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Meeting Minutes 2019-12-11
PARKWAY UTILITY DISTRICT MINUTES OF BOARD MEETING
THE STATE OF TEXAS §
COUNTY OF HARRIS §
PARKWAY UTILITY DISTRICT §
The Board of Directors (the "Board') of Parkway Utility District (the "District) met in a regular session, open to the public, at 12843 Tidwell Road, Houston, Texas, at 6: 15 p.m. on December 11, 2019, whereupon the roll was called of the Directors, to-wit:
Brenda McNeil, President
Alphonso ("Al") Rettig, Vice President
Jennifer Balderas, Secretary
Ron Everhart, Assistant Secretary
Gloria Woods, Director
All members of the Board were present, thus constituting a quorum. Also attending all or parts of the meeting were Eli Sasson of Tidwell Wastewater Utility, LLC; Ms. Vivian Cooper and Ms. Mozel Rettig, residents of the District; Mr. Jamal Singleton of Direct Waste Solutions, Inc. ("Direct Waste"), solid waste and recycling collectors for the District; Lieutenant Terry Ganey, Sargent P. Sullivan (Parkway Forest – Night Shift), and Deputy P. Trujillo (Night Shift Deputy), Harris County Precinct 3 Constable's Office; Mr. Bill Blitch of Blitch Associates, Inc., ("Advisor") financial advisor for the District; Ms. Diane Bailey of McLennan & Associates, L.P. ("Bookkeeper"), bookkeeper for the District; Ms. Delia Yanez of Assessments of the Southwest ("Tax Assessor-Collector"), tax assessor and collector for the District; Mr. Bradley Jenkins and Ms. Kaci Schlachter of JonesJCarter ("Engineer" or "JIC"), engineers for the District; Mr. Calvin Browne of Municipal District Services ("Operator" or "MOS"), operator for the District; Mr. Gary Syzek of Systems Project Management, General Manager for the District; Ms. Karen Sears of Storm Water Solutions; and Ms. Leslie Bacon and Ms. Brenda Presser of Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP ("NRF"), attorneys for the District.
President McNeil called the meeting to order, and in accordance with notice posted pursuant to law, a copy of the certificates of posting is attached as Exhibit A. The following business was transacted:
1. Public Comments. There were no comments from the public.
2. Discuss rates for Forest Park Apartments, and take necessary action. Ms. Baconreported that the District is responding to an Open Records request from the attorneys for Forest Park, LLC.
3. Minutes of previous meeting(s). Minutes of the regular meeting on November 13, 2019 previously distributed to the Board, were presented for consideration and approval. Upon motion by Director Rettig, seconded by Director Woods, after full discussion and the question being put to the Board, the Board voted unanimously to approve the minutes of the regular meeting on November 13, 2019, as presented.
4. Report from Direct Waste Solutions. President McNeil recognized Mr. Singleton, who reported on the status of collection and recycling. The Board asked about the holiday collection schedule.
Ms. Presser noted that she received a copy of the schedule from Off Cinco and a request to post on the District's web site. It was the consensus of the Board that Ms. Presser forward the schedule to Director Balderas for review and further authorization to post on the District's website.
5. Report from General Manager. President McNeil recognized Mr. Syzek, who reviewed and presented the District's General Manager's Report, a copy is attached as Exhibit B. No action was requested of the Board.
6. Report from Storm Water Solutions. President McNeil recognized Ms. Sears, who reviewed a report from Storm Water Solutions, a copy is attached as Exhibit C. Ms. Sears reported that alternatives to the bollards are being reviewed. She also noted that illegal activity has decreased and monitoring will continue.
7. Report by Harris County Precinct Three Constable, including community Crime Watch, and action relating to Security. President McNeil recognized Lieutenant Ganey, who reviewed the Security Report for the month of November 2019, which was previously distributed to the Board. A copy of the Security Report is attached as Exhibit D. Discussion ensued regarding number of current contract officers and District's ability to amend contract at a later date to add additional officers. Lieutenant Ganey noted that a task force will be in place on New Year's Eve to monitor drivers under the influence.
8. Discuss Harris County Precinct Three Constable contract renewal for 2020-2021 and take any necessary action. The Board discussed the expiration and renewal of the District's current contract for Precinct Three constables and additional officers for the new term. Upon motion by Director Rettig, seconded by Director Woods, after full discussion and the question being put to the Board, the Board voted unanimously to renew the contract for Precinct Three constables with no changes.
9. Tax Assessor and Collector's Report, status of delinquent tax accounts, and payment of bills. Ms. Yanez presented to and reviewed with the Board the Tax AssessorCollector's Report for November, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit E. Ms. Yanez reported that 3.46% of the District's 2019 taxes have been collected as of November 30, 2019.
Upon motion by Director Balderas, seconded by Director Everhart, after full discussion and the question being put to the Board, the Board voted unanimously to approve the Tax AssessorCollector's Report, to authorize the expenditures listed therein, and authorize the District's delinquent tax attorney to coordinate with MOS to terminate service to delinquent tax accounts ..
10. Bookkeeper's Report, Investment Report, payment of bills, and take any necessary action. Ms. Bailey reviewed the Bookkeeper's Report and quarterly investment report, copies of which are attached as Exhibit F.
Upon motion by Director Rettig, seconded by Director Balderas, after full discussion and the question being put to the Board, the Board voted unanimously to approve the Bookkeeper's Report, to authorize payment of check nos. 10392 to 10445 from the District's General Operating Fund, and check nos. 1813 through 1816 from the District's Capital Projects Fund in the amounts, to the persons, and for the purposes listed therein.
11. Operator's Report and hearing on delinquent accounts. President McNeil recognized Mr. Browne, who presented to and reviewed with the Board the Operations Report for November 2019, a copy is attached as Exhibit G. He noted that 102% of the water pumped was billed for the period from October 15, 2019 to November 15, 2019.
Mr. Browne reviewed maintenance and repairs for November 2019 of the District's individual and joint facilities.
Mr. Browne reported that 5,581,547 gallons were transferred from Greenwood Utility District ("GUO") to the Tidwell Lakes Wastewater Treatment Plant for the month of November.
Mr. Browne presented and discussed a proposal from NTS Pumps, Motors & Controls for $7,346.00 for installation of a new exhaust fan and ancillary components to correct air flow at Lift Station No. 1. He stated that additional proposals have been requested and that he anticipate receipt prior to the District's next meeting. He requested that the Board authorize approval of repairs at Lift Station No., pending receipt of comparable proposals, in an amount not to exceed $7,346.00.
Mr. Browne requested that the Board authorize termination of 205 delinquent accounts in accordance with the District's Rate Order.
Upon motion by Director Rettig, seconded by Director Balderas, after a full discussion and the question being put to the Board, the Board voted unanimously to terminate delinquent accounts in accordance with the terms of the District's Rate Order, and the installation of a new exhaust fan and ancillary components to correct the air flow at Lift Station No. 1 for a cost not to exceed the current proposal of $7,346.
12. Discuss security cameras at the Water Plant and administration building, and take necessary action. Mr. Browne update the Board on the status of a proposal from Zaladium Analytics and compilation of information for a cost estimate. No action is requested on this item at this time.
13. Engineer's Report, including review of Engineer's projects, and capital repairs. Mr. Jenkins presented to and reviewed with the Board the Engineer's Report, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit H.
Mr. Jenkins updated the Board on Water Plant Improvements and requested approval of Pay Estimate No. 14 in the amount of $81,163.08. Upon motion by Director Rettig, seconded by Director Woods, after a full discussion and the question being put to the Board, the Board voted unanimously to approve payment of Pay Estimate No. 14 in the amount of $81,163.08 to Tidal
Constructions, Inc. for Water Plant Improvements.
Mr. Jenkins updated the Board on the 2019 Sanitary Sewer Cleaning and Televising videos and reviewed a preliminary draft of recommendations based on the results. He stated that approximately 61 manholes could not be located and recommend that the District's operator complete a manhole survey and inspection of missing manholes prior to beginning a sanitary sewer rehabilitation project. Mr. Jenkins requested approval of Pay Estimate No. 2 and Final in the amount of $15,342.00 and acceptance of the project. Upon motion by Director Balderas, seconded by Director Woods, after a full discussion and the question being put to the Board, the Board voted unanimously to approve payment of Pay Estimate No. 12 and final in the amount of $15,342.00 and approve acceptance of the project.
Mr. Jenkins discussed the feasibility analysis of the Sunrise Plastics property. No action is requested.
The Board discussed a joint meeting with Greenwood Utility District to review and approve joint budgets on the Wastewater Treatment Plant and Surface Water Treatment facility. Ms. Bacon confirmed that she will coordinate with Mr. Wilson and the Board for Greenwood Utility District to meet prior to or at the beginning of the agenda for Greenwood's regular meeting on Wednesday,
December 16, 2019 prior to Greenwood's regular meeting.
A copy of the Engineer's Report on joint facilities matters from A&S Engineers is attached to the District Engineer's Report.
14. Report from Financial Advisor. Mr. Blitch reviewed
15. Resolution Approving Preliminary Official Statement; authorize distribution of Preliminary Official Statement and publication of Notice of Sale of the Bonds, and approving other related matters. Mr. Blitch presented to and reviewed with the Board a financial analysis supporting the new bonds, Preliminary Official Statement ("POS") and Notice of Sale, for the proposed sale of the District's Unlimited Tax Bonds, Series 2020, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibit I and 1-1, respectively.
Ms. Bacon reviewed with the Board the Order Adopting and Authorizing Official Notice of Sale and Bid Form, Authorizing Distribution Thereof and of a POS and Authorizing Publication of Notice of Sale ("Authorizing Order"), a copy of which is attached as Exhibit J.
Upon motion by Director Balderas, seconded by Director Rettig, after full discussion and the question being put to the Board, the Board voted unanimously to approve the POS, the Notice of Sale, the Authorizing Order and authorize publication of the Notice of Sale, pending receipt of TCEQ's certified approval for the issuance of the bonds.
16. Building Superintendent's Report. No report was received by the Board.
The Board considered special meeting dates for the annual review of consultant contracts. Following discussion, the Board concurred to meet on January 15 at 6: 15 p.m. to review the Tax Assessor/Collector, Bookkeeper, Legal and General Manager's contracts. The Board agreed to meet on January 22 at 6: 15 p.m. to review the Operator, Engineer and Financial Advisor's contracts.
THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD, the meeting was adjourned.
The foregoing minutes were passed and approved by the Board of Directors on September 11, 2019.
December 11, 2019 Minutes Signature


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Michelangelo (Hardcover)
A Life in Six Masterpieces
By Miles J. Unger
Simon & Schuster, 9781451678741, 448pp.
The life of one of the most revolutionary artists in history, told through the story of six of his greatest masterpieces.
Among the immortals—Leonardo, Rembrandt, Picasso—Michelangelo stands alone as a master of painting, sculpture, and architecture. He was not only the greatest artist in an age of giants, but a man who reinvented the practice of art itself. Throughout his long career he clashed with patrons by insisting that he had no master but his own demanding muse and promoting the novel idea that it was the artist, rather than the lord who paid for it, who was creative force behind the work.
Miles Unger narrates the astonishing life of this driven and difficult man through six of his greatest masterpieces. Each work expanded the expressive range of the medium, from the Pietà Michelangelo carved as a brash young man, to the apocalyptic Last Judgment, the work of an old man tested by personal trials. Throughout the course of his career he explored the full range of human possibility. In the gargantuan David he depicts Man in the glory of his youth, while in the tombs he carved for the Medici he offers a sustained meditation on death and the afterlife. In the Sistine Chapel ceiling he tells the epic story of Creation, from the perfection of God's initial procreative act to the corruption introduced by His imperfect children. In the final decades of his life, his hands too unsteady to wield the brush and chisel, he exercised his mind by raising the soaring vaults and dome of St. Peter's in a final tribute to his God.
A work of deep artistic understanding, Miles Unger's Michelangelo brings to life the irascible, egotistical, and undeniably brilliant man whose artistry continues to amaze and inspire us after 500 years.
Miles J. Unger writes on art, books, and culture for The Economist. Formerly the managing editor of Art New England, he was a contributing writer to The New York Times. He is the author of Picasso and the Painting That Shocked the World; The Watercolors of Winslow Homer; Magnifico: The Brilliant Life and Violent Times of Lorenzo de' Medici; Machiavelli: A Biography; and Michelangelo: A Life in Six Masterpieces. Visit MilesJunger.com.
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"A deeply human tribute to one of the most accomplished and fascinating figures in the history of Western culture."
— Michael Washburn
"Provides insightful perspective on Michelangelo. . . . [Michelangelo] made some of the most enduring art in Western civilization and profoundly changed the way we think about artists. Thoughtful exploration of his work, which this book most definitely is, will always be rewarding."
— Travis Nichols
"Accessible and compelling. . . . Unger's real focus is on how the political and ideological climate of Michelangelo's day affected his art, and here he is authoritative and highly illuminating."
— Adam Kirsch
"Unger insightfully guides readers through both Michelangelo's life and the culture and history of the times. . . . [He] displays keen, humane judgments in interpreting Michelangelo's life by focusing on his motives and talent. The artist's life was complicated, but Unger finds a narrative path that keeps the reader on course for an enlightened biography."
— David Hendricks
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— Ann Landi
"Highly readable. . . . [Unger] reminds readers why Michelangelo's work matters. . . . Delightfully informative."
"A masterful portrait of a dauntingly complex figure."
"Unger excels at showing us the artist at work: his reluctance, his caginess, his temperament (easily hurt and angered, he sometimes tried to run away) and his jealousies (da Vinci and Raphael among them). . . . His edged prose shows us a clear Michelangelo emerging from the stone of history."
"Unger has read extensively on each of the six creations in his focus, but more importantly, he's also stepped back and looked at them, and that fresh outlook makes his book very lively reading. . . . It's enormously intelligent and engaging contribution to the shelf and a perfect introduction to this most towering and problematic of all artists."
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"Author Miles J. Unger states Michelangelo was 'the prototype of the temperamental genius, beholden to no one and responsible only to the dictates of his own inspiration'. . . . The heart of Michelangelo is a full portrayal of this fascinating character, but the book also devotes a full chapter to each of his most famous works."
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"Mr. Unger is a good, popular art historian who understands the moods of the artist and his times."
"Part biography, part art analysis and thoroughly tantalizing. By focusing on six works, presented in chronological order, Unger presents a portrait of the artist that gives a panoramic view of Michelangelo's life but also focuses keenly on putting the artwork itself in context, giving readers the whys and wherefores that provide a rich, provocative understanding."
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"This may be the one indispensable guide for encountering the artist on his home turf. There are hundreds of books about Michelangelo di Lodovico di Buonarroti Simone, his art and his times. But few bring it all together in such an entertaining and enlightening whole."
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"Magisterial. . . . This fascinating new biography is highly recommended as a guide to anyone seeking to understand the immortal works of art created by this singular man."
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Tags: Awaring, BioWool, Comb - Muldenkipper, Cortex Fracture Support System, e-Health Sensor Platform, glucO, James Dyson, James Dyson Award, LENIFY, Mamori, Revolights, Spotlight, TeamO, Titan Arm, Xarius
James Dyson will announce the winner of the international student design award that carries his name in a little over a week, so it's an opportune time to take a closer look at the finalists. This year, Dyson has 20 finalists from which to make his selection, and like previous years, it looks like being no easy task. Here are the entries still in the running for the first place prize that has been upped to $48,500 (£30,000) for 2013.
This year, the challenge is the same as for 2012 – design something that solves a problem. From this very open-ended brief, students or recent university graduates in the fields of product design, industrial design and engineering who had studied in one of 18 different countries put their talents to the test. Some 650 projects were submitted to the competition, from which just 20 international finalists were chosen and announced on October 10.
Awaring – Japan
Although it is possible for hearing impaired people to carry on a conversation using a combination of hearing aids or lip reading, group conversations can pose problems in keeping track of who's talking and therefore, where to look. The Awaring is designed to overcome this problem by providing a visual cue as to the speaker's direction. The device also lets a hearing person know whether they are speaking loud enough for a hearing-impaired person to hear. This is done by a series of LEDs embedded within the ring-shaped device.
BioWool – UK
Aimed at transforming wool waste into something useful, BioWool combines bio-resin and carded wool waste fiber to produce a material with a wide variety of potential applications. Its creator has already used it to create a range of hard-shell luggage.
Comb – Muldenkipper (Dump Trucks) – Austria
Intended to reduce the downtimes of conventional dump trucks, the Comb is a dump truck that uses GPS for navigation, eliminating the need for a driver, and therefore a driver cab. The open-box bed is also removable and can be "dumped" along with the contents and replaced with an empty box to keep the Comb moving.
Cortex Fracture Support System – New Zealand
This is one that might be familiar to regular readers of Gizmag as we covered it back in July. It's a 3D-printed plastic cast designed to replace the traditional bulky plaster casts and offers the advantages of being waterproof, light, strong, recyclable and ventilated. It also makes it easier to scratch an itch underneath the cast and is produced from a scan of the patient's limb to ensure a perfect fit and localized support where it is needed most.
e-Health Sensor Platform – Spain
By leveraging the power of low-cost Raspberry Pi and Arduino computers, Ee-Health is designed as a budget health monitoring system. It supports nine different sensors, including pulse, blood oxygen, air flow, body temperature, electrocardiogram, blood glucose, galvanic skin response, blood pressure, and patient positioning. Information gathered can be sent wirelessly and analyzed on a laptop or smartphone.
glucO – France
Intended for diabetics, gluCo comprises a watch equipped with a laser sensor for determining the wearer's blood sugar levels. For children, this information can be wirelessly transmitted via smartphone to a parent if high or low levels are detected, or sent to an accompanying pen that automatically prepares the correct amount of insulin to be injected.
Handle – Japan
Designed to make robotic prostheses cheaper and more accessible to a greater number of people, Handle's mechanical components can be reproduced by a 3D printer and the device can be powered by a user's smartphone. Key to the design is a finger mechanism that passively adapts to the shape of the object being gripped.
Hydros – Ireland
Hydros is a lifejacket that is designed to not only keep the wearer afloat, but also combat the effects of cold water shock, sea spray and hypothermia. The three-piece device consists of; a thermal t-shirt with a gel heatpack located over the chest and neck to reduce heat loss in vital organs; a thermal jacket that prevents core temperature loss; and a zip-on lifevest with inflatable bladder and spray hood.
LENIFY – USA
There are already two-piece stretchers that are designed to minimize the movement of patients when being placed on a stretcher, but the Lenify goes one step further by dividing into three parts. The parts are designed around the proportions of the human body and are designed to slide under the patient and minimize the exacerbation of any injuries that may have already occurred.
Mamori – Ireland
The dangers of concussion in contact sports has been gaining a lot of media attention lately, and the Mamori is a device designed to help medical staff ascertain the danger of concussion being suffered by a player. The Marori is a gum shield that has been packed with an accelerometer, gyroscope and magnetometer to measure acceleration, force and 3D orientation. Data collected by the device in the event of a collision is wirelessly sent to medical staff so they can make an informed diagnosis.
OLTU Storage vegetables out of the fridge – Spain
OLTU is intended as a fridge-free way of storing fresh fruit and vegetables. Its creators say that the refrigerator isn't actually the best device for storing such food and by using suitable materials, the device is designed to maintain the ideal temperatures and humidity required to preserve them. Temperature is maintained in four different areas by evaporative cooling, with the heat produced by a fridge motor actually used for the evaporative cooling process. In this way, OLTU is designed to save energy and help cut food wastage.
Renewable Wave Power (RWP) – UK
Aimed at harnessing wave power in the Orkneys, Scotland, RWP is a semi-submersible device that features a multi-axis wave converter to allow it to absorb wave energy from any given direction. The wave movement is converted to hydraulic pressure before being converted into electricity. Its creators have built and tested a 40th scale fully functional prototype and are looking to conduct sea trials through the European Marine Energy Centre's Nursery Program.
Revolights – USA
Another invention that has already graced the pages of Gizmag, Revolights also has the distinction of being commercially available following a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2011. It is a bike lighting system that sees two narrow rings of LEDs mounted directly within the wheel. A magnet and accelerometer read the speed and orientation of the rings so that the LEDs only light up at the front and back of the bike.
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Roam – Lightweight Respiratory Unit – Australia
Designed for children who suffer sudden and severe asthma attacks, Roam contains liquid oxygen within a linerless epoxy carbon fiber vessel that provides weight savings of around 45% compared to conventional oxygen tanks. This makes it light enough to be carried by the children at which it is aimed, while its design is also likely to appeal more to this age group.
Robotic Surgery: Automated Suturing Tool – Canada
Intended to save time and money in the operating room, this device is designed to automate the suturing process following laparoscopic surgery. The suturing tool, which consists of jaws that thread the suturing needle, are mounted on a standard six-axis robotic suite and was developed with the support of the Toronto Hospital for Sick Children.
sono – Austria
The sonos scales up the principle used in active noise-canceling headphones to help reduce outside noise inside a building. The disk-shaped device attaches to a window and produces an inverted phase soundwave to counter the noise pollution from outside. The device can be tuned to allow the user to select the tones they wish to cancel out.
Stack – Switzerland
Designed as a space-saving device, the Stack is an inkjet printer that does away with the need for a paper feed tray. The printer draws sheets from the stack of paper it sits atop and deposits the printed sheets in a newly formed stack on top of the printer.
TeamO Back Pull Life Jacket and Harness – UK
The TeamO Back Pull lifejacket is designed to overcome the problem of person that has gone overboard being dragged through the water face down when a lifejacket tether is attached to a vessel. As the name suggests, the device rotates the wearer onto their back thanks to a hidden strop that allows the person to be dragged through the water on their back. It also creates a "bow wave" effect to keep the head protected from oncoming waves.
Titan Arm – USA
The Titan is an upper-body exoskeleton that is designed to augment a user's arm strength by 175 N. Intended as a cheaper alternative to exoskeletons such as the HULC and XOS 2, the Titan Arm was constructed for less than $2,000 and is aimed at a range of applications, including occupational lifting and healthcare. While being completely self-contained, it can also wirelessly stream data to healthcare professionals for feedback in physical therapy.
Xarius – Germany
From Germany comes Xarius, a portable wind turbine that features an integrated cable that allows it to be installed just about anywhere. The compact unit packs a rechargeable battery and three wings that fold out and to catch the wind and rotate to generate electricity to charge the battery.
That is the list of 20 finalists as selected by the James Dyson Award jury. From this group one International Winner will be awarded $48, 500 (£30,000) for themselves or their team, with an additional $13,768 (£10,000) going to their university department. Two International Runners-up will take home $13,768 (£10,000), while each National Winner will receive $2753 (£2,000). There are plenty of worthy candidates this year and we'd be keen to hear your picks in the comments. The official winners will be announced by James Dyson on November 7.
Article Written By: Darren Quick courtesy of Gizmag.com
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Measurements showed that the screen voltage of the microphone preamplifier V1A was significantly higher than the anode voltage and the value of resistors R1 and R2 were within specification. Changing valve V1 made no real difference so I changed the value of R1 to 220K and R2 to 1Meg. This resulted in the anode voltage being higher than the screen voltage, an increase in voltage gain and a significant improvement in the distortion of the high level audio signal at the anode of V1.
A significant number (30%+) of the fixed carbon resistors had aged well outside their tolerance and all of those have been replaced with new half watt 5% carbon film types.
The screen feed resistor for V3 has been changed from 22K to 33K 2W as the valve was running much too hot and the total dissipation greater than that specified for the 6AU6. The S meter zero works correctly although the 100K S meter zero bias resistor had previously been changed to 82K and the zero potentiometer replaced. The valve is still hot but the total dissipation is now within the specified maximum figure.
Changing the RF stage to a 6HS6 and the first mixer to a 6HS6 or 6AH6 will improve the sensitivity and gain whislt retaining the correct heater rail voltages. No component changes were necessary and both valves worked within their specified ratings. This mod may have an impact on the dynamic range of the receiver as a result of increasing the front end gain.
Tuning around any one band displayed certain points at which the VFO would suddenly become unstable or jump frequency and this has already been shown to be due to the lubricating grease having dried up. The ideal solution is to remove the VFO from the chassis, open it up and clean and re-lubricate all of the moving parts. However, a visual inspection by removing the top plate showed that the inside parts were clean so all of the moving parts were carefully sprayed with a little lubricated switch cleaner using a long flexible tube and a dental mirror. Any excess was removed and the VFO retested - frequency instability gone. The overturn stop mechanism was also treated and the VFO closed up. If this is shown not to last then the entire assembly will be removed and thoroughly cleaned.
5dB ripple was apparent with the SSB filter and slightly less with the CW filter. Exchanging the SSB filter with another made no difference so matching networks were tried with the overall ripple then down to less than 2dB. Tests showed that corrective networks (adjustable parallel tuned circuits at 3.395Mhz) on both the input and output of the filters helped but the best results were obtained with just a 75uH RF choke (two 150uH chokes in parallel) from the switch side of C506 to ground. The resulting ripple with both the CW and SSB filters was below 2dB. Other SB-101 units may of course be different so owners will have to see what works best for them. This mod suggests that stray circuit capacitance of 29.5pF has been tuned out with the additional inductor.
a) The cracks can be sealed with a thin solvent based acrylic adhesive but you have to take a risk by gently pressing on the dial to open the cracks a little in order to get the adhesive in place and then pressing in the opposite direction to close them up. The advantage of this adhesive is that when dry it has a very small volume so any that gets trapped in the spiral groove does not impede the pointer from moving. The adhesive that I use comes in a plastic case with a one inch long thin metal applicator tube and it appeared to dissolve the dial plastic a little which helps to strengthen the finished joint.
Excessive amounts can be scraped out before completely dry or removed when dry with a small rat tail file or modellers scalpel. You may need a small jig to apply pressure to keep the dial flat until the adhesive has dried.
b) The black paint is on the back surface so as long as the white lettering is undamaged then the black paint can be over-painted. The white lettering can be replaced with white paint and a small ink drawing pen or bows before doing the black paint.
c) When re-assembling the dial, avoid excessive stresses on the plastic - the friction drive only needs sufficient pressure to avoid slippage.
Inspect all of the solder joints, switches, valve-holders and capacitors to ensure that they are securely soldered, making good contact and are of the correct type and value. The rotary wafer switches had oxidised and were cleaned with very small amounts of Electrolube switch cleaner and lubricant. Do not use excessive amounts as it can be absorbed by the paxolin wafer material.
A previous owner may have made some changes that are less than obvious.


Forgive me if I don't frame this question quite right the first time, I am still fairly new to administering TSM.
Currently we have a fairly common setup where we use DRM and once per week we run a script that cranks out a list of tapes that are in the 'mountable' state, and take them to an offsite location. We also get a list of tapes that are offsite and in 'vaultretrieve' status, and we bring those back and put them into the library as scratch.
We are in the process of preparing to move our entire tape library to a less-easily-accessible offsite location -- thereby negating the need for these weekly swaps (or so it is hoped).
My questions are regarding the best way to go about doing this: How do we re-import all those offsite volumes back into our library, and how to configure DRM such that I can still have the disaster recovery bits going, but not have to deal with the offsite/onsite-to-scratch process? Am I asking the right questions -- is there something I'm not taking into consideration?
If you are moving the library to a remote location with the hope of less swaps or no swaps of tapes - surprise! You will NOT escape swapping tapes!
You need to load tapes as scratch into your library and eject tapes that are mountable to achieve the DR functionality.
Thus, with the library near or remote from you, the action/job of 'moving' tapes remains.
Hmmm, I was afraid of that -- it being the primary point of DRM. The only other thing I thought of was loading up on scratch tapes to make trips to our Great New Location less frequent -- which will just increase the time of swapping in/out tapes per session (as there will be more).
Thanks for your comments -- it confirms what I've been suspecting.


(This is) Heaven, the label debut EP from Albany, NY pop punk band Young Culture, is a collection of five songs that comprise a loose summary of the last year of frontman Alex Magnan's life, and the result is an emotionally charged and lyric-driven EP that feels deeply personal and easy to connect with.
Track one, "Deluxe," kicks off with a swelling intro that demands to be cranked in the speakers, before the verse cleans up and tames. The chorus hits very impactfully as Magnan sings about the difficulty of letting go of and moving on from things that once meant a lot. With lyrics such as "I can't help but think I deserve something more" and "I relapsed, but I'm healing," this theme of moving forward in spite of obstacles is illustrated in such a way that anyone can relate. Track two, "Breathe It In," begs to be danced to, with its filtered drum intro and vocals complimented by a verse melody that is catchy and infectious. The chorus maintains the groove of the verse as it opens up into a sing-along anthem. "21 Days" keeps the energy up with smooth guitar riffs and hard-hitting choruses, a trademark for this band.
"Never Changed" switches up the mood of this record with more ambient and atmospheric vibes, marrying electronic sounds with clean and chiming guitars as the vocals float above the instrumentation, singing both delicately and powerfully about personal growth, a theme that is present throughout much of this record, this song specifically being about leaving behind someone who is no longer reciprocating love or effort. The record wraps up with "Drift," a story of the highs and lows of self-doubt and learning to free oneself of another's grasp and find one's own way. "My lungs are filled with smoke and regret, I'm losing oxygen every single time I breathe you in" vividly illustrates the feeling of being reliant on something or someone who is appealing but very apparent to be harmful.
"Drift" serves as a fitting end-cap to the record, as it perfectly encompasses all the musical and lyrical elements that are present throughout the EP. (This is) Heaven is a most impressive debut for Young Culture, showcasing lyrical relatability and musical versatility that will be sure to help them broaden their following.


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Subject verb agreement is a big grammar topic that comes up all the time on the ACT.
We know grammar can be one of the most intimidating areas for ACT students…so many rules!
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In this 7 minute video, our ACT expert, Kat, will give you a comprehensive look at the two most important things to know about subject verb agreement if you plan on taking the ACT!
1.	The subject may not appear directly in front of the verb!
2.	The subject may appear after the verb!
Hey everyone, this is Kat at Clemmonsdogpark.
And I'm here to give you some really important information on subject verb agreement.
And in order to make sure you have a really thorough overview of this, I decided to just make one of our lessons that currently is only available to Clemmonsdogpark subscribers, to make that available to all YouTube viewers.
Okay, so go ahead and take a look at this lesson, if you like the lesson you can click the link below and sign up for a free ACT trial account from Clemmonsdogpark.
This little lesson module is about subject verb agreement, one of the most common error types on the test, so it's really important for you to know.
And there are a couple important tips I can give you about subject-verb agreement issues on the test.
The first is that the subject may not appear directly in front of the verb.
If you said, the boy run down the street, that is too easy to spot.
It should be the boy runs down the street, and most students will see this right away.
So the test makes it harder on you by putting a bunch of stuff in front of the verb.
So if the subject is actually singular, it will throw a bunch of plural nouns between the actual subject and the verb.
Or vice versa, if it's plural put a bunch of singular nouns and between it so your ear loses track of what the subject was.
So let's take a look at these examples.
Here's an example you're not likely to see on the test because it's too easy.
But it might be on a really easy question.
The exam is truly daunting or the exams are truly daunting.
Well, this is singular so it should be is.
Now, let's up the difficulty level a little bit.
The topics on the exam is or are truly daunting.
Well, now it's not exam, it's topics.
The topics are daunting, so it should be the topics are truly daunting.
Now, note we have this prepositional phrase here.
And that's really important to notice because prepositional phrases can include those other nouns.
So if you've got prepositional phrases in front of your verb, you want to make sure you go back before them to find your subject.
Here is an even more difficult answer.
Now, we've added even more stuff.
The exam which cover or covers everything from Plato to plutonium is are daunting.
Okay, so we have this long subordinate clause, set off with commas here.
And when we set off part of the sentence in commas like this, it means we should be able to pull it out the sentence and it should still make sense.
So let's deal with the main part of the sentence first.
The exam is or are daunting.
That is till our subject.
And cover and covers, well, that refers to exam as well, too.
So it should be the exam covers everything from Plato to plutonium is daunting.
Now, let's make it even trickier.
Now, we have two phrases getting in the way.
The topics on the exam which cover or covers everything from Plato to plutonium is are daunting.
Okay, so we have this prepositional phrase here.
And we have that subordinate clause set off with commas, so let's get rid of all of that.
And we have the topics are daunting.
So topics is now our subject.
And the topics on the exam cover everything from Plato to plutonium.
So now, we need the plural verbs.
All right, more phrases getting in the way.
The range of topics on the exam, which cover covers everything from Plato to plutonium is or are daunting.
Let's get rid of our subordinate phrase there, set off by commas first.
And we have a prepositional phrase here that we've already seen in several examples on the exam.
But look, now, we have another one of topics.
Another propositional phrase there in between our subject and our verb.
So let's bracket that off as well, too.
And now, we have the range is daunting.
And the range covers everything from Plato to plutonium.
So that should also be the singular version of the verb.
All right, so hopefully you're getting it now.
Lets take a look at a test example.
The philosophy of organic architecture with the scope of its meaning mirrored in the developments of Wright's various architectural projects were consistently present in many of his works and developments.
So we have this phrase, this parenthetical information set off with commas here, so let's bracket that off.
And we also have a prepositional phrase here, of organic architecture, so let's bracket that off as well, too.
And now, we are left with the philosophy as a subject.
So the philosophy was consistently present.
So we wanna make sure that we still keep that comma after projects, and our answer would be C.
And this one has a weird extra comma there, so that's not right.
And puts a comma between the verb and the rest of the sentence, so that's also not right.
All right, here is another important tip.
It may not be that the test confuses you with a lot of stuff between the subject and the verb, it may actually be that the subject comes after the verb.
This is called subject-verb inversion.
When you see a sentence like this, your ear has no chance of hearing the correct subject before you get to the verb because you haven't even read it yet, so these can be particularly tough.
Let's take a look at a test example of this.
On the mantle above my grandmother's fireplace lies the collected shells from our evening beach walks.
Okay, so what's lying on the mantle?
We have these prepositional phrases.
So all we have above the verb are some prepositional phrases.
The subject is actually after.
The shells lie on the mantel.
So that is a way that you can help your ear hear what the correct verb should be, is by flipping the sentence yourself.
So we can say the shells or the collected shells from our evening beach walks lie on the mantel above my grandmother's fireplace.
And so, our answer would be b in this case.
Now, d, there's usually going to be two answer choices that have the correct verb, and then something else that is changing on the test.
So it should be the collected shells, not the collecting shells.
So that would be why d is wrong.
Okay, so let's do a quick recap of subject verb agreement.
Remember that the subject may not appear immediately in front of the verb.
In fact, most of the time when the test is testing subject-verb agreement, it's not going to because it would be just too easy.
So make sure you bracket off those clauses that appear between it, the prepositional phrases, and find the subject.
Second, the subject my appear after the verb.
So if you don't see the subject before the sentence, or the sentence seems a little funny, cuz often these inverted sentences do, then make sure you're checking to see if it comes after the verb.
Ask yourself the question what's doing the action?
And then, hopefully, that helps you.
And then, you flip the sentence around and read it as it would be if the subject came before the verb, and that helps your ear out a lot.
Looking for more strategies to prepare you for the ACT?
Why not check out some of our other free ACT resources for more tips and tricks to help prepare you for test day?


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Awkward Moments Are Celebrated in New Cerebral Palsy Foundation Campaign
The social spots show how uncomfortable situations foster learning
Voice of the Chicago White Sox, Jason Benetti, is the narrator. Cerebral Palsy Foundation
By Alissa Fleck
There is no manual for how to live, and there are some awkward situations in life for which absolutely nothing could prepare you. An animated digital ad campaign from the Cerebral Palsy Foundation is drawing attention to the awkwardness sometimes surrounding disability with its "Awkward Moments" campaign.
The social media campaign is a collaboration between Jason Benetti (the voice of the Chicago White Sox), Cerebral Palsy Foundation CEO Richard Ellenson, producer Adam Quinn and animator Peaches Goodrich. Benetti, who himself has cerebral palsy, narrates the playful spots that allow people to giggle along while also reflecting on their own level of awareness.
"We're asking people to do something difficult, to see something in themselves that needs to change," said Ellenson. "We're allowing people to acknowledge awkwardness and start a conversation."
"It's a conversation smoother so instead of being self-loathing or defensive, people can say, 'Oh I did that thing, I shouldn't do that anymore," said Benetti.
The spots are meant to address two audiences—those without disabilities who may behave awkwardly, but also those with disabilities who might not have the language to express their frustration about these interactions, Ellenson explained. The campaign has coined terms like the "Disability Talk-Down" and the "Disability Look-Away."
In the ads, which will be released on the Foundation's social media channels once a month, Benetti gives a literal play-by-play of some common, real-life engagements around disability, while lacing in a message about how to better handle them. The first spot aired on May 17 in conjunction with Global Accessibility Awareness Day.
"Our brains organize people as we see them walking or rolling through society and there's no fault there," said Benetti. "This is about allowing people to acknowledge that and see that disability is not about that awkwardness, it's just about people."
"Awkward Moments" was born out of the success of the "Just Say Hi" campaign, also a collaboration between Benetti and the Foundation. Some of the Foundation's past shorts have reached over 70 million views, according to a statement.
"People are already reacting and waiting to share their awkward moments," said Ellenson.
Alissa Fleck
@AlissaFleck Alissa Fleck is a New York City-based reporter, podcast producer and contributor to Adweek.


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LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLA.—Canada's Brooke Henderson kept out of trouble and kept bogeys off her card Friday on her way to a four-under 67 and a two-shot lead in the Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions, the winners-only start to the LPGA Tour season.
The field also has a strong celebrity component, with 49 athletes and entertainers competing in a modified Stableford format for a $500,000 (U.S.) purse. Former tennis player Mardy Fish posted 39 points for the second straight day, but with bogeys over his last two holes, his lead was down to one point over former Atlanta Braves pitcher John Smoltz.


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Q: Mermaid Flowchart Legend Style There are three parts to this question: formatting a text label in a subgraph, centering the output with hidden objects, and file layout.

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*How can the label text background be removed from within the legend group? A similar question at Mermaid - How to set the labels style for flowchart nodes has an answer without any explanation.

*The flowchart is top-down but the legend is left-right, so the legend had to be put in a subgraph with a final hidden node on the right side. This causes whitespace on the right side of the output so the image is not centered. Can the image be generated without the whitespace so it sits in the center of the output?

*It is convenient to keep the style and code in a single file but any comments on managing style are welcome.

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  A --- C
  A --- D
  A --- E
  B --- B1
  B --- B2

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  E --- legend
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    direction LR
    Y --- |Type 1| Z
    Z --- |Type 2| null
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  linkStyle 6,7,8 stroke:#0000,stroke-width:0px;

  classDef Type1 fill:lime, font-weight: bolder;
  classDef Type2 fill:yellow, font-weight: bolder;
  class A,B,E,Z Type2;
  class C,D,B1,B2,Y Type1;

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GatesAir to Strengthen NOVA Entertainment's FM Transmission Infrastructure in Australia
Broadcaster will upgrade seven metropolitan stations and one regional station with high-efficiency GatesAir transmitters, lowering operational costs through reduced footprint
GatesAir, a global leader in wireless, over-the-air content delivery solutions for TV and radio broadcasters, has won a large contract with NOVA Entertainment in Australia to upgrade six FM radio transmission sites within the continent. GatesAir will supply a total of 16 Flexiva FAX air-cooled FM transmitters, with in-country partner RaeAir conducting all site evaluations, installation, commissioning, and post-sales services.
NOVA Entertainment's national FM footprint first took shape in 2001 with the launch of Nova 96.9 in Sydney, followed by stations in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth. The broadcaster will first upgrade these five metropolitan sites, beginning with the Melbourne and Perth locations. NOVA Entertainment will subsequently upgrade the remaining three metropolitan sites, followed by a regional location on the NSW Central Coast.
GatesAir won the contract in large part due to its growing presence in Australia, bolstered by the recent expansion of its in-country sales and support team. NOVA Entertainment also anticipates an attractive return on investment through GatesAir's high-efficiency transmitter designs, which will reduce annual rental and utility costs at transmission sites.
"The remarkable compact footprint of GatesAir transmitters will take up substantially less space than our existing transmitters, lowering our monthly expenditures and our long-term total cost of ownership," said Matt Steadman, Head of Technology, NOVA Entertainment. "We are also confident that GatesAir's Australian presence, both through direct personnel and their partners at RaeAir, will efficiently guide us through the installation process and ensure excellent post-sales service and support."
NOVA Entertainment's FM radio transmission project represents part of a broader strategic initiative that follows a recent upgrade of its studio systems. GatesAir will deliver twelve 10kW and four 20kW models, with redundant transmitter configurations for all five metropolitan sites; and integrated IP-based control and monitoring across the network. NOVA Entertainment will also benefit from streamlined maintenance and the ability to share common spare parts across the network.
"GatesAir and our partners at RaeAir worked closely with the NOVA Entertainment team to develop a strategy that would transition them to a high-efficiency FM infrastructure, and with the greatest possible ROI," said Rich Redmond, President and Managing Director, International for GatesAir. "The exceptional performance of our Flexiva transmitters will also optimize audio quality and performance for NOVA Entertainment's number one metropolitan network. We look forward to working closely with their team for many years to come."
GatesAir, Inc., a portfolio company of The Gores Group, provides complete solutions for over-the-air radio and television broadcasting, leveraging wireless spectrum to maximize performance for multichannel, mission-critical services. Powering over-the-air networks worldwide with unparalleled reliability for nearly 100 years, GatesAir's turnkey solutions enable broadcasters to create, transport and transmit radio and TV content. With customers in more than 185 countries, the company leads the industry in innovation and design breakthroughs, improving efficiency and reducing total cost of ownership with all products designed and assembled in the USA and Europe. Visit www.gatesair.com for more information,
Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/gatesair, and follow us on Twitter at @GatesAir.
About NOVA Entertainment
NOVA Entertainment is Australia's fastest growing entertainment company with broad interests across the media industry. NOVA Entertainment owns and operates the Nova Network, the most listened to metro network in Australia, which includes Nova 96.9 Sydney, Nova 100 Melbourne, Nova 106.9 Brisbane, Nova 937 Perth and Nova 919 Adelaide. In addition, NOVA Entertainment owns and operates smoothfm in Sydney and Melbourne, the talk station FIVEaa in Adelaide, Star 104.5 on the NSW Central Coast and three digital radio stations – smoothfm, Coles Radio and Koffee. The company's radio stations are complemented by a range of digital assets across social, mobile and digital including Nova's Red Room, the experiential music event brand, smooth channel on FOXTEL, the biggest podcast offering in the Australian market through a partnership with Acast, the millennial platform GOAT, bespoke experiential, events and activation partnership exp., and a strategic partnership with the world's leading e-sports company ESL.


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Canadian railway refuses to pay for disaster clean-up 16 августа 2013, 15:41
Canadian Pacific Railway will appeal a government order to pay for the clean-up of a deadly train derailment in Canada's Quebec province in July.
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Canadian Pacific Railway will appeal a government order to pay for the clean-up of a deadly train derailment in Canada's Quebec province in July, AFP reports citing a spokesman. "As a matter of fact, and law, CP is not responsible for this clean-up. CP will be appealing," spokesman Ed Greenberg told AFP. A day earlier, the government of Quebec added the railway to a list of companies it says are responsible for the cleanup in Lac-Megantic where a runaway train crashed and dumped millions of litres of crude oil on July 6, forcing the evacuation of 6,000 townsfolk and killing 47 people in an inferno that burned for two days. The order, which is backed by a provincial law that holds companies responsible for environmental damage, said CP had subcontracted the smaller railway involved in the crash to carry crude oil from the Bakken shale fields of North Dakota in 72 tanker cars to an Irving Oil refinery in New Brunswick. Miami-based petroleum-logistics firm World Fuels Services, which owned the oil, was also named in the order. Quebec authorities had previously asked Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway (MMA), the owner and operator of the train, to pay for the cleanup of the area at the centre of the town devastated by the blast. But MMA filed for bankruptcy protection after the crash, saying that its insurance coverage was only $25 million while the estimated cleanup costs would exceed $200 million. MMA's chairman has said the disaster appeared to have been caused by an engineer's failure to properly set hand brakes on the train during a stop. Officials are still investigating.
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Home National FG Signs MOU With Unilever To Sustain School Oral Health Programme
FG Signs MOU With Unilever To Sustain School Oral Health Programme
Boade Akinola
The Federal Ministry of Health has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with UNILEVER to re-introduce and ensure sustainability of the Schools Oral Health Programme which was launched in 2013 in Bwari Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory.
Speaking at the Signing of the MOU which was the high point of the commemoration of the 6th Edition of the National Oral Health Week held in Abuja today, The Minister of Health,Prof.Isaac Adewole said that the Federal Ministry of Health was also presently working with development partners to ensure sustainability of the schools oral health programme.
He disclosed that Colgate-Palmolive Nigeria was planning one of such global oral health initiative; Bright Smiles, Bright Future; which was targeted at the population of school children across the country between the ages 6 to 8 years old adding that the initiative was a project that had been successfully undertaken in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and other 25 countries around the world and had made an immense difference to the oral hygiene of children,
He added that Unilever Nigeria Limited has also accepted to undertake this initiative in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health by providing facilities to Ten million school children across the country through the Pepsodent School Oral Health Initiative.
Prof.Adewole said that these school health programs were aimed at increasing the child's responsibility for oral health and promote positive self esteem as well as to promote proper habits for oral hygiene and to encourage schools and families to play their role in their children's oral health.
He said that as a priority area of the National Oral Health Policy, service delivery is targeted at providing minimum acceptable standards of care which would promote quality assurance, patient satisfaction and universal coverage to all citizens.
He pointed out that the Federal Ministry of Health had been working on the national Oral Health Programme which was geared towards integrating Oral health into primary health care via a rapid oral health intervention programmes with a focus on Noma(also known as CancrumOris).
He stressed that the rapid intervention programme on Noma was to be funded by development partners and other stakeholders with visits to affected states and Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camps.
In his remarks, the President of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA),Dr.Mke Ogrima who was represented by the National Chairman, Dental Health Committee, Dr.Micheal Onwube congratulated the Federal Ministry of Health for championing the promotion of oral health programme in Nigeria adding that the NMA Committee on Dental Health was happy to identify with the programme and also assured of its supports.
Earlier, the President of the Nigerian Dental Association)NDA), Dr.Olabode Ijarogbe thanked the Minister for showing passion for oral health and for putting measures in place that helped to drive the implementation of the National Oral Health Policy to enhance oral health care delivery to the average Nigerians.
He noted that hitherto before this present government came into power, there had been a lot of issues with oral health policy implementation adding that presently Nigeria has began to see new improvements in oral health care delivery.
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Anyone paying attention to recent technology headlines knows that buying servers is just one part of the total cost. It costs power to run them, and power to cool them, and power costs money. AMD has just sponsored a study by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory staff scientist Jonathan Koomey that tries to answer the question: just how much power do US servers slurp down each year?
Koomey, who is also a consulting professor at Stanford, claims that his analysis is the most comprehensive to date and is based on the best available data from IDC. He concludes that in 2005, the total power consumption of US servers was 0.6 percent of overall US electricity consumption. When cooling equipment is added, that number doubles to 1.2 percent—the same amount used by color televisions.
Between 2000 and 2005, server electricity use grew at a rate of 14 percent each year, meaning that it more than doubled in five years. The 2005 estimate shows that servers and associated equipment burned through 5 million kW of power, which cost US businesses roughly $2.7 billion.
Koomey notes that this represents the output of five 1 GW power plants. Or, to put it another way, it's 25 percent more than the total possible output from the Chernobyl plant, back when it was actually churning out power and not sitting there, radiating the area.
If current trends continue, server electricity usage will jump 40 percent by 2010, driven in part by the rise of cheap blade servers, which increase overall power use faster than larger ones. Koomey notes that virtualization and consolidation of servers will work against this trend, though, and it's difficult to predict what will happen as data centers increasingly standardize on power-efficient chips.
Server power usage has become a big enough issue to interest the Environmental Protection Agency. Andrew Fanara, who heads the team that develops the Energy Star specifications, applauded the new research and expressed hope that it would spur changes in the industry. "The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) applauds AMD and this latest benchmarking effort to better understand the global impact data centers have on energy consumption," he said. "We are looking forward to continuing our work with the IT industry to forge new, energy-efficient solutions that benefit both consumers and our global environment."
AMD hopes that these energy-efficient solutions will include their chips, and they now feature an entire line of efficient processors. They've even gone so far as to develop a ticker that shows the worldwide cost of not using AMD servers—an amount that currently stands at $1 billion.
Not that Intel has been sitting still. The rollout of the Core platform has shown what the chip giant can do when it sets its collective mind to dealing with power-per-watt concerns, and Intel has been aggressively trumpeting the efficiency of its chips in speeches and through whitepapers for more than a year.
It's hard to find any downside to the current focus on efficiency, unless you happen to be the CEO of Exelon. It's become so popular to "go green" (and save money) that the SPEC benchmarking consortium has even drawn up a metric for measuring power efficiency.
Saving money and lessening the Internet's environmental impact should please both baby seals and corporate suits, something that's tough to do, so more power to those working to use less.


The United States is a nation of immigrants, and consciously or unconsciously we tend to define ourselves by our cultural and ethnic heritage. For students looking to find scholarships to help pay for college, that cultural heritage may offer a direct line to valuable financial aid.
College-bound students of Italian descent have access to a wide variety of scholarships supported by the Italian-American community. These programs are typically sponsored by civic groups and charitable foundations, as well as by colleges and universities.
Many scholarships for students of Italian descent are supported by private foundations with close ties to the Italian-American community. Typically, these are charitable foundations dedicated to the advancement of Italian-Americans in a variety of professional fields. Some scholarships sponsored by private foundations for Italian-Americans may be subject-specific, while others may require that students be able to trace their family roots to specific regions of Italy.
The following are examples of scholarships for Italian-Americans sponsored by private foundations or charitable organizations.
The Justinian Foundation was founded in 1935 to support attorneys of Italian ancestry in and around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The foundation offers an annual scholarship for third year law students who are members of the Justinian Society. To be eligible, students must have Italian parents or grandparents and must have a record of service to their school and community. Awards are determined on the basis of academic achievement and financial need. The maximum annual award is $1500.
The National Italian-American Foundation offers annual scholarships for students of Italian ancestry. The NIAF scholarship is merit-based, and students must have a minimum GPA of 3.5 to be considered. Eligible applicants must be members of the NIAF, or the dependent child of an NIAF member. Scholarships are available for undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate students. Award amounts range from $2000 to $12,000.
The John R. Mott Scholarship Foundation provides scholarships for students from the Calabria region of Italy. Eligible applicants must be pursuing a professional degree at an accredited college or university. Awards are determined by academic merit and financial need. The maximum annual award amount is $10,000.
The Order Sons of Italy in America administers the Henry Salvatori Scholarship for General Study. This scholarship is open to all high school seniors of Italian descent who are planning to enroll in an undergraduate program at an accredited college or university. Applicants must submit two letters of recommendation, and a 1000 word essay on the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. There is a $30 application fee. Award amounts vary, and are determined by course of study, total cost of attendance and financial need.
Many Italian-American civic groups and service clubs offer scholarships for students of Italian descent. These clubs and societies typically operate at the local level, and their scholarship programs may only target those students from a particular state or community. Again, these programs may require that students be able to trace their lineage to a specific town or region of Italy. Students looking for financial aid for college should contact their local Italian-American clubs for information on possible scholarship programs for which they may be eligible.
The following examples should illustrate the types of scholarships available from Italian-American civic groups.
The Augustus Society is an association of Italian-American executives and professionals in Clark County, Nevada. The society sponsors an annual $1000 Scholarship for students of Italian ancestry. To be eligible, applicants must be legal residents of Clark County, and must be enrolled full time at an accredited college or university within the state of Nevada.
The Italian Catholic Federation sponsors annual scholarships for Roman Catholics of Italian descent. Applicants must be active members of a Catholic diocese in Arizona, Illinois, Nevada or California. Scholarships are available for students at every stage of the college career. Awards are determined on the basis of academic merit, community service and financial need. Award amounts range from $400 to $1000 per year.
The National Organization of Italian Women offers a number of scholarships for women of Italian ancestry who are pursuing their undergraduate or graduate studies at an accredited college or university. Scholarships are available for students in the Greater New York and Greater Washington D.C. areas, as well as students in Connecticut and Rhode Island. Award amounts vary, and are determined by a combination of academic merit and financial need.
A limited number of scholarships for Italian-American students are offered by colleges and universities around the country. These programs are typically the result of private endowments from successful Italian-Americans who wish to give something back to their community. Students of Italian ancestry who are searching for campus-based scholarships should look to those colleges and universities that are located in states with large Italian-American communities.
The University of Cincinnati College of Nursing administers the Alfred Heil Scholarship. An annual award of $1500 is available to Italian-Americans enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate nursing program at UC's College of Nursing. Awards are determined on the basis of financial need.
The UCLA Department of Italian administers the Althea Caravacci Reynolds Undergraduate Research Award for students engaged in studies related to Italian Language and Culture. Applicants must have a minimum 3.5 GPA, and must submit a written proposal describing the purpose of their research project. The annual award amount is $2500.
College-bound students of Italian ancestry can take advantage of an impressive array of scholarship programs designed to help them achieve their educational and professional goals. Whether sponsored by regional civic groups or national organizations, these programs continue to provide financial assistance to Italian-Americans struggling to meet the costs of a college education.


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9th of February, International Greek Language Day
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February 9 has officially been declared as International Greek Language Day and is a day for Greeks and non-Greeks to celebrate the important role the Greek language has played in world culture.
Since language constitutes one of the most important elements of Greek culture and its best transmitter, it is interesting to see, in brief, how the Greeks speak today, how the Ancient Greek language became the modern one known today.
Here is a brief history of the Greek language to help us understand its changes and its evolution. Modern Greek is a descendant of the Ancient language and is affiliated to the part of the Greek or Hellenic branch of Indo-European.
History and evolution of the language
We propose bellow information about the evolution and history of the language in Greece. From first written language to the language used in the 20th century.
The First written language
The first written Greek letters were found on baked mud tablets, in the remains of the Minoan Knossos Palace of Crete island. This language is known as Linear A and it has not been fully decoded till today. The most famous example of Linear A is written in the famous Phaestos Disc. In the 12th century BC, a new language started to develop, called Linear B, where each drawing symbol is a consonant-vowel combination. Linear B dates from the Mycenaean civilization. In the late 9th and early 8th century BC, the language found was based on the Phoenician syllabary, written from left to right and back again. This form of inscription is the closest to the modern language of today.
The Classical Period
During the Classical period (6th-4th century BC), the territory of Greece was divided in numerous states and each one had its own dialect. The two more important dialects were the Ionic and the Attic. During this period, Athens established itself as the political, economic and cultural centre of the Greek world, and therefore the Attic idiom started to be used as a common language.
After the expeditions of Alexander the Great, Attic dialect was also expanded in the depths of the East and it was spoken by millions of people. This gradually led to a mixing dialect which was the beginning of the koine, or common dialect, mostly known as the Hellenistic koine. This type of language survived through centuries and became an official language of the Roman Empire later on. The koine is the original language of the New Testament and the basis for the development of Medieval and Modern Greek. This language was developed all through the Byzantine times.
Katharevousa and Dimotiki
With the creation of the modern Greek State in 1829, the question of the language, as an important part of the nation-building process, had to be resolved. After about 4 centuries of Ottoman occupation, Greece had mostly an oral culture due to all these centuries of different dominations. The question was the choice of language used in administration and education. One of the suggestions, to re-use the Attic language, was very attractive, especially because all the Western Europe was charmed by the Ancient Greek culture, and it would have been a great stimulus for the philhellenes. It proved impossible from a practical point of view.
So, the Greek scholar Adamantios Korais (1748-1833), suggested to reform the spoken language of those times on ancient principals. This suggestion was accepted and the katharevoussa (meaning purified language) was created. The theme became politicized: a distinction rose between the katharevoussa, which became the high-style language associated with official functions such as governmental affairs, education and religion, and the dimotiki language (popular language) used by common people in their everyday life.
20th century language
In the 20th century, the Greek language debate took a huge political significance: academics were sacked for using dimotiki, riots were taking place in the streets and a lot of people were claiming that katharevoussa was being used as an instrument of denying access to education to the common people. Nationalist governments like the dictator of the Junta, Ioannis Papadopoulos, favoured katharevoussa. The struggle between the proponents of dimotiki and katharevoussa raised various social attitudes and political positions.
The theme was eventually solved in 1976, with actions of the after-dictatorship government. Dimotiki language was adopted in education and administration and it has been kept since then as the formal language of modern Greece.
The last thing worth mentioning is that most regions in Greece have their local oral dialects, never used as writing means. Every region has of course its local accent.
Source: greeka.com
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Q: How can I find the distance between rows using the longitude and latitude columns using MySQL? I have a database with lng and lat columns for each row. How can I make a SQL query that will return the rows in order of the distance? I will compare the lat and lng with external values. I will send the SQL query with PyMySQL using Python. If this isn't possible, I have the haversine formula written in Python, and I can calculate the distances like that, but I don't want to have to waste time looping through all the entries in the database, which is very big.
Sample Table:
   long ============ lat
============================
1. -74 ============= 84
2. -87 ============= 75

What I expect to happen. I give a long, lat coordinate and it compares it to all the rows in the database, and it returns the rows in order of the closest to the farthest to the coordinate I provide.

A: Your query needs to include a calculated field column for the distance.  Your ORDER BY would use the calculated field.

A: First, I would implement the Haversine function as a MySQL function, as in:
create function haversine_distance (
  float long1,
  float lat1,
  float long2,
  float lat2)
returns float deterministic
return ... -- formula here

Once you have that, then the query becomes really simple. For example for longitude 10.21 / latitude -50.45, the query would look like:
select *
from my_table
order by haversine_distance(long, lat, 10.21, -50.45) asc


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Journey by Moonlight
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'Journey by Moonlight' (, literally "Traveler and Moonlight") is among the best-known novels in contemporary Hungarian literature. Written by Antal Szerb, it was first published in 1937. According to Nicholas Lezard, it is "one of the greatest works of modern European literature...I can't remember the last time I did this: finished a novel and then turned straight back to page one to start it over again. That is, until I read 'Journey by Moonlight'."
Plot introduction
The novel follows Mihly, a Budapest native from a bourgeois family on his honeymoon in Italy as he encounters and attempts to make sense of his past. The novel features his romantic figure, aloof and poetic, but struggling to break with an adolescent rebelliousness which he tries to quell under respectable bourgeois conformism, but also with the disturbing attraction of an erotic death-wish.
Some of the neurotic episodes that Mihly experiences throughout the story have been understood as motifs related to Freudian psychoanalysis, which had been especially influential at the time in Hungary.
Characters in "Journey by Moonlight"
*Mihly a native resident of Budapest
*Erzsi his wife
*Jnos Szepetneki, Ervin, Tams and va Ulpius: Mihly's old friends
*Zoltn Pataki: Erzsi's first husband
*1937, Hungary, Rvai ISBN ?, Pub date ? ? 1937, paperback (Hungarian first edition)
*1994, New York, USA, Pski-Corvin Books,, Library of Congress Number 93-84996, Pub date 1994, paperback (as "[https://books.google.com/books?id=yMSjQgAACAAJ&dq=editions:ISBN0595278787 The Traveler]", translated by Peter Hargitai (this novel's first English edition)
*2001, London, Pushkin Press , Pub date 1 May 2001, paperback (as "Journey by Moonlight", by Len Rix (this translation's second edition)
*2003, USA, Authors Choice Press, , hardcover, as "The Traveler", translated by Peter Hargitai
*2006, London, Pushkin Press , Pub date 27 February 2006, paperback (as "Journey by Moonlight")
*2012, Zagreb, Croatia, , published in 2012 by Naklada OceanMore, paperback (as "Putnik i mjeseina" / "Traveler and Moonlight" Croatian first edition)
Beside English, the novel has been translated into German, French, Italian, Slovene, Spanish, Dutch, Swedish and Croatian.
*Jacob Sager Weinstein
*Antal Szerb
Category:Hungarian novels
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1. Research Guides may submit a request for conversion of candidate's quota for their candidates as per the provision under the Regulations and consider their application for present year.
2. In case guide's quota is full or Research centre is not recognized, the research scholars may choose a different guide in a recognized research centre and having vacancy in the appropriate quota through proper channel as per the following procedures.
1. Only application of rejected candidates will be entertained for consideration.
2. Applications submitted without following due procedures will be rejected.
The said request is to be submitted to the office of the undersigned on or before 30th April 2019.
The Principals of constituent, affiliated and autonomous engineering colleges arc requested to bring the contents of this circular to the notice of all the concerned.


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