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And, I'm going to take that last picture as a sign, and go get some sleep, you should too, I don't care what time it is!


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BBC Natural History Unit Producer Kathryn Jeffs and Assistant Producer Elizabeth White both directed orca sequences for the hit wildlife documentary series 'Frozen Planet'. Kathryn has a BSc in Wildlife Film-Making and has worked on a number of blue chip series, including the BBC's Life of Mammals, Planet Earth and Wild China. Kathryn directed the infamous Type B Antarctic orcas wave-washing Weddell seals from pack ice. Elizabeth has a PhD in Zoology specialising in vision and visual behaviour in fish. Previously, she has worked on a number of presenter-led shows and short films many of which have a marine focus. Elizabeth filmed the Type A Antarctic orcas hunting minke whale.
Sam: Can you expand a little on what the roles of producer, assistant producer (and director) entail? And what does your role involve when actually filming the orcas?
Elizabeth: The producer is the person who takes overall responsibility for the film – determining what stories go into the script, budgeting it all out and generally project managing that particular episode. Assistant producers help with this process – usually taking on board specific sequences and taking responsibility for them, from planning through to completion. On Frozen Planet, both producers and assistant producers also took the role of director – going out in the field to direct the cameramen to make sure we were filming the sequences/stories in the way the producer wanted.
Sam: You both directed some fantastic orca scenes for the Frozen Planet series. Was this the first time you had seen orcas?
Kathryn: This was my first experience seeing and working with orcas so I made sure I drew a lot on the experience of the scientists and the skipper I was working with. The expedition took three months in total during the winter of 2008 and 2009. We concentrated on orcas for one month, travelling with orca researchers John Durban and Robert Pitman who were really keen to get time studying the Antarctic orcas. The first time we saw orcas was in Gerlache Strait, in the Antarctic Peninsula. It put me in a weird psychological position because I knew we couldn't get the sequence [orca wave-washing] we wanted, so we had to move on, knowing we might not see them again. The conditions required for that behaviour need to be perfect and this first time, they weren't.
Elizabeth: I had seen orcas before, during deep ocean research cruises, but I hadn't filmed them.
Sam: Elizabeth, you filmed Type A orcas hunting minke whales. Where did the idea for this sequence come from?
Elizabeth: After the success of the Type B wave wash sequence, we decided to return to Antarctica to document some of the other types of killer whale including those that hunt prey larger then them (e.g. humpback whales or minkes). Killer whales are known to take many of the big baleen whales, but this is seldom seen and very rarely filmed – Blue Planet documented killer whales preying on a young gray whale, but there are accounts of them taking adult baleen whales too and this is something we hoped to capture.
Sam: So how did you go about finding the orcas?
Elizabeth: You have to have a plan, you have to know where to go and you have to have the right crew with you. You then start by talking to everyone who might know something.
Island. There's a tiny channel where ice crams and blocks up. We were looking for the perfect conditions but there was a concern that one storm and the ice would be gone, so we had limited time. But we did find ice – so much that after repeated attempts we couldn't get through and we had to turn back and go around the island. It was nerve-wracking – the skipper had to weigh up being far enough away from the ice cliffs to avoid being literally crushed by falling ice and close enough to offer protection if a storm did come in!
Sam: In what capacity did you work with orca researchers John Durban and Bob Pitman, and how does having specialist scientists working with you add to the sequence and overall documentary?
Elizabeth: John and Bob joined us for two trips to the Antarctic Peninsula – firstly to film the wave washing behaviour and then the minke hunt. They were a fantastic asset – helping us spot the whales and interpret their behaviour, and also using their satellite tagging system to tag the whales, allowing the same pod to be found repeatedly. The relationship was a good one – we had first hand access to scientific knowledge and interpretation and they were able to spend long periods of time around the whales in places that are hard to access. Research grants would rarely offer the opportunity to spend so long with the same pod, but as filmmakers we have to be 'with' the animals to film them. It is fantastic when scientists and filmmakers can work together and gain from the relationship.
Sam: Kathryn, it was your first time experiencing orcas in the wild. How did you feel when you were asked to direct this sequence?
Kathryn: Phenomenally excited. I had always wanted to get to Antarctica so it was fantastic to have the opportunity but also, I knew just how difficult the shoot might be – this was a so-called 'holy grail' shoot – potentially impossible to get. I didn't know much about orcas at the time but, of course, I've always been fascinated by the natural world and new behaviours. Preparation and getting to learn about them before the shoot, by reading through papers and talking to anyone who'd had first hand experience, was a lot of fun. I made maps of sightings to really narrow down where I thought the action might happen.
Sam: How challenging was it to film these animals?
Elizabeth: The location was a challenging place to work, and it was a gamble as to whether we'd actually see the behaviour. But, as animals go, killer whales are remarkably easy to be around – they are bold and fearless and aren't nervous of people, which helps immensely when you're trying to spend time with them.
Sam: What was it like to see orcas hunting other marine mammals?
Elizabeth: Its very difficult watching or filming any animal kill another – especially something as big and gentle as a minke whale. I had very mixed feelings: the hunt took two and a half hours and it was a total emotional roller coaster. We were following as fast as we could in the boat, trying to document what was happening and there were many times when we thought the minke whale might get away. Our job was to film a hunt, so on one hand we were wanting the killer whales to succeed, and on the other I really didn't want to see the minke die. At the end of the day, you're just an observer and you cannot control what happens with animals as big as this.
Kathryn: I think I'm a bit of a softy. I did find it difficult, seeing the seals fighting so hard for their lives. They were terrified but never gave up. I have a lot of respect for the Weddell seals.
Sam: Did you notice any similarities or differences between the Type As and Type Bs?
Kathryn: The Type B's hunted the seals completely silently. They were more interactive, more curious. We were in Zodiacs [boats] and for the first day or two they ignored us. After that they were really trying to work out who was hanging around them. They would look us right in the eye.
Elizabeth: Type A orcas would cruise near the boat and check you out but during the hunt they were on a mission. These orcas are said to be really vocal after a kill but it all happened so quickly we never managed to get the hydrophones out!
Sam: What are your thoughts on animals and emotions – did you experience that the orcas, seals and minke whales you were filming had emotions?
Kathryn: Yes, I do think they have emotions – emotions are tools for sociality so it shouldn't surprise us really that animals, which live in these big family groups and have a need for all the cooperation and complexity that involves, would have similar emotions to us.
Sam: Why did you enjoy working on the orca sequences so much?
Sam: And finally, what advice would you give to aspiring film-makers who want to work in wildlife documentary?
Kathryn: Don't dismiss following your interests in natural history properly via the science route. You can pick up a hell of a lot being a naturalist and the field skills of a true passionate naturalist are invaluable on a shoot but it really helps to have training from a high academic level. And then, grab a camera and get out there – make a short film as anyone can do it given the technology available these days.
Elizabeth: It's a tough world to get into, but if you have a real passion, creativity and get on well with people (a good team player) then eventually people seem to find a niche. My background was a mix of science and art. I was often told at school that I had to do one or the other, but it's having that combination of disciplines that really helps in this job: being able to see, photograph, or visualise a story along with the scientific sense of what's interesting, new or revelatory. Having a background in zoology really helps you get your head round the science quickly and means you can talk to researchers on their level, but it's creativity that helps you bring the information alive.
Thank you very much for taking the time out to talk to us Kathryn and Elizabeth!
Very interesting interview. They made some of the best productions on orcas yet, and they helped the researchers go places they couldn't go otherwise. Only problem was when I tried to see the videos I got "media selection request failed." If I have to go to the UK to see them I'll think about it.


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7 Best Digital Nomads Cities in Europe
Friday, December 13, 2019 cities destinations digital nomad europe
Digital nomads often find themselves consumed by wanderlust. Transcending all boundaries and working possibly from any terrain is what digital nomads yearn. Digital nomads seemingly gadabout spending their lives strolling across the globe to satisfy their longed-for nomadic lifestyle.
Though there are numerous digital nomad destinations across the world, Europe is a continent with incredible destinations, a vast array of landscapes and experiences to indulge. Europe is a beautiful continent full of incredible cities awaiting to be touched down. With a rich culture and a buzzing scene, Europe is definitely a great nomad hub.
In consideration of its ever-growing prevalence in numerous regions of the world, digital nomads are dwellers of Europe's bewitching beauties. Digital nomad culture is popular because it makes people think like entrepreneurs. The prime reason why digital nomads end up in successful entrepreneurial paths is that they are offered ample financial freedom and no borderlines in general.
Europe in general, is relatively quieter compared to the rest of the world. The Nordic countries are winners when it comes to ambiance and background noise. But these places are far from cheap. Eastern Europe is relatively more affordable but as they are developing would no doubt be associated with industries of some sort.
Read on further to travel through awe-inspiring European getaway destinations for digital nomads:
1. Poznan, Poland
Poznan is a culturally rich city in Poland, with a stunningly revitalized market square, a vibrant nightlife with many restaurants and bars, and captivating museums. It's a good deal of choice if you're planning to take a rest from large cities enabling your inner-directed creativity to swirl unusually.
And also don't overlook the Polish price levels — you would rent a one-bedroom apartment in one of the spiffy neighborhoods' in Poznan for about £ 400 ($515 or € 500). Pleasant dinner under mellow lights with a glass of wine will charge you no more than £ 15 (€ 18 or $20).
2. Istanbul, Turkey
A mélange of Middle Eastern culture and European heritage, Istanbul is a classic place for vacationers and digital nomads. Basking in the warm sunshine destination, the internet, and breathtaking beaches make up the ideal ingredients for the digital nomads' bucket list. Istanbul has it all.
You can live a life of luxury in Istanbul for far less than $1000 per month covering rent and meals. Moreover, a luxury apartment rented via Airbnb can cost as low as $400 per individual. There is a broad range of spots to work from- like an international resort or a decent coffee shop in the vicinity. Turkey has an average download speed of 14.51 mbps, whereas the average upload speed is 4.04 mbps.
Interesting Reads: Places to Visit in Turkey
3. Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona is one of the most vibrant and aesthetic cities in Europe rich in history. Therefore, it's no mystery that it is an exalted destination for digital nomads and freelancers with over 300 co-working spaces within its ramparts. Unlike many Western European cities, Barcelona is fairly inexpensive.
If you have a budget to spend well, you can live from £ 1,100 to £ 1,700 (€ 1,260 to € 1,950 or $1,400 to $2,200) a month. You can conveniently get wherever you want without a car. As a digital nomad in Barcelona, you may bump into people from around the globe and thus become an integral component of a very active nomadic segment.
Interesting Reads: Things to Do in Barcelona
4. Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Plovdiv is one of the peerless affairs kept out of sight from many folks. Speaking of Bulgaria, most people are triggered by the famous city Sofia. Plovdiv would be a smart choice for digital nomads who are aiming for more background skiing sites. At only £ 300 (€ 345 or $390) one can rent an apartment in the town and drop no extra than £ 500 (€ 575 or $645) on all other extravagant odds and sods, decent food and drinks.
Prominent themes to stumble upon include- colossal lifestyle, swift internet speed, great cafes, and work environments.
5. Utrecht, Netherlands
Having visited the Netherlands typically means heading straight to Amsterdam. But no wonder if you're a keen adventurer and want to see the quirky side of the country, you may want to pay a visit to Utrecht. And, with much better deals, you can live quite comfortably here just for £ 1,200 to £ 1,600 (€ 1,350 to € 1,800 or $1,550 to $2,000) per month.
Utrecht is actually a province in the Netherlands that is famous for castles, mansions, and forests. But aside from the gorgeous nature, there is also the old student city of the same name. And you should definitely go there.
The Netherlands boasts one of the fastest internet speeds in the world. However, what lures nomads to the country is its innovative ethos and tiny-town feel, coupled with a booming nightlife and chic lifestyle.
6. London, England
When it comes to digital nomad jobs, this European city presents a unique aura that highlights versatility and freedom. London has a way of life for a modern nomadic to do away with the extensive use of mass transit as they want to absorb the culture, interact with locals, and travel the city. London potentially is the ultimate milestone for a digital nomadic to do more or start afresh to spark-off artistic ideas.
Interesting Reads: Places to Visit in London
7. Copenhagen, Denmark
Ranked as the most walkable and happiest country in the world, Denmark encapsulates all the essentials for a relaxed and fatigue-free workplace. The city has all the amenities of a megacity like alluring infrastructure, huge shopping malls, lively nightlife, while remaining comfortable and intimate to the advantage of its locals and tourists. Republikken, Rocket Labs and Founders House are known co-working spaces to name a few.
Interesting Reads: Places to Visit in Copenhagen
In a nutshell, get one of the best laptops for digital nomads from the market and pick any spot from the aforementioned ones and you'll have good fun.

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London, England, 9 September 2014 – London Executive Aviation ('LEA'), the leading business jet charter operator, has taken on two other aviation companies in the latest and most successful 'Aviation Polo Challenge' to date.
Held on Saturday, 30 August 2014, at Hurtwood Park Polo Country Club in Surrey, the round-robin tournament featured three pro-am matches between LEA, airport and airline operator Stobart Air, and Stansted-based FBO and maintenance firm Inflite.
LEA managing director George Galanopoulos says: "All three matches were tightly fought, with outstanding play on show from every team. The players and spectators therefore felt the overall result to be a draw, certainly in spirit. However, Stobart Air had the advantage in terms of goal difference, making them worthy champions for the second year running.
"This was without doubt the most successful of the four Aviation Polo Challenges to date. The crowd was well in excess of 300 people and the polo playing reached a new level of intensity. Thanks to first-time sponsor Bombardier Business Aircraft our guests were treated to spectacular sporting action, delicious food and drink, and live entertainment.
The victorious Stobart Air team was again captained by Edd Stobart, while the Inflite team was captained by Aviation Polo Challenge veteran Philip Amadeus, who first joined battle in 2010 under RotorMotion colours.
The winner's trophy was presented by Simon Burrows, Regional Vice President – Western Europe, Bombardier Business Aircraft, and legendary English rock drummer and Hurtwood Park owner Kenney Jones.
Saturday's attractions also featured a charity auction in support of The Prince's Trust. Guests later feasted on barbecue-style cuisine from a traditional Argentinean asado, tempting many visitors to linger late into the evening while enjoying live rock entertainment from the LOL Band.


Sorry. Couldn't resist. Now, to the fun at hand. If you weren't at the Wire Club in Leeds on Tuesday 11th November, then you missed out. We teamed up with Boxfresh to help celebrate their 25th birthday. And man, it was FUN.
To make sure we celebrated this milestone in the correct fashion, a party was had. Rising house star Joe Arthur, AKA Applebottom headlined the night and was supported by Leeds' own Frontline DJs Joe Hertz and SG Lewis. Much to the delight of the lucky crowd, the trio served up tune after tune at the underground club and the school night ravers went mental. Now, that's how you celebrate your birthday.
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Streetwear brand Boxfresh was founded in 1989 by Roger Wade. It all started on a market stall and has gone onto become an internationally renowned brand with exciting collaborations, strong links to the music industry and a fresh approach to everyday style.


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Last sunday, 12 ultimate frisbee teams from all across the Netherlands and Belgium competed at the Right-To-Play tournament in Wageningen organised by the Nederlandse Frisbee Bond (NFB) for newcomers to ultimate. The tournament was rounded up with a demonstration of the dutch women national team and some children ultimate. The Discgolf-Team won the SPIRIT OF THE GAME prize and the Amicale-Team came out lucky winner of the tournament. Here some pictures and an article of the NFB.


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March Madness has spilled over into April and just two teams remain to battle it out for the NCAA national championship as Villanova and North Carolina go head-to-head in Houston.
Villanova, which emerged from the South bracket as the No. 2 seed, is coming in off of a 95-51 thrashing of West winner Oklahoma on Saturday. Josh Hart had a game-high 23 points against Oklahoma, as Kris Jenkins put up 18 and Ryan Arcidiacono notched 15.
Jenkins has paced the Wildcats with 15.8 points and 3.2 assists per game in the tournament. Villanova also defeated UNC Asheville, Iowa, Miami and Kansas to get this far.
UNC, which won the East bracket as the No. 1 seed, enters after defeating Midwest winner Syracuse, 83-66, on Saturday in the Final Four. Brice Johnson and Justin Jackson each had 16 points in the victory, while Kennedy Meeks contributed 15 and Marcus Paige added 13.
Johnson leads the Tar Heels in points (20) and rebounds (9.6) per game thus far in the tournament. UNC also defeated FGCU, Providence, Indiana and Notre Dame to advance to the national championship.
The Tar Heels are in search of their sixth NCAA championship, the last of which came in 2009, while the Wildcats hope to clinch their second, with their inaugural title coming in 1985.
While Villanova dominated Oklahoma to get here, the team's celebration was subdued.
"It was very businesslike," Daniel Ochefu told ESPN. "No one was celebrating. Everyone understands that our next game on Monday we'll be playing a great team and we're not celebrating. We told each other at the end of the game that we have a lot of work to do. We can still get better."
UNC attributes a better all-around defensive effort to its success.
"The last four weeks we've been much, much better defensively," he said per ESPN. "We had a brain lapse there for about three minutes in the second half, but other than that I thought we were really good defensively against a team that's hard to guard."
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Want to hear what some of the most influential German leaders in politics, business and industry think about the upcoming Paris climate talks on 30 November? We've collected all the insider opinions that count here, courtesy of our German friends at Metals Pro Climate.
German Federal Environment Minister Barbara Hendricks, who hopes COP21 will lead to a broad global movement away from fossil fuel.
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"Europe cannot keep 'going it alone' on climate policy. This would result in the wrong measures being adopted, which would harm business".
Gero Hocker, energy spokesperson for Germany's Free Democratic Party in lower saxony, is critical of European climate policy until now, and asks for realism in Paris.
"The EU must enter negotiations with one decisive condition: a global agreement, or reduction of its own efforts".
The European People's Party MEP Herbert Reul, who does not want Europe to become the global paymaster for climate protection.
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Socialists & Democrats MEP Matthais Groote, who wants Europe to inspire China, the US and emerging economies towards effective climate protection.
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Marie-Luise Dött, Chair of the Working Group on the Environment of the Christian Democrats/Christian Socialists parliamentary group, who is also pursuing technology openness and fair competition.
Dr Anja Weisgerber, member of the Christian Democrats/Christian Socialists group in the Bundestag, who asks for more public and private resources to be mobilised to achieve the 2020 target for 100 billion dollars.
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Click here for full blog coverage from Metalle Pro Clima, and stay tune for more COP 21 coverage.


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Q: Effect of Generators and Relations on a Finite Group's Order Say we define a group $G$ by generators and relations and have shown that $G$ is finite. If we then create a group $G'$ by imposing one additional relation on $G$ which is not implied by any of the original ones, then is it always true that the order of $G'$ is strictly less than $G$?

A: The answer is yes.
Formally, let $G=\langle X\mid R\rangle$ be a presentation for $G$; let $r\in F(X)$ be an element of the free group in $X$ such that $r$ is not an element of $\langle R\rangle^{F(X)}$; that is, a word that is not implied by the relations $R$. Let $S=R\cup\{r\}$. And let $G'=\langle X\mid S\rangle$.
Since $R\subseteq S$, the identity map $X\to X$ induces a map from $G$ onto $G'$, by von Dyck's Theorem. This corresponds to the fact that if $N=\langle R\rangle^{F(X)}$ and $M=\langle S\rangle^{F(X)}$, then $G\cong F(X)/N$ and $G'\cong F(X)/M$, and $N\leq M$ so we have a natural map $G\to G'$. However, $r\in M\setminus N$, so the image of $r$ in $G$ is nontrivial and maps to the identity in $G'$. Thus, the kernel of the morphism $\varphi\colon G\to G'$ is nontrivial.
Since you are assuming that $G$ is finite, the nontriviality of the kernel implies that $|G'|$ is strictly less than $|G|$.

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Veterans Data Integration and Federation Enterprise Platform. Q&A with George Hou
by Roberto Zicari · Published September 24, 2020 · Updated September 24, 2020
Q1. The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has recently launched VDIF EP (Veterans Data Integration and Federation Enterprise Platform). What is it?
VDIF EP (Veterans Data Integration and Federation Enterprise Platform) is a health information exchange that unifies care information throughout the continuum of care for VA. It acts as an integration and interoperability middle tier, which enables VA to access all of the data associated with a veteran patient across all sites that they've received medical care. This longitudinal view enables veterans to receive better, more efficient care, as clinicians now have access to all clinical elements associated with a veteran's entire medical history.
Q2. What are the benefits of having a "longitudinal patient record"?
The largest benefit of VDIF EP is being able to provide better care to the patient. With VDIP EP, the clinician who is sitting in front of the patient knows all the aspects associated with that individual, instead of diagnosing and recommending a treatment plan without having the whole picture. Without that additional layer of interoperability, the clinician may not know if they are recommending a treatment that has already been prescribed and may not be effective, or that could have some harmful effects to the veteran.
Q3. What role did InterSystems play in this project?
In order to answer that question, I think it's helpful to set the stage by underscoring the long history that InterSystems and the VA have of working together. We've been a proud partner of the VA since the late 1970s, and have collaborated on many projects over the years. This particular project leverages several different InterSystems technologies, including InterSystems HealthShare®, a set of connected care solutions that enable a unified care record across the care continuum.
Q4. Can you please give a short description of how VDIF EP was designed and implemented?
Before VDIP EP, the VA had its own electronic medical records (EMR), with over 130 different instances of the same EMR across the network of VA hospitals, nationwide. Their goal was to implement a system that unified, aggregated and de-duplicated all information across those 130 instances, and to create a unified patient record for every veteran, regardless of where they sought their care.
To describe this in less technical terms, what the VA essentially needed was a health information exchange (HIE) that took the data from those 130 VA hospitals, combined it with every other hospital that the veteran could seek care from, and present it in a way that enabled clinicians to look at a single stream of information and understand the veteran's entire medical history in a virtual lifetime electronic record view. This was implemented and accomplished as a very ambitious, scalable and modern health information exchange.
Q5. What were the main technical and organizational challenges to produce a longitudinal patient record by aggregating and normalizing clinical data across its existing electronic medical record systems, enabling interoperability?
For VA, the quest for interoperability has been more than a decade-long journey. Unlike what many may assume, VA does not have a single electronic medical record (EMR); it maintains more than 130 EMR instances, supports 172 VA medical centers and 1,074 outpatient clinics, and provides care for 9 million veterans. One of the unique challenges InterSystems faced was to develop a platform that would connect each one of VA's 130 EMRs.
Qx. Anything else you wish to add?
The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the critical importance of interoperability across the U.S. healthcare system. The launch of VDIF EP reflects a growing trend of healthcare systems actively breaking down silos and working towards more open access to patient data. At InterSystems, we are committed to powering the technology that makes interoperability possible so that we can continue to do our part to improve quality of care for patients, including those who serve our country.
In addition to the VDIF EP project, we continue to be engaged with the VA on a number of fronts, including the response to COVID-19. Since the pandemic swept the nation, we've helped identify resources through the VA system to assist in treating veterans should they be diagnosed with COVID-19. This involves the monitoring of resources for the sake of predictable and scalable response throughout the geographies that the VA serves. We have also supported the VA's "Fourth Mission" — which is to care for others who are not necessarily veterans and those who have not been previously enrolled in the VA — by helping them expand services to non-veterans as the nation's backstop for care delivery when other avenues are exhausted.
George Hou, head of solutions for the Department of Veterans Affairs at InterSystems
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Project: 8.5.1
Protecting threatened species and communities during wildfires: Learning from the 2019–20 fires
Project Leaders: Stephen Garnett , Libby Rumpff , Brendan Wintle , John Woinarski
The recent catastrophic fires tested the capacity of people and systems to conserve threatened species and ecological communities. Many conservation managers lacked prior information and suitable planning frameworks to help prioritise and guide protection of threatened species and communities during the fire event.
This project addresses these gaps by:
(1) interviewing conservation managers and operational state agency staff to determine what worked and what didn't, what made the response efficient and what impeded it; and
(2) developing a road map that encompasses recommendations for improvements identified during interviews. The road map will guide governance and operational efforts to improve outcomes for threatened species and communities during fires.
Why is the research needed?
Large, intense bushfires are likely to become more frequent. Responses to protect life and property have improved greatly in recent decades, with far fewer lives lost in the recent fires than might have been expected given their scale and intensity. The same cannot be said for responses aiming to protect threatened species and communities during the catastrophic wildfires of 2019–20. While some were saved by swift and decisive action (e.g., the Wollemi pines), other biodiversity assets were lost or severely damaged, despite desperate attempts to save them.
Conservation outcomes for future fire events can be improved by documenting knowledge and learning from the recent fire season experience. The aim of this project is to develop a roadmap to assist governance and operational efforts to reduce biodiversity loss and better improve conservation outcomes during fires. This will be achieved by working with responders – managers, operational staff and scientists who were involved in planning or implementing fire or biodiversity management efforts prior to and during the 2019–20 fires – to find out what worked and what is needed. This will be combined with an understanding of risk management frameworks that could apply to conservation and recommendations from the people involved, to form a roadmap to guide improved management of threatened species and communities during fire events.
How will the research help?
The aim of this project is to draw on and learn from the experiences and practices of conservation managers to develop a roadmap to assist pre fire planning and firefighting actions to improve outcomes for biodiversity during large fire events. It will outline the steps in a risk management framework and a series of case studies highlighting approaches and tools, including their benefits
and limitations.
This project will lead to improved fire management planning and operational decisions to promote outcomes for threatened species and communities for the next bushfire or natural disaster event, by:
A more holistic understanding of the challenges managers face during times of extreme crises such as large scale fire events, and their needs going forward. This will be achieved predominantly through Phase one of the project, through interviews with practitioners.
A guide for better informed management planning for threatened species and communities during wildfire events, in preparation for similar large-scale emergencies in the future. This will be achieved predominantly through Phase two but informed by Phase one of the project.
What research activities are being undertaken?
The first phase of this project involves a mixed method approach with semi structured interviews with individual conservation practioners and operational staff, supported by a quantitative online survey. We will explore their experience with fire management up to the time of the last fires, including what they were focused on achieving and avoiding with their pre-fire planning and on ground fire-fighting operations. What went well, or badly, and why, known gaps in response, and practical short- and long-term measures that might improve responses in future.
In the second phase, we will produce a roadmap to guide planning and operational efforts to improve biodiversity outcomes. To do this, we will first synthesise the relevant steps into a risk management framework. This will be based on experience and practice from conservation practioners in the states and territories, but we will also draw from existing risk management frameworks and tools (specific to disaster response). We will then compile case studies or examples for each step in the framework, to highlight different approaches and tools used in post-fire response. The roadmap will be accompanied by a series of recommendations for fire planning and operations, based on the findings from both phases of the project.
The project is being led by researchers from Charles Darwin University and The University of Melbourne.
Project partners include:
Qld Department of Environment and Science, Threatened Species Unit
NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (Environment, Energy and Science)
SA Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
VIC Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning
Parks Victoria
WA Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
ACT Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate
TAS Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Bushfire Recovery Taskforce, Biodiversity Conservation Division, Department of Water, Agriculture and Environment
Where is the research happening?
The research is largely being carried out by online interview given constraints on travel due to COVID-19. Interviewees are conservation and fire managers and planners who were involved in the 2019/20 wildfires.
When is the research happening?
The project is running for nine months from October 2020 to June 2021.
Stephen Garnett - stephen.garnett@cdu.edu.au
Top image: Woody debris trapping frog Spawn, Shawns Creek, 18 days post "Wambelong" fire, Coonabarabran, New South Wales. Image: Doug Beckers, CC BY-SA 2.0, Flickr
Prof Stephen Garnett
Dr Libby Rumpff
Project Researcher - The University of Melbourne
Prof Brendan Wintle
The University of Melbourne
John Woinarski
Ms Kaye Currey
Dr Kelly de Bie
Protecting threatened species and ecological communities before and during bushfire: Learning from the 2019–20 fires
Findings factsheets
Protecting threatened species and ecological communities before and during bushfire: Learning from the 2019–20 fires - research findings factsheet
Fire and biodiversity in the Anthropocene
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Channel Seven Forced To Pay Compensation To Former 'House Rules' Contestant
By Jenna Benson
22nd October, 2019
An ex-contestant on 'House Rules' has won a workers compensation case against the Seven Network for 'psychological' injury.
Season five contestant Nicole Prince reportedly suffered a psychological/psychiatric injury during production and consequently, the course of her employment with the network. However, Channel Seven denies claims there was an employment relationship established.
According to Prince's statement she and her on-screen partner Fiona Taylor were "isolated" from the other teams.
"I felt her harassed and bullied during the filming. This continued throughout all of the renovations. It was not only condoned by the producer, but it was aggravated even encouraged by them," Prince's statement reads.
"During every camera interview both myself and Fiona complained on film that we were being subjected to isolation, bullying and harassment by the other teams."
She also claimed there were physical altercations on set.
"On one occasion I witnessed Fiona be physically assaulted. When I complained to Channel Seven, I was then threatened that Fiona and I would be portrayed negatively.
"True to their threatening words, Channel Seven portrayed Fiona and I as bullies in the episode (edited by Channel Seven) featuring our team which went to air on or around 17 April 2017.
"After our episode was aired I was subjected to online abuse on the Channel Seven Facebook page, including receiving threats of serious physical assault. I have been fearful for my safety ever since."
It is the unfair editing of the program that has had a lasting impact on Prince's mental health.
"Since our episode and program aired I have not been able to obtain work and have been informed this was due to how I was portrayed as a bully.
"I am no longer offered interviews for jobs and work, which before my work injury I did not have any trouble obtaining interviews and successfully getting the work and job. I feel devastated and worthless about the loss of my career and working life.
"After my episode aired I wanted to kill myself and I started drinking more alcohol in an attempt to self-medicate my injury."
Arbitrator Cameron Burge acknowledged that the Seven Network's failure to remove the hateful comments made by viewers towards Prince and Taylor "has contributed to her injury".
Seven has been ordered to pay compensation for the cost of Prince's medical treatment and rehabilitation.
(Source: TV Blackbox)
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The citizens of Oman, the world's oldest independent Arab state, are almost all Muslims. Ibadhi and Sunni Muslims make up 90 percent of citizens, with Shia Muslims accounting for a further five percent. The remaining five percent are Hindus and Christians.
Like other Gulf states, Oman is home to a large expatriate population, mainly foreign workers from south Asia. Citizens are estimated to make up 30-60 percent of residents. Among foreign residents, religious groups include Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, and Bahai's as well as Christians.
These groups all worship freely in private homes and officially designated places of worship. The government promotes interfaith dialogue, and relations between communities are good. All public proselytising is illegal, however.
During the Golden Age of the Persian Empire in the 6th century BC, Oman was the site of many important ports and coastal forts. It later became one of the first countries to accept Islam, and Omanis were instrumental in spreading the religion to the east coast of Africa, India, and south-east Asia. Although Oman was invaded by the Portuguese and the Persians, it has never been subject to foreign rule.
The Al Bu Said dynasty came to power when the Persians were driven out in 1749, and it has ruled ever since. The country has long had close ties with Britain and is also one of the few Arab nations to maintain friendly relations with Iran.
Until current Sultan Qaboos bin Said seized power from his father in 1970, Oman was an isolated country. Although extensive modernisation has taken place, Oman remains an absolute monarchy with limited freedom of expression.
Arabic (official), English, Baluchi, Urdu, Indian dialects
Give thanks for the good relations between different religious groups in Oman, and pray that these will continue.
Pray that religious minorities will have enough worship space, as their current facilities can be overcrowded.
Pray for greater political freedoms and rights for all Oman's residents.


Ladies and gentleman, our Ministry of National Harmony, was established recently with the prime objective to promote interfaith dialogue and relationship among people of diverse faith traditions and cultures, as a means towards creating a peaceful harmonious coexistence in our nation.
We do realize that we are passing through a very delicate and difficult phase in our country, where terrorism, sectarian violence, extremism and discrimination has hit the maximum peak of our history. As a result, we have paid a terrible price loosing thousands of precious innocent lives.
conomy. Internationally, we are often being treated with suspicion and in the minds of some considered a risk and at its worst as a terrorist. Several Pakistanis, living abroad express facing allot of embarrassment and obstacles in their careers. Everyday we are faced with the cruel harsh realities with the sacrifices of innocent lives due to forces of violence and intolerance that continues to be nourished by poverty and illiteracy.
Sadly, there are specific mindsets that have divided our nation creating hate, intolerance, and discrimination between all sects of life.
It is clearly anti-religious, anti-Islamic, anti-human, and against what was envisioned by our Founding Father Quaid-e. Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, who dreamed to see a country like Pakistan where people of all faith traditions could live peacefully together without discrimination and fear.
The urgency of the hour, requires that we move forward standing together as a diverse community, against this mindset, which has for too long weakened our society and stripped us as a Nation of our full potential to flourish and grow.
Our commitment must be to meet any challenge and to develop ways to resolve disputes with peace. This situation demands careful thoughts, steady nerves resolute action not only for now but for the years to come. It demands the participation of all those who rely and are concerned with global peace and stability. Meeting these challenges will take diplomatic and political wisdom and maybe more sacrifices will have to be made. We must call on the best that is in us to preserve the security of this crucial region. Our deep commitment to have basic human rights and meeting human needs will require collective efforts.
The truth of the matter is that our country Pakistan is a land of opportunity, it is a land of peace, a land of resources. I am proud to say that this is the genesis of all civilizations, a Holy land with the fact that all traditions, cultures, great religions of the world have, their deep roots in our soil.
We know that the seeds of our diverse cultures, traditions and religions, are nourished in the soil of love, peace, equality and justice for all humanity. Therefore, it is very clear that our cultural traditions and religious beliefs are challenged by forces of violence and evil and we all must overcome by our united struggle sending and living this strong message from this platform today that there is no space for discrimination, hatred, violence in our society.
It is with this in mind, I would like to acknowledge with high appreciation and applaud our Ulumas/Religious leaders, who have been faithful in giving and living this message of unity, love and peace condemning, every act of violence in this country.
To our friends in the media, who bring the truth to the public domain, daily often at risk of their own lives, when they report injustices and inequality against victims of these forces of violence and promoting peace.
To all of the law enforcing agencies, that continue to put their lives on the line every day protecting all of us facilitating justice in our land.
To our politicians; especially our Great leaders, who laid down their lives promoting democracy, equality and unity.
Lastly, my thanks and appreciation to the International communities, who have condemned all forces of evil and supported us in our fight against our enemies of poverty, illiteracy, violence and intolerance.
These efforts should be expressed unanimously by all of us by peaceful means using our weapon of "unity with diversity." It is only together, we can eradicate every kind of discrimination, hate and intolerance from this country.
To achieve our goal it is fundamental to not only talk but to establish concrete steps and roadmaps to fight against all these enemies of humanity. We believe that there are no irreconcilable differences between us and any other religious tradition. We must respect the faith of each other and be ready to co-operate with all our nationals.
This conference today is not just an event but a call to action. As a Ministry, we request our Ulamas/Religious leaders, scholars and representatives of different religious traditions to give us concrete proposals to overcome the forces of hate, discrimination and intolerance.
I am quite confident that our message today will have a ripple effect both nationally and internationally that our Nation Pakistan, is standing against any force dividing us in the name of religion and any form of discrimination between race, gender or creed.
The Pakistan flag represents our true identity as a people. "Unity with diversity," because this is the only way forward to bring peace.


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Apple to turn iPhones into payment terminals, rival Square – Bloomberg
Jan 28, 2022 11:40 AM PHT
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The new feature will reportedly let merchants accept fees with the tap of a credit card or a customer's iPhone onto the back of their own iPhone
Apple Inc is planning a new service that will allow small businesses to accept payments directly on their iPhones without connecting any extra hardware such as Block Inc's Square terminals, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, January 26.
The new feature turns the iPhone itself into a payment terminal and will let merchants accept fees with the tap of a credit card or another iPhone onto the back of their device, Bloomberg reported, citing people with knowledge of the matter.
Shares of Block fell 3.6% to $106.98 in early trading on Thursday.
Apple has been working on the new feature since 2020 when it paid about $100 million for Canadian startup Mobeewave, which enables smartphones to accept payments with the tap of a credit card, Bloomberg reported.
The system will likely use the iPhone's near field communications chip that is currently used for Apple Pay, according to the report.
"This effectively allows Apple to bypass rolling out new hardware because a significant amount of customers already carry it (iPhones) in their pocket," Edward Jones analyst Logan Purk said.
Purk, however, added that unless Apple can offer a cheaper product and an easier platform, some business owners may be reluctant to switch.
Square currently charges $299 for its device and a fee of 2.6% plus 10 cents for every transaction.
If the iPhone maker keeps its new service exclusive to its apps or payments system, it would bypass Square's services that are used widely by small businesses. It could also affect other point-of-sale machine makers such as Verifone and Ingenico.
Apple declined to comment on the report.
The company has been beefing up its fintech services. It launched its own credit card with Goldman Sachs in 2019 and is reportedly working on a "buy, pay later" service. – Rappler.com


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Letters:Will the removal of sanctions restore democracy in Zim?
By Amh Voices | Sep. 27, 2022
President Emmerson Mnangagwa
THE issue of sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe has always been generating heated debate across the country.
At the United Nations General Assembly, Senegal President Macky Sall also talked about the removal of sanctions on Zimbabwe.
South African Foreign Affairs minister Naledi Pandor, Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi, Zambian leader Hakainde Hichilema and Kenya's William Ruto also denounced sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe.
This is not the first time that UNGA has been receiving this message and why is it taking too long for the United Nations to take action on sanctions which have been there for more than 20 years?
In February 2009 at the African Union in Ethiopia, the 53-nation African Union called for the lifting of sanctions against Zimbabwe to "help ease the humanitarian situation" in the country, but up to now, nothing has materialised.
The late former President Robert Mugabe, who was vocal about the removal of sanctions, died without seeing them removed.
Is the United Nations committed to tackling global challenges when it is struggling to solve this small issue?
It is not surprising that the UNGA has become a talk show, where global leaders take their time out to enjoy travelling and subsistence allowances while those who are serious and committed use their time to striking deals and cementing international relations and partnerships.
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More and more countries can add their voices at the UNGA, but the ball is in Mnangagwa's court, who must do the right thing for sanctions to be removed.
Unless Zanu PF repents, there will be no joy on the sanctions issue.
Even if the message is coming from the moon, if the current Zimbabwean government does not implement the reforms needed for the sanctions to be lifted, it will always be a pie in the sky and a cycle of the same things.
Currently, the country is losing millions of dollars through gold smugglers who are smuggling out about US$1,5 billion worth of gold per year and we keep on blaming sanctions.
Corruption is rampant in both the public and private sectors where millions of dollars are being siphoned. With all these, Zimbabwe remains a hungry nation.
Zanu PF has a track record of human rights abuses, disregarding the rule of law as well as disrespecting property righs.
So, if sanctions are removed, is Zanu PF government going to restore the rule of law?
Will there be strong and sound democratic institutions?
There is no substitute for political reforms. The Harare administration must go back to the drawing board and do the right thing with sincere diplomatic engagement. We cannot keep on indicating left while turning right. - Leonard Koni
Peace can only enhance sustained, long-term social cohesion, tolerance
THE Platform for Youth and Community Development Trust (PYCD) on Wednesday joined the whole world in commemorating the International Day of Peace. The theme for this year in 2022 as announced by the United Nations is End racism. Build Peace.
The International Day of Peace is an opportunity for PYCD and the whole world to devote time aimed at strengthening the ideas of sustainable peace, non-violence and ceasefire. This year's celebrations come in the midst of the Russia-Ukraine war that has escalated into an international humanitarian crisis threatening food security, international relations and world peace.
As messengers of sustainable peace, PYCD is celebrating this day by presenting to the world some of the work we are doing to prove that local peace building is needed more than ever if the world is to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and in particular SDG 16.
SDG 16 which calls for peace, justice and strong institutions seeks to provide access to justice for all by building effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels. Strong institutions promote the pursuit of administrative justice to vulnerable members of our society and assist in fighting racism, discrimination and instead build sustainable peace.
We take note that racism, just like discrimination and violent conflict, undermines and erodes economic confidence through long-standing grievances that are endless and destructive. The theme for the year confirms that peace can only enhance sustained and long-term social cohesion, tolerance and mutual respect within communities. This can be achieved through concerted efforts by the government, business, civic society and community based organisations like PYCD.
PYCD has signature projects involving key stakeholders like the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission, Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement ministry, International Peace Youth Group and Green Fuel (Pvt) Ltd among others to localise sustainable peace within our communities. PYCD has intervened on the various land and boundary conflicts that are scattered in over 20 wards of Chipinge district.
These land and boundary conflicts were escalating into uncontrollable violence that left houses torched, families divided, divorces increasing and livelihood opportunities declining. Through the involvement of the NPRC and the Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement ministry, the conflict is now manageable.
PYCD has since mediated the violent conflict involving local communities in Chipinge with Green Fuel (Pvt) Ltd. Local farmers in Chisumbanje and Chinyamukwakwa were arbitrarily arrested, beaten and jailed due to the absence of a platform for dialogue.
After a six-week training through a project titled Revolutionaries and Revolutionaries, in Pursuit of dialogue, the violence subsided. Although some of the localised community structures are still being resisted by the company, these community actors have today supported local peace building efforts. - PYCD
Let's not forget the boy child, he matters too
THE 21st century is one of a kind which brought certain reforms, changes and revolutionary ideas. One of the greatest is that of the emancipation of the girl child.
It is of no doubt that the girl child needed emancipation to achieve gender equality. That is why government and non-governmental organisation greatly participated in this movement.
Everyone took part in the girl child emancipation movement.
However, it is my concern that as we emancipate the girl child, we have forgotten the boy child's vulnerability. Over-emphasis on the girl child's rights has left the boy child vulnerable to abuse.
No one focuses on teenage boys who are at the puberty stage. As parents, society and the whole nation, we no longer address the boy child's puberty stage, resulting in their vulnerability to abusers, rapists, murderers and drug addicts, vices we condemn today.
Let us not blame our boys when we failed our duties to teach them how to fit into society.
It is my greatest concern that we also consider the boy child as much as we focus on the girl child.
The boy child equally needs the attention, emancipation and guardians to guide them throughout their puberty stage.
I challenge the society, government and non-governmental organisations to walk with me in this journey of re-emancipating the boy child. - Garikai Mawere
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The secret to training your dog is communicating clearly to the dog what you would like them to do, in their language. Once they understand what you want, they are happy to obey! We use positive reinforcement to train our dogs to learn. This is NOT to say they will continue to need food throughout their lives to obey commands. We use food for all puppies so by time they are 6 months old and move on to our Obedience 1 class, we are ready to start getting away from food reinforcement. We NEVER use food as a bribe! This is where in-experienced trainers make mistakes. We always use food as a reward! This is a concept a lot of people just don't understand. I prove this concept time after time with my dogs in demonstration after demonstration using no food and no collars.
1. You must find the right training system to follow. At Bay Area Family K9, we use our very own H12.11 Method. This method is comprised of a series of specific exercises, taught in a specific order, taught in a specific way. These exercises are the key to communicating with your dog and a lifetime of enjoyment with them.
2. You need to see it working for others. This will give you the confidence you need to follow the system. We boast a 100% success rate with the dogs that use the H12.11 system.
3. Educating each owner in how their dog learns, thinks, and reacts. In order to communicate with the dog you must understand how they learn, think, and react. We believe there are very few truly aggressive dogs. There are, however, lots of untrained dogs that can get into aggressive states. The most important thing is to understand your animal and what you are telling them as well as what they are telling you.
We Teach you How to Speak "Dog"
Obviously a dog doesn't understand our verbal language, be it English, Spanish, French, German, Chinese, Tagalog, etc. What the dog does understand is body language. That's the basis of our training technique. We think like a dog to understand how a dog will learn best. So we start with teaching the commands through body language.
Once your dog learns the visual commands, we then add the verbal command thus forming a connection between the two. We'll use both the verbal and visual command for a period of time and then eventually drop the visual so your dog will respond only to the verbal. This way the dog completely understands what is being asked of him or her.
Our H12.11 training system has a 100% success rate. That's why we confidently back our training with 100% guaranteed success or your money back.
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Ledger winning best of breed Adelaide royal 2018.
Huge thank you to Surabhi for handling Ledger.
Top size orange/ white of square build with good length of leg.I would prefer him a little shorter in fore face. Very good legs and feet, correct coat. Correct moderate angulation for breed and with brisk action the standard calls for. Shown in beautiful condition .
Thank you judge Mr Frank Kane.
Ledger is owned,loved and trained by Marls and Doug in Adelaide, he is wonderful breed type and has the typical Brittany temperament. Shown by Doug he already has points towards his show title. Ledger has started obedience training, and is at grade 2 level.


Pick up from the airport. Accommodation in a hotel in Skopje. Orientation walk and time on your leisure. Welcoming dinner in a national restaurant. Overnight.
Breakfast. After the breakfast we start the walking tour from the centuries old Kale, the Skopje fortress. We will continue to the Old Turkish Bazaar, mingling with the locals, meeting different cultures and religions, old forgotten crafts, as well. After that we go to the Museum of Macedonian struggle, with possibilities to visit the Archaeological museum of Macedonia with one of the biggest ancient coins collection in the world exclusively from the Macedonian territory. We walk across the Stone Bridge, the land mark of the city, and admire the biggest monument and fountain of Alexander the Great. The next stop will be the memorial house of Mother Teresa. She was born in Skopje in 1910. Lunch in traditional restaurant. Free time for exploring Skopje on your own. Overnight in Skopje.
After the breakfast, we drive towards the city of Kumanovo and the megalithic observatory "Kokino" near the border with Serbia. From there we head to the place called "Kuklice", also known as "Doll Wedding" near the city of Kratovo (It is famous for the hundreds of naturally formed "stone pillars" that resemble humans). Next is the city of Kratovo (also known as the city of bridges and towers), we will make a city tour with a local guide and have a homemade lunch. Our next stop is the city of Kriva Palanka (on the Bulgarian Border), where we will have accommodation and dinner in the monastery St. Joakim Osogovski. Excellent chance to see how people live in the rural areas, and to experience some of the rituals in a Macedonian Orthodox Church. Overnight.
Breakfast at the hotel. First, we will visit and explore the town of Kavadarci (30 km), and after that we will visit the biggest winery in Macedonia –Tikves. There we will have tour around the winery and a wine tasting with light lunch. Transfer back to Demir Kapija (30 km). In the evening optional tour for Gevgelija (50 km), "The Macedonian Las Vegas". You will have a chance to try your luck in the luxury casino hotels. Transfer back to the hotel (50 km). Overnight.
After the breakfast in Popova Kula Winery, we continue to the city of Strumica, where we will visit Smolare waterfall (85 km), the highest waterfall (38 meters) in Macedonia. Lunch in a local restaurant. Next stop are the beautiful medieval monasteries from the XI century – the Monastery of Vodoca (30 km) and the Monastery of Veljusa(5 km) dedicated to the Holy Mother Merciful. After we finish with the Monasteries, we will be accommodated in a hotel in Strumica (10 km). Free evening for city stroll and dinner on your own. Overnight.
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to Berovo (50 km), little mountain town with beautiful nature. There we will visit Bacilo (tea hut)and have the option to walk to Bacilo about (800 m) step terrain or, to use a tractor from the main road to the tea hut. It is a private property in the middle of the mountain and the owners grow their own fruits and vegetables around the hut and, also have their own cattle. They will take us around the property and serve us homemade food. After that, we come back to Berovo and have free time to stroll around Berovo Lake. Dinner in a local restaurant. Overnight.
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the town of Vinica (45 km), where we will visit the museum of terracotta icons, one of the rare examples for that kind of Christian art in Europe. After that we will pass Kochani, city of rice and we will drive for Veles (75 km), city know as the birthplace of many Macedonian writers, revolutionarys and other important people. There we will have lunch in a restaurant on the bank of the Veles Lake. Transfer to Skopje (50 km). Accommodation in Skopje. Free time. Farewell dinner. Overnight.
Breakfast in the hotel. Driving to Skopje International airport.


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Essar Oil UK to build carbon capture facility
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Essar Oil UK Limited has announced its plan to build a major new £360m CO2 capture facility Stanlow refinery in line with its ambition to become a leading low-carbon refinery by 2030.
Essar is investing over £1bn in a range of energy efficiency, fuel switching and carbon capture initiatives designed to significantly decarbonise its manufacturing processes by 2030 and put Essar at the forefront of the UK's shift to low carbon energy.
Essar's energy transition strategy is based on five principles: to operate Stanlow's key refining processes as efficiently and safely as possible; decarbonising Stanlow's operations; building a hydrogen future by launching Vertex hydrogen ("Vertex") and as a key part of the HyNet Consortium; development of green fuels (including sustainable aviation fuels); and setting up the UK's largest biofuel storage facility through Stanlow Terminals Limited.
Essar will meet its decarbonisation targets through a combination of incremental (energy efficiency and operational improvements) and transformational projects, including the announced £360 million carbon capture facility, but also as a result of Essar's significant investments in hydrogen and biofuels.
Kent plc has been awarded a pre-FEED engineering contract to develop the facility that will control the CO2 emitted by one of Europe's largest full-residue fluidized catalytic cracker, located at the Stanlow Refinery.
The gas will be permanently stored in depleted gas fields under the sea in Liverpool Bay, as part of the HyNet cluster infrastructure in the North West of England.
Once completed in 2027, the plant will eliminate an estimated 0.81 million tons of CO2 per year – taking the equivalent of 400,000 cars off the road, eliminating nearly 40% of all Stanlow emissions.
The project was selected by BEIS earlier this summer as a winner of Phase 2 in the CCUS cluster sequencing process and as such is currently going through the due diligence phase.
Deepak MaheshwariCEO of Essar Oil UK said: "This new carbon capture plant is the largest initiative to decarbonise our processes and a core element of our hugely ambitious low carbon strategy. Our ambition is to become a leading low carbon refinery. This is a huge undertaking, but it's a journey we're fully committed to, not only is it the right thing to do for the environment, it will future-proof the critical Stanlow refinery for the long term, protect jobs and industry and so will Stanlow at the top center of the UK's energy transition."
Essar is already making rapid progress towards its broader decarbonization goals. In September EOUK announced it had signed a Heads of Terms off-take agreement with Vertex, a joint venture with Progressive Energy, to supply 280MW+ of hydrogen.
The hydrogen will be used to decarbonise Essar's existing production facilities, including the new hydrogen-powered furnace that was delivered in August this year. The £45 million furnace is the first of its kind in the UK to run 100 per cent hydrogen and will replace three existing furnaces at Stanlow.
Vertex is developing the UK's first large-scale, low-carbon hydrogen production hub, as part of the HyNet cluster. This will produce (in the initial phase) 1 GW of hydrogen (the equivalent of the energy consumption of a major UK city like Liverpool) and sequester around 1.8 million tonnes of carbon per year. By 2030, Vertex expects to deliver nearly 4 GW of low-carbon hydrogen, equivalent to 40 percent of the UK Government's national target.
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Cryptopsy – The Book of Suffering (Tome 1) [EP]
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With classic death metal albums such as 'Blasphemy Made Flesh' and 'None So Vile' from the beginning of the 90s in mind, I was very curious about the new EP titled 'The Book of Suffering (Tome 1)' from Canadian brutal death metal band Cryptopsy. Their last effort dates already from 2012 and now it seems they won't release a new studio full length in the near future, but want to release a series of EP's. And not through a label, but with help from their fans and sponsors, because they've also jumped the boat of 'crowdfunding'. And the first part of their series now is ready, mixed and mastered and eager to explode out of the speakers. Four tracks are audible and when finished listening, I have to conclude they did a very great job with them. The sound takes you back to their starting period with splendid technical death metal where the speed, aggression en energy takes you along their trip. The blastbeats are thrown straight towards your face, the fat screamy voice from Matt McGachy is awesome and the drum parts are from another dimension! Track 3 'Halothane Glow' is for me the most complete track on this EP and is able to feed my rage for death metal. Great one and hopefully the series they want to create continues until they don't receive money again…something that will never happen…so keep it coming…yeah! (Fredde)


The NEGMC is planning a caravan to the Georgia Regional Club's show at Hardy Family Ford in Dallas, GA on Saturday May 27th. The show runs from 9-4, has 25 judged classes and supports Calvary Children's Home. We will be meeting at the McDonald's at I-85 and Pleasant Hill Road, actually the parking lot to the far side of the McDonald's in front of the Asian BBQ place. We will leave from there at 8:30 for the show, should take us about an hour or slightly more to get to the show site. Please let me ( Rick Hayslip jrhayslip@yahoo.com )know if you will be joining us for the caravan or have any questions. I have attached a show flyer for additional information.
As a club we would like to get as many club cars out as possible to support our sister MCA regional club's shows – join us on Saturday!
Registration is from 9 – 11am.
Awards are presented at 3:30pm.


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Advanced Level Painting Inspectors Course for Offshore Industry.
This course is Suitable for the Candidates who already hold BGAS-CSWIP grades 3 and 2 in paint/painting inspection. This, advanced qualification, deals specifically with offshore practices.
a valid eyesight certificate from a doctor or an optician showing satisfactory eyesight for near vision, permitting reading a minimum of Times Roman N5, or equivalent type and size letters, at not less than 300mm on a standard test chart for near vision, in at least one eye, corrected or uncorrected. Candidates will be required to have had a colour perception assessment by the Ishihara 24 plate test or equivalent.
Four-day training course with a half-day examination on day 5, or for less experienced candidates there is the opportunity to take the examination the following week.
Zones of offshore structures; offshore working; safety offshore; medical, emergency procedures/escape routes; permit to work systems; vessel entry and enclosed space working; scaffolding; fire protection; BS 5378 safety signs and colours; BS 1710 identification of pipelines; finish colour schedules BS 381C and BS 4800.
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Explorer 11 ou S 15  est le premier observatoire spatial gamma mis en orbite et inaugure donc l'ère de l'astronomie gamma spatiale. Développé par la NASA dans le cadre de son  programme de satellites scientifiques Explorer, il est lancé le  et fonctionne durant 7 mois. Conçu pour détecter les rayons gamma d'une énergie supérieure à 50 MeV, il identifie durant cette période  gamma et  liés aux rayons cosmiques.

Contexte et objectifs

Lorsque Explorer 11 est lancé l'ère spatiale vient tout juste de débuter et aucun autre observatoire spatial gamma n'a jusque-là été mis en orbite. Or le rayonnement gamma ne peut être observé que de manière indirecte depuis le sol car il est bloqué par l'atmosphère. Son existence est connue mais les scientifiques sont réduits à des hypothèses sur sa distribution et son intensité. La mission d'Explorer 11 qui est le  du programme de satellites scientifiques Explorer, constitue une première étape pour lever le voile sur les caractéristiques de ce rayonnement.

Le satellite

Le satellite qui a une masse de  est un octogone haut de  avec un diamètre maximum de  prolongé par un cylindre haut de  de long et de  de diamètre. L'octogone est couvert sur ses faces latérales de cellules solaires. L'octogone est occupé par le télescope gamma qui est encapsulé dans une enveloppe en aluminium tandis que le cylindre contient l'ensemble des systèmes permettant au satellite de fonctionner notamment la batterie, le transformateur électrique, le système de télécommunications et un enregistreur sur bande magnétique. à l'extrémité du satellite se trouvent une sonde de température, un senseur de Terre et un senseur de Soleil. Lorsqu'il est placé sur orbite, le satellite est spinné autour de son axe le plus long à raison de 400 tours par minute. Mais cet axe a été volontairement rendu instable notamment en laissant le dernier étage du lanceur attaché au satellite formant un ensemble long de . Progressivement la vitesse de rotation autour de l'axe longitudinal tombe à 0 et se transforme en une rotation "en hélice" c'est-à-dire autour d'un axe perpendiculaire à l'axe longitudinal. Ce choix des concepteurs permet, en l'absence de système de contrôle d'orientation actif, de forcer le télescope gamma à balayer le ciel. Le satellite est construit par le Centre de vol spatial Marshall et l'instrumentation scientifique est réalisée par le MIT .

Instrumentation

L'instrumentation scientifique d'Explorer 11 est constituée d'un télescope gamma capable de détecter les rayons une énergie supérieure à 50 MeV. Les détecteurs sont constitués d'une part par un sandwich de cinq couches alternées de iodure de  sodium et de iodure de césium associés à un unique photomultiplicateur d'autre part par un détecteur Tcherenkov associé à deux photomultiplicateurs. Le photon gamma incident est identifié par sa détection simultanée par le  compteur Tcherenkov et le sandwich scintillateur. Enfin le télescope est entouré par un scintillateur en plastique associé à cinq photomultiplicateurs. La surface efficace du télescope est de . L'instrument permet de distinguer les rayons cosmiques et les photons gamma.

Déroulement de la mission

Explorer 11 est lancé le  depuis la base de Cap Canaveral (Floride) par une fusée Juno II. Le satellite est placé sur une orbite basse de  avec une inclinaison de 28,9°  qu'il parcourt en 108 minutes. Le changement de l'axe de rotation est un peu plus long que prévu et ne se déclenche qu'au bout de deux semaines. Le 19 mai le satellite tourne autour de l'axe désiré en parcourant un cercle complet en 12 secondes. Par ailleurs il subit une précession de 10° par jour ce qui permet au télescope de balayer tout le ciel en un peu plus d'un mois. Pour déterminer la direction d'arrivée du photon, on utilise les données fournies par les capteur de Soleil et de Terre mais surtout la puissance du signal radio qui découle de l'orientation du satellite par rapport à la position de la station réceptrice. Dès le lancement le système d'enregistrement tombe en panne et les données ne peuvent donc être collectées que lorsque le satellite survole une station au sol. Au bout de 2 mois de fonctionnement le système primaire de génération électrique rencontre des problèmes rendant une partie des données collectées inexploitable. Cinq mois plus tard la quantité d'énergie produite tombe sous le seuil qui permet l'utilisation des instruments et il est mis fin à la mission.

Résultats

Au cours des sept mois de la mission, seules 141 heures d'observation peuvent être effectuées soit 3 % du temps passé en orbite. En effet le satellite n'est en vue d'une station au sol que sur 20 % de son orbite ; par ailleurs il ne passe sous les ceintures de Van Allen que durant 30 % de son orbite. Enfin la dégradation du fonctionnement du satellite durant les trois derniers mois vient encore réduire le temps d'observation. Au cours de cette période d'observation le satellite observe 22 événements gamma et  événements liés aux rayons cosmiques.

Références

Bibliographie

Voir aussi

Articles connexes
 Astronomie gamma
 Programme Explorer

Lien externe
  Page de la NASA

Programme Explorer
Observatoire spatial gamma
Satellite artificiel lancé en 1961

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Q: Configure WCF to ignore authentication requirements inside IIS Scenario:

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*Two websites (example.com, admin.example.com) that share the same wwwroot folder.

*example.com allows only anonymous access

*admin.example.com allows only windows authentication.

*/Service/Awesome.svc returns a json object

Accessing the Awesome service using example.com works, while admin.example.com throws a NotSupportedException; "Security settings for this service require 'Anonymous' Authentication but it is not enabled for the IIS application that hosts this service."
<system.serviceModel>
  <serviceHostingEnvironment aspNetCompatibilityEnabled="true"
                             multipleSiteBindingsEnabled="true" />

  <behaviors>
    <serviceBehaviors>
      <behavior name="serviceBehavior">
        <serviceMetadata httpGetEnabled="true" />
        <serviceDebug includeExceptionDetailInFaults="true" />
      </behavior>
    </serviceBehaviors>
    <endpointBehaviors>
      <behavior name="jsonBehavior">
        <enableWebScript />
      </behavior>
    </endpointBehaviors>
  </behaviors>

  <services>
    <service name="WcfServices.AwesomeService"
             behaviorConfiguration="serviceBehavior">
      <endpoint address="" binding="webHttpBinding"
                contract="WcfServices.IAwesomeService"
                behaviorConfiguration="jsonBehavior" />
    </service>
  </services>
</system.serviceModel>

How do I configure WCF to ignore the authentication requirement? I want the same behavior as if this were a web service or handler, just execute and return the awesome json object.

A: It sounds like you have two copies of the service, one under the website example.com and the other under admin.example.com.  If admin.example.com needs IIS integrated (challenge/response) authentication then you're WCF service binding needs to be in Transport mode because IIS requires all admin.example.com resources to be Windows authentication.  Try this configuration:
<bindings>
  <basicHttpBinding>
    <binding name="Binding1">
      <security mode="TransportCredentialOnly">
        <transport clientCredentialType="Windows" />
      </security>
    </binding>
  </basicHttpBinding>
</bindings>

If this doesn't work for you, you may want to try hosting the services in their own virtual directy so they are not at the mercy of what the website needs for security.
Good Luck.

A: I think you're out of luck here. Give AWesome.svc anonymous access, and give anon access a user account that has no access to sensitive resources.