double* vl, int* ldvl, double *vr,
											int* ldvr, double* work, int* lwork, int* info);

	// construct companion matrix
	double *A = (double*) calloc (m * m, sizeof(double));
	memset (A, 0.0, m * m * sizeof(double));		// fill with 0

	for (int i = 0; i < (m - 1); ++i) {
		A[i + 1 + m * i] = 1.0;
	}

	for (int i = 0; i < m; ++i) {
		A[m * i] = -v[i + 1] / v[0];
	}

	int info, lwork;
	double* vl;
	double* vr;
	double wkopt;
	double* work;

	// don't need eigenvectors
	char job = 'N';

	// real and imaginary parts of eigenvalues
	double* wr = (double*) calloc (m, sizeof(double));
	double* wi = (double*) calloc (m, sizeof(double));

	// first compute optimal workspace
	lwork = -1;
	dgeev_ (&job, &job, &m, A, &m, wr, wi, vl, &m, vr, &m, &wkopt, &lwork, &info);
	lwork = (int) wkopt;
	work = (double*) calloc (lwork, sizeof(double));

	// compute eigenvalues
	dgeev_ (&job, &job, &m, A, &m, wr, wi, vl, &m, vr, &m, work, &lwork, &info);

	// check for convergence
	if (info > 0) {
		printf ("DGEEV failed to compute the eigenvalues.\n");
		exit (1);
	}

	for (int i = 0; i < m; ++i) {
		rt[i] = wr[i] + I * wi[i];
	}

	free (A);
	free (work);
	free (wr);
	free (wi);
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

/** \brief Singular value decomposition function.
 *
 * Decomposes a matrix A into U * S * V', where S (here an array, really
 * a diagonal matrix) holds the singular values. The function uses the
 * LAPACK subroutine DGESVD.
 *
 * \param[in]		n		leading dimension of array
 * \param[in]		A		array to be decomposed, size n * n
 * \param[out]		S		array with singular values, size n
 * \param[out]		U		array with left singular vectors, size n * n
 * \param[out]		V		array with right singular vectors, size n * n
 */
void svd (int n, double* A, double* S, double* U, double* V) {

	// Prototype for LAPACK DGESVD (Fortran) function
	extern void dgesvd_ (char* jobu, char* jobvt, int* m, int* n, double* A,
	                		int* lda, double* s, double* u, int* ldu, double* vt,
											int* ldvt, double* work, int* lwork, int* info);

	int info, lwork;
	double wkopt;
	double* work;
	double* Vt = (double*) calloc (n * n, sizeof(double));

	// want all of U and V
	char job = 'A';

	// first compute optimal workspace
	lwork = -1;
	dgesvd_ (&job, &job, &n, &n, A, &n, S, U, &n, Vt, &n, &wkopt, &lwork, &info);
	lwork = (int) wkopt;
	work = (double*) calloc (lwork, sizeof(double));

  // Compute SVD
	dgesvd_ (&job, &job, &n, &n, A, &n, S, U, &n, Vt, &n, work, &lwork, &info);

	// check for convergence
	if (info > 0) {
		printf ("DGESVD failed.\n");
		exit (1);
	}

	// transpose Vt
	for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
		for (int j = 0; j < n; ++j) {
			V[i + j*n] = Vt[j + i*n];
		}
	}

	free (Vt);
	free (work);
}

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In 2013, when Nipun Jain was appearing for his CAT exams, he had no intention of starting a business, much less one that dealt with kids. You see, Nipun put a great focus on living a life that promised stability, something that a startup could hardly ensure.
This Delhi-based boy, hailing from a middle-class family, was in fact born into a business-class one. He, unfortunately, lost his father to a major fire accident in 1996 at their store at Khari Baoli. Having suddenly lost everything, the family was left to fend for themselves, and Nipun's mother and aunt were left to look after the children.
Thus, while a young Nipun always dreamt of starting something on his own when he grew up, due to the family situation he also dealt with the pressure of getting a good education and a job that promised a steady salary. So, after finishing his course at Delhi University, he completed an executive management programme in Sales and Marketing from IIM Lucknow.
Natty Ninos
He then went on to work with Max Life Insurance. and then put in time at research company Outline India for a very short while. "I learnt a lot from Prerna Mukharya from Outline India, but I knew I wanted to learn more, and do more; I also wanted to get an MBA," says Nipun.
But after appearing for CAT in 2013, his score was less than desirable. Depressed, Nipun began to research his next possible step. After a few weeks' research, he found the kids salon and event industry to be an attractive and lucrative space to start up in.
He realised that while the concept of kids' salon and creative event planning was really working well in foreign countries, it was unorganised in India. After his basic research, he also found out there were no kids' salons operating in Delhi at that time, though there were a few operating in Mumbai and Pune.
Venturing into an untouched space
The events industry, in its current form, had vendors still using outdated methods, and the premium vendors who did innovative planning charged a bomb.
"So that was when I decided to start a model based on exclusive kids' salon and affordable kids event planning services. Natty Niños came to be in Delhi NCR in May 2014," says Nipun.
However, when Nipun had the idea of Natty Niños he had a choice of using the available funds from his mother either for his MBA or for his venture. Realising his passion for entrepreneurship Nipun decided to use the funds to start his venture.
Bootstrapped, Natty Niños was started with the idea of offering multiple baby and kids-related services under one roof. Nipun says,
"Today, after two years of constant struggle, cash shortage, staff problems, management problems, and a lot other challenges we are a successful business. We have attended to more than 10,000 kid clients at my salon, and have organised 250 out-of-the-box themes and events in Delhi and outside."
Natty Niños has also been the sponsor and partner to India Kids Fashion Week—the biggest of its kind in the country—for two years in a row, handling makeovers for more than 1,200 kids.
Through the process, the startup has increased its revenues from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 40 lakh annually.
Sticking it out
This was no easy sector to start up in, given that the clientele were the hard-to-please tiny tots, even if it were the parents who were paying! Getting customers to the shop was sometimes a task in itself.
So the company marketed its services online, through its website, and also all social media platforms. A clever marketing initiative turned out to be uploading—with their wards' permission—pictures of children visiting the salon.
"Later, parents used to visit our page to see the pictures, like and share them with their friends. Gradually, online presence, word-of-mouth and our regular quality work led us to scale the business, and now we get clients both at the salon and for events from all around Delhi NCR," Nipun explains.
Building the team
Apart from setting up the business, one of the biggest tasks for Nipun proved to be finding the right people. He often found it difficult to convince a senior hairstylist or beautician—who is used to dealing with discerning, adult customers—to work with kids exclusively.
Their hesitation was couched in reality: the exclusive kids salon market in India is so lacking that they, understandably, feared for their job security. Nipun met more than 50 different professionals but nothing worked out because wasn't able to answer one question - "What we will do with the experience earned in a kids salon when there is no market for kids and in usual salons any time spent is a kids salon is null".
Before he was able to hire the first four people who had the faith to take the plunge. Three of them are still with Natty Niños. "Right now, we have nine people in our team, with four specifically for salon, and five for events. Apart from this, Natty Niños provides employment to 20 other resources indirectly in our events division," Nipun explains.
Revenues and market
The initial focus was on setting up the salon and getting things up and running. thus they started with very basic revenues starting from Rs 50,000 a month. The first year's revenue was a mere Rs 6 lakh, with the salon contributing the major portion. The team attended to 2,000 regular clients in the first year of operations, which has now increased to more than 3,500.
On the other side, the events division saw a huge growth from the first year, and increased from 30 to 90 planned events.
"Also, the average per event size has increased drastically from Rs 10,000 to Rs 35,000 now. Overall, we are seeing a 50-percent growth every year which we target to take to 100 percent for next three years," Nipun says.
The child and maternity market is pegged at $20 billion. One of the popular platforms in the children care and parental services is BabyChakra, which helps 30 million mums (and dads) online make decisions on doctors, hospitals, cord blood banks, play schools, activities, events, products etc. Strong social integration, an evolving tech platform, and a focus on reviews help parents make decisions easier.
Also there are salons like Starfish Kids, Flick Kids and Kiddyzappy in Mumbai, Diva & Dudes in Bengaluru and Kiddy Kuts in Chennai.
As far as future plans for Natty Niños are concerned, the firm is looking to forge partnerships with entities across the kids' sector to expand its business further. It also plans to open another store of in South Delhi soon.
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Das Museum im Zeughaus ist ein militärhistorisches Museum im Kantonalen Zeughaus in Schaffhausen in der Schweiz. Es vermittelt Wissen und historische Zusammenhänge zur militärischen, politischen und sozialen Entwicklung der Schweiz und ihrer Armee. Mit Exponaten aus der eigenen, umfangreichen Sammlung veranschaulicht es zudem die technische Entwicklung der Ausrüstung und Bewaffnung der Schweizer Armee im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert.

Geschichte
Den Grundstock bildete die Sammlung von Karl Bauert (1929–2009). Der langjährige Kadermitarbeiter des Kantonalen Zeughauses in Schaffhausen sammelte systematisch historische Ausrüstungsgegenstände, die die Wehrmänner nach der Dienstpflicht behalten durften und allenfalls entsorgt worden wären. Die so entstandene Sammlung von Uniformen, Ordonnanzwaffen und persönlichen Ausrüstungsgegenständen ergänzte er mit Zukäufen. 1993 begann er in den Räumen des Zeughauses ein kleines Museum einzurichten.

Im Zeughaus war die Sammlung von Martin Huber, langjähriger CEO und Verwaltungsratspräsident des Georg Fischer Konzerns und Artillerieoberst, eingemietet. Der Anlass für seine 1995 begonnene Sammlung von Geschützen und Motorfahrzeugen gab die Verkleinerung der Schweizer Armee im Zuge der Reformen (Armee 95). Der Historiker und ehemalige Artilleriehauptmann Jürg Zimmermann sammelte in seinem Privathaus seit 1989 historische, in der Schweiz hergestellte Blechblasinstrumente.

2005 konnte mit den drei Sammlungen im Bau 5 des Kantonalen Zeughauses ein Museum zur Ausrüstung und Bewaffnung der Schweizer Armee eingerichtet werden. Mit der Pflege und dem Ausbau dieser Sammlungen war von Beginn an eine Ausstellungstätigkeit verbunden, die sich auch Themen von allgemeiner historischer Bedeutung widmete.

Der Ausbau der Sammlung von Motorfahrzeugen und Panzern bedeutete höheren Platzbedarf, der zunächst in Hallen der ehemaligen GF-Stahlgiesserei im Mühlental und heute in einer ehemaligen Industriehalle der SIG in Neuhausen gedeckt werden konnte.

Stiftung und Verein
Trägerin ist die Ende 2004 errichtete und im Handelsregister eingetragene Stiftung Museum im Zeughaus, die der Aufsicht des Kantons Schaffhausen untersteht.

Der Verein Museum im Zeughaus hat die gleichen Zielsetzungen wie die Stiftung. Er bezweckt gemäß seinen Statuten die Sammlung und den Unterhalt von Armeematerial, insbesondere von historischen Geschützen und Motorfahrzeugen, von Militärmusikinstrumenten, von Waffen, Korpsmaterial, Ausrüstungsgegenständen und Dokumenten der Schweizer Armee, mit dem Ziel, einen Teil der Sammlung im Museum im Zeughaus in Schaffhausen der Öffentlichkeit zugänglich zu machen. Er soll die personelle und finanzielle Unterstützung der Stiftung sicherstellen.

Das Museum wird ausschliesslich von ehrenamtlich tätigen Freiwilligen betrieben, welche die Sammlungen unterhalten und ergänzen sowie Ausstellungen realisieren und Führungen durchführen. Die Finanzierung der Aktivitäten erfolgt durch Mitgliederbeiträge, durch den Ertrag aus den Aktivitäten, sowie durch private Spender und Sponsoren.

Museum

Neben dem Erhalt und der Pflege des umfangreichen, militär- und technikgeschichtlich wertvollen Sammlungsguts ist die zentrale Zielsetzung des Museums, mit Ausstellungen und Veranstaltungen Wissen zur Geschichte der Schweiz und ihrer Armee zu vermitteln. Ein besonderes Augenmerk liegt in der Regel auf den Bezügen einzelner Themen zur Region Schaffhausen.

Das Museum präsentiert Ausstellungen und Schaudepots an zwei Standorten: in den historischen Gebäuden des Kantonalen Zeughauses in Schaffhausen sowie im Museum am Rheinfall auf dem SIG-Areal in Neuhausen am Rheinfall.

Das Zeughaus auf der Breite in Schaffhausen wurde 1871/1872 erbaut, um in Schaffhausen einen Eidgenössischen Waffenplatz errichten zu können.  Weil sich diese Pläne zerschlugen, wurden die Gebäude auf der Breite als Kantonales Zeughaus verwendet.

Der Bau 5 des Kantonalen Zeughauses wurde 1915/1916 von Architekt Karl Werner als Erweiterungsbau des Kantonalen Zeughauses in einer Holzkonstruktion realisiert und ist heute noch weitgehend in seinem Originalzustand erhalten.

Im Innern des Gebäudes sind einige «Einheitsfächer» der Armee 61 im Originalzustand des 20. Jahrhunderts erhalten. Die im Museum zur Schau gestellten Einheitsfächer zeigen die Korpsmaterialausrüstung einer Füsilierkompanie und einer Schweren Kanonenbatterie.

Das Museum am Rheinfall in Neuhausen im ehemaligen Industrieareal der SIG beherbergt über 50 betriebsbereite historische Motorfahrzeuge und 21 Panzer der Schweizer Armee sowie ein Schaudepot mit über 40 Geschützen der Artillerie, Panzer- und Fliegerabwehr, die in den letzten 150 Jahren in der Schweizer Armee im Einsatz waren. Eine weitere Ausstellung thematisiert die Bedeutung des Rheinfalls und des Rheins für die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung der Region Schaffhausen.

Bisherige Ausstellungen

 2006: Die Kadetten in Schaffhausen
 2007: 200 Jahre Kantonale Offiziersgesellschaft Schaffhausen (KOG)
 2008: Armee gestern
 2008: Die Radfahrer in der Schweizer Armee
 2010: Grenzen im Wandel der Zeit
 2011: Neues Ziel! Die Schweizer Artillerie im Wandel der Zeit
 2012: Spezialausstellung Widerstand (P-26)
 2013: Farbenfroh - feldgrau - getarnt
 2014: Mobilmachung
 2015: Motorisierung der Schweizer Armee
 2016: Mobilmachung (Aktualisierung)
 2017: Artillerie gestern und heute
 2017: Heimschaffung von Internierten
 2018: Landesstreik 1918
 2018: Motorisierung und Mechanisierung der Schweizer Armee (Stahlgiesserei)
 2019: Widerstand - Résistance
 2021: Rettung vom Gauligletscher

Aktuelle Ausstellungen

Das Museum präsentiert im Zeughaus Schaffhausen und im Museum am Rheinfall Neuhausen Ausstellungen und Schaulager historischer Sammlungen:

Im Zeughaus Schaffhausen

 Mobilmachung - die Mobilmachungen der Schweizer Armee seit 1792 mit der Sonderausstellung Weiterentwicklung der Armee WEA.
 Artillerie gestern und heute – von der Wurfmaschine zur mechanisierten Artillerie (erneuerte Ausstellung)
 farbenfroh – feldgrau – getarnt. 250 Jahre Bekleidung und Ausrüstung des Schweizer Soldaten.
 Napoleon und Schaffhausen - Schaffhausen unter dem Einfluss der Französischen Revolution und Napoleons Machtpolitik.
 Bourbaki und Schaffhausen - die Internierung von 87.000 französischen Soldaten in der Schweiz im Februar 1871.
 Coronakrise 2020 - Mobilmachung und Assistenzdienst der Armee für Corona im 1. Halbjahr 2020. Wie Schaffhausen die Krise meisterte.
 Bomben auf Schaffhausen - Hintergründe, Bewältigung, Auswirkungen der tragischen Ereignisse vom 1. April 1944.
 Schaudepot Persönliche Ausrüstung - historische Uniformen, Ordonnanzwaffen und persönliche Ausrüstungsgegenstände (Sammlung Karl Bauert).
 Schaudepot Blechblasinstrumente - Blasinstrumente aus der Zeit von 1889 bis Mitte des 20. Jahrhunderts (Sammlung Jürg Zimmermann).

Im Museum am Rheinfall

 Motorisierung und Mechanisierung der Schweizer Armee - die Geschichte der Militärfahrzeuge z. B. Berna 2 US und der Schweizer Motorfahrzeugindustrie.
 Der Rheinfall - Hindernis, Kraftquelle, Naturwunder: Die Bedeutung des Rheinfalls über die Jahrhunderte und die Anfänge der Industrie im 19. Jahrhundert.
 Schaudepot Geschütze - Geschütze der Artillerie, Panzerabwehr und Fliegerabwehr, die in den letzten 150 Jahren in der Schweizer Armee im Einsatz waren (Sammlung Martin Huber).

Publikationen
 Die Vereinszeitschrift «KURIER» erscheint viermal pro Jahr (früherer Name: «Ganghebel»).
 Ernst Willi, Fritz Müller: Mobilmachung. Die Mobilisierungen der Schweizer Armee seit 1792. Katalog zur Ausstellung im Museum im Zeughaus, Schaffhausen vom 10. Mai 2014 bis Ende 2015. Museum im Zeughaus (Hrsg.), Schaffhausen 2014.

Literatur
 Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Technikgeschichte und Industriekultur SGTI: In-Ku 52 Museum im Zeughaus Schaffhausen

Weblinks

 Offizielle Website Museum im Zeughaus
 Museum im Zeughaus: Wer sind wir? Was wollen wir?
 Mobilmachung im Museum. Eine Schau in Schaffhausen erinnert daran, wie die Schweizer Armee auf Kriege vorbereitet wurde. Tages-Anzeiger vom 4. August 2014

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Museum über den Ersten Weltkrieg
Museum über den Zweiten Weltkrieg
Militärmuseum in der Schweiz
Gegründet 2005
Kultur (Schaffhausen)
Organisation (Schaffhausen)
Technikmuseum in der Schweiz

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His bags are packed. The passport is ready. Forms are filled out. The money is in the account. And they're off.
My rugby player is heading to the United Kingdom for ten days of sport, travel and some general mischief and rabble-rousing with his friends. It's the trip of a lifetime when you're just 15 years old.
But it's bittersweet, as life often is. His team's rugby jersey bears the number 14 on the sleeve, a tribute to the memory of one of his close friends, Matt, a classmate and former rugby teammate who passed away earlier this year.
Their friendship goes all the way back to the playgroup at the Elora Cooperative Preschool, through the elementary school playground, the rugby field and hockey rink, to the glorious days of youth spent wandering their hometown free of schedules and parental supervision, leaping off bridges into the Grand River, getting into mischief – exactly as childhood should be.
On the day we lost Matt, it was a small group of boys from the rugby team that showed up at our house to collect my son and head down to the park together to help each other through their grief. I remember watching them walk down the street in a pack, heads down, shoulders slumped, keeping a steady pace together. Boyhood turned to manhood with every step. They were lost and found. I stood at the window and watched them go. Tragedy would end their innocence, but I believe it will solidify their friendships forever.
Life makes no sense to me. Loss makes no sense to me. But the image of these teammates, brothers, friends for life – that does. None of them will forget that day. All of them understand the significance of wearing the number 14 on their jersey. It's more than a gesture of respect. It's so much more.
These are the moments when you realize that you'll do anything for your kids. So, after telling my son in September that we couldn't afford to send him on the UK trip, we did whatever we could as a family to make it happen by Christmas. I was late to the gate, late to help fundraise, to even get a passport arranged. But a rugby club is a family and they made room for one more. And with the support of my family and special friends, my number 6 will fly across the pond with that number 14 on his sleeve.
And while he won't speak of it or show it outwardly, because that's not his nature, I know the significance of this trip is not lost on him. That alone makes it worthwhile.
Rugby is a brutal sport and one I am only beginning to understand, (watching with my hands over my eyes), but I believe this sport has given my son an outlet and a circle of friends like no other sport has before – and for that, I'm grateful.
Teamwork, respect, winning and losing, learning how to tackle and be tackled are all important life skills if you ask me. Doing this with friends? Priceless.
You may think I'm going to cry when I put my son on the bus bound for the airport. You're wrong (I'll cry later, like in the lane at the drive-thru). I'm excited to send him on his way. It's his time. And this trip is more than a gesture of what a great man he is becoming. It's so much more.


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Rudy Washington was a participant or observer in the following events:
(Late 1999): Counterterrorism 'Tsar' Clarke Holds Anti-Terrorist Training at the World Trade Center; 9/11-Style Attacks Not Envisaged
An anti-terrorist training session for the millennium celebration is held at the World Trade Center in New York. There are fears around this time that Osama bin Laden may want to launch attacks on the millennium, including within the US (see December 8, 1999). Representatives of 40 law enforcement and military agencies attend the meeting, which is chaired by counterterrorism "tsar" Richard Clarke. During two hours of brainstorming, no one envisages terrorists flying passenger planes into skyscrapers. New York City Deputy Mayor Rudy Washington is at the session, and will utilize what he learns on 9/11, so as to develop an emergency strategy in response to the attacks (see After 9:59 a.m. September 11, 2001). [New York Daily News, 5/20/2004]
Entity Tags: Richard A. Clarke, Rudy Washington
(Between 8:46 a.m. and 9:03 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Deputy Mayor Calls Navy; Requests Air Cover Over New York
Naval Station Norfolk. [Source: US Navy]Rudy Washington, who is one of Rudolph Giuliani's deputy mayors, sees the smoking North Tower as he is being driven into downtown Manhattan. He immediately calls Admiral Robert Natter, the commander of the US Atlantic Fleet at Norfolk Naval Station, Virginia, the world's largest naval base. He requests air cover over New York. Norfolk Naval Station is in the region of Naval Air Station Oceana, which has F-14 Tomcats and F/A-18 Hornets. It is also near Langley Air Force Base. Natter says he will need to get in touch with the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), but will then call back. [Digital Journalist, 10/2001; CBS News, 4/3/2003; New York Daily News, 5/20/2004; Global Security (.org), 5/25/2006] Around this time, Washington also calls Patrick Burns at the base. Burns usually works in New York as the director of fleet support for the Navy, a civilian position that works closely with the mayor's office and numerous other agencies. He is at Norfolk Naval Station for his two-week Naval Reserve obligation. Washington tells Burns, "I need you here." No doubt anticipating there will be mass casualties, he adds, "I need that hospital ship." He is referring to the hospital ship the USNS Comfort. [Associated Press, 9/11/2001; Notre Dame Magazine, 4/2007] However, the Comfort, which is based in Baltimore, will only set off for New York at 3 p.m. the following day, and arrive at Pier 92 in Manhattan late in the evening of September 14. [US Navy, n.d.; Military Sealift Command, 9/18/2001]
Entity Tags: Robert Natter, Rudy Washington, Patrick Burns, North American Aerospace Defense Command, US Department of the Navy
(Shortly After 9:59 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Navy Commander Tells New York City Deputy Mayor He Has Permission to Send Planes Over New York
Robert Natter. [Source: CBS]Rudy Washington, who is one of Rudolph Giuliani's deputy mayors, had earlier on called Admiral Robert Natter, the commander of the US Atlantic Fleet at Norfolk Naval Station, Virginia, and requested air cover over New York (see (Between 8:46 a.m. and 9:03 a.m.) September 11, 2001). After the WTC's South Tower collapses at 9:59, Washington heads to City Hall, where he again communicates with Natter. Natter informs him that the Pentagon has been hit, and says he has now gotten permission from NORAD to send some fighter jets over the city. [New York Daily News, 5/20/2004] However, when exactly these jets are launched and when they arrive over New York is unstated. Patrick Burns, who is currently at the Norfolk Naval Station for his two-week Naval Reserve obligation, later recalls, "Air cover was already up with Navy jets out of Naval Air Station Oceana." Naval Air Station Oceana, in Virginia Beach, Virginia, is home to F-14 Tomcat and F/A-18 Hornet fighters. But Burns does not state a time for when these fighters are airborne. [Virginian-Pilot, 9/22/2001; Digital Journalist, 10/2001; Notre Dame Magazine, 4/2007] The 9/11 Commission Report will make no mention of any Naval fighters. [9/11 Commission, 7/24/2004]
Entity Tags: Robert Natter, Rudy Washington, North American Aerospace Defense Command
After 9:59 a.m. September 11, 2001: New York Deputy Mayor Develops and Implements Emergency Strategy
Rudy Washington. [Source: Congress of Racial Equality]After being caught in the dust plume when the WTC's South Tower collapses at 9:59, Rudy Washington, who is one of Rudolph Giuliani's deputy mayors, heads to City Hall, where he coordinates the city's emergency response to the attacks. He is in contact with New York Governor George Pataki, high-ranking New York Police Department officers, and Navy Admiral Robert Natter, the commander of the US Atlantic Fleet (see (Shortly After 9:59 a.m.) September 11, 2001). He orders the closing of bridges. (Though, according to some accounts, the New York Port Authority ordered all bridges to be closed earlier on, at 9:21 (see 9:21 a.m. September 11, 2001).) As New York Daily News columnist Stanley Crouch later describes, Washington also finds "heavy machinery to get downtown for the cleanup and got the Navy to guard against a seaborne attack. He evacuated City Hall, which shook like crazy when the second tower fell. He gathered people who could give medical help, gave the order to find lights that could be used at Ground Zero and worked out new phone communications, since power was being lost. Accompanied by city engineers, he went into the streets around the fallen towers, testing the ground to make sure it would hold when the heavy equipment came in." Washington's efforts at developing an emergency strategy are reportedly aided by what he learned at an anti-terrorist training session chaired by counterterrorism "tsar" Richard Clarke and held at the WTC, in preparation for the millennium celebration (see (Late 1999)). Stanley Crouch later credits Rudy Washington with having "ran New York for the first few hours after the attack during a period when Giuliani was thought to have been killed inside the first building that went down." [New York Daily News, 5/20/2004] During the initial hours following the attacks, between around 9:50 a.m. and midday, Mayor Giuliani is moving around between a series of temporary command posts (see (9:50 a.m.-10:10 a.m.) September 11, 2001 and (After 10:28 a.m.-12:00 pm.) September 11, 2001).
Entity Tags: Rudy Washington, Robert Natter, New York City Police Department, George E. Pataki, Rudolph ("Rudy") Giuliani


Based on these growth and spending assumptions, the government expects the federal deficit to increase to nearly $20 billion in 2019–2020 and 2020–21 and then decline to $9.8 billion at the end of the next five years.
Retroactive to January 1, 2019, certain QCJOs will be eligible for a 25 per cent refundable tax credit on remuneration paid to eligible newsroom employees. The remuneration eligible for the credit will be capped at $55,000 per year per employee. The QCJO must be a corporation, partnership or trust primarily engaged in the production of original written news content. Corporations must meet additional criteria.
A "commercial transaction" exception to the derivative forward agreement rules was in place where the economic return was based on the performance of the actual property being purchased or sold in the future. This exception is needed so that normal commercial transactions such as business acquisitions were not caught.
The "allocation to redeemers methodology" was developed to more effectively match the capital gains realized by the mutual fund trust on its investments with the capital gains realized by the redeeming unit-holders on their units. This methodology allows a mutual fund trust to allocate its realized capital gains to a redeeming unit-holder and claim a deduction. The allocated capital gains are included in computing the redeeming unit-holder's income, but its redemption proceeds are reduced by the same amount.
In the past, multinational parent companies wishing to extract surplus from a Canadian subsidiary could implement planning to sell or "dump" the shares of their non-Canadian subsidiaries to the corporation resident in Canada (CRIC) in exchange for cash and/or an interest-bearing vendor-take promissory note. The cash or promissory note paid was not subject to withholding tax. The interest on debt would shelter the taxable income of the Canadian operating company. Canada receives no withholding tax on the cash payment and reduced income tax on future business profit. Withholding tax would be collected if interest were paid on the vendor take-back note because the debt would be owed to a non-arm's-length party.
A Canadian resident might borrow the shares of a public company from a non-resident lender. The Canadian would be required to make compensatory payments to the lender equal to any dividends paid on the borrowed shares and might be required to post collateral to secure the return of identical shares to the lender. If the borrowing is "fully" collateralized (defined to mean at least 95 per cent of the value of the borrowed security is collateralized with money or government debt obligations) the compensatory payment is considered a dividend and is subject to the normal dividend withholding taxes. When not fully collateralized, the compensatory payment is treated as a payment of interest, which is not subject to withholding tax if paid to arm's-length parties.
Under these proposed rules, the "lender" is deemed to be the recipient of the dividend, the security issuer is deemed to be the payer of the dividend, and the lender is deemed to own less than 10 per cent of the votes and value of shares of the issuer, meaning that the five per cent withholding rate in many treaties will not be accessible and a higher (often 15 per cent) withholding rate will apply.


Using wood for fuel is becoming a popular choice in the UK, prompting the comeback of the woodburner.
This is partly due to rising energy prices, Government grants and the efficiency of modern woodburners.
The modern woodburner is capable of heating an entire house, producing very little ash or smoke and is about 80% heat efficient compared to an open fire, which is 30% heat efficient.
Wood can count as a renewable source of energy as long as a new tree is planted for every tree cut down and with the Government's Boiler Scrappage scheme, a grant worth £400 for woodburing boilers, wood is becoming a very competitive and realistic option.
The Government is also helping families with low income by offering them a £3,500 grant towards heating installation.
Choosing wood as a fuel to heat your home may save you money, but it can be a time consuming option. Choosing the right type of wood to burn is also important.
According to Barber Starkey, "Ninety per cent of problems are due to poor fuel. Anyone can sell you seasoned wood, it is meaningless. Ideally you should buy it a year ahead and store it off the ground, covered but with air circulating."


This has been an unusual couple of weeks. I have felt the need to blog so many times, and have been unable to get here. Some days I find myself crafting the opening phrases and titles of entries that never find their way to the pixel. I'm starting to recognize them as a neurological archive of drafts. Will I ever get back to them or will they languish in word purgatory? I wonder. It also gets me thinking about my creative process. I've been learning a lot about how I create, edit, and ponder my life experience. It has been quite profound. The power of my own words has surprised me as I use them to console, inspire, and comfort me. I hadn't realized when I began this blog in 2007 not only how healing it would be, but also its potential as a creative vault that when opened has great impact on my today. It amazes me in different ways continuously.
Yesterday I made a bad decision. Although I was hesitant to admit it, I have been relatively dizzy-free for 3 weeks. It happened gradually, with small set backs caused by certain movements. This past week however, I've been able to move in ways that had been previously off limits. Most notably, I could look up without being left in an unstable place. I have even been increasingly comfortable telling people of these improvements,though it has taken me 15 days to feel truly confident about doing so.
I have to admit too, that I began to slide off the "MS Recovery" style diet a few months ago. While it continues to inform my eating decisions, the rigid requirements of doing without certain things – is no longer in play. I quickly recognized that this wasn't having impact on my dizziness and though I know the change of eating is a long term investment for MS… and overall health improvement.. however, the thing that kept me on it was the hope that it would impact my dizziness. Somehow when that didn't pay off after 5 months I gave in to temptation.
This is disappointing to me on some levels. I like how I feel when I'm eating by those rules. I have less temptations and compulsions toward feel good food. (like chocolate!) But along with those compulsions comes food that feels happy… and while I know that in itself isn't the best way to eat… I missed it.
Okay… back to my egregious error. I was very excited yesterday to actually do a load of laundry… take it out of the dryer.. immediate fold it and hang it up so it doesn't all sit in a wrinkly mess only to be dried again… and again. It's those little things. Anyway… I was unloading.. and folding and hanging on a rod in the basement over my head. With some repeats of this motion I found that I was feeling nausea. But… I pushed ahead figuring I would be done shortly. Nearing the end, I was able to hang the clothing up without actually looking up to make sure the hanger was properly placed. Ah those little skills we accumulate! Unfortunately, as I completed the task I realized I went a bit too far.
And that dizziness still lingers 24 hours later. That is just wrong! I was just folding some laundry! If my husband didn't already do 80% of the tasks our life requires, I would pass this off to him. But the reality is I get pleasure from the tasks that are small and satisfying. Ones that don't require edits and rebooting, and analysis. Very succinct, a start middle end. Even unloading the dishwasher brings a certain amount of satisfaction in my day… balancing the complicated tasks with the quick and should be easy ones. The good news is that I am fully capable of sitting at my computer, writing in my blog and submitting grant applications on behalf of MS SoftServe.
Last week I met a faculty member at NYU who has had MS for 35 years. He has his challenges, as we all do.. but he offered some words that help him carry on… "At least I wasn't born in Sarijevo". I guess that speaks to me as I try to keep everything in perspective.
At least I was born at a time that traverses the digital age.
So much to chew on there.
This entry was posted in Dizziness, LOL-Day to Day, MS Detox Diet and tagged dizziness, ms detox diet, multiple sclerosis.
I was just diagnosed with MS last week although I think I've been dealing with the symptoms for at LEAST 3 years. I would love to talk sometime and I have been on the MS Recovery diet for one week now…so we shall see how this goes!
I just wrote you a loooong email and my pc rebooted…*cry* I will write you again in a bit…I'm a little bummed that it all got deleted! Ha ha! But thank you for responding and I promise I will work up the energy to rewrite momentarily! ha ha!
this is a wonderful post. despite everything you are going through i feel the gratitude in your writing of the things you can do. i seldom appreciate my chores but i want to slow down and enjoy them now…based on what you say here. you are a great writer and a remarkable person.
Thanks for your comments MerelyMe. Your thoughts and opinions are of great value to me!


Before I discovered the pleasure of Chinese Sticky Ribs, Chicken & Sweetcorn Soup was my absolute favourite starter at the local Chinese.
I remember just how well the soup would fill me and by the time I got to the main I was ready for a doggy bag! Yet I'd continue to repeat the same mistake time and time again!
There's something very refreshing about the sweetness of the sweetcorn kernels when you combine it with the heat of the curry powder. The two balance the dish out very well and ensure you're left feeling more than satisfied.
I also enjoy the texture of the strands of lightly cooked egg. Sort of like a tasty noodle to add some contrast to just the liquid.
Whenever I'd get treated to a Chinese growing up, my sister used to ask for the soup without the chicken (as she keeps Kosher). You can do the same here if you're a Vegetarian, cook it without the chicken and choose a Vegetable Stock instead.
The chicken I used in this recipe was from Gold Standard Nutrition's Cooked Chicken, as it's been steamed to retain the moisture and lock-in the flavour of the chicken.
All you do is shred a couple of the chicken breasts and you're good to go.
So enjoy this classic starter that will always remain a firm favourite of mine!
Place the sweetcorn into a small bowl once it has been drained.
Place the sliced cooked chicken into a separate bowl with the egg white, salt, sesame oil and 1 teaspoon of the cornflour and mix well, then place into the fridge to chill.
Pour the stock into a large saucepan and bring to a simmer on a medium heat.
Simmer for 10 minutes uncovered then add the shaoxing rice wine along with the curry powder, another teaspoon of salt and the sugar.
Pre-mix 2 teaspoons of water with the remaining 2 teaspoons of cornflour, then pour into the saucepan.
Bring the mixture to the boil by increasing the heat, then to a simmer by reducing the heat, for a further 5 minutes.
Add the chicken mixture from the fridge to the saucepan along with the additional beaten egg and sesame oil.
Pull the egg into long strands using a fork.
Ladle into bowls and garnish with spring onions.
For more ingredients and exciting nutritional products check out Gold Standard Nutrition.


Well, not really. It is actually an Orthodox hymn for August 29th, which is the Feast of the Beheading of St. John the Baptist. However, according to the Old Calendar August 29th lands on the New Calendar September 11th. This makes the hymn all the more interesting, especially when you consider that at the hour Muslim terrorists struck America (Mid-morning), Old Calendar Orthodox were chanting the following hymn.
Draw Your bow, march forward and reign, O Son of the Mother of God, subduing the Ishmaelite people that wars against us, granting victories to our Orthodox Sovereign over barbarian enemies, at the prayers of the one who gave You birth, O Word of God.
St. John was the first Christian to write against the "new" Islamic heresy in his book Against Heresies. He lived among them and worked for them in the city of Damascus before being tonsured a monk at St. Savas Monastery in Israel. And the Muslims (Ishmaelites, as he called them) were a much greater force and threat than they are now.
Draw Thy bow, and prosper and reign, O Son of the Mother of God, subduing the Muslims who wage war against us and granting victory to our Orthodox Hierarchs over all heresies, through the entreaties of Her Who gave birth to Thee, O Word of God.


I haven't heard much about dotloop in the past few months. Seems like other players, such as Instanet Solutions and SkySlope, are really making this space competitive. I got a chance to play around with a test account for dotloop and was really impressed with its design. Very thoughtful UI/UX.
The wordplay on this release is interesting. I'm not sure what "strengthened its relationship" means (did dotloop pony up some money for Realogy's Preferred Alliance program?) That being said this is a nice vote of confidence from Realogy. My bet is that dotloop is seeing success in their model of partnering with franchisors (i.e. KW) and now looking for other partnerships.
Look for some of those questions to be answered in our coming story.


It is not true that singer, Kizz Daniel signed Philkeyz to his label, FlyBoy INC. This report is coming from an insider who prefers to maintain anonymity.
However, a new report has put a lie to the story. The source claims that Philkeyz is not signed to FlyBoy INC, backing up the claim with the fact that there is nothing to link the producer with the label, on his social media profile. Philkeyz does not have the name of the label in his IG bio, he didn't share the post used by Kizz Daniel to announce his signing to FlyBoy INC either; although Demmie Vee did.
At first it appeared as an innocent omission but the latest report alludes to the omission being deliberate. The source said Kizz Daniel was trying to backtrack the announcement after realizing that Philkeyz was not playing along. The source confirmed that in deed Kizz Daniel approached Philkeyz with an offer but the offer was not taken by the producer.
This report is coming as a shocker considering that Kizz Daniel only recently dusted off the ash of his former label and it was starting to look like he is enjoying a new lease of life as a freeman, a label owner and an artist with a potentially big album on the way. This new controversy is looking like a bad omen for the widely loved singer especially now that the release date of his album is near.


Do the Restaurant Walking Tours include a full meal?
We recommend eating a very light lunch (if any) and make late dinner plans. The tours run from 2-5 PM and the whole afternoon is spent eating and drinking!
Creamy honey blended with sweet spices. Wonderful on sopaipillas.
Most people need that little snack during the day. We have gathered some of our favorites that will satisfy the sweet tooth or spicy cravings. It includes blue corn chips, Santa Fe School of Cooking Roasted Tomato and Roasted Tomatillo Salsas, New Mexican salted and roasted pistachios, pistachio caramel popcorn, wedding cookies, and chile peanut brittle. Great to send to the office!
We have gift boxed six of our favorite Southwestern soups highlighting: tortilla, green chile stew and posole.
Includes a recipe for great blue corn muffins.
Red and green chile sauces...the foundation of authentic New Mexican cuisine.


California Gold Rush-era relics from the shipwreck of SS Central America were among the top sellers in Heritage's January 29-February 3 Long Beach Signature Auction, held in conjunction with the Long Beach Coin & Collectibles Expo. Altogether, prices topped $11 million, with after-auction sales continuing through February 6. All prices realized include a 20% Buyer's Premium.
A pair of Panama-Pacific 50 dollar gold commemoratives, each graded MS64, further represented the state of California in the highlights, both because they were minted in San Francisco, and because they commemorated the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, held just a few miles from the place the coins were manufactured. The rarer Round piece brought a sale price of $114,000, while the iconic Octagonal coin sold for $81,000.
The top coin sold in this auction was the ever-popular 1879 Flowing Hair Stella, this one graded Proof-64 Deep Cameo by PCGS. This piece, while technically a pattern, has been enthusiastically collected as a regular issue since its manufacture, most likely due to its odd denomination. It exchanged hands for $210,000.
The next Signature auction of US coins will open for bidding soon at coins.HA.com.
Next articleClassic US Gold: Where Are All the Great Coins?


Calcite are transported into hopper by truck, and then lifted into storage silo of main machine by bucket elevator.
Calcite comes from hopper and feed into main mill uniformly by vibrating feeder, then goes into pipes.
In the grinding process, qualified final product after screening system will go into powder collector by pipes, and then go out from outlet. Unqualified product will go back to main mill and regrind until it is qualified.
The air flow after purification will go into fan from pipes that up the bag filter, the wind is circular, all other pipes airflow is flow in negative pressure except the pipe from fan to main mill.
The common calcite powder grinding mill are ball mill, Raymond mill and vertical roller mill.
The ball mill is very made for producing fine calcite powder. The last product size ranges from 325 meshes to 2500 meshes, and the processing capacity from 325 kg/h to 2500 kg/h.
Raymond mill can process calcite materials input size ranging from 20mm to 30mm, and also the final grain size differs from 1.6 mm to 0.045mm. Its processing capacity can reach as huge as 11t/h.
LUM series vertical roller mill is a new calcite powder grinding mill. The ultimate product size ranges from 80 meshes to 325 meshes, and processing capacity from 10t/h to 128t/h. It has been exported to a lot more than 120 countries as a result of high capacity, reliable operation and low investment costs.


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Report: Retail container imports at 7-year low
American Shipper StaffThursday, April 16, 2009Last Updated: Saturday, March 2, 2019
Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports hit its lowest level in seven years in February, according to the monthly Port Tracker report released Wednesday by the National Retail Federation and IHS Global Insight.
The report said monthly container volumes at ports the report tracks dropped below the 1 million mark for the first time in a half-decade,
Numbers began climbing again in March and April, but the 1 million mark won't be seen again before May, and imports will continue to see significant declines compared with last year at least through the summer.
'These numbers come during the slowest part of the annual shipping cycle, so they're expected to be low, but they nonetheless show the severity of the current recession and its impact on the retail industry,' said Jonathan Gold, NRF vice president for supply chain and customs policy. 'The good news is that we've already seen the bottom for the year, and month-to-month numbers are already starting to climb. We're still going to see double-digit declines compared with last year, but the size of the gap is starting to narrow.'
U.S. ports surveyed handled only 847,832 TEUs in February, the most recent month for which numbers are available. That was down 20.6 percent from January's 1.07 million TEUs and 31.3 percent from February 2008's 1.23 million TEUs.
'The weak port cargo volumes have left port trucking with excess capacity, and cargo is moving without congestion either at the ports or through the inland system,' said Paul Bingham, IHS Global Insight economist. 'Rail operations were affected by flooding in the northern states in March and April but disruptions were not sustained enough to cause significant delays.'
All U.S. ports covered by Port Tracker — Los Angeles-Long Beach, Oakland, Seattle and Tacoma on the West Coast; New York-New Jersey, Hampton Roads, Charleston and Savannah on the East Coast; and Houston on the Gulf Coast — are rated 'low' for congestion, the same as last month.


The Institute provides separate hostels for male and female students with spacious, clean, and well-furnished living space. Basic furniture is provided but students are expected to bring their own mattresses, pillows, bed linen and other items of personal use. The hostel mess serves hygienic and nutritious food in spacious dining hall. Round-the-clock security services ensure adequate safety to the inmates of the hostels. There is a dedicated committee consisting of wardens and assistant wardens — headed by the principal — to oversee hostel facilities, maintenance of discipline and to address the problems of the hostel inmates if any.


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Paper $31.50 ISBN: 9781841505381 Published April 2013 Not for sale in the United Kingdom or Europe
Shanghai Street Style
Toni Johnson-Woods and Vicki Karaminas
Photographs by Fung Chan
168 pages | 200 color plates | 9 x 9 | © 2013
Although fashion fixtures and A-list celebrities pack the front rows at the biggest, most glamorous shows at fashion week, the most creative attire is often found not on the catwalks or inside the auditoriums but on the streets. Nowhere is this more evident than in the cosmopolitan city of Shanghai, where a vintage Vivienne Westwood frock pairs perfectly with a chic puffer, and neon brights elevate distressed denim to veritable haute couture.
Shanghai Street Style marksthe inaugural volume in an exciting new street style series from Intellect. With an array of up-and-coming young designers like Coko Wan, Nio, and Helen Lee, Shanghai is swiftly cementing its status as a global fashion destination—its first fashion week was in 2011—and this book brings together more than one hundred full-color photographs showcasing the remarkable diversity of styles seen on its streets. Alongside the photographs are short pieces of critical commentary by Vicki Karaminas and Toni Johnson-Woods, shedding light on the city's changing culture and how this is expressed through the clothing choices of ordinary city-dwellers going about their daily routines. The result is a stunning street-level look at the trends shaping Shanghai's fascinating fashion scene, with interesting echoes of East meets West and old meets new.
Eye-catching, entertaining, and informative, Shanghai Street Style gets at the roots of Shanghai trendsetters' distinct personal styles, identifying the ideas and important cultural forces behind the trends.
Generating Style
Foreword: On the Ground in Shanghai—September 2011
Introduction: Shanghai Street Style
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HomePropertiesCommercialCarver's Lane
Carver's Lane
Attleborough, NR17 1AB
Site Area 9.21 acres
Dwellings 91 (30% AH)
Planning Full Planning Permission
Tenure For Sale
Data Room On request
Full implemented planning permission for 91 dwellings (ref.2014/1264/F)
Site area approximately 9.21 acres
Prime A11 corridor location
Establised residential area
30% affordable contribution (27 dwellings)
Offers sought on an unconditional basis
Buildings regulations and Section 38. 104, 185 and 278 agreed
Attleborough is a popular market town with excellent transport links situated 15 miles to the south west of Norwich. The town lies in the prime A11 corridor and adjoins the A11 trunk road providing easy car access to Norwich and Cambridge. The site is located to the west of the town centre and has good access routes onto the A11. As well as road links there is a train station that provides a regular service to Norwich and Cambridge.
The property comprises two parcels of land. They are situated to the west of the town centre with the A11 trunk road forming the western boundary to each. Carvers Lane forms the eastern boundary and beyond that is a large residential area. To the south is Grosvenor Park, a current scheme being built by Taylor Wimpey. By reference to the Ordnance Survey extract, we calculate that the property has a total gross area of 3.73 hectares (9.21 acres).
The site has implemented full planning permission, ref. 2014/1264/F. This was granted on 29/07/2016 for: "The erection of 91 no. dwellings, access roads, alterations to Carvers Lane, open space, landscaping and associated works."
The permission is subject to a number of conditions, the majority of which are considered standard for the scale and type of the proposed development, some having been discharged already. The scheme will consist of a mix of two to five bedroom dwellings, 64 open market and 27 affordable housing. The average size of the open market units is 104.17 sq m (1,121 sq ft). Full planning information can be found in the dataroom. https://sites.savills.com/Attleborough
Breckland council confirmed on 8th January 2019 that the planning had been implemented. The planning has been implemented under the 2010 building regulations.
Freehold with vacant possession.
Tender Process
The site is being offered for sale via informal tender. Offers will be invited for the freehold interest on an unconditional basis. The initial offers deadline will be confirmed by Savills and Hazells on request.
Agent Responsible
Unit 2, St Olaves Precinct
Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6SP
Gardeners Cottage, Nowton Park
Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5LU
98a Risbygate Street
Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3AA
Unit 5 Church Farm Business Park
Barrow, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5AX
20a Market Place
Unit 7, Leyton Avenue
Mildenhall, IP28 7BL
Bridewell Lane – Register Interest
Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1RE
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craftytammie: you put your peanut butter in my chocolate!
we have our december guild meeting tomorrow. we'll be getting our swap pincushions, madrona road challenge fabrics, playing a mystery game, and hopefully noshing on lots of yummy treats. october and december birthdays are responsible for the snack table. i've been trying to come up with something really tasty to bring.
i was thinking ritz/peanut butter cookies.
make some pb cracker sandwiches and then give them a dunk in melted almond bark. i hear they're awesome frozen too - i've got a bag chilling right now so i'll report back.
then monday my cousin steph posted about grandma neppl's peanut butter balls on facebook. i got the recipe and made them yesterday, and they are also super easy and delish! it seems they are also called buckeyes? one aunt doesn't remember there being rice krispies in them, and i suppose you could leave them out, but i like the crunch!
The next day, melt the paraffin (a few pieces) then add in the chocolate chips. Dip each ball into the mixture. Put them on a wax-paper lined cookie sheet and EAT!
when i posted the above pic on facebook i got lots of requests for the recipe, so i posted it there. someone asked about the paraffin. you can buy food grade paraffin for candy making, it helps the chocolate set and makes it shiny. but if i'm dipping something in chocolate, i always use almond bark. wilton also makes candy melts that are for dipping, so you could try those. i'm sure there are other methods, but i've got mine and it works every time!
helpful tips: i use a small scoop for forming the balls, and my batter bowl for melting the almond bark. then i use a fork to help coat them in the chocolate and lift them out, tap against the side, and lay it on a piece of wax paper to harden.
now, you can get all fancy pants and drizzle either recipe with melted white chocolate and sprinkles (random fact, my husband hates sprinkles. i didn't know that was possible, but he says he does). or you can eat the peanut butter balls without any chocolate on them, that's good too. in fact, i can't even tell you how many the recipe actually makes because i ate them as i was scooping them. but it's something like 70ish.
hope you enjoy these quick easy recipes!
PB and chocolate are number one priority. for me.


Servitization is a transformation journey - it involves firms (often manufacturing firms) developing the capabilities they need to provide services and solutions that supplement their traditional product offerings and provide new customer value propositions for their customers. Rolls-Royce's 'power-by-the-hour' is one of the best well-known examples, Hilti, Caterpillar and GE are all excellent examples also.
This training course will introduce you to servitization and inspire you to create new product service systems that provide your customers with higher value over the whole operational life of the equipment.
1.) Base Services - conventional 'after sales services' both effectively and efficiently.
2.) Intermediate Services - providing a wider range of services that focus on supporting the owner to successfully operate and maintain the equipment they bought (e.g., product repair, condition monitoring, field service and help desk).
3.) Advanced Services - here, risks transfer and the customer outcomes become the focus. Typical examples are pay per use, fleet management, integrated solutions and upgrades.
Systems Engineering helps as it provides a framework allowing us to consider the whole operational life of the equipment or the asset rather than taking the normal manufacturers view of the project life cycle. Part of this is a complete understanding of the total cost of ownership from the owner's perspective. Systems Engineering provides a robust framework and considers the product within the operational environment of the owner. This helps us to understand the critical outcomes of the owner and to build solutions for the owner over the total operational life.
Sales, Product Managers, Field Service Leaders and Service Managers should attend. As part of the course, you will learn how to understand the cradle-to-grave operational life of the equipment and to understand what the owner is trying to achieve with it (and how). These insights will help you to improve existing services, develop new services with higher customer value and to provide product performance feedback to the product development teams.


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Q: Changing UIWebView frame without changing content size I'm trying to animate a UIWebview being removed from the screen.  I'm using an animation block to set the frame height to 0.  That works fine, the problem is the content size of the web view immediately takes the new frame height.  So the content disappears and the background animates off.  How can I stop that from happening?  Here's my animation block.
// Change frame height.
[UIView animateWithDuration:1.0f
                 animations:^ {
                     // Animate the frame to the full height
                     self.frame = CGRectMake(self.frame.origin.x, self.frame.origin.y, self.frame.size.width, 0);
                 }
 ];

Thanks

A: So if you want the content to remain where it is, you'll probably have to 'cheat' this.
Apple do this themselves on many transitions - if you go into slow animation mode on the iOS simulator, or on Mac OS you can see how it works. Unfortunately a UIWebView is very limited in scope for customisation...the only property that controls scaling is the scalesToFit value.
A different approach would be to capture the UIWebView as an image, replace the webview with that image (to the user this is seamless), and then perform the animation on the image itself. Since you're just changing the frame of a straight forward image you then won't run into any of these problems (you can also change the animation effect: if you image scales to fit the frame the content will be 'squeezed', or you can just have it cropped).

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1- CP taken, 0 - CP missed. Paddling to TA3 (pad1=1) gives 2 points. Paddling from TA3 (pad2=1) gives 3 points. The right answer for CP12 is "12823" or "12819". Teams that missed the 7 pm cut off ranked behind teams that finished before 7 pm.
1- CP taken, 0 - CP missed. The right answer for CP1 is "12823" or "12819". Teams that missed the 7 pm cut off ranked behind teams that finished before 7 pm. TA2 cut-off was extended till 14:00.


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EXPLORING THE CHRISTIAN FAITH
Alpha is a series of interactive sessions exploring the basics of the Christian faith.
Each session looks at a different question and is designed to create conversation. There's no pressure, no follow-up and no charge; it's just an open, informal and honest space to explore and discuss life's big questions together.
Next courses available
Tuesdays beginning January 31, 2023
Have Questions? Have you taken Alpha before? Would you like to help facilitate a course?
E-mail: alpha@heartlandalliance.ca
Alpha is a series of interactive sessions exploring the basics of the Christian faith. Each session looks at a different question and is designed to create conversation. There's no pressure, no follow-up and no charge; it's just an open, informal and honest space to explore and discuss life's big questions together.
Online: January 2023


I am afraid that I need your assistance. I put a poem on this website by a friend of mine called "YAHWEH". I think everyone is afraid to read it because of the name. Can you change it for me, to "YAHWEH, hebrew for GOD". I don't want anyone to think it is about satan. It is such a beautiful poem. My friend is gone now and this is the least I can do for him.
Okay I've changed it for you.
even in church. Thanks again.


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Ratings January 31, 2023
After one week in the top spot, the new sitcom That '90s Show slid down to second spot on Canada's list of the Top-10 most-watched TV shows in Canada. Back at No. 1 after a one-week absence was Ginny & Georgia Season 2. The first season of this series was third overall Jan. 23-29 in
For the second week in a row Ginny & Georgia was the most-watched series on Netflix in Canada. Created by Sarah Lampert, the dramedy was in the Top 10 in 88 countries. Season 2 logged 162.72M hours viewed January 9-15, with Season 1 right behind in 2nd place in Canada, edging out the 11th season
Taking the No. 1 spot on the Canadian Netflix Top-10 for the week of January 2-8 is the second season premiere of Ginny & Georgia. Starring Brianne Howey and Antonia Gentry, the mother-daughter duo was No. 1 overall worldwide with 180.47 million hours viewed. This pushed it past the puzzling heist drama Kaleidoscope, which recorded


We keep on hearing about refugees in the media - from Syria, from Africa, from Venezuela. Don't feel sorry for them.
Google reported that 20% of all mobile searches are performed with voice. These searches are 3x more likely to be a local search. How many businesses are voice search ready? How can they be?


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Bermuda 4u
A comprehensive guide to the most beautiful island in the world
Crime and Dangers
Taxes and Tipping
Royal Naval Dockyard
Town of St George
Bermuda 4u > Bermuda Map > Southampton Parish
Southampton Parish
Southampton Parish is a thin stretch of land at the western end of Bermuda. The northern side is predominantly residential while the south is a popular tourist area with some great attractions and hotels.
The parish covers an area of just over 2¼ square miles and has a population of around 6,500. It takes its name from Henry Wriothesley, the 3rd Earl of Southampton. He was one of the investors in the company that colonised the island at the start of the 17th century.
The Fairmont Southampton is Bermuda's biggest hotel and offers more facilities than any other property. It boasts a good selection of restaurants, a spa, private beach, dive shop, and tennis courts.
Other places to stay include the Pompano Beach Club and The Reefs. The Wyndham and Munro Beach Cottages closed several years ago.
If you like beaches, then you'll love Southampton. Horseshoe Bay is one of Bermuda's most attractive beaches and certainly the most popular. Lifeguards are stationed here in the summer and, in addition to the main beach, there's a sheltered cove that's great for small children. Facilities include beach rentals (chairs, umbrellas etc.), a snack bar, decent changing rooms, and plenty of parking. If it's too busy for your liking you can easily walk to Chaplin Bay on the border with Warwick Parish.
Church Bay is another option. The reef is fairly close to the shore and harbours a good variety of marine life, making it a great place to go snorkelling. A concession rents snorkel gear and sells snacks.
Visit West Whale Bay at almost any time and you'll find it pretty much deserted. One reason is that it pretty much disappears at high tide (you can check the times in the weather section of the Royal Gazette). Another is that it's a fair distance from the main bus route on Middle Road. We love it though and the view from the adjacent park is breathtakingly beautiful.
Gibbs Hill Lighthouse was erected by the British in the mid-19th century and is the parish's most prominent landmark. It still functioning but is now also a major tourist attraction. You can climb to the top for next to nothing and enjoy one of the most panoramic views of Bermuda.
The Port Royal Golf Course is one of the best public courses in the world. It was designed by Robert Trent Jones and recently underwent a multimillion dollar refurbishment to host the PGA Grand Slam of Golf.
Another course in the parish is Turtle Hill, an 18-hole par-3 course in the grounds of the Fairmont Southampton. It's a short but challenging course and boasts a scenic setting, steep elevations, and water hazards. To perfect your shot or play a fun round of miniature golf you can visit the Bermuda Golf Academy.
If you want to explore the island's pristine reefs or shipwrecks you can go scuba diving with Dive Bermuda. The PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Centre operates from the private beach of the Fairmont Southampton and offers dive trips every day. They also offer scuba courses for divers of all abilities, snorkel trips, and beach rentals (kayaks, floats etc.).
Places to eat and drink in Southampton Parish include:
Bacci – Italian restaurant in the clubhouse of the Turtle Hill Golf Club
Coconuts – Open air restaurant at the The Reefs
Dining Room – Restaurant at the base of the Gibbs Hill Lighthouse
East Meets West – Asian/Indian restaurant at the Bermuda Golf Academy
Henry VIII – Popular bar and restaurant with live entertainment throughout the summer
Newport – British gastropub at the Fairmont Southampton
Waterlot Inn – Waterside steakhouse at the Fairmont Southampton
The main grocery store in the area is the Heron Bay MarketPlace. Henry's Pantry is a small store adjacent to the Henry VIII restaurant. It sells beer, snacks, sandwiches etc. and is convenient for visitors staying at the Fairmont Southampton or The Reefs. For locally grown fruit and vegetables you can visit Wadson's Home Farm Market.
There's a good selection of shops in the lobby of the Fairmont Southampton (Carole Holding, The Island Shop etc.). There's also a gift shop at the base of the Gibbs Hill Lighthouse.
The PGA Grand Slam of Golf is one of the biggest events on the island's sporting calendar. It's held in October at the Port Royal Golf Course and features the winners of four major golf tournaments (Masters, US Open, British Open, and the PGA Championship).
Horseshoe Bay hosts several events throughout the year. The first is the Good Friday kite festival. Thousands descend on the beach to fly kites (many handmade), enjoy fishcakes, and listen to live music. Events later in the year include the ITF Beach Tennis International Tournament, and the Bermuda Sand Sculpture Competition.
Transport – Buses, Ferries
Middle Road runs the length of Southampton Parish. South Road runs from the east and merges with Middle Road at Barnes Corner.
The number 7 bus service is heavily used by tourists. It travels between Hamilton and Royal Naval Dockyard along the South Road, before joining Middle Road at Barnes Corner. On the way it passes Chaplin Bay, Horseshoe Bay, Fairmont Southampton, Gibbs Hill Lighthouse (10 minute uphill walk from the bus stop), Church Bay, Greene's Guest House, and the Port Royal Golf Course.
Bus service number 8 also goes from Hamilton to Dockyard but takes Middle Road all the way through Southampton Parish.
Both services are frequent. Some services terminate at Barnes Corner, as indicated on the bus.
Rockaway is the only ferry stop in the parish. Ferries on the Green Route go to Hamilton on weekdays only. The service is really aimed at commuters. The stop isn't near any major hotels or tourist attractions.
Guests staying at one of the Fairmont properties can use their private ferry service to travel between the Fairmont Southampton and the Fairmont Hamilton Princess.
Taxis can be found at Horseshoe Bay and the Fairmont Southampton. You can rent a moped from Smatt's Cycle Livery (Fairmont Southampton).
Services & Information
Butterfield has ATMs at the Fairmont Southampton and the Heron Bay MarketPlace. There's an HSBC ATM at the Port Royal Esso gas station.
Public toilets can be found at Horseshoe Bay and Church Bay (portable).
The Southampton Post Office is situated on Church Road. It's open on weekdays only.
There is no Visitor Information Centre in Southampton Parish. The closest is the Dockyard Visitor Information Centre.
Interactive map of Southampton Parish. Click on any icon for further information.
Gibbs Hill Lighthouse
Landmark structure in Southampton Parish. Climb to the top for the best panoramic views of the island.
West Whale Bay
Small, but beautiful beach. Make sure you visit at low tide or there's won't be much beach to see. The view from the park is outstanding.
Port Royal Golf Course
Widely regarded as one of the best public golf courses in the world. Check out our aerial photo of the famous 16th.
Bus Route 7
Picturesque bus route from Hamilton to Dockyard. Stops at many of the island's best beaches and attractions. View an interactive map and journey times.
Bus from Hamilton to Dockyard via Middle Road. View an interactive map and journey times.
Green Route Ferry – Hamilton to Rockaway/Cavello Bay/Watford Bridge
Commuter route serving Sandys and Southampton. Operates on weekdays only.


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Pasta El Dorado
We are covering Latin America and the Caribbean
We are in Colombia's biggest supermarket chains and restaurants, in as well as the most important healthy and organic food stores in the country.
Our products can be found in Carulla, Jumbo and Éxito supermarkets nationwide... And we're also in Archie's Trattoria.
We are in four supermarket chains in Neruda's homeland, and still looking forward to opening new channels.
Our products are sold in Jumbo, Líder, Walmart y Tottus.
You can get our gluten free pasta within the range of the peruvian capital, especially in two of the largest supermarket chains in the country: Vivanda and Plaza Vea.
We look forward to expand our presence to other regions of Perú.
Our gluten-free pasta is available in all over Ecuador distributed by Supermaxi, the biggest retailer in the country. Still, we are aiming to expand our presence in other businesses around the nation.
We are also in Mexico City at Foodfriend, a store devoted to healthy nutrition in Colonia Juarez.
You can get our gluten free pasta in Panama City, through the Riba Smith supermarket chain.
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As voice becomes the common mode of interaction between applications and their users, audio visualization becomes increasingly important. Similar to Alexa's blue ring on the Amazon Echo, we can can improve user experience by adding audio visualization.
Using Amazon Sumerian, you can create interactive experiences such as music visualizer and synthesizer or have conversations with Amazon Lex chatbots using Web Audio API. If this is your first time working with Web Audio API, you can take a look at Mozilla Developer Network (MDN)'s Web Audio examples for ideas on experiences you can build with Web Audio API.
In this article, we will show you how to capture microphone input and visualize the audio buffer in Sumerian. Each step explains different techniques, and the completed set of scripts is provided in the source folder. We also provide references on how to prepare your audio buffer for Amazon Lex chatbots (see "Note on Sending your Voice Recording to Amazon Lex" section below). Please refer to the Mozilla Developer Network (MDN) Web Docs' Web Audio API for browser compatibility and future updates. For best results, use Firefox Quantum 58.0 or greater as your web browser.
This is the scene we will create. For best results, use Firefox Quantum 58.0 as your web browser. Make sure you have enabled your microphone.
After creating a new scene, add an empty Entity from the Create Entity menu. Rename the entity to something like "Microphone Input". Next, add a Script component to the Microphone Input entity, rename the new script "microphoneController". Using the source files you downloaded, copy and paste the microphoneController.js script.
The Microphone class handles the mic recording and creates the audio buffer. We use a common sampleRate of 44,100 and specify buffer length, which determines how fast the audio buffer will be sent to the audio buffer. Since we are using the ScriptProcessorNode interface, the buffer size needs to be a power of 2 values in the rage 256 – 16384. To foreshadow a bit, a shorter buffer length will result in a more responsive visualization.
We prompt the users for permission to use their microphone using navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia. We create the MediaStreamSource with the media stream from navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia and connect it to the ScriptProcessorNode inside the AudioContext to create an audio buffer. Each time the onaudioprocess event is fired, the buffer is sent to the Visualizer, which we will go into detail in the following steps, and builds a separate audio buffer (a two dimensional array) until the microphone recording is stopped.
We've used the ScriptProcessorNode interface in this article as it can be used to generate and process audio buffer, which is useful for real-time visualization of the audio buffer. Unfortunately, this feature is marked as deprecated and has limited browser support. Please refer to MDN's ScriptProcessorNode page for future updates. Keep in mind you can also record microphone input using MediaStream Recording API, which we cover in Part 2 of this article.
We will use a single button to start and stop recording. The microphone channel is open while the user is holding down the mic button. Add an HTML entity from the Create Entity menu. And open the HTML file from Tools menu (top left above the canvas). Choose Text Editor and copy and paste index.html file you downloaded.
You can assign an image to use as a button. You can use the mic icon found below or any image of your choice. If you are using the icon below, save it to your computer.
Drag and drop the image on the Images section of the Text Editor panel. Note that an <img> tag appears in your HTML automatically.
The microphone icon should appear on the bottom center inside the canvas.
As you may have noticed in the HTML above, we use the EventTarget interface to communicate between the HTML entity and the scripts on Script component. We add the event listeners to start and stop microphone recording.
As you may have noticed above in stopRecordingWithMicButton(mic, args, ctx) function, you can play back your audio recording to help you debug and make sure the audio buffer was properly captured.
In _setupBuffer() we create an empty AudioBuffer, populate it with the audio buffer (_audioBuffer) created inside ScriptProcessorNode during processAudio(), and send that to the AudioDestinationNode, such as your device's speakers. Even though the AudioBufferSourceNode is initialized in Microphone._setup(), we need to recreate it each time bufferSource.start(); is called. The _audioBuffer is a two-dimensional array containing the audio buffer array created each time ScriptProcessorNode.onaudioprocess is called in processAudio(). This is converted to a one-dimensional array before it is sent to the AudioBuffer.
Check off Test Mic Input toggle in the Script component and press play. Your recorded voice will be played back when you stop recording.
We can use the audio buffer to move entities in your scene to visualize your mic input.
Create an empty Entity from the Create Entity menu. Nest this under "Microphone Input" entity to help organize the scene better. Rename this entity "Visualizer". Add five spheres from the Create Entity dropdown under "Visualizer" hierarchy. It should look like the below. We will reposition them by code in Step 8.
We use Custom Events to send the audio buffer when an event is published. We add and remove the event listener in visualizer.js.
Add a custom script to the empty Visualizer entity and name it "Visualizer". Copy and paste visualizer.js file you downloaded.
We "downsample" the audio buffer to just 5 numbers and assign that to the y positions of the spheres in the scene.
You can customize the visualization from the Inspector panel in the Script component, which is defined by the script parameters. We scale the audio buffer (values between -1 and 1) by maxHeight. The spacing determines the distance between the spheres. Change these parameters values on the Inspector panel to your liking. Remember, shorter buffer length in the "Microphone Input" script results in a more responsive visualization.
When you play the scene and start mic recording, you should see the spheres moving up and down. The spheres move higher when you speak louder.
Now publish and share your scene!
Please refer to the Amazon Lex Developer Guide and AWS blog article, Capturing Voice Input in a Browser and Sending it to Amazon Lex (especially the "Preparing to export the recording to Amazon Lex" section) on audio buffer post-processing including merging, downsampling, and encoding.
Aiko is a Design Technologist on the Amazon Sumerian team. She focuses on XR interactions and creates experiences to bring in artificial intelligence features into Sumerian.
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Ampache is a web-based audio file manager implemented with PHP and MySQL which allows viewing, editing, and playing audio files via the web. It has support for playlists, artist and album views, album art, random or vote-based play, and per-user play-tracking/theming. Playback may be via HTTP, on-the-fly transcoding and downsampling, Mpd/Icecast, or integrated Flash player. Multiple Ampache servers can be linked together using XML-RPC. Ampache is fully localized in many languages.


One thing that you can count on when it comes to weddings is the tradition. While trends come and go, the classic design never goes out of style. Many bridal shops are keeping classic alive by making traditional dresses, ones that display straight lines and are made using simple satin fabric. Classic dresses let your natural beauty shine!
We're keeping classic alive with gowns that present straight lines. If you choose a gown with this styling, you'll be wearing a dress that shows off your curves. Dresses with a straight line design drape gracefully. The skirt may pool gently around your feet, displaying your natural style and elegance. A straight line gown will give you a glow in your wedding photos.
Dress designers are keeping classic alive by creating gowns without embellishments like lace. Embrace simplicity by wearing a dress that's free of the extra ornamentation. This makes it easier to keep other things simple like your hair and makeup. Wedding gowns are pretty without the lace. You can also get one in a style that appeals to you, styles like dresses that are short and flirty or long and sophisticated.
Beading is a fine styling element, and especially so on a wedding dress. But, wearing one without it exudes a sense of confidence. The choice of a classic dress means that you are comfortable with who you are and the style it's important to you to convey. A wedding dress without beading is lighter both in how heavy it feels on your body and the way that it looks. A wedding dress with no beading is a great way to keep classic alive.
A wedding dress made from simple satin fabric is about as classic as it gets. With something simple like this, you can choose one that fits your personality. Simple satin gowns come in all styles including A-line, long and sophisticated and mermaid. There's no better way to put together a timeless wedding than to stick to styles that are classic and traditional. This is the time to let your true self shine!
We're keeping classic alive with wedding gowns that honor tradition. Classic wedding gowns range from those that feature straight lines to dresses that are made from satin fabric. When you wear a classically-styled gown on your wedding day, it will be you who steals the show instead of your dress. Remember, no matter what style you choose for your wedding, it will be memorable simply because it's one of life's most important days. Be sure to visit LatterDayBride for your classic wedding dress.
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Retail gasoline prices of $2.56 per gallon last week (10.2% y/y) were little-changed versus the prior three weeks, up from the early-2016 lows near $1.76 per gallon. Prices have moved roughly sideways since September. Haver Analytics constructs factors adjusting for the seasonal variation in gasoline pump prices. The seasonally-adjusted price declined to $2.63 per gallon, the lowest level since late-December.
WTI crude oil prices slipped to $61.67 per barrel last week (+21.6% y/y) compared to $62.11 in the prior week, and $45.62 per barrel last June. Prices were $61.36 per barrel yesterday. Brent crude oil prices eased to $65.12 per barrel last week and slipped to $64.53 yesterday.
Natural gas prices improved to $2.71/mmbtu (-1.5% y/y) and were $2.77/mmbtu yesterday.
In the week ended February 23, gasoline demand increased 3.3% y/y, while total petroleum product demand improved 3.4% y/y. Gasoline inventories gained 0.7% y/y, while inventories of all petroleum products fell 8.5% y/y. Crude oil input to refineries improved 3.1% y/y in the last four weeks.