On leather handbags – women, men or travelers, as exquisite and very useful accessories, says a lot. This is not surprising, as people have long learned to appreciate the beautiful, then adds them confidence and originality things. However, such a beautiful and useful accessories require careful attention to itself and appropriate care. However, in this respect they differ little from any other things or objects. What are the basic rules care for leather goods or how to do that, say, leather handbags, pleasing their owners of a chic look for a long time after purchase? Some simple and affordable tips are listed below.
Firstly, any leather thing does not love a long stay on her dust and dirt. Wipe off your bags every day, or at least every other day. If there is no dirt on the surface, requiring a wet wipe with a cloth, the dust should be wiped with a dry soft .Esli same without wet cleaning does not manage, you can use regular liquid soap to remove dirt. A little warm water, soap and soft cloth will clean easily ordinary dirt on the surface of your accessory. In the case where the surface there is a stubborn stain, and you use a stronger cleaner, be sure to first check its effect on surface area, which is hidden from first glance at your item (Located somewhere in the bottom or inside). Secondly, leather handbags, as well as other similar leather accessories, it is not like when they are left in enclosed areas with residual moisture. This leads to moldy places on skin and perishable products. Consequently, after any moisture in your bag, always a good wipe and dry your accessory. Third, as soon as the skin of your product begins to get old and lose their original form, begin to apply special restorative care products. It would be justifiable use of high-quality and expensive tools. Finally, store your leather items out of reach for moisture and high temperatur.Zdes are very basic and simple rules of caring for .Tem, however, the observance of all rules will extend the life of your favorite things in the long term.
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Patricia Galien (Rutgers M.Ed.) is an associate professor at Moraine Valley Community College in the U.S. She teaches in and coordinates the Intensive English Language Program. She has taught undergraduate students at several institutions of higher education including International Christian University in Japan (1995-2001), the University of Washington, and Shoreline Community College in the U.S. She has also taught graduate students for Columbia University Teachers College M.A. program in Tokyo (1998-2001) and summer session graduate students at the University of Michigan (2000). Her focus is the teaching of academic writing. She is also interested in CALL methodology.


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Here's How The Queen's Gambit Actress Ended Up Wearing Pakistani Jeweller 'Esfir!'
by Shahjehan Saleem
If you haven't been living under a rock, chances are you already have heard about the much-loved Netflix Series, The Queen's Gambit and its main lead, Anya Taylor-Joy.
Well, if you loves her in the series, you may have also noticed her style — of which she owes one thanks to Pakistani jewellery brand, Esfir! Adorned in unique statement earrings by the brand, Anya was seen shining bright at the premiere of the digital series.
How did this collaboration come about? Diva asks the team behind Esfir…
Jewellery by Esfir was recently worn by the star of the Netflix series The Queen's Gambit. Tell us all the details!
Esfir's US representative, based in New York, is often in touch with local stylists who collaborate with us for magazine shoots. At one of these shoots a very well known celebrity stylist came across some of our jewelry and fell in love with the especially unique piece called "the contortionist". The abstract yet classic style of that particular piece was perfect for Anaya to complement her premiere look.
What do you believe was the factor that compelled the series to choose Esfir?
The unique sensibility of the piece deemed it versatile yet edgy. The choice also had to do with the story behind the pieces ! A women run business from Pakistan was designing edgy pieces with an east meets west aesthetic using entirely local craftsmanship.
Esfir is known to create unique and statement pieces of jewellery, which is rare in Pakistan. What is the thought process behind creating such beautiful to look at pieces?
We want all our pieces to tell a story and love using rare and detailed motifs to do so. It's important to fully explore the various styles of local art that exist in Pakistan. We are hoping to push the limits in terms of design and create one of a kind pieces that people all around the world can appreciate.
Did you love the piece designed by Esfir? Tell us in the comment section below!
New OSTs That Are Too Good To Miss Out!
Junaid Khan Says There Are Very Limited Roles For Actors & People Are Debating!
Shahjehan Saleem November 23, 2020

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Remainers and leavers, republicans and democrats, older and younger, cosmopolitan and patriot, Muslim and non-Muslim, comfortable and left-behind, them and us, ingroup and outgroup, self and other.
All these binaries, all this dualism, these polarisations.
So much either/or thinking, so little both/and.
So much zero-sum, so little win-win.
Trolling, snarling, impatience, mockery, curses, rudeness.
What are the causes and exacerbating factors? What are the opposites, the alternatives? What constructive ways ahead are worth considering?
Three papers posted on the Insted website contain readings, weblinks and video clips on these questions, most of them dating from 2018. Most are from the UK but quite a few are from the United States or elsewhere.
The first paper is entitled Brexiting Britain in Troubling Times: reflections and resources. Its authors and characters include a historian, a rabbi, several journalists, a political theorist, social psychologists, members of parliament, teachers, various researchers and observers, several activists and campaigners, a poet, an orchestra, and a choral society.
6) Wot u lookin @?
The second paper is entitled Post-Brexit Counselling in Middle England: notes for a programme. It contains thoughts and concerns arising from an episode in Jonathan Coe's wonderful new novel Middle England, published in autumn 2018.
The third is a bibliography about Brexit. It is entitled Brexit Tales and contains about 40 items. Some of these are books but most are weblinks to articles published in the last 12 months. Most of the books and articles are more, or much more, sympathetic to Remain than to Leave. But a high proportion are at the same time challenging and critical regarding the ways the Remain case has all too often been advanced.
The Department for Education — inept or nasty?
Is the Department of Education inept or is it nasty? Is it thoughtless and inconsiderate or is it, worse, callous and cruel? Has it taken its eye off the ball or is it, much more seriously, contemptuous of its legal and ethical duties to have due regard for the consequences of its actions and policies? Is it guilty not only of errors of judgement but also of deceit and bad faith?
These questions are about individual ministers and, at all pay-grades, civil servants. Also they are about systems, routines, procedures, habits, ways of doing things, and not doing things. And they are about the collective mindsets which underlie the DfE's organisational culture – they are not only about racist actions, for example, but about institutional racism as well. And they of course apply not only to the DfE itself but also to agencies set up by and accountable to the DfE, for example the National College for Teaching and Leadership (ACTL), and to external consultants and advisers whom the DfE and its agencies from time to time engage, for example lawyers and legal teams for specific cases.
In the present context these questions arise from consideration of how, over the last three years, the DfE has handled and mishandled the Trojan Horse affair in Birmingham. The latest twist in this tangled and tortuous saga occurred on 30 May 2017, and was summarised with headlines such as Trojan Horse case against five Birmingham teachers thrown out by tribunal (Daily Telegraph) and Five teachers accused in Trojan horse affair free to return to classroom (Guardian).
A panel looking into allegations against some headteachers and other senior teachers had transferred its attention to the behaviour of the DfE itself, and had referred to repeated failures on the part of government lawyers to share crucial evidence that could have been of substantial assistance to the headteachers' case, and that could have radically undermined the DfE's own case. (Also, incidentally, the transcripts might well have confirmed what many observers suspected, which is that an earlier inquiry, the so-called Clarke inquiry, has been amateurish and improper in the way it was and was not conducted.) This was not merely a technicality of slight importance but, on the contrary, an abuse of justice whose seriousness was such that the panel had had no option but to end the hearings.
The panel also considered there had been a 'lack of candour and openness' by the DfE and 'a lack of cooperation in assisting the panel to get to the bottom of what happened'. Serious errors had been far-reaching, it said, and had extended over the entire life of the case.
'Such failures arise out of decisions which were consciously made,' the panel declared, but also it considered that the DfE's deliberate decision to withhold essential evidence represented 'an extraordinarily serious error of judgment as opposed to bad faith'. The DfE had been inept, the panel in effect concluded, but not nasty.
However, is the distinction between being inept and being nasty really so very clearcut? Is it helpful, in instances such as this, to distinguish between errors of judgement on the one hand and bad faith on the other? Neglect and negligence can be criminal, not just bad manners or administrative oversights, and can cause real and lasting harm to certain individuals, and to the contexts in which individuals interact and have their being.
It is almost certainly the case in the present instance (though not argued or even suggested by the Trojan Horse tribunal) that the DfE's errors were in part or even largely due to hostility towards Islam and Muslims, and to callous indifference towards the misery for Muslims it was itself causing.
Did institutional racism and Islamophobia underlie not only the DfE's careless conduct at the disciplinary tribunal but also how it perceived and reacted to the Trojan Horse forgery in the first place? Did racism and Islamophobia underlie the amateurish reports which the DfE in due course sponsored? Did they deeply affect the flawed Prevent and British Values projects which it then promoted, and zealously promotes still? Does the DfE realise, really realise, that the rule of law applies to itself as well as to everyone else?
Well, those are questions for thorough investigation at another time and in another place. In the meanwhile profound sympathy is due to the individuals, schools, families and communities in Birmingham that have been harmed over the last three years by the actions and non-actions of the DfE, and much corrective and restorative work needs to be done.
Five papers were added to the Insted website in early 2016, and can be accessed at http://www.insted.co.uk/, or else by clicking on the links below.
The Prose and the Passion blog is managed by Robin Richardson. An interview with him about his career and work over the years, conducted in 2012 on behalf of the International Association for Intercultural Education, can be read at http://www.insted.co.uk/interview-with-robin-richardson.pdf.
Interesting article in today's Independent – http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/racist-bullying-farright-agenda-on-immigration-being-taken-into-classrooms-9045148.html. It reports there was a marked increase in 2013 in reports of racist and Islamophobic bullying in schools and speculates this is due to the anti-immigrant and Islamophobic discourse and agendas of right-wing political parties and movements, and the failure of mainstream politicians to lead public opinion rather than pander to it. It speculates further that schools are less willing and able to challenge and prevent racism and Islamophobia than they were in the recent past, and less able and inclined to support and assist young people at the receiving end.
The article contains some moving quotations from children and young people. Also it quotes some extremely weak, lame and unhelpful words from a DfE spokesperson. It does not, unfortunately, mention that substantial advice on this topic was developed and published by the DfE from about 2005 onwards, but in due course totally withdrawn by the coalition government after 2010. However, the advice developed in England is still available in Wales in a slightly modified and improved form and can be accessed through http://dera.ioe.ac.uk/12028/1/Bullying_around_race,_religion_and_culture.pdf.
'The denigration of dark skin,' writes Reni Eddo-Lodge (http://renieddolodge.co.uk/, 15 July), 'infects us as soon as we're touched by society. I remember being very young and asking my mum when I would turn white, because even at five I understood that being black was a thing that was quite wrong and abnormal, something to avoid if you could … I'll cry for Trayvon today, and fight tomorrow. Alice Walker said activism is the price she pays for living in this world. So if you're dedicated to critical antiracism, then you and I owe it to Trayvon and the hundreds like him to continue speaking about race and racism, to continue going against the grain, to chip away at this ugly violent status quo whilst we're here.
In the United States, Greg Palast (http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/17752-open-letter-to-trayvons-father-sue-zimmerman), writes of Zimmerman: 'There's only one way to put this monster out of business: Justice can only come out of the barrel of a lawsuit.' Cornel West speaks passionately not only about Florida's gun laws but about the criminality, as he sees it, of the Obama administration's use of drones and torture (http://www.democracynow.org/2013/7/22/cornel_west_obamas_response_to_trayvon).
'What are white folks to do?' asks Claudia Horwitz (http://www.opendemocracy.net/transformation/claudia-horwitz/what-are-white-folks-to-do-some-thoughts-on-trayvon-martin-case). She writes: 'Shocked and not entirely surprised. Heartbroken and fired up. A swirling cocktail of grief, anger and outrage … And amidst it all, a deep sense that nothing I am feeling could compare to what people of color are experiencing … Now is an opportunity to check ourselves through some honest reflection and let that process lead us to thoughtful action – which we need to do if we are going to keep working to dismantle a system of white supremacy that permeates every corner of our legal, economic, political, relational and cultural lives.' She gives various practical suggestions, and links to about 20 useful websites. There's a broadly similar approach at the Charter for Compassion website (http://charterforcompassion.org/news-and-events/article/239).
Gerry was a tireless and inspiring fighter for racial justice in the education system. His family are organising a memorial event for him on Saturday 6 July at Christ Church, Union Grove, Clapham SW8 2QJ, beginning at 3 pm. There will be poetry, songs and speeches followed by refreshments and conversation. Further information can be obtained from Gerry's son Deuan at deuan@cenlive.org.
This weekend (1/2 June) the English Defence League will hold demonstrations in towns and cities across the country. By blaming all Muslims for the shocking murder in Woolwich last week they will attempt to shape and focus a prevailing climate of fear and rejection that has been growing now for many years. Stark evidence of the current climate is recorded this morning on the website of the Institute of Race Relations (http://www.irr.org.uk/news/upsurge-in-anti-muslim-attacks/).
Such declarations are, yes, important. Also, of course, there's much long-term and medium-term work to do to challenge and remove the climate of fear and rejection known as Islamophobia. The required work includes the kind of wonderful little initiative reported this week from York (http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/comment/articles/2013-05/29/english-defence-league-protest-york-mosque), but much else besides. Various thoughts and resources for the medium-term and long-term work, particularly but not only in the education system, are listed in recently revised web pages on the Insted website (http://www.insted.co.uk/islam.html). The pages are extremely modest in relation to the overall task. They may nevertheless, hopefully, be useful.
Twenty years ago today (23 April) the Runnymede Trust published Equality Assurance in Schools. During the launch conference that morning we received news of a murder that had taken place in Greenwich late the previous evening. Amongst other things, the conference wrote a joint letter of condolence and solidarity to the parents and family of the murdered young man. The murder led in due course to the Stephen Lawrence Report by Sir William Macpherson, which in its turn led to the race equality duty (RED) in the Race Relations Amendment Act. The implications of the Lawrence report and of the new legislation for schools were considered in a lecture for the Society of Education Officers in summer 2001. Entitled 'The Devil is in the Detail and in the Big Picture Too', the lecture is re-published today at http://www.insted.co.uk/devil-in-detail.pdf.
A new pack for schools on racist and religious hate crime, written by Berenice Miles and published by the Crown Prosecution Service in association with the National Union of Teachers and the Anthony Walker Foundation, contains classroom activities, worksheets, PowerPoint slides and video clips, and useful background briefings for teachers.


Pigeon pose is a favorite among yoga lovers; I find it to be a deeply relaxing pose, and, as a cyclist, the pose can be incredibly freeing for hips that get tight from pedaling, sitting, and standing in such linear ways.
In yoga class you will often end up in pigeon pose but not all pigeons are created equally. Here are three variations; at least one will suit your body type and level of experience. Pigeon pose is a favorite among yoga lovers; I find it to be a deeply relaxing pose, and, as a cyclist, the pose can be incredibly freeing for hips that get tight from pedaling, sitting, and standing in such linear ways.
Ryan Leech is a professional mountain biker on the Norco Factory Team. Intimate with the benefits of yoga for a thriving pro career, he was certified to teach and produced a popular Yoga for Cyclists Video, has a monthly membership site for yoga and mental training, and offers yoga and mountain bike workshops around the country. As an Integral Master Coach, he works privately with pro and recreational athletes in support of them taking real action on topics that matter.


Chalet Rosanna Ski AccommodationAll bedrooms and bathrooms are modern and extremely comfortable. Bedrooms are made up of twins or Austrian twins, and are a good size with ensuite bathrooms and cable TV. Most bedrooms have sunny balconies.There are a total of 39 rooms comprising of;Twin – 2 single beds, some with sofa bed, some take an extra bed. All en-suite.Austrian twin – Austrian twin (double base with 2 single mattresses), some have a sofa bed. All en-suite.Dining at Chalet Hotel RosannaOn the ground floor there's a spacious dining room and comfy lounge with bar. Right next door is Scotty's Bar & Pizzeria with lively apres ski atmosphere. Meals in Mark Warner restaurant are always hearty and plentiful and the daily menu has plenty of choice. Full English breakfasts make a great start to a day on the slopes, and Mark Warner delicious tea at the end of the day are well received.Adults OnlyNo children under the age of 18 year except during school holiday periods when children 7 years upwards are welcome.The chalethotel Rosanna is the perfect Austrian ski holiday spot for adults, situated right in the middle of the town, a short walk from the lifts. Close by you will find apres ski bars, shops, restaurants and lively nightlife.


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SALISBURY INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL BOOSTS THE CITY WITH RECORD NUMBER OF FIRST TIMERS
The 2019 Salisbury International Arts Festival was a great boost for the city after a challenging year, with more than 42,000 people enjoying 120 events over 17 days. The Festival welcomed more than 350 artists from 15 countries to the city.
More than half of festival goers were first-time visitors to the Festival.
Free events included City Encounters – two days of street theatre, circus and dance in Salisbury city centre – as well as Family Fiestas at Bemerton Heath and Salisbury Arts Centre, and Salisbury Live in the city's pubs and clubs.
International artists included Circus Xanti from Nepal, oud player Rihab Azar from Syria and visual artist Oksana Chepelyk from Ukraine.
The 2019 Festival marks the end of the first year of work from Wiltshire Creative, the newly merged organisation that brings together Salisbury Arts Centre, Salisbury International Arts Festival and Salisbury Playhouse.
Wiltshire Creative Artistic Director Gareth Machin said: "We are delighted that this year's Festival was enjoyed by so many people. Throughout the Festival fortnight we were proud to offer world class music, dance, theatre, circus, spoken word and much more in the buildings and spaces of our beautiful city. Thank you to everyone who supported this year's Festival, in each and every way."
Gareth worked closely with Guest Festival Director Jonathan Dove to programme the 2019 Festival. Composer Jonathan enjoys a significant history with Salisbury, having begun his full-time professional career at Salisbury Festival 30 years ago. He recently received a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for services to music.
The Festival opened with hundreds of children singing one of Jonathan's new compositions, Moon Songs, in Salisbury Cathedral.
The 2019 Salisbury Festival also included a new Festival of Ideas, curated by Nobel Peace Prize winner Rebecca Johnson, which explored questions of the global nuclear threat, climate change and contemporary politics.
Wiltshire Creative is also today pleased to announce that next year's Salisbury International Arts Festival will run from 22 May to 7 June 2020. Further details will be announced early next year.
For press enquiries please contact Lucy Rouse, PR & Communications Officer, on 01722 345166 or press@wiltshirecreative.co.uk.
Salisbury International Arts Festival blazed into life in 1973 with a thrilling artistic programme that captured the hearts and minds of Salisbury.


What should you expect from your drainage specialist when it comes to drainage pipe and culvert repair? What rehabilitation methods are available, and how is the appropriate technique selected? We asked Lanes' Reline Manager, Simon Bull, to put together a best practice guide.
Inside this guide, you will find useful insights about a variety of relining (also known as CIPP – Cured In Place Pipe) methods, covering everything from patch / point repair to UV lining. Additionally Lanes have created an FAQ section which is based on questions Simon Bull and the Lanes reline division often get asked. Furthermore, inside this guide Lanes have listed best practices that your contractor should work to when planning and carrying out a reline repair.
Our guide also covers the dos and don'ts of relining as well as the factors that need to be considered that can influence the effectiveness of the lining process covering everything from environmental conditions to pipe characteristics and ecological issues.
Our 14 page best practice guide will provide with the tips and tricks from industry leading experts with more than 20 years expertise. Download your FREE copy today to learn more.
Alternatively, you can call our relining division directly on 0161 788 2020.


U. S. Port of Entry at Boquillas Crossing. Great Bend National Park.
The crossing is open during daytime hours and only certain days of the week. You must be back by 5:00 when this border officially closes. It is staffed by an armed Park Ranger. He was very helpful with our first time crossing and in getting our passports checked when returning, another interesting process. When returning, you place your passport under a scanner which is viewed by a border patrol agent in El Paso. You're instructed to pick up the phone handset next to the scanner which connects you with the agent viewing at your passport. A camera allows the agent is see you. It seemed to work well.
A small rowboat takes tourists back and forth during the hours the border is officially open.
After getting off the boat, it's a short hike up a dirt path to the U.S. Port of Entry building.
Once in Mexico, it's about a mile into town. You can pay to ride a burro, a horse, ride in a truck or walk. Men from Boquillas offer to take visitors around town, a tour guide of sorts, they work for tips. The people were very welcoming and low key. We opted to walk, we thoroughly enjoyed the walking and being able to take our time. Next time (and I hope there is) it would be fun to have a guide, I'm sure we'd learn more and have somebody answer our many questions. Some residents we talked to were semi fluent in English, others not so much.
nobody leading them, apparently they knew the routine. (I think the driver in the white truck was keeping an eye on them).
We went with another couple that were camping next to us. Really fun people, we had a great day.
The village was originally founded as a mining town in the early 1900's, mining ceased in 1919 at which time the population greatly declined. It's incredible to me that this village even survived, the nearest town is 160 miles away over a dirt road, these people are isolated, living in their own world. Approximately 300 residents still make Boquillas their home. They have a school and a medical clinic where a doctor makes scheduled visits.
A solar power station was installed in 2015, up until that time there was no electricity in the village.
On the edge of town.
We had lunch at one of only two restaurants. Food, service, cleanliness...all wonderful, totally surpassed expectations. The Boquillas people are very happy to have the tourists visit, it's their main source of income. They are very friendly and welcoming all in a good way. It didn't feel at all like a remember my visit to Nogales years ago.
Informaiton sign in English and Spanish when entering the town.
Items for sale are displayed outside villagers homes. This is the only store we saw, it also serves as a home. The needlework is beautifully stitched with colorful threads and beads. I'm not sure what is sold in this store, I think it was more for villiagers.
This was such an interesting day for us. We couldn't help but think how fortunate we are to be born in the U.S. We have so much, so much of everything...food, gadgets, clothes, do-dads, toys, stores, choices of medical care, schools, recreation. Sometimes it's the luck of the draw where you were born that defines your life.
A few villagers cross the river (illegally) and place trinkets on rocks along hiking trails close to the river. A plastic bottle next to the souvenirs asks tourists to leave money for whatever souvenirs they take. It's an honor system, although many times you're being watched from vantage points across the river. It is technically an illegal crossing, they only stay long enough to put out their trinkets and collect the money. We watched them make quick trips across the river, by canoe or horses. The Park Rangers don't do much about it unless it gets to be a problem. However, the park newspaper states not to buy these items because they're illegal and considered contraband that can be confiscated by officials. It's best to support the people in Boquillas by buying items in their village from people who are following the rules.
Boquillas villager keeping an eye on his trinket stash. I shot this photo with a telephoto lens, the river is below me, the horse is on the Mexican side of the river.
Great Bend National Park has been a great visit, the Blue Bonnets were blooming, the roadsides filled with fragrant flowers. There's high enough mountains here that on a couple hikes we were in pine trees, we even came across deer and a black bear, who would've thought??? Not us.


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Artificial immune pattern recognition for structure damage classification
Bo Chen, Michigan Technological University
Chuanzhi Zang, Michigan Technological University
Damage detection in structures is one of the research topics that have received growing interest in research communities. While a number of damage detection and localization methods have been proposed, very few attempts have been made to explore the structure damage classification problem. This paper presents an Artificial Immune Pattern Recognition (AIPR) approach for the damage classification in structures. An AIPR-based structure damage classifier has been developed, which incorporates several novel characteristics of the natural immune system. The structure damage pattern recognition is achieved through mimicking immune recognition mechanisms that possess features such as adaptation, evolution, and immune learning. The damage patterns are represented by feature vectors that are extracted from the structure's dynamic response measurements. The training process is designed based on the clonal selection principle in the immune system. The selective and adaptive features of the clonal selection algorithm allow the classifier to evolve its pattern recognition antibodies towards the goal of matching the training data. In addition, the immune learning algorithm can learn and remember different data patterns by generating a set of memory cells that contains representative feature vectors for each class (pattern). The performance of the presented structure damage classifier has been validated using a benchmark structure proposed by the IASC-ASCE (International Association for Structural Control-American Society of Civil Engineers) Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) Task Group and a three-story frame provided by Los Alamos National Laboratory. The validation results show that the AIPR-based pattern recognition is suitable for structure damage classification. The presented research establishes a fundamental basis for the application of the AIPR concepts in the structure damage classification. © 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Computers and Structures
Chen, B., & Zang, C. (2009). Artificial immune pattern recognition for structure damage classification. Computers and Structures, 87(21-22), 1394-1407. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruc.2009.08.012
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Prysmian ITA 747 and Giancarlo Pedote ready to set sail again
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Boat sponsored by Prysmian prepares for the longest-ever leg in the history of the solo Transatlantic race.
Milan, Italy - 13 Nov 2013
Boat sponsored by Prysmian prepares for the longest-ever leg in the history of the solo Transatlantic race
Milan, 13 November 2013. Yachtsman Giancarlo Pedote is preparing to set sail in the Prysmian ITA 747 on the single leg of the Mini Transat 6.50, the solo transatlantic race for mini-class yachts, after the cancellation of the first of the two scheduled legs.
The race, which began in October and was originally intended to be in two stages from the Atlantic coast ofFranceto the Canaries and then on to Guadalupe, was revolutionized after adverse weather conditions affected the planned route. The first stage, which had already been halved and shortened during the race itself, saw Pedote having broken away and holding a dominant position, virtually in first place and close to the finish line when the French race committee decided to cancel the first part of the race, and with it the ranking.
Today, after several days spent relocating all the boats and with the weather conditions still challenging, the yachtsmen are getting ready to set off on the new route, which has been lengthened to cover the section excluded in October. Starting from Sada on the Atlantic coast of Spain, the skippers will have to sail straight to Pointe-à-Pitre in Guadalupe via the Canaries, on a single journey of 3,700 miles which makes this the longest-ever leg in the Mini Transat's history.
"It's an extremely long stretch and will be exhausting for many. There's a possibility that some might run out of food and water" commented Giancarlo Pedote before the departure.
"Unfortunately, the weather conditions have raised a few concerns. A strong anticyclone has been forecast for the departure time, with gusts of up to 30 knots. But given the boat's performance in the first leg, when the climatic conditions were already very challenging, I'm very confident."
Earlier this year, Giancarlo Pedote had a successful run-up to the Mini Transat. After coming first in the Trinité–Plymouth and the Trophée Marie-Agnès Péron — the first-ever victory for an Italian yachtsman and with an all-time record for speed — he came second in the Demi-Clé and the Pornichet Sélect 6.50.
The participation and support of the Prysmian Group is the result of a profitable collaboration that combines the values of sailing with the Group's mission of pursuing excellence in performance, quality, competitiveness and innovation, while respecting the environment and using resources responsibly.
Follow the race on the official website: http://www.minitransat.fr/


n. 1. A state or quality of lasting or duration; lastingness; continuance.
Slurring with an evasive answer the question concerning the endurance of his own possession.
2. The act of bearing or suffering; a continuing under pain or distress without resistance, or without being overcome; sufferance; patience.
Their fortitude was most admirable in their patience and endurance of all evils, of pain and of death.


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New Spinoff Publication Emphasizes NASA Technology Everywhere
The FINANCIAL -- From precision GPS to batteries for one of the world's first commercial all-electric airplanes, NASA technology turns up in nearly every corner of modern life. The latest edition of NASA's Spinoff publication features dozens of commercial technologies that were developed or improved by the agency's space program and benefit people everywhere.
"NASA works hard, not only to develop technology that pushes the boundaries of aeronautics and space exploration, but also to put those innovations into the hands of businesses and entrepreneurs who can turn them into solutions for challenges we all face here on Earth. These are sometimes predictable, like the many NASA technologies now adopted by the burgeoning commercial space industry, but more often they appear in places that may seem unrelated, like hospitals, farms, factories and family rooms." - said Jim Reuter, acting associate administrator of the agency's Space Technology Mission Directorate.
In this issue of Spinoff, the agency shares new stories of how:
The world has come to rely on GPS signal correction software created by NASA, which enables precision agriculture, airplane navigation, smartphones, offshore oil drilling, Earth science and much more
NASA's work to push the envelope of flight resulted in advanced battery packs that power one of the first commercial all-electric airplanes
A lightweight, high-pressure tank NASA invented to hold rocket fuel now stores life-saving oxygen to keep pilots, firefighters and intensive care patients breathing — not to mention gases that power city buses and even paintball guns
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Global upper-tropospheric formaldehyde: seasonal cycles observed by the ACE-FTS satellite instrument
G. Dufour1, S. Szopa2, M. P. Barkley3, C. D. Boone4, A. Perrin1, P. I. Palmer3, and P. F. Bernath4,5 G. Dufour et al. G. Dufour1, S. Szopa2, M. P. Barkley3, C. D. Boone4, A. Perrin1, P. I. Palmer3, and P. F. Bernath4,5
1Laboratoire Inter-universitaire des Systèmes Atmosphériques (LISA), UMR7583, Universités Paris 12 et Paris 7, CNRS, Créteil, France
2Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement (LSCE/IPSL), CNRS-CEA-UVSQ Gif-sur-Yvette, France
3School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, UK
4Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1, Canada
5Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, UK
Received: 17 Nov 2008 – Discussion started: 13 Jan 2009 – Published: 16 Jun 2009
Abstract. Seasonally-resolved upper tropospheric profiles of formaldehyde (HCHO) observed by the ACE Fourier transform spectrometer (ACE-FTS) on a near-global scale are presented for the time period from March 2004 to November 2006. Large upper tropospheric HCHO mixing ratios (>150 pptv) are observed during the growing season of the terrestrial biosphere in the Northern Hemisphere and during the biomass burning season in the Southern Hemisphere. The total errors estimated for the retrieved mixing ratios range from 30 to 40% in the upper troposphere and increase in the lower stratosphere. The sampled HCHO concentrations are in satisfactory agreement with previous aircraft and satellite observations with a negative bias (<25%) within observation errors. An overview of the seasonal cycle of the upper tropospheric HCHO is given for different latitudes, with a particular focus on mid-to-high latitudes that are well sampled by the observations. A maximum is observed during summer, i.e. during the growing season, in the northern mid- and high latitudes. The influence of biomass burning is visible in HCHO upper tropospheric concentrations during the September-to-October period in the southern tropics and subtropics. Comparisons with two state-of-the-art models (GEOS-Chem and LMDz-INCA) show that the models capture well the seasonal variations observed in the Northern Hemisphere (correlation >0.9). Both models underestimate the summer maximum over Europe and Russia and differences in the emissions used for North America result in a good reproduction of the summer maximum by GEOS-Chem but in an underestimate by LMDz-INCA. Globally, GEOS-Chem reproduces well the observations on average over one year but has some difficulties in reproducing the spatial variability of the observations. LMDz-INCA shows significant bias in the Southern Hemisphere, perhaps related to an underestimation of methane, but better reproduces the temporal and spatial variations. The differences between the models underline the large uncertainties that remain in the emissions of HCHO precursors.
How to cite. Dufour, G., Szopa, S., Barkley, M. P., Boone, C. D., Perrin, A., Palmer, P. I., and Bernath, P. F.: Global upper-tropospheric formaldehyde: seasonal cycles observed by the ACE-FTS satellite instrument, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 9, 3893–3910, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-9-3893-2009, 2009.